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A Bryan resident is under arrest, charged with making the bomb threat received by Texas State University last week.
Brittany Nicole Henderson was taken into custody Tuesday by Bryan Police on warrants out of Hays County. She faces three counts of making a terrorist threat and three counts of making a false alarm. She remains in Brazos County's Jail.
The 19-year-old is a former TSU student who authorities believe sent the e-mail threat to the university on October 18. It was directed at the admissions building, which was evacuated as a result, along with a pair of residence halls.
A spokesperson for Texas State University Police tells News 3 an email account connected to Henderson caused them to want to question her.
Bryan Police were asked to call her in for an interview at their department. At that point, she was arrested.
Investigators are still looking into the e-mail bomb threat received by Texas A&M that forced the evacuation of the entire campus October 19. No arrests have been made yet. A&M University Police confirm they are looking at Henderson concerning the College Station threat.
Henderson was at TSU starting in the fall of 2011, but withdrew in September for reasons the university would not comment on.
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The Eastern Oklahoma Region of the American Red Cross recently held their first Regional Volunteer Recognition Cerimony. This ceremony was to honor the volunteers through the entire Eastern Oklahoma Region, which included over 30 counties.
Local volunteer Donna Willison Head, was honored with receiving the "Southeastern Oklahoma Chapter Administrative Volunteer of the Year Award 2011" for her contribution at the chapter level in McAlester.
Head is a 1969 graduate of Antlers High School and recently moved to Hugo from Idabel. She is the Disaster Action Team Lead for Choctaw and Pushmataha Counties with American Red Cross. Presently, she is on standby to be deployed for Hurricane Irene.
In 2010 the Southeastern Oklahoma Chapter lost their Director, and long-time Red Crosser, John Lester. Head stepped in throughout 2010 to ensure the chapter was still responding to disasters, administering Health and Safety courses, sending Service to Armed Forces messages, and recruiting and training volunteers. Head allowed the chapter's doors to remain open with continued reach throughout the program area. Donna also gave up days, and weeks at a time, where she would leave her family to physically be in the chapter's main office in McAlester. The chapter's office could not have remained open without her incredible support and dedication.
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GILBERT — Door-to-door trick-or-treating is so passé.
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It's called Trunk or Treat, and it's in its third iteration this year. The Larry Joe Harless Community Center and the Town of Gilbert have partnered together to sponsor this year's event on Oct. 30, from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m.
A Trunk or Treat is a community-sponsored Halloween event in which people gather, park their cars and open up their trunks or the backs of their vehicles and decorate them, providing a safe family environment for the countless ghouls, ghosts, princesses, fairies, pirates, ninjas and so on.
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Originally posted by maniacfox
Funcom are working on TSW which seems to be what you are asking for ..
"The game will feature an original setting created by Funcom, with contemporary elements as well as "magic, myths, conspiracies and dark horrors".[10] Contrary to rumors, spawned by this game's second working title, it has neither anything to do with, nor is inspired by the .hack franchise and its setting.[11] Tørnquist debunked several rumors surrounding The Secret World, stating that "there are no aliens or sci-fi elements" in it.[9] He also denied any connection of TSW to The Longest Journey.[9]
At GDC 2009, Tørnquist revealed more about the setting and the story.[2] He stressed that the game is set in the "modern day real world" but also incorporates pieces of ancient mythologies, real and false history, urban legends, and pop culture, and ties them into an original back-story. The latter is said to go back in time for 100 million years and encompass long extinct ancient civilizations. The players will assume the roles of supernatural heroes who participate in a "future war between good and evil", fighting dark monsters that threaten the modern world. Tørnquist identified the genre of the story as dark fantasy, mentioning vampires, demons, and zombies. The players will be free to travel across different locations of the world (e.g. London and New York) and even in time, to pursue the overall plot and investigate new mysteries in connection to the dark invasion. The overall plot will have a conclusion but the designers also leave room for future expansions."
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Yeah, but it's Funcom...
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Originally posted by Jackio81
Why? If you want to blame someone for all the shitty WoW clones blame the companies for making those games.
WOW brought in all the douchebag bnet kiddies who are only interested in epeen stroking who ruined the concept of community. WOW brought in all the casuals who didnt have time to play MMOs of old, who feel their way should be the only way, the new kings of the selfish greedy player.
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Originally posted by protoroc
WOW brought in all the douchebag bnet kiddies who are only interested in epeen stroking who ruined the concept of community. WOW brought in all the casuals who didnt have time to play MMOs of old, who feel their way should be the only way, the new kings of the selfish greedy player.
Irony? Selfirony?
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Read some threads about soloing, many of these casuals take it as an affront against nature if you suggest a game needs more grouping. Rattling on about forced gameplay, yet oblivious to the fact they advocate forcing their style of play on others.
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Originally posted by protoroc
I miss the grouping of Anarchy Online. The classes where designed to inter-built togueter really great. Even we (the hackers) where somewhat usefull in a group.
But yea, the instasatisfaction kids killed it all. Now theres like a new generation that will never understand what the fuss with grouping, even thinking grouping is a burden.
Blizzard dominates the PVE Fantasy market, which is arguably the largest segment of MMO gamers. And WOW is getting old.
