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- Computer Desk and Task Chair Combo Set
- Spacious Desktop with Armless Mesh Chair
- Writing Desk
- Red Laminate Desk Top with White Edge Band
- Small Surface Cutout for Chair
- Monitor Platform: 23.75''W x 9.75''D x 4''H
- White Powder Coated Tubular Frame Finish
- Cross Brace
- Plastic Floor Glides
- Mid-Back Swivel Task Chair
- Overall Size: 23.5''W x 25.5''D x 33.5'' - 37.5''H
- Back Size: 18.25''W x 17''H
- Seat Size: 18.75''W x 17.25'' - 21''H; 2'' Thick Seat
- Weight Capacity: 250 lbs.
- Red Mesh Upholstery
- Padded Mesh Seat and Back
- Pneumatic Seat Height Adjustment
- Heavy Duty Chrome Base
- Dual Wheel Casters
- CA117 Fire Retardant Foam
This colorful desk and chair combination will liven up any room! The spacious desk offers ample space for writing, reading, homework or browsing on your laptop. The small cutout offers space for you to pull your chair close up to the desk surface. This colorful combination will offer a comfortable and contemporary setting.
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" Brand: The Fabulous Bakin' Boys / Type: Cake "
We went a little overboard on Halloween and brought way too many sweets and cakes and then our friends brought sweets and some homemade cakes so we had a table completely full of stuff. The next day I noticed that there was quite a few of the Fabulous Bakin Boys Halloween cupcakes left and thought great I am going to have to eat them all now. Well I had one on Sunday and they were delicious and I am still eating them now. They are yummy and a shame they are just for Halloween and here is why.
They are by the Fabulous Bakin Boys who are quite new I believe and they do cupcakes, flapjacks and that sort of thing. You can find the Halloween cupcakes as they are in black cardboard packaging and orange writing. They have the Fabulous Bakin Boys logo in the corner and the box is actually very inviting. There is even a picture of a friendly ghost on the front which is nice. They cost me buy one get one free and they were £1.29. I think you can get them on offer at the moment as its after Halloween so get some if you can.
When you open up the packaging you will find 6 cupcakes that fantastically are individually wrapped so luckily my 12 cupcakes were saved from the party and didn't go stale (which happened to some things). The wrapping is clear at the top with black Halloween decorations which again looks really good.
So you open the cupcake and it is basic sponge on the bottom and orange icing on the top which is very Halloweeny. The cupcakes are of a reasonable size and I can eat one in 4 bites. When you bite into them the icing is not that horrible hard icing you get on some things but it is so soft. This allows you to take a good bite of the cupcake and not hurt your teeth or get any stuck on your teeth. The icing is a slight orange flavour and the sponge is plain.
The taste of these cupcakes is quite unique and does not taste as orangey as you expect it to. It is like a smooth creamy orange taste which I love and because it makes sure the flavours are not too overpowering which can make you feel a little ill. My husband though really hated the flavour so I do think it is one you love or hate.
The cupcakes themselves are so small and lovely that you just know they can't be too good for you so here are the nasty details but not as bad as I thought they would be.
A cupcake contains 148 calories, 8.1g of fat, 11.4g of sugar and 0.3g of salt.
The one issue I have with these cupcakes is because they are so light to pick up and eat, you find that you can very easily eat a couple of them (or a few on one night I had) and this of course is not a good thing. They are yummy though so worth it!
In conclusion I think these cupcakes are fantastic and I would definitely buy them again when Halloween comes around next year. If they started to sell these types of cupcakes now I would buy them again. These have made me think that I would buy more of the Fabulous Bakin Boys range because they were so delicious.
Five stars from me.
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A look at the Los Angeles Dodgers' 2012 season:
1. There will be no more McCourt drama. The divorce/ownership saga between Frank and Jamie McCourt has dragged on for more than two years, and, finally, neither will have any authority when it comes to the team for the 2012 season. That's the plan, at least, with an April 30 deadline for the sale of the franchise to be completed to a new ownership group that includes NBA Hall of Famer Magic Johnson and longtime baseball executive Stan Kasten.
2. The Dodgers spent some money. Dodgers fans and players hoped general manager Ned Colletti would be allowed to make a major free-agent signing over the winter. But that was never really a possibility because Colletti's hands were tied in regard to spending big money on anyone outside the current roster—the team's reported $160 million offer to Prince Fielder was nowhere near what he eventually received from the Tigers. Instead, Colletti refuted the idea that there was any bad blood between the team and Matt Kemp, signing him to an eight-year, $160 million extension before Kemp could hit free agency after the 2012 season. Cy Young winner Clayton Kershaw is still a long way from free agency, but he was arbitration-eligible this past offseason and signed a two-year deal for $19 million.
3. Expectations are relatively low. After consecutive trips to the NLCS in 2008 and 2009, 2010 was a disappointing year for the franchise. But at the start of last season, hope and expectations remained high in Southern California. The team tanked, and it was an accomplishment just to finish three games over .500. This season, expectations are curbed until new ownership is firmly in place and can set a vision for the franchise.
1. SS Dee Gordon. He was a pleasant surprise after his June call-up last year, hitting .304 with a .325 on-base percentage.
2. 2B Mark Ellis. He hit much better after he was traded from Oakland, where his slugging percentage was .290 last season, to Colorado (.392).
3. CF Matt Kemp. After underachieving in 2010, he had an MVP-caliber 2011 with a .324 average and a league-leading 39 homers and 126 RBIs.
4. RF Andre Ethier. Injuries limited his production to 11 homers in 2011, his lowest total since his rookie season, but his .368 on-base percentage was solid.
5. 1B James Loney. He was disappointing for the majority of the season, but he hit .357 with eight home runs in August and September.
6. LF Juan Rivera. He hit .274 with five home runs and 46 RBIs in 62 games last season after coming to L.A. from Toronto.
7. 3B Juan Uribe. After his good 2010 postseason with the Giants, the Dodgers paid him, but the return was ugly: .204 average, .264 on-base percentage, .293 slugging percentage, 85 missed games.
8. C A.J. Ellis. Over four years, he has played 87 major league games with a .392 on-base percentage and .769 OPS. The Dodgers want that for a whole season in 2012.
1. LHP Clayton Kershaw. A Cy Young and Gold Glove came after these league-leading numbers: 21 wins, a 2.28 ERA, 248 strikeouts and a 0.98 WHIP.
2. RHP Chad Billingsley. He made one more start than he did in 2010 but threw fewer innings, had fewer strikeouts and walked more batters in 2011.
3. LHP Ted Lilly*. With 33 starts and nearly 200 innings in 2011, he was durable and reliable. His 3.97 ERA was so-so. This spring, he was slowed by a sore neck.
4. RHP Aaron Harang. A 3.64 ERA and 14 wins look good, but pitching at Petco Park, where he did with the Padres last season, can skew a pitcher's numbers.
