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So ein großer Schwanz hat mein Freund auch
that's a weapon , has he got a licence for that
God I just wrote a message on another clip with this incredible handsome man in it. I want to try my first black cock and I would give anything to have a man like this. I want to suck his huge cock and make him cum in my mouth. This black bull would spoil me for any other man. You women who have had a big beautiful cock like this must be in heaven. I am so jealous right now and my little pussy is so wet.
Oh my GOD, he's huge! And he moves in just the right way... I wanna fuck him soooo bad!
nice fucking cock.
Mercedes eres Venezolana que rico
questo è il cazzo che voglio quando mi capita non lo lascio scappare con il benestare di mio marito gran cornuto
good man
Man, Mandingo is a spectacular human specimen. He's gotta huge cock, it's long, AND thick as hell. It looks even bigger because he's short, so proportionate wise it's fuckin enormous, not to mention it's about 12 inches long. Not only that, he pumps out huge and healthy jizz loads as well. I'm straight, but I gotta admire this dude. Not gonna lie, if I already had a hard on I'd probably suck his dick. Shit even if I didn't have hard on, I think seeing that penis would give me a boner anyways
Magnificent cock!
Holy shit with a cock like that i would go for world domination
im surprised she can take that much gawla
It was my 58 birthday and my husband invited all my friends to the house he said that he had a suprise for me it was a blck male stripper . The stripper arrived and did a show for us he was down to his g string o my his cock was bulging out of it my puss got so wet i had to have him .Later rvery one left and the strpper stayed i was sitting on a chair when he started rubbing his cock in my face i pulled his cock out of his g string and kissed it to the amasment of my husband i started giving him a blow job i kept on sucking his cock he was at least 12.5 inches long he then came on my dress i got up and took him to my room and fucked him all night ,Ithanked my husband for my present .That was my first black cock and it wont be my last mmm
I love how she twitches after massaging her clit
verga que rico se ve ese guebo nojoda
There are bull's and then there are magnificent bull's. I bet all of us women know which one this gorgeous man is. Drinking a load of his seed would be an honor.
I would leave my husband for that cock. My God what a man, what a load
Brianna BEach is one beautiful woman. Phiber Optik
de donde eres mercedez
twice than mine
This man's weapon is absolutely amazing. Ladies, do you really prefer dicks this big? Mine is only one third the size. I feel so inadequate.
God look at all that baby batter pour out of that gorgeous cock. How I would love a chance to swallow his load.
Wow, is he really as big as he looks there ? he must be 12 inches long at least. How is she able to take so much of him into her pussy ? He should be damaging her, surely ? If its a big as it looks WOW ! i never saw a man with a penis this big
che bel cazzone
Wow! The biggest black cock in the business fucking a sexy sweet blonde. That's what lovers of interracial sex crave. Did he really shoot that huge load of sperm or was it a simulation?
love being fucked by guys with big dicks
wish he would suck my tits like hers and fuck my swollen pussy all night
Iam a straight white guy .but when i see this cock i get such a hard on i want to suck it or sit on my wife saw me jerking off to thi vid and started sucking my cock watching MANDIGOS cock my wife also wants to sit on it We have now got a black dude that comes and fucks us every night thes e black cocks have changed me mmmmmmmmmmmmm
nice big cock ...I want some of that now
altro che i miei 22 cm .. questi sono minimo 30 cm !! che gran cazzone !!
Good job Bro keep on breaking white pussy !!!!
this girl surely knows howto handle a big cock
The contrast of her light skin against his dark skin is an absolute turn on, then there's that cock, that big beautiful cock. Something to dream about.
On comprend pourquoi les filles aiment les bites des noirs =D
this babe is deliciuos
Oooohhhh....my pussy is all hot and wet for a big 'ol Mandingo like that. Mmmmmm.....
hey mandigo je veux ta queue prete la moi je aller fourrer mon ex pour que criss une volee loll
slap my face with that dick and fuck me, fill me up with cum
luckiest white woman in the world to have that beautful big black cock im so jealous what a cock i want it he must cum in me iwant his cum omg please
minha esposa ficou louca de tesao vendo esse filme comigo. fizemos uma maravilhosa foda depois que asitimos esse filme. realmente esse cara sabe das coisas, minha mulher nao pisca quando assistimos o filme desse mandingo.
pleeeeze. someone with a huge monster cock, i give awesome head. i gag, swallow go ass to mouth, whatever! but my specialty is blow jobs. please i need a huge penis like urs mandingo. fill my mouth and throat with huge man-meat! i neeeeed peeennniiiisssss!!!!
Una asi me quiero cojer yo!
im a srtaight white married guy .i go to gym evry night . the other night Tim a black guy at gym was in the sauna with me he was sitting with his erect cock out it must be at least 13 inches long . i instantly got hard thinking how nice it would be if i could show it to my wife . we have a sauna at the house and i told Tim he should come and sauna at the house we went to my house i told JANE my wfe that she should join us in the sauna she said that TIM was a black man and she did not want to join us after a while . she came in a bikini and sat with us we were chatting my cock was as hard as rock thinking if TIM co ck TIM told her to come and sit next to him my cock was bursting thinking my wife was right next to this massive black cock TIM then started kissing JANE and pulled his 13 inch cock out she saw his cock and told him to push it up her puss he fucked her for hours ive never heard her scream like that he then came deep in her puss TIM now comes to the hiuse ever night and fucks JANE
k rica verga... kiero k me joda una asiii!!
i love me sum Shorty Mac damn!!
Wow, a LONG black penis AND a huge load of sperm is not too common!!!
did anyone else here that fart 1 third into it lol
hahahahaha she queefed
I want to suck you until you're rock hard and then you can face fuck me until you're ready to drill my willing ass! I want to fuck you so bad!
i enjoy sucking on dicks 8 inches or bigger. can someone help me out? i gag, enjoy facials and also swallow. if your penis is like the one in the video, pleeeze cum in my mouth and all over my face!
Oh shit i'd put a poster of that dick on my bedroom ceiling and masturbate looking at it every night. i need some dick like that in my life!!! lol
I am with a couple of other ladies here, I would dump my husband in a heart beat to be able to have that incredibly beautiful black cock. My God he is so damn hot. There should be a law against wasting thick black seed. His load is huge and I would never let any of it go to waste. If it meant getting knocked up, so be it as long as I could have all of it. My legs would be spread even wider for him. He is the perfect African bull.
that's pretty good still not better then om...
was fuer ein schwanz die alte bekommt ihn ja kaum ganz rein. mit so einem schwanz wuerde ich meine kleine auch mal ficken wollen. wo finde ich so was.
gran bel cazzone
Ladies, if you have ever been seeded by one of these incredible hunks with these unbelievable cocks then you know what I am talking about. If you haven't then I recommend you do. Once you have one of these magnificent big black cocks shoot their seed into you, it will spoil you for all other men. There is nothing else like it. I swear my man can filled 2 or 3 pussies to overflowing with the amount of cum he shoots. I almost drown when I try swallowing his full load. I will never stop milking my man. I am a black cock slave and will never even try another black cock as long as I have him. I believe that is the reason I am on this earth to keep this big bull happy that owns me. There is nothing better than black sperm
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These big bull's are incredible. My husband has no clue that I love to milk black cocks with my mouth and drain their balls of all their sperm. I have sucked and swallowed a load out of just about every black man in the club we hang around at. I won't get pregnant but I have certainly swallow a lot of potential black babies in my time. There is nothing better than to feel their hands on the back of my head pushing my mouth way down the length of their hard cocks ready to explode.
nice fac mandigo wthig big dick
The biggest cock ever seen on a porno stage.....it takes all the courage of brianna to sit on that astonishingly gigantic rod!!!
His size is so perfect and he shoots a lot! Me likes all in my mouth please!!!
i want bbc..
I want a black huge hard cock in my pussy...i wana get fuck hard n ruf by that mandingo cock..
That looks so good mmmmmmm someone fuck my pussy hard fast just like him and big black dick I want you in me
Brianna has a gorgeous body and a perfect cunt ant ass for fucking,love to fuck her
that's a fucking dick we all need in our cunts
Thats gotta take 10 min for the cum to get from his balls to his knob.Fuck this is a GIGANTIC COCK.
I m in love with that cock!! I love me a nice BBC!
I would have a sex change if it meant getting fucked by that man.
brianna is so fuckin sexy, she makes my cock sooo hard, watching this giant cock fuck her makes me stroke so hard
He should cum inside her mouth and make her swallow or deep in her pussy. This blonde white girl needs to be blackened.
