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Is the comic dead, I was hoping it would atleast finish....
Tell me I'm wrong man, I NEED this.
Damn it! I have all these little pieces hinting at the Reapers secrets but not enough to guess.
The talk of stars and that they are watching
"It is the gift they impose on you"
"The symbiosis of purpose death and continuance. The pattern built in the blinding end of fading suns"
"They allowed us limited time"
"Maybe they need us scared, helpless"
"They are machines right? So who programmed them? Why do they waste their time on ground wars?"
Haestrom, The Citadel and the Relays, The Crucible and the Cycle.
Guess I will have too w̶a̶i̶t̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶s̶e̶e̶. scour through the mass effect series and these comics.
My money is on the shenanigans in the Citadels core revealing something that ties the pieces together.
If I had a million dollars I would donate it to see this as actual DLC or a fan mod. This has become my new head cannon (which ties into the IT I already use) but yours is cleaner and more inspired and more of an ending that we deserve.
One complaint I have is the use of "frick" and "fracking" I've never heard those words used at all in any of the series and it's pretty specific to the BG series. It's jarring whenever I read it. Take it as arm chair directing and one small flaw I see in an otherwise masterpiece.
I'm the same as you, Fataplus; I see the term "frak" in a somewhat millieu-inspired fashion. It rings true to me in Battlestar Galactica (and Shadowrun), because it was presented as canon during the presentation of the work.
But I expect Koob is using it as a tip-of-the-hat pop culture reference, not a true reference point to the Mass Effect universe -- instead you should be looking to see who's using the term. I'm willing to bet one of the characters using it was Bailey, who is voiced in the games by Michael Hogan, who plays Colonel Saul Tigh in Battlestar Galactica. Like in the games, there are easter eggs and allusions to many a pop culture reference (including past works of the voice actors), Koob gives us much the same thing. And recognising easter eggs is a trivia-fest everyone* enjoys.
(* fine print excludes trolls, negative Nancies, and people that hate sci-fi playing sci-fi games and sullying it because they don't understand it. Yes, that's a thing, apparently.)
And when you're done BioWare turns it all into a DLC for everone and we get to play out the perfect ending to the greatest series... I can dream right?
it's just so wonderful and i need to ask you that when will the audiobook complete? i mean when will we have audiobooks 4 every episode?
It would be AMAZING if you could put "Next", "Previous", and "First" on the pages. It's seriously annoying having to scour your gallery to find the next page, especially since I'm still in the beginning pages.
Fair suggestion. It would be a little more than "next" though, since many subsequent comics have multiple-choices depending on Shepard's gender, who survived Virmire, et al.
All that considered, it would be nice to see.
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SANTA CLARA -- Silicon Valley's commercial real estate boom should extend through the year, according to a closely watched forecast offered Wednesday by a Bay Area commercial realty firm.
"We are very excited and optimistic about 2013," said Charles Seufferlein, CEO of Cornish & Carey Newmark Knight Frank, which presented the annual forecast in Santa Clara.
Developers are busy constructing 2.2 million square feet of office space in the South Bay on a speculative basis with no assurance of tenants for the projects, Cornish & Carey brokers said in their presentation.
"We haven't seen that level of activity in about six, seven, eight years," said Phil Mahoney, an executive vice president with the brokerage.
The square footage under construction is nearly equivalent to two regional shopping centers the size of Westfield Valley Fair. And more development may be coming.
"There is more in the pipeline that is being talked about," Mahoney said. "Maybe four or five times that amount."
Driving the commercial real estate speculation is the social networking and mobile revolution.
"This is smartphone and tablet valley," Mahoney said.
In 2012, rents rose 5 percent in Class A offices, which are the top tier. Rents rose 17 percent for research and development space, Cornish & Carey reported during the presentation.
Vacancy levels for offices and research buildings combined were at 13.5 percent at the end of 2012, down from 14.6 percent at the end of 2011.
The expansion in Silicon Valley, the Peninsula and San Francisco goes beyond a few famous players."It is not just Apple (AAPL), or Google (GOOG), or Facebook or LinkedIn," Mahoney said.
Among the rapidly growing companies are many that most people have never hear of, including Box, Twitter, Arista Networks, Square, Violin Memory, Cloudera, Gigamon, iWatt, Xoom, Survey Monkey, Kabam, EventBrite, Zendesk, Marin Software, Palatir, Sugar CRM, Nimble Storage and Marketo.
Erik Doyle, executive managing director of Cornish & Carey, estimated that the Bay Area is now "somewhere in the sixth inning" of its current commercial real estate boom cycle.
But some experts are already cautioning that developers could launch too many buildings, and wind up stuck with a glut of offices on their hands.
In 2008, developers planned to construct 24 million square feet of offices in Silicon Valley. Then the recession savaged the economy and only 2 million square feet were built, said Jim Beeger, a senior vice president with Colliers International, a commercial realty firm.
"We never do things in moderation here," Beeger said. "We don't just super-size it. We double-super-size it."
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Great baselayer for the price.
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
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Great for the price. Runs a little long but it works ok with bibs. Pulls moisture/sweat away from your skin just like it should.
Very Good Value
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
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- Size Bought: Large
The fit is perfect. I've used this base layer now in hot and cold weather, and it's very comfortable and moves the moisture as advertised. I think the value is very good for what you get, as is typical in my opinion with Pearl Izumi
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- Familiarity: I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions
- Fit: Runs small
- Size Bought: Large
I have the predecessor to this top that I have enjoyed for several years. I must say that I am a bit disappointed with the latest model, however, as I agree with Jacob below that the fabric is not nearly as soft as my old one. In addition. this top runs small. PI's inconsistent sizing has been driving me nuts lately. For years I wore XLs in everything. Then they started "upsizing" their jerseys and I found myself exchanging things often. In bibs, knicks, and tights, XLs still fit consistently well. However, in jerseys the PRO line race-fit stuff tends to fit well, but Elite pieces run large. My old version of this top is an XL and it fits quite snug, as it should. This latest version in Large is almost too small. I chose to keep it, but I won't buy another. I also have the regular Transfer sleeveless base layer and love that piece. It is a Large and fits perfectly. Frustrating.
- Familiarity: I returned this product before using it
- Fit: True to size
- Size Bought: Large
Didn't like the fabric on this one - super abrasive and generally felt like it was made of burlap sack. Fit was fine but I would go with an Assos or Giordana if you're looking for higher fabric quality. Tried it on in the house and then issued the return.


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Local real-estate banquet scheduled for Thursday
Published: Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at 9:37 a.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, December 11, 2012 at 9:37 a.m.
Enjoy entertainment, food and drinks as the Bayou Board of Realtors prepares to install its 2013 president at its annual Installation Banquet and Awards Ceremony.
From 7 p.m. to midnight Thursday at Ellendale Country Club in Houma, the organization will welcome Bill Boyd as its new president.
Tickets are $35 per person or $60 per couple and can be purchased at the board's office at 4651 W. Park Ave. in Houma.
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Definición de preserve en inglés:
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- It is a time not only to preserve the existing buildings but enhance the character of Bradford and provide complementary new architecture.
