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2011: Appeared in all 14 games primarily as a defensive middie...Picked up seven ground balls...Had two ground balls and two caused turnovers at Jacksonville (2/20).
2010: Appeared in 11 games ... Picked up four ground balls.
2009: Redshirted.
High School: A product of the same high school that brought Peter Cannon and Brendan Cannon to Georgetown ... Also participated in water polo and swimming ... Coach by John Nostrant
Personal: Born on December 19, 1989 ... The son of Williams and Elisabeth Watkinson ... Has two older brothers, Jeff and Mark ... His brother, Jeff, is a Georgetown graduate.
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Name, rank and serial number.
That is all the information a prisoner of war is required to divulge.
The terrorists being held at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba might be willing to provide their name, but they couldn't provide their rank or serial number if they wanted.
The reason?
They have no rank or serial number. They are not fighting a war for a country or nation. They are not representative of a military, nor should they be considered soldiers in the true sense of the word.
They are murderers whose primary objective is to kill whomever they deem the enemy for a perverted belief at the behest of an individual seeking power and authority at any cost.
The Bush administration should remain steadfast in denying prisoner-of-war status to any of these individuals.
U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, who returned Monday from Guantanamo Bay, summed up the status of the Taliban and al-Qaeda members appropriately: "They were one and the same fighting with the al-Qaeda terrorist network. It would be like a member of the United States military going into a gang. We wouldn't consider him a member of the United States military if he were fighting for the street gang."
America is waging a war on terrorism.
But it seems ludicrous to assign prisoner-of-war status to individuals from numerous countries whose governments do not condone or endorse, at least publicly, the radical terrorist acts committed by their countrymen.
Prisoners of war?
A more accurate description for these individuals might be prisoners of their own reprehensible acts of cowardice, murder and destruction.
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Residents still crazy after 40 years of weird
As anniversary commemorations go, the Residents' "The Wonder of Weird" tour is largely free of pomp and circumstance, if their Sunday night stop at Turner Hall Ballroom was any indication.
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Beautiful weather drew record-breaking crowds of more than a million fairgoers to the Wisconsin State Fair this year, numbers that may be a once-in-a-lifetime occurrence, fair officials said.
The 11-day event attracted 1,012,552 attendees, and even weekdays saw as many as 122,000 guests. Total attendance was 10% higher than last year and the largest reported since 1969 — though the fair only started scanning tickets in 2002, which gives the most accurate numbers. »Read Full Article(14)
Even in pink, Miranda Lambert as fiery as she wants to be
For years, Miranda Lambert was country music's female underdog.
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America's favorite bayou-dwelling, duck call-making millionaire family is back Wednesday when A&E's hit reality show "Duck Dynasty" returns.
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It's all the same to Tom Stoppard, whose "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead" fuses the Bard and Beckett in a comic and also moving commentary on modern life. Under James Bohnen's direction, we're being treated to the comedy and the pathos in a stellar production at American Players Theatre, with actors in the same roles they've assumed in APT's "Hamlet." »Read Full Article(3)
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Ariel Abshire
"Like Jenny Lewis, Neko Case Nicole Atkins, Ariel's got a thang; mostly it's that voice and her wide-eyed (just look at those eyes!) confidence. There's no pretention in these songs; just emotionally felt, straight forward songs from the heart! She's bound for some glory." -Some Velvet Blog
Recording artist / songwriter Ariel Abshire has always been surrounded by great music. Growing up in the "live music capital of the world," Ariel started singing classic hardcore country at Austin honky tonks and dance halls with Texas Music Hall of Famer Alvin Crow at age eleven. For years, Austin's legendary Broken Spoke was Ariel's second home where her talents were nurtured by the likes of Pinetop Perkins, Clifford Antone, and countless other Austin greats.
Ariel's debut, self-penned album "Exclamation Love" was immediately snatched up by San Diego label, Darla Records (My Morning Jacket, Robin Guthrie) and released just after Ariel's seventeenth birthday. The record made several top ten lists and received critical acclaim from such A-list sources as The Boston Globe, The Austin Chronicle, Exclaim! and Some Velvet Blog. And the live act that followed earned her a spot on The Austin Chronicles Top Ten Female Vocalists list of 2009. She has subsequently released two more well-received albums of original music, "Still So New" and 2015's "Unresolved."
