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The 10 Most Confusing Things About Football to an Outsider
A lot of people start watching football at some point in their adult lives, maybe because they suddenly find it interesting, maybe to have something to talk about with other people, or maybe because they liked Donald Driver on Dancing With the Stars and wanted to see him in "his other show."
In any case, people often say it's really hard to get into, and I can identify with that. There are so many complicated rules that some of the players don't even understand them. Here's some common questions asked by people new to football (well, mostly me) answered by someone who doesn't know anything about football (also me).
#10. Why Is It Called Football if They Hardly Ever Use Their Feet?
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No feet!
Everybody asks this, mostly seriously, but it sometimes gets asked by people who hate American football for whatever reason and think this is a "gotcha" question that shows how dumb the sport is. "I don't know!" the football fan is supposed to reply. "This whole sport is a sham! If the name doesn't make sense, there's no point in watching it anymore! All the plays are meaningless! I'm selling my season tickets!"
Now, I'm sure if you just Google it, there's some pretty simple historical or cultural reasons why the modern day, mostly hand-based sport of American football is called what it is, like it was based on an earlier sport like rugby football that did involve more footwork, but I've recently been reading the teachings of Ayn Rand, and I feel that searching for other people's answers on Google would just be parasitically sponging off their work. As a strong, self-reliant individual, I should make up the answers myself, without leaning on the crutch of "research." Because when I go live in a compound in the desert with the other geniuses, I'm not going to have access to Google. I'll have to answer all historical and science questions by relying on my own imagination.
This is how my imagination pictures George Washington, for example.
So, all that said, my intuition is telling me that when football was first invented in America, in the 1300s or thereabouts, it was originally played with an actual human foot. America was a savage place back then, and executions were such a common way of dealing with crimes that there were too many body parts to deal with. Arms and legs could be used for furniture, hands made good coat hooks, and heads were round enough to be used for basketball, but nobody could think of a use for feet, and they kept piling up.
That's when Thomas Jefferson invented a new sport where the ball would never have to bounce on the ground and didn't need to be round, where a human foot would work perfectly for sailing through the air aerodynamically, at least if you threw it heel first.
He is not throwing it the right way.
As the nation became wealthier and the sport became standardized, people started encasing the feet in elongated leather pouches so that ladies watching the game would not faint at the sight of rotting human flesh. Nowadays, of course, executions are very rare, and so only official NFL game balls have actual feet enclosed in them.
#9. What's the Deal With "Throwback" Uniforms?
The Philadelphia Eagles' throwback uniforms ensured that they would not be run over when crossing the street at night.
Sometimes you turn on the game and all the players seem to be wearing hideous uniforms from another era, or maybe borrowed from a generous high school team. The announcers keep talking about these "throwback" uniforms. What does it all mean?
Supposedly they are tributes to the team's history, bringing back old uniforms from the past that make winning teams proud of their tradition and losing teams remember a glimpse of light from a time when they didn't suck. Actually, though, given the constant rancor between the NFL owners and the NFL players' union, I suspect that these are passive-aggressive moves by the owners, who, unable to get the salary concessions they wanted, are lashing out petulantly by forcing players to occasionally dress up like circus clowns.
Or circus tents.
Or in pee-and-poop colors.
As for the reason they are called "throwbacks," it's pretty simple, and you've probably already figured it out. When the team employees hand the new uniforms to the players for the first time, the players naturally "throw back" the uniforms in disgust until they get a stern talking to from the team owner.
#8. How Come the Pittsburgh "Steelers" Team Name Is Misspelled?
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If you've seen the Pittsburgh Steelers play, you've probably wondered why they misspelled "stealers," and then, whether "stealers" is even a real word. It isn't, obviously; the correct word would be "thieves."
Which goes back to an interesting story. Pittsburgh started as a booming manufacturing town (I think they made steel or something) with a solid working class, but as times changed and the demand for manufacturing dropped, a great deal of people lost their jobs and the city fell into chaos and rampant looting, sort of like RoboCop's Detroit, or actually, modern day Detroit.
What's the difference, really?
Civilization fell apart, and the only law was the law of the Thunderdome. The school systems crumbled into ruin, and the only way to earn a living was through scavenging and theft. With their lack of education, the roving bands of pillagers scrawled their semiliterate graffiti calling cards around the city with phrases like "The steelers wuz here" or, on the front of a recently looted house, "Steelers owned u."
Eventually, with the return of civilization brought by a combination of economic improvement and strong law enforcement (known to the locals as "the shooterers"), the city returned to normalcy. However, the team name pays tribute to a former era of hard times and survival whose lessons the city hopes never to forget.
And if you think I'm bullshitting you, then go ahead and explain why this week's Steelers "throwback" stunt had them dressing up like convicts.
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Or maybe bees.
#7. Why Is a Safety Both a Guy and a Play?
Pool safety.
If you haven't watched football before, you're probably only familiar with "safety" as an abstract concept of freedom from danger, or maybe a kind of dance. However, football gives it two totally new and confusing meanings.
A safety is a kind of defensive player who goes all the way back and tries to stop receivers from catching the ball. I guess they are called safeties because they are the last line of defense, and once you get past them, there is nobody to stop you. One of the safeties is called a strong safety (because he is strong) and one of them is called a free safety (because he's not a conformist). You could probably do a good buddy movie with two safeties.
I'm not married to the title.
Unfortunately for the new football viewer, a safety is also a kind of play. When the offensive team is so far back that the ball carrier gets taken down in his own end zone, the defensive team gets two points for humiliating them in such a manner. Theoretically, a safety could cause a safety, which is really really confusing.
Why are these terms so confusing? I'm pretty sure it's part of the NFL's master plan to keep regular people from thinking that football is easy to understand, because otherwise you will start complaining more, and they think you already complain enough. If you think it is a mysterious, complex thing that you can't possibly grasp the ins and outs of, then the commentators will keep their jobs and the teams will supposedly get less complaints.
That probably sounds crazy, but keep in mind that the NFL kept the All-22 footage (a high-up camera angle of every game that shows what every player on the field is doing) under wraps for so many years specifically because they didn't want fans to find more stuff to criticize coaches about. Well, it's public as of this year, so take a look and complain your heart out. See if you can find any safeties causing safeties.
#6. How Can You "Run Downhill" on a Flat Field?
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This is not what the politicians would call a "level playing field."
One thing you'll notice a lot if you listen to the commentators (which you probably shouldn't) is that they keep saying that a running back "runs downhill" or "needs to run downhill," which seems to imply that he should leave the stadium and go for a jog somewhere, because the playing field is flat.
I mean, obviously this is some kind of expression or metaphor for a guy building up so much momentum that it's like he's running down a hill, or something. At least it usually refers to a guy who pretty much smashes straight ahead through defensive players like a bowling ball, as opposed to going sideways and trying to run around them. Why the commentators won't use words like "direct" or "straight," I don't know; I guess it's tradition, or part of the conspiracy I mentioned above.
I propose getting revenge for being confused by making up our own random directional phrases. "They have Eric Decker running a counterclockwise route on the anti-meridian." "Frank Gore is getting some great yardage going south-southwest." "Matt Forte needs to follow the trade winds."


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LOCKPORT – A man whose IQ has been estimated at between 68 and 75 pleaded guilty Thursday in Niagara County Court to sexual encounters with a 15-year-old girl.