- What about the reverse situation, where the public wants to preserve an existing building rather than require the inclusion of certain aesthetic features in new ones?
- New buildings should preserve the existing environment while applying the latest science and materials.
- The 2001 Election preserved this state of affairs, and has probably made Labour's first two terms much easier.
- The countries are not necessarily members of the EU, but work together to promote the interests of journalists involved in European affairs as well as preserving the freedom of the press.
- Clark's vision was of 'an indestructible union of indestructible states' that preserved the autonomy of local regional life.
- Research has shown that minutes, hours or days after an experience, memory preserves a relatively detailed record, allowing us to reproduce the past with reasonable if not perfect accuracy.
- It is wonderful how Rose has developed this resource and has preserved the memory of these bygone days.
- Even today it's still a shock to see the insignia on the headstones in this context - sixty years of war films have preserved its sense of menace.
- The fishermen along this coast believe that if their wives are faithful and perform the rituals, they will be preserved from harm.
- To preserve Wadi Rum's pristine natural beauty, the Jordanian government has now thrown the protective screen of national park status around the entire area.
- Rwanda held a traditional naming ceremony for some of its rare mountain gorillas on Saturday in an effort to attract tourism and help to preserve one of the world's most endangered species.
- I am passionate about food, my particular interests in my pub being both traditional English fare and the methods used for preserving food and enhancing its flavour.
- Salting and smoking had long been known as methods for preserving foods over extended periods of time.
- Candied ginger is ANOTHER preserved food; it's what sushi-eaters developed in Japan to keep their sushi fragrant.
- They all consist of fruits preserved mostly by means of sugar and they are thickened or jellied to some extent.
- The Victorians adored sweets and ate far more fruit preserves than we do today.
- Often these fruits are preserved after the harvest, providing a constant supply of compote year round.
- The intent was to redirect some of the hunters' energy from shooting game to caring for it, thereby preserving enough game to satisfy increasing numbers of hunters.
- It's my opinion that some of our public land should be preserved as game preserves.
- Persons found in pursuit of game in the preserved areas will be prosecuted.
- However, the preserve we now recognize as jam is a relatively modern descendant of all the rather solid fruit and sugar conserves, preserves, and marmalades of the 17th and 18th centuries.
- He then opened a jar of cherry preserve, spooned some out, and put it in his mouth.
- After recently re-discovering the last two jars of her home-made preserve, Mrs Tomkins, 73, wanted to find out whether it was edible.
- They used to be the preserve of academics but now rare books are going online, says John Sutherland
- This book shows that science writing is by no means the preserve of specialists.
- The types of activities that were previously the preserve of a crazy, zany, wacky few are moving mainstream; what started as a fad has become a phenomenon.
- National forests present more challenges than do private game preserves.
- Their hunting grounds and game preserves are being disturbed and their food supply both diminished and rendered uncertain.
- Hunting preserves advertise in hunting magazines and on the internet.
- Oraciones de ejemplo
- In addition to some nearly complete specimens, isolated fragments of nearly every preservable body part have been recovered.
- Many nearly complete specimens have been collected, and nearly every preservable body part is represented.
- Oraciones de ejemplo
- It also explores his equally influential and perhaps more valuable labours as an advocate and preserver of the nation's architectural and religious heritage, through which he became one of the first stars of television.
- High in benzoic acid, which is a natural preservative, native American Indians taught pilgrims their uses as a preserver of winter foods and staple of flavourings and sauces for bland, run-down food stores.
- The panel ran around 75 minutes and was videotaped for posterity by a devoted preserver of comic history, Mike Catron.
Late Middle English (in the sense 'keep safe from harm'): from Old French preserver, from late Latin praeservare, from prae- 'before, in advance' + servare 'to keep'.
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This comes via French from Latin conservare 'to preserve', the elements of which are con- 'together' and servare 'to keep'. Conservatory (mid 16th century) was originally 'something that preserves', with the sense glass house dating from the mid 17th century. Other words from servare are preserve (Late Middle English) from prae 'in advance' and servare; observe (Late Middle English) with ob 'toward' with the sense 'pay attention to'; and reserve (Middle English) 'keep back'.
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Dressing Boldly In Ruby Lace With The IGIGI Plus-Size Regina Dress
Posted by Jane Janeczko on December 2, 2013
For a long, long time growing up, I dressed to hide. I was always on the heavy side and it seemed that fashion had no real place for me. I was an outcast because of my weight and so I wore ill-fitting jeans and hoodies and pretty much called it a day. It's not that I didn't love fashion (I really did! And still do), but I just had no idea how to become part of the fashion world.
It wasn't until high school when I started to spend more time shopping online that I discovered that there were designers who actually make clothes that would fit my body and were still cute. I deeply hope that in the future young girls will not go through the same struggles that I did. Every single body deserves to be respected and part of that respect comes from designers not limiting their sizes and making clothes that can fit anyone and everyone.
I now have a wardrobe full of beautiful colors, patterns, fabrics, and silhouettes that even my straight-size friends envy, but it is still easy to feel like the odd, fat girl out when I'm searching for a very specific type of dress and I see hundreds of straight size options and only one or two plus-size options.
I decided a few months ago, that I
wanted needed a red lace dress. There's something so wonderfully decadent about a lace dress. It's classic, sexy, and utterly feminine. Lace is probably my absolute favorite material and I'm really not alone in that. It's been a sartorial staple since the 15th century. It's easy enough to find a plus-size dress with lace since it is so common, but I really wanted red.
A deep, mysterious, sultry red shade with just the right amount of sexy. I thought that a deep red, more of a ruby shade, would transition from Fall to Winter very well, and I knew that that shade would be ideal for the deluge of holiday parties that will soon be upon us. That's where the IGIGI Regina Plus-Size Dress in Ruby Argentan Lace comes in.
The dress is cut in a shift style, so it fits close to the body without being body conscious (body-con) or too tight. It shows off my curves in a very appropriate way. It also has a bit of a longer length, so I won't have to worry about showing too much leg at any family gatherings or office holiday parties that I choose to wear it to. The Regina dress also comes with a belt, but I chose to wear it without, since I had my coat and I didn't want to interrupt the front line of the dress.
The Regina has a universally flattering and very classic boat neckline and great below the elbow 3/4 sleeves. It's also fully-lined like the majority of IGIGI dresses so you don't have to worry about wearing any special undergarments to keep everything smooth and seamless.
I finally found my perfect red lace dress.
Do you readers have any specific clothing item that you've always lusted for and been unable to find? A white blazer? A lumpy and super comfortable Irish fisherman sweater? That perfect pair of bootcut jeans? Let me know in the comments.


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As a wine writer, I get asked all the time how I navigate the bigger wine events, such as August's Family Winemakers in San Francisco, which features 250 wineries pouring about 800 wines. There are some tricks. Particularly in the summer, when many events take place under the hot sun, it's important to follow some logical rules. Here are five.
1. Go in with a plan
Are you just going to stick to new wines? Whites? Santa Barbara pinots? It may sound limiting, especially when you've spent your hard-earned money on a pricey ticket and want the bragging rights of attendance and wine discovery, but you'd be surprised. Narrowing it down still affords you plenty of opportunities for discovery.
