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My boyfriend and I usually start our morning sessions off this way. He will usually cuddle me and start rubbing and kissing me until I start thrusting my ass into his hard cock and then he knows he can throw me on top of him and start pounding away. Usually stay like that until it gets too hot and he throws me forward on my stomach.
A variant of the Acrobat position, the Pearly Gates position is one of the favorite positions for intimacy. Unlike its close cousin, regular Rear Entry, this position offers incredible access to the receiver's chest and neck while offering a great penetration angle for g-spot or prostate gland stimulation. To get into the position, the giver lies on a bed with their partner lying on top in line with them.
Note: since the receiver doesn't have very much leverage, movement is mainly the giver's responsibility.
my bf and i tried this position it was kinda difficult but we got the hang of it. i like this one cuz he plays with my tits while kissing my neck. and his hands will make their way down and rub my clit right before he penetrates me. it is really intimate and steamy. he starts out slow and then speeds up. sometimes that man doesnt know the meaning of gentle even if it hit him in the face. so before he gets rough he makes sure im really wet and then fucks me hard. funn fun fun love this one
Try to rub ur clits by urself. Ur man will feel a contract experience which will make him want more of u
When DH first slid me into this position I felt like I was in a porn video and someone was watching us, dunno why! But interesting position, not one of my faves though but good to do when I'm tired of the usual.
I love the opportunities to manually stimulate while doing this one. I can't wait to try this with my new GF.
really good position! hard at first for us to get but it was great once it was mastered!
Ok so im 18 and one of my boobs is bigger than the other. Is that normal ?
everybodys body is 2 diff sizes
totally normal. my left one is a little bit bigger than my right one.
yeah.. i wouldn't worry about it to much
My wife and I gravitate to this position every time. It starts out with us in the spooning position then, after getting warmed up, I pull her on top of me. My hands are roaming around her breasts and belly and the other is basically masturbating her. We both cum EVERY time. Unreal!
Have done this, it is a bit hard to do and penitration my not be to deep. But it is fun to do so he can touch everything. Have also done a variation of this sitting on the couch, you just leaning back angled againt the arm/back of the couch. This way seems easier and more penatration, cuz the angle is slightly different. Plus woman can help when on the couch.
my boyfriend really wants to do this...
i'm heavier, but curvier too. so i'm afraid that i'll squish him, but...i think since we've had sex already and i've been on top most of the time, he likes me on top- haha!! :) i'm not so scared anymore & it is amazing, so maybe we CAN give this a try...
I had the same worry, that I would squish him. But we tried it and most of your weight is going to be on his cock...he wont complain trust me.
We love this one for all of the access it allows me to have with her.
when she is up in this position and your angle is correct, its best, ...............I like it when my lady is with me
For some reason I've always loved the pearly gates. There's just something about having access to my wifes tits, neck, and clit while I'm fucking her. I just texted her right now to tell her that I want to rip her clothes off tonight!
hi im 17 and i wanted to know how to convince my girlfriend of over a year to let me fuck her anal........ she tried it but it hurt and i learned how to do it and she doesnt trust me..... well i have a few questions... did it hurt her the first time, is it easier to cum, is it easier to get an orgasm for her, and over all how much lube do you use? plz plz plz help me and PM me
How well does this one stimulate the g spot?
this actually made me enjoy anal sex and made my partner very happy
:-p xoxoxoxox
My ex and I tried this by 'accident' lol, we were just fooling around and he picked me up and i lied on top of him and it went from there wow, this position is great, very intimate. To make it easier on the man if he's not as strong, ladies kinda do a crab walk at def helps :)
How is this possible because to me there is going to be a difficulty for the man and if not, the man might experience some kind of pain. Anyone that thinks I am wrong should share his/her opinion.
i'm deffinitely gonna try this one and acrobat with my bf this weekend. it looks like it could be a lot of fun and it kinda turns me on thinking about it (:
It would be so great to do this position and have my bf touch me *o*
i wana do it so bad!
looks fun


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Skip to comments.Daily Reflections with Oswald Chambers [March 18, 2014]
Posted on 03/18/2014 4:15:38 PM PDT by Vision
Therefore, having these promises. . . ." I claim Gods promises for my life and look to their fulfillment, and rightly so, but that shows only the human perspective on them. Gods perspective is that through His promises I will come to recognize His claim of ownership on me. For example, do I realize that my "body is the temple of the Holy Spirit," or am I condoning some habit in my body which clearly could not withstand the light of God on it? (1 Corinthians 6:19). God formed His Son in me through sanctification, setting me apart from sin and making me holy in His sight (see Galatians 4:19). But I must begin to transform my natural life into spiritual life by obedience to Him. God instructs us even in the smallest details of life. And when He brings you conviction of sin, do not "confer with flesh and blood," but cleanse yourself from it at once (Galatians 1:16). Keep yourself cleansed in your daily walk.
I must cleanse myself from all filthiness in my flesh and my spirit until both are in harmony with the nature of God. Is the mind of my spirit in perfect agreement with the life of the Son of God in me, or am I mentally rebellious and defiant? Am I allowing the mind of Christ to be formed in me? (see Philippians 2:5). Christ never spoke of His right to Himself, but always maintained an inner vigilance to submit His spirit continually to His Father. I also have the responsibility to keep my spirit in agreement with His Spirit. And when I do, Jesus gradually lifts me up to the level where He lived-a level of perfect submission to His Fathers will where I pay no attention to anything else. Am I perfecting this kind of holiness in the fear of God? Is God having His way with me, and are people beginning to see God in my life more and more?
Be serious in your commitment to God and gladly leave everything else alone. Literally put God first in your life.
Oswald Chambers (1874-1917) was born July 24, 1874, in Aberdeen, Scotland. Converted in his teen years under the ministry of Charles Haddon Spurgeon, he studied art and archaeology at the University of Edinburgh before answering a call from God to the Christian ministry. He then studied theology at Dunoon College. From 1906-1910 he conducted an itinerant Bible-teaching ministry in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Japan.
In 1910, Chambers married Gertrude Hobbs. They had one daughter, Kathleen.
In 1911 he founded and became principal of the Bible Training College in Clapham, London, where he lectured until the school was closed in 1915 because of World War I. In October 1915 he sailed for Zeitoun, Egypt (near Cairo), where he ministered to troops from Australia and New Zealand as a YMCA chaplain. He died there November 15, 1917, following surgery for a ruptured appendix.
