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First Gary, Keith, and Ron event at Citi a total winner! With special guests :-)
If you've been reading this blog for the past year, you know I've been working closely with Mets announcers' charity foundation GaryKeithandRon.com and loving it every step of the way! Much of the credit for that goes to Lynn Cohen, who attends to every single detail of the operation personally–right down to shipping!–and always with a smile, a laugh, and a fun story at the ready. GKR just plain has fun, and I think that's one of the reasons fans have become so devoted to the foundation–they have fun too!
That was the prevailing spirit at the first GKR Citi Field event last night–an evening of pure fun, with Johan on the mound, Gary Cohen, Ron Darling, Kevin Burkhardt, and Mr. Met in the suite, and the GKR supporters all enjoying the fancy-pants digs of the new Empire Party Suites. This is one photo album you won't want to miss! Browse all the pictures here.
The evening started with the suite buffet (though I can't lie, Shake Shack and Blue Smoke are tastier) and, in truth, a lot of gawping. Whether or not you think a ballpark should be so luxurious, I will tell you, this is a fine place for a party. Unlike at Shea, there aren't glass doors separating the suite from the view of the ballpark. You can move back and forth from game to suite with ease, and there are TVs everywhere–even for the seats outside–to ensure you don't lose a single moment of play.
[An aside? Less than an hour before the game began, I checked out the party suite bathrooms where I was tickled to see yet another TV. Until I realized it was tuned into the YES network. Yes. It was YES. I told the bathroom attendant–who didn't disagree–"Even porn would be more appropriate."]
The party really got started when Gary stopped by to pose, chat, and sign for every single fan who asked. We GKR fans know how lucky we are to have the best play-by-play man in all of sports! Not to mention how swell Gary and Lynn look together🙂
Ronnie showed up soon afterwards–a surprise guest, since he wasn't even working that night! But that's the kind of guy Ron Darling is–he's always entirely gracious with fans and will go out of his way to ensure they have the best baseball and Mets experience that can be had. Ron even signed a copy of his recent hit book, The Complete Game, for a lucky fan who thought to bring it by. If you look at the full photo album, you may realize it's hard to get a picture of Ron Darling smiling. I get the feeling he prefers not to in pics, which is a shame, because Ronnie has one of those great smiles–the kind where his eyes light up and widen, and you just know he means it.
Our third surprise guest star–continuing the trend of just great, fan-friendly folks–was SNY favorite and Pick Me Up Some Mets friend, Kevin Burkhardt. Now Kevin's not one to hide his smile; he brightens up a room, and once he meets you will likely remember you forevermore. Though it was the beginning of the game, Kevin also let my readers have a peek at the scorecard he keeps during the SNY broadcast–you never know when he'll need to step in with a game-related tidbit or some off the cuff play-by-play. Woulda been fun to see what the card looked like by the 9th! I did get to see a recent pic of Logan, and oh that kid just gets cuter. He remains as blond and smiley as ever, with cheeks you just want to squeeze, albeit gently!
Ooh, by the way, did you notice Lynn's tank top? She's wearing my favorite slogan of the ones I've helped add to the GKR inventory–"Real Men Call." Make sure to get your own totally cute tank here!
I got so many more wonderful pictures–of the field and the game, the Empire suites, the very Mets-centric Empire level hallway, the food, the fans, and the usual Pick Me Up buddies. I truly recommend you browse the album, but for now here are some parting shots. I will admit I'm a bit overly pleased with the one where I'm pinching the wee Home Run Apple…Also, you'll see pics of two Ugly Betty cast members (I confess I don't watch the show) since they were filming a scene for their finale involving the first pitch. Except there were about 5 first pitches so they could get their shot, and let me tell you, Mr. Pretty Boy Actor should stick with his day job…I'm guessing they'll edit out the boos🙂
It's not complex mathematics, friends. GKR + great people + Santana = one damn fine evening. Look out for ticket opportunities to future events, for there will certainly be many. I look forward to them all.
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Thanks for sharing your pictures. The suite looks great (and lots of fun). I couldn't get tickets for last night or the Mother's Day game, but will be there Oct. 3rd. Hope it's as great a time this year, as it was for last year's final event (can we make sure Johan is pitching again?). Was that you waving your pom pom last night as the SNY camera panned through the GKR group?
Indeed, that was me and my pom pom. I've got it on DVR, video to come soon🙂
Thanks for the pics! Maybe Ronnie doesn't smile a lot out of consideration. When he was in his twenties, he was the most astoundingly gorgeous young man– you could see him blinking his gigantic eyelashes– plink plink– from up in the stands. He looked a little like Bambi + baseball player. He would definitely have to be careful not to smile to much, or people would just drop in their tracks, incapacitated.😛 SO maybe he has just learned to be careful. 😛
The GKR events always look like fun. I really need to get out to one this year. I was with them for the 'Johan game' last September. One of the best days I ever had at Shea.
I've heard Ronnie say on a couple of occasions that he doesn't like to pose in photos "because he doesn't want to end up on someone's refrigerator" (or something like that). Gary really smiles in his photos with the fans, but he takes it up a notch when he's with Lynn.


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If we have to pay a fee to file a lawsuit in court or file a document with the county, shouldn't our legislators have to pay to introduce legislation?
Bear with me here – you'll be calling your legislators urging them to enact this law once you see how much it can generate.
As we all know, our state is in deep financial trouble. And if the run-up reports are correct, even Gov. Pat Quinn has finally realized it. At noon tomorrow he will present a 2013 budget message to the General Assembly rolling back government spending, closing facilities and taking other long-overdue austerity measures.
Quinn will deliver his budget address to 59 senators and 118 representatives whom, as we have seen over the years, are more willing to draft nanny-state legislation banning foie gras, granting ownership rights to road kill and regulating maximum-strength drain cleaner than addressing the huge budget and pension hole they've dug us into.
In a state where future taxes on breathing, eating and sleeping are not out of the question, why not a tax on legislation? Quinn tomorrow will be staring a cash cow right in their legislation-happy faces.
I got inspired – as in The Blues Brothers, shaft of light in the church, "The Band!" inspired – watching the recent slew of anti-gun bills filed by faithful cogs in the Chicago Machine (which I blogged about here). With courts around the nation throwing out gun bans, some lawmakers are now seeking to discourage gun ownership through classifying numerous guns as "assault weapons", talking about a $65 registration fee per gun, and a tax on ammunition to pay violent crime victims.
From guns to Drano to goose liver, if our legislators want utopia, it's only fair that they should have to help pay for it.
