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So it should come as little surprise that Boston councilors appear to be approaching medical weed just as sensibly. At that same meeting last Wednesday, District 5 councilor Rob Consalvo called for a hearing — to take place no later than December 10 — at which stakeholders can voice ideas and pitch parameters for dispensary placement. Consalvo says he has no opinion on the merits of the new ganja law. He seems sincere in that position, and also in his comments that the primary municipal concern, and therefore the council's, is zoning.
There's a seemingly infinite number of questions that must be answered on the short road to dispensaries — how many outfits there will be; do vendors have to grow their own wares; what constitutes a 60-day supply; how much will licensing and operating fees run? Most of those decisions, though, are left to the Department of Public Health, which has until May 1, 2013 — four months after the statute passed via Question 3 goes into effect on New Year's Day — to set such measures. The only real role of towns and cities is to figure out where patients will be able to buy, or not to buy, prescription pot. Again — it's all about zoning.
Several municipalities outside of Boston have already failed that task, and neglected to follow the will of voters who backed Question 3. Savages in Wakefield and Reading banned dispensaries outright, while town meeting voters in Saugus, Melrose, and Peabody are also considering such antediluvian actions. These enclaves aren't just denying their residents access to herbal remedies; their tenuous restrictions in this matter will further impede state legislators and health department policy makers, who already face massive hurdles, from implementing smart and streamlined formalities about who can carry what and where.
Even juxtaposed with more draconian corners of the Commonwealth, it seems ridiculous to praise Boston city councilors for adhering to a binding referendum. In their case, there's an extra-stiff mandate to embrace the law responsibly, since nearly 70 percent of Boston voters pulled in favor of medical weed (as opposed to 63 percent statewide). It's also true that someone at City Hall should have thought about dispensaries ahead of time. But now that it's down to the wire, the council can hopefully count on public support from a city with more than enough scholars, legal advocates, and healthcare professionals to address medical cannabis head-on.
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Sheriff: Mother was shopping, brother and cousin were watching toddler
ELIZABETHTON, Tenn. - Carter County investigators are hoping an autopsy will lead to more clues into how a four-year-old boy died at a home Tuesday afternoon.
Family members describe four-year-old Coty Cox as full of life. His great aunt Betty Markland says he was easy to get attached to. "He was a sweet little thing," she told us.
Carter County Sheriff Chris Mathes says the toddler was left at home with his 13-year-old cousin and 10–year-old brother Tuesday while his mother went shopping.
That's when something horrible happened inside the Lover's Lane mobile home.
Just after noon the two older boys carried the toddler to Betty Markland's house and she called 911. "He was just lifeless," describes Markland. "He handed him to me I laid him here on the couch."
Coty Cox later died at the hospital.
Investigators are treating his death as suspicious until they can piece together the entire puzzle. "My bottom line is I have a four-year-old that is dead," said Sheriff Chris Mathes. "That doesn't sit well with us our people."
The older boys say he fell and hit his head. "They said he was jumping on the bed and he fell and hit his head on the TV stand. That's what they tell me," says Markland.
Officers want to know more about some of the things they found at the scene. "There were BB guns in the child's bedroom. We don't know if that could be a part of any injury," says Mathes.
The sheriff says they were hoping to learn more facts from an autopsy being performed Wednesday. They should have some preliminary results in 48 hours.
The sheriff also wants to know more about where the mother was and how long she was gone. According to the police report, she told officers she had not been gone very long. The report says the boys told investigators she'd been gone an hour or two.
The sheriff says leaving children with a teenager is not necessarily criminal, "But you are asking him to watch after a 10-year-old and a four-year-old. At what point does it become too much?" asked Mathes.
Coty Cox's father was in the Carter County Detention Center on unrelated minor charges. The sheriff says he was given a furlough from jail to spend time with his family.
Family members say four-year-old Coty's death is a horrible tragedy, something Betty Markland will never forget. "I closed my eyes and I couldn't sleep. I could see him laid out there his face before me," says Markland.
We're told funeral services are being handled by Tetrick Funeral Home in Elizabethton.
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#31 Wed 09 Jan 08 5:43am
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Re: THE gluten-free thread
No i can't stand goats milk and am not fussed on soy but I do like chocolate soy ice-cream (tried it the other day). I use the lactose free products.
#32 Wed 09 Jan 08 9:48am
Re: THE gluten-free thread
Thanks cook. I like sharing what I've discovered and it's good to have a single thread so we can all find information when we need it.
#33 Wed 09 Jan 08 11:42pm
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Re: THE gluten-free thread
AudioCoffee, what happens when you eat eggs? Are you just allergic to the protein in them? I'm curious because every once in a while I get stomach cramps when I eat eggs. It's generally only when we eat out, and seems to be only with certain preparations. I googled around a bit about egg allergies, but couldn't come up with anything that explains my reaction, and it's not so serious that I would consider seeing a naturopath.
#34 Thu 10 Jan 08 7:27am
Re: THE gluten-free thread
Eilen, if it's only when you eat out it might be from some other kind of product (like a flavour mix). Also, if you do see someone about your food problems it's always best to start with an allergy specialist or a dietician.
#35 Thu 10 Jan 08 7:28am
Re: THE gluten-free thread
Quinoa is a grain often used bypeople who can't have gluten or who are hippies
#36 Fri 11 Jan 08 3:37pm
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Anyone got any ideas for gluten-free pancakes ?
I tried making them for my mom once, who is coeliac, but i dont think they tasted that nice....
Thanks _xX
#37 Fri 11 Jan 08 4:32pm
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Re: THE gluten-free thread
Hi Yasmin
I make pancakes quite a bit for my family - my husband and youngest daughter are both coeliacs. The pancakes do taste a little different, but they're still good:
Traditional Crepe batter
4oz rice flour
1 egg
1 egg yolk
half pint milk
1 tablespoon melted butter or oil
Sift the flour with a good pinch of salt into a mixing-bowl, make a well in the centre, and drop in the whole egg and extra egg youlk. Start adding the milk to the egg and draw in the flour very gradually. When half the milk has been added, beat well and add the butter or oil. Whisk in the rest of the milk, cover, and keep in a cool place for 30 mins before using.
Heat a heavy 6-inch frying pan. Grease very lightly with oil or clarified butter and put a good tablepsoon of batter in the middle; roll the pan to coat the surface evenly, then keep over brik heat until the pancake is brown on the underside. Loosen around the edge with a palette knife and toss or turn over and brown the other side. Slide the pancake onto a wire cake rack. As the pancakes are made, stack them one on top of the other and, if being fried several housrs before they are needed, wrap in a clean tea towel until wanted. To reheat, place overlapping on a lightly buttered baking-tin, brish with a little melted butter, and slip into a quick oven to heat through for about 7 to 8 mins. The pancakes are then ready to use.
American-style buckwheat pancakes
4oz rice flour
2oz plain gluten-free flour mix
2oz buckwheat flour
pinch salt
1 teaspoon sugar
1 tablespoon gluten-free baking powder
1oz butter, melted then cooled
2 eggs, whisked
half pint milk
Put the dry ingredients in a bowl and make a well in the centre. Pour in the eggs, and start slowly mixing. Add the milk little by little, whisking well as you go, until all the milk is added. Beat until bubbles rise on the surface, then beat in the melted butter. Leave to stand for 20 - 30 mins.
Heat a heavy-based frying pan and lightly oil. Pour in enough batter to make a pancake slightly smaller than the size of a CD. Cook until bubbles rise to the surface and the surface looks dull. Turn and cook for just a few moments. Place on a plate and wrap in a teatowl. Keep making and stacking the pancakes until you either have enough or the batter is finished.
