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It's no secret. Regardless of the circumstances, the Russellville-Conway matchup is always a big game.
That should again be the case as the two rivals get set for tonight's game at Cyclone Stadium. This will be the last non-conference meeting between the teams, as both the Cyclones and Wampus Cats will be in the new Class AAAAAAA next season and fall in the same conference.
Russellville won last season's battle 21-7 in Conway, giving the Cyclones an emotional victory early in the season. With the desire to repeat that feat combined with the outcome of the season opener, a win for RHS tonight is even more important to the team.
Tonight's contest will be the 80th meeting between the two teams. The Wampus Cats (1-0) lead series 47-27-5. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m.
Last week, Russellville (0-1) dropped its season opener 32-17 to Class AAAA opponent Morrilton in the Hootens.com Kickoff Classic. Cyclone coach Jeff Holt described RHS' play as "lacking passion." Holt said not having a repeat performance in that fashion will be very critical.
"It's going to take a lot of effort and intensity to beat Conway," Holt said. "We really didn't show that the other night. We're going to have to come out and play hard and play with heart.
"The kids know what they need to do. They know it's going to take a lot of effort. I think they're up to the challenge. Hopefully, folks will give us another shot and come out and support us."
Eli Cranor finished with 17 of 38 pass completions for 184 yards and a touchdown in last week's loss. Those numbers, while not bad, are not at the level Holt said the passing game needs to be at.
The Cyclones' ground attack amassed even fewer yards, as Russellville totaled 121 rushing yards. Jeremy Timmons led the running game with 51 yards on 10 carries. Holt said he hopes for more production in that area in tonight's contest with the Wampus Cats.
Maybe even more disappointing to the RHS coach was third-down conversions. The Cyclones finished the game with just 4 of 11 attempts. Those areas, along with the running game, are the major factors Holt said he hopes will also be improved.
"We've got to be more consistent on offense," Holt said. "We weren't very good on third-down conversions (in the season opener). We've got to be in the 60 percent range in pass completions. We've also got to the run the football. It's going to take all these things to get this offense to be where it needs to be."
Conway (1-0), on the other hand, enjoyed a 21-7 victory over Cabot in its season opener. Junior quarterback Casey Cooper finished 8 of 10 passing for 180 yards and two touchdowns in his first varsity start.
Holt said he sees this year's Wampus Cat team - known primarily for being a strong running team - as a more-balanced team.
Eric Crenshaw led Conway's ground attack last week with just 44 rushing yards. While the Wampus Cats don't have as strong of a backfield as it has had in the past, most recently with current University of Arkansas running back Peyton Hillis leading the way, Holt still sees stopping the run as a critical factor.
"They're a typical Conway team, meaning they're a good running team," Holt said. "It looks like they'll be able to throw more this year. That's going to make it a little tougher on us."
However, picking up a win will be a big boost for Russellville. The Cyclone coach, though, knows that getting a second straight win over Conway won't be an easy task.
"(Getting a win) is definitely big for us," Holt said. "We obviously want to get in the win column. Against Conway, that'll take a lot of work, and we'll have to come out ready to play."
Regardless of the outcome, the RHS coach said he expects tonight's matchup to be another good rivalry game.
"It should be a great atmosphere," Holt said. "I know Conway is excited about their football team. It should be a great game, and hopefully we'll have a better showing."
Russellville will again be without Hunt Mitchner and Sean Oates tonight. Both are recovering from leg injuries.

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SALEM, Va. – It was all about stepped up intensity on defense in the second half Saturday for Virginia Wesleyan College's drive to the 2012 Old Dominion Athletic Conference championship game.
With Washington & Lee (14-13) looking like it was in gear to spring the upset of the tournament, leading 39-27, VWC's ODAC Coach of the Year Stephany Dunmyer called a time out to pull the Marlins (22-5) together.
When the Marlins returned to the court they brought a pressing defense that started to take the Generals apart. The Washington & Lee lead eventually disappeared and Virginia Wesleyan went on to post a thrilling 60-58 semifinal victory at the Salem Civic Center. The Marlins will play for the College's first ODAC championship on Sunday, at 1 p.m. VWC has finished as runner-up four times, including three times in the past five years. The current total of 22 victories ties the second highest in program history and is two shy of the VWC record of 24 set in 1986, and NCAA tournament year for the Marlins.
Getting to the 2012 title tilt took a strong effort by Virginia Wesleyan however, which started with a renewed defensive effort and alert offensive play. ODAC Rookie of the Year Sarah Seipp (Gaithersburg, Md./Gaithersburg) put the offense into motion on a 22-5 run when she hit a big triple and drew a foul. The four-point play with 14:21 on the clock not only cut the deficit to 43-36, but also sparked the rest of the Marlins.
While Seipp scored eight consecutive points on one end, the Virginia Wesleyan defense stepped up to force General shots which did not drop. The Marlins were there for the rebounds to continue the rally.
Senior Kristen Blalock (Suffolk, Va./Portsmouth Christian) hit four consecutive free throws to pull the Marlins within two points, and senior Jocelyn Spencer (Newport News, Va./Menchville) drove inside for a score that gave Virginia Wesleyan a 47-46 lead with 9:29 remaining in the game.
Rookie sparkplug Brittany Glasco (Fredericksburg, Va./Massaponax) came up with a steal and Spencer topped it off with a layup to extend the VWC lead to 49-46. Seconds later the Marlins had the ball again and Seipp hit a layup to make it a 51-46 game with 6:01 on the clock.
It was anything but over however, as Washington & Lee came back with big triples from seniors Kari Ann Pfaffenstien (Littleton, Colo./Heritage) and Meg Ingram (Greensboro, N.C./Ragsdale) to cut the VWC lead to 60-58 with 44 seconds on the clock. After a time out with 25 seconds on the clock, the Marlins missed a couple triple attempts and Washington & Lee had the ball for the final 12.9 seconds.
Virginia Wesleyan's defense once again applied the pressure and the Generals scrambled to find a shot as the clock ticked off the final seconds. A scoring attempt at the buzzer was short.
Virginia Wesleyan lead early in the game, using a 7-0 run to open up a 9-2, helped by a timely triple from junior Rachael Miller (Sterling, Va./Park View). But, after a time out, the Generals came back patiently and used a 15-2 run to help open up a 29-21 lead at halftime.
Blalock scored 13 points in the second half and led the Marlins overall with 15 points and 11 rebounds. Seipp put in 10 points in the second half and finished with 12 and a team-leading four steals. Spencer added seven points in the half and tallied 11 overall, and senior ShawneeLewis (Alexandria, Va./Thomas A. Edison) scored nine in the second half and finished with 11.
Virginia Wesleyan was limited to 2-of-2 free throws in the first half, while Washington & Lee hit 11-of-17. But, the Marlins hit all 12 attempts they had in the second half to finish at 14-of-14 from the charity stripes, led by Blalock and Lewis at 6-of-6 each. The Generals hit 17-of-24 overall, led by Ingram's 7-of-9.
Ingram led all scoring overall with 18 points. Katy Wilson (Chattanooga, Tenn./Baylor) added 12 points for the Generals and Becca Bolton (Pittsboro, N.C./Chatham Central) and Rachel Warwick (Herndon, Va./Langley) scored nine each.


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NAEYC resources to establish encouraging classrooms and counter bullying
Resources shared by NAEYC to help EC educators foster positive social and emotional development and counter bullying.