If Blizzard wants to continue to dominate the PVE Fantasy market, they will have to come out with a new PVE Fantasy game at some point. Now it may be a nauseating mesh of fantasy + sci-fi (or steampunk), but I would guess it will be mostly fantasy-based.
If Blizzard does not do this, then they are saying goodbye to the PVE Fantasy players who are worn out on WOW.
Now, there are lots of MMO niches out there besides PVE Fantasy, but the latter is where the money has been.
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Originally posted by protoroc
WOW brought in all the douchebag bnet kiddies who are only interested in epeen stroking who ruined the concept of community. WOW brought in all the casuals who didnt have time to play MMOs of old, who feel their way should be the only way, the new kings of the selfish greedy player.
this wow casual is joke . first off , china 6 mln, eu 3mln usa 3 mln, more or less,
second those commercials who gets casuals in the genre are almost exclusive to usa, there are few german and french.. isnt there? , so its only usa market, with all yours casuals , which even then doubt makes 50% wow usa pop.. which returns to meager 1.5mln
second off.. whole wow casualisation didnt start till late tbc, by that time wow already have over 10 mln subs..
this whole casuals argument is silly, atleast till tbc wow was far from casual, in time needed, and stuff.. and thats when wow grew this much, to become giant,
its just pure silly nonsence wow hates invented.. HEY YOU KNOW WHAT, whou would say soe games as eq or vanguard is casuals.. well i can. you open soe launcher.. it autstart games.. it even auto logins.. auto selects hero.. and auto enters game..
1 click and few seconds.. and look im already in game..
now thats much faster and easer than actions i need to get into wow.. i start the game.. i login.. i slect hero.. i enter the game.. atleast 3 actions..
so eq2 is casual ? no its not. it would be casual if it had 10 mln instead of 250k or what it have..
get a grip
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What we have here is the failure to communicate.
i always thought a chronicles of riddic mmo would be cool. you could have the space stuff and the supernatural/fantasyy stuff combined in one place.
Originally posted by Zorndorf
Guess 1... only posters on forums are worn out on Wow. And not even all of them. :))) Proof: they didn't stay in the alternatives being offered.
Guess 2: Top 10 sales of PC games are still dominated with all Wow products, from basic boxes to Battle chests, from TBC to WotLK.
Guess 3: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 best selling PC game is Wow+expansions.
Guess 4: why does your personal opinion doesn't mean much compared to the new guy buying the basic box (and leading to those top sales in guess 2 and 3 above).
Guess 5: PVE Fantasy isn't going nowhere without Wow, even for the next 5 years after which Wow 2 could be launched.
So the next MMO from Blizzard will certainly be a SF alternative.
They simply want BOTH markets. If not the triple : console based mmo (they don't sit down with Microsoft to talk about the weather conditions at the moment)....
The game has been successful, no doubt, but it cannot last forever. While Blizzard is attracting new players each year, it is letting go more and more of the early players (i.e., 2004 - 2005 folks). Blizzard said themselves they needed to hold onto these folks or someone else would snatch them up.
I'm still guessing Fantasy with maybe some Sci-Fi. I would seriously doubt pure Sci-Fi. And WOW is dying already, look at the server pops. It is starting its downward fall.
There are lots of Sci-Fi coming out to compete against one another, yet nothing very promising on the proven Fantasy market. You don't satisfy a market with a waning product.
(And "your personal opinion" means any more than mine?)
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I only read the OP. This setting sounds cool. I started MMO's with EQ and have played all the "Big Ones" for extended periods and am starting to wonder if im just done with MMO's especially Fantasy. But this setting opens my eyes a bit and to think if that setting was done right and in a very vast environtment huge world to explore with maybe a EVE style server setup to allow 40k or more (more is better!) done by any company not just blizzard but they would have the $$$ for it! but could they pump out content fast enough for this type of game? So if any company could pull this off and done right not half baked...I will Open my wallet to the :)
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Bob the Cat says,
Well, he wasn't stating that the game is declining. He was merely suggesting that many old stalwarts might be growing tired of the game and looking for something new.
Just speaking anecdotally, I've played WoW as much as anybody else, as have most of the people I know in-game. Me and a friend of mine on my server have pretty much been there and done that in our respective areas of interest. He has been in a highly-progressed raiding guild in vanilla, BC, and now Wrath. I've always mashed around with the PvP side of things.
He left to try AoC. He also left to try Warhammer. He came back both times, but he didn't come back because WoW was just so awesome that he couldn't stay away. It was that the other games had serious issues. I left to try a few different titles myself. I can't take any more of WoW's PvP content. I've been a decently-rated arena player, and I honestly can't tolerate more glorified elimination matches passed off as some amazing leap forward in PvP design. I've been there and done that. I remember playing hundreds of Q3 mod deathmatch rounds. That was ten years ago.
I'm not really the only one. My server recently lost all just about all of the highest-rated Horde players, which was basically the entire group I played with. Most quit, some transferred. Now the high-rated players on Alliance side are leaving too. You may not realize it, but arena is withering. Go and ask on any of the major arena boards. Post-BC, each successive arena season has seen dramatic dropoffs in player involvement. Blizzard thinks it's because they've cut out most of the "welfare" epics. That idea doesn't really hold up when you realize the highest ratings have seen as much winnowing as the lowest.