Christopher B. LaForme Jr., 27, of Berner Parkway, Royalton, could be sent to prison for as long as 15 years, with up to 10 years of post-release supervision, when he returns to the courtroom of Niagara County Judge Sara Sheldon Farkas on Jan. 10.
However, Farkas said assignment to a group home might be part of the sentence and asked defense attorney David C. Douglas to "try to find a group home that will take him."
LaForme, who reached seventh grade in special education, had intercourse with the girl between an undetermined date in March and April 24, and also forced her to perform oral sex during that period. He had been sending the girl suggestive emails since January, and after a restraining order was imposed April 24, continued to do so.
Assistant District Attorney Elizabeth R. Donatello said at a previous court appearance that she had records of more than 10,000 text and Facebook messages between LaForme and the girl since April 24.
LaForme pleaded guilty to third-degree rape, third-degree criminal sexual act, disseminating indecent material to a minor and second-degree criminal contempt. Douglas delayed the plea for two days so he could obtain documentation of LaForme's low IQ.
Douglas also arranged for LaForme to meet Farkas in her chambers when she wasn't wearing her black judicial robe so LaForme wouldn't be intimidated during the entry of his plea.
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I was having coffee with a new acquaintance down the street last week and realized our conversation was a little disjointed. Then I saw she was texting under the table while she was telling me about her job hunting adventures. Idly, I wondered what couldn't wait.
You see things like that a lot these days. And it's not just rude stuff. It's dangerous, too, like texting while driving. Has the electronic revolution turned on us?
Not too long ago, electronic messaging of various kinds was a valuable tool. Now it seems to be more of a demanding taskmaster. So many of us are just too busy with our iPads, iPhones, messages and email to stay connected to real life. Or even common sense. Last week I was posting on Facebook and I realized I was responding to a man I don't even know.
Maybe there's another branch to the problem. Chatting, in person, with a friend the other day, I was startled when she told me she'd gone to a dinner for the Humane Society. I know she doesn't really like animals, so I asked why she went. "Well, I might meet a new man, a new business prospect … and maybe I was supposed to be there".
Maybe we think we have to be everywhere these days, in touch with all the latest news, grasping at every straw of an opportunity, meeting everyone we need to meet and all it has to happen right away. It might make us feel very productive, but what we're really doing is disconnecting from the people and things we really value.
Last week I was so busy tweeting, posting, and writing articles that I forgot a good friend's birthday, and that never happened before.
The condition even has an acronym – FOMO – and I don't know if it can be cured. FOMO stands for Fear Of Missing Out. We frantically attend events we don't care about, send out dozens of happy birthday messages on Facebook, and respond to hundreds of tweets from people we barely know.
Maybe you can give it a try with me? Lets try Paring On Down. Here are some ways to do it.
- Slim down your calendar. See what you're doing that can be eliminated. Do you want to attend another association lunch? If not, cancel it. If you have ten telephone meetings, maybe half can be done by email.
- Spend less time on Social Media. If you are on Facebook on Twitter, decide to allot certain hours each day to them. Maybe after work for an hour, or before work, but not checking them all day long.
- Develop a strategy to receive fewer emails. I unsubscribe to newsletters, promotions and LinkedIn groups each week. Figure out a way to delete emails from all your electronic devices.
- Don't use texting like email. Texting, for me, is almost an immediate response mechanism for a timely meeting. I feel compelled to answer texts, and they draw my attention away from work.
I figure if you take the Challenge with me, we might free up a few hours a day. Imagine what we can do with that time. I can finish the book I'm writing. I can clean out my closet. Take the art course I've been considering, and probably write more blog posts here and on Forbes.com.
What will you do with the extra time? Please let me know and comment below. We can do this together. We'll be the POD People.


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Kristine is my little mermaid friend who is so pretty and she's always so kind. Kristine is always obsessing over her manga's or whatever you call them. She crushes on boys on her bus and when she's about to make her move but she has doubts and next time he's not there but there's this one guy that I SHIP THEM SO HARD. KRISTINE IS SO KIND BUT SO FUCKING REAL TOO I LOVE KRISTINE <3
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I am not a cook. I just want to reassure you that I will never attempt to share recipes with you, unlike some of our other very talented moms who write these blogs. Well, maybe one: I have a really good banana bread recipe, but other than that, I rely on my husband, allrecipes.com or Cheerios to help me in the kitchen.
Because of this, I often dread mealtime. It seems like the never-ending chore: Feed the people, do the dishes, clean up after the people. Rinse and repeat. It exhausts me, and my effort in this area is usually half-hearted at best.
Then, last week my husband was gone on a business trip. Unbeknownst to me, before he left, he recruited some nice ladies from our church and neighborhood to help me out during the evenings with dinners and the kid's bedtime routine.
At first, I was a little embarrassed and thought, "What is the problem? The kids and I will be able to survive on cereal and pancakes for the week." But then, my first night home alone hit and I was so relieved to see my helper for the evening that I almost cried.
Let me give you the back story, lest you stop reading because of my wussiness.
Before we found out I was pregnant, I did something remarkably stupid, which I'm sure shocks those of you who know me (is there a way to write sarcasm?). I moved a ginormous wooden dresser made in the 1950's up a flight of stairs and into my car. By myself. It was really, really dumb. The thing easily weighs a couple thousand tons and I hurt my back in the process. In the adrenaline of the moment, I didn't notice. But the next day? WOAH. It was no good. I did my best with the chiropractor and massage therapist to get myself back to normal before my pregnancy progressed too far, but it hasn't been enough. My back has really been bothering me the last few weeks as the baby grows, and my choice at night is to bathe the children OR put them to bed.
You can see why my evening helpers were such a God-send while Reza was gone. I am one of the extremely blessed moms who has help most nights (shout out to single moms - I have NO idea how you do it all) and Reza knew that evenings were going to be tough because of how tired and hurt I am by the end of the evening. Once I got over my initial embarrassment of my husband recruiting help for me, I became the most thankful woman in Windsor. Not only for the physical help with the kids, but I also realized with new eyes and gratitude what a blessing a well-thought-out, home-cooked meal is.
Before I had kids, a nice lady I know tried to help me with this and I was a little offended, but mostly just confused about what the big deal is about cooking for one's family.
I think I get it now.
I couldn't believe what a blessing some spaghetti, tossed salad and bread was to me. Or enchiladas with beans and rice! Or pizza and tossed salad! Or chicken with veggies! Or mac-n-cheese! It was awesome and I've been inspired to learn how to meal plan better for my growing family. (Budget friendly ideas, anybody? Share them on our Facebook page!)
This blog has turned multi-faceted, so let me sum up the lessons:
1. I need to remember to be thankful for a husband who knows me better than I know myself most times.
2. I will be calling the chiropractor today.
3. Kids can go a long time without actual baths if they need to.
4. Do not move dressers up stairs without help.
5. A well-thought-out meal can change a person's day.
6. A support system is more important than we give it credit for...seek one out if you don't have one! Shout out to my amazing neighbors and church lady friends.
As for the initial gripe that mealtime is the never-ending chore, I think maybe I should get over my bad self. Or buy a big stack of paper plates.
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There was a time when cursing and distasteful language was not allowed on television programs…when allusions to sex and inappropriate behavior were not something you would be exposed to…it was a matter of decency…of respect.
There was a time when families sat down to meals together, prayed together, spent time together; when a sense of family and community was commonplace; when the elderly were looked to for wisdom and direction…it was a matter of strength…it was a matter of values…it was a matter of respect.