Online Statements
- Standing Together Against Suspension & Expulsion in Early Childhood
Over 30 national organizations came together to create a joint statement that amplifies and elevates the issue of suspension and expulsion in early childhood, which disproportionately affect children of color.
- Powerful Interactions: How to Connect With Children to Extend Their Learning
This reflective guide contains everything you need to understand what Powerful Interactions are, how to make them happen, and why they are so important in increasing children's learning and your effectiveness as a teacher. Read more from the book about growing trust.
- A New Education for Civility (from Education for a Civil Society: How Guidance Teaches Young Children Democratic Life Skills)
To sustain a promising future for our children and grandchildren, individuals and groups need to find ways to work cooperatively and respectfully. What kind of education fosters the nascent capacities in young children to reach out and listen to those different from themselves? What will lead them to work together to address problems with solutions that are both intelligent and ethical? Read more from Chapter 1 of Education for a Civil Society: How Guidance Teaches Young Children Democratic Life Skills.
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Written by a teacher for teachers, this practical book offers teachers everything they need to know about what class meetings are, how to get started, and how to adapt the approach to their changing classrooms. Read more from the book about bullying.
- The Power of Guidance: Teaching Social-Emotional Skills in Early Childhood Classrooms
In an engaging, reader-friendly style, the author describes developmentally appropriate guidance in the encouraging classroom and how teachers can help children develop lifelong skills.
Young Children
- Culturally Responsive Strategies to Support Young Children With Challenging Behavior
Five culturally responsive core strategies to promote positive teacher relationships with young children in preschool and minimize challenging behavior.
- Promoting Resilience Through Read-Alouds
Teachers can help children develop characteristics of resilience by reading aloud from high-quality children's literature that depicts challenging life situations for the main characters.
- Building Environments That Encourage Positive Behavior: The Preschool Behavior Support Self-Assessment
This article shares a teacher self-assessment tool—the Preschool Behavior Support Self-Assessment—that helps teachers of preschool children examine how their classrooms support children's positive behavior.
- "I Won't Be Your Friend If You Don't!" Preventing and Responding to Relational Aggression in Preschool Classrooms
This articles helps preschool teachers find alternatives to relational aggression as early as possible.
- Understanding Bullying
Author Dan Gartrell writes about the concept of Bullying in the early childhood classroom. Read more from Guidance Matters, a past Young Children column about positive approaches to guiding young children's behavior.
Voices of Practitioners
- Making Peace in Kindergarten: Social and Emotional Growth for All Learners
Holly Dixon explores how a group of kindergarten students in a Philadelphia public school learn to share resources, gain the ability to conform to a schedule, and build the resilience essential for taking turns.
Teaching Young Children
- Good Guidance: The 7 Essential Life Skills
Ellen Galinsky covers a few topics in this article including: the first life skill, focus and self control, and offers teachers practical suggestions for promoting this skill in their work with preschoolers.
- To Prevent Bullying, Focus on Early Childhood
This blog post identifies key contextual factors linked to bullying behaviors, promising and evidence-based programs that help address emerging behavior, and the need for further research.
Bullying in Early Childhood
This post references a research review paper on bullying in early childhood that was published in the Educational Psychology Review by Vlachou and her colleagues.
For Families
- 10 Tips for Raising a Compassionate Infant-Toddler
Tips used in the classroom that will help infants and toddlers become pro-social that families can also try at home.


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+ ROUND TWO USA 'Here's Hoping' teabox - SIGNUPS now CLOSED for round two! USA only
Alright, the list of participants is up, but NOT in the order yet. I'm so sorry I had to cut so many of you! Please don't feel bad! Maybe next time!
Yappychappy and Veronica — could you post something on this thread so it is easier for others to find links to your profiles?
Before I do the shipping order, I wanted to ask if anyone wanted a full unopened pound (30 servings) of Red Leaf Caramel Matchaccino that I ordered too much of on purpose just to get the free shipping (I knew I was going to put some in teaboxes!) I know many of you already ordered some, so I don't want a full pound of matcha having to be expensively mailed until someone takes it out of the box. So that will determine the mailing order… post here if you're in the participant list in the main thread and you'd take the matcha out.
Also, I'm finding that many of the teas that are in sandwich bags in the teabox now have "teabox" flavor. The flavors have kind of melded together. But I guess it depends on the tea. I updated the original thread, but I just wanted to mention if you can at all avoid using thin bags for tea samples, I would appreciate it. These work really well, though I know there are other options (and they have other sizes): http://www.ebay.com/itm/50-3-5×5-Ziplock-Stand-Up-Pouches-Bags-SUP-AA-Clear-Silver-/310658911232?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4854b6cc00
I'll have the shipping order up soon!
I'm live!
oh, and if no one wants the Matchaccino I just won't put it in the box. :D
I will take the matchacinno!!!!
Well, you are in CA and I'm in NY.. I was hoping the box would gradually make its way over to you. haha. so if anyone else is interested, mention it!
I'll take it and send half to BrewTeally separate from the box if necessary :) and I'm halfway between you two!
You are an amazing creature Stephanie!!!!
Works for me, Stephanie & BrewTeally!
I have some of the throwaway matchaccino that they messed up on that i'd be happy to send BrewTeaally. I have a bit too much and got it expecting to share.
I will have to get some of those fancy bags, I wonder if heavy duty freezer bags would keep the smells from blending? (also no matchaccino for me, I already have a mostly full bag)
I guess it depends on the bag.. but some of the ziplock freezer bags do have a lot of scent leaking! But there are other bags like the ones in the link that would work.. I just don't know about them! :D
fair enough! I will have to do some experimenting before the box heads my way so I can have the optimal bag :)
They also sell these at michaels! Completely clear and different sizes:) I just bought some last month and Stephanie was my first lucky swapper to get them! They are great and thick! Perfect!
I'll hit my local michael's before the box arrives, but some of the stuff I'm going to include in the box is sealed or still in the original package but opened.
Yay for fancy sample bags! So excited we are in the box together!
Shipping order is up! Please follow a couple people above and below you on the list!
Yappychappy is steepster.com/yappychappy and Veronica is steepster.com/Veronica
Let me know if there are any problems with the list, like if you traded a lot with someone after you and you don't think you have many other teas to add to the box that you didn't already send them… that sort of thing.
A quick thought, would putting me between the Wisconsin and Michigan people (or just people in the Midwest) be cheaper and possible quicker shipping than between two people on the east coast? If not, no worries :)
I switched it! :D I'll be reorganizing the box — hopefully I can get to the post office next week… it will be up in the air until I actually go though.
Also, I ended up picking more people than I wanted but I just couldn't cut any other people! So if you guys could try to keep the box for only 2-3 weeks, I would really appreciate it!
I'm glad i'm near the end. I still have a giant box of unopened that I won't get to for a while :)
So excited to be a part of this! :) Can't wait!
I just switched the order of Moraiwe and Short Sorceress since they mentioned in a tasting note that Moraiwe is always after Short Sorceress in tea boxes. This is the kind of thing I meant when I asked if there were any problems in the shipping order. :D
Thanks for switching us :)
The box was mailed today to Stephanie! It cost $11.64 to mail from NY to IN. So it cost less than the $13 when it got back to me and the whole pound of matcha will also be gone.
