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Mudville…A History
The "Mudville Baseball Township" APBA league had its start in 1982, using the infamous 1981 strike-season card set. Twelve managers started the season… fewer finished. The original Commissioner absconded with the league funds part way through the season. Don Carbone took over and guided the league to a finish, though not all teams played all games. The next year, Don led Mudville to a full and complete season and in 1984 oversaw expansion to sixteen teams. The "Official Mudville Record Book" starts at that point.
From 1984 through 1987, hitters were restricted according to their "J-ratings". J-0 and J-1 hitters had no restrictions on at-bats or games played. Others were restricted to games played but not at-bats. Starting pitchers had no limits on innings… only on games started. Relievers were restricted to innings pitched.
You'll find a few unexpected names in the Mudville Record Book from those years… the loose restrictions led to surprising stats by some part-time players. A good deal of grumbling over unrealistic stats led to major changes in Mudville rules for 1988.
In 1988, Mudville adopted the CMBA pitching grade system on a one-year trial basis. Also voted in that year were tighter restrictions on player usage. The tighter restrictions remain, but CMBA is long gone. CMBA worked well but 1988 was based on the "rabbit-ball" year of '87. Many managers were upset at the reduced offense brought about by CMBA, a few resigned, recruitment was difficult, and finally the CMBA was repealed… which brought another round of resignations from its supporters.
Computer play was introduced on a trial basis in 1991. Five managers used the electronic version. Unlike CMBA, this trial passed muster and, in 1992, seven managers were on the keyboard. In 1993, the number jumped to twelve managers playing the DOS computer game. By 1994, all but one of the twenty managers was using the computer version.
In 1994, another round of expansion brought Mudville to its current twenty teams. Another round of controversy (variously described as "Our Troubles", "The Mudville War of Independence", and "What the Hell is Going On Here?") struck mid-season of 1994 in a dispute over league leadership. Mudville split into two camps. This one, the "Mudville Confederacy", formed with thirteen of the original colonies while five others carried on as the "Mudville Baseball Township". Truly the biggest crisis to hit the league, our hope was that two strong leagues would rise.
The above was written by Paul McEvoy at the start of the 1995 season, for the Mudville Record Book. From this point forward, Mudville's history is documented by Bill Wagoner (1995-2000) & David Ziemann (2001-forward).
The Mudville Confederacy has flourished since "The Great Disruption" of the 1994 season, but not without challenge. Seven new managers were promptly recruited to fill out the league and schedules were pushed back to accommodate the changes… the post-season of 1994 (the first Mudville games to be played live via modem!) was finally wrapped up in late November.
The "Mudville Baseball Township", however, did not fare so well… unable to recruit back to a full complement of managers, the league folded soon after.
2014 Before the 33rd season of Mudville Baseball got underway, the league saw the departures of two long time managers. After 15 years at the helm of the Cardiff Bay Tigers, Allan Hounsel announced his departure right after the season ended. Just before the draft started, 10-year vet and four time Mudville champion Jason Ewing informed the league that he too would be stepping away. Both owners will be missed throughout the league. Evin Giglio was tabbed to take the helm of the Tigers, rebranding his squad the Lob City Dromedaries, while Bob Donahue's Southhampton Senators took over Jason's Olathe Oriole franchise. With the new managers settled, the league dove into another competitive year of baseball. Gary Rommelfanger's Dark Side Mooners won the AL East with an American League best 92-70 mark. In the West, Rick Adams' Bay State Bombers (90-72) and Nick Roppo's Windy City Silencers (87-75) locked horns in a division race that wasn't settled until the final weeks of the regular season. In the NL, Mike Pope and his Hollywood Stars looked like the class of the league from the get-go, piling up an impressive 124-38 mark en route to the NL East title. After a 26-28 start, John Botelho rebuilt and renamed his Botown Baseknocks in midseason, making 10 in-season trades. The upstart Los Angeles Baseknocks of Botown surged ahead, capturing the NL West crown with a 102-60 campaign. Southhampton took home the NL Wildcard in its first season, racking up a 93-69 mark in the regular season. In the AL Divisional playoffs, the season long battle between Windy City and Bay State waged on, with the Bombers being Silenced in seven games. The Baseknocks bested Southhampton in six games in the NL, sending Botown to a third match-up with Hollywood since 2006. Rommelfanger's Mooners dispatched Windy in five games en route to the team's first AL Pennant! As Mudville's two 100 game winners, the NLCS did not disappoint. Facing elimination in game six, Hollywood overcame a ninth inning deficit to force a game seven. The Stars prevailed once again, capturing his second NL pennant. The Stars finished the season the same way they started, as the class of Mudville, cruising to a 4-1 World Series victory over Dark Side. Congrats Mike! The league pressed forward into the offseason without losing any managers, pushing the total of owners with at least 10 years under the belt to a whopping 12! Perhaps more impressive is that 16 of the 20 owners in the league finished 2014 with at least 7.5 years experience! No new faces were inducted into the Hall of Fame this season. After a couple years without it, the offseason after 2014 also featured a return to Mudville's draft lottery, with a new weighted system to determine the top pick in the 2015 draft. Larry Botelho and Erik Nelson both decided to step aside after a successful run as Co-Commissioners, with Brendan Doyle and Rick Roeth stepping up to fill their impressive shoes. Ken Martin became AL President, while John Botelho became the NL President for 2015. Eric Nelson has stayed on to help with Mudville's files for 2015.


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Today I wrote a letter to the figure skating federation chief Alexander Gorshkov, Plushenko said. Im asking the ruling body to contact ISU to help me restore my amateur status....more.
Today I wrote a letter to the figure skating federation chief Alexander Gorshkov, Plushenko said. Im asking the ruling body to contact ISU to help me restore my amateur status....more.
I hope the ISU will do this. The presence of Plushenko definitely made the Olympics more exciting! If he wants to skate as an amateur, he should be able to do it, especially as his interest is primarily in 2014.
It sounds like Plushenko wants to actually skate the whole Quadrennial leading up to the 2014 Olympics (I think he now knows that just coming back for 1 season puts him at a disadvantage), which is very exciting.
I think Plushenko remains one of the world's most exciting skaters, and the ISU would be ill-advised to refuse him. Even at his age, with his knees, he's clearly still somewhere near the top of the mountain. And as Blades points out, it would be a lot smarter for him to skate through the quadrennial rather than just show up at the end. He'll be good for skating; he'll draw audiences in, and he might continue to advance the sport. I think that skating is lucky to have someone who's so committed to the grueling work it takes to remain at such a high level, and they should roll out the welcome mat.
The timing of this effort on Plushenko's part seemed strange until I saw the part about wanting to compete in the Japan Open next week. There has been a question about whether or not skaters need the ISU's blessing to compete in that event. Up to now Plushenko has been pretty cavalier about the whole thing, giving the impression that he would get around to seeking reinstatement when it suited him.
Why didn't he do this when it happened. Think he just now realized that it wasn't going to happen just because he's Plushenko.
This is so much earlier than I expected. Really I thought it would be like 2012 or 2013.
i was surprised too when read it yesterday about the timing, especially since he has said he wont compete this season for sure. I was expecting for him to ask it around 2012 if ever!
See, Seniorita, Plushenko does not agree with you.... He needed help, LOL.
All will be well, Zhenya, all will be well.
this is what my quote was about then, but since you have such good memory you know that already.

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February 29, 2012
Crippling Gas Prices Will Cost Obama Dearly
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I hate to quote the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, but the chickens have come home to roost for President Obama as higher oil and gasoline prices swamp his reelection bid. Count the chickens. . .
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Website hits subscriber milestone
PlayStation Network, Sony's website that offers content for PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 3, now has one million subscribers in Japan, Sony said on Monday.
The site relaunched on April 15 and now nearly 400,000 subscribers use its PlayStation Store monthly. Since its start in November 2006 nearly 17 million games have been downloaded from the site.
Users can sample more than 1,500 games and items including Sony's "Gran Turismo 5," "Warhawk," "Mugen Kairo" and "Mainichi Issho," as well as Bandai Namco's "Dark Resurrection Online."