Ariel has been an official SXSW showcasing act four times and currently performs solo or with a band in venues across Texas. She has shared the bill with Jerry Jeff Walker, Kellie Pickler, Roger Creager, Robert Earl Keen, Dale Watson, The Rocket Summer, Julia Nunes, and many more.
Along with her personal projects, Ariel's voice can be heard singing the theme song on the soundtrack of "Sharkboy and Lavagirl" (a Robert Rodriguez feature film) and as a guest singer on Matt Pond PA's EP "Spring Fools" (Altitude Records). Additionally, Ariel has also sold the publishing rights to several of her original songs (FirstCom Music) and had placements on such shows as "Dancing With the Stars" and "Extra." And look for Ariel in the Harry Connick, Jr. Christmas movie "Angels Sing."
Exclamation Love (LP - Darla Records)
Guest vocals on Matt Pond's new EP "Spring Fools"
Cardboard (Single - Darla Records)
Radio Airplay: 'Exclamation Love' (single) and 'I Didn't Know People Could Do That' (single) have received the following airplay:
KCRW 89.9 (Los Angeles)
KGSR (Austin)
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WXYC (Chapel Hill, NC)
BBC Radio 2 (Steve Lamacq Show)
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Kyou Radio San Fran
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WGWG 88.3 (N/S Carolina)
Goldrush 1440 (New Zealand)
European CMA Radio
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Country Music 24 (Germany)
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The typical Ariel Abshire set lasts anywhere from 45 minutes to 3 hours and consists of the following original songs and much more:
'Exclamation Love'
'No Great Pretender'
'She's On Your Mind'
'Nothing New'
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'Thin Skin'
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Best Bread Machine Bread Dough
Total Time
Prep 5 mins
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Always soft and high, this is my old stand by. Great brown or white, grab your butter and have a bite. OK, so I'm a better cook than poet. Still, it's great bread.
Ingredients Nutrition
- 1 1⁄4 cups warm water
- 2 teaspoons butter
- 3 cups white flour
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1 1⁄2 tablespoons dry milk
- 2 teaspoons yeast
- Add ingredients to bread machine in order given, bake.
- For a traditional loaf, use the dough cyle, then shape dough into a loaf, place in bread pan.
- Let rise until doubled. Time will depend on the warmth of your kitchen, 33-45 minutes Bake 30-40 min's at 350.
- For brown bread, use 2cups white and 1 cup brown flour.
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Hands down the "best" bread I've ever made. I prefer using my machine to just make dough...I don't like the shape and texture of bread made and baked in the machine...and this recipe was perfect. I do have a hunch though that my husband may insist that we never buy bread again,lol.
Very good recipe! Our company loved it. I may add a bit more salt or sugar next time although hubby and our company said it was perfect way it was. Made hamburgers with the bread and it was the best burgers we have had in awhile. Don't need buns anymore now :) Thanks for sharing the recipe!
This just melted in our mouths. I made this to go along with our beef stew last night and it was wonderful. I plan on making more tonight it was so good. Thankyou for sharing.


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Author has written 11 stories for Fantasy, and Romance.
Well hello there everyone! To tell the truth... I actually made this account a long time ago but haven't really gotten around to posting anything until recently.
Things you might want to know about me:
1. I am the type of person who gets insperation almost as daily as some of you bathe...then loose it as quickly as kids run to the ice cream truck if I don't write it down
2. I absolutely adore reveiws ( what author doesn't ?) because they inspire me and I also like to know the personalities of the readers reading my stories ( it takes very special types of people to get my humor)
3. I am very layed (laid?) back and don't get offended easily
4. I am a horrible speller
5.I have a HUGE imagination (I'm surprised all that junk hasn't spilled out my ears yet)
6. I am somewhat of a tomboy
7. I have played almost every sport immaginable (unfortunately I've stuck with track and no I don't consider cheerleading a sport)
8. I listen to practically any genre of music..but mostly hip-hop and R&B
9. I like anything with cheese
10. I don't care what everybody thinks about me...Well okay, maybe some people
Well, now that you know a little about me you may now enter the inner workings of my mind...did I mention I could be weird sometimes? No? Well now you know.
December 29, 2015- Guess who's back? ;)
August 20, 2015- hi. Yes I am still alive and yes I am still writing. I also have a Fanfcition account so check it out under the pen name Doe Eyed Dreamer if you're interested. I will be completing majority of my stories on here still, so keep the faith!
