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Khoan and Corey were into a heavy game of bumdarts last night. I can tell because they are both walking funny
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The act of one man sticking his penis into the rectum of another man's, repeatedly making it go in and out, until ejaculation.
Hey, Lance Bass, its me, Elton John, are you good at bum darts?
heyheyho tarafından 30 Ocak 2007, Salı
A sexual act where a man puts his penis into a vagina or anus like a dart.
They played bumdarts in bed.
Matthew Cassell tarafından 23 Ekim 2004, Cumartesi
'Sport': A drunken game in which players place a coin in their ass-crack, and drop said coin into a designated cup on the floor.
Tina scores 3 points by getting a penny into the beer glass.
George tarafından 9 Mart 2004, Salı
when a man pokes his cock in another mans bum.
on saturday nights, gareth goes to morgans house, takes off his pants, and plays "bum darts" with morgann. Gareth usually wins, actually he always wins because as he lieks to say, practice makes perfect
gareth tarafından 29 Ocak 2003, Çarşamba
1.A dildo for your anus.
stop playing with my bum dart!
Your a dirty bum dart
Your a dirty bum dart
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You bumdarts champion
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As the 2014 Triple S Invitational continues this week, we look back just one year ago, and remember when With a Kite crews were busy filming our industry's first full feature movie, daily. This week, as riders return to Hatteras for yet another year of competition and camaraderie, the makers of With a Kite drop a short but punchy edit featuring two With a Kite riders in Chucktown, Colleen Carroll and Davey Blair.
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fMSX was one of the first MSX emulators to be released, and over the years it has developed into one of the best. In accordance with the wishes of the original author, Marat Fayzullin, this OS X version is shareware software, with a registration fee of $20.
- Support for disk, cassette, and ROM images, with mapper autodetection.
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It is going to get worse, probably much worse, for Riley Cooper and the Eagles before it gets any better.
The team guaranteed that with its tepid discipline of Cooper for using the most vile of racial epithets in a video that went viral Wednesday afternoon. After meeting with Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie, general manager Howie Roseman, and head coach Chip Kelly - three white men - Cooper got off with a fine.
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Oliver Kay pays warm tribute to the manager who has overseen a revolution at his club on the eve of his 1,000th game
On the eve of Arsène Wenger's 1,000th match in charge of Arsenal, there is an irresistible temptation to call it a reign of two halves. If the first 500 matches represent the years of enlightenment, the years of wonder, the years of plenty, the second 500 represent the years in which the financial landscape of English football changed and this great luminary was, at times, plunged into darkness.
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Doesn't staring into the sun burn your retinas or something?
Hi Guys,
Just watched a pretty interesting doco called 'Eat The Sun'. It was released last year. Its about 'sun gazing'... looking directly into the sun for up to 40 odd minutes a day.
Apparently you start off at 10 seconds on the first day and then every day after that increase your sun gazing by 5-10 secs. The best time of the day is the 1 hour period after sunrise and the 1 hour period before sunset.
A lot of people who do it find their energy explodes, their stress vanish and funny enough so does a lot of their appetite. Some of these people claim to not have eaten food for YEARS.
Its an interesting doco.
Me?... well I LOVE my food too much to stop eating food but would be interesting to give it a try for 5-10mins a day.
Doesn't staring into the sun burn your retinas or something?
I have sun-gazed and I certainly do find that it offers benefits... it seems to blast away stress (well, what's more relaxing than watching a sunset/sunrise?) and helps sleep for sure. I never tried giving up food in conjunction with it, but part of me believes it's possible. I want to get back into sun-gazing but my sleep schedule is a little messed up and I always sleep past the sunrise even when I intend to wake before it.
I never know what to put in these things. I write songs!
Judging by that video image, the sun is probably weaker when shrouded in smoke coming out of that smokestack, too. I think just getting some sun on your bare skin each day is probably better than burning your retinas staring right into it.
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Isn't this just really about getting your body to make enough vitamin D in a natural way instead of with supplements? Can't personally see how staring INTO the sun is useful.
D3 effects your mood and appetite so natural sunlight is wonderful and I can see why it makes people happy staring at the sun. I do not think it is a food replacement. By that logic, there would be no starving kids in Africa because they can survive on sunlight. As we all know, that is not the case.
I never trust a guru that claims to defy the laws of nature and I would certainly never follow their example. The guy on the video claimed it is possible to live on sunlight simply because one other person has. I would need a little more proof than that in order to give up food.
I had to check the date to make sure this wasn't an April Fools post.
If I didn't define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people's fantasies for me and eaten alive. --Audre Lorde
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There are really people that believe they can survive on sunlight. I watched a wife swap a few years back that starred a vegan sun eater. She was a perfect example of someone starving her brain of necessary fatty acids.


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According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, Washington Redskins head coach Mike Shanahan would like to return to coaching the Redskins next year and run the team the way he intends. Schefter adds that Shanahan intends to sit down with Redskins owner Dan Snyder and discuss a new deal.