Oh, please... She didnt even get wet when she was supposingly cumming...
also he isnt in her when he does her from behind... shes already moaning and you can see him hanging low
une si grosse bite n'est pas toujours commode à se mettre, mais je ferai l'effort pour avaler sa belle ejaculation, j'adore
I dream of being knocked up by a bull like this....He would own me forever... I would be spoiled. Mandingo...your incredible and very hot...anytime you want another little sexy white pussy.....I am here for you....always
I guess Brianna after that made a sound like "Brrrrrrrrr"...
the first girl hell naw....but i want that dick right inside me!
OMG... can he come and do my girlfriend? I'd love to see her go crazy with this monster dong!!!
Fuck my wife please!
Sexy interracial movie good performers. The brother is blessed, and the white chick is attractive. It's what some white chicks were missing for the last 500 years!
I have had 2 black babies with 2 different bull's over the time they have been fucking me. If I was to ever have another this is the bull I want to give it to me. Beautiful cock, big loads of his man juice. He certainly knows how to make a woman happy. I couldn't ask for more.
YESSS, that"s a real gigantic black dick! Taking this one ballsdeep inside me shooting his huge load of hot cum must be feeling like heaven on earth... I'm dreaming and craving!
Would she like my dick after that could anyone tell the title of the porn I'wanna buy it's DVD
you can see on her face in doggy it hurts her abit
a really great couple of erotic-models.one of the best videos with a black cock and a white pussy.brianna has sexy boobs and a sweat ass. mandingos cock,yes ladies that are really "20cm" !! brianna and mandingo please invite to your wedding-night !!
Her pussy has been stretched for ever. One awesome young cock craving women
That is very big cock I cant fuck it my pussy is so small
I love big black dicks. I wish I can fuck this black dick!!! make my pussy shiver!!! mmmmohhhhhh shit I'm cumming now!!!
Wow unlike so many big cocks that shoot a couple of dribbles out that massive dick shot a helluva load when he pulled the trigger.What a great cock with a enormous load.
Brianna is gorgeousness and gorgeousity made flesh!
maldita suertuda!
may wife is looking this kind of cock....this guy is so lucky to hv ds cock.


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Pretty much the same concept as chain smoking. Chain Masturbation is where you use the cum from your previous ejaculation as lube for your subsequent jack off.
Dude, last night he chain masturbated until his dick was sore and he started shooting blanks.
chain masturbation hurts.
chain masturbation hurts.
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Committee against TortureROUNDUP
31 May 2013
Adopts Concluding Observations on Reports of Bolivia, Estonia, Guatemala, Japan, Kenya, Mauritania, the Netherlands and the United KingdomThe Committee against Torture today concluded its fiftieth session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports on the implementation of the provisions of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment in Bolivia, Estonia, Guatemala, Japan, Kenya, Mauritania, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. The Committee's concluding observations and recommendations on the country reports will be available on the website of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights this afternoon.In its concluding meeting, the Committee also adopted on its annual report to the United Nations General Assembly orally presented by Nora Sveaass, Committee Rapporteur, and its programme of work for future sessions. In addition to the consideration of country reports during this session, the Committee marked its twenty-fifth anniversary by holding two panel discussions on 7 May, focused on the identification of its main achievements and challenges, and on the obligations of States parties with regards to redress for victims of torture, in light of the Committee's General Comment 3 on Article 14 of the Convention against Torture.The Committee also met with the Subcommittee on the Prevention of Torture to discuss areas of collaboration between the two bodies and its President, Malcolm Evans, presented the Subcommittee's annual report. The Committee also held a meeting with States parties to exchange views on the activities of the Committee and developments in its methods of work. In a meeting with non-governmental organizations, the Committee discussed ways to enhance cooperation in the implementation of the Convention. In closed meetings, the Committee also considered information appearing to contain well-founded indications that torture was systematically practised in some States parties; and met separately with the delegation of Romania to discuss a delay in the entry into force of the Optional Protocol to the Convention and the establishment of its national preventive mechanism.The next session of the Committee against Torture will be held from 28 October to 22 November 2013, during which it will review the reports of Andorra, Belgium, Burkina Faso, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Mozambique, Poland, Portugal, and Uzbekistan. More information on the session can be found at the following link.
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Every year for at least five, I've been waiting for my Kousa Dogwood to display seedpods. This year, it finally happened.
I bought the little stick of a plant about eight years ago from an annual plant sale and immediately put it in the ground near the house where I could easily see it from a window. Every year, I waited for the typical dogwood flowers to appear. All of the photos I've seen of other people's Kousa Dogwoods portray a late spring flush that covers the shrub so tightly, hardly any leaves can be seen. Kousa blooms a little later than traditional dogwoods.
Every spring I wondered when my plant would start forming flowers, and then last year it happened. It didn't start completely covered. I think I counted four, maybe six, large white blossoms near the top of the plant. They were nice, but I didn't buy this plant for its flowers.
I like spring because it means the end of what always seems to be a long winter, but fall is my favorite season, and that is the reason I bought the Kousa. After flowering in spring, the flowers form puffy, green seedpods that by late August begin to turn red.
The first time I saw a red Kousa seedpod, I was in a classroom. Our instructor brought in several specimens from his own yard that very morning.
''Identify these,'' he said.
I, along with with the rest of the students, walked around the tables where he had placed pine boughs, spruce branches, birch twigs and a rather large piece of a stem from a Kousa Dogwood. Some of the others knew what this was, but it was foreign to me, and I was fascinated by the pods that looked surprisingly like strawberries.
I've been picking strawberries long enough to know they don't grow on trees and when the plant was identified later in the class, I wrote down its name, promising myself I would have one someday.
So here I was, waiting every year for my own Kousa Dogwood to produce those strawberry-like seedpods. When I saw a half-dozen flowers that spring, I tried not to get my hopes up there would be seedpods by fall. There wasn't. Maybe next year, I told myself.
This spring the shrub, which has grown over the years from the small stick it once was to more than six feet in height, still
wasn't covered with flowers, but there were more than the year before. I counted about two dozen this time, once again near the top of the shrub. A few weeks after the flowers faded and the petals dropped to the ground, I noticed the seedpods forming. All summer I watched as they puffed up into small heart-shaped containers. Then just a few days ago I noticed the lightest tinge of red starting to spread over a few of the pods. It was happening. This is the season I will look out at the Kousa Dogwood in my front yard and see red seedpods against a dreary, winter sky.
Kousa Dogwood, or Cornus kousa, is an Asian variety of shrub, also commonly called Japanese Dogwood and Chinese Dogwood. The white flowers are not really flowers but bracts, which are modified leaves. The true flowers are pale green and insignificant in the center of the bracts, like poinsettias.
The fruit, which are the seedpods that to me look like small strawberries although some have described them as raspberries are edible. I've never tasted Kousa Dogwood fruit, but birds love them, and I'll leave mine for their enjoyment.
Since my plant is expected to grow 15 to 20 feet tall, I'm toying with pruning it as a standard rather than let it grow as a shrub with branches to the ground. I haven't made a final decision yet as my cat loves to sleep beneath the branches in summer.
If you're thinking of buying a Kousa Dogwood for your landscape, wait until spring. They are a little sensitive about being planted in the fall, probably because they don't have enough time to get established before winter. Instead, spend this winter choosing a good site, keeping in mind they prefer moist, well drained soil and partial sun. My shrub gets a lot of afternoon sun, but is mostly shaded in the morning.
Kousa Dogwood drops its leaves in the fall, but with their spring color, summer fullness, lovely fall leaves and red winter seedpods, it is definitely a four-season plant.


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TRUCKEE — Legendary steam locomotive No. 844 chugged in to Truckee Thursday morning, puffing plumes of gray and white and delighting elementary school children, residents and train buffs.
No. 844 is traveling 13,000 miles through 15 states as part of Union Pacific's 150th anniversary celebration.
"We touch those who have memories, and kids who only know Thomas and The Polar Express," said volunteer Wayne Hansen, a retired military man traveling on the goodwill tour. "We are triggering emotions from the past for the old folks, and hopefully creating new memories for the young ones."
Truckee-Tahoe Swim Team coach Debbie Meyer attended the event with her grandaughter, remembering her grandmother and she riding the trains from Baltimore to San Francisco.
"Our 150th anniversary continues in the western U.S. as we thank our communities for supporting Union Pacific," said Scott Moore, vice president, Public Affairs West for Union Pacific. "We are happy to celebrate our past and look forward to continuing to meet America's freight transportation needs."