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It never astounds me the depths of unconstitutional depravity that our current crop of Socialist Democrats will go to to keep ahold of their power and perks.
Today's infamous decision to spit on our founding fathers comes from the liberals in Maine.
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Like his neighbors, Claude Rwaganje pays taxes on his income and taxes on his cars. His children have gone to Portland's public schools. He's interested in the workings of Maine's largest city, which he has called home for 13 years.
There's one vital difference, though: Rwaganje isn't a U.S. citizen and isn't allowed to vote on those taxes or on school issues. That may soon change.
Portland residents will vote Nov. 2 on a proposal to give legal residents who are not U.S. citizens the right to vote in local elections, joining places like San Francisco and Chicago that have already loosened the rules or are considering it.
Our country is doomed. Granted Maine is a sactuary state (which I find to be rather odd since they are the second farthest state away from our southern border), but it is one thing to refuse to turn in illegals, but another to allow non-citizens to have a say in the direction of the government.
You have to question someone who would reside illegally in a country for 13 years, and supposedly pay taxes all that time, and not seek to become a legal citizen. And then whine about not having a vote.
"We have immigrants who are playing key roles in different issues of this country, but they don't get the right to vote," said Rwaganje, 40, who moved to the U.S. because of political strife in his native Congo and runs a nonprofit that offers financial advice to immigrants.
Problem is bud, they shouldn't have a role in this country. Just because you do, does not mean it is right and that you should have the rights of us citizens. You left Congo because of political corruption but then demand the same corruption from our country.
Damn you sir!!
Abdirizak Daud, 40, moved to Minneapolis 18 years ago before coming to Portland in 2006. He hasn't been able to find a job. Some of his nine children have attended Portland schools, and he'd like to have a say in who's looking over the school system and the city, he said.
But between his limited English and the financial demands, Daud hasn't been able to become a citizen.
"I like the Democrats. I want to vote for Democrats, but I don't have citizenship," he said.
Let's see: Non-citizen. Non-worker. Huge family. Doesn't have time to become citizen. Not important. And for some reason likes the Democrats. Why not. They give him and all non-citizens every benefit under the sun.
This is just another method to buy votes and its illegal and unconstitutional.
And come November, we don't have to take it anymore!


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Westwood is the No. 4 seed and Courts is the No. 1 seed.
Westwood surrendered a penalty point early.
Courts gets takedown at 1:28 and cuts Westood loose, 3-1.
Courts gets takedown on each when he gets an ankle, 5-1 with :26 left in first.
Westwood gets out, 5-2. Westwood awarded a penalty point, ,5-3.
Second period starts with Westwood on defense, trailing 5-3.. He escapes it's, 5-4.
Second period ends, still 5-4 Courts.
Courts is on defense.
Courts is out :04 in. It's 6-4.
Takedown Courts, it's 8-4.
Westwood escapes.
It's 8-5 Courts with :30 left.
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Shore houses that have been in working-class families for generations will be abandoned. Property values will spiral downward, leaving Shore towns' budgets in tatters.
That is the dire scenario painted by a growing coalition of federal, state, and local officials along the Jersey Shore after Gov. Christie's announcement last week that New Jersey would adopt the federal government's preliminary floodplain maps - which would effectively require houses along large swaths of the Shore to be elevated to protect against future storm surges.


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Ann Marie Brahan
Major: Biological Sciences (Microbiology)
Class: Senior
Hometown: Hattiesburg, MS
Activities and Honors: Delta Delta Delta Sorority, The Wesley Foundation, volunteered in Dr. Anthony Bell's Biochemisty lab since spring of 2011, Summer 2012 Zimbabwe mission trip, Lamba Sigma Honor Society, Alpha Epsilon Delta Pre-professional Honor Society, and Beta Beta Beta Honor Society
About me: The Honors College has provided me with a group of friends who are driven and goal-oriented. Making these friendships early in my college career has been crucial to help me build a solid foundation of friends with excellent study skills. These friends have been there for me to encourage me and help guide me along the path of my education.
I plan to attend optometry school after Southern Miss.
I am interested in and inspired by African culture. After my first trip to Zimbabwe in May of 2011, I knew that I would have to return for a longer amount of time. During the summer of 2012, I spent eleven weeks overseas in Mutare, Zimbabwe soaking in beautiful African traditions and customs. I learned many lessons, including what a blessing education is in the United States. I am grateful for my experience at Southern Miss and the wonderful opportunities that the Honors College has provided me.


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Apple's New iPhone Deals a Blow to NFC
Apple's announcement Tuesday of fingerprint-scanning technology in its high-end iPhone may usher in a new era of mobile payments.
But is it hurting an older one?
Missing from Apple's iPhone 5S smartphone is a technology known as near-field communication, or NFC, which enables payments and other actions by simply waving a phone in front of a reader. Merchants, payments companies and public transportation authorities have long hoped NFC would catch on to speed transactions.
With 40% of the U.S. smartphone market, Apple commands a large lead over other handset makers, according to Nielsen data. Its mobile operating system and app store are influential among application developers.
"It's definitely troublesome for any developer looking to support NFC that it is not in the iPhone," said Jordan McKee, an analyst with researcher Yankee Group. "It's not going to reach massive scale without Apple adopting NFC."
Though nearly every other major smartphone maker has models with NFC capability, a recent Yankee Group survey found that just 18% of U.S. consumers have such handsets, said McKee.
NFC has been slow to catch on in part because it isn't any easier than a credit-card swipe, and because not enough stores accept the technology. According to Gartner analyst Mark Hung, fewer than 100,000 NFC-enabled readers are in use in the U.S., which compares with near-ubiquity for traditional credit-card readers.
Meanwhile, early NFC adopters like BlackBerry and Nokia have seen their handset sales decline. An effort by Google to create a digital wallet linked to NFC chips in some Sprint phones has slowed as other carriers favor their own NFC joint venture called Isis, which is only available in two U.S. cities.
NFC also is facing competition from a growing number of startups and established players that are looking for a piece of the mobile-commerce prize: control over data and the fees generated. A slew of mobile apps and different payment options are either available now or in the offing.
Apple and eBay's PayPal are working on technology that can detect a smartphone's presence in a store through Bluetooth and send coupons or enable payments wirelessly. That's more flexible than NFC, which works through frequencies transmitted from a phone that is in close proximity to a reading device.
Though Apple has said little about its technology, called iBeacon, beyond a mention in a slideshow at a June event, specifications provided to developers show it will be a part of iOS 7 mobile OS. PayPal announced its version, called Beacon, earlier this week and said it will begin selling the transmission devices to merchants later this year.
Square is among a group of companies that hope to make mobile commerce automatic through Bluetooth technology that can accept payments wirelessly after a user has checked in on their device. Others are developing hardware for store registers that can accept credit cards or read barcodes on a phone's screen known as quick response, or QR, codes.
"There is a realization that NFC has to be more than just payments," said John Devlin, an ABI Research analyst. "There is, as they say, no killer app for it yet."
Devlin said NFC use is more common in Asia, where countries like Japan and South Korea have readers in subway turnstiles, an application still nascent in the U.S. The technology can also be used in other ways, such as unlocking hotel room doors, logging into computers, syncing smartphones to automobiles and downloading coupons from posters. Some museums are starting to install NFC readers for visitors to download information about artwork.
Apple uses barcodes in its passbook software that stores airline tickets, coupons and membership and loyalty cards. Charles Golvin, a Forrester Research analyst, said Apple's decision to exclude NFC may have to do with the cost of the chips or how much space they occupy in a phone's guts. An Apple spokeswoman didn't reply to a request for comment.
Still, it is the promise of NFC, rather than the actual usage, that may explain why an increasing number of devices are being manufactured with the capability. For 2013, Devlin forecasts 320 million devices will be shipped with NFC capability. That's up from 147 million just last year.
Apple may ultimately regret its decision not to include NFC in the iPhone 5, Gartner's Hung said. "If they don't put NFC in an iPhone soon, they risk being a technology laggard," he said.


