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Arsene Wenger admitted Arsenal will have to make 'the impossible, possible' if they are to overcome a first-leg humbling by Bayern Munich in the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League .
The Emirates Stadium club suffered a 3-1 defeat in north London through goals from Toni Kroos, Thomas Muller and Mario Mandzukic, with only Lukas Podolski responding.
And Arsenal, who were dumped out of the FA Cup by lower league Blackburn Rovers at the weekend, are now facing an uphill task to recover at Bayern in the second leg on 13 March.
"Let us not hide the truth, it will be very difficult," Wenger, whose own future has been questioned, told Sky Sports after seeing his side beaten by the Bundesliga leaders.
"But we will try to make the impossible, possible.
"We have to go there and play completely like we play at home. We have to try to change the score. The third goal makes it very difficult but we have to try."
Wenger had spent his pre-match press conference angrily responding to criticism and reports about his own future, claiming, 'you will miss me when I am gone'.
It has become a regular occurrence for Arsenal to be scrutinised in an inconsistent campaign but the Frenchman has indicated he could relish a siege mentality ahead of the second leg against Bayern.
"We are the underdogs - you just need to read the English press to understand that," Wenger said on Arsenal's official website.
"We have pressure, because we want to do well and we want to win. I believe that whether you are favourites or underdogs, what counts is to play well, make a good pass when you have the ball and defend well when you don't have the ball. All the rest, in our job, you have to take a distance from it.
"What is important is that when you play to win a competition, at some stage you have to play a big team.
"If I listen to your questions, we are not favourites but I trust our quality, our spirit and our mental strength


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All it takes is a splash of cold water, just a bracing slap across the cheek, and the scales fall from their eyes. With that, opponents of same-sex marriage understand what the fuss is about: human dignity, equality, the longing for happiness.
The latest welcome convert is Republican Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio. The onetime supporter of the egregious Defense of Marriage Act and of a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage, Portman is now a full-fledged supporter of gay marriage. Why the change of heart? He learned that his son is gay. The scales fell.
He has good company among conservatives. Former Vice President Dick Cheney, whose daughter is a lesbian, supports same-sex marriage. And while Portman is alone thus far among current Republican senators to renounce the hypocrisy of the Defense of Marriage Act, more than 100 Republicans are supporting the effort to overturn the amendment to the California constitution that banned same-sex marriage.
It is nothing short of stunning how quickly opinion has changed on same-sex marriage. Twenty-years ago, even the topic of homosexuality was spoken mainly in whispers. The change began with President Bill Clinton's bid to open the military to gays and lesbians. It failed and produced the unfortunate "don't ask, don't tell" policy. But the barricade, already battered by millions of gays and lesbians who refused to live the lie that society demanded, was broken. Gay rights became mainstream news.
Even five years ago, though, it seemed all but impossible for same-sex marriage to become a mainstream issue. But it has. Americans have more and more come to understand that gays aren't creatures from some netherworld, but their own sons and daughters, mothers and fathers, friends and neighbors and co-workers. For younger Americans, who are becoming a more influential component of the electorate, this just isn't an issue.
That's how it should be. Like left-handedness or green eyes, homosexuality is a normal variation of the human condition. And like left-handed or green-eyed Americans, gays and lesbians want to have the same rights as other Americans.
Those who continue to insist that homosexuality is a sin or a choice may never be convinced otherwise – at least, not until, like Portman, they are confronted with the cruelty of their position. But the world has changed; it is they who have to catch up. Gays and lesbians may now serve openly in the military. Same-sex marriage is hardly noticed today, thanks, in part, to the leadership of New York State, which legalized it in 2011.
It was Clinton who signed the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996. It was politically expedient and wrong, but was of its prejudiced time. So was the support of his successor, George W. Bush, for a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage. But now, following the lead of President Obama, who "evolved" last year into a supporter of same-sex marriage, Clinton has disavowed the Defense of Marriage Act, calling it what it plainly is: unconstitutional.
These events could hardly be occurring at a more favorable time. Next week, the U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments on the Defense of Marriage Act and California's Proposition 8. The court should invalidate both for their failures to acknowledge what most of the rest of the country has already figured out: Gays are Americans, too.

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I remember as a kid growing up in Tomahawk with the summer heat and humidity. When the heat came on for those weeks or three it was unbearable. Even as kids who didn't know any better we were drawn to the lake down where the old boathouses were at the entrance to Bradley Park as well as the waters around the Bradley Park camping area. Swimming, fishing, anything to get away from the darn heat. And then two weeks later it would pass and it would be 'normally warm', some rain, a little wind, and clouds, and maybe a little chilly. Steady good weather never seemed to be the norm. But I loved it all...
Now I'm reading about the killer heat waves in the Midwest, including Wisconsin. It was the humidity that really killed me.
You're all in my thoughts during this heat cycle and I hope you're staying as cool as you can be. I pity the folks that have to be out in that heat really working...that can be downright dangerous.
Please take care of yourselves, keep hydrated as much as possible (beer is ok if taken moderately), keep in the shade, and keep your activity to a minimum.
I would be interested in how folks are doing during this heat period? I think some of the old timer contributors must be holing up somewhere. Catfish must be at the bottom floating to minimize movement and energy.
I worry when the heat gets this bad !!!


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The 6 Most WTF Protesters Ever Photographed
And hey, if all that shit fails, you can always try complete and utter madness. Looks like it's working out great for these guys:
#6. These Pants: They Are Unjust.
"Welp. We had a good run, clothes, but an end must come to all things ..."
Nobody sings the blues like a black man. Nobody slaps skanks like a latina woman. Nobody drinks like a Scotsman, and nobody -- but nobody -- protests like a South Korean. When you're unhappy about something in South Korea, you don't write a wussy letter or file a pansy petition. You slap on your fightin' underwear and make like Michael McDonald: You take that shit to the streets.
This particular image is of a South Korean soccer fan after his team lost to Switzerland in the 2006 World Cup. Though he was doubtlessly overcome by the futile rage that poor ball-handling imbues in us all, this man chose not to manifest it via something as pedestrian and vulgar as violence. No, he marched right out into the middle of the road, as both police and rioters swarmed all about him, and the world in general devolved into anarchic chaos, and he said, "You know what? Fuck pants."
And he's right. Goddammit, he's right.
#5. Kanellos: Canis Tumultus
Jesus. That looks intense, whatever that is. But wait, this is an article about protesters. So where are they? Are these actually rioters disguised as cops, or was this one of those "protest via self-implosion" deals?
Nope: It's the dog. The dog is protesting here. That's Kanellos the Riot Dog, and if you've seen this image before, then you know what's coming:
Are they fleeing together from an unseen enemy, or is Riot Dog just about to fuck up a brother with poor color coordination skills?
Keen observers will note that, holy shit, that's the same Gas Mask Guy from the last article! Greek riots are like The Expendables of social protest.
A riot dog has been seen in every single riot in Greece for over a decade now. Notice I said "a riot dog" up there: That's because Kanellos is only one of three potential riotous canines. There's also Thodoris and Loukanikos, who are often mistaken for Kanellos because they have similar coloring, and all wear the same blue collar (that's not a conspiracy; it just signifies that a dog is current on its shots in the city of Athens).
