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WASHINGTON -- As Bemidji State cruised through the Midwest Regional two weekends ago, coach Tom Serratore thought back to an early January series that helped the Beavers prepare for it.
Bemidji State lost twice to UND in a home-and-home series, but Serratore said those games made a huge difference for his team in the postseason.
"I guarantee that helped us," the coach said. "Those North Dakota games get us battle-tested. We've been playing them a couple of times a year. We've been an eyelash away. We haven't come out on top yet, but those games and those battles we've had with them helped us, no doubt."
A couple of weeks after the UND series, Bemidji State started a 12-2-1 run, which it carries to today's national semifinal game against Miami in the Verizon Center (4 p.m., ESPN2).
"North Dakota has been to the Frozen Four the last four years," Bemidji State forward Tyler Scofield said. "They are always one of the elite programs. And almost every time we've lost to them, it has been a one-goal game. That's always good for your confidence.
"Every year, we always get together and watch the Frozen Four on TV, and we always see them there. You sit there and watch them play a close game in a Frozen Four and you have to chuckle about it a little bit because we were right there with them."
Now, it's Bemidji State's turn to make the trip. And the Sioux continued to be of help this week. Serratore said he called UND coach Dave Hakstol to ask him about certain things that have worked and others that haven't in preparing for the NCAA Frozen Four.
"Hak's been great, everyone over there has been great," Serratore said.
This is the first time in Hakstol's five-year coaching tenure that his team hasn't been at the Frozen Four. He offered congratulations to Bemidji State last week.
"I'm sure it's a very exciting time on their campus and in their town," Hakstol said. "The experience they are going through is a very exciting one for their program, their first time making that step.
"The way I evaluate them is that they are a good team that plays on their toes. They play a very aggressive style that leads to high-end play from their team. It allowed them to win two games and puts them in position to be two wins away from a national championship. So congratulations to coach Serratore, his staff and his team."
George Mason's band backs Beavers
Moments after winning the NCAA Midwest Regional and earning a spot in the Frozen Four, Serratore compared his team's run to that of the George Mason men's basketball team in 2006.
George Mason made the hoops tourney as a No. 11 seed and beat Michigan State, North Carolina, Wichita State and Connecticut on the way to a shocking Final Four appearance, much in the way that the Beavers made this year's Frozen Four with wins over Notre Dame and Cornell.
So it may be perfectly appropriate that George Mason's band has decided to play for Bemidji State's band, which couldn't make the trip to Washington.
The 'Mean Green,' as the band is called, has been researching information on the Bemidji State hockey program and will play the Beavers' fight song during today's semifinal. Mason's colors also match Bemidji's and band director Doc Nix is typically noted for wearing an extravagant green suit.
George Mason, which is located in nearby Fairfax, Va., earned its trip to the Final Four by beating UConn in this same Verizon Center.
Serratore defends CHA, schedule
Serratore's press conference became the most passionate when his team's schedule was questioned.
Serratore stuck up for his team's league, College Hockey America, which will disband after next season. He also pointed to Bemidji State's strong nonconference schedule, which has typically included about 10 games against Western Collegiate Hockey Association teams.
"A lot of people don't do their homework," Serratore said. "You take a look at who we've played. Our league's good. Our league kind of gets disrespected and that kind of bothers me.
"You take a look at what we've accomplished nonconference -- not only this year -- take a look at our record, guys, over the last six years. Take a look at our nonconference record. Take a look at who we've played. We're a battle-tested program."
Scofield also pointed out that Robert Morris was an overtime goal away from winning the CHA postseason championship and earning the league's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
"This could be Robert Morris sitting here right now," the senior forward said. "A lot of time we don't get the recognition we deserve in the CHA."
Notes and quotes
- Three of the four teams at the Frozen Four will start a freshman goalie. Bemidji State is the only one that won't. The Beavers will go with sophomore Matt Dalton. Last season, Boston College freshman John Muse helped the Eagles win the title.
- Three of the four teams in Washington had a week off before the NCAA tournament began. Vermont and Miami failed to make their conference tournament, while Bemidji State won the CHA title during the first weekend of March. Boston University won the Hockey East postseason title.
- Despite the fact that no WCHA teams are at the Frozen Four, a stack of WCHA media guides wound up on the media table. Commissioner Bruce McLeod said he plans to be in Washington this week, even though none of his teams made it for the first time in 10 years.
- Vermont coach Kevin Sneddon on his team's sendoff: "We had a sendoff at the University of Vermont, some students, staff, faculty stood out in the pouring rain cheering the Catamounts on as we got on the bus to the airport. We got to the Sheraton to have a lunch and we were greeted by 19 former players ranging from the 1970s all the way up to more recently. We drive two miles further and pass a middle school and every kid from that school was standing outside cheering. We get to the airport and the air traffic control has a "Go Cats Go!" banner hanging from it. I think they're enjoying the moment."


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Beginning with the birth of Jesus and tracing the religion established by his followers up to the present day, The Faith is a comprehensive exploration of the history of Christianity. Judiciously covering all the signal moments without bogging down in minutia, author Brian Moynahan's superbly written and generously illustrated book is of central importance to Christians, historians, and anyone interested in a faith that shaped the modern world.
Moynahan's research uses little-known sources to tell a magnificent story encompassing everything from the early tremulous years after Jesus' death to the horrors of persecution by Nero, from the growth of monasteries to the bloody Crusades, from the building of the great cathedrals to the cataclysm of the Reformation and the Catholic Counter-Reformation, from the flight of pilgrims from Europe in pursuit of religious freedom to the Salem Witch Trials, from the advent of a traveling pope to the rise of televangelists.
