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The following Southern Oregon road cycling events are scheduled in 2016. Check back as 2017 dates become available.
April / Pedals 'n Pears
The first-ever Pedals 'n Pears Bike Ride, part of the annual The Pear Blossom Festival in Medford, features four distances from the easy and flat Comice Family Ride to the challenging Royal Riviera Metric Century that takes riders through the Applegate Valley and through the Pear Orchards of south Medford. Ample rest stops and support will be available during the rides. All rides finish using the Bear Creek Greenway from US Cellular Park to Hawthorne Park.
Website: www.pedalsnpears.com
May / Art of Survival Century
Riders pedal through scenic farm country and spectacular sites including the 1st US Wildlife Refuge, the Valor in the Pacific National Monument, the Lava Beds National Monument where amazing geology and geography surround the rider. Featuring three counties (Klamath, Modoc and Siskiyou) offering five fantastic routes ranging from beginning to advanced rides. There are five support stations with excellent food and beverages with educational components, unique ranger/historian led talks.
Website: survivalcentury.com
June / Eagle Point Cycling Challenge
The ride includes new routes for 2016 and a fun post-ride celebration. Come join the Cycling Challenge with a distance to suit every level of cyclist. All routes follow quiet country roads and the 100K route climbs 3,700 feet to the base of Mt. McLoughlin (a spectacular peak in the Cascade Mountains) and then winds back down to the Rogue Valley.
Website: orbike.com/event/eagle-point-cycling-challenge
June / Tour de Fronds
The Tour de Fronds is one of the most beautiful cycling events in Oregon. The Tour is your choice of scenic rides on low-traffic roads in Southern Oregon's beautiful Coast Range. From your saddle enjoy views of old-growth forests, wildflowers, waterfalls, rivers, streams, and mountain vistas.
Website: tourdefronds.com
July / Northwest Tandem Rally
Celebrating its 30th year, NWTR 2016 returns to Klamath Falls for the quiet roads, rolling farmland, and stunning views the basin offers. You'll be pedaling through the Lava Beds National Park and Tulelake Wildlife Refuge. Take a day to explore some of the 600 caves offered at the national park. The refuge is home to pelicans, eagles, and herons making their home on the 15,000 acres of wetlands. Challenge yourself with an optional ride around Crater Lake.
Website: nwtr.org/klamath-falls-or-2016
July 22, 2017 - UP & DOWN Ashland
The UP & DOWN is a new bike ride with lots to offer in the way of challenge, scenery, support and food. Come join us in our 2nd annual ride on The Cascade Siskiyou Scenic Bikeway, the first such designated route in Southern Oregon. The ride is a total of 51 miles with 5,100 feet of climbing on narrow, winding, low-traffic roads through spectacular oak savannah, across a shady plateau, and finally a dramatic, long descent with unparalleled views of the Bear Creek Valley and Ashland.
Website: www.upanddownashland.com
Tour de Outback
Ride organizers like to say you'll see "more critters than cars" when you ride the Tour de Outback in Lake County. Take your pick from the family friendly 10-mile ride, the intermediate 25-miler or the metric century (62-mile) route. There's also a short ride for the kids. The fully supported routes start and finish at the Lake County Chamber of Commerce in Lakeview. Registration is is available online and at the start.
Website: http://www.lakecountychamber.org/tdo.html
Crater Lake Century
Dubbed "The Best Ride in Oregon" by Bicycling Magazine, The Crater Lake Century is an annual bike ride that traverses up and around the Crater Lake Caldera. Available in 62-Mile and 100-Mile routes, the ride begins and ends at the historic Fort Klamath Museum. The annual ride is a benefit for both the Klamath County Museums and the Klamath-Lake Counties Food Bank. Over the last decade, the ride has contributed over $85,000 to these organizations.
Website: craterlakecentury.com
Ride the Rim
This is a free event inside Crater Lake National Park. Motorized vehicles are restricted from access to East Rim Drive around Crater Lake. This is a great opportunity to get out and ride your bike, hike, or run without vehicular traffic. There is no better way to see the beauty and pristine of Crater Lake.
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Ride the Bridge -- For the first time since the mid-1980s, thepublic is invited to ride bicycles across the Coronado Bay Bridgeas part of the Bike the Bay Ride. The noncompetitive, 25-mile ridestarts at 7 a.m. at Embarcadero Marina Park South and travels overthe bridge to the expanded Bayshore Bikeway down the strand toChula Vista and National City before wrapping up again at theEmbarcadero. Open to riders ages 14 and up, the ride is suitablefor bicyclists of all abilities. The ride is limited to 2,500cyclists; register online at bikethebay.net ; registration is $50;(619) 269-6873.
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Full Moon Pier Walk -- Scripps Institution of Oceanography opens the privately owned Scripps Pier in La Jolla just two days each year to the public for a moonlit walk. The 1,090-foot concrete pier is used by scientists, students and aquarium staff for research projects. For the public event, naturalists will offer guided pier tours, teach about glow-in-the-dark marine life, collect plankton, dissect a squid and more; 7 to 9:30 p.m. (also 6-8:30 p.m. Oct. 14); Scripps Pier, 2300 Expedition Way, La Jolla; $20, adults; $17, children under 18; reservations required; (858) 534-7336.