If you're a little disappointed upon learning that the Riot Dog was not just one remarkable pup born with an innate love of tear gas only rivaled by his inherent dislike for The Man, take heart: The other riot dogs -- Thodoris and Loukanikos -- are most likely Kanellos' pups, carrying on his legacy.
That's right: Much like brachycephaly and hip dysplasia, intolerance for social injustice is a hereditary trait.
#4. The Protesting Clowns
Isn't that cute? Those clowns are affably mocking those police officers. I bet everybody's having a lovely, light-hearted moment in the midst of an otherwise tense situation up there. Except, of course, for the cop on the very upper right. Something about his posture is off. He looks a little scared, actually ...
In fact, most of these cops look pretty frightened:
"EeeeEEYAAH!" "Haha, Bill, keep it together you can't be leEEAYAAAH! Holy shit I just saw it!"
But why? They're just innocent clowns! Hell, they're not even really that: They're actually protesters who've dubbed themselves CIRCA, the Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army. And like most every 20-something doing some ridiculous bullshit, CIRCA seems to be taking themselves way too seriously, as Sociology 101 vomit like this illustrates:
"The methodology of rebel clowning was developed as a way of trying to overcome what we perceived as some of the deeper problems in the way we behave as radicals towards each other, ourselves and our world. To share and disseminate this form, that we termed 'rebel clowning'"
So they're not even real clowns, just self-important college kids who need more attention than ordinary rioting nets them. Why are those cops so scared of them, then? Oh, I don't know, maybe they faced down this terrifying goddamn wall of charging clowns earlier that day, and are still suffering from Acute Post-Traumatic Clown Stress Disorder.
I can not even comprehend the kind of trigger discipline it must take not to just reflexively terror-fire into the tsunami of grinning clown-flesh about to break right over you, but I do know that every one of those officers who came out of this experience with dry pants deserves a fucking Medal of Valor.
That's terrorism. That counts as terrorism.


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Image: "Shadow of a Disability", by Tamer, World Health Organization. The photo "Shadow of a Disability" by Tamer is one of 33 awarded photographs from the World Health Organization photo contest "Images of Health and Disability 2005". The contest has been organized in order to promote the understanding and use of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), http://www3.who.int/icf/icftemplate.cfm.
Len Barton, "The Struggle for Citizenship: The Case of Disabled People," Disability, Handicap, and Society 8, no. 3 (1993): 235-48.
Carol Gill, "Becoming visible: Personal health experiences of women with physical disabilities", Women with physical disabilities: Achieving and maintaining health and well-being (p.9), Krotoski, Nosek & Turk, Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Publishing, 1996.
Kaiser Family Foundation, " Americans' Views of Disability", Kaiser HealthPoll Report, June 2004.


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on March 15, 2013 - 8:13 PM
More than 1,400 educators and law enforcement officials turned out for the annual safe schools seminar Friday with thoughts of the Newtown, Conn., tragedy on their minds.
"It's a record turnout," said Amanda Nickerson, director of the University at Buffalo's Alberti Center for Bullying Abuse Prevention. "It's several hundred more than what we had last year.
"I certainly think the recent tragedy in Newtown, Conn., has sensitized us to the need to do anything that we can to prevent violence," she said. "But it's got to be more than just hearing this information. It's 'What are the plans that are in place to protect and intervene?' "
The 10th annual Safe Schools Initiative Seminar, held in UB's Center for the Arts on the North Campus in Amherst, featured a presentation by retired Army Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, a leading expert on human aggression and the roots of violent crime.
He gave the crowd some straight talk about what schools and law enforcement are up against.
"We must prepare for violence like a firefighter prepares for a fire," Grossman said.
Grossman discussed deterrence, detection and indicators that should raise red flags for schools and law enforcement, among other issues. But schools also need to seriously consider armed guards or staff, Grossman said.
"Cameras are great, but as far as I know not a single camera deterred one of these killings," said Grossman, a former West Point professor of psychology and military science and director of the Warrior Science Group. "These killings are not going to stop until someone with a gun shows up."
The daylong seminar was intended to bring law enforcement and educators together, because keeping schools safe is everyone's responsibility, said Tracy A. Gast, special agent in charge of the Secret Service in Buffalo.
In fact, the seminar drew educators from throughout the state and Ontario.
"You have to stay abreast of what's going on and how things are happening to keep your school as safe as possible," Gast said. "You have to keep up with the latest – not necessarily even technology – but methods and procedures to help keep schools safe and secure."
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The one-month sprint to the finish line begins today for Mark Sanford and Elizabeth Colbert Busch.
And there's plenty to talk about until the former governor with the messy personal life and the businesswoman with the famous comedian brother face off at the ballot box.
Voters in the 1st District will decide May 7 whether they want Sanford or Colbert Busch to represent them in the U.S. House of Representatives. Green Party candidate Eugene Platt also is on the ballot.
In the meantime, here are six things to watch as the race unfolds:
Which issues will matter?
Sanford and Colbert Busch have focused on different themes in their campaigns.
Colbert Busch has emphasized creating jobs, while Sanford has emphasized reducing spending and debt.
The candidates also want to highlight other issues.
Sanford wants to talk about the National Labor Relations Board, which came under broad fire in South Carolina for questioning Boeing's expansion in North Charleston. Unions are a core constituency of Democrats, and Colbert Busch's website doesn't mention the word.
Sanford also has been highly critical of the Affordable Care Act, President Barack Obama's national health care plan, while Colbert Busch's position is more nuanced, saying it has "good and bad provisions."
Colbert Busch's platform focuses prominently on public education, urging more help for early learning, low-performing schools, and getting great teachers in each classroom.
Sanford's website barely mentions education, except to note that he favors market-based education reform and school choice.
And it remains to be seen to what extent Sanford's 2009 downfall as governor is put before voters.
University of Virginia political scientist Larry Sabato said Sanford's primary opponents never scorched him by going harshly negative. Will that change?
Who's more motivated?
Special elections often have lower turnout; only a sliver of the electorate voted in the recent primaries and the GOP runoff.
The onus is on the candidates to persuade voters to do something they normally don't do in the spring — get out and vote.
The district leans Republican even more than South Carolina as a whole, as its voters went for GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney by almost a 3-2 ratio last November.
Sabato said if Colbert Busch wins, she would be unique — a Democrat taking one of the nation's most Republican-leaning seats.
"But let's remember, Sanford is controversial, and special elections can have unusual patterns of turnout," he said. "The advantage is Sanford's, but not so much that it's a total slam dunk."
The Democrats have an underdog's motivation — they haven't held the 1st District seat since Mendel Davis left office in 1981 — and they currently have only one of South Carolina's seven congressional seats.
The women's vote
South Carolina ranks near the bottom in terms of female officeholders, but relatively few women run. When they do, though, they have a pretty good shot at winning.
Women also make up almost 55 percent of the registered voters in the 1st District, which includes parts of Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton and Dorchester counties.
That could help Colbert Busch, who is seeking to become South Carolina's first female congresswoman since Liz Patterson lost her re-election bid in the 4th District in 1992.
Also, female voters may be less likely to forgive Sanford for leaving the state in 2009 to meet his mistress in Argentina.
