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Marietta College turned the tide with a monster run.
During second-half action, the Pioneer men's basketball team erased a 20-point deficit by scoring 18 unanswered points en route to an 80-76 overtime triumph against the University of Mount Union in an Ohio Athletic Conference Tournament championship game at Ban Johnson Arena Saturday night.
"I think we're the cardiac kids now," said MC sharpshooter and OAC tourney honoree Jacob (J.O.) Owens, who scored 21 points. "Coach (Jon VanderWal) told us that we had a lot of time left, and we just stayed focused all game. We believed and we made plays and in the end we came out victorious."
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Marietta College's Tyler Hammond (15) tries to dribble around Mount Union's Matt Kiger, right, during OAC Tournament men's basketball finals action at Ban Johnson Arena Saturday night. MC won 80-76 in overtime, and Hammond was named the tourney MVP.
Photo courtesy of Donald Riddle
Marietta College's men's basketball team is all smiles after defeating Mount Union, 80-76, in overtime to claim the OAC Tournament title at Ban Johnson Arena Saturday night.
Marietta, 20-7, has now claimed two out of the last three OAC Tournament titles. With the win, the Pioneers received an automatic NCAA Division III berth, and will now face an opponent to be determined at a date, place and time to be announced today.
"Everybody just played their part finally in the second half, and it was just a great feeling to chip away," said MC point and tournament MVP Tyler Hammond, who scored a game-high 23 points.
Marietta senior J.J. Martin added a double-double with 15 points and a game-high 15 rebounds. And, Jason Humphrey netted nine markers.
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2013 Ohio Athletic Conference
Championship Game
Marietta College 80, Mount Union 76 OT
Matt Kiger 7 3-5 17, Cody Dillon 6 0-0 16, Steve Griffin 3 1-1 7, TJ Gillespie 4 5-5 16, Jarrett Ruffin 5 2-3 13, Kyle Scelza 1 0-0 3, Taylor Moore 1 0-0 2, Evan Keeslar 1 0-0 2; TOTALS: 28 11-14 76; 3-point goals: Dillon 4, Gillespie 3, Ruffin 1, Scelza 1
Tyler Hammond 8 5-7 23, Jacob Owens 6 3-5 21, JJ Martin 4 6-6 15, Jason Humphrey 3 3-9 9, AJ Ireland 1 1-2 4, Tyler Worstell 1 1-3 4, Brennan McKean 1 0-3 3, Garrett Stephenson 0 2-2 2; TOTALS: 24 21-38 80; 3-point goals: Hammond 2, Owens 6, Martin 1, Ireland 1, McKean 1
Shooting: MU 28-64 (44%), MC 24-53 (45%); Rebounds: MU 30 (Kiger 8), MC 36 (Martin 15); Assists: MU 9, MC 10; Steals: MU 5, MC 7
Halftime score: Mount Union 40, Marietta 25
Next game: Marietta (automatic bid) at NCAA Division III Tournament
"We just don't want to lose," said Martin, the second-leading scorer in the OAC. "Even when we were down, we never stopped believing."
Former Williamstown standout Matt Kiger led the Purple Raiders (13-15) with 17 points and eight caroms. Cody Dillon and T.J. Gillespie each had 16 markers, and Jarrett Ruffin tallied 13.
Nate Jacubec, Mount Union's leading scorer on the season, went scoreless.
"Marietta just caught fire," Kiger said. "They've been making big shots all year, and we knew it was going to come."
It, being the Pioneer run - the 18-0 run.
Prior to the 11:42 mark of the second half, Mount Union was in control. The Purple Raiders, who never trailed and had a double-digit lead for most of the opening half, owned a 40-25 advantage at the intermission.
Early in the second half, Mount stretched its lead to 54-34 on Ruffin's jumper at the 11:53 mark.
Marietta's comeback started innocuously enough with Garrett Stephenson making a pair of free-throws. Tyler Worstell then converted one of two at the line, and Hammond followed with a couple of buckets to cut it to 54-41 at the 9:27 mark.
Owens got into the scoring act with a four-point play on a trey and bonus freebie, and all of a sudden Mount's lead was only nine, 54-45.
After a Purple Raider timeout, Hammond drained a three, Humphrey made a free-throw, and Owens hit another triple. The Pioneers trailed only by two.
"If you're going to come back from 20, you've got to do something amazing," Martin said.
With 3:31 left on the game clock, Hammond's four-point play gave the navy blue and white cagers their first lead of the championship tilt, 62-61.
Marietta led 66-64 until Griffin's driving layup tied the score with 15 seconds remaining.
MC had an opportunity to win the two tics left on the clock, but Brennan McKean's three-attempt was off the mark.
In overtime, Marietta never trailed, and had a seven-point lead twice (74-67 and 77-70). Owens had a triple, and Martin and Hammond each scored a deuce in the extra session. MC also converted seven freebies.
Mount Union cut it to 78-76 on Griffin's three-point play, but that's as close as the visitors from Alliance would get.
"Somehow we just find a way to make things happen," VanderWal said. "Our kids are awfully resilient, and I'm really proud of them."
Said Mount Union head coach Mike Fuline, "Give them (Marietta) a ton of credit. They are a team with a lot of experience and it showed. I knew a run was coming and we just couldn't withstand it."


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Data on hourly workers in Va. to be released
Report to show hourly rate comparison with rest of country
Virginia is getting a better picture of hourly and minimum wage workers throughout the state.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics is set to release a report Wednesday on the number of hourly-paid workers in Virginia by sex, as well as how Virginia compares to other states and how the minimum wage situation has changed over time.
Officials say that of the 73.9 million American workers age 16 and over paid at hourly rates in 2011, 5.2 percent earned wages at or below the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour.
In Virginia, nearly 1.7 million workers were paid at hourly rates in 2011 and 7.1 percent of them were paid at or below the federal minimum wage. That was down from 7.9 percent in 2010.
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4424 Urbana Pike
Celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Monocacy
The National Museum of Civil War Medicine (NMCWM) will host Historic Happy Hours at Monocacy Crossing July 5-9 to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Monocacy. Visitors will have a chance to mingle with Museum staff while sharing historic stories about the Battle and Confederate Gen. Jubal Early's ransom of Frederick. Enjoy Civil War-inspired libations, specially-priced select dishes, draft beers, domestic bottles and sparkling wine. Happy Hours vary depending on the day and are scheduled as follows:
July 5 & 6 from 3 to 5 p.m.
July 7 CLOSED
July 8 & 9 from 4 to 7 p.m.
A portion of the proceeds benefit the NMCWM.


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Otis Lee Harrell, 87
Published: Friday, December 7, 2012 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, December 6, 2012 at 3:54 p.m.
LEXINGTON— Mr. Otis Lee Harrell, 87, died Dec. 04. The funeral service will be held 1:30 p.m. Saturday in the Wilkerson Funeral Chapel. Burial will follow. The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m. Friday at Wilkerson Funeral Home.
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This is an excerpt from EERE Network News, a weekly electronic newsletter.
March 14, 2007
New Mexico Mandates More Renewable Power and Helps to Transmit It
New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson signed two bills into law on March 5th that will dramatically increase the use of renewable energy within the state. Senate Bill 418 adds new requirements to the state's Renewable Portfolio Standard, which formerly required the state's public utilities to draw on renewable energy for 10 percent of their electricity needs by 2011. Under the new bill, public utilities must continue ramping up after 2011, drawing on renewable energy for 15 percent of their electricity needs by 2015 and 20 percent by 2020. The bill also requires rural electric cooperatives to draw on renewable energy for 5 percent of their electricity needs by 2015, increasing to 10 percent by 2020. The bill defines renewable energy as coming from new hydropower facilities, from fuel cells that are not fossil-fueled, and from biomass, solar, wind, and geothermal resources. See the full text of Senate Bill 418 (PDF 59 KB). Download Adobe Reader.
House Bill 188 establishes a Renewable Energy Transmission Authority that will help New Mexico export electricity produced from solar and wind energy and other renewable energy sources. The new seven-member authority will have the power to issue bonds to finance the construction of new transmission lines (and possibly energy storage facilities) to serve new renewable energy facilities that are not being served by the state's utilities. The developers of the renewable energy projects will pay fees for using the transmission lines, thereby helping to repay the bonds. The two new bills will work together to encourage the construction of renewable energy power facilities within the state. See the governor's press release and the full text of House Bill 188 (PDF 44 KB).