I had so much fun with this teabox! thanks everyone! I tried many teaspoons of many of the teas included but… I removed two slightly-bigger-than-sandwich bags full of teas from the box!Completely removed (mostly I just wanted to remove teas that didn't have much left)
The awesome teas that Terri Harplady sent me – I haven't tried them yet!
London Tea Room – The Churchill
Butiki – Good Morning Sunshine
Virtuous Teas – Aloha rooibos
Uniq Teas – Sororitea Sweet & Sassy Chai (one tsp)
The Tea Spot – White Wedding (one tsp) (It's a nice day for a…)
The Tea Spot – Jasmine Green Pu'erh
The Tea Spot – Jasmine Petals
Republic of Tea – Hot Apple Cider
Lupicia – Champagne Rose
Malttea.com – Roasted barley & corn (one bag)
Spice & Tea Exchange – Caramel Pear
52Teas – Monkey Fart
Adagio – Gunpowder
Verdant – Silver Buds Yabao
Verdant – Mrs. Li's Shi Feng Dragonwell
…and most of the 10 teas that remained from when the box started
Removed some for later (still some partially in the box)
Premium Steap – Mexican Spice
Czar Nikolas II – Valentine's
Den's – Sencha Fukamidori
Verdant – Flowering Green Jasmine
some of the teabags!
Added to the box! I tried to check some shopping lists!
Red Leaf Tea – Caramel Matchaccino – Whole pound! I love it but I bought enough to share!
Harney & Sons – Paris
The Tea House – Sweet Apple (in Teavivre bag)
David's Tea – Organic Kanpe
thepuriTea – Milk Oolong
Obubu – Hojicha Amber
Lupicia – Lychee
Lupicia – Piccolo
Zhena's Gypsy Tea – Coconut Chai (in Adagio bag for no scent contamination)
Persimmon Tree – Passion Fruit Jasmine
Georgia Tea Co – Ti Kwan Yin
Della Terra – Cinnamon Crackle
52Teas – Coconut Cream Pie
(The other teas can be found on the last page here: http://steepster.com/discuss/4583-plus-plus-the-heres-hoping-traveling-teabox-sign-ups-are-now-closed?page=1 )
Stephanie & BrewTEAlly Sweet – Please don't add a whole pound of tea just because you take out the whole pound of matcha! The plan was to downsize this box and I don't think I did that. The box was also replaced (unfortunately not really a smaller box – I guess by a couple inches anyway!)
Hahaha, I'm actually relieved I don't have to find a whole pound of other teas to cram in the box. I DO plan to include LOTS of excellent stuff for everyone to try though! Thanks for the matcha in advance! I am planning to throw in a small and somewhat heavy tin of something but I'm 100% sure BrewTEAlly Sweet will be taking it out before it moves on again… ;)
Yeah, definitely don't add a pound of tea in exchange for the matcha! haha. (mainly because the bag of matcha was only $4 something so that would be VERY unfair to you both to add a whole pound of tea for that, which is why I mentioned it.)
OOOOOOOOOOHHHHHH surprises i love surprises! (happy dance)!
Hi guys! I received the tea box yesterday and am shipping it out to BrewTEAlly Sweet this afternoon!
Stuff I took out of the box-
Lupicia Grapefruit Green- 1 serving
Della Terra Cinnamon Crackle- 1 serving
London Tea Room Coconut Oolong- 1 serving
Teavana Sakura Allure- 1 serving
Red Leaf Matchaccino Caramel- 8oz
Lupicia Lychee- 3-4 servings
Harney and Sons Paris- 1 serving
52 Teas Coconut Cream Pie- 1 serving
Flowering Green Jasmine (gone now)
Kally Tea White Bubbly Berry 2 servings (gone now)
Adagio Artichoke Green- 1 serving
Numi Magnolia Puerh- 1 sachet
Zhena's Gypsy tea Coconut Chai- 3-4 servings
Bigote Peach Oolong 1 serving
Stuff I added to the box-
Upton China Special Oolong Buddha's Palm- .4oz
Harney and Sons Black Currant- approx 4 servings
Teavivre Organic Silver white- unopened sample pack
Teavivre Taiwan Jin Xuan Milk Oolong- unopened sample pack
Verdant Hand Picked Autumn Tieguanyin- unopened sample pack
52 tea Smaug- 1-2 servings
52 teas chocolate bacon- 1-2 servings
Ashby's of London White Blueberry Tea- 6 tbsp
Butiki Peach Hoppitea- .8oz
David's Tea Cocoa Canela- 3 servings (BrewTEAlly Sweet?)
52 teas gingerbread smoke- 1-2 servings
Red Leaf Tea pina colada matcha- 3tbs (BreTEAlly Sweet?)
Kurihara Family Heritage Gyokuro 2013- unopened sample pack (you're welcome to whoever takes this one!!! )
Butiki Teas Rose Violet Calendula- 1 serving (BrewTEAlly Sweet?)
Verdant Tea Mrs Li's Shi Feng Dragonwell- unopened sample pack
I just transferred everything I wanted to try into my own bags so I could send the box along as quickly as possible. It was so much fun to look through everything! Thanks for including me! I'll have a tracking number for Tea Sipper and BrewTEAlly Sweet before the end of the day! :)
You win the award for fastest teabox time! Some nice additions to the box there.
wicked fast! awesome. I hope BrewTEAlly doesn't want the Gyokuro :p
Oh goodie! You put me to shame with my current tea box. Speedy! I like what I see I'm this one so excited!
Boy, I am really, really late to this party! :) Sorry for disappearing from Steepster for so long. Life has been hectic for the past month or so. Anyway, I'm looking forward to round two of this tea box!
I got the box todayand oh man is it huge! There is sooooooo much tea! Good thing I just sent my other traveling tea box out! I can't wait to dig in! There is soooooo much variety!
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So I'm sending this on its way tomorrow (hopefully) as I am packing it up right now. There were a lot of older teas in here that you can tell have definitely traveled quite a bit. In the end I only tried a few.