A recent survey by Public Policy Polling, regarded as Democratic-leaning pollsters, found Colbert Busch winning in a hypothetical match-up with Sanford by a 49 percent to 43 percent margin among female voters. Among male voters, Sanford had a 47 percent to 45 percent edge.
When will they meet?
It's unclear how many times the candidates will appear face-to-face.
The nonprofit AARP announced that it is trying to arrange a televised forum on April 17, but both campaigns are working out the details.
Other groups also hope to host a forum or debate of their own, but nothing has been announced. Stay tuned.
Who backs whom?
Colbert Busch won her Democratic primary by a landslide with enthusiastic support from some of South Carolina's most prominent Democrats, including U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn and Charleston Mayor Joe Riley.
Since Sanford's primary win, Republican Gov. Nikki Haley released a statement saying, "Lowcountry taxpayers deserve a Congressman who will look out for their bottom line on key issues like debt reduction, Obamacare, and the National Labor Relations Board, and Mark Sanford can be counted on to do that."
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham also plans to hold an event for Sanford in Washington.
Meanwhile, Colbert Busch is expected to benefit from fundraisers hosted by her brother, Stephen Colbert of Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report." Neither side is expected to be hurting for cash.
National spotlight
Most congressional races stir little interest in the national media, but Sanford's quest for redemption and Colbert Busch's well-known brother have thrust this race into a national spotlight.
The day after his primary win, Sanford went on national television twice, and Colbert Busch also has received national coverage.
Which candidate, if either, will benefit from the brighter glare, and will it be a distraction as they seek to connect with Lowcountry voters?
"This added attention is more likely to increase turnout than to turn the contest one way or another," Sabato said.


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Recovering From Surgery for Pancreatic Cancer
Your hospital stay will depend on the type of surgery you had. Recovery after you leave the hospital may continue for one month or more. Here is an overview of how you may feel after surgery:
For the first few days, you're likely to have pain from the cuts, called the incisions. You can control your pain with medicine, which your doctor will prescribe. You may have an epidural catheter inserted into your lower back so that it's easier to give you pain medication. You may have a patient-controlled analgesia pump (PCA). This is an intravenous form of pain medication that you control by pressing a button. Pain medicine will be transitioned from the epidural or PCA pump to oral medications before you leave the hospital. Talk with your doctor or nurse about your options for pain relief. Some people are hesitant to take pain medication, but doing so can actually help your healing. If your pain is not controlled well, for example, you may not want to cough or turn over often, which you need to do while you recover from surgery.
Your doctor may place a small drain or drains in your lower abdomen (belly) during surgery. You may go home with one or more drains still in place.
You may feel tired or weak for a while. The amount of time it takes to recover from an operation is different for each person.
You may have constipation from using pain medicine, from not moving around, or from not eating or drinking very much. Talk with your doctor or nurse about how to keep your bowels moving.
If your surgeon removed your entire pancreas, you no longer make enough insulin to get glucose into your cells, where they can be used for energy. The removal of your pancreas causes diabetes. You will need to learn how to test your blood for glucose (sugar) and to give yourself insulin shots. The diabetes educator at the hospital will help you to manage your diabetes. He or she will give you information about other steps you need to take to keep your blood glucose levels within a normal range.
If your surgeon removed your pancreas, or it can no longer make enzymes, you may need to take digestive enzyme tablets to help you digest food.
You will also need follow-up care after surgery. You will need to make an appointment with your surgeon and get any other information for home care and follow-up when you leave the hospital.


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Madison 4-Shelf Bookrack
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Designed to hold books face forward, this rack makes it easy for kids to choose what they want to read.
- 23.5" wide x 5.5" deep x 57.5" high
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- For stability, Madison bookrack must be mounted to the wall with included bracket.
- Our exclusive finishes are applied by hand for exceptional richness, durability and depth of color.
- Anti-tip kit included: comes with safety-tested mounting hardware, instructions and a nylon strap. To prevent injuries from furniture tip-over, this item should be permanently fixed to the wall.
- Rigorously tested to meet or exceed the highest industry safety standards.
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4-Shelf Bookrack
- Overall: 23.5" wide x 5.5" deep x 57.5" high
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master of male chickens
Farmer Brown was the biggest cockmaster in the land.
by kwazoo May 08, 2006
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One who is proficient in servicing (others') penises.
George Bush is a filthy cockmaster.
by Saddam Hussein May 07, 2003
Man or Woman, but more suited towards the female sex. A middle aged woman who has had ALOT of cock and has children to show as a result, thus showing a true mastering of the cock. Typically has had so much cock that the vagina and anus have merged as one orrifice as a result of wear.
The Yoda of the cock world.
The Yoda of the cock world.
'This woman in the pub is 47, she has had 4 husbands and 6 children by all different men, she is a true cock master'
by Christoph November 13, 2004
one who has earned a masters degree in the art of handling cock; someone who really pisses you the fuck off.
1. im tired of that lazy cockmaster not doing any of the work, and still act like hes tired.
by Smoke more bud! May 13, 2003
Noun. This word is a simple combination of the word cock, in the euphimistic sense refering to the penis of a human male, and the word master.
It is an insult used to question the sexuality of the targeted person, who is usually male, or to express general disdain for them.
It is an insult used to question the sexuality of the targeted person, who is usually male, or to express general disdain for them.
You cockmaster, I can't believe you told my girlfriend I went to a strip club last night!
by pete August 10, 2004
1. To be a homosexual male: master of the cock
2. Someone/thing which you dont like very much
2. Someone/thing which you dont like very much
1. His lover is a cock master.
2. damnit leroy... why do you have to be such a cock master?
2. damnit leroy... why do you have to be such a cock master?
by Linds June 02, 2004
Commonly misinterpreted to describe a homosexual. A 'cockmaster' is actually one who through much training, has mastered the art of seduction. A true 'cockmaster' will be promiscuous and seldom pleasure the same girl twice. Although he may leave broken hearts in his wake, the 'cockmaster' will have no regrets, will never apologise and never look back.
"Mate, did you see that stunner that Duncan shagged last night? He is such a cockmaster"
by Ross October 23, 2004
Anyone who has expert level knowledge of how to properly handle a penis.
I had a great time last night. She is a cock master... if you know what i mean.
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User Reviews
MINOX BL 10x44 Tradeoff
Its hard to believe that when I moved to California nearly a decade ago, I thought any binoculars would work for hunting out here. After suffering through headaches, frustration at not being able to see game, and not completely understanding what I was doing wrong, I finally talked to some folks and learned so much about the proper use of quality optics. Here's a look at what I currently use (left) and what I came to Cali with (right).
Back in NY, I really had no need, or desire to scan far off places in search of wild game to hunt. I could simply walk into the woods, set up in a treestand, and wait. How times have changed for me! Now I must scan the landscape for hours in search of game to pursue. To be honest, I love it! Hunting whitetail will always be one of my favorite things to do, but hunting mule deer in the high desert is such an exciting experience.
MINOX BV 8x42 BR Reveiw
I have to say that the binoculars look great and feel great in the hand. At 780g they aren't particularly light, but this gives a reassuring feel of quality. They feel extraordinarily well made. I know Minox take great pride in the build quality of their binoculars and subject them to stringent quality control inspections. Clearly, this contributes to the high build quality and offers the customer reassurance.