My family love these served with bacon and maple syrup
Hope these two recipes help a bit.
You will find that neither recipe tastes quite the same as "normal" pancakes, but they are both very good in their own right (in fact, my family now prefer them to "normal" ones).
#38 Sat 12 Jan 08 2:57am
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Re: THE gluten-free thread
Eilen: When I have a flu/tetanus jab, my arms swell 3 times their normal size.. it's hideous..! It's highly unpleasant and until it settles down, it doesn't and I don't look right... also, if I eat anything with egg in, not only does it rapidly increase my heart rate to near dangerous levels, but I also go hot and cold and also it's almost like I'm floating in and out of some really odd semi-concious state - like I'm there and not there...
With too much gluten in my diet, I get palpitations and a general feeling of being unwell......
I can eat a maximum of one meringue nest if I'm feeling really well... and up to five rounds of bread.... after that, thats when the fun begins...
I remember my daughter making some buns when she was little.. and she insisted I ate one.. it nearly cost me a night in hospital... as did a home-made quiche I made for someone else... I can't even use a frying pan thats recently had a fried egg made in it... I admit though, it's settled down a bit.... but then if I find something thats just a bit fatty or greasy..... ugh, a new set of problems!!
Feeding myself has been a challenge, but I've met it head on and won. I use my condition in my favour sometimes... a couple of sandwiches and a good well-paced walk helps me greatly - even if at the end I look like I've ran..! As for the eggs.... oh well.. at least I can still eat the bird that laid it!
As for gluten... I've avoided it so well for years anyway and I do feel so much better for avoiding it. I'm 80% veggie/vegan and it's just great - so many tastes and experiences... I've recently discovered tofu, rice noodles and quorn and also a range of vegan cook-in sauces... I use buckwheat for pancakes (buckwheat flour + fizzy water, dash of oil, pinch of salt = omg goodness )
Rice noodles replace chips or other potatoes and it's fantastic
I've discovered a range of gluten free chocolate puddings - I'm in 7th heaven!
Ok, I'm waffling now (fat/gluten/egg free waffles ) so.. I'll shut up and make me a whole pan of spag bol (gluten/egg/fat free of course)
#39 Sat 12 Jan 08 3:56am
Re: THE gluten-free thread
For simple pancakes - 1 cup white wings (australian brand) gluten free self raising flour, 2 cup milk and 1 egg. Mix and make pancakes.
#40 Sat 12 Jan 08 8:50pm
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Re: THE gluten-free thread
AudioCoffee, that's interesting stuff--thanks for sharing. It sounds like you've managed just fine given your allergies/intolerances. I love rice noodles and buckwheat pancakes/crepes are my favorite. I've seen Quorn before but have never tried the products.


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I also forgot how bad these post game shows are
Total frickin crawfishin statement bout the EG situation,
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Long term, perhaps the biggest news coming out of this game might end up being the blowup between Monty Williams and Eric Gordon. I was at the game and the confrontation was loud and very animated. Monty charged at Gordon and just absolutely blew up at him after pulling him off the court in the third quarter. The exchange started off with Monty saying something in a fairly calm voice to Gordon, but then Gordon said something back as he was walking past Monty and Monty just went absolutely insane. After that exchange, Gordon sat at the end of the bench and did not return to the game.
And in the biggest Eric Gordon news of the game, he and Monty had a pretty loud exchange in the third quarter. Monty was absolutely furious and channeled his inner Mike Rice, Jr. I will ask Monty what he said and why, but I expect a typical Monty no answer. From my viewpoint, it looked like Monty is just fed up with Gordon's lackadaisical attitude and he just burst after Gordon talked back to him. Has probably been building up for a while. Can you blame him?
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The Great DebateAfter spending his 11-year Hall of Fame career with the Dallas Cowboys, Michael Irvin could call Texas home. So was the native Floridian and star at the University of Miami torn when Miami Northwestern travelled to Dallas' top-ranked Southlake Carroll High School last season, with national bragging rights on the line? It was no contest. Irvin's allegiance to Florida is just one example of how deeply connected players are to where they grow up, where they first put on a helmet and pads, and where they had their first taste of success. With an increasing number of high school football coaches crossing state lines to find new competition, the game has gained the country's interest. What was once a must-see event for local communities on Friday night has become must-see TV for national audiences. Next month's matchup between ESPN RISE Fab 50 powers Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.), currently ranked No. 6, and No. 3 De La Salle (Concord, Calif.), is just one of the many games showcasing the best two states have to offer. (Watch the game Sept. 27 at 10:30 p.m. on ESPNU.) But one game between two elite teams won't end any discussion that involves state pride. That's why, to kick off the launch of ESPN RISE.com, we're enlisting your help. The Great State Debate poses a simple question: What state has the best high school football? ESPN RISE's editors have narrowed the field to eight teams, based on a number of criteria, including the number of NFL players the state has produced and how its teams have fared in the national rankings. Our elite eight: No. 1 TexasNo. 2 FloridaNo. 3 CaliforniaNo. 4 OhioNo. 5 PennsylvaniaNo. 6 GeorgiaNo. 7 LouisianaNo. 8 Virginia That's where our work ends -- and the debate begins. We've made arguments for the teams selected. It's up to you to make a case for your state -- by voting, sounding off on conversation pages and posting blogs. Think we messed up and left your state out? Let us know.
No. 1 seed TexasPopulation: 23.9 millionNumber of high schools playing football: 1,200Pro Football Hall of Famers: 23, including RB Earl Campbell, QB Bobby Layne, QB Doak Walker, LB Mike Singletary, RB Eric Dickerson, RB Billy Sims (Editor's note: DL Michael Strahan is not yet eligible).Heisman Trophy winners: seven, most recent Ty Detmer, Andre Ware and Tim Brown.Top current NFL alums: RB LaDanian Tomlinson, QB Vince Young, OL Alan Faneca, RB Adrian Peterson, QB Drew Brees, DL Tommie Harris.Great schools: Southlake Carroll (Dragons won 49 straight games from 2004-2007 and back-to-back FAB 50 national titles in 2004-05); Odessa Permian (School subject of book, television series "Friday Night Lights"); Celina (Defending state Class 3A champion set state record with 68 straight wins from 1998-2002); Dallas Highland Park (state's winningest program with 699 wins and 49 playoff berths); Katy (Defending state Class 5A-II champion has five Lone Star State crowns and once featured cheerleader Renee Zellweger). Points of greatness:• The numbers game -- simply put, Texas leads the way in many significant measures of football prosperity, including most players signed by Division I colleges each year. More than 1,200 high schools in Texas play football, more than any other state. Everything is bigger in Texas -- no state plays more football with more athletes moving on to the next level than Texas. • Ever since Texas high school football was aligned into five classes in 1951, the Lone Star State's model for state playoffs has been a shining example and has been emulated by numerous states around the country. Texas' ability to coordinate playoffs that now crown 10 state titlists, despite having not only the most schools playing football in the country but also the largest area of any state to navigate (excluding Alaska), illustrates what is right with Texas football. • Nowhere is big-time high school football more apparent than in Texas, which is why H.G. Bissinger went to Odessa to pen "Friday Night Lights." Texas high school football is home to head coaches who have full-time gigs that pay six figures and don't include teaching, home to high school stadiums with capacities upwards of 15,000 that even include personal seat licenses. High school football is life there, despite the backlash that followed FNL's publication in the late 1980s. • Speaking of coaching, there's nowhere with more devotion toward it than in Texas. Home to two of high school football's best win records in G.A. Moore and Gordon Wood, recently the Lone Star State has been at the forefront of the movement to the spread offense, recently developing and producing quarterbacks in prolific numbers. Top QBs in the college ranks returning this fall that hail from Texas include Chase Daniel, Graham Harrell, Colt McCoy, Matthew Stafford and Todd Reesing. • Texas relies on Texas. Perhaps no state has a higher correlation of reliance on homegrown talent. Consider that of the two Texas college teams that are in the 2008 preseason Top 25, Texas and Texas Tech, 91 percent of the players on those two team's rosters hail from the Lone Star State.
