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This former A list mostly movie actor who rarely changes clothes has been making his neighbors angry because he has been shooting every squirrel that comes through his backyard
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Depp. Ugh he use to be so attractive and talented.ReplyCancel
Joaquin PhoenixReplyCancel
another vote for Shia.ReplyCancel
No love for squirrels either. Rats with fluffy tails.
Pacino. And he calls every one of them, Fredo.ReplyCancel
"Amber go feed those lovely squirls honey-I will be right here cleaning my riffle"ReplyCancel
Does sound like a Depp move. I had a great-uncle who'd shoot squirrels out of his yard and cook them. I'll never forget the time we went over there for dinner, and the choice was squirrel or venison. Note: his home was in one of the old, downtown neighborhoods in our city, not out in the country.ReplyCancel
Ugh, I loathe squirrels. There is a little squirrel mafia in our neighborhood and they taunt the dogs into a barking frenzy. Neighbor's huge dog, other neighbor's teacup dogs, other neighbor's poodle, some days I'd give my kingdom for a slingshot.ReplyCancel
I wonder at what point you realise that not changing your clothes and spending your days shooting at squirrels is not ideal and you should maybe get yourself sorted.ReplyCancel
I think Shia, too. He's definitely former A. Isn't Depp still A list?ReplyCancel
Squirrels have been known to go missing from my father's yard if they were stealing from his vegetable garden. He used to keep an air rifle by the back door for this purpose, but hasn't resorted to that for many years now.
One time he shot one that was in a tree two houses down from ours. He didn't know that the couple who lived there were outside eating breakfast, but found out when they started shouting. They saw it fall from the tree and thought it died upon impact.ReplyCancel
Def Shia. Depp isn't former and we have seen him in different clothes. Shia is always in those nasty clothes.ReplyCancel
Are you one of my neighbors? The vermin hid in the 2 mulberry trees in our backyard, taunting the dogs…..ReplyCancel
Well if it is Shia I highly doubt he is concerned for his garden. I see potential serial killer personality traits in him already. He already dresses like the Unabomber and his desire for his "hot" mom—he needs help cause I predict he is crazyReplyCancel
I saw Nymphomaniac Vol 1 and 2 and "little" Picasso sounds about right. That is mean but I cant stand this guy…ReplyCancel
I started liking squirrels when I met the ones on campus and they came right up to me and ate Altoids out of hands. They were so cute how they furiously nibble nibble nibbled and then stood up with hands out asking me for more. I just want to squish their chubby, fluffy little cheeks.ReplyCancel
Renner is always bragging about his guns and his dick (look at that basic stripper beard he pays): I first thought it was him but I am sure his long time boyfriend does most of the shooting. wink wink.ReplyCancel
I used to love squirrels. Fed them in parks and at the college. Then I bought a house. All it took was having them chew through the phone lines (twice*) and having to scrap the one that fried itself on the power lines off the lawn to change that.
That said, I prefer to let the cats take care of them. Shoot animals not cool, especially in a residential neighborhood.
*This was in the days of DSL. I didn't mind loosing the phone, but they took out my internet, the little bastards.ReplyCancel
Awww, I love squirrels! They're so cute to watch! I have a huge acorn tree they run around.ReplyCancel
The squirrels in St. Augustine will eat bread out of your hand.ReplyCancel
Depp is filming in Boston as Whitey Bulger shouldn't be him imma say Shia.
squirrels are friendly rats as long as you leave them alone. I like the mf 'ers OTOH I dont like opossoms which Ive also had a few run-ins with. 🙁
vanessa paradis is the elin nordegrin of hollywood. she must be getting magic dick every night and shopping johnny's money away all day. poor amber neverheard will have to limpride this out for evah!!ReplyCancel
If he would like to branch out into coyotes and cats, she can stop by my house for a couple days.
Oh, and I got another woodchuck in the run in shed. I threw a chunk of rat poison in his hole, hopefully that does the trick.ReplyCancel
Keaneu, call me. My brother got me a pellet gun for my BD. And he set a target up in my backyard that u can use, and my neighbors don't complain…yet.
Had an oposum set up camp under the house and came out at night. I couldn't do it. Just couldn't. So bro got me a trap, I doctorated it with tree branches, MASH style, and put a banana it it and got myself an opossum. My brother came and got it and took it golfing. So he said. (Actually he swears he did)
I don't recommend doing this and using cat food as bait. I caught 2 of the neighbors cats with that. They did not go golfing their still trying to use my flower beds for their toilet. Lucky I'm nice cuz I'm a good shot now.
Keanu doesn't have time to sit around his back yard shooting squirrels. He is too busy out stalking Charlize. I think that is why she is dating Penn- a bodyguard.ReplyCancel
Maybe Depp, but I wouldn't bet on it. Johnny loves his guns … almost wacked Winona … but this would have to be an air gun … discharge a firearm in Los Angeles and SWAT will be parked outside your house 7 minutes later. Can't see Depp pissing around with pellet and BB guns. Maybe a 22 with a silencer, though. Wouldn't mind something like that for myself.
I like squirrels. Don't like rats. Years ago was living in a bachelor apartment with the kitchen table across the back of the pullout couch. Was watching tv and noticed a rustling sound. Turned around and there was a big rat about a foot away from my head gnawing his way into my bag of Bridge Mix. I jumped up and yelled like a little girl and the rat ran down the lamp cord and into the closet and back through the big hole in the wall that I didn't know about. Went down to the hardware store to buy some rat traps but they didn't have any so bought some much smaller mouse traps. That night I set the mouse traps with a little cheese (Kraft Slices) and got into bed and turned off the lamp on the kitchen table. Five seconds later there was a big SNAP followed 1 second later by a thump of something landing on the bed by my feet. I somewhat hurriedly turned the table lamp back on and there it was, a big fucking rat down at the end of the bed with a mouse trap clamped around it's neck. The rat was thrashing about like crazy and after a few seconds the trap was off and the rat was gone. Just leaped off the bed. Over the next couple of days I scoured the tiny apartment for rat openings, sealing up everything I found with tin foil and window caulking and metal screening, and laid half a dozen proper rat traps – got a couple. No more rat incidents after that … but some day I'll tell you about the cockroach that crawled up my dick.ReplyCancel
@HarryKnuckles…I am DEATHLY afraid of mice…rats especially! In Houston, we have a major possum problem so I see them in the backyard ALL the time. Once I tried to scare one away with a broom because he wouldn't get out of the tree. This sucker leapt out with his claws extended and was aiming towards my face (apparently they go for the eyes, I didn't know this at the time) and I ran so fast that I hit the door face first because I wasn't even thinking about it being closed. LOL! Thankfully, I opened the door and as I was slamming it closed, he almost got in!! NEVER AGAIN did I go into the backyard to lay out. Your rat story scared me…I would have died if that thing landed on my bed but glad you haven't had a rat problem since!