Buildings and bridges weather with age and so it seems…society too. The values, as the structures, that once were strong and secure; now weakened with decay. The strength to stand ebbs slowly away and falling is only a matter of time.


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How the Emergency Alert System has already been tested--and could be improved
You've probably heard by now that today at 2 p.m., there will be the first nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System, which allows the president to address the American public within 10 minutes from any location at any time.
But this Cold War era system has already been outpaced. It will air on every broadcast, cable, and satellite TV station in the US. You'll hear it on any AM, FM, or satellite radio station. But where will you be at 2 p.m. today? Are you usually listening to the radio or watching TV in the middle of the usual work day hours?
Now how did you hear about the test? Twitter or Facebook? An email or text? The Emergency Alert System doesn't (yet) go those places.
How did you hear about the Virginia earthquake felt up and down the east coast back in August? When the rumbling began, someone sitting near me asked, "Is this an earthquake?" and my first instinct wasn't to go to a news site or national alert service--I searched Twitter for "earthquake." "Looks like it," I replied. The quake lasted long enough that it all happened while our desks were still shaking. It was felt far and wide enough that for some people, xkcd came true.
I don't mean to discount the role that these more traditional broadcast media can play in an emergency. And there is indeed an audience they will reach that social media and connected technologies won't. But the US has 240 million Internet users--approaching 80% of the population. That's a lot of people to ignore.
How could collaboration with the places people gather today--online--change the efficacy of the alert system? The top five sites on Alexa are Google, Facebook, YouTube, Yahoo! and Wikipedia. What if we had a 21st century emergency alert where, rather than putting the president on TV for two minutes, we could with one message:
- Change the Google logo (as they often do) to a recognizable emergency alert linking to further information, perhaps...
- A YouTube video--the same content the president would also be broadcasting on television and radio. Of course, it would also be the main video shown on the YouTube homepage.
- Put top post on everyone's Facebook feed about the emergency.
- Replace the Yahoo! homepage with links to the YouTube video and text versions of the information
- Replace the nearly ubquitious "plea from Jimmy Wales" banner on Wikipedia with an emergency alert notice.
The message could potentially be limited to the appropriate geography by IP address.
Do you have other ideas for a better Emergency Alert System?
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Great point. It hadn't even occurred to me that this was how I get most of my news, even the really breaking news. In fact as far as I can tell, IRC often has news before the news organizations have a chance to post even a quick one-liner story about it.
If it hadn't been for this article, I'd have never even known that the Emergency Broadcast System had been tested today.
I know most natural disasters are local, maybe regional. If we really need a national emergency alert system from the federal government, something tells me that the government knows something big is about to happen but it seems they are hiding it from us.
How about a background app on everyone's cell phone and on everyone's computer? Maybe it could be part of the operating system rolled out in the weekly patches or cell phone updates. It could be a dormant background process that would be awakened by an extremely well encrypted (to prevent hoaxes) alert signal broadcast on the internet.
I do not care for the idea of any government agency owning an app or process that runs in the background of any personal device I use. There are obvious privacy concerns here. How can you be certain the app isn't also monitoring your activity?
Love it! At work we have an emergency notification system which spams everyone with email and phone (text/voice) messages about the emergency and directions on what to do. No more lame, inflexible phone trees!
How about creating a twitter channel where all mobile numbers are by default subscribed to it. So an SMS (in case it is not a smart phone) with the link to youtube video is sent.
This system has surtainly been made for real emergency case on wide area. If there is a big power outtage I'm not sure you will be able to find any piece of information on twitter or internet. AM/FM is the most reliable device, everybody has one. Not the case for twitter... Zombies will be eating your brain while your twitter search will be still loading passing thru sliw internet backup routers!
I used to work in emergency management, knew about the test, and didn't receive the alert. Yep, a "trained" professional who was expecting the alert didn't receive it. Why? Among the reasons you mention are one but another is that the EAS wasn't *fully* utilized during this test.
When I was working for the county EM office one of the things we would try to educate people on is the use of their NOAA All Hazards Radio. These handy, battery-backed up devices are used to not only alert the public (alerts per county) to dangerous weather situations but also to dangerous situations, evacuation orders, and emergency instructions from emergency officials.
The NOAA All-Hazards network is supposed to be part of the nationwide EAS but was not utilized for this test. And like you said, neither was Twitter, identi.ca, or any of the other social media systems.
I've always thought that geographically texting people would be a great idea. The telephone company knows where the phones are so if there is an emergency in area X with a radius of 10 miles, send a message to all those phones saying Y. Seems easy enough, to me.
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After all, during Bieber's recent arrest for a DUI and subsequent scuffles with the law, Gomez kept both her distance and silence, even checking into a rehab facility "to clear her mind" for two weeks in January, according to a source close to the pop star.
"She felt very empowered after that," the source tells PEOPLE. "She did well for a few months. But then she hung out with him again."
So what exactly is it about Bieber, 20, that keeps Gomez, 21, coming back for more?
"He's very charming," says an industry insider. "I'm not sure what's going on with him right now, but he's very smart, and used to be a very fun and funny kid."
He also apparently knows how to get inside Gomez's head.
"Whenever they're not talking, he has to do something to get her attention, like posting [a photo of her at the Vanity Fair Oscars party], captioned 'most elegant princess,' " the source says. "He reaches out, then says he's going to come see her and she's like, 'Okay.' It's a pattern on his part. The sad part is, she always goes back to him."
It's not the first time this has happened. Days after the couple announced they were breaking up in Nov. 2012, Bieber was seen picking Gomez up from the airport. At her birthday party in July, he showed up uninvited with a rose, and she later left with him. And in January, the two were seen riding Segways around his Calabasas, Calif., neighborhood, before he posted a photo of them cuddling on Instagram captioned, "Love the way you look at me."
This on-again, off-again pattern hasn't been sitting so well with Gomez's friends and family, who, after dealing with it for a year and a half, are sick of the drama.
"I believe Taylor's gotten fed up with it," the first source says of Gomez's pal Taylor Swift, who famously rolled her eyes at the two of them kissing hello at the 2013 Billboard Awards. "[Swift and Gomez] still talk, but she doesn't want to hear about it anymore."
Not even Gomez's family seems able to convince her to give him up for good.
"They feel like they've done all they could for her, and there's nothing else to do," the source adds. "At this point, she has to figure it out on her own."
For more on Justin and Selena, pick up the new issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday.


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Last week in Redmond I had a chat with coworker Josh Twist from our joint Azure Mobile team (owning Service Bus and Mobile Services) about the relevance of Mobile Services for organizations and businesses.
As the app stores grow, there's increasing competitive pressure on organizations of all sizes to increase the direct consumer engagement through apps on mobile devices and tablets, and doing so is often quite a bit of a scalability leap from hundreds or thousands of concurrent internal clients to millions of direct consumer clients.
Mobile Services is there to help and can, also in conjunction with Service Bus and other services form Microsoft and partners, act as a new kind of gateway to enterprise data and compute assets.
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Skiers and snowboarders will be heading to the mountains of West Virginia this week as the first downhill area opens for the 2012/2013 season. Snowshoe Mountain opened Wednesday, with two top to bottom runs and three lifts at the Snowshoe area and one top to bottom run and one lift at the Silver Creek area.