From where I stand, WoW is still an excellent game for a new player to get into, but it's not really very good at reinventing itself, and it has made some losing bets in terms of design choices. What I'm getting at is that he may have a point. I'm still sub'd to WoW, but I barely play it. I think there are a lot of players who just do their weekly raids and/or arena matches, maybe a few dailies too, but don't really care beyond that. They're waiting for the next big thing. AoC and WAR blew their shots, but a lot of other bigs are entering the arena. Who knows where things will go.
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Bob the Cat says,
Eh. The well isn't dry yet. We've got two contenders stepping into the ring. Aion has had a very positive response in Korea so far. Will that translate to the game's success in the US? Or will it fizzle in the NA market much like Lineage 2 did? I think it has the potential to be a commercial success here, but we'll see.
I think most Western eyes are on Bioware at the moment, though. Bioware Austin has been chugging along on this game for a long time. They've certainly had no shortage of time, though you can perhaps never have enough in this industry, and they've been hunting very qualified talent aggressively. From what I've seen and heard, they've particularly pulled in a ton of world-building talent. If there was ever to be a MMORPG which grabbed you by the lapelles and thrust you into the world with the powers of its immersion, I think this one will be it. Of course, it might fail miserably on every other important count and flop as a result, but I'm pretty sure they have at least some things going for them.
As for the other big players, they seem to be moving in a different direction. I think most people in this site have already forgotten about freerealms, but I'm very interested to see its performance numbers come a few months. I think they will be _very_ surprising. Meanwhile, the biggest players in China and Korea are releasing _very_ similar titles. Sharp graphics with low requirements, far less grind than other F2P games to date, far more varied activities, features that have proved to be cash-drivers for RMT. After what was more or less the failure of Dungeon Runners and Exteel (though they still pulled a net profit on the two after spending essentially zero on development), NCSoft is trying again with what I think will be a winner this time around. The Chinese creators of Perfect World have themselves released a second title which I'm thinking will far outstrip penetration of any Asian F2P game to date, and that's including the massive number of NA Maplestory players.
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Originally posted by Jackio81
LOL...This made me spit out my drink and start laughing, now watch all the dumb Blizzard fanbois get made and start demanding in what way is Warcraft/Starcraft similar to Warhammer and WAR40K...../facepalm
Anyways, back on topic.
Blizzard makes awesome games, and I'd hope they give fantasy/sci-fi a try, a game like Rifts would be awesome...=D
LOL... you made me spit out my drink aswell.... since you and 1 bilion more think this crap fantasy games come all from Warhammer crap!! LOLOLOL I can only spam my trollish skills to some person like yourself... who got no fkg clue that ALL this games basically copy this fantasy from the lord of rings world. Enjoy your super lore masters warhammers xD
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LOL... you made me spit out my drink aswell.... since you and 1 bilion more think this crap fantasy games come all from Warhammer crap!! LOLOLOL I can only spam my trollish skills to some person like yourself... who got no fkg clue that ALL this games basically copy this fantasy from the lord of rings world. Enjoy your super lore masters warhammers xD
I played Fantasy board wargames back in 1976. Like Swords and Sorcery, with mages, Trolls, Elves etc... That was a decade before GW even existed.
A nice one was Death Maze, a good mini dungeons crawler solo/group game from SPI.
Anyone remember these times ???
That doen't mean I LOVED the WH TT game.: best fantasy miniatures game ever published (and polished). A pity they have no respect for their own games when it comes to selling licence agreements (Mark of Chaos, War, etc...). And their Lore history settings change to whatever new miniatures they want to sell (killing every Army book every 4 years and every consistent Lore with it).
Yes, I remember Swords and Sorcery; a very complex detailed set of Medieval fantasy rules in contrast to early D& D (pre-Greyhawk expansion even). I remember those days. And Chainmail miniature rules that it all grew out from.
This is why I think there are dedicated fantasy players who will always look out for the next new game. We also have to remember that Blizzard started their new MMO a few years ago and that the trend in MMO-making is to get one out the door and work secretly on the sequel.
We will see if in a few months Blizzard finally lets us in on their secret.
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Characters will be from all races of the "magic" realm. You will start in a school (like hogwarts) and take classes and go on quests. You will learn magic then use it out in the world on npc's and other players. There will be lands with giants, dragons, werewolves, ghosts and many more. The character name "Harry Potter" will not be allowed ...
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its gonna have a lvl 1000 cap and perm-death.
runescape sucks
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that sounds like game called...wizard...hmm...i forgot....


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The Winyah Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) held its annual National Defense Luncheon on Wednesday at Pawleys Plantation.
The featured speaker was Brig. Gen. Walter F. Johnson, Ret., a U.S. Army veteran.
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Claudia Bessinger, chaplain, gave the invocation.
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Meditation creates community and unity flourishes in diversity. Meditators who begin to experience the personal transformation brought about through the daily practice may seek to express this in different ways.
Some feel attracted to the wisdom of St Benedict and his 1600-year-old "Rule" as a way of deepening and stabilizing the process of personal 'conversion'.
The World Community is ecumenical but recognizes a special relationship to the Benedictine vision which was the first in the Church to form a stable form of religious life and has adapted in succeeding generations to the needs and qualities of the age.