Although Oswald Chambers wrote only one book, Baffled to Fight Better, more than thirty titles bear his name. With this one exception, published works were compiled by Mrs. Chambers, a court stenographer, from her verbatim shorthand notes of his messages taken during their seven years of marriage. For half a century following her husband's death she labored to give his words to the world.
My Utmost For His Highest, his best-known book, has been continuously in print in the United States since 1935 and remains in the top ten titles of the religious book bestseller list with millions of copies in print. It has become a Christian classic.
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Bacteria can grow in cool conditions. They will even grow, albeit very slowly, inside your fridge. Most species, though, grow considerably faster at about 95 degrees Fahrenheit. Unless you wish to wait weeks for your cultures to develop, you'll need some sort of incubator. This could simply be a warm spot, for example near a heater, but a purpose-built incubator makes things easier and allows you to control the temperature variable.
Find or make a wooden box large enough to hold all your petri dishes when it is on its side. The box can be as crude as you like -- its only purpose is safe insulation.
Drill a hole in the side of the box, if one doesn't already exist. This is for the cord to the lamp.
Place a small desk lamp in the box. Use a 15 watt bulb -- you don't need anything more for an incubator this size and a stronger bulb could overheat it.
Create a platform with wood or cardboard over the lamp. For example, fold a piece of cardboard so that it has two sides a little higher than the lamp and a wide middle and pop this over the top.
Measure the temperature above the platform after a few hours. If it is about 80 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit, you have the perfect incubator. If it is considerably higher or lower, use a different bulb, wait and test the temperature again.
Place your cultures on the platform in the incubator.
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The following group calls itself American, like the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union), and Citizens For The American Way; neither of which are pro traditional American. Don't let them fool you. This is a Liberal Progressive effort to deceive people. The left has always had contempt for patriotic Americans suggesting that we "wrap ourselves up in the American flag" (they disrespectfully called it "a peice of cloth"). Now they've decided to wrap themselves up by using the word American in order to deceive and promote an unAmerican agenda.
The following is the video that they're sending around even to conservatives hoping to dupe them into serving their agenda.
Click on the line below and turn up your sound:
These "People For The American Way" wouldn't know the American Way if it hit them in the face. This is an effort to counter the Tea Party movement.
Read what they have to say about traditional Americans ("the right")
Right Wing Watch in Focus: Rise of the New McCarthyism
Right Wing Watch in Focus: Right Plays the Race Card
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Tell the President and Congress: It's time to repeal DOMA.
They use the term "Born Again" to further deceive people; the only way they want America to be Born Again is in the NEW Image of Obaman CHANGE; i.e. Marxism.
They want to do away with our Founding Fathers and want to dismantle the public manifestation of Christianity. These are the people who want us to say Happy Holidays instead of Merry Christmas so we don't offend the anti-Christians. They're for gay marriage and for whatever other distortion of marriage it will bring.


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- Height 6' 1", Weight 185 lb.
- High School John C. Fremont High School
- Debut April 12, 1975
- Final Game May 31, 1985
- Born May 19, 1952 in Los Angeles, CA USA
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Dan Ford served in the U.S. Army at the time of the Vietnam War. He made his major league debut with the Minnesota Twins early in the 1975 season and had his first four-run major league game on July 1st that year. He hit the first home run at the newly-renovated Yankee Stadium on April 15, 1976.
He was traded to the California Angels before the 1979 season, and had his best season with his new team that year, scoring and driving over 100 runs as the Angels won the first division title in team history. On August 10th, he had the first 5-hit game of his career. He hit 2 home runs in the 1979 ALCS, which the Angels lost in 4 games to the Baltimore Orioles.
He later became a member of the Orioles and hit a home run in Game 3 of the 1983 World Series, against Steve Carlton of the Philadelphia Phillies, helping the O's on their way to a world title. As his nickname "Disco Dan" implies, he was very much in tune with the styles of the 1970s, and was a bit of a strange fit with the Orioles, a team that was straight-laced and stressed fundamentals, something which Ford had never had much time for. However, he was a good hitter, particularly dangerous against lefties, and manager Earl Weaver could accept a few defensive shortcomings and quirky personality traits from a player who could rake.
He had an extremely closed batting stance. He would stand at the plate turned towards the catcher, with the numbers on his back clearly visible and his feet spread wide apart. He still managed to hit the ball very hard out of that unusual stance.
Notable Achievements[edit]
- 1975 Topps All-Star Rookie Team
- 20-Home Run Seasons: 2 (1976 & 1979)
- 100 RBI Seasons: 1 (1979)
- 100 Runs Scored Seasons: 1 (1979)
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Saurav Sen, GM and Head of Telecom Content with Times Internet Ltd, has put in his papers. He is joining the Anand Bazar Patrika (ABP) Group as Business Head, Internet and Telecom. Sen will be reporting to Pramath Raj Sinha, CEO and MD, ABP Group.
Sen, who joined TIL four years back as GM-Brands, moved laterally as the Editor of Timesofindia.com. Later he was appointed Head of Corporate Group, TIL, and also assumed charge as Head of Telecom Content.
Sen, who has 18 years' experience in media, was with Khaleez Times, Dubai as the Head-Digital Media for five year before joining the Times Group. He is also one of the earliest entrants in the online journalism space in India.
At the ABP Group, Sen will take all ABP Group publications to the Internet and telecom domain and create new revenue streams.
Speaking about his experience with Indiatimes, Sen said, "It was a real dream run for me as far as career satisfaction is concerned. I will always cherish those years throughout my life. One important thing I learned at Indiatimes is to think differently, and I am carrying it forward with me."
About his new assignment, Sen said, "It's a huge challenge. The ABP Group is one of the most respected organisations in India. Though they are a late entrant in the Internet and telecom business, I believe they have the wherewithal to reach the leadership level. I will create more activities in the telecom domain and build parallel revenue possibilities for the organisation."