5. LHP Chris Capuano. If nothing else, in 2011 he proved he can stay healthy after missing two years following elbow surgery. But a 4.55 ERA and 1.35 WHIP aren't great.
RHP Javy Guerra. After taking over closing duties in late May as a rookie last season, he recorded 21 saves and had a 2.31 ERA.
Strengths: "This is easy: They have the best pitcher in the league and the best player in the league. You can say so-and-so is better, but no one team has a case for each. We've all known Kershaw was going to be this good, but what Kemp has done is remarkable, especially after the year he went through (in 2010). And his numbers weren't that horrible, but knowing what he's a capable of, it made you wonder if he was a head case. So, as a baseball man, seeing his maturation last season was nice."
Weaknesses: "Outside of Kemp and Kershaw, just about everything is wrong. They have Ethier, and Loney was good for a bit at the end of the year, but that lineup doesn't scare anyone and after Kershaw, the rotation and bullpen is spotty. They are really feeling the effects of what McCourt did to them in terms of a bare roster and bare farm."
This is mostly a two-headed team: There is Kemp and Kershaw and little behind them. They don't have the pitching to carry a low-scoring offense, and the offense doesn't score enough to give the pitching any kind of cushion. Still, with those two players and a bit of help, the Dodgers should finish in the middle of the division.


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mikenz66 wrote:And I have given you quotes from at least two other teachers (and you've added Sayadaw T yourself) who say essentially the same thing. So it's not something unique to Ajahn Sujin. How could it be, when it's the teaching of the Buddha? Of course, anyone can say that they are not operating with the "idea of someone who can". Whether they really are another matter.
I would not say that Sayadaw U Tejaniya is teaching the same thing. He is saying many things similar and I believe his understanding of the Dhamma will agree with AS's.
I can't comment on the others because I don't know them well enough. But it's good to know that some teachers are moving in that direction too.


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Now that she's survived the "all day sickness" of the first trimester, expectant mom Jennifer Garner says her pregnancy is going great.
"The first trimester is just yuck," the 39-year-old actress admits during an appearance on the Ellen DeGeneres Show. "But after that, [this pregnancy] is not a big thing – except there is one big thing. And that is, my bottom."
The very hands-on mom to girls Violet, 5, and Seraphina, 2, went on to say, "You know how once you have kids you never ever pee by yourself again? At least one of them is always in there with you at all times. So the other day… [Violet] is in there with me and all of the sudden she went, Oh Mom, we have to have a talk…She said, 'Mom, your bottom has gotten so big that your panties don't even begin to cover it."
"I said, 'It's called a thong, you wear it when you're a grown up. She was like, 'Uh, that is so gross!"
As for the gender of the baby on the way, Jen says she and her husband Ben Affleck will be happy either way.
"It would be so weird to have a boy and cool and different. And I'm sure it would be fun for Ben he likes baseball and all that stuff. But a third girl, three girls is a great way to grow up," muses the Valentine's Day star, who has two sisters herself.
She reveals, though, that her handsome hubby is as comfortable playing "baby doll" as he is baseball thanks to their darling daughters.
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As for sisters Violet and Sera, the doting mama says that they're thinking more about baby names than they are gender.
"They don't really care about the gender as much as long as we name it what they it to be named," Jen admits, going on to list a few of their favorites. "Ralphie, Frankie, Minnie Mouse, Daisy Duck. Rosemarie.. Daisy Duck Affleck. I can see us going that way."
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text: Huggins: Go hard or stay home By Dave Hickman December 16, 2012 Story Share MORGANTOWN - As Bob Huggins made his way through a short maze of narrow hallways toward West Virginia's locker room late Saturday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, he was replaying the final few minutes of his team's 81-66 loss to Michigan in his head.As he walked he was lamenting that, despite having been taken to the woodshed for most of the night by the No. 3 Wolverines, his team had its chances down the stretch. The Mountaineers somehow had chipped away at an 18-point deficit against one of the best teams in the country and were within 71-64 with 41/2 minutes to play."We make a shot and it's down to what, four?'' he asked no one in particular.It is worth noting, however, that this stroll was at the conclusion of his last real obligation of the night, which was his post-game Q&A with the media. And during that 10-minute session, the final 41/2 minutes - in which WVU scored just two points - barely came up."We didn't score in the last four minutes and we had a bunch of young guys out there who tried to catch up on one possession and took some bad shots,'' was really all Huggins said regarding the specifics of any part of the game. "We can fix that."That's a lot easier to fix than a bunch of guys standing around watching the ball roll on the floor and while everybody else dives for it they stand around and watch.''That's right. This was not as much a Q&A as it was an opportunity for Huggins to make a point. He does that from time to time, usually when things are not going well for his basketball team. At 4-5 through nine games, things are not going well at all.And so he took the opportunity Saturday night to illustrate his point. He didn't just do it after the game in words, but during it in deeds, as well."I thought we put some guys in that competed,'' Huggins said, referring to increased playing time for a handful of players. "And I think we took some guys out that wouldn't.'' Indeed, the boxscore from Saturday night's game reflects some significant shifts in who was on the floor. A pair of freshmen, Terry Henderson and Eron Harris, played 36 and 21 minutes, respectively. Henderson had 23 points and three steals and Harris 10 points, two steals and didn't miss a shot.Point guard Juwan Staten was on the floor almost the whole game, as usual. Dominique Rutledge played for the first time this month, Keaton Miles was back in the starting lineup and Volodymyr Gerun made his college debut.Just as significant was who was not on the floor, a list that included WVU's two primary centers, Deniz Kilicli and Aaric Murray. Kilicli played just nine minutes and sat most of the second half and Murray wasn't even allowed to make the trip. Jabarie Hinds played only eight minutes, Matt Humphrey didn't take off his sweats and Aaron Brown did so for just two minutes."I'm sick of it,'' Huggins said. "I'm sick of watching guys stand around. I'm sick of watching guys not compete. I'm sick of guys missing shot after shot after shot who never come early, never stay late, don't think about coming in on an off day and then tell me they care?"I want some guys who care. If I get some guys who care, I've got a great coaching staff. We'll coach them up.'' Huggins was hardest on his centers, Kilicli and Murray. Kilicli, as has been the case in almost every game this season - Marshall was the notable exception - was just awful. In nine minutes he took just three shots, missed them all and grabbed only two rebounds. With WVU's outside shooting horrendous most of the season, Huggins had made it a point to try to get the ball inside. But Kilicli is missing shots or turning the ball over more than anything else. "Deniz hasn't finished anything around the rim. And we're not playing Deniz for his defensive ability, obviously," Huggins said. "We just can't keep doing it. We can't gear a lot of what we do around somebody that's not going to finish."I love Deniz, I want you to understand that. Deniz is one of my favorite guys of all time. I love him to death. I'm not sure I love anybody enough to lose for him. I don't know if I love my wife that much, to lose for her."His harshest criticisms were reserved for Murray, whose work ethic and attitude - or so it would seem