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By now, you know about the federal judge's ruling that metro Atlanta has no right to draw drinking water from Lake Lanier — and never has.
The giant economic engine of metro Atlanta, the centerpiece of the South's magical, post-World War II transformation, has been founded on a poor legal assumption, Judge Paul Magnuson ruled.
If this half-century oversight isn't fixed within another three years, the judge intends to shut off the flow of Lanier water to millions of faucets and toilets in metro Atlanta.
It should be noted that Magnuson came to this draconian conclusion — his words — in far-off Minnesota, the land of precisely 11,842 natural freshwater lakes. Georgia's natural lakes can be counted by touching thumb to forefinger: zilch.
We are, in many ways, a green desert. In this state, lakes are man-made, created for specific purposes by the people who pay for them. In the case of Buford Dam, built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the purposes authorized by Congress were navigation, power generation and flood control.
The water behind Buford Dam was not collected so that you could do the laundry, the judge said. Not for dishwashers, bathtubs, lawn sprinklers, wading pools, dog dishes, cooking pots or iced tea. Not for the creation of Diet Cokes or beer or concrete.
The ruling was a stunning turn in a lethargic, 19-year fight between Georgia, Alabama, and Florida over the water that runs through the Chattahoochee. In one blow, the judge robbed Georgia of both legal footing and time.
Several reactions are worth noting. State Sen. John Douglas (R-Social Circle) said the state could regain leverage in water negotiations by moving the annual Georgia-Florida football game out of Jacksonville and into Georgia every other year.
U.S. Rep. Paul Broun of east Georgia, in a sublime display of solidarity, declared that an evil, thirsty metro Atlanta shouldn't even think of slipping a straw into the Oconee or Savannah rivers.
Business leaders churned out their own metaphors. Failure to solve this thing, said Sam Williams, president of the Metro Atlanta Chamber, "would perhaps have a Katrina-sized effect on the metro economy."
We will all be up on our roofs, holding signs for helicopters and CNN cameras: "No shower for three days," or "Save us. Plenty of bourbon. No ice."
Don't laugh. Williams may have put his finger somewhere close to a solution.
In a basement ballroom in the Governor's Mansion, Sonny Perdue last week gave a private PowerPoint presentation on Georgia's legal predicament to 130 "stakeholders" — the corporate heads, developers, lobbyists, and political leaders invested in Georgia's continued growth.
No, the lead lawyers had yet to be identified, Perdue said in response to a question from Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle. Yes, it might be time to back statewide incentives for water-saving toilets and such, the governor said.
Bright spots were pointed out: The judge's decision could actually undercut Florida, which has based its case for water on the health of mollusks and sturgeon protected by endangered species legislation. Not navigation, power generation, or flood control.
Thirsty mollusks may have no more right to Lake Lanier water than thirsty humans.
To these stakeholders, to reporters outside, and in a telephone conference call with Georgia's congressional delegation later that afternoon, Perdue insisted that it was fruitless to think he might reach an agreement with his fellow Republican governors in Alabama and Florida.
All three will be out the door in 2010. Charlie Crist of Florida is particularly disengaged — he's in a race for the U.S. Senate.
Perdue has called for the battle to be carried to Congress, another arena where Georgia might feel outnumbered. But Perdue's solution is to escalate the fight— to find other states that consider themselves under the thumb of an unresponsive Corps of Engineers, and form a confederation of the thirsty.
Publicly, members of Congress from Georgia are in a disciplined, bipartisan phalanx of agreement. "I personally very much like that idea," said U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson, the DeKalb County Democrat.
But privately, congressmen — even Republicans — are more skeptical about their ability to forge a solution acceptable to Congress that hasn't already been ratified by the three states.
Time is an issue, too. Democrat John Lewis is expected to take the lead, but the congressman most experienced on water issues, Nathan Deal, is leaving to make a Republican run for governor.
The brightest spot in the judge's ruling, one congressional source said, may be the deadline: July 2012.
Barack Obama will be in the midst of his re-election campaign. Which brings us back to Katrina— or rather, our anti-Katrina in the making.
Obama won't want to antagonize Florida and its electoral votes. But neither will he want an economic catastrophe — the sight of metro Atlanta's drying husk — on TV, day after day.
Republican presidential candidates won't want to choose among Florida, Georgia, and Alabama, either. Florida's primary is first, followed by the two others a week later. Better if water is off the table by then.
Gordian knots often require major events to slice through them. And a 2012 presidential contest may be the real confederation of the thirsty that Georgia needs.
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July 26th, 2009
3:10 pm
If Deal is so experienced in water issues, what has he done about it during his congressional tenure? Has he sponsored a bill? Worked with the Corp to set standards.
My man Ox will handle this like he handled customer service for the past 14 years..
July 26th, 2009
4:36 pm
While the cities/states and situations are entirely different, do not ever forget that Obama threw Detroit and the state of Michigan (a historically Democratic state) under the proverbial bus for the sole purpose of furthering his economic stimulus package. He will do the same to Atlanta and GA if politically expedient.
July 26th, 2009
4:54 pm
Whats that GoOx, more questionable campaign donations? I'm voting for no republican, as we've seen where their overal leadership has been the last 7 years. Education, nothing. Transportation, nothing. Water, nothing. These are the most important issues facing our state and Georgia "leadership" has done nothing.
Cincy, what did Bush/Rove and Co. ever give Georgia other than a referendum on banning gay marriage? May sending our troops from bases around the state off to war, but thats it. We have a black president, get over it. He's done nothing more out of the mainstream than the previous administration (outing CIA agents, torture). Stop listening to Glenn Beck and Hannity.
July 26th, 2009
5:20 pm
Get Real, you need to get real. The leaders aren't great in both parties (nationally with Bush and Obama and locally with Perdue/Richardson and Porter). This governor's election should be about people, not parties.
Ultimately, we should have a governor that will progress the state instead of just saying it. Ox and Deal both look promising and Barnes seems to have learned from experience about what to do and not do. All in all, between those three, we have a pretty good race for gov.
July 26th, 2009
6:48 pm
Get Real-I cannot abide Beck or Hannity…I voted for Obama! Do not assume you know how I come to my conclusions! Just pointing out the obvious.
July 27th, 2009
8:28 am
I should not be surprised that Leadership Perdue says it is "fruitless to think he might reach an agreement with his fellow Republican governors in Alabama and Florida." Actually, Perdue I think it's in the realm of possibility that you make every effort possible to reach an agreement without going to Congress. So, who cares that the 3 governors are out of office by 2010 (thank God that's the case in Georgia – you've been no great shakes as a governor).
So typical of Republican (lack of …) leadership that you say you want big government out of our lives but at the first issue that seems a bit difficult, all of you look to that same big government to solve the problem. Can't have it both ways.
Perdue, get busy and talk to those governors in Florida and Alabama to solve the water issues. Show some leadership in your final year so you won't go down as the most spineless governor in Georgia.
July 27th, 2009
8:42 am
Why isn't the AJC talking about Sonny Perdue being in Canada this morning? I heard it on GPB instead.
If the state is so broke, how do we have enough money to send Sonny on a junket to Canada?
July 27th, 2009
10:21 am
Thirsty Confederates done got the answer. Same thing we does fer natural gas. Unlimited fresh water source not being used. Aquifers on coast, tap into them an pump it up hyar. Water line & gas line run side by side. Cheaper and easier than trying to build new reservoirs.
July 27th, 2009
10:36 am
Uncle Jessie, ain't you heered? Them thar aquifers been overpumped and runnin' out of fresh water, too.
July 27th, 2009
11:23 am
Eventually this will become a racial issue since Atlanta is majority black. As soon as some reporter points out that New Orleans, the only other large majority black city in the south was shortchanged by the corps and politicians before Katrina, things will begin to fall into place.
