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Senate Candidates Paint Themselves as Outsiders
Incumbents remain undefeated in this year's primaries, but that isn't stopping Senate candidates of both parties from trying to define themselves as outsiders – no matter how flimsy the evidence may be.
Georgia's David Perdue, a former chief executive who advanced to a July runoff against Rep. Jack Kingston (R., Ga.), boasted in his remarks Tuesday night that he "retired three career politicians" in the primary and would do the same to Mr. Kingston.
Wednesday morning at a U.S. Chamber of Commerce event in Washington – naturally – Mr. Perdue's cousin, former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue, laid out the case for running against D.C. The Chamber is among the GOP establishment's biggest supporters this cycle and is funding ads backing Mr. Kingston.
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"His opponent in the runoff is a sitting congressman who's been there 22 years. People are not very anxious to promote a member of Congress to another position having been there 22 years," the former governor told my colleague Beth Reinhard. "I think people understand the big-spending that got us into this problem will not be solved by sending the same big spenders back."
Senate candidates of both parties are employing this strategy. Oregon Republican Monica Wehby and Kentucky Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes delivered primary victory speeches Tuesday night with nearly identical themes – the Capitol is broken and it's the other guy's fault.
Never mind that Ms. Grimes's party controls the Senate and the White House or that Ms. Wehby's would give another vote to a Republican Party that has embraced gridlock. No mention that Ms. Wehby is endorsed by Mitt Romney and backed by the Senate Republicans' campaign committee. Or that Ms. Grimes's father was the state Democratic Party chairman and consults with Bill Clinton.
Both portrayed themselves as sensible problem-solvers running against entrenched opponents that encapsulate what people dislike about Washington.
And both sought to turn attacks against themselves into an indictment of politics as usual.
Here's Dr. Wehby in her first comments about stories – broken on the waning days of her primary campaign –that she allegedly struck her ex-husband and stalked an ex-boyfriend in separate incidents:
"I do have a message to those national Democrats who are willing to shred my family for their own political gain: People are tired of your dirty tricks. We all know that the best way to defeat a bully is to stand up to them, and that is exactly what we are going to do. So tonight we are sending a message that this Senate race will not be decided by the ugly kind of politics that people in Oregon and across the country are so sick of. That time is over and I'm exactly the type of person capable of changing things."
And here's Ms. Grimes prebutting the forthcoming onslaught of ads from Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) and his allies slamming her as a lackey for President Barack Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.):
"Let us have no illusions about what is ahead of us and what lies ahead," she said. "With his millions of D.C. insider dollars and out-of-state political action committees, Mitch McConnell is going to try to buy his way back to Washington, D.C., with deceitful, untruthful, negative, nasty ads that will try to distort and distract from his failed record. He wants this campaign to be about anything but his record."
Here's Ms. Wehby comparing her political independence to incumbent Sen. Jeff Merkley's (D., Ore.) allegiance to Mr. Obama. She made the case – as do politicians from virtually every state – that their home is an independent, special place that doesn't take orders from political bosses elsewhere.
"You can find common ground without sacrificing your principles. Jeff Merkley was rated the most liberal senator in the entire Senate by National Journal, quite an honor. He voted with Obama 95% of the time. And you know, we're Oregonians, we've got that pioneer spirit. We don't agree with anybody 95% of the time. We're a purple state, or actually a red state with a couple of big blue islands. But if you're on the extreme, either on the right or the left, you're never in the room when the problems are solved. Oregon deserves a senator who can be at the table when these problems are solved."
And here's Ms. Grimes making an identical case for herself in a TV ad she began airing Wednesday.
"I'm running because I believe we need a senator who puts partisanship aside and works with both Democrats and Republicans to do what's right for Kentucky and for our country," she said. "And no matter who the president is, I won't answer to them. I'll only answer to you."
Correction: Dr. Wehby allegedly struck her ex-husband and stalked an ex-boyfriend. The initial version of this article incorrectly said she had allegedly struck both men.


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Sunday, November 25, 2012
AUGUSTA, Ga.- Four Lady Jaguars scored in double figures on Sunday afternoon, handing the previously undefeated Coastal Georgia Mariners their first loss of the season, 78-63, in Christenberry Fieldhouse. The victory moved ASU to 4-0 on the season and Coastal Georgia 6-1.
"I am very pleased with the team effort this afternoon," said Head Coach Nate Teymer. "We have six seniors and we really drew on their experience."
Junior Jemimah Ashby tied for the game lead in points with 19, while claiming four steals and three assists. Senior Eryka Menzies booked 11 points, while transfers Tanchelle Hollingsworth and Taylor Ayers notched 10 points each. Senior Brittany White handed out a game-high seven assists and contributed four steals, and junior guard Becky Newhouse nabbed a game-high five steals.
Coastal Georgia was led by Maria Marshall's 19 points and game high 14 rebounds. Junior guard Courtney Saunds contributed 13 points and five boards.
The first half went back and forth as both teams built six point advantages, but could not take control of the game. The first half ended in a 39-39 tie, after Newhouse was fouled driving to the lane for a layup. She made the free throw to tie game and lead both squads to the locker room. The Lady Jags started the second half with five unanswered points, only to see the Mariners fight back to take the lead.
The Lady Jags regained the lead at the 10:07 mark, on a layup by senior forward Tiffany Jaecks, beginning a 13-1 run that sealed the win. The victory was sparked by ASU's 11 steals in the second half.
"We trailed for much of the game, but we did move the ball more in the second half and attacked the basket," Teymer said.
ASU shot 52 percent for the game and 61 percent in the second half, compared to the Mariners' 44 percent on the game. ASU's defense created 28 turnovers, including 17 steals, while committing 13 of their
own and was outrebounded 40 to 27 in the win.
"We have won all four of our games, but we have to keep our eyes on the prize and stay focused," Teymer said. "We have to play each game one at a time."
ASU finishes its three-game home stand Wednesday, Nov. 28, hosting Benedict at 5:30 p.m. in Christenberry Fieldhouse.
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Princeton, NJ, January 15, 2014–The Reverend Jake Kim, Princeton Theological Seminary's director of alumni/ae relations, will travel to Korea from January 20–28 to visit churches and seminaries. The purpose of his trip is to lay the groundwork for a May visit to Korea by Dr. M. Craig Barnes, the recently installed president of Princeton Theological Seminary.
Kim will engage Princeton Seminary alumni/ae as well as leaders from Korean churches and seminaries. His schedule includes meetings with members of the Princeton Seminary Alumni/ae Council and with representatives from Jang Shin (Presbyterian College & Theological Seminary), Yonsei University Divinity School, Torch Trinity Graduate Seminary, the Presbyterian Church of Korea (PCK), and other institutions with ties to Princeton Seminary.
"We look forward to celebrating and strengthening our ties with our Korean alumni/ae and the Korean church," Kim says. "President Barnes is eager for me to explore ways that Princeton Seminary can better serve its alumni/ae in Korea." Kim, who was born in Korea and came to the United States as a child, is the first Korean American to serve as the Seminary's alumni/ae director.
Princeton Seminary has long and deep ties with the church in Korea. The first Korean to receive a degree from Princeton Seminary was James Chung, who earned his Master of Theology degree in 1922. He was followed by many others. Today the Seminary has 82 graduates serving in Korea.
There are more Presbyterians in Korea today than in any other nation in the world.
Prominent Princeton Seminary graduates from Korea include Dr. Kyung-Chik Han, Class of 1929 and former pastor of the Young Nak Presbyterian Church in Seoul, the largest church in Korea. He was named a Distinguished Alumnus of the Seminary in 1985, and also won the distinguished Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion. Dr. Sang Chang, Class of 1977 (Ph.D.) and a member of the Seminary's Board of Trustees, was named a Distinguished Alumna in 2003. She was a professor and president of Ewha Woman's University in Seoul, and was the first woman to serve as acting prime minister of the Republic of Korea.
Dr. Samuel H. Moffett, who was Princeton Seminary's professor of ecumenics and mission from 1981 to 1986, was born in Korea, and went first to China and then to Korea as a missionary after his graduation from Princeton Seminary in 1942. He served as a missionary to the Korean church from 1955 to 1981. While in Korea, he was associate president and professor of Presbyterian Theological Seminary of Korea in Seoul. He was named a Distinguished Alumnus of Princeton Seminary in 1977.