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The smoking First Tube was an appropriately Michael Phelpsian opener instantly engaging the crowd by getting everybody locked in. The closing delay loops melted into Jibboo in a manner that should be indicated by an > and not a comma. Nice little false segue into a song that thematically drew together the songs on either side of it. Taking the energy a step down before the gorgeous Corrina sent ripples through the chocolate skies.
Birds wasn't in Type II form tonight but nicely fulfilled it's role as the middle-period Chalkdust Torture. Trey lays some nice skronky licks down at the beginning of this jam and bases a lot of his riffs around fragments of the main riff of Birds. He gets some really nice mileage out of this tactic and the whole jam has a shify dark blue vibe to it despite ostensibly just being a mid-set rage up.
After Birds, Phish fires up their first original reggae song since Makisupa Policeman. God I miss Windora Bug. Along with Ain't Love Funny and I Don't Care, this is one of the songs I'd want to see the most despite having no hope of doing so. There just isn't much support behind these guys. Not old enough to fulfill the bustout enthusiast, not played in high profile enough spots to really have genuine fan salivation behind them. I remember during the Sanity/Makisupa/First Tube encore at MPP thinking for SURE it was Windora and not Makisupa. c'est la vie. Bundt Cake. The post-97 period is a great time for Makisupa mini-jams and that carries over into the Windora Bug with a few minutes of some nice dubby spaciness between the penultimate and final choruses.
The Antelope isn't one that's going to stand up above the fray for any reason other than Tom & His daughter singing the ending lyrics, but Page has some excellent angular chords tossed into the buildup to the crescendo. Golgi. Bittersweet. Yup, sets have to end I guess.
The second set battles the following night's magnum opus at MPP for the unquestioned champion of this tour. This Piper doesn't quite shift right into orgasm mode right after the lyrics and instead takes its time, man it's a great way to do it. Not long after we've already dropped down into a jam that sounds like when a Birds jam shifts into jazzier Type II territory. Still quick drumming but spaced out and spooky. This Piper is extremely textural and ambiance based yet never loses his propulsion thanks to Fishman's nimble beats. Similar to the MPP Rock & Roll, it's a great way to get a 2nd set started. Melting into Lizards is quite a way to finish a long improv segment. Lizards isn't the tightest..but really, what isn't a little bit sloppy between February 1997 and Coventry?
Tube comes next, and again in a precognitive mirroring of the following show at MPP and it's stellar mid-set Mango, we get the best version of a song that's had a jam less than 10% of it's total performances. This Tube funks its way into some sweet syncopation about 5 minutes in, dives into the Bluesy theme around 6:30. I love how the delay loops afterwards convinced so many people we weren't going to have another Tube Reprise jam, and after about a minute, the funk drops. This melts into some jazzier spaces before turning into a dark bluesy death march around 12 minutes in. Reminiscent of Whipping Post or maybe The Other One, if you're a fan of classic rock touchstones. We've picked up speed by 13 minutes in and by 13:20 Fishman hits the nastiest beat. I hate to keep bringing the next show up, but it really reminds me of the MPP Dog Log. These shows felt like mirrors of each other a dozen years ago, and they still do. Unfortunately that beat gets tossed aside for a minute of directionless jamming before suddenly the jam lifts off the ground and starts thrashing around and hitting that mind shattering peak like so many millenial Piper/DWD/R&R jams did. This hyperdrive doesn't last overlong like so many of those songs did around this time and quickly mellows out into a stellar segue into Circus.


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A lecture series for students, residents, fellows, and faculty
At the Albert Einstein College of MedicineSponsored by the Einstein-Montefiore Institute for Clinical and Translational Research
This course will be appropriate for a broad range of learners:
The course will be taught in lecture format, in the Michael F. Price Center for Genetic & Translational Medicine, Harold & Muriel Block Research Pavilion, Ethel & Samuel J. Lefrak Auditorium, 1301 Morris Park Avenue at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. It will be offered on Tuesday evenings from 5:30 to 7 pm, from September 2nd through November 11th, with the final exam taking place on November 18th.
For this 11 lecture series, the tuition charge will be $650. For students enrolled in the graduate school or the medical school, this is included as part of your program and no 'extra' tuition is charged.
Each registered participant will be required to sign in for each lecture. Those registrants who attend at least 8 of the 11 lectures and receive a passing grade on the Final Exam will receive a Certificate of Completion for the "Clinical Research 101: Fundamentals of Clinical Research Methods" course.
Complete and return the attached registration form.
Registration forms, including payment (either a check made out to Einstein, or fully authorized transfer of funds), must be received by August 30, 2014.
Contact Ms. Nancy Marte (firstname.lastname@example.com) or 718-430-4008.
"Clinical Research 101: Fundamentals of Clinical Research Methods"
Evening Series: Tuesdays from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m.
Albert Einstein College of MedicineMichael F. Price Center for Genetic & Translational MedicineHarold & Muriel Block Research Pavilion Ethel & Samuel J. Lefrak Auditorium1301 Morris Park AvenueBronx, NY 10461
September 2
Study Design I: The Research Question; Observational Studies
Paul Marantz, MD, MPH
September 9
Study Design II: Clinical Trials
Mimi Kim, ScD
September 16
Biostatistics I: Descriptive And Analytic Statistics: Univariate Techniques
Hillel Cohen, DrPH, MPH
September 23
Biostatistics II: Analytic Statistics: Multivariate Techniques
Nan Xue, PhD
September 30
Biostatistics III: Survival Analysis
Charles Hall, PhD
October 7
Research Ethics
Elizabeth Kitsis, MD, MBE
October 14
Comparative Effectiveness Research
Julia Arnsten, MD, MPH
October 21
Confounding and Causal Inference in Observational Studies
William Southern, MD, MS
October 28
Healthcare and Research Informatics
Parsa Mirhaji, MD
November 4
Genetic/Genomic Issues in Clinical and Translational Research
Bernice Morrow, PhD
November 11
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Clyde Schechter, MD
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OAKLAND -- It's mid-September in Lisa Rothbard's fourth-period English class and her last chance to prep these 32 juniors for the next day's district writing assessment.
On face value, the stakes are low; the test's purpose is strictly diagnostic, designed to give the teacher a sense of the students' skill level. But Rothbard knows it's really more than that; it's a chance for her kids at Skyline High in Oakland to show that they're successfully transitioning to the new national Common Core standards, which aim to increase students' analytic and critical thinking skills.
They'll have to do more than write an argumentative essay based on opinion or anecdote. To do well, her students will need to produce a solid essay, including a strong thesis statement that is backed up with evidence, sources and research.
It's also, in a sense, a test for Rothbard. Developing new and more effective ways to teach and help students succeed is the essential challenge of the Common Core initiative. Success or failure will depend on teachers like Rothbard working on the front lines.
So in early September, she gave her two classes of sophomores and two classes of juniors an essay prompt: "Has social networking's impact on society been more positive or negative?" -- plus a packet of research and news articles to help them prepare.
But on this day, as she walks up and down the rows of desks to check students' progress, it's clear that not everyone is ready. "I have never had so many sophomores and juniors who didn't know what a thesis statement was," she says. The objective of today's lesson is to review the basics of a thesis statement one more time.
Instead of kicking off with a lecture, Rothbard aims to encourage student interaction -- one of the goals of the Common Core -- by asking the teens to "turn and talk" with their seatmates and offer their own definition. Soon there's a low buzz around the room. Some kids are silent, and others are chattering about whether rap mogul Tupac Shakur is alive or dead, a question Rothbard had mentioned earlier as a possible thesis topic. But a surprising number are actually debating the definition of "thesis statement" with their neighbors and a few minutes later, they're ready to share their ideas with the group.
A girl named Ajee raises her hand. "Chasiti said it's like a plot, and I said that it's like what's necessary for an essay."
While every teacher in this traditional comprehensive high school of 1,900 students is working to make the same transition, Rothbard has a slight advantage and an extra burden. In addition to her regular classroom duties, she is one of the few teachers at her school starting their second year as Oakland Unified's Common Core trainers.
For Rothbard, that means monthly professional development workshops run by the district, where she is the student, getting expert advice on how to implement Common Core. Back at Skyline, in addition to using what she has learned in her own classroom, she also leads collaborative training sessions with her fellow faculty members, who are generally enthusiastic about the new standards.
"Teachers often feel like, every year, there's some new effort and new direction thrown at us that will not be seen through," she says. "But this is different. There's a continuity to what we're working on, and our district is empowering teacher leadership."
Rather than wholesale change, Rothbard sees the goals of Common Core at the high school level as encouraging teachers to create a smarter version of what they had been doing before. In the English department, she says, "We're largely teaching what we've always taught. But we're making changes here and there reflecting the goals" of the Common Core.
For instance, she says, "We're making this push toward using more informational texts," the kind of complex nonfiction that students are likely to encounter in college and the work world. "The other thing I'm using my training on is making things relevant so that what the students are learning seems authentic and meaningful," she says. "We're building on those skills to hit all the standards, all the time."
With her sophomores, she's starting the year by helping them learn to do research and evaluate the credibility of online sources. At the same time, she's urging all her kids to read for deeper meaning and to discuss their insights more often, with the hope that they will get "better and better at them as we go." Her goal, she says, is not just getting her students to write summaries of what they have read or discussed in class, but to generate essays that display higher levels of analysis and criticism.
What's the biggest challenge the Common Core poses at Skyline? That's easy, says Rothbard with a sigh. Time. There's just not enough of it.
"We are trying to roll out new training, new assessments, new ways of doing things. We need time to learn to do it well," she says "and, we're doing this professional development on top of an already very demanding job."
Another challenge is technology. "At Skyline, we have 22 desktops in our library and as of last year, we reopened our computer lab with 32 desktops, and four laptop carts, each with 32 to 34 Chromebooks," Rothbard said. But two of those carts are largely committed to remedial programs. "So that leaves the library, the computer lab and two laptop carts for all teachers to reserve for classroom purposes," she says.
After all, to Rothbard, the Common Core represents a promise of better opportunities for her students.
"I think those who understand Common Core are pretty positive about it, and so far, I haven't experienced any pushback. I think one of the positives about this experience is that we've seen more consistency and progress than usual. But a lot remains to be seen."
This story was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, nonpartisan education-news outlet affiliated with Teachers College, Columbia University.