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He explains how it is hard to believe that the more than 5 years have come and gone so quickly. "To be certain I am older—hopefully wiser—and I hold a different world view than when I arrived in China on Mother's Day 2008. People often ask what is different in China today than when you arrived. Of course they are generally seeking information on social change in this country of nearly 1.5 billion people. And I promise there is any number of things socially that have changed."
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The Apple iPhone 6 rumored to come with 1GB of RAM aboard
0. phoneArena 18 Aug 2014, 05:50 posted on
As September nears, it is more than natural that one of the hottest topics in the mobile industry right now, the upcoming Apple iPhone 6, or whatever it ends up being called in the end, is the subject to even more rumors and speculations, most of which will turn out to be false. Of course, it's impossible to know which ones actually hold water beforehand, at least until Tim Cook gets on stage and unveils Cupertino's next champion...
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1. karkavelas (Posts: 70; Member since: 25 Oct 2013)
12. LetsBeHonest (Posts: 1442; Member since: 04 Jun 2013)
Hope it's not true.1GB ram is enough to run iOS smooth but for better multitasking and future proofing hardware with better specs so it can get real update rather than features ripped update and for high end games is not enough. 1GB in 2014, from any view whether it be fanboy's or tech geek's view is not enough. Hope it's at least 2GB. Even moto E and G got 1GB ram so why not this supercostly iPhone doesn't ???????
27. neela_akaash (Posts: 1187; Member since: 05 Aug 2014)
Wow! Most anticipated gadget of the year with that huge, monstrous 1024 mb of ram. Great Apple. Ha ha ha ha.
32. TouchWiZSucks (Posts: 53; Member since: 12 May 2014)
Arte-8800 would probably say "Bogus 1GB ram and Bogus 64-bit Operating System"
Atleast We can have silence from stupid flame wars and unnecessary Spamming on Phonearena :D
34. chunky1x (Posts: 270; Member since: 28 Mar 2010)
This is address to Phone Arena. Why the hell is my antivirus keep saying that threat has been detected every time I open your website Phone Arena?
35. techspace (Posts: 1036; Member since: 03 Sep 2012)
maybe your antivirus detects the trolls and fanboys on PA :D
38. chunky1x (Posts: 270; Member since: 28 Mar 2010)
Probably true. XD
37. NexusPhan (Posts: 625; Member since: 11 Jul 2013)
They have a TON of trackers on the PA website. I'm not surprised it's flagged as a suspicious site.They must be making a killing in advertising dollars.
44. PAPINYC (banned) (Posts: 2315; Member since: 30 Jul 2011)
That's because your system is detecting all of those iNfected iPhone 6 article rumours.
85. VZWuser76 (Posts: 4186; Member since: 04 Mar 2010)
Right, because there's only one troll on one side of the OS debate. Asking for a stop to the flame wars here is like asking for perpetual motion.
91. EclipseGSX (Posts: 1717; Member since: 18 Oct 2011)
No, Jakelee and Ninteysix are still here unfortunately. We are not safe from stupid flame wars
58. dexter_jdr (Posts: 1163; Member since: 28 Jun 2012)
apple doesnt want the GB ram race xD
like megapixel race time before
66. register (unregistered)
Then it will lost its OS smoothness race.
96. neela_akaash (Posts: 1187; Member since: 05 Aug 2014)
This article is just pulling out the hidden frustration of iOS users..
97. neela_akaash (Posts: 1187; Member since: 05 Aug 2014)
Whether it is true or false but This article is just spilling out the hidden frustration of iOS users..
103. SuperAndroidEvo (Posts: 4833; Member since: 15 Apr 2011)
lol My Scientific Calculator has more RAM! lol
94. Philipand96 (Posts: 97; Member since: 12 Jul 2014)
A lot of fakes have been coming out of China and have been "created" by altering a real item / document
NB all real iPhone leaks have mentioned both 4.7" and 5.5 inch
This is faked using most likely the IP5S document and 1GB
Also as this has be cited as a leak with NO 5.5" details to work with, faking it and getting it wrong proves it was fake, that is why ONLY the 4.7 is mentioned.
Finally all the 4.7" mid to high end phone all come with 2 GB Ram.
The 4.7" will be 1.5GB Ram minimum if it and the 5.5" are not BOTH 2GB, waht theey wont be is 1Gb
To only have just the 4.7" figure is the first time it has been leaked on own
The recent leaks e.g. Lumia 830 and Note 5 defy common sense in that both Nokia and Samsung are staging events where the press have been invited, now someone completely off the grid get the scoop
121. engineer-1701d (unregistered)
hey philip dont know if you know this but the 5.5 as of last month was put on hold to see how the bigger phone works out in sales, plus big thing here is the phones are made in china so dont you think the person that got paid for the leak would not waste jail in china time for fake news. ? not a preacher
but the real reason they dont need bigger ram they said this was only going to be bigger 5s with nfc. nothing more.
