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Junior Blake Pinnon hit his second homer of the season on Sunday
March 7, 2010
By Jason Clay
CARBONDALE, Ill. - Southern Illinois got the Boilermakers to strand 17 runners on base and used a six-run, fifth inning to defeat Purdue, 6-2, Sunday at Abe Martin Field.
The rubber-match victory gives the Salukis the series win and its first back-to-back victories of the season.
Purdue (1-6) had more than its fair share of chances in the game. The Boilermakers had the bases loaded four times, but came away with no runs on each occasion.
SIU (4-6) enjoyed a good day on the mound, and one that was greatly needed. SIU had given up 10 or more runs in each of the last seven games, but the four pitchers used Sunday allowed just two.
Senior left-hander Jimmy Cornell picked up his first victory of the season (1-1), throwing five innings. He gave up five hits and only allowed one earned run to go along with his four strikeouts. Senior's Ryan Bradley, Daniel Etienne and Bryant George picked up where Cornell left off and combined to throw four scoreless innings to finish off the series.
"The object of every weekend is to win the series," head coach Dan Callahan said. "I'm glad we were able to do that after the thrashing we endured on Friday. The manner in which we came back yesterday was exciting and to get our best-pitched game of the season today was something we needed."
Four different Salukis had two or more hits in the game, with Tyler Bullock's 3-for-3 performance leading the way. Jordan Sivertsen drove in two runs and Blake Pinnon brought home two more with his second home run of the season.
Freshman Nick Johnson extended his hitting streak up to eight games and he has now hit safely in all nine games that he has played in to start his career.
Purdue struck first on Sunday with two runs in the top of the third. Eric Charles plated Jonathan Moore after his double and then Cameron Perkins brought home Charles with a bloop single to right-center.
Southern gave Cornell the lead in the bottom of the fifth, as they batted around the order to score all six of its runs.
Murphy had a RBI double, Pinnon hit a two-run homer to left and Sivertsen brought home another two with a single to center. That was Sivertsen's only hit on the day.
Lepore, who led off the inning and scored on Murphy's double, brought home the sixth run as he grounded out with the bases loaded to plate Sivertsen. That gave SIU the 6-2 lead as Cornell exited for Bradley in the sixth.
Bradley carried the 6-2 lead for the Dawgs through the seventh inning and Etienne held that score going into the ninth.
Purdue had their chances against both relievers, but ended the sixth and eighth innings with the bases loaded.
George came in during the ninth in a no-save situation and closed out the game.
The Salukis are now off to California for five games next week. It begins Wednesday when they play San Jose State at 7 p.m CT.


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The Baptism Prayer card is a laminated prayer card, with a baptismal prayer on the back. The prayer reads: "The greatest gift that God could send He sends with love to you: A dear and helpless little child A responsibility too. Each child that God gives to us Is only lent awhile To treasure, love, protect, and guard From every snare and wile. To form within its innocent heart His image good and true. God bless this tiny newborn baby And may he bless you, too!
The prayer card measures 4" x 2.5".
|Allison (West Virginia, March 5, 2012)
|I plan on using these Baptism prayer cards for favors at my son's Baptism luncheon. They will look great on the tables and remind everyone of what a special day his Baptism was.

