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For a woman married to the vampire of her nightmares, the honeymoon's over- and reality bites… Pia Thomason is torn between two Dark Ones: her husband Kristoff-who doesn't trust her-and his best friend, Alec, who is MIA. So Pia goes back to her humdrum Seattle life, but fate has other plans. And she realizes that if she and Kristoff are going to be shackled together for better or worse, she may as well start to enjoy it…Read Katie MacAlister's posts on the Penguin Blog.
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"My Heart Will Go On and On", a short story by Katie MacAlister
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"What do you see, Corazon?"
"Um. Mud." I sensed the hypnotherapist's disapproval of my answer, and qualified it. "Well, mud and grass and stuff like that. But mostly just mud."
"Are you sure she's under?" Patsy asked, her voice sounding dubious. "She doesn't look hypnotized to me. CORA! Can you hear me?"
"I'd have to be five miles away not to hear you," I said, cracking open an eye and peering at her from where I lay prone the couch. "I'm hypnotized, you idiot, not deaf."
"Is she supposed to know she's hypnotized?" Terri asked, sitting on the floor across from me, watching with bright, interested eyes. "That doesn't negate the regression, does it?"
"Hypnotism isn't a magical state of unknowing," Barbara the hypnotherapist answered. "She is simply relaxed, in touch with her true inner spirit, and has opened up her mind to the many memories of lifetimes past. I assure you that she is properly hypnotized."
"Let me get a pin and poke her with it," Patsy said, bustling over to a bookcase crammed full of books and various other items. "If she reacts, we'll know she's faking it."
"No one is poking me with anything!" I shot my friend a quelling look.
"Please, ladies," Barbara said with a glance at her watch. Poor woman, I felt for her doing personal regressions at Patsy's yearly "Girl's Night In" party. Luckily, there were only three of us this year. "We have limited time. Corazon is in a light trance, also referred to as an alpha state. Through that, she has tapped into her higher self, her true Infinite Being, a state in which she is free to bypass the boundaries of time."
"Yeah. Bypassing all that stuff," I said, giving my friend a smirk. "So sit back and watch the show. What do I do now, Barbara?"
"Look around you. Examine your surroundings. Tell us what you see, what you feel."
"I see mud. I feel mud."
"There has to be more to her past life than mud, surely," Terri said, reaching for the bowl of popcorn.
"Are there any buildings or other structures around to give you an idea of what year you are reliving?" Barbara asked.
"Um…nothing on the left side other than a bunch of forest. I seem to be standing on a dirt path of some sort. Let me walk to the top of this little hill—oh! Wow! There's a town down below. And it looks like there's a castle way up on a tall cliff in the distance. Lots of tiny little people are running around in some fields outside of the town. Cool! It's like a medieval village or something. Think I'll go down to say hi."
"Excellent," Barbara said, adjusting the video camera she was using to record the session. "Now tell me, how do you feel?"
"Well…" I examined the scene my mind had created, whether it was from a past life, or just a fertile imagination, I had no way of knowing. "I'm kind of hungry. No, really hungry. Kind of an intense hunger, throbbing inside me. Oh great, I'm a peasant, aren't I? I'm a poor starving peasant who stands around in mud. Lovely."
"We are not here to make judgments on our past selves," Barbara said primly.
"Geesh, Cora," Patsy said, looking disgusted. "Terri turned out to be Cleopatra's personal maid, and I was one of Caesar's concubines. You're letting down the team, here. The least you could do is be a medieval princess in a big hat or something."
I looked closer at my mind-self. "I have shoes on. Peasants didn't wear shoes, did they?"
"Some did, I'm sure," Terri said, stuffing a handful of popcorn into her mouth as she watched my past life regression.
"Can you walk to the town?" Barbara asked, moving a light slightly so it was off my face. "Perhaps we can find out who you are."
"Yeah. I'm going down the hill now. Hey, watch where you're—oh my god. Oh my god! OMIGOD!"
"What? What's happened?" Barbara asked, looking worried.
"A woman with an ox cart just ran me over."
"What?" Patsy shrieked.
"She ran me over. Her oxen were running amok or something. They just came barreling down the hill behind me and ran right over the top of me. Holy Swiss on rye! Now the oxen are trampling me, and the lady in the cart is screaming and—jehosophat! My head just came off! It just came right off! Ack!"
Terri sat staring at me, her eyes huge, a handful of popcorn frozen just beyond her mouth as she gawked.
"Oh, my. I don't—I've never had anyone die during a regression," Barbara said, looking more worried. "I'm not quite sure how to proceed."
"You're…decapitated?" Patsy asked, looking as stunned as I felt, staring down at the gruesome scene. "Are you sure?"
"I'm sure, Pats. My head's separated from my body, which is covered in ox hoof prints. A wheel went over my neck, I think. It…urgh. That's just really gross. Why the hell do I get the reincarnations where I'm killed by two bulls and a cart? Why can't I be Cleopatra's concubine?"
"Personal maid, not concubine," Terri corrected, stuffing the popcorn into her mouth and chewed frantically. "Are you absolutely certain you're dead? Maybe it looks worse than it is."
I shot her a look before relaxing back on the pillow. "My head is three feet away from my body. I think that's pretty good indicator of death—good god! Now what's she doing?"
"The ox?" Patsy asked.
"No, the driver. She's not doing what I think she's doing, is she?"
"I don't know," Terri said, scooting closer, as if that would let her peer into my mind.
"This is very unusual," Barbara muttered to herself, checking her digital camera. "We should document it. Yes. Documentation is good."
"What's the lady doing?" Patsy said, sitting on the couch next to my feet.
"She's trying to stick my head back on to my body. Lady, that's not going to do any good. No, you can't tie it on, either. Ha. Told you so. Oh, don't drop me in the mud! Sheesh! Like I wasn't muddy enough? What a butterfingers. Now she's chasing the oxen, who just bolted for a field. Oh, no, she's coming back. Her arms are waving around like she's yelling, only I can't hear anything. It must be the shock of having my head severed by a cart wheel."
"This is just too surreal," Terri said. "Do you think she purposely ran you down?"