Um... Florida will whoop ass once again, sorry, it's unavoidable. Northwestern might not be as strong but we have plenty more teams to tackle the charge. I'VE SEEN Northwestern in action, I've seen them practice(when I had a soccer game against them, they had one of the largest and well organized practices I've seen).Check out some more Miami schools around the web and you will realize that your crappy Texas boys don't stand a chance.
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Well, I kind of already did...when I was in HS I got to watch us get stomped by Hoover (the guys from that MTV show) every year. As if the whole Birmingham area didn't hate 'em enough before they got that stupid show. Anyway, I'm kind of surprised Alabama didn't crack that list, there are some pretty solid teams here and lots of good college football recruits.
I knew it would be Texas. They take their high school football so seriously its scary.
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Kirill Ougarov:I knew it would be Texas. They take their high school football so seriously its scary.Airmaster:What's even more scary is how nonchalantly Florida takes them down. Northwestern Beat a good Carrol Team. No lie, Northwestern was the best team that night. But Carroll got dumped early last year. Definitely not the same as one of Todd Dodges teams(headcoach is now coach at UNorthTexas).Sure FL produces great teams and athletes but pound for pound QUALITY and QUANTITY texas is what that is! Texas football is like at a rennosaunce(cant spell) right now. The spread offense has taken over. Look how many college QBs dominate not only the Big12 but also the rest of the college football world!
Although my bone to pick with tx high school football is that they need to crack down on 'roid use. The LOOSE rules they have now are a joke. (yeah im looking at you Southlake Carrol, Plano, Katy and others)
Top 3 High School Football teams in Nation!Westmoore High School-Down the road form my house.Norman North High School-near Oklahoma University which BTW has one of the nations top 5 football teams!Putnam North High School- Where Oklahoma Universitys Football quarterback came from, he was a college freshman last year, and broke many NCAAF records, Sam Bradford! Heard of Adrian Peterson? He came form OU when he went on to set countless NCAAF and is currently making NFL Reacords! He was a Viking and he has carried the Vikings through every game! He is the only super-player on that team!
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Michael Irvin was a classless, show-boating, overrated peacock. I'd managed to forget about him until today. Thanks a lot.
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405acura:Top 3 High School Football teams in Nation!Westmoore High School-Down the road form my house.Norman North High School-near Oklahoma University which BTW has one of the nations top 5 football teams!Putnam North High School- Where Oklahoma Universitys Football quarterback came from, he was a college freshman last year, and broke many NCAAF records, Sam Bradford! Heard of Adrian Peterson? He came form OU when he went on to set countless NCAAF and is currently making NFL Reacords! He was a Viking and he has carried the Vikings through every game! He is the only super-player on that team!Adrian Peterson is from PALESTINE, TEXAS. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAnd the number 1 team in teh Nation right now is Euless Trinity from Texas!The OU football team is atleast 40% Texas 40% Okla and the rest the best from around the country.


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Pradaxa DTC campaign goes the white coat route
The TV ad, which debuted during the Kentucky Derby, opens on South Miami cardiologist Dr. Yale Samole saying "Finally, there's a choice for my patients with an irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation, or AFib, that's not caused by a heart valve problem."
The tagline: "Pradaxa is progress."
"The insight we had when we talked to patients and caregivers was that they wanted to know what their physicians think of this new medication, when you've had a lack of innovation for 50 years," said Wa'el Hashad, VP marketing for cardiovascular and metabolic disorders at Boehringer Ingelheim. "So, we decided that the first wave of consumer advertising would be around how physicians think about this new innovative medicine."
Future advertising will stress that the drug offers 35% greater reduction in risk of stroke over warfarin, the older drug, said Hashad.
The company ran an unbranded campaign, dubbed "Heart-head connection," from September to April, with the aim of raising awareness of how clots that form in the heart can travel to the brain and cause stroke, driving viewers to AFibStroke.com. Boehringer has also created FacingAFib.com, which features actress Susan Lucci and her husband Helmut, who was diagnosed with AFib in 1999.
The campaign, which also includes newspaper and magazine ads, targets an older audience, mainly 65 and up, and TV spots will play heavily during network news broadcasts and other slots reaching older viewers, while magazine ads will appear in Good Housekeeping and Country Living Magazine.
Grey handled creative on the campaign, and Chamberlain Healthcare PR is handling public relations on the brand.
The twice-daily oral drug, which doesn't require anticoagulation monitoring like warfarin, won FDA approval for prevention of stroke in patients with AFib in October, becoming the first new drug in its class in a half-century.


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Essentia Health-St. Joseph's receives distinction for joint replacement surgery
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota recently renewed Essentia Health-St. Joseph's Medical Center as a Blue Distinction Center+ for Knee and Hip Replacement.
The recognition is intended to help patients identify medical facilities that have demonstrated a commitment to providing quality care and better overall outcomes for knee and hip replacement procedures. It also highlights the program's cost-effectiveness for consumers, Essentia Health reported.
To receive this distinction, the Joint Wellness Center had to meet rigorous, objective clinical measures, such as fewer complications and readmissions, along with extensive support for patients both before and after surgery. The Joint Wellness Center is the only program in the region earning this recognition.


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Greetings all,
I'm redpaint from the redback garrision of the 501st and I've joined up here as my wife has decided that she wants to do a boushh, so she can join in on the trooping fun.
Most of the costume is done, just trying to get the staff thingy.
I'm also looking at doing a throne build over the next year (depending on cost of course.)
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This exhibition features over 30 bronze sculptures by Auguste Rodin (1840-1917), in addition to a selection of the artists books and original letters. The works on view span the entire range of Rodin's artistic legacy from his early works The Mask of the Man with the Broken Nose and Saint John the Baptist Preaching, to studies for some of Rodin's major monuments such as The Gates of Hell and The Burghers of Calais. Figures from some of his other monuments will also be featured, including Rodin's statues of the artists Claude Lorrain and Jules Bastien-Lepage. Each work will be paired with a quote by the artist to shed light on the great sculptor's working methods and artistic philosophies.
The exhibition is organized and circulated by the Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Foundation.


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Posted at 7:31 AM on February 28, 2013
Sean is very hot, the best bachelor body ever seen, on this show, He said he's
inlove with both ladies he 's going to Pick the wrong one, Tha's a big mistake. He
has choosen Cathrine, She is not for real , she is an actress,She is not quite ready
if she does say the right words what Sean want's to hear, She would going home
Her family did not give ther blessings , Her sisters was trying to hint Sean he did 'nt
get the message, He should read the lines seems blinded by love.
He should have chosen a vergin Cathrine have been around the block with several
men before, Tierra said he made made a mistake. she is correct..
I guess he is fedup with blonds because he was hurt,by E, Mainard. I wish him
the best, life has to offer.Good luck.


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Discussion in 'Member Introductions' started by Denali73, Nov 1, 2009.
Just joined recently. From upstate NY. Have owned 02 2500HD 4x4 EXT and now 09 Denali AWD Crew.
Welcome to the site!
Welcome to the site.
Welcome to the forum!
Hi, and welcome to the site!:glasses:
welcome to the site!
Welcome to the club!
