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Traditionally, Northern Bedford's been one of the most successful high school football programs in the Mirror coverage area.
As hard as it might be to believe, though, the Black Panthers only have captured a pair of district championships in their history. The Panthers walked off with the District 5 Class A title in 1992 and then again in 1995.
Since then, there've been a couple of close calls, but no hardware to show for it.
It's not just a Panther problem either.
No team from Bedford County has prevailed in District 5 Class A in 18 years.
Both NBC and Tussey Mountain are aiming to end that drought this year, and both the Panthers and Titans have the tools to do it, although they go about their business in much different ways.
The two schools from the Mirror coverage area will start off what they hope ends with one of them hoisting the 5-A trophy as part of a seven-team tournament on Friday night. Northern Bedford, the second seed, hosts seventh-seeded Shade, while No. 3 Tussey entertains sixth-ranked North Star. If both local entries win this week, one of them definitely will play in the district final, because they are in the same side of the bracket.
Northern and Tussey are 8-2. Defending champion Berlin Brothersvalley is the top seed and gets a bye into the semifinals with a 9-1 mark.
"We've had a few nicks and bruises, a few injury issues. We're hoping that takes care of itself this week," Northern Bedford coach Jeff Batzel said. "We're improved during the season. I'm elated with the 8-2 regular season considering we had fewer starters coming back than a Northern Bedford team has had in a long, long time. I'm excited."
Batzel has five seniors on this team and just had starters back at five positions. However, the development of Blake Over from a very good to great passer has spearheaded the Panthers ability to enter the postseason without really losing much of a step.
Over should surpass the 2,400-yard passing mark this week and, judging by past performances, has a chance to surpass the 2,600-yard plateau for the season. Over has had different leading receivers each week and has complimented his throwing with more than 500 yards running the ball.
Even in this day and age, a passer with that kind of proficiency is a rare thing and presents an unusual challenge for any secondary.
"I think it's very beneficial because we can put up a lot of points," Batzel said. "We're dangerous on any given play. On any play, we can score. The biggest benefit is we can have a subpar defensive effort and still outscore people."
Ironically, the Panthers open against a Shade team coached by Don Fyfe, who was a pretty fair passer himself when he went to high school at nearby Chestnut Ridge. Shade, also nicknamed the Panthers, takes a 5-5 mark into the playoffs.
"They have a very diverse and creative offense that is capable of putting up some points and giving us some problems," Batzel said. "We're going to have to be prepared for everything that they do and the multiple formations that they give us."
Shade hasn't been much of a playoff factor in District 5 in the last 25 years. The same can't be said for Tussey's opponent in the quarterfinals, North Star.
"We definitely have a hard test with North Star to start," Tussey coach Josh Smith said.
The Cougars are the biggest school in the classification and have won five district championships in seven years. However, North Star is coming off a surprising 10-0 loss against Conemaugh Township and Tussey, which rebounded from a close loss at Mount Union by winning at Meyersdale - knocking the Red Raiders from the top seed in the process - looks like it should be able to advance.
"It's always good to rebound on the road and build some confidence going into the playoffs against good teams," Smith said. "We have a lot of confidence. This definitely is one of the best offensive teams we've ever put together, and, defensively, we've been pretty strong."
While Northern Bedford has been winning through the air, Tussey Mountain has been achieving success on the ground. The Titans average more than 8 yards per carry and have scored 41 rushing touchdowns this season. Both Darrin Sipes and Daniel Taylor have 1,000 rushing yards and average more than 10 yards per rush.
"Not only do we have special athletes in Dan Taylor and Darrin Sipes at halfback, but it's a testament to our line, the way they've played. They do a great job up front," Smith said. "Our pass game has helped them out some more, because if they want to load up the box, we can go over the top of them."
The Titans will be looking for some payback if they and Northern Bedford make it to the semifinals: The teams played in week 2, with the Panthers coming away with a 28-20 victory.
Berlin, which gashes opponents with a highly proficient running game, still looks like the favorite, but the Mountaineers probably won't have an easy go of it. The Mountaineers will start off with the winner of the Windber-Meyersdale game. Meyersdale, the only team to beat Berlin all season, seems the probable opponent, but the Raiders had trouble with the Ramblers when they played in the second week of the year, so it they can't afford to look ahead.
Berlin averages almost 300 yards per game on the ground. Sophomore Braden Fochtman leads the Mountaineers with more than 1,800 yards rushing. If Northern or Tussey are to bring a district championship back to Bedford County, they'll have to find a way to contain him.

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Has anyone read yen press's yen plus magazine? It contains korean manga and japanese manga. Including one OEL manga ( from the creator of Dramacon). If you havn't, than it's the right time to find out. go to yenpress.us and click on the word "magazine. ^___^
Will do "Don't doubt the darkness, it can be your enemy as well as your friend."
"In everyone there is a demon, but those who can embrace it, not as a curse but as a gift, can use it as the sword of the heavens, or the spear of hell itself."
I'll check it out thanks.
My friend let me borrow a volume of Yen Press. That's where I found out that there's a manga for James Patterson's Maximum Ride.
The manga version of Maximum Ride is interresting to read. I'm supprised they made a korean manhwa version out of it. I never read the regular book version of it though.
My sister reads Yen Press + and she says its really good, but I myself haven't read it yet. They put Korean stuff in there too? Cool I'll have to pass that on!Human ignorance should and will be painful its only a matter of time...
I do read Shonen Jump though... and I have a subscription to it ^_^Can I get Yen Press + at any book stores?~Baby Girl
Yen Press+Plus magazine is available at any of these bookstores.