Other Korean graduates who have been named Distinguished Alumni/ae of the Seminary include Chai Choon Kim, founder of what is now Han-Kuk Theological Seminary; Lak-Geeon George Paik, former president of Yonsei University and minister of education of the Republic of Korea; Hyung-nong Park, who founded the Presbyterian General Assembly Seminary in Seoul; Chang Whan Park, former president of the Presbyterian College and Seminary in Seoul; Joon Surh Park, dean of Yonsei and president of the Old Testament Society of Korea; and Timothy Lee, the first Korean ordained to ministry by the Presbyterian Church (US) and the first Korean minister sent back to Korea by that denomination as a missionary.
Princeton Seminary was the first seminary in the country to establish a Program for Asian American Theology and Ministry. Dr. Sang Hyung Lee, a native of Korea, joined the Seminary faculty in 1980 and was the program's first director.
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CHARLESTON - With Republicans making gains in the West Virginia Legislature, local lawmakers feel the party will have more influence overall, but some prominent Democrats may maintain their leadership positions, including speaker of the House.
Democrats in the House of Delegates will meet in caucus at the state Capitol on Sunday. During that meeting, Delegate Rick Thompson, D-Wayne, is expected to be confirmed to maintain his position as speaker of the House by the Democratic majority. Thompson succeeded Bob Kiss in 2007.
During the last election, the Republicans gained 11 seats in the House and will have 46 of the 100 seats. The Republicans gained three seats in the West Virginia Senate for nine seats out of 34.
Many Republicans feel they will have greater influence over the direction legislation will take during the 2013 session scheduled to start in February, including issues such as job creation, tax reform and education reform.
"It is going to be interesting," said Delegate Tom Azinger, R-Wood.
Azinger expects Thompson will be re-elected as House speaker without much controversy.
"We are still five votes short of the majority," he said. "I guess we could put someone up and have five Democrats side with us. It could happen."
However, Azinger expects Thompson to get the position easily with the Democratic majority.
Azinger said Tim Armstead, R-Kanawha, is expected to be re-elected as minority leader.
With the health committee being elevated to major committee status and more Republicans in the House, Azinger believes they will have a significant impact during the next session.
"It is definitely going to be interesting," he said.
Senate Republicans will meet in caucus 2 p.m. Monday when they will agree to nominate Sen. Mike Hall, minority leader, of Putnam County, said state Sen. Donna Boley, R-Pleasants.
"I think we will all come together and support him," she said.
Two years ago, the Republicans were drawn into the Democratic Party squabble over who would succeed Earl Ray Tomblin as president of the Senate. Tomblin became acting governor upon Joe Manchin's election to the U.S. Senate.
State Sen. Jeff Kessler, D-Marshall, was the eventual choice for president.
After that, the Republicans decided to stay out of the Democrats' business and offer their own nominee for president, Boley said.
The selection of the House speaker may be more of an issue this year, said state Sen. Dave Nohe, R-Wood.
"You would only need five votes to change the leadership," Nohe said.
Delegate Anna Border, R-Wood, said House Republicans will caucus Sunday and discuss options for speaker of the House.
"I imagine at that point we will know what the possibilities will be," she said. "We will know more after the caucus."
The Republicans have traditionally presented a candidate to run for speaker, but the Democratic candidate has won the floor vote because of the Democratic majority, Border said. It is always hard to guess what might happen, especially with so many new delegates entering the House, she said.
"I would like to see someone who was more business oriented in the position," Border said. "It will be interesting to see what happens."


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X the Outsider wrote: Maybe someone will think more about it just by doing this, and it's better than nothing. Even if someone isn't going to be donating money to a cause, doesn't mean they aren't assisting it in some way. Getting the word out there is better than nothing at all.
Rob-Raz wrote: Well..just by them doing it, it caused this thread, which resulted in some type of conversation. So while I do agree it isn't doing much.....it is doing something.
Z-0 wrote: Rob-Raz wrote: Well..just by them doing it, it caused this thread, which resulted in some type of conversation. So while I do agree it isn't doing much.....it is doing something.
but we're not discussing child abuse, are we?
McTools wrote: It took me all of 1.5 minutes to do it. I didn't save any one, but it's the most I've done for the subject all year. Probably the most I've talked about it all year too. It's like once a year when I see a AIDS add, and I get to go, "Oh ya, AIDS is still out there killing people, buy some jimmy's.", it doesn't cure any one, but it keeps it in the thought process. I don't see any thing wrong or empty about that, it would be interesting to know who started it though...
bbreakz wrote: Some marketing company is trying to figure out what cartoons need a movie remake or a new product line. So they start this campaign. Everyone who changes their profile pic will marketed to accordingly. Facebook makes their money selling profiles and emails of people who join groups. That not cynicism, its just facts.
BillyDistro wrote: "To everyone who changed their profile pictures to a cartoon character to "raise awareness for child abuse", Sebastian and I are putting together a show in January to raise money for a charity involving children. I challenge all of you to make it out to the show and donate.
This is a way for you to prove you don't partake in "Slacktivism" -- taking a stab at activism for a cause, but in a very lazy way."
^Thats from someone I know on Facebook. People ARE doing something and not just treating it like nothing. Yes many people are just treating it like a fad and many have uploaded a cartoon character not knowing why until they are told that's the reason.
However, there are people being active and not just treating it like bullshit. The negativity on here and basic bitching "Oh wah no one is gonna do shit" is just old, tiresome and it makes this forum boring and is one of the leading reasons this forum is basically dying anyway. Maybe I'm the cynical one now but the negativity is just fucking old.


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BERKELEY -- When juniors Brendan Bigelow and Kameron Jackson left Cal to turn pro after the 2013 football season, the news was greeted by resounding silence from the NFL.
Neither player was among the more than 300 prospects invited to last month's NFL combine.
But Bigelow and Jackson, who will take part in Tuesday's Cal Pro Day workouts at Memorial Stadium, get hope and inspiration from Seattle Seahawks' linebacker Malcolm Smith, MVP of the Super Bowl.
Smith wasn't invited to the combine out of college, either.
"It's not how you start, it's how you finish. Let it humble you, and let it give you fire," Smith said in a recent Sports Illustrated interview, when asked what he'd tell other young, overlooked prospects.
"You know, I have the 2011 draft bookmarked on my computer. I'd say once a month, at least, I open it up and scroll through and look at all the names, one through 254. I just want to see all those picked ahead of me and what happened to them."
For Bigelow, a running back, and Jackson, a cornerback, it's as if Smith were sitting right in front of them.
"I feel like he's speaking to a lot of us in the same situation," Bigelow said.
"He just motivated me even more," Jackson said. "It just tells me to believe in yourself, for sure."
Bigelow wasn't surprised when no combine invitation came his way after what was pretty much a lost season. Hampered by the effects of knee surgery last spring, he rushed for just 421 yards and was briefly moved to slot receiver for the 1-11 Bears.
"I wasn't expecting anything," he said of not being asked to the league's pre-draft camp. "I know better than that."
Bigelow relocated to Houston to do draft preparation work at Plex, a training facility whose clients have included Andrew Luck, Charles Woodson and Julius Peppers. He spent 21/2 months improving his strength and explosiveness. He slept holding a football to reduce fumbling.
He said his knee feels 100 percent.
Bigelow knows he must make a good first impression with scouts at Pro Day.
"It's like that first date you're about to go on with a girl," he said. "You're going to bring out your best tools to impress her. It's like that important."
Jackson, with just one interception for the Bears last season, was convinced it was time to jump to the NFL. Unlike Bigelow, Jackson was surprised the combine didn't call.
His response was the same, though. He trekked to Texas, where he spent two months training in Dallas with former Olympic track and field star Michael Johnson.
"You watch him before his race and he's focused," Jackson said. "Focusing causes you to know your assignment. That will make everything so easy, to be in the moment."
When he runs the 40-yard dash for pro scouts, Jackson expects to display the benefits of training with one of the world's fastest men ever.
"I'm going to surprise people," he said.
Bigelow and Jackson both will need to surprise the right people to get their shot at the NFL. Both know they are promised nothing, but neither will be easily discouraged.
"If I don't get drafted, I'm not going to be mad," Bigelow said. "There's more work to be done."
Malcolm Smith can relate.


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Slideshow: 10 Secrets to Brighter, Whiter Teeth
Want Brighter, Whiter Teeth?
Have your pearly whites lost their luster because of dingy gray or yellow stains? Stained teeth can occur as we age, but some common foods, drinks, and even mouthwashes can stain teeth. Do-it-yourself remedies can help whiten teeth, and avoiding substances that stain teeth can stop further discoloration. Use these secrets to whiter teeth to restore your bright smile.