That deer in your signature is beautiful, please tell me you didn't shoot him after that picture was taken. In the summer time I go outside at work and I feed the deer apples behind the main building, they are very friendly and come right up to you and eat out of your hand. I wish I could take a camera in, but they would fire me If they saw me taking pictures.............AMY :money:
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Way of describing a hard faced women perhaps who has a tendancy to drink heavily and to get into frequent fights.
I opened my eyes the next morning and she had a face like a bag of nails, just looking at her gave me a massive soft on so I left before she woke up.
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Discussion in 'January 2007' started by Dlev59, Jan 1, 2007.
Username don't lie!
I hope we have been saving Dale Davis for the Bulls game... because if he has been sitting because Flip doesn't think he helps us, then I give up. Rip and Tay led the way tonight. Besides the nice consistent play of JMax and Delfino off the bench, how about Dice? He looked like his 2005-2006 self tonight. He's playing a lot like Chris Webber with that FT line extended shot falling. Oh, and just a continuing observation, Blalock doesn't have what it takes to play in the NBA at this point in time. Sorry to rain on the parade after a win, but what good is an undersized NBA player who can't score? If he can't shoot, then he should drive and finish. I'm guessing he can't do that either. The other team is still biting on his fakes and his drives, probably because they don't know him, but soon they will just play for him to pass every time. The 1 shot he made looked like an accident. The fast break was embarrassing when he got volleyball spiked. Acker would be a huge upgrade for this position. I can't wait to get to the UNITED Center on Sat for some crazy Ben Wallace revenge action. Will JMax take the baton?
Good job, the Pistons didn't look forward to the meeting at Chicago and took care of buisness. I didn't see the game, but after looking at the boxscore did the starters need to play that much?
Bench core gettin' it done... Delfino: 15 minutes, 13 points (3-8 FG, 6-6 FT), 5 boards, 2 steals Maxiell: 21 minutes, 12 points (4-5 FG, 4-6 FT), 4 boards, 2 steals, 1 block McDyess: 23 minutes, 10 points (5-7 FG, 0-0 FT), 6 boards, 2 steals Total: 59 minutes, 35 points (60% FG), 15 boards, 6 steals, 1 block And the Pistons gave up a Combined 26 points in the 2nd and 4th quarters (when the bench is featured). In a perfect world I see Max, Dice, and Delfino all getting 20-25 mpg off the bench every night with Murray, Hunter, and Blalock splitting the time behind Chauncey and the scraps behind Rip/Delfino at SG. And I don't see how Maxiell doesn't get more run for him. You put the ball in his hands and he produces. Flat out. That play where he faced-up and blew by his man off-the-dribble for the layup in traffic was one of his most impressive to date. Combine that with the dunks, jumpers, and ability to draw fouls.... And he's even passing on occassion now as well! He's easily the most exciting player we've had in a long time.
I don't mind Delfie getting 15 minutes a game...he's playing every game and its quality minutes. I think they should try him out at the 2 more. We need more defensive presence. Rip is kicking booty out there but its a one man show. with better defense (dale davis!) we could get into the open court more where tay and rip and delfino seem to do well. I love that Will Blalock comment. They guy needs to be in the D-league. He could be our backup PG of the future but he really isn't even the backup PG of the present. He's gotta improve his scoring...but that won't come until next year at the earliest.
I was really surprised that Dale Davis did not get to play a single minute in this game. I'm just wondering the amount of minutes he played per game since the emergence of the 'Goon Squad' or ever since Sheed came back from the injury. Unbelievable! I hope he gets to play more minutes if Nazr struggles to score against the Bulls. Anyone agree with me that Amir Johnson looks a lot like the 'Predator' (AVP, Arnold's enemies)???
Thats too funny
Trade fodder...plus he plays PG with C.B. out... I'm giving 2 to 1 odds that Flip junior is gone by the deadline (as long as we can count on a backup PG. Blalock is thinking too much... he needs to just go out and break some ankles and find the open man.... if the shots there...bonus.
Yeah Amir reminds me of the predator...and most games its like he;s got that invisible thing on. What's wrong with Dale??
The original Mr. Big shot, Robert Horry... Almost let this go but then I wouldn't be doing my job (being a P.I.T.A) Delfino is starting to look more confident... like he knows he belongs and knows his role now... he's been impressive lately... that boy has got superior rebounding instincts.
I know Merc...I hate when people get the ORIGINAL guy's nickname, like "Doctor" or "Air ......." or Mr Big Shot(even though I like Big Shot Rob) ot even 'LT". Huh, There is only one 'LT'!!!!....LIV TYLER!...#$@T!!!!
So we're showcasing Flip Murray? Okay, I can buy that.
Not so fast. You call him undersized, yet he defends his position well. Acker is much taller, but has no footwork for defense. Blalock can play in the NBA, because he can guard his position. So far, Acker can't.
per mlive.com, Dale Davis has the flu.
Blalock can score. But he needs a lot of floor time to get comfortable enough about when he takes shots, and which shots he takes. Never judge someone too quickly when they are playing limited minutes on their shot.
Acker only has 35 minutes of NBA court time. Here is what Flip Saunders has to say about him: 24sec.net - Basketball News - Acker to Pistons again? You think Blalock would be tearing it up in Europe like that? Here is how Acker ranks out of 200 players in the Euro league: Points- 16.3/ 6th Rebs- 7.2/ 10th Ast- 2.9/ 23rd Stl- 2.4/ 7th Blk- 0.5/ 54th He is averaging 34 min per game. The best comparison on the Pistons is Tay Points- 15.2 Rebs- 6.0 ast- 2.8 Stl- 0.4 Blk- 0.7 When you look at Acker's steals, blocks, and rebounds, I don't see how you can say that he doesn't defend.
Acker defends SG much better than PG's... If he's brought in as a combo guard he should play mostly at SG where he has no problem taking his man off the dribble and defending his position... however he's at least as good as Jr. at PG (not saying much).... he is fast by Euro standards.
i can't believe people are complaining about a game where our bench (including flip murray) scored 46 points, the same as our 4 regular starters, the bench got quality minutes and 3 were in double figures, and we held new orleans to 68 points thanks largely to the bench.
Excellent point. All that we need out of Blalock right now is defend your position and don't make the offense disappear when you come into the game. The bench play has been much improved since Blalock became back up point. I was watching the game on TNT. As soon as Amir got into the game TNT cut away to Dallas-Indiana. My first thought was, damn, I hope Lee has league pass.
Game wasn't on league pass.
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Make Jobs, Not War
Posted by Hillary V Lehr in Elect Democracy, Peace, Democracy and Human Rights, People Power, Not Corporate Power, Stop Funding War on 7th December, 2012 | No Comments
Americans demand good paying jobs; corporations and the rich pay their fair share; protection of our social safety net; significant cuts to runaway Pentagon spending; and an end to the War in Afghanistan. We must not let up – we must continue to remind our elected officials who they represent. Together our voices can make a difference.
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Artsy hotspot near the beach
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Méret80 m²
Floor No.1
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|Frederik Hendriklaan, 2582 BC The Hague, Hollandia
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Situated on the 1st floor of a stately early 1900s apartment, guests have access to 2 double bedrooms, a bathroom and a kitchen (for own use). A balcony overlooks the street.
The apartment is located on a popular street which is home to some excellent restaurants and bars. Several museums including the Gemeente Museum and the Museum of Photography are within 5 minutes' walk of the apartment. Boutiques and shops can be found in the surrounding streets.
Several tram lines operate along the street offering direct links to The Hague Train Station and the city centre. The beach is just 10-minutes from the apartment (1,2 km).
HázirendNo smoking. (smoking on the balcony)
No dogs.
Towels and bedlinen available
Free parking
Check-out is possible until 11am.