15. Finalflash (Posts: 3087; Member since: 23 Jul 2013)
That's what they're all about at Apple, innovating new ways to milk more. What really pisses me off though, is the perpetuation by so called tech journalists that it is Apple's optimizations that allow them to use less RAM. Limiting functionality to reduce RAM usage isn't optimization. The reason iPhones can get away with less RAM is because they literally have 0 multitasking/backgrounding capabilities. Also, it helps Apple with their planned obsolescence strategy and idiots praising them for their "optimizations" only help perpetuate this anti-consumer behavior.
78. wilsong17 (unregistered)
Thank you buy if they have widget watch how it will lag
122. engineer-1701d (unregistered)
my god if apple had on screen widgets and multitask it would crash and flame up every few hours. big screen bigger gpu and maybe cpu from 1 or 2 core to a quad core with one bg ram and a 64bit it would take 30 to 60 sec to open an app or screen change.
88. 0xFFFF (Posts: 3806; Member since: 16 Apr 2014)
It's not just because there is no multitasking. It's because virtually every benchmark and review of the iPhone does not reflect a wide range of real world usage cases.
For example, once you load up Safari with the maximum number of open tabs and have a few other apps "semi-tasking", you will find that you will have to reload some or all of your tabs in Safari because the OS is out of RAM. This can be terrible if you have a slow (or no) data connection at the time.
There are many other examples. All it takes is one big app to hog all the memory and then maximal swapping will ensue. And if you want to see how lame an iPhone is for "power users", this is one easy way to do it.
100. Finalflash (Posts: 3087; Member since: 23 Jul 2013)
The benchmark thing is a very sad state of affairs concerning Apple and the tech media bias towards them. Pure theoretical tests like Antutu aren't allowed on iOS so far and the upcoming release version of Antutu already shows that Apple hardware is quite a bit behind its Android equivalents. The current suite of benchmarks are highly rigged towards Apple because they test things that are dependent on screen resolution where Apple will win due to a lower resolution. Tests that open webpages 10 000 times will always do better on Apple devices because the resolutions of those webpages will be far lower. Tests concerning off-screen 1080p drawing is usually give or take between the PowerVR chips and Adreno/Mali.
89. uzimafioso (Posts: 317; Member since: 15 Jul 2014)
Hahaha good point. Jakelee would probably be in iChurch begging steve jobs to let it be a lil bit more :p
21. Duketytz (Posts: 534; Member since: 28 Nov 2013)
The mother of all RAM - Tim Cook, September 2014
46. kalloud (Posts: 148; Member since: 21 Jun 2012)
2GB of ram is the innovation of the 2015 iPhone.
112. InspectorGadget80 (unregistered)
EWW only 1GB? that was like 4yrs ago when we all had 1GB of ram. man feel really sorry now especially with a tiny lil battery.
2. tech2 (Posts: 3455; Member since: 26 Oct 2012)
I've already seen many instances of app crashes on my roommates' iPad 4 due to limited RAM when playing high graphic intensive games. If this is true and with the ever expanding features in iOS 8 it will seriously hamper the reliability of the device.
3. RuiBacelar (Posts: 153; Member since: 25 Feb 2014)
Meanwhile on Android...
14. LetsBeHonest (Posts: 1442; Member since: 04 Jun 2013)
...people complaining about Note 4 not having 4GB Ram.lol
68. register (unregistered)
There are some who says note 4 will lag with 4GB Ram. LOL. Imagine how innovative iphone 6 will perform with 1 GB Ram.
92. LetsBeHonest (Posts: 1442; Member since: 04 Jun 2013)
Those might be some haters. I'd hands on with a note 3 and it work so smooth and he showed me multi windows feature which is awesome and lag free. But i did heard some saying S5 lags don't know whether its true or false. And i know touch wiz is kinda resource hog and seen lag on some low-mid range phones(core and grand).android phones I've seen like M8,moto x,note 3 are lag free. Also low end phones like moto E,G,xperia Micromax unite 2 are lag free too.
but no phone is completely lag free, even WP and iOS .
and true iphone perform pretty good with 1GB ram but feature wise both iPhone and WP are behind android. Especially in multitasking where android rocks. And note series need more ram since they've come pack with some cool features like multi window etc.
113. InspectorGadget80 (unregistered)
Mean while GALAXY NOTE 4GB if rumor of ram. While everyone else have 3GB.
4. Timmons (banned) (Posts: 24; Member since: 17 Aug 2014)
Oh wow! It just doesn't seem to be enough to me. They should have given it at least 2 for future proofing. Maybe I'm wrong though.
17. JC557 (Posts: 1516; Member since: 07 Dec 2011)
You're probably not though seeing as how the iPhone 3G and 3GS had a discrepancy when it came to future iOS updates and features in those updates. Unless of course Apple forgoes the multitasking and sticks with the current scheme but even still. Apps will get more advanced or more features may be implemented which more often than not requires more RAM, especially if they want to make full use of that 64-bit processors.
We'll find out in a month.