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|Extracellular expression is a viable approach to obtaining different kinds of valuable proteins, and logically, a strong promoter is preferred for protein expression. A strong promoter of Bacillus subtilis (B. subtilis), vegI (vegIP), has been employed for the expression of heterologous proteins in both Escherichia coli (E. coli) and B. subtilis in previous studies. Dramatic cell death of E. coli transformants and low levels of secretion of the heterologous products are obtained from the vegIP expression cassette. One approach to obtaining an optimized extracellular expression system is by down tuning the promoter strength in order to arrive at a balance between the optimal level of expression and the highest degree of cell viability. It has been shown that the upstream (UP) element, a component of bacterial promoters located upstream of the -35 hexamer, increases transcription by interacting with the RNA polymerase α-subunit. By modifying the UP element of the vegIP, the heterologous protein secretion level could be increased to a level that is 4.5 times higher than the highest quantity of the same protein previously obtained in E. coli. The improvement is possibly due to the alteration of the bending ability of the UP element. When employing vegIP for heterologous gene expression in B. subtilis, a spontaneous point mutation of A to G at the -11 position of the -10 region of the promoter is obtained. The A to G point mutation results in a weaker promoter, designated vegGP. In this study, the results reveal that endonuclease activity and high expression level are not the main causes for the incapable transforming of vegIP. Through the use of competitive EMSA to study the binding affinity of vegGP and vegIP mutants with sigma factor A (σA), it is found that strong binding affinity to σA may account for the unsuccessful transformation of B. subtilis with plasmids harboring vegIP.
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In June 2016, the Board approved the following motion regarding Pathways in the Alternative School System;
Whereas, the Alternative Schools Advisory Committee established since the early 1990s has thrived within the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) providing invaluable programming at the elementary, middle and secondary school level; and
Whereas, ongoing support that adds depth to programming, an expansion of resources including personnel and infrastructure is much needed to support the demand for these schools across the GTA; and
Whereas, the following is in keeping with the vision and mandate of the TDSB by addressing and providing avenues to serve students and families that need access coming from diverse segments of the population in all parts of the city; and
Whereas, current barriers include the lack of robust pathways from middle school to secondary school, limitations based on entry requirements, geography, lottery and such; and
Whereas, at the present time several Alternative programs and schools within the TDSB are facing wait lists with families and children being subjected to random selection through lottery; and
Whereas, there might be an opportunity to build capacity through formal and informal training of administrative staff with an emphasis on expanding access and pathways to students and families that could benefit the most;
Therefore, be it resolved: That the Director:
(i) research and plan in consultation with appropriate stakeholders including ASAC to find ways to minimize and removebarriers to access by creating pathways in the alternative school system within the TDSB. That is, the creation of additional seamless path from K-12 in the alternative system that includes the elementary, middle school and secondary school levels;
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TWO Hampshire brothers today appeared at Winchester Crown Court charged with the murder of a newsagent.
Jonathan and Samuel McKinley are alleged to have murdered Choudhry Zishan, 35, on High Street, Eastleigh in the early hours of Sunday, March 30.
Jonathan McKinley, 22, appeared in court wearing a dark puffa jacket and trousers whilst his brother Samuel, 25, wore a dark sweatshirt and trousers during the eight-minute hearing this morning.
The court was told that neither man was in a position to be formally asked to give their plea. The proceedings were adjourned for a plea and case management hearing on Friday, May 30 with a possible trial date of September 29.
William Mousley , representing Samuel, said he estimated the trial would last four weeks.
The recorder of Winchester, Judge Keith Cutler, remanded both men into custody.
For more on this story see below:
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Two hikers were rescued safely after spending a night in San Diego's mountains without food or water officials said.
Two 23-year-olds were found just before 5 a.m. Sunday morning near Cuyamaca Peak.
The men called for help late Saturday saying they were lost and trapped in thick brush on the west side of the mountain.
The San Diego County Sheriff's Department Search and Rescue team mobilized near the Paso Picacho Campground in the Cuyamaca Rancho State Park located along Highway 79, a few miles north of Interstate 8.
More than two dozen people including members of the Border Patrol's BORSTAR team and San Diego Mountain Rescue Team helped in the search.
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Date: May 9, 2011
Unattended Candle Causes Reston House Fire
Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department units responded to a house fire Thursday, May 5, 2011, at approximately 5:55 p.m. in the Reston area of Fairfax County. The single-family home is located 1702 Putter Lane.
Firefighters reported fire and smoke coming from the top floor of the two-story home upon arrival. Firefighters found the seat of the fire in a second floor bedroom and quickly brought the fire under control. Firefighters were able to contain the fire to the single bedroom. However, there was additional smoke and water damage to other parts of the home. Four adults and one juvenile have been displaced. Red Cross assistance was declined. There were no injuries.
Damage is estimated at $75,000.
According to fire investigators, the fire was accidental. An unattended candle caused the fire.
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- Do not place candles near combustible materials.
- Place candles in glass or ceramic containers.
- Place candles on a flat, sturdy surface.
- Never leave children unattended in a room with an open flame candle.
- Do not place candles on window ledges or near entryways. The potential air draft can "fan" the flame, catching curtains or other materials on fire.
- Do keep burning candles within sight at all times. Candles can present fire hazards outdoors on decks and patios as well as inside your home.
- Always extinguish candles before leaving the home.
- Place all candles on a protected, heat resistant, dry surface away from anything that can catch fire and out of the reach of children and pets.
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An ambulance crew of two in Brighton was today suspended, after allegedly 'trying to keep a patient alive'. A telephone operator received an emergency 999 call last month from an injured man, but kept the line open after she heard the crew suggesting they should just apply professional medical care to the patient, and get him into hospital as quickly as possible.
'This is not acceptable', a St. John's ambulance spokesman said. 'Our crews are trained to not bother treating people they don't like the look of, as well as sitting around gossipping about them, and then just letting them die. An enquiry will be launched to find out how these two workers broke our rules, and started bandaging contusions and using antiseptic.'
This is not the first time the emergency services have acted unprofessionally, as only this summer two police car drivers were demoted, after driving safely and with due caution when following a stolen car across Newcastle. And four firefighters were suspended in February, after suggesting that saving lives was more important than going on strike for higher pay.
The man at the centre of the incident, Mr. Barchester Chronicle, had this to say about his ordeal: 'Sorry, I'm brown bread, mate. Who are the Seagulls playing this week?' The ambulance service may be demoted to 'Britain's fourth service' next year.


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Tainted Pasts: Pornography in 'Meet Monica Velour' and 'The Girl Next Door'
Meet Monica Velour and The Girl Next Door demonstrate that mainstream representations of pornography, even in a society in which sex proliferates, are still surprisingly one-sided and inconsistent with counter-narratives offered by industry insiders themselves.