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I'm a black woman, light brown skin with blue eyes and sandy brown hair that can have a reddish look sometimes. I have been told that I'm "exotic" mainly because not many black people have blue eyes, it's very rare. I remember wearing contacts while in high school because females would call me weird looking and even until this day most ppl, especially whites, thinks my blue eyes are fake. I'm always asked the question "how did I get blue eyes?" "Which of my family members is white", I get attention and get put on display like a zoo animal and I find it uncomfrontable at times. Most men compliment my looks but I always get negative and hateful remarks from females. Do other women have looks that's said to be "exotic"? Does exotic and beauty coincide or is there a difference between the two?
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Exotic, is any look that is different from what we are use to, but appealing to us at the same time. Otherwise people would just call you weird, instead of exotic. Any look a guy isn't use to could be exotic if he likes it. There aren't many Asian women around here, and guys think they look exotic. If we had a big Asian population they would stop being exotic.
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Hey do you still have this and do you ship to the UK?
Could I get permission to get a tattoo of this?
Its wonderful!
Its wonderful!
now that looks epic
This is astonishingly beautiful!
Amazing! Guessing you can't do another one like this?
very original and eye-catchy. I like it
So beautiful....I would hit it
beautiful *-*
Eccelantly put together and well layered, thank you for making this.
out of curiosity, is that a real butterfly or like angelina film?
Beautifully done! so intense and detailed!
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oh wow this is awesome!
Not entirely sure what steampunk is, but I must admit I like it regardless!
this is absolutely stunning !
I love this, it would make a brilliant hair piece
That looks great !
does that clock work ?
wow, this is so beautiful!
Wow, wonderful!
Does the clock actually work? This is beautiful!
Great work! I love it!
Gorgeous! I love the elegance of it.
Genuinely amazing! I assume the butterfly is made of resin, or something similar? I suppose it would be plausible to somehow coat the membranes of a dead butterfly to prevent immediate disintegration.... But that's too impractical for even steampunk! I love it, I really do.
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Thank you
The link just takes me to the main page of deviantart...?
The link just takes me to the main page of deviantart...?
Awesome! Does the clock work?
Thanks No, the clock doesn't work, it's made out of epoxy resin on top of a high resolution print.
This is absolutely stunning! I love the incorporation of the wings with all the clock parts. Really really amazing effect.
Looks amazing. What's its size/measurements?
Thank you.
The pendant measures 2.5" wide and 2" long. Comes with a 28" dark brown suede strap.
The pendant measures 2.5" wide and 2" long. Comes with a 28" dark brown suede strap.
Absolutely gorgeous~
The butterfly wings definitely make it something else!


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Financial Performance
In 2015 the company's net revenues decreased by 19% due to significant declines in power and natural gas prices in East segment. In the West, revenues decreased due to lower power prices and on-peak Spark Spreads resulting from lower natural gas prices; a wildfire in northern California which negatively impacted Geysers Assets and the expiration of the operating lease related to the Greenleaf power plants.
Commodity margin in the Texas segment declined due to lower contribution from summer hedges partially offset by the positive impact from hedging through aretail subsidiary beginning in the fourth quarter of 2015 and lower on-peak Spark Spreads despite higher market heat rates resulting from lower natural gas prices, partially offset by a 24% increase in generation from power plants resulting from higher off-peak spark spreads and lower natural gas prices that drove lower system-wide coal-fired generation from competitors and a full year of operation of the 1,000 MW Guadalupe Energy Center and Deer Park and Channel Energy Center expansions.
Revenues from the East segment dropped due to a significant decrease in power and natural gas prices and lower regulatory capacity revenue in PJM, partially offset by higher regulatory capacity revenues in PJM during the remaining seven months of 2015.
Calpine's net income decreased by 75% due to lower revenues.
Cash from operating activities increased by 1% due to changes in accounts receivable.
The company's goal is to continue to grow its generation presence in core markets with an emphasis on acquisitions, expansions or modernization of existing power plants. Calpine is also actively seeking divestiture opportunities of non-core assets in order to pay down debt.
In 2016, the company entered into an asset sale agreement for the sale of substantially all of the assets comprising South Point Energy Center to Nevada Power Company. This transaction supports effort to divest non-core assets outside our strategic concentration.
Calpine also plans to focus on competitive wholesale power markets and advocate for market-driven solutions that result in nondiscriminatory forward price signals for investors.
As part of its expansion strategy, the company originated new contracts with customers in East segment related to Morgan and RockGen Energy Centers and announced an expansion of the service territory for Champion Energy.
The company has disposed of most of its natural gas reserves and gathering and transportation assets in order to focus on power generation. It is seeking to grow organically and through negotiating supply contracts and by making selected acquisitions supported by asset sales to ensure financial stability.
To raise cash to pay down debt, in 2014 Calpine sold six of its power plants (with 3,500 MW) to privately-held LS Power Equity Advisors for $1.6 billion.
In 2014 Calpine had two power plants under construction. In 2015, they began construction of 760 MW York 2 Energy Center and expect commercial operations to commence during the second quarter of 2017.
That year the company agreed to supply electric generation capacity and power to American Electric Power Service Corporation, as agent for Public Service Company of Oklahoma, from Calpine's Oneta Energy Center (a natural gas fired power plant).
In 2014 Calpine had two power plants under construction.
Mergers and Acquisitions
In 2016 the company agreed to buy Noble Group' s North American energy business for about $800 million.
That year Calpine acquired the Granite Ridge Energy Center from Granite Ridge Holdings, LLC, a natural gas-fired, combined-cycle power plant located in Londonderry, New Hampshire, the cost of deal was $500 million. The addition of Granite Ridge strategically enhances its footprint in New England.
In 2015 Calpine acquired retail electric provider Champion Energy Marketing for $240 million plus working capital adjustments. Champion's presence in Texas and the Northeast made it the ideal retail complement to the company's wholesale generation portfolio.
Growing its generating capacity in Texas, in 2014 Calpine bought a power plant owned by MinnTex Power Holdings, LLC with a nameplate capacity of 1,050 MW for $625 million. It also purchased a 1,050 MW, combined-cycle power plant from a unit of Wayzata Investment Partners for $625 million. The natural gas-fired plant is 30 miles northeast of San Antonio.
That year the company also bought a 809 MW combined-cycle power plant from Exelon for $530 million. The natural gas-fired plant in North Weymouth, Massachusetts, expands Calpine's footprint in the New England competitive wholesale power market.
Company Background
In 2013, to raise cash, Calpine sold its Riverside Energy Center (a 600 MW natural gas plant in Beloit, Wisconsin, to Wisconsin Power and Light for $400 million.