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What Everyone Else Says to Watch Out for in Tonight's Polling
Our Super-Duper, Ultra-Simple Election-Watching Guide tells you just about everything you need to know going into the grand spectacle tonight, but this race has so transfixed Americans that we thought you might want to see what the other bloggers will be looking out for.
Our Super-duper, Ultrasimple Election-Watching Guide tells you just about everything you need to know going into the grand spectacle tonight, but this race has so transfixed Americans that we thought you might want to see what the other bloggers will be looking out for (early results, shady exit polls, turnout) tonight — even if most pundits, polls, and other living things are predicting an Obama victory.
• Mark Halperin says to pay close attention at 7:30, when polls close in Virginia, Indiana, and Ohio. If Obama takes one of them, "McCain's chances go from slim to next-to-none," and if Obama wins more than one, we could be in for "a Democratic rout." [Time]
• Nate Silver predicts that if Indiana is called before 7 p.m. for McCain, before the polls close in the northwestern part of the state, "that probably means we're in for a long night." But if it's "called for Obama in the first hour after the polls close, that could indicate … that McCain is in for a catastrophically poor evening." Still, Virginia "is the most important state in this election." [Newsweek]
• Kristin Jensen writes that an Obama win in Virginia, where polls close at 7 p.m., "may signal a tidal wave of states turning Democratic after backing Republican President George W. Bush in 2004." [Bloomberg]
• Stephen Dinan and Ralph Z. Hallow call Pennsylvania the bellwether this year; if McCain ekes out a victory there, he could "pull off one of the greatest comebacks in political history and be on his way to the White House." [Washington Times]
• John Dickerson says that if by the time polls close in Pennsylvania McCain has already lost Florida, Ohio, or Virginia, "then Pennsylvania is a must-win." [Slate]
• Steve Kornacki lays out how McCain can stay in the race after the "first wave of poll closings": win early in Indiana, Georgia, and Missouri; "lead in the early totals from Virginia, North Carolina and Florida; and force too-close-to-call races in Pennsylvania and New Hampshire (but especially Pennsylvania)." [NYO]
• Sean Quinn believes that the "one shocker" on election night might be Georgia, where 1,994,990 have already voted. [FiveThirtyEight]
• Andrew Sullivan considers placing a bet on Georgia, where the odds against Obama winning are "are longer than they should be." [Atlantic]
• Vaughn Ververs warns of early exit-poll data you might read on the Internet, as "[q]uarantine procedures virtually guarantee that real data does not get out until much later in the day and, even then, anything you see could easily be early and incomplete." [CBS News]
• Steve Thomma suggests that "[i]f you stumble across [an exit poll] on the radio or the web, run away." That's because those "leaked versions often are from early samples," but it "takes several samples to get the polls right." [McClatchy]
• Jill Lawrence notes that Missouri, which has "backed every presidential winner since 1904" with one exception, could tarnish its image as a bellwether state tonight by not going Obama's way. [USAT]
• John Nichols says to focus in on "CNN's Bill Schneider and NBC's Chuck Todd, both of whom will be in possession of the best exit-polling data." The tone they set could reveal how well Obama or McCain are doing. [Beat/Nation]
• Katherine Q. Seelye warns not to "read too much into it" if a network doesn't call a state, because it could just mean "there was something wrong with the exit polls." [NYT]
• Jacques Steinberg reports that CBS could potentially "share its preliminary projection" of an Obama win as early as 8 p.m. [NYT]
Related: Our Super-duper, Ultrasimple Election-Watching Guide
For a complete and regularly updated guide to presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain — from First Love to Most Embarrassing Gaffe — read the 2008 Electopedia.