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Despite Turmoil in Egypt Inno101 kicks off ( Navigator ) acceleration program next October in Alexandria Egypt
The Alexandrian business incubator ( Inno101 ) to launch its new acceleration program ( Navigator ) next October , Navigator is a three months mentor – driven program to help Alexandrian and Egyptian entrepreneurs to build their own companies and take it from an idea to a real business .
Navigator is designed to simulate the startups real activities including coaching sessions , workshops and also participants will be required to fulfill some quests and accomplish some missions during the program .
Navigator will officially launch next December and will aim to leverage some skills and increase the abilities of the participants on some areas such as Marketing , Sales , Branding , Customer Support , Business development , Team Building and many other skills needed to bring their ideas to reality and start their own business .
The Alexandria based incubator decided to move the waters in the entrepreneurial community in Alexandria regardless the political issues taking place in Egypt in the last few months , and as the organizer of Alexandria startup cup competition in partnership with other organizations … the semi – finals were held last week with 25 teams participating from many governments Alexandria , Cairo , Mansoura and Tanta .
Worthy to mention that Inno101 is a one year old incubator and during that year it did incubate and invest in 5 startups and made many strategic partnerships with many well-known international and local organizations in a quest to spread , empower , leverage the entrepreneurial culture and the entrepreneurial ecosystem starting from Alexandria and to draw more attention and investments to the Mediterranean mermaid .
Inno101 is also preparing for the official opening of it's ( Innovation Hub ) , an equipped open & closed areas for innovators & entrepreneurs practice , develop and exchange knowledge and experience and the Alexandrian incubator says that they might be able to celebrate the opening of the hub during the Navigator launching event .
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This is the homepage for CS 241: Data Structures, a course offered by Fritz Ruehr at the Computer Science Department of Willamette University.
The study of data structures and algorithms serves as a basic foundation to a Computer Science education. As a second course in programming, it enriches a student's understanding of the basic processes involved in computing. But it also begins to focus attention on deeper and more abiding issues. In this course, we shift our attention from simple coding techniques to the analysis of algorithms in terms of resource use (time and space), generic solutions to recurring problems and larger-scale program design. A good portion of our time will be spent becoming familiar with the discipline's standard repertoire of data structures and algorithms. In order to support larger-scale design, we will stress principles of abstraction and modularity. We will try to divide our programs into cleanly-separated components, with narrow interfaces, and consider the specification of their behavior separate from its possible implementations. Through all of this, our programming vehicle will be the modern, object-oriented programming language Java. Students should come out of this course with a solid capability for programming and design and a good foundation for future study of Computer Science in general.
(But also note that I extended the due date for lab 4.)
But, check out specifically this diagram showing how to insert into a DCLL.
(Older news, from previous teachings, is preserved below)
.java files only, though).
Here are a few fun, interesting or otherwise difficult to categorize links that came up in lecture at various points.


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BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- The Birmingham Board of Education will consider tonight whether to temporarily relocate students and staff from Ernest F. Bush K-8 School more than five miles away to the now closed Center Street Middle School.
The middle school closed last year as part of a cost-saving plan implemented during the urban school system's state intervention.
[Related: New plan for Birmingham school closings spares Putnam Middle, keeps high schools 9-12]
The relocation is projected to last approximately one year. It comes after the school board voted May 13 to rescind plan that would have built a new school for the impoverished Ensley community.
Instead, the board approved a $7 million renovation plan for the 1928 school facility during its meeting May 13.
[Related: Birmingham school board rescinds new Ensley school, approves Bush K-8 renovation]
The plan requires the relocation of students and staff for a full year beginning in July, according to Superintendent Craig Witherspoon.
The renovation work is due to begin in August.
[Related: City school officials investigating claims that Bush K-8 building is making students sick]
Parents and neighborhood residents have criticized the decision, claiming the previous school board promised them a new school.
The have pointed out that the renovation plan does not include promised pre-K or magnet-school programs.
[Related: Birmingham school officials announce results of mold investigation at Bush K-8 Middle School]
Some parents have also claimed that lead, mold and rodent infestation at the building is causing illness among students. They filed a complaint with the Jefferson County Health Department.
But a health department investigation found only one small amount of mold on a ceiling tile in the band room and multiple water spots that are due to be fixed by the renovation.
[Related: Health department investigates claims of mold, lead and rats at Birmingham school; see the findings here]
According to Board President Randall Woodfin, the school system does not have enough money to move forward with the plan approved by the previous school board.
Witherspoon said previously the money slated for the new school went instead to $14 million in deferred maintenance needs this year.
The Birmingham Board of Education meets at 5:30 p.m. tonight in the Birmingham Board of Education building downtown.


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55th Grammy Awards: The nominees, who will win, and who deserves to win
Nominations for the 55th Grammy Awards were announced Wednesday night, and it's almost as if the Academy has actually been listening to music this year.
Nominations for the 55th Grammy Awards were announced Wednesday night, and it's almost as if the Academy has actually been listening to music this year.
Three out of the four seasons do not require an "anthem." There has never been, nor will there ever be, an official "song of the fall." What would it sound like?
Pop princesses may come and go, but there are a few that stick around for what feels like forever. Here's a quick pop update (popdate?
The person who cut this video of President Obama's past speeches into a parody of "Call Me Maybe" should be hired in any number of fields: sound editing, library science, meme generation.
Have you worn out your iTunes-purchased mp3s of "Call Me Maybe" and "Somebody That I Used to Know"? Do you really still download songs from iTunes?
One Direction's Harry Styles may look like he's 14, but that's just the number of years between Styles and his now-ex-girlfriend, Caroline Flack. The 18-year-old, whose unruly head of hair may become more famous than Bieber's swoop, claimed he was simply going through a phase when getting involved with Flack.
The United States can thank its upstairs neighbor Canada for a lot of things: Molson beer, every member of Broken Social Scene, MAC makeup, Justin Bieber, and, most recently, "Call Me Maybe" -- a catchy little tune by Carly Rae Jepson.


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When you are speaking to someone, and in most cases offering advice, and you happen to say a deep message that sounds like you're writting and/or reciting a poem. It can be kind of annoying but girls LOVE it!
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Craftsman 90pc Access Expansion Pro Mechanics Tool Set
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Torque it with the 90pc Pro Mechanics Tool Set Packing the tight clearance of stubby wrenches, the versatility of adjustable open end wrenches, and the adaptability of T handle hex wrenches, this 90pc access expansion mechanics tool set is designed to get the job done. Whether you're torquing bolts on a classic car or performing necessary maintenance on a tightly packed newer vehicle, it gives you the tools you need to get in and get those fasteners moving.
Featuring a balanced set of wrenches, pliers, cutters, locking pliers and precision tensioning torque wrenches, this 90pc pro mechanics tool set is a great way to round out any standard tool kit with the gear you need to get jobs done fast. Crafted from high tensile strength steel and backed by the Craftsman Forever Guarantee, it's destined to be one of those sets that gets passed down through the generations. Tough, durable and built for the tightest spots, load your tool chest with this set and keep those bolts turning.
- 90pc access expansion mechanics tool set includes: Double box end offset wrenches, flair nut wrenches, adjustable open end wrenches, T handle hex wrenches, locking pliers, wire strippers, multi grip pliers, torque wrenches and more. Complete tool list below
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What's new this month? We have a good stock of soap monsters again, they are perfect for Easter baskets or spring parties!
Amazing! Both the concept and the aroma!
Such a fun twist to a great gift!
Wow. I LOVE this soap! I have been looking for a new "home" for handmade soap for quite a while now, and this is definitely the place. The soap is beautiful, lathers wonderfully, has a silky soft feel but is still hard enough that it doesn't dissolve away after one use. It is perfect for shaving, and I have even been washing my face with it! The scents are wonderful. They intensify and become more complex in the shower, but they don't linger for a long time on the skin. I am just so perfectly pleased with these soaps.


