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Loyola's Season Ends in Heartbreaking Fashion At Youngstown State, 62-60
Ramblers drop seventh game by three points or less this season
Men's Basketball Blog #16: Joe Crisman
Sophomore guard blogs about senior day and the Horizon League Championship
Hicks Named Horizon League Player Of The Week
Senior averaged 23.0 points and 7.0 rebounds in pair of contests last week
Second Season Starts Tuesday At Youngstown State
Seventh-seeded Ramblers seek first league tourney title since 1985
Loyola Rolls Past Cleveland State, 87-60, On Emotional Senior Day
Jordan Hicks records career-best 26 points and seven boards in final home game
2011-12: His season got off to a late start after he was sidelined for the first 10 games due to a foot injury ... Contributed 8.4 ppg, 3.8 rpg and 1.5 apg in 20 appearances ... Scored in double figures on eight occasions ... After getting off to a slow start once he returned to the court, contributed 10.8 ppg, 4.4 rpg and 1.5 apg, while shooting 45 percent (56-for-125) from the field and 39 percent (19-for-49) from three-point range over the final 13 games of the year ... Made his first appearance in over a calendar year when he came off the bench to record six points and three assists against Rockhurst ... Totaled 13 points in a home loss to Valparaiso ... Just missed out on a double double with 10 points and nine rebounds, to go with four assists, in a home game versus Wright State ... Posted a season-high 16 points and grabbed six boards, all on the offensive glass, versus Youngstown State, then followed that up with 15 points and eight rebounds in a victory over UIC ... Scored in double digits in each of the final three games of the year and in the regular-season finale versus Milwaukee, went 6-for-6 from the field en route to 13 points ... Tallied 14 points at Detroit in a Horizon League Championship First Round contest ... Produced 9.9 ppg and shot 44 percent (40-for-91) from the field at Gentile Arena ... Notched 12.3 ppg, 3.0 rpg and hit 59 percent (16-for-27) of his field goal attempts over the final three outings of the season.
2010-11: Got off to a great start before a broken foot ended his season after only nine games ... Started all nine games in which he appeared and averaged 11.7 ppg, 4.7 rpg and 1.6 apg ... Scored in double figures in each of the first five contests of the year and was named to the Nick Kladis Classic All-Tournament Team after notching 13.0 ppg and 5.3 rpg in the three-game event ... Registered 19 points and six rebounds in a victory versus Indiana State ... Dropped 16 points on Eastern Illinois ... Exploded for a season-best 21 points, hitting 9-of-13 shots from the field, and added seven boards, two assists and a pair of steals, in a win at Western Michigan ... Just missed a double double with 10 points and nine rebounds in a home setback to Butler ... Tallied 12.4 ppg and shot 53 percent (32-for-61) from the field in Loyola's wins.
2009-10: Suffered through an injury-riddled season, appearing in only 12 contests due to an assortment of ailments ... Missed the first seven games of the year ... Made his first appearance of the season and tossed in three points versus San Francisco ... Tallied five points and two boards in only eight minutes at Bradley ... Turned in his best performance of the season at Cleveland State by recording a season-best seven points and hauling in a career-high nine rebounds ... Accounted for six points and four boards in a one-point loss to No. 20 Butler ... Sidelined for the final 11 games of the year after breaking his foot.
2008-09: Came on strong at the end of the year to contribute 13.0 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 1.0 bpg and 1.4 spg, while shooting 54 percent (34-for-63) from the field, 55 percent (12-for-22) from long distance, and 69 percent (11-for-16) from the foul line, over the final seven games of the year ... Appeared in 31 contests overall and made 11 starts ... Accounted for 8.2 ppg and 3.5 rpg and shot 51 percent (35-for-61) from the field in those 11 starting nods ... Had only 50 points in his first 24 appearances, but 91 points in the final seven games alone ... Shot a blistering 59 percent (32-for-54) from the field and 64 percent (14-for-22) from three-point land, in 14 true road games ... Scored in double digits on five occasions and led the team in scoring three times ... Totaled four points, the first of his collegiate career, at No. 11 Purdue ... Made his first career start versus Holy Cross ... Loyola prevailed six of the first eight times he started a game ... Registered nine points at UIC ... Notched 14 points and three boards in only 13 minutes off the bench at home versus Wright State ... Scored in double figures in four consecutive outings, February 10-18, to become the first true freshman to accomplish the feat since Leon Young in 2006 ... Had 11 points, hitting all four of his shots from the field, at Valparaiso ... Poured in a season-best 23 points and snagged eight rebounds to lead Loyola to a victory at No. 15 Butler ... His 23 points at Butler were the most by a Rambler true freshman since Leon Young had 23 points at Youngstown State on February 25, 2006 ... Posted 12 points, three rebounds, a pair of blocks and four steals in a home victory over Detroit ... Tallied 20 points and seven rebounds at Milwaukee in the opening round of the Horizon League Championship.
High School: Was a finalist for Minnesota's Mr. Basketball Award ... Averaged 18.1 ppg, 8.1 rpg, 3.3 spg and 1.4 bpg as a senior to help Mayo to a 24-5 record ... Shot 51 percent from the field and 41 percent from three-point range as a senior ... Three-time all-conference pick ... Tabbed Associated Press First Team All-State as a senior and helped Mayo to a sectional title and the Minnesota Class AAAA State Tournament ... Earned honorable mention all-state accolades as a junior, while tallying 15 ppg and 7 rpg ... Also earned honorable mention all-state honors in football ... High school coach was Shaun Lang ... Played AAU ball for 43 Hoops.
Personal: Son of Carla Hicks ... Born August 2, 1990 ... Majoring in advertising/public relations/sociology.
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Harvey, most recently FIFA's Director of Development, was the backup keeper on the USA's 1996 Olympic gold medal team during an 8-year national team career in which she earned 27 caps.
Harvey will oversee the WPS's day-to-day operations with a particular focus on league financials, expansion, non-revenue partnerships, player processes and competitions. As part of the oversight of competition issues, Harvey will be responsible for scheduling, day-of-game standards, procedures, match officials and in-stadium experience for league games.
"WPS gains an outstanding A-team player today in the hiring of sports executive Mary Harvey," said WPS Commissioner Tonya Antonucci. "From her start-up and management consulting experience to her senior role overseeing FIFA's global development efforts, Mary has shown steadfast leadership in growing the women's game globally and is highly qualified and experienced in the business of soccer. She will surely have a big impact on the future success of WPS as we prepare for launch in April 2009."
Harvey played college ball at Cal Berkeley, where she earned her undergraduate degree. She received her MBA from the Anderson School of Business at UCLA. After college ball, she played in the Germany's Women's Bundesliga for FSV Frankfurt.
Harvey served on the U.S. Soccer Federation's Board of Directors for 12 years, including five years on the Executive Committee.
She joined FIFA in 2003, becoming the first woman and first American to run a business division as a member of senior management at the international governing body. At FIFA, Harvey oversaw a team of 20 staff and 50 consultants globally to deliver programs and projects to develop the sport worldwide. She also initiated the launch of several projects for the development of women's soccer.
Prior to her position at FIFA, Harvey worked for global consulting powerhouses, Deloitte and Accenture, and was a consultant to the CEO of the 1999 Women's World Cup on issues related to ticketing, pricing and marketing strategies.
"The Commissioner, team owners and league investors have done an incredible job laying the groundwork for this league," said Harvey. "I'm honored to have the opportunity to contribute to all the preparations and planning work that is on-going for the 2009 season and look forward to making the on-field product and game day experience the best it can be come April 2009. I'm excited to get started."

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Penn State coach O'Brien could be hot commodity for NFL
Bill O'Brien has talked about his passion for coaching at Penn State and how much he and his family have embraced living in State College.
His long-term commitment to Penn State could get tested after his first season in Happy Valley.
The job O'Brien has done holding Penn State's football program together coupled with his success as an NFL assistant could make him a coveted candidate for NFL teams looking to fill a head coaching vacancy in the offseason.
O'Brien had two opportunities Tuesday to quash any talk of his leaving Penn State after this season, but he declined to look past Indiana, the Nittany Lions' opponent on Saturday.