2. Spit or dump
You will not offend the winery. Remember, you are trying the wines, not drinking them. Drinking wine, as in consuming it and hearing it swash around in your belly, is best done at home.
3. Drink water
If you swallow 25 1-ounce pours, you have consumed an entire bottle of wine and that means you need twice the amount of water. Most large scale events provide bottled water. If you're not sure, bring your own and alternate sips.
4. Eat
The great majority of wine events incorporate a food component into their tasting or at the very least provide cheese, crackers and fruit. Hoard the offerings or bring a snack or energy bar with you to nibble on mid-tasting.
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ALAMEDA -- A franchise that likes to revel in its tradition has been assigned an unwanted reputation throughout the NFL.
"A lot of people say you go to Oakland for your career to die,'' defensive end Justin Tuck said Tuesday as the Raiders began their offseason program. "I'm not looking at it like that. I'm looking at this as an opportunity to revive a storied franchise.''
If the Raiders manage to get to .500 and beyond after consecutive 4-12 seasons, much of it will have to do with a core of veteran free agents signed by general manager Reggie McKenzie, most of them between the ages of 29 and 32 and with a history of having played and won big games.
Tuck, wide receiver James Jones and running back Maurice Jones-Drew spoke to the media Monday. The Raiders also brought in defensive lineman Antonio Smith and Lamarr Woodley, left tackle Donald Penn and cornerbacks Tarell Brown and Carlos Rogers, with all expected to play key roles.
Yet with the Raiders not having had a winning season since 2002 and with their failure to lock up young talents Jared Veldheer and Lamarr Houston, many reviews of their free agency splurge have been negative.
"You hear these reports about how this is a great team for 2009,'' Jones-Drew said. "Whatever. Everyone here has something to prove and they're going to work and we all know we have something left.''
Attendance for the offseason program is voluntary and the Raiders would not confirm who attended. Fullback Marcel Reece put it at "very close to 100 percent, and couple of guys that aren't here, I know why they're not here.''
Talking to reporters at the Raiders commitment to excellence dinner, Reece said he wanted McKenzie to make "bold, Raider moves.'' He believes he got his wish.
"We weren't looking for any saviors to come here and get in this locker room,'' Reece said. "We were looking for help to bring the tradition, the winning attitude and a championship pedigree back to this locker room and I think we did that.''
Jones, who brings a level of professionalism and experience to a very inexperienced receiving corps after seven productive seasons with the Green Bay Packers, said the veterans were of a similar mind.
At age 30, Jones, after catching 59 passes for 817 yards, found the free agent market only lukewarm for his services. He signed with the Raiders for three years and $11.3 million with $3.65 million guaranteed.
"We have a lot of guys with chips on their shoulders, a lot of guys coming from teams that didn't want them, didn't want to pay them a certain amount of money, didn't think they were worth it, didn't think they had enough gas left in the tank,'' Jones said.
Tuck, who had 10 sacks last season with the Giants,a challenged critics to "go watch the film last year and tell me I can't play the game ... to me, age is a number. I'm 31 and I feel like I'm 25.''
Jones-Drew, coming off foot surgery at age 29, says he's healthy and looks forward to competing with incumbent Darren McFadden.
"I will see where I am, see if I still have it,'' Jones-Drew said. "That's what you want ... my goal is try and do whatever I can to help this organization get back to where it belongs. If that's starting, then it's starting. If it's backing up, then it's backing up.''
In the Raiders last winning season in 2002, veteran acquisitions such as Rod Woodson, Bill Romanowski and John Parrella helped the team win an AFC championship.
"I'm glad the Raiders have finally gotten some veteran players in that locker room,'' retired wide receiver Tim Brown said in a recent phone interview. "That's always been a big part of their tradition and I've been saying that for the last 10 years.''
For more on the Raiders, visit the Inside the Oakland Raiders blog at ibabuzz.com/oaklandraiders. Follow Jerry McDonald on Twitter at twitter.com/Jerrymcd.


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9-Year-Old Boy Found Dead at Bronx Apartment Complex
UPDATED | Police are investigating how a 9-year-old boy fell to his death from a Bronx apartment building Wednesday.
Sidy Fofana, 9, was found on scaffolding at 20 Richman Plaza after he fell at around 5 p.m., police said. The boy was pronounced dead at the scene.
At this point there is no evidence of suicide or any criminality and investigators are leaning toward it being an accidental death, the official said.
A law-enforcement official said the boy was last seen in his uncle's apartment on the 43rd floor. His body wasn't found long after, the official said.
His mother sent him to the apartment to get money so the family could buy Chinese food, the official said. Investigators don't believe the boy fell from the uncle's apartment because it faces away from where he landed, the official said.
The boy's injuries are consistent with a fall from a great height, the official said. Investigators were looking at the possibility that the boy fell off the roof of the 46-story building, the official said.
A fall from the roof is "one of our foremost theories," NYPD Detective Martin Speechley said.
Friend Imaji Crawford, 13, was stunned Thursday when he learned Sidy was dead.
"I'm speechless, I've known him since he was a little baby," he said. "They said someone had fallen, but they didn't say who it was…he was a cool, calm kid. He [loved] to play soccer."
Detectives spoke with Sidy's principal at Harlem Success Academy Thursday, and the principal said Sidy attended school Wednesday without incident, the official said. Sidy had high marks, had no problems with anyone and was a model student, the principal told investigators, according to the official.
Residents said the doors leading to the roof aren't locked, and that children often go up to the top of buildings in the apartment complex.
"The back door (to the roof) is always open, they could easily go up there," Crawford said.
Investigators found that the child knew that he could access the roof and that the roof door had no lock or alarm on it, the official said. The money he was given for the Chinese food was not found with his body, but there was no evidence of a struggle on the roof or evidence that anyone else was on the roof, the official said. The impact of the fall caused his pants pockets to rip, the official said.
It was common for kids who live in the building to hang out on the roof, where there is a steel wire anchored to the roof by two, two-foot tall metal boxes that near the edge of the walled roof, the official said. Investigators are looking at the possibility that Sidy stepped up onto one of the boxes and accidentally fell over the side of the building, the official said.
The buildings in the complex are being renovated, with scaffolding hung from the roof. Some residents said the din of work being done meant some people didn't hear anything unusual at the time of the accident.
"I saw one of the tenants pointing. I looked out the window and saw him lying on his face," said Crystal Alvarez, who wad visiting family at the building at the time of the fall. "I couldn't sleep at all last night."
A spokesman for the building's management company said the law requires that roof access doors remain unlocked, but that the company does not condone residents' going up there.
"Clearly the building management does not encourage people of any age to congregate on the roof," said spokesman Ronn Torossian. "It's a fire exit. [Locking the door] is illegal. You cannot lock that door."
Mr. Torossian said the building owners are cooperating fully with police as they investigate whether a crime occurred. There are security cameras in the building, but not on the roof, he said.
"Our condolences are extended to the family on their tragic loss," Mr. Torossian said.
The Office of the Medical Examiner ruled the cause of death blunt trauma from injuries caused by the fall– which included two broken arms, a fractured skull, blunt force to the face and an amputated left leg, The official said. The manner of death is still pending.