June 11, 2013- I'm a jerk and I apologize for keeping you all waiting so long, but I did have reasons. My cousin went and got herself in serious trouble and the whole family is stressed about it and everything just started settling down. I will be continuing my stories after a brief rewrite period in which I correct my horrible spelling and get my plots straight. My computer is broken, so it'll take longer the than I like (via cellphone), but have faith in me!
In the meantime you can enjoy a story I'm helping Imagination's Calling with called 'Call Me Crazy'. She should be on my favorite author's list. See you all soon! (:
March 13, 2013 Hey guys! As an author who's been plagarised, I would appreciate it if you took the time to sign a petition on Carmel March's profile that disables copying/pasting on fictionpress to help prevent it. It merely takes a second, so go sign!
February 13, 2013- So I just realized that I never disclosed the results of the Merboy voting poll and the results are:
1st place- Tanner 46 votes
2nd-Kerrie 42 votes
3rd- Laney 30 votes
Lol, predictably Erin was last, but what can you do?
I'm posting a poll for Fairytale, so feel free to vote on that one as well
August 23,2012 - Hey readers, I know it's been a while but I'm posting this to let you all know I haven't given up on my stories ( although they will all receive many revisions ) and am sorry for the prolonged absence. My computer crashed many months ago and I hadn't been able to get it repaired and had to buy a brand new one. My parents refused to help (something about teaching me responsibility, ha!) and that left my broke, nineteen year old self (pathetic right?) to come up with the money on my own. But alas (melodramatic much?) I have finally come up with the cash so expect new updates as well as new stories in the near future. See you soon!
Live and learn
Stories I am working on at the moment:
Merboy- Okay, so this is the first story I've ever posted and quite frankly, it's my baby. I pretty much knew where I wanted to go with it since I got the idea back in December and am very proud of the progress it's making :). I based Kerrie's personality off myself, as well as Laney (she's my hyper side) and Tanner's based off what I would like in a guy (minus the merboy part lol). Matt and Alvin on the other hand, are actually based off boys I know. I actually got the inspiration for this story watching Disney movies with my little cousine. I remember sitting there and thinking, 'how cool would it be if I could alter a well known story and put my own twist on it.' After that all that was left was to choose a tale. At first I was going to do Mulan but took a sudden liking to The Little Mermaid and thus, Merboy was born.
Two Can Play This Game- LOL, this story just cracks me up! I wanted to experiment with a crazy, ditzy character and thus Charli was created. Truthfully, she has no true reason to hate Richard and is too blind to see that Whitney is the real problem. This story is meant purely to entertain and pretty much make fun of how teenagers rationalize things so hopefully it's doing it's job.
Fairy God Peer -This story is mostly about Aster, an unreliable fairy, who has to help Andrew, a self-destructive teenager, find true happiness. What I find most ironic about this story is the fact that Aster doesn't particularly care to help 'Drew' in the beginning but has to in order to get back home and he isn't making it any easier for her. I feel this story has the potential to both be deep and emotional but we'll see how things play out.
Princess at Heart - I actually know every thing I want to happen in this story yet it didn't particularly come out the way I would have liked. In fact, I'm consdiering a rewrite.
Underneath It All - I am in love with this story and I've only written one chapter! I've never written anything mainly from a guy's perspective so this story is forcing me to step out my boudaries as well as expand my writing skills. The plot of the story is basically, Lucas, the school's star basketball player, is in love with Leah who only dates guys that Jazmine, her bestfriend, approves of. Although Luke and Leah are close, he feels she won't date him unless Jaz approves. Unfortunately for him, Jaz is the complete opposite of Leah and loathes him. In order to change her mind about him Luke does things to get on her good side like buying her flowers or singing outsisde her window (haha too funny). I adore Luke's character to bits, as well as Jazmine so we'll see where this goes.
Other possible future story ideas - if I have any other ideas I'll post them here
I was thinking about still making a remake of Mulan as well as Hercules but haven't decided yet. I aslo wanted to start a story about a girl who's stuck in a mental institution, here's the summary: "So I was shipped off to a mental institution in the middle of nowhere. Only problem: I'm not really insane. To make matters worse I'm slowly falling for a dark-eyed boy who's a bit too obsessed with fire."