I'll have to check for it there... I frequent those stores to get my manga... hahaha Happy New Year! ~Baby Girl


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What is this world coming to ? ? ? Since when is it any of the school's business what kids do in their own yard on their own time. These school administrators need to be fired, drawn and quartered ! ! ! The kids were playing with a toy gun for heavens sake. If this was the case not too many years ago we all would have been kicked out of school for playing cops and robbers or cowboys and indians. It wasn't all that long ago when every boy had a cap pistol.
On top of that what is the matter with the neighbor. This guy needs to get his head out of his you know what !
7th-graders suspended for playing with airsoft gun in own yard
Two seventh-grade students in Virginia Beach, Va., were handed long-term suspensions Tuesday that will last until the end of the school year for playing with an airsoft gun in one of their front yards while waiting for the school bus.
WAVY-TV reports that 13-year-old Khalid Caraballo and Aidan Clark will face an additional hearing in January to determine if they will be expelled for "possession, handling and use of a firearm" because the guns were fired at two others playing in Caraballo's yard.
A neighbor saw Khalid shooting the airsoft gun in his yard and called 911, telling the dispatcher, "He is pointing the gun, and it looks like there's a target in a tree in his front yard," the station reported.
Khalid claims he never took the toy gun to the designated bus stop or Larkspur Middle School, according to the report. Two other students who fired guns were also suspended.
In a letter obtained by WAVY.com, school principal Matthew Delaney found that the "children were firing pellet guns at each other, and at people near the bus stop." Delaney states in the letter that one child "was only 10 feet from the bus stop, and ran from the shots being fired, but was still hit."
The school's so-called "zero-tolerance" policy on guns extends to private property, according to the report.
Khalid's mother, Solangel Caraballo, said it's ridiculous that her son and his friends were suspended because they were firing the airsoft gun on private property.
"My son is my private property. He does not become the school's property until he goes to the bus stop, gets on the bus, and goes to school," Caraballo told the station.
Khalid told WAVY-TV he thinks the punishment is unfair and may hurt his chances of getting into a good college after graduating from high school.
"It's on your school record. The school said I had possession of a firearm. They aren't going to ask me any questions. They are going to think it was a real gun, and I was trying to hurt someone," he said.


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The company, founded in 1894, worked for two years to run fiber-optic cable to 4,200 residents, 450 businesses and 14 community institutions in Sycamore, Melmore and McCutchenville.
"Things are going really good," he said. "We have a lot of people signing up. Our Internet speeds are much, much faster and we also have TV service now.
"The upgrades are so modern, in fact, that the new Internet, telephone and television services offered in the three villages outpace those of larger cities like Upper Sandusky and Tiffin," he said.
The new services were made possible through a federal grant of more than $4.1 million awarded in 2010. The grant was part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, and was designed to allow community-minded telecommunication companies to provide modern tools to rural markets.
"As a small company we are able to offer the same kind of technology as the bigger companies and a lot of times we think we do a better job than they do because we're more local," Ekleberry said. "We understand the challenges of living in rural markets. We also understand the benefits of raising a family and living removed from bigger cities."
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October 2011 Dairy Checkoff Update: Checkoff-Led Research Efforts Drive Sales, Industry Change
October 2011 Dairy Checkoff Update: Checkoff-Led Research Efforts Drive Sales, Industry Change
A periodic report for dairy media demonstrating how Dairy Management Inc.™ (DMI) and affiliated state and regional promotion organizations work to increase demand for and sales of dairy products and ingredients through the programs of the American Dairy Association®, National Dairy Council® and U.S. Dairy Export Council®. For more information about these and other dairy checkoff programs, please contact Jennifer Wing at (847) 627-3225 or firstname.lastname@example.com
The dairy checkoff is leading innovative, industry-wide research that is laying a foundation for increased sales.
To date, $58 million has been committed toward a $100 million research plan, including $45 million from non-checkoff sources. By having others commit to dairy-related research, checkoff priorities are accomplished in a way that allows for more and bigger research platforms, done in a faster timeframe.
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These research efforts are conducted through the Dairy Research Institute. The DRI was established – and partly funded – by the dairy checkoff in 2010 to help coordinate nutrition, product and sustainability research that will help spur dairy growth.
The DRI works with and through industry, academic, government, and commercial partners to drive pre-competitive research on behalf of the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy®, the National Dairy Council® and other partners. This allows the checkoff and industry to have more access to the technical research needed to drive innovation and demand for dairy products and ingredients in the United States and around the world.
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· McDonald's used checkoff-funded consumer research in consumption habits and milk preferences to determine which types of milk to offer in its McCafѐ® specialty coffee beverages line, which uses around 300 million pounds of additional milk annually. Additionally, consumer research on flavors, sizes and ingredients assisted McDonald's on its entry into the smoothie category, leading to the chain's launch of Real Fruit Smoothies featuring low-fat yogurt in 2010 that uses more than 23 million pounds of additional milk annually.
· Checkoff-led product development, marketing strategy and research helped Domino's Pizza® launch its kid-approved Domino's Smart Slice line of pizzas, which are now being served in more than 300 school districts in 37 states. Domino's Smart Slice, which meets stringent nutrition guidelines, used nearly 3.5 million pounds of milk over the last 12 months (through July 2011).
· Dairy Research Institute product research led to the development of consumer acceptable reduced-fat and reduced-sodium processed and natural cheeses. This technology – which was shared with dairy cooperatives – could mean an additional 400 million pounds of milk used each year in the school lunch programs and domestic food assistance programs. In addition, this technology is being used for cheeses sold in commercial foodservice.
· Dairy Research Institute product research assisted in developing domestic production of milk protein concentrate (MPC). Eight U.S. MPC manufacturers now supply ingredients to food and beverage manufacturers. More than 1.4 billion pounds of milk are used annually to manufacture domestically produced MPC.
· A Life Cycle Assessment established a benchmark for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and set the record straight that the U.S. dairy industry represents only about 2 percent of U.S. GHG emissions – far below what had been previously reported.