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Tuesday, June 12, 2012
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WHAT: River Market Goes Green Press Conference
Wednesday, June 13
WHERE: River Market – West Pavilion
400 President Clinton Avenue, Little Rock
DETAILS: Bryan Day, Assistant City Manager; Gretchen Hall, President
& CEO Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau; Tim
Heiple, Keep Little Rock Beautiful / River Market
Neighborhood Association; and David Steinmetz, Waste
Management will all discuss this pilot program & meaning
for the River Market District and City of Little Rock.
Participating Restaurants will demonstrate the amount of
glass collected on average per night with a "Glass Smash".
Waste Management's new single stream recycling dumpster
on Display. Ripple Glass & Owens Corning will show end
products made from recycled glass.
Visit participating restaurants tonight for special promotions
celebrating that the River Market is going GREEN!
PHOTO OPPS: City Leaders, Glass Smash, Waste Management Display
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FUN FACTS: It's estimated that 60% of River Market District Restaurant trash is made of recyclables like cardboard and glass.
It takes 6, 12oz Beer Bottles to make enough insulation to fill a standard wall cavity.
The energy saved from recycling one glass bottle can run a 100-watt light bulb for four hours or a compact fluorescent bulb for 20 hours. It also causes 20% less air pollution and 50% less water pollution than when a new bottle is made from raw materials.
On average, it costs $30 per ton to recycle trash, $50 to send it to the landfill, and $65 to $75 to incinerate it.
So far this year, Ripple has recycled over 32 Million bottles and jars.
In 2011, Ripple Glass recycled enough glass to produce nearly 100 million Boulevard beer bottles. Placed end to end, these bottles would stretch almost halfway around the earth.
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The other night we had the pleasure of having dinner at a fantastic restaurant call the 'Table' with friends and fellow innkeepers Carol & Herb Steffey of Garden-Gate Get-A-Way Bed and Breakfast. The restaurant is located in Millersburg, Ohio but is moving to Massillon, Ohio in a few months.
Everything was outstanding including the table setting, presentation, homemade bread to start, entree, and dessert.
I took many pictures and decided to showcase the dessert we had because everyone loves a great taste of sweetness at the end of a perfect meal. This was a fresh berry tart served with roasted peanuts, a drizzle of chocolate sauce, a shaving of white chocolate and a very light and refreshing mascarpone ice cream. It was served so creatively on an old piece of roofing slate.
We all had a chance to meet and talk to Kent, the owner and chef extraordinarie and his wife. A very friendly, and warm couple dedicated to serving fresh, farm to table, clean food without hormones, pesticides, etc. We wish them much success in the opening of their new restaurant and can't wait to go again.
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How to Support Autism Speaks for Less than the Cost of a Minivan
This guest post is by Sarah Schaffer, an AS2YP event committee member and employee of BlackRock.
Manhattan is a competitive landscape for just about everything, from career path to sample sales to SoulCycle spinning classes (yes, I too have frantically refreshed my computer as classes for the coming week are released). When I embarked on fulfilling my New Year's resolution last year to give back to the community, I found that even philanthropy in Manhattan was yet another application process. As I sifted through applications and interview schedules and tentatively committed to Saturdays from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m in business casual to help empower women in the community, I soon realized I could not maintain such a rigorous schedule and keep my day job. It became quickly apparent that I would never be able to compete with the ladies who lunch (who should really be rebranded as ladies who lunch and volunteer).
After taking a much-needed step back I realized I was approaching the process too scientifically. No one should need approval or admittance to give back to their community. The search should be far more organic. What do I care about? What cause needs attention, especially in my age group? If I barely have time to take my dry cleaning out of the plastic, do I have time to volunteer and where can I make a difference?
These answers are completely personal to the individual, but I soon realized I cared most about helping children – maybe because they cannot help themselves or maybe just because I know I will be a mother one day and have children of my own. As for a topic that lacks attention among my age group (for the record I am twenty-something, that's all I will divulge), I found autism to be a perfect candidate. There are mothers and fathers who are pioneering for education, awareness, and support for autism today, but this is not a disorder that typically garners awareness among the youth of Manhattan. We are the parents of tomorrow and any disorder that is statistically growing this rapidly should be something we fight for today.
The Autism Speaks to Young Professionals (AS2YP) initiative gave me the perfect opportunity to help change my future. The committee provides different levels of volunteerism to ensure that everyone involved is able to give back whether it is weekly, monthly, or yearly. As a member of AS2YP I learned that some very hip and happening individuals in New York City have been touched by autism. This translates to us hosting our fundraisers at locales you generally cannot get into on a standard Thursday night (without buying a table for the price of a minivan). Or sometimes, events are hosted in a space so completely unique you could find yourself partying on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange – like our first event last year.
All AS2YP events generally end with droves of young professionals being slightly less professional on the dance floor. I expect no less from Round Two at the New York Stock Exchange on August 5. Come join us from 7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. for cocktails and dancing for this pertinent and fabulous cause. Some dance moves are better than others, but hey, it's for charity! If the DJ doesn't stop taking my requests like last year, we will even play a little Britney for you (don't lie, you love it). Hope to see you all there.
Tickets are available online, starting at $75. Ticket price includes admission, passed appetizers, open bar, dancing and the opportunity to support Autism Speaks while meeting other New York-area young professionals.
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Since KWCH went on the air 60 years ago, we've covered some great Kansas sports moments and athletes.
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Mississippi House officials said Thursday that Democratic Rep. David Gibbs of West Point has not resigned his seat in the Legislature.
A letter of resignation was never filed with the secretary of state's office, so the resignation never took effect. That's according to Nathan Wells, chief of staff for Republican House Speaker Philip Gunn.
When the legislative session opened Tuesday, Gunn read the House a resignation letter that had been signed by the ailing Gibbs.
But Gibbs' family wrote a letter the same day, saying he wanted to rescind the resignation. But that letter arrived later.
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Show Setlist
Saturday, 12/31/2011
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Set 1: BagAC/DC Bag > Wolfman'sWolfman's Brother, SOAMuleScent of a Mule, STFTFPStealing Time From the Faulty Plan, Lawn Boy, JibbooGotta Jibboo, Farmhouse, Pebbles and Marbles, Ocelot > Fluffhead
Set 2: Party Time, Light[1] -> Golden Age > ThemeTheme From the Bottom, Heavy Things > Ghost > Sneakin' SallySneakin' Sally Through the Alley > 46 Days > SuzySuzy Greenberg
Set 3: Cavern, Steam > Auld Lang Syne > DwDDown with Disease[2], WedgeThe Wedge, Alaska, Velvet SeaWading in the Velvet Sea, First Tube
Encore: SlaveSlave to the Traffic Light
[1] Page on theremin.
[2] Unfinished.