"I don't think so. She seems kind of goofy. She just tripped over my leg and fell onto my head. Oh man! I think she broke my nose! God almighty, this is like some sort of horrible Marx Brothers meets Leatherface sort of movie. Holy runaway oxen, Batman!"
"What?" Terri and Patsy asked at the same time.
"She's doing something. Something weird."
"Oh my god—is she making love to your lifeless corpse?" Terri asked. "I saw a show on HBO about that!"
"No, she's not molesting me. She's standing above me waving her hands around and chanting or something. What the—she's like—hoo!"
"Don't get upset," Barbara said, taking copious notes. "You are in no personal danger. Just describe what you're seeing calmly, and in detail."
"I don't know about you, but I consider a decapitation and barbeque as some sort of personal danger," I said, watching the scene in my mind's eye with stunned disbelief.
"Barbeque?" Patsy asked. "Someone's roasting a pig or something?"
"No. The ox lady waved her hands around, and all of a sudden this silver light was there, all over my body, singeing it around the edges. Oh great. Here comes someone. Hey, you, mister, would you stop the lady from doing the light thing? She's burnt off half of my hair."
"This is the most bizarre thing I've ever heard," Terri told Patsy. "You have the best parties!"
"It's all in the planning," Patsy said modestly. "What's going on now, Cora?"
"The guy just saw me. He did a little stagger to the side. I think it's because the lady tried to hide my head behind her, and my ear flew off and landed at his feet. Now he's picking it up. He's yelling at her. She's pointing to the oxen in the field, but he looks really pissed. Yeah, you tell her, mister. She has no right driving if she can't handle her cows."
"This would make a great film," Patsy said, looking thoughtful. "I wonder if we could write a screenplay? We could make millions."
"Well, now the guy has my head, and he's shaking it at the lady, still yelling at her. Woops. Chunk of hair came loose. My head is bouncing down the hill. Guy and lady are chasing it. Hee hee hee. OK, that's really funny in a horrible sort of way. Ah. Good for you, sir. He caught me again, and now he's taking me back to my body, hauling the ox lady with him. Whoa! Whoa, whoa, whoa!"
"Did he drop your head again?" Terri asked, offering me the bowl of popcorn. I shook my head.
"No, he just…holy shit! I want out of here! Take me out of this dream or whatever it is! Wake me up!"
"Remain calm," Barbara said in a soothing voice. "The images you see are in the past, and cannot harm you now."
"What's going on? What did the guy do?" Terri asked.
"I want to wake up! Right now!" I said, clawing the couch to sit up.
"Very well. I'm going to count backwards to one, and when I reach that number, you will awaken feeling refreshed and quite serene. Five, four, three, two, one. Welcome back, Corazon."
"You OK?" Patsy asked as I sat up, gasping, my blood all but curdling at the memory of what I'd witnessed.
"Yeah. I think so."
"What happened at the end?" Terri asked. "You looked scared to death."
"You'd be scared too if you saw a vampire kill someone!" I rubbed my arms. Goose bumps ran up and down them.
"A vampire! You're kidding!" Patsy gasped.
"I wish I was. He just kind of pounced on the woman, fangs flashing, and blood everywhere, and then she collapsed and he had blood all over his mouth. It was horrible. I never, ever want to see anything like that again. Man alive! I need a drink!"
A half hour later, Barbara the hypnotherapist left, but only after giving me her card and telling me she wanted to interview me at length about my regression session.
I said nothing, just nodded, not wanting to remember the horrible scene.
"What really gets me is that the whole bit with me being run down and killed didn't bother me," I told my friends as we sat over a couple of bottles of wine. "But that man, that vampire…brrr. I'll never forget the look on his face as long as I live. It was like he was in hell. I've never seen such anguish before, and then he was just on her, biting her. Urgh. It was terrible."
"What did he look like?"
I thought, trying to separate the last images of him from the earlier ones. "Tall. Muscular. Dark hair. Green eyes. Squarish chin. Handsome, really. The kind of guy if you saw him in a mall, you'd do a double-take."
"Sounds like my neighbor," Patsy said, getting to her feet.
"You have a handsome neighbor you've been keeping from us?" I asked her.
"Well, I don't see him very often. He works at night or something—I never see him during the day. But he's gorgeous, really gorgeous. He likes to swim in the nude."
"We're you're oldest friends," Terri said. "You owe it to us to share gorgeous men who swim naked."
"How," I said, my mind slightly muddled because of the wine, "do you know he swims naked?"
Patsy hiccupped. "If you happen to be at the east side of my fence pruning the hedge, there's a bare spot where you can see into his back yard, and the pool."
"I wanna see," Terri said, tipping over.
"You have had way too mush wine, misshy," I said, pulling her upright. "But I agree. I want to see the naked gorgeous neighbor."
Patsy glanced at the clock. "Normally I don't see him until closer to midnight, but a little fresh air will do us good. Tally ho, ladies!"
"We're off to get a fox," Terri said, giggling as we clutched each other and staggered after Patsy, who carried a bottle of wine with her, pointing it toward the back yard.
It took a good ten minutes to get to the spot Patsy had mentioned, but only because we all had to troop back into the house, one by one, to use the facilities.
"Sucks having a tiny bladder," Terri said, wobbling slightly as she returned to where Patsy and I were laying on the grass, sharing the last bottle of wine. "C'mon, let's go find that neighbor."
There was no one in the pool.
"Dammit," I said, clutching a tree that stood next to the neighbor's house.
"Well, that's disappointing," Patsy said. "Maybe he'll be out later."
"Antimacassar," Terri said, taking a swig off the bottle.
"Huh?" I asked.
"I think she means anticlimatical," Patsy said with great precision.
"Ah. Gotcha. Well, hell. I'm all keyed up to see a gorgeous guy."
"I know!" Terri said, heading for the house. "Let'sh peek in the windows to see him."
"Ter!" Patsy said, her voice hushed as she ran after Terri. "That's illegal."
"No it isn't," she insisted. "He's your neighbor, right? That'sh not illegal to look in a neighbor's house. You ever hear of Neighborhood Watch? We do it all the time. It'sh good. C'mon. Let's peek."