Wisconsin Teen Wins Show Your Pride Photo Contest
Matt Diederichs, a 17-year-old from Wisconsin, has won the dairy checkoff's 2011 Show Your Pride producer photo contest.
The goal of the contest was for producers to submit photos depicting their support of the National Football League partnership, Fuel Up to Play 60 (FUTP 60) and their love of the dairy industry. Matt's photo – depicting his passion for the Green Bay Packers – has earned him a visit from an NFL player to his family's farm – Dan and Lori Diederichs Dairy in Fond du Lac, Wis.
Contest photos were posted at www.backtofootballcelebration.com where producers and industry allies could select their favorite image. More than 3,000 votes were cast.
The dairy checkoff, in partnership with the NFL, launched FUTP 60 in 2009. It promotes good nutrition – including low-fat and fat-free dairy – and physical fitness in our nation's schools to help defeat childhood obesity (the No. 1 public health issue facing our country).
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He's so much holier-than-thou, completely sanctimonious, he's Bono!
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Holier-than-thou: Making an exaggerated show of holiness or moral superiority.
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the word sanctimonious is another word for big headed,self riteous, bitch, etc. sanctimonious people think they're it and act like it. they go around thinking they're brilliant, being sanctimonious is not a good thing!!
'oh she's such a sanctimonious bitch' observing somebody who is sanctimonious
'why are you so sanctimonious?!?!'why are you so stuck up your own ass?
'why are you so sanctimonious?!?!'why are you so stuck up your own ass?
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giving a hypocrital appearance of piety
if i was sanctimonious, i would probably give lectures about the 10 commandments, then go rob banks.
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Police say husband returns to assault security
A suspected shoplifter in Sacramento put up a fight with security guards Sunday while holding an infant in her arms, police said.
The resisting shoplifter, who was in custody when police responded, got help from her husband, too, who had returned to the scene to pick up the children, police said.
The Sacramento Police Department said the man, identified as Joshua Head, 27, placed the children into a car only to return to assault security near businesses on the 6300 block of Mack Road.
Both parents, including Telesa Pearson, 24, were arrested.
Pearson and Head face various charges, including child endangerment, resisting arrest and theft.
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Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Those with osteoarthritis of the knee had an opportunity to learn about MAKOplasty, a procedure powered by a robotic arm, at East Cooper Medical Center's free health fair this past weekend.
Designed to relieve pain and restore range of motion, the procedure powered by the robotic arm, is the only one of its kind in South Carolina.
MAKOplasty is a robotic arm assisted partial knee resurfacing procedure designed to relieve the pain caused by joint degeneration due to osteoarthritis (OA). By selectively targeting the part of your knee damaged by OA, your surgeon can resurface your knee while sparing the healthy bone and ligaments surrounding it.
MAKOplasty Partial Knee Resurfacing can enable surgeons to precisely resurface only the arthritic portion of the knee and preserve healthy tissue and bone.
It facilitates optimal implant positioning to result in a more natural feeling knee following surgery and results in a more rapid recovery and shorter hospital stay than traditional total knee replacement surgery.
As a knee arthroplasty procedure, MAKOplasty is typically covered by Medicare insures- check with your private health insurers. In some cases it may be performed on an outpatient basis depending on what your surgeon determines is the right course of treatment for you.
More than 150 people attended the event which also included free health screenings for cholesterol, diabetes, blood pressure, osteoporosis, foot screenings and ergonomic assessments.
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Benjamin Moore has repeated its ranking two years in a row as highest in customer satisfaction with interior paint in the J.D. Power and Associates 2012 Interior Paint Satisfaction StudySM.
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Hamburg Mail and More named Casey Neyman a retail postal specialist. Neyman was employed by the U.S. Postal Service for 24 years, the last four as postmaster of Gowanda. At Hamburg Mail and More, located at 1 Buffalo St., he will provide U.S. Postal Service retail services to customers in the Village of Hamburg.
GreenField Health & Rehabilitation Center in Lancaster, a skilled nursing care, rehabilitation services and outpatient therapy provider, appointed Sheri Ann Hartman director of activities. Hartman has worked as a certified nurse assistant and activities assistant at the facility since 2009.
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Taisho Bistro Japanese Restaurant is opening at 3332 Sheridan Drive at Sweet Home Road, Amherst. Owner Andy Huang is opening after an eight-month renovation of space formerly occupied by a hobby shop.
Columbus McKinnon Corp., a designer, manufacturer and marketer of material handling products, has made its Yale Global King electric wire rope hoist available in a Quick Ship Program. Both the monorail hoist and plug & play crane kit offerings come in 5- and 10-ton units.
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I just watched Stardust with my aunt. It's a charming, great, and funny Fantasy movie. I recommend watching it. 9/10
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My favorite Pokemon:
A man once told me I can't have my cake and eat it too. I then proceeded to eat not only my cake but his as well.
What if the stickers are the only things made in China?
Ocean's XIII and 10,000 B.C: I enjoyed the former but the latter was really dumb especially with the conclusion. I mean, it was weird.
Fighting for real American turtles everywhere. Pro-Turtle since 6/30/13
Silent Hill. 5/10. I think it would have been better if it came out before the games. But the games obviously trump it....
^ This is the reason why I like arguing. If I come off as standoffish or overly angry in an argument, don't worry. I'm probably having the time of my life. Whether I agree with them or not, the pokemon fandom has a lot of different opinions, and I love how nobody is afraid to share them.even if we don't understand each other, that's not a reason to reject each other. There are two sides to any argument. Is there one point of view that has all the answers? Give it some thought.
Ghost in the Shell: Innocence
It's still an awesome movie and I DON'T want Spielberg to butcher it with a live action version.
Walk the Line.
T'was alright *shrugs* seen it before, so meh.
Sharkboy and Lavagirl came on this morning, so I watched it for nostalgia reasons. Not as good as I remember it being...