5. Planterz (Posts: 2070; Member since: 30 Apr 2012)
Oh wow, a WHOLE GIG?!?!? The iPhone 5/s/c might work ok with 1gb, but with more pixels to push, 1gb might not be enough.
90. Commentator (Posts: 3685; Member since: 16 Aug 2011)
I'm sure it will work fine as is, but this also means there probably won't be any real innovation to multitasking. Multi-window support would be pretty awesome, especially on the larger iPhone.
6. Zomer (Posts: 270; Member since: 31 May 2013)
Come on 1GB? It's 2014 Apple. I know iOS is optimized, but Safari on my iPad Air is crashing all the time on certain pages because it doesn't have enough memory. The iPhone 5S is performing better, but that is probably caused by the lower res screen.
7. xperiaDROID (banned) (Posts: 5629; Member since: 08 Mar 2013)
At least give us 2GB RAM, 2GB RAM is already a very easy job for you because your iPhone costs more than an Android device with 3GB RAM.
1GB RAM? Unless it's the iPhone 6C. But iPhone 6? Good luck on the heavy multitasking, Apple.
8. amiaq (Posts: 509; Member since: 30 Jun 2012)
I just peed in my pants with this excitement.
10. xperiaDROID (banned) (Posts: 5629; Member since: 08 Mar 2013)
I pooped out rainbows with this excitement.
76. register (unregistered)
Change it
9. DouchebagWendy (banned) (Posts: 15; Member since: 14 Aug 2014)
Doesn't matter, just take my money!!! :)
13. Tritinum (Posts: 471; Member since: 06 May 2014)
why does it sound like you are hiring a prostitute? :/
70. StraightEdgeNexus (Posts: 3689; Member since: 14 Feb 2014)
18. itsdeepak4u2000 (Posts: 3718; Member since: 03 Nov 2012)
Gimme then.....
28. LetsBeHonest (Posts: 1442; Member since: 04 Jun 2013)
IF you/we/customers simply accept everything our bellowed company sells & buys it and shows full satisfaction(even if we aren't though u might be:)) then they'll never change or upgrade. But by showing our feedbacks whether it be positive or negative or be it offensive then they'll have no choice but to give us what we want, not what they want us to use. Customers satisfaction plays a great role in succes of a Business. Give credit where its due and don't give credit where its not due:)
123. engineer-1701d (unregistered)
hence the galaxy s5 we opted out and samsung is crying sorry and fixing it.
57. joey_sfb (Posts: 5741; Member since: 29 Mar 2012)
2014 is for 5.5 booby screen.
Ram is reserved for 2015 maybe 2016 if iPhone 6 sales is still good.
64. register (unregistered)
Banned again Wendy.
69. StraightEdgeNexus (Posts: 3689; Member since: 14 Feb 2014)
Ouch banned again LOL. Next time use a different email and a different username. And please come back LOL.
124. engineer-1701d (unregistered)
what i liked the booby pic wendy lol
11. irbaaz (Posts: 163; Member since: 27 Mar 2014)
1gb is sufficient for ios
i never had face any problem with 1gb ram on iphone 5
sometimes apps crashes but i dont think it is because of ram....
19. fanboy1974 (Posts: 1345; Member since: 12 Nov 2011)
I traded my iPhone 5s for a Note 3 because of all the memory crashes I received. And I refuse to buy an ipad with only 1 gig. Huge mistake on Apple's part. I'm starting to realize that iOS may be limited to this amount or they don't want app developers to exploit a weakness in idevices with less than 1 gig.
It should cost no more than $2 to $5 for Apple to increase ram from 1 to 2 gig which is peanuts for a better experience. This rumor better not be true.
45. frydaexiii (Posts: 1443; Member since: 01 Dec 2011)
It's not about the money, it's because if the next iteration of the iPhone has no new features to tout, then they can rise the RAM and brag about it. They're just saving it for a rainy day, not to bring the best they can to customers.
61. Deaconclgi (Posts: 405; Member since: 03 Nov 2012)
An increase of $2 X 10 million sales equals 20,000,000 additional cost for Apple....if my fuzzy math is to be believed. Tim Cook may have said "It is both worth the extra expense, our target users won't know the difference and we will not publish that information on the retail box to avoid comparisons with competing devices." Yeah....just like that. /s
63. fanboy1974 (Posts: 1345; Member since: 12 Nov 2011)
What about this talk of Sapphire glass which would be crazy expensive compared to increasing the ram. Or what about the screen increase, touchID or the faster processor? 2 gigs of ram should be on par or even cheaper.
If these new iDevices don't get more than 1 gig something is not possible within iOS. Makes no sense really.
126. engineer-1701d (unregistered)
they that 20. mil apple paid that is like 20 cent will be paid back since they raise the phone price as well with the new one. also its the cheapest phone to build look at a tear down on it. i build them to make extra cash and they are cheap parts. they make 500 on each phone.
20. JC557 (Posts: 1516; Member since: 07 Dec 2011)
Okay but this new iPhone will have a larger display, more advanced apps and games will be released in the future, especially those that may take advantage of the 64-bit processor. Then there are also future iOS updates to think about and features that may require more working RAM.