The other alpine areas in the state, Canaan Valley, Oglebay and Winterplace, are all planning to open for the season the early part of December. The natural snow that was produced by Hurricane Sandy in October allowed one of the state's Nordic areas, White Grass Touring Center, to begin providing cross-country skiing last month.
Along with the natural snow from Sandy, which produced over 50 inches of accumulation in the mountains, temperatures in the higher elevations have been cold enough for snowmaking operations to take place, allowing Snowshoe to provide excellent season opening conditions.
"The skiers and snowboarders here for the Thanksgiving holiday are going to be pleased with the amount of snow we are opening up with," said Dave Dekema, Snowshoe Mountain's marketing director. "After last season's delayed opening, it's great to open on time for the first time in a few years."
The snowmakers at all of the state's ski resorts can produce manmade snow whenever temperatures permit, allowing the industry's unsung heroes to cover the slopes for skiers and snowboarders. When snowmaking conditions are at their best (in the low teens), over 20,000 tons of snow is being produced in West Virginia per hour, enough snow to cover 20 football fields with a foot of snow each hour
The mountain state's resorts annually attract over 800,000 skier visits, which was off about 15 percent last year, due to the delayed opening and mild season long temperatures.
"It's great to open on time," says Terry Pfeiffer, President of the West Virginia Ski Areas Association. The top states providing skiers and snowboarders visiting West Virginia slopes are Virginia, North Carolina, Ohio and Florida.
The ski and snowboard season traditionally, weather permitting, continues from Thanksgiving through early April. The five-month long ski season in West Virginia has an estimated economic impact of over $250 million and 5,000 jobs at the resorts and other related companies.
For more information on skiing and snowboarding in West Virginia, go online at www.goskiwv.com.


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Kevin Jonas's dogs have a dirty little secret.
"Our dogs are stubborn and they need to get better potty trained," Jonas told PEOPLE at the Rock The Vote Grammy week kick-off on Wednesday at Fred Segal on Melrose, which he hosted with his brother Joe.
The issue has gotten so bad that the oldest JoBro and his wife, Danielle, who are parents to pups Maci and Riley, have made a major resolution this year.
"Get them to stop pooping in my house," Jonas said. "That was a big one."
Despite the messy situation, the dogs aren't in the doghouse for their bad habits. "Other than that, they're great," he says. "They travel everywhere with us, which is really cool because they're small enough to."
Little brother Joe, who has an English bulldog named Winston, explained that his doggie resolutions are focused on a different kind of training: exercise.
"I wanted to take my dog to [Hollywood's] Runyon Canyon," he said. "My dog is a big, fat, adorable dog. I saw an English bulldog on top of Runyon Canyon, so I was like, 'Alright, if that guy can do that, I should definitely be able to do it with my dog.'"
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Back in Buffalo, Enroth remains a backup goaltender. It'll be that way as long as Ryan Miller is in town.
Miller's residency is in doubt, however, so Enroth could inherit the starting role he's long coveted.
"I'm ready," he said.
Enroth wants the Sabres to feel confident he can play on a nightly basis. He'll be 25 years old next season and has spent five years in the organization. He's certain he has matured into a starting goalie.
He took another huge step this month. Enroth was named the top goaltender at the world championships after leading Sweden to the gold medal. He went 5-2-1 with a 1.15 goals-against average and .956 save percentage as the co-hosts knocked off Canada, Finland and Switzerland in the elimination round.
"I've been growing a lot," Enroth said. "I want to play more. My goal is to be a starter one year in the NHL, and right now Ryan is the starter here. It's kind of hard to take the job from him here, but we'll see what happens."
Enroth has shown signs he's ready. His numbers, in fact, are similar to the ones recorded by Miller this season and at the same stage of their careers:
• Miller went 17-17-5 this year with a 2.81 goals-against average and .915 save percentage. Enroth was 4-4-1 with a 2.60 and .919.
• Enroth has played 53 games in the NHL, with a 21-18-7 record, 2.72 GAA and .914 save percentage. Through his first 53 games, Miller was 30-19-4 with a 2.67 and .906.
"I feel pretty comfortable when I get back-to-back starts and stuff like that, so I think I'm ready," Enroth said. "I learned a lot from this season, and from last season, too. You always learn from experience, and I'm just trying to build on this season for next year."
The impressive showing in Sweden was a carryover from his time in Buffalo. He closed the season with a stellar nine-game run. If he hadn't, he might not have started anywhere.
Enroth had a 15-month winless skid weighing on him when he skated into the crease March 7 in New Jersey. Another subpar showing might have gotten him booted from the NHL.
"Honestly, I probably was backed up to a wall there that night," Enroth said. "I needed a good effort that night, so I'm pretty happy I came out strong."
Enroth stopped the Devils' first 25 shots as Buffalo entered the final seven minutes with a 2-0 lead. New Jersey scored on a power play then tied it with 1:06 to go as Enroth cramped up on the goal and left the eventual 3-2 shootout loss.
It was his first start under coach Ron Rolston, and he earned six more. Enroth put up starting-caliber stats during the final nine appearances, going 4-2-1 with a 1.98 GAA and .939 save percentage. He was 4-1-1 with a 1.55 and .953 in his seven starts.
"They obviously were very huge for me," Enroth said, "to prove to myself and everyone else that I still can play in this league."
Enroth needs to maintain the consistency to be a starter. His career has been an up-and-down ride:
• First 29 games: 17-6-3, 2.57, .915.
• Next 15: 0-10-3, 2.62, .898.
• Last nine: 4-2-1, 1.98, .939.
"The games I played bad I just felt scared and I wasn't comfortable," Enroth said. "I played on my heels. I need to play more aggressive and stuff like that. That's something I've learned from and something I need to remember."
Enroth has delivered similar numbers to Miller while cashing a much smaller paycheck. Miller has one year left on a deal that pays $6.25 million annually. Enroth is a restricted free agent who made $675,000 last season. His qualifying offer will be $761,250.
The money saved by dealing Miller and elevating Enroth could be used to fill holes on a team that's missed the playoffs in two straight seasons. The draft June 30 could become a Sabres swap meet, though the Roberto Luongo saga shows goaltending trades can be difficult. Miller's contract is more manageable than Luongo's 12-year deal.
"We get to the draft, and everything's unpredictable," Miller said. "I mean, everyone thought Luongo was going to get traded, and look where he is. He's right where he is. … It's just a weird landscape."
Miller, who'll be 33 in July, is by far the elder statesman in an organization that is filled with young goalies. In addition to Enroth, the Sabres have David Leggio (28), Matt Hackett (23), Connor Knapp (23) and Nathan Lieuwen (21) in the minor leagues, while Andrey Makarov (20) and Linus Ullmark (19) have shined for their junior teams.
If the Sabres deal Miller, they could have Enroth start in Buffalo with either Leggio or Hackett as the backup. Knapp, Lieuwen and Makarov could split time in Rochester or the ECHL.
Leggio is set to become an unrestricted free agent. He was the Amerks' MVP after going 38-24-1 with a 2.56 GAA and .924 save percentage.
"David is obviously a very good goaltender," Sabres General Manager Darcy Regier said. "He's going to be unrestricted. He is going to have some freedom, some rights, and we're going to sit down and talk about the goaltending situation because with the addition of Matt Hackett and even Connor Knapp and Nathan Lieuwen, we've got some decisions to make."