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Jason: He's a keeper! The way my mindset is now after Tuesday is that if my boyfriend is gung-ho about having an open relationship, then I can be okay with having one steady. I don't want to have a whole bunch. I loved it for a night, but in retrospect I don't want that to be my lifestyle where I go out and find multiple people. I don't like that. But one steady, I think I could get away with it and not feel bad.
Stevens: You were talking out by the fire pit, exchanged numbers, and then?
Jason: Well, something interesting occurred. We were sitting there and I was complementing him on his performance and, I said, "You know, you didn't have to pull out if you didn't want to," Then he told me that he was positive. I was like, "Oh, wow! How interesting is that? So am I." We got that out of the way. We didn't exchange numbers until after that. Knowing we're both positive, that's kind of a more ideal situation.
Stevens: So then what happened, you parted ways or…?
Jason: Yeah. He had to go. I went back and hung out for a while. And I walked around and did the glory hole thing. Then I went home.
Stevens: You decided you had enough?
Jason: Not really. I had to catch the last train home at midnight; otherwise it's a bitch to get home.
Stevens: So when you got home, um, how were you feeling?
Jason: It was such a good experience, I wasn't nervous and I wasn't guilty. I thought I would be but I wasn't. All the way home on the train, I was thinking that now I can see why he likes it; the variation is kind of fun.
Stevens: Later that night, when he got home, was it okay?
Jason: I knew he wasn't going to be home, because I tried calling before I got to the train. I got his voicemail, so he was out anyway. I got back about twelve-twenty. I took a shower and checked email and went to sleep. He came in about two I think, and just went to bed. We never talked about it.
Stevens: Looking back, can you share with me what you think may be the good things and the bad things about the experience, and what you took away from it?
Jason: I think the good thing was that it helped boost my self-confidence, because not only did I find one person who found me attractive enough to have sex with me, I found three. So it was, it was great in that department because it worked on my self-esteem. Also the fact that I got to fulfill some of the fantasies I've had: the exhibitionism and the three-way. A lot of things I've always wondered about I finally got to do.
Stevens: Any bad things?
Jason: Not really. I mean, I thought I was going to have guilty feelings but I didn't. It dawned on me on the ride back; he's got so many steady people. Three times a week he's with some steady. If he can do that three times a week, what the hell is the matter with one night out? Nothing. So I don't feel bad at all. It was very uplifting for my self-esteem, knowing that there are people out there that like me the way I am.
Stevens: That's because in other settings you feel you don't get as much attention as you got that night?
Jason: It's not even an, "I think," it's an, "I know." I've got a friend who DJs at a bar. I go there, get my beer, and I walk around and try to talk to people. They just have this attitude like, "Eew. What are you doing here?" He emails me, "When are you gonna come visit me again?" I write, "You know how much I hate the clientèle that goes there. They're all stuck up; it just irritates me." So he writes, "Well, you don't have to see them. Just come talk to me." So he'll put me on his guest list. I'll go in, and I'll talk with him and then he'll get swamped by all these people that want requests, so I'll go get my beer and I'll walk around. And every time I've gone, there's always at least one—generally more than one, but at least one—that goes, "Eew. Why are you here? You're too old." I'm like, "Oh, screw you."
Stevens: People actually said that?
Jason: Oh, yes. I've had people tell me to my face that I'm fat. I've had people tell me to my face that I'm ugly. I've had…it's amazing, people are just getting more and more forward as the years go by. I have had several people ask me what am I doing there. I'm too old to be there. And I said, "Well, I'm the friend of the DJ, so you just screwed your chance of getting anything played." It's amazing.
Stevens: So the sex club experience was better because it didn't have that element…
Jason: Exactly. It was people that were there for sex. At bars, not everybody is looking for sex. They're there to hang out with their friends, or shoot pool, or watch videos, or listen to the music, or go dancing, or drink, not necessarily to hook up with someone and have sex. So they are more pretentious when it comes to finding people because in their mind, if I'm going to take someone home, it has to be my exact model of what I want. People who pay twenty dollars to get into Slammers will take what they find there.
Stevens: Are you feeling like you'll go back there again?
Jason: Oh, most definitely.
Stevens: Okay. Is there anything you'd like to add?
Jason: I will stress to people that I would prefer safe sex, but my friend who works there told me that half the people in the club don't use condoms. And it's a law now. It's one of those things that sex clubs and spas are supposed to enforce. Technically, someone is supposed to walk around with a flashlight and make sure people are using condoms. [Laughs] Can you imagine? "Excuse me, can you pull out for a second? Oh, you're not." He's supposed to take people's membership cards away and kick them out if he catches them not having safe sex. But obviously people say, "Okay, we'll do that," and then they don't. If they suddenly said you're going to get kicked out if you don't use condoms, they'd lose half their clients, because bareback sex is a fantasy for many of the people there.
For some gay men (and for most straight couples), natural (unprotected) sex is the norm. Current health department prevention messages reinforce negative feelings when they frame gay men as vectors of disease that need to be shrouded in latex. Rather than build self-esteem, these prevention messages turn a potentially transcendent act into a medical procedure, a reminder of the long association between death and desire. As Douglas Crimp states:
"It isn't just that we don't feel good about ourselves, we don't feel good. And there are reasons for that. After all this epidemic, all this hatred from the right, all this loss, we're demoralized. We don't say that because we think despair is defeat. Unsafe sex is partly about just not wanting to deal with this whole issue anymore. It may be the closest many can come to asking out loud: under what conditions is life worth surviving for?"


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Agra is a mjor junction on the broad gauge line to the south and on the east-west route. Agra is linked to Delhi and Jaipur by excellent services of the trains.
Agra's main railway stations are:
National Highways Nos. 2, 3 and 11 pass through Agra and link it to all parts of the country. There are bus services to all major centres in the region including Delhi, Jaipur, Lucknow, Gwalior, Haridwar, etc. For those driving for Delhi the best route is along the Mathura Road via Faridabad, Palwal, Hodal, Kosi and Mathura. There is Dual-Carriageway National Highway for most of the journey.


