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People know I love Wilson going into the draft. I had him higher then most here. However, even I would have never guessed that he would go ahead of Cordy Glenn and at the time we picked when I saw what was on the board, I was thinking Glenn..
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People know I love Wilson going into the draft. I had him higher then most here. However, even I would have never guessed that he would go ahead of Cordy Glenn and at the time we picked when I saw what was on the board, I was thinking Glenn..
pls, instead of resorting to fallacy and "did u even watch them play" remarks, post some data to prove ur point...of those guys u listed a few pages ago, who had this great rookie campaign compared to wilson?
'Having said that, Wilson did NOT have a good rookie season. He definitely showed flashes, but generally he was a non factor to our team last season. We can blame TC for benching him for half a season (and I have) but he just didn't contribute to the offense like I had hoped.
His KO returns was a pleseant surprise but with the ball being kicked from the 35, even that impact was minimized.
So these other guys that Lawl mentioned all have to be measured in the long term, just like Wilson. To say that they didn't contribute last season to their teams (and that's debatable) misses the point.
So the jury is out on all these guys. Lawl has his theory about picking RB's early, and I respect it (and disagree with it as well). But his theory hasn't been confirmed or discredited by the play of any of these guys, including Wilson.
last yr, the talent at OT dropped off after the premium guys. Glenn, iirc, had some physical limitations that worried teams. Imo, its plausible that JR understood that this class, outside a Lattimore and maybe Lacy, was gonna be a poor rb class but a very very good trenches draft. so instead of reaching for glenn last yr, and pushing off the rb issue (imo, it would have been more important/needed to draft a rb this offseason compared to last bc we lost 27 last yr, ok sux, but losing 44 hurts the offense much more) he took perhaps the last rb to possess the skill set wilson had for not only last draft class but this one as well.
for me, in terms of prospects/talent, there isnt a rb who comes close to wilson in this draft. i know a couple guys posted insane 40x, but wilson impressed in every drill, and he has a body of work that trumps pretty much every high quality rb in this draft outside Lattimore (and even he is close). Wilson led the ncaa in YAC and was all american irrc. Guys like Niles and Ball r intriguing, Lattimore too but those devastating injuries, Lacey seems like a more legit A.Morris type rb, but still, i believe there isnt 1 rb in this class who has a ceiling even close to wilson. and considering this draft class strength is the trenches, i dont see the method we drafted and players we chose correlated to draft class and this yrs poor rb class as a coincidence.
Reyes? Glenn? He listed half a dozen guys or so who didnt do muh of anything and claimed that the picking of wilson meant we couldnt address "no dl depth, 1 corner, no OL, etc." in a way that implies had we taken one of those ther guys, we dont have those issues...
A RB can have an immediate impact. A LT or corner tend to take a lot longer to develop.
As I understand his (and yes he's Lawl) position, RB's need to contribute right away because their shelf life in the NFL is shorter. So since Wilson didn't have the kind of season I'm sure JR had hoped for, he's suggesting that that works against his being drafted.
In one respect i would tend to agree. You have to measure the early play of players differently. A corne or O lineman won't tend to produce as early as a RB would. Its just the reality of the league.


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What do you guys think of DE Armonty Bryant? He's 6'5 265 85inch wing span, school record in sacks and has drawn comparisons to Demarcus Ware.
Major draw backs are obviously the small school, and also he was arrested for selling drugs on Campus. He will be at the combine though, and I'm interested to see how he stacks up physically with the comp
Actually has a nice Repertoire of pass rush moves which u dont expect for a player at his level.I will see if i can get some full game tapes . Adrian Hamilton who was an UFA by the Cowboys and ended up a Raven had some hype like this but he wasnt invited to the combine.

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Starbucks is becoming a gun-free zone.
After months of wrangling over the highly-emotional issue, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz late Tuesday announced that guns are no longer permitted in Starbucks stores or in Starbucks outdoor seating areas.
Schultz made the comments in an open letter to his "Fellow Americans" that was posted on the company's website.
In an interview with USA TODAY, also Tuesday, Schultz says: "The presence of a weapon in our stores is unsettling and upsetting for many of our customers."
But, to be clear, Starbucks will not slap an outright ban on guns, he says, because enforcing such a ban "would potentially require our partners to confront armed customers."
Full-page newspaper advertisements announcing the change will appear in Thursday's editions of USA TODAY, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post.
For Starbucks, which has been embraced by the gun lobby for permitting guns in stores in those parts of more than 40 states that allow them, it's a major change of policy certain to have immediate blow-back from pro-gun enthusiasts.
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Black Blade: Well, their coffee tastes like dog piss anyway. I tried it a couple times and was not at all impressed. I can go to my local coffee shop (owned by a LA hippy no less) where guns are no problemo at all. I tried a double cafe Americano in Starbucks in Salt Lake City airport and it was like drinking hot water. I tossed it after a couple sips. I guess besides low quality coffeewe now have low quality management willing to cave into political pressures.


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Didnt realize J. jones had those Heath issues. I just remember him playing well in that Bama game Georgia almost won. Was he injured in that game?
Football has been very, very good to us.