Do-It-Yourself Teeth Whitening
You may be able to get rid of superficial stains by yourself. A number of at-home tooth-whitening products -- kits, strips, toothpastes, and rinses-- may lighten stains. There are even some old-fashioned remedies you can try. Tooth-whitening products available on drugstore shelves use mild bleach to brighten yellow teeth. Toothpastes use abrasives and chemicals to remove surface stains. For deep stains, you may need a dentist's help.
Tooth-Whitening Kits
A home tooth-whitening kit contains carbamide peroxide, a bleach that can remove both deep and surface stains and actually changes your natural tooth color. If you have coffee-stained teeth, a tooth-bleaching kit can help. With some kits, you apply a peroxide-based gel (with a small brush) to the surface of your teeth. In other kits, the gel is in a tray that molds to the teeth. The tray must be worn daily (for 30 to 45 minutes) for a week or more.
Home Whitening Strips
Tooth-whitening strips will help get rid of tooth stains. These strips are very thin, virtually invisible, and are coated with a peroxide-based whitening gel. You wear them a few minutes daily for a week or more. Results are visible in just a few days, and last at least a year. The results with strips are not as dramatic as with whitening kits, but the strips are easy to use and pretty much foolproof.
Home Remedies for Whiter Teeth
Some people still prefer the age-old home remedy of baking soda and a toothbrush to gently whiten teeth at home. Also, some foods such as celery, apples, pears, and carrots trigger lots of saliva, which helps wash away food debris on your teeth. Chewing sugarless gum is a tooth-cleansing action and also triggers saliva. A bonus from all that saliva: It neutralizes the acid that causes tooth decay. With teeth, more saliva is better all around.
Tooth Whitening and Dental Work
Approach tooth whitening with caution if you have lots of dental veneers, bonding, fillings, crowns, and bridges. Bleach will not lighten these manufactured teeth -- meaning they will stand out among your newly whitened natural teeth. In order to match your whiter teeth, you may need to investigate new dental work, including veneers or bonding.
Preventing Teeth Stains
As we age, the outer layer of tooth enamel wears away. The underlying layer, called dentin, is yellower. That's why it's important to try to avoid staining teeth in the first place, especially after whitening. If you take care with foods and drinks that discolor teeth, the results of whitening may last up to one year. Whitening teeth too often could make them look translucent and blue, so you'll want to maintain your new smile.
To Keep Teeth White, Don't Light Up
Not only is it bad for your health, smoking is one of the worst offenders when it comes to staining teeth. Tobacco causes brown stains that penetrate the grooves and pits of tooth enamel. Tobacco stains can be hard to remove by brushing alone. The longer you smoke, the more entrenched the stains become. Smoking also causes bad breath and gingivitis (gum disease), and increases the risk of most types of cancer.
Foods that Cause Teeth Stains
There's another reason to watch what you eat. Some common foods can discolor teeth. Here's an easy way to tell if a food might be at fault: Anything that can stain a white cotton T-shirt can stain teeth, say dentists. Coffee stains teeth, for example. Other top offenders are beverages such as tea, dark sodas, and fruit juices. These teeth stains develop slowly and become more noticeable as we age.
Think As You Drink
They may be packed with disease-fighting antioxidants, but a glass of red wine, cranberry juice, or grape juice also stains teeth easily. That doesn't mean you should give them up, but remember to rinse your mouth after you drink. These aren't the only teeth-staining foods to be aware of.
More Foods That Stain Teeth
The deep color of these fruits and veggies gives them their nutritional punch. But blueberries, blackberries, and beets leave their color on teeth as well. Eat up for your health, and prevent tooth stains by:
- Brushing teeth immediately after eating.
- Rinsing your mouth with water.
Sports Drinks Tough on Teeth?
While all sweetened drinks are bad for teeth, some energy and sports drinks may be worse, according to one study in General Dentistry. Researchers found that these drinks -- as well as bottled lemonade -- may erode tooth enamel after long-term use. The result is thin, translucent, discolored teeth. To prevent tooth erosion:
- Don't sit and sip these drinks for a long time.
- Rinse your mouth with water when you finish drinking.
Medications That Can Stain Teeth
The antibiotic tetracycline causes gray teeth in children whose teeth are still developing. Antibacterial mouthwashes that contain chlorhexidine or cetylpyridinium chloride can also stain teeth. Some antihistamines, antipsychotic drugs, and blood pressure medications cause tooth stains, as can iron and excess fluoride. If bleaching doesn't help, ask your dentist about dental bonding, in which a tooth-colored material is applied to teeth.
Don't Forget Daily Maintenance
One simple strategy can help maintain white teeth: brush. Brush at least twice daily. Even better, brush after every meal and snack. Brushing helps prevent stains and yellow teeth, especially at the gum line. Both electric and sonic toothbrushes may be superior to traditional toothbrushes in removing plaque and surface stains on teeth. Also, don't forget to floss and use an antiseptic mouthwash daily.
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Charleston Peak Climber's Log
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|Route Climbed: South Loop Trail (up and back) Date Climbed: 11/05/05
|I got started on the trail at about 6:00AM and made it to the peak around 12:00PM or so. There are a few snow patches here and there, but overall it's still very clear all the way to the top.
|Posted Nov 8, 2005 3:13 pm
|Route Climbed: South Loop - North Loop/Trail Canyon Date Climbed: October 8, 2005
|I climbed to the top of Mt. Charleston with a group of five people including SusanM. It was windy for most of the day along the entire ridgeline. We watched Ron put a new flag on the summit as the wind was blowing at least 50 mph. This was a fun hike even though it was long. It was worth it for the great views from the top. Next one to climb - Mummy Mountain.
|Posted Oct 10, 2005 6:58 pm
|Route Climbed: North Loop Date Climbed: July 1998
|Just a great climbing area. Leave Vegas and come to
the mountains. Plan to camp at an unbelievable
natural site with overhanging roof right on the trail.
Also comes complete with a spring. Its a long one!
|Posted Jul 31, 2005 10:50 am
|Don Nelsen
|Route Climbed: South Loop up/North Loop return Date Climbed: July 29th, 2005
|With towering thunderstorms near the peak and thunder every few minutes I didn't have a lot of hope of making the summit but timing was all - I got there during a brief interlude of clear skies and lighter winds than I had on most of the ridge.
I took the South Loop trail up but soon lost the trail in the debris from last year's major avalanche so ended up bushwhacking up the canyon to the left of the waterfall on the west of Echo Cliff then ascended the ridge until I found the trail. I passed five groups of hikers (who evidently did not have my navigation problems) but saw only two people past mid-switchback level on the ascent and no one for the remainder of the trek.
I was treated to a hailstorm, 40 degree temperatures, 30 mph winds, some lightning and a lot of thunder but once at the top, the skies started clearing, it warmed up to the mid fifties and it was an enjoyable hike/run back down North Loop/Trail Canyon. 4.5 hours up, 3 hours down. BTW, despite other reports of distances, my GPS said this was 18.1 miles and 5,300' total vertical (due to the many ups and down on the route.))
|Posted Jul 30, 2005 1:57 pm
|Route Climbed: Nort Loop/Trail Canyon Date Climbed: May 25, 2002
|This has got to be one of the coolest Mountains I have evr climbed. You go through so mant ecological zones on you way to the summit that it is staggering. Jennifer & I did this as an overnighter. We camped in a beutiful meadow surrounded by Bristlecone Pines just before treeline. The views were majestic espcially those of Mummy Mountain. When we arrived back in Vegas we mustered what energy was left in out "disco legs and boogied the night away at The Joint in the Hard Rock Cafe Casino. Now that's the way to end a mountain adventure.
Set List:
Jam>Dire Wolf, Welcome to the Underground>Jam>Alligator, Again & Again> China Cat Sunflower> I Know you Rider
II. Jam w/ Elenor Rigby & Favorite Things tease>Deal>Casey jones, The Real Thing, Help on the Way>JamLucy in the Sky w/ Diamonds>Slipknot>Franklin's Tower
E:GDRFB, We Bid you Goodnight
|Posted Jul 26, 2005 1:04 pm
|Route Climbed: South Loop up and back Date Climbed: July 10, 2005
|Left Cathedral Rock Picnic Parking area at 6:30. Reached the summit at 11:00. Back at the car at 2:15. Perfect weather. Still some snow, but manageable. A great way to beat the Vegas heat.
|Posted Jul 26, 2005 9:44 am
|Route Climbed: Hidden Falls Date Climbed: 4-21-05
|We skinned up to Hidden falls where we put on crampons and used iceaxes to climb several hundred feet of steep sketchy snow. At top of cliffband we re skinned to Hour Glass chute untill skins were useless n cramponed to summit. Autographed the virgin snow in Hour Glass w/ splitboard and skis and traversed over to Big Falls for icy descent.