After lumbering over the Sierra Nevada, No. 844 will be on public display in Sacramento, where visitors can step inside Union Pacific's vintage Promontory baggage car, now transformed into a state-of-the-art traveling museum.
The exhibit takes visitors back in time using the latest interactive touch screen technology to illustrate how Union Pacific supported communities as they were established along the way as the transcontinental railroad was built. The interactive experience culminates with the modern Union Pacific Railroad, which transports goods American businesses and consumers use every day.
The Check out No. 844 at the California State Railroad Museum, Old Town Sacramento, 25 I St., Sept. 29-30 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Rail enthusiasts, Abraham Lincoln fans, students, history buffs and employees will enjoy visiting the railroad's interactive and resplendent historical timeline published at www.up150.com.
Find photo gallery at www.facebook.com/sierrasun1.
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Cross Country Turns Sights On NCAA Regionals
MUNCIE, Ind. - - The Ball State cross country team returns to action Friday, when it takes the starting line at the Thomas Zimmer Championship Course for the 2012 NCAA Great Lakes Regional hosted by Wisconsin.
The Great Lakes Regional includes 33 women's teams, with four of those squads ranked among the top 25 nationally, including No. 6 Michigan, No. 11 Michigan State, No. 18 Toledo and No. 23 Notre Dame.
The Cardinals will be racing for a chance to make the upcoming NCAA Championships which will be held Nov. 17 in Louisville, Ky., at E.P. 'Tom' Sawyer State Park. The top two teams and the top four individual runners from a non-qualifying team at Friday's regional meet advance to the NCAA Championship.
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text: Stephen, I sincerely hope you do not think the CPI backs the US Dollar. The CPI is a lagging indicator of the rate of inflation. It is a measure of the change in price of a set basket of goods. It has nothing to do with the value of the USD, moreover it simply echoes the current value of the USD in relation to this set basket of goods. Here, educate yourself: http://www.bls.gov/cpi/cpifaq.htm The value of the dollar is quite simply controlled by monetary policy of the Federal Reserve, which is ran by small group of men. If I remember my econmics lessons from college correctly, there are three things that determinse the value of the dollar. Our National debt has a huge impact on the demand for this currency and conversely its value. 1. Treasury Notes -- The tresuray controls the supply of these notes and investors will auction for them. Sometimes for more than face value (demand is high) sometimes for lower than face (Demand is low). Those investors then re-sell those notes in a secondary market 2. Foreign Reserves -- When other countries import and export, they sometimes end up with an excess or shortage of USD which also affects the demand for it. When the value starts to decline, these foreign countries will dump their reserves (because who wants to hold worthless notes?). ANd just like any market, this causes people to buy and sell. 3. Exchange rates with other currrencies (since not everyone wants the USD). How the USD measures up to the value of other currencies. Alot of times, the GDP of the countries are analyzed and sometimes the government stability is taken into consideration to detemine the actual value of one currency to another. The coutnries central bank interest rates, debt levels (to both domestic and foreign bodies) GDP, and other factors are what set the value. A retailer or supplier would set the value of his products based upon the demand for his products and the costs to make those products (time value of money also included). I would also quip that I did indeed buy a portion my servers, rackspace and hardware to mine my BTC with BTC. However, I will admit, that when I pay my power I have to use my BTC to buy US dollars since my electic company only accepts USD. I can't even use Chad's paypal example, since they refuse to accept Paypal or even AMEX. To Randy's point, and to argue against yours, I have no idea why you had to assume One would take BTC, convert to USD, and then buy gold. That is plain stupid. 1 BTC is worth about .08 ounces of gold, and there are vendors online that will trade their gold for your BTC. You dont have to go through the crazy process of converting to USD, unless you simply like converting currency for the hell of it. I really wish you would realize there is more to this world than the USD. Also to Randy's point, the Dollar hasn't been backed by gold for a long time now. See my points above to learn how the value of the dollar is truly set (spoiler alert: It has absolutely zero to do with gold anymore). On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 2:47 PM, Stephen Kraus <ub3ratl4sf00 at gmail.com>wrote: > Nothing backs the dollar, except the consumer price index. > > But nothing backs bitcoins either. > > Guess what Lynn? Ask the retailer you purchase from what the end pont of > their bitcoins you give them are? Also, ask them how they set their values > for bitcoin purchases are set? > > I'm assuming the company didnt buy their servers, rackspace, in are paying > their power bill in bitcoins > On Aug 22, 2013 2:36 PM, "Lynn Dixon" <boodaddy at gmail.com> wrote: > >> Stephen, >> I have already told you what my bitcoins are worth. I have bought and >> sold several prodcuts and services using my Bitcoin, and none of them >> invovled the USD. Just recently I bought 100G of Copy.com storage for .15 >> BTC. >> >> I am also thinking about buying a BlockEruptor for around 1 BTC, just for >> poops and snickers. >> >> Tell me, what "backs" the US Dollar? I would imagine the essence of >> your reply will be the same things that "backs" my BTC....the utility of it. >> >> >> On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 2:31 PM, Stephen Kraus <ub3ratl4sf00 at gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> No, Lynn I think its safe to say youbare severely overthinking bitcoins. >>> >>> Tell me right now: outside of the processing cycles, invested piwer >>> bill, and an algorithm, what backs your bitcoin? >>> >>> What is one bitcoin worth? A gpu cycle? A power bill? Gold? >>> On Aug 22, 2013 2:28 PM, "Lynn Dixon" <boodaddy at gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Stephen, >>>> again, I think you and Chad fail to understand how Bitcoins actually >>>> work. The value (like anything in trade) is set by the parties involved in >>>> the transactions. If you ONLY think in USD then you are only thinking very >>>> simple. This is a global economy, I do business in more than just the US. >>>> The value of ANY currency is set by supply/demand. With USD the supply is >>>> artificially manipulated by the Fed, which in my opinion is absolutely >>>> horrid. The Supply of Bitcoin is controlled by the peer-to-peer network. >>>> No one individual or entity can change the supply, therefore the value >>>> backing the currency is the sheer demand for it. >>>> >>>> I honestly have no idea how to continue this debate if we only focus on >>>> the simple minded-ness of assuming everything is done in US Dollars only. >>>> The world doesnt revolve around the dollar. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 2:22 PM, Stephen Kraus <ub3ratl4sf00 at gmail.com>wrote: >>>> >>>>> That is without even mentioning the cognitive dissonace of saying this: >>>>> >>>>> 'The dollar has no value because there is nothing backing it beyond >>>>> the word of the government. So trade in bitcoins....which also have nothing >>>>> backing it beyond our personal guarentees' >>>>> >>>>> Its the same thing. Meet the new boss, a clone of theold boss >>>>> On Aug 22, 2013 2:18 PM, "Stephen Kraus" <ub3ratl4sf00 at gmail.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Good thing everyone has mining equipment. Oh wait, investment costs! >>>>>> >>>>>> As for buying them....do I even have to explain the cognitive >>>>>> dissonance? >>>>>> >>>>>> 'The dollar is worthless we should replace it....but you can freely >>>>>> purchase bitcoins with it, thereby implying that the dollar we say has no >>>>>> value HAS value, because we are willing to accept it in trade' >>>>>> On Aug 22, 2013 2:15 PM, "Lynn Dixon" <boodaddy at gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Stephen, >>>>>>> Did you even read the article? No where did it mention anything >>>>>>> about USD or exchange rates. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> There are only two ways to get BTC. 1. Mine them 2. Buy them. >>>>>>> Since most folks dont want to mine, they will buy BTC. The website >>>>>>> just listed the most recent exchange rate. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Heres another site for exchange rates: >>>>>>> www.bitcoinwatch.com >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 2:09 PM, Stephen Kraus < >>>>>>> ub3ratl4sf00 at gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Randy. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On the top of the very site you just linked to. Guess what those >>>>>>>> exchange rates establish? And the only reason payment processors might be >>>>>>>> interested in bitcoins. >>>>>>>> On Aug 22, 2013 2:06 PM, "Randy Yates" <lpcustom at gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> http://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-debit-card-ibtcard-will-offer-lower-processing-fees-for-merchants/ >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> It's coming :) >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 2:03 PM, Chad Smith <chad78 at gmail.com>wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> *sigh* no one ever pays me in Gum! >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> *- Chad W. Smith* >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 1:01 PM, Chad Smith <chad78 at gmail.com>wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> You could buy lunch with Pesos if you're Pesos were in the bank >>>>>>>>>>> and you had a debit card that automatically converted for you (like I paid >>>>>>>>>>> for software in Euros yesterday through PayPal without ever owning a Euro >>>>>>>>>>> in my life). The same cannot be said for BitCoins - or POGs - or Beanie >>>>>>>>>>> Babies - or Baseball cards - or Star Wars action figures - or Yugioh cards >>>>>>>>>>> - or Pokemon - or Level 80 WoW characters... >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> All of those things have some value to some people - and they >>>>>>>>>>> will gladly trade with you for them - but they are not actual currency. >>>>>>>>>>> You can't take your comic book collection to the bank and ask them to give >>>>>>>>>>> you the equivalence in Pounds Sterling. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> *- Chad W. Smith* >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 12:55 PM, Lynn Dixon <boodaddy at gmail.com >>>>>>>>>>> > wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Chris, >>>>>>>>>>>> This is an excellent point! Peso are a "world recognized >>>>>>>>>>>> currency", but yet, I can't buy my lunch with Pesos. Well I probably could >>>>>>>>>>>> here in Dalton (local yocals will get that joke), but in Benton, probably >>>>>>>>>>>> not. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 1:37 PM, Chris Mowery < >>>>>>>>>>>> cmowery at gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> If you take pesos to a gas station, do they take those? >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thursday, August 22, 2013, Stephen Kraus wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Lynn. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Doesn't matter. Its still a fiat currency and non-negotiable >>>>>>>>>>>>>> at any major retailer that cannot convert it to cash. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Its like you went to the arcade and cashed in for some tokens >>>>>>>>>>>>>> and expect everyone to accept them because of the value the arcade places >>>>>>>>>>>>>> on the token >>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Aug 22, 2013 1:32 PM, "Stephen Kraus" < >>>>>>>>>>>>>> ub3ratl4sf00 at gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Go to a gas station. Right now. Pay for gas and a soda with >>>>>>>>>>>>>> bitcoins. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Don't take out your credit card. Don't use cash. Use bitcoins. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Why can't you? Because they don't understand its value? >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> I could say I have sea shells. I believe they have some value >>>>>>>>>>>>>> to me, but people don't understand their value, so I can't use them to pay >>>>>>>>>>>>>> for products immediately. But maybe I can trade someone else who values sea >>>>>>>>>>>>>> shells in trade for cash. Suddenly my sea shells have worth, despite the >>>>>>>>>>>>>> apparent lack of actual value as a wide currency. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> But that does not mean I can magically declare the major >>>>>>>>>>>>>> currency accepted globally as dead becauwe my sea shells hava negotiable >>>>>>>>>>>>>> value among a select group >>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Aug 22, 2013 1:26 PM, "Tyler Mittan" < >>>>>>>>>>>>>> flashbatmanquestion at gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Randy and Lynn are right on. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> The more important part of this is that we ought to have >>>>>>>>>>>>>> competing currencies to keep whomever the issuers are honest. No one wants >>>>>>>>>>>>>> bad money. This criticism of no one taking Bitcoins is totally off base. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> First, not everyone knows about bitcoins or how it works. Secondly, the >>>>>>>>>>>>>> dollar is propped up for two reasons.. People have to use dollars because >>>>>>>>>>>>>> that's what the government forces banks to accept and because people think >>>>>>>>>>>>>> the government's handling of the money supply us trustworthy because most >>>>>>>>>>>>>> people don't understand the political motive to devalue currency >>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Aug 22, 2013 1:19 PM, "Stephen Kraus" < >>>>>>>>>>>>>> ub3ratl4sf00 at gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Lynn, while you may MAKE money off bitcoins, the value of the >>>>>>>>>>>>>> traded bitcoins and the inherint value you get from them is.....in dollars. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> While some (very few) retailers may accept bitcoin, even >>>>>>>>>>>>>> their expectation is to either gain more bitcoins which they can then >>>>>>>>>>>>>> launder into dollars or exchange them as well for another service, but even >>>>>>>>>>>>>> THAT service expects the value of the bitcoins they pay to transfer to >>>>>>>>>>>>>> dollars somehow. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Until you can go to a local grocer or gas station and >>>>>>>>>>>>>> directly pay with bitcoins, its going to remain a neat, yet niche idea. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Aug 22, 2013 1:15 PM, "Lynn Dixon" <boodaddy at gmail.com> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Chad, >>>>>>>>>>>>>> I disagree. Bitcoins are just like anything, the value of it >>>>>>>>>>>>>> is determined by the demand/supply for it. The supply is very fixed by the >>>>>>>>>>>>>> network, and cannot be manipulated. Therefore the value is directly linked >>>>>>>>>>>>>> to the demand of the currency. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> The exception with Bitcoin is that people are actually using >>>>>>>>>>>>>> as a medium of exchange for goods, services, and even currency exchange. I >>>>>>>>>>>>>> use it for all 3 of these. I don't think people used POGs as a medium of >>>>>>>>>>>>>> exchange. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 12:52 PM, Chad Smith < >>>>>>>>>>>>>> chad78 at gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's like POGs. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Remember POGs? >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> BitCoins are like POGs. Really, in and of themselves, that >>>>>>>>>>>>>> have absolutely no value. But, for a while in the 90s, some people got >>>>>>>>>>>>>> RICH off of POGs. Why? Because they were able to convince people they >>>>>>>>>>>>>> needed to have them. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> People bought into it - and some of *those *people also got >>>>>>>>>>>>>> rich - because they collected and traded and sold them. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Eventually, it all came crashing down, because it is very >>>>>>>>>>>>>> hard to keep convincing people they need to spend actually real-world money >>>>>>>>>>>>>> on little cardboard discs. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> BitCoin is POGs for the Twenty-Teens Tech Geek. It won't >>>>>>>>>>>>>> last. 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My last thread became locked before anybody could answer my question. To rephrase it better, when do miscellaneous hardware store supplies become legally identifiable as a suppressor? Obviously a piece of aluminum or PVC pipe laying on a table is not a suppressor. Putting an end cap on it does not make it a suppressor either I'd wager. How about putting an assembly of washers, steel wool, and white lithium grease inside it? Is it a suppressor then, or just an odd object? Does affixing a factory muzzle cap to one end accomplish the legal transformation? Probably, but I'm just guessing. Simple and hypothetical question here, folks. I won't learn if nobody answers me.


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An elderly motorist who avoided signs warning not to use a flooded road was rescued this afternoon, along with his wife, after rushing waters swept them along South Stockton-Cassadaga Road in the Town of Stockton, Chautauqua County sheriff's officials said.
John C. Vanscoter, 83, of Fredonia, disobeyed two barricades warning that the road was closed because of high water that spilled over the bank of Cassadaga Creek.
The vehicle lost traction, and began to get swept into a fast-moving current, after Vanscoter drove into water that was about three feet deep. He and his wife, Constance, 82, were saved by a Stockton rescue crew, according to deputies, and were taken to Brooks Memorial Hospital in Dunkirk with minor injuries.
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LOCKPORT – A third murder trial for Robie J. Drake – who admitted he killed two North Tonawanda High School students in 1981, but says he didn't mean to do it – will be needed after the state's highest court refused to block it.
Niagara County Assistant District Attorney Thomas H. Brandt said this week that the Court of Appeals, without comment, rejected his motion to prevent the new trial.
Drake, 48, has been convicted twice, but both times the conviction was overturned because of legal errors pertaining to the claim that he sexually violated the corpse of one of his victims. Drake has never been charged with any sex crimes.
Brandt had filed his motion in June, and Drake's third trial, ordered two months previously by the Appellate Division of State Supreme Court, was put on hold awaiting a Court of Appeals ruling.
The Appellate Division of State Supreme Court ruled last April that Drake's conviction in a 2010 trial was invalid because of what it considered irrelevant and prejudicial evidence that a bite mark was found on the breast of Amy Smith, 16.
Smith and her boyfriend, Steven Rosenthal, 18, were shot to death with a rifle as they kissed in Rosenthal's 1969 Chevrolet Nova in a parking lot off River Road in North Tonawanda on the night of Dec. 5, 1981.
Smith was shot twice. Rosenthal was shot 14 times and also was stabbed in the chest by Drake.
Drake, a schoolmate of the victims, was 17 at the time. He said he went out that night with a rifle looking to vandalize vehicles, and he said he thought Rosenthal's Nova was empty and abandoned.
Evidence showed that all the bullets went through the passenger side window. Smith was shot twice in the back of the head and Rosenthal in the face, neck and chest. The angle of impact changed, indicating Drake was getting closer to the car during the shooting.