July 27th, 2009
11:42 am
Fight the war on two fronts. Start up the boundary talks with TN again. Create a pump storage facility on Top of Sand MT and then one on Lookout MT. Or Create a tunnel under Lookout MT. for a new interstate by-passing Chattanooga and run the pipeline up the center and down I-75. Use stimulas money to pay for it and create a ton of jobs for N. GA.
July 27th, 2009
12:10 pm
I think it is absurd that we must start boundry talks with Tennessee when the vast majority of the water in the Tennessee river comes from the Ga. mountains.
The Little Tennessee river begins in Wolfork valley in Rabun co. The Haiwassee river, Nottely river, and Toccoa river all flow north into Tennessee and feed the Tennessee river. Unfortunately all these rivers except the Little Tennessee feed TVA lakes.
So between the Corps of engineers and the TVA, Ga. basically has no control over the vast majority of the water falling on its own mountains.
July 27th, 2009
12:15 pm
Actually, "booger", METRO Atlanta is majority white, and it is metro Atlanta, especially Cobb, Gwinnett and N. Fulton which are most strongly threatened by this ruling. (And even the city of Atlanta is not as majority Black as it was even a decade ago; by 2012, when the water deadline expires, there may not be any one ethnic majority in the city.)
So, if any Georgians are inclined to shrug and say that it's just "a black problem", look again.
July 27th, 2009
12:48 pm
I didn't say METRO Atlanta, Just Atlanta. Atlanta is the city mentioned in the ruling, and it is Majotity Black.
Don't get me wrong, I do not believe this is racial. I just think it is a strong suit which can be played before Congress, especially after Katrina. I fully understand which areas will be affected the most severly, but I also understand that if race were used to get Congress moving for Atlanta, they would not exempt the suburbs.
July 27th, 2009
1:12 pm
Sonny and his henchmen screw up again.When are people going to realize how bad they are at getting things done.Transportation,employment now water. Thanks Sonny
July 27th, 2009
2:14 pm
Yeah, I remember the good ole days under Roy when resevoirs were being bulit all over, the corps was eating out of his hand, and speed limit traffic was the rule of the day.
July 27th, 2009
5:03 pm
well How can you blame sonny this problem has been brewing for 19 years ?? had to be a couple of govenors before Sonny that had a chance to fix this and didnt get it done so don't put all the blame on sonny. I agree he hasn't been a great Govenor but you cant put all the blame for this on his back!
July 27th, 2009
5:11 pm
Well Folks Sonny isnt to blame this has been riding in the courts for 19 years sonny's been govenor for 8? he can't get all the blame for this. Yeah it's comming to a head under him but it's not totally his fault. here's a novel IdEA . sINCE WE HAVE 3 YEARS BEFORE THE COURTS SHUT OFF THE WATER let's identify an area & use the States Money & build our own reseviour North of Atlanta!! One the Feds cant touch, sure it will cost big bucks but what other options do we have?
July 27th, 2009
7:20 pm
This is what uncontrolled development and over-population lead to. This part of Georgia has a drainage system too small to support Atlanta. There are few alternatives indeed: the Flint is nearly dry; the Tuscaloosa formation aquifer has lost head pressure leading to salt water encroachment; and the Ocoee flows north. However, the Coosa and to limited degree the Etowah (since it is already managed by Allatoona) may be a good compromise; BUT the Coosa flows into AL at Weiss Lake.
July 27th, 2009
10:09 pm
Sonny is the one that told us that he being a Repub he could make a deal with the other 2 states.In eight years he has failed and water is at a crisis,transportation is a disaster,and unemployment is through the roof.Meanwhile Sonny and his henchmen continue to spin how they are taking care of us.
July 28th, 2009
11:41 am
History tells us that folks revert to butcherin' one another over water. This is too serious to take lightly. Just how are we gonna fool the Yankees again on this one? I gotta tell you something: I'm scared a dyin' of thirst!
I'm scared a dyin' of thirst!
July 28th, 2009
11:52 am
Actually, Gov Barnes initiated a reservoir program and sited a first small state reservoir in Lumpkin County to train personnel and establish operating procedures while pushing for 404 permits for larger sites. Gov Perdue came in, sold the reservoir, and let DNR return the reservoir program (which they disliked) to zombie status. When Speaker Richardson pushed through the Water Supply Act of 2008 two years ago, Gov Perdue stripped the reservoir funding out from under it, and also stripped out the tax credit for water-saving appliances and fixtures. Now he says we need a tax credit for water-saving appliances and fixtures. Go figure. Yes, Georgia could always have done more, but no one has done less for water supply than Gov Perdue.
July 28th, 2009
4:10 pm
And who elected him and then RE elected him.
You get what you vote for, and probably will next year too.
July 29th, 2009
11:10 am
Why is Sonny Perdue the only one who thinks the governors shouldn't talk to each other FIRST before going to Congress?
July 29th, 2009
11:12 am
Here's what we get from Congress (the typical "we own it all – screw the states" mentality).
Read this proposed bill (S 787); note the "all intrastate waters" clause, as well as "ACOE waters"):
Resist tyranny.
July 29th, 2009
1:28 pm
With leaders like ours, who needs enemies?
July 30th, 2009
10:42 am
Water is water, so if you collect it in a barrel, dog dish, pond, ocean, lake…etc, how can you tell me which water molecule I can't drink ? When it rains, which cloud is banned from dropping water in the lake? The Federal government stopped Ga. from tapping water from a river in Tenn. during our droughts and let millions and millions of illegals drink, bathe, wash their cars, waste water without enforcing the immigration laws, so who's fought is it about the water level??? The Feds!!!
August 1st, 2009
10:10 am
Booger get out your map. Actually only the Ocoee (Toccoa to the Georgians) and the Conasauga (Jacks River to some) flows into Tennessee from Georgia. And the Conasauga flows back into North Georgia supplying Dalton and it's area with water.
The Hiwassee collects from both Georgia and North Carolina including the Nottely. The Little Tennessee and all rivers north flow from North Carolina, and Tennessee itself, (although the Clinch River drains from Kentucky as well) and all feed into the TVA system.
August 6th, 2009
12:43 pm
[...] A federal judge ruled Atlanta has no right to take water from Lake Lanier. Florida and Alabama are ready to declare War on Georgia to save the (pretty gross) Chattahoochee River. Our Governor is stepping up the rhetoric without offering any solutions, other than inflaming neighboring states and the federal government – and that sure seems the right way to build a consenus on this issue. [...]


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The first Canadian's name was Jay, he wrestled with ECW and he really enjoyed the great outdoors. He decided that his man cave would showcase that love so he cashed out his paycheck and made his way to the nearest Academy.
Strolling around the store looking at the bar-b-que pits and fishing line and hunting material Jay quickly realized that he didn't know a damn thing about any of this stuff. Tossing a crossbow over his shoulder Jay made his way out of the shop and walked across the street to the local Best Buy.
Once there he quickly found the largest sound system the store carried, it didn't quite rival McFly's amp choice he'd found at Doc's house, but it was definitely a massive sound system. Next he quickly scouted out the biggest TV the place had and piled on an extensive DVD collection. He then walked to the game aisle were he tossed in a PS3 and Xbox for good measure. Walking to the checkout line he grabbed a Wii. 'Gotta stay active,' he reasoned as he tossed the game station atop the massive pile of electronics he had garnered.
When everything had been rung up Jay handed over his check in full. He was rather pleased when he got a whooping 55 bucks back. It wasn't until after he managed to squeeze everything in his rental car that he realized his mistake.