After losing seasons 2013-15, the giants put up 11 wins in 16.. they are on way Back
But for now we can console ourselves with this fact-
# of Super Bowl victories since 1985:
1-Chicago, St. Louis, Tampa Bay, Indianapolis, New Orleans, Seattle
2-Washington, Green Bay, Pittsburgh, Baltimore
3-San Francisco, Dallas, Denver
4-New York Giants!!!
Let's make it 5 in 2016 so we can be on a LINE NE again!!!
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That's not a bad mock draft at all.
Getting Kasheem Greene in the 3rd would be nice.
Though I would like to get a O-lineman somewhere in there before our 5th rounder.
I think u guys are crazy.. Damontre Moore at pick 19 is insane value. He might not be overly explosive player as a whole, but he has a explosive lower half, and a strength and conditioning coach can easily help him get more upper body strength, and add a few lb's to go with his long frame... I like how instinctive he is, and that he can be a asset against teh run as well.. He made quite a few tackles in space i thought were pretty good when i was watching tape this morning... I think a team like the steelers will take him and he'll be next in line of Steeler LB who end up being great value pick and longtime stud.... Also, hes not simply happy with getting to the QB, this guy looks to strip the ball and cause TO's and his motor always runs high...
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Very impressed by Earl Wolff, Darius Slay, and Jamar Taylor, who are 3guys i felt were very underrated through this entire process, and i think the combine finally put the light on them a bit and they all will go higher now, where they belong.. I've always though Slay was closer to Jon Banks then people gave him credit for, and Taylor is a physical player, who is good on run defense, and can run with anyone... Wolff is a guy who me and santaman both liked since wk 1, and he is a safety who can cover and does everything well, including a on field leader...
The SEC is to funny these guys used to put up a huge stink over us putting up the videos and now they sent me all these video response requests to put there videos links on my video pages. I basically have to say yes since they own the rights for a lot of the vids I do.


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The Elite Clubs National League has released the roster for its upcoming Texas ECNL PDP (Player Development Program) being held at Toyota Park, in Frisco, on March 8-9, 2014. Player selections are made based on individual performance in all ECNL competitions as well as by ECNL staff coach recommendations. Final rosters and selections are then formed by ECNL PDP Director Sean Nahas and other non-affiliated ECNL National Staff members.
Lonestar players attending the PDP include:
Katie Uhler: Lonestar 96 ECNL/ Notre Dame
Patricia Fernandez: Lonestar 97 ECNL/ West Virginia
Katie Glenn: Lonestar 97 ECNL/ University of Texas
Claudette Lassandro: Lonestar 97 ECNL/ Texas A&M University
Nakia Graham: Lonestar 98 ECNL/ University of Texas
Emily Strouphauer: Lonestar 99 ECNL/ US U15 National Team Player
A seventh and eighth Lonestar Player was also selected (Chrissy Pitre and Mikaela Harvey) but was unable to attend.
Player Development Programs (PDPs) are regionally-based identification and development programs within US Club Soccer's id2 Program with three primary goals:
(i) Provide the top players within specified elite leagues with an opportunity to be identified and evaluated for higher levels of play
(ii) Provide a high quality developmental experience
(iii) Recognize and reward individual performance and achievement.
The ECNL PDP in Dallas will include a training session and two 11 vs. 11 games for each player. Top players from each ECNL PDP, along with other players scouted in ECNL competition throughout the year, will be considered for invitations to the ECNL / id2 National Training Camp in August and potential inclusion in US Youth National Team training camps.
The ECNL will be hosting nine PDP events across the country between February and May 2014, providing an opportunity for top players in every ECNL club. There are no player costs for participation and the ECNL covers all staffing, facility rental and equipment costs for each event. The only responsibility for participating players will be the cost of travel and accommodation (if necessary).
About Elite Clubs National League: The Elite Clubs National League (ECNL) was founded in 2009 to enhance the developmental experience of female youth soccer players in the United States through: (i) Improving the competitive environment through creation of a true national competitive league; (ii) Improving the process for identifying elite female soccer players for the U.S. Soccer youth national teams through a systematic scouting and identification program based on national competitions; and (iii) improving the daily training environment at top female youth soccer clubs through developing best practices and training and organizational guidelines for its member clubs. The ECNL is sanctioned by US Club Soccer and is sponsored by Nike Soccer. The Army National Guard is the official military branch of the ECNL.


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Two works by B.F.A. illustration student Colleen D'Antoni and B.F.A. photography student Katie Georgas were selected by a jury to be fabricated and installed in front of the Indigo Sky Community Gallery/MeadowLark Studio in Savannah, Georgia.
MeadowLark Studio, located on Waters Avenue between Waldburg and Gwinnett streets, is leading efforts to use abandoned concrete planters along the vital and historic corridor as venues for relevant and dynamic public art.
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the world's longest stretch of high-speed rail.
Linking the capital city of Beijing in the north with the southern city of Guangzhou, the 2,298 kilometer (1,428 mile) line has already began ferrying passengers at 300 kilometers per hour (186 mph). The line will cut the fastest travel time between the cities from around 20 hours to only 8 hours, making it a day trip.
150 pairs of trains (300 total) will run daily along the line, which passes through the provincial capitals cities Shijiazhuang, Wuhan and Changsha.