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It was a homecoming on many levels when the national tour of Flashdance celebrated its opening night at Pittsburgh's Heinz Hall on January 3. Not only did it mark a return to theatrical roots for Pittsburgh natives Rachelle Rak and Matthew Hydzik, who star as Tess and Nick, respectively; the story itself takes place in Steel City. Based on the 1983 film, Flashdance brings the story of aspiring ballet dancer Alex Owens to the stage in all all-new musical, featuring hits from the film's Grammy-winning soundtrack, including "Flashdance—What a Feeling," "Maniac," "Gloria" and 10 original songs. Click on the gallery below to see photos by Larry Rippel, featuring all the excitement on opening night of this new musical.
The National Tour of Flashdance Electrifies Pittsburgh on Opening Night
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Welcome the very sexy Veronica Avluv to Aziani! She is so beautiful and loves to model in front of the camera, she also likes to get naughty. She strips off her pretty gold dress and exposes her big breasts, landing strip and nice booty. She plays with her big dildo showing you how horny she got in this photo set.
Standing in her white corset and panties, Veronica Avluv looks like an angel..a naught one. She is sexy and very seductive in this photo set. She pulls out her big breasts and plays with them. She then pull down her panties showing off her nice ass and pussy. She spreads her long legs as wide as she can and inserts a big dildo in her tight little pussy.
Calling all lingerie lovers! You are going to love Veronica Avluv's new photos..she is dolled up in her sexy bra, panties, garter belt, thigh highs and high heels. She poses and slowly strips exposing her beautiful body. She touches her pussy and even fingers her nice tight ass. I think Veronica was turned on just as much as you are now.
Veronica Avluv looks so beautiful in her white dress and her hair pulled up. She does a super sexy striptease for you boys and girls, showing off her big breasts and tight little body. She was really horny and her pussy was ready for some toy action, it was soaking wet. This girl is so hot and very naughty!


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2.6-11 Multiple Charges and/or Informations
New, June 13, 2008 (modified April 23, 2010)
The defendant is charged with __ counts [in __ separate informations]. [<If there is more than one information:> The state has commenced __ separate cases against the defendant. They have been consolidated for the convenience of trial.]
[<If the information has been amended since beginning of trial:> To the extent that there have been any changes regarding the content of the information[s], it is of no concern to your deliberations. You are to consider only the specific charges submitted to you and not concern yourself with how the information[s] may have read when it was read to you at the start of trial.]
The defendant is entitled to and must be given by you a separate and independent determination of whether (he/she) is guilty or not guilty as to each of the counts. Each of the counts charged is a separate crime. The state is required to prove each element in each count beyond a reasonable doubt. Each count must be deliberated upon separately. The total number of counts charged does not add to the strength of the state's case.
You may find that some evidence applies to more than one count in more than one information. The evidence, however, must be considered separately as to each element in each count. Each count is a separate entity.1
You must consider each count
separately and return a separate verdict for each count. This means that you
may reach opposite verdicts on different counts. A decision on one count does
not bind your decision on another count.
1 When charges involve different victims, the jury must also be instructed to separately consider the charges relating to each victim, and the evidence pertaining to each victim must be clearly distinguished. State v. Davis, 286 Conn. 17, 33-36 nn.8-12 (2008); State v. Ellis, 270 Conn. 337, 378-79 (2004).
This instruction should be tailored
to assist the jury in evaluating the evidence for each count. State v.
Santaniello, 96 Conn. App. 646, 658 and 658-59 n.3, cert. denied, 280 Conn.
920 (2006) (in addition to instructing that each count was a separate offense
and must be considered individually, "the court painstakingly went through all
of the evidence, explaining to the jury for what purposes each bit of evidence
or testimony could be considered in relation to the individual informations and
explaining to the jury that the evidence could not be considered for any other
purpose"); State v. Rodriguez, 91 Conn. App. 112, 121, cert. denied, 276
Conn. 909 (2005) (court instructed the jury to consider each charge separately,
and detailed the evidence that applied to more than one charge). "[I]n cases in
which the likelihood of prejudice is not overwhelming . . . such curative
instructions may tip the balance in favor of a finding that the defendant's
right to a fair trial has been preserved." (Internal quotation marks
State v. Atkinson, 235 Conn. 748, 766-67 n.23 (1996);
State v. Virgo,
115 Conn. App. 786, 795 n.3, cert. denied, 293 Conn. 923 (2009);
State v. David P., 70 Conn. App. 462, 470 n.10,
cert. denied, 262 Conn. 907 (2002).


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September 13, 2006
The chief magistrate judge in Columbia County hopes he stepped on some toes last night to get his point across the room.
He's tired of seeing teens ruin their lives because of laws they may not have known about.
Judge Wade Padgett held a parent seminar at the new Performing Arts Theatre to educate parents on crimes teens are facing every day.
He's making the message loud and clear: every decision you make has a consequence, good or bad, and a decision you make on a Friday or Saturday night may last you a lifetime.
It was one class these parents made sure they didn't get caught playing hooky for.
"A lot of times parents and kids come in and say, if I'd only known...and that got frustrating, because people ruin their lives," Padgett said.
The class was called Teenage Years 101...and the lesson covered sex, drugs and alcohol.
"As pop culture becomes more liberal, the law becomes more stringent," Padgett said. "For example, a few years ago the age of consent for sexual activity was 14. Now it's 16."
And it's this type of confusion, he says, that's creating an explosion of 17 to 21 year olds he sees in his courtroom.
"Someone is not getting the message about what the law is if they say oral sex is not sex."
To make matters worse, he says most of them are repeat offenders.
"Start out with a minor in possession of alcohol, being disorderly in public, things of that nature, then usually becomes probation revocation because they can't pass the drug tests."
It's why he's educating parents and teens at separate times, so they don't have to be embarrassed about what the other may be asking.
"Children can ask me questions about how long marijuana stays in your system without knowing their parents are asking. When we do this program I'm not wearing my robe, but next time we see each other, if I have my robe on, I'm going to do my job. We're not going to hug or sing 'Kumbaya'. I'm going to do my job."
Educating everyone now...so there's no excuse when it's time for the gavel to come down.
The next session will be on September 26 at 7 p.m. at the new Columbia County Performing Arts Theater.
That one is only for teens, but if you were one of many that were turned away last night, and would like the judge to conduct another one, you're asked to e-mail him at email@example.com.


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Area briefs: USC's Clowney named to Walter Camp first team
Published: Thursday, December 6, 2012 at 3:15 a.m.
Last Modified: Friday, December 7, 2012 at 12:46 a.m.
University of South Carolina sophomore defensive end Jadeveon Clowney was named to the Walter Camp first-team All-America squad on Thursday.
Clowney, a three-time SEC Defensive Lineman of the Week this season, was also named first team All-American by FoxSportsNext.com.
... Tight end Jerell Adams, offensive tackle Brandon Shell and defensive back T.J. Gurley were named to the Southeastern Conference All-Freshman squad.
Clemson: Senior Dalton Freeman made the Walter Camp squad as the second-team center. Freeman and DeAndre Hopkins were also named second team All-Americans by FoxSportsNext.com.
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Associate Professor of New TestamentDepartment of Biblical Studies11 Tennent HallPhone: 609.497.7856Fax: 609.497.7829Email: [email protected](Methodist)
J. Ross Wagner, associate professor of New Testament at Princeton Theological Seminary, earned his Ph.D. from Duke University. His publications and courses revolve around two foci, both of which explore how Holy Scripture functions in the context of the church's life and mission. The first centers on the interpretation of scripture in early Jewish and Christian communities and encompasses investigation of the Old Greek version of Isaiah and its history of effects, as well as the use of scripture in Paul's writings, Hebrews, and 1 Peter. The second focal point is the intersection of biblical interpretation and missional theology. His work here includes interdisciplinary dialogue, joint research, and team-teaching with colleagues in the fields of theology and missiology. Cochair of the Pauline Soteriology Group of the Society of Biblical Literature, Wagner also serves on The Catholic Biblical Quarterly editorial board. A Humboldt Research Fellow at the University of Göttingen in 2006–2007 and in 2010 (summer), he spent 2009–2010 as a member-in-residence at the Center of Theological Inquiry.
Zwischen Evangelium und Erwählung/Between Gospel and Election.Edited by Florian Wilk and J. Ross Wagner with the assistance of Frank Schleritt. Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, (forthcoming 2010)."Missio Dei: Envisioning an Apostolic Reading of Scripture." Missiology: An International Review 37 (2009): 19–32. The Word Leaps the Gap: Essays on Scripture and Theology in Honor of Richard B. Hays. Edited by J. Ross Wagner, C. Kavin Rowe, and A. Katherine Grieb (Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2008)."Faith and Fear, Stumbling and Salvation: Receptions of LXX Isaiah 8:11–18 in the New Testament," in The Word Leaps the Gap: 76–106."The Septaugint and the 'Search for the Christian Bible,'" in Scripture's Doctrine: Studies in the New Testament's Normativity for Christian Dogmatics. Edited by Markus Bockmuel and Alan Torrance (Baker Academic, 2008): 17–28."Identifying 'Updated' Prophecies in OG Isaiah: Isaiah 8:11–16 as a Test Case," in Journal of Biblical Literature 126 (2007): 251–269. "Working Out Salvation: Community and Holiness in Philippians," in Holiness and Ecclesiology in the New Testament. Edited by Kent E. Brower and Andy Johnson (Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2007): 257–274.
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James Gandolfini, dead at 51. what a shame - a truly enjoyable actor.
James Gandolfini -- who famously played Tony Soprano on "The Sopranos" -- died earlier today in Italy ... TMZ has learned.
Gandolfini is believed to have suffered a heart attack. He was 51.
Gandolfini was in Italy to attend the 59th Taormina Film Festival in Sicily -- and he was scheduled to participate in a festival event this weekend with Italian director Gabriele Muccino.