HEY EVERYBODY! Check out my latest two stories Underneath It All and What's Love Got To Do With It and let me know what you think :)
September 28, 2011 Hey guys check out my friend's story Surviving Jaylen, it's really entertaining just scroll down to my favorites list and leave a nice review :)
November 27, 2011 So I've decided to set a personal goal for myself, and it's that one of my stories will make it to 1,000 reviews. Seems difficult doesn't it? I'm willing to work hard to reach my goal and I'm hoping for all your continued support, wish me luck!
Live and learn
December 9, 2011- I am truly grateful to have reviewers like you all and appreciate all your support. My plageriser's story has bee removed (WOOT!WOOT!). and Merboy may now continue. Again, I love you guys and couldn't ask for better readers :)
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Voters get an uncertain choice
Effect of marriage amendment unclear
To all those who remain dazed and confused about how to vote on Wisconsin's proposed marriage amendment, take heart.
You're probably not alone.
There are a few reasons why.
Wisconsin voters don't often face highly charged statewide ballot questions or referendums, let alone cast ballots on such a bedrock social issue as marriage.
The amendment itself is also subject to legal interpretation. Lawyers on both sides of the debate have made their best cases on what the language really means.
Even the issue is somewhat clouded because of how the debate is often framed. Some are under an impression that this is a "gay marriage amendment." It's not.
Others are confused on what a "yes" vote means and what a "no" vote means.
We'll try to clear up the confusion.
Let's start with the basics.
Q. What is the proposed amendment?
A. "Only a marriage between one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in this state. A legal status identical or substantially similar to that of marriage for unmarried individuals shall not be valid or recognized in this state."
Q. Is that the wording we will see on the ballot?
A. No.
Q. What will we see on the ballot?
A. The marriage amendment will be presented as Question 1: "Marriage. Shall section 13 of article XIII of the constitution be created to provide that only a marriage between one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in this state and that a legal status identical or substantially similar to that of marriage for unmarried individuals shall not be valid or recognized in this state?"
Q.So, how do I vote?
A. Those in favor of the amendment should vote "yes."
Those in opposition should vote "no."
Q. And what does this have to do with gay marriage?
A. It depends on your point of view.
According to an explanation state Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager sent to the state Elections Board, gay marriage is already banned in the state.
"Under present Wisconsin law, only a marriage between a husband and a wife is recognized as valid in this state. A husband is commonly defined as a man who is married to a woman, and a wife is commonly defined as a woman who is married to a man," reads the explanation that will be available to voters at polling places.
Supporters of the amendment have disputed her explanation. They say new constitutional wording and protection is needed to preserve the institution of marriage. They say that without the amendment, the state is open to what occurred in Massachusetts, where that state's Supreme Court legalized gay marriage, or Vermont, where civil unions are recognized. Last week, New Jersey's highest court said same-sex couples had the same rights as heterosexual couples and gave lawmakers 180 days to enact new measures.
"This proposal would prevent same-sex marriages from being legalized in this state, regardless of the name used by a court or other body to describe the legal institution," five sponsors of the amendment wrote their fellow legislators in January 2004. "The proposal preserves 'marriage' as it has always been in this state, as a union between one man and one woman."
The memo was provided to the Journal Sentinel by state Rep. Mark Gundrum (R-New Berlin), a primary author of the constitutional change.
Q. So where is the battle being waged over the amendment?
A. The debate hinges on the second sentence of the amendment, the one that states: "A legal status identical or substantially similar to that of marriage for unmarried individuals shall not be valid or recognized in this state."
Q. Why do amendment backers say that second sentence is necessary?
A. In their January 2004 memo, they said their proposal "states that a legal status identical or substantially similar to that of marriage for unmarried individuals shall not be valid in this state, regardless of what creative term is used - civil union, civil compact, state sanctioned covenant, whatever. Marriage is more than just the particular eight letters used to describe it - it is a fundamental institution for our society."
Q.And what do those who oppose the amendment say about that second sentence?
A. That it goes too far and leaves open the possibility that courts may use the language to rule against unmarried heterosexual couples on a range of issues, from domestic violence laws to legal benefits. They fear that domestic partner benefits may be construed by the courts as creating "a legal status similar to marriage."
"This is part of the uncertainty they're inserting into the constitution," said state Rep. Jon Richards (D-Milwaukee). "It has always seemed very strange to me that they would add this second clause that goes way beyond marriage, goes beyond to civil unions, health benefits, even (the right of) a person to visit their partner in the hospital."