Now, I haven't had a roach crawl near my privates BUT one crawled up my sleeve and I smashed it on my arm and when I took my shirt off, it was all gushy when I turned the shirt inside out. UGH!!ReplyCancel
Ha, I went on a blind date with a guy once that disclosed that he did this regularly. Even creepier, he developed a "special way of disposing of their bodies" so that his female roommate wouldn't "see all the blood and know what happened". I gave him a pass (he was a police office in NO during Katrina), but not a second date.ReplyCancel
"I'm SMAAAT"
From the epic scene in The Godfather when Fredo yelled "I'm smart"…
LOOOOVE that freaking movie!
This is Depp, btw…ReplyCancel
Keanu or Shia?ReplyCancel
Gary Busey for the winReplyCancel
Squirrels are tiny and fast. Either the dude is great aiming or the neighbors have to fear for their integrity.ReplyCancel
Some of y'all be evil! ;(
I like squirrels!ReplyCancel
What is an iVillage and please explain why we r starting to smell like it.ReplyCancel
iVillage is a chat/forum style site geared mostly toward women. Junior Mints isn't happy that there is chatter instead of only BI guesses.
I'm watching OITB again in anticipation of 6 June's premiere. I wonder if Twix Bar will be up next to complain about that reference. Turns out, there are solutions.ReplyCancel
Seven! I am putting up a post on Book Club for the OITNB premier! Mr is away so there will be boxed wine and blogging. You HAVE to come! Sugarbread is, maybe some other peeps?
I LOVE Junior Mints! The candy
Also clearly those squirrels shoulda got off his lawnReplyCancel
See you then! OITNB is Friday, tho!ReplyCancel
…what 7 said.
ugh-i don't know how i deleted my post: i said its starting to smell like iVillage NOT that posters are smelly. everyone chill the f*ck out and yes my patience threshold for the chit chat on blind threads is limited.ReplyCancel
Missinfo. that is a very scary encounter with a possum! I had no idea they could be aggressive like that. Always thought possum's were one of those critters that would just toddle off if a human got too close, like a raccoon. Leaping out of the tree at you is freaking me out!
I've got lots more rat and cockroach stories. Something for you to look forward to.ReplyCancel
We are chillin'. "U" however …are not.
Thank you aemish. And double thanks for getting me all fired up and then just leaving … now I have to go take a cold shower. Third one today.ReplyCancel
Depp loves guns but doesn't he live in France? Do they have squirrels in France? And he may (until recently) look unshowered and dirty but his clothes are always different. Shai has been photographed in the same dirty outfit often.
Fwiw I love squirrels and think they're adorable. And I'm dying bc I saw a baby chipmunk the other day and it was the cutest thing.
@Fancy, *snort* 😀
@Kat, I <3 baby (and adult) chipmunks!ReplyCancel
sugarbread maker…still chuckling…amber neverheard! Priceless!ReplyCancel
@TTM, I will so be there for OITNB!
I read something funny on notalwaysworking.com (introduced to me by a fine betch) that went:
(I am putting away the bulk candy bins at our movie theater and one of my coworkers make an observation about one of the candies.)
Coworker: "I can't believe all the salt on these Sour Patch Kids."
Me: "What? Salt? That's not salt. That's sugar."
Coworker: "Then what makes them so bitter?"
Me: "I don't know. Loneliness, despair, general sadness…"
Texas…totally conspiracy! Love this..ReplyCancel
Sam is always A+, can't be him! LolReplyCancel
@lowkey. soon we will be told to get back to work! stop dawdling!ReplyCancel
oh and depp lives in a castle in the hw hills. france wanted to make him a citizen and he was so honored until he realized he would have to pay $$ in taxes if he were a resident so years ago he hightailed his ass back to la. his kids have gone to school in la for years, he just likes to still act European like gwynnieReplyCancel
To all my FAV Canadians..speaking of squirrels I had NEVER seem a black squirrel till I was in Canada..it scared me so bad, I screamed like a little girl. People saw me, I looked like an idiot, the lady said to me "Your not from around here". This one looked creepy and like a giant rat..I guess I'm just a big baby..I was walking my dog Ella, at the time. They were also acting aggresive running right by Ella & I. The scary scary "Black" squirrel!!ReplyCancel
Lots of black squirrels along the West Michigan shoreline, Melissa. Of course, we're knd of Canada Lite.ReplyCancel
Penn is a big pussy. He was that short shit in HS that thought he owned the school would push people around and he was all talk.ReplyCancel


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Written by Angel N. on 22.11.2014 at 10:39
I can't see if is this album the release of The Ancient Path?
Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 22.11.2014 at 10:46
What do you mean?
This album is In My Own Abyss (which is their second album)
The Ancient Path is a different album and is their debut album, just like Our Ruin Silhouettes is a different album and is their thrid album.
Written by Angel N. on 22.11.2014 at 10:50
Oh I meant re-release and re-master of the Ancient Path ...
Two albums in one single year ? It's not usual, that's why I was wondering about it.
Also I don't know in which website exactly but I read that one of them was re-master of the other, but now that I checked out the songs from the other one, it seems they're totally different albums.

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The University of Hawaii investigation continues into $200,000 allegedly paid to a talent agency for a Stevie Wonder concert fundraiser that turned out to be bogus.
It was the talk amongst UH students and the talk of the town on Thursday.
"I think it's really unfortunate and bad that it happened to UH. I hope they get their money back," said UH student Sophia Kennedy.
Students on the Manoa campus said they were concerned about the money -- $200,000 paid to a middle man for a concert fundraiser for UH Athletics.
Tickets were already on sale for an August 18 Stevie Wonder concert. The problem was, the concert was never authorized by any of Wonder's agents.
UH Athletics Director Jim Donovan and Stan Sheriff Manager Rich Sheriff have both been placed on leave of absence with pay during the investigation.
Sport talk show host Bobby Curran says it was the talk on his ESPN 1420 show Thursday morning.
"It was pretty big. It was pretty steady for a good hour. It was tough to get in," said Curran. "We have three phone lines. When one call ended, there was another to replace it."
Curran said some sympathized for Donovan. Others asked, "How?"
"People had questions on what the processes are. Can one person without approval get their hands on $200 grand?" said Curran.
UH officials say a third-party investigation will examine the university's policies and practices to ensure it doesn't happen again.
Meanwhile, students, recognizing a terrible situation, wonder what will happen if the university doesn't get its money back.
"Part of our tuition includes an athletics fee every year," said UH student Alee-a Blanco. "So I hope that because of the situation that they don't try to take the money to recover what was lost or increase our fees."
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Here at the Institute for Scholarly Stuff we're looking into the vast chasm that exists today between kids and grownups. I mean, why can't kids understand that certain things are more pressing than ankle tattoos and body piercing?
On the front line of this confrontation are teachers who every day must wage uphill battles against atrophied brain cells. When asked for the most important event in the past half century, half of the kids reply, "Pickup trucks," and the other half respond, "Naked midriffs."
So before they state that the Viet Cong was a 1960s heavy metal group, I say it's time we head upstream with a big paddle. Lacking our help, today's kids might spend the rest of their lives thinking Paul has been the only Pope since the Vatican opened its doors to Marco Polo.
In other words, it's time we bridged the gap between the generations so kids will understand what we're talking about across the dinner table. No use lecturing them about Reaganomics if they never heard of 20-Mule-Team Borax.