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The City of Little Rock Joins the Arkansas Psychological Association
To Commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the 1964 Civil Rights Act
On Wednesday, July 2, 2014 the Arkansas Psychological Association will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. The purpose of the event is to raise awareness of the impact of discrimination in the workplace on those groups named in the 1964 Civil Rights Act signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson on July 2nd. A committee appointed by the Arkansas Psychological
Association Board reviewed the effect of discrimination in the workplace on race, ethnicity/nationality, gender, sexual orientation and religion supported by scientifically based psychological studies. A public statement has been prepared that summarizes the effect of workplace discrimination on disenfranchised groups and will be read during the event. This statement also addresses the resolve of the Arkansas Psychological Association to work to create a healthy workplace environment for all populations.
The Arkansas Psychological Association is honored to announce that the American Psychological Association supports this commemoration and representatives will be present for the occasion. Dr. Gwen Keita, Executive Director of the Public Interest Directorate and Dr. David Ballard, Assistant Executive Director for Organizational Excellence will present on the work of the American Psychological Association regarding this initiative.
The commemoration will also honor icons of civil rights advocacy from this community. Awards will be presented to Dr. Terrence Roberts, psychologist, and one of the Little Rock Nine and Brownie Ledbetter, posthumously, for her work through the Arkansas Public Policy Panel. The event is free and open to the public with a reception to follow the program. The event will be held at the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center, 9th and Broadway in Little Rock from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Please R.S.V.P. at ualr.edu/race-ethnicity.
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Family Pizza & Pub took advantage of an early vacation, both physically and mentally, by previously unbeaten Luciano's Auto Body/Ehredt Construction and pulled off a 38-34 upset in the Women's Division of the Central Blair Recreation Commission Mansion Park Summer Basketball League final Monday.
Luciano's had beaten Family Pizza three times in the regular season and came into the final at 10-0 but fell behind by as many as 15 in the second half. The squad, made up of mostly Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic graduates, was missing its best player. Alli Williams, who led the Northeast Conference in scoring this past season for St. Francis, missed the game while on vacation.
"I don't really think we were awake," Luciano's/Ehredt's guard Courteney Storm said. "I don't think we were ready for the game, obviously. Us beating them three times this year worked against us, because we thought 'oh we don't really have to go that hard, because we already beat them three times,' and that's why we weren't awake and ready."
Luciano's scored just eight first-half points, and Lysa Mealing, who led Family Pizza with 10 points, gave the underdogs an early lead with a 3-pointer. Family Pizza connected on four treys to just one by Luciano's on a night where shooting was complicated by strong winds and a rain delay.
"It was rough," Mealing said. "The court is already slanted a little bit, so the fact the wind was so strong too got in people's heads a lot."
Family Pizza's strong start almost went for naught when Storm began to catch fire in the second half.
The Hollidaysburg graduate, who was held scoreless in the first half, scored all of her game-high 12 points in the final 20 minutes and pulled Luciano's within four with 1:34 to play. But with 37 seconds left, she missed a wide-open layup that would have made it a one-score game.
Earlier in the half, Jenna Altomare brought Luciano's within four on a 3-pointer, but McKenzie Hatch came up with a steal and a layup with 4:14 left that extended the lead back to six.
"We stopped making errors," Mealing said. "We are a really young team, and once we cut those down and played defense we got back in control."
Family Pizza got eight points from Emily Chobany and seven from Kiki Davis, who connected on a pair of 3-pointers. Both players came off the bench for Family Pizza, while Luciano's got just five points total from its reserves.
Kristen Miller scored seven points for Luciano's, including five in the first half, to keep her squad within striking distance, but Luciano's couldn't make up for the absence of Williams.
"Alli Williams wasn't here, but that's not an excuse," Storm said. "We should be able to play without her, but obviously she's really good and helps out a lot."
Luciano's got the ball back down by four with 29 seconds left, but another turnover sealed Family Pizza's title.
"We had a different game plan this time, and we decided to really push the ball," Mealing said. "I told the team to shoot as much as possible and that it was OK if we missed, because we rebounded really well tonight."
FAMILY PIZZA (38): Stouffer 1 0-0 2, B. Swogger 3 0-2 6, Davis 2 1-3 7, Chobany 4 0-2 8, Lee 0 0-0 0, Hatch 2 0-1 4, J. Swogger 0 1-2 1, Mealing 4 0-2 10. Totals - 16 2-12 38.
LUCIANO'S AUTO BODY/EHREDT CONSTRUCTION (34): Ehredt 1 1-2 3, Storm 6 0-3 12, Altomare 2 0-0 5, Stessney 1 0-2 2, Miller 3 1-3 7, Dombrowski 0 1-3 1, Craig 0 0-0 0, Boslet 2 0-0 4. Totals - 15 3-13 34.
Family Pizza19 19 - 38
Luciano/Ehredt8 26 - 34
3-point goals: Family Pizza 4 (Davis 2, Mealing 2); Luciano's/Ehredt 1 (Altomare).
Records: Family Pizza (8-3); Luciano's Auto Body/Ehredt Construction (10-1).
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Iowa State football coach Paul Rhoads said today that true freshman linebacker Donald Smith will transfer to Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Fla.
Smith, a member of the Cyclones' recruiting class in February, was a 6-foot-2, 210-pound native of Riverview, Fla.
"Donald came to me and was very homesick," Rhoads said in a statement. "He wanted to go and play somewhere closer to home. We wish him all the best."
Smith was not listed on Iowa State's spring depth chart.
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There were plenty of reasons that it was Chip Kelly sitting up on the stage at the NovaCare Complex on Thursday as the Eagles head coach and not Andy Reid.
One was that Reid's team simply turned the ball over too much last season. Another was that despite a love for throwing the ball, Reid's team did not move the ball consistently enough to generate offense. The fact that the fan base grew tired of Reid after 14 seasons likely also played a role in Kelly- and not Reid- sitting next to Jeffrey Lurie.
What ultimately led to Reid's firing, however, was his inability to find the right person to coach his defense- a problem that Kelly now inherits as head coach . Who will be coaching his defense, what kind of defense will it be, and who will be on that defense are all major questions Kelly must address before he even starts to worry about who his quarterback might be
As much fun as it is to talk about how this offense will look with Kelly running it, the harsh reality is that the hiring of Kelly did nothing to solve a defense that needs plenty of fixing. Neither Juan Castillo or Todd Bowles were able to fix a defense that was tied for third most points allowed in the league last season at close to 28 per game. In addition to giving up points, the defense was unable to create any turnovers or generate pressure. The combination allowed opposing quarterbacks to sit back in the pocket and pick them apart week after week.
So while Kelly might like to put points on the board, who he hires to run his defense will likely be the deciding factor in how successful his time here in Philadelphia is.
Kelly said on Thursday that he is in the process of putting together a staff, and while he will be involved in all phases of the football team, he will allow whoever he hires freedom to coach their unit.
"When I was an offensive coordinator, I was fortunate that the two head coaches that I coached for allowed me to work," Kelly said. "We'll have discussions during the week about where we're going with things, but on game day, those guys have to be able to not worry about who is second guessing them and who is over there shoulder. If I do have to second guess them and I do have to look over their shoulder, than I hired the wrong person."
Kelly's willingness to allow his defensive coordinator to run the show by himself is a large part of the reason Kelly would be wise to bring in an experienced coach. While Kelly certainly seems ready to make the jump from college to the NFL, the fact is that a whole new world awaits Kelly now that he is here. He will have enough to deal with on his own without having to worry about if his defensive coordinator is in over his head.
Who would make sense for Kelly to bring on to coach his defense?
Rumors have already started to swirl of Kelly reaching into the college game to find a defensive coordinator. Todd Grantham, defensive coordinator at the University of Georgia, is believed to be one coach that Kelly is targeting. Grantham coached in the NFL for eleven years before going to Georgia, and served as the Cleveland Browns defensive coordinator for three seasons. Kelly also reportedly has interest in Kirby Smart, the defensive coordinator for the University of Alabama.
University of Flordia's defensive coordinator Dan Quinn was also thought of as a possibility, although his name had to be crossed off when he was hired by the Seattle Seahawks. Lovie Smith, former Chicago Bears head coach, would be an ideal candidate for the job if Kelly could convince him to come to Philadelphia. Kelly has publicly acknowledged that he knows having an experienced defensive coordinator would benefit him given his inexperience in the NFL.
In addition to figuring out who will run his defense, Kelly also needs to decide what style of defense that coach will be running. Much like his philosophy on offense, Kelly said that will be decided largely by the team's personnel.
"What that spacing is (on defense) in terms of is it a 4-3 spacing or 3-4 spacing, I think it's, again, looking at our roster and understanding who I have the opportunity to bring here," Kelly said. "I can't tell you that we're going to be this or going to be that, but I know the style of football that we're going to play and I know the style of players that I want to have out there. We're going to play fast, we're going to play hard, and we're going to finish plays."
The final piece to the puzzle for Kelly fixing the Eagles defense will be to figure out who is personnel is going to be. Other than Fletcher Cox, Mychal Kendricks and Brandon Graham, the Eagles defense is filled with question marks and aging players. What Kelly does in the secondary is in many ways just as important as who he decides to start at quarterback.
Offense will excite the fans, but defense will win games.
If Kelly plans on sticking around, he better realize he has to do both.
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a girl who fucks / hooks up with only hockey players.
or a girl who fucks a whole hockey team
or a girl who fucks a whole hockey team
kayla alicia and alexis are puck sluts
kaylaaaaaaa tarafından 24 Şubat 2005, Perşembe
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a girl who likes to fuck hockey players.
Michelle has slept with over half the team. I need to get my turn at that puck slut.
hazy tarafından 8 Eylül 2003, Pazartesi
A very slutty female (usually) that will fuck anything hockey. Used to describe peope that are obsessed with no-strings-attatched sex with hockeyplayers.
Shannon is such a Puck Slut, shes fucked every guy on every team.
Hockey h8r tarafından 19 Temmuz 2005, Salı
a girl that fucks alot of hockey players and is past from guy to guy like a hockey puck
that girl is such a puck slut
Megan62588 tarafından 5 Ağustos 2006, Cumartesi
a girl who is passed around the hockey team and gets pounded; rachel schwartz
Wow, look at rachel, u can just tell she's the puck slut of Taft hockey.
Shane Lovallo tarafından 31 Ocak 2009, Cumartesi
a sometimes attractive, very easy, slut that hangs around the hockey rinks just waiting for a hockey player to screw her.
That girl has been with more than half the team. She's a total puck slut!
sioux girl2012 tarafından 29 Eylül 2008, Pazartesi
Girl who sleeps with hockey players. Frequently heard on northern college campuses.
Damn, ain't nothin' but pucksluts up in this bitch. I'mma be couch bombing tonight.
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quote solidcastleto answer your question some sites get money from sponsers that pay for ad space like you said and a lot get paid for hits they get per day or week...they get money from that but i not sure who pays for it.Just how the hell did Google make that freaky amount of money? Dont tell me it is all from ads.
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Frank Edward Wright Jr., of 1031 W. Central Ave., South Williamsport, died on Thursday, June 6, 2013, at the Williamsport Regional Medical Center.
Frank was born in Williamsport on March 24, 1947. He was the son of the late Frank Edward Sr. and Betty L. (Pratt) Wright.
Frank was a veteran of the United States Marines Corps.
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Frank and his wife the former Barbara A. Samar were married on June 18, 1973. Together they shared 39 years of marriage.
Frank was a member of and attended St. Joseph the Worker Parish Catholic Church. He worked as a laborer for D&M Contractors.
Surviving are his wife, Barbara A. Wright, of South Williamsport; and three children, Jodi Lynn Wright, of Williamsport, Jeffrey David (Kim Gray) Wright, of Muncy, and Corey Michael Wright, of Bristol, Conn. He is also survived by five grandchildren, Matthew Pfirman, Makenzie Pfirman, Kari Pfirman, Kylie Wright and Ashlie Wright.
Visitation will be private at the convenience of the family.
Funeral services and the Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Frank Edward Wright Jr. at St. Joseph the Worker Parish Catholic Church on Mon., June 10, 2013, at 10 a.m. with Father Brian Van Fossen officiating.
Interment will follow in the Resurrection Cemetery, Montoursville.
Floral tributes will be provided by the family. Contributions in memory of Frank Edward Wright Jr. may be made, if so desired, to the St. Joseph the Worker Parish, 711 W Edwin St., Williamsport, PA 17701; or Shepherd of the Streets, 669 Center St., Williamsport, PA 17701.
Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the Charles M. Noll Funeral Home, 1 E. Central Ave., South Williamsport, PA 17702. www.charlesmnollfuneralhome.com