"I'm flattered that you would even ask me that question," O'Brien said when asked about his name being linked to projected NFL jobs. "I'm worried about Indiana and looking forward to doing the best we can for this team as a coaching staff."
There are six first-year NFL head coaches this season. There figure to be at least as many in 2013 given the bottom-line mentality in the NFL and the enormous pressure to win.
O'Brien rose from offensive assistant to offensive coordinator with the New England Patriots from 2007-11. He has only improved his coaching stock with his job at Penn State.
The Nittany Lions (6-4, 4-2 in the Big Ten) have been more than competitive despite harsh NCAA sanctions levied against the program in July, which resulted in the transfer of a handful of key players, including star running back Silas Redd.
"Coach O'Brien, he's been our leader throughout this whole process and I don't think any other coach could do as good of a job as he's done keeping this whole program together," senior outside linebacker Michael Mauti said. "In my opinion, that's the coach of the year right there. I've said it all year."
O'Brien signed a five-year contract with a base salary of $950,000 last January. Four years were added to the contract after the NCAA punished Penn State for the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal, one for every year the Nittany Lions are on probation.
O'Brien may have more job security than any coach in college football, but he faces a new set of challenges after this season.
Players are again allowed to transfer and be eligible in 2013, and replenishing Penn State's talent base will become more difficult due to scholarship restrictions that are part of the sanctions.
O'Brien hasn't given any indication he is interested in returning to the NFL. He likely would have commanded interest as a head coaching candidate last year had he not taken the job at Penn State.
O'Brien has become close with the players who stayed at Penn State, particularly the seniors who helped him head off a mass exodus following the NCAA sanctions.
The commitment of the players is why O'Brien said Tuesday that he hopes Beaver Stadium is packed the next two Saturdays even though the regular-season finale against Wisconsin falls when students are home for Thanksgiving break.
"As fans, as students, can we choose not to support them in their last two games, eight quarters of football?" O'Brien said. "This is a team that's put its heart and soul into this season. I expect that our students and our fans understand what this team has been through and what they did to commit to each other, to commit to this university and come support them in their last two games, especially this senior class."
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Friday, October 9, 2009
Insights and Opinions: Using Social Media To Find Prospects
For our Insights & Opinions section this morning, Serena Ehrlich, SVP Social Media at Startup Army, gives a quick primer on using social media to promote your startup.
...There are lots of ways to use social media to build a reputation and to reach prospects!
- Create your online personality: Create a Google profile to ensure people can easily find you within Google seach results. Extend your personal brand and create accounts on Twitter, LinkedIN, Delicious and more.
- Create short videos of your presentations. Set up accounts on YouTube and Mixx (try Tubemogul.com) and use these videos to highlight the best of your presentations
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So I haven't blogged for a while, but that doesn't mean I haven't been busy. After finishing the rest of my Pay it Forward gifts and sending them off I got to work on the last one, for my derby wife, Knock Turnal. Because I know her in person I decided to do her's last because I could just give it to her at practise and she wouldn't have to wait for the post.
For Knock I decided to combine Pay it Forward with something else I wanted to do, Feeling Stitchy's March Stitch Along. I bought all that embroidery stuff ages ago and was yet to take the first step and delve into it. To be honest, I was scared. If you are sewing something and the stitch goes wrong, you can cover it up and hide it or cut them out, but with embroidery the stitches are right there. In fact, they are the main focus. And while I know that I could start over if I made a huge mistake, I was still scared to start it.
I decided to stitch the Feeling Stitchy octopus pattern on to a canvas bag for Knock, with her derby name underneath instead of the Feeling Stitchy text (us derby girls love things with our derby names on them).
I've been doing it since Thursday (man does it take a long time) and I finally finished last night (hence the lack of doing anything else). So here it is.
I have to tell you, I'm so happy with it! It looks so much better than what I thought it would, and I think it was quite ambitious for my first ever embroidery project. Knock also had a lovely present for me, a necklace from Cherry Trinkets Custom Designs. I love it, and it means me and Knock now have matching necklaces!
While we're on the subject of embroidery, I was reading my blog crush Wild Olive's blog with a post about transferring embroidery patterns. I read something in that post that actually seemed like the best idea to me ever!
"You'll even find embroidery patterns at the dollar store. Don't believe me? Just go to the coloring book section, and you'll find lots of options to work from!"
Genius right! I told my mum about this and she said "Oh I bet you could even get a Disney one or something." Even further genius Mother! So yesterday we went to the Pound Shop and I got a Disney colouring book and a Hanna Barbera colouring book (which also came with some stickers which are now on my sewing machine and floss sorter). I'm over-flowing with ideas now of what I could embroider. If I can print it off and get it onto fabric, then I can embroider it! Holy cow!
More Pay it Forward love came this week in a post from Love 'Art' Child (Kelly) about the gift I sent her. She is now the proud (I hope) owner of the button and fabric bag I posted before. While telling my mum about this bag (as the fabric I used was her's that she gave to me when I was little) she told me they were Laura Ashley cut offs, which I thought was pretty cool. The other 3 Pay it Forward people I sent gifts to live in America, so it will definitely take a little longer to get to them, but I hope they like them too.


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Forty years ago I would have agreed, but this time it's for keeps. They are wrecking the economy for a reason. They want plenty of soldiers for Iran. If Obama ushers in martial law it won't make any difference, because they'll blame things on Bush.
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You can add me to the growing numbers who have looked at their creditors and said "screw it, I'm not paying".
A few years ago, as I was struggling and working my butt off to make my company a success, I needed some cash, so bank of america was "nice" enough to give me a 50,000 line of credit. I used all I needed, which was about 40 grand, and I have been paying it back ever since, at a cool 20%. No problems, my rents that come in cover it, yadda, yadda, yadda. Now through all this financial mess, for reasons God only knows, I have been able to maintain perfect credit. If I have a bill due on the first of the month, I know that I actually have 30 days to pay it before it affects me negatively on my credit report, and believe me, there have been times I have used the entire 30 days, LOL. I pay the late fee which I guess is the cost of allowing me the entire 30 days.
Bank of america sends me a letter stating that my rate will now turn to an adjustable rate and be attached to the prime rate, ect,ect,ect. Basically this will force my interest rate on this loan to about 27%. I have never been more than 30 days late on this line of credit, and I absolutely refuse to be gouged by bank of america. I will write them a letter, have it sent certified mail, and I will tell them that if they choose to go through with this, they will not get 1 single penny more from me, not 1. Either my account stands AS IS, or they can write off the balance I owe them. Threatening to ruin a persons credit seems to not be working as good as it used too. I am not going to be screwed because of some poor decisions that company made, NO WAY. That ceo of theirs is walking away with over 50 million dollars in retirement, and you want to hike my rate? I don't think so. Bank of america may balk and keep things the same. If they do, then I will continue on paying as I have, but if they don't, I will quit paying them completely, and there is not a damn thing they can do about it. The line of credit was unsecured
I am all for being responsible and paying your bills, but I will not be forced to change my lifestyle, spend less on me and my family because bank of america made crappy decisions and got screwed. It is their call, either my same 1000 a month payment, or nothing at all.
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James Helsel, Treasurer of the U.S. National Association of Realtors, testified before Congress recently that commercial real estate is the next shoe to drop.
Non-residential property values have collapsed more than have residential properties.
America's four largest banks (the banks which got bailed out) are not the ones which are exposed in a large way to commercial loans, instead it are the smaller banks.
As these commercial loans need to be rolled over the debtors may not qualify for a renewal due to their poor financial circumstances. Foreclosures and a poor economy will drive down the property values.
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and this one:
Many of these banks sprung up overnight to make money on the subprime.
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[QUOTE=Chris B;7449555]You can add me to the growing numbers who have looked at their creditors and said "screw it, I'm not paying".
I absolutely refuse to be gouged by bank of america.
they will not get 1 single penny more from me, not 1.
Bank of amerruca did the same thing to me.
I had never missed a payment,I always made more than the minimum payment.
I get my monthly bill from Boa and they had hiked up the interest payment
to 27% and doubled the payment.
Now if I paid BOA I did not have the money to pay all my bills.
I would have to default on someone.
But if you default on anyone credit card all you credit cards will raise their interest payments.