We are living on the ground floor.
|Weekly rate for up to 2 guests
|574 €
|Monthly rate for up to 2 guests
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We had a very nice stay in the apartment of Petra and Michiel. Marije took good care of us. The apartment is original, comfortable and located in a really nice area with excellent infrastructure. With the bikes, we got kindly provided, you can easily reach the beach and Scheveningen as well as Den Haags center. Tram and bus are almost near by. Thank you very much!
Annette and Sylvia
Dear Petra dear Michiel,
we really appreciate our stay in your beautiful appartment. We both like the high walls, the stucco ceiling. We also appreciated the location near to the habour and the beach. The possibility to go by bike was a nice option and also to go by tram to the Hague.
We were cordially received by Marije who showed us everything and explained it into detail.
We really had a great time like to look back on.
Best regards
Bärbel an Stephan
We had a wonderful weekend in this beautiful house on a toplocation. The house is clean and the rooms are very nice. We met Mees, son of the owners, he is very kind and sugested some nice places for us to go for diner. We would definitely recommand this house if you want to have a great stay in a beautiful city!
Michiel is a very nice host. He received us very friendly, and he did everything to give us a warm welcome. He was always there to help, but was never intrusive.
The flat is very beautiful and everything you need is there. The street is also very nice, and you always find a parking lot. It is pretty quiet at night.
Had a wonderful Weekend at this lovely Apartement! Petra and Michiel are both very nice People , the Location is perfect (like Close to the Beach and the City centre of Den Haag) and the flat was very clean and had super cool furniture, just like the photos. Me and my friends would absolutely come there again and totally recommend it !
Greetings from Germany :)
Perfect hosts in any way!
Friendly caring and simply all you could hope for!
Thank you for a great time in The Hague!
A wonderful spacious apartment with use of bikes to take you to the beach in fewer than ten minutes. A bottle of wine, orange juice and fruit were a pleasant surprise on our arrival, when we were greeted by Petra, an accomplished contemporary artist who has exhibited in many of the galleries of The Hague and around Holland. Petra and her husband Michael could not have been friendlier and were on hand to provide tips as to where to go and what to see. We enjoyed the peacefulness of the Hague compared to the hustle and bustle of the more touristy Amsterdam - which is a only 40 minutes away by train. Five minutes walk from the flat, Tram No 1 will take you all the way to Delft for just a couple of Euros - well worth a visit and do take the opportunity to climb the 350 plus step tower for amazing views. 10 minutes walk in the other direction takes you to the museum and art gallery complex Gemeendemuseum - also a rewarding destination for a prolonged visit. Nearby Albert Heijn takes care of all your food shopping needs. There are plenty of excellent bars and restaurants in the Hague as well as the nearby seaside suburb of Scheveningen. The flat itself is quiet and comfortable with plenty of space and a beautiful big bathroom. All in all, a great time awaits you. And you can always sit out on the front balcony and watch the world go by...Superb!
We've been 5 days in the Hague and it was wonderful. You live in a lovely fancy Appartement with all conveniences you need. Michiel and Petra are lovely hosts. They advice and support you in everything. The Appartement is well equipped, more than expected and located close the hot spots and beach. They offer you bikes in order to do some excursions and or to explore the surroundings. You must visit Escher Museum and the Anton corbijn exhibition. Enjoy the Hague!
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UTSA Downtown Campus hosts Family Fest Oct. 11
By James M. Benavides
Public Affairs Specialist
(Oct. 10, 2008)--The UTSA Office of Student Activities and the Campus Activities Board invite the UTSA community to Family Fest from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 11, on Bill Miller Plaza at the Downtown Campus.
Today's headlines
- La Prensa Foundation is newest member of UTSA Lone Star Society
- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
- UTSA begins new way-finding sign installation this summer at Main Campus
- USA Today: UTSA long jumper Tyler Williamson rescues three-year-old boy
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There will be free hot dogs for the first 500 participants. Bring the entire family and enjoy games, the moon bounce, custom photos, crafts and candy.
In its second year, Family Fest brings a family-friendly weekend event to the Downtown Campus for students who usually cannot participate in campus events during the week. This year's celebration will include performances by nationally known ventriloquist Lynn Trefzger and her variety of puppet friends, sure to delight children young and old.
Four Downtown Campus student organizations -- International Interior Design Association, La Despedida, Mexican American Studies Student Organization and Social Work Advocating Change Today -- will staff booths selling bottled water, canned sodas and snacks as organization fundraisers.
For more information, call (210) 458-4727.


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Barnard News
Article takes deep look into the history and future of Barnard's crests and logos
Political science professor discusses her book, Peaceland: Conflict Resolution and the Everyday Politics of International Intervention
Please note that the Clinician On Call has a new number as of August 25th 2014. The new number is 855-622-1903.
New first-year class dean participates in interview about her new role on campus
Acclaimed author publishes The Liar's Wife: Four Novellas
Notes the advent of social media and technology as a new obstacle for first-year college students
Sociology Prof. Debbie Becher is the author of Private Property and Public Power: Eminent Domain in Philadelphia, forthcoming this month from Oxford University Press.
A team of women led by Barnard Zine Librarian Jenna Freedman and Barnard Archivist Shannon O'Neill formed a "zine-mob" on the F train.
Political science professor appears in various broadcast and print outlets
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Reid: No, I don't plan to bring a budget to the floor this year
posted at 3:40 pm on February 3, 2012 by Tina Korbe
It's been more than 1,000 days since the Senate has passed a budget, but Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is unconcerned. In fact, he says he has no plans to bring a budget to the floor in 2012, either. He argues the 2012 budget is already done because last summer's debt-ceiling deal included a few spending caps. Essentially, Reid wonders: Why do we need a long-term spending plan when we can stumble into some spending caps here and there? The Hill was first to this story:
"We do not need to bring a budget to the floor this year — it's done, we don't need to do it," Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) told reporters on Friday, echoing previous statements from his office.
Reid and Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) argued that the debt-limit agreement in August directs spending for the next year and that Senate Appropriations Chairman Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) has already asked the heads of the subcommittees to write their bills for fiscal 2013.
Senate Budget Chairman Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) has said he would probably mark up a budget resolution this year to appease ranking member Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), but Reid said he didn't expect any floor action on any measure produced by the panel. …
Schumer said it is a "total falsity" for Republicans to say that Democrats haven't passed the budget: "we passed it on Aug. 2."
"They're attacking us because they have nothing better to do," Reid said. "They need something else to talk about."
If what Reid and Schumer are arguing is that the Senate doesn't need to pass a formal budget resolution to enable the government to spend taxpayer money irresponsibly, then they're right. For the past couple years, while the Senate Budget Democrats have sat on their hands, failing to submit a budget resolution to the full Senate, the Senate Appropriations Committee has still authorized ungodly amounts of discretionary spending.
But if what Reid and Schumer are saying is that they've followed the law and submitted a budget resolution, then they're flat-out wrong. The Congressional Budget Act requires the president to submit a budget to Congress by Feb. 1 every year. The Senate Budget Committee is to report a budget resolution to the full Senate by April 1. The House and Senate are to reach agreement on a concurrent budget resolution by April 15. Senate Budget Democrats haven't submitted a budget since 2009.
Here's why it matters: The Appropriations Committee determines levels of discretionary spending. Approps don't touch mandatory spending. But mandatory spending constitutes about 60 percent of all federal spending — and mandatory programs like Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security drive our deficits and debt. Without the imposition of budget discipline, these programs grow on autopilot.
By never submitting a budget, enacting a few discretionary spending caps as a part of the Budget Control Act (a.k.a. the debt ceiling deal) and punting to the Super Committee that also punted on entitlement reform, Democrats avoid any difficult discussion of how to ensure the solvency of our entitlement programs. With no plan of their own on the table, they're free to shoot down anything Republicans propose.