Here then are a few areas of lasting knowledge with which our youngsters can become downright educated and step with ease into the adult world as we know it:
n Fear: Kids today aren't terrorized when they have to speak into phone devices, because they're even bored with chainsaw massacres. As you can see, it's our job to instill some genuine fear in them, because, Lord knows, kids today need an occasional adrenaline rush to get them up and going by noon.
• TV sets: Kids today are used to dozens of TV channels, and they've never seen prize winning docu-dramas like "Laverne and Shirley" or "The Lawrence Welk Show." It's time to educate them by eliminating all but the original 13 channels for a year or so, thereby broadening their minds instead of their behinds.
• Remote controls: It's also a good idea to inform youngsters about the reason why everyone was skinnier 20 years ago. It's because we had to constantly jump up and change channels on our TV sets. An average evening of TV viewing amounted to more than 100 deep knee bends and 30 minutes of power walking.
• Roller skates: Kids today have never heard about roller skates. They're familiar only with in-line skates or skate boards, which are nothing like the old metal contraptions that broke ankles when they flew off. We suggest all youngsters be required to wear old-fashioned skates for at least a year, enabling them to experience first hand what it's like to chip a front tooth or gain a cauliflower ear. (See "Fear" above.)
• Weather reports: Kids today ask, "How did you know what to wear without the Weather Channel?" "Well," you reply, "before television (BT) you called the dog in to see if he was wet." No, actually, back in olden times you listened to the radio, read the newspaper, or paid attention to your joints and fuzzy caterpillars.
Besides these areas, kids should become more knowledgeable about what makes an old person tick. In other words, there are many rewards for seniors that may be overlooked by kids, and that's a big hole in their education. Here are some old-age perks:
• Your secrets are safe with persons your age. They can't remember them either.
• No one views you as a hypochondriac anymore.
• There's nothing left to learn the hard way.
• You like folks to call a day in advance with dinner invitations, because you often eat supper at 4 p.m.
• The tyranny of sex is over, replaced by a quest for more bran.
• You don't drive fast anymore. Speed limits are no longer a challenge.
• You hum along with canned music on elevators.
• Stuff you buy now probably won't wear out.
• You enjoy hearing about other folks' operations.
• You read the obituaries before the headline news.
• You don't have to suck in your stomach no matter who comes in the room.
• Your hearing won't get much worse. Neither will your eyesight.
There, you see? That's how you bridge the generation gap with just a little effort. But stay away from tattoo parlors. They'll rot your teeth.
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The poster theme for this year was "Where Does Your Water Shed" for students in the first through sixth grades. Students from Goliad Intermediate School participated in the contest.
The "Best In Grade" poster award for Grade 4 was presented to Claire Gonzalez. Students from Grade 4 receiving ribbons were Karleigh Hill, Daniela Sierra, Sydney Goslin, Lauren Bond, Angel Galindo, Andre Davis, Jensen Salge, Stephan Germinario, Makayla Roberts, Tangela Johnson, Gracey Hoefling, Bryanna Garcia, Tricia Jo Anklam, Mollee Henicke, Alberto DeLeon, Isaiah Martinez, Claire Gonzalez, Maddy Reitz, Mateo Martinez and Ryan Klinkerman.
The "Best In Grade" poster award for Grade 5 was presented to Carson Albrecht. Students from Grade 5 receiving ribbons were Bryce Svatek, Hayden Tucker, Ivy Warren, Taylor Kramer, Rosa Diaz, Courtney Camacho, Lilianna Camarillo, Grant Garnett, Isabel Torres, Kristofer Shockley, Morgana Westfall, Jake Billo, Ashlyn Davis, Brooke Yanta, Ellie Albrecht, Jaedon Segura, Carson Albrecht, Shelby Slover, Destiney Capistran and Hannah Hale.
The "Best In Grade" poster award for Grade 6 was presented to Emma Albrecht. Students from Grade 6 receiving ribbons were Cierra Mendoza, Kelly Thomas, Hayden Reitz, Ryan DeLaGarza, Emma Albrecht, Courtney Brown, Jason Gutierrez, Kaci Hotz, Bivianna Hernandez, Felicia Aguayo, Ivy Skipper, Kymberlee Fanning, Sabrina Martin, Janet Dorantes, Alexis Alvarez, Kaelynn Fox, Jennifer Valdez, McKenna Sawyer, Taylor Curry and Landry Cunningham.


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Dallas cop Gray Montgomery is on a mission: find the guy who killed his partner and bring him to justice. So far, he's found a link between the killer and Faith - and if Gray has to get close to her to catch the killer, so be it.
Faith is sweet and feminine, everything Gray wants and desires in a woman, but he suspects she's playing games. No way would she allow a man to call the shots in their relationship. Or would she?
Faith sees in Gray the strong, dominant man she needs, but he seems determined to keep her at a distance. So she takes matters into her own hands to prove to him it's no game she's playing. She's willing to surrender to the right man. Gray would like to be that man. But catching his partner's killer has to be his first priority - until Faith is threatened and Gray realizes he will do anything to protect her....
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"A measure of BDSM, a flavor of suspense and a whole lot of interpersonal conflict make Banks' latest an utterly compelling story." (Romantic Times)
Busy mom who loves to read but doesn't always have the time. I enjoy YA, Romance and the occasional Best Seller.
"Spicy hot!"
BEWARE: Maya Banks books are HOT! If you are not into Erotica then this book is not for you. If you enjoy your books with spicy sex scenes and weak subplots then this is the perfect series!! Don't say I didn't warn you about this one.....it's a scorcher!
I enjoy these books because they are wildly entertaining. If I was looking for a literary classic I would go elsewhere.
My only complaint is the narrator. Caroline Wintour = Coleen Marlo. I felt duped since she is not one of my favorites. She's not bad, just not my favorite.
Otherwise this one is HOT, HOT, HOT and such a guilty pleasure.
5 stars for sex scenes
3 stars for the rest
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After starting with book 4 Sweet Temptation first since that was all that was available - I was excited to see book 1 in audio! I wanted background on the characters I feel in love with! I wanted to know if they were all as kinky and crazy!
I was so happy that that Sweet Surrender didn't disappoint. I love that Faith decides to go out there and find out what she wants… and boy does she! Great start to the series!
I have to give credit to the narrator, Caroline Wintour. She does a wonderful job. I know exactly who is "talking" when listening to her!
I love being swept away by a new romance and thankfully Audible's ever growing Library means I get to indulge myself over and over again
I love Maya Bank's books they are an intense passionate and sensual journey of love overcoming all obstacles but BEWARE strong sex scenes
I'm always torn with her books as I do think they should be put under Erotica rather than Romance.
Worth a credit? Yes but if you're not into the very hot n heavy scenes they I suggest you stay away from this series.
"Love this Series."
If you are looking for some books that are like Fifty Shades of Grey this series is great. You will totally fall in love with these guys and the girls of the series. This series is not for prude, the sex scenes are graphic and all include some BDSM or menage so be warned. That said the stories are great with the right amount of steamy love scenes and story.
The whole series is great. I am going to listen to the Highlander series next.
Sassy dialogue, humor, and a great reader are important to me.