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Shouldn't it be "at retirement age" in the first balloon? :)
I share the road with enough "golden years" people as is. The burning of Fossil fuels is the least of my worries with most of them. Survival of the fittest, indeed.
Why do you have so many grammar Nazi's following your strip?
or "retirementally aged"
it's dialogue, not exposition, so really it should be whatsoever the author wants it to be.
Mind your manners, youngster! You shall address Herr Meyer as "Mein Fuhrer!" and a proper sieg heil, while hanging a dangling participle at the gallows of public opinion! Didn't you know Scott was actually Adolf "verb conjugation" Hitler, the more-evil-than-the-Austrian-with-only-one-testicle clone of the original Fuhrer? Ah, of course not, you kids today don't know anything about history, or the re-writing of it!
I know, right? I hate those fucks that all they can do is be the first to find mistakes and point them out. They probably did the same shit in school.
@ Rafael Cavalcanti: You, Sir, are a loser, with or without your :). SDASTFU.
okay, I know an apostrophe is sometimes used for plural rather than possessive, but isn't the plural of "Nazi" just "Nazis"? PBTHHHHHHHHHHHH. I'd much rather correct your grammar than Scott's.
"She hates camping... and you." "Oh."
FUCKING BRILLIANT! Look at that hang-dog posture Mullet Boss has! Scott, you are genius.
No. An apostrophe is NEVER used for a plural. See this handy guide: http://www.angryflower.com/bobsqu.gif
Nice one, good laugh indeed ... the strips are very very good lately.
And this reminds me that indeed I have to check my retirement plan.
. . . .And they are first to post, too. This is happening almost every comic, now. I'm laughing and then that really spoils it.
Scott Meyer's publicist, Scott Adams, has published a financial and general retirement plan. It is supposed to be very good.
I love the bit of 'information' at the top of panel three, it should be on a De-Motivational poster. Can I yoink it for a signature?
It would be awesome if you would make these a little bit larger :|
I can barely read it. D:
Ops, first thing I read there is, again, a campaign about vegetarianism ... which is also supposed very good, surely against an American red meat and fast food diet ... can't apply to me XD.
The Boss's posture and last line in the strip really speak to me. It says, "I grudgingly acknowledge your point, and am willing to settle for whatever I can get."
As far as body language contributions to the overall efficacy of a comic strip goes, Basic Instructions is where it's AT!!
Wow Scott, this is dark even for you.
Classic. And as far as the nitpickers, it seems Scott writes how people talk, 'bad' grammar and all. Sheesh. But apparently Scott reads these comments because many of the nits are corrected by the time I read them.
Lol, you're right. An apostrophe is used for a plural for words that end in s, like Kris' house. I am a confessed Grammar Nazi. But of course, I wouldn't dare touch Scott's (or anyone else's) dialogue that's vernacular and how ever they say it is right. I will point out errors in the title or narration, I have before, but I only do so for Scott's benefit. If I were publishing I'd appreciate being shown such errors. If Scott doesn't want me to point them out, all he has to do is say so and I won't anymore. As always I love the strip.
I got some news for you now. Oil is not really a fossil fuel. That is the lie we've been told by the oil companies. The Earth produces oil and is producing it as we speak. Pressure, temperature, carbon and hydrogen is all that is needed. It's called abiotic oil. It does not come from dinosaur bones or decayed plants., or fossils. We will never run out of oil, just might have to go deeper to find it. Don't believe anyhting you've been taught because it's all lies. I dicovered that when I found about Santa Claus not being real. Damn.
Actually, the apostrophe after the "s" is still to indicate possessive, not plural, as in "Kris' house" meaning the house where Kris lives, not one house full of Kris(es). I believe that rule for pluralization of words ending in "s" is to add another "s" before the "es" as in "busses" but it's also common to skip the adding of that "s". Isn't the only time an apostrophe is added when you're talking about individual letters or numbers? As in, "there are a lot of 3's in your phone number".
Nope, no apostrophe. 3s is proper.
Point 1: it still takes a long-ass time to form.
Point 2: burning it still throws nasty shit into the air.
There've been a good run of funny strips lately. Just thought I would take the opportunity to mention that.
Like you, I discovered that Santa was really my dad. However, I was not disappointed, because he really is Santa.
Bill... that's awesome
James... then why the f' would oil companies want to tell us oils is a fossil fuel?
People get real confused when trying to shorten something like the decade of 1970-1979. They'll try '70's or 70's. It's '70s. The 19 is left out and the apostrophe is used to indicate the omission, just like in "can't".
We often joke that an apostrophe means "look out, here comes an S".
Is it bad that the highlight of my day is when I find out you've updated?
Also, I really like your comics.
Doh!, you're right BI Fan. I was wrong about the apostrophe being used for a plural. I believe Mr. Atlas and Soul of Wit have the right of it.
So that they can tell us that supply is limited and prop up the price of fuel, there is an endless supply of oil and they don't want you to know about it.
Mister Atlas: Too true and Too funny!
[...] concerns about future retirement funding, I thought that this cartoon from the excellent Basic Instructions site hit on some important [...]
Shouldn't the strip be in colour? And people aren't that small. And don't write what they want to say in speech balloons and hang them above their heads. And they should be moving. And in 3-D. And not existing in four places at the same time. Other than that, good comic.