What I tried or decided to keep:
Upton Tea- Green Rooibos Poire Creme (1tsp)
Della Terra- Cinnamon Crackle (2tsp)
52teas- Coconut Cream Pie(2tsp)
Zhena's Gypsy Tea- Coconut Chai (1tsp)
Harney & Sons- Paris (1tsp & keeping with me)
The London Tea Room- Coconut Oolong (1tsp)
DAVIDsTEA- Cocoa Canela (1tsp & keeping with me)
DAVIDsTEA- Kanpe Tea (1TB)
Premium Steap- Mexican Spice (1TB)
Shang Tea- Jasmine White Tea Classic (1tsp)
Bigote- Peach Oolong (1tsp)
Butiki- Rose Violet Calendula Oolong (All 3 tsp)
The last "Flowering Green Jasmine Tea"
Thepuritea- Milk Oolong (1tsp)
Teavivre- Taiwan Jin Xuan Milk Oolong (The only sample)
Teavivre- Silver Needle White Tea Bai Hao Yin Zhen (The only sample)
Ashby's of London- White Blueberry (1tsp)
Red Leaf Tea- White Matcha (Keeping the last TB)
Red Leaf Tea- Pina Colada (Keeping the only 3TB)
Upton Tea- Buddha's Palm (Keeping it all .4oz)
What I Added:
Tealux- Pumpkin Spice
Tea District- Acai Berry Raspberry
Tea District- Organic Wild Rose White Tea
Simpson & Vail- Green Blue Mist
Zhi Tea- White Shizandra
Rishi Tea- Maghreb Mint
American Tea Room- Brioche
The Persimmon Tree- Chocolate Banana
The Persimmon Tree- Berries 'N Cream
The Persimmon Tree- Ruby Orange
52teas- S'mores Chai
52teas- Mayan Chocolate Chai
52teas- Graveyard Mist
Della Terra- Oatmeal Raisin Cookie
Della Terra- Apple Cinnamon Yogurt
Bluebird Tea Co- Enchanted Narnia
Bluebird Tea Co- Vicky's Sponge Cake
Adagio- Blueberry
Our Sweet Earth- Victorian Vanilla
Jamestown Special Teas- Hibiscus
Handmade Tea- Seed Harvest
Handmade Tea- Kiwifruit Cocoanut
Handmade Tea- Blueberry Limon
Butiki- Coconut Cream Pie
Teavana- Lavender Dreams
Dori's Cottage- Pomegranate
Twinnings of London- Pumpkin Spice Chai
The Republic of Tea- Get Happy
Celestial Seasoning's- Morning Thunder
Two Leaves Tea- Better Morning Blend
Two Leaves Tea- Jasmine Petal
Steven Smith Teamaker- No.55 Lord Bergamot
Verdant Tea- Master Han's Wild Picked Yunnan Black
Verdant Tea- Northern Wilds
Verdant Tea- Master Han's Forest Grove
Verdant Tea- Campfire Blend
:) Shelley_Loraine this is coming for you and with the
Kurihara Family Heritage Gyokuro too! ;)
yay, gyokuro! can't wait :)


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Death Penalty in Belarus: 'I can't believe he's not here any more'
|Amnesty International
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Lubou Kavalyoua received a letter from the Belarus Supreme Court on 17 March 2012, informing her that her son, Uladzslau Kavalyou, had been executed. She had not been told beforehand. She talked to Amnesty International about her son, her ongoing search for his grave, and her fight against the death penalty in Belarus.
Lubou Kavalyoua's son, Uladzslau Kavalyou − known as Ulad − was arrested in connection with a bomb attack in Belarus in April 2011. After an unfair trial, he was sentenced to death in November 2011. Ulad, aged 26, only saw his lawyer three times during the whole process and was forced into confessing. He later retracted his testimony and there was never any forensic evidence linking him to the explosion. His sentence passed by the Supreme Court of Belarus, leaving no possibility of appeal.
What was your son like?
Ulad was a cheerful, active boy, and he was shy. He loved music. He was always reading. He was fond of psychology, and that helped him a little in prison, because it was very difficult to endure. Ulad was very good to his friends, and his friendships lasted for years. And now his friends visit us, not very often, but they come and try to support me, and I feel better when they are with me.
Tell us what happened to him
I learned about his arrest when police officers arrived one night with a search warrant. They didn't say why our apartment was being searched, or why Ulad had been arrested. When a neighbour asked the officers searching our flat what had happened, one of them replied that Ulad had found himself in the wrong place at the wrong time. They didn't tell us anything else.
During the trial, people went to the courtroom every day and were not happy with what they observed. They still oppose the sentence. I know I should have been ready for it, but I was still hopeful. When the verdict was read out in the courtroom, I don't remember what happened. I don't even remember what Ulad communicated to me, although people tell me he signalled: "Mum don't cry".
How did you find out that he had been executed?
On 13, 14 and 15 March, Ulad's lawyer tried to see him but he wasn't allowed. Of course, at that moment my heart didn't give me a hint that Ulad was gone - I didn't feel anything. But when I received the letter from the Supreme Court, I understood.
What have you done to find out where he is buried?
We have asked Lukashenka (Alyaksandr Lukashenka - the President of Belarus) to issue a decree to release the bodies of the executed to their relatives, or at least to provide information about their burial place. There is no reason not to release the bodies to their relatives, or to hide the burial site. Lukashenka can at least tell us where Ulad's grave is.
We asked the authorities to explain the reasons why, but they can't tell us. I think they themselves don't know where this law comes from - not to give the body to the family and not to reveal the burial place. It is torture for the mother. They tortured my child to obtain the necessary testimony, and now they are just torturing me.
What drove you to campaign against the death penalty?
At the beginning it was fear. I have seen how evidence is obtained, and that testimony is considered to be evidence, regardless of how it is obtained.
I don't know if we will succeed, but I think it is still possible with the help of society, of the people. It is possible to change the legislation and eventually abolish the death penalty.
More than 400 people have been executed in Belarus in the past two decades: no one spoke about it, no one ever said anything, and the prisoners were shot. Everybody should know about it.


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1. Some relationships are meant to stand the test of time.
2. Staind is the last concert I saw; it was a good concert, but not the best experience.
3. Spring should be longer; it feels like we've already moved right along to Summer.
4. Oh no! I forgot to do my Friday memes yesterday! ;-)
5. I've recently started burning my Spring candle scents.
6. an Easter lily never fails to make me smile.
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A Batavia man has been killed in a one-car crash in Darien.
47-year-old Brian J. Gazda of 9430 Halstead Rd., Batavia died early yesterday morning on Simonds Road.
Genesee County Sheriff's Deputies said Gazda was northbound in his Chevrolet Corvette around 2am, when the vehicle ran off the highway and overturned several times.
Gazda, who was alone in the car, was ejected from the vehicle and died at the scene.
The investigation is continuing.
A Mount Morris woman is behind bars on this Sunday after allegedly leading lawmen on a high-speed chase through two Livingston County towns.
48-year-old Jane Fixter is facing charges of Drunk Driving, Reckless Endangerment and fleeing from a police officer.
She's jailed in lieu of $10,000 bail.
Deputies say the chase began around 7pm Saturday when a witness noticed a car traveling erratically on Route 15A in Lima. The chase continued through Lima, into Avon and then Geneseo when state police finally halted Fixter's car with road spikes.
The Batavia City Council meets tomorrow night.
City lawmakers are expected top approve a new contract with the city's CSEA union.
City Hall says the pact will cost taxpayers $79,000 over the next five years.
The city's been negotiating with the union over the past six months.
The contract applies to 17 full-time city workers.
The council meets at 7pm Monday night in city hall.
Catholic Charities of Western New York reporting on the status of their campaign.
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Multiverse - All News
Thursday - September 04, 2008
Multiverse - Buffy Announced, Firefly Delayed
Joss Whedon's Buffy the Vampire Slayer set to become MMO while his other TV series Firefly game gets delayed. Seems the game will be playable on 3d and 2d clients and will be in beta later this year, spotted at Eurogamer.
The announcement was made by movie producer Jon Landau at the VirtualWorlds conference. "The resources are in place to develop a great MMOG," he said.
Apparently the game will launch from 'Multiverse Places', a new social networking environment. In a statement, Multiverse said the Buffy MMO will be playable "either as a fully immersive 3D environment or as a Flash-based 2D game, where both types of players can interact". Which isn't confusing at all.
"As a brilliant storyteller and world-maker, Joss Whedon crafts stories that expand perfectly into the new medium of virtual worlds," said Multiverse's Corey Bridges.
Thursday - April 10, 2008
Multiverse - Firefly MMO Article @ MMORPG
Editorial by Jason Creech on a possible Firefly MMO coming from Multiverse.