It's a $13 billion industry, banking more than Microsoft and Google combined. As The Smoking Jacket.com illustrated in an infographic, any given second, 30,000 people are watching pornography online and every 30 minutes an adult film is produced in the US. It's facts such as these that indicate that the stakes involved in the American porn industry have long surpassed the traditional moral debates about pornography's effect on America's youth or the sexual objectification of women.
Men in porn films are living the dream and beam with self-confidence, women in porn films are repressed and suffering from low self-esteem. At least, that's what most media portrayals of pornography (especially the anti-porno ones) would like us to believe. Not that they discuss the men: narratives of sex on film are almost exclusively centered on the role of the woman, and the long-lasting negative effects that employment in the industry supposedly has on them.
Two of the most popular films that focus on the lives of ex porn stars are 2004's The Girl Next Door and this year's Meet Monica Velour, and both fall victim to some of the main tropes surrounding pornography. They demonstrate that mainstream representation of pornography, even in a society where sex proliferates in all segments, is still surprisingly one-sided and inconsistent with counter-narratives offered by industry insiders themselves.
The Pornification of Society
Before it's possible to understand why the mainstream treatment of pornography is still generally negative, let's look at the state of things in society as a whole: as Linda Kipnis observed in her critically acclaimed book, Bound and Gagged: Pornography and the Politics of Fantasy in America, the explicitness of culture as a whole makes "the distinctions between the pornographic and the nonpornographic harder to maintain, if they were ever tenable at all" (viii). In other words, there are similarities between the mainstream and the subculture that should be of interest to cultural critics, as they reveal an underlying preoccupation with fantasies of class, gender, race, sexuality, etc, and escapism of all these markers.
In their astonishingly unscholarly- written book The Porning of America, Elizabethtown-professor Carmine Sarracino and Albany State University-professor Kevin M. Scott echo Kipnis's sentiment, and advance that "it's not so much that porn has become mainstream, but that the mainstream has become porned" (xii). They assert that one's first exposure to porn is on average at 11 years old, but the existence of a thong-selection for preteens at stores such as Abercrombie & Fitch and dolls such as the Bratz who "look remarkably like prostitutes" ensure that most children are conditioned into a sexualized society long before that (vii). That is where the real problem lies: such products of culture are only one of the many, and least frequent, introductions many receive into the hypersexual environment of their culture. Sarracino and Scott are proponents of pornography, so long as it's kept in its confined space, and credit Madonna with mainstreaming sex and what they call "slutwear:" especially after her photographic exposé, Sex (92).
Indeed, sex is everywhere in a range of mainstream cultural products, and certain types are even more bankable than others. Homosexuality, especially girl-on-girl, has made at least some sort of appearance in most major television shows (Desperate Housewives, Glee, Pretty Little Liars, House, 90210, Modern Family, The O.C., Grey's Anatomy, numerous soap operas). Often this leads to accusations of easy profit-seeking, even critically acclaimed films such as Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan have been accused of featuring a lesbian scene with the intent to attract a male audience that might not otherwise go to see this film.
Now that sex, the act, can be seen everywhere outside of one's private bedroom, so to speak, actors that had previously been exclusively working in porn are crossing over into mainstream media; Sasha Grey, who started filming when she was just 18 and is an ardent spokeswoman for the positive influences of pornography on young women, has starred in AMC' Entourage and films such as The Girlfriend Experience. Jenna Jameson and Rilo Kiley have also been widely featured, albeit in more risqué films such as Zombie Strippers and Piranha.
Questions of power and control unavoidably tie into this. If Camille Paglia can hail Madonna as "finally a real feminist" in The New York Times because 'Miss M" can appropriate sexual acts and images in order to subvert objectification and a submissive role—and this is why critics Sarracino and Scott call Madonna a "postfeminist"— then Jenna Jameson deserves this 'title', too. Jameson currently presides over a business empire worth millions, and has made clear her subsequent feeling of independence and autonomy. Sasha Grey also made a conscious choice to enter the business, and remains firmly in control of her own career. Jameson and Grey thus are light years away from earlier generations of adult starts, such as Deep Throat's Linda Lovelace, who often expressed deep regret later and felt they were victims of coercion rather than agents of their careers.
Film: The Girl Next Door
Director: Luke Greenfield
Cast: Emile Hirsch, Elisha Cuthbert
Distributor: Fox
Release date: 2009-09-01
Image: http://images.popmatters.com/news_art/e/enzerink-girlnextdoor-cvr.jpgThe Girl Next Door
The Girl Next Door, directed by Luke Greenfield, is the epitome of (male) fantasy about the adult industry on the one hand, and a reinforcement of the stereotype of the industry's exploitative stance towards women as objects, on the other. Roger Ebert famously bashed the movie as "a nasty piece of business, involving a romance between a teenage porn actress and a high school senior." ("The Girl Next Door", Chicago Sun-Times, 9 April 2004.) In fact, the relationship is completely legal, as both are of legal age for consensual adults (he is 18; she is 19).
Matthew (Emile Hirsch) is a high school senior who dreams of becoming the next JFK. He's successful at school, but his function of student body president doesn't exactly make him one of the popular crowd, and he's envious of his classmates who are able to choose the beach over classes without fear of repercussion. His two best friends Klitz (Paul Dano), a groovy looking nerd, and Eli, a porn-obsessed aspiring film director, complete "the tripod", an updated version of the three musketeers-bromance.
When Danielle (Elisha Cuthbert) moves in next door, Matt has found his way to a more exciting life. Eli is the direct expression of unrealistic expectations about sex, and he watches porn every minute of his free time. His ideas of what it means to be a man are clearly shaped by his one-sided source of information. When Matt calls him to tell about the girl next door, he responds in a rather crude way:
Eli: "So did you bang her? That's what a man does, okay."
Matt: "She's so unbelievably beautiful, who is this girl?"
Eli: "How's the rack? How's the rack?"
Matt: "Relax man."
Eli: "I'm not gonna relax, you be a man and go over there."
When Matthew and his friends find out that Danielle is a porn actress, Ebert writes that "The movie seems to think, along with Matthew's friends, that this information is in her favor." Of course Eli's hailing of Danielle as a dream come true is expressive of a dominant teenage male fantasy, but there's no particular reason why these young me should have responded in a more negative way. After all, as Kipnis so poignantly put it, "Who's to say whether performing sexual labor is a worse or more dehumanizing job than manual labor or service-industry labor or working on an assembly line or waitressing, other than the person doing it? And let's not get too romantic about how much choice the labor market allows anyone, or how great working conditions are across the board" (xi).