I thought I'd seen it before, didn't really remember it though o_o good enough.
I saw Cloud Atlas last weekend and it was one of the best movie experiences I've ever had. Don't let the ratings daunt you, it's one of those movies that you think is amazing or a total flop, but I think all the people that didn't like it just didn't understand how the six stories linked together. Which is exactly what you're NOT supposed to think about. 10/10
Then on Saturday I saw Argo which was suspenseful to the max. It was extremely fun and nerve-wracking to watch, and I'd totally recommend it. And, I actually learned about the Iranian Hostage Crisis! Very informative and yet well done. 9/10
Edge of Darkness. I didn't like it, really.
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Wreck-It-Ralph the other day. Saying it was epically awesome is an understatement.
Anyone saying Red is a good trainer please explain to me how he can have a Jolteon get OHKO'ed by a Thunderbolt. From a Rhyhorn.
Proud owner of an English Unnerve Mewtwo.
I'm currently in Sinnoh and Johto-Kanto at the moment. If you want to do a trade, notify me when as I won't be online in Kalos (Gen VI).
I saw the new James Bond movie Skyfall yesterday. It was great.
The Amazing Spiderman....meh...it was decent, Emma Stone was super hot as usual
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the last movie i saw was dark knight returns ..
Rise of the Planet of the Apes.
Pretty good, especially for a load of main characters who simply grunted lots xD
Rise of Darkrai.
Its been ages since I saw this. I was going to watch it 2 weeks ago but my parents and sis watched it without telling me D: I enjoyed watching it by myself XD
I still remember knowing Dialga in Japanese years ago...Diaruga And seeing Lucario with the legendaries confused me though, nya~
If you can spare a minute, train my PokeHeroes Pokemon v.v
Oh, btw I'm in Team Instinct!
Username is JoYuki in PoGo.
> > Also I have an Etsy shop. I sell Pokemon hats < <
Better than I was thinking it was going to be~ more so in fact - loved the villain most of all <3 xDD
i re watched the hunger games...again.
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I watched Finding Nemo :3
midnight10 PM premiere of Breaking Dawn: Part 2.
You know, I didn't realize this movie was supposed to be a comedy (there were some parts when everyone around me couldn't stop laughing).
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Move along, nothing to see here.
Just like heaven.
Never seen the whole thing months ago, this time I did and i love it <3 Its funny how its like Monsters vs Aliens. Since Reese was Susan and fought the alien in the San Francisco bridge, nya~
If you can spare a minute, train my PokeHeroes Pokemon v.v
Oh, btw I'm in Team Instinct!
Username is JoYuki in PoGo.
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The Avengers && Men in Black 3.
Both very good. Hulk & Iron Man <33 and having time travel in MIB3 really puts a new spin on things.
Wreck-It Ralph
The twins and I finally saw it, and we love it so much, we're still gushing over it an hour afterwards. You know a story's amazing where you know the characters are bits of data, and they themselves know it, but they live and breathe like real living people.
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When someone claims another person's child as their own.
Tyrone often took his nephew to the park and pretended the boy was his, but the women he picked up knew that it was just plagerjizm, they'd never give him the time of day.
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6 Ad Campaigns That Prove Humanity Is Doomed
Everybody complains about ads, but ads are nothing more than a reflection of ourselves. There are boobs in that hamburger ad because we have demonstrated that boobs make us buy hamburgers. The companies and their ad agencies are doing nothing more than giving us what we demand.
And that's what makes the following ad campaigns so goddamned disturbing. They're clearly made with the assumption that lots and lots of us are, at heart, terrible human beings.
"Buy an SUV to Please Your Awful, Spoiled Kid"
Everyone in America knows the intolerable little bastard in these car ads. For many of us, the first time we saw one of his commercials was the first time we legitimately wanted to punch a child in the face.
Let's go, lawmakers. There are amendments to write.
Don't get me wrong, the "horrible, spoiled child" character has shown up in commercials for decades ... as the villain. Before, the whole point was to see the little shit get his comeuppance (usually using the product being sold in the ad). Not here.
No, these ads are based around this entitled little jackoff being embarrassed of his parents because of what they drive. He refers to them as "lame," and is ashamed of their very existence ... unless they spend $35,000 on a Highlander so that he can show his face around his equally entitled douchebag friends. Warning: This commercial will make you set something you love on fire. Put your cat outside before clicking the play button.
It's not enough that he lives in a neighborhood of some of the wealthiest people you're ever likely to meet. Or that his parents seem to just put up with his bullshit (there's a distinct lack of bruises on his face). No, he won't be happy until he gets to ride around in a vehicle that costs more than the average yearly income of most people I know. And he's what, like, eight-years old?
"Some day I will use this to run over the homeless."
But it gets even worse as his parents give in. In another commercial, he says, "I know what you're thinking: 'Cool parents,' right? It's a new thing. They used to be total dorks." He talks about how he changed them into real people by getting them to buy a Highlander -- because it's a common practice among adults to take the advice of an eight-year-old on a $35,000 purchase. And then changing everything else about their life.
Including throwing away their family goddamn portrait.
Don't bother telling me that this is all just a joke -- I know that. But behind that joke, the central selling point is absolutely that you should buy this vehicle, not because it's practical or a good value or reliable or any of the other reasons you should take on a $600 monthly car payment -- but because you'll otherwise lose the respect of the type of people who will judge you based on what you drive. Therefore it assumes that we, the viewer, want the respect from shallow cock holsters.
And the fact that the ads were successful enough to spawn follow-ups says they're right.
"Our Phones Will Eliminate All Human Empathy"
In this line of cell phone ads, we start with a couple sitting down to lunch as the woman breaks up with her boyfriend via text, email, Facebook and a call. She smiles gleefully, oblivious to his feelings, telling him not to worry about the messages because they didn't cost her any extra money to send. I dunno -- maybe he beat her or something and she just finally lost the ability to feel empathy.