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At Meditatio House London on January 28 2012, Leonardo Correa completes the novitiate he began on Bere Island last year
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ON STARTING A GROUP by Paul Harris
Twenty two years ago (1989), on a park bench in London, I mentioned to Laurence Freeman that I was thinking of starting my first meditation group in Ottawa, Canada.He surprised me with a question: "Who do you think is going to profit most from starting your new group?"
Marriage and Monastic Oblation: Twelve Steps of Humility by Stefan Reynolds
"Are you still reading that book?" My fiancé asked me after she had seen 'The Rule of St. Benedict' travel with me on various journeys. I had to try to explain to her that it was one of those books which one never finishes. I became an Oblate in 1996.
The First World Congress for Benedictine Oblates was held at the Salesianum in Rome 19th – 25th September. Over 300 oblates attended from 36 countries. Members of the organising committee were Abbott Primate Notker Wolf, O.S.B. (President), Mrs. Caterina Feliziani, Fr. Luigi Bertocchi, O.S.B. (Coordinator) and Mr. Giorgio Marte.
They led a team of 40 volunteers who worked tirelessly for almost 2 years before and during the Congress to bring it to fruition. I was honoured to represent our oblate community at this event. In June 2004 I accepted the role of National Lay Coordinator for Australia and New Zealand for all Benedictine groups.
This gave me a great insight into the workings of the various groups in this part of the world. Being on the English desk for registrations was another enlivening experience. [Photo left: Welcome Table]
Prior to the Congress I joined a pilgrimage through Italy with some oblates from Holy Trinity Monastery, St. David's, Arizona, led by Fr Henri Capdeville, O.S.B. After the Congress I met with some of our oblate community in Italy who traveled down to Rome for our meeting.
Sr. Hilda Frost OSB - "Reflections"
'Listen to me in silence...' (Isa. 41:1)
Benedict obviously cherished silence, and saw it an absolute necessity for anyone who wants to pursue a spiritual path. He devotes a whole chapter of he Rule to silence, (RB 6) as well as mentioning it in a number of other places too. The very first word of the Rule, and the sentences that follow imply the need for silence: 'Listen'....'listen with the ear of the heart... ' 'today if you hear God's voice, harden not your heart' (Ps. 95) (Prol.)
Benedict speaks of some of the reasons why his followers should observe silence. First of all personal prayer, lectio divina, and study are hard to achieve in the midst of a lot of noise and chatter. So Benedict sets aside certain times, seasons, and places in the monastery that will provide an environment of silence.
As a child, Lectio Divina came naturally to me, having learned a love of the Bible from my Methodist father and my Congregationalist mother! Lectio Divina has a very long history, going back to the time of Jesus himself, who loved and taught from the Hebrew Scriptures. The Desert Fathers and Mothers of the 3rd and 4th century treasured the Word of God, as the basis of their prayer and spirituality. Cassian and others passed on this tradition to Benedict who centred his teaching on Scripture. So as followers of Benedict, Lectio Divina is a very familiar topic for all of us.
As Benedict suggests, the art of Lectio Divina begins with cultivating an ability to listen deeply to the voice of God who reveals himself to us through his Word in stillness and silence. There are various ways of doing Lectio. The 12th century Carthusian monk Guigo's 'method' of Lectio, meditation, oratio, and contemplatio is well known to us. Alternatively we can just select a short passage of Scripture; allow it to touch our hearts; and ask for God's help to live it out in our daily lives. My own approach is simple.
See now is the acceptable time: see now is the day of salvation. (I Cor: 6:2)
These words taken from the readings for Ash Wednesday, express in a nutshell the whole purpose and goal of Lent.
Although Benedict often refers to the various liturgical seasons of the year throughout the Rule, evidently the time of Lent was so important to him that he devoted a specific chapter to it. He begins by saying that the whole life of a monastic ought to have a Lenten character about it. He is looking back perhaps to the desert fathers and mothers, who in Benedict's estimation left us an outstanding example of holiness to follow. (RB 19 and RB 73).
Undoubtedly Benedict sees 'these holy days of Lent' (RB 49) as an opportunity for personal spiritual renewal. He suggests that this might be the time to take stock of where we stand with God, with others, and with ourselves. Far from being a negative exercise, it is rather an invitation to open ourselves more completely to God, and to listen attentively to his voice speaking in the depths of our hearts.
Dear Benedictine Oblates, novices and friends,
Greetings and best wishes to all of you for this New Year. May 2003 be filled with blessings for each one of you.
For Benedict, everything takes place within the context of community. Whether he is talking about prayer, relationships, work, or whatever it may be, the disciple is reminded that he or she is part of a community.
This is particularly so in the case of Benedictine Oblates of the World Community for Christian Meditation. Benedict makes no reference to a specific place or location, but rather a way of life, based on the teaching of Jesus. Whether we live in a 'monastery without walls' or with other monastics, we are truly a part of a community and are united to one another. I will briefly mention three aspects of community that we find in the Rule: prayer, relationships, and work.
There are others, which I hope to comment on later.
The Prologue is addressed to each one of us personally. It is an invitation to the beginner (and all of us) to follow Christ. Like any other invitation one is free to accept or decline. It is a matter of choice. If we decide to accept the challenge, it means a total commitment of our whole life to God. 'Is there anyone here who yearns for life and desires to see good days? If you hear this and your answer is 'I do' then God directs these words to you' (RB Prologue).