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The 5 Best Jokes Ever Told (Without a Single Word)
So a few weeks ago I did a list of my favorite one-word punchlines, and the good-hearted members of the Cracked community seemed to enjoy it. We all had fun in the comments reflecting on the great times we've had laughing at single-word jokes, and I think we all learned something.
Specifically, that "Danger Zone," while hilarious, is two words.
In any event, one of my friends challenged me to come up with a list of no-word punchlines and even offered the very top entry on this list. That got me thinking. How exactly do you define a "no-word punchline"? I mean, all silent film comedies and slapstick and sight gags are wordless. How exactly should I frame the list? After much debate, I was no closer to the answer. (Mostly because no one is lame enough to discuss such things with me, so my debate consisted mostly of me shouting "How!" in my closet until the downstairs neighbor banged on the ceiling with a broom.) But then I got it:
The punchline not only must not contain any words, but should be a response. A wordless, comedic response. But "5 Wordless Comedic Responses" is a crappy title, so here's "The 5 Best No-Word Punchlines in Comedy."
#5. Trading Places -- The Break-the-Fourth-Wall Response to Condescension
I feel bad for the youth of today who weren't alive when Eddie Murphy exploded into comedy like a force of nature. He generated comedy from every gesture and inflection, and the fact that he could also write some solid standup and actually do characters only heightened the experience. But ultimately, he was just funny. His essence. And that's why he's a great way to start this list -- because with one silent expression, he generates the perfect response for a smart young black man suffering under the weight of rich, patronizing, old-boy condescension.
Eddie breaks the fourth wall, and it's perfect. He's not going to say anything to the Duke brothers; they're giving him access to a whole new world. But he's pissed. With that look to the camera, he shows us he's no dummy, but he does something more. I was a little suburban white boy when I saw that movie, and Eddie's look said to me, "I hate these white people, but not all white people. You're all right." He confided in us with just a look.
#4. The Simpsons -- The Response to "What's the Sound of One Hand Clapping?"
No, not "Don't have a cow, man," because that's five words. No, not "Eat my shorts," because that's three words, but you're getting closer! We're looking here for a punchline that has no words. Now, I must admit that Alli Reed, who sometimes writes for Cracked and Man Cave (and always writes for Terrible Person Weekly), suggested that I use the Simpsons clip where Grandpa Simpson enters and leaves the burlesque club in one fluid action when he sees that Bart is working the door, but I decided to shoot that down. I did so for two reasons: 1) It's not really a clean response and 2) it's important to make other writers feel stupid.
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Sure, Michael Chabon may have won the Pulitzer Prize, but to this day he still weeps at the mere mention of the terrible things I said to him in Hebrew school.
Anyway, my Simpsons pick involves the episode where Lisa becomes Bart's Karate Kid-esque trainer. In an attempt to free Bart's mind, Lisa asks the ancient riddle and shortcut to meditation: "What is the sound of one hand clapping?" Bart has a reply:
OK, fine, Bart says "piece of cake" first, but there's nothing funny about that, and I really wish he didn't say it. The joke is still the non-word response, so I'm including it. No, I don't think that means I should have listened to Alli, but if you think so, fine, just click the link to the other clip and I still have a valid Simpsons entry.
#3. Animal House -- The Appropriate Response to Folk Music
Now we come to a response that actually could have gone in the one-word column, because there is a very funny one-word punchline here, but that comes when we're already laughing at the no-word response that precedes it. So I think this one is a totally accurate entry, it just works for both lists, so there. Stop judging me! Are you going to be like this for the whole list?
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"We don't hate you, Gladstone. We're just disappointed. . . but, of course, we'll still buy your book.
If you've never seen Animal House, well then I'm guessing your life consists of being brought to orgasm nonstop by supermodels because that's one of the few things more enjoyable than Animal House. On the small chance, however, that there have been two free hours in your life where you weren't having hot sex with beautiful people, then I'd humbly suggest that you failed to make good use of your time.
Animal House is the '70s classic about the least "fratty" fraternity ever, Delta House. Now supposedly, Harold Ramis, who co-wrote the film, based some of it on his old ZBT frat, which in my limited experience was one of the frattiest frats, but hey, movies are a wonderful place for imagination! Anyway, the scene I'm referencing is John "Bluto" Belushi's response to a beatnik playing folk music to score with some ladies at a party. For the kids, this was the early '60s equivalent of playing some John Mayer. Wait, no. That's like the early 2000s equivalent. Um, uh, it's like, hmm, not sure. Does music still exist?
I would also like to note that all of Belushi's facial expressions leading up to the outburst get me laughing too. Each eyebrow twitch is a joke in itself.


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NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- A 21-year-old surfer from DeBary paddling in the waves in the South Jetty, suffered the first shark bite this year season, Volusia County Beach Patrol Capt. Tammy Marris said earlier today.
The surfer, whose name was not immediately available, was bitten 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Marris said, adding he suffered a minor cut to his hand.
Volusia County had eight shark bites last year, most of them near the South Jetty, where sharks as long as 5 feet, are drawn to bait fish that swirl in the swollen surf.
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Lisbon boy, 3, gets wish: Walt Disney World trip
September 1, 2012
LISBON — A three-year-old Lisbon boy has been granted his wish. On Saturday morning Lelund and his family will fly to Walt Disney World Resort in Florida through the Make A Wish Foundation....
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quote: Microsoft was just one of many targets. It was just too frickin' dumb to stay within the laws of the nations it operated in.
quote: Try asking yourself this. Why would Microsoft "give away" a browser or a Media Player "for free" if they didn't stand to gain something. Or maybe you could look up Netscape vs. Microsoft and get informed.


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LEWISTOWN - Robert Duvall has likely never been to Lewistown. Neither has Troy Aikman.
But fradulent credit cards bearing their names have been recovered from a local resdience by Lewistown Police Department.
Beginning in 2011, the Lewistown Police Department started an investigation into a fraudulent credit card case that involved people from foreign countries. According to the release, the case resulted in legitimate credit cards with almost unlimited credit lines, in the name of celebrities and sport figures being shipped to a woman in Lewistown and other locations throughout the U.S. in addition to London, England.
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Lewistown Police Department displays fraudulent credit cards in the names of famous figures such as Robert Duvall and Troy Aikman at their building in Lewistown.
Police said the investigation was conducted in cooperation with the Beverly Hills Police Department in California that received information that a man had been notified that a credit card in his name had been shipped to a Lewistown address.
Officers conducted surveillance on the Lewistown address and then executed a search warrant on the residence and seized numerous credit cards in the names of Hollywood actors, an executive in a film company and a retired NFL football player, police said.
According to the release, numerous computers were also seized from the residence.
The Secret Service then joined the investigation because it has a specialized credit card investigation section, police said.
Police said the investigation revealed that a credit card company was using a third party company during the holiday season to allow customers, mostly celebrities, to purchase high end gift cards in excess of $25,000 to give to friends and family. Police said the suspects then used passwords that the legitimate customers provided to a suspect working at the third party company to have working credit cards re-sent to the Lewistown address.
According to the release, investigating officers determined that a suspect in Lewistown communicated with other suspects in foreign countries and arranged for the cards to be shipped to another address. Police were able to seize the credit cards prior to them being used.
Police said the investigation is continuing and charges will be filed upon the completion of the case by federal authorities.
Fraudulent credit card scams have been found locally but law enforcement officials are stopping them. The FBI has also been working to fight credit card fraud nationally and recently halted one of the largest scams ever.