"Fuck," he shouted as he realized he now had only 55 dollars to make the man cave.
Kicking the tire he groaned when the alarm went off. Reaching for his keys he dismissed the alarm and sighed.
Looking at the back of the vehicle at everything that had been piled in he smiled. "At least my man cave will have the greatest accessories," he said opening the door.
Driving away from Best Buy he stopped at a Home Depot. "How much wood can I buy for 55 dollars," he shouted as he stepped through the automated doors.
Sighing when he was greeted by absolute silence and a bunch of weird looks Jay palmed his face in frustration. "Seriously! How much wood can I buy for 55 bucks?"
When nobody answered him he trudged his way past the checkout and went to the nearest stack of plywood he could find. One look at the price tag and he was running out the door.
"Damn," he shouted once he was seated back in his car. "Can't buy any fucking wood," he whispered.
Banging his head against the steering wheel he silently cursed himself for not planning ahead. Around the fourth hit he noticed that the truck parked in front of him was loaded with hay and he suddenly got an idea.
Unlocking the door he ran across the parking lot to the truck and began to pull out bales of hay. Scurrying back to his car he began shoving the bales of hay into the passenger's seat trying to fit as many as he could.
Hearing a shout that sounded something like
"Hey what the fuck are you doing stealing my hay there skinny!"
Jay quickly pushed the final bale in as he attempted to close the door and peel out of the parking lot.
Half hanging out the car Jay drove off down the road trying to find his location that he wanted for the man cave. 25 minutes later he was on the open road nothing but country on either side so he took a sharp right and veered in to an empty field.
Unloading the bales of hay first Jay quickly went about making a fortress. 'And here people thought I'd been a sissy for taking home economics,' Jay mused as he began weaving together strands of hay to make the fortress walls.
"Who's laughing now," he shouted raising his fist to the air.
The hours began to go by and soon Jay had the exterior of the man cave built. Going back to his car he began to carry in the electronics positioning them inside the hideout.
Stepping back to admire his work Jay went to plug in the TV when he noticed no outlet. Cursing he went to his truck and pulled at a humongous ravel of cords. Plugging the TV into one end Jay began to unravel the cord as he walked across the field to the nearest farm house. Opening the barn door Jay plugged in the other end. 'Sharing is caring after all,' he thought as he began the walk back to his shelter.
Sighing contentedly he turned on the TV sitting down in front to enjoy one of the new movies he'd bought. As the Universal logo came across the screen Jay grinned. 'Oh yea, this sound system reeks of awesomeness,' he mused.
Wrapped up in the movie Jay didn't notice that his abnormally loud speakers were upsetting another individual who happened to live down the road.
Growling from where he lay in bed trying to sleep the evil Viper suddenly threw back the pillow he had covering his head and stood up angered by the intrusion to his naptime. Pulling on a pair of jeans he strapped on some boots and quickly exited his house trying to find the location of the offending sounds that dared keep him from dreamland.
He stalked down the road until he found the source; a shack made of…hay? Snarling the Viper walked up to the door, well he assumed it was the door the entire building was a pretty shoddy excuse for a house.
Knocking he yelled "Hey idiot turn down your fucking TV, nobody wants to hear 'Dude Where's My Car?' that loud."
There was a slight rustling and suddenly the door opened exposing the blonde Canadian to the Viper.
"What?" Jay shouted over the sound of his speakers.
"I said turn your fucking TV down you idiot!"
Jay cocked his head confused "No I'm sorry I don't subscribe to your religion," he shouted as he slammed the door shut in the Viper's face.
Grinding his teeth together the Viper stared at the door willing it to burst in to flames. When it didn't vaporize on the spot the Viper began wildly pounding on the door shouting at the top of his lungs.
"How dare you slam this door in my face! Get your ass back here and face me like a man," the Viper snarled. "Answer this fucking door, or I'll thrash and I'll smash and I'll punt this damn door down!"
Jay couldn't hear a single word the evil Viper was saying since his sound system was turned up so high so the treat fell on deaf ears.
Jay was however shaken out of his movie stupor when suddenly the entire house began to shake and was reduced to nothing more than discarded hay on the floor. Yelping Jay stood up backing away from the irritated Viper who had a crazy gleam in his eyes.
Licking his lips the Viper began to stalk his prey circling around the blonde as he prepared to strike.
Pointing to the sky behind the Viper Jay yelled out "Look a distraction," as he took off running for his car.
"Damnit! Why do they always run," the Viper sighed ruefully. He was prepared to just leave and go back home to sleep when Jay peeled out splashing mud all over the Viper.
Growling he wiped a streak of mud from his face and began running after Jay.
Screaming in disbelief Jay quickly picked up his cell dialing Adam.
"Adam where the fuck are you," Jay yelled as he began swerving trying to lose the persistent Viper.
"At my man cave," Adam replied like it was common knowledge.
"Which is?" Jay asked getting impatient.
"Oh right, down by the swamps, it's a tree house," he replied rather proudly.
"I'm coming over," Jay announced before hanging up the phone making sure Adam couldn't protest.
Slamming on the gas pedal Jay willed his car to move faster as he navigated his way to the swamps to find his friend Adam, the second Canadian, a proud member of the Raw roster.
Adam had been friends with Jay since, well forever they did everything together, but when Jay had suggested the man cave be located in a country field and not his suggestion Adam had decided that they needed to do something alone for once.
Adam had taken his check to the bank to be cashed and decided that he needed to buy stuff for the man cave immediately.
Adam wasn't afraid to get down and dirty, and he enjoyed living life on the edge (A/N: yes horrible pun I know!), so he knew that he wanted to make the man cave as exciting as the life he led.
He knew that the ideal place to have an exciting man cave was the swamps. It was the perfect combination of danger and excitement that Adam wanted.
The first thing he did was go to Spencer's so he could buy posters for the cave. He got a little sidetracked however and started buying a bunch of the gifts people give as practical jokes and noise makers they had as well.
Next toting the bags he made his way to FYE and quickly gathered up an impressive collection of rock CDs as well as a few DVDs grabbing a DVD player and boom box and a mid-sized TV.
Driving to Sam Ash next he quickly picked out an entire slew of guitars and amps along with a drum kit and keyboard. Happy with his purchases Adam was pleased to find out that he still had a pretty solid piece left.
Loading everything up in his pick up truck Adam made his way over to Home Depot and picked up some plywood along with some two by fours and patio furniture. Strapping the two by fours to the top of his vehicle he watched in amusement as an old man went yelling after some idiot who had apparently stolen his hay.
"Who the hell steals hay?"
Shrugging Adam got inside his truck and took off to the nearest swamp. Once there he hauled off the first piece of plywood which he settled as a base along one tree's limbs.
Unloading the rest of the wood he had bought Adam set about his work trying to construct the man cave.
"Fuck," he whispered when he realized he hadn't bought anything for a roof. Scowling he looked back at his truck dismayed that that the man cave would be susceptible to rain and other weather mishaps.
"Oh duh," he shouted pulling out a tarp from the back of his truck. "And people say I'm not prepared."
Tossing the tarp over the top of the cave Adam smiled at his work. "Oh yea definitely an amazing cave," he replied smirking as he opened the door to walk inside the new hideout.
Grabbing one of the guitars Adam plugged it in the amp and turned that bitch to 11 as he began to jam out. He was a little ticked when his phone began vibrating and reluctantly he stopped playing and retrieved his cell.
"Adam where the fuck are you," Jay yelled into the receiver sounding rather distracted.
"At my man cave," Adam replied nonchalantly absently toying with the whammy bar.
"Which is?" Jay asked sounding impatient.
"Oh right, down by the swamps, it's a tree house," he replied rather proudly.