Instead of an exploited victim, Danielle could simply have been doing the math by deciding that pornography was the most lucrative career choice available to her. There's nothing inherently negative about working in the porn industry.
The final proof that Ebert's review was colored by his own moral appraisal of the subject became clear when he wrote that "To act in porn as a teenager is not a decision freely taken by most teenage girls, and not a life to envy." But real life examples as mentioned before have proven otherwise. There's nothing to point to that calls for such a generalization, yet it's exactly the line of argument that the film takes, and its portrayal of pornography is not at all as unequivocally glamorous as some reviews made it out to be. Danielle hints at her uneasiness with her own past when Matt confronts her, and says "you think it's easy?" before choking up and ending the conversation. The viewer is left with the feeling that some sort of abuse must have pushed her into the industry, or at least that going in to that line of work wasn't a matter of free will.


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The present invention relates generally to gaming methods and apparatus and, more specifically, to gaming methods and apparatus that include primary games and bonus events. In particular, the gaming methods and apparatus of the present invention are configured to award one or more bonus events upon the occurrence of a triggering event in the form of a selected image in one or more predetermined locations of an array of image sites.
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Gaming devices for playing games of chance, including mechanical, electro-mechanical, and electronic slot machines, or reel type gaming devices, electronic card game devices, and their methods of operation are well known.
Initiating a game can be done by simply inserting into a gaming device some means of payment, such as currency (i.e., a coin or paper money), a coupon, by electronic funds transfer, such as by use of a credit or debit card, as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,902,983, or by use of a so-called "smart card" that includes a programmed microchip or magnetic strip coded with the cardholder's identification and credit totals, such as that disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,265,874, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated in its entirety by this reference.
Some gaming devices and methods entice and retain players with the possibility of receiving a bonus of increased award amounts or additional play in the way of bonus games. These bonus awards and games, which take a variety of forms, are available in many types of gaming devices and methods, including slot machines and other reel type gaming devices, as well as in card gaming devices.
Among known slot machines are gaming devices that include bonus components for determining whether an award to a player based on the results of a primary game will be increased and, if so, the amount such an award will be increased. Such bonus components include ancillary spinning wheels, as disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,848,932, 5,823,874, and 6,059,658, and pinball type devices including ancillary spinning wheels, as taught in U.S. Pat. No. 5,882,261. The spinning wheels of these devices indicate whether an award based on the primary slot game of these devices will be increased and, if so, the amount of award increase that will be provided to the player.
Slot machine payouts may also be increased in accordance with bonus events of other types of games of chance, such as the player-interactive video game disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 6,159,097 and the automated game-of-chance video of U.S. Pat. No. 6,155,925. In each of these devices and their accompanying methods, the bonus event is triggered by the appearance of a trigger symbol or a certain combination of symbols on a payline.
Another type of slot machine and method in which a bonus event may be made available to a player is described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,033,307 and 6,059,289. This type of slot machine includes a single payline in which the appearance of a trigger symbol initiates a bonus game, in this case another single slot machine payline.
U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,120,378 and 5,976,016 disclose electronic, reel type gaming methods in which a player is permitted to select, by way of placing wagers, a number of paylines, up to a maximum number, that will be played. Symbols are randomly assigned to a first payline and an award is granted to the player if one of several predetermined winning combinations of symbols is present along the payline. One or more symbols from the first payline may be selected by the player to be held over to the remaining paylines upon which wagers were previously placed. The remaining symbols of each payline are then replaced with randomly selected symbols. Awards for each additional payline are also provided to the player based on the combinations of symbols present thereon.
Bonus awards are also available in card game type devices. For example, in U.S. Pat. No. 5,911,418, a video poker game and accompanying method are described in which an award may be increased based on the results of a spin of an ancillary spinning wheel.
In conventional "double-down stud" gaming devices and methods, as disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,820,460, 5,411,257, 5,251,897, and 5,167,413, a hand of five cards is dealt, with the faces of one or more of the cards not being shown to the player. Based on the cards that are made visible to the player and prior to making the remaining cards visible to the player, the player may choose to wager an additional amount, thereby increasing the amount of winning that are available to the player.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,851,148 discloses a single hand poker gaming device and method in which the number of cards of each face value that have been dealt is recorded. Bonus awards are provided upon reaching certain milestones, such as upon the dealing of a certain number of cards of one or more face values over the course of a series of games.
As another example of bonus awards or other bonus events in card games, U.S. Pat. No. 6,149,521 describes a gaming device in which a poker hand is dealt. Certain awards may be provided to a player upon receiving certain hands, or winning combinations of cards. The award may be increased based on another card that has been dealt with certain winning combinations. For example, if a winning combination of four-of-a-kind is dealt to a player, the base award for such a winning combination may be multiplied by a value assigned to the remaining card of the hand (e.g., the face value of a numbered card, 11 for a Jack, 12 for a Queen, 13 for a King, and 15 for an Ace).
Other poker type gaming methods, such as those disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,098,985, 6,007,066, 5,823,873, 5,816,916, and 5,732,950, allow a player to select, by way of placing wagers, a number of "hands" of cards, up to a maximum number, that will be played. A first, "five card stud" hand of cards is dealt to the player. An award for the first hand is determined based on the combination of cards present in the hand. The player is also permitted to select one or more cards, up to four cards, from the first hand that will be held over to any additional hands of cards upon which a wager was previously placed. The remaining cards for each hand are then replaced with other, undealt cards that remain in the deck. In a variation of this method, the remaining cards for each additional hand may be correspondingly positioned cards that are provided from hands that are dealt at roughly the same time as the first hand. Each additional hand, therefore, is a "five card draw" hand, in which the held cards are some of the cards that were dealt in the original hand. Awards for each additional hand are also provided to the player based on the results of the additional hands.
Gaming devices or methods are not known in which two different types of bonus events, such as bonus games and the bonus of increased awards, may be made available to a player. Nor are gaming devices or methods in which the results of multiple, concurrently played primary games may be monitored for a triggering event and a bonus game similar in type to the primary game may be awarded if the triggering event occurs in one or more of the concurrently played primary games.