Oldest guy in the group was the fastest and he skied down on 70's era gear w/ a BIG smile plastered on his face!
Good times & great friends,
Donnie B
|Posted Apr 29, 2005 9:57 pm
|Route Climbed: Up South loop & Down North loop via Trail canyon trail Date Climbed: July 6, 2004
|Started hiking at 8:15am on a beautiful July morning and reached the summit at 12:30pm. Back down at the parking lot by 5:00pm.
Hiking on the week day was definitely a good idea since this is the only cool summer spot in the whole area. We had the mountain all to ourselves.
Met only four people the whole day.
Two hikers on the south loop, who were already going back down from the summit. And two more people (some students) who were camping for the night and bird watching at the crossroads of North loop and Trail canyon trail.
|Posted Nov 4, 2004 12:57 pm
|Bob Bolton
|Route Climbed: South Loop Trail Date Climbed: October 18, 2004
|Duane and I started this hike thinking that the weather was improving, only to find blizzard conditions on the summit ridge. The wind gusts nearly knocked us to our feet, and the frozen fog was collecting thickly on everything. By the time we returned to the car the entire sky was filled with the clouds, and upon learning the forecast we decided not to tackle any more of the ultra-prominence peaks we had on our schedule, and drove home instead.
|Posted Oct 21, 2004 12:52 am
|Route Climbed: South Loop trail Date Climbed: October 4, 2004
|Perfect weather: lots of sunshine and no wind on summit. Left the trailhead at 6:15 a.m. and reached the top at 11:00 a.m. Not a soul in sight! A great hike. My fourth time on the summit in six attempts since 2002.
|Posted Oct 7, 2004 1:38 am
|Dennis Poulin
|Route Climbed: Up North Trail Canyon, Down South Loop Trail Date Climbed: 9 September 2004
|Beautiful day, I had the mountain to myself.
|Posted Sep 14, 2004 6:47 pm
|Route Climbed: South Loop Trail Date Climbed: July 23, 02004
|Sunny but windy on the summit. Nice since most times I have looked at Charleston from Vegas it has been covered in clouds.
|Posted Aug 21, 2004 2:44 pm
|Route Climbed: South Loop Trail Date Climbed: September 6, 1998
|Took a day off from partying in Vegas and hiked up and ran down the peak. Ran into another ultra runner on top doing the full loop and we ran down together. A real pleasurable experience, the view of Vegas gave me a whole new perspective of the town.
|Posted Aug 21, 2004 3:15 am
|Route Climbed: South Loop up and X/C to Big Falls out. Date Climbed: May 9, 04
|I cross-country up the ridge-line nearest to Griffith Peak because there was a lot snow still. Since I was nearby I hiked up Griffith Peak first, then went over and did Charleston Peak. After watching some falcons mating or fighting, I headed down the North Loop trail.
To much snow, so I cross-country down to what later I found out to be Big Falls. Where I came out at in 8 hours.
One weird thing, is a lost dog tag with me at the start, and stayed with me the whole trip! Big Falls was kinda hard to negotiate with the dog. I returned her to the Ranger Station, who help me find the owners.
|Posted May 13, 2004 10:02 pm
|Route Climbed: South Loop Date Climbed: Aug 2002
|The south loop to Charleston is a great hike through thick pine forests, flowered meadows and bristlecone groves. The plane crash near the summit is a must-see.
|Posted Feb 18, 2004 10:05 am
|Route Climbed: South Loop Trail Date Climbed: August 2002
|Climbed with Jae, Kev, and Ryan. A really long day, after which we went to Vegas and attempted to party. We were all asleep by 10:30.
|Posted Feb 4, 2004 1:12 am
|Day Hiker
|Various Routes
Date Climbed: Jul 5, 2008
|2003 September 21: South Loop trail. Some days you can see the Sierras from Charleston, and some days you can't. Today was a good day.
2004 August 22: South Loop trail.
2004 August 29: South Loop trail.
2005 April 30: Big Falls to east ridge snow climb. Trailhead to summit in 3 miles.
2005 June 25: Trail Canyon to North Loop. Still plenty of snow past Devil's Thumb; 2005 was a HUGE snow year.
2006 June 04: South Loop trail.
2006 June 10: South Loop trail.
2008 July 05: Trail Canyon to North Loop with DayHikerJr. My weight + DayHikerJr + all his stuff + my pack = 297 pounds.
|Posted Dec 28, 2003 12:13 am
|Route Climbed: South Loop Date Climbed: October 25, 2003
|I truly enjoyed the Bristlecone forest that extends for a couple miles along the top of the ridge as you make your way towards the summit. I had an interesting encounter with 4 deer who seemed amazed to see humans up there on this very windy day. I met three others who were using the south loop and three who came in from the north just as I was leaving the summit. The wind had to be hitting 50+ on the summit as I had difficulty staying upright. Tremendous views in all directions. WOW !!!
|Posted Oct 27, 2003 9:37 am
|Route Climbed: South Loop Date Climbed: June 8, 2003
|Great climb with good weather. Prelim was Griffith Peak the prior week. Over 100 deg in Vegas, cool on the summit.
|Posted Jun 11, 2003 1:17 pm
|Route Climbed: South Loop up, North Loop down Date Climbed: June 15th, 2002
|Nice easy dayhike.
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1. Book: Endless Referrals, by Bob Burg: 12:09
Endless Referrals
Network your everyday contacts into sales
by Bob Burg
ISBN 0-07-146207-4 (3rd ed, paperback)
Having gone through a majority of the Toronto Public Library's books on networking, I'm starting another reading sprint into relationship marketing. *Endless Referrals* is a good primer on how to network by focusing on what you can give to others, and it has great tips for how to ask for referrals. The key point of the book is that people give business to those they know, like, and trust, and the book is filled with things you can do to build that trust.
Reading the book, I was reminded of the two nuggets Dave Forde shared during my BarCamp session on networking for introverts. He mentioned the F-O-R-M questions (Family, Occupation, Recreation, Message) and the Feel-Felt-Found method for addressing objections.
The book repeatedly emphasizes the importance of personalized notes with pictures and contact information on them, so I might use some of my idea capital to have some printed. I'd like to send many more notes than I normally do. Alternatively, I could have my picture printed on my business card, and just include that in all my correspondence.
Pages 16 to 19 list ten networking questions that work every time because they make people feel good.
- How did you get your start in the ... business?
- What do you enjoy most about your profession?
- What separates you and your company from the competition?
- What advice would you give someone just starting in the ... business?
- What one thing would you do with your business if you knew you could not fail?
- What significant changes have you seen take place in your profession through the years?
- What do you see as the coming trends in the ... business?
- Describe the strangest or funniest incident you've experienced in your business.
- What ways have you found to be the most effective for promoting your business?
- What one sentence would you like people to use in describing the way you do business?
Chapter 8 discusses how to use the Internet to help build your network, and has good examples of how to use blogs and instant messaging to reach out to more people.
Chapter 15 has good tips for starting an effective and profitable networking group, which might be useful for a few people I know.
Good book. Worth reading and recommending to other people.
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2. Sunir!: 13:23
So I walk in (late) for my KMD2004 class, and who do I find demonstrating something--Sunir Shah! He's got this totally awesome bibliographic wiki. I like it more than WIKINDX, although WIKINDX still has some cool quote management stuff that I like.
Funny crossover. Small world!
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3. Collaborative lit review: 13:29
Sunir Shah has gone and built a wonderful collaborative wiki with features for lit reviews. The one for our class is at http://meatballsociety.org/cgi-bin/kmd2004 . He will be moving the main site to http://www.designbiblio.org sometime in November.
I can't wait to play around with it. He's even put up the readings... Isn't that so cool?
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4. Crazy idea: SMART goaltracker: 13:49
Goals should be S.M.A.R.T. - specific, measurable, ardently desired, realistic, time-bound. Why don't we already have a system that makes it easy for people to measure their progress towards goals? I might build one for Hack Night. Something that takes off on Joe's Goals and has a lot of little meters, e-mail interaction (and maybe even SMS! ;) ), daily/weekly/monthly/quarterly reminders and reports... Hmm.
This should be fun.
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AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Augusta State women's basketball head coach Nate Teymer was named the 2013 Peach Belt Conference Women's Basketball Coach of the Year Tuesday afternoon according to an announcement from the conference's headquarters in Martinez, Ga.