The very first word of the Prologue 'Listen' is probably the most important word in the whole Rule! The Latin word 'obsculta' implies a command. 'Do it, and do it now!' Benedict continues: 'Today if you hear God's voice, harden not your hearts' (Ps. 95).
He says we are to 'Listen with the ear of the heart'. This is no superfluous listening, but from the very depths of one's being. At the beginning of the spiritual journey each person is invited to a personal renewal: 'Return to God by the way of obedience'. So the whole idea of listening, and obedience go together.


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Burroughs picks up win No. 1,000 in illustrious careerMarch 18, 2013
With his team out-scoring Allen County 54-3 in a four-game sweep Friday and Saturday in Iola, Cowley College head baseball coach Dave Burroughs earned his 1,000th career win at the helm of the Tiger baseball program.
Burroughs has accomplished many great things during his 26 years at Cowley, including guiding the Tigers to back-to-back JUCO World Series title in 1997 and 1998. He has this year's team ranked No. 15 with a record of 18-4 overall and 12-0 in the Jayhawk Conference Eastern Division.
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Cowley finished with 52 hits in the series, while Allen County managed only 12 hits in the four games. The Tigers also drew 27 walks to the Cardinals seven.
"I was impressed with our guys," Burroughs said. "Our guys had a great game plan at the plate and our pitching was phenomenal."
Leadoff batter A.J. Shaw went 7-for-16 with eight runs batted in and five runs scored. Sophomore first baseman Mike Parker added seven hits and eight runs batted in during the series, while JC Sturgeon went 7-for-12 with five RBIs and six runs scored.
Mark Meadors (3-1) earned the win in game one as he allowed five hits and three runs in five innings pitched. Freshman Levi Skinner allowed only one hit in five innings in the Tigers' 24-0 win of game two.
Sophomore Bryan McClellan (4-1) picked up his team-leading fourth win of the season by tossing a two-hit shutout in the 7-0 win. While, Zach Cantwell improved his record to 2-0 by allowing only two hits in four innings of Cowley's 8-0 win in the finale.
The Tigers will play a nine-inning game at Northern Oklahoma College-Tonkawa Tuesday at 2 p.m. before traveling to play a four-game conference series Friday and Saturday at Fort Scott.
"I hope we use this game against NOC to get ourselves ready for the weekend," Burroughs said.


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The Creston/Orient-Macksburg bowling team opens its season Saturday at Knoxville, and there is reason for head coach Ron Pendegraft to be optimistic.
The girls team returns everyone from a team that went 18-8 a year ago, while the boys team returns four varsity regulars from a 9-12 team along with several newcomers who could make an impact this year.
"The girls, we got everybody back from last year. Everybody plus," Pendegraft said. "We've got probably a couple of freshmen that are pretty good, and I think will help quite a bit. The boys, guys back are Kenny Wynn, Chantz Davidson, Josh Sawtelle and Darin Hatfield. Now this year, we've got some new guys. I would say Jacob Wolfe, James Sullivan and Blake Eddy, I think they're going to do well."
Senior Shaylen Kipp returns after leading the Panther girls last year with a 166.5 game average last year. Junior Devon Eddy averaged 155.3 a year ago, while senior Anna Wilson averaged 145.5. Senior Emily Lange averaged 136.7 and senior Emily Davidson averaged 131.5.
Pendegraft believes any of those five can be the top bowler on any given day for the Panthers this season.
Junior Chantz Davidson is the top returner for the Panthers after averaging 181.3 per game last season. Senior Josh Sawtelle rolled an average of 170 and sophomore Darin Hatfield averaged 156.5 a year ago. Senior Kenny Wynn averaged 138.6 as the final returning member with varsity experience.
"I think both teams are going to be stronger," Pendegraft said. "They seem to be taking to each other well and working together well. I'm pretty optimistic. We'll see what happens. Just like with any other sport, you prepare as well as you can and hope everything goes well."
Hawkeye 10
The Hawkeye 10 Conference season should be an exciting one, as two more schools are adding bowling teams for this season.
Harlan and Shenandoah each roll out their inaugural seasons on the lanes this year.
"I know that both towns have a couple of pretty good lanes – the houses are pretty nice, and so I would expect them to have a pretty good junior program," Pendegraft said. "Which would mean they'll have some pretty decent teams."
The addition of Harlan and Shenandoah brings the Hawkeye 10 to six bowling teams. The addition of one more team will make bowling a legitimate Hawkeye 10 sport, with a conference championship to compete for, Pendegraft said.
In the meantime, Pendegraft expects Denison and Red oak to be strong as usual this season.
"Denison will be tough. Red Oak's always tough," Pendegraft said. "I think we can hold our own with Lewis Central. It always comes down to Denison and Red Oak. It's always been those two and us at the state tournament. It's no different competing in our conference than it is at the state tournament, because we've got some of the best teams in the state."
The Panthers open up the 2012-13 season at noon on Saturday in Knoxville, before hosting Red Oak Tuesday at Panther Lanes.
"It would be nice to get some people out watching this season," Pendegraft said. "We always get moms and dads and grandparents, but it would be nice to get more people out to support the kids. There's going to be some good bowling this year."