The present invention includes a gaming method providing a primary game in conjunction with one or more bonus games, as well as apparatus for effecting the method. In the primary game, a player selects, from an array of symbols to be randomly generated, one or more paylines along which the game will be played. The array of symbols is then generated and displayed. If a trigger symbol is present along one or more of the selected paylines, one or more bonus games may be initiated. In addition, the presence of a trigger symbol in a specified location within the array, such as at the center, may cause another bonus event to occur. For example, a part of the payout or the total payout of game may be increased as a result of the additional bonus event.
In order to initiate the primary game on an apparatus according to the invention, a player first selects certain paylines by, for example, placing wagers, or bets, on each selected payline of an array of symbols, such as poker card symbols or reel type slot machine type symbols. Once the player has indicated that each desired payline has been selected, the symbols from a predetermined set of symbols are randomly generated and displayed in an array of fixed size comprising, for example, one or more rows and columns of symbols. The symbols present along each payline are examined to determine whether any winnings, such as tournament qualification points, tournament points, or a monetary payout, will be awarded to the player.
Each payline is also examined to determine whether the trigger symbol is present along that payline. If so, the game progresses to one or more bonus rounds. For example, the gaming method may award to the player a single round of bonus play if the trigger symbol is present in at least one payline that was previously selected by the player. Alternatively, a bonus round of play may be awarded to the player for each payline in which the trigger symbol is present. While the game of each bonus round is preferably related in some way to the primary game (i.e., a card type bonus game resulting form a card type primary game), types of bonus round games differing from the primary game are also within the scope of the present invention.
In addition to the possibility of receiving the opportunity to play a bonus game based on the presence of a trigger symbol in a selected payline, a bonus event may also occur if the trigger symbol appears in one or more specified locations (e.g., at the center) of the array of symbols. The bonus event may comprise one or more bonus games, an increase in the player's winnings along one or more of the selected paylines of the primary game, or a combination thereof.
Gaming machines and other apparatus for effecting gaming methods of the present invention are also within the scope of the present invention. Such apparatus may be electronic or electromechanical systems which include or communicate with a processor under control of a suitable computer program, as well as components for displaying to a player the array of symbols and other information associated with the primary game and bonus event, player interface components, and components for receiving payment from a player and for providing payment of monetary awards to the player. Apparatus incorporating teachings of the present invention may comprise individual player stations of the stand-alone type, or player stations that are networked with a central computer or with one or more other player stations.
Other features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art through a consideration of the ensuing description, the accompanying drawings, and the appended claims.
In the drawings, which illustrate exemplary embodiments of the present invention and in which like reference characters denote like elements:
The flow chart of
At reference character 14, each symbol 36 along each selected payline 35 is examined to determine whether the player should receive a predetermined award. If a winning combination of symbols 36 is present on a given payline, process flows to reference character 16 of
Next, at reference character 18 of
In the bonus round, an exemplary embodiment of which is depicted in
At reference character 22 of
While the flow chart of
As illustrated in
When the primary game is stud poker, once a "hand" of cards 36′ have been dealt, each selected payline 35 is examined to determine whether the combination of cards 36′ thereon comprises a winning hand. For example, certain known combinations of winning cards, including, without limitation, an ordered royal flush (a type of winning poker hand unique to gaming devices), a royal flush, a straight flush, four-of-a-kind, a full house, a flush, a straight, three-of-a-kind, two pair, and certain pairs of cards, may comprise a winning hand. The amount of award provided to the player for receiving a winning hand on a particular selected payline 35 preferably corresponds to the combination of cards 36′ along that selected payline 35, and may be determined by referring to a pay table 39, such as that depicted in
Optionally, as shown in
If, in the primary game, a trigger card 36T′ is present in a selected payline 35, play may automatically proceed to a bonus round or the player may decide to proceed to the bonus round in lieu of receiving all or part of an award based on the results of the primary game. For example, if the player chooses to proceed to a bonus round, the player may be required to "wager" all or part of an award for one or more of the selected paylines 35 in which trigger card 36T′ appears, or the player may have to bet all or part of a cumulative award based on all of the selected paylines 35 for a given hand. Although trigger card 36T′ is depicted in
When play proceeds to a bonus round, as shown in
Optionally, the player may be permitted to wager an additional amount on the bonus game before the bonus game is played.
Referring again to
While trigger card 36T′ is depicted in
An example of an electronic gaming device 40 in which the poker embodiment of the method of the present may be effected is illustrated in
As each processor 42 is under control of programming that effects the method of the present invention, the programming causes various logic circuits or groups of logic circuits of one or more processors 42 to execute various functions, or elements of the method. As used herein, the term "logic circuit" may encompass a single logic circuit of a processor 42 or a group of logic circuits of one or more processors 42 that together perform a specific function. Moreover, different logic circuits of one or more processors 42, as defined by a program or portion thereof, may utilize one or more of the same elements as other logic circuits of one or more processors 42.
In the exemplary embodiment described herein with reference to
In the primary game illustrated in
After each image site 32″ of array 30″ has a symbol 36″ assigned thereto, each selected payline 35″ across array 30″ is evaluated to determine whether it includes a winning combination of symbols 36″. For example, in a reel type game with four columns 33″, a winning combination may include four of the same symbols 36″ along a selected payline 35″ or a combination including a "wild" symbol 36″ and one other type of symbol 36″ along a selected payline. Optionally, similar, three-image site 32″ combinations may also comprise lesser winning combinations, for which a lesser award would be granted to the player.
If a particular, predetermined or prespecified (e.g., by the player) trigger symbol 36T″ is present in a selected payline 35″, play may proceed to a bonus round. Entry into the bonus round may be automatic, or may be optional to the player. If entry into the bonus round is optional, in order to play the bonus game, the player may be required to make an additional wager or to contribute all or part of an award from at least the corresponding selected payline(s) 35″ of the primary game (i.e., each selected payline in which trigger symbol 36T″ was present). As an alternative to the use of a single trigger symbol, another predetermined or preselected triggering event, such as the presence of a certain combination of symbols 36″ along a selected payline 35″, may qualify the player for a bonus round.