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Family fun walk -- New Venture Christian Fellowship hosts a family fitness fun walk in Oceanside. Carl Grubbs, gold medal senior Olympian and fitness coach, will show participants how to improve upper-body strength and flexibility while walking. The course is set up for all ages and abilities. Bring along light hand weights or two 16-ounce water bottles, cans or stretch bands. After a short break, the group will take a short scenic hike on nearby trails; 8:30 a.m.; 4000 Mystra Drive, Oceanside; (760) 941-1562.


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Washington Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby is day-to-day with an illness and Philipp Grubauer will start in goal for Game 2 against the New York Islanders on Friday.
Grubauer was recalled by the Capitals earlier Friday from the Hershey Bears of the AHL. He's appeared in only one game this season for Washington and has played in 20 for his NHL career, going 7-6-5 with a 2.44 goals-against average and a .924 save percentage.
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In 73 games this season, Holtby has gone 41-20-10 with a .923 save percentage and a 2.22 goals-against average.
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A wave of new litigation has struck the food industry, with one group of plaintiffs' attorneys behind the surge.
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Brand-name manufacturers not liable for harm that generic drugs cause; Transit company can ban anti-Islam ads; Information calls can constitute telemarketing; Lower court cannot invalidate FCC cell phone fee requirement
Supreme Court takes up design-defect drug case
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to review an appeals court's decision that generic drug manufacturers can face lawsuits over alleged problems in the design of drugs, regardless of federal protections against design-defect claims.
Supreme Court will decide whether to hear gay marriage cases
The Supreme Court is expected to decide today if it will take on the gay marriage argument, Thomson Reuters reports.
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A roundup of 20 headline-making stories from the past year that in-house counsel couldn't afford to miss.
9th Circuit rejects public nuisance suit against greenhouse gas emitters
Court finds in Kivalina v. ExxonMobil that the EPA and Clean Air Act displaced the Village of Kivalina's tort case
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Mariano Rivera has never been one to criticize his teammates, both past or present, but The Sandman has some scathing remarks to make about his former New York Yankees teammate, Robinson Cano.
The comments come in Rivera's new book, "The Closer" which comes out on Tuesday and in it he praises Cano's talent, although he doesn't think the Seattle Mariners second baseman has that drive that most elite players have, per ESPN.com via the New York Daily News:
"This guy has so much talent I don't know where to start," Rivera writes of Cano. "… There is no doubt that he is a Hall of Fame caliber (player). It's just a question of whether he finds the drive you need to get there. I don't think Robby burns to be the best … You don't see that red-hot passion in him that you see in most elite players."
And who personifies that drive to Rivera? None other than his former rival, Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia:
"Nobody plays harder, gives more, wants to win more. He comes at you hard for 27 outs. It's a special thing to see," Rivera writes of Pedroia, according to the Daily News, later adding, "If I have to win one game, I'd have a hard time taking anybody over Dustin Pedroia as my second baseman."
While the praise is there for Cano, Rivera makes sure to point out the difference between he and Pedroia, and that difference is apparent to anyone with a pulse watching baseball. To make it more interesting, Rivera would rather have Pedrioa by his side in one big game than Cano despite their history.
This is no secret to Yankees fans as they have been witnessing Cano's lack of hustle for years.
Whether it was running out a grounder to first base or even making plays in the field that just looked lazy, Cano's motivation can certainly be questioned. One can only wonder if Cano had the drive Rivera talks about if he could be even better than what he is now, which is one of the best players in the game and quite possibly the best second baseman in the game.
If the rest of the world needed confirmation of Cano's lack of motivation, Rivera just clinched it. There are few, if any players or former players whose words are more respected than Rivera's.
The only question is did Rivera say this to Cano when the two played together all those years?
It does come as a surprise that Rivera would be so public in his criticism of Cano, however. That certainly is not like Mo and it remains to be seen if he himself will be criticized for the shots he's taking, but it will no doubt help sell a few extra copies of his book.Tags: Baseball, Boston Red Sox, Dustin Pedroia, ESPN.com, Mariano Rivera, MLB, New York, New york Daily News, New York Yankees, Robinson Cano, Seattle Mariners


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Nadia, June 21: The chairman of the BEd college at the centre of a cash-for-seats scandal has said that a Trinamul Congress student leader had coerced him to admit students in excess of capacity and he knew that the young man had taken money from the aspirants.
"Tanmay Acharya had threatened me that if excess students were not admitted in my college, getting affiliation for the college could get uncertain. I got scared following his clout at the university and accepted his demand and admitted 39 students beyond the sanctioned strength," Amar Biswas, the chairman of Bhaktabala BEd College in Chapra, told The Telegraph today.
Acharya, the general secretary of the Trinamul Congress Chhatra Parishad (TMCP) in Kalyani University, denied the charges.
Biswas, whose college's affiliation has been cancelled by the Kalyani University vice-chancellor, may have his own compulsions to defend himself. But this is the first time in recent memory that an official of an educational institution has stepped forward to level a specific allegation against a leader associated with the ruling party.
The Telegraph had reported on Saturday how the Kalyani University vice-chancellor, Rattan Lal Hangloo, had taken the uncommon step of recommending a government probe after 32 students of the BEd college complained against Acharya.
Speaking to this newspaper at Krishnagar, a few kilometres away from the BEd college and 120km from Calcutta, Biswas said he did not have the courage to say "no" to Acharya.