"Somehow, that makes sense," I said, following the pair. "I think it's because I'm drunk."
By the time we found a window that wasn't curtained, and which looked in on what appeared to be a living room done in shades of cream and white, Patsy had to pee again, and was urging us to return to her house.
"What'sh the big deal?" Terri asked, having some difficulty navigating the one step that led up to the doors.
"He's my neighbor! I don't want him pissed at me."
"It's not like he's going to know we were here," I pointed out, admiring the intricate tile laid in the entryway.
"He's going to know I was here if I leave a big puddle of wee," she said, her legs crossed as she did a little hopping dance. "Let's go back home. I really have to go!"
"OK. I don't see him anyw—hoo! I see him!" Terri plastered herself to the glass on either side of the double front doors, loudly jabbing the glass with her finger. "Look! Do you see? Oh, baby, you're right. He is gorgeous, although he's not naked. Hey, he's looking this way. I wonder if he can see us?"
"It's night outside," I said, waving my arms around to show her the night. "See? Black. Night. No one can see us. We're like ninjas. Except for the wee puddles."
The door opened, light spilling out from inside, the silhouette of a man clearly visible. "Can I help you?" he asked, his voice deep and alluring with a slight German accent.
"I have to wee!" Patsy wailed, clutching at herself. She shoved the bottle at me and pushed past the neighbor into his house.
"Second door on the left," he directed her. She ran in the direction he was pointing.
He turned back to us, but I couldn't see him clearly, what with the light behind him. "Is there something I can do for you ladies?"
"Pats said you like to swim in the altogether," Terri said, looking hopeful.
"Ah. Well, I've had my swim for the day. Is there anything else?"
He stepped out of the doorway and onto the entryway, straight into the light cast by a standing yard lamp a few feet away.
I dropped the bottle of wine, pointing at him as my skin tried to crawl away.
"What's wrong, Cora?" Terri asked, weaving slightly. "You look like you're going to barf."
"Vampire," I said, the word coming out as a croak.
The man, who had been reaching out to steady Terri, suddenly whirled around to look at me.
"What?" Terri asked, wobbling her way down the lone step.
"Vampire," I repeated.
The man narrowed his green eyes at me. "Who the hell are you?"
"VAMPIRE!" I screamed, and suddenly, the world started spin, and a great big back hole opened up at my feet, and I fell into it.
The last sound I heard was that of Patsy. "Oh, thank you, Alec. I really didn't want to wee on your lovely tile work. What's Cora doing on the ground?"
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CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS – If you're not a U.S. Supreme Court junkie, you wouldn't know that the single topic that most exercised the justices in the decisions issued in late June was the arcane law of standing. This is the requirement that every case before the court pose two parties against each other, arguing the opposite sides of the case at hand.
Adversarial standing isn't generally the stuff of headlines. But gradual revelations of a large body of secret law made by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court demonstrate what happens when it falls by the wayside: The courts lose the appearance of impartiality — and sometimes the reality of it, too. In our system, courts that only listen to the government shouldn't really be considered courts at all.
The origins of standing don't lie in the text of the U.S. Constitution, but in the early Supreme Court's understanding of what made a court truly judicial. Article III of the U.S. Constitution confers the judicial power in "cases or controversies" — and the court interpreted these words to mean it lacked power when there was no real fight between adverse parties. Famously, when George Washington asked the court to help him decide on the constitutionality of a law Congress had presented to him for his signature, the court refused.
Courts in some states and other countries issue advance advisory constitutional opinions all the time, and there's nothing inherently undemocratic about the practice. The federal courts don't do this because the justices have traditionally believed that their job depends on judging between competing arguments about what the law demands. Requiring concrete cases rather than hypotheticals is part of this; so, too, is the notion that only parties with a genuine stake in the outcome can press their claims with full zealousness.
In the just-ended Supreme Court term, standing problems arose when California refused to defend the constitutionality of Proposition 8, its anti-gay marriage initiative, and the Barack Obama administration refused to defend the Defense of Marriage Act. Five justices, led by Chief Justice John Roberts along with Antonin Scalia, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer and Elena Kagan, held that the people who first introduced the California ballot initiative were not proper parties to argue its merits before the court, because they didn't work for the state and had no interest in the law greater than any other citizens. This was a cautious, traditional invocation of the demand that the parties be truly against each other.
In the DOMA case, the lineup was different, with the four conservatives justices, including Roberts, insisting that a group of Congress members weren't appropriate parties to defend a law they had voted for, and the four liberals, plus Anthony Kennedy, deciding that the legislators were adequate representatives of the pro-DOMA viewpoint.
Reconciling the holdings of the two cases is no easy business, and it will be the work of legal commentators and lower courts for years ahead. An observer could be forgiven for suspecting that standing law is a game played by the justices to avoid the cases they don't want and to take on the ones they do.
Yet the secret surveillance courts show just how much standing really matters. Judges who hear only the state's side of the story, not the public's, aren't truly deciding disputes between adverse parties. And in the great majority of these cases, that is exactly what happens. The government is often the only party that appears before the court. When a telecommunications company happens to be there, too, it is not truly adverse to the government, because a service provider like Verizon Communications Inc. has little independent stake in its customers' secrets. (In fact, an e-mail provider like Google Inc. uses the customers' private communications itself, with their consent, to sell advertising.) The individuals whose privacy is violated never have a voice in the process. Unlike the issuance of a warrant in an ordinary criminal case, the surveilled party never gets a day in court.
Deprived of the viewpoint of the real parties in interest, the judges unsurprisingly approve the government's requests essentially all of the time. And here comes the paradox: Judges for the FISA courts are appointed by the chief justice, someone who has demonstrated deep concern for the issue of standing. It doesn't help to recognize that 10 of the special court's 11 judges, all picked by Roberts, were Republican nominees. (In the absence of adversarial justice, it's unlikely that Democratic nominees to the surveillance court would have acted much differently.)