As depicted in
Referring again to
Turning now to
Gaming device 50 includes one or more processors 52 under control of programming (e.g., software or firmware) that effects the method disclosed herein with reference to
The programming that controls processor 52 causes various logic circuits or groups of logic circuits of processor 52 to execute various functions, or elements of the inventive method. In the exemplary reel type embodiment of the inventive method, which is described herein with reference to
The apparatus illustrated in
Although the foregoing description contains many specifics, these should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention, but merely as providing illustrations of some of the presently preferred embodiments. Similarly, other embodiments of the invention may be devised which do not depart from the spirit or scope of the present invention. Moreover, features from different embodiments of the invention may be employed in combination. The scope of the invention is, therefore, indicated and limited only by the appended claims and their legal equivalents, rather than by the foregoing description. All additions, deletions, and modifications to the invention, as disclosed herein, which fall within the meaning and scope of the claims are to be embraced thereby.
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Team Report 10-06-05

Eric Koston and Rick McCrank are still in Toronto, having a killer time filming for the upcoming éS video with filmer Scuba Steve.

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Sunday, November 4, 2012
We fed the homeless. Simple as that. Not in a homeless shelter or a rescue mission or a soup kitchen or whatnot but on the streets of downtown San Diego. Actually, if you were to add it all up, we only made it to about four streets before we ran out of the supplies we had with us.
We went as part of a group called HydrateSan Diego (google it on FaceBook, I had the link for it here, but realized the link also included a lot of my personal info on Facebook that I didn't necessarily want to share) that a young lady from our church boyfriend had started in January of this year. He simply came up with the idea of taking food, water, other supplies out on the street to those that needed it. No questions asked if they qualified for this service or that service, what their income was, etc. If they needed it, they were welcome to take it.
I've never done anything like this before. I dabbled here and there helping the homeless, gave money to rescue missions, collected food for food kitchens, delivered meals to shut ins on Thanksgiving, but never walked the streets face to face with those unfortunate to be homeless.
I truly believe what a lot of people say that the majority of us are one or two paychecks away from being homeless ourselves. I truly believe not everyone living on the street is a drug addict or an alcoholic but are "average" people who made perhaps poor decisions or choices or were victims of a bad economy. I truly believe it is not a choice anyone makes to take to the streets and I'm sure it is a very hard life to deal with day after day after day.
There are major streets, more than one street, but major streets in downtown San Diego that have makeshift camps of the homeless. It breaks your heart driving by them when you see faces of despair, faces of lost hope, young, old, some with dogs, some in groups, some alone.
Today we brought supplies to those who lived on the street. Today those who needed it got a pair of new socks or two or three if they asked for them, something to drink, something to eat, warm clothes, a pair of shoes, a smile, a touch.
Today I was humbled and grateful for what I have. A warm house, a comfy bed, a fridge full of food, etc. There by the grace of God I could have been.
I was humbled with the man that asked everyone to be quiet so he could offer up a prayer to God thanking God for sending people to help with some things he needed.
I was humbled with the young girl who told me these were her family, even though she was related to none of them, but she had 50 members in her family.
All I know is I want to go out next month (they do this monthly) with more supplies, with blankets because it will be cooler here, with hats, gloves, etc., etc., etc to help as I can.
All I know is I was touched today. It was a profound experience I was so grateful to be part of.
42 comments:
- Shelly said...
This touches and inspires me so much. You've done it to the least of these, so you've also done it to Him.
- November 4, 2012 at 1:21 AM
- Linda B. said...
"Love thy neighbor" in action, AWESOME post!
- November 4, 2012 at 1:00 AM
- Michelle said...
Bless you, Betty. Tears of joy ran down God's face today, as He was so proud of you.
- November 4, 2012 at 5:25 AM
- I'm mostly known as 'MA' said...
Bless you for being so kind to those in need. They say that in giving we receive. No truer words said. It would humble you greatly. I am thankful for my home and am blessed to have it. Many do not.
- November 4, 2012 at 5:33 AM
- Karen Greenberg said...
What a great thing to do. I love the idea of just going out on the streets to where the homeless are and really connecting with people. This is truly what being the hands and feet of Christ is all about.
- November 4, 2012 at 6:54 AM
- Kathy ... aka Nana said...
what a blessing you were to those who are out on the streets. What a wonderful way to show Christ's love to the "least of these".
- November 4, 2012 at 7:43 AM
- Parsley said...
Being Jesus' feet...beautiful.
- November 4, 2012 at 8:46 AM
- Bijoux said...
That sounds like a blessing that went both ways.
- November 4, 2012 at 9:26 AM
- Jeanie said...
What a wonderful story, Betty. I especially like that need was the only criteria. In addition to what you offered to those in need, you gave us a gift by sharing your story and your thoughts about what you did.
- November 4, 2012 at 9:28 AM
- jack69 said...
This one touches a cord sweetheart. A great entry and wonderful gesture. It is that 'unconditional love' that is hard for most folk. We humans are prone to put strings to it, if we don't watch out.
Good on you guys!!!
Love sent from the other side of the country!
- November 4, 2012 at 9:56 AM
- Mevely317 said...
I hope everyone who reads this is as touched as I am right now, and might be spurred to action.
Here I began my day, all concerned about next month (or even next week!), and these folks' only concern is their here-and-now.
I needed to see this ... thank you!
- November 4, 2012 at 10:46 AM
- mare ball said...
I've given food to homeless men when I see them, and it touches me too. I feel almost gluttonous with all that I have. I don't understand the disparity in such a wealthy country. I know there are some who take advantage of the generosity offered, but I know there are those who are genuinely hurting, too. I'm not sure we can know the difference, but God knows, and He alone can judge in the end.
- November 4, 2012 at 12:41 PM
- Betty WSch. said...
You make me want to do the same. Compelling testimony and very inspiring!
- November 4, 2012 at 1:06 PM
- Secret Agent Woman said...
That's a lovely example of how helping others in need also enriches us.
- November 4, 2012 at 2:12 PM
- Nel said...
Thanks for sharing Betty! What a touching post. I do know what you mean about a humbling experience. Last year at Christmas instead of my hubby getting me a present I requested that we buy things, hats,scarves,socks,soap,toothpaste,brushes,deodorant,crackers, candy, bibles, etc. Place them in bags and hand them out to the homeless here in Springfield. I had one man tell me that is the first time he got a present in years. It is a humbling experience. Thanks for sharing!
until next time... nel
- November 4, 2012 at 5:02 PM
- Tamera Brose said...