Boys — Garrett Abell, Blake Eddy, Darin Hatfield, Reece Kramer, James Sullivan, Jacob Wolfe, Jacob Geary, Cody Hagle, Aaron Shaw, Brett Cheers, Adam Hoffman, Josh Sawtelle, Chantz Davidson, Kenny Wynn, Rylee Winners and Austin Hurt.
Girls — Taylor Suiter, Charley Parcher, Sydney Suiter, Anna Wilson, Jazzmyn Casteel, Emily Lange, Emily Davidson, Jenna Hayes, Bre Daggett, Devon Eddy, Shaylen Kipp, Rachel Lisk, Mackenzie McKinney, Madison Hance, Ashley Knipfer and Alyssa Downey.
Dec. 1 — at Knoxville Tournament, noon
Dec. 4 — vs. Red Oak, 4:30 p.m.
Dec. 8 — at Osceola, 2 p.m.
Dec. 15 — at Shenandoah, TBA
Dec. 18 — at Lewis Central, 3:45 p.m.
Jan. 5 — vs. Harlan, 1 p.m.
Jan. 12 — Panther Tournament (vs. Central Decatur, Nodaway Valley, Osceola, Mount Ayr, Lenox), 1 p.m.
Jan. 15 — at Red Oak, 4 p.m.
Jan. 19 — vs. Shenandoah, 1 p.m.
Jan. 26 — at Central Decatur, 1 p.m.
Feb. 2 — vs. Lewis Central and Norwalk, 1 p.m.
Feb. 9 — vs. Denison, 1 p.m.
Feb. 14 — Regional Tournament, TBA
Feb. 21 — State Tournament at Plaza Lanes, TBA


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I received this greenhouse to review and I AM IN LOVE! I cannot tell you how much I absolutely ADORE this greenhouse. It has PLENTY of room for all types of my veggie plants. Fits nicely inside our classroom with MORE than enough room for all of our students plants too. It was ridiculousy simple to put together. It took me about 2-3 minutes. The shelves are very sturdy. I cannot say enough good about this product. If I had the $$ I would buy several of them!
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Flawless and seductive. With its ultra low square-cut bustline, this is the sexiest long sleeve crop ever! Cross-wrap textured back, pair with a patterned skinny jean and a statement necklace for an added vamp up.
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CONCORD, N.C. – WKA and Woodbridge Kart Club officials have confirmed the July 25-27 date for the 2014 VIR Road Race Nationals at VIRginia International Raceway to bring next year's WKA VEGA / TS Racing National Road Racing Series schedule to seven events spanning the East Coast and Midwest.
National classes will count each competitor's best five out of seven races or 10 of 14, depending on whether the class is a final one, final two format or a standalone division which runs once per weekend.
The season will kick off this December 27-30 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla., where the high-flying enduro road race karts will once again hit the DIS high banks in a display of high-speed racing and bravery.
Pre-registration is still open for Daytona. Click here to download the Daytona Championships entry form.
Round two will see the series travel back to Carolina Motorsports Park in Kershaw, S.C., for the Johnny Jacumin Memorial and the second and final Manufacturers Cup / Road Racing doubleheader of the season. Kershaw is April 4-6.
The series travels to the Midwest for rounds three and four. Grattan Raceway in Belding, Mich., will host the Road Racing Series May 16-18 with the 2014 WKA Road Race Grand Nationals June 13-15 at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. The Dart Kart Speedway Club promotes both events.
VIR will mark round five July 25-27.
The series travels to a new venue for round six, an August 22-24 date at the North Carolina Center for Automotive Research (NCCAR). The two-mile NCCAR course is located near Roanoke Rapids, N.C., just off Interstate 95 south of the Virginia line. For more info on this new road racing venue, visit NCCAR.us.
The seventh and final race of the 2014 season has national road racing back at Summit Point Motorsports Park in Summit Point, W.Va. The Summit national is a month later this year – October 11-12 – and it is a two-day event (no Friday practice). Woodbridge Kart Club hosts both VIR and Summit Point.
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Come join us for an Open House for Teachers at the Willoughby-Baylor House. The event includes a Special Tour of our exhibition American Treasures.
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Today is the last day to catch The Nexus at the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art in Virginia Beach, a show featuring works from the Chrysler Collection.


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'Bachelorette': Andi drops the hammerJune 17th, 2014, 12:01 pm by BY MICHAEL HEWITT
Andi Dorfman got angry for no apparent reason Monday night on "The Bachelorette" - well, maybe being shipped to France with this gang of dudes would make anyone a little cranky. Whatever it was got her enough to make her cancel the cocktail party and ask Chris Harrison if she could boot an extra guy.
Or at least that was the tale we were told in the episode, and why should we doubt anything told to us by this show?
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A man on a motorcycle was killed on Friday night when he stuck a moose in the Granville Gulf. I think it is really important for people to know this and for people to slow down (and go the speed limit!) through the Gulf, especially the section where the moose signs are. You know, there is a reason that we take the time and make those extra signs in addition to the ones the state has up.
It is because there are moose in the road in that section of road and often. Early a.m., dusk and after dark through the night are when they are usually there.
Unfortunately, the straight away where they always are is a dangerous passing zone that people go 70 miles an hour -- sometimes passing me when I have slowed down because there is a moose in front of me. It is ridiculous.