We're talking a lot of money to be made here. How many bills have been filed in this General Assembly? Ready for it?
That's 3,827 in the Senate and 5,928 in the House as of noon today (look here). And boys and girls, we still have 10 months to go in the two-year session of the 97th General Assembly.
(This total of course includes "shell bills" that are merely placeholders for future legislation, but these often become the real thing and carry legislation in the late spring session and the fall veto session).
So, let's crunch the numbers of a hypothetical law – let's call it the Nanny State Implementation Act – that gives each legislator three free bills a year, but requires them to pay $500 to file each additional bill.
Rounding up to 10,000 bills in this 97th General Assembly, that's 1,062 free bills for the state's 177 lawmakers. Take the 8,938 remaining bills at $500 a bill, and that's almost $4.5 million.
That would go a ways toward helping pay Deadbeat Illinois' backlog of bills. As a reminder, the state owed McHenry County vendors $30 million as of October, not counting late Medicaid payments.
Of course, the Nanny State Implementation Act would need some safeguards:
• The fee must be paid by one and only one chief sponsor – none of this two do-gooders splitting the difference garbage.
• The fee increases annually based on the rate of inflation.
• If not paid up front at the time of the bill's filing, the amount will be automatically deducted from the lawmaker's paycheck or per diem reimbursement.
• All revenues will go to paying down the state's backlog of bills.
• This one is for the schools – the filing fee doubles to $1,000 for any bill imposing an unfunded mandate on a local government.
• The fee becomes $2,000 for any bill increasing state spending without an offset.
Would this bill, assuming that the fellow who really runs Illinois would ever let it get to the House floor for a vote, generate all that money? Of course not. Even our most obsessive nanny-state legislator would never want to have to choose between trying to enact their latest whim and Christmas presents for the family.
But on the upside, we'd be rid of this never-ending slew of laws that are making the book of Illinois Compiled Statutes stretch the height of a downtown skyscraper. Our legislators would decide if they want to pay out-of-pocket to continue this assault on our open-records laws at local governments' behest. And maybe, just maybe, our lawmakers will decide to stick to the important issues and knock off this "there ought to be a law" mentality that's killing us.
To heck with raising a few million more to pay down bills – our lawmakers leaving us alone could be more precious than gold.
Senior Writer Kevin Craver can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.

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So, what happens at AOD?
AOD packs hundreds of hours of excitement into one weekend, with simultaneous event tracks, each with their own unique focus, so that you are never short something to do, someone to talk to, and something new to learn. Our events start at 10am and run through midnight on Saturday, and start up again at 10am Sunday, to conclude at 5pm for our final farewell. So basically, we keep you entertained with no interruption for an entire weekend.
Exhibit Hall
Not to be missed are our key Exhibit Hall events.
Game Demos
Play the newest games against your friends
Unique Vendors
Find great deals on stuff from your favorite shows
Artist Alley
Browse through our huge selection of local artists
Swap Meet
Find that special something that you didn't even know existed
Always a staple of AOD, costumers gather together to compete and show off their talents. Your favorite character, your own creation, or references to insane internet memes, we've seen it all compete on stage in the Masquerade costume contest, competing for the coveted "Best of Show" prize. Winners receive cash prizes and trophies.
Hall Cosplay Awards
For anyone who wears a costume to AOD, you are welcome to enter in our Hall Cosplay Contest! The contest awards special prizes in two categories: Best Video Game Costume, and the Acme Award for the best costume from or inspired by a western cartoon. Winners receive cash prizes! If you love cosplay, make sure that our hall cosplay judges get you entered in the contest! The winners are announced at the Hall Cosplay awards on Sunday.
Watch New Shows
AOD video programming returns! Once again we have partnered with the leading US anime distributors to bring you a selection of the best anime, and for the first time, we have a dedicated gaming video room to compliment the live events in our gaming department.
Whether you are looking for something new, or looking to rewatch a favorite moment, AOD video has something for you!


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Dordt College News
Communication professors present papers at listening conference
July 15, 2013
Dordt College Communication Professors Dr. Charles Veenstra and Kae Van Engen attended the annual International Listening Association (ILA) Conference in Montreal, Quebec. The conference, titled "Listening: The Art, The Science, The Joie de Vivre," was held on June 20 to 22 and was attended by more than 100 of its 300 members from the United States and abroad.
Van Engen, who presented the paper "Listening Within Leadership," was elected to the position of secretary of the executive board, where she will help with convention planning, connect with members globally, and take on various other responsibilities. The board is made up of 12 people from throughout the U.S. and abroad; most meetings are held online.
A member of the ILA since 1998 and a Certified Listening Professional since 2010, Van Engen said that "the conference was valuable professionally. The sessions on mind mapping and about how the mind works helps us think about how students listen differently in the classroom."
Veenstra, a lifetime member of the ILA, argues in his paper, "Social Media's Impact on Listening and Loneliness," that the misuse of social media can lead to isolation. "Digitized friendships are predicated on rapid response rather than reflection. Listening requires that one slow down, and social media discourages this," he says in his paper. "Building relationships, which requires a large amount of listening, is by its very nature an inefficient process."
Last year, Veenstra was awarded the Outstanding Educator of the Year Award from the ILA, an annual award presented to a teacher who is knowledgeable about listening, who is an effective teacher of listening, and who shares his or her knowledge and techniques for teaching listening with others.
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By Elizabeth Jenkins
In the same way a pair of killer heels or a must-have handbag can make an outfit, little details at home can complete the look of any room. So what really makes a room look finished? We tapped the country's top interior designers to share their creative tricks to pull any space together in high style.
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Fireplaces are often forgotten—save for a few accessories here and there—but a little creativity can transform a humdrum hearth into the centerpiece of a room. "This firebox had ugly travertine tiles and no mantel," says Los Angeles decorator Emily LaMarque. "We replaced the tiles with an iridescent glass mosaic blend and added a custom-designed mantel inspired by vintage Victorian styles."
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"Using color in drapery and accessories is a great way to add character and make a room feel 'done' without overpowering it," says Dallas interior, furniture and lighting designer Jan Showers. In this home she opted for yellow, which works particularly well with whites and creams.
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"Books are great styling accessories and can make your home look magazine-ready in no time," says Los Angeles interior and furniture designer Erinn Valencich. In the case of this night stand, she combined a few different elements to create a full yet unfussy look. "Keep the cover colors simple, and only select books that match your room's palette."
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Soft, cozy chairs and a buffet table for storage make this dining room functional and inviting, but lighting is what pulls the space together and adds a touch of elegance, says Charlotte, N.C., designer Laura Casey. An ornate chandelier, plus pairs of lamps and sconces will make the room feel more formal, without compromising comfort.