"If I had a client come to me and say, 'We're in the process of making health care decisions, adoption decisions and we're an unmarried couple,' I'd tell them, 'I have no idea what this (amendment) means and no one else does,' " said Jeremy Levinson, a Milwaukee attorney who opposes the amendment effort.
Q.What about those benefits?
A. Well, amendment supporters say the legislation won't prohibit employers from providing benefits, such as health insurance benefits, pension benefits, joint tax return filing, hospital visitation, etc., "as those bodies are able and deem appropriate."
The non-partisan Wisconsin Legislative Council issued a Feb. 24, 2006, memo indicating that "no evidence appears to exist to show" the measure was intended to affect individual benefits. But the memo acknowledged that claims could be raised in court or elsewhere "that may, at least temporarily, cast doubt on the validity of benefits and other legal rights that unmarried persons seek to avail themselves of."
Q. What has happened in other states that have passed marriage amendments?
A. Let's start with two states - Ohio and Kentucky.
A third-year law student and legal clerk in the Cuyahoga County public defender's office took a look at Ohio's amendment language and then drove what amounts to a legal bus through a loophole. Jeff Lazarus argued that since the amendment "no longer recognized any legal relationships between unmarried individuals," domestic violence laws no longer applied to unmarried individuals. Ohio's amendment language differs from what's on the ballot in Wisconsin.
The legal maneuver ricocheted around the state. Two courts ruled the domestic violence statute was unconstitutional when applied to unmarried persons living as spouses. In December, Ohio's Supreme Court will hear a test case to decide the issue.
"You add one and one and the marriage amendment comes out to five," Lazarus said.
Now, flip to Kentucky, which also passed a marriage amendment in 2004. It used the same language that's up for a vote in Wisconsin. The amendment, so far, has not prevented the University of Louisville from approving health benefits for domestic partners, including same-sex partners. And the University of Kentucky is considering offering a similar package.
But at least one Kentucky legislator, Stan Lee, is now proposing a bill that would prohibit state-funded universities from offering domestic partner benefits.
Q. We keep hearing a lot about Michigan? What's going on there?
A. In short, a major case involving 21 same-sex couples who asked the courts to rule that the state's marriage amendment doesn't bar governments and universities from offering domestic partner benefits to same-sex couples. The couples won at the trial level and the case is on appeal.
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I love Acer products. This tablet is great. But the leyboard case is a disaster. Next time Acer should bundle their own products not a generic keyboard. If the keyboard had been bluetooth it might have been better. Next time I would suggest just a regular case and lower the price.
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First of all I ordered a black one, came in white. They did offer to exchange it, but I already had it with my information and apps on it.The usb cable is in the wrong place to hook into the tablet to use the keyboard. It doesn't like to stay in the case, fell out a couple of times. I do like the portability of the tablet. It's not as good a value as I have found a few other's that are better and around the same price. Bottom line it is a good little tablet. It's very quick, easy to use, I would recommend to a novice user.
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I received tablet very quickly but found that it locks up a lot. wanted to keep tablet so I sent it to acer for repair. It has not returned after 2 weeks but should be here again soon.
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A MAN has been charged after his friend fell from the boot of his car in the central west of NSW.
Police say the 18-year-old was sitting on the boot of the car that his friend was driving near Mudgee at about 11pm (AEDT) on January 26 when he fell and hit the roadway.
He was taken to hospital with serious head injuries and has remained at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in a stable condition.
Following an investigation into the incident, police said on Saturday that the 19-year-old driver has been with a number of traffic offences including dangerous driving occasioning grievous bodily harm, negligent driving occasioning grievous bodily harm, drive recklessly, and drive while under the influence.
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Rock Has Made No Decisions on Oscar Monologue, Says His RepA representative for Chris Rock says the Oscar host has made no decisions about his opening monologue.
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All-Time Greatest NFL Players By Jersey Numbers: 51-60
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The most frightening player in NFL history, this monster went to 8 consecutive Pro Bowls, was a member of the 1960s and 1970s All-Decade teams, and was a first ballot Hall of Famer.
This 2-time Defensive Player of the Year has been to 11 Pro Bowls, was All-Pro 9 times, and has a good case for being the greatest inside linebacker of all time.
The leader of the "Orange Crush" defense was Defensive Player of the Year and reportedly recorded over 2,000 tackles.
As a Bears fan, I wish I could up Brian Urlacher, but this is the "Manster". He went to 9 straight Pro Bowls, was a 9-time First-Team All-Pro, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1994.