"I know that Tanmay had taken money from those 39 students and he pressurised me to get them admitted," Biswas added.
The admission of these 39 students was illegal as the National Council for Teachers' Education — the apex body for regulating teachers' training across the country — had sanctioned only 100 seats for the college based on the infrastructure available at the college that was set up last year.
The lid was blown as the students who were given the unauthorised seats and who attended classes for a year did not get their registration forms to appear for the final examination scheduled next month. As the affiliating university, Kalyani University conducts the final examination.
At least 32 students complained to the university that they were given admission after each of them paid Acharya amounts ranging between Rs 1.25 lakh and Rs 1.5 lakh. The students said they also paid the college Rs 40,000 as course fee, for which they were given receipts.
Vice-chancellor Hangloo had said yesterday that 32 complainants had named Acharya in their letters. In an unparalleled move, the vice-chancellor took up the matter with the state government and de-recognised the college.
Acharya denied the allegations. "I am being framed by Biswas who is trying to save his skin. It is ridiculous to assume that a general secretary of the union can coerce a college to admit students out of turn," said Acharya, a post-graduate student in Kalyani University.
Trinamul secretary general and education minister Partha Chatterjee said he would look into the issue. "I am yet to get a full report about the alleged malpractice in the BEd college under Kalyani University. But this much I can tell you, the party will throw out the person if the allegations against him are found to be true," the minister said.
Sources in Trinamul said Acharya was a close aide of Subhrangshu Roy, the Trinamul MLA from Bijpur in North 24-Parganas and the son of Mukul Roy, the all-India general secretary of Trinamul.
In reply to a question, Subhrangshu said he could not recollect "anybody called Tanmay Acharya".
"I can't recollect anybody called Tanmay in our students' wing. But it may be that he may have some acquaintance with me. But if he is involved in accepting money for out-of-turn admissions, strong action should be taken against him," Subhrangshu said.
Biswas, the chairman of the BEd college, claimed that the institute had taken only Rs 40,000 — the annual course fee — from the students. "The decision to de-recognise us is wrong
. We will move court against it as we were coerced by a ruling party leader to do this," he said.
Biswas, however, did not answer why he did not bring the matter to the varsity officials' notice when Tanmay was trying to coerce him to admit students in excess of capacity.
Vice-chancellor Hangloo said the college would not be allowed to operate in the future. "We need to set an example. The college is free to approach court," Hangloo added.
In the last couple of years, private BEd colleges have sprung up in various parts of the state — a pointer to the thirst for teachers' jobs in a state where employment opportunities have been shrinking.
"There are still jobs in schools as the state government is recruiting assistant teachers and teachers. A BEd degree gives an applicant an edge and that is why there is a rush to get enrolled in BEd colleges," said an education department official.
Sources suggested that operators with access to those with political clout might have taken money in the hope of getting the excess seats regularised by pulling strings.
The unexpected factor here appears to be the university establishment, including the vice-chancellor who ordered swift action in spite of fingers being pointed at a leader associated with the ruling party.


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Jadyn Schill has more beads than a college student in New Orleans for Mardi Gras. Hoisting the necklaces in her little hand, she says she can't even wear them anymore because they're too heavy.
The bravery beads are given out to patients undergoing treatment at SickKids, one for each procedure. There are red ones for blood tests and glow-in-the-dark ones for radiation sessions. Jadyn has more beads than anyone.
PHOTOS: Jadyn Schill and living with cancer
Her necklaces string together almost 1,400 beads that tell the story of her life. Or at least half of it.
Jadyn is 10. She's had brain cancer since she was 5.
The Mount Albert girl has spent the past five years in and out of hospital, having undergone four surgeries, three relapses and four rounds of radiation therapy.
To Jadyn, cancer isn't a death sentence and she's not a victim. It's life. Cancer is quite simply all she's ever known.
Like any kid, she copes, she jokes and she plays games. Except, for Jadyn, these things all revolve around wheelchairs and doctor's waiting rooms.
When she's not shaking up a bottle of pop and very carefully unscrewing the lid just enough so that it doesn't overflow (she can while away hours doing this), she's showing off her tattoos: two tiny dots on her hips that help doctors aim the radiation machine on her spine.
"They're my first and only tattoos," she states matter-of-factly. "They really hurt."
Jadyn's mom Christie recently brought home a tiny little dog. It's a Maltese-Pomeranian with miniscule paws and huge eyes, and Jadyn has named her Cure.
There's a long underground corridor that connects SickKids to Princess Margaret, where Jadyn goes to get her radiation treatment.
Christie explains that the radiation makes Jadyn lethargic, so they bought her a gait-trainer, a wheelchair-style walker, to help her get through the long days. Jadyn is anything but slow on this contraption.
Navigating the hallways by memory, she rips around the corners, picking up speed. She giggles as she angles toward one wall, ricocheting off the handicapped door-opening button and directly through the door. It's a complicated manoeuvre, executed with confidence.
A workman approaches without realizing he's in the fast lane, and almost loses his tools as Jadyn the speed-demon whizzes by. This is how she gets to radiology — every day.
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She slows to a more prudent pace after she takes the elevator up to join the throngs, greeting each doctor and nurse politely by name.
"Jadyn is absolutely exceptional," says Dr. Ute Bartels, her neurological oncologist. "Her personality and the way she's dealing with those challenges is inspirational."