"I'm coming over," Jay announced hastily as he hung up the phone making sure Adam couldn't protest.
Frowning Adam sighed. Leave it to Jay to disagree about somebody's idea and then want to mooch off them once it's been completed.
Shaking his head Adam placed the guitar down on its stand as he took a seat in one of the plastic chairs. Turning on the boom box he put in a KISS CD as he awaited Jay's arrival.
Nodding off Adam was awoken by the screeching of tires and a loud crash. Jumping up Adam stuck his head out the window just in time to see Jay step out of a rental car, which had smacked into a tree, stumbling slightly from the crash.
"Dude what's with the Fast and The Furious rejects driving?"
"Ha ha," Jay called out sarcastically. "Just let me into the cave, there's a freaking mad man chasing me!"
Smirking Adam looked down at Jay "nuh-uh what's the magic password."
Jay looked scared now as he checked behind his shoulder. "Adam you dick there is no fucking password!"
Adam laughed "Man you're good I didn't even tell you and you still got it."
Jay looked confused but decided to forget that and instead scrambled up the ladder to the man cave Adam had built.
Once inside Jay breathed a sigh of relief. "Hey this is kinda cool," he murmured as he took a look around the place.
Adam grinned 'Of course it is I built it."
"Dude is that the KISS Anthology," Jay squealed pointing to a box set by the boom box.
Adam nodded "what man cave is complete without some KISS?"
Jay nodded in agreement. "Well pop it in," he ordered.
Grabbing the set Adam put in the first disc and pressed play.
The two Canadians began to lip sync and mime their way through a KISS set, the danger of the evil Viper long forgotten.
Jay was air guitaring his way through Detroit Rock City when a loud banging resonated throughout the room.
Pressing pause Adam looked at Jay confused "did you invite Chris?" he asked quirking an eyebrow.
Jay shook his head "no, did you?"
Adam shook his head no. "Who is it then," he hissed.
Jay gulped "it's him," he whimpered making a motion of fangs.
"Dracula's at my fucking door!" Adam screeched.
Jay sighed "No! Dracula's not fucking here," he replied testily.
"Well then who is?"
The loud banging resonated again. "It is I Randy Orton the menacing Viper of the WWE. I have come to exact revenge on that scrawny blonde Canadian for slamming the door in the face of a superstar of my stature!"
"You slammed the door in Randy's face," Adam mouthed at Jay.
Jay nodded sheepishly "he was selling something…I think. I thought he was one of those Jehovah's Witness people," Jay hissed back at Adam.
"Now answer this fucking door or I'll have to knock it down," Randy bellowed from outside.
Sauntering to the door Adam opened it a crack. "Why hello there Randal," he replied smiling. "What brings you to my humble abode?"
"Are you deaf?" Randy sneered "I just told you why I'm here Adam now hand over that little twerp you call a friend and you can go about your boring little life."
Adam looked appalled "My life is far from boring 'Mr. I-go-through-a-gallon-of-oil-a-day'," he shouted.
"Cool it Copeland and just give me that little blonde boy from ECW."
Adam's eyes narrowed "I haven't the slightest clue what you mean."
"Oh come on, who do you think you're fooling, I saw his car crashed out front I know he's here," Randy spoke a tinge of danger in his voice.
Adam shook his head "nope, I think you're mistaken. That car is mine I use it in demolition derby's," he replied smiling.
Randy opened his mouth to remark 'just how stupid did Adam think he was' when Adam placed a hand on his chest pushing him back slightly.
"Now unless you're selling Girl Scout cookies would you please get off my porch, the real estate value is dropping every second you stay here. How many people do you think are going to want a house where a deranged shirtless man harasses the occupants?"
Randy was fuming now. Nobody ever shoved him out of the doorway. It was a privilege to touch him that wasn't given out easily and here was this buffoon of an Ex tag team partner abusing that right.
"Did you just-"
Adam's brow furrowed "what are you still doing here?" Sighing he looked at Randy "I really hate to do this but you leave me no choice," he said as he closed the door making sure to lock it too. "Bye Randy," he called out as he turned around to face Jay.
Jay looked white as a sheet, "Why'd you just do that," he stammered.
"Why would I sell out my best friend?"
"But he's going to tear down this house," Jay squeaked.
Adam scoffed "Bitch can try. I will have you know I reinforced this house with the best materials known to man."
"Adam duct tape doesn't solve everything," Jay groaned.
"Says who?" Adam asked annoyed.
"Its common knowledge Adam," Jay shot back.
Adam was about to shoot back a response when he was interrupted by some rather loud banging on the door and some screaming.
"Adam you better answer this fucking door, or I'll thrash and I'll smash and I'll punt this damn door down!"
Jay paled instantly and began running towards the second window. Adam however was bent over laughing. "Ha nice alliteration there Randy, you spend all night thinking that one up?"
There was a low growl and suddenly the house began to shake. Adam looked up scared as he felt the ground shift underneath him. Turning to face Jay Adam quickly followed after his friend diving head first out the window. Jay groaned pushing Adam off of him just in time to watch the man cave Adam had built be blown to smithereens.
"Get up," Jay hissed as he began stumbling towards Adam's pick up.
Pushing Jay out of the way Adam jumped behind the wheel and quickly started up the vehicle. Peeling out he took off like a bat out of hell.
"Get Chrissy on the phone," he hissed at Jay as he tried a serpentine pattern to lose Randy who had jumped down from the tree house hurdled Jay's forgotten rental and was now in hot pursuit of them.
"Already on it," Jay shot back as he sent worried looks to the rearview mirror occasionally to track Randy's progress. Putting the phone on speaker Jay listened to the cell ring.
"What do you two Assclowns want," Chris replied sounding annoyed already.
Jay looked puzzled at the cell that was in his hand. "How'd you know Adam was with me?"
Chris sighed "when isn't he?"
Jay laughed "good point."
"Is this why you called me? Cuz I will have you know that my time is far too important for stupid games like this."
"Chris we need cover," Adam yelled as he swerved the truck taking an illegal U-turn.
"From what?"
Jay rolled his eyes, "Adam ticked off Randy and now the resident Viper of the WWE is after us."
Adam glared at Jay "you ticked him off first! If you wouldn't have slammed the door in his face we wouldn't be in this mess right now," he yelled.
"Must we delve in technicalities," Jay sighed. "Anyway, Chrissy we need a place to crash from Orton."
The line was quiet as Chris thought it over.
"Chrissy?" came Jay's voice as he tentatively called out for his friend.
Sighing Chris finally answered. "Yea I'm down town off of 5th street."
"You're amazing Chrissy," Jay shouted excitedly.
"I know I am, not that it hurts to be told again."
Adam rolled his eyes; Chris, ever the ham.
Hanging up Jay looked to Adam handing over a pair of sunglasses. "We're on a mission from God," he replied as he slipped his on.
"Dude that's from Blues Brothers," Adam exclaimed as he ran a red light.
"Shut up and just drive," Jay shot back sulking from his spot in the passenger's seat.
Chris was the third Canadian and a member of Smackdown; he had known Jay and Adam from the beginning of his wrestling career with WWE. Usually the three of them got along well and were able to agree on things rather easily. Actually the truth is other than the man cave Chris was usually successful in convincing one of the others to agree with him and majority ruled. When the man cave came in to question however, Chris hadn't been so lucky in convincing them of his location.
So rather than concede to either Adam or Jay's location Chris had thrown a fit insisting they each make their own. He gave the shitty excuse of having three man caves being better than just one. In reality he just really wanted to have his man cave because he knew the perfect location.
Like usual Jay and Adam had agreed that Chris had a brilliant plan and the three had parted to each make their own man caves. After Jay and Adam had left Chris took off to the bank to cash his check.