The banks caused me to default. The banks forced me into bankruptcy.
My phone is all most useless the same creditors call 6 times a day.
On average I get 50 calls a day from these vultures.
That is called harassment buy it is not enforced.
I have found in the last 8 months that I do not need a credit card.
The banks in their foolish greed have just taught many amerrucans the value of thrift.
The values that built this country.
At first I did not over spend because I did not have the ability to over spend.
Now I do not over spend because I finally value the money in my pocket.
My business is very slow I make a third of what I was making.
But I get by, the lights are on, the waters on.
My wife and I just had a baby 12 weeks ago I have had the time to spend with her and the baby.
I started a garden. There is nothing that we truly need that we do not have.
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Why Stocks Are Surging as Jobs Disappear
Stocks are up. Jobs are down. So if you're an investor you're enjoying a vibrant recovery and if you're a worker it still feels like a grinding recession.
Since bottoming out in March, the stock market has soared by about 60 percent, one of the most awesome rallies in market history. The Dow Jones Industrial Average cracking 10,000 may not be strategically significant, but it's a psychological breakthrough that's worth cheering after the demoralizing crash that ................................
So are job losses good for the stock market? Actually, yes. At least for awhile. Stocks are rising because many companies are earning more money than analysts have expected. But earnings aren't up because companies are selling more stuff; most companies are still selling less stuff and grappling with falling revenue. Instead, earnings are rising because companies have cut their costs more than revenues have fallen. And "costs" are often the same as "jobs." Consider these snippets from some recent earnings reports:
Johnson & Johnson. Third-quarter revenue was down 5.3 percent but net earnings rose 1.1 percent.
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Domino's Pizza. Third-quarter revenue down 6 percent; net earnings up 77 percent.
Abbott Labs. Third-quarter revenue up 3.5 percent; net earnings up 36.5 percent.
Pepsi. Third-quarter revenue down 1.5 percent; net earnings up 9.5 percent.
Alcoa. Third-quarter revenue up 9 percent, compared with the second quarter; net earnings swung from a $459 million loss to a $124 million profit.
Quote: Money, money, money, get yours now! Call your broker - dont wait another second! Be greedy - its okay! Gentiles act like Jews while our jobs go south. Nice. (Granted, why wouldnt they act like Yids? From kindergarten onward theyre steeped in Jew-greed from TV, magazines, newspapers in fact, why doesnt everyone don a yarmulke now and get it over with?"):
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The same thing happened in the great depression, the stock market rallied as the economy crumbled. Companies earnings went up because they cut their largest expense, it's workers. So naturally the company doesn't spend as much to operate and it's earnings rise, and their stocks go up as a result.
But this is temporary, as companies can only cut costs so much. It's like the average person cutting out their unnecessary expenses: cable, cell phones, going out to eat, shopping etc. Yes, they're saving money at first, but if no new money comes in, then eventually they'll have to cut back on things they can't afford to let go: mortgage payment, car payment, food. Then eventually they go under.
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LOL, boy the Obongo administration is piling it on thick. Wonder why it is such a short report and not the "big story"?
White House: Stimulus Spending Saved 250,000 Teaching Jobs
WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration says spending aimed at boosting the economy has created or saved 250,000 teaching or other education jobs this year.
A White House report released Monday concludes that money from a $787 billion stimulus package has helped states fill budget gaps that would have cost teachers their jobs in school districts and public universities across the country.
The 250,000 figure is significantly higher than the 30,000 jobs the administration said last week were created or saved by businesses that won federal contracts under the stimulus law. It also represents an early preview of jobs numbers being announced in two weeks associated with education spending and federal grants awarded under the stimulus effort.
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What the WN needs is to overthrow these Credit Card Vultures. What I have advocated in the past is to promote the WN by promoting Secession by advocating the "forgiveness of all debt, both public and private".
We can truthfully portray the Marxists as using the Greedy Bankers to strip away White people's ('Middle Americans' is the term I often use, White People know what that really means) and then installing their Marxist regime. This way we can get the Volk to wrap their little sheeple minds around the idea of secession. It will work if we all do this in our propaganda.
Propaganda WN Concepts
1. Promote a WN.
2. Promote secession of Red States.
3. Promote the effects of the Depression and what it's doing to our people, and the solution for it: 'Forgiveness of all debts, both public and private' principle.
4. If they say, "well, that would destroy the banks", point out that they will be destroyed anyway when they all collapse soon.
5. Keep the top old points in their minds:
a. 1st amendment rights are in danger (muzzled freedom of speech).
b. 2nd amendment rights (guns banned) still a danger.
c. White people's wealth being redistributed (Obama's Economic Justice).
d. 'Middle Americans' are being taxed to death to support foreigners and minorities (be sure to lump the two together for maximum impact).
e. National Health Care: It really does pull the plug on granma, point out how the Republicrats are conspiring with the Dems to go ahead and pass the watered down version of the bill. Only WNs can sympathize with the elderly and truly fight for their rights. We are not the crazies or extremists, the Reds in Congress are.
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Pa. hospital to ban tobacco use for hiring
Updated:ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) (AP)ong> - A central Pennsylvania hospital system is banning tobacco, and says it won't hire tobacco users, starting Jan. 1.
The Altoona Regional Health System rules will require applicants to be screened for nicotine. Those who fail can reapply after 90 days.
Despite the ban, hospital officials say they won't require new workers to abstain from tobacco once they're hired, though it will be encouraged.
People who already work for the hospital can use tobacco when they're not at work, but will also be offered programs to help them quit using tobacco.
The Altoona Mirror reports Friday that the ban extends to vehicles parked in hospital lots and means workers who wish to take smoke breaks will have to clock out and leave the hospital property to do so.
Visitors could be kicked off the property for repeated violations.
Information from the Altoona Mirror (http://www.altoonamirror.com)


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Can anyone tell me where I might find a LEFT handed holster for my Walther P22 ?
I have looked at Fobus and many of the other similar holster makers and apparently no one makes a left hand holster for this gun.
I would like to have a holster that would clip to my belt (NOT inside the pants) and use on my right side and cross draw the gun. I would like to have something better than the cheap fabric type holsters that are generally sold at the local gun shows, something preferable made similar to the Fobus holsters.
Am I just SOL as a lefty with this gun ?


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Man picks jail over house arrest
Video games can get boring once you have played them a bunch of times, but they still seem like a better option than prison.
Not for one 19-year-old.
A year ago, he was sentenced to 11 months of house arrest, but after ten months, he called police and asked to be taken to prison because he was sick of house arrest.
He said he had "run out of Xbox games to play."


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par extendtube
This extension extends YouTube player capabilities. It will add few buttons on
page that will allow you to: loop video playback (whole or selected part), seek
video back or forward, step one frame forward, download video, choose default
video quality... You can also control video via keyboard shortcuts or extension
FEATURES (almost all can be configured):
— hide ads on page
— hide in-video ads
— disable autoplay
— force buffer whole video
— loop video (or selected part)
— force video quality
— prevent cross play
— autoplay on page focus
— enable wide player
— autohide video controls
— hide video annotations
— 'pop-out' darkens page and centralize video
— download video (SD, HD, 3D, WebM, Mobile)
— download just audio (MP3) - see help
— load lyrics for video (from lyrics.wikia.com)
— convert thumbnails to videos (preview)
— show video ratings above thumbnails or in description
— keyboard shortcuts
— hide some parts of page
— change page colours
— change player theme
— add custom CSS
— add custom JavaScript (Actions)
— detect videos embedded in other sites (only via iframe)
— watch HTML 5 videos in full screen (F11) - see help
Working on it. May take a long time, this extension is big. This project is on GitHub, check the links at the right and you may help me convert this.
- Cette extension peut modifier ou ajouter des fonctionnalités à un ou plusieurs sites web.
Saisies d'écran
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http://files.myopera.com/pdarko/extension/extendtube-1.16.4.oex It is the new version, the autoplay and the embedded videos works
If you have installed the extension "Turn Off the Lights" v 2.0.1-J probably all Flash objects become blocked. Until the autor resolves the problems with his extension, better deactivate "Turn Off the Lights".
Why my Youtube stopped working with ExtendTube installed?