Coming out of USC in 1990, he was suppose to be decent. By 2003, he went to 12 straight Pro Bowls and was First-Team All-Pro 7 times.
He went to 10 straight Pro Bowls, First-Team All-Pro 9 straight times, and a record 3-time Defensive Player of the Year.
A 2010 Hall of Famer, Jackson made 128 sacks and was a member of the greatest linebacking corp ever.
One of the leaders of the "Steel Curtain", Lambert went to 9 straight Pro Bowls and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1990.
Along with Lambert, Ham was a Hall of Famer and helped the Pittsburgh Steelers win 4 Super Bowls in the 1970s.
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Jeff Van Gundy Recognizes Tom Thibodeau For His Job With The Bulls
Thibodeau took over a .500 team and turned it into a 62-win squad his first year.
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?There?s nobody that does a better job with his team in the whole league,? Van Gundy said Monday on The Carmen & Jurko Show on ESPN Chicago 1000. ?I would suspect that he would be back for a long time."
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I usually don't like to use the tired old refrain that Samsung copies a certain manufacturer's plans – but there's something familiar here.
A brand releases a top-of-the-line phone, and then decides to make a phablet version by adding a 'Plus' to the end. That's precisely what Samsung's done here, and there's very little difference between the S6 Edge+ and the original Galaxy S6 Edge that debuted a few months before it.
That's not necessarily a bad thing. Apple's seen some great success by bringing out a larger variant of it's normal phone - it's not sold in the same numbers, but it's given Apple fans that were getting a bit tired of having to compromise on screen something to pick up.
Samsung clearly thought it could do the same thing - and even went as far as using the S6 Edge+ to replace the Note 5 in some territories, offering a phablet without the stylus.
One can only assume that places like the UK just weren't bothered about having a stylus to add into the mix, and therefore Samsung just took its best of the moment phone and made it a bit bigger.
The price, understandably rose as well. Like the Note 5, the South Korean brand whacked a premium onto its phablet to allow for the larger battery and screen size, as well as a little bit extra in the RAM department.
With the introduction of the Samsung Galaxy S7 and larger 5.5-inch Galaxy S7 Edge though, the price of the S6 Edge+ has dropped from its original £629 (US$959.99) to £539 (US$583.99).
With the S7 Edge offering a phablet-like experience the S6 Edge+'s USP has been somewhat squashed, making it now a slightly more difficult sell.
I can't help but love the curved side of the Samsung Galaxy Edge screens. While not as impacting as the Note Edge's single display from 2014, the fact everything melts into the side of the phone adds something that most other phones simply can't.
It's a clever way of Samsung making a phone without bezels, in terms of appearance anyway, while maintaining the sides needed to hold the thing. The edges themselves are utterly redundant, despite what Samsung is trying to tell us, but in terms of pure aesthetics, this phone really has no equal.
That's an area where the S7 Edge has an upper hand. Its edges are more curved, and Samsung's new TouchWiz interface for Android Marshmallow brings some genuinely useful features to it. The hope is the S6 Edge+ will also benefit when it finally receives the Marshmallow update.
I'm actually surprised at the job the brand has done in terms of making the S6 Edge+ a decent phone to hold. The metallic rim is comfortable in the hand, and the smooth glass creates an effect that goes some way to offsetting the high cost of the phone.
Despite packing a 5.7-inch screen, I was actually able to stretch my thumb right along the screen a lot more than I was expecting, again thanks to the curved display. It's still a phablet though, and as such you'll need to use a two-handed grip a lot more than with the normal S6 range.
Design-wise though, Samsung's done phenomenally well again. Sure, it's just a larger version of the S6 Edge, but that's no bad thing. That phone was well-crafted, and the larger device doesn't add in any creaks or wobbles - it's solid in the hand, thin enough to not feel chunky and yet still has elements like dual wireless charging that add something extra to the mix.
I suppose you could fault the camera protrusion, but given the quality of the snapper (more on that later, but it's worth checking out) I can't say I'd rather Samsung had made things flat just to preserve the look of the phone.
Given a lot of people will be upgrading to this from the Samsung Galaxy Note 3, it won't feel like much of a hindrance.


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She's very close to Fordham's all-time wins record, but that's not of paramount importance to softball pitcher Jen Mineau. Although she might be the best pitcher in school history, standing just two wins shy of her school's all-time mark, Mineau is only focused on what her team can accomplish in the next few days.