It's no secret why no one wants to touch entitlements — but it is still the shame of Washington that nobody will.
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[quote user="Patriots18N1"] We're going to blow you out.
Do you remember the last time you felt that way about a Super Bowl game?
[quote user="Patriots18N1"] We're going to blow you out.
Do you remember the last time you felt that way about a Super Bowl game?
Man, if you're still holding a 4-year grudge, then you need to get into therapy - STAT!
Thing is - we have NOTHING on the line for this Superbowl - other than possibly losing. We have no stats to make, no perfect season to accomplish. As many have said, we're playing with 'house money' because we weren't supposed to make it this far. IMO, if we beat you in 2 weeks, I'll be on a cloud. If we lose, I can't say that I'm in any way disappointed with this team who was supposed to have been 'done' six weeks ago.
You want vengence, then you'll have to earn it. Our defense will not make it easy. And our offense just stood toe- to -toe with the NFLs best defense - more importantly, we didn't give the ball away to a D that specialized in take-aways all season. If our offense can have that kind of success against the best D, then we can certainly have it against the Pats'.
You guys better bring your A game on both sides because we certainly are - and then some!
[quote user="Patriots18N1"]You can laugh. That's fine.
I feel completely at peace right now. I'm completely confident we're going to destroy you.
Tom Brady doesn't play bad football two games in a row. Usually he bounces back from a bad performance with a record setting night. We're going to do to you what we did to the Broncos.
You're calling us lucky? You were out played by the 49'ers and were handed a trip to Indianapolis by Kyle Williams. You're the inferior NFC representative.
How many times do you think you can slow down the New England offense? Your due to feel what so many other teams have felt against us. It's coming in the Superbowl.
We're going to humiliate you. We're going to make you look like the worst football team in the NFL. I'm not nervous, i'm not doubtful, i'm not worried.
I know what's going to happen.
Tom Brady, having made it through the Ravens defense, is going to bounce back in the Superbowl with the Superbowl performance of his life - a Superbowl performance for the ages.
Your defense isn't going to bend - it's going to break.
No, we don't get to finish 19-0, but we get to humiliate Eli Manning and the New York Giants in Peyton Manning's stadium. We get to put to rest forever the already laughable Manning vrs Brady debate and begin the Brady vrs Montana one. We get to take revenge against an overrated Giants team that just squeaked into the Superbowl and expose you as being frauds before a worldwide audience.
You can only hold back the scoring power of the Patriots for so long. Your number is up.
You're going to hate football this Superbowl. Mark my words. We're going to blow you out.
Forget it dude, we already beat you in the super bowl, we ended your undefeated season. We're a 9-7 team going to the super bowl. We're playing with house money now. If you win, it's a great superbowl rivalry. If you lose, it's a great superbowl beatdown.
Anyone with a screen name of 18n1 claiming to be a Pats fan is full of crap. I know their fanbase is a bunch of whiners with an inferiority complex being so close to Giant country, but this one is definitely a poser and not really a Pats fan. Get a life! Prolly a Jets a fan trying tho stir the pot. The only fanbase even more pathetic than Jets fans IMO.
Winner, winner....chicken dinner.
You will hate us even more after the big game. Sayonara, suckers!!!!
Seriously, if you were really that confident, you wouldn't be on the Giants message boards. Me thinks thou protest too much......Hate us for winning, but we have the complete satisfaction of knowing that NOTHING, nope, NOTHING will ever change that crushing defeat for you. And remember, we will always be in the record books as SB 42 Champs....... and you will always be the team who ALMOST had their perfect season. (chumps) Boo hoo. WAAAAAAAHHHHH!!
Ummm loser...I hate to break this to you...but you keep referencing "we" "we" "we"....you're not part of the team. It seems that you have some type of issue that you cannot get over that is much deeper than football. It's a game...plain and simple.
[quote user="Jerseygirl16"]Ummm loser...I hate to break this to you...but you keep referencing "we" "we" "we"....you're not part of the team. It seems that you have some type of issue that you cannot get over that is much deeper than football. It's a game...plain and simple.[/quote]
People say this a lot, and I understand what you mean, but the truth is it isn't like trying to be part of the team, it's just much faster and easier to say "we" and "you" than say "the giants" and "the patriots" 20 times in a conversation.
LMAO at this guy, an alleged "Pats fan" selecting "18-1" as his username...
Ok buddy...


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ah Tony Almost
There are times when you watch him and you think he's the best quarterback in the game. But those are usually games in October and November. When December and January rolls around and teams don't let up on the pass defence, he collapses.
Maybe he'll break through.... but at age 33 and still without a win in the DIVISIONAL round of the playoffs, don't count on it


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I never have had more than one drink and driven a car. Defending him and feeling bad for him are 2 different things. There is no excuse for what happened. He will go to jail, and deservedly so. But,I'm not going to apologize for having sympathy for someone who didn't mean to kill a good friend, but did.
Jerry's Brown's mother has forgiven Brent and asked him to ride with her to the memorial service. She recognized that her son got into the car of his own free will, too.
Or vice versa... what if it was your family member, or even child that was doing the driving?
People are people, and not many are inherently evil. Stupid? Definitely. But I agree with Rat on this one. Defending and sympathizing are two different things and it's just human nature to feel for another person, no matter how stupid or destructive their decisions are.
I understand everyone has their own stories and opinions that affect their ideals so I'm not saying you're wrong in the way you think. But I don't think you should write off someones opinion just because you don't agree with it... especially when someone explained exactly why they feel the way they do.
The more that comes out about this story, the worse it seems to get.......Personally I think the league should ban Brent, especially considering he is a repeat offender


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text: So I'm sure you've all heard about this scam that's been running for a while -- someone purporting to be from Microsoft phones you up and offers advice about how you can improve your computer. Well somehow we were talking about computers after Christmas dinner and my father happens to mention "I got a call from some really helpful techie people about improving my computer's performance ..." Yup, he fell for it. He swears they actually improved his computer. For a mere $375. Honestly, for a man who spends about 12 hours a week looking for the best grocery deals, you'd think he'd be more sensible. Anyway, I've sent him all the info for running malware checks, and told him to change all his passwords etc. -- and the credit card he used. Fortunately it was only a week ago and he hasn't done much on the computer since. But I was wondering if anyone has heard of any other poor hapless folks who have fallen for this scam. Is it "just" about overcharging for an service that's not even necessary? (which of course is bad enough ...) Or are they mining credit card and id info too? No reason there can't be more than one scam of this kind operating of course, but just thought I'd ask. TIA *sigh* Parenting your parents is no fun.


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I wish I knew where my neighbors kids were living now, they were so alergic to golden rod, wonder how bad there alergies are now, less goldenrod less alergies?
I observe these things going on, but don't really spend much time thinking about it as other than moving bees, not a thing I can do about it. I did propose gathering napp weed seeds and replanting the goldenrod fields, but got severe repremands about nasty weeds Heck it could be as Ian says, the goldenrod has been growing there for ever, mayby it finally used up some nutrients that it requires, actually makes more sense than most ideas. I watch farmers up here that don't rotate crops and keep putting on more and more fertilizer and getting less and less crops, what ever happened to leaving a field fallow for a year. the bees would probably start doing better.


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But some Republicans found their feathers ruffled. Two actually complained. Republican candidate for Congress Jon Courtney said it most succinctly: "I am afraid that a yes or no answer to these complex questions will not do your readers justice." He even refused to even give long-form answers to any of the questions. Charlie Summers's Senate campaign staff complained that by asking these types of questions we would "pigeonhole" the candidate.