This 1.83.3 version is not compatible with "savefrom" addons, 'cause it hides its "download" button.
this is the only extension that requires me to manually download a new version from homepage of this extension. option for auto update should be added. also there is no default option for downloading as MP3 (you have to follow some instructions for it)... that deducts 1 star from this beautiful extension
Opera won't enlarge the player when I click on the "Large Player" icon, but this extension fixes that. Only that today, if I've got ExtendTube enabled, neither the video nor the buttons around the page (except links) work. I hope the next update fixes that, I really like the extensive customization this extension gives.
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I am 12 and a half weeks along and my first trimester has been very difficult. I've been nauseous all day every day for 8 weeks straight and extremely fatigued, sleeping at least 12 hrs a day. My husband has not been very happy about this pregnancy. We got pregnant (a surprise) back in March and it ended in a miscarriage at 9 weeks in May. I had another surprise in September and when I told DH the news he got really upset and said he "didn't want this". He was supportive the first time around coming with me to every appointment and doting on me about how beautiful I was. This time around he is different, making comments about feeling like a bird in a cage and that he's not happy. He didn't come with me to my first ultrasound and opted instead to sleep in. A little bit of the back story- the first time I got pregnant we made the decision to move to a different city, one much smaller and 4 hrs away from all of our family and friends. I entered a 6 month school program. Since we've been here it has been stressful due to me not being able to find work while in school. DH found work but it doesn't pay very much. He lost all of the money he had been saving up because he had to pay for both of our expenses.The last 6 months have been filled with lots of financial anxiety. Not knowing anyone has added to the stress. We haven't been able to afford to go out or do anything fun. I am graduating this week and luckily found a good paying job back in our old city. DH says he agrees that moving back will be the best thing but that he's not happy about it and he's going to "try and not resent me". He gets mad that I lay around all of the time and often comments that I don't do anything. I'm feeling really alone and confused. DH told me today that once we get back to the city if things don't change he's done and that he's not sure if this is "it" for him whether were having a child or not. Others tell me it's normal for the man to freak out and want to jump ship and to say things like that but I just don't know anymore. I feel really hurt by his comments and it's hard to not take it personally . I've worked really hard to get through this school program and it's a slap in the face to be treated like I don't do anything because I'm so sick all of the time. I thought he'd be more patient and compassionate but instead it seems all he cares about is getting his freedom back. Help!
Not sure I have much advise, but a couple of thoughts... 1)It is possible he is distancing himself from the newest baby so that he doesn't get hurt again if you lose it and using frustrations elsewhere as an excuse. 2) He is already a father with financial obligations to the child. Leaving you doesn't get him out of that. I hope he realizes that before he makes any decisions.
You mentioned you moved away from friends and family, have no money to go out and have fun, and difficulty finding a job. Honestly how do you not feel like you're stuck in a cage?! -sry just trying to make you smile--I feel like sometimes when people feel like everything is out of control they grasp for the only thing they can control. That being that he can stay or leave. I don't know how open you two can be, but could it help if you talked to him about maybe feeling trapped in general and not by the baby? When life isn't going how you hoped it can be really confusing to shuffle through. My 1st pregnancy was unexpected and we went through a lot of emotions kind of what your hubby is going through. Looking back on it all we were just in a bad place at the time. We stuck it out and are happier than ever.
I guess I don't really have advice. Just that I feel like I've been through what you are going through. Sometimes it can really help if you can both talk about your fears and what you want your life to be like. Not like you're going to kiss and make up right away. Atleast you might be able to figure out what feelings belong where...KWIM?
I think a certain amount of "freak out" is normal for some men, but honestly from what you've described he's going way over the line of decency. What really stuck out to me from your post is that you've gone through a 6 month school program, the last part of that being extremely ill due to first trimester ickiness, and did so well that you got a great job offer. And he's complaining that you're actually resting when you can and should be? Wow. You have every right to take his words/attitude personally!
I agree that talking about fears is a great idea. And your relationship in general. Here's my philosophy with relationships: all feelings are valid, all actions are not. We all deserve to be treated with respect.
Jean, feminist mama raising three boys: W (7), E (5) and L (2.15.13)
Thanks for the replies. Things have actually improved quite a bit since I posted this. I think the combination of everything that has been difficult here in a new place with being sick 8 weeks straight and kind of trapped in a small apt with a partner who is worried about the upcoming changes, things just got REALLY tense and exploded. I'm feeling much, much better now. My nausea has almost gone away for the most part and I have energy again. I forget that I've spent half of this year in a first trimester Thats enough to make anyone start to feel crazy. I guess it really helps to have other women around who've been through pregnancy to talk to about some of the craziness and MOODS that can happen. DH is such a good kind hearted person that it really just shocked me he was reacting in such a way but as I've heard from many women, men process their emotions differently and express them (or don't for that matter) differently as well. I know everything will work out and be just fine. I think once the baby arrives you realize how worth it it all is.
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When you think of crimes against America, crimes so dangerous they strike out against the very existence of the country, what comes to mind?
Espionage, terrorism, and treason perhaps top the list. But what about not publicly declaring that Barack Obama is in fact not a Muslim?
Liberal Chicago Sun-Times film critic Roger "Save the Republic from Palin" Ebert made a federal case out of the latter in a September 1 blog post entitled "Put up or shut up" (emphasis mine):
The time is here for responsible Americans to put up or shut up. I refer specifically to those who have credibility among the guileless and credulous citizens who have been infected with notions so carefully nurtured. We cannot afford to allow the next election to proceed under a cloud of falsehood and delusion.
We know, because they've said so publicly, that George W. Bush, his father and Sen. John McCain do not believe Obama is a Muslim. This is the time -- now, not later -- for them to repeat that belief in a joint statement. Other prominent Republicans such as Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul also certainly do not believe it. They have a responsibility to make that clear by subscribing to the statement. Glenn Beck, Sarah Palin and Rush Limbaugh must join, or let their silence indict them. Limbaugh in particular must cease his innuendos and say, flat out, whether he believes the President is a Muslim or not. Yes or no. Does he have evidence, or does he have none? Yes or no.
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Sugar Land, TX News (July 28, 2014) - Terry High School will hold its freshmen orientation "Fish Camp," 9 am to noon, Aug. 13, starting in Graeber Auditorium.
Fish Camp is for incoming freshmen and any students new to Terry. Incoming Rangers will have an opportunity to meet with administrators, coaches, teachers, and counselors and see what clubs and organizations they'd like to join. The event is being coordinated by Terry's Student Council. Parents are also welcome.
The Terry Ranger Reveille for sophomores, juniors, and seniors, 8 am to 11 am and 1 pm to 3 pm, Aug. 12 and Aug. 14. Students can pick up schedules, apply for parking permits, and visit with counselors.
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I thought of these when I found several packages of tortillas shells while cleaning out my freezer. It's an inexpensive, low-calorie treat for my husband and me. —Angela Case, Monticello, Arkansas
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- 2 teaspoons grated Parmesan cheese
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
- 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
- Dash pepper
- 2 flour tortillas (6 inches)
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- In a small bowl, combine the first seven ingredients. Brush tortillas with oil; cut each tortilla into six wedges. Arrange in a single layer on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray.
- Sprinkle wedges with seasoning mixture. Bake at 425° for 5-7 minutes or until golden brown. Cool for 5 minutes. Yield: 3 servings.
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Hi Ray. No way I'm welding this
I was just remembering what I used to do when I was young and dumb.
This rear is axle to axle about 4" less than what I have on now so it works out great. Now I can add wider tires and they wont stick out the sides. Since I'm going to build a flat bed with stakes I won't have inner fenders to contend with either.
I'm planning on cutting off everything that sticks out of it leaving it bare so I can mount it on the leaf springs like the other one. I'd like to have coils instead of springs only because I'm a minimalist and it looks better to me but my neighbor doesn't know how to deal with that and I'd rather be safe than sorry and keep it simple.
Thanks for the picture as well, is this the neighbor that isn't showing up when promised? I don't know the man but, if he offered to help or agreed to help and doesn't show up after 3 weeks, I would think he needs a very good reason or instead of an excuse. Remember what I said about "Faith, Respect and Trust". Like I said I don't know this man but it makes me wonder if he knows what he is doing and maybe he's afraid, I don't know, that is something you would have a better handle on than I would.