· Auld Lang Syne tease in Fluffhead
· Spooky tease in Steam
Noteworthy Jams: Steam (highly recommended)
Average Song Gap: 9.82
Performers: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon
Notes: This show was webcast via LivePhish. Fluffhead contained an Auld Lang Syne tease from Trey. Light featured Page on theremin. Prior to Steam, a steam kettle and hot plate went off on stage, with Trey acting like he was attempting to put out the steam. Shortly after the song began, steam also came from the floor near the soundboard area. An amp (with the steam kettle on it), a keytar, a bass, a vacuum, and a few lights were then lifted off the stage. A woman in the front of the stage tossed a "Steam" sign into the front row, then rose with a barricade and security guard before eventually being lifted up over the band. Several other aerialists (clothed in various casual attire, equipped with black backpacks emitting smoke and lights on their backs) subsequently rose up from the crowd and ascended and descended several times. The first aerialist counted down to midnight, at which point balloons were released from the ceiling. The aerialists later returned with lights in their hands for Down with Disease, which also featured Trey and Mike being raised up and back down a few times before finally rising several feet on hydraulic lifts. Steam contained a Spooky tease from Trey and Disease was unfinished.
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3 Joy
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2 The Story of the Ghost
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At the November 13 YME school board meeting Superintendent Al Stoeckman reported that Education Minnesota-YME has agreed to submit a Letter of Intent to develop a Quality Compensation (Q Comp) plan. This means the Minnesota Department of Education will earmark approximately $135,000 for YME. A committee will be meeting to design a plan to fit YME which meets the 5 components of Q Comp: Career Ladder/Advancement, Job-embedded Professional Development, Teacher Evaluation/ Observation, Performance Pay, Alternate Salary Schedule. When the plan is complete, it needs to be approved by both the teachers and the school district.
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•Stoeckman also reported that he and the principals and one teacher had attended the first of three workshops on Teacher and Principal Evaluations. This is part of the No Child Left Behind waiver to establish consistent evaluations for teachers and principals which will be put into place for the 2014-2015 school year. Future dates are February 8 and April 2. Three additional teachers have agreed to be part of a committee developing evaluations: Jake Suter, Melissa Larson and Becky Leiseth. Steve Zumhofe will be a School Board representative on the committee.
•The board accepted the resignation of long-time athletic equipment manager Chris Morris, effective Nov. 30.
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Two new federal bills ask that Blennerhassett Island be named a national park. The bills have strong support and it is likely that the Mid-Ohio Valley will become a tourist hotspot.
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"Uncle Tom's Cabin" will be performed tonight at the auditorium. The curtain opens at 8 p.m.
The Marietta Band will perform in the City Park Oct. 3 at 7:30. Tunes include marches and war songs.
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Definición de coral en inglés:
1A hard stony substance secreted by certain marine coelenterates as an external skeleton, typically forming large reefs in warm seas: [as modifier]: a coral reef
Más ejemplos en oraciones
- Police said seven tourist boats sail every day from Tungkang to the small island, which boasts coral reefs and rich marine life.
- The rest of the island is characterized by beautiful sandy beaches, coral reefs, warm clear blue waters and idyllic islands.
- Ciguatera poison is made by a microscopic organism that attaches itself to algae growing in the warm waters of coral reefs.
1.1Precious red coral, used in jewelry.
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- The pieces on this page - not to scale - are only the tip of the mountain of crystal, coral, bead, shell, pearl and sequin baubles available out there for summer.
- The precious ingredients, ivory, coral, amber and crystal, have a distinctly magical aura - precious medicine for a precious child.
- The sculptures are made of copper and silver decorated with coral, pearl, crystal and stone and are often set on a heart-shaped base.
1.2The pinkish-red color of red coral.
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- The key colours are bright coral, various shades of purple, peach and green.
- Cyclamen flower petals range in colors from pink to white, coral, red, purple, and also a wide array of bicolors.
- Jewel colours such as coral and emerald-green showed up often on runways last week, and shoppers should expect to see them in a few months in stores everywhere.
2A sedentary coelenterate of warm and tropical seas, with a calcareous, horny, or soft skeleton. Most corals are colonial and many rely on the presence of green algae in their tissues to obtain energy from sunlight.
- Several orders in the class Anthozoa, including the 'true' or stony corals (order Scleractinia or Madreporaria), which form reefs, the soft corals (order Alcyonacea), and the horny corals (order Gorgonacea).
Oraciones de ejemplo
- Since the beginning of the Cenozoic, reefs have become dominated by scleractinian corals and calcareous algae.
- They were found in association with several other brachiopods as well as corals.
- They are reef fishes that not only rely on the corals for habitat but also food.
3The unfertilized roe of a lobster or scallop, which is used as food and becomes reddish when cooked.
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- Remove the orange beak of coral from each scallop.
- In a food processor, mix the lobster coral with three ounces of butter until well combined and reserve.
- Separating the boys from the girls, females, called 'hens', are often preferred for their roe or coral.
- (chiefly Biology & Zoology )Oraciones de ejemplo
- In cycads, the cyanobacteria are sheltered in specially modified roots which have the appearance of coral, and so are called coralloid roots, as seen above at left.
- Specialised, upright-growing, branched roots, known as coralloid roots, are also produced by all species.
- Conversely, normal lateral roots can be initiated within the internal tissues of decaying coralloid branches.
Middle English: via Old French from Latin corallum, from Greek korallion, kouralion.
Palabras que riman con coralamoral, Balmoral, immoral, laurel, moral, quarrel, sorel, sorrel
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- Antenna Qty
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- Power Device
- External power adapter
- Cables Included
- 1 x network cable
- Compatible with Windows 7
- "Compatible with Windows 7" software and devices carry Microsoft's assurance that these products have passed tests for compatibility and reliability with 32-bit and 64-bit Windows 7.
- Localisation
- United Kingdom
Software / System Requirements
- Software Included
- Drivers & Utilities
- OS Required
- Apple MacOS X 10.4 or later, Microsoft Windows Vista / XP
- Additional Requirements
Dimensions & Weight
- Width
- 20.2 cm
- Depth
- 16 cm
- Height
- 3.4 cm
- Weight
- 362 g
Environmental Parameters
- Min Operating Temperature
- Max Operating Temperature
- Humidity Range Operating
- 10 - 85%
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Customer reviews
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Reviewed by Paul Groom. Review Posted 18/06/2010
I bought this not really expecting much difference than my old router that was supplied by my ISP. My first pleasant shock was when I tried installing it; it was just so easy, especially with its step by step guide. I then set up all my laptops and gaming devices, again with so much ease. The real shock was when I got everything set up and tested the signal strength in my 4 bed, strong walled detached house.....the signal strength was just excellent! I was now able to use my laptop all around the house, and my brother was able to do online gaming at speed at the same time without loss of any signal! So glad I invested in this!
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- Value for money
Very Good
Reviewed by Stuart Adams. Review Posted 27/07/2011
Easy to install and setup using the supplied CD, no problems. Good wireless signal and speed and looks great.
The negative points...
Power cable quite short.
Cannot run 'g' and 'n' wireless simultaneously, either one or the other.
Network Magic software is great but you cannot upgrade to the full version in the UK.
Despite these negatives it still gets 5 stars.