What a wonderful post and wonderful idea. Next time you will know better what to take. You can always pray to know ahead of time if there's something you can bring that will be a specific blessing for someone. I think even just knowing someone thought of me would be a blessing.
- November 4, 2012 at 5:09 PM
- Tami said...
You have a kind soul. It was very touching to see how you helped and impacted the lives of many. Bless you!
- November 4, 2012 at 6:19 PM
- Empty Nester said...
What a lovely thing to do! I wish we had something like that around here---maybe we do and I just don't know about it. Thanks for sharing this!
- November 4, 2012 at 6:26 PM
- Juli said...
Awesome. :)
- November 4, 2012 at 6:28 PM
- Living Life said...
What a wonderful mission to be a part of Betty. God is surely working through you!
- November 4, 2012 at 7:12 PM
- Elizabeth said...
Your tone was beautiful in this rewrite. It is humbling to even for a moment be a true servant of God. I think despite what we wish we look down on the helpless and homeless. By spending time with those who are struggling to just make it through another day it is a reminder that it could be us and we are no better than anyone else.
- November 4, 2012 at 9:53 PM
- rmslil said...
wow... was just thinking i needed to do something like that this thanksgiving.
- November 4, 2012 at 10:02 PM
- Aneta said...
What an awesome post. Don't you feel most alive when you know you are being the hands and feet of Jesus? I think we become less judgmental when we see how things are up close.
- November 4, 2012 at 10:55 PM
- Jimmy said...
Betty, The number of people living on the streets is heartbreaking, I am proud of you for reaching out to help in this way, actually going out there and looking them in the eyes and treating them as human will do a lot for them, the food and clothing will go a long way especially this time of year.
- November 4, 2012 at 11:40 PM
- Marianne said...
You inspire me. Thank you for sharing your experience - it is so important in a time where things often feel removed, distant, and untouchable.
- November 5, 2012 at 12:05 AM
- LynnMarie said...
Putting feet on what God wants us all to do! Well done. I'm pround that you were able to leave y our comfort zone and help someone. I know God will bless you someone.
- November 5, 2012 at 8:42 AM
- Deanna said...
You have brought tears to my eyes. I am very fortunate to have an easy life, but as you say, that could change in a heart beat. What a wonderful thing that your group is doing. God bless you!
- November 5, 2012 at 1:18 PM
- Big Mark 243 said...
This was true compassion at work, Betty..! Thank you for you and your friends for being such an inspiration to help and give succor to others.!!
- November 5, 2012 at 1:59 PM
- Hollie said...
What a rewarding experience!! I know the people really appreciated all you guys done!! Wonderful idea!! God Bless!!
- November 5, 2012 at 4:06 PM
- Debby@Just Breathe said...
What a beautiful thing you did. I am so happy you went. It sounds like something I would like to do.
I also believe in many ways we are all a paycheck away too. I will head on over and check them out.
- November 5, 2012 at 5:13 PM
- Blondee said...
God Bless you for reaching out and making someone else's day better.
- November 5, 2012 at 9:05 PM
- Lynda said...
It is good for all of us to get out of our comfort zone on occasion to recognize how truly fortunate we are. There are sooooo many who need help that it can be overwhelming. You all did good by just doing something and that is something to be commended. Hopefully your post will be the catalyst for others to take some kind of action, too.
- November 5, 2012 at 9:10 PM
- Chatty Crone said...
You got me thinking - I know this was a profound experience for you. I asked you how people got homeless. I wonder how Hurrican Sandy will affect NY and NJ in the homeless department there. They are still hurting there and need relief. sandie
- November 5, 2012 at 9:27 PM
- SweetMarie said...
How wonderful of you! You have really touched my heart! There are so many people in this country that need help and yet there are so many people that have so much more than they need, it's so sad.
- November 6, 2012 at 12:24 AM
- Bobbi and Gracie said...
Wow! What a wonderful thing to do! We have one homeless girl in our area who wanders the streets day and night. I'm told that she has family, but she chooses to be homeless. It makes me sad, and I wonder what this poor girl is thinking and what has happened in her life to bring her to where she is today. Homeless people always have tugged at my heartstrings. It doesn't matter how they got there.. Every one has a story. You are right Betty, there but for God's grace go I. This must have been a real blessing on both sides. Bless your hearts!!!
- November 7, 2012 at 3:54 PM
- Linda :) said...
I don't think I could do what you did... I see many of the same homeless people on my way to and from work... with faith and trust we rely on God... :)
- November 7, 2012 at 7:53 PM
- Lynn Proctor said...
may God bless you--which He already has blessed you with such a tender heart betty <3
- November 8, 2012 at 9:47 AM
- Seriously Though said...
what a great experience to be stretched this way. for many of the homeless without this type of giving from individuals they simply wouldn't survive.
- November 11, 2012 at 9:10 AM
- Jen Forbes said...
It's such a good thing to do Betty.
I used to do it with a group from church and it was such a humbling experience. I've felt kinda bad that I didn't continue with it after the accident.
There are so many in need Betty and I know they are truly blessed to have you on their side.
God Bless
- November 11, 2012 at 8:57 PM
- The Brown Recluse said...
Betty...what a wonderful thing to do. I'd like to contribute to the cause. Email me an address if there's something I can do.
- November 12, 2012 at 5:00 PM
- melody-mae said...
So beautiful. Truly inspiring. We have a store house ministry at our church ( a type of foodbank) and when we hear of others in need we can fill up a box or two and give it to them...nothing like what you have done, and it inspires me to do more as well!!!
now following you!
Happy Thanksgiving.
- November 19, 2012 at 9:25 PM
- Danielle L Zecher said...
I know I am VERY late commenting on this, but thank you so much for sharing it. I think your post is excellent and doesn't sound self serving at all. You did a great thing, and you're sharing the experience. I love to see people share posts about almost anything to help make the world a little better. I believe it can help spread awareness of the many ways to help, and sometimes people have the kind of day where they just NEED to read about someone doing something nice.
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The tourists were on a trip to see mountain gorillas
Eight kidnapped Westerners were killed during a furious gun battle between Ugandan soldiers and their rebel captors, the British High Commission in Kampala has confirmed.