When installing the rear end make many measurements to ensure that it's going in straight...not just front to back but cross measure as well. This will also give you a good indication as to the straightness of your frame. Pick spots on the frame like front suspension mounts, ends of the frame horn any and all common points on the frame that should measure equally from side to side before you tack weld (always tack weld when fitting never solid weld) your mounts in place. When installing the diff check for proper pinion angle before tack welding any bracketry...test fit...measure again...You will probably need a new drive shaft, with different U-joint yokes,but we can cross that bridge when we come to it.
I'm sure you know a lot of this, I'm just sending out a reminder and stressing the importance of it.
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wilt the stiltHey Ryan, did you hear that a grassroots effort is close to getting Wilt Chamberlain on a commemorative U.S. postage stamp?
Todd, New Brunswick, NJ
You bet, Todd. It's the perfect way of honoring a man who has already been licked by thousands of his fellow Americans.
a horse is a horseThere's something I've always wanted to know. Why is a quadriceps contusion called a Charley horse?
Ben, Calgary, AB
The injury is named in honor of Hall of Fame hurler Charley Radbourn. "Old Hoss," as he was known to friends and teammates, was a 309-game win winner who once notched 59 victories in a single season for the Providence Grays. However, his most lasting achievement may be his contribution to modern slang. According to legend, Radbourn was rounding the bases after hitting a home run when his leg muscles suddenly seized up, causing him to collapse to the ground like a sack of potatoes. The incident prompted a teammate to shout, "What's the matter with you, Charley Hoss?" The name stuck and leg cramps have been referred to as Charley horses ever since.
bowled overHey Ryan, did you see that Barack Obama bowled a 37 this week on a promotional stop?
James, Santa Cruz, CA
I did, James. A politician hasn't spent that much time in the gutters since Bill Clinton.
the shirt off his backWhich player has the best-selling uniform in the NBA?
Calvin, Livingston, NJ
That honor belongs to Michael Jordan, whose jersey has been the league's top-selling item since 1998, when the NBA opened its marquee store in New York City. Rounding out the top five are Kobe Bryant, Allen Iverson, LeBron James, and Shaquille O'Neal, whose life-size jersey also doubles as a lovely tablecloth and two-person pup tent.
the new york nixHey Ryan, did you see that the New York Knicks have officially announced the hiring of Donnie Walsh.
Tom, Victorville, CA
Absolutely, Tom. The veteran CEO is expected to be flooded with condolence cards shortly.
springing a leakWhatever happened to Florida quarterback Chris Leak?
Theautry, Dallas, TX
The former SEC signal caller was on the verge of playing in the All American Football League before the fledging organization was forced to pull the plug on its inaugural season. It's just the latest in a long line of disappointments for Leak, who was cut by the Chicago Bears in 2007 after joining the team as an undrafted invitee. Luckily, he hasn't let this latest setback discourage him from achieving his dream of returning to the Big Show. "There are so many stories of how guys got to the NFL, guys like Warren Moon, Jeff Garcia and Kurt Warner," he says. "There are so many stories and that's everyone's dream. Eventually I'll get there. I just have to keep working and do the right thing."
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Love & Peace to the World
Excellent job MSC your calendar came out beautiful.
My Mom was also an Avon Lady and we have the very same calendar that OM described I think it also has Santa sleeping in a chair by the fireplace on it. My daughter hangs it on her bedroom door.
We have another that hangs in the dining room that is a train (imagine that) the train has Santa as the engineer and is pulling two cars filled with toys and presents that you place in the pockets.
'I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future!' Scrooge repeated, as he scrambled out of bed. 'The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me. Oh, Jacob Marley! Heaven, and the Christmas Time be praised for this! I say it on my knees, old Jacob, on my knees!' (Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol)
Ha ha - Papa! My daughter hangs that advent calendar on her bedroom door as well! Yes it does have Santa sleeping in a chair imprinted on it, I believe! Funny - small world!
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Oh Papa and M. Mike, my Mom was an Avon lady too!
I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas
MSC your advent calendar looks fabulous. And Papa_Christmas your train is really good too. Such great ideas.
Merry Christmas to all - for all the year round. http://www.myvintagechristmasdecorations.net


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Hard knocks and sandy hooks (bizarre coincidences run deep in tragic shooting)
December 17, 2012 by Jack Blood
Filed under Commentary
By Andrew W. Griffin
Red Dirt Report, editor
Posted: December 17, 2012
OKLAHOMA CITY – "There's a storm coming, Mr. Wayne," says Selina Kyle to Bruce Wayne/Batman in the grim motion picture The Dark Knight Rises. And indeed a storm did come – a tempest – in the form of an actual "storm" as well as mass shootings allegedly conducted by deranged killers.
And the key? It would appear to be "Sandy."
The day of the release of The Dark Knight Rises – July 20, 2012 – was the day of the mass shooting at the Century 16 movie theatre in Aurora, Colorado. James Eagan Holmes was said to be the man behind the mask – the Bane of good society. He gunned those people down, wild Joker hair and a crazed, crooked smile to match.
Gotham City is Batman's hometown. Where is it? New York? Chicago? Does it matter? Maps of Gotham City show place names like "Sandy Hook," "Newtown" and "Newtown Point." When the Aurora shooting took place, those place names in the fictional world of Gotham meant little.
But a storm was coming. A Red Dawn. A Tempest. The theme of 2012 was that of swirling chaos and confusion, as we would see a few months later when Hurricane/Superstorm Sandy formed and proceeded to wreak havoc on the Atlantic Coast, particularly in the states of New Jersey, New York and Connecticut. A Sandy benefit concert on 12/12/12 was weird. Particularly "Paul McCartney" performing the dark and menacing Manson White Album trigger song "Helter Skelter" at what should be a positive event. As Charles Manson told the court in 1970, "Helter skelter means 'confusion.' Confusion is coming down fast." Manson said he should not be blamed for what McCartney and the Beatles put into the "social consciousness." Confusion. How true that is, even today.
In Jay-Z's 1998 track "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)" the "in-the-know" rap star samples the musical Annie and the catchy "It's A Hard Knock Life" and shares on one line: "From the dope spot, with the smoke Glock / fleein' the murder scene, you know me well / from nightmares of a lonely cell, my only hell."
Of course the 1982 film adaptation of the musical Annie (based on Harold Gray's Little Orphan Annie comic strip that ran from 1924 to 2010) featured a plucky orphan girl with bright red Joker-like hair named Annie. Her constant companion was her dog Sandy. And Annie's benefactor is ruthless capitalist Daddy Warbucks – an example of the so-called 1 percent if there ever was. And cartoonist Gray was criticized for his "Hooverism" and attacks on "organized labor, the New Deal and communism," according to Wikipedia.
Well, interestingly, a new generation is expected to be introduced to Annie, Sandy and Daddy Warbucks thanks to Jay-Z and collaborator and film star Emma Thompson. They are beginning filming of the Annie remake this coming spring, starring Will Smith's daughter Willow Smith.
And just as Hurricane/Superstorm Sandy was barreling down on the East Coast, NBC was promoting their special Annie's Search for Sandy. About finding just the right shelter dog to play the role of "Sandy" on Broadway.
Anyway, back to the storm – or was it "tempest"?
A storm came. A storm of hatred and insanity and a rain of bullets. The community of Newtown, Connecticut will never be the same after what took place at Sandy Hook Elementary. We are learning more about the alleged shooter (now dead) Adam Lanza – who used a Glock, a Sig Sauer and Bushmaster semi-automatic rifle. Like Jay-Z: "Fleein' the murder scene," having used that Glock. Curiously, Jay-Z would later be called a "Sandy guardian angel" for his alleged role in providing power to those in need in the wake of Sandy. That's off the "hook."
And the alleged role his mother Nancy Lanza – said to be a gun nut and "prepper" – had in Adam Lanza's "hard knock" life. There are also many unanswered questions related to this horrific tragedy in Newtown that others have been aggressively addressing, so much so that "the authorities" are threatening to prosecute indie media types who dare not follow the provided script. Regardless, the thought of all those dead innocents brings on waves of revulsion. Who could do this?