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12/11/09, South Pacific Ocean
Just when we thought we would arrive Thursday night the wind has swung back to the south, south west so we will have to tack the rest of the trip. This will push our ETA out to Friday morning. 95 miles to go. This will be the last 100 miles of a 40,000 plus mile 8 year so what the heck...
10/11/09, South Pacific Ocean
We're still pushing west. Later today we will tack over and begin the run south. The boats--and there are lots of them out here--that tacked early are finding they can't lay the Bay of Islands and will have to tack west again. In the past 24 hours we have sailed about 140 miles but are only about 15 miles closer to New Zealand!! Last night we passed two other yachts. They appeared on the horizon ahead of us at about 1.00 am before slipping below the horizon behind us just before sunrise. Some boats are taking a lot longer to complete this passage than we are..little comfort in that though. The wind continues to be up and down so we are kept busy shortening sails and then resetting them again in the lighter patches. Yesterday we sighted our first wandering albatross since leaving New Zealand 8 years ago, and this morning the sun is shining, promising another beautiful day.
06/11/09, South Minerva Reef
We left South Minerva today at 1100 hrs in good south easterly winds @18-20 knots. We are making good speeds (8.3 knots on the GPS) and we haven't even got our genoa out as we figure we don't want to stress LWC and break anything on this our last leg home. Our friend Mike on Arielle is beside us to the east and a boat is on our track, behind us so we'll have lights around us tonight...something we are not used to at sea. Forecast is for lighter winds tomorrow so we want to make the most of the air while we have it. Could be a patchy trip with boats ahead of us doing quite a bit of motoring.


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I am pleased to say that this is the 1,000th post that has been written for Buy Like Buffett. I am kind of surprised that I have produced this much content in only a few years. I have seen a lot of growth in the site from 0 readers to more than 50,000 a month now. Thanks to all of the readers! Today, I have decided to look at a bunch of different ways to get rich without ever setting foot outside your home. By this I mean ways of how to get rich outside of your normal 9 to 5 job that you do on a daily basis. [Read more…]
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As I am sure that you already know the United States has been mired in a period of low economic growth and unemployment for more than a decade. We have gone through the recession of 2008 which was a pretty bleak period. The economy may not currently be officially in a recession but it sure does feel like one. Consumer confidence is pretty low and a lot of people are scared to take any risks with their money. You can profit from these bleak economic times by remembering a few principles that others may have forgotten. [Read more…]
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A lot of people are feeling discouraged by the current economic situation. The unemployment rate is at 9% and the underemployment rate is at 17%. A lot of Americans are feeling like their chance at the American dream is slipping away since wages are not growing. Since 1980 wage growth for middle income Americans has been tepid at best. All of these circumstances are causing people to believe that they will never be financially well off.


text: Yup, so over here in El Dorado Hills, CA (east of sacramento) our water is contaminated with Fly Ash. We are not allowed to drink tap water or cook in it. I guess we are lucky that we can stil bath. I havent really heard of this before. Has this happened to any of you??


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On 11-20-2008 at approximately 11:20 am, Mint Hill Police were dispatched to The Bloom Grocery Store located at 6275 Wilson Grove Road in reference to a larceny of a purse. When officer arrived on[singlepic=386,320,240,,left] scene, he met with the 82-year-old victim (Victim Information is not being released by police for victim protection) who stated that a white female took her purse. The victim described this white female as being in her 40s with dark hair. The victim stated that the suspect began talking to her inside the store while they were walking down an isle together looking for an item. Victim remembers seeing her purse in the cart during this time. Suspect later left the area from the victims location. Five minutes later the victim went to check out and found that her purse was missing from the shopping cart.
While the officer was obtaining further information from the victim, the victim contacted her bank (Bank of America) to put a hold on her account and they advised the victim that a white female had just cashed a $200 check.
Suspect Charlotte Lewis (W-F-47) cashed the check at the bank at approximately 11:42 am the same day. Another $500 check was attempted to be cashed at 12:07 pm by the same suspect at another Bank of America branch, but was denied by staff at this bank.
Surveillance video of the suspect was released on 12-02-2008 and police are asking anyone with information on this suspect to include her whereabouts, contact Mint Hill Police, Detective Lezette, at 704-545-1085.