In 2012 the company acquired an 800-MW natural gas-fired, combined-cycle power plant in Central Texas from Bosque Power Co., for $432 million. That year it sold the Broad River Energy Center to Broad River Power LLC, an affiliate of Energy Capital Partners LLC, for $427 million.
In 2010 Calpine purchased 4,490 MW of power plants from Pepco Holding s for about $1.7 billion. The acquisition added Conectiv Energy's power plants (18 operating and one under construction) to Calpine's fleet, helping to strengthen its market position in the Eastern US.
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Purging_Flame (Topic Creator)4 years ago#2
You dismiss the thought of retreating out of hand. Jeopardizing the alliance so soon after agreeing to it would be foolish in the extreme. Instead you brace yourself for whatever is about to attack the pier. You don't have to wait long to find out.
A pale, slimy hand reaches over the guardrail at the end of the pier, slowly closes its fingers around it, then flexes, hauling its owner up and over. It collapses in a shivering heap for a moment before shuddering to its feet, drawing itself up to its full height and taking a step forwards.
The thing that stands at the end of the pier is roughly humanoid in shape. It has two arms, two legs, a chest, torso and a head, but that is where the similarities end. Its arms are far longer than a normal persons, reaching down so low that they almost drag along the wooden floor, and you count at least four joints from the shoulder downwards. Its legs are similarly long and oddly jointed, and its feet are tipped with vicious-looking talons that click and scrape as it walks. Its head is completely featureless apart from a single red dot in the middle of where a normal person's forehead would be. Its body is a uniform translucent white.
The creature takes another step, talons rapping on the wooden floor of the pier, then throws its head back and explodes into motion, charging forwards with an odd rolling motion aided by its many jointed limbs. It makes no sound, loping forwards in dead silence.
Then Rider suddenly appears in front of it, his sword sweeping horizontally across the creature's midriff. White particles explode everywhere as the thing is bisected at the waist, both halves writhing and thrashing as they tumble to the floor. They continue to move until Rider crushes the creature's head under his armoured boot, at which point the whole thing collapses into a mound of white grains.
There is no time to celebrate however, because at that moment four more creatures identical to the first haul themselves over the end of the pier. Again they charge forwards, and again Rider moves to dispatch them, but this time one manages to slip through, Rider's final stroke only managing to sever one arm. The wounded creature scampers forwards, ducks down low, then leaps twelve feet into the air, the talons on its feet aimed squarely at Eudokia's neck.
Three balls of fire catch the thing in midair, charring its head and upper chest into a foul-smelling black mass. Three of Eudokia's cousins lower their hands in unison, having protected their mistress from harm. The creature breaks apart before it hits the ground, scattering fine white pellets over you and everyone else. You reach out to brush the powder off yourself, then realize what it is.
"Salt. These things are made of salt."
Scathach nods and braces her staff against the floor as dozens of the things begin to pour over the guardrails.
"Salt Elementals, Master. An enemy magus must be using seawater to create them. As long as he has prana to maintain them he'll have an endless supply of soldiers to slowly grind us down."
Caster grunts, then swings her staff at an Elemental attempting to sneak up on her. It catches the thing in the head, which explodes into white mist. Nearby Eudokia's guards lay down a barrage of fire and wind, scattering any Elementals that get past Rider's guard. The stocky Servant swings his blade methodically, as if cutting wheat, his every stroke bisecting or maiming one of the creatures.
"But surely this enemy can't expect to take us out with just these things?"
You ask, lashing out with one hand formed into a claw at a legless Elemental. It scuttles forward on its unnaturally long arms, but your blow catches it full in the chest and it explodes into powder like its brethren.
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if you have standards it just lowers the amount of stuff you can enjoy. - yusiko
Purging_Flame (Topic Creator)4 years ago#3
"I doubt it!"
Caster yells back, dispatching three more Elementals with sharp, precise jabs to their heads.
"These are probably only a distraction! We should all retreat from here and conclude this meeting at a more defensible location!"
You growl and retreat back to Eudokia's position, clawing at any Elementals who come too close. Her guards have formed a defensive ring around her but the sheer number of enemies is beginning to tell. As you hurry forwards you see one of her black-coats go down as an Elemental leaps onto him, slashing and tearing at his neck with serrated white talons, blood spraying over its translucent legs. Another black-coat throws out a hand and chants a sentence in an odd, lilting tongue, and a bar of green lightning flashes from his palm, blasting the bloodstained creature into particles.
Everyone slowly begins to fall back, giving ground until you reach the theme park area of the pier. You shuffle into the entry station for the ghost train, and Rider turns the entrance into a chokepoint, standing resolutely in the path of the Elementals, their claws bouncing harmlessly off his body as he hews them down. The station is closed off with thick wooden walls on either side topped by a ceiling with many exposed rafters, preventing the silent white killers from climbing over. You look around, trying to take stock of the situation, then realize that something's missing.
"Hey…where did Irene go?"
Eudokia tsks and motions to one of her guards, who moves off into the shadows.
"Ugh, that little coward. Can't believe I have to rely on such-"
Eudokia's words are lost as an enormous crossbow bolt punches its way through the wooden wall just next to her, skewering one of her black-coats through the chest. He falls to the ground and convulses for a moment before lying still. Eudokia stumbles away, the residual air pressure from the impact knocking her into her circle of guardians. More bolts begin to hammer through the wall, each one knocking fist-sized chunks of wood out of the panels, the fragments turning into lethal splinters that rain down on everyone.
You shout, and Scathach throws out her left hand, the emerald-studded ring on her index finger suddenly glowing with energy. A thin square of yellowish-green light springs up just in front of the wall right as another bolt smashes its way through the increasingly flimsy wood. The bolt meets the shield…
…And stops dead, suspended in mid air, its tip resting against the crackling green surface of Caster's shield. The wooden shrapnel from the wall hits the shield half a second later and are also instantly halted.
"My thanks, Apostle."
Eudokia groans, slowly rising to her feet with the help of her cousins. A splinter has torn a shallow gash into her forehead, and the blood seeps down over the left side of her face. She glances at Scathach's shield, then grimaces.
"Well this is…how do you English say it? Out of the frying pan, into the fire?"