The focussing on the model I tried was very smooth, except for a small section near the close focus which felt like the focus wheel was scraping off the side of the binocular. I must say, I am ultra critical of focusing and this anomaly wouldn't have stopped me from buying the binoculars. The focusing wheel is large enough to use two fingers and take about one and half turns anticlockwise from close focus to infinity.
Years of enjoyment with the MINOX BD 15x58 BR
Hi, Im Deon Dicks, a seasoned hunter and guide from Middle Arm, Newfoundland. I've independently produced two series of hunting DVDs entitled Huntin on the Rock and Newfies in the Yukon. We've got some great game up here in Canada, arguably some of the best moose in the world right here in my backyard; I've been hunting and guiding all my life and ever since I can remember, Id dreamed about owning a set of professional binoculars. It only took me about 30 years before I decided to make that investment and purchase a pair of Minox binoculars. I do a lot of long distance viewing, so I went for the MINOX 15x58 series, and what a difference compared to what Id been using!
Let There Be Light... Observing wildlife in the dark with the MINOX NV 351 Night Vision Device
MINOX, as you may already know, is the company perhaps made most famous by the James Bond spy cameras. Recently, the Schweizer Jäger (Swiss Hunter) magazine tested the MINOX NV 351 night-vision monocular. In the following review they bring light into the darkness.
As I seem to remember, in the early 1990s night vision devices were generally offered in the hunting magazines and journals for horrendous prices. They usually had an unpleasant smell of sticky rubber and originated from somewhere in Russia. Since I was unsure of legal implications and health issues were not clear, I decided to leave them well alone.
Gear Review - MINOX HG 10x52
When new hunters begin their long learning adventure into hunting one of their first questions is how much should I spend on binoculars and then most experienced hunters reply "as much as you can afford." Most new hunters do not understand why you would spend as much or more money on binoculars then your rifle but then quickly an epiphoney happens when glassing mountain sides for hours and you have a pounding headache. Another important consideration is that most game activity happens around dawn and dusk in low light conditions, conditions cheap optics do not perform well in. Trust me I have been through this experiment using compact $25 tasco binoculars then trying mid range 8 power and 10 power optics which where definately an improvement.


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All good pet owners know that a lack of good dental care can lead to health issues for their dog or cat. Fido and Whiskers can get plaque, tartar and gingivitis, which can cause tooth decay or even infections that can lead to serious and even fatal problems.
(Here's a link to what seems like good information for caring for your dog's teeth: www.dummies.com/how-to/content/essential-grooming-brushing-your-dogs-teeth.html. But consult your veterinarian before beginning a dental regimen.)
Seals also can have those dental issues. But, for seals – even seals in public aquariums that are comfortable with trainers – having a person put something in their mouths (aside from a fish) is very unnatural. As part of the animal-husbandry care here at The Maritime Aquarium, we're working on training our seven harbor seals to allow our aquarists to touch their mouths and to hold their mouths open for occasional brushings.
'Cause you know how annoying it is when you get a fish scale stuck between your teeth.
We don't use Crest or Colgate. There's a special product made for cleaning marine-mammal teeth.
When you attend a Maritime Aquarium seal show (at 11:45 a.m. and 1:45 & 3:45 p.m. daily), watch for the aquarists to demonstrate a brief teeth-brushing with Rasal and Orange.
It's no small feat, and one that must be done carefully because seal teeth are sharp – their canine teeth, for sure, but even the molars. (Why? As you know if you've seen a seal show, seals don't chew their food. They swallow it whole. So even the molars are adapted to help to catch and hold prey.)
We bring all this up because October is National Dental Hygiene Month. In working to keep our seals' pearly whites white, we encourage you to make periodic brushing a part of the routine care of your pets.


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Top Definition
A person who missed out, was late to arive or to recive something.
Yo you "got bitched" that kid beat you to that loot.
লিখেছেন- da menace 11 de নভেম্বার de 2006
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To get shown up, usually in the form of a beat down, especially if brought on by one's own running of the mouth
After starting the fight, Santana Moss totally got bitched by Corey Webster in the week 1 Giants-Redskins game.
লিখেছেন- Sinorice Moss 6 de অক্টোবার de 2009


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Market Entry and the Change in Rail Transport Market when Domestic Freight Transport Opens to Competition in Finland
Mäkitalo, Miika
Publication type: Doctoral dissertation
Issue date: 2007-12-07
Belongs to: Tampereen teknillinen yliopisto. Julkaisu - Tampere University of Technology. Publication; 702
University: Tampere University of Technology
Faculty: Department of Industrial Engineering and Management
Department: Institute of Transportation Engineering
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I always love watching the Australian skaters on the big stage! Daniel Kranjec is another huge one for me, a real revelation on the JGP. I can't wait to see Brooklee Han in action either. Aussie Aussie Aussie!
It sounds like a really interesting format, and I think it would be fun if it was revived. Not as a whole series, though. I think the GP Series is doing fine in that regard.
But, perhaps you bring back the Champions Series Final for the winners of the different National Championships. You know, as a sort of stand-alone Champion of Champions competition. So, off the top of my head, if you had 12 slots, they could be filled by the winners of the following Nationals:
2. Canada
3. Russia
4. Japan
5. China
6. Korea
7. France
8. Germany
9. Italy
10. Finland
11. Czech Republic
12. ?
Not sure what country I would give the final slot to. Spain is a possibility, as I always love watching Javier skating. Or, what about Georgia, to get Elene Gedevanishvili in? There again, I would love to see Jenna McCorkell compete, so perhaps give the slot to Britain (OK, Im being biased because her hometown is 40 miles from mine!)
Oh, you could debate for hours!
The only worry I would have is whether there would be enough demand for tickets to make it financially viable. I know its a cliché, but because of the climate, Aussies tend to prefer outdoor sports. So, I dont know how many would turn up for an indoor winter sport! But, I suppose we can take encouragement from the fact that since snooker started holding a ranking event in Bendigo, VIC a couple of years ago, there has always been a good turn-out of spectators. So, the cliché is not totally watertight!
When I suggested having local wildcards on standby in case of last-minute withdrawals, it did cross my mind that we could have another Kaetlyn Osmond scenario if a wildcard came into a competition and did particularly well. If they were given another appearance because of doing so well, it could cause problems as it might mean taking a slot away from a skater that was scheduled to appear at a later event. Or, it might mean stopping another wildcard from competing in their local GP, which would anger the host federation. So, here is another area which would need careful consideration.
Getting the rules worded just right so as not to cause controversy if something unexpected happens is always the hardest part.
(Sorry karne, I couldn't resist!!!)
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Michelle never missed a cheesefest. Not even the 2005 Marshall's phone-in-the-vote event, where she was so crippled up from her hip injury that she could hardly walk, let alone skate. (The audience didn't care; they voted for her anyway and she won. )
Seed all the teams by total score (add the 7 skaters scores SP and LP scores from nationals together)
Have the top four seeds get a bye.
Then have a wild card round #3 vs #12, #4 vs #11, #5 vs #10, #6 vs #9, #7 vs #8.
Then have a "divisional round" etc.