Secret laws are undemocratic, and public laws secretly interpreted aren't much better, because the public can't know what the laws mean in practice. But it may turn out that the worst part of the secret surveillance courts is what they do to our tradition of the court fight as a battle among equals.
The same justices who care so much about standing in the cases before them ought to take an interest in what is happening in the national security courts they oversee.
Sadly, when the court was faced with a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act case earlier this year, it refused to decide the issue. The reason? The parties before the court lacked standing.
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Hi - I'm new to this forum and am hopeful it may become a very valuable resource. It looks very helpful.
My current question is around a work situation. How does one understand the difference between discernment (referred to by the Buddha in the Full Moon Shorter Discourse, which I see as positive) and being judgmental (negative)?
The situation: For 2 years I have been involved part time in an organization whose values I hold dear (environmental sustainability). The head, I have come to see, consistently stretches the truth, tells half-truths, omits key information, works 'creatively' in terms of funding (placing expenses in line items that do not really fit that line item), speaks harshly (literal finger pointing, name calling, etc), and has gained a reputation in town that many people have simply said they cannot work with her.
I see that she has worked on herself to try to improve her interactions with people, and I have wanted to support that.
Now it has been nearly two years and my instinct is to give up, walk away from the organization, and associate with people and organizations grounded in the Dhamma and ethical behavior.
I keep thinking a more skillful practitioner would be able to turn the situation around, and that it is 'good practice' for me. For a time I thought she was making positive changes but recently, as pressures have increased, she is back to her old ways.
Walk away and call it exercising good discernment? Or stay and continue trying to establish a more ethically sound ground in the workplace?
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CENTRAL & SAN PEDRO NE--Anyone who has driven down Central Ave. east of Nob Hill knows that something is changing in this part of town, and most of it is not good. Maybe we need another set of arches for Route 66, one at San Mateo and the other at Wyoming Blvd. Then above Central Ave., in big blue letters, the words "HARD TIMES" would remind us all of those who bear the brunt of these economic problems. For this is their domain: the sidewalks, alleys, the dark streets, and all the rest of a reality most of us never have to contemplate.
So it was with a bit of hope that I looked at the redo of the old, vacant Sundowner Motor Lodge near the corner of Central and San Pedro. It is now being advertised as the Sundowner Apartments. They sure looked good, but what exactly is going on?
The property is being developed by a non-profit--NewLife Homes. Well I confess, that name was new to me. It turns out that this is their ninth project in Albuquerque, the most famous being the Luna Lodge which is way east on Central Ave.
Their website defines their clientele. "We serve very low income persons, at or below 30%-50% of area median income. Prior to residing in NewLife Homes housing, the majority of our residents have been in crisis housing, emergency shelters, substance abuse treatment programs, or on the streets. All NewLife Homes projects have community rooms, computers and computer training, onsite managers, food provision through Roadrunner, and service coordination to ensure that residents receive the support services they need to avoid premature institutionalization."
This is serious work. It is hard to imagine that they have a model so successful that they have replicated it nine times in Albuquerque! But let's look at the Sundowner property. It is large and spread out--71 units. Most of them are studios and one bedrooms. They have been redone to make them extremely energy efficient with state of the art heating and cooling, new energy efficient appliances, and natural and low-voc materials.
Two of the buildings had to be razed and rebuilt. The others were gutted. One of the problems was the amount of asbestos that had to be removed.
There are picnic tables, a barbecue, a volleyball court, and a playground for small children. A community room stands at the front of the property, which is open to residents and community groups as well. On-site personnel include a service coordinator as well as a manager. Roadrunner food bank comes by once a month. A Rapid-Ride bus stop is right there. A shopping center is across the street.
Some of the units are rented at "market rates." For instance, a studio goes for about $550/month. But if the renter qualifies as having a very limited income that rate can be a whole lot lower. As their website states, "Our average unit rental including utilities and support services is $280 per month when an equivalent one bedroom market rental in Albuquerque is $682, and monthly SSDI (social security disability income) is $674. Without this supportive housing, most of our residents would be on the streets."
The obvious question is who pays for all this. It turns out to be pretty complicated. NewLife Homes is the non-profit developer. John Bloomfield, Executive Director of NewLife Homes provided the following information.
"Sundowner is funded with a combination of equity, grants, debt, and pro bono work and donations. The equity is provided by out of state investors through RBC Capital markets which funds 60% of the development cost. There is also a small portion of equity from the sale of SBTC (Sustainable Building Tax Credits). Sundowner achieved the highest level of energy efficiency (LEED Platinum). Grants for the project are cobbled together from several competitively awarded grant sources including the City of Albuquerque, New Mexico Mortgage Finance Authority, Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, HUD Continuum of Care, New Mexico Environment Division (NMED), Community Foundation, City 1% for the Arts. Debt (both construction and permanent) was provided through the state's Housing Trust Fund. Pro bono work was provided by the architect, Garrett Smith, along with donations from the contractor, Bradbury Stamm, NewLife Homes staff and board members, as well as neighborhood association donations".
For an idea of the impact of this program, check out the first-person stories written by residents of NewLife Homes. They are found right here.
What is obvious is that providing housing for folks who really need it but can't afford it can be successful. It is smart, both in terms of its impact of our people and in its efficient use of our old motels. Now, if we could only start to tackle some of the other problems of East Central.
One last note. Albuquerque's "One Percent for the Arts" program is funding a new sign to occupy the vacant space that used to house the big sign out front. It is said to be full of LED lights and absolutely dazzling!
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Thanks for some good news. This sounds like a great project.
Here's one idea: community gardens (using raised beds) in the spots where the razed old hotels once were. And maybe food truck pads--like they have in Portland. You'd think that would be pretty easy to accomplish--and there wouldn't just be blank, gaping holes on Central.
A girl can dream, can't she?
Thanks for the info. It looks very promising, right down to the bright colors. Best of luck to them. Nothing wrong with a community garden nearby either, OBTS. Dee
Great piece Johnny. Where are their other projects located? Would be nice to know how they have faired in other parts of the city. I am always curious if there are any underlying reasons for their efforts; ie, religious; or are they truly just providing good housing to people who really need it. And it is needed on East Central.