He was convicted in 1982 of two counts of murder and was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison.
In January 2009, after a long battle by Drake without legal assistance, the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that then-District Attorney Peter L. Broderick Sr. had used a bogus expert witness who accused Drake of suffering from a psychological malady that brought him sexual gratification from sniper activity and stab or bite wounds.
The federal court called that claim "quackery."
In the 2010 trial, State Supreme Court Justice Richard C. Kloch Sr. allowed Brandt to introduce evidence about the bite mark, over the protests of Drake's attorney, Andrew C. LoTempio.
He then brought in an expert witness to try to challenge that evidence.
"There was a trial within a trial on the issue [of] whether an uncharged crime had actually been committed. That was error," the Appellate Division ruled April 27.
After Drake's conviction in 2010, Kloch sentenced him to 50 years to life, a stiffer term than he received in 1982.
Both juries passed up the option of convicting Drake of second-degree manslaughter for reckless, not intentional, killing.
If Drake had been convicted of that offense, he would be a free man by now, since the maximum sentence for two counts of second-degree manslaughter is 30 years.
Brandt and Assistant District Attorney Peter M. Wydysh are expected to prosecute the case for the second time.
Drake will have his third defense team.
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Szczur Triples Smokies to Victory
Matt Szczur tripled twice, scored twice and drove-in a run, Justin Bour had two hits and three RBI, and Matt Cerda reached base four times on a double, two singles, and a walk, leading the Tennessee Smokies to a 6-4 victory over the Midland RockHounds (Oakland A's AA affiliate) on Field #2, but the Sacramento River Cats (A's AAA affiliate) took advantage of seven walks and bested the Iowa Cubs 9-6 on Field #3, in Cactus League Minor League game action this afternoon at Fitch Park in Mesa, AZ.
In addition to reaching base four times (in four plate appearances), Tennessee 3B Matt Cerda also committed three errors. So he had a full day.
Just moved up to the Tennessee squad from Daytona after two strong outings, LHP (ex-OF) Kyler Burke got the start for the Smokies, and allowed two runs on three hits (two singles and a double) and a walk in 2.1 IP.
After starring as a two-way player (LHP-RF) at Ooltewah HS and signing a National Letter of Intent to attend Vanderbilt University, Burke was signed by the San Diego Padres ($950K bonus) after they drafted him (as an outfielder) in the Supplemental 1st round of the June 2006 Rule 4 Draft (2006 35th overall pick). At the time, coaches and scouts who had seen Burke play were split as to whether he was a better pitcher or outfielder. (The University of Tennessee recruited him as a pitcher, Vanderbilt was going to let him do both).
After spending the last part of the 2006 season and the first part of the next season in "A" ball with San Diego, Burke was acquired by the Cubs in the Michael Barrett trade in July 2007. He struggled to establish himself as a prospect with the Cubs, until he had a breakout year in 2009 when he was named the Cubs Minor League Player of the Year after hitting 303/405/505 with 15 HR, 43 doubles, 14 stolen bases, and 14 outfield assists for Peoria. He could not sustain the success at Hi-A Daytona in 2010, however, hitting just .212. After he was unable to win a job at AA Tennessee in Minor League Camp last year, the Cubs approached him about trying pitching, and he agreed.
Burke spent two months at Extended Spring Training getting re-acclimated to the mound, and then was assigned to Boise the last two months pf the season. He attended the AZ Instructional League post-2011, and was the most-impressive pitcher on the Cub squad, showing a 94 MPH fastball, a plus-curve, and a solid change-up. (i had rated him as one of my in my Cubs Top 15 Prospects this past off-season).
The thing to keep in mind about Kyler Burke is that he will be an MLB Rule 55 Minor League free-agent (6YFA) after this season if the Cubs do not add him to their MLB 40-man roster by 5 PM (EDT) on the 5th day following the conclusion of the 2012 World Series.
So when the Cubs think about whether they should add Burke to their MLB 40-man roster post-2012, it's not a question of whether he is a candidate to be selected in the December 2012 Rule 5 Draft (and that they might get him back if he were to get selected), but rather it's that he could walk away as a minor league free-agent three weeks before concerns about the Rule 5 Draft are normally addressed.
The Cubs Boise/Mesa squad (which will morph into the Cubs Extended Spring Training team next month) played a contest against the Langley Blaze (a Canadian junior amateur team, and baseball alma mater of Cub minor league INF Wes Darvill) on Fitch Park Field #1 while the other games were being played on the other two fields.
Here are the abridged box scores from the two Cactus League Minor League Spring Training games played at Fitch Park (Cubs players only)
1. Zeke DeVoss, DH #1: 0-2 (HBP, 3-U, K, BB, 2 R, 2 SB)
2. Logan Watkins, 2B: 0-3 (F-7, F-7, F-7, BB)
3a. Matt Szczur, CF: 2-3 (3B, 5-3, 3B, 2 R, RBI)
3b. Eliecer Bonne, CF: 0-1 (K)
4. Justin Bour, 1B: 2-4 (5-3, 6-3, 1B, 1B, 3 RBI)
5. Nelson Perez, RF: 0-4 (K, K, K, K)
6. Junior Lake, SS: 0-4 (K, 6-3, K, P-4)
7a. Rafael Lopez, C: 1-3 (HR, K, K, R, RBI)
7b. Chad Noble, C: 0-1 (6-3)
8. Matt Cerda, 3B: 3-3 (BB, 1B, 2B, 1B, R)
9. John Andreoli, LF: 1-2 (3B, K, BB, BB, RBI)
10. Taiwan Easterling, DH #2: 0-4 (L-6, F-9, K, 1-4-3 DP)
1. Kyler Burke: 2.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R (2 ER), 1 BB, 1 K, 1 WP, 42 pitches (26 strikes), 2/4 GO/FO
2. Ty'Relle Harris: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 WP, 37 pitches (19 strikes), 3/1 GO/FO
3. Larry Suarez: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 3 BB, 1 K, 1 PO, 35 pitches (16 strikes), 1/3 GO/FO
4. Frank Batista: 2.0, 2 H, 1 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 3 K, 1 HR, 1 GIDP, 30 pitches (21 strikes), 3/0 GO/FO
5. Tony Zych: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 2 K, 19 pitches (13 strikes), 0/1 GO/FO
1. 3B Matt Cerda - E5 (two base throwing-error allowed batter reach 2nd base)
2. 3B Matt Cerda - E5 (fielding error allowed batter to reach base)
3. 3B Matt Cerda - E5 (errant throw to 1st base on infield single allowed batter to reach 2nd base)
Rafael Lopez: 0-1 CS
1a. Leugem Barroso, SS: 0-2 (6-3, K)
1b. Nate Samson, SS: 1-2 (E-3, 1B, R)
2. Jonathon Mota, 2B: 2-4 (E-4, 1B, 1B, P-6, R, RBI, CS)
3a. Jae-Hoon Ha, CF: 0-2 (F-7, K, HBP, R, SB)
3b. Abner Abreu, CF: 1-1 (1B, RBI, SB)
4a. Josh Vitters, 3B: 1-3 (2B, K, P-4, R, RBI)
4b. Marquez Smith, 3B: 0-0 (BB)
5. Ty Wright, LF: 1-4 (1B, K, 6-3, 6-4-3 DP, 2 RBI)
6. Michael Burgess, RF: 1-4 (6-3, 1B, K, K)
7a. Jason Jaramillo, C: 0-2 (F-7, 4-3)
7b. Mario Mercedes, C: 0-2 (F-8, 6-3)
8. Jake Opitz, 1B: 1-4 (3-U, 1B, P-6, K, R, SB)
9. Greg Rohan, DH #1: 1-3 (1B, K, 5-3, PO)
10a. Micah Gibbs, DH #2: 0-2 (4-3, K)
10b. Rebel Ridling, PH: 1-1 (1B, R)
1. Brian Schlitter: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 BB, 2 K, 1 PO, 25 pitches (15 strikes)
2. Jeff Beliveau: 1.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R (3 ER), 1 BB, 1 K, 1 BALK, 32 pitches (20 strikes), 1/1 GO/FO
3. Alberto Cabrera: 1.2 IP, 4 H, 2 R (1 ER), 0 BB, 2 K, 35 pitches (24 strikes), 3/1 GO/FO
4. Casey Weathers: 0.2 IP, 2 H, 3 R (3 ER), 3 BB, 2 K, 1 HBP, 31 pitches (14 strikes)
5. Oswaldo Martinez: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 26 pitches (15 strikes), 2/2 GO/FO
6. James Pugliese: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 WP, 18 pitches (8 strikes), 1/0 GO/FO
1B Jake Opitz - E-3 (errant throw attempting to complete 3-1 putout allowed batter to reach base safely)
Mario Mercedes: 2-2 CS
WEATHER: Sunny with temperatures in the 70's
Re: Szczur Triples Smokies to Victory
MLB to start it's own Dominican League for unsigned players...for some f'n weird unnecessary reason...