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MORGANTOWN - Bill Stewart didn't take long to put together an outstanding staff after being named West Virginia University's new head football coach last Jan. 4.
What's more, his transition with a mostly new group of coaches couldn't have gone more quickly and smoothly as all of the positions were filled by early February.
"We did it very fast and very fluent because I knew the guys," Stewart recalled last week. "That's what head coaches do. They hire good people that they know real well."
He really knew who he wanted, and he lost no time in getting approval to hire what is clearly the most experienced and highest-paid football staff in WVU history. In the pickin' process, he lured some coaches almost no one thought he could get.
Foremost among those was John "Doc" Holliday, who was at Florida, which had just won the national championship. And he happened to be interested in returning to his alma mater as head coach until Stewart got the nod.
"I talked to (athletic director) Eddie Pastilong out in Arizona (a short time after WVU's 48-28 upset of No. 3-ranked Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl)," he said. "I told him I was very honored and very proud to be the head coach, but that I needed help.
"I said there were some guys I had to have. (Defensive coordinator) Jeff Casteel and (D-line coach) Bill Kirelawich were going to stay, and they are two of the finest men in the business.. They not only are great coaches but darned good men. Good husbands, good fathers, good people.
"Mike Kerin and Pat Kirkland also were staying (in administrative positions). So I had a good nucleus. I told Pastilong we needed Steve Dunlap and David Lockwood to complete the defensive staff.
"While agreeing, he said, 'Gee whiz, can you get those guys?' I said, 'I know they want to come home. I just know it.'"
Both Dunlap and Lockwood, who share coaching in the secondary, not only had played at WVU but also coached here. It was the same situation for Holliday, who came back as associate head coach and recruiting coordinator.
"Again we're talking about good husbands, good fathers, great football coaches," he said. And they love West Virginia - not like, not fond of, but love West Virginia."
With the defensive staff set, Stewart then turned to appointing coaches for the offense. Besides Holliday, who will coach tight ends and fullbacks, Stewart talked Dave Johnson, another former WVU player and coach, into returning as offensive line coach after seven years at perennial power Georgia.
He completed the staff with running backs coach Chris Beatty and wide receivers coach Lonnie Galloway, two others with whom he was acquainted.
By gladly accepting a salary of just $800,000 per year for himself, Stewart was given a record amount of money to make it worthwhile for the men he wanted as assistants to come to West Virginia.
"Thank God, the university administration and 'Coach' Pastilong let me bring in those people," Stewart said.
"That's why we have the most experienced, most expensive staff WVU has ever had.
"Me? Hey, I'd come to work for free. I love this place. You can only use so much money, anyway."


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Spittal beach has won a reprieve after a marine charity found its bathing water to be 'excellent' following the driest summer since 2003.
But new EU rules set to come in next year could see the beach 'blacklisted' with guidelines set to become twice as stringent.
Last year Spittal failed to meet the mandatory bathing water standard required by the Marine Conservation Society, after heavy rains and flooding throughout 2012 saw drains overflow and surface pollution from roads and farmland wash into the sea.
However there have been no failures at all in the North East this time round, with all of Northumberland's beaches receiving the Marine Conservation Charity's top water quality award after the latest round of tests.
Bamburgh Castle, Seahouses North and Beadnell, as well as Spittal, have all been recommended for their excellent water quality in this year's Good Beach Guide (www.goodbeachguide.co.uk), which was launched by the Marine Conservation Society (MSC) on Tuesday.
MCS coastal pollution officer, Rachel Wyatt, says she hopes the latest figures will be a boost to tourism in the area after several previously wet summers led to a drop in bathing water quality.
"It's great news that we are able to recommend more beaches than ever for excellent water quality and it shows just how good British beaches can be," Rachel said.
"The main challenge now is maintaining these standards, whatever the weather.
"Most people don't realise what a big impact the weather can have on bathing water quality, but this has really been highlighted in the last few years."
Spittal can now boast 'excellent water for the 2014 holiday season. But it could be a different story next year.
By the end of the 2015 bathing season, all designated bathing waters must meet the new minimum 'Sufficient' standard due to the revised EU Bathing Water Directive. This will be around twice as stringent as the current minimum standard and means that some beaches will need to do more to make the grade in the future.
Despite being deemed to have 'excellent' water under the existing rules, Spittal is in the top 10 'at risk' of being on an EU 'blacklist' when the new regulations come in next year.
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While no fan of the New York Post, I have to come to their defense on the recent chimp/stimulus bill editorial cartoon controversy. Charges that the infamous cartoon (published Feb. 18 in the Post, portraying a gunned-down chimpanzee) is a racist slur directed against President Obama specifically and blacks in general are, in my opinion, without merit.
While Obama certainly was the driving force behind getting the recent so-called stimulus package enacted into law, he himself did not write the bill. The cop in the cartoon states, "They'll have to find someone else to write the next stimulus bill." Congress authors legislation, not the president. If the cop had said, "They'll have to find someone else to sign the stimulus bill into law," then the Post and its cartoonist would have some explaining to do.
What the cartoonist is guilty of is creating not a racist cartoon, but a lousy one. This or any other Congress being characterized as an out-of-control chimpanzee could conceivably work as a joke. Ha-ha. The particular chimpanzee being referenced here, however, was newsworthy not for merely being beyond restraint, but for mangling a Connecticut woman's face in a real-life, violent and unprovoked Feb. 16 attack.
To equate a misappropriation of taxpayer money (even if that's what you believe Congress has done with this piece of legislation) with a violent, blood-soaked chimpanzee attack that left a woman clinging to life, is wildly off-target; no parallels, no similarities exist between the two upon which the "humor" depends. The cartoon fails on that score, thus is unworthy of publication.
As for the Post, they're guilty of poor judgment 1.) for not rejecting an ill-conceived, unfunny cartoon, and 2.) failing to anticipate the racially informed hue and cry destined to arise out of publishing content that effectively places a chimpanzee on one side of an equal sign, and legislation closely tied to an African-American president on the other. Given this country's racist history, where comparisons between blacks and lower order primates sadly were once the norm, the bells and whistles over there at the Post should have gone off, and the editors should have heard them. They didn't apparently. Had they, they might have thought better about deciding to publish the cartoon.
Intention is everything, here. Based on the wording in the police officer's speech bubble, I believe the cartoonist's target was Congress (made up of both black and white members) and the bill itself -- not Obama, and not blacks. The cartoon was many things: Offensive to animal lovers, callous where the victim's suffering is concerned, certainly, and a failed attempt at sound joke construction. Racist it was not.
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From U.S. Rep. John Dingell, D-Michigan:
"Today our country lost a true patriot, a devoted teacher, and a wonderful statesman. He was a dear friend of mine who shared my love and care for the great state of Michigan. His impact on public policy in Michigan, our country, and across the world was a positive one.
"Howard contributed most of his life to bringing civility to government relations and making this world a better place, a passion I was able to witness during Howard's 14 years here in the House of Representatives. He served Michigan ably and honorably and went on to serve as the Presidential Special Envoy to Africa's Great Lakes Region, where he initiated peace talks and helped end civil wars in Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
"Debbie and I send our deepest condolences to his wife and son. He will be missed tremendously."
"I'm shocked and saddened by the news of Howard Wolpe's death. Howard approached his work in Congress with intelligence, intensity, honesty and a complete devotion to improving the lives of working families and individuals around the globe.Go here to read more about Howard Wolpe.
"He was a model public servant who thoroughly enjoyed his Michigan roots. His work promoting racial justice, conflict resolution and equal opportunity was a common thread throughout his career and the world is a better place because of it."