Her words are punctuated with a series of cracks as three more bolts tear through the wall, the missiles halted harmlessly by Caster's shield. Out of the corner of your eye you see one of the emeralds on her ring go dark. You nod and try to say something encouraging.
Failing at life this hard should be a ToS violation. - TennCaseys Encore
if you have standards it just lowers the amount of stuff you can enjoy. - yusiko
Purging_Flame (Topic Creator)4 years ago#4
Four of Eudokia's black-coats collapse without warning, gurgling and clutching at their necks. What can only be described as long, barbed needles protrude from their throats. You let out a yell of warning as something dark and indistinct moves in the rafters above, and more needles begin to rain down upon your group. One flies straight for your heart with inhuman speed, and you only barely manage to interpose your arm between it. The needle shreds its way through flesh, muscle and bone, almost completely passing through your outstretched arm before stopping inches from your chest.
Two more of Eudokia's cousins go down before they can rally together. Gouts of flame and bursts of energy shoot up into the rafters, revealing a gaunt black figure wearing a grinning skull mask perched on one of the crossbeams. The Assassin effortlessly dodges the magic sent his way, leaping from beam to beam, swarming up the walls and crawling across the ceiling, black cloak billowing out behind him as he rains more barbed needles down on you.
Sensing the disorder behind him, Rider pulls back from the entrance and strides into the midst of the chaos. He raises his sword and begins to deflect the needles with the same smooth and efficient motions he used against the Elementals. The Elementals themselves begin to scrabble through the doorway, clambering over each other in their haste to get inside. You step forwards to meet them, yanking the needle out of your arm and hurling it at the advancing creatures, smiling with grim satisfaction as it impales two at once.
You wade into the fight, tearing into the advancing horde with your claws. But for every one you kill, two more step forwards to take its place, and some of the ones you maul continue to pull themselves forwards. Beside you Caster's face is drawn into a grinning richtus of concentration, her shield now holding a dozen crossbow bolts and hundreds of splinters. The final emerald suddenly goes dim, and seconds later the bolts and splinters fall to the floor as the shield dies.
"Damn. They really got us."
You growl, crushing an Elemental's head even as it tears your stomach open with its talons. You risk another look back, but the situation doesn't look good. Rider is busy fending off Assassin's endless projectiles, you yourself are struggling to hold back the Elemental tide, Caster is now batting crossbow bolts out of the air with her bare hands, the serpent ring on her right hand shining with golden light, Irene has been missing since before the battle began, and Eudokia…
…Eudokia stands motionless, an island of calm seemingly untouched by the storm raging around her. Her eyes are little more than thin slits, her brow creased and folded as if deep in thought. Abruptly she breathes in, a long shuddering gasp as if she had just been burned. Her eyes widen to their fullest extent, and an ugly blue lattice spreads over her face, bulging, throbbing lines that cover her features and funnel down her neck to disappear beneath her clothing. She bares her teeth and raises her arms up high-
-And the wooden floor beneath the scuttling Elementals bulges and cracks upwards. Enormous hairy claws tear huge chunks away as a bear the size of a Humvee hauls itself up from beneath the floor, scattering the Elementals around it. Enormous muscles contract as the behemoth pulls itself into the station. Splinters cling to its pitch-black fur, and its eyes are pools of silver fire. Its head swings ponderously from side to side, testing the air, then it rears back on its hind legs, roaring furiously, revealing teeth as long as carving knives before charging forwards into the white horde.
Failing at life this hard should be a ToS violation. - TennCaseys Encore
if you have standards it just lowers the amount of stuff you can enjoy. - yusiko
Purging_Flame (Topic Creator)4 years ago#5
The Elementals are crushed, broken and tossed aside as the bear smashes its way through them. Those that escape its huge bulk are seized in its massive jaws and shaken to pieces, and those that avoid that fate are obliterated by great swipes of its massive claws. In seconds the entire army of Elementals is gone, reduced to a thick carpet of salt covering half of the station's floor.
The bear turns to face you, and you shiver involuntarily. The black-furred colossus bares its teeth and growls, then jerks its head upwards abruptly, eyes suddenly focused on the Assassin above. The masked Servant takes one look at the creature below it and flees, spidering its way up the wall and leaping out of one of the charred holes caused by Eudokia's black-coats in their attempt to bring it down.
The bear roars and smashes its way through the wall, apparently intent on chasing Assassin off for good. Seconds pass, but no more Elementals appear and no more crossbow bolts pierce the wall of the building. Silence falls, save for the crackling rasp of several small scattered fires.
Eudokia breathes out slowly, and the ugly lines sink back into her face. You realize that she must have been using her special ability to turn her blood vessels into magic circuits – those lines were actually her veins. She wipes her hand across her face, then grimaces as she realizes she now has blood on her palm.
"Well. That went rather poorly, wouldn't you say?"
She spits, bitterly looking around at the destruction around her. Nine of her black-coats are dead, with three more lying injured on the floor. Eudokia's white coat is now stained with blood in dozens of places, but she doesn't seem to be seriously injured.
"It looks like we aren't the only ones allied with one another. Somehow they knew we'd be here, and planned their attack accordingly."
You say carefully. Eudokia 's face darkens, all pretenses of civility gone.
"They'll pay for this…"
She snarls, eyes wide with rage. A gauntleted hand clamps itself over her shoulder, and Rider's armoured form emerges from behind her.
"My lady. Do not let rage overcome your senses. We lost much, but not everything. I advise sheathing your anger until Saber is dealt with. After that we can deal with whoever it was who attacked us this night."
Eudokia swivels her head to look at Rider, eyes still wide. She stares at him for a moment, then closes her eyes and sighs. When she opens them again her face is serene, though just barely.
"…You are right, of course. Revenge can wait. For now."
Caster walks over to you, her boots crunching on the piled salt. She quirks an eyebrow at you, as if to say 'Well, that was interesting'. Thankfully Eudokia doesn't seem to notice. Surveying the carnage around you, your thoughts drift to your next move. Where do you go from here? It would be safest to return to your hideout and wait until tomorrow, but is there anything else that you could do tonight to help your position in the War?