Which takes us to Bob Dylan's latest disc Tempest, with its menacing murder ballads and (for this writer) special emphasis on the songs "Scarlet Town" and "Pay In Blood." Yes, this album is dark. It examines the human condition in a way only Dylan is able.
"Night after night, day after day / They strip your useless hopes away / The more I take the more I give / The more I die the more I live."
Could Newtown be the "Scarlet Town" where "the streets have name that you can't pronounce …" Mother and son reportedly lived in Newtown's Sandy Hook neighborhood on Yogananda Street. "Yogananda" is a name that might baffle someone unfamiliar with beloved Indian yogi Paramahansa Yogananda, author of Autobiography of a Yogi, one of my favorite books.
As Yogananda once said: "Anger gives birth to jealousy, hatred, spite, revengefulness, destructive instinct, wild ideas, brain paralysis, and temporary insanity – any of which may lead to terrible crimes."
Back to Dylan, croaking ominously on "Scarlet Town": "In Scarlet Town, the end is near." Steada gettin' treated, we get tricked.
So, the storm (tempest) is coming (or is here) and the end is near. Pieces of the puzzle are rapidly coming together. Do you see them?
Copyright 2012 Red Dirt Report
False-flag hints on episode of "Sherlock"?
May 8, 2012 by Jack Blood
Filed under Music/Book/Film/Art
The MI5/CIA "ghost plane" that was to be used in a "false-flag" terror event, as shown on a recent episode of "Sherlock."
By Andrew W. Griffin
Red Dirt Report, editor
Posted: May 8, 2012
OKLAHOMA CITY – Just as the 9/11-esque pilot episode of The X-Files spinoff The Lone Gunmen would be singled out as evidence of "predictive programming," one familiar with 9/11 lore could not help but do a double-take during Sunday night's airing of the incredibly interesting and entertaining Masterpiece Theatre/BBC program Sherlock.
This 21st-century take on Arthur Conan Doyle's famous detective Sherlock Holmes (played convincingly by Benedict Cumberbatch) has aired only four episodes so far and on Sunday night audiences were treated to the winding and somewhat confounding (and synchronistic) fourth episode titled "A Scandal in Belgravia."
Belgravia is a reference to the district in London where Buckingham Palace is located. In the Sherlock episode (a reference to Doyle's story "A Scandal in Bohemia") compromising photos involving a female member of the British Royal Family are taken with a clever dominatrix named Irene Adler (Lara Pulver).
As the story progresses and Holmes helps Adler, he cracks a code on her phone which includes information she stole from a Ministry of Defense official who came to see her. The coded information, which is given over to Holmes in order to see if he can crack the code (he does so rather easily), is accessed and reveals an airline seat number. Adler, meanwhile, is attempting to seduce Holmes and while this is happening British government officials forcibly take him to an airport where a plain, white jumbo jet airliner is parked. Taken aboard, Holmes sees all of the seats have people in them – people who are dead.
The scene is rather startling. As Sherlock Holmes realizes what is taking place, that his cranky insider brother Mycroft Holmes (Mark Gatiss) and the UK government were going to allow a bomb to go off (classic "false flag terrorism") on a "ghost plane" and blame it on "terrorists" (arch-nemesis Moriarty?). The people appear to be dead, and actually are referenced earlier in the episode.
As the Sunshine Tomorrow blog notes about this scene: "But while Sherlock is congratulating himself on his superior brain, Adler is texting someone. Who? Moriarty of course. Cos she was the one who called him away from the swimming pool. Moriarty then texts Mycroft. Why? Because he was the one who was going to blow up the plane and yet now knows that the Defence knew this. Mycroft Holmes and his government people had been arranging to set up the plane with already dead people so that the terrorists (Moriarty – played by Andrew Scott) would not know that the government had been intercepting his messages and knew how to get to him. They would let him and the world think that the terrorists had blown up a plane of living people. But they would have only killed people who were already dead. And then the next time they would catch Moriarty before he did any real damage."
It's true that the government's efforts were thwarted. But it still puts it into the public mind that secret activities designed to manipulate us are far more common than we are led to believe.
For those who have researched the mysteries surrounding 9/11, including the deeper questions regarding the passengers and what happened to them that horrific day, this scene in Sherlock is haunting. Anti-war activist and author Mike Palecek, in his 2010 book Guests Of the Nation, addresses the topic of the U.S. government arranging for the passengers aboard Flight 93 to be taken to a different airport (Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, perhaps?) and killed. Plenty of forums have addressed this disturbing angle of the 9/11 tale and seeing the dead bodies of "passengers" aboard the CIA/MI5 "ghost plane" – a government-sanctioned prop for a false-flag terror event – was a reminder that we don't know what really went down over a decade ago.
And, we should note, the flight number of the "Flyaway Airways" jet in the Sherlock episode "A Scandal in Belgravia" was 007. A reference to Ian Fleming's fictitious spy James Bond? A "license to kill," perhaps? Or was it a reference to KAL 007, "shot down" over the Soviet Union's Sakhalin Island on Sept. 1, 1983 as it was flying to Seoul, South Korea. Aboard the plane was arch-conservative, anti-Communist and John Birch Society supporter U.S. Rep. Larry McDonald (D-Ga.). Many conspiracy theories have been shared about the downing of KAL 007 including a theory that the aircraft crash landed and there were survivors – possibly including Congressman McDonald – who were taken to Soviet prison camps. It is suggested that the late U.S. Sen. Jesse Helms (R-N.C.), a ranking minority member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, sought information from Russian Pres. Boris Yeltsin about KAL 007 and if the crash-landing-and-survival theory was true. Was the Sherlock episode alluding to this event?
This episode of Sherlock first aired on the BBC on 1 January 2012, almost exactly two years after Nigerian "terrorist" Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab (aka "The Underwear Bomber") allegedly tried to take down a Northwest Airlines flight flying between Amsterdam and Detroit. And while Abdulmutallab was sentenced to life in prison in February, we still can't forget the information two passengers aboard that flight, Kurt and Lori Haskell, shared with the world – that the Underwear Bomber was escorted aboard the flight in Amsterdam – sans passport – by a "smartly-dressed" Indian man, according to MLive.com.
Explosives were sewn in Abdulmutallab's underwear and failed to ignite in the way he anticipated. PETN, which is what the substance was, "is a highly explosive, colorless crystalline organic compound from the same chemical family as nitroglycerin and is the same substance "shoe bomber" Richard Reid attempted to use in his efforts to "blow up a trans-Atlantic flight in 2001, according to Britain's Independent newspaper. Who really gave Abdulmutallab the PETN?
Abdulmutallab claims Al-Qaeda directed him to blow up the plane. Interestingly, Britain's MI5 was aware of Abdulmutallab and his extremist links to an east London mosque.
Again, in the Sherlock episode "A Scandal in Belgravia," the flight would have been between London Heathrow and Baltimore. Baltimore seemed like an interesting choice. Following a hunch, Red Dirt Report went to GlobeFeed.com to see what city is between Baltimore and Detroit (a distance of nearly 400 miles). As it turns out, Pittsburgh, Pa. is right between the two cities. Not far from Pittsburgh is Shanksville, Pa., – 81 miles, in fact – where United Flight 93 allegedly plummeted into the ground, hardly leaving a trace of its existence. But stories on Sept. 11, 2001 say that Flight 93 actually landed in another city between Detroit and Baltimore – Cleveland, Ohio – and that according to Cleveland Mayor Michael R. White a "Boeing 767 out of Boston made an emergency landing due to a bomb threat." If that really happened, what became of the airplane? Of the passengers and crew? It's a scary thought. Writer Mike Palecek suggests the passengers – role players? – were taken off the plane and eliminated, possibly in the NASA Glenn Research Center. Note this collection of information about the "Cleveland Airport Mystery," itself, worthy of a Sherlock Holmes mystery.
And the day after "A Scandal in Belgravia" aired on American television, another example of predictive programming takes place when American officials claim that they had thwarted another – and more sophisticated – "Underwear Bomber"-styled plot that would have been used on a "civilian aircraft" around the anniversary of Osama bin Laden's death. Note this Alex Jones Infowars piece "Underwear Bomber 2: Return of the Patsy."