Teymer (pronounced TEE-mer) has transformed a program that won just one game three years ago into a No. 1 seed for the upcoming PBC Tournament. In his third year at the helm of the Lady Jaguars, Teymer guided ASU to a 21-5 overall record and a 14-5 mark in conference play. The 14 victories marked two more wins than the previous four seasons combined (12).
Under Teymer's watch, ASU enjoyed its first 20-win season since 2007-08 and earned the PBC East Division's No. 1 seed for the first time since the 2003 tourney. The Jaguars clinched the league's East Division title and cracked the national rankings for three weeks, marking the program's first appearance in the national poll since the 2003-04 season.
The team is also ranked eighth in the latest NCAA Southeast Region poll and may be poised to make its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2008. With the award, Teymer became the first Augusta State women's coach to win the Coach of the Year honor since Lowell Barnhart captured it twice (1991-92 and 1994-95).
The Lady Jags are making their second straight appearance in the conference tournament after failing to advance to the tourney the previous two seasons. ASU closed the 2012-13 regular season on Saturday, March 2 with a 71-68 overtime victory at Flagler.
Teymer was introduced as ASU's eighth head coach in program history on April 1, 2010. The former head coach of Southern Polytechnic State University in Marietta, Ga., Teymer spent five seasons at the helm of the Lady Hornets' program. He oversaw SPSU's resurgence, taking the squad from a 5-22 record in his first season in 2005-06 to a school-record 30-5 mark in 2009-10 and the school's first-ever NAIA National Tournament appearance. For his efforts, he was named the 2009-10 NAIA National Coach of the Year.
A native of Urbandale, Iowa, Teymer is a 1999 graduate of Grand View College in Des Moines, Iowa. He followed with his Master's degree from Georgia Southwestern in 2002. He served two seasons as assistant men's basketball coach from 2003-05 at Shorter College in Rome, Ga., and served stints as an assistant men's and women's coach at Georgia Southwestern and Grand View.


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It seems that the xbox 360 can only navigate a singe folder deep But this itself isn't the only issue. If i try and lay the entire folder i get a message with error code "19-04-80070032". I searched the forum and found just one instance of this come up and the user received help in the form of a link to another page of a user with similar problems.
If however i make the directory to be shared the folder containing the music the issue persists giving me the same error code as above but with the mp3 files as opposed to with folders.
If i use the video player i can navigate through easily but as its not video it wont play.
I am using the latest version to my knowledge (1.50.1) and i believe it is installed correctly as i used this guide (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Ps3MediaServer)
Perhaps uninstalling everything and starting from the beginning may help but problem is im really a noob and wouldn't know how. Perhaps someone could provide a terminal command or a guide.
Or perhaps my settings are wrong and maybe someone would be kind enough to provide appropriate settings for streaming to an xbox.


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PIEDMONT -- As the nation reels from the tragedy that unfolded Dec. 14 in the Newtown, Conn., school massacre, the Piedmont Unified School District is taking immediate steps to address the issues of safety and comfort for all its students.
"We are all shaken by the news in Connecticut, and we will certainly be reviewing our emergency plans in light of any information that we can apply that comes from how this tragic event unfolded," Superintendent Connie Hubbard said Tuesday.
A letter was distributed to parents on the afternoon of the shootings to provide them with tools in how to process events as students learned of the tragedy and were deluged with media coverage over the weekend. Resource materials were provided to staff over the weekend to be available first thing Monday morning, Hubbard said. "All counselors and support personnel are working with students, staff and parents as requested. Schools are still processing, and we are focused on reinforcing with our students that school is a safe place for them despite this horrific isolated event," Hubbard said.
Interim police Chief Scott Wyatt said police have blueprints of all the Piedmont schools, including the private ones such as Corpus Christi. They also have done walk-throughs at the schools to keep updated on what is where.
About a month ago, Wyatt sent all the officers to "active-shooter training" to prepare for any incident similar to Newtown.
"It's very realistic training, very dynamic training to go after the bad guy to stop the threat," he said. "Our first priority is to stop the damage, rescue and evacuate. We are continuing the training in-house."
The school district is moving forward on two fronts. The first is to review and improve where necessary all safety issues that can be mitigated by "equipment" such as communications systems and alarms. The second is to have procedures and protocols that are consistently followed at each site. The discussion will involve the community because it will require a commitment by all who frequent the school sites to follow and enforce safety protocols.
"We as a school community will work with city agencies, parents and broader community to implement all procedures that can make our schools as safe as possible," Hubbard said.
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson urged all school superintendents to review their security measures and keep staff and parents alert.


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Thanks a lot, dude! "The future" is my latest composition and it's very much in the spirit of Chopin too. At first I wanted to write something funky, but I guess I failed...Mon Espace
In reply to:That some songs are dangerous for those that would hear.
That some songs are dangerous for those that would hear.
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Is there a thread for drunken poetry? Well, there should beHe says he had a dreamI got ran over by a carHe woke and screamed Or spoke my nameThis makes me never want to cross a street, againThe streets will be Unresponsive To my deathJust as they do not mind my feet Briefly traipsing over themWho knows, in all the years after I'm gone,If I will be beneath the streetsIf people will disturb my grave As part of their daily routinesIf people will bleed over meBreathing, bleating, who shall roam?Among them, who will wake and wonder if I ever made it home? "we went to pizza hut after school and lived the rockstar life for the first time that day." - 13athroom
Bravo, mon petit grenouille! You make my silly poem sound so grave and suave.So this isn't poetry, exactly, but I suppose you could consider it really, really awful "poetry," to the point that it's prose. In any case, I thought you might enjoy it, Monsieur Froggy. Somebody requested a romance story about Mika, and so I attempted to oblige. The catch being that, as I do not want to publically speculate on his sexuality, I had to keep it gender-ambiguous, which was much harder than I originally anticipated, and made for pretty clunky sentences, too.Oh, and it might help to be aware of these lyrics if you don't know them already.BreatheThe show had just ended, the confetti barely settling over the forest of applause-reddened hands and breathless grins. Jem snuck out the back door before the first few paper flakes could make their way past the audience's sweat-dampened hair and onto the floor. Crowds always made Jem feel suffocated, and a little bit like disappearing, though with Jem's height and startling cloud of auburn hair, disappearing in a crowd could hardly have been possible. Jem had never heard of Mika prior to that night. Going to the concert was Susan's idea. She was covering the show for a small local zine, and had a spare ticket, and so decided that Jem should accompany her. "You'll love him," she insisted. "You're kind of weird and you like weird music anyway, so this should totally be your thing." Jem considered protesting that statement, but knowing Susan, decided against it. In any case, she turned out to be entirely right. Mika was the most brilliantly bright thing Jem had heard or seen in ages, and despite the claustrophobia, the music made Jem feel as though the whole world were inside one's ribcage, pushing one's lungs open to eternity in a euphoric burst of energy. However, as soon as the music ended, Jem could feel the crowd crushing in again, and this is why, having briefly ditched Susan, Jem was now searching out a few moments' solitary peace.Gasping in fresh air, Jem leaned back against the brick wall, and then almost slid to the floor when a side door slammed open suddenly and nearly caught Jem's nose as it did so."Oh! I'm sorry, I didn't see you there," a disarmingly familiar voice said, and Jem was about to brush off the apology and move to a less violent section of wall when recognition kicked in. Mika was staring at the redhead in a bit of flustered concern, equally as sweaty and confetti-drenched and out of breath, but a little less sprawled along wall-plaster."Uh," Jem replied eloquently, tongue catching on dry lips. "I was just trying to... get away, but... so many people, and..."Mika nodded, smiling a little. "Me too. You may want to get away from the stage door though," he suggested. Then seeing how pale Jem remained, he paused. "I didn't hurt you or anything, did I? Do you need to lie down?""No, no, I'm fine," Jem breathed, straightening up and pushing messy red hair out of dark eyes. "You were amazing, by the way. Brilliant show.""Took your breath away, right?" Mika laughed. He fixed his eyes on Jem's. "Look, I have to go, but if you want to stick around..." He didn't finish the sentence, but continued smiling for a while, and then turned to go inside.Jem thought of Susan and her teasing, and what she'd say if she were to be there now. Of the crush of fans exciting the theatre, of the long ride home, and Susan's chatter about how "weird" they were. Of the fact that Mika, in addition to putting on the best show Jem had