Bringing Firefly to the MMO faithfully seems certain to be a challenge. Even in the glory Pre-CU days, SWG struggled to hit all the right notes to get that "Starwarsy" feel. Firefly is a geometrically more complex beast. Star Wars was a much more black-and-white universe than Firefly. Han Solo may have shot first, but when Jayne sold out the lovable stowaways to the Empire-esque Alliance, the naked drama was chilling. Sometimes bad people do bad things. That's why it's called character.
This sort of emotional resonance will be difficult to reconcile to the bloody grind that has all but defined gaming arguably since its arrival in its modern form. The magic of Firefly for many is that gritty, hanging-on-by-bloody-fingernails pathos. The classic bar fights and torture scenes are an exciting diversion, but like the rest of the milieu, they really serve to give the audience some tasty characterization to gnaw on.
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Shaving is a daily ritual that most men go about routinely, but there's nothing wrong with injecting a little pampering and luxury into a mundane task.
Thanks to Elizabeth Grant's After Shave lotion, which refreshes, moisturizes and cools the skin in those crucial post-shave moments, face maintenance can be something you look forward to rather than dread. It's quick absorbing, so there's no need to worry about having one of those Macaulay Culkin 'Home Alone' moments, either, since this formulation is soothing not stinging. It's also infused with the same woody scent as the Grant for Men cologne. 'Home Alone' moments might be better than Mac's recent "homeless" moments.
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WASHINGTON, DC - United for D.C., the charitable arm of D.C. United, will give fans of the Black-and-Red a unique opportunity this year as the charity hosts the Inaugural United Awards Reception on Monday, October 18th, 2004 at The State Theatre in Falls Church, VA. This fundraising event, opening with registration at 6:30 p.m. and a cocktail reception beginning at 7:00 p.m., marks the first time that D.C. United's end-of-season awards banquet will be open to the public.
"We're happy to give D.C. United's fans the opportunity to be a part of the end-of-year team awards ceremony," said Catherine Marquette, Executive Director of United for D.C. and United Director of Community and Fan Relations. "Our fans have been tremendous supporters of both the team and our charitable foundation, and for us to be able to combine the two organizations is a great opportunity. We're also pleased to be able to showcase our inaugural class of grant recipients at such a high-profile event."
At the reception, D.C. United will honor the recipients of 2004's individual honors. United will name several superlatives, including the Honda Most Valuable Player, the Budweiser Scoring champion, the Defender of the Year, the U.S. Soccer Foundation Humanitarian of the Year and the People's Choice Award presented by BREITLING and Liljenquist & Beckstead Jewelers. The winners of these team honors will then compete against their peers from other MLS sides for League top honors, to be awarded prior to MLS Cup 2004.
In addition to recognizing the individual team honors, United for D.C. will present their first class of grant recipients awarded through the United for D.C. Community Grants Program. Funded by the success of United for D.C.'s various fundraisers, the Community Grants Program allows the charity to take a more active role in realizing its mission by awarding up to $25,000 in grants for programs and non-profit organizations throughout the Washington, DC area that use the sport of soccer to make a positive impact in the lives of disadvantaged youth.
Registration will open at 6:30 p.m., with a cocktail reception beginning at 7:00 p.m. The Awards Reception will begin at 8:00 p.m., concluding at approximately 10:00 p.m.
Tickets and sponsorships are now available for the Inaugural United Awards Reception, with individual tickets priced at $50.00 and a group of five tickets available for $225.00. United for D.C. also offers two sponsorship levels - Presenting ($2,500) and Supporting ($1,000) - each of which include full recognition at the event along with five invitations to the reception. To purchase tickets, or for more information about sponsorship opportunities, please contact Catherine Marquette at email@example.com or 202-587-5443.
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Waxin' Halo: Reach castin'. [url=/news/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BWU_101609] click for full story [/url]
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are you able to talk to the people who work for bungie and ask them if i could get all the armor including recon and the skulls and the katana and the special armor
I was able to download the phone wallpapers no problem, unfortunatly I don't know if it's resolution or format or whatever, but I can't sync them to my iPhone 3g wheras I had no problem syncing the ones released shortly after the ODST release. Too bad too, they're cool images, now that I finihsed ODST I would've loved to have posted them. I'm pretty sure it's res though, iPhone res is 320x480, and these are 5...something.
ok i need some help. i had a katana on halo 3 and it was gone the next day. i have a 1000 gamerscore for the game so can u help me?
why are the living deAD not begin now?
The master cheif will most likely be in reach
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plz can u elp me with vids!!!! GT GRUB Y8
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Nice and long update! Great! The animated population image was, yeah, intoxicating.
We want real REACH INFO!!! but nice update thxs its better then nothing at all.
Interesting info on voice casting but it made me wonder if someone has ever shown up to read for character "A" and they were not right for that one, but ended up being right for character "B".
Why isn't Master chief in HALO:ODST or REACH?
Did Bungie betray master chief?
If I were to do voice work for anything, it would be horribly overacted. Wouldn't even be somewhat funny. I see you've stopped doing the 'We Out' thing. What, do we need another Brute Pimp picture or something?
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Ok so Halo 3 ODST is really cool and all until u beat it on legendary and ocasianally play firefight. What would make fire fight better is if they used some of the halo 2 servers that they turned off and use them for matchmaking in firefight where u can search for a team to play with because thats usally the problem with playin firefight you CANT FIND A TEAM or people to play with. Urk plz reply y no one thought of it
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Like the form factor, the packaging of the Zotac H55-ITX WiFi is small.
Opening the box up reveals 3 SATA cables, 1 DVI-VGA adapter, I/O backplate, 2 WiFi antennas, 4-pin extension cable, instruction manuals and driver CD.
Beneath the top tier lies the little pocket rocket. On first impression, it seems that Zotac has spared no space to cram in as much goodies as possible.
We can see the presence of WiFi module provided by AzureWave, and powered by a mini-PCI Express x1 slot. The WiFi module is actually one of the major change from the previous model of GeForce 9300-ITX WiFi which uses a USB powered VIA WiFi module. Did we also mention that the new WiFi module allows full wireless N connection?
The next significant change we see is the overall layout. The CPU socket now sits at the bottom, and the chipset sits above it. With the CPU socket's new position, and being directly next to the PCI Express x16 slot, this may pose a problem for enthusiast to install 3rd party cooler. In fact there are very limited choices of 3rd party cooler for this board due to the new positioning layout. The reason for this change is to allow shorter electrical trace from the processor socket to the PCI-E x16 slot and the 2 DDR3 DIMM slots.
The 4-pin socket also sees relocation, to the bottom of the board, next to the PCI-E x16 slot. If you fear cabling issue for the power cable, fear not as Zotac has bundled a 4-pin extension cable to assist your cabling arrangement.
Point to note though, the socket used on this board is by Lotes, supposedly better quality compared to the Foxconn-made socket.
SATA ports now sits at the very top hence there is very much clearance for cabling, and Zotac has been generous to provide up to 6 ports for all your storage needs.
For the rear I/O, Zotac H55-ITX again generously provided up to 10 USB ports and 1 e-SATA port for all your connectivity and storage expansion needs. Sadly no firewire port is present on this board. At the left side there are 2 sockets for you to attach the antennas for wireless feature. Display output can be done via HDMI and DVI, with the possibility of converting DVI to VGA via the bundled adapter. Do note that the display output from the motherboard can only be used with the new Intel Core Processors with integrated Intel HD Graphics. The Ethernet port has been powered by Intel Gigabit Ethernet chip. Onboard sound by Realtek ALC888 to provide 7.1 channel high definition audio.