1. Enough is enough. Go back to the hideout and prepare for tomorrow. No sense in taking risks now.
2. Offer to escort Eudokia back to her own hideout. If she agrees you'll learn where she is basing herself. Of course, she probably won't stay there for long afterwards, but you never know what else you might discover on the way there…
3. Offer to look for Irene. She is the weak link in the Hellespont faction, and if you get to her now then it could make a later betrayal far easier.
Matrix has been updated, btw.
Failing at life this hard should be a ToS violation. - TennCaseys Encore
if you have standards it just lowers the amount of stuff you can enjoy. - yusiko
I'm probably wrong as usual, but I get the impression that Irene is actually working for the assassin/archer alliance. Probably told Assassin about the art gallery so he could learn info from any meetings there and I feel like she should have been killed immediately if she tried to run away just now. Could account for some of her nervousness. In any case, by looking for her we either continue down the Irene route or learn of a revelation like what I mentioned.
May thine...strength...help the world be mended
We were talking about alignments in the last couple of posts in the other topic. This is probably the kind of thing Nasu used to come up with the alignments he chose http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/dnd/20001222b though when it came to actually writing them he goofed quite a bit.
Fun is fun and done is done.
Well, I can't blame him since 98% of people use the terms incorrectly anyway.
Also, according to that test I'm Chaotic Neutral. >_>
May thine...strength...help the world be mended
Oblivion_Hero 4 years ago#9
I'm not sure about a decision yet, but Archer was attacking from range, as per usual. I wonder if going off by ourselves would mean he'd continue try to snipe at someone.
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I'm somewhat torn between 2 and 3. 2 seems like it'd just be more interesting but 3 seems more necessary because the plan hinges on rider and berserker fighting saber together and rider isn't a servant that can fight independently at full strength like an archer so trying to make Irene less of a coward/more useful in general would help our chances of surviving our attempt at killing saber.
So 3 is my choice.
On an unrelated note I took that alignment test and answered honestly (though you're supposed to do it "in character" since it's meant to determine what kind of alignment the character you're playing will have or sommat). It says I'm "neutral evil" which is mildly amusing.
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Hei. So, I have a pair of doves who recently gave birth to 2 "babies". This is their first, and ours. What am I supposed to do? Do I play a part in this? Do I just leave them?
They live in our basement - I live in Canada, so its currently winter here, and surprisingly, our basement is warm. However, where the female dove has laid her offspring is in a corner and the most dirtiest place ever. She herself has gotten dirty - not too much, its mostly the end of her tail because it drags on the floor. I'm tempted to give her shower some time, but I don't know how long I have to wait until she's comfortable to be away form her offspring.
I've given the male dove a bath - he likes baths, so no harm done. But how long do I ave to wait until I can give the female a bath?
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KAPALUA, Hawaii -- For those who think the PGA Tour season never ends, here's a new twist: This one can't get started.
The season-opening Tournament of Champions was postponed for the second straight day because of gusts that topped 40 m.p.h. and made it impossible to play golf. Unlike the previous day when 24 players managed to tee off, no one hit a shot Saturday on the Plantation Course at Kapalua.
"We tried as best we could," said Slugger White, the tour's vice-president of rules and competition. Play was delayed three times before it was called for the day.
The season now starts Sunday -- that's when most tournaments end -- with hopes of playing 36 holes, followed by an 18-hole finish Monday.
It will be the first time the Tournament of Champions is reduced to 54 holes since 1997, when Tiger Woods hit a 7-iron to a foot to beat Tom Lehman in a playoff when a par 3 at La Costa was the only hole that could be used because of so much rain.
Players arrived in darkness and never got farther than the practice range. The wind has been relentless for two days, and it was clear early on there would be trouble. The back nine of the Plantation Course is higher up the mountain and more exposed. White and the rules officials found that golf balls kept moving on the 10th, 11th and 13th holes.
"On the 10th hole, we dropped a ball on the back of the green and it rolled 20 yards off the front," White said.
He said the wind caused another ball to roll uphill.
The forecast is slightly better for today and Monday, with strong wind in the morning gradually abating through the day. Even so, the Plantation Course is a long walk with severe changes in elevation, which figures to be brutal on the caddies. White said they were considering offering more shuttle rides on portions of the course to help.
"It's just a little too windy out there for us to play," Brandt Snedeker said. "If the course wasn't so exposed, it wouldn't be a problem. But you have a lot of greens exposed to 40 mph wind gusts. It's tough to make that call. They did the right thing. We had to try to play today if we wanted to try to get 72 holes in."
The PGA Tour has weather guidelines with an emphasis to play 72 holes, even going a fifth day provided the forecast allows for it.
But this is different.
The tour opted last year for a Monday finish to try to stay away from NFL playoffs, and finish before the BCS championship game. The Sony Open in Honolulu starts on Thursday, and it's no small task to get the television and other tournament equipment to another island.
If the tournament doesn't end by mid-afternoon on Monday, the Sony Open would have a limited TV operation for its opening round on Thursday. The only way the Tournament of Champions would stretch into Tuesday would be if 54 holes could not be completed. Then, there would be no television coverage.
"It's a unique situation," said Andy Pazder, chief of operations for the tour. "It's a 16-hour barge trip, in good weather."
Pazder said the tour would not be inclined to follow its weather guidelines for a 72-hole event "because of the impact of next week's tournament." But he said the tour was not inclined to go back to a Sunday finish for Kapalua.
Meanwhile, the seven players who chose not to play in this winners-only event were feeling much better about the decision. Luke Donald, who typically takes a long break over the winter, said in a tweet to Ian Poulter, "give me a call -- I'll tell you how calm and sunny it is over here on the East Coast! Haha."
Poulter's reply: "missing you."
The forecast provided enough optimism that the first round of the year would be completed -- finally -- today, and as long as the wind died 54 holes could be played by Monday night.
-- The Associated Press


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Image Transfer Methods: Choose Your DIY Print Project!
Imagine being able to print your own very own images onto a wide range of textures such as wood, metal, glass and textiles to create stunning home furnishings or personalised gifts for friends and family. Using just a few household items and an inkjet printer, you can transfer images onto almost any surface and create a flawless finish. If you're looking for a clever way to give your DIY projects a more professional touch, then the following image transfer methods will add a touch of style to your craft projects.