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Don't let your entryway become a a wasted depository for keys, shoes and junk mail. "To create an extra pop in this foyer, we outlined the wood moldings with a red trim and used a David Hicks-inspired wallpaper print to add personality," say Los Angeles designers Ron Woodson and Jaime Rummerfield of Woodson and Rummerfield.
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A clever trick in a sunny room full of windows: "Paint the window grids dark and they'll recede into the background, creating the illusion of being outside," says Chicago decorator Kara Mann. The plethora of plants—both large and small—throughout this space also makes the lush landscaping outside feel closer, as does the notable absence of window treatments.
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When it comes to the kitchen, "think about the little things that add both functionality and purpose," says Venice, Calif.-based decorator Vanessa De Vargas. If you have a great set of professional knives or pots and pans, put them on display rather than hiding them in cupboards and drawers.
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"Color photography is a great way to add refinement and fun to a room," says Charleston, S.C., interior designer Cortney Bishop of the framed photograph by Anne Leibovitz that pays homage to her husband's Tennessee roots. Try oversize images that can stand alone on an empty wall.


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Welcome back >_>
Minato > Itachi
Welcome back! I always enjoyed your posts/statements/attitude/bullshit/and it goes on... thank -insert deity-!
People welcoming you with rules as if you've never been here before. <.<
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Thanks for the warm sentiment guys. :D
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Welcome Back Logic
So you're back.
Itachi threads weren't getting enough posts with out you.
I knew before opening the thread who was back lol
Well welcome ^_^
Welcome you have been missed
So you got banned for dissing the mods? Hahaha i respect that
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Yes yes you cretins, I've finally returned from a ridiculously long ban, which lasted a month.
I do have some sad news though; I shall not be as active on this website as I once was. I've sadly lost interest in the Naruto Discussion and even the RP. I'll only remain to exist in this place for reasons unknown. Let's see if you can figure them out, eh?
Well, I'll be playing Halo 4 in my absence. A lot. So, if you wish to add me PM me and I'll send you a friend request. :p
Sad times indeed, eh? Nope. I shall lighten the mood with this;
See ya. :b
lol f halo 4.... blops 2 all the way
Welcome back -Logic- and btw i like the Itachi manga page :D
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Sometimes great bands break up. It's sad, but it happens. Usually, though, the loss of a great band just means that the same people you love as a team will be making music alone now. That really shouldn't be a problem, right? If you're a great musician in a great band, it stands to reason that you'll carry on the tradition and make great solo albums.
In a perfect world, that's exactly what should happen. It doesn't, though. More often than not, when the creative force behind a band branches out on his own, the end result leaves you longing for the days when he had a few extra people around to share the work.
Here are four great singers who should never have gone solo.
4David Lee Roth
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When David Lee Roth left Van Halen in 1985, it would have been understandable if people didn't have the highest of expectations. After all, singing, lyric writing, and choreographing the karate kicks and other assorted rock moves were the only things on Diamond Dave's to-do list during his run as the band's frontman. There were signs that solo Dave was going to be unusually bad times before he even left, though.
Why is he wearing a scarf if it's so hot?
That's Crazy from the Heat, an objectively terrible EP released not long before DLR split. It consists mostly of covers, including a painful take on the Beach Boys' "California Girls" that made David Lee Roth an even bigger star than he already was, but only because it had a neat video. Everybody hates the song, and now you can, too:
His first proper solo album, Eat 'Em and Smile, was more in line with what fans had come to expect in that it was mostly rock music featuring an incredibly talented lead guitarist. Unfortunately, that lead guitarist was Steve Vai, who's basically Eddie Van Halen minus the substance abuse problems and personality. So it wasn't quite the same, and the difference is enough that if you remember any David Lee Roth solo song that isn't "Just Like Paradise" or some lounge music bullshit like this ...
... congratulations on being a huge Van Halen fan. The rest of us still don't give a shit. Van Halen was a bit like the ingredients in a McDonald's cheeseburger. As a group, they're delicious. Individually, they're practically worthless. And David Lee Roth was the dehydrated onions on that terrible cheeseburger, a unique ingredient that might look ridiculous but somehow brings forth the best flavors from the rest of the ensemble.
That was a pretty great comparison. Anyway, the crimes of David Lee Roth's solo career are rendered even more heinous because of what it cleared the way for. That, of course, being the "Van Hagar" years, in which poodle-haired tequila salesman Sammy Hagar led Van Halen through the recording of what amounted to a decade-long Pepsi commercial.
3Paul Westerberg
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The Replacements is one of those bands that you either know or confuse with a Keanu Reeves movie about football, there's not much middle ground. If you fall into the latter group, I dunno, try to know more stuff next time I decide to write an article like this. Everyone else, keep reading.
Oh, hey, there aren't a lot of you left. I probably could've just run this entry by each of you face to face and spent as much time as I will writing it. Anyway, the Replacements were always kind of like two different bands. One was loud and fast and made songs like this:
The other cranked out some of the prettiest melodies a band with a penchant for letting their stage shows devolve into a series of drunken Tom Petty covers could ever hope to, like this:
On their earlier records, the ratio skewed heavily in favor of loud and fast, but with each ensuing album, the less-raucous moments became more and more frequent. And then, something tragic happened -- the Replacements signed a deal with a major record label.
Oh! And founding member and lead guitarist Bob Stinson died. It's unclear which of those events was the true catalyst, but something about the Replacements changed. I put that in italics because I don't know how to express the true gravity of the situation any other way, short of using "chiller" font. But man, they really changed. Hopefully you listened to at least one of those videos posted earlier in this entry. If not, here's another one for comparison purposes, thanks again for not participating:
Those who are playing along will note how absolutely not rocking that song is, but for some reason, seemingly overnight, that's just how the Replacements sounded. Like a band that really wanted to be on the radio. The album that song comes from is called Don't Tell a Soul, and here's how awful it is: I bought the CD used, only to discover that the inside of the CD cover was signed by bassist Tommy Stinson, and even that didn't stop me from selling it back a few weeks later. It's not even "accidental souvenir" good, whatever the fuck that means.
The next album, All Shook Down, was even worse, even though Rolling Stone famously lavished it with mountains of undeserved praise. But who reads Rolling Stone anyway, am I right? Hopefully nobody looking for an honest opinion of the Replacements' final album.
That wasn't much of a joke, huh?