And now the "ringleaders" of the 9/11 attacks (not the ones you are thinking of) are being arraigned at a military tribunal at Guantanamo Bay.
All the while, we see "Guantanamo's 9/11 show trials" taking place as all this is going on. To think that a Sherlock episode coincides with these trials and the CIA claiming they foiled a plot to blow up a US-bound jetliner is evidence to this writer that the US and allied governments are not giving up their totalitarian behavior anytime soon. They will continue amping up the security alerts and terror warnings and perhaps even shift it to more "domestic terrorism" as they go after regular Americans who are seeking to protect themselves from the very government that wants to end their way of life. Note the arrested members of the Florida paramilitary group arrested this week, as noted in the Orlando Sentinel. And that, of course, falls in line with the "Neo-Nazi and border vigilante" JT Ready in Arizona, who "carried out a mass murder suicide near Phoenix," according to Talking Points Memo.
Back to Sherlock and "A Scandal in Belgravia." While it may be hard to follow at times, plot-wise, there is a lot going on and we suspect they BBC and the writers are allowing us to see hints of what the elite are really up to, just as we witnessed in that March 2001 episode of The Lone Gunmen – six months before the 9/11 attacks.
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Drug-dealing cops using Occupy protesters as test subjects, snitches?
May 2, 2012 by Jack Blood
Filed under Police State
By Andrew W. Griffin
Red Dirt Report, editor
Posted: May 2, 2012
OKLAHOMA CITY – In what strikes this reporter as highly unethical and likely illegal, police officers, highway patrol troopers and sheriff's deputies from across Minnesota have been allegedly preying on drug-impaired youths, getting them high and observing their reactions, not unlike laboratory rats.
Norman-based blogger Kaye Beach, with Axxiom for Liberty, informed Red Dirt Report about this disturbing program and that similar activities may be taking place here in Oklahoma.
RogueMedia.org, with help from Twin Cities Indymedia, Communities United Against Police Brutality and Occupy Minneapolis, reported that their undercover investigation, revealed shocking stories of cops offering young people drugs and taken to a secret state-owned warehouse where vast amounts of drugs were consumed by the young test subjects under the watchful eyes of interested police. The activists also witnessed, in Minneapolis' Peavey Plaza, "police dropping off impaired people" where Occupy Minneapolis congregates.
The video can be viewed here.
This appears to be part of a new "innovative training program" for police which allows them to become Drug Recognition Experts (DRE's) and that those recruited for the tests would be already "drug-impaired." As this activist video shows, several were not impaired and simply jumped at the chance of free drugs and a free meal, only to be dropped off back at the plaza in a drug-impaired state.
It would appear that this program only proves what a joke the "drug war" really is, when the cops are encouraging young people to take drugs so they can become drug-recognition experts.
Continuing, in the video it notes that the young people are offered free drugs, taken to a Minnesota Department of Transportation warehouse near the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, and observed as they ingest copious amounts of illegal drugs, primarily marijuana.
Interviewing different young people who took part in the "drug tests," they discovered that no EMT's or ambulances were on site.
"I got stoned with a couple of cops," says one young man identified as 'Panda.' "I'm high as f***.
Panda explained he was at the local Nicollet Mall in Minneapolis when he was told the police were "doing research" to find out "how people react" under the influence of narcotics. And when the cops offered Panda to take part in the human experiment, he agreed.
Asked by the activist if it was "high-grade weed," Panda replies: "Dude, this is some of the best s*** I've had in a while. Now I know what happens to the stuff they confiscate."
Afterward, they bought the young drug user a double cheeseburger dinner at a McDonald's. They monitored how fast they ate his meal so they could see if he had the "munchies."
Panda also said that the cops knew he was deeply involved in the local Occupy Wall Street activist movement and they asked him to inform on other Occupiers.
Panda claims he was asked to participate some other time in the future, and Panda said "one day" he would consider it.
Another human subject, a young man, said his blood pressure was checked and that at the warehouse there were upwards of 30 cops on site. The Minnesota State Patrol website says these tests on human guinea pigs are part of certification training "where they perform 12 evaluations on drug-impaired subjects" to better train cops for field-sobriety tests and so forth. Certification training takes two-to-three weeks, according to the RogueMedia.org story.
Back to their video, another guy, who wanted heroin, said the cops gave him a big bag of weed to smoke.
Of concern is that these test subjects return to the plaza in an impaired condition and could endanger themselves or others in public gathering spaces, such as Peavey Plaza in Minneapolis.
The video notes that Minnesota's DRE state coordinator is Riccardo Munoz, with the Minnesota State Patrol in St. Paul. He is part of the International Drug Evaluation & Classification Program.
RogueMedia.org notes that "the DRE program, run by the Minnesota State Patrol, has no Institutional Review Board or independent oversight. It is also suspected that the Minneapolis City Council is secretly working with law enforcement to "discredit and disrupt the Occupy movement."
As Michelle Gross, president of Communities United Against Police Brutality noted: "I think most people would be very surprised to have our tax dollars used to get people high. These activities call into question the methods and motives of this DRE training."
We have heard these DRE programs are being used in other states, including Oklahoma. We are investigating further to see if the Occupy OKC or other activists have been approached by the police and asked to participate in similar, clandestine "free narcotics" programs. We hope to have more on this story.
In the meantime, learn more about the DRE program at Axxiom for Liberty. Kaye Beach has been closely monitoring the situation.
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2000 WJ Towing
Quick question for anyone that tows with a WJ, what coolant temp do you usually see? I have a 2000 WJ, with the V-8 and tow package. Unfortunately it has 170k on it, but its the tow vehicle I have until the '14 diesels come out.
I was towing yesterday, not much incline change, trying to keep revs below 3000. I had the OD off, and the temps I was seeing were creeping over 210. For a while, they started to touch the next mark after 210. Typically, this vehicle runs slightly below the 210, even in 90+ degrees with the air cranked.
I just wanted to make sure this is typical. The radiator has been flushed within the last year.
Re: 2000 WJ Towing
I have a 4.0l I6 and have towed a couple times. The only time where the temp gauge increased (we are talking from below its "normal" point below 210 to the upper side of 210) was when I was climbing a mountain for about an hour.
It raised for the the last 15 minutes of the climb and then once I leveled out, the gauge returned to below the 210 mark. That's the only time I've seen my temp gauge move while towing.
I sit about 205-210 towing Jetski
today coming home its 90+ out side and.out.of nowhere 220 on read out wtf.!!!!! I turned cabin heater on. barely dropped to 208.
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THE Unite union said they are helping Translink authorities with an internal investigation into why a bus driver was suspended after carrying out routine work on a Metro bus. The suspension of the driver, who works in Translink's Short Strand depot, led to a mass walk-out by over 100 drivers on Friday morning in solidarity with their colleague.
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Duncan Campbell Scott Poems
The Forsaken
Once in the winter
Out on a lake
In the heart of the north-land,
Far from the Fort
And far from the hunters,
A Chippewa woman
With her sick baby,
Crouched in the last hours
Of a great storm.
Frozen and hungry,
She fished through the ice
With a line of the twisted
Bark of the cedar,
And a rabbit-bone hook
Polished and barbed;
Fished with the bare hook
All through the wild day,
Fished and caught nothing;
While the young chieftain
Tugged at her breasts,
Or slept in the lacings
Of the warm tikanagan.
All the ...
A deep bell that links the downs
To the drowsy air;
Every loop of sound that swoons,
Finds a circle fair,
Whereon it doth rest and fade;
Every stroke that dins is laid
Like a node,
Spinning out the quivering, fine,
Vibrant tendrils of a vine:


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This beautifully handcrafted wooden music box contains four figurines that pirouette elegantly around a classic ballroom dance floor. A soft back light shines down on the figures as they merrily spin while real "music-box" music plays - select from 8 holiday and 8 all time classics and watch as the figurines dance around the lighted ballroom. A glass-enclosed top allows you to view the inner workings of the authentic disc player.
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Arsene Wenger admits he sympathises with fed-up Arsenal fans - but insists they will finish above Tottenham again.