With his new funds Chris set off to buy things for his man cave. See he was a smart man and so rather than build a cave from hand he had simply bought an old concrete building that at one time used to be a rec-house down town, now he just had to decorate it accordingly.
The first place he stopped off at was Lay-Z Boys to pick out some sofas and recliners. He wanted nothing but the best so he passed over the tacky cloth rags and went straight for the leather sofas in the back. Piling them in the back of his U-Haul he had rented he set off for the next stop on his list.
Next he went to Best Buy and bought a kick ass TV and sound system. Bose speakers, only the best for his man cave. He strolled past the CDs and scoffed. 'They wish they had as extensive a collection as I do.'
Next he made his way to Spencer's and Hot Topic so he could buy some posters to liven up the place. Trying to decide between one of him and the Raw roster, The Beatles, Batman, and a trippy psychedelic poster he decided he made enough to buy them all. After all only the best would grace the walls of his man cave.
Stopping by Don & Ben's next he loaded up on enough alcohol to make Phil go into shock upon sight and have Steve sated for months.
Scratching his head Chris tried to think what he was missing for the man cave. 'Let's see I've got liquor, posters, TV, sound system, furniture, the place has a Jacuzzi and pool, I have my old guitars there already,' Chris mused as he tried to think what could be missing
That's when it hit him, "of course! How could I forget that?" he spoke as he grabbed a welcome mat from the store he'd just left. "This will do nicely," he replied rolling it up and walking to the U-Haul.
Driving back to the concrete building he now owned Chris jammed out to some speed metal. Hands down his was going to be the best man cave he was sure of it!
Once back to the building Chris called up his tag team partner Paul and a few others, there was no way in hell he would be unloading everything by himself. When the guys got there Chris disappeared to get them something to eat, at least that's the excuse he gave Paul, Glenn, Mike, John, Matt, Wade, and Ezekiel. In truth he had already bought them pizza that he planned to warm up once the cave had been set up.
A few hours later he strolled back in to the living room with 10 pizza boxes a smile plastered on his face "Man you guys are the best, I don't know how to thank you, but I hope you enjoy this pizza," he spoke coolly.
As soon as the last piece was eaten Chris quickly ushered the men out of his newly set up man cave claiming to be ill and not wanting any visitors. Mike was persistent having laid eyes on the guitar hero set up that Chris had made, so Chris delivered a swift kick and quickly locked the door behind the so called "Awesome one".
Dusting his hands off Chris turned on the TV and began playing GH. He shook his head in disbelief, 'you think the guys would learn by now' he mused. 'Oh well my man cave is newly furnished.'
In the middle of his guitar challenge against Slash the phone rang. Thrown off by the annoying ring tone Chris missed a string of notes and watched pitifully as his character was decimated by Slash and booed off stage.
"This better be good," he muttered picking up the phone.
"Hello," he sighed slightly pissed that whoever had called had interrupted his game.
Chris' eyes narrowed he knew that voice. Jay.
"What do you two Assclowns want," Chris replied annoyed.
"How'd you know Adam was with me," Jay asked puzzlement evident in his voice.
Chris sighed "when isn't he?"
Jay laughed "good point."
"Is this why you called me? Cuz I will have you know that my time is far too important for stupid games like this."
"Chris we need cover," Adam yelled rather frantically.
"From what," Chris asked intrigued. 'What could these two idiots have possibly gotten themselves into this time?'
"Adam ticked off Randy and now the resident Viper of the WWE is after us," Jay supplied.
"You ticked him off first! If you wouldn't have slammed the door in his face we wouldn't be in this mess right now," Adam yelled.
"Must we delve in technicalities," Jay sighed. "Anyway, Chrissy we need a place to crash from Orton."
Chris was quiet. He needed to think about what Jay and Adam had just told him. Randy fucking Orton was chasing after them hell bent on blood. Chewing his bottom lip Chris pondered the predicament. He had been trying to get Orton's attention as of late, perhaps these two bone heads hadn't screwed up at all. If Orton was chasing them and he invited them over surely the Viper would have to show up at his place too. The logic seemed flawless to Chris so he smiled preparing to give his answer.
"Chrissy?" came Jay's voice breaking through Chris' thinking
Sighing Chris finally answered. "Yea I'm down town off of 5th street."
"You're amazing Chrissy," Jay shouted excitedly.
"I know I am, not that it hurts to be told again," Chris spoke before hanging up the phone.
Smiling evilly Chris went to go set up the Jacuzzi that was in the back room, if the Viper was coming over he was going to have everything just perfect.
His GH battle long forgotten he turned off the game station and instead put on some real thinking music, Metallica's Master of Puppets and set about making sure the place was nice and tidy for the approaching Viper. He was setting out a plate of snacks when he heard tires screech and the sound of trashcans clatter against the pavement.
Rolling his eyes he knew that was the arrival of Adam and Jay. Walking to the door he opened it up, "so you say Randy's chasing you?"
Jay nodded yes furiously before pushing his way inside, Adam followed closely behind.
Chris smiled "you like what you see?"
"Chris this is the best man cave ever!"
"It must have taken forever to pour the cement," Jay added looking around.
Chris sighed rubbing his forehead leave it to Jay not to catch the obvious. "I didn't pour the cement idiot, I bought it."
"Oh," Jay spoke quietly. "Still, this place is amazing!"
Adam nodded in agreement, "Yea you have everything!"
Chris smirked "Well I think it's safe to say my man cave wins, solidifying yet again that I am in fact 'The Best in the World at What I Do'."
Adam and Jay both nodded yes, conceding victory to Chris.
"Hey is that Metallica Guitar Hero," Adam asked running to the TV.
"Really," Jay asked following Adam to the TV.
Chris shook his head as he watched Jay and Adam fight over who got what controller. 'They're such kids,' Chris thought as he took a seat in one of the recliners.
"Hey Chrissy, why are you so dressed up," Jay asked once he'd wrestled away the controller he wanted from Adam.
Chris rolled his eyes. "I'm not dressed up; I just have more class than most people. I take pride in what I wear, so excuse me for not stooping to the level of those hypocrites who fill the stands in their ratty clothes."
Jay didn't hear Chris, he was too focused on picking a song, and Chris sighed frustrated. 'Jay's rather annoying sometimes, ok most times, basically all the time,' Chris thought.
Sipping casually from his glass of GG Chris watched with minimal interest at his two friends as they battled their way against one another to the song 'One'. He was waiting for Randy to show up already and to be honest their display was boring him, had they been battling on Expert instead of Hard he might have been interested.
It wasn't until they were mid way through Unforgiven and Chris had a good buzz going that he heard a loud pounding on the door.
Adam and Jay instantly froze turning to face the door a look of terror on both their faces.
Chris grinned putting down his drink. "Randy's here," he replied cheerfully.
Adam looked at Chris like he was crazy. "That man is trying to kill us and you're excited he's here?"
Chris smiled "now why would a nice respectable man like Randy want to kill you two? He's far too busy to be worrying about a couple of Assclowns like you guys."
"Hey," Jay responded offended. "He really is trying to kill us!"
Chris rolled his eyes. "Whatever helps you sleep at night," he spoke turning to go answer the door.
"What the hell does warm milk have to do with anything," Jay shouted.
Chris gave him a weird look but then realized that Jay was responding to his previous comment. Shaking his head Chris continued to the door.
Opening the door Chris came face to face with Randy.
"Hey there Randy, I wasn't expecting any visitors."
Randy looked at Chris unconvinced. "Sure, then why's Adam's car crashed outside."
Chris smiled "like I said I wasn't expecting any visitors."
Randy smirked "well if you could hand over those two stowaways I will be on my way."