"Caroline Wintour AKA Coleen Marlo"
Yes, the reader. liked the stories, and happen to hear a sample of Coleen Marlo. Yup the same reader. Not good.
Her voice for a woman just is not sexy. I listened to a Sandra Brown, Texas Sage, and I loved the story, but this reader just ruined for me. Lesson learned. These readers can change their name, but they do not seem to change their bad style enough.
if you can listen to the sample, then you are OK.
"This one just did not tickled my fancy."
This story just did not keep me captive. The romance/erotic moments were a little to cold and unpersonal.
I think I am going to deviate from romance novels for a while. Maybe I am just burned out.
Mrs. Wintour did a great job differentiating the different voices of the characters and showing their individual personalities. I give her 5 stars for her performance. It is the story I did not enjoy that much.
Yes. It inspired me to try a different type of novel for a while. I am going to listen to a light mystery next. Maybe I just need a break from romance/erotic novels.
"This is a GREAT series"
I don't read the book.
She found what she was look for in every way!
she is good! I close my eyes and picture it all. I can't Listen to just anyones she doesn't sound annoy & some people reading does. she does a great for each character.
I love to read. I love all genres but romance in particular. The hotter and steamy and sexier book is the more I want to read it.
it up there at least top 3, I love Maya Banks books and the performance doesn't sound bad.
Faith sweet and nice on the outside, naughty and sexy bedhind close doors,
Faith her sound is nice not the best but fairly good.
No but i did listen to it in about 3 days.
"Ehhh.....predictable story & terrible narration"
After reading the reviews, I thought this book would be much more entertaining. Very predictable story line, and narrator's voice ruined the story for me. This was my first Maya Banks book, not sure I'll be purchasing another one any time soon.
The story was very slow, Maya took too long to develop the characters and the plot was boring.
Performance was terrible! Her "character "voices" were cheesy and distracting, her voice is not attractive...became like nails on a chalkboard. Will not listen to any of her other books. Yikes!
Listen to a preview before you use a credit! Wish I wouldn't have wasted a credit on this book.
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"A little too much like soft Porn for me"
I have read some MB books I do like but will be very careful from now on. I couldn't relate to the characters and felt it was more like soft porn--story line was weak
It seemed more about shocking sex behavior than a story.
The voice was fine...
i couldn't finish it. I want to be entertained and this just wasn't entertaining.
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A Schofield Barracks soldier, who lost all four limbs while fighting in Iraq four years ago, now has arms and hands again.
Improvised explosive devices or IEDs were a deadly hazard for U.S. soldiers in Iraq. In 2009 on Easter Sunday, one of those IEDs forever changed Brendan Marrocco's life, as he and his fellow soldiers drove back to base.
"Brendan was hit with the IED and lost all four limbs immediately. It was a traumatic amputation," said Lt. Col. Barrett Bernard.
Ironically, the intense explosion may have helped Marrocco live. "The high heat and pressure they cauterize the wounds as they occur, which prevented him from losing all of his blood," said Bernard.
Marrocco became the first soldier in Iraq to survive losing all of his limbs. "I was still alive so that's really all that mattered to me," said Marrocco.
After recovering from the traumatic injuries, Marrocco slowly learned how to use his prosthetic limbs.
"You would expect someone who lost all his limbs to be upset, bitter. That was not the case with Brendan. He is so inspirational and truly amazing. I went to visit him in rehab and they would take him to other soldiers who had lost limbs, to have him cheer them up," said Bernard.
After years of rehab, the 26-year-old went through one of the most complicated and extensive surgeries performed in the United States. Doctors connected bones, muscles, nerves and skin in a double arm transplant.
After the successful surgery, Marrocco doesn't yet have full range of motion in his arms, but he was able to scratch his face and touch his hair with real hands. "It's like I went back four years and I'm me again," said Marrocco.
Bernard said doctors were even talking about a possible leg transplant in the future.
He also added in the attack that severely wounded Marrocco, another soldier from their platoon was also wounded but he died from his injuries -- the only soldier lost during their deployment.


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Answering Our Critics, Part 1 of 2
Some people don't like what we have to say on Science-Based Medicine. Some attack specific points while others attack our whole approach. Every mention of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) elicits protests in the Comments section from "true believer" users and practitioners of CAM. Every mention of a treatment that has been disproven or has not been properly tested elicits testimonials from people who claim to have experienced miraculous benefits from that treatment. In previous articles I have compiled the criticisms of what I wrote about Protandim and Isagenix. It's instructive to read through them. We welcome rational and substantive criticism, but most of these comments are neither.
Our critics keep bringing up the same old memes, and it occurred to me that rather than try to answer them each time, it might be useful to list those criticisms and answer them here. In future, when the same points are raised, we could save time and effort by linking to this page and citing the reference number. I know this list is not comprehensive, and I hope our readers will point out anything I've omitted. Here are some of the criticisms we keep hearing:
1. Big Pharma is paying you to promote their products and discredit CAM.
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Pathways to Prosperity: Meeting the Challenge of Preparing Young Americans for the 21st Century, is a report that has resonated across the country, and the authors have now spoken in more than 30 states. The report addresses the challenges associated with preparing young Americans for successful careers and closing the "skills gap." William Symonds, the report's primary author and director of the Pathways to Prosperity Project, will lead the discussion.
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"We're putting out good water," said one city water department employee Tuesday afternoon.
However, the city had not yet received permission to issue a notice to utility customers that they may disregard recent warnings to boil water before drinking it.
City water customers have received two notices regarding drinking water problems in recent days.
The first notice was for higher-than-acceptable levels of tryhalomethane, which is considered a health hazard by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Water users were assured the city was working on the problem by increasing the flushing of the distribution system, reviewing the chlorination process and remaining in touch with representatives of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
The second notice, issued after tests failed to meet technical requirements on Nov. 6, involved elevated turbidity levels in the water.
"To ensure destruction of all harmful bacteria and other microbes, any water that you use for drinking, cooking or making ice should be boiled prior to consumption," the notice directed.
The notice led to some restaurants using paper plates and plastic glasses when serving customers.
The city urged all water system customers to bring water to a vigorous, rolling boil and maintain that for two minutes before consuming the water.
Lentz said Tuesday afternoon that the city was expecting to notify residents that the boiling notice had been lifted, possibly as early as Tuesday evening.
He was awaiting notification from the TCEQ that it was all right to lift the boiling water requirement.
Lentz has blamed part of the city's recent water quality problems on the influx of rain water flowing down the Nueces River into Lake Corpus Christi.
The water influx resulted from rainfall north of the intake structure in the Uvalde area.
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Lentz said dirtier water is easier to treat than the cleaner water now coming into the lake.
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Please Excuse My Colleague's Blind Ignorance; He's a Michigander and Therefore Knows Not the Error of His Ways
Indeed, Misery, thy name is Detroit.
Equally so, Ignorance, thy name is Mr. Allen Krause.
"…the fact is, neither of them [Albert Pujols, Dustin Pedroia] deserved the MVP for this year."
— Allen Krause, Misery, Thy Name is Detroit
Ordinarily, I prefer to eschew my impetus to pass judgment and/or speculate the grounds of one's idiocy, but in this case, Mr. Krause, I'm afraid there is no explanation for your blasphemy other than to say you must be smoking the same stuff as our dear leader; and it's certainly beginning to show.