judging by Huggins' comments - contributed to him being left at home."I've left guys home that are way, way, way better than Aaric Murray,'' Huggins said. "I've sent a couple of guys home after we got [to games] that are way, way, way better than Aaric Murray. ... Honestly, did we miss him? I don't think we did. And if he doesn't do right in the future we won't miss him in the future, either."I'll feel kind of bad that he's gone, but I'm not going to miss him. We're going to do right, and that goes for all of them.''Huggins talked about the players he has had since returning to West Virginia five-plus seasons ago. Like this group, perhaps they were not as talented as some teams, but they made up for it in other ways. "Since I've been here we've had guys that were very committed to what we were doing,'' Huggins said, listing names from Joe Alexander through Kevin Jones and so many in between. "But they were in the gym. They weren't hanging out on High Street. They weren't hanging out at some girl's house. They were in the gym. They were committed to what we were doing. ..."There's no way that if we lost to Duquesne [as WVU did Tuesday, losing a 15-point second-half lead] that Kevin Jones wouldn't have been in the gym all day.''On the plus side, perhaps the most demanding early-season schedule in school history is pretty much over. West Virginia has played just two games at the Coliseum, which is about to change with four in a row there. The first three are against relative lightweights (compared to No. 3 Michigan) Oakland, Radford and Eastern Kentucky, beginning with Oakland on Wednesday.Finals are also over, meaning Huggins has more time to work with his team during the holiday break. Perhaps during that time he will find those he considers willing to sacrifice and play the kind of tough, nasty basketball he likes."I want to play guys that want to play. I want to play guys that want to get better. I'm going to play guys that will put in time and care,'' Huggins said. "People say, 'He's is a nice kid.' There's a lot of those in the library. I'm not playing them, either.''Reach Dave Hickman at 304-348-1734 or firstname.lastname@example.com or follow him at Twitter.com/dphickman1 Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Police seek car driven by woman found dead in Kanawha River 2 Teen pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter in Oakes Field shooting 3 Man allegedly cuts father in Rand over argument about a sandwich 4 Facebook founder visits Cabin Creek Health Systems 5 Toyota announces new $115 million project for WV plant Turnovers doom Herd Previous Story Class AAA all-state football team list Next Story


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Dear Members,
When my daughter was 5 years old, she/I flew from Ohio, USA to visit my parents in Bangkok. I took her to cruise along the Chao-Phraya River, after 2 hours we came back to walk around Wat Phra-Kaew, the most beautiful royal temple in Thailand. We loved to look at all the murals, unique Thai arts...Today I would like to share these mural-pictures with you all.
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My daughter ..holding her Thai mountain white fluffy puppy..gift from my uncle(pic.with the Thai Christmas tree)
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Homoeroticism fuels the beefcake battles of 'Eagle'
The first great gay love story of 2011 is here, though you have to read between the lines to see it. The Eagle is part of the historical beefcake genre (formerly known as the sword and sandal flick), re-popularized by Gladiator and 300. Fans of the latter will be disappointed to see these Romans wearing more than those Greeks, though they do occasionally shed their tops and sleep in loincloths.
You might rather see Channing Tatum and Jamie Bell in a dance-off than playing a master and slave who exchange roles — or maybe you wouldn't. At least they have choreographed battle scenes, and a fight that gives them an excuse to roll around on the ground together.
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Seems like most of the links are broke right now. Got here by clicking Quick Links/Todays Posts. Seems to be no way to get to the Main Forum. Maybe they are working on something.
"Just look at the flowers ........ BANG"
But I think the forum is still compromised if you look at the memberlist link. It may be wise to shut her down until the hatches are battened down.
"Nobody wants to play against Tyler Hansbrough NO BODY!" ~ Frank Vogel
"And David put his hand in the bag and took out a stone and slung it. And it struck the Philistine on the head and he fell to the ground. Amen. "
jammed up jelly tight again!
The poster "pacertom" since this forum began (and before!). I changed my name here to "Slick Pinkham" in honor of the imaginary player That Bobby "Slick" Leonard picked late in the 1971 ABA draft (true story!).
Just tap a knife on the side and she'll open up fer ya. Then we can haves all the pickles we wants.
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OregonBuddhist wrote:This is why "scholars" prefer the term "New Religions."
Its up for debate, but Soka Gakkai is not really a Shinshukyo (New Religion). I guess some scholars put it in that category. My professor did not, but he's outside the mainstream in many respects. When you consider other Shinshukyo, it becomes apparent that Soka Gakkai is really not like them. They are fairly mainstream Buddhist in many of their views, albeit, on the 'popular' rather than 'orthodox' end of the spectrum.


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Is your kid a reluctant learner?
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Your child's just finished dinner and you've noticed some swelling around her mouth. It's quite possible your child is allergic to something she's just eaten.
Food allergies occur in about one in 20 kids, according to the Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA), but in adults this number has dropped to about one in 100.
"The majority of food allergies in children are not severe, and will disappear with time," ASCIA says, although it does stress that some can be severe causing life-threatening reactions known as anaphylaxis .
ASCIA admits that the term 'allergy' is often misused to describe any adverse reactions to food. There are some fairly immediate reactions – within the first 30 minutes – which could point to an allergy including:
Other symptoms are:
Food intolerances are not allergic reactions and cause a completely different bodily response. Even though the symptoms can be similar (e.g. diarrhoea, vomiting) food intolerance is a 'chemical' reaction that some people have after eating or drinking some foods; it is not an immune response. An intolerance is a lot more common than an allergy.
Here's how ASCIA describes allergies: "Underneath the lining of the skin, gut, lungs, nose and eyes are 'mast' cells. These are designed to kill worms and parasites.
"Mast cells are like bean bags filled with irritant chemicals including histamine and are armed with proteins called IgE antibodies (often referred to as allergy antibodies), which act to detect allergens in the local environment."
A person allergic to peanut, for example, will have IgE antibodies capable of recognising the shape of peanut protein (the allergen), in much the same way that a lock recognizes the shape of a key. When this happens, mast cells are triggered to dump their contents (including histamine) into the tissues, causing an allergic reaction.
Food allergies can develop at any time but often show up in a child before the age of five years.
The most common foods which bring on allergies are eggs, cow's milk, peanuts and tree nuts . Less common triggers include seafood, sesame, soy and wheat.
Most childcare centres, preschools and schools are now 'nut-free' zones. Many parents would have held birthday parties and had kids attend who couldn't eat eggs, dairy or nuts. It seems every class has a child with a dangerous allergy.
It's not only anecdotally that the number of kids with food allergies seems to be growing – it's real. ACSIA says hospital admissions for severe allergic reactions (anaphylaxis) have doubled over the last decade in the US and UK. In Australia, admissions for anaphylaxis due to food allergy in children aged 0 to 4 years are even higher, having increased five-fold over the same period.