Or maybe he should beat her, right there on camera.
But that would be the best-case scenario because at least that would make her the good guy. She's become empowered, and finally setting straight the wrongs that life has dealt her. At least that would justify her actions and make her somewhat likable. But judging from that guy's face, I'm guessing this isn't the case.
"Can ... can we still bone?"
But Sprint isn't satisfied with having just one callous demon representing their company. In case you missed the black, seething indifference from that character, they created a doctor who is breaking the news to an athlete that he's out for the season. Something that could potentially end his career.
"I want to say something more insulting, but it's a commercial."
Same thing here. The athlete says that he just got the doctor's email with the bad news, and the Antichrist of emotional sterility responds with, "Oh, don't worry about that. I just switched to Sprint so I get unlimited email." When he asks what that means, the doctor responds, "It means I'm dropping you from my fantasy team, that's for sure." And he's the one we're supposed to empathize with.
And if that wasn't enough, this self-centered cocksucker ends the commercial with, "Relax, it's not costing me any extra" and slaps that poor bastard's shattered knee.
Again, it's played for laughs, but I'll be damned if I can figure out what the selling point is here. In these ads it's always the customer who's 100 percent in the wrong, the victim is always blameless and enduring some kind of tragedy. And in every case, the customer's dickish indifference is due to his Sprint phone.
This is different from, say, the ads where the dude steals some Bud Light because Bud Light is so amazing that it tempts an honest man to theft. That actually makes sense in the commercial universe. Here, there's nothing connecting the awesomeness of the phone to the dickish behavior. It just exists. "Our phone will turn you into a dick, we don't know why. It just will."
So what's the point, unless it's appealing to people who like the prospect of being more of a dick than they are now? And that lots of us fall into that category?
"Our Soft Drink Will Make You Good at Lying."
So you can start to see the point. It's not just that these ads exist, it's what they say about us as a people. They're obviously working, or they wouldn't still be paying multi-millions of dollars to produce them -- some of these campaigns have been running for years, across multiple ads. Have we all really become such unbearable twats that we look at this ...
... and think, Yeah. I totally identify with those guys. I want to buy what they buy. That's a commercial about a guy at a job interview. The hallway is lined with potential employees, all awaiting their turn. The first guy goes in, and when the door shuts, starts screaming and making it sound like he's getting his ass kicked ... knocking shit off of the shelves and destroying the office.
You have a phone, dipshit. Call security.
One by one, all of the other interviewees leave until there's just one guy left.
This incompetent waste.
It turns out that the guy pretending to be beaten up was his friend, driving off all of the competition because they knew that this turd was no match for respectable, educated adults. His only chance at securing a job was if there was literally nobody else in the world interviewing for it.
Note to interviewer: When you call security, tell them that he's armed.
But wait, it gets worse. In another one, they trick a bar full of the stupidest, drunkest people on the planet into thinking that the world is coming to an end so that their friend can bone some chick right there on the bar floor.
It's made very clear at the beginning of the commercial that the woman wants nothing to do with this pulsating cockwad, as she doesn't even let him finish his offer to buy her a drink. It is a painfully clear "no." So the guy's friends, who are set up in the back with video cameras and a makeshift news set, broadcast a live feed onto the bar's television, proclaiming that an asteroid is about to hit the Earth, and there is only a few minutes to live.
Remember when I said it gets worse? Here comes that.
Nobody questions the fact that there is a camera in space, following and filming the asteroid as it blasts towards the planet at 25 kilometers-per-second. Everyone loses their shit and riots, but of course the guys don't care about the massive property damage and potential injuries because their friend is about to pound some hot ass in public.
"I get horny when imminent death arises. Nail me, you worthless turd."
And he does. After his orgasm inside a panicked and emotionally scarred supermodel, he leaves her and goes to the back room to high five his friends and dance. And drink Pepsi Max in celebration.
So once more, getting the product has nothing to do with their goal. If they'd been setting up the complicated scam to score some delicious, refreshing Pepsi Max, then that just puts it right into the same well-worn format as Barney stealing Fruity Pebbles from Fred. No, the message instead is that this soft drink will give you the ability to lie your way to success in the job market and to deceive emotionally vulnerable women into sex on a sticky barroom floor.


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By Beth Christian Broschart and Chad Clem Staff Writers The 77th Mountain State Forest Festival officially began under beautiful, sunny skies with the opening ceremonies at the Jennings Randolph......
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For traditional recipes from the Mysore region and food from all over, with ramblings about life and kids thrown in the mix.
Wednesday, November 02, 2011
Thai Pumpkin Curry
Now that I'm in Bangalore I had quite forgotten about Halloween. No in-your-face Halloween themed displays anywhere, you see. Come Oct 31, I was happily taking Baby S for a stroll in my colony when I spotted a Spider Man. Then a princess. And I went "uh-oh! It's followed me here too!". Since there was no escaping this one, I quickly ran out and got some candy. And our door bell rang and rang and rang. Close to 50 kids, including M. I quite liked this Halloween, I must say. These were little and older kids, most of whom I knew. Makes a lot of difference. You also realize how much smaller the world is getting now and how much more of a melting pot it has become. It is great that we celebrate festivals that are not necessarily ours. Great lesson to kids on acceptance & celebration of other cultures.
With N being out of town and the kids not caring much about food (in fact, M can happily live on love and fresh air!), I cook the most boring things these days. Easy but uninspiring stuff that I make sure include protein & veggies. Done. But every once in a while, I get all enthu and cook a nice dish or even a whole meal for myself. This was one of those. Had a small pumpkin, made a Thai curry and ate it all up! Good stuff. Add a dash of fish sauce, if you have. I did not but it still tasted so, so good.