Chris frowned "well if that's the case I'm not handing them over."
The smirk fell from Randy's face and his eyes narrowed "are you refusing my orders?"
Scoffing Chris leaned against the door jam "more like reinterpreting them."
Randy cocked his head sideways trying to size up Chris. "Who do you think you are?"
Chris opened his mouth ready to respond in a sarcastic manner when a crazed man from across the street with a pair of binoculars around his neck yelled out
"It doesn't matter what you think!"
Chris laughed at Randy who was staring up at the crazed man.
"You shut your mouth old man before I add you to my list of legends I have killed!"
"Oooh I'm shaking in my boots," the man shot back.
"Watch your tongue before I have to go up there and RKO you into next week," Randy yelled back at the man.
"No you watch it, before I have to come down there and layeth the smacketh down on your candyass!"
Randy looked ready to explode at that last comment, and would have had Chris not put a hand on his shoulder as he stepped out on the porch.
"Hey Dwayne, shut the hell up!"
Randy looked down at Chris impressed. "Are you always this aggressive?"
Chris smiled "I can be if you want," he replied winking.
Randy licked his lips "look I've been chasing those two idiots you call friends for the last 3 hours, and if I don't go in there and get them they're gonna think they have the upper hand and I'm a coward, so what do you propose we do instead? You obviously have something else in mind."
Chris nodded "I do have a plan," he replied as he tiptoed up whispering Randy.
Randy looked at Chris a bit unsure but nodded nonetheless. "Alright I'll play your game," he said smirking.
"How dare you talk down to me the legend killer, the future of this company! Now I tried to reason with you, and play nice because frankly I like you, I admire how you see something and just go and capture it, but this disrespect has gone too far," Randy shouted making sure that he would be heard by Adam and Jay who were no doubt cowering behind a leather couch.
Chris was smothering giggles as he nodded for Randy to go on.
"You leave me no choice; I will have to use force!"
Clearing his throat Chris looked back at Randy "you talk a big game Orton but can you actually back it? If you were as big a threat as you say, why'd you have to reason with me? Look I find it endearing that you would travel all over Florida just so you could talk with me, but I'm not giving up my friends. Frankly me standing here arguing with you isn't really worth my time so if you'd excuse me I really must be going," Chris replied smirking as he closed the door.
Counting to 5 in his head Chris smiled when he heard Randy begin yelling, the man never missed a cue.
"Goddammit Chris how dare you slam the door in my face! You better answer this fucking door, or I'll thrash and I'll smash and I'll punt this damn door down!"
Chris feigned boredom as he cast a look to Adam and Jay who were cowering in fear.
"Chris why the fuck would you do that after we told you how he's trying to kill us because Jay slammed the door in his face," Adam yelled.
"Oh please Randy's not gonna do anything. He's all talk," Chris added trying to assure Adam.
There was a loud thump and then a howl could be heard from outside the door.
Jay looked up from behind Adam. "Is he dead?"
Adam rolled his eyes "no you idiot he's obviously in pain, can't you hear him still yelling out there?"
Chris shook his head "why don't you two do whatever it is you guys do, I'm gonna go check on Randy. Can't have a half-naked man screaming on my front porch, what will the neighbors think," he clarified winking at Adam.
Nodding Adam grabbed Jay dragging him to the pool, "bet I can do laps faster than you can," he shouted as they took off sprinting.
Opening the door Chris looked down at Randy "I said to fake hitting the door; you didn't have to really punt it you know?"
Randy rolled his eyes as he pushed himself up to a standing position "I don't fake things," he replied getting close to Chris.
Chris shivered at the feel of Randy's breath on his skin. "Really now," he whispered.
Randy nodded placing a kiss to Chris' cheek before trailing his tongue across his neck. "Now what was the second part of your plan?"
Chris gulped excitedly "I have a new Jacuzzi I'm just dying to break in, wanna help?"
Randy grinned "I thought you'd never ask," he replied walking through the front door.
Chris turned to follow Randy when Dwayne began heckling him from across the street.
"I knew you were a strudel man! No way has a man who had long blonde hair like you eaten pie," Dwayne shouted from his window.
Randy watched as Chris turned to face Dwayne. "Hey it's not worth it lets just go inside," Randy spoke trailing a hand down Chris' back. "We got better things to do than spat with that crazy fool."
Chris shook his head "I got this," he said cockily as he eyed Dwayne.
"Hey Steve, get your boyfriend on a better leash and teach him some fucking manners before I have to go over there and whoop his ass!"
Dwayne's face burned bright red as he quickly retreated from the window and slammed it shut.
Chris turned back to Randy "we won't be bothered by him anymore," he replied winking. "Now where were we? Oh yes, Jacuzzi time," he said grabbing Randy's hand as he led the younger man to the back room.
"I told you he wasn't dead," Adam replied after Randy and Chris exited the living room.
Jay pouted slightly. "I thought we wouldn't have to worry about him anymore," he mumbled. Suddenly brightening up Jay looked at Adam expectantly "if Chrissy's dating Randy does that save us from death?"
Adam cocked his head "I don't know Jay, but why don't you go ask them," he replied knowing he was setting up his friend, but hey it was fun messing with Jay.
Jay nodded and took off bounding towards the back room "Hey Chrissy!"
Adam doubled over on the floor knowing Jay was about to create all sorts of mayhem.
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By Max Heine, firstname.lastname@example.com
In our March 2010 issue, we reported on the impending Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010. The feds were trying to work out the bugs in nine test states, after starting with Colorado in 2008.
One of the worst problems was that the program was set up to cite truckers and fleets in every truck-involved accident. "If I'm stopped at a stoplight and some idiot drunk with carload of people slams into my trailer, I'm cited for four injuries," said Dart Transit Vice President Gary Volkman at the time.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration launched CSA 2010 in December 2010. Now it's just CSA, and the name has changed to Compliance, Safety, Accountability – no small irony considering crash accountability remains CSA's biggest flaw.
FMCSA officials passed on being interviewed for James Jaillet's story about ongoing problems with CSA (page 26). The agency's prepared statement says it "considered developing a crash weighting initiative that would examine the responsibility associated with crashes," but that further study is needed.
The agency's excuse for that delay, as well as years of ignoring the problem, appears to be not just the questionable reliability of police reports. It's also that fleets' history of truck-involved accidents is a good indicator of future truck-involved accidents, though that's far too simplistic, says Rob Abbott, vice president of safety policy for American Trucking Associations.
CSA "ought to identify fleets that are striking, not being struck."
– Rob Abbott, vice president of safety policy for American Trucking Associations
"That likely reflects not unsafe behavior, but operating environment," he says. Urban deliveries, for example, yield higher crash rates.
ATA members are fed up with safety hits over situations such as a legally parked truck being hit by a car, Abbott says. Such unfair write-ups hurt the carriers, whose shippers and insurers often demand their CSA Crash Indicator scores.
Furthermore, it detracts from safety because too much enforcement effort gets diverted to the wrong fleets. Instead, Abbott says, CSA "ought to identify fleets that are striking, not being struck."
Not all accident accountability is as black and white as a truck rear-ended at a red light. Still, FMCSA should be able to fairly reckon with circumstances that obviously exonerate the trucker, Abbott says. ATA even gave FMCSA a proposal whereby fleets could submit for review incidents that were beyond the driver's control.
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March Moleskine Madness
So here we are, we're a couple months into 2012, and if you're like me, your New Year's resolutions have long been forgotten. But it's a new month tomorrow and a great time to get into the habit of creating. So MoleskineLovers presents: March Moleskine Madness! The goal: to create something in our Moleskine journals every day in March.
