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FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. – In their eighth-consecutive Sunshine State Conference contest, the Saint Leo women's basketball team (10-9, 5-4 SSC), fell to the Nova Southeastern Sharks (15-4, 7-2 SSC) by a score of 78-63, Saturday afternoon from Don Taft University Center. The contest, which marked the beginning of the second half of the Lions' conference schedule, featured a career-high 31 points from junior Teresa Manigrasso.
Although the Lions' Keishara Green took the first bucket of the contest from a Chelsea Connelly assist, Nova Southeastern dominated nearly every category of the first half. Despite the Lions' lead in rebounds, the Sharks led 43-27 at halftime with nine steals and a 51.7 field goal percentage. During the first twenty minutes of play, Saint Leo's Teresa Manigrasso amassed 10 points, while Chelsea Connelly and Keishara Green totaled four rebounds apiece.
The start of the second half was almost identical to the first, with Chelsea Connelly passing to Keishara Green for an easy layup. The second half featured a livelier Lions team, however, as they were able to put together an offensive and defensive attack that allowed them to come within seven points of the home team.
Collecting an astonishing career-high 31 points on the afternoon, Manigrasso led the team with her determination and power on the court.
"Teresa was a beast… She's a fighter; she goes hard all the time," said head coach Nikki Jessee. "She will just will us to win sometimes."
On the defensive side, Keishara Green, dominated under the basket, collecting 8 rebounds, while Chelsea Connelly and Christina Granville both accumulated six.
Through 40 minutes of tough basketball, the Lions collected 11 steals and led the game with 44 rebounds compared to the Sharks' 37. Saint Leo also shot 89 percent from the free throw line.
Leading the charge for the Sharks was senior guard Meixandria Porter, who tallied 21 points on the day. Just behind Porter was junior guard Amanda Burakoski, who added 16 points to Nova's win.
The Lions get back in action on Wednesday, Feb. 6 when they travel to Boca Raton to take on the Lynn University Fighting Knights. The game, which will signal their ninth-consecutive SSC contest, is set for 5:30 p.m.
For more on the women's basketball program, be sure to follow the Lions on Twitter and Like the Lions on Facebook.


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and it doesn't take a lot to piss them off."
quote stolen from a Yellowdog Granny post
the Ol'Buzzard
Miss Marple said we are all alloted three score and ten years, and like Miss Marple I shall soon be overdrawn. Now, having lived 70 years, I will use this blog to record my observations and try to answer the question, "Is the hokey-pokey really what it's all about?
COMMENT: Ben Franklin said, "I imagine a man must have a good deal of vanity who believes, and a good deal of boldness who affirms, that all doctrines he holds are true, and all he rejects are false."

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Richmond were left disappointed after conceding a 15-point lead at National League One title chasers Blaydon.
In the end, the visitors had to make the six-hour journey back to London nursing a 24-22 defeat and a dissatisfaction at squandering a winning position against a side who had won their last 10 league matches.
They were also frustrated at the referee who, with Richmond 22-7 ahead, appeared to turn on the visitors by awarding countless penalties against them at the breakdown - effectively allowing Blaydon back into the game.
Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill said: "I am both immensely proud and thoroughly frustrated. Our team played superbly today and scored three excellent tries.
"We were by some way the better team and deserved to come away with four points."
On the referee's performance, Hill said: "I have no explanation for why the official changed what he required at the breakdown - everything changed."
He added: "On the plus side, we need to use this strong performance to secure four points next Saturday against Sedgeley Park."
Tom Platt began the scoring for Richmond with a 40m penalty.
The home team quickly replied with a try, but Will Warden and Chris Davies competed superbly in the air, frustrating the hosts.
A loose clearance kick from the Blaydon full back found Richmond's winger Will Browne in midfield and after a series of his trademark twists and turns, he sped 40m to score over the line.
Richmond fly half Louis Grimoldby then showed great vision, his chip and 30m chase allowed him to touchdown under the posts for a try converted by Platt.
Up 15-7 at half time, the Richmond defence was severely tested in the second half.
Richmond kept the ball in hand and yet again the industrious JP Attlee proved a real handful at number eight.
From one of his many runs Warden was found in support and offloaded to Browne, and then to the ever-present flanker Steve Wood to run in under the posts.
With Richmond pushing for the fourth try bonus point, the referee started to penalise the visitors at the breakdown.
Whether in attack or defence, he found constant fault with the Richmond players, giving a series of penalties to the home team, culminating in Richmond lock Chris Davies being yellow carded.
From this penalty, Blaydon yet again kicked to the corner and this time managed to win the lineout and drive over to score a converted try.
Almost from the kick off the ref again penalised Richmond.
With warnings of more yellow cards in their ears Richmond had to endure another catch and drive try and conversion.
With 15 minutes to go Richmond held a 22-21 lead but the home team continued to pressurise their guests.
A counter ruck from the Richmond pack saw the Blaydon scrum half under pressure and the referee again found fault awarding Blaydon a penalty in front of the posts, which Baggett secured to give Blaydon a 24-22 lead.
A losing bonus point away at Blaydon was scant reward for such a strong and dominant performance.


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Australia's first female attorney-general Nicola Roxon won international recognition for taking on big tobacco and driving Australia's world-leading packaging laws, Prime Minister Julia Gillard says.
Ms Roxon, who was elected as the member for Gellibrand in 1998, has resigned as attorney-general and minister for emergency management.
She will move to the backbench on Monday to be replaced by Victorian MP Mark Dreyfus, QC, and will not contest her safe seat at the next election.
Ms Roxon was emotional in Canberra on Saturday as she explained it had been a privilege to work for Labor for all those years.
But it was a demanding and exhausting job and she could not commit to the work rate for a sixth term in parliament.
"When I was elected 15 years ago, I hadn't even met my husband Michael and my daughter Rebecca was a long way from being born," she said.
"If I run for office again, she'll almost be in high school before I might retire.
"I admire the work the prime minister has done on behalf of Australian families and am extremely grateful for her understanding of the needs of mine," she said.
However she urged other women to consider giving politics a go, saying the sky was the limit and the political system needed them.
Ms Gillard said Ms Roxon had fearlessly taken on big tobacco and as minister for emergency management had been at the helm of the nation's response to natural disasters on many occasions.