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1 small pumpkin, seeded, peeled and cut into thick cubes
1 cup coconut milk
1/2 cup water (or skip this, and make it 1.5-2 cups of coconut milk. I tried to make it light)
1 small onion
3-4 pods garlic
1 tbsp Red Curry Paste (I used store bought paste, Maesri brand)
1 heaped tsp palm sugar
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp cooking oil
a dash of fish sauce (I skipped this)
salt to taste
Make a paste of the onion, garlic and the red curry paste using a few tsps of water.
Heat oil in a pot. Fry the above paste until fragrant.
Add the pumpkin pieces, coconut milk, water, lemon juice, salt and sugar. Mix well and let it come to a boil.
Simmer and cook on low until the pumpkin is done.
Garnish with chopped Thai basil (which I did not have).
Serve with jasmine rice.
This curry goes to Kavitha's HCC- Healthy Lunch, an event started by Smita. Thanks, both!
24 comments:
- Kalpana Sareesh said...
too good..
- November 2, 2011 at 12:29:00 AM EDT
- Sharmilee! :) said...
Skurrp..sounds new and interesting
- November 2, 2011 at 12:54:00 AM EDT
- Prathibha said...
I like pumpkin n hubby does not like it,so I dont get to experiment much wid it..looks yumm
- November 2, 2011 at 12:56:00 AM EDT
- lata raja said...
This curry is far far from anything to be called UNINSPIRING!
I am glad that now I have a good recipe to use up pumpkins that i can relish while interest the unsuspecting better half also!
- November 2, 2011 at 2:43:00 AM EDT
- Jaya said...
Well said -"lessons to kids on acceptance and celebration of other cultures"..liked the pumpkin Thai curry ..hugs and smiles
- November 2, 2011 at 6:11:00 AM EDT
- BongMom said...
Yeah I like that the kids celebrate everything available and the scary costumes are also okay with me. We live in a development so I get to see a lot of people I wouldn't have bothered to other wise :)
I don't like taking the kids out that much though because of the cold. This time I took all 4 of them in my car around the streets of our dev. and the little one was full of enthu running with the older ones and getting her loot.
I don't think I try vegetarian much when we go to eat Thai so this definitely looks new and very appealing
- November 2, 2011 at 12:15:00 PM EDT
- Priya said...
Super delicious pumpkin curry..would love to enjoy with a bowl of rice..
- November 2, 2011 at 2:35:00 PM EDT
- aipi said...
Perfect fall recipe ~ lovely flavors in there!
- November 2, 2011 at 4:36:00 PM EDT
- Miri said...
Really ? Halloween in Bangalore?! My daughter would love this fear- any excuse to play dress up!
The curry looks super creamy and delicious!
- November 2, 2011 at 10:29:00 PM EDT
- Sharmila said...
Vani ... I've been craving Thai so much recently that last night dunked in a lot of veggies in coconut milk and curry paste and slurped away. I do have half a packet of coconut milk left and a decent sized pumpkin in the fridge now ... so ... thank you, thank you for this recipe. :-)
- November 2, 2011 at 10:30:00 PM EDT
- Priti said...
That's looks delicious and nice recipe
- November 3, 2011 at 10:19:00 AM EDT
- Vani said...
Thanks, Kalpana, Priya, Sharmilee, Aipi Priti :)
Pratibha - yeah, totally understand that :)
Lata di - thanks:) it was at an non-uninspiring moment that I decided to make this :)
San - heard about the snow and cold. chaperoning 4 kids - wow. Yeah, def a good way to say hello to neighbors you'd otherwise not meet. maybe I'll do the chaperoning next time (and that way avoid being home!) :)
Miri - welcome and thanks for the comment :)
Jaya - true, na? celebrate the good stuff :)
Sharmile - hope you got to try it :)
- November 4, 2011 at 11:07:00 AM EDT
- Kavi... said...
this is a great recipe! & so healthy too! please link it to my event too!
Kavi | Edible Entertainment
Ongoing event: Healthy Lunch Challenge
- November 5, 2011 at 1:09:00 PM EDT
- Vani said...
Kavi, thanks for the heads up about your event. Just updated and posted the link. Email probs- will email you in a bit.
- November 6, 2011 at 11:15:00 AM EST
- Kavi... said...
thanks so much! :)
Kavi | Edible Entertainment
Ongoing event: Healthy Lunch Challenge
- November 7, 2011 at 7:39:00 AM EST
- Arch said...
Halloween in Bangalore ? Wow !!
This dish looks interesting, love pumpkin and Thai, so this is an amazing combination for me !!
- November 9, 2011 at 5:51:00 AM EST
- Sharmila said...
Made this Vani ... and loved it immensely. Had palm candy ...crushed it to sugar. And made the curry paste myself. Loads of thanks ... will make it again. :-)
- November 14, 2011 at 11:49:00 PM EST
- Rumana Rawat said...
Lovely curry dear and u have a lovely blog too:)
- November 15, 2011 at 7:20:00 AM EST
- Sumee said...
Halloween in b'lore ? That's funny, prbly coz too many US returned over there now.
first time on your blog... Nice space. I like this recipe using thai paste with pumpkins. Happy to follow you. :o)
- November 21, 2011 at 4:34:00 PM EST
- Aarthi said...
Awesome..Thanks for posting this..First time here..I am your new follower..Do check my blog sometime..
- November 24, 2011 at 12:32:00 PM EST
- Sushma Mallya said...
Looks so yummy ....will try this soon:)
- November 26, 2011 at 10:00:00 AM EST
- Seema said...
hey Vani,
Cant tell you how glad i'm to see a kannada recipe like the one my mom makes:)... I'm a bangalorean and really like your blog. did try the veg kurma today and it was awesome!...thanks for the wonderful blog :) it feels so nostalgic when i hear any kannada :)
- November 30, 2011 at 1:22:00 PM EST
- Kavi said...