Now, since he was the main songwriter, it stands to reason that Paul Westerberg should have made the jump from being in a band to being a solo artist without too much hassle. So why in the hell was that not the case? Granted, his stuff on the Singles soundtrack is fantastic if that's the kind of thing you're into. But the proper solo album that followed, 14 Songs, was as boringly songed as it was boringly titled. Basically, it sounds exactly like that last terrible Replacements album. So guess who was the problem there?
It took a long time for Paul Westerberg to finally hit a bit of a groove as a solo artist, and we're talking like a decade or so. And even then, he had to do it under the goofy name of Grandpaboy or some shit. You might as well just get a day job if you're going to humiliate yourself like that.


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Family Favorites
Family Activity Ideas
Movie night
Let kids pick a movie, and try to create a dessert treat that goes with the theme of the movie.
- Monster cookies for a scary movie
- Picnic on the family room floor with caterpillar cupcakes for a nature movie
- Birthday cake for a movie that has a birthday party
Picnic in winter
Spread a tablecloth on the floor in front of the fireplace. Roast hot dogs and have s'mores.
Game night
If possible, incorporate the food as part of the game board.
- Checkers—make two different colors of cookies
- Cookieopoly—tiny cookies can be the houses & hotels
- Food Charades—each topic that is acted out has to pertain to food
Family meal night
Every member plans a part of the meal and makes it for the family to enjoy.
Family cookout/backyard picnic
Enjoy a whole evening out in the backyard and include games that all members can play.
- Watermelon seed spitting
- 3-legged races
- Croquet
- Tag
- Red Rover
Parent/Child time
Set aside time to talk with your child and make it special by serving his/her favorite treat.
Take a walk
Connect with kids and show them the benefits of exercise. Stop during your walk to enjoy a special treat that you have taken along.
Everyday events made special
- Slumber Parties—serve tacos, or make your own pizzas
- Skating Parties—serve hot chocolate and brownies
- Book Review Parties
- Trade places with parents and exchange tasks
- Family game night
- Backwards day—serve breakfast for dinner—i.e., serve pancakes
- PJ day—serve a special breakfast
Special days
- First day & last day of school
- Red (blue) letter days (Acing a test)
- Assign or have children choose a country and have them study how that culture celebrates the holiday. Have them share their learning and special foods with the family.
- Have children be in charge of setting and decorating the holiday table. Have them make place cards for each guest and family member.
- Create a holiday meal that includes each person's favorite foods.
- Create a holiday meal that is served year after year and becomes a family tradition...It just wouldn't be a holiday without Mom's Stroganoff dinner.


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Restaurant landscape changing in Marietta
MARIETTA – Changes are underway in the restaurant scene in Marietta.
Two new restaurants will move in over the next few months and old favorites are merging. The Qdoba Mexican Grill is coming and be located at Seventh and Pike.
"The best way to describe it is as a fast, casual restaurant that serves Mexican food," said Matt Herridge, a managing director and owner of Charton Management Inc.
The company operates 23 Burger Kings throughout Ohio and West Virginia, including the Burger King on Pike Street in Marietta.
This will be its first venture into a new franchise and the Qdoba brand seemed like a good fit for the area, said Herridge.
"It really has something to offer this area that's not available yet. There are very few restaurants in what I call the fast casual category," he said.
Customers can expect to wait in a queue line and can craft their meal from an array of fresh ingredients, then enjoy a sit down dining atmosphere but without a server.
The restaurant will serve Mexican dishes such as burritos, tacos, tortilla soup and a queso dip that the franchise is "really known for," said Herridge.
Meals, including a drink, will cost between $6 to $9.
While some Qdoba restaurants serve alcohol, the Marietta location will not, he said.
The projected opening date is Nov. 11 and the restaurant will employ between 20 and 25 full-time employees, said Herridge.
Meanwhile, Blacksmith Barbecue will relocate from the Comfort Inn on Pike Street to Front Street and merge with Over the Moon Pub & Pizza.
Owner Kevin Black's former Seventh Street location had little dine-in space. However, he has experienced the opposite problem at the sprawling restaurant adjacent to the Comfort Inn.
"I'm not happy here because the quality of my food has suffered," said Black.
Black called Over the Moon his "Goldilocks place" because it's just the right size. Black will be paring down his menu to include his barbecue staples of pork, beef and wings.
"I want to get back to what I really love doing, creating world class barbecue," he said.
Black also will be looking for ways to use more local ingredients in the menu and has plans with Over the Moon owner Michael Mullen to convert a back room into a classy pub.
"My intention is to be up and running in there by Sternwheel Festival," he said.
A new name featuring both of the combined businesses is still in the works, he said.
Blacksmith Barbecue, under the name Blacksmith Tavern and Grill, will continue operating at the Comfort Inn until the end of August.
At that point the restaurant will transition into a new dining option – Prime Steak and Seafood.
The new restaurant is working on creating a menu and finding a good supplier of fresh fish, said executive chef Jeff Els.
"It'll be casual dining, very entree-oriented with lots of great cuts of steak and seafood. It's something I think the area could use," he said.
Also, restaurants have looked at the First Colony Center near the Fairfield Inn and Suites on Pike Street.
"Quite a number of restaurants have looked at the facility, but nobody has brought an offer to purchase," said Mike Gulliver, project manager for Larry Lang Excavating, which is developing the 20-acre area.


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The Link is the magazine of Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Science.
Its name recognizes the pioneering work of two of the School of Computer Science's co-founders, Allen Newell and Herb Simon, who invented the use of linked-list data structures for representing complex information.
But it also serves as the link between the School of Computer Science and more than 10,000 alumni, colleagues, parents and other friends around the world.


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Outfit details: dress- Zara, tights- Forever 21, shoes- H&M, bag- Ruche
95 comments:
- Divinity Avenue said...
Your drawings are so lovely and whimsical, dear! I do like them very much!
And it is flooding on my side of the state too!! Except we had around 3 feet of snow (if not more) and now it's all warm and wet! This is craziness, I dare say..
- January 9, 2009 at 10:56 AM
- clairegrenade said...
your drawings are positively charming!!!
that last piece is especially wonderful!
- January 9, 2009 at 10:56 AM
- Emily said...
I get stains & smudges all over my sketches too, but this is mainly because I'm left-handed and hold things awkwardly (or so I've been told) ;)
Your little jackalope is super cute!
- January 9, 2009 at 11:14 AM
- Sarah Edwina Rose said...
Great idea to take pictures in the multi mirror dressing rooms.
The black ink drawings are really striking, its a shame you won't be posting them often! xsx
- January 9, 2009 at 11:28 AM
- Amelia said...