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What better way to throw a birthday party than by inviting more than 15,000 hometown friends? Miley Cyrus, the star of the hit Disney TV show Hannah Montana, celebrated turning 15 in Nashville Friday in front of a sold-out crowd.
"I'll tell you guys that my main wish when my parents asked me, 'Miley, what do you want for your 15th birthday?' The only thing that I had to say was, 'I want to be here at home with Nashville and all of you guys,' " she breathlessly told the crowd, who erupted into screams.
"The reason that I do what I do is for all of you guys," she said. "Anyone from a small town can go out there and live their dream, and so to be here with you guys tonight on my birthday is amazing."
Cyrus's rapt audience even serenaded her with "Happy Birthday" toward the end of her "Best of Both Worlds" concert, complete with pyrotechnic displays and a cake delivered onstage.
As her show wound to a close, confetti filled the stadium and she took her bows alongside Joe, Kevin and Nick Jonas of the Jonas Brothers. Fans refused to budge from their seats and their patience was rewarded.
She emerged to sing one more song, announcing: "I'd like to bring out my best friend – that just about says it all – my daddy." Her dad, Billy Ray Cyrus, came out with an acoustic guitar to sing their signature duet, "Ready, Set, Don't Go," and included her sister Brandi Glenn Cyrus on backup guitar.
When the song ended, Billy Ray hugged Miley, wishing her, "Happy Birthday, little girl."
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A 29-year-old Oak Harbor man is facing possible prison time for allegedly choking his girlfriend and forcibly preventing her from leaving her apartment, court documents indicate.
Prosecutors charged Michael Chappelle in Island County Superior Court Nov. 10 with second-degree assault, harassment, unlawful imprisonment and fourth-degree assault. They are all filed as domestic violence-related charges.
Oak Harbor Police Officer Serloyd Carter investigated the alleged assault that occurred Nov. 4 and 5. A 25-year-old woman reported that Chappelle had been drinking and assaulted her after she came home from work. She claimed he threw her to the ground and choked her; she was able to escape to another room, according to the police report.
The next night, Chappelle assaulted her while she was in bed and threw her around the room, she claimed. He told her he had her keys and she couldn't leave; he also threatened to kill her if she left, according to the report.
After he was arrested, Chappelle denied that he assaulted the woman. He suggested that she harmed herself to get him in trouble, Carter wrote.
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You can play normals and copied, At least to my knowledge
I am interested in purchasing a Nintendo Wii Console that is 'Key fitted' in other words chipped.
The website which tells you about the chip is www.wiikey.cn
Can anybody tell me if I will be able to play games I have brought myself seperately on the chipped Wii?
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You can play normals and copied, At least to my knowledge
No Longer Have A Wii
Google is youre friend
Hey thanks for the welcome and cheers ii Smurf for the answers. I mite need a bit more help soon tho
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LISBON -If Village Council wants to get into the Marcellus shale game, it will have to do so on its own instead of joining with a landowners' group.
Village Solicitor Virginia Barborak told council at this week's meeting a preliminary review of the
law seems to indicate they would have to seek competitive bidding if they wanted to lease village property to a Marcellus shale driller.
Vince Hoover of the Associated Landowners of the Ohio Valley approached the village in January at the request of Councilman Joe Morenz to determine if there was any interest in joining with the group to secure a drilling lease.
The landowners' group represents property owners with more than 37,000 acres in six counties. The group hopes by joining together they can negotiate a drilling lease that provides maximum benefits and protection.
Hoover attended this week's meeting to determine if the village had decided whether it wanted to join with the landowners' association. He said they have already begun negotiating with drillers and are now bound by a non-disclosure agreement that prevents them from disclosing any terms, although Hoover said he could brief council in executive session.
While villages may not be allowed to join with other groups, local school districts have been joining with the landowners' group to pursue leasing school property to drilling companies. Just this week, the county vocational school became the latest to do so.
Barborak said her research and discussions with an assistant county prosecutor indicate the village would have to go it alone and seek formal bids from drillers interested in leasing the village's 57 acres.
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Angela Griffin brought a whole new meaning to the words 'dirty sex' when she filmed a raunchy scene for her new TV show.
The actress was hoisted onto a wheelie bin by co-star Adrian Bower as they acted out a sex scene for forthcoming comedy series Mount Pleasant.
The Sky1 series sees Griffin as an office worker named Shelley trying to spice up her marriage with Manchester binman Greg, played by Bower.
Getting down and the dirty: Angela Griffin and Adrian Bower film a sex scene on top of a wheelie bin in Manchester
As they filmed the scene in a Manchester back alley, the actors struggled to keep their composure and kept bursting into laughter.
The sequence sees Griffin's character Shelley's sexy suit lifted up to reveal her suspenders as her overalls-clad spouse hoists her onto a bin for some post-watershed fun.
Their romp then comes to a premature halt when it starts raining heavily, prompting them to bring the action inside.
When the photos were first published on Mother's Day, Griffin, 34, admitted her mother wasn't too impressed.
Wet and wild: Griffin and Bower start laughing as the rain interrupts their bin romp
She tweeted: 'After looking in today's paper, my mother is particularly proud… Not!'
When asked by co-star Daniel Ryan to elaborate, she explained: 'It's funny really. Me and Adey papped shagging on bins the other night.'
Mount Pleasant, which debuts on Sky1 in the autumn, stars another ex-Corrie star Sally Lindsay in the lead role as Lisa.
Lisa, who is described as a 'a real woman in a real marriage living in a real part of Manchester', has no idea that another woman Kate (Lisa Tarbuck) is trying it on with her husband Dan (Ryan).
What a gentleman: Griffin loses her shoe as she's helped down off the bin by Bower
But Lisa finds herself also attracted to handsome young bachelor Jack (Owen McDonnell).
Playing her parents are TV stalwarts Pauline Collins and Bobby Ball.
The eight-part comedy drama is written by Sarah Hooper, who has previously worked on episodes of Shameless.
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Surrey secure safety with emphatic win
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Off-spinner Gareth Batty led the way with 4-30 as Surrey safeguarded their Division One status for next year, recording an overwhelming 195-run victory over Nottinghamshire in the LV= County Championship clash at the Kia Oval.
With Kevin Pietersen and Murali Kartik taking two apiece, eight wickets fell to spin as Notts subsided to 151 all out. That relegated Worcestershire and Lancashire, a scenario confirmed when last season's champions fell short 109 runs short in an improbable final evening run-chase against Middlesex.
Staying in the top flight was a fine achievement for Surrey, who were rocked by the death of batsman Tom Maynard in late June. That led to Rory Hamilton-Brown taking a break from cricket and passing the captaincy to Batty, who today took a miserly 4-30 from 21 overs, including 12 maidens.
Like in last season's late promotion charge, Surrey came good towards the end of the campaign to win two of their last three championship games. Their only other victory was in their opening match.
They began well today as the last ball of the first over produced the wicket of Harry Gurney, Nottinghamshire's nightwatchman, who was caught at mid-off without scoring off Tim Linley. Gurney had played out the one over of the innings yesterday.
However, at the beginning of the 15th over, when spin was employed at both ends for the first time, the visitors had advanced to 45 for one.
After helping to add 51 for the second wicket with Neil Edwards, Riki Wessels went lbw for 16 - looking to work Batty into the leg side.
Pietersen's off-spin was introduced just before lunch and with it came the wicket of Adam Voges, who was caught at silly point for nine to make it 66 for three at the break.
James Taylor, playing back, fell leg before to Batty shortly after the resumption. Six balls later Pietersen struck again when Edwards, playing in the absence of Alex Hales - who left the game after day two to join up with England's Twenty20 squad - was caught behind for 31.
Chris Read responded by sweeping his first ball firmly for four. Steven Mullaney soon drove Batty through cover with the same degree of determination.
Read, who had been the thorn in Surrey's side in the first innings, cut Kartik to Zafar Ansari at cover to fall for 17. Batty then trapped Sam Wood in front.
Stuart Meaker returned to draw a line under Mullaney's innings of 18 with another leg-before decision.
Graeme White, who offered no stroke to his first two deliveries from Batty - both of which came within a whisker of clipping his off stump, was bowled looking to lift the former England man over long-off.
Ben Phillips announced himself by picking Batty up over midwicket for four. But shortly after Phillips despatched Meaker through extra-cover off the back foot for two successive boundaries, Kartik completed the rout by trapping Luke Fletcher in front. Phillips was unbeaten on 20.
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Helping others means giving in such a way that we don't require anything in return. Offering our gifts to others is a complex act – often laden with many different layers of hopes and expectations. Realizing this however, helps us to simply the act of giving so that instead of hoping to gain some sort of reward, such as praise or validation, we provide other people with help through an intention that is pure and centered within our hearts. Allowing yourself to give from a place that is full of love will be the most precious thing that you have to offer others today.
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"THE HELP" is now the nation's most popular movie, and officially a word-of-mouth hit.
The film, which stars Viola Davis, crushed "Conan The Barbarian" and "Fright Night" and retained 80 percent of its audience to claim the top spot for the first time, after opening two weeks ago in the second spot.
It's the first movie to climb from two to one in successive weeks since "True Grit" in January, and before that, since "The Blind Side," said Box Office Mojo.