Next you'll be saying things like:
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Look, I and our dear readers all know that even though you reside in Washington, D.C., you're still a Michigander at the core of your being and with that comes a certain inherited blind ignorance in the way of assessing athletic achievement. And we all realize that, aside from your Hockeytown Redwings, you don't have much to cheer about these days. U of M looks like a pop-warner team. The Tigers are the baseball equivalent of our nation's financial mess. The Lions are an absolute abomination, better fit for cleaning toilets in an Amtrak restroom than trying to execute the fundamentals of football.
But when you say that both Pujols and Pedroia were not rewarded for their efforts this season but rather for feats of the past, I have no choice but to postulate: what the $#%& is wrong with you?!?!
Pujols' numbers were hands down the best of anyone this season. He is always an MVP candidate for the simple fact that he is always getting better and always carrying his team. He won the MVP in 2005. He should've won in 2004. This year, 2008, above any else, was certainly cause for him to win again because without Pujols in that lineup, the Cardinals would've probably been the 20 games under .500 team everyone thought they'd be at the start.
In the case of Pedroia, his 2008 achievements were far better than his 2007 achievements. He proved himself an invaluable leader throughout the season both with his bat and his glove, not to mention his guts and brawn.
So where the hell do you find it reasonable to compare these two paragons of baseball accomplishment to Denzel Washington and his role in Training Day, which, by the way, was also very well acted no matter what you think, Mr. Krause.
I'd suggest that you take this upcoming Thanksgiving holiday to give thanks that despite your inability to successfully formulate sensible arguments with actual information to back yo ^ss up you still have a cushy intellectual job that turns a blind eye to your inaccuracies, as grave as they are.
Oh yes, Al, you can hate me. That's fine. Just don't hate me 'cuz I'm right.
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Amen! Dustin didn't deserve the MVP? Oh please! Next time I think perhaps Mr. Krause should actually watch some games before he comments on the players! You guys go!
I tend to agree with you on Pujols, but I do not believe Pedroia deserved the MVP. Great Dubya videos though.
Julia — I got your back. Al, smart as he is, still hasn't grasped the fundamentals of baseball. He seems to think that being overpaid and underachieving (ahem, the Tigers) is cause for excitement.
Neal — What are we gonna do when Dubya's gone? I'm a bit scared in a comedic way.
Your fights with Allen are very Lucy-Ricky. I think this particular fight should end with a dance number at the Copacabana.
Well, Jane, I think the only way Al and I would be dancing together — anywhere — would require the entire Notre Dame football team coming down with a serious case of meningitis. That seems to be one of the few things that would makes us happy collectively😉
Pedroia is a stud. No doubt. Anytime guy who's 5'8″ than can carry the Boston Red Sox to the playoffs deserves MVP. But one point I'll make for Pujols not being worthy of MVP this season.
He, himself, is quoted as saying anyone who doesn't take their team to the playoffs doesn't deserve the MVP. I tend to agree. He's a disgustingly good hitter, but he couldn't quite get it done this year while Ryan Howard (please excuse the bias) put the Phils on his shoulders in September and charged them past the Mets once again. But he gets blasted because of his slow start.
MVP should be about more than just numbers. But yes, I don't have a vote. But I should!
MVP should be what it says, Most Valuable Player. Take Howard off the Phils, they still get to the playoffs. Take AP away from the Cardinals and they turn into the Pittsburgh Pirates.


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Rochelle wrote:Sorry but Danica bashers or doubters or whatever you want to call us have as much right to this site as anyone else. Just accept it or move on. Like you, we're not about to change who we are and shouldn't be expected to. Get over it, there's more to life than this petty crap that keeps going back and forth. You can say what you want but so can we. You can say she's the second coming but we can say she isn't. I'm sure that there's some driver out there that has inspired someone at one time or another. Good for all of them. I'm just sorry that she's the rallying point for the young women out there. She never earned her right to be in the Cup series but I'll applaud any young woman out there that earns her way up without selling herself. And sorry, but there's a word for women who do that.
We all think we're right so please try to accept the reality of that. No one is going to win here so if you can't move on, you've lost one of the most important lessons of life.
you know Simona was at some school talking to girls about how they could do anything they wanted (be a race car driver Engineer or whatever) & that their dress size shouldn't matter. When I saw that, I gained even more respect for her. She was actually out there talking to girls at the impressionable age. Maybe keeping some that aren't so small Self esteem up.


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The breakdown of the cost was $780,000 for the artificial turf field, $45,000 for the engineer and $45,000 for the lime stabilization, bringing the total to $870,000.
The school board already had in its budget to resurface the seven-lane track at a cost of $80,000.
The board hired Burnside Services Inc. of Navasota to construct the field.
The company puts more fiber in the turf – 60 ounces of fiber per square yard as opposed to the other bid's 40 ounces of fiber per square yard.
The thoughts were that the company offered a better product that would last longer.
Noted was that grass costs the district $23,000 to $40,000 a year, while the artificial turf would cost around $50,000 to replace after 10 years.
Superintendent Jack Gaskins said a line item would be created for the field turf, while labor, water, fertilizer and chemicals for the grass field would go away.
Head coach Jason Herring said soil samples taken by a company in Victoria 10 feet down at the stadium smelled like gas and oil.
He said that's why the grass has a hard time growing on the field.
Board member Jorge Jaso made the motion to construct the field, and Eugene Lewis seconded.
The vote was unanimous.
Gaskins complimented Rene Mascorro and Herring for their work gathering donations. He also complimented Bobcat football team members for raising $15,000 toward the project.
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The school board also unanimously hired PBK Sports as the engineer who will oversee the project at a cost of $45,000.
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Schneider said there are four good reasons for a synthetic field: safety, playability, durability and aesthetics.
He said installation would take up to 75 days to complete, barring any bad weather.
Also, Gaskins called a meeting for noon, May 29 , to create a summa cum laude honor for graduating students who have an average of 100 or more.
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A rebuilt London Bridge opens in the Arizona desert, a vice president resigns, and the entertainment world loses Yul Brynner, Orson Welles and Christopher Reeve, all on this day.
2013: Scott Carpenter, one of the original seven astronauts selected for NASA's Project Mercury in April 1959, dies at age 88 in Denver, Colorado, following a stroke. Carpenter was the second American to orbit the Earth and the fourth American in space, following Alan Shepard, Gus Grissom and John Glenn.


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Happy Birthday Sandy Koufax! and Happy New Year!
Today December 30th, 2009, Sandy Koufax turns 74! Happy Birthday Sandy!
Back in 1955, Koufax was competing to make the Dodgers roster along with another left-handed pitcher, Tommy Lasorda. That is why Tommy always tells the story that it took the greatest lefthander to knock him off the roster!
Here is Sandy with with Roseboro.
This picture is from July 7, 1980… All-Star Game "Weekend"
From left to right: Frank Sinatra, Sandy Koufax, Buzzie Bavasi and Dean Martin stand at the head table for a C.C. Banquet. December 4, 1963
All All pictures from the L.A. Library.