Hey Vani! Thanks so much for linking your entry to my HCC event & making it a huge success! Find your entry in the Roundup Part I , Part II or Part III (to be uploaded tomorrow)
Kavi | Edible Entertainment
Would love to have your entries in my ongoing events:
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- December 2, 2011 at 6:02:00 AM EST
- Vani said...
SHarmila - thanks for the feedback. Glad you loved it, immensely that too :)
Arch - yup, right here in BLR! :)
Sumee - welcome! and thanks for following. Not just from US, but generally from around the world folks are coming back home in hordes now.
Seema - welcome! I know what you mean about getting happy seeing Kannada related things :)
Aarthi - welcome & thanks! Left you a comment and added you to my reader.
- December 15, 2011 at 10:24:00 AM EST


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A year or so ago, I asked Ms. Kathryn Kelly how well the online students were mastering their subjects. She assured me they were doing very well, even suggesting the learning was superior to that from the courses we teach in the classroom. I asked how she would know this since no standardized assessment is given to these students to compare them with students from our own classes. Again she claimed they were learning at a high level and that she knew this because they were passing the online courses quickly and with high grades. Indeed, I'm sure they were, but not for the right reasons.
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AMES, Iowa ??? If turnout at the annual workshop of the Midwest Cover Crops Council is any indication, the use of cover crops could be on the rise. More than 120 people from 13 states and provinces attended the March 3 event and nearly half were farmers, some who had never used cover crops in their operation. The workshop was hosted by the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, the USDA???s National Laboratory for Agriculture and the Environment in Ames, Practical Farmers of Iowa and the USDA???s Sustainable Agriculture and Research Education (SARE) program.
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November 1, 2009
The First Of November
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Happy November Steph :)ReplyDelete
Oh, my. That little coat and hat! They're all darling, Steph.ReplyDelete
Yay for November indeed!ReplyDelete
Love Ivy's dress!
SO so so cute!!!!ReplyDelete
Ivy is simply delicious and your boys are going to be such great protectors of her!ReplyDelete
Where are her clothes from?! I must know!ReplyDelete
I didn't know which post to comment on but my oh my what a gorgeous collection of photos down your main page. So very lovely! xoxo ChristineReplyDelete
Ivy is precious! And her big brothers are so sweet. Love these photos :)ReplyDelete
What a doll baby...can't believe it's November!ReplyDelete
Oh gosh she just has the sweetest little face -- I can't BELIEVE it's November. My baby will be 1 in THREE months. Oh wow.ReplyDelete
What a beautiful start to Fall!ReplyDelete
Lovely Steph...may I ask where Ivy got her most angelic dress?<3ReplyDelete
I hope your first of November was as nice as could be.
--Sara Sophia
Great photos!ReplyDelete
Happy November!
Happy November to you and your family, you are all beautiful.ReplyDelete
Oh my word, I LOVE that hat and coat!!! I just want to kiss their adorable cheeks!ReplyDelete
I don't know what amazes me more - how cute she is always dressed or how pretty your pictures are. :)ReplyDelete
love november in MaltaReplyDelete
Can you beleive it is November already? I love, love, love Ivy's coat and hat!ReplyDelete
yes - can you believe how fast the months are flying by? I just want things to "slow" down so we can enjoy things a bit more. Seems like we are always doing everything last minute - because there is no time to prepare and savor.ReplyDelete
Oh, wait...I guess I'm the only one that can change that, right? ;)
Ivy is so incredibly cute! Love that dress... but really love that group picture - laughter and having fun - that's what your kids will remember when they are grown.ReplyDelete
I still can't get over how adorable the coat and hat are. And I want to know if they make them in grown up sizes. Because I don't mind dressing like a little girl when it is THAT adorable.ReplyDelete
Happy November Steph!
Aw, very cute. Happy November!ReplyDelete
November already? Oy.ReplyDelete
She's so freakin' adorable!
Every time I see your beautiful girl I just wanna snuggle her. She reminds me of mine :)ReplyDelete
Happy November!ReplyDelete
I am loving Ivy's coat and hat- adorable! Your kids are so sweet! Happy November!ReplyDelete
Your kids are always so well dressed! Ivy is beautiful as always - I think she looks more and more like you every month.ReplyDelete
Happy pictures, hon...ReplyDelete
Are those like Christmas trees? Oh my... I'm not ready! ;-)ReplyDelete
Aw, they all look great! Seeing your tree makes me a little homesick.ReplyDelete
So precious as always!ReplyDelete
I need to ring in new months with such joy.
Love those pictures!!!! And Ivy is soooo stylish!!!!!ReplyDelete
I have to tell you--I just found that same coat and hat at Tuesday Morning and had to have it, since I had seen Ivy's picture and knew how very cute it was going to be on Kennedy! Adorable!ReplyDelete
Happy November!ReplyDelete
Your pictures always make me smile...and warm my heart.
I love how you love your kids. :)
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Last week, I posted a link to Sr. Patricia's McCarthy's wonderful column in Rhode Island Catholic, marking the 50th anniversary of Pope John XXIII's encyclical for the world, Pacem in Terris (Peace on Earth). Like many other Catholics, I was feeling a little out of sorts. Uncertainty will do that.
What a difference a week makes. Yesterday most of my catechetical colleagues and I were up at the crack of dawn to watch the inauguration (am I the only one who smiles at that term?) of our new pope, Francis. When we got to work, albeit a trifle bleary-eyed, we couldn't talk of anything else. Those of us in ministry were not the only ones mesmerized. Everybody wanted to know everything that was happening in Vatican City. The media were positively giddy with excitement.