According to ASCIA, the reasons for the increasing incidence of food allergies in kids is unclear but it suggests these possible explanations:
If your child appears to have an allergic reaction or you're worried your child may have an allergy, ASCIA recommends you start with a visit to your GP who will ask a series of questions in a bid to narrow down what may have caused that reaction.
Skin prick allergy tests or blood tests for allergen specific IgE (commonly referred to as RAST) may be advised to help confirm or exclude potential triggers. Sometimes a temporary elimination diet under close medical and dietetic supervision will be needed, followed by challenges to identify the cause.
The ASCIA does not recommend what it calls "unorthodox" tests for food allergy including cytotoxic food testing, Vega testing, kinesiology, allergy elimination techniques, iridology, pulse testing, Alcat testing, Rinkel's intradermal skin testing, reflexology, hair analysis and IgG food antibody testing.
"These have no scientific basis, are unreliable and have no useful role in the assessment of allergy," it says.
This article was written by Fiona Baker for Kidspot, Australia's best family health resource. Sources include Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA) and Anaphylaxis Australia.
Last revised: Wednesday, 23 March 2011
This article contains general information only and is not intended to replace advice from a qualified health professional.


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Disappointed by the meager snowfall we've seen in New York City this winter, I decided that if I can't enjoy snow on the ground, I might as well enjoy it (or a better-tasting lookalike, at least) on my plate. Using summery, southern-clime flavors like green coconut and grapefruit serves as a snowy reminder that warmth and sun are only a few bites away.
Making shaved ice using this technique is incredibly easy. The addition of sugar to the base lowers the freezing temperature and ensures that the ice is easily shave-able, no matter how long it has been in the freezer. Simply scrape it hard with a metal spoon, garnish (with a little honey, or macerated grapefruit segments, or anything you like) and serve it quickly, before it melts.
Alternatively, you could pack it into a snowball and throw it at your dinner companions. Whichever feels right.
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About the author: Ethan Frisch is the chef and co-mastermind behind Guerrilla Ice Cream. He's traveled around the world (40 countries, 5 continents) and has worked as a pastry chef and line cook in some of NYC's great (and not so great) restaurants.


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According to Paul Hudson '72, an adjunct history lecturer here at OU, "everyone has a Stone Mountain story." And now, it's time to tell his.
A native of Brookhaven, Dr. Hudson has spent years gathering information and writing articles about Atlanta's local history (including Oglethorpe), and now he's releasing his new book, Atlanta's Stone Mountain: A Multicultural History.
The 156-page read details the history behind Georgia's famed granite mass, taking the reader back some 300 million years, before early Native Americans settled the area. Dr. Hudson and his partner, Lora Pond Mirza, then take an in-depth look at how important Stone Mountain was to the Creek-Muscogee peoples, how emancipation occurred in the Stone Mountain area during the Civil War, the struggles of the Confederate Memorial carving, and the unique natural habitat of the mountain. (How can trees and yellow daisies grow in granite?)
"The best part was meeting so many interesting people," said Dr. Hudson. "George and Susan Colletti, for examples. He grew up in Stone Mountain and was the nephew of Elias Nour, "the Man of the Mountain" (read our book!)…Then there is Larry Winslett, a talented nature photographer, and so many others including Naomi Thompson, a geologist at the park."
"[The] most rewarding was the collaborative research and writing, getting great information from people, books, and online, structuring the book around the concept of multiculturalism, securing compelling images—more than 150, including ones off iPhones (from an Oglethorpe alumni couple!), from archives (the Library of Congress and Metropolitan Museum of Art), and a vintage Civil War map (from Thornwell Jacobs's granddaughter!)—and making it all complement an engaging but scholarly narrative…We did everything in our own unique way and are so proud because we think we nailed it!"
On Wednesday, June 15, Dr. Hudson and Lora Pond Mirza will debut their book at a launch event at Georgia Perimeter College, where both are faculty members. The book also may be purchased at the Oglethorpe bookstore or online at Amazon.com.
What's your Stone Mountain story?


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There has been little banter over the past couple of days that has not revolved around Brazil's capitulation in the semi-final of the World Cup.
As I watched the drama unfold I felt cruelly voyeuristic, as if I was watching a fall from grace that should have been kept behind closed doors, away from prying eyes.
The second half was better than the first – it could not have been worse – and that may be something to do with Ramires' introduction for the green and rotten Hulk.
Then Willian came on for the "ridiculously awful, how are you a footballer let alone in the Brazilian team, you earn shed-loads for that?" Fred, and the Chelsea stamp on the game was complete.
While Blues fans can take pride from their players' semi-final showing – of course, not forgetting Andre Schurrle's brace and date in the final on Sunday – let's not forget an ex-Bridge star who stood out for more reasons than one.
It has been a roller-coaster of a World Cup for David Luiz, who will be performing his Sideshow Bob act at Paris Saint Germain next season.
He's a player that divides opinion, can be superb one minute and diabolical the next. Unfortunately for Luiz, he was diabolical on the night that mattered.
But I really like the guy.
He has passion, he has a buccaneering streak that makes you smile, his goal celebrations are either choreographed for hours in advance or should be, and you cannot deny he has great hair – but he looks like he enjoys playing football, and I like that.
I was sorry to see him leave the Bridge, but Jose Mourinho was not convinced, and that was borne out in the World Cup semi-final.
And who are we to question the special one's decision? He's made so many good calls and the £40m he got is testimony to that, but Jose, oh Jose, could you not have kept Luiz and roll him out when we start taking life too seriously?
We all need the occasional sideshow act to relax the uptight Premier League.