The rail line was not achieved without setbacks. The bullet train project's supervisor, the former railway minister, and the ministry's chief engineer were both detained in a corruption probe after a bullet train crash killed 40 people in mid-2011 and after a section of track in central China collapsed under heavy March rains. China had to rebuild some of the line and slow test runs after finding corrupt contractors had
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Chinese dignataries gather to celebrate the launch of the world's longest stretch of high-speed track. [Image Source: The Washington Post]
China, however, is not looking to let off the gas. It will have four major east-west lines, and three more major north-south lines by 2020, linking virtually every major city in China. While the U.S. and other economic rivals initially expressed skepticism of China's ambitious rail plans -- which are expected to
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-- China has already achieved roughly half of its 18,000 kilometer goal for 2015, with 9,300 km (5,800 miles) of active high-speed track.
The Asian giant is also testing next-generation trains, which it hopes will travel at
around 310 miles per hour
, once again cutting travel time roughly in half.
The U.S., whose massively socialist
national highway project
was once perhaps the world's most ambitious and well-engineered transportation conduits, has balked at the proposal of a high-tech replacement for its aging government-owned roadways. And the private sector in the U.S. has expressed precious little interest in such a project, due to the price and low profit potential.
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It's hard to say for sure just how big an economic boost high speed rail will provide China, but it's expected to bring radical new opportunities to the nation. To relate in U.S. terms, high speed rail would make commutes from Detroit to Chicago, Pittsburgh and New York City feasible for those willing to spend up to a few hours of their lives a day in transit possible, opening new job opportunities.
The U.S. has some
high speed rail plans
of its own, but the
billions put forth by the Obama administration
have been dwarfed by China's commitment, as have the program's respective successes. With the activation of the Guangzhou and Beijing bullet train conduit, one has to wonder whether we are witnessing the passing of the technological torch from the U.S. to China, and what the economic impact of that leadership transition will be.
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Journalists are back to work at Uganda's leading privately owned daily, The Monitor, after a 10-day siege of their newsroom by police. But that does not mean it is business as usual for the nation's press. The paper's owners at the Nation Media Group evidently begged and negotiated for its reopening--signaling to other media houses that they should toe the government line or face a similar stranglehold. Although the deliberations were successful in returning the paper to the newsstands, the long-term costs may prove exorbitant.


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TV Review: Political Animals
We scope out USA's hot new bureaucratic TV event. Starring Sigourney Weaver, Ciaran Hinds, & Carla Gugino . Premieres July 15.
Upon first viewing, USA's hotly anticipated drama event Political Animals makes one wonder whether a racy portrayal of a former First Lady who fails as a presidential candidate only to be asked to be the country's top diplomat is a history lesson America is ready to experience yet again on the small screen. However, this thinly veiled mockudrama of the Clinton entourage is fresh, enlightened and has just enough sex appeal to keep those overworked congressional aides and political reporters tuned in for the six-part event which debuts next Sunday. This isn't to say the rest of the populace won't be drawn to the show, but those who have worked in media politics will truly appreciate the show's comic (though slightly exaggerated) representation of the complex relationships that exist behind the doors of the nation's elite and those tasked with corralling them.
Helming the cast as Secretary of State Elaine Barrish is an intrinsically sarcastic, no-bullshit Sigourney Weaver, whose struggle to balance her tumultuous career aspirations and her exasperating family forms the backbone of the series. Along the way she must deal with the devious but disarming White House reporter Susan Berg (Carla Gugino), as well as her ex-husband and former beloved president Bud Hammond (Ciarán Hinds) who strikes a caricature of a less-intelligent Bush with a good measure of Clintonian Southern charm.
We'll end our comparison to that political dynasty there; any attempt to relate Chelsea to the remaining family would be futile, as her established public persona largely consists of that ill-fated NBC correspondent gig last year — even the Obama girls have surpassed her at this point. In comparison, the Hammond offspring, the aspiring Kennedy-esque Douglas (James Wolk) and flamboyant T.J. (Sebastian Stan), both highlight in dramatically different ways the struggle of being raised in the public eye; this is especially true for the latter, who considers himself to be his parents' election wildcard for being the first openly gay child in the White House.
Margaret Barrish (Ellen Burstyn), Elaine's matriarchal alcoholic mother, and James' stunningly sexy fiancée Anne (Brittany Ishibashi) add further depth to the estranged family as they navigate the power struggle between Elaine and Bud that kicks off the pilot after Elaine's loss of the nomination and subsequent acceptance of her current position.
Nevertheless, the heart of Political Animals remains the series' ability to convince the viewer of the human element in bureaucratic families. We've done such a fantastic job of idolizing the great American ménages that it's easy to forget they are as fucked up (or more so) than those across from us at the dinner table.
While we're disappointed this miniseries is only slated for a half dozen episodes, we've been tipped off by USA that this could be a repeat player if the cards are right. Check back with us next Wednesday for star Brittany Ishibashi's Femme on Fire interview.
Political Animals premieres Sunday, July 15 at 10/9c on USA.


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On 16 April 2013 09:54, Nick Cox <email@example.com> wrote:
> Very interesting example; thanks for thinking about my question.
> I studied economics when young. I can't recollect if I was puzzled
> then that demand curves (your example) and supply curves were plotted
> with price on the vertical axis. But it also seems fair to regard
> price as the outcome or response that is being explained here, namely
> that price arises out of the interaction of supply and demand, just as
> much as the other way around. So on that argument this kind of diagram
> is not an exception.