Watching our gracious, gentle but determined Pope Francis being driven around St. Peter's Square, stopping periodically to kiss children and climbing down to hold a man with cerebral palsy, I couldn't help smiling about all the speculation that had gone on about who would emerge from the conclave as pope. Very few pundits had Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio on their "A" lists. He looked a little surprised himself, standing on the balcony of St. Peter's last Wednesday.
Yet, in retrospect, everyone realized that no one else could have emerged. No one else would have been the right one. That was because the Holy Spirit had the vote that counted. The cardinals just had to figure out which man the Spirit had in mind. That's called prayerful discernment.
You don't have to be a cardinal to practice prayerful discernment. You don't have to sit in what looked like rather uncomfortable chairs in the Sistine Chapel. And you certainly don't have to be selecting a pope. You might be wondering about a relationship much closer to home, which school to choose for your child, what to do about a job offer that might force you to uproot your family or a decision you have to make for someone who is dependent on you. Very little in life is not important enough for prayerful discernment. It's a good habit to develop.
Just for curiosity's sake, I Google-d the term and came up with some interesting results. Here's something from Joe Paprocki on the Loyola Press website. That seems appropriate, considering we have our first Jesuit pope here. However, you can find many other resources on prayerful discernment. Try it. You know it works.


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Football's Nick Miles Earns MAC Weekly Award
Nick Miles, a sophomore defensive end on the Ball State football team, has been selected as the Mid-American Conference West Division Defensive Player of the Week.
Miles led Ball State's defense with 11 total tackles and one sack in the Cardinals 34-27 win over No. 23/25 Toledo at the Glass Bowl Nov. 6.
Miles was a key part of the defense that forced two three-and-outs and two turnovers on downs on Toledo's six second-half possessions.
With the victory, the Cardinals improved to 7-3 overall nd 4-2 in the MAC. Ball State will host Ohio Wednesday at Scheumann Stadium and then conclude the regular season with a game at Miami University Nov. 23.


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Celebrity Central / Top 25 Celebs
Tom Brady
- 2000
In the Clutch
After leading the University of Michigan to an overtime victory in the Orange Bowl, quarterback Tom Brady's picked in the sixth round of the NFL draft by the New England Patriots. In 2001, he works his way up the roster, earning the primary backup quarterback position.
- 2001-2002
Unexpected Star
Patriots starting quarterback Drew Bledsoe is injured two games into the season, and an untested Brady is thrown into the starting lineup. The 24-year-old QB proves himself valuable, leading the Patriots to victory in Super Bowl XXXVI. Brady repeats his Super Bowl victories with the Patriots in 2004 and 2005.
- 2003
Dating Bridget Moynahan
Brady finds his starlet match in former model and actress Bridget Moynahan. Though the ultra-private couple rarely discuss their relationship, Moynahan tells The Boston Herald in 2004, "We both have incredible respect for each other, and each other's lives and professions."
- 2005
Sportsman of the Year
Praising his team-first attitude and ability to perform on football's biggest stage, Sports Illustrated names Brady its Sportsman of the Year. "I didn't win this award being Tom Brady the person," he demurs. "I won it because of the way we play football. There have been some great individual rewards, but there's no greater reward than winning the Super Bowl. I'm very proud of that."
- 2006
A Rocky Start
After three years together, Moynahan and Brady call it quits. Soon after, he begins dating supermodel Gisele Bündchen. The couple are vacationing in Paris when Moynahan reveals she is pregnant with Brady's child. "When you're suddenly pregnant and no one is standing by your side … it's a hard conversation," Moynahan says in a rare interview with Harper's Bazaar.
- 2007
Brady's Baby Boy
Moynahan gives birth to son John Edward Thomas Moynahan in Los Angeles. Brady skips practice and flies in from Boston to be present for the birth. "I'm very blessed that he's healthy," Brady tells Boston's Channel 5 "Patriots All Access" show in November, adding that John is "truly a joy."
The Face of Style
Brady appears on one of 10 commemorative covers celebrating GQ's 50th anniversary, and the all-American QB finds himself in good company among the likes of Paul Newman, Muhammad Ali, President John F. Kennedy and Michael Jordan. "We liked the fact that Tom Brady represents today," creative director Jim Moore says. "He's got a great spirit about him and he's an incredible leader."
- 2009
Meet the Bradys
Brady and Bündchen secretly marry in Santa Monica, before exchanging vows again at Bündchen's Costa Rica home that April. Then in December, the newlyweds welcome their son Benjamin. "I prioritized with the things that are important to me," Brady says. "That's my family and my football career. There's nothing other than that."
- 2012
A 'Giant' Loss
Brady and his New England Patriots teammates lose to the Giants, 21-17, in Super Bowl XLVI, a repeat of their 2008 loss to the New York team. The loss hits hard for Brady's wife Gisele Bündchen, who defends her hubby. "My husband can not f–ing throw the ball and catch the ball at the same time," the model is caught on camera saying, taking a dig at Brady's receivers. "I can't believe they dropped the ball so many times."
Second Coming
Though the couple chooses to stay mum on Bündchen's second pregnancy, her budding bump does the talking during a joint appearance at a Boston charity event.
Photo Credits
BIOGRAPHY (top to bottom): Seth Poppel/Yearbook Library; Elsa/Getty Images; Rabbani and Solimene Photography/WireImage; Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage; Revolutionpix/ Fame Pictures; INF; Rob Carr/Getty; Bauer-Griffin
- Name
- Tom Brady
- Date of Birth
- August 03, 1977
- Birth Place
- San Mateo, Calif.
- Relationships
Gisele Bündchen, wife (2006 to present)
Bridget Moynahan, ex-girlfriend (2003 to 2006)
Laura Kinsman, ex-girlfriend (2001 to 2002)
- Children
John Edward Thomas Moynahan, son (8/22/2007)
Benjamin Rein Brady, son (12/08/2009)
Vivian Lake Brady, daughter (12/5/2012)