Here's how it will work:
- Step 1: Draw, doodle, journal, collage anything in your Moleskine, try to fill a whole page.
- Step 2: Upload a scan or pic of your creation to your own tumblr (do NOT submit it to here). Try to include the date somewhere, in the journal or typed in the tumblr post.
- Step 3: Tag your tumblr post "Moleskine Madness" <—-This is important!
I will track the "moleskine madness" tag (you can too!) and create a least a post a week (more if there's a high number of participants) featuring my favorite pieces.
-What should I draw?
This is an anything goes kind of challenge, so draw whatever you want! If you need more structure than that, there's plenty of "Month-long drawing challenges" out there on the 'nets. Here's one that's pretty popular on Tumblr: 30 Day Drawing Challenge. I can also offer a daily prompt if people are interested.
It may also help to assign yourself a theme for the month. Places you want to visit, favorite books/movies/tv shows, animals, your favorite things to do. Maybe try drawing in a different style or in a different medium every day.
-I can't draw!
That's fine, this isn't limited to just sketches. You can make a collage, create decorative text, or just write!
-I don't have a Moleskine.
As I've stated before, I'm fine with the many Moleskine-knock-offs out there, I'm not going to scrutinize every picture to make sure you drew it in a Moleskine brandname journal. Just crop your pictures so no edges are visible, I won't ever know it's not a Moleskine ;-) (no blue notebook lines, though, please).
-What will I get if I complete this challenge?
Um, a sense of pride and accomplishment. And, tell you want, I'll create a special "winners post" and list people who complete more than, say, 25 drawings this month. So, the prize is pride, sense of accomplishment and possible Tumblr fame.
Once again, the rules for March Moleskine Madness:
- Draw, doodle, journal, collage anything in your Moleskine, try to fill a whole page.
- Upload a scan or pic of your creation to your own tumblr (do NOT submit it to here). Try to include the date somewhere.
- Tag your tumblr post "Moleskine Madness". Again, this is crucial, double check for typos before posting.
Let the creativity begin!
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Memo to Marquis - Don't cross Lou Piniella
Players attitudes
When Michael Barret was traded it was revealed that he was considered a "cancer in the cluhouse" by some, and a lot of us were unaware of this. How much more of a cancer is a player that can't produce consistently and whines in the media?
Marquis = whiner
Piniella apologized for his comments; IMO it wasn't necessary. I liked what Piniella said; nothing bothers me more at work than co-employees who cry-baby all the time. If they don't like their jobs why don't they quit?
Marquis could walk away from his contract any time he wanted to; if he doesn't want to do that then he should shut his pie-hole and do what he is asked to do. He sounded to me like a selfish prima donna.
If you come to a fork in the road, take it - Yogi Berra
Maybe you could take it as being competitive. I also don't think Lou needed to apologize. But I'm not ready to dismiss this guy just yet. I liked the signing and still think it could pay off.
And if a person doesn't like a job there are many more options besides quitting. Why not hang in there and try to make a difference? There's always unions.....
This is a message of Big Brother.
Not to mention the fact that if Marquis quit, he'd probably never get a good contract again.
I like your approach, SWAGer.
maybe not
But there are guys with lots less talent making a lot of money throwing a baseball. And there GMs with less gray matter than Hendry. I can't think of one, but I'm sure...
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Sydney Thunder likely forced out of home by Asian Cup fixtures
Andrew Wu Sydney Thunder are considering moving games from ANZ Stadium next season and could even play a match in Canberra because of a fixture clash with football's Asian Cup.
Sydney Thunder admit mistake in signing Michael Clarke and David Warner
Andrew Wu Sydney Thunder have conceded the decision to sign Australian captain Michael Clarke and David Warner was ill-advised due to the pair's limited availability for the franchise.
Piers Morgan blasted by Matt Prior as Kevin Pietersen fallout continues
Andrew Wu Matt Prior has launched a savage attack on Piers Morgan after the talk show host accused the England wicketkeeper of undermining former coach Andy Flower during the Ashes.
Watson can unseat Gayle as world's best, but don't tell him that
Andrew Wu Shane Watson still rates Chris Gayle as the world's best Twenty20 player but the Australian all-rounder has another chance to unseat the West Indies blaster in the coming few weeks.
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Andrew Wu The shortest form of cricket played at an international level has come a long way in a short time.
The top twenty memories of the Twenty20
Andrew Wu Born in England and raised in India, Twenty20 cricket has provided some memorable moments in its short history.
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Clarke on course to join elite company
Andrew Wu Michael Clarke remains on track to join cricket royalty Don Bradman and Garfield Sobers in the record books despite his early dismissal on Saturday.
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Andrew Wu Shane Watson will make his comeback to international cricket in Canberra this week as Cricket Australia aims to juggle competing interests at home and overseas.
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Go Gently Baby aspires to help you teach your children "to love others, be kind to the Earth, and to Go Gently on their journey through life." Based in southern California, this eco-friendly kids' clothing brand uses lots of natural dyes, water-based inks, and other sustainable materials, and locally produces its wares. Sweet, simple, and slightly edgy, Go Gently Baby's comfy knit collection includes super-soft cotton tees and 1960s-inspired "peace pants" (pants adorned with stitched peace signs) for boys, ruffled cardigans and nature-inspired print dresses for girls, and unisex jersey rompers and jumpsuits for babies and toddlers. Founded by designer Kristin Coia in 2007, Go Gently Baby won Natural Child World's 2012 "best fashion for baby" award. Go, baby, go!
Adorably hip mix-and-match basics for babies and kids.
Scoop up the season's essentials, from mix-and-match play clothes to outdoor toys.
Dress them up in the comfiest all-natural fabrics.
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Instruction is often collaborative, which is why it's nice to have collaboration tools like Dropbox (file syncing). Check out the options discussed in this article!
look for a work blog post coming soon. good graph in article. useful information for work and play.
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I got a couple 5 gal buckets from work the other day (for some reason the caterer decided that was the best method of dispensing iced tea). I knew I would find a use for them and now that I have a source of horse manure I am splitting the herd and will try to get a population explosion going. I'm thinking I will just drill a million holes in the 5 gal bucket, nothing fancy. I plan on filling the bottom half with dead leaves for a safe zone and pre-composting…Continue
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Yes it's cold here in Miami... and my worms are cold to the touch... when I checked on them this morning I thought the one I picked up was dead. He was very cold but he started to move just a little when I was holding him. Does this mean they are to cold and going to die? What should I do
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I have not seen any spectacular results from brewing compost tea in my greenhouse like so many people reported, though I have not been brewing the tea in the ideal conditions either (too cold, not enough air, too much water, etc.)
That's not important though. What I have found is the worms absolutely love my tea brewing leftovers. They swarm the stuff and ignore everything else in their micro-ecosystem. Old banannas, moldy pumpkins, cardboard, carrots, nothing gets those guys…Continue
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Inspired by a You Tube video, I decided to build my own version of the Deep Water Culture system.
I am using a 18 gallon container (Tuff Tote version) and six 3 inch net pots (55 cents each at Worms Way). I am using coconut coir for growing medium and some hard water liquid fertilizer also from Worms…Continue
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Lung Disease & Respiratory Health Center
Lung Nuclear Medicine Scan
Courtesy of Intermountain Medical Imaging, Boise, Idaho.
A lung scan is a test that uses a radioactive tracer to look at the lungs. Areas of the lung that retain too much air show up as bright or "hot" spots on the pictures. Areas that are not receiving enough air show up as dark or "cold" spots.
Figure 1 shows normal blood flow in healthy lungs. Figure 2 shows dark areas where blood clots (pulmonary emboli) are preventing normal blood flow through the lungs.
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I made cupcakes to make my friend's bad day a little better.