Here is the list that I have; one address seems to contain multiple projects.
Broadway Apartments, 424 Broadway SE
Kentucky Manor, 437 Kentucky SE
Luna Lodge, 9119 Central Ave NE
NewLife Homes 2,3,4,5,6, 6600 Delia Rd SW
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If strippers, friends and fist-full's of free booze weren't enough, Boost brought in a heavy musical lineup to keep the kids fully entertained—Renee Renee, Trouble Andrew, Pit Bull, and MIA's own Rick Ross were present at the venue and keeping it real as can be. Drinks were flowing, moneymakers were shaken, laps were danced on, and the party jumped 'till the wee hours of the morning.
Big thanks to Janae and the crew at Boost for the good times and strong drinks, and most of all thanks to the Dingo for always having swell 21st birthday parties.


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I wonder when that will be corrected this problem? Who will take care of this problem
hi tortuga, if you are considering to buy this one, I would suggest you AWUS036H.
I have it both, AWUS036H is still the best choice, but no N support.
I have the same problem obelix99 has, but I use AWUS036NHR only for inject (when I need more power) and AWUS036H for dump.
I will try latest compat-wireless asap (...too busy these days) and let you know
I wonder when that will be corrected this problem? Who will take care of this problem
I followed the instructions to the letter, but when I try iwconfig I get "lo no wireless extensions.".
Wicd network manager also shows nothing...
What did I miss?
Do I need to load a specific driver somewhere? How?
p.s. VMware fresh install BT5r1 gnome32
Hi folks, I just wondered what you had raised the txpower to with these cards?
From what I've read the Alfa devices aren't actually as strong as what they're supposed to be - by default with the latest compat-wireless drivers I can get working it runs at 20dBm - just wondered what rate you guys were running these at?
30 would get it to around 1mW, and 33 would be 2mW, but from what I can tell it shouldn't actually run as high as that as the aerial bring that level up?
There's no FCC id on the back of mine so I can't actually read what they've tested it at?
http://www.backtrack-linux.org/2.6.39.patches.tar? During downloading the driver, I used this command:
I changed the driver version as MANZAMANNA posted above and then I changed the driver version as you suggested.Code:wget http://linuxwireless.org/download/compat-wireless-2.6/compat-wireless-2012-02-24.tar.bz2 tar jxpf compat-wireless-2012-02-24.tar.bz2 wget http://www.backtrack-linux.org/2.6.39.patches.tar tar xpf 2.6.39.patches.tar cd compat-wireless-2012-02-24.tar.bz2 patch -p1 < ../patches/mac80211-2.6.29-fix-tx-ctl-no-ack-retry-count.patch patch -p1 < ../patches/mac80211.compat08082009.wl_frag+ack_v1.patch patch -p1 < ../patches/zd1211rw-2.6.28.patch patch -p1 < ../patches/ipw2200-inject.2.6.36.patch make make install
Have there been any updates or new patches available on this issue?
Using the instructions in the first post, my card finally works in monitor mode but I can' t associate any client.
Just for info, this now appears to work out of the box with BT5 R2.
The driver used still won't let you go above 20, although you can work around this by modifying the compat-wireless drivers are recompiling yourself, I did notice that my VM began to hang if the txpower is set above 31, although at 31 it's rock solid.
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Hi everyone!
I use VirtualBox and Backtrack 5 R2. So when I plug in my AWUS036NHR, I can see it using ifconfig. Then I use command:
After that I run Wireshark and start sniffing on mon0, but I can only sniff Beacon frames, Probe Request, Data (just "Data") and some ARP & DHCP packets. No association packets, no authentication packets, no other packets. Early I used the manual in the beginning of the topic, it patched my kernel, but once I could sniff different types of packets, but only once.Code:airmon-ng check kill airmon-ng start wlan0 iwconfig wlan0 channel 11 iwconfig mon0 channel 11
Airodump-ng works well, but I cannot see client's STA.
Sorry for my English. If anybody know how solve this problem, please, help.


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Sony: PS4 Could Brighten Games View, Says Credit Suisse
The following is a day late but seems still worth a mention:
Sony (SNE) is gearing up for the formal debut of its PlayStation 4 game console next month, and yesterday, Credit Suisse's Shunsuke Tsuchiya wrote in a rather lengthy note (28 pages) asserting that the PS4 could produce the first top-line sales growth for the video game business in six years, which would be a bright spot in a tech sector "generally lacking in growth drivers."
"On a quarterly basis, we think sales could turn positive YoY in local currency terms from 4Q FY3/14, as (1) the PS4 launches in Japan in February; and (2) smartphones will face a low base for YoY comparison (the first-generation Xperia Z launched in late February 2013)," writes Tsuchiya.
"This being the case, the market is likely to take favorable notice."
Tsuchiya, who has an Outperform rating on Sony shares, raised his price target to ¥2,600 from a prior ¥1,600, and raised his estimate for sales in the fiscal year ending in March to ¥7.5 trillion from a prior $7.06 billion, which would be 10% year-over-year revenue growth rather than his prior 3.9% growth estimate.
He models operating profit of ¥200 billion, up from a prior ¥180 billion estimate, which would be a 13% decline, not as bad as the prior 22% decline he had projected.
As he points out, the console video game industry has been waiting for the next game cycle, and in that time, Sony's sales of console hardware and software has slipped from ¥1.28 trillion in 2007 to ¥707 billion last year. He's projecting a rise to ¥768 billion this fiscal year, followed by perhaps ¥950 billion next year.
Expectations, he points out, are fairly low at the moment for the console business:
Market expectations for dedicated game consoles remain low despite the impending launches of the PS4 and Xbox One. The PS4 won plaudits at this past June's E3 show but appears to be expected to merely eliminate the risk of losses in the game business rather than poise it for a meaningful profit contribution. Console games have been attracting PC users—many of whom are core gamers—and also moving in earnest toward online gameplay (details below). We think these trends stand to benefit the PS4 with its strong hardware performance. The PS4 should also benefit from lower initial hardware losses than the PS3. Even if the PS4 sells only as well as the PS3—which was not a major success—we think it could (1) contribute to top-line growth for the company as a whole (with game business sales possibly recovering to the ¥1tn level) and (2) generate service revenues that contribute to profit upside (via a rise in ARPU among core users). The launch of the PS4 could thus bring a long-awaited start of a new game-business cycle and thereby induce investors to focus on peak profits in FY3/16 and beyond. We expect all of this to also lift share valuations and thus anticipate a substantial positive impact on the share price. In short, we see a strong possibility of investors reassessing the game business's value.