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Reviewed by Anonymous Review Posted 13/03/2012
i looked at the linsksys by cisco dual- band wireless-n bt adsl2+ modem router.
very well explained and vidio as well, answerd all my questions
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Much faster now :)
Reviewed by Dan. Review Posted 23/03/2010
Really happy with this purchase, just upgraded my Sky router - was a little tricky as I had to find a sky user password generator (search google) however really worth the effort,its much faster now and with no drop outs whenI'm playing my Xbox online. I've also just connected my hardrive. 5 stars.
- Overall
- Ease of use
- Value for money
Quality bit of kit - when you get one that works
Reviewed by John. Review Posted 12/11/2011
Bought as a replacement for NetGear DGN2200 router that ran hot and burnt itself out. The Linksys runs slightly warm but seems OK placed next to other electronic kit. Have been using this one 6 months and has proved reliable although this is a replacement - first one was faulty and suffered from random drop outs that some others have reported. To me this would suggest a manufacturing issue not a design / firmware fault as has been reported.
Range and strength of signal better than the NetGear. There's no setup wizard so can take a bit longer to get the configuration right. But menus are easy to use and good range of security options I've not seen elsewhere. I've six devices connected wirelessly to it including XBox and Wii - no connection issues with any of them.
I'd go for this over the NetGear every time, you just need to get lucky and get one that works!
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Reviewed by methlon. Review Posted 05/01/2010
ive just installes 1 and i now have a worse signal than before using my speed touch 54mb i recived from my isp the upstairs bedroom that had a weak signal is now none existant i will have to buy an access point for upstairs to make up the short fall the ethernet is fast though
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Good... For a while
Reviewed by Jim. Review Posted 22/10/2013
Worked well for a while,the inexplicably died completely after 18 months.
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Read up before you Buy
Reviewed by Chris. Review Posted 25/03/2010
Sorry but after months of trouble with it and Linksys support it's a big thumbs down for the WAG320N-UK. I strongly recommend that you read up on this product before you buy. There appears to be a firmware bug (although unconfirmed by Linksys) that results in the loss of internet connectivity. It's even detailed in the forums of the Linksys website! (For those interested: - http://forums.linksysbycisco.com/linksys/board/message?board.id=DSL&thread.id=10718&view=by_date_ascending&page=1 ) Every day and at least once a day we have had to power cycle the unit to restore the internet connection. Not something you expect off a brand like Linksys by Cisco. Needless to say it won't be our modem/router for much longer! When the internet connection is there it seems a good unit, but alas it's a WHEN the connection is there. Sorry for sounding so grim on this one. Oh and before you wonder it has been exchanged by Linksys under RMA and the replacement is exactly the same. :-(
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Disconnection problem remains unresolved
Reviewed by Graham Wayne. Review Posted 28/11/2012
Although the speed is outstanding, like others who have reviewed this product, I have two units that both disconnect themselves overnight. Spoke at length to Cisco support, who claim to know nothing about the problem, which is odd considering the hundreds of posts about it on their own forum: http://homecommunity.cisco.com/t5/Cable-and-DSL/WAG320N-Connection-Problem/td-p/317255 Anyway, it's got a design fault which seems to affect many of the units, and I recommend anyone seeking a new router to buy something else!
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Purdy, an Air National Guard major, says his life is now a struggle and the theft of his identity ripped his credit apart.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- A former Montgomery resident says the theft of his identity has cost him his job, at least for now his career in the Air National Guard and left him thousands of dollars in debt.
U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson last week sentenced 41-year-old Angeline Austin of Montgomery to more than six years in prison for stealing the identities of Zane Purdy and hundreds of others by accessing a Troy hospital's data base.
Purdy said he found out early in 2012 from the U.S. Attorney's office that someone had gained access to his personal information.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. – July 7, 2013 – Ducks Unlimited would like to thank Bass Pro Shops and NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Tony Stewart for a great second-place finish at Daytona International Speedway during the Coke Zero 400.
"Johnny Morris and Bass Pro Shops have always been great partners, and their generosity never ceases to amaze me," said DU CEO Dale Hall. "The fact that they support DU's mission speaks volumes about the company and their commitment to conservation."
Thanks to a partnership with Bass Pro Shops, Stewart's No. 14 Sprint Cup car was wrapped with DU's logo to create exposure for its conservation mission. Stewart, the 2012 winner of the Coke Zero 400, raced under the lights at Daytona, finishing behind race winner Jimmie Johnson.
Stewart managed to miss several wrecks throughout the race and worked his way from the 25th spot at the halfway point to set up an impressive finish. After a red flag stopped the race with 10 laps left, Stewart broke away from the pack on the restart to set up an exciting shootout to the finish.
"I love the outdoors and everything that goes into maintaining the outdoors," Stewart said. "Nurturing the land is as satisfying for me as hunting and fishing. Giving back is something that drives me, be it in racing or with the outdoors. In order for racing to be sustainable, we have to have younger generations get involved. It's the same with the outdoors. In order for hunting and fishing to be sustainable, our land and wildlife needs to be managed and maintained, and that knowledge has to be passed on from one generation to the next. Ducks Unlimited does a great job in that regard, and we're proud to have them with us at Daytona."
The special logo wrap came as a surprise during Bass Pro founder John L. Morris' speech to DU convention attendees earlier this year in Portland, Ore.
"Conservation is the only way we can ensure our grandchildren and their children will have the opportunity to enjoy the outdoors like our generation has, and Ducks Unlimited has been promoting conservation for the past 76 years," Morris said. "It's a tremendous organization with a great mission, and I'm proud to call myself a DU member."
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The future of fuel is taking off right now in Aiken County. The country's first alternative fueling facility opened there in 2001 and now a distribution center is about to open. News 12 tells you why fuel made from soybeans is catching on.
This Aiken garbage truck is in a way creating less waste. It's run by the environmentally friendly bio-diesel fuel made from soybeans.
Two of Aiken's trucks are fueled with bio-diesel. The city is so pleased, they're considering using it more.
"The gas normally give me a headache. You can't smell this, I like it better," said Bev Forrest.
When this Aiken station opened five years ago, it was the first alternative fueling station in America. It caught on in Aiken and they now sell three million gallons of fuel and growing.
Doug Goodman started fueling his personal truck here a few weeks ago.
"It's cheaper, one thing. My neighbor talked me into it, said it's cleaner," Goodman said.
Bio-diesel became cheaper in October when President Bush included a tax credit in the energy bill.
"We've invested a significant amount of money, even before the energy bill on the hopes that we could get this to become an alternative fuel and it is," said Mark Harper.
Mark Harper is the CEO of United Energy, which runs the Aiken fueling facility.
Harper hopes the lower price will mean South Carolina's school buses will soon run on bio-diesel. And this is paving the way for more things to run on alternative fuel. In about a month, United Energy will open a bio-diesel distribution center in Aiken County. It will be stored in these tanks, put on rail cars and shipped to four states.
"Our hope is to expand the network and make sure it's available to the public," Harper said.
So in a few years, Aiken's rare bio-diesel station may be the norm.
Bio-diesel works in any diesel car or truck. To fill up, the alternative fuel facility is on Tooleback Road in Aiken. The station is open from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Right now it costs $2.38 a gallon. They also sell ethanol, which is good in flexible fuel vehicles.


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LAFAYETTE -- Veteran "Today" show senior broadcast producer and former Lafayette resident Don Nash has been promoted to executive producer of the iconic morning show.