Mod Podge Method
Mod Podge is an essential item for every crafters tool box and is available to buy online from hobbycraft. The mod podge method is excellent for printing images directly onto wood, fabric and ceramics and can be used on almost any smooth surface. For this technique you will need:
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- White card
- Soft paint brush
- Wood or other surface to print on
Start by brushing a thin layer of craft glue onto one side of the white card, and leave it to dry. Print your image onto the side of the card that has been brushed with glue using an inkjet printer. Be sure to use high quality ink cartridges such as those available from StinkyInk.com to ensure a professional result. Next, brush a thin layer of Mod Podge onto the surface you wish to print on, and immediately press the image down and smooth out the edges. Leave to dry overnight. To remove the card, soak it in plenty of water, and then gently peel away the edges to reveal your image.
Wax/Baking Paper Method
Another great way to print on wooden surfaces is by using a single sheet of wax paper. Some people prefer to use baking or freezer paper for this method. It is worthwhile experimenting with different types of paper to see which one works best for you. For this method you will need:
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Gently sand the wooden surface using coarse sandpaper. If you would like your image to be dark, then wipe the wood with a wet cloth so that it is damp when transferring your image. Trim your paper to A4 size (21×29.7cm) and load it into your printer. Print your image onto the shiny side of the paper so that the ink is not absorbed. Immediately remove the paper and press the image down onto the wooden surface. Take care not to move the paper once it is in place as the ink might smear. Remove the paper, and apply a layer of top coat to preserve the image.
If your image contains text, then you will need to reverse the image before printing it to be sure it prints the correct way. You can reverse or flip images easily using a program such as Paint or use an online photo editor. Make sure you print your image using an inkjet printer as images produced with a laser printer will not transfer easily onto other surfaces.
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A home is more than a house, it's more than a place to live. A home, as defined in the dictionary, is "an environment offering security and happiness and a valued place regarded as a refuge or place of origin". One of my favorite quotes says, "Home... was wherever the people who loved you were, whenever you were together. Not a place, but a moment, and then another, building one each other like bricks to create a solid shelter that you take with you for your entire life, wherever you may go." As we create our home, we strive to do more than make it pretty and functional. We are striving to create an atmosphere and a place of meaning, where memories are built and our family and friends feel welcome and comfortable.
Date night doesn't always have to be exciting and adventurous. There was nothing glamorous about our date this past weekend, but we accomplished something together, ended the night with some quality time together and we won't have to spend as much time cleaning every night each week to catch up, so we'll be able to spend more time together after the kids go to bed in future weeks.You might be surprised by how much fun you have cleaning your house for date night! Whether you tackle getting caught up on the daily cleaning, focus on deep cleaning one room or work on getting rid of the things in your house that you don't need anymore, you'll feel accomplished when you're done.
Last Valentines day, I overheard a few coworkers expressing their dislike of the holiday. They felt that it was a day that is commercialized and just to get spouses to buy gifts for each other. I've heard other people suggest that they don't need a special day to let their husband/wife know that they love them. My personal opinion is that Valentines day is an opportunity to shower your lover with extra attention and that if you put some thought into your gift, it can be meaningful and memorable rather than just out of obligation.


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The Texas Education Agency's new system for rating school districts received a failing grade from educators across the state Friday — which was hardly a surprise.
The A-F Accountability Rating System, as it's called, gave districts and their campuses letter grades for the 2015-16 school year in four domains, or categories: student achievement, student progress, closing the gap and postsecondary readiness.
Local school districts received mixed grades. Killeen Independent School District received a C in student achievement, a B in student progress, C in closing the achievement gap and an F in postsecondary preparedness.
Cove ISD received grades of C, C, B and D in the same categories, respectively.
That last category, in which both Killeen and Cove ISDs received poor grades, is determined by several factors: chronic absenteeism and drop-out rates at the elementary school and middle school levels, and graduation rates and higher education planning at the high school level, according to the TEA report.
The TEA was careful to point out the report is not meant as an official performance indicator, only an example of how the new A-F grading system — which was approved by the Texas Legislature in 2015 — will be used when it replaces the current accountability system next year.
Still, when the TEA made the grades public Friday, the results brought outcries from educators' groups and led to a Waco news conference by area school superintendents, at which administrators were sharply critical of the new TEA system.
The Texas Classroom Teachers Association issued a statement complaining that the methodology for determining the letter grades was unclear and overly complex. Another complaint was that the grades didn't always provide an accurate representation of a district's performance.
The Texas Association of School Boards' director called the ratings "a symptom of the larger sickness: an unhealthy fixation on standardized testing and standardized expectations."
Educators and administrators have a strong argument on this point. The differences among districts statewide don't always lend themselves to across-the-board criteria. For example, in military communities such as Killeen and Copperas Cove, where the population is more transitory, graduation rates and dropout rates often fall below statewide norms. Under the new TEA system, this contributes to a poor letter grade for that category.
Standing alone, letter grades serve as a stark declaration of success or failure, compared with the previous accountability system that used phrases such as "met standard" or "improvement required."
Certainly, school districts and their individual campuses must be held accountable for the educational services they provide their students. A high-performing district should be recognized for its success, and a poorly performing district should be called to account and subsequently monitored.
But in determining a district's level of performance, a host of variables must be taken into account, including any unique demographic factors that could affect educational outcomes. As with any standardized process, the new A-F grading system appears to fall short in this area.
The Legislature will have the opportunity to improve upon the system when it convenes this month. Hopefully, lawmakers can succeed in making the criteria more representative and transparent.
Having said that, however, school districts that received bad grades Friday shouldn't simply dismiss the low marks as being part of a flawed process. In the case of Killeen ISD, where two high schools, a middle school and two elementaries earned nothing but D's and F's, something is seriously wrong.
Local school boards and administrators must take a hard look at the categories in which their districts and campuses scored worst and commit to making improvements, where possible.
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8 Symptoms of False Teaching
8 Symptoms of False Teaching
Ryle, J.C.
Jun 1 2013
Many things combine to make the present increase of false doctrine especially dangerous.
1.) There is an undeniable zeal in some TEACHERS of errortheir earnestness makes many people think they must be right.
There is a great appearance of learning and theological knowledge
many think that such clever and intellectual men must surely be safe to LISTEN to.
3.) There is a general tendency to completely FREE and independent thinking todaymany like to prove their independence of judgment by believing the newest ideas, which are nothing but novelties.