> No doubt all the real economists and econometricians will correct me
> if I am wrong.
> I must look in the book reviewed in http://ejpe.org/pdf/4-2-br-6.pdf
> That review in turn yields a reference to broaden the horizons of all
> inequality-measuring economists and social scientists:
> Derobert, Laurent, and Thieriot, Guillaume. 2003. The Lorenz curve as
> an archetype: a
> historico-epistemological study. The European Journal of the History of Economic
> Thought, 10 (4): 573-585.
> But in terms of my original question, the language usages
> plot y versus x
> plot x versus y
> -- and whatever logic lies behind them -- it strikes me now hat a
> simpler explanation is just the algebraic convention of naming x
> coordinate first, as in "its coordinates are (x, y)", so there is
> merely a clash of conventions here.
> Nick
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> On 16 April 2013 04:07, Yu Chen, PhD <email@example.com> wrote:
>> In economics, sometimes the vertical axis is used to plot independent
>> variable, and the horizontal axis is used to plot the dependent
>> variable. For example, when price goes up, you may buy less food.
>> Price is plotted in vertical axis, and the quantity of food is plotted
>> in horizontal axis. The curve is downward sloping. That might be the
>> reason that you heard people saying plot x versus y.
> On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 5:21 AM, Nick Cox <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:
>>> * A note on "versus" or "against". I was brought up -- probably in
>>> school physics, but it was last century, so I can't give precise
>>> recollections -- to say "plot y versus x" where y is, not
>>> surprisingly, whatever is plotted on the y or vertical axis. That
>>> seems to me to match mathematics and physics usages such as y is a
>>> function of x, or output is a function of time, where the dependent
>>> variable (outcome, response) is always mentioned first. But I've come
>>> across people saying "plot x versus y". If anyone has a logic for that
>>> usage, I'd be interested to hear it.
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A TV producer spared jail after admitting dealing drugs claims she was severely bullied at work while making a show for Maori Television.
Anne Speir, 55, was sentenced to six months' home detention for selling LSD, ecstasy and cannabis at the Auckland District Court in November.
Acting on a tip-off, police found 337gm of cannabis, 45 capsules of ecstasy, 32 tabs of LSD and more than $16,000 in cash in New Zealand, Australian and American currencies at her Housing New Zealand home.
Speir's lawyer Ron Mansfield told the court she had an emotional breakdown while working as a producer on Maori TV show Takatapui, described as a magazine-styled show with a Maori queer focus.
The show, which ran for six series in the 2000s, was made by Front of the Box Productions.
"The defendant was subjected to severe bullying and was routinely humiliated by this person in front of her colleagues," Mansfield told the court.
The bully was described as the person who she reported to directly.
Speir was out of work for several years and resorted to dealing drugs to friends and associates, the court heard. It was claimed she made around $3200 a month in profit.
In sentencing Speir to six months' home detention, Judge Emma Aitken said she had given Speir a large discount for her contribution to the gay community.
"I have no doubt again that that would have been at times at some considerable cost to yourself."
Last week, Mansfield said Speir "simply wants to get on an serve her sentence" and did not wish to comment on the bullying claims.
Claduette Hauiti, the executive producer of Takatapui, said she was extremely surprised about the claims.
Hauiti said Speir reported directly to her.
"I haven't had anybody that was associated with her or I, make those allegations. I can say no I didn't bully her, I don't know what she's talking about."
Hauiti said Speir had been a great leader for the gay community.
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Back in 1989/90 I saw them play in London and remember Robert Lamm saying as they left the stage that quote "we'll be back" well true to his word 18 years later they turn up, at a remote outdoor venue in an area of London that is difficult to get to and with little or no publicity.
Well three years on and a European tour is announced, (great I think)on reading the tour dates I see that no UK dates have been announced so six weeks ago I decided as a precaution to purchase two tickets for one of the German concerts. This will incur the cost of crossing the Channel, a drive of 800miles round trip and an overnight stay, so not much change out of £1,000 I had hoped to be able to sell the tickets if and when the UK dates were announced, but to date zilch.
Now don't get me wrong I'm not blaming the band and I know that the UK promoters are probably largely to blame, but what I'd like to hear is whether or not they are actively looking to perform in the UK. This way fans can make alternative arrangements to see the band.
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Terry - word is that there WILL be a Chicago show in London in early July!
Just hang in there a few more days and it SHOULD be announced ;)
Hi Terry
I understand your frustration, but you're right it's not the bands fault as it's in the hands of the promoters and their need to make a profit on any event - can't blame them too as it's strictly business. Like you I hope something is announced soon. I'm off to the US in late July, but will not be in a position to see the band there as they are playing West coast venues when I'm on the East Coast. Ironically they come to the area I'm visiting the week that I leave!
Here's hoping that the word that Gary's heard will be so (sheer poetry!). A show in early July would be just great.


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Relationship expert and bestselling author Tristan Taormino offers a bold new strategy for creating loving, lasting relationships. Drawing on in-depth interviews with over a hundred women and men, Opening Up explores the real-life benefits and challenges of all styles of open relationships - from partnered non-monogamy to solo polyamory. With her refreshingly down-to-earth style and sharp wit, Taormino offers solutions for making an open relationship work, including tips on dealing with jealousy, negotiating boundaries, finding community, parenting and time management. Opening Up will change the way you think about intimacy.