Re: Szczur Triples Smokies to Victory
By the looks of it, 1 game per week. Amazingly realistic.
Re: Szczur Triples Smokies to Victory
from the milton bradley school of learning lessons...
"Matt Bush was arrested for DUI and fleeing the scene of a crime Thursday night in Florida."
yes, that matt bush...who, btw, has turned into a hell of an interesting pitching "prospect" for TB after being really bad at hitting...except hitting highschool kids and the bottle.
"Bush, who hit a 72-year-old motorcyclist with his SUV and then drove off, has also been charged with property damage and suffered what are being described as "serious injuries." "
umm...ow. not good...
""Literally the tire on the SUV ran over the driver's head. Without the helmet, the gentleman would have been dead instantly," said witness Scott Sugden. "
...he's f'n screwed. g'bye career. no way something like this (especially with his history) gets you anything but cut by the team.
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My immediate reaction when I see stuff like that is, "well, he was drunk. People do stupid things when they're drunk." Then I think, yeah, but I've been drunk on more than a few occasions and I don't act like a prick. Then I think, but he may have blacked out, and didn't know he ran over some old dude's head. Then I think, wait, I'm an old dude (not 70ish tho), and I'd be pissed if some drunk failed pro ball player ran over my head with his SUV, black out or no. Then I think, wait, if I was 72, I wouldn't be riding a fucking motorcycle.
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matt bush is really good at doing stupid things while drunk
a few weeks after he signed he was arrested for jumping a bouncer at a bar when the guy wouldn't let him in...matt bush was drunk and 18 years old at the time.
he's got multiple DUI...including a famous one where he had to be hands/legs cuffed and dragged crying to a cop car live on TV.
he's also got his incident where he beat up some highschool kids in a drunken rage, saying the epic line "I'm Matt F'n Bush!" and speeding out of the highschool game parking lot he was at.
really fun guy.
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I always did love the "I'm Matt F'n Bush!" line. Sort of the "I am Sparticus!" for the horridly rude, spoiled and selfish crowd.
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anyone hear of plans for the Cubs to build underground clubhouses under the outfield? Feasibility study stage stuff.
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that would be fascinating. would they have to play a year elsewhere if such a plan is approved?
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For what it is worth, I have heard that the grandstand needs to be completely rebuilt, which means one way or another they will need to play somewhere else for a season.
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They were talking about it last winter. Not only the possibility of underground clubhouse, but an underground parking facility (for the players and staff) and offices as well. This would allow them to develop the Triangle property without the players, etc parking on the street.
At the time, they indicated that if they could get the approvals and financing by the end of a season, they could have the entire thing finished before the beginning of the next season. At the very least, they could have the underground structure completed and the field playable, while they finished the interior.
The rebuilding of the Grandstand was also said to be possible to be built during one off season, although I would have to see it to believe it.
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Here is the architect of the underground clubhouse discussing the plan
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That was out there a while ago.
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That clubhouse location under left field is good. Soriano can escape down a trap door and resurface two blocks away.
There's more
@CarrieMuskat: #Cubs make roster moves. Rizzo, B-Jackson, Cardenas, J-Jackson, Adduci sent down
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Well, not like it wasn't expected.
ROB G: Are we going to have a "Pick the Cubs Win Total" contest?
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I certainly can set up something, just don't ever count on me to revisit it or grade them.
If somebody else wants to volunteer in calculating the results, I'd be more willing to put the effort in setting it up.
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I can calculate anything if it comes to me in spreadsheet form. Anything!
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Plus the traditional hits, homeruns, wins, K's leaders, etc?
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For AZ Phil,
With DeWitt, Mather, R. Lopez, and (possibly) Miller being added to the Opening Day Roster, which 3 get bumped off the current 40 man?
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Mateo looks like a 60-day DL candidate, DeLaCruz seems obvious if he doesn't make the team and then L. Castillo if he doesn't make the team.
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Probably some trades being discussed I imagine, too.
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tony rizzo, come on down...hope all the good baseball days in these parts weren't used up in jan, feb & march...
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see above that nellie perez had himself a helluva day...if he'd been bowling it woulda been a perfect game!
Camp Roster
I believe that's 43 at camp now, but I lost track of who's left.
We still have bullpen decisions, possibly rotation decision, 5th OF and 5th INF decision and backup C.
(Most Likely)
C: Soto, Clevenger
INF: LaHair, Barney, Castro, Stewart, Baker, DeWitt
OF: Soriano, Byrd, DeJesus, Johnson, Mather
SP: Dempster, Garza, Maholm, Volstad, Samardzija
RP: Marmol, Wood, Russell, Dolis, R. Wells, T. Miller, R. Lopez
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The "Near-disasterous" Strassberg-"Near-perfect" Maddux comparison article is fascinating.
Except that the Maddux diagrams show some guy wearing a Braves uniform, for some reason...
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Thanks for the link. Interesting info.
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Yes, an interesting look at the application of biomechanics to pitching. I think such an approach will only work if it's done top to bottom. The major league coaches are correct that you can't mess with a pitcher's delivery during the season. If it started in rookie league and was used consistently throughout the organization, I think it has some real promise to improve performance and prevent injuries.
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If only there was a team that was trying to determine the best way to do things across all levels of the organization. Maybe it there was some sort of manual they were working on. :)
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Hey gang! Hope everyone is doing well and getting excited for another 75 win season. I think we will start seeing the fruits of Theo's labor in 2014. I should TM the phrase "There is always two years from now".
But I think Theo is doing OK as he is starting to clean house. I can't believe we had to pay so much to to get rid of Z though. He just needs to keep focus on building a team and players to be ready for 2014.
That being said, I did re-up my Chicago Cubs season tickets. I did not sell them this year, so I have tickets for basically every game. I have two seats to every game and they are located in Section 233, Row 10, Seats 101-102 (Aisle Seats). They are considered Terrace Reserved Infield. As you know the Cubs have a tiered pricing system, so price will vary based on the game, but let me know if you are interested in any games and we can work something out. Contact me at psu98alumATaol.com and just let me know your handle here and which game you are interested in.
Fire Hendry! (oh wait they already did) GO CUBS!
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greetings, stranger. not sure "fire soriano" will catch fire, so to speak...since he still gets to cash the checks.
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In Dusty We Trusty!!!!
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mannyflippintrillo...wow...felt like deja vu all over again
glad your still lurking.
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Its funny he only comes on to sell tickets.
FIRE Sandusky!
Oh wait...
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FREE Sandusky!! HA HA
Hey, I got almost $6,000 invested in the Cubs this year and they are going to suck. Hell yeah I am coming on here to unload some of these tickets. If it wasn't for Theo coming on board I wasn't even going to renew.
Fire Soriano!
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Why do you even invest the $$ now when.the team sucks, and you live a couple thousand miles away?
You'd come out WAY ahead even when.the Cubs make the Series if you buy in Stub Hub to see the games.
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giving them up means you go to the back of the line to get them again...the line is pretty long even with recent purging of long-time ticket holders.
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Vying for the Chad Fox award:
Joakim Soria, Royals closer out for year with Tommy John surgery (his 2nd TJ procedure)
Joba Chamberlain out for year after surgery for an open ankle dislocation sustained while on a trampoline with his son.
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Anyone know if the Yankees still have to pay Joba since he will be missing time for a completely non-baseball related injury?
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Don't know for sure, but I'm guessing "trampoline at kid's birthday party" isn't forbidden in his contract like other potentially dangerous situations.
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Should be.
In the insurance biz they substitute "widow maker" for trampoline. True story.
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I stand corrected, read something that said using a trampoline is banned.
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he didn't bounce, so the check will.
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DeJesus, Stewart, Castro, LaHair, Soto, Byrd, Johnson, Barney, Samardzija
vs Rockies Chatwood
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Lock on the Rotation? Samardzija wearing poopy pants today
5 runs 7 hits, 2 IP
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Yeah - how about THAT?!
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On the positive side, he still hasn't walked anyone this spring.