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Discussion of the nature of Ultimate Reality and the path to Enlightenment
Das fantastic! Some will say, a president that is open to deviants is exactly what the United States needs, look how many millions reds our brothers and sisters still are needing stage 1 enlightening.Tomas wrote:.
For seven years, the presidential candidate had a "father-son" relationship with Frank Marshall Davis, who has confessed to having sex with children, sadomasochism, bondage and practicing a wide array of deviant sexual activities.
In his 1995 memoir Dreams From My Father, Obama identifies his childhood mentor only as "Frank," but Obama insiders later confirmed he was referring to Davis, a journalist and poet who was a pal of Obama's maternal grandfather, Stanley Dunham.
Since Frank Davis has been identified as the author of Sex Rebel: Black, Obama has been extremely secretive about the true nature of his experience with the self-admitted deviant.
http://www.nationalenquirer.com/obama_s ... rity/65575
The problem with the Reds is they cant see past us/them, sure sign of lacking spirituality and wisdom. Nothing could be plainer to see if you've progressed even one foot into blue territory. Reds are fatalists, they dont believe in the human being, they dont believe in THEMSELVES! They need books and guidelines to tell them how to live. Its ancient, childish thinking that is slowly but surely being expunged from the earth.
They disgraced their cousins the jews by betraying Moses' will and rebuilding the tablets.
They disgrace even their own Lord and saviour by foolishly using force and aggression (to try and fail) to solve human problems.
They're exclusive not inclusive and dont believe in world peace.
They're the single greatest obstacle to progress and reconciliation.
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More On The Media's Gun Polling Fallacy
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A New York Times/CBS News/Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday provides new evidence of the logical flaw in the media's claim that the American public opposes new gun violence prevention measures. The media distorts polling data to suggest that there is no support for new laws in the wake of mass shootings, ignoring widespread support for specific commonsense new rules.
In the wake of the Aurora mass shooting, we documented that the media repeatedly cited Gallup polling that shows a minority calling for "laws covering the sales of firearms" to be made "more strict" as evidence of public opposition to new gun laws. As we noted at the time, a wealth of other polls show strong majorities in favor of a variety of specific new gun laws, including assault weapons bans, requiring all gun buyers to pass a background check, and gun registration.
Today's survey asked both the general question of whether voters in the swing states of Colorado, Wisconsin, and Virginia want gun laws to be more strict, less strict, or kept the same; AND the specific question of whether those voters support a ban on high-capacity magazines, which have been used in several recent mass shootings.
The results show that while Americans may not support stricter gun laws in theory, they do support them in practice, with significantly higher percentages of respondents supporting an actual stricter gun law (the hi-cap magazine ban) than supporting "more strict" laws in general:
- 38 percent of likely Colorado voters say they want stricter gun laws, but 58 percent support a ban on high-capacity magazines, a 20-point gap.
- 44 percent of likely Virginia voters say they want stricter gun laws, but 52 percent support the ban, and 8-point gap.
- 43 percent of likely Wisconsin voters say they want stricter gun laws, but 57 percent support the ban, a 14-point gap.
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Director Martin Campbell is in early discussions to come aboard The Fall Guy, the movie adaptation of the Glen Larson-created 1981 TV series. The film's being developed by producer Walter Parkes. The series starred Lee Majors as a stuntman who worked as a bounty hunter on the side, and the movie's being scripted by Thor and X-Men: First Class writers Ashley Miller and Zack Stentz. The project was initially set up at DreamWorks, but it's unclear at the moment if the studio will be involved. Campbell last directed Green Lantern, but it wasn't that long ago that he helmed Casino Royale, which for my money is the best of the James Bond films.
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No. Just, no.
Is it any wonder that DreamWorks is in the shitter? Really, Spielberg? This is what you guys do with your money and abilities? Your East-Indian financiers must be feeling pretty ripped-off about now. Sad, Steve, very sad to watch you truly getting old.
Don't bring Steven into this. This is a Walter Parkes project. Last three movies: Dinner for Schmucks, The Uninvited, The Burning Plain.
The biggest ticket sales come from the demographic that probably never even heard of the Fall Guy. If you tell them it's about a stunt man who's also a bounty hunter, you probably wouldn't even get a reaction. I bet it's going to be as campy as the A-Team. And where are they going to get another Heather Thomas? All name actresses today are anorexic. They're not gonna be able to fit her "boobs."
@Hello. Re-imagine the Heather Thomas role with a Kardashian sister. That should put a few butts in the seats.
A Kardashian put butts in the seats? you are nuts.
This is perfect for big screen adaptation. Love it.
Who is starring? Mickey Rourke? Pitiful. And Casino Royale sucked.
Hey, let's not get overzealous here. "Casino Royale" was badass!
Err no, Quantum sucked, Casino was excellent
Stop rebooting from antecedents that predate the core audience. If you're under 21, THE FALL GUY might as well be TRISTRAM SHANDY for all you know or care about it.
Can't wait. Now I hope Dreamworks puts it's laser like focus to the long overdue "BJ and The Bear" re-boot and then "McMillan & Wife".
You know that they're going to try and cast Chris Evans or some other 12 year old to play the Fall Guy. This concept is in the toilet before they even start filming it.
Who will be "the fall guy" when this movie tanks? Parkes? Spielberg? Maybe they should consult that Magic 8 Ball… oh wait, they are making that into a movie, too. Scarp that idea.
No. Just no.
Thank you.
This is just a bad idea. Do something original. If they make this movie I will pasas on it. I would not even rent it from REDBOX
All these complaints about what people think might happen with casting….Because Lee Majors is such a master thespian that the idea of casting someone who can act in the role is too horrible to contemplate.
PLEASE have Burt Reynolds involved as HOOPER.
(For those 35+? "You're welcome." For those younger? – Look it up and watch the movie. You'll be glad you did.)
they should remake Hooper.
This sounds great! The Fall Guy was a classic series and is a great idea for a high-concept adaptation. Anyone worth the two cents they're throwing up here should know the development team behind this project is talented and informed. Don't think they'll let it go the way of campy remakes like A Team or Dukes of Hazzard… Cant wait!
"the best James Bond film." Come ONNNNNNNNNNN !!!
This actually feels like a worthwhile remake — it's a good enough concept to stands on it's own two feet. and it's not such a popular title that they have to be slavish to the original series.
it wasn't a bad idea to remake the A-Team, either. it was just a terrible, awful movie. but c'mon — Dreamworks is not Fox.
A Team was camp?
I just rebooted my breakfast.
Uh, no thank you. This will be the next "A-Team". Why don't you get Liam Neeson to star in the Lee Majors role?
I think Parkes will do a great job with this high concept idea that was super popular when it originally aired. I teach at a film school and I can guarantee you that my students (average age 19 years) have not even heard of it before. As long as the story seems real an authentic, they will love it, otherwise, they will hate it.
I am not the kind to kiss and tell
But this movie is going to suck
This movie no way in hell scores
close to a nine hey hey.
it will blow up like a volacano
and go crash to hell
and when it goes in the tank
its past its day hey hey
Cause I the unknown critic
who is going to bury this turd
with dirt doo doo doo doo doo doo
First tv show I ever recorded on VCR was an episode of the fall guy
Everyone has a sacred cow tv show they never want to see remade as a modern film and mine is The Fall Guy (well and Columbo). I adore this show, still watch it on DVD on a regular basis. I was too young for Sox Million Dollar Man so this was my Lee Majors show. It also has the greatest theme song in the history of television.
Oh, and Lillian Wolf, in think post-ers issues with the casting of someone like Chris Evans is not about Majors being a great actor but about his charisma, age in the role and rugged manliness. No young actors can match that. The Fall Guy role should be a worn-down-by-life character. Russell Crowe could play it. But noone should and certainly not anyone under 40
A phenomenally stupid idea. When it fails I hope it takes whatever execs redlighted this with it, straight into the dumper.
How about some new stories? There are plenty of writers that have original film ideas waiting for a brave studio executive to say yes. The problem is courage. No one's got it. Studio execs, companies nationwide sitting on massive cash stockpiles, politicians afraid to rustle the feathers of fringe groups … it's all about white men not being able to get past their fear, desperate to hold onto their own status quo.
Where are the men? They're not in decision making roles, apparently.


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Desert Ants
Navigation requires both a compass and a map. Map shows the location and compass shows where to go. Black ants, living in the vicinity of Mahore in the Mediterranean coast of Tunisia, leave their nests to seek for the dead bodies of the other insects which are not as resistant to heat as they are. They come out in the heat of the desert sand with a temperature sometimes nearing to 70 degrees Celsius under the rising sun of the morning. When required, this long legged desert creature can cover a distance of 1 meter per second. Starting from its nest, a desert ant follows a twisting path of up to 200 meters in an area, frequently stopping and turning around itself.
Despite the complexity of all these zigzags, it plots a direct ]course to its nest immediately after finding its food. The significance of the job the ant achieves is better understood when considering the scarcity of signs required to find direction in a desert land.
Studies show that ants use the sky like a compass with their visual senses which are especially sensitive to the polarized light of the Sun.
Sand Scorpions
Although sand scorpions which live in deserts are nearly blind, they can follow their prey or escape from the enemy with the help of sensors which are on the tips of their feet and can sense movements causing vibrations smaller than a millionth of a millimeter.
The slightest movement, such as perching of a butterfly, creates two different waves of vibration in the sand. These two waves propagate at different speeds. Comparing the arrival times of these waves, the scorpion determines the distance to its prey. The scorpion can also determine the direction of its prey precisely, comparing the arrival times of the wave with lower speed to its sensors nearest to its prey and farthest from it. Furthermore these last two signals are slightly delayed to allow the scorpion determine for an exact calculation. However the duration of the delay is shorter than an eye blink. Thus if the difference between two signals is around five percent of a second, then the scorpion waits no more than an instant to attack its prey. Each sensor of a scorpion works almost like a computer which is capable of hundreds of detections and calculations in a second. (Bilim Teknik Dergisi [Science & Technology Journal], May 1995, Issue:330, pg.69)
Perfect Flight Systems of the Insects
The different flight systems of the insects as well are magnificent examples of our Mighty Lord's art of Creation.
The monarch butterfly can fly from North America to the inner Central America. Flies and dragon flies can stay suspended in the air.
Wings of the insects have different features of Creation. Some insects have two, some have four wings. Some insects fold their wings under a protective shell, some have membrane wings, and some like butterflies have scaled wings. Each type of wing exhibits a distinct perfection.
Wing joints of insects are made of resilin which is a protein with perfect flexibility. Chemical engineers are trying to reproduce this substance in their laboratories due to its features far superior to both natural and artificial rubber.
Resilin is a material which can store all the energy applied through bending and then can completely release the stored energy back when the applied force is removed. In this way, the efficiency of resilin can reach to 96% which is a very high rate. Hence 85% of the energy spent during the uplift of the wings are stored and then reused during the pushdown of the wings.
Chest walls and muscles are created in a special form as well to allow the accumulation of energy. In this way an incredible amount of energy is created enabling vibration of the wings at a rate of 200 (honeybee), or even 1000 (midge) times per second.
And in your creation and all the creatures He has spread about there are Signs for people with certainty. (Surat al-Jathiyya, 4)


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As stated in an earlier thread, I want to add the concept of "Sub-Sections" to my website.
Currently, I have articles just grouped by Section (e.g. Finance) which doesn't give me a lot of control with the UI or back-end. For example, I might have the diverse articles all lumped together under "Finance"...[INDENT]
...when they would be better groups like this....[INDENT]
So here is the data model that I have come up with...
[INDENT]One SECTION has one or more ARTICLEsOne ARTICLE has one or more SECTIONs
One SECTION has one or more SUB-SECTIONs
One SUB-SECTION has one or more ARTICLEsOne ARTICLE has one or more SUB-SECTIONs[/INDENT]
And using Crow's Foot Notation...
(2) SECTION -||-----o|- SUB-SECTION
Questions:[INDENT]1.) To do things like validating URLs and storing data, do I need relationship #1?
(It seems like Relationship #1 and #3 are almost redundant?!)
2.) Do I just care about the end relationship between an Article and it's Sub-Section, or do I need to care about the relationship to the parent Section?
3.) Anything I need to take care of or should be concerned about?[/INDENT]
I just don't feel very confident in what I am doing here... :-/
1) only if you have articles that don't belong to a subsection2) see 1)3) retrofitting existing articles
So it sounds like you approve of my Data Model and description above?? :-/
i guess so
i'd use only one table for sections and subsections, though
Right now I have this...
because i like it, and i think it's more flexible
see Categories and Subcategories
Thought I'd chime in to say that I agree with r937. Using just one table is more normalized and more flexible.
All you really need to do is add a field named something like parent_section_id to your table. Top-level sections will have a NULL parent section, and any sub-sections will have the parent section ID set appropriatly. This also makes it incredibly easy to create sub-sub-sections and sub-sub-sub-sections if ever you wanted to.
I dunno. I started reading the link, and it sounds complicated. (Sorry, my brain is already overflowing trying to get this dumb website done?!)
You make some interesting points about scalability, though.
I'll look at it again after supper, and see if it sinks in more. :-/
P.S. I followed what r937 was doing with the first example, but I'm in a fog how to apply that to my website. (Remember, I am adding the concept of "Sub-Sections" to my website, which means I have to figure out how to re-tool my mod_rewrites and PHP and Queries...