Tristan Taormino is an authority in the field of erotica and sexuality. Along with working as a feminist author, columnist, activist, and educator, she has been featured as Out magazines 100 Gay Success Stories of the Year and The Advocate's Best and Brightest Gay & Lesbian People Under 30. In addition to all of this, Taormino recently appeared in the E! Special "The Real 50 Shades of Grey."
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"This is the book you want to read if you're looking for a voice that is balanced, sensitive and sensible when tackling the thorny question of sexual boundaries in love relationships. Opening Up is sure to open up your mind." (Esther Perel, author of Mating in Captivity)
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I have never considered myself one for open relationships, but know so many people who do I gave it a try. The book was fantastic. The author talked about various emotions that come up, how to identify them, how to address them with yourself or partner(s) and this is wonderful information whether your in mono or poly relationship. I found myself taking notes that I refer back to with regularity. Great read for people wanting to communicate better in any relationship. Also available in audio book which is my preferred method of reading.
"very helpful and insightful. a book to learn more"
about polyamourous relationships. I would definitely recommend it. in fact I already have to my therapist
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This book is assisting me in navigating Open Relationships. I wish I was aware, when I was younger, I could live this way. I will carry and pass the lessons I've learned in this book long into the future.
"Good read for poly curious"
Definetly good read for those curious about polyamory and different relationship types within this lifestyle.
"At least it was informative."
The narration was distracting, in that the narrator did "voices" to differentiate the various people's quotations. The voices were less bothersome than the characterizations - speaking slower or squeekier. The material is decidedly dry. I do not recommend it, nor will I listen to it again unless under duress.
While the material is well researched, the self selecting group that comprises the interviewed couples is heavily weighted towards BDSM, swingers, and PolyFidelity groups. As such, the book is heavily favored towards hierarchy, primary relationships, and unethical codependent behaviors such as hiring secondary partners through periodic returns to monogamy. PolyFidelity is an extremely tiny fraction of new Polyamorous people, and is evident by the ages of the people interviewed who are baby-boomers and generation x'rs. Many of the relationship styles in this book are considered unhealthy and unethical by current standards. The author replies heavily on outdated books and ideas from spiritualism books and texts from decades past. Polyamory has quickly evolved to mainly consist of SoloPoly and non-fidelity partnered Poly, with the later even losing favor. This book is now a very poor guide for modern nonmonogamists, with ideas of rules, 6 page written agreements, and lack of empathy for non-primary relationships. Coupled readers are better off reading "More Than Two" for a modern look at ethical partnered polyamory, and "The Ethical Slut" remains the top book for those interested in SoloPoly.
"Robotic narration"
"Opening Up" presents some very useful perspectives on different types of polyamory, especially partnered polyamory. I can see why it is one of a handful of books most recommended for people considering opening up their relationships or who have already done so and are navigating the early days. By the end, I was convinced that polyamorous people are all around me. Just as everybody knows a gay person but might not know that they are gay, it is probably true that just about everybody knows a polyamorous person or couple without realizing it.
Tristan Taormino tries hard to be inclusive of all types of polyamory and ethical non-monogamy, but most of the advice in the book is geared towards partnered non-monogamy -- that is, committed two-person "primary" relationships with one or more "secondary" relationships. Even the title of the book evokes the idea of a monogamous couple "opening up" their relationship. There is certainly nothing wrong with that, but people more interested in other forms of polyamory might give this book a pass.
About the Narration: This book feels a bit like a large research paper, with facts, citations, and bullet lists. Admittedly, narrating a work of this nature is challenging, but even so I found the narration to be excessively flat and robotic. Ms. Perrin puts... pauses in... sentences, even where there is... no punctuation. At times, the unnatural cadence actually made me wonder if I was listening to a text-to-speech computer program rather than a live narrator. On the positive side, she is moderately successful at changing voices in order to set a quote off from the rest of the text. Overall, though, I found the reading style to be annoying.
"Great Content, Not-So-Great Narrator"
The content is incredible! The author has organized information in such a well-thought-out, clear, concise and compassionate way. This is a great book for anyone who is considering opening up (pun intended) their sexuality and romantic selves to the possibility of non-monogamy or polyamory.
This book does not shy away from the pros and cons and does not seem to have an agenda one way or the other; the information is clearly presented in an unbiased manner for the reader (listener) to make their own decisions. I cannot recommend the book enough.
As for the narrator, however, her "man voice" was so distracting and unnecessary it became a cringe-worthy annoyance. Since she says the name of the speaker after the quote (Dave, Judy, Andy, etc.), there is no reason to try to pretend to be a man when speaking for them. It slowed down my listening experience because by the third hour I was lamenting that I had eight hours to go of bad voice acting... and that seriously detracted from the content of the book.
I will not listen to any other audiobooks narrated by Ms. Perrin.
That being said, there is a wealth of useful and helpful information presented here, and it's well worth the listen (bad voices and all).
"Great book; OK reader"
This is a great book to help you navigate your relationships (open or otherwise). Lots of practical examples and helpful information to think through. The readers voice is a bit challenging to listen through the whole book, but I think that is to maintain clarity and refrain from any judgement inflection. OK on 1.25-2x speed.