Bartels explains that Jadyn has a rare form of brain tumour called ependymoma, which has the tenacious trait of reappearing even after it's been cut out. And it's immune to chemotherapy. It's the baddest brain tumour of them all.
Jadyn has had her tumour surgically removed four times. Each time, she followed it with 30 doses of radiation and, each time, it's come back.
Whenever she goes under the knife, the surgery is considered high risk. It requires the surgeon to balance the risks of carving out a piece of the brain that governs a critical function against those of leaving even a small piece of the tumour.
It's a gut-wrenching spiral. Bartels says each cycle between surgeries gets shorter and each time a tumour is removed, it's more likely to return.
Today will be one of Jadyn's last radiation treatments. When she's done, she'll have undergone 123 doses in total. This will max her out for life.
In future, her only option will be an experimental chemo trial.
"We're working on molecular research and looking for a more targeted therapy," Bartels says. "But we have not achieved a real breakthrough."
At home, Jadyn keeps a yellow plastic mesh mould of her head from each round of radiation. They're used to hold her still while the rays are precisely aligned to the same spots on her head each day. She lays the masks out, each one slightly smaller than the last, until she gets to her first mask: a tiny one made when she was just 5 years old.
When Jadyn rolls into the radiation chamber, a giant grey-blue machine springs to life, moving and rotating almost silently before it presents a bed for her to lie on. After she climbs aboard, the space-age contraption, which would look at home on a Star Trek set, whirrs again, and doctors scramble to attach her plastic mask to the bed, pinning her in place.
When everything is set, Christie walks up to her little girl, supine and restrained, gives her a kiss and lays an iPad on her stomach that starts playing The Beatles' "Here Comes the Sun" as the room clears.
Jadyn describes how a purple light comes on once everyone's left the room. She can't feel anything, but when she starts to smell a strange odour, she knows the radiation is working.
A couple of days later, Jadyn is done her last treatment and boasting that her mom is going to take her to the restaurant on top of the CN Tower as a reward.
But what she's really proud of is the t-shirt she's had custom-made to mark the end of a long road. She points to her chest, emblazoned with the words, "Cancer fears me." Then she turns around to reveal the words, "I've kicked cancer's a$$ four times."


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The Harker Heights boys won four individual gold medals and medaled in 10 other events to win the Kangaroos Relays at Leo Buckley Stadium on Friday.
Brandon Hill won the 200-meter dash, James McGraw won the 400, Ramone Houston won the long jump and Jack Zumwalt won the pole vault for the Knights, who totaled 141 points and walked away with six silver medals and four bronze.
Scott McEwan and Darrin Garrett finished 2-3 in the 1,600-meter run and McEwan and Joseph Galvan did the same in the 3,200 meters.
Also finishing second for Heights were Darius Mitchell (100 meters), Darius James (shot put), Nathaniel Leota (discus) and the Knights 400-meter relay team.
Finishing third were Giovanni Vega-Torres (800 meters) and the Knights' 800-meter relay.
Shoemaker finished second with 121 points, Copperas Cove was third with 103 and Killeen and Ellison were fifth and sixth, respectively.
The Harker Heights girls won seven events to win the girls' title with 197 points.
Brittany Adkins won the 100 meters and JoVanna Jones won the 200 for the Lady Knights. Ambrya Mack, Karissa Hegens and Laleea Bonnell finished 1-2-3 in the 300-meter hurdles and Heights' 400- and 1,600-meter relay teams also won. Mack picked up a second individual gold medal with her win in the high jump and a silver medal in the 100-meter hurdles. Lizz Crosby won the pole vault.
Tadrian Rose and Victoria Burt placed second in the 100 and 400, respectively; Charlotte Fleming won silver in the 3,200; Lauren Reynnells finished third in the 1,600; Hegens also placed third in the 100 hurdles. Vivian Walters finished second in the long jump and triple jump and Alyson Mullins placed second in the pole vault.
The Shoemaker girls were second with 99.5 points, Copperas Cove was third with 93.5 points and Killeen finished fourth with 92 points.
The Shoemaker boys won two of three relays and finished with four individual medals, including Quasan Hill's win in the high jump to finish second with 121 points.
The Grey Wolves' 400- and 800-meter relay teams both placed first and their 1,600 relay finished second. Johnny Jefferson placed third in the 100 and the shot put and anchored both winning relays. Taron Lloyd placed second in long jump.
Copperas Cove, which won its own Bulldawgs Relays last week with just a single gold medal, had three gold medals Friday to finish third. Cameron Woodberry won both the 1,600- and 3,200-meter runs. Tyler Agnello won the discus and Thed Harris finished third. Winning silver medals were D'Anthony Graham (400 meters), Eric Martinez (300 hurdles) and Justin Maple (pole vault). Daniel Ruff finished third in the 100 as did Cove's 1,600 relay.
Killeen finished fifth with 70 points and Ellison sixth with 61.
Devondre Daniels and Efrain Hernandez finished 1-2 in the 800 meters for the Eagles and Bryant Farmer won both the 110- and 300-meter hurdles for Killeen.
Brandon Olwell placed second in the 110-meter hurdles and third in the 300-meter hurdles and Dominic Dungca won the triple jump also for the Roos.