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OAKLAND -- Wheeled into a courtroom where she spoke reluctantly and weakly to a judge, the owner of an embattled security firm tied to former members of Your Black Muslim Bakery said she suffers from "anxiety, heart complications and depression" and no longer runs day-to-day operations of the firm, even as she pursues lucrative government contracts to guard Oakland City Hall and a stretch of shoreline near the Port of Oakland.
Rory Parker, owner of BMT International Security Services, pleaded with a judge Friday to not be deposed in a lawsuit against her firm and Alameda County over an unlicensed BMT guard who severely beat a man while assigned to protect a county building.
"I feel that the medication I am currently taking prevents me from expressing the full intent of my situation," Parker said in court Friday morning, after Alameda County Superior Court Judge Ronni MacLaren refused to let another woman speak on her behalf.
The county awarded Parker's firm a $426,000 contract in 2012 to guard public property. Just hours after the work began, a BMT guard fought with a rival firm's guard outside a public works office in Hayward and beat him with a flashlight, according to a police report.
County supervisors rescinded the contract eight months later after the lawsuit by the injured man, Robert Chamberlin, revealed that BMT had presented bogus insurance documents. The lawsuit accuses the government of negligence in hiring BMT.
Parker is acting as her own attorney. She and three women who accompanied her Friday refused to talk to a reporter outside the courtroom.
It was the first time Parker has appeared for the case since Chamberlin filed suit in 2012. MacLaren has already ruled three times that Parker has not shown enough evidence of medical problems to not participate, but the judge said Friday she would take Parker's new comments under consideration.
But even as she battles the allegations surrounding the defunct Alameda County deal, Parker and other BMT associates have been trying to secure even bigger government contracts in Oakland.
BMT is one of several firms fighting for a $2 million contract to protect Oakland City Hall, Frank H. Ogawa Plaza and other city property. Parker also won approval from the Port of Oakland Commission in November for a $450,000 job to patrol Middle Harbor Shoreline Park, though the final details of the port contract are still being worked out.
Parker won the county and port contracts by appealing to local policies favoring firms that certify themselves as a "small, local, emerging business" -- known in county government parlance as a SLEB.
She is fighting for the Oakland City Hall contract on the same grounds, winning support from some City Council members who want to push BMT and another Oakland-based firm, ABC Security, to the top of the list of competing firms even though the city's existing San Francisco-based contractor ranked higher in the formal bidding process.
BMT and ABC "will hire more Oakland residents," said Councilman Noel Gallo at a contentious Feb. 11 committee meeting as he sought with another council member, Rebecca Kaplan, to give the contract to the two firms against the recommendation of city staff. Two other council members disagreed. The full City Council is set to make a decision Tuesday.
"They create a stimulant to the Oakland economy," Gallo said of his preferred firms. "They give our kids a chance."
BMT is indeed local, headquartered in a Black Muslim temple building called Elijah's University in northwest Oakland, a spinoff of Your Black Muslim Bakery, which shut down in 2007 after its leader, Yusuf Bey IV, ordered the killing of journalist Chauncey Bailey and two other men. Bey IV is now serving a life sentence.
Parker's son, Dahood Sharieff Bey, was a top disciple and "spiritually adopted son" of Your Black Muslim Bakery founder Yusuf Bey, who died in 2004. Dahood Bey now leads Elijah's University, according to court records.
Another longtime Your Black Muslim Bakery associate, Basheer Fard Muhammad, has been representing BMT at public meetings for the port and City Hall contracts and was also BMT's liaison for the Alameda County contract.
Muhammad and Dahood Bey were tried together for torture in 2010 but pleaded guilty to lesser charges after a jury could not reach a verdict.
County officials have refused to say how they vetted BMT, citing the ongoing litigation. A port spokeswoman refused to comment on the shoreline deal Friday because the port is in "the process of due diligence and contract development."
Parker, again acting as her own attorney, sued the port in December and the city just over two weeks ago after it appeared BMT was not going to be favored for the new contracts, though she later asked to dismiss the port lawsuit.
It was Basheer Fard Muhammad who announced the latest lawsuit to City Council members at the Feb. 11 public hearing, after criticizing the city for "unfair awarding of contracts" and a flawed bidding process that hurt BMT's prospects. His comments came before Gallo and Kaplan pushed to give BMT part of the award.
"Some people say don't do it," Muhammad said about suing the city. "We don't have anything to lose."


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VAIL - Using an avalanche beacon is like playing a high-tech game of hide-and-seek, only with much greater stakes.
On Wednesday at Vail Mountain, Ski Patrol and Mountain Safety hosted a beacon demonstration in their "beacon basin" training area, where eight beacons spend all season buried in the snow.
"The demonstration is part of the ongoing activities at Vail Safety Week, but the beacons stay in the snow all season," said Joely Denkinger, of Mountain Safety. "People can come with their own beacons and try to locate them."
The idea is that people buried under avalanche snow would be wearing beacons, which can send or receive signals. If they were using theirs properly, they switched it to send out a signal before they started skiing an avalanche-prone line. If the slide happens, you switch your beacon to receive a signal and start looking for them in the same way you look for the beacons at Vail's Beacon Basin.
Human intuition
After the finding comes the probing.
"They're attached to pieces of wood, so if you think you've found something, then you can work on using a probe in the snow to see if something's under there," said Denkinger.
The beacons are wirelessly connected to a control center at the Beacon Basin's entryway, where you can turn their signals on or off. At any time, anyone is welcome to turn one on and go hunting.
For a more difficult hide and seek session, turn on multiple beacons, recommends Alex Lai with ski patrol.
"With a single burial, just follow your beacon," said Lai. "If you're looking for two beacons, you want to find your first one first and mark it with a flag ... once you know where your first one is, spin your beacon and look for the other signal and start heading for that one."
Lai said while it's a high-tech endeavor, there's also human intuition involved.
"Eventually you'll get right between the two, which is really confusing, and you just have to push through your thoughts and the beacons' thoughts which are saying, 'turn around, turn around.' Once you're closer to the second one, the signal will start narrowing it down."
Lai said Vail's Beacon Basin is located in a strategic spot, at the top of Chair 14 near Two Elk, a spot you would likely pass on your way to an area where you might need a beacon.
"Anybody that makes it this far out are adventuring," said Lai. "People that are skiing Lionshead and Vail Village, they're skiing there because they can see the village, and that's comforting. But you come out here and Two Elk is the only outpost ... I'm glad they have (the Beacon Basin) up here, people that want to venture out have to go past here, and they are going to want to make sure their beacons work."
Lai says in testing, there's other things to consider besides the basic working order of the beacon.
"We do control routes in pairs of two, and we test our beacons when we first got them to make sure they're in spec and the distances are relative," said Lai. "My partner's may find me at 10 meters out, and his may read 14 meters when he comes back and tries to find me. So if there's that discrepancy between the beacons that's something you'll have to be aware of and adjust for in the field."
Lai said while Vail is not known for being an extreme place where you might need a beacon, there's plenty of areas accessible from the resort boundaries that should only be accessed by people wearing and trained to use beacons.
"There's dangerous areas in Vail's sidecountry, for sure," he said.
And like with anything else in life, when it comes to a device like a beacon, practice makes perfect.
"If we see people out here looking who can't find the beacon, it's usually due to not enough practice," he said, adding that proper beacon use can be learned by kids as young as 8 or 9 years old. "If you're old enough to understand a computer, you're old enough to understand a beacon. Kids that start using them early will be better at it when they're 14 and 15 and might need it."
Safety Week at both Vail and Beaver Creek continues through Sunday with various events and activities that aim to promote and communicate the importance of slope safety to guests and employees.
First-year Vail Mountain Safety patroller John Anderson said Denkinger volunteered to take on the extra work necessary to help make the week a success.
"She's not a manager or anything, but she really took on a lot," said Anderson. "Along with the managers, she put this whole week together. She's doing an awesome job."
New this year during Safety Week, any guest who approaches a mountain safety team member and correctly recites the Responsibility Code will be entered into a raffle to win a GoPro camera at the end of the week.


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CHICAGO -- Half an hour before resuming a game that started Tuesday night, the Giants and Cubs went into another rain delay.
A quick flurry of rain hit at around 3:30 Central Time, and this time the grounds crew was prepared. The tarp at Wrigley Field was placed perfectly and remained in place for a second swatch that was supposed to hit closer to the originally scheduled 4:05 first pitch. The Cubs lead 2-0 in a game that was originally called, and then was suspended when Major League Baseball approved a protest filed by the Giants.
Manager Bruce Bochy said his side was in good shape heading into the resumption. The teams are scheduled to play again at 7:05 p.m., and catcher Buster Posey was cleared to catch both games a day after sitting out with a tight hip. Yusmeiro Petit will take the ball for Ryan Vogelsong, who pitched five innings Tuesday. Bochy has a fresh bullpen, too.
"We should feel fortunate," he said. "What's 14 innings? It's not like that hasn't been done a lot. I don't see it as a challenge as much as we should feel thankful."
The Cubs are in a different situation. Shortstop Starlin Castro was put on the bereavement list during the two-day delay and was not available Thursday night. Castro was hitting cleanup when the teams started playing Tuesday.
Anticipating a long night at Wrigley Field, Bochy sent Tim Hudson ahead to Washington, where he will start Friday night's game with the Nationals.
"I'll be watching y'all," Hudson said as he rolled a bag out of the clubhouse.