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The AOU/COS 2013 meetings will be held at the historic Palmer House Hilton in Chicago. By staying at the Palmer House you will have the ease of being right there for all meetings & activities. No need to brave the elements (you've heard about Chicago weather) or get up early to get to those first morning sessions! Please make your hotel reservations directly with the Palmer House Hilton.
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Blue Jays Are Too Comfortable With 50/50
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This is a good team with considerable potential that is not being tapped. The management is arguably the best in baseball, the players excel at every position, and they are exciting to watch -- but frustrating. What's puzzling to us fans is when the Jays are three or four games above .500 they go into a dive and lose three or four. Their comfort zone is .500. Maybe they'll come alive July. If not, another .500 season beckons -- if they're lucky.


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Today the weather was great for a day in the bee yards. I've got 3 good colonies one of which happens to be in front of my truck shop which basically faces due south, maybe a bit southwest. Today I opened up the hive body and all seemed well with no SHB found. This colony sits on a limestone gravel base with the nearest dirt 20' away. There is no shade at all for this colony.
My other 2 colonies are 1/2 mile from the first colony sitting underneath 2 trees each facing the east. Each of these colonies had a good population of bees with one of them plenty strong enough to split now if I had a queen. Both had SHB,with the colony of greatest strength having a severe infestation.
IIRC some colonies have less SHB populations when in full sunshine (no shade), it seems I read or heard.
Would the full sunshine factor be the sole reason for no SHB in front of my shop or could the gravel base have an impact on the SHB reproduction abilities?


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Windows 8 was an incredibly bold redesign on the part on Microsoft Corp. (
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But the proof is in the sales, and Microsoft announced today that for all the haters, Windows 8 appears to be doing great.
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There were more apps in the Windows Store at launch than any other app store at their launch and since then, the number of apps in the Windows Store has doubled. A number of apps in the Windows Store have crossed the $25,000 revenue mark and the developer keeps 80% of the revenue they make off downloads for the life of their app. A lot of great new apps have been added to the Windows Store since launch such as CBS, ABC News, ABC Family, Engadget, Flixster, OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network), Vimeo and my (current) personal favorite - Top Gear.
A strong app market is good news for Microsoft. While it offers a more favorable revenue split than other players like Apple, Inc. (
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In the past, Windows Certification processes offered up small cuts to Microsoft, but software publishers largely pocketed these profits. Now Microsoft has cut out the middle man by playing super-publisher with Windows 8, the same move Google and Apple have made with their mobile and personal computer platforms (although Google does allow unofficial third party channels).
Microsoft needed a bold reinvention in the mobile direction to keep up with market trends.
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the baby
departed Windows President Steven Sinofsky
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And the deep divisions between those who love Windows 8 and those who hate it, could hint that sales may dip to a slower pace than Windows 7 after the fans have completed their upgrades.
But, given the already modest success, and given the life-or-death need for Microsoft to have a cohesive, touch-friendly mobile platform, it appears overall Microsoft made the right choice. Windows 8 isn't perfect, certainly and as they say, haters are going to hate. And that is certainly true of Windows 8. But it's better to be hated for innovation than panned for lack thereof.
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Horseshoe leagues in Pocatello have end-of-year tournament
For competition or cheer, horseshoes can be for anyone
POCATELLO, Idaho - The Pocatello Horseshoe League begins in May and ends in September.
"The first part of the season this year there were a couple Wednesdays where it was pretty cold," said Teresa Iverson, chairperson of the horseshoe league. "We were out there with our coats on, drinking coffee and trying to keep warm."
She said it makes a nice break in the middle of the week for those who want an activity to participate in through the summer. The cost is $6 every Wednesday, and $6 for the end-of-the-year tournament.
Juan Hernandez is a veteran horseshoe player, and said this year is his best year because he improved his average of ringers to 45. That average is out of every 100 horseshoes thrown, but he says it's more than just being good.
"It's mostly going outside and being with your friends," Hernandez said. "I like the camaraderie of the game, and the competitiveness."
And first-year player Michael Jones agrees.
"It is a lot of fun," Jones said. "I'm not really competitive, I'm really just here to have fun. But I'm not going to lie – it's kind of fun to win."
The horseshoe tournament began in the late 1980s, and has been hosted at the lower Ross Park horseshoe pits. Budweiser sponsors the league and provides beer for the event.
There are plaques given to the team with the most wins, and at the tournament there are opportunities to win cash. There are also plaques given to those who throw doubles – two ringers in a row.
To ensure everyone is equally matched, the league is divided up into eight divisions. People who throw the most ringers are in the higher divisions, and those tend to be the most competitive.
For anyone who is curious about the league and would be interested in signing up next year, those at the tournament had some thoughts.
"It's a good outing, it's out in the sun and it's something to do in the middle of the week," Iverson said. "It kind of breaks the week up."
"Go out with your friends, try it and see if you like it," Hernandez said. "Most people who try it end up playing."
"It's a great area to play in, we've got a lot of great players and it's a good community to be a part of," Jones said.


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Perkolations: Top seven reasons why winter life "up north" is fantastic
Right around this time of year, when the holidays end and the Christmas lights go out, is the time when I start to ask myself (and I'm sure I'm not alone), "Why do I live here again?"
It's cold, it's dark and the snow, frankly, is losing its charm.