Ellison's 1,600-meter relay won gold medals and Josh Leverett placed third in the 110-meter hurdles.
Cion Hicks won the shot put and discus and Maya Little won the 400 meters and finished third in the 100 to lead the Lady Grey Wolves. Aloysia Young won the long jump and Shoemaker's 800-meter relay finished second.
Fabby Andujar won the 3,200 and finished second in the 1,600 to lead the Copperas Cove girls.
Briana Johnson, who finished second in the 800, and Andujar helped the Lady Bulldawgs' 1,600-meter relay team finish second and Ciara Cheadle and Mikayla Blount finished third in the triple jump and the pole vault, respectively.
Amber Ellis, Christine Powers and Sinoda Emmanuel finished 2-3-4 in the 200 meters, Brittany Mitchell won both the 800 and 1,600 and Tiare Dugger won the 100-meter hurdles and finished third in the long jump to lead Killeen.
Decara Walters placed third in the 800 meters, Allie Rios also received a bronze for her finish in the 3,200. The Lady Roos' 800 relay placed third as well.


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|Reviews for Just A Short Little Trip
| USAFChief chapter 1 . 4/25/2013
I've been reading your stuff for about a week now without a review - guess I'll have to go back and let you know that I think most of it is pretty damn good. This, however, was utterly fantastic! I loved it. Horny dwarves? Whoever woulda thunk it? Hilarious. Extremely well done. We need more crack!fic.
Thanks for posting this and all your other work, too.
| Ali chapter 1 . 7/15/2010
I think I saw this a long time ago, when I was a new Rayne fan. I just stumbled on it again and read it. It's so freaking funny. Very cool fic. :)
| Anonymous chapter 1 . 11/28/2008
Oh my goodness! I was laughing SO hard my stomach hurt...Bad, I don't think you should doubt yourself as to whether or not you have a talent for this sort of thing. Just write another amazing story like this. The part with Jayne wanting to clean Vera with antiseptic wipes...ROFL!
| DSDragon chapter 1 . 7/23/2008
This fic is HI-LARIOUS!
| unlock.your.heart chapter 1 . 3/13/2008
That was really funny! I loved it!
| Ellisguy chapter 1 . 3/9/2008
I liked the humor in your story. Horny dwarves terrorizing the crew of Serenity! Ha! It was quite refreshing as a lot of the stories here tend to be dark, serious, and quite angsty. I liked the references to Mal/Inara, Jayne/River, and Kaylee/Simon pairings. Also the camraderie between Jayne and Simon was surprising, but I felt worked with the overall light-heartedness of the story. Hope to read more from you.
| BlueEyedBrigadier chapter 1 . 3/9/2008
Gotta say...that was quite the Jossian effort. Crazy as a fox but definitely with a hidden message:D
| Fififelicity chapter 1 . 3/9/2008
Hilarious! I loved it!
| queenjane516 chapter 1 . 3/9/2008
hahahahahaha, don't worry, this was beautiful :-) anything you write is gold-you can do no wrong
| jcap1526 chapter 1 . 3/8/2008
"she violated Vera!"
(dabs eyes with tissue)
Poor traumatized Jayne. LOL Great fun to read; do it again please!
| nomad62 chapter 1 . 3/8/2008
No clue how the prompt stories work so can't help ya on whether or not you did it right but it was right shiny by me.
| Bao Bei Tony chapter 1 . 3/8/2008
Shredded underwear, horny little people and Unseemly uses of engine grease. Bad you are Bad!.
I loved it and Laughed my butt off Look there it is way over there.
I guess I gotta do one now.
Good job
| Thug-4-Less chapter 1 . 3/8/2008
Is there a right way to do this sort of thing? It flowed well and was quite hilarious.
Excellent job.
| Love Of My Life chapter 1 . 3/8/2008
I liked it... what's not to like... I thought it was a hoot and a half ;)
| michebabyblue chapter 1 . 3/8/2008
wow this is so funny especially loved the Zoe and Inara bits as they are the most reserved people on the ship.


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Avon Dahl, age 74, of rural Decorah, died unexpectedly Thursday, June 13, 2013 at the Gundersen Medical Center in La Crosse, Wis.
Avon was born Dec. 29, 1938 in Caledonia, Minn. to Palma Hagen (Robert Fritz). She attended Caledonia schools and on Feb. 16, 1955 she married Maurice Dahl, Sr. at the Burr Oak Lutheran Parsonage. They lived, farmed, and raised their 12 children on Maurice's home farm in Hesper Township. They recently moved to the Green Lea Manor Nursing Home in Mabel.
She was a member of the Hesper Lutheran Church and enjoyed spending time with family, flowers, gardening, canning, crafts, and bingo lottery.