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The Best New Watches for Spring
What united the men of the Oscars this year is that they looked like men who were thinking about why they were there (again) and not thinking about what they were wearing. And if final confirmation were needed that the men of Hollywood might have pulled off a sea change in their clothes this year, look no further than host James Franco in Gucci, because he wore a wing collar — and wore it right, with the points tucked behind the bow. This is surely the first time in living memory that a wing collar did not spell Lifetime Achievement Award. Alas, some honors....
In a few years, when all the other young men finally put away the skinny black ties and Reservoir Dogs suits, people will point to this man — in Tom Ford, no less — as the definitive start of a brand-new direction in black-tie. Jesse Eisenberg, et al., take note: wide lapels, Hollywood glamor of the thirties, and real class... with a capital C.
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Fruits and VeggiesLanguage brain teasers are those that involve the English language. You need to think about and manipulate words and letters.
Identify the fruits and vegetables from the following clues:
(Don't assume that you know how part of a clue is pronounced. There may be more than one way!)
1. "Mom, may we please go outside? Will you please let us play? PLEASE! PLEASE!"
2. Another name for a taxi + the rings in a tree indicate what? = ___________________.
3. A pool stick + C + a burnt brownish color = ______________________.
4. Your mother pairs socks at the toes.
5. A drink + me + the end of the word "talon" = _____________________.
Answer1. Lettuce
2. Cabbage
3. Cucumber
4. Tomato
5. Watermelon
Explanation of each answer:
1. The words "let us" point to lettuce.
2. Cab is another name for a taxi, and the rings in a tree tell its age. When we combine cab and age, cabbage is the result.
3. A pool stick is called a cue stick. Burnt umber is a brownish color. When we combine cue, c, and umber, cucumber is the result.
4. Mating socks is an expression for pairing socks. When mating socks at the toes, tomato is the result.
5. Water is a drink. When we combine water, me, and "lon", watermelon is the result.
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Ready your wands—The Final Perk is here!
Need to take a breather from hitting the books this semester? Get ready for another fun-filled Final Perk, the Bender Library's semiannual study break. The event will take place Wednesday, 12/12/12, from 7 to 8:30pm in The Mud Box café, located on the lower level of the library. This semester's Perk Presto will transport attendees from the library to a cozy castle with complimentary coffee, drinks, and cookies for all visitors. This semester's event will feature gluten-free and vegan dessert options as well.
While munching, test your wizardry knowledge with Final Perk's trivia game—from Harry Potter to Gandalf, we've got a question for you! Come in costume to enter our costume contest. There will be great prizes and fun giveaways for all. Once there, use our props to pose for magically fun pictures in the photo booth, and be sure to keep an eye out for a possible appearance by Dumblesheep! All students are welcome, so bring yourself, a study buddy, or a group of friends to Perk Presto!
This marks the eighth academic year that the library has sponsored this end-of-semester study break, along with important partners, including the Mud Box Café, Friends of AU Library, Student Government, Graduate Leadership Council, Student Activities, and the Residence Hall Association. The library is also excited to welcome the American University Alumni Association as a new partner for this event.


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Hello all,
I'm seeing what appears to be the new season of Primal Grill, not sure what season though. It's new episodes with some behind the scenes footage....pretty neat stuff.
The new episodes are great but I have to admit some of the foods and techniques are a bit much for the average, backyard chef. I prefer to see foods and techniques that everyone can do, ingredients that everyone has access to. Don't get me wrong I love watching the episodes but most of them aren't something I can translate into real world dinner for my family.
I know there are only so many ways to cook a brisket or grill a steak but I think most new people tuning in would be turned off a bit by the complexity of some of the episodes.
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TPWD Seeks Volunteers for Old Tunnel Bat Tours
AUSTIN, Texas — From May to October, Old Tunnel Wildlife Management Area near Fredericksburg is home to approximately 3 million Mexican free-tailed bats. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department is seeking volunteers to greet visitors and perform miscellaneous duties around the wildlife area.
Mexican free-tailed bats are the most common bat found throughout Texas. The bats are beneficial to Texans as they keep crop pests in check by eating up to two thirds of their body weight in insects every evening. With the large numbers of agricultural pests they eat, research has demonstrated that these bats can save farmers up to two applications of pesticides per year. In 1995, the Texas legislature named the Mexican free-tailed bat as the "state flying mammal."
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Moss Bathmat
"This bathroom carpet is made of imputrescible foam called plastazote. Each cell welcomes a piece of moss (ball moss, Island moss, forest moss). The humidity of the bathroom and the drops flowing from the body, water the mosses. This vegetable carpet procures a great feeling to your feet. " Amazing!


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>Look What I Can Do!>why cant i increase my running distance ?
Who do you want coaching your child? Bobby Knight or Mike Krzyzewski. I'm DONE!
Who do you want coaching your child? Bobby Knight or Mike Krzyzewski. I'm DONE!
You had me until the Coach K part. (Wa-hoo-wa!).
Seriously, though... Go pull out your birth certificate... Now, go pull out your last paystub... Does either say, "Nobby" on it? Good, because that means it's not that serious. Welcome to the interwebs where caring about other people's opinions is optional.
"What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight – it's the fight in the dog. – Dwight D. Eisenhower
My blog is JT Running DC. It's awesome.
I don't have any kids at the moment and I don't anticipate any of my future children playing D1 basketball.
This is a forum for adult runners (with a few high schoolers) and I would want advice from the most qualified people. I prefer blunt honesty over somebody who is going to sugar-coat everything for me. Yes, sometimes this means you might get your feelings hurt because somebody tells you that what you are doing is stupid.
I do agree that if you come onto a running forum looking for advice, you should actually put some effort into writing your request. If you can't spend an extra couple of minutes to write like an adult then you probably don't have enough discipline to be good at running. With everyone texting now, this will probably happen much more often.
Thank you for taking the time to read my signature!
Options,Account, Forums
I like sugar. Especially in my soda, on a long run.
It's a 5k. It hurt like hell...then I tried to pick it up. The end.
what i see here is people love pointing out mistakes then helping out...........only very few people other than Nobby have given tips ...............I use to run marathon before my injury i had no coach before , i ran because i love running its the most relaxing thing for me ..........now i started again after 4 years........and all i asked for tips and guidance ............... language should not be a barrier i believe for progress and running too .
happy feet
"put some effort into writing"..."write like an adult"
Every group (or forum) has its own 'dialect', or decorum. I've participated in some guitar forums (for "serious" adult players committed to getting better) that didn't read like standard english at all. The original post didn't necessarily show a lack of effort, or lack of intelligence or lack of commitment to running, but may have just demonstrated a lack of understanding the "language" this particular forum generally adheres to.
To be blunt, a lot of you sound like stuck up a-holes, who could make an effort to explain or guide someone new to using the "language' of this forum without being mean about it.
Come all you no-hopers, you jokers and roguesWe're on the road to nowhere, let's find out where it goes
Sorry that you think some of us are stuck up a-holes. I was just trying to explain why Nobby may have said what he said. You probably know the lengths of the posts contributed by Nobby, so it might be frustrating for him sometimes. I personally don't care how it was written and think it's strange when everyone gets worked up over posts that are in all caps.
Nobby's post may have come off as being mean, but he is just a direct person. The end of my response wasn't in regard to this poster, but just a comment in general that you will get out of something what you put into it.
MTA: Winnie, sorry if you thought I was attacking you. I was trying to state the perception that others may have had, which was not the truth of the situation.
To be blunt, a lot of you sound like stuck up a-holes, who could make an effort to explain or guide someone new to using the "language' of this forum without being mean about it.
And you sound like many of the folks I know below the age of 25 who place priorities in different places and have different hot buttons than folks who are a little older. Now, I realize that you are NOT under 25, so you, I'm sure, have been around to see this happen before.
This is not the first and will not be the last sidetrack that cues on "don't be lazy", and language laziness is becoming a bigger and bigger deal in the age of rapid-fire written communication. When I was a kid, it was laziness about spoken communication. When you are older and going on about lazy youngsters, it'll probably be visual communication or something.
Get a haircut.
As for the original poster, cheer up. You've actually gotten lots of useful advice... the answer doesn't really require lots of words. "slow down".
As srlopez wrote the first page is full of good advice.
All bets are off on most threads that continue past the first page. Running, after all, is simple.
Maybe Nobby was harsh, but he also gave good advice. Sometimes good advice has an edge. After all, if you already knew the right way to behave, you'd never need advice.
There are more indications than the language that indicate that the OP has not put much consideration into the question he or she is asking. The specificity of distance and times indicate that the OP had a single bad run that he or she is worried about. My guess is that the OP's problem would be solved simply by going for another run or two or ten. Then he or she will find out that what's going on is not a loss of stamina but just the simple fact that for a variety of reasons we have bad days in training.
Finally, I'll admit that sometimes I'm a stuck up asshole. I'm working on that.
The Logic of Long Distance
As for the original poster, cheer up. You've actually gotten lots of useful advice... the answer doesn't really require lots of words. "slow down".
Yeah ... this thread should have had just one response.
slw dwn.
The process is the goal.
Men heap together the mistakes of their lives, and create a monster they call Destiny.
what i see here is people love pointing out mistakes then helping out...........only very few people other than Nobby have given tips ...............I use to run marathon before my injury i had no coach before , i ran because i love running its the most relaxing thing for me ..........now i started again after 4 years........and all i asked for tips and guidance ............... language should not be a barrier i believe for progress and running too .
happy feet
Well, this certainly is an interesting development... Winnie, if you used to run marathons before and you had an injury issue, the first thing you'd need to do is figure out how you got injured so as to eliminate making the same mistake. It could be equipment issue; it could be a typical problem of running too much too fast and push into the next level too quickly. You'd have to analyze what you've done and what you've done wrongly and try to eliminate that same mistake; otherwise, it would be the same story all over again. IF it is the latter; and if you're feeling frustrated that you can't run as fast or as far outside, that might be the very temptation that you'd need to avoid.
In order to develop "stamina", you'll need to cover greater duration--whatever "greater" could mean to the individual. To some, at one point of their running career, an hour might be "greater"; for others it could be 2+ hours. By going "greater duration" and, acordingly to recent study, by going greater duration--not effort or speed, can you develop certain necessary elements for "stamina" such as capillary beds development so you can receive more oxygen and nutrients to the working muscles; the size and the number of mitochoncria where oxygen is processed more efficiently...and the only way you can go greater duration is, as some others had suggested, slow it down to whatever the pace you feel comfortable; not pushing or challenging, but comfortable. You can't go after "greater duration" day in day out either; you'll need to recover from it before you attempt going further again; hense varying the duration each day. Some people take one recovery day in between; others may take 2 or 3. For a beginner--though if you used to run marathons, you may not be "a beginner"--who has trouble slowing down, may really want to have VERY short distance in between so you may want to stretch out a little while going for a shorter run. So you can go something like Long Slow one day; Short Easy the next; Short Fast on the third day....something like that. If you feel "dead legs" from all the long slow running, throwing some short faster runs (even 15 minutes) may stretch out your legs and actually recover better.
You having run marathons before is a totaly new information to me. It is very difficult for anyone to give an appropriate advice without knowing the person's background and some more detailed information. And I hope nobody is going see this "suggestion" as "outrage". So as you know, I hope you didn't take my first post as "outrage"--if you thought that was an outrage, you wouldn't want to see me POed!!--; it was mere "suggestion" and it really was my suggestion untl of course some other people took it as offensive for whatever the reason. Kristen told me that she exchanged a few PMs with you and she might have told you; I'd be more than happy to help anyone as long as they're serious about seeking advice. I might even be able to send you a simple schedule put together for you too. Feel free to send me PM any time. Be sure to send me the feedback later though. What bugs me more than those short-hand writing is, after spending time to give advice, never hear anything about whether or not if my advice worked or not worked. That would straight forward PO me. But I guess that's this day and age, where people just drop you a note casually, sometimes not even be bothered to thank you afterwards. And if I mention that like this, some people might even take that as "a bad spirit"; but, hey, it's just me--a grouchy old foreigner!! Yeah, Kristen, whatever happened to that guy who wanted to run 1.5 miles in XXX time that we helped and cheered on...??? Did he really drop dead? He went on and on and on, asking all sorts of questions (and getting tons of advice) and we never heard from him whether or not he made it or not. Some people may take it as a norm; I feel offended if anything else...
I look my best blurry!
Are we done with this yet? Go Winnie! Let us know how you're doing.
Are we done with this yet? Go Winnie! Let us know how you're doing.
Come on now, it's the holiday season! Allow us a little more grumpiness. Please.
Oh, you cheerleader...! ;o)
Yes, I was awake last night; I was watching "Inside Man"--one of my favorite movies. Why interrupt and respond to you? ;o) I'll write today....sometime!!
Come on now, it's the holiday season! Allow us a little more grumpiness. Please.
Yeah ... the only thing worse than idiots arguing on a message board, is the voyeurs who insist on tut-tutting at the idiots arguing.