As the console business faces threats from mobile gaming on Apple's (AAPL) iPhone and iPad, and other mobile devices based on Google's (GOOG) Android operating system, Sony may be in a relatively better position than either Nintendo (NTDOY) or Microsoft (MSFT):
In terms of game platforms, one key point is the extent to which the shift to open platforms will continue, but Sony is in a relatively advantageous position in our view. Compared to Nintendo, the company is exposed to less risk from competition with its own handheld consoles (the earnings contribution of the PS-VITA is already modest), and unlike the Xbox the PS4 is not tied to an in-house operating system. We think PlayStation Mobile, the cross-platform gaming service aimed at developing services for smartphones and tablets, will be increasingly important. We see no risk of cannibalization from the recently unveiled PS-VITA TV, and in fact regard this product as a further step toward maximization of content value.


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Amsterdam-based store and clothing brand Patta presents its Fall/Winter 2013 collection. Judging from the new lookbook, the Dutch label has taken some rather big steps from previous seasons, adding many new categories to their collection. From pants, T-shirts, sweaters and hoodies to shirts, knitwear and even outerwear, Patta unveils its most complete collection to date. As usual, the brand presents some strong graphic pieces as well as caps and beanies for the new season.
The Patta Winter 2013 collection and special London exclusives will
debut and be available first at the Patta London Pop-Up Store from October
17-20, and at Patta and official retailers the week after.
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Opening hours:
Thursday: 11:00 – 17:00
Friday: 11:00 – 19:00
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Sunday: 12:00 – 18:00
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Styling: Bonne Reiijn
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Through the agreement, ICON and KoNECT will collaborate on a series of educational events for local and multinational pharmaceutical companies, investigators and industry officials. The programmes aim to further enhance the already high standards of clinical research in South Korea and will kick off with an oncology trials seminar in Seoul on October 26th.
"South Korea has become a key country for clinical development and ICON has had a well-established presence there since 2005," commented Wei Ming Goh, ICON's Vice President, Asia-Pacific. "Our agreement with KoNECT supports our mutual interest in developing and growing the clinical research industry in South Korea and demonstrates our on-going commitment to the Asia Pacific region."
KoNECT President, Professor Sang-Goo Shin, added, "We are delighted to collaborate with a leading clinical research organisation such as ICON that has a wealth of expertise in both local and global clinical development programmes. Together we can develop high quality clinical research professionals and a clinical trials infrastructure that can support the increased demand from local and global pharma companies."
ICON is one of the leading CROs in Asia-Pacific, employing over 1,400 staff in the region from locations in 13 countries. Learn more about ICON's capabilities in Asia-Pacific at http://www.iconplc.com/emerging-markets/
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Established in 2007 with the support of the South Korean government, academic institutions and life-science industries, KoNECT provides clinical research resources, training and support. KoNECT's vision is to establish an advanced clinical trial infrastructure and develop the nation's biopharmaceutical industry to serve as an international hub for clinical trials. It has recently adopted a certificate system for clinical trial experts, and is focusing on the running of educational programs and making partnership with global organisations.
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ICON plc is a global provider of outsourced development services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries. The company specialises in the strategic development, management and analysis of programs that support clinical development - from compound selection to Phase I-IV clinical studies. ICON currently has 9,200 employees, operating from 82 locations in 40 countries. www.iconplc.com
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Undiluted silage leachate or seepage is very acidic and highly corrosive. It will eat away the concrete of feed storage structures and burn most any vegetation that it contacts. Leachate also tends to be very high in nitrates, thus it may be a risk to groundwater if allowed to pond in low areas.
Silage leachate's extremely high biological oxygen demand (BOD5) makes surface waters among the most vulnerable to its impact. Because of the high BOD5, as little as one gallon of pure silage leachate per 10,000 gallons of river water may reduce oxygen to a critical level for fish survival. There have been numerous documented cases of fish kills in streams and ponds caused by silage leachate worldwide.
Although producers are most familiar with leachate that occurs immediately after harvest, any time precipitation hits the feed it can create contaminated runoff. The runoff may be relatively low in nutrient content, but it is still considered a pollutant if it reaches ground or surface waters.
A common recommendation, or requirement in the case of some permitted farms, is to capture silage leachate and contaminated runoff from feed storage areas in a storage pond for later application to crop land. This approach can be effective; however, it frequently becomes a logistical and economic nightmare. Precipitation events on a large surface such as a feed storage area often result in millions of gallons of low contaminant water stored in expensive structures and in need of costly field application.
Prevention works best
The alternative to collecting all leachate and runoff from silage areas is to simply prevent its production in the first place. The same strategies that prevent silage leachate and contaminated runoff have economic returns in reducing shrink and improving feed quality. Studies have shown that improper management of bunker silos can result in dry matter losses greater than 30 percent in the top three feet. Furthermore, the inclusion of spoiled feed from storage in feed rations will likely reduce feed intake and animal performance.
Leachate also directly removes nutrients from the forage, particularly soluble nitrogen and carbohydrates. These principles are not only true for corn and hay silages but they apply to other high-moisture feedstuffs such as high-moisture corn and wet distillers grains.
By implementing basic management practices, feed leachate and contaminated runoff can be minimized, while feed preservation and quality are maximized.
Like so many of the risks the livestock industry faces, prevention is the best cure for a problem. By implementing these practices, the contaminated runoff and diluted leachate are often reduced such that vegetative buffers are adequate to protect any nearby surface waters.
For more info, see the Environmental Stewardship: Controlling Silage Leachate.