text: WVU athletic department shows more than $4 million profit By Dave Hickman October 11, 2013 Story Share MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- A year after recording perhaps the largest deficit in its history, West Virginia's athletic department is back in the black, at least for the most recent fiscal year.And it made a far larger profit that anyone expected.The school finally completed and released its financial report this morning. A year after losing almost $13 million, the athletic department showed a profit of $4.2 million for the fiscal year that ended June 30.The exact total was $4,205,104. The department's revenue was $77,706,696 during the fiscal year, compared to operating expenses of $73,501,593.WVU Athletic Director Oliver Luck had said in recent months that he expected the department to break even or show a slight profit. The most generous number he quoted was perhaps $50,000.The difference came in two areas, but primarily in fundraising. Where the school expected its contributions to be in the $18 million to $19 million range, the final total was almost $24 million.The school's revenue-sharing check from the Big 12 was also larger than expected -- $10 million instead of $8 million or $9 million."Now that our budget numbers are in, I want to say how very pleased and proud I am of our entire athletic department," Luck said. "And I cannot say enough about the job turned in by our Mountaineer Athletic Club staff to reach record-breaking fundraising numbers for the second straight year. I also want to thank the MAC members, who rallied around us and the many fans who purchased tickets to various athletic events. We all know how important it is to have a self-supporting athletic department, and that goal has been reached once again.'' The biggest reason for the huge deficit during the 2011-12 fiscal year was the school's departure from the Big East Conference for the Big 12. In order to escape from its Big East obligations, the school negotiated a buyout of $20 million. And while roughly half of that was either deferred or taken care of in other ways, the school did give up its entire Big East profit-sharing pot of almost $10 million.For WVU, perhaps the most encouraging aspect of the financial report is what it might bode for the future. The school turned a $4.2 million profit despite receiving only a 50 percent share of revenue from the Big 12. As a new member, that figure grows to 67 percent during the current fiscal year, then to 85 percent and finally to a full share in 2015-16.The Big 12 distributed shares to its members this year of roughly $20 million. Because of escalating rights fees with television, a full share by the time WVU receives one could be in the $25 million to $30 million range.And while the department still has some outstanding debts that are scheduled to be paid in the future, the repayment of what remains from the Big East buyout is relatively minimal. Of the roughly $20 million paid to the Big East, half of that is already off the books because of last year's forfeiture of revenue.The remaining $10 million was paid by the Big 12, which is to write off half of that. The other half, $5 million, is to be paid with interest in five installments, but not until WVU begins receiving a full share of conference revenues. So in essence that will reduce those 100 percent shares only by about 4 percent for five years.As for the current financial report, the largest revenue came from contributions of $23,916,171, ticket sales of $21,411,615 and NCAA/Big 12 revenue of $10,354,499. The next-largest income lines were royalties, advertisements and sponsorships of $4,509,641 and student fees of $4,330,002.The smallest line item of revenue was state and institutional support, $131,485. As for expenditures, the largest by far was compensation -- salaries totaling $26,397,507. There were also large line items for facilities maintenance and rental of $10,669,275, student aid (scholarships paid by the department to the school) of $8,737,980 and team travel of $6,920,683. There is also a line item in the report for "other expenses'' of $8,001,410. The school paid $3,900,414 for game expenses and $3,529,447 for equipment, uniforms and supplies.Reach Dave Hickman at 304-348-1734 or firstname.lastname@example.com or follow him at Twitter.com/dphickman1 Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Police seek car driven by woman found dead in Kanawha River 2 Teen pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter in Oakes Field shooting 3 Facebook founder visits Cabin Creek Health Systems 4 Man allegedly cuts father in Rand over argument about a sandwich 5 WV school district apologizes for 'Trump Perry' sign at football game Marshall-Florida Atlantic game capsule Previous Story Marshall-FAU boxscore, stats Next Story


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I know he has been back for a little while now but tonight seeing him out there muscling Ben Wallace out of the way and getting blocks and rebounds just hit it home even more than before.
He is the toughness and intimidation we were lacking for the last few years. Jermaine is a very good player and it was a good trade but I think we lost a lot more than we thought we did when we traded Dale.


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SAN FRANCISCO – The Babe. Mr. October. The Machine. Kung Fu Panda.
Pablo Sandoval, the man with last of those slick nicknames, joined the other three to make history Wednesday night. In Game 1 of the World Series at AT&T Park, Sandoval launched three home runs to become the fourth player to pull off that rarity.
As a result, Sandoval led the San Francisco Giants to an 8-3 victory over the Detroit Tigers.
Babe Ruth did it twice, Reggie Jackson did it to earn his nickname and Albert Pujols did it just last year.
For Sandoval, not only was it a historic night, it was one of redemption.
Sandoval made his major league debut shortly after his 22nd birthday and in his first full season in the majors in 2009, he finished seventh in the National League MVP voting. But in 2010, his second full season, Sandoval let his weight balloon and his numbers tumble. During the Giants' World Series run that fall, Sandoval was benched and played one game during that final series against the Texas Rangers.
"He's been determined to never let that happen again," Giants hitting coach Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens said.
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This postseason, Sandoval has carried the Giants. He hit .320 (16-for-50) with three home runs and nine RBIs through the first two rounds. On Wednesday, he went 4-for-4 with four RBIs while etching his name into the record books and sending one of the two bats he used to hit those homers to the Hall of Fame.
"I still can't believe it," Sandoval said a little over an hour after his third homer. "When you're a little kid, you dream of being in the World Series, but I wasn't thinking being in this situation — three homers in one game."
He especially wasn't thinking about doing it against one of the best pitchers this sport has to offer, equipped with a triple-digit fastball. Tigers ace Justin Verlander had been dominant this postseason, entering this game 3-0 with a 0.74 ERA and 25 strikeouts in 24 1/3 innings. And he rolled through his first 12 pitches of the game, including the first two to Sandoval.
"That's the amazing thing," Giants teammate Aubrey Huff said. "He's not doing this against a guy throwing 86."
Sandoval had one previous at-bat against Verlander, hitting a triple off him in July's All-Star Game. And that ended up being the big blow that won the Giants home-field advantage in the World Series.
Their next showdown came with two outs and nobody on in the first inning here, and Verlander got ahead, 0-2. The third pitch was supposed to be up and away. Instead, it was 95-mph heat up and over the middle of the plate, letter high, and Sandoval got his hands through the zone and sent the ball over the wall in center field.
"I knew he was locked in," Verlander said, "but I didn't know he was that locked in at that point."
Verlander and the Tigers would soon find out how locked in the Giants third baseman was. Sandoval came up again in the third, and this time Verlander made his pitch. It was more 95-mph gas on the outside black and just above Sandoval's knees. He flipped it the other way, and it carried and carried. Eventually the ball made it into the first row in the left-field bleachers.
"I knew he hit it well," Verlander said, "but I didn't think he hit it that well."
Verlander would last only one more inning before his night was cut short because the rest of the Giants, not just Sandoval, had beaten him around the yard for five runs in four innings.
Reliever Al Alburquerque faced Sandoval in the fifth. Sandoval fouled off the first pitch, breaking his bat. He had to chuck the one that brought him two home runs and use a newbie.
Alburquerque threw Sandoval a slider two pitches later. It was down in the zone but Sandoval is one of those rare hitters who can get barrel to ball as long as the pitch is in the general vicinity of the city he's playing in.
This one was, and he golfed it to center field for the homer that put him next to three of the game's greats.
"I used that bat all my postseason," Sandoval said. "I don't get too superstitious. There's more bats in there to swing. It's not the bat. It's you. It's everything you've got inside you."
It is easy to like Sandoval. He says things like that. He's got the cuddly nickname given to him by Game 1 starter Barry Zito. Fans in San Francisco wear hats shaped like panda heads. He's got the bear-like body and an unmistakable smile that the Bay Area has grown to adore.
He's also moved way beyond being benched in embarrassing fashion during the fall of 2010, a moment in his career in which Meulens called "humbling."
On this night, Sandoval could afford to not be humble. After all, he had pulled up a chair to sit at the table with three legends.