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FAST food firm McDonald's is to create 45 new jobs in York this year.
The announcement is part of a nationwide commitment to create 2,500 new positions across the UK by the end of the year, including 150 in Yorkshire.
In 2012, the company exceeded its pledge to create 2,500 by an additional 1,000, bringing its current total UK workforce to 91,000.
Last year, 70 per cent of the new positions were given to those under 21 years old, it said.
New employees in York will also have the chance to gain nationally-recognised qualifications.
Local McDonald's operations manager James Thompson said: "In 2012 we added some fantastic crew from the local community to our team, many of whom were starting out in their first job."


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The International Junior Holstein Show was held on Tuesday, October 4 at World Dairy Expo. Judge Larry Tande of Medford, MN, and Associate Judge Bob Hagenow, Poynette, WI, placed a total of 226 entries.
Siemers Dundee Hilda 8669-ET, winner of the 125,000 lb. cow class, exhibited by Jordan Siemers, was named Grand Champion and received the Udder Comfort $500 Grand Champion Cash Award. The second placed 125,000 lb. cow, Budjon-Jk Edge Of Reason, shown by Jordan & Whitney Ebert, Algoma, Wisconsin, received Reserve Grand Champion honors.
Premiums for the Junior Holstein Show were made possible by generous sponsorship by BouMatic.
Overall show results and top class placings are as follows:
Spring Heifer Calf
1. Cameron-Ridge Jas Luxury-ET, Billy Cameron III, Mt Vernon, KY
2. Crestbrooke Gap Thumper-ET, Kyle Natzke, Fond Du Lac, WI
Winter Heifer Calf
1. Erbacres Hope of Peace-ETN, Connor Erbsen, Lanark, IL
2. Seimers Dundee Golden-One-ET, CJJJCL Seimers, Newton, WI
Fall Heifer Calf
1. Peace&Plenty Asteroid Fishy, Austin Schwartzbeck, Union Bridge, MD
2. R-E-W Happy Go Lucky-ET, Max Wolf, Lebanon, CT
Summer Yearling Heifers
1. Hardys Jasper Diamond-ET, Parker Hardy, Tipton, MI
2. Pyramid Lucifer Eeyore, Chelsea Abbott, Fairfield, VT
Spring Yearling Heifers
1. Brookhill Attic Devestation, Kyle Natzke, Fond Du Lac, WI
2. Co-Vista Sanchez Dixie, Jared Dueppengiesser, Perry, NY
Winter Yearling Heifers
1. Mill-Wheel Jaster Petri, Laura Leah Finley, Lake Mills, WI
2. Ms Duckett Dolman Sandra-ET, Max Wolf, Lebanon, CT
Fall Yearling Heifers not in Milk
1. Kirbyville Goldwyn Sass-Et, Andrew Younker, Fleetwood, PA
2. Ms Duckett Durham Beauty-ET, Cal DeWitt, Clinton, WI
Junior Champion Female of Junior Show
Peace&Plenty Asteroid Fishy, Austin Schwartzbeck, Union Bridge, MD
Reserve Junior Champion Female of Junior Show
R-E-W Happy Go Lucky, Max Wolf, Lebanon, CT
Junior Champion Bred & Owned
Peace&Plenty Asteroid Fishy, Austin Schwartzbeck, Union Bridge, MD
Fall Yearling in Milk
1. Seimers Sanchez Hia Mae, Jacob Dueppengiesser, Perry, NY
2. Kirbyville Goldwyn Sasha-ET, Andrew Younker, Fleetwood, PA
Junior Two-Year-Old Cow
1. Fischerdale Damion Reality, Elizabeth Sarbacker, Verona, WI
2. Arethusa Talent Vanya-ET, Kyle Natzke, Fond Du Lac, WI
Senior Two-Year-Old Cow
1. Gladheart Aspen Ivy League, Mary Franz, Northfield, MN
2. Siemers Goldwyn Galaxy-ET, CJJJCL Siemers, Newton, WI
Junior Three-Year-Old Cow
1. 2nd-Look Redliner 6445, Kayli & Kalista Hodorff, Kyle Natzke, Eden, WI
2. Mar-Linda-K Affirm Raelynn, Jordan & Whitney Ebert, Algoma, WI
Senior Three-Year-Old Cow
1. Laumax Final Cut Tamia-ET, Jordan Siemers, Newton, WI
2. Indies-View Lulu Jasper, Bailee Whitehead, Conway, MO
Intermediate Champion Female
Siemers Sanchez Hia Mae, Jacob Dueppengiesser, Perry, NY
Reserve Intermediate Champion Female
Fischerdale Damion Reality, Elizabeth Sarbacker, Verona, WI
Four-Year-Old Cow
1. Nabholz Dundee Sally-ET, Rocco Cunningham, Penngrove, CA
2. Raggi Durhan Tobi-ET, Kyle Natzke, Fond Du Lac, WI
Five-Year-Old Cow
1. Krull Dundee Ellory-ET, Casey Krull, Lake Mills, WI
2. Benner Dundee Korey-ET, Dana & Maria Johnson, Pelican Rapids, MN
Six-Year-Old & Older Cow
1. Ralma Sept Storm Crystal-ET, Michael Schmitt, Rice, MN
2. Willows-Edge Dur Michele-Et, Jordan Van Dyk, New Richmond, WI
125,000 Lb Cow
1. Siemers Dundee Hilda 8669-ET, Jordan Siemers, Cleveland, WI
2. Budjon-JK Edge Of Reason, Jordan & Whitney Evert, Algoma, WI
Senior Champion Female and Grand Champion of Junior Show
Seimers Dundee Hilda 8669-ET, Jordan Siemers, Cleveland, WI
Reserve Senior Champion Female and Reserve Grand Champion Female of Junior Show
Budjon-Jk Edge Of Reason, Jordan & Whitney Ebert, Algoma, WI
Champion Bred & Owned
Siemers Alisha Gold Ava-ETS, Crystal Siemers-Peterman, Cleveland, WI
Generous support from sponsors makes the International Junior Holstein Show possible. In 2011, sponsors include: Accelerated Genetics, American Milking Shorthorn Society Syndicates, Ayrshire Youth Committee, BouMatic, Brown Swiss Enterprises, Char-Mae Holsteins, City Slickers, LLC, Crave Brothers Dairy, Cybil Fisher Photography, Elegance Futures, Erbsen Cattle Photography, Family Dairies USA, Foremost Farms USA, Great Nothern Land & Cattle Company, Hardwood Holsteins, Holstein Association USA, Holstein World, Ke-Jo Holsteins, Ma-Brown Holsteins & Jerseys, Markwell Holsteins, Merle Howard Insurance Agency, NuPulse Inc., Red & White Dairy Cattle Association, Rick & Paula Bovre, R-John Holsteins, Second-Look Holsteins, Select Sires, Inc., Sherry Siemers-Peterman, Siemers Holsteins, Stone Ridge Dairy, Udder Comfort, Wisconsin Holstein Association, Wisconsin Junior Holstein Association and World Dairy Expo.
Source: World Dairy Expo