Avon is survived by her husband, Maurice Sr. of Mabel, Minnesota; 12 children, Maurice Jr. (Nancy), Burr Oak, Iowa; Bruce Sr. (Doreen), Decorah, Iowa; Carol (Sam) Gipple, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Joyce (Randy) Halverson, Calmar, Iowa; Mary Beth (Michael) Whalen, Burr Oak; Richard (Kathy), Burr Oak; Sandy (Willie) Lorch, Decorah; Leslie, Decorah; Jeff (Val), Elgin, Iowa; Steve, Sr., Decorah; Brian (Laurie), Ossian, Iowa, and Michael (Carri), Cresco, Iowa; 53 grandchildren; 54 great-grandchildren; a brother Burnell (Terri) Nelson, Michigan; a brother Ardis (Sharon) Nelson, Arizona; brother-in-law Arnold (Violet) Dahl, Waterloo, Iowa; sister-in-law Norma Dahl, Canton, Minn.; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, a granddaughter Brianna Dahl in 2006; and a sister, Linda Betts in 2011.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 25, 2013 at the Hesper Lutheran Church with the Rev. Matt Larson officiating. Burial will be in the Hesper Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be 3 to 7 p.m. Monday, June 24 at the Hesper Lutheran Church and again one hour prior to services.


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Aminocamptothecin in Treating Patients With Advanced or Recurrent Kidney Cancer
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Emory University
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There are many different ways you can make a difference at the Boler School of Business. From speaking to our students to helping us find ways to improve our programs, you can help to continue the Boler legacy.


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The National Association of County Recorders, Election Officials and Clerks (NACRC) is a professional organization of elected and appointed county administrative officials, who network on a national level to share information and ideas. Newly elected or appointed county officials, or those with a long career in county government, have found tremendous resources within the organization. Registrar of Voters, Neal Kelley, is the elected vice president of NACRC.
Founded in 1949, with members hailing from nearly every state of the union, NACRC has the history and breadth to help solve problems many officials confront in office.
As an affiliate of the National Association of Counties (NACo), NACRC posts legislative updates on pending matters of national significance. And as an association of professionals facing similar challenges to modernize records and meet new election standards, they share ideas and interact at regional and national conferences.
NACRC Objectives:
- To provide their members opportunities to exchange ideas and information on a national level concerning their offices.
- To provide continuing education, including the opportunity to become a Certified Public Official.
- To help keep abreast of the latest technologies.
- To have a stronger voice on Federal legislation affecting member offices.
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Natural-gas futures fell sharply Tuesday after a report showed U.S. industrial activity fell for the first time in 10 months.
Natural gas for June delivery settled down 13.6 cents, or 3.2%, to $4.182 a million British thermal units on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
The Federal Reserve said industries used 76.9% of their capacity last month, down 0.1 percentage point from the revised 77% March figure. Manufacturing capacity utilization dropped 0.4 percentage point to 74.4%.
Economists surveyed by Dow Jones Newswires had forecast a 0.3-percentage-point increase in output and a capacity utilization rate of 77.6%.
The manufacturing sector accounts for one-third of U.S. natural-gas demand, and any signs of a slowdown tends to pull the price lower.
"They all use natural gas as their baseload energy," said Peter Beutel, president of the trading advisory firm Cameron Hanover.
Natural-gas prices started the day lower, reversing much of Monday's gains as market participants awaited a clearer picture of weather-driven demand this summer. Forecasts continue to call for below-normal temperatures for most of the next five days--little-changed from Monday--followed by a return to above-normal temperatures in the central and eastern U.S., according to Tradition Energy.
"We are going to see a return of some hot weather, but not strongly enough to generate elevated cooling use, so we're stuck in the middle of this range," said Gene McGillian, broker at the Stamford, Conn., firm.
Natural-gas futures have wobbled between $4 and $4.35 a million British thermal units since May 5, when a sell-off across the commodities market sent the contract tumbling from highs above $4.70. Since then, the market has seen an exodus of speculative traders, keeping prices under pressure, McGillian said.
Traders will also be awaiting further cues from Thursday's report on U.S. gas inventories, which stand at 2% below the five-year average and 12% less than 2010 levels.
Supplies, however, are expected to grow strongly in the coming weeks. The U.S. Energy Information Administration said last week it expects working gas inventories to build "strongly" during summer and approach record highs in the second half of 2011.
"With weather-related demand representing a non-event for a few more weeks, we still see sideways trade into early June," said Jim Ritterbusch, head of the trading advisory firm Ritterbusch & Associates in Galena, Ill.
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Hi there,
Thanks for writing in. I was able to restore that blog to
your account, so you should see it the next time you log in.
The Blogger Team
Bless you, Nick.
I'm back. Somebody send me a meme.
Update: If you are a blogger, you probably don't need to worry about losing your blog all of a sudden. But it's not a bad idea, ever, to back up material that you've put a lot of time and effort into. Just a thought.


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The Corporate Governance Impact On Banking Performance Increase
The Gradual collapse of financial markets in the European Union since the fall of 2008 and economic crises at the credits portfolio level that followed, were generated by the several factors, often interdependent, both macroeconomic and microeconomic level, finally leading to the accumulation of excessive risk in the financial system. This excessive risk was partially caused by the deficiencies in Corporate Governance of the Financial Institutions and the especially banks deficiencies. Even if we can't put down to the Corporate Governance crisis started, yet nonexistent or inadequacy of effective control mechanisms have determined to the excessive risk-taking by most credit institutions. This article aims to evaluate the application of Corporate Governance principles of the significant players within the Romanian banking system. The research methodology was based essentially on the technique of using the questionnaire, on Corporate Governance documents remarks published on the banks analyzed websites and on the using scoring methods in evaluating the application of Corporate Governance principles.