There are plenty of reasons to get annoyed with winter. The roads, the cold, the wind and the short days make life more difficult. But it seems much more useful to focus on the positive sides of life in this habitat.
So, I've compiled a list of reasons why life up here in the great white north is worth it. The top seven reasons are:
No. 7: Swans. "Cacophony" has never been better used than to describe the sounds of the trumpeter swans that gather on open water in the winter. It's just another piece of life in the lakes area that is, simply put, special.
No. 6: The sounds the ice makes. I'll start this one by saying how frightening it is, even after three years, for me to drive out on the ice (and no, I haven't done that yet this year). Even to stand on the ice and listen to it pop and crack puts me on edge.
But the sounds the ice makes as the air temperature changes are amazing. It's like the lake is singing — and the sound itself is unique and magical. When visitors come in the winter, I try to take them out on the ice when the sun is setting and the temperature is dropping, and then make them stand there until they hear it, because I don't think they'll hear anything like it anywhere else.
No. 5: That hardcore feeling. Think back to some time (probably recently) when you were cross country skiing, chopping wood, snowmobiling or hiking out on the lake to set up an ice fishing house. Do you remember how you felt when the day was over and you were warming up? Exhausted, yet accomplished.
It's easy to do things in the summer, when the outdoors are so accessible, but we all deserve a pat on the back when we go out in below-zero wind chill to do the things we love, or the things that simply need to be done.
One of the most remarkable things about living up here, to me, is how life goes on even when it is so cold. When I wake up and it's 20 below outside, my gut says, "Go back to bed. There's no reason you should leave this safe, warm place." But we all get out of bed anyway. We go to work, we go to the grocery store and we pump gas. Even those little things, in such cold weather, are accomplishments.
No. 4: The lakes. Even in the winter they continue to be an asset and perfect playground. Name what you want to do: skiing, snowmobiling, fishing or spearing — you can do it all on the lakes.
No. 3: Crisp, clear nights. "Crisp" may be too optimistic a term; let's call them "biting" instead. Yes, the cold of a clear night is deeper, more penetrating than any other cold. But have you noticed how the stars shine brighter? That they twinkle with the ice crystals in the air?
And let's not forget the northern lights. Shorter days mean longer nights and that means more opportunity to see the northern lights, perhaps one of the greatest natural phenomena on earth.
No. 2: The solitude. The quiet and calm of winter in our area is unmatched. The population is lowered and the clouds are muffling the soundless falling of shimmering snowflakes. The world is quiet, sparkling and at peace.
No. 1: Drum roll, please. The No. 1 reason why life up north in the winter is fantastic has nothing to do with being outside — it's being pushed inside.
The time we get with friends in the winter is special. Forcing ourselves indoors can also carry us to our friends' houses, to card games or to sitting at a table together and sharing stories.
There you have it: seven reasons to like winter life here, which I'll have to remind myself consistently of through February.
The holidays are over, but you know how the song goes. "The weather outside is frightful, but the fire is so delightful. And, since we've no place to go, let it snow, let it snow, let it snow."
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of them - Jay
Kieran Gibbs and
Mark Randall - still on British soil. Striker
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Championship sides Norwich City and Burnley respectively. On
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Hartlepool 0-1 Millwall, April 12
Jay Simpson repaid the faith shown in him by manager Kenny Jackett as he fired the only goal of Millwall's win at Hartlepool on Saturday, boosting the Lions chances of League One survival. Jem Karacan picked out the Arsenal loanee unmarked in the 11th minute and Simpson completed the task comfortably from six yards out. Although the hosts offered a greater threat for the remainder of the game, Millwall held on for the points. With three games to go the Londoners find themselves five points clear of the drop zone.
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Celta Vigo 1-1 Real Sociedad, April 12
Fran Merida was handed a rare start as Real Socieded travelled to Celta Vigo on Saturday. The young Gunner couldn't repeat last week's match-winning antics but looked impressive until his withdrawal shortly after the interval. Lequi fired Celta ahead on 17 minutes before Diaz de Cerio grabbed an equaliser before half-time. The result means Sociedad stay fourth.
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Espanyol 0-1 Osasuna, April 13
Having missed last week's defeat through suspension, Carlos Vela returned to the Osasuna starting line-up as they travelled to Espanyol. The Mexican began the match on the left of a five-man midfield and struggled to assert much influence on proceedings, thanks largely to some heavy-handed treatment from the hosts. Astudillo notched the only goal of the game on the half-hour mark, virtually assuring Osasuna of another season in Spain's top flight. Vela was withdrawn 20 minutes from the end.
Kieran Gibbs
Ipswich 2-1 Norwich, April 12
The East Anglia derby ended in defeat for Norwich on Saturday, with Kieran Gibbs introduced too late to prevent the 2-1 reverse. Ched Evans fired the Canaries into an unlikely lead on four minutes, but it lasted for only nine minutes as Alex Pearce diverted a Danny Haynes cross past his own goalkeeper, much to the despair of the travelling fans. Haynes then got in on the act himself, scoring what proved to be the winner five minutes before the break.
Mark Randall
Norwich 2-0 Burnley, April 5
Mark Randall was unable to prevent Burnley's feint promotion hopes all but ending on Saturday as he sat on the bench for the home defeat by Sheffield United. Former England strikers James Beattie and Andy Cole registered for their respective sides in a the thrilling encounter - the goals book-ending Billy Sharp's decisive header. The result means that United leapfrog the Clarets in the Championship table.