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As for those who believe and do right actions, the All-Merciful will bestow His love on them. (Qur'an, 19:96)
Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. (Proverbs 3:3)
And this is love: that we walk in obedience to His commands. As you have heard from the beginning, His command is that you walk in love. (2 John 1:6)


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Photo by Bernard Khoury
In April, 1994, six months after ACP opened, a dedication ceremony took place in a tent pitched on the ACP grounds behind the building. As the picture shows, despite some inconvenience, no trees were sacrificed. The ceremony featured several local dignitaries, including Maryland Governor William Donald Schaefer.
Several options were explored, including staying in New York (too expensive). Ultimately the decision was made to move to the Washington, DC area, although the Society at that time felt it was better to locate near the University of Maryland, in College Park, rather than in downtown DC. (Many other societies, such as the American Chemical Society, the American Geological Union, the Optical Society, the American Astronomical Society, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, made the opposite choice). In partnership with AIP and the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT), APS constructed a new building, the American Center for Physics, in a bucolic setting on a wooded plot of land.
In October, the American Center for Physics celebrated 20 years in College Park, since first opening its doors in 1993. Former AAPT Executive Officer Bernard Khoury led a discussion answering employees' questions about the dog statues that guard the back door and how the ellipse-shaped road surrounding the building came to be. Khoury finished with a series of photos of the building's construction and other captured memories. The audience included a number of long-time employees who had followed APS and AIP to Maryland when they relocated from New York City those many years ago.
APS encourages the redistribution of the materials included in this newspaper provided that attribution to the source is noted and the materials are not truncated or changed.
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SAINT LEO, Fla. – Saint Leo men's and women's cross country opened the 2012 spring season by competing at the Embry Riddle 'Last Chance' Invite. The run saw the women finish tied for sixth-place with Florida Tech, while the men saw multiple runners earn personal best times.
On the women's side, Saint Leo saw Tereza Novotna tally 10 points in the 5K, while Andrea Maxwell compiled six points in 800 meter. Jillian Browne earned three points in the 3000 meters, and the quartet of Maxwell, Browne, Amanda Leon, and Kali Carney posted a three-point day in the 4x400.
On the men's side, Brian Haynes ran a personal-best in the 5K run, while Eric Dirth secured a personal best in the 3K steeple.
In addition, Head Coach Melissa Miller-Mangen released the remainder of her team's spring schedule. The Lions will compete in the UNF Invite on March 2 and 3 at 9 a.m., before taking part in the Disney Invite on Saturday, March 24, at 7:30 a.m., before returning to Jacksonville, Fla. for the second edition of the UNF Invite on Saturday, March 31, at 9 a.m.
For more on the Saint Leo men's and women's cross country team, visit SaintLeoLions.com.


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After a general election for the Senate, following simultaneous dissolutions of both Houses, it is necessary for the Senate to divide senators into two classes for the purpose of restoring the rotation of members (Constitution, s. 13).
On the seven occasions that it has been necessary to divide the Senate for the purposes of rotation, the practice has been to allocate senators according to the order of their election. An example of the effective part of the resolution passed is that used following simultaneous dissolutions in 1974: "the name of the Senator first elected shall be placed first on the Senators' Roll for each State and the name of the Senator next elected shall be placed next, and so on in rotation".
In its report of September 1983 the Joint Select Committee on Electoral Reform proposed that "following a double dissolution election, the Australian Electoral Commission conduct a second count of Senate votes, using the half Senate quota, in order to establish the order of election to the Senate, and therefore the terms of election" (PP 227/1983, para 3.39). The committee also recommended that there should be a constitutional referendum on "the practice of ranking senators in accordance with their relative success at the election" so that "the issue is placed beyond doubt and removed from the political arena" (ibid.). The Commonwealth Electoral Act was subsequently amended to authorise a recount of the Senate vote in each state after a dissolution of the Senate to determine who would have been elected in the event of a periodical election for half the Senate (s. 282).
Following the 1987 dissolution of the Senate, the then Leader of the Government in the Senate, Senator John Button, successfully proposed that the method used following previous elections for the full Senate should again be used in determining senators in the first and second classes respectively (SD, 14/9/1987, p. 17).
The Opposition on that occasion unsuccessfully moved an amendment to utilise section 282 of the Commonwealth Electoral Act for the purpose of determining the two classes of senators, in accordance with the September 1983 recommendation of the Joint Select Committee on Electoral Reform. According to the leading Opposition speaker, Senator Short, the effect of using the historical rather than the proposed new method was that two National Party senators would be senators in the first (three-year) class rather than the second (six-year) class, whilst two Australian Democrat senators would be senators in the second rather than the first class (SD, 15/9/1987, p. 97).
On 29 June 1998 the Senate agreed to a motion, moved by the Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, Senator Faulkner, indicating support for the use of section 282 of the Commonwealth Electoral Act in a future division of the Senate (29/6/1998, J.4095). The stated reason for the motion was that the new method should not be adopted without the Senate indicating its intention in advance of a simultaneous dissolution, but it was pointed out that the motion could not bind the Senate for the future (SD, 13/5/1998, pp 2649-51, 29/6/1998, pp 4326-7). (See Supplement)
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140 — By Diane M. Byrne
July 2001
Perfect Pair
|Low maintenance and high style are mutually exclusive, right? Not onboard the Westship 140.
It's interesting how "low maintenance" and "high maintenance" can be equally disparaging when used in reference to a person. Think about it: The former phrase implies a person who wouldn't know a bottle of cologne from a bottle of dishwashing liquid, and the latter phrase implies someone who takes more time getting dressed than it does to count votes in Florida.
How interesting, then, that despite the fact that boats and yachts are often ascribed human characteristics--typically feminine--"low-maintenance" is always a positive description for them. Conventional wisdom holds that megayacht owners have worked hard to earn more than just a weekend pass, so the last thing they want is to lose precious cruising time while the crew is cleaning and polishing.
But just because owners want a lower-maintenance yacht doesn't mean they want their pride and joy to look low-maintenance, making it hard to tell the vessel apart from, say, a barge. It's an exaggeration, to be sure, but the point is that owners want their yachts to resonate with elegance and sophistication, especially inside. While this is a concept that yards specializing in one-offs and commissioned projects well understand, a few yards that build on spec overlook it. Instead, they craft "safe" interiors, ones that are decidedly middle-of-the-road in taste and style.
So what's a yacht buyer to do if he or she doesn't want to wait two-plus years for a low-maintenance, high-style custom yacht--settle for having to hire an interior designer to revamp a spec yacht's interior? Not at Westship World Yachts. It's banking on its trideck 140-footer to back up your conviction that these seemingly contrary concepts actually match well.
Westship is a familiar name in megayacht circles, having built fiberglass yachts at Washington State's Westport Shipyard while simultaneously serving as that yard's exclusive East Coast-based sales and marketing agent. More recently Westship had a similar relationship with Florida-based Trident Shipyard. The difference with the 140 is that she's the first yacht to emerge from a shipyard that Westship owns outright, the former Trident facility on the Gulf Coast. This gives Westship (now known as Westship World Yachts) and its founder, Herb Postma, more control over the design and construction processes.
of the first areas aboard the 140 where you'll see Postma's
influence is the main deck. There are no caprails or brightwork along
the side decks, in keeping with the concept of simplifying maintenance.
Further emphasizing this idea, the yacht is constructed of Awlgrip-coated
fiberglass. In a nutshell, both the components of Awlgrip and the way
the product is applied provide a barrier layer that's extra-resistant
to water intrusion. In addition, should it be necessary, Awlgrip is also
relatively easy for a service yard to patch. (Conveniently, Westship World
Yachts has a new service and repair facility on-site.) The Awlgrip protects
a hull and deck composed of knitted biaxial E-glass, impregnated with
vinylester and polyester resins and vacuum-bonded to linear and/or cross-linked
PVC foam core. Structural bulkheads are FRP core sandwich construction
with knitted biaxial E-glass. Longitudinal stringers are also FRP composite.
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This article originally appeared in the January 2003 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.