I have some other pictures of Sandy from the last time the Dodgers went to Fenway Park but they are at work and I don't go back to work until January 4th, 2010!!
Happy Birthday Sandy!
Everyone here at the MLBlogsphere, have a wonderful new year!
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Happy birthday to Sandy! He was truly an amazing player, and I respect him very much. I'm sure he would be happy to know that a huge Dodger fan like you remembered his birthday.
I iwsh I could have been around to see Koufax pitch. I'm sure alot of people say that considering he retired in his prime as well. However, what he did in his hsort year in the league were superb and being so young and inducted in the hall of fame is something he and Dodgers fans should and I am sure do-cherish.
Sandy looks amazing. I think the last time I saw him was at the Hall of Fame induction ceremonies over the summer and he was as handsome and trim as always. Happy Birthday to him and Happy New Year to you, Emma.
I can't forget that Vin and Sandy's birthday are in the offseason! Two of my favorite Dodgers!
I wish I was around too! I wached videos of him and read books written of him and heard many many people talk about him and also Vin Scully's famost calls! " Sandy into his windup! Here is the pitch! Swung down and miss! A perfect game! "
He sure looks amazing! He is the youngest of the surviving memebers of the 1955 team!
O! – Happy freakin' Birt'day Sandeee! Fuggedaboudit!!!
Well done Em! I raise my ice cream soda to you!
I love ice cream sodas and cream sodas but I should cut down on those things. And I also love #32!!! Love live our Sandy!


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The reason I was given was insufficent experience at current credit limit".
No baddies, no balances on any other cards.
This is GE's standard response. Take your time and don't get frustrated - with positive payment history it will eventually rise. I started out at $600 and got auto increased to $800 in January of this year. Since that time, I've asked for CLI's every 4 months and been PC'd to the Discover version, with a current limit of $4000. You'll get there.
Thank you!
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Also make sure your accounts are generating statements or else you will never get an increase.
It is possible to get an increase with no statements with GE backed cards.
Within the past month, I was able to get CLI's on two accounts:
WalMart - no statements or balance for 2 months - 600 CLI
JCPenney - no statements or balance for 6 months - 1400 CLI
Both cards will be two years old next month. The JCP card never had a CLI. The WalMart card had one at the 4 month mark...nothing after that until last month.
i got a increase from 150 to 1500 just 7 days from my 4th month with walmart. ive never used the card since i got it. TU score 693 with 17 new accounts opened in last 5 months and 9 inqs in TU..
Well heck!
Patience!!!! Wait until after the 4th statement cuts, then try.
YOU of ALLLLLL people, know I have zilch! LOL! I will dig some up.
You'll find comfort in this S7, lol. Found out my statement had cut yesterday, previous to that I had put through ~450 (600 CL) and PIF, so I figured, what the hell. Requested 1600, denied outright, no counter. As expected of course, so no complaints. I really just wanted to toe the line. I'll wait until the 4th statement before asking again. Maybe even the 5th to give it 4 statements between requests.
It's tough finding amusing things to do when you're really just playing the waiting game on your credit. GWilling can only take up so much time, haha.
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I got shot down with walmart too, then tehy approved me for an amazon store card for a higher limit, Just don't get GE.
i can confirm that statements have no bearing i think.
walmart card went 800-5k since july 28th no statements
ae apped and approved before walmart 400 used 8x as much have statements for 3 months and no cli given.
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IVY WROTE: I'd get attention from guys in their 20s and tell them, "Look, I'm not interested in adopting."
The circle of life
TRAYCIE WROTE: My mom was (and still is) petite. We wore the same size when I was in high school in the early 1980's. She used to pass really cute clothes or shoes over to me by saying "It's too young for me". Now, here in 2012, I find myself passing on some of the cutest clothes by saying "It's too young for me". Dammit!
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This blog is my story, all over. I am a Formerly Hot blonde..always the 'pretty one' in the family, never lacking for attention or dates. Fast forward...I'm now 42, mother of four blonde blessings, and yes....going through a totally-typical divorce. The funny thing is...during a fifteen-yr abusive marriage, I was brought so low that I had completely 'let myself go' (and I despise that saying!) Now that I'm free, I'm finally strong enough to take the time and effort to take care of ME...haircuts, highlights, tanning, whitening my teeth...and eating healthfully and exercising, of course. I had become so accustomed to being virtually invisible during my thirties that the scant attention I now still receive from men just absolutely floors me! Ah, it's good to find that girl again. Yes, the men paying attention are my age or older, but that's as it should be, and fine with me! Ladies, you're still hot...just hot now to a different demographic. Embrace it: it's not gone! :)
Perspective, people
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Vermont State Police are investigating a knifepoint robbery in Wallingford that took place late Monday night - the sixth knifepoint robbery in the region since the start of the year.
Police said around 9:30 p.m. they were called to the Mobil gas station and convenience store at 172 North Main St. for a reported armed robbery.
Police said an investigation revealed that a man went into the store, brandished a knife to the clerk and demanded money. An undisclosed amount of money was handed over to the robber who then fled the store on foot.
The robber was described as a white male, wearing blue jeans, and a blue or black hooded sweatshirt. Anyone with information is asked to call state police at 773-9101.
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All-Star games, Fanfest and the Second Half of the Season
All-Star games and Fanfest
I have only attended one All-Star game and that was at Dodger Stadium in 1980. Dodger Stadium has only hosted ONE All-Star game. The Angels on the other hand are going for their 3rd! C'mon Bud Selig! Let Dodger Stadium host the All-Star in 2012 when the stadium will be celebrating its 50 year anniversary!
Two years ago, when the Giants were hosting the All-Star, I went there but only to the Fanfest. I highly recomend it to anyone that if you cannot go to the game itself, go to the Fanfest. The was my first Fanfest as they did not have those back in 1980.
For kids they had batting cages, pitching skills, base running, etc. The memorabilia was very extensive from the standard new stuff to a lot of vendor booths with old baseball cards, old pictures, yearbooks, programs, etc. I could have spent hours going thru all the memorabilia the vendors were displaying.
Another thing that they had was a Karaoke booth set where people were lining up to sing "Take me out to the Ballgame." We found it funny that the booth had the Dodger logo🙂. My friend and I got in line but we changed some of the words to the song to "Buy me some peanuts and Dodger dogs.". Of course we got booed by Giant fans.
Edit: I found the picture from the Babe Ruth All Star booth:
They were so many exhibitions at the Fanfest like the Hall of Fame, Negro league, Minor League, Latino League, baseball equipment and Women's league. there was also autograph sessions with women players from the AAGPBL, and current HOF inductee Tony Gwynn.
We also caught the last minutes of Bud Selig's interview. I hope to make it to the game next year at Angel Stadium and also of course to the Fanfest.
Second half of the Season
Thursday is the start of the second half of the season. I hope all our boys in Blue get a well deserved rest and they all recuparate from all their aches and pains. That Ned finds us a pitcher and that doug mientkiewicz will be ready in the second half. I saw him working hard at the stadium when I attended the ITD (InsidetheDodgers) blog tour. Here he was with a shirt that says "Minor Setback for a Major Comeback.". I love the shirt! Good luck Dougie!