seen that year, was disconcertingly gorgeous in person. Of what Susan would say about THAT.Jem stuck around.Mika didn't come back out.Jem left.It was only to be expected, Jem thought walking to the car. It was silly to wait. Plus for what? An autograph? Not like a scribble on some paper was really worth anything. "Not anything," Jem said out loud to the pavement, studying its cracks with great concentration, and promptly smacked into someone. "Sorry!"Jem looked up to see the now-familiar haze of curly hair and lanky frame, and blushed. "We're making this a habit, I think," Mika said. He crinkled his nose. "I'm really sorry for not coming back out. I meant to, I promise. I got... things happened." Jem noticed he looked tired, and seemed upset. Jem also noticed that he was, again, entirely alone. Surely that was a little strange. "Are you feeling better? Do you want me to sign anything?" Mika asked."Not anything," Jem repeated, without thinking. They looked at each other again. "Do you need to go back?" Jem said at last, awkwardly."Yes," Mika said. He didn't move. Another pause. "Do you ever..." Mika began.Stopped."What do you do when you need to breathe?"Jem looked at him, and suddenly felt entirely at ease. "Sometimes, I go for a car ride. To see a secret. The most beautiful place that no-one ever thinks of.""Show me," Mika said simply.Jem nodded. They got into Jem's car, and Jem set out for the highway. Everything was a bit surreal, but then Jem thought that the highway was always surreal. They were both quiet for a while, mutely following the silk stretch of road ahead into the pale horizon. The sun had set a while ago, and the sky was turning a deepening violet. There was no moon and no stars; the night floated like a smooth purple tapestry above the warm road. Jem finally broke the silence. "You're not scared?"Mika turned to look at Jem. "Scared? Of what? Of you?""Maybe. You don't think this is weird? That I'm weird?"A shy smile flitted over Mika's lips and softened into his eyes. "No. I don't know; I was always weird. I don't think I know what weird is. I think normal is weird." He looked back towards the road. "What do you think I am?""Beautiful."Jem breathed in quickly, and felt a flutter of panic as the word slipped out and hung in the air between them. But Mika only kept smiling, slightly wider now, with a child's open grace.They passed under a bridge, and a grey mass rose before them, set in a field of glittering white lights, as though a duchess' diamonds had been scattered all over. Slender towers and spiraling peaks rose from it into the sky, looking like some fantastic foreign castle. As the car rushed closer, the castle acquired more details, delicate stairs winding round it like laces, and lights sparkling over its silhouette. A shadowy plume of violet smoke rose from one of the soaring towers: the breath of a dragon encircling the castle's parapets."There," Jem said. "This is it. It's a factory, you know, and no one thinks of factories as beautiful. But at night, spotted with twinkling lights as though wreathed in garlands of fireflies, it's like... a cybernetic fairytale. It feels like a whole other world, like something between realities. Even in the midst of all its pollution, all the other cars, I feel like I am separated from everything, and all that exists is the beauty and the speed, and I can breathe the whole night in, and--""Pull over," Mika interrupted softly.Jem turned to him in surprise. "Now? Why?""I can't kiss you while you're driving."Jem did as Mika asked.It was funny how well they understood each other's breathing then, underneath that violet sky and its cloak of purple smoke, smoke and breath mixing together, red hair tangling with brown as though the curls were made of heavy air.It was dawn when they made their way back to the city, a lazy, rose-colored, yawning dawn. The statue of liberty rose faintly out of the mist that gathered over the water. "I always wonder what she's thinking," Jem confided to Mika as they passed her by. "When I go driving like this, I feel like she can breathe, and I am the one made of stone sometimes. She seems so lonely then, I wonder if she shares everybody's loneliness.""Nobody," Mika replied thoughtfully, "is ever the only lonely one."Their hands were intertwined, fingers pressed together. They didn't look at each other, but they breathed in unison.Jem stopped the car outside Mika's hotel. "Thank you," Mika said. Jem nodded. Mika was going to say something else, but Jem only smiled, and both knew that nothing more was needed then."There are always too many people," Jem told him, a little sadly.They parted after that.When Mika's next single came out, Susan brought over a copy for Jem. She was surprised to find Jem had a copy already in the car, but even more surprised that Jem refused to listen to its b-side track with her. "Why do you have it then?" she asked."I do listen to it," Jem said. "Just by myself, when I need to get away. It reminds me how to breathe.""I swear, you're so weird," Susan said.Jem let her keep it at that.The End.So yeah... it's kinda crap. And honestly, not particularly romantic, because I couldn't really connect to "Jem" at all. But crap is the point, isn't it?"why, instead of semen, couldn't men ejaculate strawberry jam or something?"--jareth's tights"I have had contact with a vagina." --strangeDivine
ha, if only all fanfics were that good... in an excruciating i-can't-believe-she-just-wrote-that way. ;) re-exposing you.
I think you should post that on Mika's Myspace profile... Me? Like you? Like that?!?
Haha... post a crap story that isn't even characterized well that I wrote in one sitting? I suppose I might as well, since he wouldn't read it even if I did. I would be much more likely to do it though if I felt the "Mika" in the story acted at all like Mika is actually likely to do in real life.But then again, I sent around silly photoshopped pictures of Mika being lovey-dovey with a fellow British singer as a joke, so we'll see, I might do that yet.jareth's tights: I suppose the color must have been inspired by PW, but really I just wanted something that wasn't blond that would contrast well with brown."why, instead of semen, couldn't men ejaculate strawberry jam or something?"--jareth's tights"I have had contact with a vagina." --strangeDivine
That was good but I don't believe for a second that you couldn't really connect to Jem . Because that would mean you're not into girlish boys anymore. The only thing I didn't like was the duchess' diamonds part, but that could just be me being too old to enjoy simple analogies.I'm not sure about posting that on Mika's page, wouldn't that scare him? On the other hand, that would be something to talk about on the 15th : "Hi Mika, I'm the weird poet who posted on your page a while ago and your curly hair and songwriting talent don't make me horny at all!" Or something like that...Mon Espace
Thanks, Frogman!Well, I can fancy Mika without emotionally connecting to every single character who fancies him, couldn't I? Jem was entirely a plot device, and a bit annoying: I think I overdid it with the claustrophobia and such. I kept worrying that he/she was coming across as too much the swooning maiden. Unless you mean you consider Jem to be a girlish boy, and think that I fancy him, which... not really, nah.If you can suggest something else other than the duchess' diamonds, I'd be glad to change it.If I were to meet Mika and I wanted to be discomfortingly weird about it, I'd have plenty to talk about it as it is! Such as those photoshopped pics I mentioned. Right now though, I think if I were to meet him I would yell at him to take a break. He's been really ridiculous: he's been touring non-stop, with a show or tv appearance everyday, and every day in a different city since May, and he's been looking exhausted lately and his voice has sounded strained at the last two shows, and he recently had an ear infection. But he's continuing with this crazy schedule all through the summer, and he just announced he'll be launching into another UK/European tour through the fall and winter. I am almost angry at him and think he really needs to stay home or take a month-long holiday.I'd make a good Jewish mother."why, instead of semen, couldn't men ejaculate strawberry jam or something?"--jareth's tights"I have had contact with a vagina." --strangeDivine
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A shy smile flitted over Mika's lips and softened into his eyes.
I agree with Froggy about the duchess' diamonds part, but this line is fantastic, and the rest of the imagery is well done.I can't decide if this poem is crap or not, yet. It needs some work still, but it motivates me when I post my stuff here. Maybe because I don't mind if my stuff sucks when no one else has to read it.He gouges out a portrait in his mind;A rounded arrowhead,Ressurrected from the red clay flesh, Made blunt by learned indifference Foreboding form in window frame His chugging breath contends against grey sky Pulsing dappled fingerprints into hisDeep-set eyes Unseen, He stalks the rumoured silhouettes Against a dull, nickel horizonThey ne'er desist Buffalo relics, withTheir tongueless heads in mistHe swivels at the door in silence;Offers the rough translation of A smileThe void like antiquated, rust-red pattern;Unintended space in tileBetween the bare, buffed slabs of white linoleum;Shiny-smelling of petroleum jellyThe holy drum inside his throat drowns soft To dulcet quietudeFor now, laying to rest the lonesome quest;That which he can't emote to me or you Flush to the surface Of a cold, archaic coinAusterity condemns his soulHandled so much, it's come to beIncomprehensible "we went to pizza hut after school and lived the rockstar life for the first time that day." - 13athroom


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by Ryan Kennedy - March 15, 2012 1:19 PM UTC
The Lac St-Louis Lions winger has a tremendous shot that is already turning heads.
There are many numbers to cite when the topic of Anthony De Luca comes up. First and foremost, there's the 48 goals and 80 points in 43 games he put up in the Quebec midget league this year for the Lac St-Louis Lions, the highest total on the circuit.
by Ryan Kennedy - March 8, 2012 12:35 PM UTC
The Bruins first-rounder took a bronze away from the WJC, but his eyes are now fixed on the Memorial Cup.