I hope this rumor proves to be false.
23. LetsBeHonest (Posts: 1442; Member since: 04 Jun 2013)
For better multitasking
For better future hardware so we receive real full features os updates
For multiwindowing apps
For better browsing experience
Moto E,G works smooth and fast with 1GB ram but we ask more ram on Moto X/X+1
IF you/we/customers simply accept everything our bellowed company sells & buys it and shows full satisfaction(even if we aren't) then they'll never change or upgrade. But by showing our feedbacks whether it be positive or negative then they'll have no choice but to give us what we want, not what they want us to use. Customers satisfaction plays a great role in succes of a Business.


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UNIVERSITY PARK -- The "Penn State Patriots" nickname hasn't caught on yet, somewhat surprisingly considering that, when it comes to offense, it's impossible to read or discuss the Nittany Lions without having detailed mentions made about the NFL team in New England.
Every PSU offensive player available to the media leading up to the Blue-White Game has been asked about comparisons to the Patriots. And they've all confirmed it's definitely fitting based on their spring practices under new head coach and former New England offensive coordinator Bill O'Brien.
Running back Silas Redd said the Nittany Lions' new offense is virtually identical to what he's seen on film from the Pats.
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"Absolutely, yeah," Redd said. "The same exact play calls and everything."
With one exception.
"It's not as complex as what they were," Redd added, "because obviously their operation was much quicker than ours because they've been in it for longer than we have. But I think [we] will be able to get to something like that."
PSU will have a tough time matching what the Patriots do offensively through the air, simply because the Lions don't have a Tom Brady-caliber quarterback.
However, one major difference in Penn State's favor is the presence of a standout tailback like Redd, something the Patriots haven't had or even needed in their explosive offense.
Redd gained 1,241 yards last season, reaching a milestone few New England runners have in recent years. Only once in the past seven seasons have the Patriots had a 1,000-yard rusher -- BenJarvus Green-Ellis with 1,008 yards in 2010 -- and you have to go all the way back to 2004 to find a star tailback in New England (Corey Dillon had 1,635 yards that season).
Opponents trying to figure out what O'Brien's new offense will be looking to do can't just overload to stop the pass because Redd is capable of taking over a game by himself.
"He's had a really good spring," O'Brien said of Redd, a rising junior. "He's a great kid to be around."
The running game has progressed quicker than the passing game this spring, which O'Brien said is normal when installing a new offense. It also helps having someone as talented as Redd in the backfield, since the coaches know they can lean on him when the passing game struggles.
Again, that's a luxury even a dynamite offense like the Patriots haven't had.
Redd said he has paid close attention to Patriots game film to see how their running backs were used. One big change for him in the new offense is getting more carries in zone plays.
"They allow me to create," Redd said. "I don't necessarily have to go into a certain hole. It's a zone, and I read it the best way I can and make a play off that."
So far, Redd added, he has worked on zone runs to the C gaps, which are either between the tackle and tight end on the strong side or outside the tackle on the weak side.
Redd went through a stretch last season where he carried the ball a ton (29, 28, 28, 18 and 30 times), and he topped 100 yards in each game. Those days could be over for him in the new offense, although he still could be in line for 25 touches a game.
To get there, it likely will mean more passes coming his way. Redd had only nine catches for 43 yards last season.
When O'Brien was asked if Redd would be more involved in the passing game, the coach, who has said repeatedly that he hasn't watched game from film last year, replied, "I don't know. How involved was he last year? I don't have any idea. But yeah, we throw to the backs."
Redd is prepared for that and said he's looking forward to the possibility of six or eight passes going to him in some games.
"That's actually a great possibility that that will happen," he said, "because not only are [the running backs] going to be open a lot, we're going to be serving as an escape [target] for the quarterback when he's in trouble. And so, he can dump it right to us."
Redd even expects to be split out on occasion and noted, "That's definitely something you guys will see a lot."
"He's got good hands, he always has," fullback Michael Zordich said of Redd's receiving skills. "He's never had to use them as much as he is right now."
One key for Redd, and all the receivers, will be trying to get open in space, something the offense has spent a lot of time working on this spring.
How does Redd plan to do that?
"That's where reading the defense goes, whether they're in man or whether they're in zone," he said. "Say you go on a flat route, you're not going to go all the way to the sideline if the defense is in cover 2 because you're going to run right into the corner.
"So a lot of it is understanding the defensive players and sitting in that open space in that zone, where the little pockets are."
Redd knows that showing he can catch the ball out of the backfield will boost his NFL stock, and becoming a better blocker also will help. His strength should be a benefit with the latter.
Redd is one of the strongest players on the team, and he sort of humbly bragged about being the third-strongest guy pound-for-pound in recent testing. He noted linebacker Mike Hull was ahead of him but couldn't remember who else, and Redd has a goal of reaching the top spot during the next competition.