Before the series started in 1995-96, various federations hosted small invitational international events, such as Skate Canada, Skate America, NHK, etc. I.e., the federation invited a few of their own skaters and a few challengers for them from around the world, generally for a total of 8-12 entries per event, no more than would fit in two warmup groups.
The idea of the series was to bind these independent events into something with a bit more prestige and TV appeal by making the initial events count toward something. Skaters would participate in 1, 2, or (for the few best from the previous year's Worlds) 3 of the 5 or 6 events in the series (there were only 5 the first year, Russia was added later), and one warmup group worth of those who earned the best combined results over two events -- which did not necessitate actually winning any of the events -- would qualify for a final, which could bill itself as the best-of-the-best and that was a lot more convenient format for getting those top skaters together for TV than, say, Worlds with all the not-top skaters also participating.
Some of the details have changed over the years, but the basic premise has not.
If "Each country that wants to can put on its own show. Then the ISU stages a big whoop at the end featuring the winners." was an accurate representation of how the series worked in 1995, then it's an equally accurate representation of how it works in 2012, no more and no less.


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As documented by Hanna Rosin in her 2012 book,"The End of Men: And The Rise of Women," females are taking over the world. CEOs. World and national leaders. Lawyers, doctors, business owners, college degrees, you name it, guys, we're done. It's been amazing to watch how quickly it's all happened.
Last week, the theme seemed to resonate even in the realm of Charleston's fitness community, as I found myself blogging about an array of really gutsy women and even missing the boat on one remarkable local achievement.
The adventurers
Charleston played host to two incredible adventurers.
Last Tuesday, climber Emily Harrington gave a talk to a crowd of about 75 at Charleston Museum. The event was hosted by Half-Moon Outfitters and presented by The North Face as part of the company's "Never Stop Exploring" speaker series.
The 27-year-old recounted her recent adventure of climbing a 3,000-foot big wall on Morocco's infamous Atlas Mountains and last year's summit of Mount Everest along with other "first female" ascents.
Then on Friday, world-record ocean rower Roz Savage spoke at The Charleston Library Society's Wide Angle Lunch series in a talk titled, "Storms, Solitude and Soul-Searching: One Woman, Three Oceans."
The 45-year-old has rowed across the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans, was named Adventurer of the Year in 2010 by National Geographic, and was recognized by the United Nations as a "Climate Hero" in bringing attention to global climate change.
Talk about feeling inadequate.
The entrepreneurs
Women behind two different fitness businesses, Charleston RIDE and Pure Barre Charleston, both celebrated second anniversaries last week.
Jenn Vannata and Jen Gustis Leitch opened two Pure Barre studios, the first in Mount Pleasant and the second in Charleston, and often pack classes.
I posted a Q&A with Leitch on the Get Fit blog on Thursday where she talked about tapping into Charleston's thirst for fitness.
"Because Pure Barre is a national fitness lifestyle and Charleston is a world-class city with an incredible fitness 'flair,' we knew that Charleston was the perfect place to open a studio, a perfect merge of both," says Leitch.
"We have a deep love for this city and its culture as well as its fitness lifestyle, so we were thrilled to be able to bring it here. And Charleston embraced us immediately. We are thrilled that we have had such a successful two years."
Charleston RIDE, a Spinning studio on Wentworth Street, was opened two years ago by Rebecca Young and Luciana Marcial-Vincion.
In another Q&A posted on the Get Fit blog, Young summarized the two years that featured 2,000 Spinning "rides."
"We have hosted specialty RIDEs, weight loss programs and trainings with six Spinning Master Instructors from the United States, Belgium and Australia. We take great pride in being an education center for the Spinning program," says Young.
While barre and spinning are entirely different, both Pure Barre and Charleston RIDE have similarities. Both serve as facilities to train instructors and both make charities a major focus.
In fact, Charleston RIDE came to be because nine Spinning instructors, including some men, first came together to organize the Pedal 4 Pattison's Spinning Marathon, which has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for Pattison's Academy annually since 2007.
Quiet achievement
Meanwhile, South Carolina's most accomplished marathon swimmer, Kathleen Wilson, did her own thing pretty much under the radar last Tuesday.
Wilson swam from S.C. Highway 41, down the Wando River and Charleston Harbor, around the Battery, and up the Ashley to Interstate 526. That's 25 miles.
Wilson, a veteran of marathon swims from the English Channel to the Molokai Channel, says she chose a longer, solo swim in Charleston because "2013 was slipping away and I wanted to do a swim this year having turned 50 last June."
"New Zealand (Cook Strait) did not go quite as planned, though I'll get another crack at it at some point, and this swim was always on my wish list so I decided to make it happen," says Wilson.
"After scouting tides, I knew that this week was going to be good and with only a week's notice, we decided to go," says Wilson, adding that she was indebted to friends Lesley Fanning and Dennis Lane for helping her with a support boat and "feeds."
The swim took seven hours and 43 minutes.
"I worked hard the entire swim," says Wilson. "Lesley gave me a final time and I had her repeat it a couple of times because it was a very fast swim and quite similar to the Manhattan Island swim in 1999 in which I covered 28.5 miles in 7:38."
Tip of the ice berg
That's just a slice of action from one week, which ended with Charleston's biggest celebration in the fight against breast cancer, the 20th Komen Lowcountry Race for the Cure on Daniel Island.
And speaking of running, as I have written earlier this year, female participation in running road races in the U.S. surpassed men about three years ago. Last year in the United States, 8 million women finished races, which was 2 million more than men.
In Charleston, where nearly 20 yoga studios exist, women are the helm at nearly all of them. Granted, yoga remains an activity predominantly practiced by women.
Even in sports that remain male-dominated, such as cycling, I'm seeing more women in Lycra hitting the road.
Frankly, I'm glad to see it all. Athletic women are strong and confident — and that, to me, is pretty sexy.
All that said, guys, we need to step up and keep pace, or we will be left in their dust.
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Four people were injured in a two-vehicle crash in Loudon Township Tuesday evening.
Trooper Garry Odom of the Fremont post of State Highway Patrol said Connie L. Cook, 65, of Findlay, was driving a 2009 Nissan Murano northbound on SR 587 when she failed to yield at the stop sign and struck a 2009 Ford F150 truck that was being driven westbound on US 224 by Peter J. Krupp, 50, of Tiffin.
Odom said Connie Cook and her husband, Steven W. Cook, 58, were taken to Mercy Tiffin Hospital. Connie Cook later was taken by Life Flight to Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center. She was in fair condition Wednesday evening, a hospital spokeswoman said.
Krupp was taken to Fostoria Community Hospital, and a passenger, Dianna D.
Wise, 50, of Tiffin, was taken to Mercy Tiffin Hospital. They were treated and released, Odom said.
Everyone involved in the crash was wearing a seat belt, he said. No citations had been issued Wednesday.
Later Tuesday, rescue crews responded to a crash at TR 112 and CR 7 that killed a woman and two children.
Arianna Bryant, 5, of Fostoria, was the right rear passenger in a 2001 Lincoln LS that was traveling westbound on TR 112. She was transported by Life Flight to Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center, according to a release from State Highway Patrol.
She was in critical condition in the pediatric intensive care unit Wednesday evening, the hospital spokeswoman said.