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Love the shirt! Hope you can get to the game in Anaheim next year…that would be too cool!
Southern California has had many All Star games in the last 30 years or so. I suggest getting out to the games at other stadiums even if they are not the same as Dodger Stadium. I hope we can get another one soon too. I have gone to 4 All Star games (L.A., Anaheim, San Diego, San Francisco) and the experience is always a great one plus the Fan Fest is wonderful too. There was a FanFest in Anaheim the last time they had the game there. It changes a little depending on where it is. Go Dodgers. Can't wait to see how the second half goes!
Giants are just mad cause their Giants Dogs do not live up to their name and everyone loves the Dodger Dogs….LOL Maybe next year when the Angels host the All-Stars we can attend the festivities and represent! Well hopefully the 2nd half of the season is better than the 1st (that would be amazing). O'dog is coming out of his slump…Martin (hopefully) is out of his slump. Manny is back and Ethier, Kemp, Loney, Blake & Furcal stay strong. And yes we will still need for Pierre to remain strong. And our pitchers are getting better. GOOOOO DODGERS!
Next year. i could not make it to St Louis this year. I have been in Stl Louis but for a 4 game series against the Dodgers which they lost all of them. Hey I was watching an All-Star from 1996 and I saw Cal there!
I also love Doug's shirt. It shows not only with his shirt but his actions that he is working extra hard to come back.
Any kind of baseball is good. I watched the derby then All timers with the celebrities. God willing I will make it to Anaheim next year.
We got to represent next year at Anaheim. If you get a chance go to the Fanfest next year. they have many things for kids.
You are lucky that you got to go to four All-Star. Maybe I'll see you next year.
Dougie will come back from his injuries because he works hard and loves the game. Great T-shirt he's wearing.
Jane & Julia,
Love to see you two still like him. I became his fan when I saw make an out during a Spring Training and he handed his bat to a kid. What a guy!
Doug M. now there is a guy who can help you ballclub just by being in the locker room.
Great guy, fantstic bat skills, and plays a mean first base.
It will be another great boost to the Dodger psyche to get him back hitting like a champ in the second half.
So many people have commented that it might be the Dodgers division to lose right now.
Hopefully the injury bug stays away and the pitching just hums along like a clean running engine.
Rays Renegade
Hopefully Doug comes back soon after the second half starts. Hey we had Kuroda out for so long and that other pitcher who we called "the invisible man" Jason Schmidt. Last time I heard he had a good outing in the minor league in his long awaited return back.
Emma – If this posts twice, I'm sorry my computer is bugging me. Longo's finger is infected and hurts too much to play.
Oh Ginny, I am so sorry, I know you were looking forward to watching Longoria Your post did not come out twice but my computer sure has been draggin today. Too many windows open I multi-tasking.
I'm sorry but the home run derby was HORRENDOUS last night. Chris Berman was putting me to sleep. By the way I'm all for an NLCS rematch this season, with exactly the same outcome of course haha.
http://payoffpitch.mlblogs.com/ New post about the pathetic derby last night
It must be 'cause I caught it toward the end and I was catching up in my reading at the same time. I miss baseball already that any crumb you throw me is good for me. Hamilton last year was the best though. haha, yes, we want a rematch! We got some unfinished business with your team.
Hey Crzblue, funny you should mention that FanFest, I mentioned it too in my post! I can't wait for another All-Star game in beautiful Southern California! And it should be at Dodger Stadium, too! Gorgeous weather today. Hope the National League comes through for us in St. Louis.
I'm really excited about the all star game. Hopefully it's not a dud like the Derby was.
Do my brown eyes deceive me!? I see Blueyes here! Georgeous weather here in Southern Cal too. Actually a little too hot. I sure hope the NL comes thru! I want to go back to the old days when the NL ruled!
I can't wait for Thursday though. I want my boys back at OLOCR!
I am too exicted but I can only hear it until I get home and watch the last few innings. Such is my fate!
I think tomorrow with the day off I am going to start working on planning another road trip. I feel the need for road trip!
Wow, the NL are really starting to stink up this whole All Star Game mess. Maybe next year. Did you see Torre's face when Mo came to pitch the 9th? He knew!Ashhttp://ashleymarshall.mlblogs.com
Emma…You guys came thiiiiis close, then Howard was out. The Mo was pitching and well…that's an automatic win pretty much. Torre knew. You could see it.
I felt better seeing Evan laughing and having fun during the game. He's still planning on playing on Friday, so hopefully he'll be back to 100%.
Happy trip planning!
Ash & Ginny,
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A South Korean worker returns with electronic products from North Korea's Kaesong industrial park, which was operated jointly between the two nations. On Monday, the North said it was withdrawing its workers from the park and suspending all operations there.
North Korea ratcheted up its talk of war Monday by announcing that it was withdrawing its workers from the Kaesong industrial park, which had been run jointly with the South.
"The DPRK will withdraw all its employees from the zone. It will temporarily suspend the operations in the zone and examine the issue of whether it will allow its existence or close it," the government's official news agency, KCNA, quoted Kim Yang Gon, secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, as saying.
The North added that "how the situation will develop in the days ahead will entirely depend on the attitude" of South Korean leaders. While that wording might seem to indicate that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un could be placated by the South with diplomacy, such statements from the North are common and have not been followed by attempts to negotiate.
Last week, the North stopped allowing South Korean workers into the industrial park as it increased its war rhetoric. Monday's statement called the park a "theater of confrontation."
As North Korea releases propaganda videos showing dogs attacking effigies of the South Korean defense minister, South Korean officials are preparing their citizens for the worst, issuing pamphlets outlining what to do in case of a nuclear attack. NBC's Richard Engel reports.
Such talk has sparked strong reaction globally.
Army Gen. James D. Thurman, commander of U.S. Forces Korea, on Monday canceled a trip to Washington to testify before Congress on budget matters. The decision was considered "a prudent measure" given the "ongoing tension on the peninsula," according to a military statement.
In a visit to The Hague, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon expressed his concern Monday, particularly about reports that the North planned to carry out another nuclear test in violation of Security Council resolutions.
"I have been repeatedly urging the DPRK to refrain from taking any further provocative measures," Ban said in a news conference, referring to the country by its formal name, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. "This [would be a] provocative measure."
"The DPRK cannot go on like this, confronting and challenging the authority of the Security Council and directly challenging the whole international community," he added.
Confrontation worse than Chernobyl?
On Friday, North Korea contacted embassies and said it could not guarantee their safety after April 10 in the event of a confrontation.
The cryptic communique was followed by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov saying that Moscow was in close contact with the United States, China, South Korea and Japan over a request by the North to consider the possibility of evacuating their embassies, according to Russian news agencies.
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice said Friday that North Korea's actions were "part of an escalating pattern of hot rhetoric."
NBC's Jim Maceda reports from the Korean Peninsula where tensions are ratcheting up following aggressive statements made by North Korea's government.
"We've seen this sort of pattern in the past," she said. "What seems to be somewhat different is the level of the rhetoric and the pace of provocation."
Russian President Vladimir Putin, speaking Monday at a joint news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Hannover, said Russia was "worried about the escalation on the Korean Peninsula," according to ITV News, NBC's British partner.