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4 slow miles at the track, untimed. Sunny with temperature in the high 60s.
Almost quit during the first mile due to increasing right knee pain. But I slowed down to 11:xx or 12:xx mile pace for a couple of laps, then gradually picked up the pace again.
Maybe 9:xx mile pace overall.
Yesterday was a tough day too.
Clearly I can't race with my knee this bad, but maybe I can still do slow runs for fitness. Biking is not an option, because the knee hurts even worse when I try to bike. Not complaining: a lot of people are worse off than I am.
Dark Horse
I'm a dark horse, running on a dark race course.
DH, have you tried icing the knee? It might reduce the pain enough to strengthen the muscles around the knee. Also, if you can you should avoid NSAIDs as all the research I've seen indicates it slows the healing process. I'll also assume you've tried/or are taking glucosamine.
Schedule called for 3 mile recovery run today. First mile was slow, but was thinking about doing 6. By mile 2 was thinking how far is 3.
At mile 3 was thinking try to get to 3.5. At 3.5 got a tail wind and started thinking maybe 5. Then I hit an uphill and decided 4 would be plenty and walk a 1.5. So, covered 4 miles in 38:10 running and additional 1.7 miles walking. Legs are definitely tired from yesterday, but better then I could expect.
Ray's got a point D.H., with that knee being sore all the time, you're probably suffering from chronic inflammation. I'm no authority on icing, but I think a regimen of 15 minutes on and 15 off is standard, but no clue how long you should keep it up.
At any rate, good luck. After 3 weeks at this level it might be time to back off for a week anyway.
Sounds like we're all in recovery mode, I ran 4 miles @ recovery on the railtrail this morning. Not sure what the rest of the week is going to look like, I'll run a few miles at race pace tomorrow, then take it from there.
Congrats again on yesterday's race Ray...
Enjoy life, this ain't a rehearsal...
DH, I would try ice after every run at the interval Rich recommended. I didn't use to think that it does much but have changed my mind after using it several times versus not icing. I wonder if your shoes are getting worn out?
Like Ray, I am going to go out for a run somewhere between 3-6, with early betting favoring maybe 4. I wasn't going to run as I walked eighteen holes of golf, but am feeling good and want to enjoy the cool, sunny day here in MN. I'm not ready for Rich's 40 degree days!
Mike in Minneapolis
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DH, I would try ice after every run at the interval Rich recommended. I didn't use to think that it does much but have changed my mind after using it several times versus not icing. I wonder if your shoes are getting worn out?
Mike, I bought new shoes last week: $120! My knee hurts worse with the new shoes. I will try the ice.
Dark Horse
I'm a dark horse, running on a dark race course.
Tonight I bought a flexible reusable cold wrap; right now I am icing the knee. Thanks to Rich and Mike for the suggestion.
Next month is my annual National Guard fitness test, so I need to be able to run 2 miles fast. Couldn't do it right now.
Dark Horse
I'm a dark horse, running on a dark race course.
Actually, we need to credit Ray with the icing suggestion, I just jumped on the bandwagon.
Good luck D.H., here's hoping you can get this under control in time for your time trial...
Enjoy life, this ain't a rehearsal...
Good luck DH. Ray gets credit for the icing suggestion! Hopefully it will help.
I went out to run four miles. Due to road construction, I had to change my route. With my handy Garmin, I calculated how far I needed to run and when to turn around to head back. The run seemed long, and I racked it up to having walked earlier today. As I am a block or two away from getting home, I glance at the Garmin and see 4.94 miles??? Apparently, I...uh... had a senior moment and miscalculated the distance needed from my normal route turn-off to equal four miles total.
Maybe I can fool myself into running a half marathon next time.
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ĀBy Peter BeckerManaging EditorHAWLEY- The "BIG BANG" in Hawley was heard literally from one end to the other, but so far, the source has not been found.People across the town of Hawley reported hearing a very loud "bang" Tuesday evening March 5th. One resident said the noise was accompanied by a flash of light in the sky.Deputy Fire Chief Eugene Krause said that the Hawley Fire Department was dispatched to a reported explosion in the area of Barker Street apartments, but nothing was found. This was at about 6:15 p.m."People in Cromwelltown, North Street, Hudson Street near the sewer authority and at my house on Spruce Street felt and heard the bang along with people in downtown Hawley," Krause reported. It was also heard up near the Silk Mill.Krause stated, "It definitely wasn't the quarry," referring to the occasional blasting done in the daytime at the stone quarry on the ridge overlooking town.One resident at Hawley Village Apartments said she was startled by the sudden noise and looked out her window, which faces the Lackawaxen River and Hudson Street. She reported witnessing a bright flash of light.Borough Assistant Administrator Eva Warner said that several people called the office asking about the noise. One man said his house shook.If anyone else has a report to share, please contact the managing editor at (570)226-4547 or e-mail The News Eagle email@example.com with any details you can add.
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Burst is excited to announce its latest update to WarMage Battlegrounds. Included in this update are three new units: Bone Golem, Mountain Troll, and the Treant.
Notes for 1.14.1
- Dragonkin Staffmaster's Mighty Staff Blow has no morale cost and produces no morale.
- Lycan Assassin's Double Assassin's Strike has no morale cost and produces no morale.
- Mountain Troll named correctly when crouched.
- Crouched Mountain Troll's "Whump" now does instant damage and has sound effects.
- Treant's passive Sprout ability now only sprouts trees in the hex the Treant was occupying in the previous round.
- AI Units with teleport movement no longer attempt to move into teleport blocking hexes, breaking their turn.
- Squad stacks will automatically be lowered to their max number if they're over it in a battle configuration.
- Fixed a bug that would sometimes cause the "match start" sound effect to play multiple times.
- Fixed a bug that made a disconnected player unable to rejoin a battle if reconnected before time expired.
- Sullen Marsh battlegrounds have new art.
- Demon Andros has updated portrait art.
Notes for 1.14
New Units
- Bone Golem: Animated by Death Magic, the Bone Golem crushes enemies and knocks them backward through summoned Skeletal Fences.
- Mountain Troll: A reclusive creature that will crush nearby enemies when provoked, the Mountain Troll can crouch, making itself extremely resistant to attack and immovable. While crouched, it will attempt to knockback and tackle any squad approaching or attacking it. The Mountain Troll blocks line of sight.
- Treant: The Treant thrashes nearby enemies with its branches causing crushing damage. It can root and cause Life Magic damage to all adjacent squads. The Treant may cause knockback and may leave saplings as it moves. The Treant blocks line of sight and flight. Treant saplings block line of sight and flight.
Battleground Updates
- Gedbog (2-Player) and Haknoi (4-Player) Battlegrounds have been removed from the Ranked Battle play list.
- Loot now has a chance to drop in Valreth's Keep now on Standard, Difficult, and Extreme difficulties for both Solo and Co-Op battles.
Battle Unit Updates
- see next post for a complete list Battle Unit updates
Other Updates & Fixes
- Increased gold given from the "Golden Touch" stat now affects rewards given from bounties and achievements. The stat level at the time the reward was earned determines the increase.
- Damage estimate tooltips now correctly estimate damage per unit for abilities that do different damage for different parts of their target collection, such as the Minotaur Firemage's Fireball ability.
- Summon Wyvern Riders has been corrected to summon 13 Units instead of 17.
- Leaderboards now show the top 100 WarMages.
- Removed "Default" sort options from store tabs. All tabs now start on an appropriate sort type.
- The "/reply" or "/r" command now automatically switches to "/t [Name of WarMage Replying to]", to allow you to see who the message will go to.
- Chat text that a player is actively typing is now colored to match the active channel.
- Upon start of a multiplayer battle, players are now switched to Battle chat.
- When spectating a solo challenge, the turn timer now correctly doesn't count down.
- When examining a WarMage outside of battle, you can no longer see what artifact buffs they have active.
- When a player is waiting in a ranked queue for 3 minutes, a system message is sent notifying other players that a ranked match is available.
- New art added for Action Buttons.
- New art added for Summer and Winter battlegrounds.
- New audio added at start of a turn.
- New audio added for the start of a battle.
- Empty hexes now either say "Grass" or "Snow" depending on the battleground.
- Fixed a bug that caused flying units to not be targetable.
- Fixed a bug that could cause a unit to not be properly removed from the map if killed by knockback into a hex effect.
- Fixed a bug that caused floating combat text to only show 2 modifiers.
- Fixed a bug that could cause units to not be selectable from the top Unit Bar during placement.
- Fixed a bug that caused scrolls to not be removed from your inventory after their quantity dropped to zero.
Known Issues
- It is possible for the Treant to trap itself within its saplings and be unable to move. This will be fixed in a future update.
- Audio is missing for the Mountain Troll's knockback. This will be fixed in a future update.
- When in Crouching Troll form, there is a typo in the Mountain Troll's name. This will be fixed in a future update.


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Live at Red Rocks is from back then as well, and is some nice live U2 racket.
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Live at Red Rocks is from back then as well, and is some nice live U2 racket.
Will someone show Aerosmith the door? Those guys lost their rock and roll cajones around '79.
Sure, they are making plnty of $$$ and filling stadiums (as are U2). But hell, McDonalds serves "billions and billions" and we all know how good their product is. Quality should never be judged according to popularity. The music buying public are like sheep. They want to be told what to listen to, not find something for themselves.
P.S. Autotune blows! What a cop out.
Bon Jovi anybody?
My wife listens to that god-damned Mumford and F*cking Sons. I HATE HATE HATE HATE that crap.
America's muscial suicide note:
WHOA WHOA WHOA. ok, emass, youre finally giving us some clues into your mysto-sportsplayingformoney identity.
you play a sport with canadians? ok, im gonna go out on a limb here and suggest that you are possibly on the bruins. however, many canadians/americans who are not good enough to play real sports also engage in an activity called lacrosse. boston has a professional lax team too. (thats so chill)
so youre either the softest dude on the bruins (seguin, chris bourque or hamilton) or youre just some jagg0ff who plays "professional lacrosse"......dude u r s0000000 busted!!!!!!
as far as hip-hop tailored to your tastes, might i suggest some kris kross or benzino
And about music, Mumford and Sons sounds like a depressing hayride. And you ride that haride over and over again because every song is the exact same. But yeah basically 90% of stuff in the past 5 years is garbage. Some of it may be catchy, but it better be when you have 5 music producers and multiple songwriters etc to produce music for one "artist".
Another thing I hate, all the grouplove/passion pit/ imagine dragons/crap that comes on the rock radio stations. MY cd player broke so I have to hear some of this crap every mother cluckin day. Just play some Chili Peppers, it's good for the soul.