The rear of the H55-ITX board seems to be less cluttered compared to other ITX boards in the market.
If you are thinking of overclocking this pocket rocket, its options are limited due to the 4+1 phase power design of the board. The H55 is able to work with any LGA1156 socket CPU, though the chipset is designed to work best with Core i3 or i5s.
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Image Source: Fitzpatrick's Color Atlas & Synopsis of Clinical Dermatology Klaus Wolff, Richard Allen Johnson, Dick Suurmond Copyright 2005, 2001, 1997, 1993 by The McGraw-Hill Companies. All Rights reserved.
A keratoacanthoma is a benign skin growth that appears most often in elderly people who have fair skin. The growth resembles a squamous cell skin cancer, but it grows more rapidly than a squamous cell cancer. Keratoacanthomas grow rapidly, enlarging by up to 1 to 3 centimeters within a few weeks. They then cease to grow for several weeks to months. The growths then regress and heal while scarring over for the next several months up to 1 year.
Source: Color Atlas of Pediatric Dermatology Samuel Weinberg, Neil S. Prose, Leonard Kristal Copyright 2008, 1998, 1990, 1975, by the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
Text Reference: "Keratoacanthoma." American Osteopathic College of Dermatology.
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Last day at Wizard World Chicago Comic Con and fans seemed to have had a great time meeting Summer Glau and was worth the long wait in her line. If you haven't already, check out the photos of Summer Glau, Alan Tudyk and Morena Baccarin on their first day at the convention. Just like yesterday, the gallery will be updated with new images and impressions when they arrive. Enjoy the pictures with Summer from her second day at the convention.
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by~ Dinda Minardi
Do you still remember how we played around?
Mocking each other over our guys
We were princesses in our parents' lawn
Bonded by our laughs and cries
When family downtime crawled
We hold each other as we're the older
Our maturity has been boiled
Ready to serves as a breaker
We are one and stronger
Always love and respect for you, sister
To fight with you, is all I willingly to do
When you give up, I'll be your whip
As you're a jolt if spirit's asleep
by~ Poet Destroyer
I could never forget the way we played around.
Yes! We played patty cake to showoff in front of boys.
We built a white castle than, brother tore it down.
You were never afraid to show how much you care,
Especially when we played tag, and you never played fair.
Now your heart is filled with greater love.
Your like an angel that fell from above.
Your invisible wings protect me in every fall,
When we where small you protected me from nightmares.
I secretly enjoyed the way you pushed me around.
You held your head up high, and never let me down.
Our fights where silly ways of building a better bond.
My stubbornness came from trying to be just like you.
Now "the strength of me",
Comes from "the strength of you."
A collaboration with * Dinda Minardi
my collaboration contest
Copyright © Dinda Minardi | Year Posted 2011
knobby-knee'd, toes that stop
bend and pick up
penny, marble, rock
outside chalk
on concrete, begging, for me to turn around
for one more try
Copyright © Gerry Mattia | Year Posted 2012
Christ showed and proved His Divine power chiefly by His miracles
Which are extraordinary works that can be performed
Only by the power received from God
Therefore, His sanction and authority
Copyright © Jacqueline R. Mendoza | Year Posted 2011
I wish people would quit picking on my sister. She is a wonderful writer and I know her
work is dark and creepy but that is who she is. She writes to entertain and to take you
places that make you uncomfortable. If you read her poems and you get the chills she has
done what she set out to do! If it creeps you out to much then when you see the name
Illyanna De La Keur then don't read it. This is a place where we all can demonstrate our
creativity and I would hate for her to remove her work and quit writing. Illyanna is a
writer that is an acquired taste and if not for her and my other sister I would never have
explored my own talent so please lay off on telling her to change her subject matter.
Copyright © Kristy De La Keur Scoveille | Year Posted 2009
My sister the poet
Will let it be known
Of her past life and her so many homes
Of all her good memories and all of the bad
She is quite talented and has a lot to say
Her life with the devilish man who called himself her father made her that way
Mean as a snake when you make her mad
But the nicest person you'll ever meet
A down right Christian, she is
And when you do something wrong she lets you know about it
Most parents tell their kids 'Santa's watching you'
But my sister instead says 'Jesus is watching you'
At the moment she is writing a book of poems of all her childhood memories
From the very first to the very worst
Her subjects vary from her sister to her brother
From riding in a toy car to building an outhouse
But not all of it is funny
Some of it makes you really appreciate the life you've got
Wether it's happy or sad
Or makes you angry and mad
It all flows together and it all tells a story of a life from hell that we are all glad
we didn't have
To my sister the poet
I love you very much
And I wish I had your talent
I wish you the best of luck with your book
Keep up the good work
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National Cathedral Needs $20M, Several Years to Fix Earthquake Damage
The National Cathedral is still recovering from damage sustained during an earthquake last August, with new estimates suggesting officials will need more than $20 million to fully repair the landmark.
In a press release marking the six-month anniversary of the earthquake, the National Cathedral announced that it has already raised $2 million to carry out the first phase of the restoration, but the full project could take up to five years and millions of dollars more.
"The repair work, which includes intricate stone carving and detailed masonry, and will require significant scaffolding and large cranes to access the damaged areas, could be completed in five years if sufficient funds are raised immediately," reads the press release.
In addition to the $2 million donated specifically for repairs, the cathedral has also received over $5 million for its operating budget since the disaster.
The National Cathedral's spokesman, Richard Weinberg, explained that donations have come in from individuals and churches all across the country, as well as abroad.
"We've even received donations from Westminster Abbey and a very heartening donation from Christchurch Cathedral in New Zealand," Weinberg told The Christian Post. Christchurch Cathedral suffered a series of devastating earthquakes throughout 2011 that led to the building's partial demolition.
The National Cathedral was damaged during a 5.8-magnitude earthquake originating from Mineral, Va., last August. Although the interior and basic structural components of the cathedral were largely unharmed, the four main pinnacles, several flying buttresses, and at least one gargoyle were damaged.
According to Weinberg, "This is the most expensive event due to a natural disaster in the cathedral's history."
For now, though, the damage has been contained and the National Cathedral is safe to visit. Officials have even erected an earthquake exhibit for visitors who would like to see both the damage and how it is being repaired.
Although the National Cathedral is a notable landmark and part of many government activities, it receives all of its funding from private sources.
"We have a national mission and work with the government, but we're still a non-profit organization," Weinberg explained. "We were built through the support of individuals, and that's how we are still funded."


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Starring Johnny Depp, Bazaar's Role Model of the Year Helena B-C and Eva Green, Dark Shadows promises to be a gothic comedy in Burton's typical macabre ilk. The tale of Barnabas Collins (Depp), who after two centuries of incarceration as a vampire at the hand of jealous witch Angelique Bouchard (Green), rejoins the world in 1972 suburban America.
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Hello All,
For the last 5 years I have been working at IBM as a contractor. I wanna move and apply for jobs at IBM Australia. As a contractor am I eligible to apply for jobs since I am already working at IBM. I do not want to jeopardize my current work because I have interests in pursuing a job elsewhere but within IBM. Thanks and any response is appreciated.