"If, God forbid, something happens, Chernobyl, which we all know a lot about, may seem like a child's fairy tale," Putin said. "Is there such a threat or not? I think there is. I would urge everyone to calm down."
Putin also praised the U.S. for postponing the test of an intercontinental ballistic missile in California.
"I think we should all thank the U.S. leadership for this step," Putin said. "I hope it will be noticed by our North Korean partners, that certain conclusions will be drawn, everyone will calm down and start joint work to ease the situation."
There was no immediate U.S. reaction to the North's statement.
China warns against troublemaking on Korean Peninsula
South Korea backs off statement about possible missile launch
Scenarios: What happens if North Korea gets out of hand?
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1981 NCAA Div. III champions
PELLA—The Central women, who finished 12th at last year's regional meet and placed fourth at the conference meet Nov. 2 at Pella, are eyeing a top-10 regional finish, according to coach Joe Dunham.
Meanwhile, the No. 10-ranked Central College men's cross country team is a top contender in Saturday's NCAA Division III Central Region championship at Northfield, Minn., but has aspirations beyond this weekend.
The Iowa Conference champion Dutch men are bidding for a second straight trip to the NCAA Division III national meet, staged Nov. 23 in Hanover, Ind. Central tied for 12th nationally last year, the top finish in school history. The top two teams in each of eight regional meets Saturday receive automatic bids to the 32-team Division III Championships, with 16 at-large bids also up for grabs. The Central Region spans seven states: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma and South Dakota.
Start time for the 6,000-meter women's race is 11 a.m. at Tostrud Athletic Center, with the 8,000-meter men's race set for 12:15 p.m.
The two Central teams boast experience on the St. Olaf course, as it was also the site of last year's regional meet and the St. Olaf Invitational Sept. 21. The men finished seventh of 16 teams at this year's early fall invitational—running at less than full strength—while the women finished 11th of 15.
Pack-running Dutch women may surprise—Although it is a tall order, the Dutch may surprise some people in the 27-team, 270-individual field. Central finished fourth in the Iowa Conference behind No. 3-ranked regional favorite Wartburg, Loras and Luther. The latter two schools are regionally ranked at Nos. 5 and 7, respectively.
Last season the Dutch finished 12th in the 28-team field with 345 points. Emma Nelson (senior, Hedrick, Pekin HS) is Central's top returning finisher in 64th at 24:24.8, with Alyssa Eaves (junior, Johnston) in 80th at 24:43.1.
At this year's conference meet Eaves received all-league recognition with a 13th-place, 23:58.6 finish on Central's home course. The Dutch demonstrated that they are a pack-running team, as Kasey Wiedmaier (freshman, Indianola), Gabi Wilson (freshman, Clive, Des Moines Christian HS), Daphne Baumgartner (senior, Perry) and Nelson finished 20th, 22nd, 25th and 30th, respectively. While the strategy is often less competitive at a smaller meet, it may pay big dividends at the larger regional.
"Pack running certainly has an advantage in larger meets," said Dunham. "Hopefully our pack can be run with Alyssa and narrow the scoring gap. If that happens, anything can happen. There are years where teams shock everyone, which is why the regional environment is unique and exciting. It's very volatile. The women have improved this season and I'm excited for them. They're ready to surprise some people."
This year's meet contains five of the top 33 teams in the nation.
"We want to finish in the top 10 and push the top teams," Dunham said. "It's a challenge, but it's certainly doable. There are a lot of teams that run really well at championships and we need to figure out how to be one of those teams at the regional."
Central men not content with contending—The Dutch are no longer content with being a top contender in the 27-team, 270-individual field. Central is arguably at full strength and healthy for the first time this season with its sights set on the only team to best it at last year's regional.
"It's the first time our team has been completely ready to go," Dunham said. "We haven't run the perfect race yet, but I'm hoping that we can get up there, run a great race and let the chips fall where they lay. Winning the regional is our goal, but our first and foremost priority is to qualify for the national meet."
The No. 10 men are projected to finish behind No. 3-ranked host St. Olaf (Minn.), rated No. 1 in the region. Last season Central was ranked No. 1 in the region, but was edged by the No. 2-ranked Oles by five points (70-75). The Dutch are hoping to return the favor Saturday.
"The men are extremely focused," said Dunham. "Their goal is to be regional champions, but that's no small task. St. Olaf has improved dramatically and there are a lot of good teams in the Central Region."
Central went on to finish one spot ahead of St. Olaf at last year's national meet, but the Oles boast another powerful lineup, capturing their second consecutive Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) championship Nov. 2. Junior Grant Wintheiser is out to defend his individual regional title from last year's runner-up, Central's Eli Horton (junior, Altoona, Southeast Polk HS), who finished less than 10 seconds behind.
Both teams will be fending off Iowa Conference runner-up Loras and third-place Luther, ranked Nos. 3 and 4 in the region, respectively. The men's Central Region field includes five of the top 33 ranked teams in Division III.
League champs—Central captured its second consecutive conference title Nov. 2 after a 49-year wait for its first last season. Senior Austin O'Brien (Bettendorf, Pleasant Valley HS), who was a distant 21st in last year's regional meet, led the Dutch to another 1-2-3 individual finish on its home course en route to 31 team points. O'Brien ran a personal-best time of 24:46.8 to outduel Horton, last year's champ. Sophomore Cole Decker (Des Moines, Dowling Catholic HS) was third at 25:12.5, while Drew Jackson (junior, Johnston) and Isaac Steffensmeier (freshman, St. Paul, Fort Madison HS) finished 10th and 15th, respectively.
O'Brien was named league MVP.
"Austin was a big question mark coming into this season," Dunham said. "I knew he was running and training (while he was studying abroad) and he had always been an in-the-mix varsity runner, but never a front runner. He is certainly a great surprise. We needed him to step up and he's done just that. It's been a great way for him to end his Central career.
"It was great running the conference meet on our home course in front of a large crowd. We are excited to represent the Iowa Conference and Central College to the best of our ability."
Despite taking the league crown by 22 points over No. 28-ranked Loras, Central slipped one spot to No. 10 in the USTFCCCA Division III poll entering the regional meets.
"It's a different story when you add in great teams from around the region," said Dunham. "Being in a large race with a lot of front runners certainly plays to our advantage. Eli's goal is to win the meet. Austin's goal is to win the meet. Cole's goal is to win the meet. It's nice to have a number of guys that are capable of winning on any given day. But first and foremost they are concerned with how the team does. It's an individualized sport, but we've captured a culture that is focused on the team aspect and hopefully that will help us extend our season after this weekend."
At-large team selections—The 16 at-large teams for the national meet are selected by the NCAA track and field subcommittee, with the primary qualifying criteria being regional finish. There is no cap on how many at-large teams may be selected from any given region. After teams have been determined, 56 additional individuals are selected to compete at the championships, with the top seven finishers at each regional as automatic qualifiers.


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Helping students gain understanding and self-confidence in algebra.
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Attach yourself to this aspect of the equation if I did not mention it: The problem is asking to convert from polar to rectangular. Looking over my question I see I did not mention this part.
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