"Strength is a huge component [of blocking]," he said. "Not only that, it's understanding the protections, understanding whether you have a zone, understanding whether you have man and understanding what the guy next to you has. A lot of it is mental just as much as physical."
Redd mentioned he hasn't given much thought to leaving early for the NFL, although he realizes he will be eligible after this season. If he puts up big rushing yardage, as expected, and improves his receiving and blocking skills, he should project well in the draft and will have a tough decision to make.
For now, though, Redd is like every other member of the offense in that he's simply trying to learn the new playbook and maximize his role in it.
"It's been like another class for us almost," he said. "If you're buying into it, it almost becomes fun to you. Some guys obviously have trouble with it, but I think everyone is doing the best they can."


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What are you most proud of? I really love the look of these cuties... and they are so easy to make! And there is no need to always make green leaves: I made a hairclip for a customer, who wanted it for her little daughter's christening, and I used white for the flower and a light beige for the leaves and added a glass bead in a light caramel tone: Pretty! Just give it a try!
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Richard F. Furia, 66, of Wynnewood, a lawyer, died of lung cancer Friday, Sept. 16, at home.
Mr. Furia practiced general law for 40 years and had been founding partner with the firm of Furia & Turner in Center City since 1991.
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Mr. Furia chaired several Philadelphia Bar Association committees. From 1996 to 1998, he was chancellor of the Justinian Society, an association of Italian American lawyers in Philadelphia, and helped establish the Justinian Foundation, which provides scholarships to Italian American law students.


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Thanks to my state refund, I have accomplished saving $1000.
Hopefully I find work soon so I do not have to touch that. lol Once I get a job I will still be adding to that AND paying off my debt. Everyone always tells you to save $1000 first and I feel good that I was able to do just that.
I plan to put $10-20 out of every check to my savings and then at least $50 to debt each check. I just need to find a job first. After I am debt free, I will be saving for a house. I'm tired of renting.
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MARTINSBURG - The Arts Centre is seeking entries for the 2008 Nancy Rodig Regional Exhibit. Open to artists working within 90 miles of Martinsburg. Entry deadline is July 31. Exhibit runs from Sept.12 to Oct. 25.
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RANSON - The Jefferson County African American Culture and Heritage Festival will host its 16th annual parade at noon Aug. 16. The parade committee is currently seeking interested participants. Cars, floats, cyclists, walkers, contest and sport winners, organizations and others are encouraged to participate.
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WASHINGTON - The Civil War Preservation Trust is teaming up with The History Channel and the Center for Civil War Photography to sponsor a national photography competition to promote the appreciation of America's rich Civil War heritage.
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ALBUQUERQUE - While parts of New Mexico are suffering a serious shortage of blood donations, Plains Regional Medical Center-Clovis, the Clovis area's only hospital, has been able to maintain adequate blood supplies, hospital lab director Lavonne Rodeffer said.
The blood bank in Albuquerque was down to only five pints Monday afternoon after stocking hospitals.
"We're not calling it a critical shortage," said Shelly Betzel, a community relations representative for United Blood Services. "There's degrees to how severe it is. It is what we call a serious shortage."
Ideally, the agency keeps at least 95 units of O-negative, a blood type that everyone can use.
United Blood Services, which serves 46 hospitals in New Mexico and facilities in the Four Corners area and West Texas, was down to about 1,000 pints of all types of blood, Betzel said.
Rodeffer said United Blood Services of Albuquerque has not requested that the Clovis hospital conduct blood drives to help with the blood shortages in Albuquerque.
"We haven't gotten to the point where we have to cancel any elective surgeries, but we are concerned," Betzel said. "If we have a major problem here in the state, a severe car accident or something of that nature, it would be a problem."
The drop-off in donations started around Thanksgiving, she said.
"Our usage of blood is down during the summer, unless there are a lot of accidents," Rodeffer said. "Right now, we're doing well. Usually we have close to 100 units of blood on hand."
Eastern New Mexico medical facilities are able to receive help with additional blood from Amarillo and Lubbock, Texas, and are not limited to seeking extra blood from the Albuquerque area in emergencies or when surgeries are up, Rodeffer said.
National blood bank officials said Monday that an ever-increasing demand for blood combined with summer's customary donor drop-off have created a critical nationwide shortage.
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First opened in 1956, downtown Vancouver's Burrard Hotel has a long and storied past. Of course, back then we weren't yet a super-cool "retro" hotel… we were just plain ol' super-cool.
In 1956, Elvis Presley had his first hit, people went crazy for non-stick frying pans and the fabulous "Burrard Motor Inn" opened its doors to the world. New owners planted the first garden courtyard in the late 1960s, while the Greenhouse Lounge hosted cocktail hour, extramarital affairs and swank wood panels from 1982-2006.
Fast-forward to the present, and The Burrard's been put through a massive renovation with new rooms, new courtyard, new attitude – the works. But rest assured, we kept our cool
The new boutique hotel mixes retro influences with modern design touches, slick in-room amenities and a refreshing dose of character. Our owners brought a whole new vibe to Vancouver's hotel scene, and a whole new focus on guests. It's like Melrose Place, only there's no pool to drown in.