FBI agents arrested 13 people in four states, including Pennsylvania on Feb. 5 for allegedly creating thousands of phony identities to steal at least $200 million in one of the largest credit card fraud schemes in history, charges by the Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced.
According to a release from the U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Jersey, the criminal enterprise stretched across dozens of states and numerous countries and the defendants charged in the complaint allegedly fabricated identities to obtain credit cards and doctored credit reports to pump up the spending and borrowing power associated with the cards.
The release said they would borrow or spend as much as they could based on their fraudulently-obtained credit history and not repay the debts, looting businesses and financial institutions of more than $200 million in confirmed losses.
The U.S. Attorney's Office said the 13 defendants were each charged with one count of bank fraud.
"This type of fraud increases the costs of doing business for every American consumer, every day," U.S. Attorney Fishman said. "Through their greed and their arrogance, the individuals arrested ... and their conspirators allegedly harmed not only the credit card issuers, but everyone who deals with increased interest rates and fees because of the money sucked out of the system by criminals acting in fraud rings like this one."
According to a documents filed in this case, the defendants and their conspirators stole hundreds of millions of dollars through a scheme repeated thousands of times to create more than 7,000 false identities and fraudulently obtain tens of thousands of credit cards.
But there are some ways to protect yourself.
People who make online purchases should make sure they know the reputation of the business or make sure to use a third-party payer such as PayPal, LPD suggested.
The use of a pre-paid card for online purchases is also highly recommended, police said.
The Federal Trade Commission says incorporating a few practices can help keep cards and account numbers safe.
Keep a record of account numbers, their expiration dates and the phone number to report fraud for each company in a secure place.
Don't lend credit cards to anyone - even children or roommates - and don't leave cards, receipts or statements around the home or office. Destroy documents that are no longer needed.
Don't give your account number to anyone on the phone unless you've made the call to a company you know to be reputable.
Carry cards separately from a wallet and carry only those needed during the current outing.
During a transaction, keep an eye on your card. Make sure it is returned before leaving.
Never sign a blank receipt. Draw a line through any blank spaces above the total.
Save receipts to compare with the billing statement.
Open bills promptly - or check them online often - and reconcile them with purchases made.
Report any questionable charges to the card issuer.
Notify the card issuer of travel plans or address changes.
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The Irish are known for their wit, wisdom and storytelling ability, many of which has manifested in the form of Irish proverbs.
IrishCentral has comprised a rundown of some of the best (and some of the worst) of these classic nuggets of advice. So grab a cuppa tea, perhaps a wayward friend in need of some guidance and settle down with these Irish words of wisdom.
The ones you probably heard from your Irish mother:
She may have told you these time and time again, but you probably had to figure them out for yourself…
It is sweet to drink but bitter to pay for.
It's often a person's mouth breaks his nose.
You never miss the water till the well has run dry.
A cabin with plenty of food is better than a hungry castle.
There is no fireside like your own fireside.
The most accurate:
Not romantic, not cynical – just realistic…
There are no unmixed blessings in life.
Beware of the anger of a patient man.
Every dog is brave on his own doorstep.
A friend's eye is a good mirror.
You've got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your father was.
The funniest:
Whether these are true, false or just don't plain make sense, they'll be sure to get a giggle out of you…
If a cat had a dowry, she would often be kissed.
One may live without one's friends, but not without one's pipe.
Women do not drink liquor but it disappears when they are present.
Everyone is sociable until a cow invades his garden.
Never bolt the door with a boiled carrot.
The most confusing:
Anyone have a clue on what these mean? Let us know…
Put a beggar on a horse and he'll ride it to hell.
What butter or whiskey does not cure cannot be cured.
The skin of the old sheep is on the rafter no sooner than the skin of the young sheep.
A hole is more honorable than a patch.
There never was an old slipper but there was an old stocking to match it.
The worst:
So bad, they deserve individual commentary…
Work without end is housewife's work.
Last time I checked, it ain't no man's world anymore
Talk of the devil, and he will appear.
So I guess this means the actors in "Dogma" are going to hell
A change of work is as good as a rest.
Speak for yourself – I'd say most of us need a vacation every once in a while
It is better to be lucky than wise.
Better for who? Lotto winners? What about the lotto curse?!
Sense does not come before age.
Perhaps not, but sense sure doesn't come WITH age
Only the rich can afford compassion.
See: "A cabin with plenty of food is better than a hungry castle"
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Any expensive 4x4 that is driven in an urban environment as a status symbol (typically for the school run) and will never be driven off-road.
Look, that Chelsea Tractor nearly flattened that kid!
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An offroad car that never goes offroad
a 4x4 that stays on road
ud40 tarafından 4 Mart 2005, Cuma
noun, a large 4 wheel drive vehicle, driven in cities for ordinary, day to day purposes. eg, Land Rover, BMX X5, etc..
environmentalist: those wankers in their chelsea tractors are destroying the environment.
politician: fuck off.
politician: fuck off.
master ace tarafından 20 Ekim 2005, Perşembe
a big suv type car driven around chelsea by snooty rich bitches.Think range rovers going around a london street.
look at her in her chelsea tractor.
col tarafından 22 Ocak 2005, Cumartesi
A 4 x 4 car such as a Range Rover, a Mercedes GL or a BMW X5 which is driven in wealthier suburban areas such as Chelsea
a typical one (new) costs over £40,000
some examples of Chelsea Tractors
Mercedes M
Audi Q7
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Quality Education in the Benedictine Tradition
December 9, 2011
Lucas F. Briola, junior theology and history major of Pittsburgh (15205) has been named to the 2011 edition of Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges and was recognized as an outstanding campus leader during the annual Saint Vincent College Founders' Day Vespers and Honors Convocation Thursday, November 17 in the Archabbey Basilica. Mr. Briola, son of Frank and Lillian Briola, is a member of the Theology Honor Society, Student Athlete Advisory Committee, and Campus Ministry. He is also a member of the varsity track and cross country teams. He is a 2009 graduate of Bishop Canevin High School. The Who's Who students are selected by campus nominating committees and editors of the annual directory on the basis of their academic achievement, service to the community, leadership in extracurricular activities and potential for continued success. They join an elite group of students selected from more than 2,300 institutions of higher learning in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and several foreign nations. Outstanding students have been honored in the annual directory since it was first published in 1934.
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01/04/2005 11:56 AM - Eleven of Next 15 Games to be Played Away From Van Andel Arena
This Weeks Games
Fri., Jan. 7 - GRIFFINS at Hamilton Bulldogs - 7:30 p.m. - WOOD 1300 AM
Sat., Jan. 8 - GRIFFINS at Cleveland Barons - 8 p.m. - WOOD 1300 AM
Sun., Jan. 9 - GRIFFINS at Cleveland Barons - 5 p.m. - WOOD 1300 AM
Last Weeks Results
Tue., Dec. 28 - Cincinnati Mighty Ducks 5 at GRIFFINS 4 - 18-12-1-1, 38 pts. (3rd, West Division)
Fri., Dec. 31 - Hamilton Bulldogs 5 at GRIFFINS 0 - 18-13-1-1, 38 pts. (3rd)
Road Sweet Road: The Griffins own the AHLs second-best road record (10-3-0-1, 0.750) and the best road start in franchise history (tying the 21 points 9-2-1-2 earned in 2002-03), despite dropping three straight decisions away from home. Their track record will be put to the test as theyll play their next three games and 11 of their next 15 contests on the road, beginning this Friday in Hamilton. Those 11 opponents currently boast a cumulative winning percentage of 0.600. The Griffins success in foreign territory stands in contrast to their record at Van Andel Arena, where theyve won just eight of their 19 outings (8-10-1-0, 0.447).