Homemade dark chocolate cupcakes with blue vanilla frosting. and fishy sprinkles of course ;)
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The complete (but unofficial) guide to the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot
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[Resolved] Group Extension API – delete button
I'm using the Group Extension API in a plugin.
Everything works great, except the delete button
The button is created with the expected href + nonce
but when clicked, the result is: the user is redirected to the url in the button.
Instead of the expected redirect to the group home page.
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Villanova, PA (SportsNetwork.com) - Big Five rivals get together on Sunday afternoon, as the La Salle Explorers pay a visit to the 10th-ranked Villanova Wildcats.
La Salle struggled during the opening month of the season, going 3-4 in November, but has rebounded to win two in a row, the most recent of which being a 65-57 verdict against Stony Brook in New York City last Saturday. With this contest, the Explorers are facing their second team from the new-look Big East Conference, as they dropped a 71-63 decision to Providence as part of the Paradise Jam in St. Thomas on Nov. 24.
At 9-0 and already with a couple of signature wins on its resume', Villanova is off to its best start since 2009-10. The Wildcats won the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament by knocking off USC, Kansas and Iowa, the latter two being ranked teams. Coach Jay Wright's club is facing its third straight Big Five rival today, the 'Cats having recently dismissed both Penn (77-54) and Saint Joseph's (98-68). Villanova opens conference play at Butler on New Year's Eve.
The all-time series between these Philadelphia-area rivals leans in favor of the Wildcats, 35-27. However, it was the Explorers who prevailed in last year's encounter, snapping a 10-game losing streak in the series with a 77-74 decision at Tom Gola Arena. The last two meetings have gone to overtime.
With a record hovering right around .500, it's not surprising to see La Salle putting up nearly the same number of points at it allows (71.6 to 70.3 ppg). The Explorers are being outshot (.435 to .404), and they are converting just 29.5 percent of their 3-point attempts. The team is in the black with regard to rebounding and turnovers, although just barely. La Salle does a nice job taking care of the basketball though, turning it over only 9.9 times per outing. Tyrone Garland (16.3 ppg) is one of four double-digit scores for Dr. John Giannini's squad, and help comes from Tyreek Duren (13.6 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 3.6 apg), Jerrell Wright (12.4 ppg, 6.1 rpg) and Steve Zack (10.2 ppg, 9.3 rpg). Wright was on fire in last week's win over Stony Brook, draining 8-of-11 shots to tally 21 points, while Garland added a dozen and Zack logged a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds. The Explorers shot just 35.3 percent from the field, missing 13 of their 17 3-point tries along the way. Fortunately, they outscored the Seawolves at the foul line (25-7) while goading them into 15 turnovers.
Villanova is getting it done at both ends of the court, the team averaging 83.0 ppg while permitting just 65.0 ppg. The Wildcats have scored at least 90 points three times, and are fresh off a 30-point rout of bitter rival Saint Joseph's. VU led by just four at the break (39-35), but exploded for 59 points over the final 20 minutes to keep its perfect record intact. JayVaughn Pinkston paced the team with 27 points, while James Bell put forth a monster effort with career-highs of 25 points and 14 rebounds. Darrun Hilliard tacked on 14 points, and Ryan Arcidiacono produced 11 points and four assists. The Wildcats nailed 12 3-pointers, with Bell going 5-of-10 from distance. Villanova turned the ball over only five times, improving their turnover margin to +3.9 for the season. Pinkston and Bell are neck-and-neck for the team scoring lead, netting 17.8 and 17.6 ppg, respectively, while Hilliard (13.8 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 3.2 apg), Dylan Ennis (10.6 ppg, 3.0 rpg) and Arcidiacono (9.2 ppg, 3.2 apg) have made contributions as well.
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These instructions don't make sense. After mashing the crackers with the spices, it should say to blend the ice cream with the mixture before putting it into cups. Better yet, I'd refreeze the ice cream till firmer before serving.
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This is an extremely simple recipe and delicious. I doubled this recipe, and used a carton of vanilla frozen yogurt (1 3/4 quarts total (about 7 cups.) I topped with a dollop of whipping cream and freshly grated nutmeg and served this in lieu of pumpkin pie this year. It was fabulous and everyone raved about it! It was comparable to a Dairy Queen Pumpkin Pie Blizzard. I used the masher to mix in the ingredients, leaving some small chunks of vanilla ice cream. I also froze the mixture over night knowing that mashing frozen yogurt would leave me with DQ blizzard like consistency. I would agree with the previous reviewer that the instructions could be clearer.
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A student was stabbed in the chest by another student Thursday in gym class at Piper High School in Sunrise.
The stabbing involved two male students, one a senior and the other a sophomore.
Sunrise police took the suspect into custody. The other student has been taken to the hospital.
Broward Superintendent Robert Runcie emphasized that the stabbing was an isolated incident. The superintendent said Thursday's stabbing was not related to another fight at the school a few weeks ago.
The stabbed student, he said, is expected to fully recover.
Runcie said parents "shouldn't be concerned" about the safety of Piper, 8000 NW 44th St. in Sunrise.
"It's a great school," Runcie said. "We have a lot of confidence in where the school is at...it's an A-rated school."
Runcie said he visited the stabbing victim, a 10th-grader, at the hospital on Thursday, and that the boy's family seemed "relieved" that his injuries are not life-threatening.
An argument led to the stabbing. After a dispute, the older student pulled a knife, Runcie said.
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Worr Games Paintball
Worr Game Products (WGO) was founded in 1987 by Bud Orr in his garage in Corona, California. WGP is best known for the Autococker line of paintball markers due to their using an actuated closed bolt system when most competitors were using an open bolt format. WGP is one of the oldest companies in paintball with Bud's first markers, the Commando and Ranger, being clones of the Nelson marker.
Bud's next designs were based on the Sheridan marker, where with the addition of a removable barrel was named the Sniper. Later versions attached pneumatics to the front of the marker and was named the Sniper II… the Autococker was born.
The explosive growth of paintball through the 1990s was dominated by the Autococker and Airgun Designs' Automag markers. WGP continued to refine the operation and streamline the designs while claiming to be the "most accurate marker in the world" due to its closed bolt system. This spawned other companies to spawn "cocker" clones and steal marker share from WGP.
In 2004, the Orr family sold WGP to K2 Inc, the parent company that owned the JT, Viewloader and Brass Eagle paintball brands. For K2, this gave them access to the high-end marker segment that was missing from their product portfolio. K2 focused on more low-to-mid level products and WGP began to offer lesser models at lower prices to increase overall sales.
In 2007, WGP pushed for a resurgence with the Karnivore, Worrlaord and the Autococker SR models. These were accepted well, but the release of the open bolt markers Synergy and MG7 caused confusion amongst the Autococker following. K2 Inc was sold to Jarden in 2008 and shortly after, the financial crises enveloped the paintball industry hard as it spread through the country and outward to the world.
With an overall trend in the market to the lighter and more readily available open bolt designs, a lack of innovation since Bud Orr left the company and a lackluster response to the new Trilogy models, WGP lost most market share to newer manufacturers like Planet Eclipse and Smart Parts. In 2008, WGP had stopped production of any new markers and sold off any remaining stock and parts to distributors.
In 2010, Jarden sold their paintball brands to KEE Action Sports, maker of the paintball brands RPS, Evil, XO, Pure Energy, Invert, Empire, Extreme Rage and Halo, creating the largest paintball company in the industry. KEE Action Sports consolidated their many brands and decided to discontinue making any products under the WGP name.
The designs of Bud Orr live on in the Empire Sniper pump marker, which incorporates the Autococker technology and continues the outstanding legacy created by WGP.