In this day and age, is it too much to ask for HDTV flatscreens, free wireless or a complimentary bike to rip around town with? Welcome to the future. Inside and out, The Burrard's come a long way since the chain-smoking, cocktail-guzzling days of 1956. Well, maybe not the second thing.


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TravelPod Member ReviewsCasa Grande Mountain Retreat Utuado
Casa Grande is simple and very clean. The surroundings are gorgeous- the gardens, the mountains.I did not want to leave. The staff was very helpful and kind. Their breakfast was good (try the spinach frittata with homemade cheese), but the dinner menu left something to be desired. I would absolutely go again. Just surrender to the hammock and sway your worries away...and bring some of your own groceries.
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Breathtakingly Beautiful...but difficult to find!
My Boyfriend and I stayed at the retreat for one night on our puertorican adventure and we loved it! We were the only guests on the property that night, which made the service all the more personal. We got the package deal of room, taxes, dinner and breakfast which i would recommend not only because the food was great, but there isn't anything else around to eat for miles! Which brings me to the only con about the hotel, that it is very difficult to locate. We were lost for 2 hours before we found the place! Be sure to ask for specific driving directions before setting out and "winging" it like we did! The rooms had great mountain views and they were simple yet spacious (GREAT shower pressure!!!!)
The pool was lovely, as were the rest of the grounds...very romantic and peaceful. I would definately stay here again. If you like a little adventure and the outdoors I would highly recomend this place!
Gorgeous peace, but...
We spent 3 nights at the Casa Grande, a secluded mountain hideaway retreat. The setting is absolutely gorgeous in the mountainous jungle, but... given the
excellent reviews in guidebooks,etc., I was a bit disappointed and
would advise others to check their expectations. Mine were too high. For
someplace without a lot to do, where the point is to kick back and
relax, I expected a place with this luxurious location to be just a
little bit luxurious in the rooms themselves. Be warned that the
accomodation itself is very spartan. The room was very small, the bed
uncomfortable. Just nicer bed linens would have made me feel much
better. And for place so peaceful, just right for playing games or
cards, which the front desk has available, but neither the room nor the
deck of the cabin has any place to play, or a place to put your drink.
No table of any kind. The deck, complete with hammock is beautifully
situated, but it was very small, and with only one hammock, a little
more space and a more comfortable chair would have added a lot.
A perfect, romantic, tropical jungle retreat
My girlfriend had found this place on-line and stayed there previously and raved about how amazing the place was and promised to take me. Over President's Day weekend she fulfilled on that promise and we relaxed in the traquil beauty of the region for the weekend.
This is a get-away resort, not a pampered and spoiled resort. The views are amazing, no noise, mountain breezes, simple accomodations. Perfect in my opinion. The roads to the location have been re-paved since September and the drive wasn't bad but they are on narrow mountain roads the whole way. Compared to my home, St. Thomas, they are smooth superhighways.
We arrived late on a Friday, after a 2 hour drive from the San Juan airport. The room was clean and ready for us to sleep. We were lulled to sleep by the coquis and the wonderful white noise of the river in the valley below. Andrea woke me at down so we could curl up in the hammock and watch the clouds roll over the peaks. It was beautiful. I let her lounge in the hammock and read as I headed to see the river. It was a beautifully wild mountain stream hewn over the years in bolders and rock framed by lush trees, flowers and plants.
We drove to Toro Negro for the day and hiked the trails there, stopping at a roadside "campo" for lunch. The weather was perfect if 10� cooler than St. Thomas. That night we had dinner at the restaurant, Jungle Janes, at the hotel. I do agree with other posters here, the food lacked the flavor of most of Puerto Rico. After learning more about the hotel I understand why. The original partner of the proprietor has moved out of the organization and is no longer involved. We were saddened to learn that most of the fruit and produce available on property (there are 2-3 grapefruit trees that were laden with fresh fruit, plenty of plantains, lime trees, oranges, etc) isn't used by the restaurant. But as a package deal it isn't bad. Remember however you are a good 30-45 minutes from a town of any sort.
I would suggest stopping by Campo Viejo just up the road for a meal as the folks were friendly, the beer cold and the view of the lago spectacular. We had churrasco, a great appetizer of a local crawfish wrapped in tortillas and fried, drinks and the bill was less than $20.
I have recommended this to my friends on St. Thomas and in the states. It is a great deal for this part of the world and a wonderfully relaxing place to stay.
Excellent Get Away
This hotel was an excellent find. Getting to the Casa Grande is certainly not easy, but well worth it. The staff were very friendly and more then willing to help plan day trips. The rooms were clean and simple. The views were amazing. The restaurant served excellent food, but it was a little on the price side. The hotel was pretty isolated, which made eating in town problematic. Overall though, and a great retreat.