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Pryce and some like-minded friends started a women's poetry workshop, and soon afterward got involved with the Women of the World Poetry Slam, with Portland poet Sarah Lynn Herklots winning the opportunity to represent Maine at the national competition. Now Pryce has conceived a dramatic performance, Weaving Conversations with the Sky, to celebrate female poets from both history and our own modern Portland. The show, which runs twice on Monday, February 13, also serves as a fund raiser to send slam artist Herklots to Denver as Maine's representative in the 2012 Women of the World Poetry Slam.
The show will open with renowned female poets of yore portrayed in vignettes by local actresses, including Shannara Gillman as ancient Greek sensualist Sappho, Lulu Hawkes as African-American slave Phyllis Wheatley, and Tara Haskell as the conscience-driven Elizabeth Barrett Browning. The Brontë sisters will also be represented — with Vanessa Romanoff as Anne, Heather Elizabeth Irish as Charlotte, and Jessica McKee as Emily — as well as Brigid Sinclair's preternatural Belle of Amherst, Emily Dickinson, and a battle-in-verse between Sylvia Plath (April Singley) and Anne Sexton (Mariah Bergeron). Act two will feature local poets, including Herklots, as well as Stonecoast MFA director Annie Finch, playwright Carolyn Gage, Portland slam poet Heidi Therrien, and host of WMPG's Mama Africa Show Keita Whitten.
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Actually, I'm sure that the details of all of this are more more exciting for me that for anyone else, as I'm getting a chance to fix a bunch of problems and transform my archive into something that actually resembles an archive, but there should be plenty of benefits for everyone who uses any of the sites. In general, I have attempted to maintain specialized collections where there seems to be some purpose or demand, while making it much easier to navigate between them. So it's time to shut the doors here and move on.
From now on, all of my sites can be reached from a single address:
That's pretty much all you need to know. Once in the new network of sites, the navigation tabs are fairly standard:
- LABYRINTH takes you to the center of things and the general history/announcements BLOG.
- LIBRARY takes you to the Omeka catalog.
- WIKI lets you view the recently relocated Libertarian Labyrinth wiki without leaving the Wordpress interface, and WIKI (Direct) takes you straight to the wiki site.
- TRANSLATIONS goes to the Index of Working Translations.
- PROUDHON will take you to the Proudhon Library site, where there's a new blog for my most proudhonological efforts, plus a forum and access to the Proudhon Library wiki. Local navigation this is a little different, because of the forums and a separate PL WIKI, but all the familiar links ought to be there as well. Hint: some navigation menus pull down.
- BAKUNIN, as you might guess, links to an improved Bakunin Library site.
- ATERCRACY links to The Great Atercratic Revolution
- FRONDEUSE links the the La Frondeuse/Black and Red Feminist History site
- BEER links to my neglected beer-review blog, Well-Aged & Slightly Bitter, with Just a Touch of Funk.
- OSSAPY links to The High Hills of Ossapy, an even more neglected archive of material on the history of New Hampshire's White Mountains.
- And something will possibly soon point at a new merger of material from Splendors of the Combined Order and Possible and Impossible Worlds. All of these Blogger collections will eventually find a home in the new configuration, but perhaps primarily as index pages or collection in the Library, with the posts appearing on the main Libertarian Labyrinth blog.
- ALL leads to an aggregator of posts, pages and files from all the site.
- And CONTR'UN leads to the new home of this blog.
That's right. Twice now, I've declared this particular project over and done with. And yet, after a lot of thinking, and shuffling, and pondering, and installing and uninstalling software, and thinking, and shuffling, and, rethinking, and... you get the picture... I've decided that the Contr'un project still has an place in my future work. There are important parts of the project that would be a little lost on the Proudhon blog and a little distracting on the general history blog. What I've done with the new site is to archive everything from this blog and several other related projects there. As for the content of the blog, expect a continuation of the material on the anarchic encounter, anarchist identity and such, with perhaps more Fourier in the mix in the near future.
However, since I hope that the new arrangement will be fairly intuitive, the main thing to remember is just one address:
I'll see you there.
However, since I hope that the new arrangement will be fairly intuitive, the main thing to remember is just one address:
I'll see you there.


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There was a mob of Niner fans on here,,,where did they all go?
Not a single Niner on. Maybe like one, but that's it.
Mood: WOOF!
I was at the grocery store buying out the whiskey, good win guys. Dominant performance. Plus the Seahawks won, tomorrow morning is gonna be tough. Good luck the rest of the way guys.
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I think it's mostly because we are human. We expect our guys to be better than the rest. We get upset when they admit to trying to get by without giving it their full effort. We don't like to find out our football heroes are human like all the rest of us. I personally hope Justin looked within, and can get back that monster he used to be.
He needs to be in peak shape to regain his old form. The beauty of Strahan was he always came to camp ready to go to war. As Stray got older he adjusted his preparation based on the changes his body was undergoing. He dropped about 20-30 lbs to maintain his edge and durability for the entire season in his final years. Tuck may need to do the same.
Every player on this team needs to get better and they have all said so but when Tuck says it he is just talking to much?