I love your bracelets and the picture with the shoes. You're sketches are so nice. I really like the horse collage-thing.
- January 9, 2009 at 11:28 AM
- Ambroisine said...
You have too post more often your drawings, they rocks ! I love the jackalope one and the last ones..
Cute bracelets & bag !
- January 9, 2009 at 12:16 PM
- yasemin said...
Oh my god your doodles are great.You have the talent, you know that:)I thought that you want this blog only for fashion, so are you sure no more posts of sketchbook pages?:(
- January 9, 2009 at 12:22 PM
- yasemin said...
reb, I read your blog since march or april 08, and not tired of it.I comment cause I like what you do.You don't have to comment back if you don't like mine.Feel free anyway it doesn't matter,i love u.
- January 9, 2009 at 12:32 PM
- copperoranges said...
your doodles are so lovely. you are an artist to me.
- January 9, 2009 at 12:34 PM
- Ashe Mischief said...
Your hair looks like it is getting SO long! I love it.
And of COURSE I've seen Freaks & Geeks! It's one of my favorites-- and I definitely compare it to My So-Called Life in the "Greats Who Never Made It Past a Season."
- January 9, 2009 at 12:34 PM
- Rachie-Pie said...
you should def post more doodle they are so good
- January 9, 2009 at 12:35 PM
- a cat of impossible colour said...
I love your doodles. They would make fantastic illustrations for a book. Maybe a sort of whimsical half-children's, half-adult's picture book?
- January 9, 2009 at 12:39 PM
- amanda said...
I love the jackalope illustration!
You have a wonderful, whimsical, witty drawing style. You should sell your doodles on Etsy -- I know I would buy some!
- January 9, 2009 at 12:48 PM
- THE HOUSE OF STYLE said...
i love the doodles!you are so talented my sweet! how amazing,each is wonderful.your so talented.
muah x
- January 9, 2009 at 12:49 PM
- dearilou said...
I love the jackalope. It is amazing. Would make lovely embroidery. I have been looking at all doodles as potential embroidery lately.
- January 9, 2009 at 12:58 PM
- the_kitten said...
oh they are truly beautiful! I love your "doodles". There is real wonderfulness in them, and I mean this!
- January 9, 2009 at 12:58 PM
- said...
1. that bag is absolutely beautiful;
2. your sketches are probably the best, heartfelt pieces I have EVER seen. Seriously, they are amazing! I wish you'd post these often, though... I'd love to see more!
- January 9, 2009 at 1:24 PM
- lopi said...
I love that close-up picture of you smiling. It just brings joy.
Your sketches are beautiful. I remember back when you covered your laptop with that trademark pretty doodles, like those in the last picture. I was a bit jealous my laptop didn't look as good...
I would love it if I saw more of your doodles here from now on.
- January 9, 2009 at 1:26 PM
- Anna-Maria said...
thanks for your comment !
really like these pages
- January 9, 2009 at 1:34 PM
- Molly said...
wow, these are so pretty! i love the detail you put in. did you ever study art?
oh and i love the way you photographed the shoes in the mirror. such a lovely effect!
- January 9, 2009 at 1:53 PM
- deep_in_vogue said...
You have a lovely way to write, honestly ! And, of course, you sketches are fun
- January 9, 2009 at 2:16 PM
- Winnie said...
You're so talented, I love the sketches.
- January 9, 2009 at 2:22 PM
- selinaoolala said...
i am so impressed by your drawings, they're lovely!
- January 9, 2009 at 2:34 PM
- jayne said...
omg your sketchbook is amazing, you're really talented in so many areas! thanks for sharing!
- January 9, 2009 at 2:40 PM
- dearophelia said...
you're drawings are amazing, you should listen to your subscribers and put them up more.
or better yet, start a profile on this site www.redbubble.com
it's a site for artists where they can sell work and talk to other artists, i know i would buy that first penguin picture on a t-shirt.
- January 9, 2009 at 2:43 PM
- pretty face said...
I thought you'd got a haircut, your hair looks really lovely!
I am seriously impressed by those doodles...really impressed. <3 <3
I loved your comment about girls in LOTF - so much so you inspired a mini rant in my comments section. God, can you imagine how different it would be? Definitely Cold War 2 rather than WW3.
- January 9, 2009 at 3:05 PM
- Eyeliah @ stylesymmetry.com said...
Love all your lil bracelets. The drawings are very good, I love the jackalope pic - wow!
- January 9, 2009 at 3:29 PM
- lisa said...
I think that first drawing would make an awesome anti-Valentine Valentine's Day card.
- January 9, 2009 at 3:35 PM
- Swell Vintage - Frankie said...
Wow, you are the accessory queen! And so talented - love your doodles! x
- January 9, 2009 at 3:37 PM
Your drawings are beautiful... honestly, they inspire me to develop a more astute creative outlet :)
Please keep it coming, I truely love it :D
- January 9, 2009 at 3:54 PM
- Raquel said...
what lovely pictures! I love those colours mixed together! all the gray black white and your tights and bracelets making the diference! lovely! and cute drawings!
hope you have a nice weekend!
- January 9, 2009 at 4:14 PM
- Kelly said...
aw, i wish you would post more of your doodles, they are so cute and whimsical! i seriously love them! also, your bag is awesome!
- January 9, 2009 at 4:24 PM
- Chester said...
You must have had fun at the mall. Did you buy anything?
Your drawings are spectacular!
- January 9, 2009 at 4:53 PM
- tofuscloset said...
they are absolutely amazing! you have such imagination and they are so cute!
- January 9, 2009 at 5:01 PM
- donna said...
Fancy drawings. I love all of them. Your tights look delicious. And your camera is awesome. What model is that? I've been wanting a Nikon D90 badly but I'm just too poor to buy one.
- January 9, 2009 at 5:06 PM
- In-tree-gue said...
I like the pictures using the mirrors. Your doddles are lovely
- January 9, 2009 at 5:32 PM
- Tahda said...
I love the doodles. a while back I looked at many your older posts - you used to posted lots of your art. Good to see you're still at it.
You are quite talented, my dear!
- January 9, 2009 at 5:52 PM
- Tahda said...
PS: I think we have the same camera! don't you love it?!
- January 9, 2009 at 5:56 PM
- AsianCajuns said...
Absolutely gorgeous sketches! We love your bag too ;)
- January 9, 2009 at 5:58 PM
- Pretty Pirate said...
Your talents are oozing. Lovely art!! Did you go to south center mall?