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text: Hyundai Motor America Wins 2014 Word of Mouth Marketing Association Driving Engagement Award February 7, 2014 09:00 AM The Chicago Auto Show and Word of Mouth Marketing Association (WOMMA) presented Hyundai Motor America with the second annual "Driving Engagement" award for most innovative social media campaign of 2013 during the Social Media Preview of the 2014 Chicago Auto Show. Hyundai's social media campaign titled "The Walking Dead Chop Shop" extended The Walking Dead integration into the social media and digital realm. Hyundai put the power in The Walking Dead fans' hands to build their own Zombie Survival Machine. Hyundai shared its campaign strategy and resulting success during the "Driving Engagement" award ceremony. "We are honored and truly thrilled that 'The Walking Dead Chop Shop' campaign has been recognized by WOMMA," said David Matathia, director of marketing communications, Hyundai Motor America. "With help from the popularity of The Walking Dead franchise, Hyundai continues to expand the conversation around Hyundai vehicles with young and passionate audiences." WOMMA selected three automotive manufacturers as finalists for the Driving Engagement awards: American Honda Motor Company, Inc. and Jaguar North America were the two runners-up. Honda submitted its "Project Drive-In" campaign, aimed to save a piece of American car culture: the drive-in movie theater and Jaguar entered its "#MyTurnToJag" campaign to deliver a once-in-a-lifetime Jaguar F-TYPE experience to fans. "The auto industry embraced social business in 2013 more than ever before," said Suzanne Fanning, president of WOMMA. "We saw incredible, record-breaking results from gamification, crowdsourcing and cause marketing, as well as great use of Pinterest, Snapchat and Instagram. Social engagement was extremely effective for the auto industry during the past year, and we are grateful to the Chicago Auto Show for allowing us to honor manufacturers that truly 'drive engagement.'" Back to News


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Ohio Shakespeare Festival, performing for a magical thirteenth summer at beautiful Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens in Akron, will present William Shakespeare's romantic comedy about unrequited love, "Twelfth Night," followed by Shakespeare's most accessible and fascinating history play, "Henry IV, Part One."
"Twelfth Night" will preview on July 3, open July 4 and run through July 20. "Henry IV, Part One" will preview on July 31, open Aug. 1, and perform through Aug. 17. Performances are Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights at 8 p.m., with a Greenshow of songs, dances, swordfights and parodies performed by the younger Company members each evening at 7:30. Stan Hywet's grounds open at 6 p.m. for picnicking.
"Twelfth Night" will feature OSF Company members Lara Knox (Kate, Ophelia) as Olivia, and Anand Nagraj (Othello, Two Gents) as Orsino, along with Tess Burgler (Imogen, Juliet) as Viola, the unintended love interest to them both. Also returning to the company will be Joe Pine as Feste, Geoff Knox as Malvolio, Derrick Winger as Sir Toby Belch, and Holly Humes as Maria.
"Henry IV, Part One" will begin OSF's new two-year project producing some of Shakespeare's overlooked, and yet thrilling dramatizations of history. "Henry IV" tells the story of the Plantagenet King (who usurped the throne from his unpopular cousin, Richard II) and his hard-partying, decadent son, Prince Hal, the future Henry V. Company member Andrew Cruse (Hamlet, Romeo) will play both Prince Hal, and later the brand-new King in next season's production of "Henry V." Joining Cruse are Company Artistic Director Terry Burgler (Lear, Iago) as Sir John Falstaff, one of Shakespeare's most beloved comic characters, Joe Pine as Hotspur, and David McNees (Antonio, Tybalt) as Henry IV.
In order to make Shakespeare accessible to all audiences, OSF is offering two evenings with ticketing supported by both the Corbin Foundation and the Akron Community Foundation. "Twelfth Night" will have a "Pay what you 'Will'" performance on July 10, and "Henry IV" will have a performance free for all students (with ID) on Aug. 7.
Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens is at 714 N. Portage Path in Akron. Tickets are $30 for reserved seating (the first 100 seats in the center, closest to the stage), or $25 for festival (open) seating. Student tickets are $15, and further discounts on adult tickets are available for OSF, WKSU, and Stan Hywet Members. Reservations may be made any time through OSF's web site at www.ohioshakespeare.com, or by calling the box office at 330-673-8761 daily (except Mondays) from noon to 5 p.m.


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It's Thanksgiving! It's Hanukkah! All at once! With this momentous overlap of food holidays, why decide on one type of cuisine? These jelly doughnuts, inspired by the Hanukkah specialty sufganiyot, have a Thanksgiving flair thanks to a cranberry sauce "jelly" inside.
Are you sad that they don't include turkey, like some infamous versions in bakeries and around the internet? Don't be. These doughnuts might not have the shock value, but they taste good enough that you'll actually enjoy every bite, with a sweet-tart cranberry filling which is perfectly complemented by a snowy dusting of confectioners' sugar on top.
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Really?!For well over two years, one of the most persistent rumors in mobile technology was that Apple was pioneering a new form of facial recognition technology that would be implemented in one or more of its popular iDevices.
Not sure about facial recognition, can it not be fooled simply by finding a picture of the owner to the phone and holding it upto the camera?
Still if it were implemented as a background security feature, perhaps it would be a huge advantage on signaling when your phone was stolen
I'd they patented this, it's clearly a different technology that will actually work- unlike the ICS one that failed during the Galaxy Nexus presentation. Apple doesn't care about being first.. They care about being the best. Thus annoying closed but extremely stable IOS platform.
pioneering? even though Microsoft and Google have had this for while now. and in Google's case, they're actually using it now.
looks to work good in other reviews, also its supposed to show the pin, or pattern unlock if it doesn't recognize the face. i am guessing that they didn't set it up right.
if i were a apple fanboi i would agree that everything else is garbage. but alas i am not that closed minded..
Messany writes on a slightly higher level than the 9th grade (which some state is the "standard" news article/comp level of most). Which is, in my opinion a good thing that some writers step outside the common vocab...... Helps broaden the vocabulary. :-)
Creepy in my opinion. Just another way for Big Brother to keep an eye on us when we least expect it. If they put this in the new iPhone I will never purchase it.