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"FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP)—Authorities say Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Bobby Jenks has been arrested on charges of driving under the influence.
The Lee County Sheriff's Office says a deputy saw Jenks' SUV driving erratically early Friday in Fort Myers. Jenks has been released on bail.
An arrest report says Jenks told the deputy he had taken "too many muscle relaxers." The deputy said Jenks was shaking uncontrollably and had a difficult time speaking.
The report says Jenks also told the deputy he hit another car at a strip club."
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"Ryan Madson (elbow) was sent back to Cincinnati to be evaluated by Dr. Tim Kremchek."
looks like s.marshall will begin his closing career a year early.
what is the over and under on the DeWitt trade?
Before opening day or after?
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Probably never...is there any value we can get for him? I doubt any GM is fooled by a hot spring for someone not good enough to be a Cubs starter and who is not shown any standout traits.
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What about Jeff Baker?
If they put DeWitt & Joe Mather on the 25 man roster, is Baker needed?
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The next great super star from our minors Bryan LaHair has not looked good this spring.
I don't know maybe putting an ill-equipped career minor league in the clean up spot, is a really bad idea. But if he isn't hitting now against B and C teams he wont be hitting against the A squads when the season starts.
Thank god we have Rizzo, and we know this season is toast. But i do like the idea of at least seeing if he can make it or not. It's a new departure for how the Cubs use their prospects of jerking them back and forth with sporadic playing time and never really finding out if they are good or not.
One way or another this will either be the start of something good for LaHair or we can finally move on. At least we will know for sure which is more than we can say from previous years.
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Agreed. I mean with ths collection of 2012 players, does it really matter if they give LaHair a chance?
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he's no wes timmons.
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Cards Chris Carpenter out for over 2 months at best (June?) per Joe Strauss of the Post-Dispatch
Mozeliak declined to offer any timetable. However, need to strengthen shoulder and begin program anew likely means Carp' 2+ months away.
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Love these preseason reports from AZ. Can't get this good info anywhere else.
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As you say, it gives us information that we can not get elsewhere.
We appreciate it, Phil.
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Could that mystery righty Latin slugger a few weeks ago have been Abner Abreu?
He's a big one. AZ Phil wouldn't have seen him around Mesa last spring. Whether Abreu was there in the fall, I don't know.
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Per Muskat Tweet:
Mateo will be shutdown for at least 10 days, then re-examined. Had MRI on right elbow. Says soreness is same as last year
rotoworld says Manny Corpas will take Mateo's place "in the bullpen", but I'm not sure if that's a game-by-game reference or a roster spot consideration.
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per mlbtr...Dr. Kremchek says Madson's UCL is torn off the bone. (Sean Marshall just got upgraded)
Ryan Madson Out For Season
By Zach Links [March 24 at 1:15pm CST]
The elbow injury to Reds closer Ryan Madson will require Tommy John surgery, ending the right-hander's season, according to John Fay of the Cincinnati Enquirer (via Twitter). The Reds do not have insurance on Madson's one-year, $8.5MM contract, Fay tweets.
Aroldis Chapman and Sean Marshall are both candidates to close now, tweets Jon Heyman of CBSSports.com.
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also Jayson Stark of ESPN says Giants "aggressively" shopping both Theriot AND Fontenot.
so much for cajun food in SF.
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Much like I'm aggressively shopping the crap in my garage.
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DeJesus, Byrd, DeWitt, Soriano, Baker, Barney, Mather, Castillo, TWood vs Padres starting Bass
game on WGN TV and Radio
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3.2ip 5h 3er 0bb 1k for t.wood (boxscore line keeps changing)...all good until the 4th ...also, t.miller gave up a chunk of those runs for t.wood giving up a long double + byrd "error."
dejesus needs to pay more attention in the OF. he's probably not used to it in OAK, but he just had a ball bounce off his chest on a flip from byrd for dejesus to make the relay throw back to the IF...byrd was on the run near the wall and dejesus looked like a little leaguer as the whole thing went down in front of him in plain view. it's not a hugely common play, but unless you're soriano or a.dunn you should be aware of it happening in a situation like that. byrd didn't look pleased. dejesus didn't look happy with himself. now's the time to get crap like that noticed and corrected going forward, at least.
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doh, yes...dunno what happened there. jake arrieta is all "bro wut?"
lester going for #20...cubs haven't had a LH (thanks jpep for the correction) 20 game winner since d.ellsworth in 1963.
fwiw, all the games are free on mlb.tv
Short rest for MadBum would be 2 days. WC game is Wed., Games 1 & 2 are Friday/Saturday.
A left-handed one...
J-Hey not finishing with an offensive onslaught.
If Geoff Blum could be a Playoff hero, there is hope still...
Giants scare me. I think you're wrong about Bumgarner, he would pitch on short rest for Game 2 and then full rest for Game 5. Cueto would go Game 1, then short rest in game 4. Add in some really tough outs in that lineup and I want nothing to do with them. With that rotation they can easily steal a series.
Cards are a tough matchup. The rivalry evens out their comparable lack of talent. And like someone said, they love HRs, which is how to beat the Cubs. The upside is that I would feel really good about Lester twice against STL.
j.buchanan with a nice start...5ip 2h 1bb 3k, 0r/er
zobrist with 2HR and a double through 8
heyward 0-4 :(
Mark Gonzales @MDGonzales
Soler likely to return Sunday, Maddon says
Right now, I'd like to see the Mets first, Giants 2nd.
I believe that since most of the team from last years' NLCS is on the squad this year, they will really amp their game up even more to kick their ass in payback for 2015.
The Giants just do not have the depth in years past, and I think all things equal - and at Wrigley - they could handle them.
I do not want to see the Cards, period. Or their fans, media, or Joe Buck.
I don't want to play Braves in the first round. Any friggin team in the league can win 3 of 5..I hate the first round. Furthermore, I wanted to play the Marlins in 2003 and the Mets over Dodgers last year.
With that said in reverse order:
3. Cardinals: It will be devastating to lose in the first round, but even worse to their main rival. It is increased incentive for the Cardinals, especially after last year. Cards would have nothing to lose, Cubs have everything to lose.
2. Giants: Rotation in the playoffs scare me a bit, but what a lousy team.
1. Mets--because of the losses in the rotation
2. Giants--because they're not the team they were BUT they maybe have bullshit even-year magic?
3. Cardinals--because rivalry and not making the playoffs hurts them more than losing in the NLDS plus getting eliminated by them in the playoffs would make for horrible sports commentary next throughout next season.
Who's asking?
CLE/DET rained out last night already, possible rain-outs in New York (vs. Baltimore), Boston(vs. Toronto) and Philly(vs. Mets) this weekend too.
Not only games involving playoff spots that would need to be played, but any that involve home field advantage.
I got the first one! Second one I'm not even sure what even/odd betting is.
any opponent preference for NLDS?
Mets are down to 1 great pitcher instead of 4. Syndegaard may pitch Sunday which means if Mets win the WC game, he'd be set up for Game 1. There's a chance they clinch a spot by Sunday so he'd pitch the WC and then we'd probably get Colon for Game 1. They've certainly had the hottest bats over the last week and month out of the WC options.


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But a "jovial" Pitt, who was "in a great mood throughout the interview" (which is this week's revealing cover story) shared other personal details aside from just his upcoming walk down the aisle.
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6 Performance-Enhancing Drugs More Common Than You Think
#3. Beta Blockers
As used by musicians, dancers, actors, surgeons.
Beta blockers are a class of drugs used in the professional medical world to manage heart conditions and high blood pressure. But in the plucky amateur medical world, beta blockers are prized for their anti-anxiety properties, particularly their ability to reduce nervousness and shaking extremities.
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Also, sweaty palms.
These effects have made beta-blocker use a common occurrence among professionals whose jobs require calm nerves and steady hands, such as musicians, actors, surgeons, and crooked pool players. We're not kidding about that last one -- common beta blockers like Propranolol are banned by the International Olympic Committee for amateur shooters and archers.
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But if you've somehow contrived to become a professional archer, there's nothing to stop you.
#2. Painkillers
As used by soldiers, laborers, you (probably).
Obviously we all suffer minor aches and pains on occasion, due to our hangovers and clumsiness and fight clubs, and it's hardly "performance-enhancing" when we treat these with an Advil or two. Where this does start to become performance enhancing is when the aches and pains are intrinsic to the job, where performance would be expected to suffer because of them, but isn't, because of the painkillers. Much as a boxer who doesn't feel pain would have a tremendous advantage in a fight, a day laborer who could shovel rocks until his arms fell off would be able to work longer and earn more than his peers.