As executive producer, Nash will be responsible for all four hours of "Today" program content and will lead the broadcast's management team and program staff. "Don Nash deserves to be at the helm of 'Today,' said Steve Capus, president of NBC News, in a news release. "He is a beloved member of the Today family who brings vision, commitment and a deep familiarity to all aspects of the broadcast."
A 23-year veteran of "Today," Nash previously served as the show's senior broadcast producer, for the past seven years orchestrating the live broadcast from the control room each morning and playing an integral role in day-to-day programming. e has overseen hundreds of breaking news events including three presidential elections, the capture of Osama Bin Laden, the Japanese earthquake and tsunami, Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy, and the Aurora, Colo. theater shooting.
Nash succeeds former "Today" Executive Producer Jim Bell, who has been appointed executive producer of NBCUniversal's Olympics Coverage.
Nash graduated from Acalanes High School in 1983 and earned a bachelor's degree in communications studies from UCLA. He began his career at NBC in 1989 as a page in Burbank, and soon started work as a production assistant at "Today's" Burbank Bureau. In 1999, he moved to New York to become a senior producer for the show. He lives in Connecticut with his wife Gaylen and two daughters, Cassidy and Alice.
His parents, Drs. Donald and Darlene Nash, still live in Lafayette.
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Missouri All-American Michael Sam says he is gay, and the defensive end could become the first openly homosexual player in the NFL.
In interviews with ESPN, the New York Times and Outsports that were published Sunday, Sam said he came out to all his teammates and coaches at Missouri in August.
"I am an openly, proud gay man," he said.
Sam will participate in the NFL combine later this month in Indianapolis and is currently projected to be a mid-round NFL draft pick in May.
"It's a big deal. No one has done this before. And it's kind of a nervous process, but I know what I want to be ... I want to be a football player in the NFL," he told ESPN.
The 6-foot-2, 255-pound Sam participated in the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala., last month after leading the SEC in sacks (11.5) and tackles for loss (19). He was the conference's defensive player of the year.
There have been a few NFL players who have come out after their playing days, including Kwame Harris and Dave Kopay.
Last year, NBA player Jason Collins announced he was gay. Collins, a backup center, was a free agent when he came out and has not signed with a new team. MLS star and U.S. national team player Robbie Rogers also came out a year ago.
"His courage will inspire millions to live their truth," Rogers tweeted.
"We admire Michael Sam's honesty and courage," the NFL said in a statement. "Michael is a football player. Any player with ability and determination can succeed in the NFL. We look forward to welcoming and supporting Michael Sam in 2014."
Sam's announcement comes at a time gay rights issues and sports have collided at the Sochi Olympics. Russia's anti-gay law has received much criticism because of the games.
Carolina Panthers running back DeAngelo Williams tweeted: "I could care less about a man's sexual preference! i care about winning games and being respectful in the locker room!"
Williams' teammate, cornerback Drayton Florence, posted on his Twitter account: "No comment but it can be a distraction in the locker room. At least he's open with it much respect!"
Sam said many people at the Senior Bowl all-star game for NFL prospects seemed to know he was gay.
"I didn't realize how many people actually knew, and I was afraid that someone would tell or leak something out about me," he told ESPN. "I want to own my truth. ... No one else should tell my story but me."
Sam told the Times he dated a man on the Missouri swim team and came out to teammates L'Damian Washington and Marvin Foster about a year ago, before letting the whole team know during last preseason.
"Coaches just wanted to know a little about ourselves, our majors, where we're from, and something that no one knows about you," Sam told ESPN. "And I used that opportunity just to tell them that I was gay. And their reaction was like, 'Michael Sam finally told us.' "
Missouri coach Gary Pinkel said in a statement Sunday night: "Michael is a great example of just how important it is to be respectful of others, he's taught a lot of people here firsthand that it doesn't matter what your background is, or your personal orientation, we're all on the same team and we all support each other."
Missouri linebacker Donovan Bonner was a teammate of Sam's for five years.
"We knew of his status for 5 years and not one team member, coach, or staff member said anything says a lot about our family atmosphere," Bonner tweeted.


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VIERA, Fla. - To cope with the end of a crazy, exciting, exhausting rookie campaign, Bryce Harper did two of his favorite things: spend time with those closest to him at home in Las Vegas, and lift weights. He took a month off after the Washington Nationals' season ended abruptly in October, and then began the offseason routine that altered his already athletic, growing and built body.
The reigning National League rookie of the year reported to spring training nearly 20 pounds heavier than his playing weight at the end of last season, a chiseled, linebacker-sized 6 feet 3, 230 pounds, ready for the physical and mental rigors of his second season in the major leagues.
"I take a lot of pride in my workouts," he said, sitting in the clubhouse at Space Coast Stadium this week. "I work as hard as I can to get ready for the season."
The Nationals' grandiose hopes for this season rest, in part, on the broad shoulders and unspeakably high expectations for 20-year-old Harper. As a rookie, he injected life and power into the Nationals' lineup and, despite some growing pains, helped propel them to their first NL East title. He recorded one of the greatest teenage seasons in baseball history, smashing 22 home runs, posting a .817 on-base plus slugging percentage, scoring 98 runs and evolving into an strong defensive player.
The goal this year, though, is higher. "The World Series is the biggest thing on my mind," he said.
As for his personal ambitions, Harper has been mum since arriving in Viera for spring training.
"More extra-base hits," manager Davey Johnson said, jokingly, earlier this week. "Probably with more stolen bases, more runners thrown out. You name it, there's probably a litany of lists. . . . It's probably .390 with 50 [home runs]. But whatever I get, I'm going to be happy with."
Tim Soder, who has trained Harper for the past two offseasons, has heard Harper talk about his personal goals for 2013.
"I don't think he knows how to spell second," Soder said. "He wants to be number one."
Harper built his body as big and strong as he could during the winter, an offseason activity he has made a mission since high school. He loses weight quickly; playing baseball nearly every day for the next eight months, especially the hell-bent way Harper does, can do that to a body. By the end of spring training, Harper figures he will lose 10 pounds.
Since mid-November, when he started lifting again, Harper set his alarm for 4:50 a.m. four times a week, was up by 5 and was at Soder's training facility in Las Vegas by 5:30 to join a group of minor league and major league players. The intense, non-stop workouts last between 90 minutes and two hours, a little longer on leg days. His older brother, Bryan, 23, a Nationals minor league pitcher, accompanied him.
"It gives me a good time to relax and hang out and clear my mind," Harper said. "Lifting and stuff really helps me clear my mind. I love it."
The Nationals wanted to move Harper out of center field as soon as possible, to prevent the mental and physical wear and tear on his muscular body. That was part of the reason for the late-November trade for Denard Span, the type of leadoff hitter and center fielder the Nationals have long coveted. But to Harper it didn't matter where he was going to play, he was going to show up to camp at 230 pounds even if he was the everyday center fielder.
"I was like 220 last year [for spring training]," Harper said. "So I may be like 250 next year. I'm still growing. I'm still going through those spurts where you're getting stronger."