Five tourists were found dead at the scene of the gun battle. The bodies of the other three were found nearby, a British Foreign Office spokesman said.
Six other hostages - two Britons, one New Zealander, one Swiss, one Canadian and one American - were freed after being taken captive on Monday.
The dead are believed to be four men and four women, but their identities are not yet known.
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An American tourist who escaped said British hostages had been tortured by the rebels.
She told London's Evening Standard newspaper that at least one British man had been beaten by his captors and that the British people had been ''treated quite badly".
Another American who escaped, Elizabeth Garland, 29, said the rebels had singled out US and British nationals as hostages.
Witnesses said about 150 heavily-armed rebels stormed the park headquarters and rounded up the tourists. They then disappeared into the forest with their captives.
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The UK Foreign Office spokesman said: "It appears that during the night there was some kind of a fire-fight between the rebels, park rangers and soldiers. There were also Ugandan casualties."
UK Foreign Secretary Robin Cook said Britain had told Uganda it did not want any intervention that might put lives at risk.
In December, four Western tourists held hostage in Yemen died during a rescue attempt by Yemeni forces.
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Seven of the tourists rounded up on Monday were released on the same day, including France's Deputy Ambassador to Uganda, Anne Peltier, who negotiated the release of all the French tourists and some Australians.
She said firing had started around the tent where people were sleeping.
Twelve tourists, one of them a British national, escaped the kidnappers by fleeing into the jungle and arrived later in Kampala.
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The Hutu rebels - the Interahamwe - fled Rwanda after they took part in the 1994 genocide of more than 500,000 Tutsis.
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''If the Panama Canal was physically feasible, this one would be a snap,'' said Mike LaForet, of the century-old dream to link Asia and North America by steel rail. ''With the Soviet breakup, the Americans and the Russians are not enemies, they are customers.''
Although the narrow-gauge gold rush line, the White Pass & Yukon Route, stopped running here from the Pacific Coast in 1982, railroading is again the talk of northern North America.
This week, a proposal to build 900 miles of track linking Canada and Alaska was debated in Calgary at a two-day meeting attended by business and political leaders from Alaska and western Canada. The meeting built on a bill, the Rails to Resources Act, signed into law in December by President Clinton. The bill authorized spending $6 million to study the creation of a northern rail link and called for establishing a binational commission to study establishing a line from northern British Columbia to Fairbanks.
''The rail link was very enthusiastically received here in Calgary,'' Jeannette James, an Alaskan State Representative, said by telephone today after the two days of talks. Now, Ms. James said, the idea is winning new momentum as engineers discuss using a railroad right of way to bury part of a natural gas pipeline that oil companies plan to run from Alaska to Alberta, tapping the gas reserves of the Prudhoe Bay region.Continue reading the main story
In Calgary this week economic development officials said that joining Yukon and Alaska with southern Canada and the lower 48 states would cut prices of goods sold in the north and would also open up certain mineral and energy deposits for development.
With railroad talk turning serious in this old rail town, conversation turns to what people here call ''the second stage'': drilling a tunnel below the Bering Strait to link Alaska and Russia by rail. The Yukon's lone member of Parliament and a backer of a Yukon-Alaska link, Larry Bagnell, cautioned against loose talk about a Russia link, saying, ''It would get the guys who are against the railroad to Alaska to say you are dreaming in Technicolor.''
But with Canadian newspapers publishing maps showing how a rail link could arc from British Columbia to Siberia, railroad people in Russia and North America are seriously mulling the idea.
On the Russian side, Viktor Razbegin, director of the state-run Center for Regional Transport Projects in Moscow, has endorsed the proposal in several interviews. Mr. Razbegin estimates that a Russia-North America rail link would cut trans-Pacific shipping times by up to two weeks and could carry 30 billion tons of cargo a year. He has estimated that the overall cost, including a tunnel under the Bering Strait, would cost $50 billion. On the Russian side, 2,000 miles of track would have to be laid from the Baikal-Amur Railroad to the Bering Strait. On the Alaskan side, about 750 miles of track would have to be laid from the strait to Fairbanks.
Overall, Russia's government increasingly sees its continental land mass as a lucrative transportation corridor.
In February, Russia embarked on a liberalized over-flight policy, hoping to garner $300 million annually by 2010 in fees for commercial jets on transpolar routes between North America and Asia. In addition, Russia is promoting a summertime shortcut for ships through the Arctic that links the Barents Sea with the Bering Strait.
On the Alaskan side, caution is the official watchword.
''Linking Asia and North America by a transportation route under the Bering Strait has tremendous appeal, but there is no infrastructure linking either side,'' said Robert King, spokesman for Alaska's governor, Tony Knowles, a Democrat. Recalling a visit to the Trans-Siberian Pacific terminus in Vladivostok, Mr. Knowles added, ''One can sense the allure to such a link, but it's a lot of track to lay between Vladivostok and British Columbia.''Continue reading the main story


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Flash Draw Created Jun 28, 2012 640 x 460px Unless noted Copyright 2012 Exhale the Rain.
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looks cool and awesome!! x33 5/5
very cool!
Simple but very pretty. :O fav 5h
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Desperado needs a new home and a name change. This cute boy was rescued from another facility in hopes of finding a home sooner at Friendship. Des is a sweet fellow that's past that puppy stage. His history is not known but he's ready to start a new one with his new adoptive parents. He recently represented Friendship at a few events and was very well-behaved and loved by everyone. Desperado does not want to be desperate any longer. He just wants a forever home. Don't wait too long to come and see Desperado.
If you have kids and/or another dog in your family and are interested in adopting a Friendship dog please bring them with you for a meet and greet. No appointment is necessary. Stop by anytime during regular business hours.
BREED/DESCRIPTION: Retriever mix
SEX: Male
NEUTERED/SPAYED: Yes, neutered; shots current
AGE: 4 years old
SIZE/WEIGHT: 25 pounds
ORGANIZATION: Friendship APL of Lorain County, 8303 Murray Ridge Road, Elyria, OH 44035
CONTACT: firstname.lastname@example.com or (440) 322-4321
WEBSITE: www.friendshipapl.org
For more pets seeking homes, check out the Critter Chronicles column every Sunday in The Chronicle-Telegram. If you work or volunteer for a nonprofit pet adoption agency and would like to see your pets included in Critter Chronicles, please email email@example.com