Hard to get and unforgettable place
It was a fabulous experience at Casa Grande; wonderful place, beautiful staff, great food. I SIMPLY LOVE IT. And I'm sure I'll go back for my next vacations. It is nice to be in contact with the nature and you really don't need a TV because you have the view of the mountains, and at night the sounds from the COQUIS. My family is from PR but it was my first time in the island; I'm glad they invited me. Once you get there you woun't miss all the noise from the city. I think you should try it!!!
Great view, bad service
It took us 2 and a half hours to get there from San Juan since the roads were in preety bad condition. The location is very peaceful and the view of the mountain is amazing. The hotel staff were not very nice. We decided to check out early because it rained all night and we were afraid of land slides. My wife paid and she forgot to return the key and the clerk didn't ask for it either. So we took off and half an hour later, she called to ask for the key. Of course we were to far to go back. When I told her that I just remembered about not returning the key she said "aha" as if I was lying. So, I'm sending the key by mail. I would go back to Utuado but I wouldn't stay there again. The food in the restaurant is terrible and too expensive. We paid almost $9.00 for a 8oz. drink. Puerto Rican food is so much better than what they offer there. Their food had no flavor, no seasonings and the portions were very small. No vegetables were served with the meals and their fried plantains were drenched in oil, yuck! The bill was almost $70.00. The next day we went to a downtown bakery for breakfast the food was great and it was only $7.00 for the 2 of us.
Indiana Jones and Paradise
Feeling like Indiana Jones crossing the roads to get there, I could not think of a better reward than arriving at such a beautiful a place as La Casa Grande. The food was amazing, the owner and staff wonderful and the view of the mountains, jungle and sounds made for a memorable experience, I cannot wait to go back and bring along friends and family. Amazing.
Wonderful Experience
If you are looking for a magical experience in a part of Puerto Rico that the average tourist never sees, spend a few days at Hotel La Casa Grande. It is ostensibly one of the Puerto Rican "paradors", but is owned and run by a lawyer who escaped the New York City rat race. Casa Grande is on a 107 acre former coffee plantation, now a virtual botanical garden in the mountains about 30 minutes from Utuado. The road there is a little narrow and winding, but not excessively so- make sure you arrive in the daytime. If you are looking for luxury, this is NOT the place for you. There are no phones (except a pay phone), no TV, no radios, no AC and no screaming kids (yay!!). Just 20 plain, but spotlessly clean, separate rooms spread around the place, each with a bed or two, a chair, a wall fan, and a clean and functional bathroom with shower. Each one has a porch with two comfy chairs and a hammock. We got to pick our room when we got there; it was not very crowded in June, only 3-4 other couples and families. There is a refreshing pools, which owner Steve says is fed from a mountain spring. It is cool and pleasant, with some lounge chairs for relaxing. The air is clear and clean, and there were almost no bugs anywhere. The only sounds were the coqui frogs at night and the roosters in the morning. It was cool enough to cleep comfortably at night with the fan on (even in June!), and a welcome change from smelly air conditioning. You could see so many stars at night, it was truly fantastic. We ate twice at the Hotel's restaurant, Jungle Janes, which was very pleasant, if a tad over-priced. The food was nice, but not spectacular. $14 for five coconut shrimp is a little excessive, as is $25 for shrimp and pasta in a cream sauce. Both nights my wife ordered the pasta, which was touted as having a vodka cream sauce, and both times it was a tomato-based sauce. However it was delicious, despite the lack of culinary sophistication or honesty. Minor quibbles aside, the service was reasonably competant although the server was young, and the atmosphere is fantastic. The place really has a "hideaway in the jungle" atmosphere, and nothing mars the relaxing ambience. There is a horseback riding stable across the street, and nearby mountain towns make excellent day trips. All in all, this is a great place to go to get away from it all and enjoy nature, read, relax, and talk to your mate. Yoga is also offered, if you're into that sort of thing. Nightly rates are $80-90; dinner for two with drinks, appetizer, and dessert could run $65-85.
Restful and lovely
Drive slowly along the winding road to get here, or you'll arrive with motion sickness, which is no way to begin a lovely few days in these beautiful mountains. Also, arrive during daylight so that the gorgeous surroundings are what you notice first instead of the spartan rooms. The food at Jungle Jane's is delicious, and the drinks are really good. The pool is small but plenty big enough for swimming. Rooms have porches, each with a hammock, so relaxing is easy. My favorite time involved horseback riding to Lago dos Bocas on the lively but gentle Paso Fino horses across the street at Marlene's stable. (Marlene is great!). Second best was lying on the comfy chaises by the pool and reading between swims. There's a pay phone available if you have to call someone, but this is not the place for someone looking to be pampered. I had a great time, however.
Restful Mountain Getaway
If you like wooded landscapes, tropical showers followed by sunshine and rainbows, good food and nights filled with stars and the sounds of tree frogs, then this is the place for you. Accomodations are in cabins (no phone, no TV) with small porch and hammock. Swim in the pool, have a drink while watching the rain from the restaurant patio and take a horseback ride in the mountains. I loved it.
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