I am going to write a letter to the state urging them to make that section a no passing zone.
Anyway, anything we can do to urge people to slow down in the Gulf and to pay attention to those moose signs -- it could save their life (and the life of the moose, of course).
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Dutch Crime Mashup (Dutch language) - This Google Maps mashup uses a database of police records and lawbreaks and plots them on a map. The motto on the banner of the site indicates that there are "Already more than 62637 crimes" on this mashup. I really dig the icons that are used for the various types of crimes for this mashup. Pin design is often overlooked in most mashups and some time has been spent to make the pin markers interesting and descriptive. [Via Nederkaart]
Dutch Jeans Store Locator - Score.nl is one of the few Dutch businesses harnessing the power of Google Maps to let their prospective customers find their physical stores. Score has 65 stores in the Netherlands, 6 stores in Germany and 5 stores in Belgium and decided to create a Google Maps mashup to help people find one of the 65 locations in the Netherlands. Sharp, stylish map markers show geo-locales and info-windows contain store address and tools to help you map your route to that location. Web 2.0 technolgies are abundant on this retail website and others should take note: Google Video is integrated to show a fashion show of their clothing line, games, blogs and rss feeds are in play, as are Score content widgets for the Mac and PC! For a retail site this is *extremely* interactive! Well done.
Google Maps Mania of The Netherlands: Nederkaart - With interest building in the Google Maps API and other web 2.0 mapping technolgies Remco Kouwenhoven has created Nederkaart, a dutch blog to help you keep up with new mapping examples from the Netherlands that are hitting the web. Since Google Maps Mania can't always report on new examples as they happen Remco is on the scene to help you keep current. We'll hopefully get tips from him in the coming months on the very best to feature here on Google Maps Mania! :)
Other Dutch Google Maps mashups:
- Marktkijker - eBay.NL + Google Maps searching tool
- Explore the Dutch Coast
- Heineken NL Google Maps Game
- Find a school or college
- EmployeePlaza - Click "Google Earth" -> "Google Maps technologie" to view a jobs map
- Dutch Motorcycle Events Map
- Sightseeing with Google Maps: Netherlands
- GoogleSightseeing.com Locality: Netherlands
- Wikimapia - Amsterdam (Zoom back out for all of the Netherlands - option for Dutch lang. exists as well)
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The "blink-and-you'll-miss-it" state's capital has seen some serious revitalization over the years. Shopping centers and high-end boutiques are now the main attractions in downtown Providence, which not long ago was home to nothing more than abandoned warehouses and factories. Rivers that were once paved over have been uncovered and turned into a system of canals with parks along their banks. A thriving artistic and creative community has brought with it music venues and theater productions. Once seen as the estranged little sibling of Boston, the city itself is starting to directly compete for visitors and is actually drawing native Bostonians away for quick weekend trips.
The culinary scene in Providence is red hot: The city reportedly has more restaurants per capita than anywhere else in the country. Quality is not diminished by quantity, though, and most restaurants are of Boston and New York quality at a fraction of the price. Once the kitchens close, droves of students from nearby universities (Brown, Johnson & Wales and RISD are in the area) keep the city's nightlife bustling, but bars and restaurants do close on the earlier side (usually by 1 a.m. on weekdays, 2 a.m. on weekends).
The East Side is a gorgeous area, flanked by College Hill's cozy streets and shops, but downtown is home to the majority of Providence's hotels. This isn't a bad thing: This will put you within walking distance of the gorgeous State House grounds, Waterplace Park, shopping centers and a short cab ride away from a strip of phenomenal dining on Atwells Ave.
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Born on the island of Funen in Denmark, Panton came to design, like many of his colleagues, via the study of architecture at the Academy of Art in Copenhagen. After graduating, Panton landed an apprenticeship at the office of Arne Jacobsen, assigned to assist the master on the iconic "Ant" Chair. Although deeply influenced by the organic forms of Jacobsen and others typical of 1958. Panton first established himself at the forefront of avant-garde design with furniture based on extravagant, geometric forms and use of strong colors, such as the Cone Chair of 1958. Along with the Panton Chair, which was designed in the early 1960's, but was not put into production until 1967 due to its technical challenges, these designs cemented Verner Panton's reputation as a designer of an original and uncompromising approach. Read more >
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Google's popularity in search has been a constant problem in the recent years, especially for competitors and authorities. Some even called Google a search monopoly, even if there are many other search engines. Changing your search engine is certainly easier than switching to a new browser or a new operating system, but for many people Google is synonymous with web search.
The most recent complaints are from three European sites. Wired reports that "the European Commission has acknowledged receipt of three antitrust complaints against Google. Google claims it has done nothing wrong, and disclosed that British price comparison site Foundem, French legal search engine eJustice.fr and Microsoft-owned Ciao from Bing were the complainants."
The three sites complained that Google abused its dominant position to promote its own services, while competing sites were penalized. Google says that it doesn't manipulate search results: "We understand how important rankings can be to websites, especially commercial ones, because a higher ranking typically drives higher volumes of traffic. (...) Our algorithms aim to rank first what people are most likely to find useful and we have nothing against vertical search sites -- indeed many vertical search engines like Moneysupermarket.com, Opodo and Expedia typically rank high in Google's results."