- January 9, 2009 at 6:30 PM
- umeboshi said...
let's see, I love your bag, your dress, your camera, your drawings....I think that's it! nope, your bracelets, too. Mirrors are fun aren't they ;)
- January 9, 2009 at 6:38 PM
- chelsea said...
you look lovely in your photos and i adore the doodles. thank you for sharing!
- January 9, 2009 at 6:44 PM
- monkey_not_robot said...
i feel awkward commenting here, genderwise...but for once i have to speak up and join the calls for more of your "doodles".
the jackalope is already way beyond what i'd consider a mere "doodle". awesome. plain and simple.
and before i vanish into obscurity again: you dress nicer than anyone i've ever met. very classy and never garish.
'tis hard not to be blinded by the natural rest of your appearance though. (which is my way of saying "you're cute"). right. i'm rambling. last words: nevereverstopwearingtights.
- January 9, 2009 at 6:58 PM
- Cris Lazoru said...
Sooo pretty! And that bag is to die love
- January 9, 2009 at 7:25 PM
- K.Line said...
I absolutely love your sketches!
- January 9, 2009 at 7:34 PM
i <3 ur bangels!
- January 9, 2009 at 7:41 PM
- KATLIN said...
I love the picture with your shoes in the mirror! And your doodles are awesome!!! :)
- January 9, 2009 at 7:47 PM
- yulanda said...
I love your sketches! & I spy a Canon Rebel of some sort :D
- January 9, 2009 at 7:53 PM
- Denishabeybeh said...
first i love that striped dress you have there. i once found something like that, thought about purchasing it, roam more around, and when i go back to finally buy it, it's GONE! God i did not sleep for a week. i wanna be admitted to the hospital. drama.
second, you draw so cute. it's so like you. really you.
i have a sketch pad too, aka my note book in collage. the back of it actually, with my name and all the names of my crushes. hihi.
- January 9, 2009 at 7:54 PM
- young said...
Unfinished or not, those drawings are absolutely amazing.
- January 9, 2009 at 8:26 PM
- SO. said...
oh my god
everything about you is just cute
and im loving the fourth drawing
the optical illusion. its really trippy and awesome..
- January 9, 2009 at 8:31 PM
- Hot Bot said...
Don't sell your doodles short, I (like everyone else) adore them. All of them.
- January 9, 2009 at 8:44 PM
- Lydia said...
I am in awe of your artistic talent! Please keep posting these. I also love the gray and black stripes on you. And that bow bracelet is so unique, I love it.
Thank you for the sweet comment awhile back. It made me feel better!
I also gave you an award! Woohoo!
- January 9, 2009 at 9:04 PM
- Farren said...
Your sketches are amazing! So is your handbag. =)
- January 9, 2009 at 9:37 PM
Shoes rule:) - especially love your shoe picture and sketch!
- January 9, 2009 at 10:23 PM
- princess audrey anne said...
your doodles are wonderful!
- January 9, 2009 at 11:01 PM
- Dooder City said...
You are so talented! This is the first time I have seen your doodles! I think you should make cards or something with this talent:)
- January 9, 2009 at 11:27 PM
- Fannah said...
wow, i totally love your doodles! we want more =)
- January 10, 2009 at 12:59 AM
- AlicePleasance said...
I love to look at your sketches and doodles! So nice to see some pages here :-)
- January 10, 2009 at 1:01 AM
- Lydia said...
I heart your doodles. And your stripey dress.
- January 10, 2009 at 1:20 AM
- chuckles said...
Your doodles are incredible. And you dress is adorable.
- January 10, 2009 at 1:23 AM
- caro. said...
WHOAH! Those last two drawings are AMAZING!
- January 10, 2009 at 1:31 AM
- Parapluie said...
Wow, I LOVE your sketches! What kind of pen do you use?
- January 10, 2009 at 2:17 AM
- closeup said...
first time on your blog :) I really like it :) and your bag is gorgeous!!!!!
- January 10, 2009 at 2:47 AM
- Andrea said...
More doodles please! They're adorable. And I'm going to echo the request that you sell them on Etsy. I'm sure I could find a home for a jackalope in my little house.
- January 10, 2009 at 3:06 AM
- the_real_phony said...
i really enjoy your "doodles." they're really lovely illustrations, with great whimsical lighthearted feel. Hmm... maybe I'll post some of my art eventually. My profile picture is a self portrait. But yeah, I really admire your clean style and selective use of detail.
- January 10, 2009 at 8:00 AM
- Mimi said...
Your bag is adorable and I love the way you paired all those bracelets. I do same thing really often because it adds a funky touch.
And the drawings are superb.
- January 10, 2009 at 9:58 AM
- Sales Rack Raider said...
I love your drawings! They are just delightful.
The silver bracelet you're wearing in teh picture is very pretty.
- January 10, 2009 at 10:17 AM
- THE HOUSE OF STYLE said...
happy wknd honey!hope yours is lovely.
- January 10, 2009 at 10:20 AM
- Nadine said...
Your sketches are perfect! You're so talented!
- January 10, 2009 at 11:45 AM
- Ingvild Marie said...
I like your grey handbag!!:P
- January 10, 2009 at 12:00 PM
- fash said...
i love the pattern you draw, the one on your laptop and nasha and the last picture. and your silver bracelet that looks like feathers tied in a bow, it's stunning.
- January 10, 2009 at 12:43 PM
- jellyfishlondon said...
You need to post more doodles,i love them, I'm never patient enough with ink patterns.
- January 10, 2009 at 1:13 PM
- annah-logue said...
i ADORE your 'doodles'
i'd buy prints!
- January 10, 2009 at 3:11 PM
- Nico. said...
Your sketches are fantastic
- January 10, 2009 at 6:25 PM
- Brittany Noel said...
Rebecca! This is the loveliest post! I love your pictures of the three-way mirror. So much fun! And your sketches are great! I love the last one the most. I have a thing for photos/drawings of feet. And I love how you've made the feet/legs the negative out of a pattern. I think you could sell that one as a print. I'd buy it at least.
- January 10, 2009 at 8:21 PM
- fashionaddict said...
wonderful drawings. the beauty of doodles is that you don't have to finish them no? :)
- January 10, 2009 at 9:25 PM
- Anna Pope said...
Love your outfit and the first photo. Very cute!
You are a very, very talented girl!
- January 11, 2009 at 12:46 AM
- WendyB said...
Your drawings are beautiful!
- January 11, 2009 at 2:09 AM
- Kvestelser said...
It is so beautiful, I love how it seems that you play with patterns and... ah, I don't know what else to say, except for thank you so much for the little peek :)
- January 11, 2009 at 3:32 AM
- Lauren said...