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If you have an ibm.com email address you should be able to see the hiring manager on the job board. Send your resume directly, particularly if the manager has an "au" or AP overseas ibm email address (check out BluePages contact info as well). There used to be a page on intranet for overseas positions - not sure if still exists - see HR site. Best wishes.
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Charlene Monn of Weston Youth Services is leading Game Gallery, an hour of gaming fun for pre-school children.
Games include Guess Who, Connect Four, Uno, Scrabble Jr., and Checkers.
Game Gallery is at the Weston Public Library:
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Digital TV switch back on track
The end to analog television is back on schedule, though a reprieve would have little effect on local stations.
The switch to all-digital TV broadcasts, mandated by federal law to happen by Feb. 17, was poised to be pushed to June 12 after the U.S. Senate unanimously approved the four-month delay on Monday. That was until the U.S. House voted down the delay Wednesday, coming up 22 votes short of the two-thirds majority needed to pass.
For now, the transition deadline remains Feb. 17, which is good news to the stations that have been gearing up for it for years.
"We've invested a lot of time and money in the equipment and getting ready for the date," said Charley Johnson, general manager of CBS affiliate KXJB and NBC affiliate KVLY. "If people aren't prepared, it's no fault of the broadcasters."
Whether the date ends up moving, analog will soon start disappearing here in Fargo-Moorhead. Two stations will stop their analog signals on Monday, and others will by Feb. 17 if a delay is passed. The early termination of analog is allowed by federal law if viewers and the Federal Communications Commission are forewarned.
FOX affiliate KVRR, now simultaneously broadcasting in digital and analog, is turning off analog as of its sign-on Monday morning, said Kathy Lau, the station's general manager.
Prairie Public is doing the same on Monday with its analog signal for Fargo station KFME, said Jack Anderson, director of engineering for the statewide public television network.
KVLY and KXJB will go digital only one day before the transition deadline, at the end of the day Feb. 16, Johnson said.
ABC affiliates WDAY is broadcasting in digital and analog, according to federal records posted on its Web site, but it's unknown if it plans to end analog early. Mark Prather, WDAY general manager, could not be reached for comment. WDAY, like The Forum, is owned by Forum Communications Co.
If a delay is approved, the Prairie Public stations in Minot, Bismarck and Ellendale will also turn off the analog on Feb. 17, Anderson said. The issue is cost. Running the analog transmitters costs $1,000 to $2,000 per month. That's not in Prairie Public's budget, nor is the $60,000 in new tubes that would be needed to continue analog until June, Anderson said.
"We've been kind of limping along not making an investment thinking the 17th would be the final day," he said.
If viewers who use an over-the-air antenna don't have a digital converter, they cannot pick up digital signals. If the analog feed is gone, they won't be able to tune into the station. Johnson said he's asked local stations to participate in a joint calling bank to answer questions.
Not having access to free over-the-air television isn't just about entertainment, it would also take away a source of news and vital emergency information, said Duke Schempp, executive director of People Escaping Poverty Project, which is holding an information meeting on the transition next week.
"We're already seeing a lot of folks without a lot of technical knowledge," Schempp said.
The delay was proposed because a program giving out free $40 vouchers has run out of money and research shows 6.5 million households are unprepared for the switch.
Still, it's hard to say whether the delay would be better than holding the deadline firm, Schempp said. More time would be good, but keeping it as is would force viewers to deal with the changes.
"I'm a little mixed on that," he said.
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- When: 7 to 8:30 p.m. Feb. 5
- Where: Centro Cultural Building, 1014 19th St. S. in Moorhead
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I am a bit disappointed in Chynna's score...it was simple perhaps in parts...but she deserved more!
I am a bit disappointed in Chynna's score...it was simple perhaps in parts...but she deserved more!
Hope and Maks deserved better scores. Rob and Cheryl did NOT deserve 21.
David and Kym another couple with potentional, who deserved better. Chaz can go home anytime soon.
I thought Chaz's performance was the worst this evening. I thought Carson did better than his critique......
I feel bad for Chaz. That looked painful, not much quick to the quickstep. At least he tried even though his knees are bothering him. I am afraid for him tomorrow.
He who laughs last thinks slowest
#oldmanbeatdown - Donny BB16
I caught the last 30 seconds after Terra Nova and before Castle..what in the world happened to Brookes hair and whom ever did that to her needs to be taken out back and have the crapola beat out of them
Skipped the judges comments and backstage interviews, as I find all of that meaningless. So much for having another fun, even, unbiased season with decent scoring and critiques.
I'd be perfectly fine with Hope getting a 19 if Rob, Elisabetta, and Ricki didn't outscore her. Because none of them deserved it. Hope is showing a lot of promise and determination. Are TPTB trying to set Maks off to clash with the judges or push Hope to the point where they get into it? Hopefully he's beyond caring and giving them what they want. Hope's jive was decent. There were obvious mis steps and her timing was off, but I think she did a fantastic job. Much better than I was expecting.
J.R. got screwed. Royally. True, there was a lift, it wasn't a lindy hop. Mark did a flip, but the judges were fine with that?! In no way did Ricki deserve to top the leaderboard. That was a lot of Derek dancing and Ricki just bopping with her feet on the floor in the background. Looks like they may be pushing a 4th trophy win after all. I can only hope they pushed the couples they did tonight because they plan to run the bus over them later on, and giving Hope, Carson, David, and J.R. unfair scores and critiques means they want them to last to the end. At least Derek isn't as bad as he used to be, but I felt that dance was more him than Ricki. She looked like she couldn't keep up. Nancy did surprisingly well. I didn't expect that of her. If anything, I think she showed the most improvement from last week to this week. I liked Ricki and David better last week. Kristin, as much as I hate saying it since I can't stand her partner and don't really like her, did a pretty good job. I don't know if I would have given it an 8, but it was a well earned second place and she did improve from last week. I realize that the pros are popular, and may give whatever celeb they have a boost based on their own fanbase. But it doesn't mean that the dance is all about them and their celeb is supposed to be in the background. I'd much rather take Carson and David over the likes of Rob and Elisabetta (sorry Val, I'll see you and your chest next season, with hopefully a partner that's more appreciative). At least those two know they aren't the best dancers, but are having funny, enjoying it, are respectful, and are trying their hardest. Same with Chaz and Nancy.
Elisabetta-yikes. She's not a bad dancer. 21 that quickstep wasn't. But she looks bored, terrified, frustrated, angry...why do celebs come on this show if they aren't going to give it their all? Sometimes I can't blame the pros for getting frustrated. She's on here to distance herself from Clooney and to make a name for herself. It won't happen, and she'll forever be linked to Clooney. I think it'd be doing Val a favor (not to mention her) to get kicked off tomorrow. She's miserable to watch as a person. Unlike other unknowns like Gilles and Kyle, she has zero personality, and comes off extremely cold. Even in her interviews I've seen she's not very engaging. I hate to say it about Chaz, but I almost think it'd be good for him and his knees to get kicked off tomorrow. I hate having the over 70 crowd on here because it's painful to watch them and worry. His dancing was terrible tonight. I don't want another repeat of seasons past where there's the constant drama over injuries, doctor visits, medication, and 'will he or won't he' dance. It's been done before producers. Just like having someone who's overweight and struggling. Sorry Ricki, you're no Kirstie. I really wanted to root for Ricki, and it's got nothing to do with Derek, but I find her to be dull. Hopefully she gets better. Chynna isn't the most engaging person this season, either, but she and Tony delivered tonight. They deserved an 8 if Ricki's jive got 2.