An interesting document submitted by Foundem to the Federal Communications Comission claims that Google uses "universal" search results to promote its own services:
"In May 2007, Google introduced what it calls "Universal Search" — a mechanism for automatically inserting its own services into prominent positions within its natural search results. (...) Universal Search transforms Google's ostensibly neutral search engine into an immensely powerful marketing channel for Google's other services. When coupled with Google's 85% share of the global search market, this gives Google an unparalleled and virtually unassailable competitive advantage, reaching far beyond the confines of search."
The document shows how Google Maps and Google Product Search became more popular after Google introduced Universal Search, while concluding that "Google can divert traffic from its competitors to its own services largely at will."
It's obvious that Google's services are better represented in search results pages than 3 years ago: videos are frequently promoted to the top results page and most videos are hosted by YouTube, many searches return local search results from Google Maps, Google Books results are only indexed by Google and they're sometimes artificially promoted. Universal Search made Google's specialized search engines more visible.
Even if some might think that Google Search, Google Maps and Google News are completely different services, they're complimentary products that work better together. If you enter a query like [ny pizza], it makes sense to show local businesses from New York instead of search results that match the query. Google could show results from Yahoo Maps or Bing Maps, but it wouldn't be able to improve the quality of search results.
Google's competitors miss that Google doesn't have to send users to other web pages. Google's goal is to show the most relevant answers for a query. Sometimes the answer is displayed while you type a query, in other situations the answer can be found in the snippets or in the new rich snippets.
Google Squared is an example of advanced search engine that aggregates facts from the web and uses them to generate descriptive collections. Google reveals the sources, but few people actually click on the links.
As search engines become smarter, web pages will only become footnotes for automatically generated responses.
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According to reports provided by the Aiken Department of Public Safety:
A 59-year-old Fairfax man was detained for shoplifting on Tuesday after he tried to take several items from a store without paying.
An Aiken woman reported on Wednesday that someone broke the window of her vehicle parked on Whiskey Road while she was at work.
A burglary was reported at a home on Dillon Avenue on Wednesday. The owner reported two cellphones and a gold necklace missing.
An additional burglary was reported on White Marsh Drive on Monday.
According to reports provided by the Aiken County Sheriff's Office:
A 53-year-old Aiken man was detained for disorderly conduct on Wednesday after officers found him intoxicated on Augusta Road. The man was reportedly drinking a 40-ounce beer when confronted by officers.
Burglaries were reported on Edgefield Highway in Aiken and Old Tory Road in Aiken.
A vehicle break-in was reported on Myrtle Street in Warrenville on Wednesday. The owner reported the car stereo and speaker wire missing.
An additional vehicle break-in was reported on Sheraton Drive in Beech Island on Wednesday.
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Exclusive: Cesar Gracie Confirms Nick Diaz Has Been Offered a Fight By UFC
Interesting, but it's really only half of a news story. Still waiting to hear who the opponent is, but I was thinking of Maia even before reading the article. If it's him, I can't wait to see how the BJJ plays out.Earlier tonight, Cesar Gracie was a featured guest on BJPENN.com Radio and broke the news that Nick Diaz has been offered a fight by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Diazs last appearance in the octagon was against UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St. Pierre at UFC 158. Diaz survived the full five rounds, however he lost by way of unanimous decision. Visibly frustrated, Diaz announced that he was contemplating retirement. His name disappeared from UFC headlines and whether or not he was still part of the active roster was unknown.As far as his fighting and everything. Hes been in Vegas, he just got back a couple of days ago. There is an offer on the table, thats all I can say. Its something everyone is looking at right now and discussing with him. Dana has offered him a fight. There is an offer on the table, I cant say who it is, but its kind of neat I think. But no decisions have been made for sure.
After his UFC hiatus, Diaz started a promotion named WAR MMA, based out of Stockton, California. The event took place in his hometown in late June and went without a hitch. The production was high quality; something that is uncommon in the early stages of new MMA promotions.
With the breaking news that he will be returning to the octagon, it will be interesting to see who he was offered a fight against. Looking at UFCs Top 10 welterweights, everyone is currently tied up with the exception of Tarec Saffiedine and Demian Maia. Josh Koscheck was recently pulled from his bout with Maia at UFC 163 due to an injury, however it was not disclosed how serious the injury was and how long he will be sidelined for.


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YouTube experiments with a new format for channels and some users have received a link to the page that lets you migrate to the new version. If you haven't been lucky to get the link, here's the "super seekrit" page.
The new channel editor is more simple to use and you can preview the page after you make some changes. "Rather than take you off to a separate page, we figured it'd be nice if you can edit your channel... in your channel! So, take a peek up top, you know, near that big grey bar. Just below it, you'll see some extra buttons, "Settings", "Themes", "Modules". Check those out! Also, in the upper-right corner of each section of the page, you should see a little "edit" button. Those let you customize the part of the page you're looking at. Some sections can be customized more than others, of course."
Besides the visual refresh, the new channels include a player that helps you view recently uploaded videos, favorites, playlists without leaving the page. You can choose between 10 predefined themes or create your own theme.
YouTube created a blog where you can find more information about the updated channels. And here are some upgraded YouTube channels: mnathanielc, Slyth66, missxrojas.
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