Wow, those doodles are so incredible. I never really drawy with pen, but the black ink really adds a certain element to your drawings. I love the patterns in the last two.
- January 11, 2009 at 8:55 AM
- melly said...
you do really good patterns!
- January 11, 2009 at 10:04 AM
- Becca Jane said...
I'm so so so glad you posted more of these, they are fabulous! very talented.
- January 11, 2009 at 10:29 AM
- kelsea said...
haha how fun!!
- January 11, 2009 at 1:14 PM
- frncs said...
I adore those drawings!
- January 12, 2009 at 2:01 PM
- Maeko said...
In particular I find that tri-angle photo of you looking down demurely flattering, mature and rather beautiful in a simple, charming way.
as for your sketches, I honestly think you could make a living selling your designs as post cards and posters. Just an idea. Probably has already been pitched to you dozens of times.
- January 12, 2009 at 8:19 PM
- Fashion Trix said...
omgsh bag! love it.
- January 12, 2009 at 10:24 PM
- Fashion Trix said...
omgsh bag! love it.
- January 12, 2009 at 10:25 PM
- Fashion Trix said...
omgsh bag! love it.
- January 12, 2009 at 10:25 PM
- kirsty lee said...
i love the top one! would put that up on my wall in a second. in fact i'd commission you to recreate it for me. i'm serious.
- January 13, 2009 at 7:41 AM
- Kimberly Feliciano said...
I really like your style! I shop at Urban Outfitters too, I love their sales. Well anyways, how much was your camera? It takes really nice pictures
- January 13, 2009 at 9:09 PM
- olga from the volga said...
beautiful!!! you are so gifted!
- January 14, 2009 at 1:28 PM
Your drawings are beautiful, you are seriously talented! I love the last two in particular, I would totally buy a top printed with either one of them!
- January 14, 2009 at 3:48 PM
- xs said...
those are beautiful. the last one is my fav.
- January 15, 2009 at 1:00 AM
- merlina said...
Hi! your bloog is so pretty! i like the way that show yourself through your designs and photographs. Is very amazing the fact taht your motive is very reconigzed in a lot of indigenas traditional textiles. Saludos desde Mexico!
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A special meeting was called for 8 p.m. Monday by Mayor Anna Lopez Machacek for council to accept the resignation of councilman Buddy Zavesky and consider appointing a new councilperson to fill the vacancy through May 2015.
Corpus Christi attorney Barney Knight, who was hired by city council to mentor Taylor, recommended city council hold off on appointing new council members to replace Zavesky and Lionel Garcia, who resigned a day after Zavesky, and set an agenda item for the next regular meeting to call for an election to fill the two spots in November.
Taylor, who was hired by city council in January, later announced his resignation, making it four city officials to resign in the past week. City Administrator Larry Zermeno submitted his resignation on July 15.
Monday night's meeting was delayed as Machacek didn't arrive to the packed City Hall chamber until 8:22 p.m. after consulting with Kinight. Taylor said he was asked by Machacek to not be part of her discussion with Knight.
Taylor said he earlier informed Knight that there would be no quorum for the meeting with Zavesky and Garcia not in attendance.
"When I saw Mr. Knight, I went to talk to him," Taylor said. "I haven't spoken to him since he was here the first time (June 17) to make his sales pitch to council."
Taylor handed Knight a copy of the Texas Local Government Code's statute on quorums (22.039) that states, "A majority of the number of aldermen established by Section 22.031 for the municipality constitutes a quorum. However, at a called meeting or at a meeting to consider the imposition of taxes, two-thirds of the number of aldermen established by that section constitutes a quorum unless provided otherwise."
Taylor told Machacek and the three attending council members, Joey Thompson, Liz Holsey and Cheryl Worley, that three-fifths did not meet the quorum requirement.
Knight informed council that the state attorney general's office had ruled otherwise, but still recommended council call for an election.
"I think if he had really been confident in that, he would have said, 'Let the meeting go on. Let's do it,' " Taylor said.
Taylor said he felt he "blindsided" Machacek and Knight with the statute.
"I talked to my resources at TML (Texas Municipal League) and they told me these things and I read other attorney generals' opinions," Taylor said. "The mayor and Knight started walking toward the front of City Hall and I just walked with them. She told me she wanted to talk to Mr. Knight alone. I asked why she didn't want to talk to me. She said she just wanted to speak to him.
"I asked her what I had done for her not want to me to be a part of it and she asked Mr. Knight, 'Can he do this?' He said in his long-winded answer that he couldn't make me leave. She looked back at me and said, 'Could you please leave?' I said, 'Ma'am, I would just like to hear what is going on.' She asked me to leave again and I told her, 'Yes ma'am, I respect you.' Then I walked off."
Machacek defended her decision to speak privately with Knight.
"Both were here tonight," Machacek said. "I could have uninvited him (Taylor). … I told him I wanted to speak to Mr. Knight personally and the reason was because we were discussing the attorney general's opinion. That was it.
"It could have been the other way around. They are both city attorneys. I would have done the same thing for any other issue this serious."
Machacek said she regretted Taylor's resignation.
"I didn't think he was going to do that," Machacek said.
After the meeting, former councilman Ed Carter approached council members.
"Well, y'all accomplished what y'all set out to do," he said.
"Oh, hush, Ed," Holsey said to Carter, who lost to Machacek in the recent mayoral election.
"You couldn't have done any better," Worley said to Carter.
Zavesky said Monday night he was never notified by the mayor about the special meeting.
Taylor said he has spoken personally with Machacek only twice since she took office in May.
"It's become apparent that I am somewhat of an adversary to the mayor and council," Taylor said during his resignation announcement
Knight interrupted Taylor's announcement by saying, "This is not on the agenda."
Roney Powell, who lost in his bid for a city council seat in 2013, then stood up and said, "This is not even a meeting, so why sit here and listen to this."
Powell then left the chamber.
Taylor brought up accusations by Holsey that she was "bullied" by Taylor and other members of city council during a March 18 executive session. Holsey has filed complaints with the state attorney general and district attorney, claiming she was treated unfairly in the closed meeting.
"You have one person's opinion about who and what happened," Taylor said. "No one's asked me. Still, to this day, no one has asked me."