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Coming into their three-game set in the Bronx last Friday, both the Yankees and the Red Sox had dropped their past two games. As is seemingly always the case, an eventful weekend of baseball ensued between the archrivals.
Led by a surging offense and solid starting pitching, Boston swept New York and finally reached .500.
It's the first time Boston has been at .500. The Red Sox haven't swept the Yankees at home since 2004. There was the Jorge Posada incident. More importantly, the Yankees have now dropped five in a row.
Not all series are created equal. While it's only May, this series was clearly a very important one for both teams. Everything seemed to go Boston's way while virtually nothing went right for New York.
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Wearing a mask by Disneyluver
When something bad happens to you,
Whether it be that someone you know died
Or your relationship has gone down the loo,
You have to put on a mask to hide it in some places
Hiding it by putting on a fake smile on your face
No one sees the pain that you hide
They don't see past the mask to your demons inside
They think everything is all right.
The mask hides the pain from their sight
Once the mask is off
it's plain to all
Things aren't as happy as they seem
Sometimes You can't help but bawl.
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Governor John Kasich has insisted Ohio can adopt the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) Medicaid expansion temporarily and back out in the future by including a "circuit breaker" provision that would revoke new Medicaid eligibility if Washington changes the rules. Ohio's newspapers, which enthusiastically support Medicaid expansion, have reported Kasich's claims without skepticism.
With the federal government more than $16.7 trillion in debt but promising to cover 100 percent of Medicaid expansion costs from 2014-2016, Ohio's supposed ability to roll back the expansion in 2017 or later features prominently in Kasich administration arguments for the expansion.
Conservative health policy experts who addressed the Health and Human Services Subcommittee of the Ohio House Finance and Appropriations Committee on March 13 strongly disputed Kasich's claims, explaining that U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) regulations and political challenges would make a temporary Medicaid expansion all but impossible.
"While the Supreme Court stated that the federal government cannot condition the first dollar of existing Medicaid coverage upon a state's decision of whether to opt into the expansion, it did not say that those requirements of federal law would not apply after a state has opted into the expansion," Buckeye Institute President Robert Alt wrote in his prepared testimony.
"As such, if Ohio were to seek to exit from the expansion at some point in the future should the funding terms become less favorable, it is entirely likely that a court would find that the Secretary of Health and Human Services has the legal authority to condition first-dollar federal Medicaid spending on Ohio's continuation in the expanded program," Alt continued. "In other words: the federal government may shift a greater portion of the financial burden to states, but if Ohio has agreed to the expansion, it is likely that it will be locked into the program with no meaningful way to exit without risking ALL federal Medicaid funds."
Alt jokingly referred to the PPACA Medicaid expansion as "the healthcare equivalent of Hotel California: you can opt in, but then you can't opt out."
"Federal regulators, however, have assured states they can opt out without penalty," The Columbus Dispatch reported after quoting a brief excerpt of Alt's testimony. Whether federal regulators' assurances are convincing depends on the extent to which readers share the Dispatch's faith in big government.
"We wouldn't be surprised if HHS is promising flexibility now only to revoke it later as a deliberate bait and switch," The Wall Street Journal editors wrote on March 15. "That wouldn't be any more deceptive than Mr. Kasich's legal claims. Republicans tempted to sign up for ObamaCare's Medicaid expansion had better think twice because once they do, the likelihood is they're ceding control forever."
Michael Cannon of the Cato Institute questioned the political ability of legislators to roll back Medicaid expansion even if HHS would hypothetically allow it. Cannon challenged House members to think of any instance when hundreds of thousands of voters in Ohio - or anywhere - have been cut from an entitlement program.
This rings especially true given the progressive, populist tone of Governor Kasich's other arguments for the PPACA Medicaid expansion.
If, as Kasich warns, the Ohio General Assembly must expand Medicaid now to save hospitals whose charity care offsets are being revoked by PPACA, how could the legislature roll back Medicaid expansion several years from now?
Governor Kasich insists that Ohio needs to expand Medicaid immediately to prevent billions of "Ohio's tax dollars" from being spent in other states; this is false, but how would this rationale change in the future?
Additionally, Kasich has asserted that Ohio's only options with regard to the poor and mentally ill are to expand Medicaid or "leave 'em out in the street," so how could he support revocation of the expansion?
No reputable conservative policy analyst believes HHS will keep its Medicaid expansion promises, but Kasich did not consult with conservative policy analysts when crafting his transparently political decision. If reelected next year, Kasich's second term would end in January 2019, leaving the cost of a vastly expanded Medicaid program for future leaders to deal with.
This story originally appeared at Media Trackers Ohio.


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There's zest galore from the orchestra and conductor – too much at times for singing perfection in Rossini's helter-skelter ensemble
Before the curtain rises on a new opera production you can never be quite sure what scenic thrills await. A black box? An espresso bar in 1950s Chelsea? The inner sanctum of the director's ego? What a surprise, then, in Scottish Opera's Barber of Seville when Dr Bartolo's house is actually a 19th-century house, with doors, windows, a weathered façade, and, once we're inside, staircases, lamps, perspective, realistic hot-weather lighting, and a thunderously distressed ceiling. Shocking, really.
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CANADIAN - Stratford started slowly. But the Elks showed a nice finishing kick.
Stratford scored 21 unanswered points during the final three quarters to defeat Bushland, 21-10, in a Class 2A bidistrict playoff in front of 3,000 fans in Wildcat Stadium.
Stratford's Craig Kautz finished with 196 yards rushing on 27 carries to lead the Elks's offense.
Kautz said the Elks never questioned they'd come away with the victory, even after falling behind by 10.
"Our motto in Stratford is that you've just got to believe," he said. "Our offensive line played great tonight and opened things up for our runners. And when you have other guys that defenses have to key in on, it opens things up for all of us."
Stratford fumbled on its first play from scrimmage, giving Bushland the ball at the Elks 22 and setting up a 12-yard TD pass from Austin Gillmore to Crocket Gillmore.
A Todd Phillips field goal at the 2:28 mark gave Bushland a 10-0 lead after the first quarter.
The second quarter belonged to the Elks. Stratford found the end zone on a 15-yard pass from Hunter Buckles to Manuel Chavoya to pull within 10-7.
The Elks took the lead with 57.3 seconds left in the half when Buckles handed off to Kaleb Horsford, who then connected with Julio Ramirez on a 52-yard touchdown strike, giving Stratford a 14-10 lead.
"The best play in football is the dive, and they run it as well as any team I know," Bushland coach David Flowers said. "We made some mental mistakes and lined up wrong on offense. It was just inexperience in high-pressure situations."
Phillips returned the second-half kickoff 42 yards to give Bushland the ball at their own 48, but the Falcons fumbled on the second play of the series and Stratford recovered.
After both teams were forced to punt, a Stratford fumble gave Bushland the ball back at the Elks 22, but the Falcons were unable to put points on the board.
Stratford put it away early in the fourth quarter on a quarterback sneak by Buckles for the final touchdown.
"Bushland's a good football team and we made a couple of mistakes early," Stratford coach Eddie Metcalf said. "But, it's a 48-minute ball game and we've been in a lot of these. Our players responded to that. We knew we just had to do what we needed to do, and when you are able to do that, good things happen."
Bushland 10 0 0 0 - 10
Stratford 0 14 0 7 - 21
Bushland - Crockett Gillmore 12 pass from Austin Gillmore (Todd Phillips kick)
Bushland-Phillips 31 FG
Stratford- Manuel Chavoya 15 pass from Hunter Buckles (Jesus Lopez kick)
Stratford-Julio Ramirez 52 pass from Kaleb Horsford (Lopez kick)
Stratford-Buckles 1 run (Lopez kick)
Bushland Stratford
First Downs 8 17
Rushing 14 283 Passing 76 80
Total Yards 90 363 C-A-I 9-16-0 4-9-1
Punts 5-51.6 1-46
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 3-2 Penalties 2-20 4-25
Individual Statistics
Rushing- Stratford Craig Kautz 27-196, Hunter Buckles 9-44, Alex Martinez 4-25, Jesus Lopez 5-15; Bushland Austin Gillmore 16-3, Todd Phillips 2-13, Garry Wallsmith 1-(-1), Patrick Daniel 1-(-1).
Passing-Stratford, Kautz 2-7-28, Kaleb Horsford 1-1-52; Bushland Gillmore 9-16-76
Receiving- Stratford, Joey Reta 1-3, Manuel Chavoya 1-15, Julio Ramirez 1-10, Julio Ramirez 1-52; Bushland Phillips 5-53, Crockett Gillmore 1-12, Cody Weatherford 1-6.
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