We give Summers credit, though, for engaging with the challenge. You can read his answers in the chart below and online. The rest of the Republican candidates for US Senate did not respond by press time — though all were quite cordial on the phone and promised they would get back to us as quickly as possible.
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McNeese women's basketball coach Brooks Donald Williams. (American Press Archives)
Last Modified: Monday, February 18, 2013 7:02 PM
By Alex Hickey / American Press
Call it a double dose of scheduling quirks.
Tonight McNeese State is playing its first game at Burton Coliseum in a month, and facing conference rival Southeastern Louisiana for the first of two meetings in the season's final five games.
The Cowgirls open the doubleheader at 5:30 p.m. as they try to keep pace with the three conference leaders, while the Cowboys will follow in the nightcap with an attempt to improve their seeding for next month's conference tournament.
Due to the rodeo and a pair of road trips, McNeese has not played at Burton Coliseum since Jan. 19.
"We're certainly excited for fans to see us in our home venue," said Cowgirls coach Brooks Donald Williams. "Being back at practice at Burton and to have that continuity and our own locker room again, it's very nice to get into a consistent daily routine."
The Cowgirls (13-11, 8-5 Southland) are back in the conference title hunt after Saturday's win at Lamar. McNeese is tied with Nicholls a game behind Oral Roberts, Sam Houston State and Lamar.
Donald Williams is not one to scoreboard watch, but with last Thursday's results atop the league giving McNeese new life, she changed that policy.
"It was like a new life when we saw these scores. I shared them with the team immediately, and I never do," she said. "Before Lamar we were walking around like the season's over. It's not nearly over. They were big scores for us and once again it's working in our favor... the stars are aligning, but it's so simple. We have to take care of us. If we don't take care of us, it doesn't matter if the stars are aligning."
The Lions (10-14, 3-10) enter the game in ninth place, but a humbling loss to 10th-place Texas A&M-Corpus Christi has shown McNeese what happens when a team is overlooked.
"We have no room to judge any other teams," Donald Williams said. "We have to respect everyone on any given day."
Donald Williams said SLU has turned things around from the start of the season. The Lions are coming off an 83-80 double-overtime loss to SFA — a team that beat them by 42 points earlier this year.
"They've been up and down because of their youth," Donald Williams said. "They're just playing better and better."
The Cowboys (10-13, 4-9) face an opponent coming off its most impressive win of the year.
SLU (10-13, 8-5) became just the second Southland team to beat SFA this season, knocking off the Lumberjacks 54-50 on Saturday.
"Late in the year, no one is unbeatable in our league," said Cowboys coach Dave Simmons. "We see that every year in the tournament."
The Lions have the same record as McNeese, though their seasons are mirror images of one another.
The Cowboys got off to a good start in nonconference play before struggling in the Southland, while the Lions stumbled through their nonconference schedule before turning it on in the league.
Simmons said SLU's senior leaders, Brandon Fortenberry and Roosevelt Johnson, are clearly playing with the intensity of players who know their careers are coming to a close.
"Those guys are looking to go out on top," Simmons said. "They have enough strength and leadership to where the other kids have caught on to that enthusiasm."
McNeese, which all but assured itself of a spot in the conference tourney by beating Lamar on Saturday, is now focused on climbing up the standings for something better than the No. 8 seed.
"Right now they are the No. 4 and looking to maintain it. For us to climb up, we've got to beat a team like Southeastern," Simmons said. "You have to express to a young team the value of moving up and going into the conference tournament with a swagger. If you've beaten a team you're going to be facing, like a Southeastern, you go in with confidence."


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Nies wins at The Classic
EAST GULL LAKE — Andrew Israelson of Staples and Amanda Nies of Pequot Lakes won the third stop of the Brainerd Lakes Cup Sunday at The Classic at Madden's.
Israelson fired a 75 to capture the boys title. Trent Hagenson shot a 76 for second and Pete Dahl placed third with an 81.
Nies shot a 95 for the top girls score. Lauren Herker finished second with a 100 and Alex Stone shot a 108 for third.
Results from July 14:
Girls: Amanda Nies 95, Lauren Herker 100, Alex Stone 108, Maggie Matson 133, Alexandra Nelson 137
Boys 16-older: Trent Hagenson 76, Pete Dahl 81, Mitch Hagenson 83, Nolan Frank 88, Will Petersen 89, Dakota Waverek 90, Kyle Quast 100
Boys 14-15: Andrew Israelson 75, Tom Peterson 83, Joe Foley 84, Max Labine 91, Kyle Och 93, Parker Loew 93, Josh Howenson 101, Jake Hodge 106
Boys 12-13: Luke Anderson 93, Danny Olson 99, McCale Peterson 100, Luke Johnson 103, Jake Evans 104, Michael Bostrom 107, Kyle Bahr 159
Von Hanson's takes lead
Von Hanson's Meats topped Halverson Law 27.5-16.5 July 11 to take the early lead in the second half of Cragun's Legacy Courses men's league standings.
Deerwood Bank topped Edward Jones 26-18 to land in second place with 925.Silver sitting in third with 25 points.
Results from July 11:
Team results:
US Bank 22.5, Reichert Bus 21.5
Shep's on 6th 24.5, Mid-Minnesota FCU 19.5
People's Security 24.5, Mulligan's 19.5
Deerwood Bank 26, Edward Jones 18
Von Hanson's 27.5, Halverson Law 16.5
925.Silver 25, Thelen Heating 19
D&D Exteriors 23, American National 21
DPA/DK Insurance 24, First Security 20
Team standing: Von Hanson's 27.5; Deerwood Bank 26; 925.Silver 25; People's Security 24.5; Shep's on 6th 24.5; D&D Exteriors 23; US Bank 22.5; Reichert Bus 21.5; American National 21; First Security Agency 20; Mid-Minnesota FCU 19.5; Mulligan's 19.5; Thelen Heating 19; Edward Jones 18; Halverson Law 16.5
Breezy Point men
Giovanni's downed Commander/JJ's 8-4 July 11 to win the first-half championship of the Breezy Point Resort men's league .
Commander/JJ's finished second, while Crocker Collision tied Thomas Associates to finish third.
Results from July 11:
Team results
Crocker Collision 6, Thomas & Associates 6
Billy's Buddies 6, Billy's Bar & Grill 6
Giovanni's 8, Commander/JJ's 4
Dockside 6
Team standings: 1-Giovanni's; 2-Commander/JJ's; 3-Crocer Collision; 4-Thomas & Associates; 5-Billy's Bar & Grill; 6-Billy's Buddies; 7-Dockside
Individual results
Low nets: 0-6 handicap — Don Sandberg 33; 7-10 — Jim Fischer 32; 11-18 — Bob Bannick 33, Josef Shiltz 33
Longest putts: Sam Jonas, Denny Langerman, Joe Kocak
Closest to pin: Sandberg, Langerman
Breezy Point women
Gloria Thomas, Sue Marsolais, Jean Appleton and Bunny Oseland fired a 55 to win the 1-2-3 game July 11 during the Breezy Point Resort women's league on the Traditional Course.
Chris Bjornson, Steph Mackey, Ellen Koshenina and Darlene Erickson shot 57 for second place. Sylvia Schmitt, Judi Mavarek, Joi Brandt and Linda Betker placed third with a 60 and the team of Jan Benson, Mary Bender, Colleen B and Stacy Levine tied the team of Sandy O'Day, Bonnie Person, Kathy McTauge and Bugs Schmidt for fourth.
Whitefish women
Susan Walstrom netted a 48 to win flight A July 10 in the T-E-N-S game during the Whitefish Women 18-hole league.