Pronounced dead at the scene were Fostoria residents Bethany Garner, 25, Skyler Bryant, 7, and Angel Bryant, 4. The driver of the vehicle, Terry Bryant Jr., 27, of Fostoria, was transported to Fostoria Community Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, it states.
Kristopher Stafford, 28, of Fostoria, was driving a 1998 Dodge Durango southbound on CR 7. He was transported by Life Flight to Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center. He had been in fair condition early Wednesday morning, but the hospital spokeswoman said the hospital did not have a patient with Stafford's name that evening.
The release states Bryant ran the stop sign at CR 7 and was struck in the passenger side door by Stafford's vehicle.
Trooper Mark Sorg said the crash remained under investigation and no charges or citations had been filed Wednesday.


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5 Artifacts That Will Shatter Your Image of the Middle Ages
I don't know about you, but I always thought the Middle Ages were strictly about dying at age 30 and giant birds posing as doctors. But it turns out that Renaissance Fair jugglers were right -- people of medieval days were actually pretty funny. Like Spencer's novelty gifts funny. For proof, look no further than these hilarious artifacts they left us.
#5. Henry VIII's Horned Helmet
Konrad Seusenhofer, 1511-1514, Royal Armouries.
When you think of Henry VIII, you probably picture Dom DeLuise in a dress. It's a fair picture.
Turkey drumstick in one hand, lady parts in the other -- that's how we like our H8. But Henry didn't start out as a house-shaped humping machine. Before he lost the battle with tautness, Henry was as athletic and handsome as an NBA pool party. He wasn't just a monarch sitting on a throne; he ruled jousting tournaments and tennis courts and won Mr. Sexy Legs of 1525. Yet none of those endeavors explain this incredible ... thing:
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If the Urkelbot made a baby with a mentally challenged goat, this is what you'd get.
Sometime around 1511, the Holy Roman Emperor commissioned master armor craftsman Konrad Seusenhofer to create this steampunk amalgamation of fear and awesome as a gift for young King Henry. This is real. You are not dreaming. King Henry VIII once wore the mask above in all seriousness, probably at court pageants and as a way to shock a male heir out of his wife's womb. It eventually worked. Probably because of those baby tombstones posing as teeth.
Imagine if you came across a guy whose smile revealed a tiny privacy fence where his teeth should be. Nothing is in its natural toothlike position, all the teeth have a Bobby Brownish gap between them, and they're uniformly distributed across a mouth that looks like it's been pinned open by invisible fat aunts on each side. That's who modeled for this mask. Or even worse, the artist was a blind man who never actually saw a real person in his life -- this is the closest facsimile to "human" he could come up with. Kind of like whoever made Lionel Richie's head in "Hello."
She'd later go on to be the lead designer of Chia Pets.
If you're not looking at the Chiclet teeth or the dookie horns, you're looking at those yellow glasses. Historians think that Henry was actually nearsighted, a theory supplemented by the fact that there were dozens of glasses in his possession after his death. Which leaves us with a very important question: What if these glasses are totally serious? What if the glasses are the one thing that actually looks like it belongs to Henry? It kind of changes everything.
Just looking at the mask, you're so overwhelmed by its audacity that it's hard to see the workmanship involved. The joints allowed for the visor to be removed, so experts think that there were multiple faces that could be attached. Maybe one of the other visors was a Groucho mask or a frowny face for when Henry was feeling serious. Or maybe they cut right to the chase and made it Flavor Flav.
Hourglass chain is optional.
There was also once a piece of lavender fabric that would have attached to the skull part of the helmet, just in case onlookers needed something else to fix their gaze on. One thing we do know is that this was only one piece of a whole armor set -- the rest is lost to history. But we can safely assume that it would have made the other half of a great Monty Python skit.
#4. Wound Man
Pretend you're a knight in the 16th century and you're about to go into battle. There are no guns, bombs, tanks or Agent Orange, so what's the worst that can happen?
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"At least they left my junk alone."
That is A LOT OF STUFF. Medieval surgeons used illustrations like the one above to understand the different kinds of injuries they might encounter and treat on the battlefield/kitchen table. Not surprisingly, the injuries are mostly stab wounds. Until you look closer and discover that this poor soul is getting clonked with a turkey drumstick. Why are there turkey drumsticks on the battlefield? This is not a Thanksgiving food fight on a sitcom! (Or is it?)
Wound Man, as he's now known, also suffers from having stepped on a sharp branch, a chicken claw embedded in his thigh, getting hit with a smoking pipe and the historically misunderstood Tiny Hat syndrome. Oh, and he has most definitely had his wiener cut off. All of these things are horrible in their own right, but in the interest of comedy and the economy of paper, medieval artists chose to inflict all the injuries at once. Here's a more recent illustration:
"My junk! Noooooo!"
In all seriousness, we know that war injuries aren't funny, even when they include tasty poultry haunches. It's worth noting that there wasn't just one instance of a medieval author lumping every calamity he could find onto a woodcut illustration. There are multiple Wound Men! This 1517 Wound Man got hit in the head with a pie:
"Peach? Really? As if today wasn't bad enough."
There's also a jellyfish on his wrist and some kind of super-clam action going on behind his elbow. No wait, that's definitely a Venus' flytrap sneaking up from behind. Move, Wound Man! You're about to get got! Overall, this WM seems to be taking his injuries in stride, despite the fact that he's growing a patch of reverse skunk fur on his head. Maybe he's more relaxed because his thong is protecting his beeswax. (Or is it?)
#3. The Most Confusing Book of Revelation
Let's face it: Anyone who's illustrating the Bible's Book of Revelation is starting with the best material this side of Herman Cain's presidential candidacy. There are dragons, angels, seven-horned lambs, the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse and, of course, the Whore of Babylon. The only way it could get better would be if the trumpeted angels play the "Theme from Rocky" -- and we're not so sure they don't. In the hands of a skilled artist, the Book of Revelation can be imagined as either a horrific prophecy of what's to come or a beautiful parable of the Christian faith. In the hands of the unnamed illustrators of Spanish monk Beatus of Liebana's commentary on the apocalypse, the end times are Agog-town. No one knows what's going on, where they are or why this angel is wielding a key so lasciviously.
At least we hope that's a key.
And we really hope he's not fellating a bluebird.
If you could capture all those moments when Jim from The Office shrugs at the camera and medievalize them, this is what you'd get. Like when Angel Baffled uses a proto-chainsaw to cut off the seven heads of the beast, confusedly. He's probably just weirded out by the puppy dog tails coming out of their mouths.
No wait ... those are tongues. And the beast is definitely frenching a snake as onlookers do the robot in the illustration below:
Also confusing is when paddle-handed people bow down to worship what is clearly Mr. Bean in a fancy bathrobe:
Even the angels' wings look like question marks, as if they're asking us, "Are we doing this right?" "Is this how hands work?" "Should we be clapping? I feel like we should be clapping. Clap once if you think we should be clapping." Best of all is this illustration of Adam and Eve simultaneously doing No. 2 in the Garden of Eden. They're really embarrassed about it.
"So that's why he gave us the leaves."
You'd be embarrassed too if your arms were really legs sewn to your collarbone or if your butt was so big that it bubbled out sideways. And you know what else? We're not even 100 percent sure those are fig leaves.