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01 June 2005
*The new SF Site has been posted, and includes an essay in which I get all nostalgic about an anthology Robert Silverberg edited in the late 1980s (contents listed here).
*I haven't been able to bring myself to read any of the reports from WisCon yet, because I'm envious of everybody who had the time to go, but if you aren't as paralyzed with envy as I, then an easy way to catch up on everything that happened at the world's premiere convention on feminism and science fiction is to check out the WisCon Technorati tag list. I hadn't realized Technorati had a tag feature until I started seeing it popping up on some of Gwenda's posts. Huh. Looks like fun.
*A remembrance of Guy Davenport by Roy R. Behrens (via ReadySteadyBlog)
*Scott Esposito adds Powells links to a list of some of William T. Vollman's favorite books. Is anybody surprised that quite a few of the titles are big, sometimes multi-volume, books?
*Wonkette discovered this list of "The 10 Most Harmful Books of the 19th and 20th Centuries" created by a variety of lovely people associated with Human Events: The National Conservative Weekly. I was happy to see that I own more than half of them (and the ones on the list of honorable mentions). It's fun to own harmful books. And to read them. I encourage it.
*Jeff VanderMeer thinks the new Star Wars movie, Revenge of the Shit, is just ... well, beyond words. (My favorite review is Anthony Lane's. And yes, I did see the movie. Not exactly of my own free will, and not with my own money, so it wasn't as painful an experience as it could have been.) If Jeff's review isn't enough for you, be sure to read what Nick Mamatas had to say. (I know I said earlier that reviews such as Dale Peck's were pretty much useless, because for some reason at that moment I had faith in the basic [hypothetical] taste and intelligence of most film reviewers. Then I read the reviews in the major papers. Oh my, was I ever wrong. You'd think they were reviewing a lost masterpiece by Jean Renoir.)
*Ron Silliman on Shakespeare and opacity
*Jed Hartman has some good thoughts for new writers about where to submit SF short stories.
*Ken MacLeod has written a quick note about new movements in SF, and his punctuation in the second paragraph made me laugh out loud.
*Blogs new to me that I don't think I've mentioned before: La Bloga, Scott William Carter, Mario Milosevic, Marly Youmans. (One of these days I really will update the sidebar. I promise. Really.)
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I understand Wiscon post avoidance, but hope you've at least seen the news about Small Beer and Alan's collection -- best announcement ever. "Skinny Dipping in the Lake of the Dead" will be one of their June 06 titles.ReplyDelete
Thanks for linking to my blog. However, FYI, when I click on it it doesn't go anywhere. Don't really know why.ReplyDelete
Mario Milosevic
Sorry, Mario, my fault -- bad coding. Should be fixed now.ReplyDelete
And thanks, Gwenda, for noting Alan's collection. I had, indeed, heard about it, and am thrilled. I'm assuming it will come out next year, which would make it quite the year for collections -- M. Rickert, Jeff Ford, Alan ... and I'm sure others I don't know about or have forgotten.
Matt, thanks for the invisibility antidote! Oddly or perhaps appropriately, today's scribble was called "Against Blogging"...ReplyDelete
- Anonymous6/02/2005 1:06 PM
I read the Anthony Lane review when it first came out and have been quoting it ever since. What a piece. Nothing like a vicious review to bring out the best in a writer.ReplyDelete


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Cal football coach Sonny Dykes confirmed Thursday that true freshman Jared Goff will start at quarterback Saturday against Washington State.
Dykes said both Goff and redshirt freshman Zach Kline performed well all week in practice, but Goff's body of work this season earned him the opportunity to retain his starting job.
Goff was benched after losing two fumbles in the first quarter of the Bears' 55-16 loss at Oregon in a rainstorm in Eugene. Kline was 18-of-37 passing for 165 yards and one touchdown with one interception in relief last weekend.
Lee won the 200-yard freestyle (1:49.82) and 50 free (23.55). Schaefer took first in the 100 backstroke (55.13) and 100 free (50.33).
Johnson beat Michigan State's Drew Lied 6-1, 3-6, 6-1, then fell to Vanderbilt's Gonzales Austin, 6-3, 6-1. McLachlan lost to North Carolina's Ronnie Schneider, 6-4, 7-6 (4).


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text: San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick came dressed to play during the final regular season game at Candlestick Park against the Atlanta Falcons. In the first half, Kap sported some fancy 49er gold shoes and changed them out to red and gold cleats in the second half. The change was captured by the NFL on its Instagram account. Apparently the 49er QB has quite the shoe collection. He posted photos on his own Instagram account of his shoe closet earlier in the year.


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Caddo Parish deputies said the former treasurer at a Rodessa church has been arrested in connection with the theft of $31,746 from the church building fund.
Sheriff Steve Prator said in a news release that 31-year-old Demario Thomas, of Rodessa, turned himself in to the Caddo Sheriff's Office after Detective Doug Smith obtained a warrant for his arrest on a forgery charge. Thomas was booked into the Caddo Correctional Center on Monday and then released on bond.
Thomas is accused of writing 106 checks to himself between April 2010 and October 2012 while he served as treasurer of the First Antioch Missionary Baptist Church. Thomas signed his own name and forged the name of another board member for the two signatures required on the account.


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We had never been apart since 1951 when we got married. We had trouble finding a place that would take both of us. We really were tickled when they said we could live together.
- Marlys
I don't hike as much as I did. Because of that, I do my exercise out here on this track. Living here keeps me close to what I like. I'm 90 years old now and I want to keep going as long as I can. To me, care is still being able to exercise.
- Leo
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Re: "Drug dealers protecting their turf," by David Sirota, column, Sept. 24
Former beer brewer and current hypocrite Gov. John Hickenlooper needs to prioritize children over political messaging. There is a big difference between condoning marijuana use and protecting children from drugs. Decriminalization acknowledges the social reality of marijuana and frees users from the stigma of life-shattering criminal records. What's really needed is a regulated market with age controls as provided for by Amendment 64. Separating the hard and soft drug markets is critical.
The marijuana plant is relatively harmless compared to legal alcohol, once mass produced by Gov. Hickenlooper. Marijuana prohibition, however, is deadly. As long as organized crime controls distribution, marijuana consumers will come into contact with sellers of hard drugs like cocaine, meth and heroin. This "gateway" is a direct result of marijuana prohibition. Drug policy reform may send the wrong message to children, but I like to think the children are more important than the message.


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Lengthy HRT Use May Up Ovarian Cancer
April 19, 2007 -- Hormone replacement therapy, taken for at least five years, may make ovarian cancer more likely, a British study shows.
The finding comes from Valerie Beral, MD, and colleagues with the U.K. Million Women Study.
They invited more than a million women living in Britain to take part in the study, starting in 1996.
Beral's team found that over a five-year period, women currently using hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for at least five years were 20% more likely to develop ovarian cancer and 23% more likely to die of ovarian cancer than women who had never used HRT.
Based on those findings, the researchers write that "since 1991, use of HRT has resulted in some 1,300 additional ovarian cancers and 1,000 additional deaths from the malignancy in the U.K."
However, the American Society for Reproductive Medicine notes that short-term HRT use probably isn't harmful for women using HRT to ease menopause symptoms.
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When the study started, the women were about 57 years old, on average. They reported their current and past HRT use. Nearly two-thirds completed a follow-up HRT survey about three years later.
The researchers excluded women with a history of cancer other than nonmelanoma skin cancer and women who had had both ovaries surgically removed. That left more than 948,000 women.
Half of the women had ever used HRT. They include 30% who currently used HRT and 20% who had used HRT in the past.
The researchers followed the women for five years, on average. During that time, 2,273 women were diagnosed with ovarian cancer and 1,591 of those women died of ovarian cancer.
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Ask most customers at Precision Ski & Golf how they found themselves there, and most will tell you that they heard about it from somebody else. As with anything, news spreads quickly by word of mouth, and the word about Precision Ski & Golf seems to be the same everywhere - go there.Precision Ski & Golf has operated for more than 30 years in Summit County. At its helm is longtime local Jim Deines, known to friends as "Jimbo." Deines runs his shop with an easy demeanor and a quick smile. Skiing is his life and livelihood and he really couldn't be happier about it."I like it, I like the work," he said. "It's nice to be able to create a business that allows you to live a certain lifestyle."Originally from Fort Collins, Deines came to Summit County in 1977 and has been here ever since. After working in the ski industry for a couple years, including a ski shop in Aspen and a rental shop in Summit County, Deines started his very own tune-up shop in 1981.Over the years, Deines has expanded and improved his business. The back of his shop is filled with expensive machinery, including one "robot" worth more than $200,000 that can fix up a pair of skis in just a handful of minutes. Deines said that he likes to combine high-tech equipment with high level of experience in his employees."Any job's easy if you've got the right tool, and any tool is only as good as the nut on the handle," he said, then added with a laugh, "My goal is to have good tools and good nuts on the handle."Each of Deines' employees comes from a skiing background, having spent years in the various aspects of the industry, including skiing, racing and coaching. Turnover is not a common event at Precision; its newest employee has been working there for four years and others have been involved for 10 years or more. "It's the best job in the world," said Paul Bell, who has worked there for 15 years. "It doesn't feel like a job."This is the way Deines likes it, he said, because he has a lot of expertise nearby to rely on if need be."We don't specialize in the three-minute boot fit," he said, as an example of how Precision is different than other, less-customized stores. His goal, he said, is for "that boot to put a smile on our face.""If your feet aren't happy, you're not happy," he added.Throughout the years, Deines has picked up an incredible amount of knowledge about skiing, from the equipment to the sport itself and everything in between. In conversation with customers, he can listen to a problem and suggest at least four or five solutions, then just as easily turn around and recite a list of ski brand names and their company connections and history."You're just a wealth of information," exclaimed Brian Wray, a repeat customer, as Deines spoke about a recent ski show he'd attended."This is the man," he said, pointing at Deines. "He's the one to deal with."Some things have changed since the beginning, Deines said, while others haven't. "The core is the same, our commitment to ski tuning. The equipment has changed dramatically," he said. It requires adaptation, but he's ready and willing to keep abreast with the industry and role with the changes.The most difficult aspect of the job is facing the customers' frustration when they come in with damaged equipment, Deines said. He and his employees deal with it by using a humorous approach, doing their best to convince them, "It's not life or death."Deines has much more to say about the best part of his job, which is, essentially, everything."We all share the spirit of doing good work," he said. "To take a ski out of any of these machines, to be proud of the work you've had a hand in, that's awesome. If you don't love your job, I feel sorry for that person. I love mine."
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Ham Spread
1 pound ham, trimmed of fat and crust/skin, finely diced
3 eggs, hard boiled, peeled, chopped
3 green onions, green parts only, finely diced
1/3 cup sweet pickle relish
3/4 cup reduced-fat mayonnaise
Lordy Mags, these take me way back. Spread on two slices of Wonder bread and you have good eats.
I'm trying to convince Grumpy to try this! We had a ham at Christmas and I have leftovers I need to use. Looks yummy!
We're having ham for New Years so this will make good use of the left overs!
Somehow I always seem to have lots of left-over ham! I think there is more left-over than I originally had!
Thanks for the recipe.
You pictures are always really good!
The first time I ever had ham salad like this was when I was a teen. My aunt would grind up ham and it was so delicious!
You are bringing back yummy childhood memories. I always really liked this stuff.
Oh those funny food memories...
Moogie: That's funny, hubby and I also both agree that this is best served on Wonder bread!
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Denise: Brings back memories for me too. Do you remember Grandma Bea making it?
Carrie: Fond memories indeed. Thanks for commenting!
Oh I love this stuff Mags. It's on my list to make as well, but I'll add a ton of dry mustard and/or hot sauce to keep the big guy happy. Mmm yumm! Thanks for reminding me to whip some up. As for the grinder - too funny! Brought back so many memories for me too, of Mother using hers often.
This with a bit of mustard - oh yum - and gotta have the heavy duty mayo in it!!! I like the pretty olives on it, too. Ok - I admit it - I am drooling...
Yum... I totally want some of this. Wishing I had some leftover ham. Might just have to make another ham now. My mom used to make this with leftovers after Christmas... It's one of my favorites!