Not a lot can slow down Dougie Hamilton at this point. OK, there was that 10-game suspension for a hit to the head on Sudbury's Michael MacDonald, but on the ice Hamilton has had few peers this season.
by Ryan Kennedy - January 12, 2012 3:17 PM UTC
The young Slovakian was part of the WJC team to get experience because he's still a year away from being draft eligible.
Team Slovakia came into the world juniors with very modest expectations – don't get relegated, don't play for relegation. Thanks to a win over the Swiss in the round-robin, it did indeed get a spot in the medal round, where it fell in the quarterfinal to Finland.
by Ryan Kennedy - December 8, 2011 3:36 PM UTC
The big American center will be a key cog for his country's team at the WJC and is a big part of Florida's future.
Even going back to last year's World Junior Championship, the Florida Panthers and GM Dale Tallon envisioned Nick Bjugstad as the big, powerful center they didn't have.
by Ryan Kennedy - November 24, 2011 12:55 PM UTC
How much can a player's stock be hurt if he gets injured? It depends on how much homework the team has done.
It goes without saying all draft prospects hope their first years of eligibility are magical campaigns filled with copious amounts of points, long playoff runs and maybe even a roster spot on the world junior team.
by Ryan Kennedy - October 6, 2011 6:07 PM UTC
After turning down the US national program, Michaelson opted to commit to his favorite childhood team.
If anyone can live up to the phrase "be true to your school," it's center A.J. Michaelson. Offered a spot in Team USA's national team development program while he was a high school sophomore, the Minnesota native turned down the opportunity in order to represent the Apple Valley Eagles to the fullest.
by Ryan Kennedy - September 15, 2011 3:26 PM UTC
At only 15, winger Brett Hargrave already stands 6-foot-4. But it's not just his size that's impressive. He speed and skill just as large.
College Hockey Inc. held another showcase for potential Canadian NCAA recruits last week, featuring approximately 80 elite teens from Ontario facing off against each other in front of a raft of college coaches.
by Ryan Kennedy - September 1, 2011 11:00 AM UTC
The 2012 NHL draft is full of talented defensemen and Moose Jaw's latest gem is among them.
If there's one early emerging trend for the 2012 draft, it's the wealth of excellent prospects on defense – particularly those from the Western League.
by Ryan Kennedy - August 4, 2011 3:31 PM UTC
After breaking records set by Crosby and Stamkos, Lazar's first full season in the WHL will be something to watch.
The Western League is rolling out a killer crop of draft-eligible defensemen this year, from Ryan Murray and Matt Dumba to Griffin Reinhart and Morgan Rielly.
by Ryan Kennedy - July 21, 2011 2:15 PM UTC
Things are looking up in big way in Sault Ste. Marie thanks in big part to Red Wings prospect Ryan Sproul.
There's nothing like a feel-good story in the sports world and for Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds defenseman Ryan Sproul, the 2010-11 season unspooled in a very nice way.
by Ryan Kennedy - July 14, 2011 12:55 PM UTC
The two best Scandinavian prospects or the 2012 NHL draft are living it up in Los Angeles.
Being the two best Scandinavians available in the 2012 draft has its privileges. Aside from the obvious hype and what promises to be a high selection in 11 months, Finnish defenseman Olli Maatta and Swedish left winger Filip Forsberg are getting a taste of the sweet life.
by Ryan Kennedy - July 7, 2011 11:25 AM UTC
The Dallas fifth-rounder was a late addition to the Victoriaville Tigres and his size and raw game makes him an intriguing player.
It's been a long, strange journey this year for defenseman Troy Vance. Initially spotted as a dark horse draft candidate playing for the Philadelphia Revolution of the Eastern Junior League, the 6-foot-6, 200-pound blueliner found his way to Victoriaville of the Quebec League in the second half and helped the team to a decent playoff run.


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The Lake Tahoe Community College's Commons turned into a chili lover's delight Tuesday for the 13th annual Chili Cook-Off.
The contest pitted 10 of the college's student groups against one another in a culinary battle that would determine the chef --or chefs --with the tastiest chili. Voters circled the floor, sampling and judging each contestant's entry before filling out a blue ballot with their top picks.
"Every quarter the school promotes school club events. It's the chance to get all the clubs together in friendly competition. It's winter --what do you want to eat? Some tasty, warm chili," CalWorks Program Assistant Lisa Shafer said.
Though the contest might be low-key, the students still take their creations seriously. President of the International Club Sallie George described the white beans, pinto beans, peppers, cauliflower, corn, butternut squash and spices that comprised her club's vegan chili.
"We wanted it to be totally different than everybody else's," George said.
Tammy Veatch with Ally Club, the two-time reigning LTCC cook-off champion, was confident of success partly thanks to her secret ingredient - bacon. The club even added vegan bacon to the vegetarian pot.
Yet by 1 p.m., when all 195 votes had been tallied, it was the International Club's entry that brought home the prize in the form of the Best Overall Chili Award.
"I heard from my counter that they won by a country mile," Shafer said.


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TEXAS A&M - CORPUS CHRISTI (9-7, 4-1 SLC) vs. ABILENE CHRISTIAN (5-8, 1-4 SLC)
Saturday, Oct. 5 • 1 p.m. • Dugan Wellness Center • Corpus Christi, Texas
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CORPUS CHRISTI – The Texas A&M - Corpus Christi volleyball team will host first-year Southland Conference member Abilene Christian University on Saturday, Oct. 5 at 1 p.m. in the Dugan Wellness Center. The Islanders are off to the best Southland Conference start in program history after a 3-1 victory Thursday night at home against Incarnate Word.
The Islanders come into Saturday's match with a 9-7 record including a 4-1 record in conference play. The Islanders have won six of its last seven matches and currently sits behind three undefeated teams in the conference standings. Oral Roberts, Central Arkansas and Sam Houston State all sit at 5-0.
Ivy Baresh is leading the Islanders' offense this season with 3.39 kills per set (5th SLC) and 193 kills on the year. Junior Brianna Brink is right behind Baresh with 2.86 kills per set (15th SLC) and 163 total kills while senior Logen Bourque is leading the team with 10.59 assists per set (2nd SLC). She has collected 614 assists this season for a total of 3,820 assists in her career. Defensively, Hailey King powers the team with 4.02 digs per set (8th SLC) and 229 digs on the year. Freshman Shaquinn Parker is leading the Islanders at the net with 34 total blocks this season, including 28 block assists.
The Islanders lead the conference in assists with 12.79 per set, third in kills with 13.47 per set and fourth in digs with 15.78 per set. In conference matches only, the Islanders lead the league with 17.22 digs per set.
Abilene Christian enters Saturday's match with a 5-8 record including a 1-4 record in conference play. The Wildcats are coming off a 3-2 loss to Houston Baptist Thursday night on the road. Prior to that, Abilene Christian topped Nicholls 3-0. The Wildcats have lost four of their last five matches. Jennifer Loerch leads the Wildcats' offense with 150 kills on .109 hitting. Sarah Siemens runs the offense and is averaging 8.19 assists per set. Defensively, the Wildcats are powered by Madison Hoover who is averaging 4.23 digs per set. Lexi Mercier controls the net with 1.54 blocks per et.
Saturday's match will mark the first time the Islanders and Wildcats have faced each other in program history.
Click here for live stats and video of the match and for in-match updates check out Islanders Volleyball on Twitter (@IslandersVB).
The Islanders will head back out on the road for its next three conference matches. First up is first-year member New Orleans on Thursday, Oct. 10. First serve is at 7 p.m.
For all the latest on Islanders Volleyball, like the team on Facebook (IslandersVolleyball) and follow them on Twitter and Instagram (@IslandersVB).


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ARLINGTON, Texas -- The way the A's explained it after a 9-3 win over Texas' Martin Perez, beating the American League ERA leader is easy.
Batters lay off pitches not in the strike zone. Wait for pitches that are in the strike zone. Then hack.
The A's did it to Yu Darvish on Monday and to Perez on Tuesday, systematically dismantling the heart of the Rangers' starting rotation. That meant that A's starter Scott Kazmir came out a winner in his poorest game with the team.
"Both nights we battled their starter," Kazmir said after his five-inning, three-run effort, a game that was mopped up with the bullpen throwing four scoreless innings. "That's always going to be the key for us."
Catcher Derek Norris doubled home two runs in the first inning, then doubled to add another RBI in the third as the A's beat up a starter who had a league-best 26 consecutive scoreless innings, including a shutout in Oakland last Wednesday.