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Joan Rivers 700 Surgeries
March 5, 2012 by staff
Joan Rivers 700 Surgeries, The post-Super Bowl "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" featured Adam Sandler and Andy Samberg. Both have SNL under their belts (Fallon does too), both are very Jewish and, according to Sandler, they both have a pretty similar name — which is enough for them to actually work together on a new movie, "That's My Boy."
Not many serious topics were discussed, though Samberg said he had always wanted to play Sandler's son, since their nose resemblance is just uncanny. Sandler, Samberg and Fallon also impersonated one another — a pretty simple task for Sandler (mentally challenged 8-year-old?), but Sandler's imitation of Fallon and Samberg was the winner.
And Fallon did a keg stand, with Samberg and Sandler holding his legs. He only lasted five seconds.
Joan Rivers' plastic surgery meter
You know how sometimes you're watching TV and all of a sudden Joan Rivers appears and someone always says, "Man, she's probably had over 500 plastic surgeries!"
Believe it or not, the number is actually higher: 739!
In an interview with the Australian Daily Telegraph, Rivers, 78, admitted that having plastic surgery for her is kind of like going to Starbucks for others, except that the coffee at the clinic is probably better.
"Every weekend I just go in and I do something new. I get a 10th one free," Rivers said. "It's a little like coffee; you just keep going."
Rivers, whose new reality TV show "Joan & Melissa: Joan Knows Best" is threatening to kill your TV from the inside, was interviewed alongside daughter Melissa, who apparently is not really happy with her mom's knife fe*ish.
"At one point I start to think the risk outweighs the reward, so I wanted my mom to know how I felt about it and I think I made myself fairly clear," Melissa said.
Apparently that didn't really work out, though Joan is taking pride in one thing she hasn't done yet: a tattoo. Melissa joked that her mom should tattoo her home number on her body, with a message: "If lost, please call Betty White."
By the way, in case anyone is contemplating trying to keep up with Rivers, at a rate of one surgical procedure a week, it should take a little more than 14 years to reach 739. It's a long time, but think how spot-on your Joan Rivers Halloween costume will be in 2026.
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Clinton Vacation Packages
To get a sense of what makes Jackson tick, step out and explore surrounding areas like Jackson, Clinton, and Downtown Jackson.
Be sure to visit some of the nearby museums and galleries, which help make the area such a rewarding holiday destination. Discover the various museums and collections in the Russell C Davis Planetarium. Visit the Mississippi Museum of Art, to get your fix of art.
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Spend an afternoon with fellow football lovers at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium, cheering on the popular Jackson State University Tigers. If you want to endear yourself with the locals, wear blue and white, the colors of the Jackson State University Tigers.
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The Best Leg Exercise With Free Weights
Making up around 50 percent of your total muscle mass, your legs play a vital role in many everyday activities. Strong, toned leg muscles will help make everyday tasks considerably easier, including climbing stairs or bending down to pick up your kids. Free weight exercises are an effective way to work your legs because they are functional, which means they replicate regular movements. This is in contrast to many machine exercises which isolate your leg muscles -- not how they work in nature.
Squat is King
Squats are often referred to as the king of leg exercises. They can be performed with a barbell resting on your upper back or across the fronts of your shoulders or with dumbbells in your hands. Working every muscle in your lower body, squats are a real do-it-all exercise that replicate one of the most commonly performed movement patterns. To squat, stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, your chest up and shoulders back. Push your hips back and bend your knees. Squat down until your thighs are around parallel to the floor but do not round your lower back. Stand back up and repeat.
Swing for the Fences
Kettlebell swings hit two of your major leg muscles -- your glutes and hamstrings. To a lesser degree, your quadriceps also get involved in this effective leg exercise. With a kettlebell in your hands, stand with your feet shoulder-width apart. Bend your legs a little and lean forward to lower the weight between your knees. Drive your hips forward and swing the weight up to around eye-level. Clench your butt hard at the top. Lower the weight and repeat. Don't round your lower back as this can lead to injury.
Legs Love Lunges
Lunges are one of the best ways to work your legs because they target one limb at a time which can help identify and correct left to right strength discrepancies. They also improve knee and hip mobility and general balance and coordination. To do a perfect lunge, stand with your feet together, chest up, shoulders back and dumbbells in your hands. Take a large step forward and then bend your legs. Lower your rear knee to within an inch of the floor. Keep your front shin vertical and don't lean forward. Return to the starting position and then do another rep leading with your opposite leg. Alternate legs for the duration of your set. For variety, you can do lunges to the rear or side or do walking lunges where you travel forward step-by-step.
Step To It!
Step-ups, especially using a step that is around knee-height, works every muscle in your legs. Because you use one leg at a time, it also develops balance and coordination. With dumbbells in your hands or a barbell across your shoulders, stand just in front of a sturdy step or bench. Place one foot flat on the top of the step and then push down with this foot and stand up. Try not to use your other leg too much -- really focus on pushing down through the step. Step back down and repeat. Perform an equal number of repetitions on each leg.
With Love from Romania
Popular among weightlifters and bodybuilders, the Romanian deadlift provides an effective workout for your glutes, hamstrings and lower back. So-called because it was a favorite among Romanian Olympic weightlifters, this exercise also strengthens your upper back and forearms. Stand with your your feet hip-width apart and a barbell in your hands. Bend your knees slightly and then lean forward from your hips to lower the bar down the front of your legs. Lean as far forward as your flexibility allows but do not round your lower back. Ensure the majority of the movement comes from your hips rather than your knees. Stand back up and repeat.