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The Pin is In!
Who was recently spotted wearing the Autism Speaks puzzle pin? Food Network's Paula Deen!
Special thanks to Lehigh Valley Walk Now for Autism Speaks committee member, Gloria Vollert, who also recently pinned Giada De Laurentiis, with the help of her son, Alex. Before we know it, she'll have the entire Food Network sporting the pin!
April 12, 2010 at 6:24 pm
Always love to watch you when I can, thanks for your support!
April 12, 2010 at 6:25 pm
Beautiful! I love to see more people aware of Autism and the people affected.
April 12, 2010 at 6:53 pm
I would love to get one of these pins, where could I bought it? Thanks
April 12, 2010 at 8:37 pm
Thanks Paula for your support. Being the grandmother of a wonderful grandson with Autism, I'm so glad you can be part of our family.
April 12, 2010 at 8:56 pm
Thanks Paula, I am a Grandma of an adorable girl with Autism. Thanks you for showing that you care!
April 12, 2010 at 11:15 pm
It's so godd to see Paula support Autism my son has Autism just wish other star's would support Autism i wouldn't change anything about my life and the joy and love my son brings to me……..
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Thank you Paula Deen from all us grandmoms who share the same situation as you –


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Sara Ehret of Frankford has been named to the law review at Washburn University in Topeka, Kan.
Ehret, a second-year law student, holds the position of junior editor of the Family Law Quarterly at the university. In that position she reports on changes in family law and assists in proofing articles for publication.
A graduate of Bowling Green High School, Ehret went on to graduate in 2011 from Truman State University with a degree in political science.
Ehret is the daughter of Edna Ehret of Frankford, and Dean and Donna Ehret of New London.
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KINGSPORT, Tenn. - Junior Amber Taylor turned in another solid performance, but No. 3 seed Union came up short in its bid to win the 2013 Appalachian Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Tournament as No. 5 seed Reinhardt (Ga) claimed the title on Saturday with a 59-52 decision.
The tournament was held at the MeadowView Marriott Conference Resort & Convention Center in Kingsport, Tenn.
Union finishes the 2012-13 season with an overall record of 21-10.
Taylor finished the game with 22 points, while Haley Perkins had 10 points for Union. AAC Co-Player of the year Lindsey Waters had 14 rebounds and eight points.
The Lady Bulldogs opened the game on a 7-2 run in the first four minutes of the half capped by a 3-pointer from Lindsey Waters. After Reinhardt closed the gap to four points with a pair of free throws from Tara Hay, Laura Perkins hit a 3-pointer just past the midpoint of the half to give Union a 16-11 lead.
The Lady Eagles slowly closed the gap, and regained the lead for the first time since 2-0 with 3:20 left in the frame with a Sarah Hewett jumper. Perkins responded for Union with a 3-pointer and Lydia Nash scored in transition to put the Lady Bulldogs up four points. A Hay shot closed the halftime score to 27-25 at the break.
Hay had a first half high of eight points for Reinhardt, while Nash and Perkins has six points apiece. As a team, Union was 11-of-28 (39 percent) from the field and 4-of-12 (33 percent) from the 3-point line. Reinhardt ended the half 10-of-28 (36 percent) from the floor and 1-of-7 (14 percent) from behind the arc.
Taylor opened the half with five straight points for Union, but Tara Johnson responded for Reinhardt with points on consecutive trips. Taylor and Perkins extended the Lady Bulldogs lead to five points. However, the Lady Eagles responded with points from Carmen Lockhart and Johnson to tie the game up at 35-35 just over 11 minutes to play.
The teams traded shots until Reinhardt held the Lady Bulldogs without a field goal for a four minute stretch as the Lady Eagles took a 43-40 lead on a Johnson jumper. Taylor ended the Union field goal drought to pull Union within one point, but Kayla Aiken drained a pair of free throws to take a 45-42 Reinhardt lead with 6:25 to play.
The next three minutes saw the teams remain scoreless until Hay hit a runner with 3:39 remaining to put the Lady Eagles up 47-42. From there, Union was unable to close the gap as Reinhardt secured the win with defense in the final minutes.
Johnson ended the game with 21 points, while Hay recorded 13 points. Kayla Aiken rounded out the Reinhardt scorers in double-digits with 12 points.
As a team, Reinhardt was 20-of-49 (41 percent) from the field and 1-of-9 (11 percent) from the 3-point line. Union ended the game 18-of-67 (27 percent) from the field and 5-of-23 (22%) from behind the arc.
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Potentially More Fed Juice Pumps Stocks to Day's Highs
Leave it to the prospect for more Fed stimulus to give the stock market a nice final-hour boost.
Stocks are trading around session highs after WSJ reports Fed officials are likely to continue their bond-buying programs in 2013. The Fed appears set to keep buying long-term mortgage-backed and Treasury bonds next year as they confront the slow-growth economy.
Markets have anticipated the Fed will continue some combination of bond purchases next year. At their meeting next month, officials will still need to fully debate an extension of the bond programs and hear staff presentations on their impact. However, several officials have suggested in interviews and recent public statements that they support more bond-buying.
Fed officials said in their September statement they would keep buying long-term bonds until the job market improves substantially. The unemployment rate has fallen since July, but not enough for many policy makers.
"I am not prepared to say we are remotely close to substantial improvement on the employment front," Atlanta Fed president Dennis Lockhart said in a speech earlier this month. Mr. Bernanke echoed that view in a speech to the New York Economic Club last week, in which he said that unemployment is still "well above" where it would be in normal times.
Underscoring the restrained view at the Fed about the job market, the central bank said Wednesday in its pre-meeting 'Beige Book' report that its 12 regional banks reported "modest improvements in hiring activity" in recent weeks. There were some pockets of weakness in places like Richmond and Cleveland, and some large employers moved toward part-time employees or delayed hiring decisions until next year.
The Dow recently rose 100 points, or 0.8%, to 12978 in the final trading hour, led higher by Hewlett-Packard American Express and Chevron. The S&P 500 rose 0.7% to 1409 and the Nasdaq Composite advanced 0.8% to 2990.
All 10 large-cap sectors in the S&P 500 traded in positive territory after all were down in earlier trading.
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8 games to go and things are TIGHT! Ive been reviewing the ins and outs and trying to predict the outcome for May end. My prediction is we will end on 70 points. I dont think we have been consistently good enough to see out the season on a winning run. Its likely we will drop points and the most dangerous teams we face will be Everton and ManU. Due to our lack of consistency though I have a big worry that Fulham or Newcastle could really shaft us.
Mind you Spurs and Chelsea I reckon will drop points too and they will finish on 70 / 73 points there about.
Spurs big worries are Everton (this weekend) City and Chelsea.
Chelsea's big worries are Spurs, Pool and ManU.
Hate to say it but I think the biggest game of the season for us will be Spurs V Chelsea.
With Bale Lennon and Defoe all crocked for Spurs it doesnt look good for them. And with Benitez continually tinkering with Chelsea and looking more interested in the Europa League than the League could be a serious bonus for us too.
But the one thing that I do think will come into play come May end is goal diff.
Predictions? Suggestions? Well made points welcome...Can keep updating this till May and compare :)
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Students at Sleepy Eye Public Elementary School have been collection food items for the Giving Tree. Each year, instead of gift exchange students are asked to donate a food item to the Giving Tree which is, in turn, donated to the Sleepy Eye Area Food Shelf.
All grades in the elementary took part in helping load the food on the back of a pick up Friday morning. Over 1,100 food items were collected. After loading the food, students celebrated in the cafeteria with milk, cookies and instrumental and vocal Christmas music.
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SANTA CLARA — Carlos Rogers, the 49ers' most experienced and arguably most trusted cornerback since 2011, will be cut and hit the free-agent market, ESPN is reporting.
Rogers is scheduled to make $6.25 million in base salary this coming season as part of a four-year, $31 million deal he signed two years ago. His name was not listed among the NFL's official transactions Monday, though that is expected be the case when the new league year begins Tuesday at 1 p.m. (Pacific).
Rogers' expected release was not listed among the NFL's official transactions Monday, that likely will come before Tuesday's 1 p.m. start of the new league year. Rogers' agent, Todd France, did not immediately return a call seeking comment and the 49ers have not issued any formal announcement regarding Rogers.
Rogers' exit would leave the cornerback corps thin and inexperienced, pending potential free-agent signings. With Tarell Brown, Eric Wright and Perrish Cox slated to become free agents Tuesday, the 49ers cornerback corps currently consists of Tramaine Brock, Chris Culliver, Darryl Morris and Dax Swanson.
Rogers, 32, started every game the past three seasons until a hamstring injury kept him from the first two playoff games in January. Rogers returned for the NFC Championship loss at Seattle. He allowed a go-ahead touchdown to Jermaine Kearse on a fourth-down pass in the 49ers' 23-17 loss.
Since arriving in 2011 as a free agent out of Washington, Rogers not only served as the starting left cornerback, but he also would move inside to cover the slot in multiple-receiver sets. Rogers struggled in that nickel role in 2012 but rebounded relatively well in 2013.
After totaling six interceptions in 2011, Rogers re-signed with the 49ers on a four-year deal at the start of free agency in 2012. He made the Pro Bowl for his 2012 efforts, then declined a pay cut before last season. Rogers rated 71st out of 110 cornerbacks last season in ProFootballFocus.com's rankings.
For more on the 49ers, see Cam Inman's Hot Read blog at blogs.mercurynews.com/49ers. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/CamInman.