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I am encountering the same issue as well (stuck on "queued").
Same problem here :/ (already reported on https://one.ubuntu.com/help/contact/ )
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Tuesday, July 15, 2014
Several weeks ago, the Moultrie News ran an article entitled "Fighting to stay," profiling the very real struggle of one local family fighting their way back from losing their home.
It told the story of Johns Island native Henry Richardson, a father of six with one on the way, working hard to keep his head above water, and Joanne Sarver, an East Cooper nurse who rallied the community in order to help her neighbors in need. Thanks to the generosity of readers and the efforts of Sarver, things for Henry and his family are starting to look up and in the upcoming week they will settle in to their new home.
To date, Sarver and the Sunshine for Sammy charity that she founded have received approximately $4,000 in donations. This money has gone to cover the down payment on a new home for the Richardsons, but the community has also contributed in other ways. Local mothers have collected clothing for the children, a washer and dryer were donated, and the family was able to obtain a new dining room table.
"We got a fantastic response from the community," said Sarver. "Through the article, lots of people learned not only about this particular family, but I think the community who reads the Moultrie News had a very eye-opening experience. We consider Mount Pleasant to be a beachside community where there is a substantial amount of wealth and affluence and I think that people in need are often forgotten because you just don't see it as much. They are sort of the forgotten population."
After hearing of the Richardsons' difficult situation from a close friend whose child was a classmate of the Richardsons' son Sammy, for whom the Sunshine for Sammy charity is named, Sarver decided to do something about it.
"We knew two things for sure," Sarver said of her and her friend. "We knew that this family was in crisis and that somebody needed to do something. From that point, we agreed that this situation should never happen in this community. We have too much. We just have too much for this to exist."
Sarver understands that not everyone in the area is blessed with an excess of cash, but she does understand the community's access to a vast amount of resources. "We are resource-rich people," she said. "And that doesn't mean that everyone in Mount Pleasant is financially rich. I don't mean that. But we are resource rich. We have a lot at our disposal."
The exceptional thing about Sarver is her willingness to act. While most people are willing to identify problems in their community, she took the initiative to right what she saw as wrongs.
After hearing of the Richardsons' problems from her friend, Sarver went out on a limb and contacted Sammy's teachers. As a complete stranger to Sammy and his family, Sarver recognizes the fact that she must have seemed off the rails when she reached out. "I told Sammy's teacher, 'I know you must think I'm insane and I'm a complete stranger, but these children and their parents live in a community that can help them," Sarver said.
From that point, Sarver was able to speak to Sammy's family directly and establish a personal relationship with them that continues to today.
Sarver told Sammy's mother on their very first meeting, "There are people who want to love on you and love on your family ... I know where you're at today, but I am going to work very hard to make sure your tomorrow is different."
And from that day forward, Sarver has managed the Sunshine for Sammy fundraising efforts. "People have continued to call me and say, 'Can they use this?' My garage right now has quite a lot of stuff in it."
But now that Henry and his family have found a new home, Sarver and her husband see no reason why their charity efforts should come to an end. The two are considering establishing their own nonprofit foundation under the name Sunshine for Sammy to help those in crisis. "The overarching truth in my eyes is that if people as common as we are can make a little bit of a difference, how much more can we do," said Sarver. "Life happens. It happens to all of us. One minute, you're perfectly fine and then the next somebody has cancer. One minute, you're fine and the next you've been in a car accident. The Sunshine for Sammy foundation will serve as a bridge from a crisis to a solution."
Sarver understands that many people are ready to help those in need because they have faced hard times themselves. She says the charity won't just be in place to assist families. The charity will aim to help all those in need get on the right track.
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COLUMBIA — Like many people, Darren Rovell followed Wednesday night's breaking news about Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o's fake girlfriend on what now functions as America's national town hall — Twitter.
While scanning the popular social media website, Rovell noticed several snarky entries, or tweets, from an account purportedly run by Jadeveon Clowney, the South Carolina All-America defensive end who Te'o beat out for national awards and met at the ceremonies.
"Why would he talk trash about Manti Te'o?" Rovell wondered. "Would he really do that? Or is that just an athlete being stupid?"
Rovell is a sports business reporter for ESPN with more than 300,000 Twitter followers, and he immediately wondered if this was really Clowney's account.
"There was definitely some skepticism in my mind, but my eyes followed it to 45,000 followers," said Rovell, a former victim of Twitter impersonation.
With so many followers, the "JadeveonClowny" account certainly appears legitimate. The bio makes no mention of it being a parody. Several tweets seem like a college football player could have written them, with references to the rapper Chief Keef and one entry that just reads, "TURN UP." As of Thursday night, the account had 51,722 followers.
Some of its tweets about Te'o were reposted by respected media members on their own Twitter pages — a re-tweet, in Twitter parlance. This tweet, a play on a lyric by the rapper Jay-Z, had been re-tweeted 12,536 times as of Thursday evening: "If you having girl problems I feel bad for you son Manti Teo has 99 problems but a girl ain't one."
But tweets like this are a problem for Clowney's public perception, because the account isn't run by him.
His real account is "clownejd", and though it has 22,281 followers, it's hard to tell if that really is Clowney. It is not verified as an official account by Twitter. It has no bio information. Clowney put "carolina_7all day" in the spot where most users list their real names. The fake account has "Jadeveon Clowny" in that spot, presumably spelled wrong on purpose.
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However the Te'o hoax concludes, the way it was perpetrated on Twitter, and Clowney's supposed response to it, highlight bigger issues about Internet identity authenticity that have been around since someone created the first chat room screen name. Social media sites like Facebook and Twitter are now where many people form online opinions of others, and where recognizable athletes like Clowney are most accessible to the public, and can build their personas.
Clowney is projected as the top overall pick in the 2014 NFL draft. He is one of the most famous athletes in USC history. In the near future, he likely will have millions of dollars, endorsement opportunities and a personal brand, which has already started to take shape, with his helmet-jarring hit against Michigan in the Outback Bowl.
So it doesn't help his reputation when someone posing as him on Twitter writes, "Manti teo should have just gone the tebow route and admitted he was a virgin," and 2,600-plus people re-tweet it, regardless of whether they think the account is real, or if they enjoy digs at Tim Tebow.
"The problem becomes that if someone does quote it, even like the smallest online site quotes it as real, that's going to live on the Internet," Rovell said. "And if someone is making a business decision … if it instantaneously becomes part of your Internet record, that's a problem.
"It's been going on long enough that when the fake account has more followers than the actual account, that's a problem. I think that there's no debate that this needs to be shut down right away to prevent further damage. I think Twitter needs to do some work, too. This is a great question of: How responsible are corporations for what they let you do on their message board?"
Clowney's actual Twitter account has not referenced the Te'o hoax. Clowney offers benign tweets like "Chill day for me" and "Man what kinda championship game is this" as Alabama was blowing out Notre Dame in the national title game.
USC officials haven't discussed the prominent fake account with Clowney, but they are taking steps to eliminate it. USC coach Steve Spurrier does not allow his players to tweet during the regular season. During that time, the fake account caught on, said Brittany Lane, the school's coordinator of digital and social media.