"It doesn't really mean much to me if we don't win the Atlantic-10 tournament," Mineau said. "We have to do that. None of the records mean anything unless you take the championship trophy home."
Mineau, a junior with seven no-hitters in her career, will try to lead Fordham to its first-ever A-10 tournament title and tie the school's all-time wins record on Saturday. Fordham is the top seed and is 2-0 in the tournament. They are just one win away from the title after defeating Massachusetts, 1-0, in extra innings on Friday. Mineau is 74-28 overall in her career.Courtesy of Fordham University
Fordham ace Jen Mineau is 22-7 this season with a 1.25 ERA and 258 strikeouts.
"She'll definitely accomplish [the all-time wins mark] and she deserves it," fellow pitcher Chelsea Plimpton said. "She's won some really big games and she's one of the big reasons why we have been put on the map and she deserves that award."
In not quite three full seasons at Fordham, including two injury-riddled years, Mineau already has a laundry list of accolades at the Bronx-based school.
She has four perfect games among her seven no-hitters, including one in the 2010 Atlantic-10 tournament. This season she is 22-7 with a 1.25 ERA and 258 strikeouts. She has one perfect game and one no-hitter.
Mineau, a native of Schaghticoke, N.Y., is already the school's all-time leader in strikeouts, shutouts, no-hitters and career ERA, while closing in some other milestones. Mineau is also the single-season leader for appearances, games started, complete games, wins, innings pitched, strikeouts, shutouts and ERA.
Coach Bridget Orchard, who has been with the Rams the past 10 years and led the program to its first winning season, called her junior ace the best pitcher she has had and an important piece as the Rams try to build their program to a top level.
"I think the team sees what she does on the field -- when she's pitching well, she shuts people out," Orchard said. "We have the confidence behind her and our hitters can hit better when she's shutting people out, relax a little bit more knowing if they can score a run we can win a game with her on the mound. I think that leads to overall team confidence as well."
She is armed with a drop ball, a rise ball and a "nasty" curveball, according to Rams pitching coach Brealand Edwards. He said Mineau's confidence and ability to overcome adversity are critical factors in her success on the mound. Edwards said she's mentally prepared and does her homework before each start, knowing the vital statistics about each hitter she is going to attack during the course of a game.
Overcoming adversity has been something Mineau has been forced to do at Fordham, as she has battled through injuries. In both her freshman and junior seasons, she played with a stress fracture in her right foot. She also has tendonitis and degenerative arthritis in her right foot.
Not surprisingly, the best season of her career came in her sophomore year when she was fully healthy -- that's when she set her handful of single-season records for the Rams, going 34-9 on the season.
Minaeu said the right foot problems are an injury that she's come to accept. It won't go away until the end of the season, so she has to do the proper maintenance until then. When she's pitching, she tries not to let the pain get to her. And she described the injury as one that aches after extended playing time, but when pressure is applied there's sharp pain in the middle of her foot.
"The right foot is her landing foot, which can be problematic as it can affect the snap and bite on her pitches," Edwards said.
To monitor the injury, the Fordham coaching staff scaled back Mineau's starts and innings this year. This has allowed her teammate, Plimpton, to start more games during the course of the year -- keeping Mineau ready to go for the playoffs. The plan appears to be working.
"All pitchers want to pitch as much as they can, but I'm definitely more fresh now than I was last year when I wasn't even injured," Mineau said. "I definitely feel a lot better going into the postseason than I did last year."
That is bad news for Fordham's opponents. With the Rams not assured of an at-large bid to the NCAA championship, winning the A-10 tournament would be their easiest and most hassle-free way to make it back for the second straight year. Last season was the first time the Rams were ever selected.
The ball will be placed in Mineau's hands. She's up to the challenge.
"It would just be wonderful," Mineau said of possibly winning the title. "Our senior class is very special and it would be wonderful to be able to send them off with Fordham's first A-10 championship."


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Tom Carey thinks the Bermuda Triangle is hogwash and the moon landing was real. Elvis did leave the building, and 9/11 was an act of terror, not our own Reichstag fire.
But creatures from outer space? That's another story altogether.
I'm not sure what I was expecting when I dropped by his Huntingdon Valley house the other day to learn why a man would spend 20 years investigating the 1947 UFO incident known simply as Roswell, for the New Mexico community where an alien craft and its crew of little humanoids did or didn't crash.
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