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Quote: Google made good on its promise to weed out views inflated by artificial means last week, according to Daily Dot. Record company sites impacted included titans like Universal Music Group, which reportedly lost 1 billion of its 7 billion views, and Sony, who lost 850 million views.
The cuts affected marquee names like Rhianna, Beyonce and Justin Bieber. YouTube said in a statement that the figures had been deliberately, artificially inflated.
"This was not a bug or a security breach. This was an enforcement of our view count policy," the company, which is owned by Google, wrote.
The push was enacted to combat hackers and social media promotion sites that built up views and likes on YouTube, making them appear more popular and driving advertising revenue.
Users of sites like YouLikeHits and AddMeFast, popular among so-called black hat social optimizers, bemoaned their losses on forums following the YouTube purge.


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I was on the Paleo diet a few years ago, and although the majority of that didn't last long (no sugar, grains, or dairy), I did take one good thing away from that experience: coconut oil. Most people negatively associate oil with greasy food, but coconut oil has a multitude of health benefits:
1. Coconut Oil Has "Good" Fat
Coconut oil consists of Medium Chain Triglycerides (MCT), which are fatty acids. Don't see the word "fat" and panic – these fatty acids have a different form of metabolizing than the long chains of fat that are found in cheese or steak. MCT's go straight to your liver from the digestive tract, where they're converted to energy or Alzheimer's-fighting ketone bodies. This good fat balances out our hormones, our thyroid, and our blood sugar levels, as well as lowering the bad cholesterol.
2. Energy Boost
In a study published by the National Center for Biotechnology Information, the MCT's are proven to give you a 5% increase in energy. This means that by doing nothing but adding coconut oil to your diet, you can burn approximately an extra 120 calories per day!
3. Fight Infections
The next time you are not feeling very well, try taking a spoonful of coconut oil. Coconut oil contains Lauric acid and Monolaurin – both of which are natural antibiotics.
4. Summer Body
Although it seems counter-intuitive to eat fat to lose fat, the unique way that coconut oil is metabolized can result in an appetite-reducing effect with up to 256 fewer calories in a day! The unique metabolizing factor also leads to a decrease in abdominal fat, which (as anyone who's ever tried to lose weight, ever, knows) can be difficult to lose.
5. Lotion / Hair Conditioner
Coconut oil, being an oil, is obviously going to be moisturizing. This, combined with its anti-bacterial properties and delicious coconut scent, makes it the perfect way to soften your skin or hair.
If you haven't tried coconut oil, I highly recommend it. So, what are you waiting for?


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BEAVER CREEK, Colorado - With its steep pitch, gorgeous views and exciting turns, the new women's World Cup downhill course at Beaver Creek is already getting plenty of use by skiers and snowboarders during its first season in existence.
The course was constructed last summer, adding 17 new acres of skiable terrain to Beaver Creek, plus another 30 acres of snowmaking. It weaves in and out of the already existing double black diamond Peregrine run, under the Birds of Prey chairlift (Chair 9), and onto a new spur trail called Kestrel.
Beaver Creek reported 3 inches of new snow Thursday morning, but the women's downhill course skied more like 6 or 7 inches.
Travis Naibert, of Eagle-Vail, was teleskiing the course when the Vail Daily caught up with him just above Kestrel.
"I like it - I like how steep it is; I like this turn underneath the lift," Naibert said, adding that the pitch and the moguls make the course really fun. "And today, I really like the powder."
The women's downhill start is below the men's start, but instead of taking the men's route onto Golden Eagle, the women stay left and head onto Peregrine. After last summer's construction, Kestrel now cuts through the trees in between Peregrine and Golden Eagle, forming the new spur run. And just like the men's Birds of Prey course, there are all kinds of technical sections where the racers will have to be tactical and focused on their lines.
Kari Anderson, a former U.S. Ski Team Development Team member and former Vail Valley Foundation employee, was skiing the course Thursday morning and said it's going to be the toughest course on the women's World Cup circuit.
"It's probably one of the most technical courses on the circuit," Anderson said. "The women, Lindsey Vonn in particular, are so excited to not only be able to have this kind of difficult course here in the states, but also in conjunction with the World Championships."
The runs through the course are not for the faint of heart. Some pitches seem to come out of nowhere, and skiers and riders really need to stay on their A games to navigate through it all.
"You've got to pay attention," Anderson said. "There's some phenomenal steeps in there, and you've got some areas where if you haven't set up for your turn exactly where you should, you're not going to be able to carry your speed into the flats. I mean, it's just as tough as the guys' course - it's phenomenal to have that here."
The men often talk about Birds of Prey as being one of the most technical courses on the men's circuit. And, just like Anderson said, if the guys don't hit their turns just right, they often pay the price in time.
The women will have their first test run on the course in November, a week before the Birds of Prey men's World Cup races. Based on the feedback from the athletes, the resort and the Vail Valley Foundation will make any necessary adjustments during the spring, summer and fall of 2014. The 2015 World Alpine Ski Championships in Vail and Beaver Creek are scheduled for Feb. 3-15.
"Terrific. Will be fun to watch the ladies navigate the twists and turns," wrote Margaret Thomas on the Vail Daily's Facebook page.
For now, the World Cup women can only learn bits and pieces about the course. They know of the similarities to Birds of Prey - they have a race under their belts on that course from 2011 when women's races were canceled in France and moved to Beaver Creek. But they won't know the nuances until they ski the course themselves.
The test races in November will certainly test these women, but at least there's one test they won't have to face: moguls.
"It's a great run - the pitch, the moguls, the relative solitude," said Steve Givando, of Virginia Beach, Va., Thursday. "But it's a good, steep run, and when it's bumpy, it's a test."
The women will, however, fly down the icy course at speeds of more than 70 miles per hour.
That's a true test.
Assistant Managing Editor Lauren Glendenning can be reached at 970-748-2983 or email@example.com.


text: A Brief Report on Another Edition of the Shahnameh (in Persian)A paper by Jalal Khaleghi-Motlagh, University of Hamburg (presented by Dr. Pirnazar). Part of the conference The Shahnameh: Iran's National Epic.Please upgrade to a browser that supports HTML5 audio or install Flash. Download PodcastDuration: 8:51The Shahnameh, Iran's national epic, was composed from a prose literary archetype in the 10th century CE by Iran's national poet, Ferdowsi (c. 940 – 1020 CE), whom many Iranians consider to be the father of their language. It exists in more than a thousand complete and fragmentary manuscripts, some of which are beautifully illustrated by excellent specimens of classical Persian art. It is some 50,000 distiches (100,000 lines) long, which makes it nearly twice the size of the Iliad and the Odyssey combined. The Shahnameh as Iran's national epic is central to Iranians' sense of cultural identity. It is the text that defines who is culturally Iranian regardless of that person's citizenship, language, or religion. In addition to Iranians who live in Persia proper, many Tajiks, Kurds, Beluchis, and others relate to the narrative of the Shahnameh as their "ethnic history." For this reason, its influence and importance extends beyond the borders of Iran and the limits of Persian literature. Published: Tuesday, June 29, 2010For more info please contact:Mona Ramezani(310) email@example.com