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We lost 5-2. Scotty hit another homer. The best part of the game was the bottom of the ninth. Kouz doubled and Chase drove him in. What I really liked was that two guys ran out close plays and were safe. They weren't giving up. Thatcher is not a major league pitcher. The dude walks too many guys and gives up too many runs. Bring Clay Hensley back up! He is more worthy than Thatcher. Meanwhile, we are 10 games behind. I forgot to mention that last night's win was the 200th at Petco Park. 200 wins in 3 and a half years is not bad. I am glad that a lot of fans are still going out there. 31,000+ came out today. It was a 2-for-1 day, but it's cool to have a lot of fans out there. Let's do better this weekend, OK? Go Padres!
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Samsung Electronics is a major manufacturer of TFT LCD panels and LCD monitors and we've been including products from Samsung into every our roundup of LCD monitors, but this time we will have the entire article dedicated to them.
Moreover, the models we are going to introduce to you today either recently appeared in shops or haven't yet become available at all, which makes us even more excited about them.
One of the monitors to be reviewed was quite a unique thing for our test lab as we haven't yet encountered a monitor with a pixel response time of 12msec. You will also see three monitors with an integrated TV-tuner today – we have rarely met them before. We have no ready testing methodology for TV-tuners, so I will only inform you about the functionality of these monitors and test them as usual.
Samsung SyncMaster 172X (SDS)
SyncMaster 172X is one of the most anticipated monitors from Samsung. This is the first company's monitor with a specified response time of less than 25msec. Moreover, "less than 25msec" means 12msec here rather than the already usual 16msec! And this is the full response time!
The design of the case is gorgeous, resembling the case of SyncMaster 171P, which was developed by the Porsche design studio especially for Samsung. The case itself is silver-colored with dark-gray insertions on the base and a dark-gray panel with control buttons at the bottom edge, under the screen. The monitor is compact: the framing around the screen is only 1cm wide, while the case itself is only 2cm deep. As far as I remember, this is the thinnest and smallest monitor I've ever tested in our labs.
The Z-shaped "Dual Hinge" base supports this model as well as it supported 172S, 172B and 172T series, although it has been modified for the 172X. Like the entire case, the base is thin and elegant – the older version seems bulky compared with the new one. To keep the control button on the base, the engineers had to append a small "box" at the back of the panel.
The stand allows changing the height of the screen (at the minimal height, the bottom of the case just lies on the base) and its tilt from zero (vertical position) to 90° (the screen is folded into a single thing with the base). Regrettably, the portrait mode is not available, it is only for expensive SyncMaster models (173T and 173P). If necessary, you can hang the monitor on the wall by folding the base and using the fastenings included with it. You won't need any additional corbels – the monitor sticks to the wall with the bottom surface of its own base.
There are both analog and digital inputs, but you receive only one cable – an analog D-Sub. The power adapter is external and I consider this fact an advantage, since this reduces the monitor dimensions and allows locating the monitor on the table in a more comfortable way (we have a thin low-voltage cord running to the monitor, rather than a thick 220V power cable). The power adapter can be placed somewhere where you don't have a chance to trip over it – behind your desk, for example.


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The World Languages and Cultures Placement Exam is used to determine what course level students should take for their foreign language course. The test is designed to determine the appropriate course level for students continuing their previous study of French, German, or Spanish. All students majoring in programs in the College of Arts and Sciences (except the BSW - Social Work) are required to have competency in a language at the 102 level. In the College of Visual and Performing Arts only the BA in Art and Art History are required to have competency in a language at the 102 level. If you have not yet declared a major, but are considering a major in any of the programs in the College of Arts and Sciences (except Social Work), you should take the Language Placement Exam. The Placement Test will determine whether you should enroll in the very beginning class (French/German/Spanish 101) or a higher level.
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In my first blog post for the Catholic Answers Blog, I discussed some of the horror stories I'd been told over the years of abuses of the Eucharist, the precious body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ. Some of the stories of what people have done to the Eucharist, usually because of innocent ignorance, are truly mind-boggling.


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Ferns, D-Ohio, said he dropped off his bill to the House clerk's office Friday, and he expects it to be assigned a bill number and officially introduced today or Tuesday.
"Straight-ticket voting encourages uneducated voting," Ferns said. "We're telling people if they don't want to go through the read on a ballot, they have the option of voting for just one party. At the very least, voters should have to read the names for each candidate on the ballot."
He said the measure already has 10 co-sponsors, including seven Democrats and three Republicans. Among the Democrat co-sponsors are Finance Committee Chairman Harry Keith White, D-Mingo; Judiciary Committee Chairman Tim Miley, D-Harrison; Government Organization Committee Chairman Jim Morgan, D-Cabell; Delegates Kevin Craig and Doug Reynolds, both D-Cabell; Larry Williams, D-Preston; and Stephen Skinner, D-Jefferson. Republicans include Delegates Erikka Storch, R-Ohio; and Patrick Lane and Eric Nelson, both R-Kanawha.
Ferns added House Speaker Richard Thompson of Wayne County hasn't offered any opposition to the bill.
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West Virginia is one of 15 states to offer straight-ticket voting – the process of electing a party's entire slate of candidates with just one marking, according to information compiled by the National Conference of State Legislatures.
Neighboring Pennsylvania and Kentucky have straight-ticket voting, as do Alabama, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas and Utah.
Ohio does not have straight-ticket voting. In the Buckeye State, voters must make an individual choice for each and every race – all the way from the race for president down to the local school board races.
Current voter registration numbers in West Virginia show the state with a total of 1,236,496 registered voters – including 633,637 Democrats; 355,341 Republicans; 222,054 with no party registration; 1,387 Mountain Party members; and 24,077 belonging to other political parties not recognized in the state.
Democrat voters have consistently outnumbered Republican voters during the state's history, so Democrat leaders in state government previously haven't been receptive to eliminating straight-ticket voting.
But the 2012 general election saw roughly the same number of Republicans as Democrats vote a straight-party ballot despite their registration number differences, Ferns said.
"We're as close as we've ever been to having equal Republican and Democratic straight ticket voting," he said. "It's nearly 50-50 – so this is a critical time to do it (eliminate the straight-ticket option) … We've had it so long – I think people think that's the way it's supposed to be."


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#209801 - 02/26/13 11:41 AM Re: : Determinism: As a template for living your life [Re: moonlight]
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Now, moving right along with what I've already said...
Biological Determinism dictates that all healthy human beings live their lives with an equal and proportional amount of perceived pleasure, ergo; the pursuit of pleasure is a bull-shitting tip.
For every unit of pleasure we experience we must undergo an equal experience of displeasure, so as to, so to speak, reset our biological clock e.g. the degree of displeasure of hunger will equal the amount of pleasure experienced when we eat. And so it goes with sex, etc. (if sex can have an etc.).
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