I really hope Rob goes tomorrow, but I'm going with Elisabetta. It looks like it might be another loooong season. At least there's the spring to look forward to I feel like there's something disconnected with this season. Last week's premiere I felt was off, and this week I felt a similar vibe. Oh, and I know this won't happen 13 seasons in, but could they please dump the band and just play the actual recorded versions of the songs? Maybe they won't have to re-use music all the time because the artists don't want their songs being butchered by 'the best band in the business'.
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As far as the rest - not surprised they're making it a Derek vs. Mark case instead of letting this be a fun dance competition.
And Judges - I don't mind you marking down people for illegal lifts and the like, but you MUST DO IT FOR ALL! Sorry, Mark, Derek and other entitled dancers (IMHO, though some cases that is warranted) who do this and get away with it is not fair, and turns off viewers. You want a paycheck for longer than maybe a couple of seasons the rate you're going? Then please judge fair.
I read today Julianne is going to be returning to perform during a results show. So the Ballas Bratpack will be together again The show would survive without any of the current pros. I hate to think of some of the pros leaving just because they figure what's the point. Karina gets called out for a lift-fine, she should have known better. But not when the judges play favorites with the others. CA and Bruno are the worst. I don't know if Derek or Mark will win again this season, but I won't be too surprised. Especially if it's obvious the show's pushing it. Hopefully they just let the chips fall where they may. It'd be a good season otherwise, with less bias judging, stunt casting, and a band that could actually sing. Oh, and whoever's designing these costumes needs to be taken out back and beat with them. Ricki looked horrible tonight. Why was Tony wearing spats? And Nancy needs something a little less tight. It'd almost serve the show right if someone perceived as a fan favorite or better dancer left early. Although there was Sabrina...


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UPDATE: The USDA Loan Eligibility Maps have been fixin' to get ready to change since 2012. As of the beginning of 2014 – Congress now says that the USDA Eligibility maps will not be changing until the end of September 2014. This blog post has links to ALL parts of North Carolina, and reflects the changes that USDA shows as "future changes."
View USDA Loan Eligibility Map Changes For NC: Due September 2014
What's the big Hoopla about USDA Loan Eligibility Maps due to change in North Carolina??
The USDA Home Loan Program is one of the best programs at the moment for home buyers in NC. It has extremely low costs (especially when you compare it to the FHA PMI Rates), and the USDA Home Loan has very low closing costs. The program requires that you purchase a home located within the USDA Home Loan "footprint." In NC that "footprint" is changing pretty significantly this fall. Because of that below you can view USDA Home Loan Eligibility Map Changes for NC due September 30, 2014.
In the Coastal parts of NC, there are neighborhoods around Wilmington, Ogden and Carolina Beach that are losing the program, including Leland. The newest USDA Home Loan Eligibility Maps show that areas near New Bern are pretty well staying the same. There area areas near Greenville NC that will be ineligible because of the USDA Map Changes. Kinston is also going see neighborhoods and sections of town that will no longer be eligible for USDA Home Loans as part of the program.
In the areas near Raleigh NC there are more significant USDA Loan Eligibility Map changes.
These changes include:
- Elimination of the program in most of Holly Springs
- Elimination of significant parts of Knightdale and Wake Forest
- Elimination of the program for most of Clayton and Smithfield
- Elimination of the program in parts of Cary and Apex
- Maps will be changing in Durham and the area near Briar Creek
- Areas near Fayetteville and Sanford will lose USDA Eligibility
- Mebane and Burlington will also have major areas that no longer qualify for the program, based upon the new USDA Home Loan Eligibility Maps.
In the section of the State that runs from Greensboro and Winston Salem down to Charlotte there will also be major areas that no longer qualify for USDA. The USDA Home Loan Eligibility Map Changes for the areas around High Point, North of Greensboro in Summerfield, and Belmont / Gastonia near Charlotte will lose the program.
The new USDA Home Loan Eligibility Maps show that Hickory, Morganton and Asheville also will lose neighborhoods that currently qualify for the no money downpayment USDA Home Loan Program.
As you can see, these changes are more pervasive than just the 22 Communities in NC USDA previously announced as being affected by the USDA Home Loan Eligibility Map changes. If you have questions about a specific area, please leave us a comment and we will give you the USDA Home Loan Income Eligibility and USDA Loan Eligibility Map Changes for that specific area. The good news is that every county in NC will continue to have a SMALL area that qualifies for the USDA Home Loan Program.
There area three basic USDA Home Loan requirements for getting a Home Loan in NC.
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This smells amazing EXACTLY like a Root Beer Float actually.Truth in advertising.
Steeped less for shorter.That's the rule of thumb for DT's black teas or you'll get a bitter surprise.
Maybe should have tried it iced but this morning was chilly and I felt like a nice hot tea to start the day with.I sincerely hope this is better then the Cherry Coke tea I tried yesterday.
As for taste it's pretty nice actually.Lightly sweet the Root Beer flavor comes through nicely…It's a gimmicky tea and I don't think this will be a regular menu option but as a one off 20 gram bag it's worth it.


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Thomas Caser, drummer for the Austrian symphonic metal band VISIONS OF ATLANTIS has issued the following statement regarding the recent announcement that the group's Minnesota-based vocalist, Melissa Ferlaak, and her boyfriend, guitarist Wolfgang "Wops" Koch, were leaving the band:"In the past seven years, I have dedicated ALL my energy into VISIONS OF ATLANTIS. I have been responsible to bring the band up from scratch — got all the record deals, shows, tours, did ALL the work there is besides the music and put all my personal interests aside so I can focus on the band. For this time I also put my professional career behind in order to focus on the band... I have seen people join and leave the band, understood all of their personal/musical views and have never had any hard feelings about them. But if you commit to something where other people are involved with, may it be bandmates, fans, record label, then you also have some sort of responsibility towards them. That's my (our) point and that is why we are upset with this situation. Or should we be happy??? I cannot go out and say, 'All the best to you, and thanks for leaving us before such an important tour.' This was crucial for VISIONS OF ATLANTIS, we could have hit a bigger audience, the tour we have always dreamed about... If it was 'only' Wolfgang leaving, we could live well with the situation, but it is our singer — our 'face' — who has left. And she left because he left, that's a fact. Fearing that the musical direction could become more 'Cast Away'-orientated. "KAMELOT tour is cancelled [for VISIONS OF ATLANTIS], they are already looking for a replacement. So to all who have been looking forward to see VISIONS OF ATLANTIS live — please don't blame it on VISIONS OF ATLANTIS. VISIONS OF ATLANTIS will continue and we hope that you all stay with us! "BUT we have some good news for you — our friend Werner Fiedler [guitar] is back in the band! He was mainly responsible for the songwriting of the first two records and we are happy that he's back!!!" VISIONS OF ATLANTIS's latest album, "Trinity", was released in May via Napalm Records. The CD was recorded at Dreamscape Studios and was mastered at Finnvox Studios in Helsinki, Finland. The CD's cover artwork was created by Anthony Clarkson, who has previously worked with BLIND GUARDIAN, HYPOCRISY and EXODUS, among others. Watch fan-filmed video footage of VISIONS OF ATLANTIS' September 28, 2007 performance at The Clubhouse in Tempe, Arizona:
VISIONS OF ATLANTIS Rejoined by Guitarist WERNER FIEDLER
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