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Megan Fox makes with the bisexual talk
Okay, folks, it's time to just start calling Megan Fox "Angelina 2." Granted, that might cause her to get stabbed with a broken baby bottle by Octomom, but after the following comment to Esquire, it's pretty obvious she's reading directly from the Jolie playbook:
"I have no question in my mind about being bisexual. I mean, I could see myself in a relationship with a girl. Olivia Wilde is so sexy she makes me want to strangle a mountain ox with my bare hands."
Anyone know how to make a human penis look like a mountain ox? No reason.
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I picked up an interesting piece of meat this weekend at the farmer's market I regularly sell pens at. It was a tri-tip, but it was from a buffalo (a Canadian bison, if you want to get picky). It was similar in shape and size to a beef tri-tip, but there was absolutely no fat in the meat whatsoever.
Since it was a nice day yesterday, I figured I'd try Steven's Santa Maria Tri-Tip recipe from BBQ USA. I also had a bit of rub left over, so I tried it on a very small prime rib roast - more like a big bone-in rib-eye steak, actually.
Here's how it went:
First things first - I figured I'd try out a different lump charcoal than my usual Maple Leaf or Royal Oak. I didn't like the small piece size of Kingsford Charwood for a start, but more later.
Here's a shot of what I use to start my chimney these days.
500,000 BTUs does a really good job of starting a chimney. This one was fully lit almost all the way through after a 20-second burst from the torch. Sorry, but I only have one set of hands so there are no pics of me actually lighting the chimney (it did happen, though).
3 minutes later, it was almost ready to go, and 3 minutes after that it was completely lit and the 3-zone fire was almost set up. You can also see my smokestack mod in the left-hand picture - that's a standard 3" duct elbow and it does a marvelous job - I like it a lot better than currugated ducting.
That's the tri-tip in front and the supersize rib steak in back. It looks like a lot of rub on the meat, but it's not.
5 minutes into the cook, and here's a reason why I love cast-iron grills. I liked the grill marks so much I had to try two shots of them.
After a few minutes more I started getting flareups from the fat in the roast, so I figured I'd try something. I opened the side firebox lid and smokestack lidf all the way and then closed the lid of the main chamber. This created a convection current, as you can see by my two add-on thermometers on either side of the MC lid (the smokestack therm is on the left and the one under the coals is on the right). This did a great job of cooking the meat indirectly and helped avoid flareups.
And finally, the finished product! No pictures of the rib bone, though, as it's already gone.
The supersize rib steak (OK - so it was a small roast ) was fantastic. The tri-tip was also very good - the crust was a little bit tough, but the center of the meat was very tender. A bit of marbled fat might have made it even more tender, but buffalo is super-lean so you get what you can.
I think I'll finish off that bag of Kingsford Charwood and switch back to my other brands. There was a bit of an off-taste to it, and the stuff burned up very quickly. It threw a lot of heat (enough to burn off the seasoning on the grates, in fact), but that heat only lasted for about half an hour and the coals were dead in twice that time. I'm used to a lot longer burn times from the Royal Oak and Maple Leaf brands of lump I normally use. I can't justify the extra price for Kingsford lump as it seems to me to be an underperformer, and I'll use it for burgers and small cooks but I won't be buying it ever again.
I expected the buffalo to taste a bit sweeter than the beef, but this happens more one fattier pieces than on tri-tip. The piece I cooked was excellent, though, and I think I'll try it again sometime. As for the rib steak (aka. roast), it was pure heaven - I'll be cooking these more often, and the next one I think I'll try a reverse sear.


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So recently I've been searching for twine to make Cinnabun some hanging toys and some tossing toys after I got a few ideas from budgetbunny.ca
Today at Wal-Mart I found "hemp chord" and it looks like what I've been searching for. It's un-dyed and there is nothing on the packaging about it being made from anything toxic. It's used for craft projects. But I thought I'd ask you guys if this seems ok for buns.
Also, bottle caps: I was going to thread this hemp through some bottle caps left over from jugs but I worry about Cinnabun bitting the caps. I'm not sure if she could break out little pieces of plastic or not, but websites I've looked at for bunny toys all talk about bottle caps so I was wondering if anyone else uses them?
Thanks guys.
I've given Skipper old bottle caps to VitaminWater bottles and those that have been on the fabric softener bottle. She has not bitten off any plastic from the caps. She seems to like throwing it around more than chewing on it. So if I'm thinking it would be okay with your bun if they're not prone to obsessively nawing on plastic.
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Also - since you are looking for cheap toys - Lola's new favorite toy is 2 Ball jar rings connected together with a plastic shower curtain ring. She LOVEEEES it. We have to take it away at night when we go to bed or else she is up all night clanging them trying to get our attention. Just a suggestion!
I have a ton of Ball jar rings... never considered it, thanks for the idea!