Betsy Otteson shot 51 for second and Susan Finley's 52 was third.
Anita Stensby captured flight B with a 48. Mary Kay Kendall (49) was second and Joan Kantos (50) placed third.
Sandy Meyer won the flight C with a 51. Sharon Sullivan (52) finished second and Mary Boeder and Darlene Bonnema tied for third.
Maxine Riches, Susan Walstrom, Nancy "smooth stroke" Schmidt, Cheryl Bontrager, Sullivan and Bonnema all sank long putts for their respective flights.
Walstrom's net 66 was theday's low round.
Bonnema, Sullivan, Helen McGrath, Stensby, Faye Owen, Kantos, Dorie Kaleva all had birdies.
Marlene Anderson, Ginger Giefer, Bonnema and Kantos all had chip ins.
The next league event is 7:30 a.m. July 17 and will be a colored ball net team game. League will then move to 8:30 a.m. Thursday, July 25 for a week because of a tournament scheduled at Whitefish.
GVL outings
Katie Wallace, Marian Duffy, Carrie Spitzack, Jim Kendall and Dave Busch teamed up to shoot a 31 and win the Grand View Lodge Coed Outing July 9 at The Preserve.
Gene and Cathy Seczko, Judi Moravec and John Oswald shot 34 for second place. Doug and Vicki Dypwick and Gene and Carol Lovro finished third.
The team of Laurel Mezner, Paula West, Candace Prigge and Lisa Omodt tied the team of Scott and Becky Kackman and Tom and Diane Aydt.
Gene Seczko and Chris Niemi sank the longest putts. Laurel Mezner was closest to the pin and Cathy Seczko had a chip in birdie.
The next Coed Outing will be July 30 at The Pines.
During the June 25 Women's Outing, Barb Wenschlag and Marian Duffy fired a 36 to win the side step scramble.
Jean Morgan , Marilyn Sobiech, Betty Kackman and Diane Aydt placed second with Candace Prigge, Lisa Omodt, Katie Wallace and Carrie Spitzack in third.
Wallace made the longest putt and Wenschlag was closest to the pin.
Deeg wins
Cassie Deeg, representing Golden Eagle Golf Club, needed two playoff holes, but captured the Minnesota Women's Public Golf Association Public Links Championship Sunday at Ridges at Sand Creek.
Deeg and Kristen Wagner of Baker National Golf Course both finished with 144s to force a playoff. On the second playoff hole, Deeg sank a par putt to claim the title.
Bell in contention
Pierz High School graudate Robert Bell is tied for fifth after the opening round of the 110th MGA Amateur Championship Monday at Medina Golf and Country Club.
The former Class 1A state champion is sitting at even par with five other players. That group was three shots behind first-round leaders Andy Jacobsen and Ben Welle.
Junior PGA
Maggie Heggerston fired a two-day 160 to tie for ninth in the Minnesota Section Junior PGA Championship July 11-12 at Chaska Town Course.
Heggerston of Pequot Lakes shot rounds of 83-77 to finish 12 strokes behind winner Anni Heck.
Jenny Muesing of Brainerd placed 13th with a 165.
Thomas Burgstaler, Crosby-Ironton, tied for 29th in the boys division with a 160.
Aitkin's Thomas Petersen finished 60th with a 180.
Pink Ribbon at Madden's
The second annual Pink Ribbon Cupboard nine-hole tournament is scheduled 4 p.m. Sept. 12 at Madden's Resort.
Proceeds support individuals experiencing financial difficulties because of breast cancer treatment.
The cost is $65 includes golf cart and buffet. The first 18 paid teams will be in the scramble.
Whitefish Women's 9-Hole
The Whitefish Women's 9-Hole League recently hosted the Rally for the Cure tournament.
Shari Loechler won the game of the day, which was low Net. Sheila Speedling followed in second place, with Barbie Swenson taking third and Clarise Skalman in fourth. Speedling was closest to the pin on hole 4.
Anyone interested in joining this league can call the Whitefish Golf Club at 218-543-4900.
Crosswoods Ladies League
Sue Farrell aced the fourth hole at Crosswoods Golf Course on Monday, July 8, in Crosswoods Ladies League 18-hole action.
Game of the day was throw out three worst holes. Winners were Tracy Nelson (67), Cathi Nelson and Michelle Kohler (80), Ann Schrupp (71), Farrell and Nancy Barnes (71), and Mary Hirman (66).
Tracy Nelson had a birdie on hole 15, Schrupp on hole 16, and Barnes on holes 11 and 1.
The nine-hole league played the same game Wednesday, June 26. Winners were Char Gibbons (27), Sandy Melberg (25), Sue Mitch (26), Georgi Ashlin (25), Schrupp (26), Thelma Williams (26), Nancy Stevens, Rose Ann Stans and Lynn Luick (31), Farrell (24) and Gloria Dalbec (25).
Beryl Roe had a birdie on hole 11 and Luick on hole 15. Ashlin and Williams had chip-ins on hole 16, and Stevens on hole 14.
Crosswoods Men's League
Jerry Martin shot the low net round of 61 to earn player of the day honors Tuesday, July 9, with the Crosswoods Men's League. Martin had the individual low net on the front nine, and Dan Davis on the back nine.
The team of Dave Barnes, Dave Schrupp, Steve Laak and Ron Bickford won the game of the day — two best net balls of four — on the front nine, while the team of Dick Sletten, Nick Loscheider, Jim Mateyka and Darrell Sykes claimed first on the back nine.
Taking second on the front nine was the team of Larry Koenig, Martin, Jerry Bourassa and Don Rother. Roger Coult, John Pribyl, Don Miller and Gary Hein finished second on the back nine.
Roger Weis was closest to the pin on hole 7, and Sletten on hole 15. Greg Long had the longest putt on hole 8, and Bickford on hole 5.
New members are welcome at 7:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Howard's Barn Men
Harry Head, Ken Lieske and Jim Rauenhorst won the play of the day Wednesday, July 10, which was low team net using all scores and using only three clubs of player's choice, for the Fairways at Howard's Barn Men's League.
Sig Anderson, John Person and Tom Yurek took second, with Bing Brodzinski, Ollie Courts, Jerry Silbaugh and Woody Woodwick coming in third.
Woodwick made the longest putt on hole 9. Rauenhorst was closest to the pin on hole 7. Silbaugh had a chip-in on holes 2 and 4, and Rauenhorst on hole 9.
Emily Greens
Call Tony or Gregg for more information on joining a league.
Tuesday Morning Men's League
The men's league was rained out July 9.
Wednesday Night Women's League
Winners of the play of the day, which was closest to the pin on third shot hole 3, were Sue Degner, Becky Guida, Eileen Jensen, Donna Larson, Nancy Kruse, Mary Patterson, Jan Anderson and Charly Richters.
Joanne Walker, Mary Schreier and Judy Abts had chip-ins. Schreier also had a birdie.
Thursday Morning Women's League
Winners of the play of the day, which was reverse your score, were Mary Neer, Jane Baker, Nancy Knox, Carol Germann and Barb Schewe.
Carol Lieske and Patsy Bernhjelm had chip-ins.
Loren Carner, Fort Ripley, aced the 16th hole at Madden's Pine Beach West July 6 using a 9-iron.
Roger Temple, Merrifield, aced the 191-yard eighth hole at Eagle's Landing July 11 using a 3-wood.
Ken Reynolds, Mt. Pleasant, S.C., aced the 155-yard third hole of the Woods Nine at Grand View Lodge's Pines Course July 10 using an 8-iron.
Pat Arens, Pequot Lakes, aced the 115-yard 17th hole of Crosswoods Golf Course July 11 using a pitching wedge.