4.) There is a wide-spread desire to appear kind, loving, and open-mindedmany seem half-ashamed to say that anybody can be wrong or is a false teacher.
There is always a portion of half-truth taught by modern false teachers
they are always using scriptural words and phrases, but with unscriptural meaning.
6.) There is a public craving for a more sensational and entertaining worshippeople are impatient with the more inward and invisible work of God within the hearts of men.
There is a superficial readiness all around to believe anyone who talks cleverly, lovingly and earnestly
, forgetting that Satan often masquerades himself as an angel of light (2 Corinthians:11:14).
8.) There is a wide-spread ignorance among professing Christians
every heretic who speaks well is surely believed,
and anyone who doubts him is called narrow-minded and unloving
All these are especially symptoms of our times. I challenge any honest and observant person to DENY them. These tend to make the assaults of false doctrine today especially dangerous and make it even more important to say loudly, Do not be carried away with strange doctrine!
John Charles Ryle was born at Macclesfield and was EDUCATED at Eton and at Christ Church, Oxford. He was a fine athlete who rowed and played Cricket for Oxford, where he took a first class degree in Greats and was offered a college fellowship (teaching position) which he declined. The son of a wealthy banker, he was destined for a career in politics before answering a call to ordained ministry.
He was spiritually awakened in 1838 while hearing Ephesians 2 read in church. He was ordained by Bishop Sumner at Winchester in 1842. After holding a curacy at Exbury in Hampshire, he became rector of St Thomass, Winchester (1843), rector of Helmingham, Suffolk (1844), vicar of Stradbroke (1861), honorary canon of Norwich (1872), and dean of Salisbury (1880). In 1880, at age 64, he became the first bishop of Liverpool, at the RECOMMENDATION of Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli. He retired in 1900 at age 83 and died later the same year.
Ryle was a strong supporter of the evangelical school and a critic of Ritualism. Among his longer works are Christian Leaders of the Eighteenth Century (1869), Expository Thoughts on the Gospels (7 vols, 1856-69) and Principles for Churchmen (1884).
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Recent studies have reported that bisphosphonates reduce fracture incidence and improve bone density in children with osteogenesis imperfecta (OI). However, questions still persist concerning the effect of these drugs on bone properties such as ultrastructure and quality, particularly in the growing patient. To address these issues, the third-generation bisphosphonate alendronate was evaluated in the growing oim/oim mouse, an animal model of moderate- to-severe OI. Alendronate was administered to 6-weekold mice during a period of active growth at a dosage of 73 mg alendronate/kg/day for the first 4 weeks and 26 μg alendronate/ kg/day for the next 4 weeks. Positive treatment effects included a reduction in the number of fractures sustained by the alendronate-treated oim/oim mice compared with untreated oim/oim mice (2.1 ± 2.0 vs 3.2 ± 1.6 fractures per mouse), increased femoral metaphyseal density (0.111 ± 0.02 vs 0.034 ± 0.04 g/cm2), a tendency towards reduced tibial bowing (4.0 ± 3.7 vs 6.1 ± 5.8°), and towards increased femoral diameter (1.22 ± 0.12 vs 1.15 ± 0.11 mm). Potential negative effects included a persistence of calcified cartilage in the treated oim/oim metaphyses compared with treated wildtype (+/+) (33.8 ± 11.1 vs 22.1 ± 10.2%), and significantly shorter femora compared with nontreated oim/oim mice (14.8 ± 0.67 vs 15.3 ± 0.37 mm). This preclinical study demonstrates that alendronate is effective in reducing fractures in a growing mouse model of OI, and is also an important indicator of potential positive and negative outcomes of third-generation bisphosphonate therapy in children with OI.
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2011 Wyoming Cowgirl Volleyball Schedule
Two teams that competed in post-season play will be featured on the 2011 Wyoming Cowgirl volleyball schedule, announced Monday by the Wyoming Athletics Department. Colorado State and New Mexico participated in the NCAA Tournament a year ago, while CSU finished the season ranked in the final AVCA Coaches Poll.
The Cowgirls will open pre-season play with their first two out of three weekends at home. They will host the UniWyo Wyoming Invite with matches against Gonzaga and Oregon State, on Friday, August 26, followed by DePaul and South Dakota, on Saturday, August 27.
Out on the road for the first time in 2011, they will travel to Iowa for the Drake University Invitational with matches against Drake, IPFW and UW-Milwaukee, Friday-Saturday, Sept. 2-3. That will be followed by the UniWyo Cowgirl Classic, Sept. 9-10, with Georgia State, Idaho State and Illinois State coming to Laramie.
Things get wrapped up Friday-Saturday, Sept. 16-17 at the College of Charleston Invitational. Wyoming will play UNC-Wilmington and North Florida, on Friday, Sept. 16, with matches against Texas A&M Corpus Christi and College of Charleston on the following day. They will also have an exhibition match on Tues., Sept. 6, against a Slovenian Touring Team and two non-conference matches against Northern Colorado, on Wed., Oct. 5, and Colorado Christian, on Tuesday, Nov. 1, mixed in with the conference schedule.
"We have put together a competitive schedule for this team," said head coach Carrie Yerty. "A goal in the early part of the season will be to earn as many victories as possible and utilize that in order to prepare us for MWC action. We are excited about the addition of Boise State and look to improve our place in the conference standings."
Mountain West Conference matches will be played primarily on Thursday's and Saturday's, with one Friday match. The Cowgirls will kick off their home MWC schedule on Thursday, Sept. 22, against the league newcomer Boise State, and Sept. 24, against the Air Force Academy Falcons. Both matches will be played in the UniWyo Sports Complex. Their first road matches will be on Thurs., Sept. 29, against San Diego State and, Sat., Oct. 1, against UNLV.
Head coach Carrie Yerty enters her fourth season with the Cowgirl Volleyball Program. She returns two starters and nine letterwinners, including 2010 All-MWC selection Jodi Purdy, from a team that went 22-10 overall and 7-9 in the Mountain West Conference a year ago.


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A popular casino table game is three-card poker. One aspect of the game is the "pair plus" bet in which a player is paid a dollar amount for any hand of a pair or better, regardless of the hand the dealer has. The table shows the profit and probability of various hands of a player playing the $5 pair plus bet.
(b) If you play the game for 4 hours with an average of 35 hands per hour, how much would you expect to lose?
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