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Day five: BLACKCAPS 690-8 declared (Brendon McCullum 302, Jimmy Neesham 137*, Zaheer Khan 5-170) and 192 drew with India 166-3 (Virat Kohli 105*) and 438.
The big crowd that gathered early got what they came to see, the first triple hundred by a New Zealander. Brendon McCullum showed no nerves getting to his milestone, shortly after Jimmy Neesham reached his own, a century on debut. The declaration came shortly before lunch, and after two early wickets hopes were raised of a remarkable win, before the Indian batsmen dug in to avoid defeat but hand the series to New Zealand 1-0.
The morning of the fifth day had a slightly surreal feel to it as the crowds bustled in, hopeful of being part of a little part of New Zealand Cricket history.
Brendon McCullum started the day 19 short of the 300 mark. Not to be overshadowed, Jimmy Neesham was 33 runs short of a Test hundred on debut.
You could hear a pin drop for every ball that McCullum faced - and for all the attention, the man himself looked content to play his natural game. Both men entered the 'nervous 90s' together, and the most nerve-wracking moment of the morning occurred when McCullum edged Ishant Sharma on 292, but it fell just short of Dhoni.
In the end the two milestones came quickly, with Neesham pulling Ishant for four, then pushing two runs to reach his century from 123 balls, coming in when there was still work to be done and supporting his skipper and his side admirably.
McCullum's milestone came cutting Zaheer Khan to the fence. There was a tremendous roar and the skipper raised the bat to the crowd and his team mates, and gave Neesham a big hug - it had been a moment that the country had stopped and willed their captain toward, and the relief and sense of achievement was palpable.
And so, after becoming the first New Zealander to reach 300 in a Test innings and passing Martin Crowe's previous highest score of 299 on the way, he was out two balls later, caught by MS Dhoni from Khan. There was a brief moment of anti-climax or disbelief, but that was soon overtaken by a standing ovation from the Basin crowd of 3357.
Tim Southee, who'd had the pads on for some time was finally free to swing the arms, and that he did until he skied Khan to Pujara and departed for 11.
Neil Wagner and Neesham continued on, to bring up two more significant milestones. Neesham recorded the highest-ever debut score for a number eight Test batsman, and then the BLACKCAPS edged past the all-time highest New Zealand innings total, beating the previous high of 671.
The declaration came with half an hour to lunch, on 680-8, leaving India a 435 run mountain to climb and four overs to face before lunch.
They were negotiated safely, but after lunch there were two quick wickets. Shikar Dhawan shouldered arms and was given lbw from Trent Boult's bowling in the fifth over for two, then Vijay edged Southee to Corey Anderson at third slip in the sixth over for seven.
There was a very confident shout for lbw on Kohli when India were 31-2 but it was not given, despite snicko showing some activity. Kohli went on to play a stylish, confident innings, reaching his 50 and progressing on.
Cheteshwar Pujara went in the 23rd over in a leg side strangle for 17. Rohit Sharma came in and looked more at home than he had through the series, helping make a 100 run partnership with Kohli, before the latter brought up his ton with two consecutive boundaries.
With 15 overs to go, stumps were drawn and the series ended in a 1-0 win for the BLACKCAPS. And so the last match of the home summer wound down rather than finishing with a bang, but the ODI and Test series wins against such a strong Indian team will live long in the memory for BLACKCAPS fans.
Day four: BLACKCAPS 571-6 (Brendon McCullum 281*, BJ Watling 124, Jimmy Neesham 67) and 192 lead India 438 by 325 runs.
At the end of day four, the BLACKCAPS lead by over 300 and had turned the match on its head, coming back from 94-5 to score 452 runs for the loss of a single wicket. Brendon McCullum and BJ Watling's all-time Test record 6th wicket partnership of 352 broke milestone after milestone in a statistician's dream, but no-one needs to be reminded that day five offers an obvious milestone for the skipper and another for the BLACKCAPS. It will be gripping whatever happens.
The sixth wicket stand between Brendon McCullum and BJ Watling that drew the headlines overnight immediately set about writing some more on day four.
The pair picked up where they left off, frustrating the Indian attack, who were guilty of loose lines and lengths. McCullum was punishing, happy to swing the bat at anything wayward, and got the rewards he deserved.
There was a tough chance for a catch at second slip when McCullum was on 157, just missed by a diving Shikar Dhawan. From then on it was a matter of counting the milestones, and standing up and applauding if you were one of the 2294 in the ground.
After 296 balls and long periods of playing out dot balls, Watling brought up his century, a just reward for a patient, watchful innings played for the team. Then McCullum became the first New Zealander to score two consecutive double centuries of the series in the 144th over, raising the bat to the crowd, but keeping the celebrations under control, knowing there was still work to be done.
The pair reached the significant milestone of New Zealand's highest Test 6th wicket partnership in the 156th over, passing Martin Guptill and McCullum's (!) stand against Bangladesh in Hamilton in 2010. The same shot also took McCullum past his own highest ever Test score.
Still not done, McCullum and Watling's partnership became the highest ever Test 6th wicket partnership before tea, going past Mahela Jayawardene and Prasanna Jayawardene's 351 in 2009 against India.
In a slightly surreal moment, MS Dhoni himself took off the pads and bowled the first over after tea, but had limited success, making way for more established bowlers as the new ball arrived.
Two balls later, BJ Watling was adjudged lbw, struck on the back foot by Mohammed Shami, ending the partnership at 352, a monumental effort to say the least, considering the pair came together at 94-5.
Jimmy Neesham joined his skipper and slotted in nervelessly, helping take the innings even further with a mixture of care and power.
All eyes were on McCullum, whose innings had become the longest ever by New Zealander. Obviously feeling the effects of so much time at the crease, he brought up his 250 with a six over backward square, but he was still prepared to run singles hard and hit boundaries, despite a few tune-ups by BLACKCAPS physio Paul Close.
Neesham brought up his own maiden Test 50 near the close of play - by then the 7th wicket partnership had surpassed 100 runs and given the BLACKCAPS a lead of over 300 runs. The two men received a warm ovation from the crowd, who had seemingly spent most of the day applauding. They'll be hoping for more opportunities to do the same on day five.
Tickets to day five of the second ANZ Test have been discounted to $20 adults, $15 concession and $5 juniors online and at the gate.
Day three: BLACKCAPS 252-5 (Brendon McCullum 114* BJ Watling 52*) and 192 lead India 438 by six runs.
Brendon McCullum's unbeaten ninth Test hundred, BJ Watling's 52 not out and their 158 run partnership that they'll continue in the morning told the story of the last two sessions for the BLACKCAPS. Coming together at 94-5, the pair fought back, tracking down then overtaking India's total. The pair live to fight again on day four, looking to build on their six run lead and set India a total to chase in the last innings. There could be drama here yet.
Hamish Rutherford and Kane Williamson resumed for the BLACKCAPS on a glorious Wellington day. Digging in was the name of the game with so much time left in the match, but India got success early when Williamson was on seven, getting an extremely faint edge to Zaheer Khan in the 11th over to be caught by MS Dhoni. Rutherford looked good value for his 35, playing steadily with Tom Latham and happy to put the bad ball away, but was undone by Khan, getting the edge to Dhoni behind the stumps.
Latham and McCullum were circumspect in their approach, happy to push the ball and run to keep the scoreboard ticking, as well as getting behind the ball and playing solid defence where necessary. McCullum was dropped on nine by Virat Kohli, fielding at short mid on, but Latham was caught on the last ball before lunch from Mohammed Shami by Dhoni, bringing his patient innings to a close.
Corey Anderson was unable to stick around, offering a return catch when he was on two to Ravindra Jadeja, who gleefully gobbled it.
BJ Watling joined McCullum when the BLACKCAPS were 94-5 and helped build their partnership, steering a path through the middle session in enthralling fashion. McCullum was dropped again by Ishant Sharma from his own bowling when he was on 36, offering a sharp return catch.
After tea the milestones came thick and fast, with Watling bringing up his 1000th Test run when he cut Mohammed Shami to the fence for four, and McCullum his 5000th with a drive through the covers. McCullum also became the first NZ batsman to score 1000 Test runs against India in this innings.
India took the new ball midway through the last session, and McCullum took it as a signal to attack, launching some sweetly timed cover drives on his way to his ninth Test hundred, which he brought up in style, putting Ishant into the RA Vance stand for six. It was his third Test century of the summer delivered, again, under pressure.
Watling then brought up his own deserved 50 and the 150-run partnership, shortly before the BLACKCAPS took the lead. By this stage, McCullum was obviously feeling the effects of his long stay at the crease as the shadows lengthened, but both men gutsed it out, seeing out long periods of dot balls to reach the end of the day unbeaten. The Basin crowd gave the pair a warm, long round of applause as they departed the field, knowing they'll be back again tomorrow for a fourth day. You get the feeling there could be stories to unfold at the Basin.
Day two: BLACKCAPS 24-1 and 192 trail India 438 (Ajinkya Rahane 118, Shikar Dhawan 98, MS Dhoni 68, Tim Southee 3-93) by 222 runs.
India turned the screws on the BLACKCAPS on day two with a couple of big partnerships and Ajinkya Rahane's maiden Test century. The visitors overtook New Zealand's score then built a lead of their own, finishing 256 runs ahead. In reply, the BLACKCAPS lost Peter Fulton early, and will start day three with a lot of batting to do and nine wickets in hand.
Ishant Sharma started the day as he did on day one, tormenting the BLACKCAPS. While the bowlers struggled to find their line in the wind, Ishant looked right at home and made 26 runs, including three boundaries, before he was caught by a diving BJ Watling from Trent Boult.
Brendon McCullum rotated his bowlers through the first session, with Boult, Tim Southee, Corey Anderson and later Neil Wagner and Jimmy Neesham all at the crease. After Southee switched to the RA Vance stand end he removed Shikar Dhawan for 98 when he edged to Watling, who took another fine diving catch. Neesham then took his first Test wicket, getting Rohit Sharma to play on for a duck.
India went to lunch nine in front - and continued their resistance in the afternoon with Virat Kohli and Rahane building a steady partnership in the face of tighter lines and committed fielding from the BLACKCAPS. They continued to find the boundary as McCullum stuck with attacking field settings, but the breakthrough came when Kohli was on 38 - he drove Wagner hard into the off side, only for Hamish Rutherford to scoop a low catch at short cover to the delight of his team-mates.
MS Dhoni was in no mood to mess around at the start of his innings, stating his intentions with a series of boundaries, including a big four down the ground from Wagner. The BLACKCAPS were able to peg the run rate back somewhat, as all thoughts turned to the new ball.
Dhoni and Rahane had other ideas - they were able to dig in then counter-attack, building a partnership of over a hundred runs in the warm sunshine with Rahane bringing up his maiden Test hundred. Boult eventually sent Dhoni on his way with a lifting delivery edged to Watling down leg.
When Zaheer Khan was on seven, Wagner had him caught in the slips, but replays showed he'd put his foot on the return crease, and no ball was the call.
Shortly afterwards Boult took his second Basin stunner of the summer - Rahane skied the ball to the covers, where Boult made a lot of ground to get there, had the ball, then lost the ball, then stuck out a paw to drag it in and bring the crowd of just over 5000 to their feet.
Wagner then ended the innings with his 50th Test wicket when Zaheer swiped him and Watling collected his fifth catch of the innings - India finished on 438, a lead of 256 over the BLACKCAPS.
The chase got off to a sticky start when Fulton shouldered arms to a Zaheer delivery that straightened on him in the second over, and he was given LBW for 1. Kane Williamson and Rutherford were able to negotiate their way to the close safely and were still prepared to put away the bad balls. They will resume on four and 18 respectively, aiming to regain more ground on India's 222-run lead.
Day one: BLACKCAPS 192 (Kane Williamson 47, Jimmy Neesham 33, Ishant Sharma 6-51) lead India 100-2 (Shikar Dhawan 71*) by 92 runs.
The BLACKCAPS were rolled for 192 on a green Basin Reserve seamer on day one of the second ANZ Test in Wellington. Ishant Sharma's best ever Test figures of 6-51 had the top and middle order in trouble early, with Kane Williamson and Jimmy Neesham able to offer the most resistance.
India negotiated the last 26 overs of the day for the loss of two wickets but all eyes will be on the pitch and the overhead conditions in the morning as the BLACKCAPS look to strike back with the ball.
MS Dhoni won the toss for the seventh (unbelievable) time in a row and was happy to put the BLACKCAPS in to bat. Conditions were not conducive to flowing stoke play, but openers Hamish Rutherford and Peter Fulton weathered the initial storm, getting behind the ball and Rutherford was confident enough to get on the front foot after the first few overs.
Rutherford went caught by Murali Vijay at first slip from Ishant Sharma for 12. He was joined in the shed by Fulton shortly afterwards for 13, trapped in front by Ishant for 13.
The conditions were equally tough for the middle order, with Tom Latham making a duck on his Test debut. Brendon McCullum looked to play himself in, but was undone when he drove uppishly to Ravi Jadeja at mid off, who had no trouble taking the catch.
Williamson was making survival his primary objective and had a stoke of luck two balls before lunch when he was caught behind and given from Zaheer Khan, but recalled when reviews showed it was from a no-ball. The BLACKCAPS went to lunch shortly afterwards at 51-4 after a tough morning.
Corey Anderson counter-attacked after lunch, hitting a six and a four from Ishant, but was caught soon afterwards by Virat Kohli in the slips for 24.
After BJ Watling became Ishant's fifth victim, Williamson was given out again, caught at short square leg, but recalled when replays showed the bowler overstepped.
Williamson fought back with Neesham, adding 47 runs to take the BLACKCAPS from 86-6 to 133-7. Neesham was prepared to take the attack on, striking a bright 33 from 35 balls, before running a ball off the face to the slips, an untidy end to an assured debut with the bat.
Williamson's luck ran out when he was caught by Rohit Sharma, bowled Shami for 47. His patient spell at the crease while wickets fell around him gave the BLACKCAPS innings some stability.
Tim Southee batted in typically swashbuckling fashion, hitting Jadeja for two sixes in three balls, before being caught from a leading edge for 32. He was Ishant Sharma's sixth victim, and he finished on 6-51, his best ever Test return.
After losing the final wicket on 192, Trent Boult and Neil Wagner sprinted off, obviously keen to get on the green deck while there was still plenty of life.
Southee struck in the second over, getting Vijay edging to Watling for two. From there, Shikar Dhawan and Cheteshwar Pujara put together a watchful partnership. Dhwan's 50 came from 71 balls and India were cruising before Trent Boult got one to swing back at Pujara, trapping him lbw for 19.
Ishant Sharma was unable to get his feet up after a good day's work, coming out as nightwatchman, surviving the day despite the late pressure from the BLACKCAPS eager for another wicket.