"The guy had one of those unbelievable World Series nights that they'll be talking about for years," Tigers manager Jim Leyland said. "I tip my hat to him."


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If you know anything about college basketball in general, the Big Ten in particular, today's strong position becomes tomorrow's vulnerability.
Still, IU is on the cusp of its first conference title since 2002, its 19th overall, and even in this era of NCAA tourney obsession, that matters.
The Hoosiers are 12-2 in Big Ten play, 24-3 overall. They are the nation's No. 1 team and, if the season ended today, the No. 1 of all the No. 1 NCAA tourney seeds.
There are three main conference contenders — Michigan State (11-4), Wisconsin (10-4) and Michigan (10-4). Ohio State (10-5) has a chance only if the others collapse.
Yes, life is good for the Cream 'n Crimson faithful, unless you're prone to worry about disasters that could happen — like a sprained Victor Oladipo ankle, or other injuries to key players or a return to the inexplicable form of the Illinois loss or that February's peak becomes March's swoon.
Well, take a deep breath and focus on these facts.
IU plays at struggling Minnesota (18-9, 6-8) on Tuesday. It hosts Iowa (17-10, 6-8) on Saturday and Ohio State (20-7) on March 5. It ends the regular season at Michigan (23-4) on March 10.
The Hoosiers figure to win their home games, so a split on the road clinches a Big Ten title and the No. 1 seed in the conference tourney in Chicago. If that happens, and they at least reach the semifinals of the Big Ten tourney, they're a lock for a No. 1 NCAA tourney seed and opening round action at either Dayton or Lexington.
Beyond that:
Ohio State beat Michigan State on Sunday and the Spartans, in a first-place tie with IU a week ago, are in a two-game fade.
Michigan is newest old threat if you don't count Wisconsin, which has the tiebreaker edge on the Hoosiers if they stumble down the stretch.
The Wolverines beat Illinois on Sunday for a two-game winning streak that made up for their previous two game losing skid.
Wisconsin, meanwhile, does what it always does under coach Bo Ryan — it finds a way to contend no matter its flaws. The Badgers also have won two straight and are poised to win at least three of their final four games, perhaps even all four if they can win at Michigan State
In terms of closing schedules, Michigan State must play at Michigan, then host Wisconsin and Northwestern.
That's brutal.
Michigan hosts Michigan State and Indiana, plays at Penn State and at Purdue.
Wisconsin hosts Nebraska and Purdue, plays at Michigan State and at Penn State.
Ohio State hosts Northwestern and Illinois, plays at Indiana.
Those are the facts. Here is the perspective.
The Hoosiers have been dominant since blowing the Illinois game a couple of weeks ago. They manhandled Ohio State in Columbus, and then Nebraska and Purdue at Assembly Hall, before showing tough-minded resiliency in winning at Michigan State.
That's why coach Tom Crean has said, "We have a tough, aggressive team that has a strong mindset."
IU has been steeled by Crean's brutal first three sanction-marred years, and this season's losses to Butler, Wisconsin and Illinois that all called into question, in some form or another, by some at least, the worthiness of Crean and the Hoosiers despite evidence to the contrary.
But that questioning had a silver lining. Motivation, after all, is a wonderful thing, and if you've seen IU play lately, you know how motivated it is.
So here's the bottom line — if Indiana beats Minnesota, it wins the Big Ten.
Yes, it's that simple.
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While no Super Bowl event would be complete without snacks and drinks, shares of the companies that make these products usually aren't big price leaders. Keep in mind, however, that even the best price gainers in any given market cycle are not necessarily stocks that should be held over the medium or long term.
One example of a snack-food name is Diamond Foods (DMND), whose products include Kettle brand chips and Emerald nuts. But the stock itself never recovered from an accounting scandal that broke in September 2011.
The company has a new management team these days, but it still faces the task of restoring investor confidence. In the wake of the accounting problems, Diamond lost an opportunity to buy the Pringles potato-chip brand from Procter & Gamble (PG). Diamond slashed its advertising budget, and year-over-year sales growth has suffered in the past three quarters.
I'm a fan of Kettle chips, but not of this stock. It currently sits 56% below its 52-week high, and is best left out of any festive bout of stock buying.
A far better snack-maker to take a bite out of is Pepsico (PEP). Naturally, most people think of the company's beverages first, but Pepsi also makes Doritos, Fritos, Lay's and Ruffles.
Of course, Pepsi's Super Bowl ads are always eagerly anticipated, and this year is no exception. The company is also sponsoring this year's halftime show, which will star Beyoncé. The S&P 500 component is within striking distance of its August 52-week high of $73.66. Pepsi shares closed Thursday at $72.85, having pulled back along with the benchmark index.
The company is scheduled to report its fourth-quarter earnings results on Feb. 14 before the bell. Analysts have pegged income at $1.05 per share on revenue of $19.7 billion. Those would both represent year-over-year declines.
While the sales and earnings momentum has been slowing, other metrics, such as return on equity and free cash flow per share growth, remain robust. In addition, Pepsico's dividend yield is 3%, which is why many investors choose to hold the stock rather than treat it as a trading vehicle.
When it comes to the traditional Super Bowl Sunday beverage of choice, Americans reach for the brews of some companies headquartered overseas.
One of those, Belgium-based Anheuser-Busch InBev (BUD), plunged nearly 6% Thursday after the Justice Department put the kibosh on the company's move to buy Corona maker Grupo Modelo. The deal had been expected to close in the first quarter.
While the stock is clearly in need of some Clydesdales to pull it out of the morass, all the news about Thursday's plummet was not bad. The stock got support above its 50-day moving average, which indicates that investors see reason to stay in the stock, rather than bail out, despite the news. In the coming sessions, watch Anheuser-Busch's moving-average support for more signals about the level of institutional investor confidence.


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HOWELL, Mich. - The suspect in the Michigan roadway shootings will be charged Wednesday in Livingston County.
An exact list of charges or arraignment time had not yet been released. The other counties where the crimes were committed are also expected to bring charges later this week.
The man, 43-year-old Raulie Casteel, remains in custody at the Oakland County Jail.
Suspect has political presence online
Local 4 has uncovered that the suspect is very open about his political views and publicly speaks his mind. He has a profile on the Tea Party-backed website FreedomConnector.com and a Twitter profile.
He's tweeted, "I want the arrest and impeachment of Barack Obama. I've given the military the option of marching him out the W.H. in handcuffs."
He went on to add that if Mitt Romney had won the presidency, he wanted him to arrest President Obama.
Referring to the state of the economy, he also tweeted, "Yes, you heard me! We're returning businesses to their rightful owners - the American people!"
But sources tell Local 4 the suspect isn't talking to authorities. One detective compared trying to talk to him was like talking to a brick wall.