Under-pressure Wenger goes into Saturday's North London derby facing growing discontent among Arsenal fans.
The club's worst ever start to a Premier League season has them 11 points off the title pace already.
The moans and groans will grow even louder if Arsenal lose to their arch rivals at the Emirates in what has become a huge game for both clubs - Wenger's opposite number Andre Villas-Boas is also feeling the heat.
Wenger has heard growing calls for change as the Gunners have gone seven years without a trophy, but insists once again that they will defy expectations.
And he is confident of finishing above Spurs in May.
"Look, what affects me is that our fans are not happy. But I believe that our fans will be behind us without any problem," said Wenger.
"It doesn't stop me from doing what I do on the football pitch, but if you ask me, my biggest desire is to see our fans happy - the players as well.
"I understand the logic of it, you know. It's not that the guys are against you as an individual. They want you to win the game and you represent the guy who can make them happy.
"That's all part of it, but we haven't done too badly and we'll do again [tomorrow]. We have finished every year in a good position.
"We have to deal with the crowd. That's our job. We are professionals. We cannot say we are professional if we are affected by any reaction of the crowd. We have to deal with that.
"If you want to be a top level professional, you have to understand the crowd wants you to win and you have to deal with the fact that they're not always happy. That's where you see the personality and the sense of responsibility of the player."
The one comfort for Arsenal has been their domination of North London.
It is 18 years since Spurs finished above Arsenal and yet the gap is closing in.
Tottenham went 2-0 up during last February's derby at the Emirates and at that point they were 13 points ahead.
But Arsenal came back to win 5-2, reeled Spurs back in and edged them out of third place to clinch a Champions League place.
This is Arsenal's worst start in Premier League history and yet they are still only one point behind Spurs and Wenger appreciates that fans are desperate to stay ahead of their rivals.
But Wenger insisted Arsenal's goals are bigger than that.
When asked whether he was confident of finishing above Spurs, Wenger said: "Yes, but our main target is not to finish above Tottenham. Our main target is to finish at least in the top four.
"That's not only Tottenham but other teams who can be in front of us.
"To be in the top four it's important to beat Tottenham and it has well an emotional impact, but the target of the season is not to finish above Tottenham, it's to finish in the top four.
"Last year was our last chance to catch Tottenham back, because if we lost the game, they were of course out of sight. This year is important. Every London derby is important.
"As well, we dropped some points recently and we want to come back in a more consistent way of results. That's why, of course, it's a good opportunity to do that tomorrow.
"I get the question every year - whether Tottenham are getting closer.
"Yes, they have done recently. For some time, we were winning championships and they were not in the top four at all, so of course they've got closer in recent years.
"But fortunately we managed always to get above [them]. They have a good side every year and they are always a team who are now fighting with us.
"It's important in the end, the consistency, and certainly the results in the two derbies can have a big influence as well on the qualifying spots for the Champions League."
Wenger insists he knows the importance of beating Spurs and wants to do it in style - but claims he is more focused on making up ground in the title race as he has refused to concede it is over despite being 11 points behind.
"I know how much this game means to me and everybody at the club," added Wenger. "I played these derbies for 16 years now so at least I understand the importance of it.
"You will take any win, but it's not the way to go into the game. You cannot ask to do that at the start. You want to play well and go in thinking that if you play well you will win the game.
"We are a long way off the leaders and that is why we want to come back. We have had that before and want to make up the ground as quickly as possible.
"We are just concerned about us being at our best. We are a team whose game is based on movement, mobility and technique and we will express that if we respect our qualities.
"If we want to play in a different way, it will not be good enough so it is most important that we express our qualities well."
Arsenal (probable) Szczesny; Sagna, Koscielny, Mertesacker, Vermaelen; Arteta, Wilshere, Cazorla; Walcott, Arshavin, Podolski.
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Ashley introduces a couple of new products in the Her Universe shop. There's also a coupon code for free or discounted shipping, plus the chance to win one of 6 remaining Empire Strikes Back necklaces.
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Wear a blaster on a chain
This blaster pendant by Han Cholo is pricey – but pretty nifty. (Also: a classic raygun and space invader.)
The high holy days of capitalism
I'm in denial that the holiday decorations have been up for weeks and the 24/7 Christmas carols await us on Friday morning. So what better excuse to get your holiday shopping done now and online?
I'm not pulling Santa Maul out of his hibernation yet (one must never wake a hibernating Sith before Thanksgiving) but here are some quick gift suggestions for the geek in your life:
- Lightsaber jewelry from Spotted Octopus. I've posted this many times before, but new items show up periodically.
- Fantastic steampunk jewelery from Dangerous Detritus.
- Support other indie crafters by browsing and buying at Etsy.
- How about one of the Top 11 Geek T-shirts?
- ThinkGeek has a holiday gift guide: I like the Cassette Tape Tote Bag, Periodic Table Refrigerator Magnets, Laboratory Beaker Mug, their ample collection of geek shirts for ladies and the glow brick, which almost sorta resembles a Holocron if you squint.
- And of course Star Wars Shop is having their 'biggest sale ever'.
More lightsaber jewelery
Some stuff for those of us not big on the earring thing from Spotted Octopus: a Sith lightsaber necklace, key chains and cell phone charms. Nifty!
Oh, screw it. I won't lie – I bought the necklace. Sorry – Sith! Hopefully she makes more.
The $30,000 protocol droid
And he can't even do your laundry. Yes, it's a diamond-studded Threepio brooch, taking the concept of 'geek chic' just a tad too far. (via)
Lightsaber earrings?
Are we yay or nay, ladies? I'm not big on earrings, but I like 'em well enough.
UPDATE: More, and they're for sale.
Cute… overload… need… reboot…
These glass robot pendants by Izik Levy have to be the absolute cutest thing ever.


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tatorandtots's recommendation
Not an empty diary or journal but rather a trip down memory lane to inspire the secret keeper within.... Editorial Reviews Product Description Did you keep a diary during your teen years? Do you have a box of loopy-cursive, never-sent notes to your crush? Or some overwrought poetry about your bleak existence? An unfinished rockopera? Well, youâre not alone, and in Cringe, youâll find a reason to unearth your adolescent angst and have a good laughâat yourself. A compilation of real teenage diary and journal entries, letters, songs, stories, and listsâalong with biting commentary, background, and self-examination from the now so-called grown-ups who wrote themâCringe offers a voyeuristic glimpse at the roller coaster of youth in all of its navel-gazing, soul-searching, social-skewering glory. Cringe -worthy excerpts include Really bad poetry: I lumber like the sad clown with the hope that my performance might make you smile. Yet I am a flickering star over a cloudy sky. Blush-inducing pep talks: OK. Itâs the end of February. No more kidding around! You have to go out with someone! You havenât gone out with someone since the summer! At least fool around with someone! Come on! Youâve got it in ya! Questionable motivations: My mom is madly in love with her boyfriend. . . . Cool! Heâs so rich . . . I could get a lot out of thisâ vacations, a carâif he buys my mom one + she gives me hersâpsyche! And rages against the world at large: I am living in a dream world. Wishes are a bunch of crap. They never come true so whatâs the use of even wasting your time hoping theyâll come true when they donât? Inspired by the New Yorkâbased reading series of the same name, Cringe will help you realize that being a grown-up isnât all that terrible. At least you donât have to worry about whoâs going to be at the mall anymore.
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espy's recommendation
Maybe I'm a mean mom, but I'm really considering getting this and keeping it around the house for my daughter to discover round about the age of 15. Chock full of bad poetry, self indulgent navel gazing, heartbreak, angst and all the other stuff you're too embarrassed to remember.


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"The Iceman" Brings A-List Cast to Hollywood Premiere
Stepping out to promote their news flick, the A-list cast of "The Iceman" attended their Hollywood premiere last evening (April 22).
Winona Ryder arrived on the red carpet donning a lovely red velvet cocktail dress as she flashed her coy smile toward the awaiting photographers.
Meanwhile, hunky stars including Michael Shannon, Gerard Butler, Ray Liotta and Zach Braff lent their handsome smiles to the all-star event.
The flick, which also stars James Franco and Chris Evans, is slated to hit theaters on May 3.