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Otley businesses say Tour de France related roadworks have had a devastating impact on trade.
That is the verdict of shops on Westgate after two weeks of disruption that have seen the road completely closed from Monday to Thursday.
The roadworks were part of a programme of repairs to ensure the Tour de France route is in good condition – and had been organised to run from 9.30am to 3pm to avoid clashing with school and rush-hour traffic.
Westgate was also opened up again on Fridays to allow market day traffic to flow as normal.
But traders say those compromises made little difference to the huge drop-off in custom they suffered.
The owner of Harriet's clothing store, Jane Thompson, said: "It has affected us really badly, we've been really quiet.
"Leeds City Council did send a letter saying the works were happening but didn't say the road would be shut completely, and they haven't even been letting people in to access their own shops or get deliveries.
"The council's supposed to be helping small businesses, not killing them."
The owner of Barber's Tobacconist and Artamis Gifts, James Barber, said: "It's been terrible and we've found the contractors to be quite rude when you're trying to get access to your shop.
"The planning has been appalling, it's been so badly organised. The work had to be done but there's been a total disregard for local businesses.
"They should have let us know exactly what was happening and held a public meeting to prepare us for it."
His daughter, Alicia, who is responsible for the business's marketing, added: "They could have closed it stage by stage instead of the whole thing, because they weren't even working down this end to begin with. And they could have used a one-way lights system to keep the traffic flowing and allow people through.
Instead there have been radio announcements to avoid Otley so it's been very damaging for all of the town's businesses. Everyone's very glad the Tour de France is coming, of course, but even if we do very well then we won't make back the money we've lost."
Phil Crossley, of Crossleys Garage, said the recent disruption was just the latest in a long series that had harmed Westgate businesses.
He said: "We had a customer who wanted to bring two vehicles in last week and they wouldn't let her through.
"She tried on two separate occasions and we rang the council's highways department but had to leave a message, and no-one rang back, so she couldn't get here.
"It would be nice if people worked together and Leeds should have held a meeting to tell us exactly what was happening.
"Westgate has been the most disrupted road in Otley the last few years, with one set of roadworks after another."
Councillors Sandy Lay and Colin Campbell (both Lib Dem, Otley & Yeadon) have taken up the complaints with the city council.
Coun Lay said: "I have raised numerous concerns regarding closing the main east-west route through Otley but to little or no avail.
"I suggested using signalling rather than closure, and better signage. I also complained about poor communication, particularly with regard to Westgate and Boroughgate businesses.
"I have to say I have a lot of sympathy with the view that at times Westgate was like the Marie Celeste – I visited the area a number of times and saw no-one working."
Coun Lay said he was told by the council's highways department that some disruption was inevitable, but it believed it had remained 'low level'.
The major Tour-related roadworks in Otley were due to be completed this week with the final section taking place on Billams Hill.


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Chris Carter of the Houston Astros named the American League Player of the Week
Houston Astros designated hitter Chris Carter has been named the American League Player of the Week for the period ending August 17th. The announcement was made earlier today on MLB Network.
Carter batted .321 (9-for-28) with four homers, nine RBI and five runs scored in seven games to capture his first career weekly honor. He is the second Astro to get tabbed with a Player of the Week Award this season after teammate Dallas Keuchel won for the week ending May 25th. Chris led all Major League hitters in homers, and among A.L. batters he was first in RBI and total bases (21) and was fourth in slugging percentage (.750). The right-handed-hitting Carter notched four multi-hit games this week, tallying eight so far in the month of August. Since July 1st, he leads the Majors in homers (16), slugging percentage (.689) and OPS (1.047), and is tied for first with Boston's David Ortiz with 39 RBI. Carter has batted .311 (46-for-148) over that span.
After homering in a 4-2 loss to the Minnesota Twins on Monday at Minute Maid Park, the 27-year-old kept on slugging on Tuesday against the Twins with a pair of home runs and a career-high-tying five RBI to lead Houston to a 10-4 win. The multi-homer effort was his sixth of the season and the ninth of his five-year career. Carter is tied with Toronto's Edwin Encarnacion as the only players in the Majors with six multi-homer efforts this season. In addition, those six occurrences tie a franchise record for a single season, joining former Astros slugger Lance Berkman (2006). On Wednesday, the California native went 2-for-4 with an RBI but Houston was tripped up by the Twins, 3-1. Of significance, it marked the seventh straight game in which Carter collected at least one RBI (dating back to 8/7), the longest string for Houston since an eight-game stretch by Berkman in 2006. On Friday, the 15th-round draft pick (by the Chicago White Sox) in 2005 collected a pair of base hits in a 5-3 triumph over the Red Sox at Fenway Park. It was Houston's first ever win at the historic ballpark after starting out 0-8 over their first one-plus seasons in the American League. It was the only stadium in which the Astros/Colt .45's had played in without registering a victory. In Saturday's tilt with the Sox, Carter homered among two hits, drove in two runs and scored twice but Houston could not overcome David Ortiz's two-homer effort as Boston dropped the Astros, 10-7.
Heading into play today, Carter is batting .233 with 19 doubles, 29 homers, 69 RBI and 55 runs scored in 109 games. His 29 blasts tie his career high set in 2013, and he is the first Astros player with at least 28 home runs in consecutive seasons since Carlos Lee (32 in 2007 and 28 in 2008). Chris is vying to become the first Astro to reach the 30-homer plateau since Berkman (34) and Lee in 2007.
Other noteworthy performances last week included Carter's Houston teammate Jose Altuve (.406, 13 H, 2 HR, 7 RBI); Seattle's Robinson Cano (.364, 2 HR, 8 R); Oakland's Nate Freiman (.300, 3 HR, 1.200 SLG); Boston's David Ortiz (.350, 2 HR, 7 RBI); Chicago's Chris Sale (8.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 12 SO in no-decision at SFG on 8/12); Detroit's Max Scherzer (8.0 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 14 SO in win vs. PIT on 8/14); and Kansas City's Jason Vargas (SHO, 3 H, 4 SO vs. OAK on 8/13).
In recognition of his American League Player of the Week Award, Chris Carter will be awarded a watch courtesy of Game Time, the leader in licensed sports watches, available at MLB.com.


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MIAMI - In the beginning, there was the great flood. Not the one in Genesis that cleansed the world of evil, but the rising waters that swamped the Gulf Coast during Hurricane Katrina.
As survivors and aid workers coped with the death and devastation, animals struggled, too. They foraged for food and wandered in search of a home.
Those images touched something deep inside Rodolfo Almira. He dreamed of creating a refuge for animals facing catastrophe. Then it came to him:
"Wouldn't it be nice to do what Noah did?"
And why not right here on the rugged western frontier of Miami-Dade?
It could be a draw for tourists, a haven for God's creatures, a testament to his faith and a place for reflection and learning.
So it came to pass that Almira and three other Hialeah men began building an ark just west of town, doing it from a biblical template, converting cubits - roughly the distance between the elbow and the tip of the middle finger - into modern measurements.
It rises on a five-acre plot surrounded by lakes that got their start as rock quarries, a moonscape where work boots quickly get caked with dust kicked up by the trucks that constitute most of the local traffic.
Six months into their quest, the lowest deck of the three-story wooden ark is nearly complete. Planks of wood jut out near the bow and stern. Wooden beams crisscross overhead. A donated, life-size elephant statue stands sentry in front of the ark.
Unlike, say, biblical times, you need permits and zoning approval to build such a thing. Code enforcement has dinged them with some violation notices.
Almira and his friends remain undeterred, committed to finishing the 500-foot-long structure, dubbed "Hidden Ark."
High on zeal and short on cash, they estimate it will cost $1.5 million to finish the ambitious project, which they say will include a museum, a shop and a small zoo with goats, pigs, chickens and other small animals, as well as stray dogs and cats.
Almira, who makes his living installing natural stone in homes and businesses, first approached Reniel Aguila with the idea. Aguila, a truck driver, then pitched it to his friends Manuel Guerra and Osmar Oliva. Oliva, owner of a trucking company, didn't need much convincing before donating $300,000 to start putting hammer to nail.
Despite no formal engineering training, Aguila drew up rough plans based on the instructions God gave to Noah in the Bible.
The men tried to raise money through an Internet-based fundraising campaign, but that hasn't gone particularly well. Earlier this month, they'd snagged $644.
The four have crossed paths over the years through their work, but were never especially close until the ark project gave them common cause. Their families have been supportive.
"They told me to follow my dream," Almira said.
The story of Noah's Ark has gripped the imagination of many over the years.
Former astronaut James Irwin, who once walked on the moon, made several expeditions to Mount Ararat in eastern Turkey hoping to find remains of the vessel, before leaving the search to others.
A Dutch man finished his own life-size ark last summer after having a dream 20 years earlier in which the Netherlands was flooded by the North Sea. The ark currently serves as a Bible-themed museum.
A Kentucky-based creationist group named Answers in Genesis has raised almost half of the estimated $24.5 million it will take to build an ark as the first phase of Ark Encounter, an attraction that would eventually feature a 510-foot long ark, a petting zoo and a replica of the Tower of Babel.
Almira sees his ark as a place where people of all faiths could pray or meditate, a space where animals could interact with guests, and an after-school program.
"It has nothing to do with any specific religion," he said.
Aguila speaks fervently about the ark as a symbol of humankind's salvation.
"It would be our dream to have the pope come to our inauguration," he said, standing in the shadow of Luyano, the elephant statue they named after a Havana neighborhood. In a way, Luyano is the ark's first animal rescue. It was donated by a local man who ran afoul of neighbors and Miami-Dade County officials by displaying the pachyderm in his front yard.
The ark builders have their own problems with bureaucratic authorities. The county has cited the ark builders for working without permits. Structures on the property include the ark, a wooden shed serving as an office and a metal storage container.
Aguila said they've appealed three $500 citations, but will pay if necessary. He said they intend to follow the law and meet all requirements.
"We just didn't know," he said. "We started building without knowing what we needed to do."
The group has since consulted with Doral-based architectural design firm Building Permits Miami.
"I gave them advice because they had violations," said architect Darly Leon, who thinks the permitting process could take six months to a year and construction could take up to two years.
The ark builders cannot be accused of thinking small. They are contemplating expanding beyond the current five acres, either by purchasing adjacent land or moving to a larger lot somewhere nearby. That would mean disassembling the existing hull, moving the lumber and rebuilding.
The four remain optimistic about their vision, which includes setting up cameras to allow Web-streaming from the ark.
Access to the stream would be available through a Hidden Ark membership, which was available for a brief time on the website www.hiddenark.com for $3.99 a month. (Told that raises still more zoning issues, they decided to no longer offer memberships. For now.)
Ultimately, Aguila envisions having people from across the globe join Hidden Ark, of assembling a membership roll so large that it would keep admission to the ark free and still cover the cost of the operation, including an on-site veterinarian and a restaurant.
"This isn't just for the community," he said. "It's for the entire world."
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