New Years Tradition: Fridays crowd of 9,420 was the Griffins second-largest of the season and their largest New Years Eve audience since 1998. Grand Rapids, which has hosted a New Years Eve celebration in eight of its nine seasons, is now 2-6 when ending the year at home.
Auld Lang Syne: Grand Rapids finished 2004 with a calendar-year record of 42-31-5-1 (0.570).
Unfamiliar Territory: Fridays 5-0 loss to Hamilton extended the Griffins winless streak to a franchise record-tying seven games (0-6-0-1) and marked the first time theyve ever lost five consecutive home games in regulation. The Griffins current winless streak matches franchise-record seven-game slides from Nov. 12-24, 1998 (0-7-0) and Jan. 5-17, 1998 (0-6-1). Grand Rapids five straight regulation losses at home surpass the previous team record of four set from Dec. 29, 1997-Jan. 9, 1998 and equaled from Nov. 12-21, 1998. The longest winless streak ever for the Griffins at home was six games; they went 0-5-1 from Dec. 20, 1997-Jan. 9, 1998, and 0-4-2 from Dec. 5-31, 1998.
By the Numbers: Since claiming a 4-2 win at Utah on Dec. 15, the Griffins have been outscored 23-9 during their seven-game winless streak. The opponent has scored the first goal in six of those seven games, during which the Griffins have led for 9:45, have been tied for 156:41, and have trailed for 258:34 Since its 2-1 win over Utah on Dec. 4, Grand Rapids has been outscored 17-7 during its five-game home losing streak. The Griffins have not led at any time during the streak, trailing for 199:46 and being tied for 100:14.
Tip Your Hat: Joffrey Lupuls three-goal performance for Cincinnati last Tuesday marked the first hat trick allowed by the Griffins at Van Andel Arena in exactly two years, since Milwaukees Wyatt Smith accomplished the feat in a 6-1 Admirals win on Dec. 28, 2002. Following Smiths effort, Grand Rapids did not surrender a hat trick for 149 consecutive regular season games, until St. Johns Brad Leeb notched one in the Griffins 5-4 road win on Dec. 8. As a result, the Griffins have now allowed a pair of hat tricks in their last 11 outings.
Coming Up Empty: Grand Rapids has been shut out in two of its last four home games. Including the 2004 playoffs and 2003-04 regular season, the Griffins last five shutout losses have come on home ice.
Buck-ing the Trend: After beginning the season 7-0 against teams from Ohio 4-0 against Cincinnati and 3-0 versus Cleveland the Griffins have dropped two straight to each team from the Buckeye State.
Hard-Luck Joey: Joey MacDonald has suffered his first six-game winless streak (0-5-1) in four seasons as a pro and three seasons as a Griffin, despite posting a 2.51 GAA and a 0.919 save percentage (171-186) during the stretch. As a result, his cumulative GAA has climbed above 2.00 for the first time this season; at 2.06, it is at its highest mark since Jan. 31, 2004 (2.10).
Manlow Among Boys: Eric Manlow has lit the lamp in three of the last five games and eight of the last 12 contests, including a five-game goal streak (Dec. 7-15) that ended one game shy of the franchise record. He leads the Griffins with 14 goals and six power play tallies, places second with 24 points and ties for fourth with 10 assists.
League Leaders: Joey MacDonald ranks among the AHLs leaders with 14 wins (T6th), four shutouts (T2nd) and a 2.06 GAA (8th) Niklas Kronwall, who leads the Griffins in scoring, ranks first among league blueliners with 27 points and nine goals, while his 18 assists tie for fifth Eric Himelfarbs 17 points (8-917) tie for third on the Griffins and tie for 11th among AHL rookies. He leads all first-year players with two shorthanded goals.
Upcoming Milestone: Todd Robinson, who stands fifth on the Griffins with 16 points and second with 13 assists, needs just one point to reach 500 for his pro career (138-360498).
Missing in Action: Jiri Hudler, who is currently in the Czech Republic alongside his ailing father, has missed the last 17 Griffins games Tomas Kopecky has missed the last 16 games due to a broken finger Kory Karlander has sat out the last eight games after suffering a broken left foot.
By the Numbers: Where the Griffins rank among the AHLs 28 teams in various statistical categories:
Power Play: 28-for-188, 14.9% (T15th)
Penalty Killing: 165-for-188, 87.8% (5th)
Penalty Minutes: 21.27 avg. (24th)
Goals For: 2.42 avg. (18th)
Goals Against: 2.30 avg. (3rd)
Shots For: 29.45 avg. (19th)
Shots Against: 29.64 avg. (11th)
Attendance: 6,110 avg. (10th)
Fri., Jan. 7 at Hamilton Bulldogs (13-15-4-3) Copps Coliseum 7:30 p.m.
TV: None. Radio: WOOD 1300 AM at 7:10 p.m. Season Series: 0-1-0-0 Overall, 0-0-0-0 Road. Second of four meetings overall, first of two in Hamilton. All-Time Series: 7-3-1-0 Overall, 4-1-0-0 Road. NHL Affiliations: Montreal Canadiens, Dallas Stars. Head Coach: Doug Jarvis (2nd season). Dog Eat Dog World: The Griffins have won their last three visits to Hamilton, but the Bulldogs took a 5-0 win at Van Andel Arena on New Years Eve, this seasons only meeting to date Hamiltons power play had ranked last in the AHL until its 4-for-10 performance against the Griffins on Friday The Bulldogs have points in each of their last four home games (2-0-1-1), while the Griffins have lost their last three on the road (0-2-0-1).
Sat., Jan. 8 at Cleveland Barons (15-15-1-2) Gund Arena 8 p.m.
Sun., Jan. 9 at Cleveland Barons Gund Arena 5 p.m.
TV: None. Radio: WOOD 1300 AM at 7:40 p.m. (Sat.) and 4:40 p.m. (Sun.). Season Series: 3-1-0-1 Overall, 1-0-0-1 Road. Sixth and seventh of eight meetings overall, third and fourth of four in Cleveland. All-Time Series: 11-7-0-1 Overall, 4-4-0-1 Road. NHL Affiliation: San Jose Sharks. Head Coach: Roy Sommer (4th season). Spy Glass: After winning five straight, capped off by a 3-2 shootout victory over the Griffins on Dec. 22, the Barons have dropped three of four Theyve won five of their last six at Gund Arena Defenseman Christian Ehrhoff (6-1117) and rookie Shane Joseph (7-1017) are among the AHLs top point producers in their categories.
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Atlas of Remote Islands
Just in time to get us dreaming of summer travel comes this quirky but lovely book about out-of-the-way places. Judith Schalansky grew up in East Germany when it was still situated behind the Iron Curtain. Forbidden to travel, she began a lifelong fascination with atlases and maps. The very names of these islands pull you in: Robinson Crusoe, Takuu, Possession Island, Lonely Island, Pagan, and Diego Garcia.