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THE Goldeyes came out red hot, but burned out by the end of their final game of four-game series against the Gary SouthShore RailCats. The fourth-straight loss means the Goldeyes were swept for a third time this season. At one point, the Goldeyes led by six runs, but would end up losing by one.
The Goldeyes bats lit up the field in the bottom of the first, going through eight of their nine batters in the lineup. After stealing third base, Tyler Graham was batted in by Mike Coles. Ray Sadler was brought in on a Josh Mazzola sacrifice fly and Ryan Scoma hit a two-run homer between left and centre field to bring himself and Casey Haerther in for a 4-0 lead.
The RailCats added a run in the fourth, but a three-run home run in the fifth by Josh Mazzola increased the Goldeyes' lead to 7-1.
But with their backs against the wall, the RailCats rallied. They matched Mazzola's three runs in the sixth inning to make the score 7-4. Then the Goldeyes and RailCats exchanged singles in the bottom of the sixth and top of the seventh. The RailCats evened the score at 8-8 after a strong eighth inning that included a two-run home run by Danny Pulfer.
Mark Hardy started on the mound and pitched five and two thirds innings allowing eight hits, four runs and struck out five. The Goldeyes had relief pitching from Chris Kissock, Brendan Lafferty and Patrick Keating who was charged with the loss.
Mazzola brought some much needed offence for the Goldeyes, most notably in the fifth inning when he launched a three-run home run to take a 7-1 lead. Mazzola finished with one run, one hit and four RBIs on four at bat attempts.
RailCats third baseman Brian Kolb got onto base in the final inning to score the go-ahead run. He was flawless at the plate going five-for-five hitting two singles, two doubles and a triple. Kolb had three runs and two RBI.
In the top of the ninth inning Kolb hit a fair ball deep down the first-base foul line and let it roll deep into the corner of right field. The hit allowed Kolb to get all the way to third base and allowed him to score the winning run on a Pulfer sacrifice fly. The Goldeyes attempted to come back in the bottom of the inning but the game finished on a double play.
The Goldeyes head out on a 10 game Can-Am League tour. They start with a four game series against the Quebec Capitales on July 11. After they will play two three-game series against the Trois-Rivieres Aigles and the Rockland Boulders.


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AURA Music & Arts Festival has added several artists to the lineup including the funky stylings of New Orleans bands The Revivalists and Earphunk, jamtronica pioneer Particle and Atlanta's low-endie rock outfit Stokeswood, who will also perform a Tribute to Hall & Oates. From the Florida family, Jacksonville's Lucky Costello and Tallahassee's Catfish Alliance will also take the stage at Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park, along with two side projects from The Heavy Pets – Fat Mannequin and Lather Up!
AURA has also unveiled details for their first-ever VIP Experience – with two options to take the AURA fan journey to the next level including a heated VIP hangout tent in the concert area, discounted beverages, a daily meet & greet with select bands and delicious catered meals alongside AURA staff and artists. For details: http://bit.ly/HJVxfQ
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Taking place February 14th – 16th, 2014, AURA 5 also features Lotus, Papadosio, Conspirator, Zoogma, The Werks, Marco Benevento, Mike Dillon Band, Kung Fu, Dopapod, The Heavy Pets, Superhuman Happiness, Brock Butler, Jimkata and more. Tickets are currently available for $135 at www.AURAmusicfestival.com.
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Concord - New Hampshire Republican State Committee Chairman Jennifer Horn today formally responded to the Hassan Campaign's defense of the governor's illegal campaign contribution scheme. The response was delivered to the New Hampshire Department of Justice this morning.
"Governor Hassan's illegal campaign contribution scheme has raised very serious questions about the priorities and integrity of her administration. It is clear that Governor Hassan has repeatedly and intentionally ignored contribution limits and solicited limitless donations from special interest groups." said NHGOP Chairman Jennifer Horn. "Governor Hassan believes that it is acceptable for her to sit in the corner office in Concord and take unlimited amounts of money from special interest groups that have business before state government. This is a clear violation of New Hampshire laws and shows that the Hassan Administration is beholden to special interests that are trying to buy influence in Concord."
Hassan has accepted donations from Big Labor PACs that dramatically exceed New Hampshire's campaign contribution limits, including a $25,000 contribution from that International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) union that is pushing for lawmakers to support the North Pass transmission line project.
The left-leaning Concord Monitor editorial page criticized Hassan's decision to accept the illegal contributions.
"[R]egardless of the decision arrived at by the attorney general's office, Hassan has a perception problem on her hands. A campaign's broad interpretation of campaign finance laws is akin to a child hearing only what he or she wants to hear, and the political damage can be significant," wrote the Monitor. "[S]uddenly $25,000 has bought the campaign nothing but legal problems, anxiety for supporters and fuel for opponents who can spin the Hassan campaign's interpretation of law into something much more sinister."


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Everything old is new again! You'll find classic, cozy "grandpa" cardigans in all the latest fashion magazines. Whether or not you're wearing it for the style, the Fisherman's Rib Cardigan, a traditional seamed cardigan, knit in a brioche stitch variation with soft and fluffy Amherst will definitely keep you cozy warm.
Finished Sizes: 36 (40, 44, 48, 52)"
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