Roadway shootings stretch across four counties
The shootings began Oct. 16 and stretched from Oakland County west to Ingham County. The targets mostly were cars traveling on roads near Interstate 96. Only a handful of shootings actually occurred on the interstate.
Police had said they were looking for a man in his late 20s or early 30s driving a dark car. They put out a sketch of him.
Police have urged people to stick to their routines, but the shootings caused some anxious drivers to avoid their usual routes. Authorities said they have received 2,800 tips in their hunt for the gunman, and a $102,000 reward is being offered for information.
More: FBI, ATF boost Michigan roadway shootings reward to $102,000
Nearly half the shootings were in Wixom in Oakland County. On Oct. 27, a man driving to Detroit for the World Series was shot in the hip on I-96 in Livingston County. And police increased patrols for fans attending Saturday's Michigan State football game.
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text: Grand finish for the Huskies By Rick Ryan May 30, 2013 Story Share Lawrence Pierce Herbert Hoover's Corey Bird is safe at second base, beating the tag by Independence's Drew Dangelo. CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- For the greater part of the evening, things didn't look so good for Herbert Hoover.The Huskies went into the bottom of the fifth inning trailing Independence 3-0 Thursday night and for a large part of the game were without both their top pitcher and two of their better batters.But all of that was washed away when Hunter White blasted a grand slam with none out in the bottom of the seventh inning to hand Hoover an improbable 7-3 victory in the second Class AA semifinal in front of an estimated crowd of 4,000-plus at Appalachian Power Park."We were a little worried,'' said Hoover coach Brian Young, "but we didn't hang our heads in that situation. We stuck with it in a tight ballgame and did a real nice job.''The victory sends the Huskies (30-4), the No. 1 team in the Gazette's state ratings, into the championship game for a second straight season. They square off with No. 2 Fairmont Senior (28-6) at 10 a.m. Saturday for the AA crown.No. 4 Independence (21-10) rode the strong pitching of Brian Sexton, who was given an early lead when the Patriots literally knocked Huskies starter Tristan Fields out of the game.Brad Huffman's RBI single in the top of the first rocketed off Fields' right leg and he crumpled to the ground in pain. After a delay of about six minutes, Fields was assisted off the field and looked to be done for the day, taking his 7-1 pitching record and .424 batting average with him.On top of that, the Huskies were without another top stick, as infielder Ryan Shamblin (.446) hurt his wrist in Wednesday's workout and didn't feel comfortable swinging the bat in Thursday's early batting practice, so he just played the field. "You definitely get to that point,'' Young said, "where you don't think it's going to work out, but our kids kept saying 'one run's not going to get us, two runs aren't going to get us,' and we battled back. That's been our mentality all year.''Hoover latched its hopes onto No. 2 pitcher Cody Bowen, and the junior delivered.He inherited a 2-0 deficit when he took over for Fields with two out in the top of the first and allowed just one unearned run in his 61/3 innings, striking out six and walking none, keeping the Huskies in the game. He allowed a run-scoring single to Andrue Hughart in the fifth."The kid who came in really battled,'' Independence coach Scott Cuthbert said of Bowen. "Everybody talks about the rest of their team, but we only scored one run off him once the Fields kid came out. That was the big thing. "With their team, you know they're eventually going to hit the ball in the gap or something like that. They have a really good baseball team and good offense. We were just trying to battle through it. If we could ever add one or two runs - who knows? But it didn't work out that way.''Hoover started slicing into its deficit into the bottom of the fifth, getting an RBI grounder from Shaun Dotson that turned into an error, scoring Sean Craze, who led off with a ground-rule to right that bounced into the party deck. Dotson eventually scored on a sacrifice fly by Scooter Farmer to make it 3-2.Fields, after being checked in the dugout for several innings, was able to loosen up his injury and returned to the game to hit in the bottom of the fourth (smoking a single on the first pitch he saw) and played third base the rest of the way. However, after Sexton retired the Huskies 1-2-3 in the home half of the sixth, they were down to their final at-bat the next inning.Craze led off with a routine grounder to second that Drew D'Angelo couldn't handle. Dotson then dropped down an intended sacrifice bunt, but did it so well that he beat it out, putting two runners aboard.Corey Bird, Hoover's skilled leadoff hitter and Marshall recruit, then ripped a double inches inside the third-base line, scoring Craze and putting runners at second and third, still with no one out. Indy then walked Farmer intentionally to load the bases and create a force at every base.That brought up White, who hadn't hit a homer since last year, and then just that one. With the Huskies needing only a medium-depth fly ball to score Dotson from third, White delivered, launching Sexton's pitch over the left-field wall to end the game."I was just trying to get a sacrifice fly,'' White said, "because the guy on third was really fast, and he could score on a pop up. I just swung as hard as I could to try and get a pop up."It's the best feeling all year - it's the highlight of my season.'' Sexton finished up allowing eight hits and five earned runs, striking out one and walking two.Reach Rick Ryan at 304-348-5175 or email@example.com. 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Five Big 12 Quarterbacks Tabbed for Allstate Sugar Bowl's Manning Award Watch List
Friday, July 20, 2012
The Manning Award, sponsored by the Allstate Sugar Bowl, added five Big 12 quarterbacks to its annual Watch List on Friday. The Watch List is being announced by conference in conjunction with each league's media days. The Big 12 Media Days kick off on Monday and five of the league's quarterbacks scheduled to be in attendance have been selected to the Manning Watch List: Seth Doege (Texas Tech), Landry Jones (Oklahoma), Collin Klein (Kansas State), Casey Pachall (TCU) and Geno Smith (West Virginia).


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Okay, I'm just wondering but did every ticketmaster receive tickets? I assume so, but I doubt I have a shot in 15 minutes. However it won't hurt to try...
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Okay, I'm just wondering but did every ticketmaster receive tickets? I assume so, but I doubt I have a shot in 15 minutes. However it won't hurt to try...
They didn't receive tickets, they're all through the online. If each place had a set number of tickets, I would've definitely got some because there were definitely only 8 of us.
Sorry to be a hopesucker man!
Mt ticketmaster got tickets...However, I did not...
Remaining AFC Championship Tickets Sold In 5 Minutes
POSTED: 11:14 pm EST January 14, 2007
UPDATED: 12:31 pm EST January 15, 2007
INDIANAPOLIS -- The fewer than 1,000 tickets available for Sunday's AFC championship game between the host Indianapolis Colts and the New England Patriots were gone in about five minutes when they went on sale Monday morning.
The sale began at 10 a.m. Monday at the RCA Dome ticket office and all Indiana Ticketmaster outlets.
A random-number distribution format determined the order of buyers. Several people who waited overnight did not get tickets because of the way in which tickets are made available. Each buyer had the opportunity to purchase up to six tickets.
Some people got in line very early Monday morning, braving the cold, steady rain, to get a wristband for their opportunity to snag some tickets to the game. Most were huddled under umbrellas, but some of them brought tents.