"Last Tuesday (a 5-4 ninth-inning loss in the Coliseum) was a hard one," Norris said. "I think we got to the ballpark the next day (against Perez) and were a little down."
The result that time was a 3-0 loss, but there was no hangover this time.
First, Oakland rallied behind Sonny Gray's three-hitter for a 4-0 win Monday, ending Darvish's streak of 56 consecutive starts pitching at least five innings. Then came Tuesday when Oakland pinned a career-high eight earned runs on Perez, whose ERA more than doubled from a league-best 1.42 to 2.95.
"That's what this team does," outfielder Craig Gentry said. Gentry was a Ranger until this year, and in his short time with the A's has been impressed by the way the A's lay off bad pitches and attack ones in the strike zone.
"Even against Darvish we were doing it," Gentry said. "And then tonight. We made both pitchers pitch." That does sound easy.
It's not.
"We got on Perez early," manager Bob Melvin said. "you have to. If he gets into a rhythm early you'll be in trouble."
That made Norris' at-bat in the first inning the biggest of the game. Coco Crisp opened the game with a double and with two out Yoenis Cespedes walked.
"If he gets out of that, then the momentum can shift the other way," Melvin said.
Norris made sure the momentum was with the A's with his double. Gentry tripled and scored in the second on the first of three RBIs from Josh Reddick. The third inning saw Norris double another run home for his third RBI, and there was no looking back.
"Perez is a great ground ball pitcher," Norris said. "The key for us was to lay off all the low pitches, then make him elevate. When he did, we got our base hits. He's a guy who lives down in the zone." Kazmir's win, following the three-hit shutout tossed by Sonny Gray Monday, gets the A's two-thirds of the way to even against the Rangers, who swept the A's in Oakland last week. The A's can return the favor with a win behind starter Jesse Chavez on Wednesday.
For more on the A's, see John Hickey's Inside the A's blog at ibabuzz.com/athletics. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/JHickey3.
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'The Hobbit' Sets December Box Office Record
"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" took an expected trip to the top of the box office rankings, and set a new record as the biggest December opening of all time.
The movie, from Time Warner Inc.'s Warner Bros. Pictures, earned $84.8 million in North America its first weekend in theaters, eclipsing the previous December record-holder, "I Am Legend," which earned $77.2 million when it opened in 2007.
The haul for "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey," which cost more than $200 million to produce, also surpassed that of any film in director Peter Jackson's "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. The biggest domestic opening weekend for that series stands with the final installment, "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King," which earned $72.6 million when it opened in 2003.
Warner Bros. domestic distribution head Dan Fellman said the studio sensed both risk and opportunity in releasing the first film in "The Hobbit" trilogy a week earlier in the calendar than it had released any of the "Lord of the Rings" films.
"Schools are in session," Mr. Fellman said. "So to come in with this kind of a record-breaking number is really exciting for us. Knowing that the holiday is in front of us, we're going to be in for a long and successful run."
Mr. Fellman added that the massive opening demonstrated the movie's appeal for "a new generation of Middle Earth people."
No other major releases dared challenge "The Hobbit." Animated family film "Rise of the Guardians" took the second spot, earning $7.4 million. The DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. film, distributed by Viacom Inc.'s Paramount Pictures, has earned $71.4 million in cumulative domestic grosses.
"Lincoln," from DreamWorks Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Co., earned $7.2 million, boosting its cumualtive domestic grosses to $107.9 million. The latest installment of the James Bond franchise, "Skyfall," took in $7 million. "Skyfall" has earned $272.4 million domestically to date.
"Life of Pi," from News Corp.'s Twentieth Century Fox, rounded out the top five, earning $5.4 million. The film has taken in $69.6 million after four weeks in theaters. News Corp. also owns The Wall Street Journal.
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KINGS BEACH, Calif. — Concerns over what kind — and how much — development will be allowed under the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency's long-awaited Regional Plan Update will be the focus of a meeting in Kings Beach next week.
Area groups, including the North Tahoe Preservation Alliance, North Tahoe Citizens Action Alliance, Tahoe Area Sierra Club and Friends of the West Shore, will host the Tuesday meeting at the North Tahoe Events Center.
NTPA President Ann Nichols, one of the event's organizers, said the Q-and-A session is being held "because we genuinely feel the information is not getting out to the public."
"We just look forward to letting people know what's going on," Nichols said Wednesday.
Allowing additional development on land classified for recreation, and increasing density, height and land coverage in some areas of the Lake Tahoe Basin are chief concerns among the organizers.
Local jurisdictions allowing more development if they are given additional authority under the plan is also a worry, Nichols said.
"We're just trying to keep an eye on all this stuff," Nichols said. "There's a lot to be concerned with."
TRPA spokesman Jeff Cowen said the agency welcomes engagement and comment on the Regional Plan Update.
Although TRPA staff were not invited to participate as members of the panel, agency staff will be on hand at the meeting as members of the public, Cowen said.
"We just want to make sure everyone has the most accurate information," Cowen said.
Proposed increases to development standards like height and density in certain areas under the plan update are needed to create more pedestrian-friendly communities and move existing development out of sensitive land, Cowen said.
Existing growth caps will remain in place under the proposal, Cowen said. The regional plan anticipates .4 percent population growth each year for the next 25 years, Cowen added.
The agency has welcomed input on the plan for several years and will continue to take public comment on the plan as it moves forward, Cowen said. The TRPA's Governing Board is scheduled to vote on the regional plan near the end of 2012.


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And the mongrel Van Percy Poof, still hasn't scored in 10. Seems he aint much good against class opposition. I think the wheels have fallen off as they did at Arsenal. Tonight's result shows that he isn't that much of a good steal after all. And another year older. I wonder where the usual laughing Larry's are now, like Anyone as Butt Ugly as Rikki The Thief... Come on Erik(with a K) gives us a show. What about you Willy Cockfosters?. And where is Prunella the Prune. I guess that result took the smile off their faces. I know that it makes no difference to the end. But Oh! the joy of seeing Ferguson's face. A treasured memory.Sort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
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And don't forget Gillian Gin, Banana Cocktail & Jimmy Ten Pints..... Hic!
RVP has pretty much single handedly got Utd to the top of the prem.
Pretty good for £20m
It baffles me what the interest is in slacking of an ex AFC players who gave the best years of his career to AFC. Like many before him he was told a story about winning trophies and he listened and he stayed... until he realized that at 29 he would have been a donkey listening to the #$%$ the club tried to sell him about their commitment to winning trophies. He had no choice if he ever wanted to win a major trophy again. He single-handedly kept us in the top 4 last season and he was the major contributor to Man U securing the title weeks ago.
Perhaps it is as a result of the poor managers at Chelsea (whom I believe have the best squad in the PL) and City, that Man U secured the title so early in the season and for us, as neutral fans who no longer have a horse in the race, it is a shame the title race has been decided, but to slack of RVP only makes us look small particularly since he reached his well deserved goal of winning a major trophy in his first year away from Arsenal like so many of our best players who left.
Personally I like the fact that United needed to buy our best to win the PL without much contest. How many more years will we produce players that interest the best clubs? Wilshire might be the last of those.
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I personally have no problem with VP leaving. I think considering his age and aims he was right to do so. It was also fair for Wenger to sell him to Utd. He could have forced VP to go overseas but when Utd came sniffing Im pretty convinced Wenger bowed to VP's wishes reluctantly but without any malice and took VP's decision on the chin like the gentleman his is. VP has made a big impact for Utd this season (even if his form is currently suffereing) and yes I reckon Utd will think buying him and winning the league has made a 24mill outlay worth every penny. But Wenger I reckon has bought a 15 goal a season striker in Giroud. He has scored more than that already this season but I assume you mean 15 a season in the league? Im pretty convinced he can do that next season, problem is to win the league really you need a 20+ per season striker. Giroud gets dissed because we sold VP and bought him yet its not a fair comparison. Giroud I reckon is a vast improvement on Bendtner (who we all know has his days numbered at arsenal) A more consistent and deadly striker is still needed. Fingers crossed Wenger can find a 20+ goal a season guy for next season.
Ms. Jack Jacob Baldy Dodge VD Ms. Jack Jacob Baldy Dodge VD Apr 9, 2013 07:33 Flag
So I see you're no longer pretending "Jimmy" isn't you, Gillian!
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VP has hit a goal drought. Started well but has been distinctly lacking recently. I dont think he is declining, I think he will always be a useful player (injuries allowing) but it would be amusing if he never gets past the 15 goals a season from next season onwards. It would merely prove that Wenger sold another of our more senior players at the perfect time.


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