Each island gets a double page, one for its map, so you can trace it with your fingertips and see its shape on a pale sea of blue, the other for a history or story about the island. Lonely Island was the former location of a polar observatory. The Soviet Union decommissioned it after the cold war and now only old buildings remain. In one of them, rain and melted snow wash away the ink on the former hermit astronomer's log--left remaining, only a patchwork of history. A stranded sailor landed on Robinson Crusoe, part of the Juan Fernández island chain off Chile. Alexander Selkirk (1676-1721), a Scottish seaman who spent four years marooned on this island, is believed to be the model for Robinson Crusoe, the first novel in English. Island gems from five oceans are covered here, and orange maps at the front of each section pinpoint their location in their home ocean, should you ever want to outfit a boat and sail toward one.
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INXS confirm split after 35 years: 'All things must eventually come to an end'
SYDNEY (AP) — Australian rockers INXS are giving up touring after 35 years.
Drummer Jon Farriss announced the end of the band's remarkable run of performances during a concert in the West Australia city of Perth earlier this week. The band later confirmed the news in a statement.
INXS was formed in 1977 and released their self-titled debut album in 1980. They achieved worldwide fame with hits such as "New Sensation," ''Need you Tonight," and "Devil Inside."
Frontman Michael Hutchence died in 1997. In a statement Tuesday, the band paid tribute to their friend, saying: "We lived for each other in the trenches and we loved each other. It was the six of us against the world and then suddenly and inexplicably we were but five."
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The Windows 8 Consumer Preview has been available for download for about a month now and if you haven't started building Metro style apps, now is a good time. In this episode, Robert takes a look at how you can use Visual Studio 11 to start building Metro style apps for Windows 8. Robert will focus on using XAML and will show you how to use each of the three project templates Visual Studio provides. He will then demonstrate building an app that uses real data instead of sample data.
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We had a nest of Carolina wrens this spring outside our window. One morning, the chirping stopped. A snake was curled in the corner with three lumps in its belly. My daughter wanted to teach the snake a lesson. Predators, however, are essential to nature's balance, and insects are no exception.
In August, tomato growers may find caterpillars as large their index finger with a red spike on the abdomen. The spike is harmless but tomato hornworms are hungry. Left unattended, they will eat every leaf. Occasionally, wasps will stop them.
Braconid wasps are parasitic wasps about the size of a gnat. Females will sting the hornworm with the ovipositor to lay eggs inside the caterpillar.
After hatching, larvae start eating the caterpillar and the caterpillar stops eating your tomato plant.
The braconid larvae eventually chew their way out to pupate. They attach cylindrical white cocoons to the caterpillar's body. The hornworm, meanwhile, is still alive but still not eating your tomato plant. An adult braconid wasp will emerge to search out another hornworm.
Numerous beneficial insects sustain their populations on a steady diet of aphids. Lady beetles, mealybug destroyers, syrphid flies and assassin bugs frequently graze an aphid-infested host.
Aphids' only defense is to reproduce faster than predators can eat.
One commonly seen beneficial aphid-feeder is the wheel bug. The wheel bug is an assassin bug with a half-disc of spikes on its back, reminiscent of what insects might have looked like during the Stone Age. These large, intimidating insects pick up aphids and pierce them with a long, straw-like mouthpart to suck out their insides, discarding the emptied exoskeleton when finished.
Braconid wasps also attack aphids. They'll lay an egg in individual aphids with their stinging ovipositor.
Unlike the hornworm, the braconid wasp larva pupates inside the aphid. The parasitized aphid is easily identified among living aphids by the bronze exoskeleton and the exit hole where the braconid wasp emerged.
Fire ants
The red imported fire ant was introduced from South America around 1930. This ant species has become a problem because they lack natural predators in the United States. To curb their aggression, natural predators such as the phorid fly have been introduced.
Clemson first released the phorid fly in 1998 to reduce red imported fire ant aggression and subsequent releases have shown encouraging results. The tiny, hump-backed fly is also known as the ant-decapitating fly. Phorid flies stalk ant mounds and lay eggs in the thorax, or mid-section, of an emerging ant.
The larva migrates into the head where it consumes the brain. The mindless ant will wander around like a zombie until its head literally falls off. Eventually, an adult phorid fly will emerge.
These pests are the size of pollen and are frequently a problem in greenhouse production. Miticide-resistant spidermites frequently developed because spidermites complete generations, eggs to adults, in a few weeks.
However, predatory spidermites can be used to feed on some of the most troublesome spidermite infestations.
Jeremy Webber, a graduate of TTC horticulture, works for Koopert Biological Systems that releases spidermites for commercial greenhouse producers.
The approach has proven to be effective and economical. There is little chance of resistance and no pesticide residual.
Nematodes are microscopic roundworms that infect roots and sometimes foliage of crops, turf, and trees. There are parasitic nematodes, however, that seek out insect hosts such as caterpillars and white grubs.
Essentially, predatory nematodes use a host to farm bacteria. Once a predatory nematode penetrates the host, it releases lethal bacteria that the nematode will feed on.
Products such as Double Death contain two types of predatory nematodes and can be purchased by homeowners.
While many beneficial insects can be purchased and released, the outdoor effectiveness is not guaranteed.
Insects will often fly away. When purchasing products, always read the label. Using fewer pesticides and allowing feeder populations of insects, such as aphids, can increase the presence of beneficials.
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Tiffany: Dang, Jessica, does this fat ass of mine make my ass look big?
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The 4 Best Foods For All-Day Energy
By Tawnya Manion | August 5, 2013
Energy, we all want it, but sometimes getting that extra boost from a cup of joe or a concoction in a can leaves us with an afternoon slump. Instead, switch to nutritious, whole foods to help you stay vigilant through-out the day. Energy boosting nourishment is packed with nature's natural revitalizers such as omega-3 fatty acids and B-complex vitamins. To rev up your engine and avoid feeling sleepy midday add these four stamina inspiring foods to your daily diet.


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Director, Bill Alexander; Designer, William Dudley; Photographer, Janet Arnold.Richard III: Director, Bill Alexander; Designer, William Dudley; Photographer, Janet Arnold; (ahds.ac.uk/performingarts): "William Dudley's set for Bill Alexander's stupendous production of Richard III is monumental, a visual metaphor that relates the evil world of Dick the Turd chronologically to Shakespeare's earlier histories. Four massive white tombs, stretching back to perhaps John of Gaunt, possess much of the stage, two on either side, with space for the action and what remains of battered England in between and in front. They are housed in a magnificent Decorated ecclesiastical building, with fine window tracery and mullions: Leo Leibovici's thrilling lighting suggests sometimes that we are in Westminster Hall (Richard's coronation) sometimes in the Abbey. Bosworth Field, at least to Richard, takes place, dream-like, in this hallowed ground." Giles Gordon, Spectator 7.7.84. Opening Date: 19 June 1984 Theatre: Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford.
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AF-S DX Nikkor 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR ReviewFriday June 15 2012 Lens Review
Introduction | AF-S DX Nikkor 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR Preview
Mounted on an APS-C reflex such as the Nikon D3100, D3200, D5100 or D7000, the AF-S DX Nikkor 18-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR becomes the equivalent of a 27-300mm: ideal for travel photography for those who don't want to be burdened with multiple lenses. It offers 16.7x zoom range, along with the latest lens stabilization system from Nikon (VR) to regain 4EV.
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I just got mine. It's the same size as the 28-300mm FX lens. Take this lens along with the 12-24mm f/4 or 10-24mm, and the 35mm f/1.8 and you've got all you need for just about everything. Throw in a flash and you're done. I also require a dedicated macro, but that's my thing. I like this lens on a D7000, and it works just fine on the D3200.