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And at $2.50 an hour, that adds up. Really slowly, but it does technically add up.
But the most prominent profession that uses pain-killers to enhance performance is that of a military soldier, who probably takes just about every other drug on this list, as well. It turns out that due to some of the more horrible aspects of their job, soldiers get hurt -- a lot, even if everything goes right. Carrying a heavy pack across several miles of rocks, then unloading that pack to find that, because of some mix-up, it was filled with rocks, and then sleeping on those rocks, is a pretty standard day for many soldiers. And you can be damned sure that doesn't tickle. The resulting bumps and bruises and blisters are inevitably self-medicated with over-the-counter painkillers. Sometimes to excess. Retired soldiers have an alarmingly high rate of substance abuse problems, in part because of all these painkillers. And that's not even considering the big owies they sometimes have to deal with, the ones dealt with by big painkillers, like, for example, these orally administered Fentanyl lozenges, which are essentially morphine lollypops.
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If that sounds like fun, consider that if you're ever handed one, it means you're not having a good day.
What's the lesson for you? Well, if pain is a common, even necessary part of your job -- like if you're a teacher or something -- then painkillers can help you perform at your peak levels of adequacy and dull the urge you'll have to look for a better job. Or at least grease the path to your inevitable experimentation with dangerous psychotropics.
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"Alright, children. Who wants to go on a freaky magic bus ride?"
#1. Diuretics
As used by dancers.
Diuretics are drugs which make the body expel water, not as you might hope (out of the nose) but rather by modifying kidney functions to increase urine production. These (along with weight loss pills) are regularly used by people who have to weigh themselves for professional reasons, most notably dancers.
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Toes: "AHHHHGR! YOU JUST HAD TO HAVE FIVE TACOS LAST NIGHT, DIDN'T YOU!?"
In the world of sport-doping, diuretics are also often used as masking agents, their ability to provoke massive torrents of urine useful for diluting the presence of other performance-enhancing drugs. Now, we're not going to encourage you to mask anything illegal you might have done ...
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"Good, good."
... but if you ever happen to need to make a lot of urine all at once, say, for your career in German pornography, maybe hook yourself up with some diuretics? Make a name for yourself.
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June 2016
Number 576
(Replaces No. 454, February 2010, Reaffirmed 2016)
ABSTRACT Homelessness continues to be a significant problem in the United States Women and families represent the fastest growing segment of the homeless population Health care for these women is a challenge but an important issue that needs to be addressed Homeless women are at higher risk of inj...
Number 525
(Reaffirmed 2014)
ABSTRACT Lesbians and bisexual women encounter barriers to health care that include concerns about confidentiality and disclosure discriminatory attitudes and treatment limited access to health care and health insurance and often a limited understanding as to what their health risks may be Health ...
May 2012
Number 627
(Replaces Committee Opinion Number 425, January 2009)
ABSTRACT Unauthorized undocumented immigrants are less likely than other residents of the United States to have health insurance The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has long supported a basic health care package for all women living within the United States without regard to th...
March 2015
Number 547
Abstract Military service is associated with unique risks to womens reproductive health As increasing numbers of women are serving in the military and a greater proportion of United States Veterans are women it is essential that obstetriciangynecologists are aware of and well prepared to address t...
December 2012
Number 586
(Reaffirmed 2016. Replaces Committee Opinion Number 429, March 2009)
ABSTRACT Rural women experience poorer health outcomes and have less access to health care than urban women Many rural areas have limited numbers of health care providers especially womens health providers Rural America is heterogeneous where problems vary depending on the region and state Health ...
February 2014
American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
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BELVIDERE — University of Illinois Extension will host an informative webinar on the Title I of the 2014 Farm Bill from 10 to 11:30 a.m. March 13 at the U of I Extension office in Boone County, 205 Cadillac Court Unit 5.
Jonathan Coppess, assistant professor of law and policy, will lead the webinar discussing available commodity program choices.
For information or register: 815-544-3710, web.extension.illinois.edu/bdo, farmdocdaily.illinois.edu.
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Steve Lieber explains the differences and advantages to drawing comics digitally, from his own personal perspective.
Steve Lieber studied art at the Joe Kubert School. His comics and illustration have been published by DC, Marvel, Dark Horse, Image, Dupuis, Scholastic, and many other publishers, but he's best known for his work on Whiteout, a graphic novel adapted by Warner Brothers as a feature starring Kate Beckinsale. His current project is illustrating Alabaster, a dark fantasy series at Dark Horse. His various projects have received nine Eisner Award nominations, and he won the Eisner for Best Limited Series for Whiteout Volume 2: Melt. Steve's a founding member of Periscope Studio, the largest studio of comic book artists in North America. He lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife, the novelist Sara Ryan. For more info, visit stevelieber.com


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Do good with these goodies at the new 'Resale Shop', sales support mental health and social services
Fancy a Dooney & Bourke bag for a fraction of the original cost? How about a kitchen table set or some kids' clothes? The Resale Shop, which describes itself as an "upscale" thrift shop, opens Wednesday in Richardson with some cool goodies, from clothing and shoes to housewares, books, movies and video games, small electronics, game consoles, furniture and sporting goods.
It's run by the Jewish Family Service, which is designating all funds raised to support JFS mental health and social services for anyone in need in the Greater Dallas community.
You'll find the store at 2120 E. Belt LIne Drive in Richardson. It's open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Have items you'd like to give to a good cause? They're welcoming donations at JFS and The Resale Shop.


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Veronica Mars has always been about two things: LoVe and murder, both of which are front and center in the film's first theatrical trailer.
Though Veronica (Kristen Bell) is still with the adorable Piz (Chris Lowell), who has thankfully gotten a much-needed haircut, the former P.I. can't seem to fully shake her feelings for Logan (Jason Dohring).
Returning TV: Where we left off
"Nine years of radio silence and yet I still kind of knew I could count on you," Logan tells his once "epic" love when she agrees to help him avoid (another!) murder charge.
Watch the trailer below. Veronica Mars will hit theaters March 14.
View original Veronica Mars Trailer: Does Veronica Still Love Logan? at TVGuide.com
Other Links From TVGuide.com
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Alex Donaldson joins VG247 editorial team full-time
Ever onward.
Destiny: Rise of Iron - Scott Taylor on nerfing Gjallarhorn, the new raid and calling time on Xbox 360 and PS3
Time to answer the call of the Iron Lords.
E3 2016's greatest failure: there was no Fallout 4
We went monster hunting. We caught nothing.
God of War E3 demo plays at 30fps, no confirmation of ship-rate
May as well get this out of the way now.
Opinion: Sony's answer to Microsoft's press conference? PS4's super-tech
We should have known.
Opinion: Project Scorpio gives Microsoft its best E3 press conference in years
In case it's still sinking in, Microsoft just announced it's next generation Xbox. For 2017.
E3 2016: Hands-on with Battlefield 1
I played Battlefield 1 for five minutes after queuing for one-and-a-half actual hours after EA's E3 press conference today. This is what happened.
Overwatch BC-101 - Blizzard claims PS4 connection problems are fixed
Overwatch's connection difficulties are over for now, Blizzard is telling users.
DOOM review: shoot it till it dies
Welcome to Hell. Stay awhile.
Undead cowboys, zombie lemmings and exploding robots give Gambitious a solid line-up for 2016
If you're looking for cleanser courses to your stodgy triple-A dinner, Gambitious's smart roster is definitely worth checking out.
The best free PC games EVER
Why spend money on PC games when this incredible list with cost you precisely nothing? Now updated.
Destiny April Update: the King's Fall raid has never been more enjoyable
Destiny's new, inclusive direction means any guardian can now appreciate King's Fall for its considerable genius.
Destiny's Challenge of the Elders: How to beat Wretched Knight
Combined forces of Hive enemies and Taken powers give this Level 42 Prison of Elders boss a fighting chance, though his bombs from out of nowhere are a trick you'll fall for only once.
Destiny April Update review: Bungie's new approach brings the fun back
Humble pie has been swallowed. Looks as though it tasted sweet.
Far Cry Primal review: the past shouldn't stop the future
A spear in the eye for one of Ubisoft's great action franchises.
Far Cry Primal tips: how to power through the early Stone Age
Man kill. How man kill? Man kill like this.
The Destiny content roadmap is welcome, but a long-term future has yet to be secured
Last night's Destiny announcements at least show there's good content coming, but we've yet to see whether or not execs have a handle on the RPG's continued updates.