Many of the fans and some ticket brokers who waited hours for tickets walked away empty-handed. A small group of about 50 people were already at the dome at 5 a.m. About 1,600 wristbands were handed out just after 8 a.m. By 9:30 a.m., a sea of fans waited to hear if they would win. Tickets were priced between $80 and $395 each.
Stu Rose was the first to get tickets. He said it felt "pretty good" to have the tickets in his hand. A woman who was 14th in line for the wristband draw was among those who didn't get the chance to get tickets.
"I'm very disappointed, but it was worth the shot," she said.
The Patriots advanced to the AFC championship game by beating the San Diego Chargers over the weekend. A day earlier, the Colts advanced by beating the Baltimore Ravens....
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I got 3 tix, and then I woke up.
I'm so pissed, I was 3rd in line after the ticket raffle and I still didn't get any tix.
There are 9 pages on e-bay. Makes me wish I had gone and picked up a couple myself in order to make a buck.
I just got castrated but I now have a ticket...
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'"It may be just the thing we need, to go out and play simple road games for a while," Barnes said. "Most teams, I think, if they had their choice would want to have a road trip like this early on. I think it's a good opportunity for the guys to spend some time together."'
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Crawford's Dodgers career off to strong start
LOS ANGELES -- Carl Crawford is off to a fast start in his first season playing for the Dodgers.
The outfielder made a strong impression in the season-opening three-game series against the Giants. Crawford went 5-for-9 (.556) with a double and two runs as the Dodgers leadoff hitter.
Crawford was acquired from the Red Sox via trade in August, but did not play for the Dodgers due to Tommy John surgery on his left elbow.
Was it important for Crawford to make a good first impression on Dodgers fans this week?
"Good starts never hurt," manager Don Mattingly said. "I think when you're in a new city, it's nice to throw some hits up early so people get to see it a little bit. At the end of the day, he's going to be judged on the whole season. But it is nice to come into a new city with high expectations after being injured, and it's nice for him to have a couple good games to start out."
Elbow and wrist injuries limited Crawford to 31 games in 2012 with the Red Sox.
"I feel totally different this year; last year I was hurt." Crawford said after Wednesday's 5-3 loss to the Giants. "I feel much better. My body feels much better."
Ken Gurnick is a reporter and Austin Laymance is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Does Lance Armstrong's personal life undermine his cancer message?
I'm going to link to a blog entry in the New York Times called, "It's Not About the Bike" and let this whole piece speak for itself. Although I'd pretty much do anything to hang out with Kate Hudson, let it be known that a brand cannot exist solely on the PR liability of one individual with the SOLE exception of the fashion industry. After all, it's called "Manolo Blahnik" instead of "Really Nice Shoes."
Best line ever in the article…. "'This guy has had more women on his lap than a napkin,' wrote a typical commenter on ABC News's Web site under a story entitled, 'Kate Hudson hops on the Tour de Lance.' 'He is a serial dater and I've lost respect for him.'"
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Mario Lopez Engaged to Courtney Mazza!
Mario Lopez is ready to make an honest woman out of Courtney Mazza.
The 38-year-old "Extra" host popped the question over New Year's weekend in Ixtapa, Mexico, Lopez tells the new issue of Us Weekly (on stands Friday).
PHOTOS: Celebs who got engaged in 2011
"We took a walk alone as the sun was setting," says Lopez. "I told Courtney that I wanted the mother of my children to have their last name. She was silent at first from shock, then she leaped for joy and did a little jete!"
PHOTOS: Stars' giant engagement rings
The couple, who have been together since 2008 and are parents to 2-year-old Gia, plan to wed in Mexico later this year.
"Besides our daughter's birth, this was the best moment of my life!" Mazza, 28, tells Us.
For more on Lopez's proposal -- including how he involved Mazza's parents, details on the bride-to-be's 5-carat ring, and much more! -- pick up the new issue of Us Weekly, on stands Friday!
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lowlydog wrote:Hi futerko,
Focusing attention on the breath fulfills the same purpose, the old habit pattern of the mind flitting about, we gradually train the mind to stay in this tiny area and remain calm and relaxed.
How does this allow me to recognise a mind full of craving vs. a mind full of aversion?
Because that's basically what craving and aversion is - when thoughts chase after or run away from something rather than maintaining a centred single-pointed focus.


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The Khachatryan family in the Areni Village of Armenia had a guest today when Starla helped them pull up vegetables from their garden for dinner tonight.
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175g - Cyclone (kind of worn in, only very minor knicks) yellow/red
178g - Champion Coyote (slightly used, no stamp) orange
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Ramos back from DL; Gregg lands on shelf
MIAMI -- The Marlins' most dependable setup reliever in the first half has returned to the roster.
On Friday afternoon, the club reinstated A.J. Ramos from the disabled list, where he had been out with right shoulder inflammation. Ramos experienced discomfort after a 50-pitch relief stint in Philadelphia on June 26, the last time he pitched in the big leagues.
On rehab assignment, Ramos threw one inning at Double-A Jacksonville on Monday. At Marlins Park on Thursday, the righty faced hitters in a simulated game.
As Ramos is coming off the disabled list, the club made a corresponding roster move, placing reliever Kevin Gregg on the DL with right elbow inflammation.
In nine innings this season, Gregg's ERA is 10.00. The veteran gave up three earned runs without recording an out on Sunday against the Mets at Citi Field.
"He came in and said it was bothering him for a few days before the All-Star break," Marlins manager Mike Redmond said. "Knowing we were going to have this coming up with A.J. being ready to go, it seemed like the right decision to make.
"We'll give Kevin a few days off and let him be 100 percent."
Ramos will slide back into a late-inning setup role for closer Steve Cishek. Ramos has appeared in 39 games, and he has an ERA of 2.17.
"We were using him a lot," Redmond said. "He needed time off to get himself back to 100 percent. Hopefully this will carry him through the rest of the season."
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Moreland still mulling options with ankle surgery
ARLINGTON -- Just one day after it was announced that he would have ankle reconstructive surgery and be sidelined for three months, Mitch Moreland has decided to at least explore a different option for his left ankle.
Moreland is considering foregoing the reconstructive surgery and having his os trigonum bone removed instead. Rangers catcher Geovany Soto had the same bone removed earlier this season in February.
The benefit of choosing the os trigonum procedure over the ankle reconstruction surgery is that if it is successful, Moreland could be back in three to four weeks, as opposed to three months. He's been battling ankle pain nearly all season, and said Monday that as hard as he tried to fight through it until the end of the season, he no longer could.
He's seeking a second opinion before he decides which procedure he'll choose.
"I just know he wanted a second opinion," Rangers manager Ron Washington said. "I haven't heard when they're going to do it, but I would imagine it'd be as soon as possible."
Grace Raynor is an associate reporter for MLB.com. Teddy Cahill is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter at @tedcahill. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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