Harper has always lost weight during the season. He lifts only twice a week during the year, just as maintenance, and does bodyweight exercises. After games end and he has showered and talked to reporters, it's often past 10 p.m. or close to 11, too late for a normal-sized dinner. Harper would often just drive home across the Potomac River to his apartment in Pentagon City and instantly fall asleep.
What sustains him is breakfast - his favorite meal of the day - and a peanut butter and jelly sandwich just before games start. When he is home, however, he gets three hearty meals a day, if not more. He eats whatever his mother, Sheri, makes and places before him. One night the menu is fettuccini, another it's enchiladas or shepherd's pie. "She makes everything good and everything is fresh," he said.
"I just eat as much as I can," Harper added. "I don't really care. I don't really have a diet. I'm still going to eat Fruity Pebbles and Captain Crunch and all these cereals at 12 o'clock at night. I don't really care."
Harper mostly hung out at home over the winter. His room at his parents' house is intact. He played with his dog Swag, who lives there. He spent time with his sister Brittany, her husband and their 5-month-old son, who live in Wyoming. He went to University of Nevada-Las Vegas basketball games. He tried golfing for the first time ("I loved it, but I'm terrible," he said.) He took trips to Los Angeles, including an appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live." The Harper family went on cruise around Hawaii in late December and, of course, Harper lifted with his father, Ron, on the ship.
"[My parents] love having me around," he said. "They don't have me around for nine months. So I'm an absolute homebody. Our family is really close."
Throughout his entire career, Harper's baseball ability has had him playing against older players. And in the Nationals' clubhouse, he is around players on average six to seven years older. Kids his age are in college, not playing in the major leagues. But when he visited his girlfriend Kayla Varner, a soccer player at Brigham Young University, over the winter and watched her games, Harper didn't regret missing out on college. He is living his dream of playing major league baseball.
"I don't need to go to college or do any of those parties or anything like that," he said. "I like playing the game of baseball. I like being around my family and friends. And I'm Bryce when I'm around them. And I'm Bryce in here [the clubhouse]. This is what I love to do."
Harper admits his rookie season was both exciting and stressful, the mental and physical toll evident. He endured the longest, most arduous slump of his career during the summer. He didn't rest during the all-star break. Fans chased him for his autograph and photos inside and outside Nationals Park. Reporters vied for his time in the clubhouse. But Harper considers it all a blessing.
"I'd rather be the guy that has everybody doing that than not," he said. "I love playing the game every single day. I love having fans. And I have a great group of guys that helped me get through those hard times and I can talk to them about anything."
On Sunday, the first day of full-team workouts, Harper joked with teammates during stretching and warmups. He drilled balls over the left field fence with ease during batting practice, almost in midseason form.
"Anything he sets his mind to he will achieve," his brother Bryan said in an e-mail. "He told me last year in the middle August, he was going to make a push and get that Rookie of The Year Award, and look what he did in September. I truly believe he can do anything he wants to do in his career . . . Anything he puts his mind to he can achieve. If he wants to win the MVP, he will."


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We will have open tryouts Friday August 16th @ 6:00pm & Sunday August 18th @ 11:00am at Northgate Park FIELD 1 (BACK of COMPLEX) in Dyer Indiana on Calumet Ave, 1 block South of Main Street on Calumet Avenue in Dyer.
"2013-2014" Dyer Fire "00" out of Northwest Indiana
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We are looking for the HARDEST WORKING, MOST DEDICATED, and TALENTED group of players that have a DESIRE to compete at their highest level. We will play in approximately 18-20 tournaments (12u NSA, 14u ASA Metros & PGF). We will end play competing in the NSA World Series and/or the ASA Nationals. The girls will be required to practice as a TEAM throughout the winter, along with participating in a couple of fall tournaments and indoor tournaments throughout the winter.
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Phil Mickelson made it to the weekend in the Phoenix Open. Another left-hander and a fellow former Arizona State player set the pace.
A week after withdrawing from Torrey Pines because of back pain, Mickelson shot a 4-under 67 in his afternoon round Friday at cool and breezy TPC Scottsdale. The defending champion and former Sun Devil was eight shots behind co-leaders Bubba Watson and Matt Jones.
"I'm not totally out of it," Mickelson said. "Obviously, I'd like to be closer, but as we have seen in the past, there is that 8-, 9-, 10-, in some cases 11-under round out there."
Watson, the long-hitting left-hander who won the 2012 Masters, followed his opening 64 with a 66 to reach 12-under 130. Jones, the Australian who played at ASU and lives in Scottsdale, had his second straight 65.
"It's right where I want to be going into the weekend," Watson said. "I had two sloppy bogeys coming down the stretch, but I will take it."
Jones birdied four of his last six holes. He and Watson played in the morning.
"We definitely got the good side of the draw," Jones said.
Harris English and Greg Chalmers shot 67s to reach 10 under.
Despite the weather, the PGA Tour event set an attendance record for the third straight day with an estimated crowd of 123,674.
European Tour: Rory McIlroy hit wedge into 5 feet for birdie on the 18th hole for a 2-under 70 and regained the outright lead in the Dubai Desert Classic.
The chief challenge for McIlroy came from an American -- but it wasn't Tiger Woods. Brooks Koepka shot a 65 and was a stroke behind McIlroy.
Woods hit only four fairways and had to rely on some key putts to salvage a 73. He was tied for 44th, eight shots out of the lead.
"I just didn't hit it close enough and didn't hit it well," Woods said. "Just one of those days."
McIlroy was at 11-under 133. He led by three shots after a birdie on 10 at Emirates Golf Club. But he drove into the waste area on the par-5 13th and par-4 16th holes, both leading to bogeys.
"It was nice to birdie the last and at least give myself a one-shot lead going into tomorrow," McIlroy said.
Danny Willett, who began his week by ski diving at 13,000 feet, had a 65 and shared third with Damien McGrane (70) and Julien Quesne (70) at 136.
LPGA Tour: Former Auburn All-American and tour player Danielle Downey died Thursday in a car accident. She was 33.
Downey lost control on Lee Road 57, the car overturned several times and she was ejected at about 10 p.m., police said.
She was in her second season as Auburn's director of golf operations. She filled in for coach Kim Evans during the 2012-13 season after Evans was diagnosed with cancer.
"I'm absolutely devastated," Evans said.


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SANTA CLARA -- The NFL Network's Tuesday night programming will revolve around the NFC Championship Game contenders: the 49ers and Falcons.
Airing at 5 p.m. will be the 49ers' divisional-round win Saturday night over the Green Bay Packers. Linebacker Patrick Willis was wired for sound during the game. Highlights of that 45-31 win can be found here.
At 6:30 p.m., "NFL Replay" will show the Falcons' 30-28 survival over the Atlanta Falcons, whose coach Mike Smith was wired for sound. Highlights of that game can be found here.
The top-seeded Falcons (14-3) will host the second-seeded 49ers (12-4-3) at noon on Sunday for the right to play in Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans.


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Hanover middle school being tested for carcinogen
Traces of the chemical, also known as TCE, were found across Route 10 from the school in soil tests near the Army Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory. TCE was used as a refrigerant there from the 1960s to 1987.
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