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Robinow syndrome is an extremely rare inherited disorder characterized by mild to moderate short stature due to growth delays after birth (postnatal growth retardation); distinctive abnormalities of the head and facial (craniofacial) area; additional skeletal malformations; and/or genital abnormalities. The facial features of infants with Robinow syndrome resemble those of an eight-week-old fetus; within the medical literature, this condition is often referred to as "fetal face." Characteristic craniofacial features may include an abnormally large head (macrocephaly) with a bulging forehead (frontal bossing); widely spaced eyes (ocular hypertelorism) that are abnormally prominent; a small, upturned nose with nostrils that are flared forward (anteverted); and/or a sunken (depressed) nasal bridge. Skeletal malformations may include forearm bones (radius and ulna) that are unusually short (forearm brachymelia), abnormally short fingers and toes, permanent fixation of the fifth fingers in a bent position (clinodactyly), unusually small hands with broad thumbs, malformation of the ribs, abnormal side-to-side curvature of the spine (scoliosis), and/or underdevelopment of one side of the bones in the middle (thoracic) portion of the spinal column (hemivertebrae). Genital abnormalities associated with Robinow syndrome may include an abnormally small penis (micropenis) and failure of the testes to descend into the scrotum (cryptorchidism) in affected males and underdevelopment (hypoplasia) of the clitoris and the outer, elongated folds of skin on either side of the vaginal opening (labia majora) in affected females. The range and severity of symptoms vary from case to case.
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Another great second half leading to another great win putting us 10 games over the .500 mark!
Mr. "Triple-Double" Stephenson had himself another huge career night.
Great team basketball as always.
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Another great second half leading to another great win putting us 10 games over the .500 mark!
Mr. "Triple-Double" Stephenson had himself another huge career night.
Great team basketball as always.
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My halftime tirade was the turning point.
Roaming Gnome used to always talk to me about how teams would play with us the way a cat plays with a mouse, and then when the game was getting late, the cat would just go ahead and sink its teeth into the mouse.
We are now the cat.
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@ESPNStatsInfo: Lance Stephenson: Only player with multiple triple-doubles this season
Gameball, sir.
There are two types of quarterbacks in the league: Those whom over time, the league figures out ... and those who figure out the league.
Got the job done. West and Lance for me the best tonight. George has become a normality now so he doesn't deserve a mention. Lol. I would love to see him drive more though.
Hey guys, remember when we got West how we were fearing he would be a black hole on D? Although he is not elite by any stretch he is pretty decent I would say.
I was just about to point this out. Here's the list, for anyone who cares:
NBA Triple-Double Leaders - ESPN
Maybe Larry will end up being right about who the best player on the team is.
Does 72-10 really look so unrealistic at this moment?
That will always seem unrealistic to me until a team is like 69-8 or something.
You jinx this and I swear I will... be really sad.
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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Or throw in a first-round pick and flip it for a max-level point guard...
Magic Stephenson strikes again. Love watching the chemistry between him and Scola. Scola just gets more comfortable with each passing game.
72-10? Must we be so pessimistic?
There are two types of quarterbacks in the league: Those whom over time, the league figures out ... and those who figure out the league.
Paul George at #10 and Lance Stephenson at #40... That 2010 draft is going to become a part of Pacers folklore. We'll all be telling our grandkids about it one day, or in hoosierguy's case, his house full of cats.
I would say that our players care a bit about some stats. Roy wants to keep his blocked shot streak going. PG wants to restart his 20 points streak and he wants to score big in the second half as well. Lance will run more plays when he's close to a triple-double.
But I don't consider it a problem. They aren't doing that against the flow of the team. Roy is supposed to block shots for our D. PG tries to set others up in the first half and then takes command in the second. Lance is always looking to create for others triple-double or not. So, I don't really mind.
I'm just really happy when they accomplish their goals and we win the game
Tonight, all flags must burn, in place of steeples.
Autonomy must return into the hands of the people.
It's not even Thanksgiving yet. If we have 7 losses at the start of March, then maybe we can start to compare this to the 45/Pip/Worm team.
Missed most of this game flipping back and forth between this and IU-UConn (sorry, just less IU games I get to watch overall, and game meant more to IU than this meant to IND!)
My main takeaway from what I did see was that Jordan Crawford couldn't miss in the first half, Pacers were a bit uninspired or lazy with passes, movement, defense, etc. And then Crawford tried to play hero ball in the second half, which fed right into Pacers' run to get and keep the lead.
What I really like about this year's team is that there is always 1 or 2 players you know will put the team on his back on a given night. PG24 off? No problem, David West will manufacture offense. Both those guys offense? One of Lance or Scola tends to be on. Get 3 or more Pacers on their A games? Look out.
This team is so fun to watch.
We have enough talent to pull this off against less talented Teams like the Celtics and Pelicans....but playing like this against Playoff bound Teams won't get us wins all the time.
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Great win, and its certainly awesome to realize that we can literally just flip the switch and start shutting teams down; but i just think the Pacers let these teams hang around too much.
This team starts off games way to comfortable. They settle for long 2's and 3's instead of feeding the post game early on. Maybe its nit-picking, but 3 game in a row now we have some seriously slow starts. One was a blowout, the next one we reeled them back in but had to scrap the entire game to force the overtime, this game resembled many of the previous 9 wins. I get that we are generally getting these teams best punches and alot of these teams are trying to knock us out before half time, but I just feel like we got to bring the pain from the beginning. Our guys definitely think we are a better 3point shooting team than we really are.
You can't get champagne from a garden hose.
Eh, you admit it at least.
Tonight, all flags must burn, in place of steeples.
Autonomy must return into the hands of the people.
Earl Watson didnt play? Injured?
Yes. We have not played very many good teams at all.
He had a cold.


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There is a quote by the former Superior General of the Jesuits, Pedro Arrupe, that reads, in part, "What you are in love with and what seizes your imagination, will affect everything. It will decide what will get you out of bed in the morning, what you do with your evenings, how you spend your weekends, what you read, whom you know, what breaks your heart, and what amazes you with joy and gratitude."
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