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On Wednesday night, when ESPN analyst David Pollack re-tweeted an entry from the fake Clowney account to his nearly 88,000 followers, Lane wrote to Pollack on Twitter: "That Jadeveon account is a fake. Don't perpetuate please." Pollack removed the fake account's tweet and posted an apology.
Lane said Twitter's terms of service allow parody accounts, as long as they are identified as such, but prohibit "impersonation" accounts. A Twitter representative did not respond to a request for comment, nor did the person who runs the prominent fake Clowney account.
Lane has sent several messages to the person, asking to identify the account as a parody, but received no response. When the account's Te'o tweets spread Wednesday, Lane filed an impersonation report to Twitter, as she has done with accounts that falsely represented USC football players Connor Shaw and Marcus Lattimore, and a previous Clowney account. Those accounts were eliminated and Lane said it is "most likely" this one will be, too.
"That was kind of the catalyst for: All right, we don't have a choice anymore," Lane said of the Te'o tweets.
Clowney's real account being verified as official by Twitter would clear up confusion. But in most cases, Twitter does not respond to requests for verification. If "your Twitter account meets our qualifications for verification, we may reach out to you in the future," according to the site.
Knowing people at Twitter helps. ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit joined Twitter before the season and was immediately verified, partly because his agent had a contact at the site. It was important for ESPN to remove any doubt that this was Herbstreit, said network spokeswoman Keri Potts, who coordinates college sports public relations.
Instances like someone with about 6,000 followers tweeting last June as if he was Rovell, or the prominent fake Clowney account, should not be taken lightly, even if some people just use Twitter for fun.
"A lot of these guys have a lot to lose if people are putting things out there that could be perceived as coming from ESPN or coming from a respected reporter," she said. "Considering the year Clowney is expected to have next year, it would really behoove the school to protect his brand and be proactive. Especially since it's not clear that it's a faux account or that it's satire, it could be totally damaging."
With Clowney's situation, "the Twitter verification would help probably more than anything else," said Charles Bloom, USC's senior associate athletic director for external affairs.
USC could also list athletes' real Twitters with their bios on the athletic department website, as other prominent college sports teams do. Lane said USC officials have considered that.
"We discuss (Twitter) weekly, if not daily," said Eric Nichols, USC's assistant athletic director for marketing. "I don't know that anyone has figured out the right way to do it, and we're all evaluating constantly to figure out what's best for the student-athlete and what's best for the program."


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The Dallas Cowboys and Oakland Raiders held a joint practice on Tuesday in Oxnard, California.
Things got heated at one point, and a brawl broke out involving players from both teams. A helmet got knocked off, and at one point, the fight got dangerously close to where fans in attendance were standing.
Cowboys-Raiders brawl after Mo Claiborne puts TE Mychal Rivera on his back and barks to crowd. Whole Dallas D and Oakland O involved. — Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) August 13, 2014
Another fight with cowboys offense. Raiders defense. Practice ended
— Clarence Hill (@clarencehilljr) August 13, 2014
Scrimmage brawl between Cowboys and Raiders. This is just one of several fights. pic.twitter.com/6jyQrCLlYk — Desmond Purnell (@DesmondPurnell) August 13, 2014
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The Stetson women's tennis team will take the short drive east to Daytona Beach this Sunday to play in a match against Embry-Riddle. The Hatters (2-1) are fresh off of last weekend's win over Florida International, their first in program history against the Panthers.
"Although the team was obviously very happy to pull off the significant win against FIU, each member of the squad understands that we must play better going forward," said Stetson Director of Tennis Pierre Pilote. "Our schedule only gets stronger and we will have to play our best to continue our progression."
Sunday was Stetson's first match in nearly three weeks, following back-to-back cancellations due to weather. Embry-Riddle enters the weekend with an even 1-1 record, having also experienced weather issues, as its match against Rollins College was suspended due to rain this past Wednesday.
"We will face a very strong program in Embry-Riddle on Sunday and they are once again among the best in the nation in a division known to have strong tennis programs," Pilote said. "We will have to start strong in doubles because we will be playing the nine-point format, where all doubles count for one point, just like the singles."
Stetson has won six straight double matches, dating back to its win over Florida A&M, Jan. 19 in Tallahassee.
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Bullock, who has remained out of the public eye since the scandal broke over husband Jesse James's alleged infidelities, is nominated as Favorite Movie Actress for her work in The Blind Side and The Proposal. She's vying with Miley Cyrus, Megan Fox and Zoe Saldana.
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After learning of the explosive allegations against her husband, Bullock, citing "unforeseen personal reasons," pulled out of The Blind Side's London and Berlin premieres, which were subsequently cancelled by Warner Bros.
Last year, Bullock, 45, teamed up with Hugh Jackman at the 'tween-heavy Kids' Choice Awards, and was all smiles – even as she and the X-Men star were drenched with gallons of the event's signature green slime.
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Ball State's gymnastics team, which defeated the 16th-ranked team in the nation last week, will host Northern Illinois Friday at 7 p.m. in Irving Gym.
The meet will be the team's Alumni Meet.
The Cardinals managed a 194.5 to 194.175 victory last Friday over Central Michigan, which entered the meet ranked 16th in the nation as the defending Mid-American Conference Champion.
Under the direction of head coach Nadalie Walsh, Ball State will host Northern Illinois this week. The Huskies enter the meet 2-0 on the season after opening with wins over Illinois State and Bowling Green.
With the win over CMU, the Cardinals improved to 1-2 on the season and 1-0 in the MAC. Ball State's 194.500 team score tied for the 13th best mark in school history and was the team's top score since the 2002 season.
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A Milwaukee woman has filed a civil lawsuit against a former Milwaukee police officer, the department and the city.
The woman was sexually assaulted by Ladmarald Cates while he was on duty in 2010.
In court documents obtained by 12 News Thursday, the victim claims the department knew Cates had a history of violent assaults on women and allowed him to keep his job.
Cates was convicted last year in federal court in the attack, and he's currently serving a 24-year prison term.
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In 2010, West Virginia received $126.3 million in federal "stimulus" money. The federal government threw so much money at states two years ago that some are finding it difficult to spend it all.
Instead of providing a hand up to struggling state economies, all that taxpayer money appears to have spurred little more than bureaucratic confusion and lethargy. One recent example is that of the West Virginia State Police, for whom the state spent $1.7 million in federal stimulus money to buy 77 expensive, high-speed Internet routers. Today, only one is fully functional.
Components needed to make the routers work with the agency's other systems could cost $270,000. State Police notified West Virginia's Office of Technology of the problem a year ago, and, in the meantime, the state has lost two years of free maintenance that were part of the five-year service warranty that came with the routers.
A spokeswoman for the state Office of Technology simply says officials are still looking at possible solutions. Apparently, they have got more pressing matters to consider, such as trying to figure out how to spend the remaining $9 million in "stimulus" before Feb. 13. Three weeks into the next presidential term, any unspent money must be returned to the federal government.
Of course, the U.S. Commerce Department Inspector General's office is now reviewing West Virginia's use of the tens of millions of dollars the federal government tossed its way two years ago with appallingly little planning or guidance.
There is no reason we should not be putting those dollars to better use than nearly $2 million worth of non-functioning equipment. Administrators of the grants must find a sense of urgency in trying to do some good for the state's residents before time runs out.