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Images: Photo Gallery: Parris Island recruits one strike closer to title Marine [Image 1 of 5]
Photo by Cpl. Caitlin Brink
Rct. Colt Brakefield, Platoon 2057, Golf Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, demonstrates a martial arts technique June 12, 2014, on Parris Island, S.C. Brakefield, 19, from Madison, Ohio, performed 50 different techniques to earn a tan belt, the first level in the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program. Recruits spend more than 30 hours in the early weeks of training learning and sustaining these techniques. Golf Company is scheduled to graduate Aug. 8, 2014. Parris Island has been the site of Marine Corps recruit training since Nov. 1, 1915. Today, approximately 20,000 recruits come to Parris Island annually for the chance to become United States Marines by enduring 13 weeks of rigorous, transformative training. Parris Island is home to entry-level enlisted training for 50 percent of males and 100 percent of females in the Marine Corps. (Photo by Cpl. Caitlin Brink)
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Rank and organization:   First Sergeant, Company C, 2d New Jersey Infantry.
Place and date:   At Wilderness, Va., 6 May 1864.
Entered service at:   Newark,
N.J. Born: 16 November 1841, Ireland.
Date of issue:   13 February 1891.
Citation:   During a rout and while under orders to retreat seized the colors,
rallied the men, and drove the enemy back.
This data was extracted from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, U.S. Senate, Medal of Honor Recipients: 1863-1973 (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1973)


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In New York the usually processing time for an uncontested divorce is 60 days from the date the completed paperwork is filed with the court.
Does it ever run significantly more? I mean can it take 90-120 days if the court is busy? My own attorney said it usually actually takes only about 30 days.
Would the fact that I have a wedding date set in another country which requires apostille and translation be an acceptable reason for the court to speed things along (past the 61st day)? Or would the court take the view that I had no business setting a wedding date until the divorce decree had been issued?
Since you are talking about the idea of expediting, it got me thinking that maybe there is something I could do to compel my soon to be ex to move things along. At this point, all that is delaying things are a couple of tiny changes in the stip (but everytime my ex sends a change to her lawyer to look over, it takes a week or more) plus these title transfer documents that have been taking her accountant over 2-/12 months now to prepare. Since May, I have been paying the full alimony, child support and supplemental health insurance agreed to in both our post-nup and stipulation. But since none of this has been signed and gone before a judge, I actually have no legal obligation to do so, do I? Would it behoove me to have my attorney write a letter to my ex saying no further payments will be made (or that he will hold them in escrow, would that be better?) until the divorce papers are signed?
Yes since you do not have a legally binding obligation you could hold payments in escrow (withholding altogether would be frowned upon by a judge) until she gets the final documents filed. Usually money is a great motivator.
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Rated 4.1 out of 5 by 21 reviewers.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Skeet63 Excellent stay! Loved everything! What a great place to stay. Not only was the resort decorated beautifully for the holidays but it was located so close to everything and had everything we needed. The staff was great, the villa was amazing. A beautiful suite that was roomy and very comfortable. One of our best vacations ever. December 29, 2015
Rated 5 out of 5 by Jayski My favorite Westin LOVE everything about this Westin ski season or summer. Staff is always great, the valet staff is top notch. Love the view and the sound of eagle river is something very special. Only have 1 thing that I wish is that the food at Maya will get better, discovering Avon bakery has helped. I stay here 12-20 nights a year and love it every time. October 14, 2015
Rated 5 out of 5 by chailatte Westin Riverfront Delightfully Refreshing My husband and I had a great stay at the Westin Riverfront Resort in Avon, Co. He went fly-fishing almost every day we were there (9 days). Beaver Creek Outfitters was on property for guided tour arrangements and equipment rental to buy or rent. The hotel sits 200 yards from Beaver Creek, so is very easy access. There is a walkway along the river that is perfect for walks in the evening. I, on the other hand, visited the spa, which was a very relaxing experience. Very nice spa facilities. Sept. was a perfect month to visit, very nice weather, but no snow. Still lots to do! September 22, 2015
Rated 4 out of 5 by Traveler007 Great Beaver Creek ski hotel! The Westin Riverfront Villas is a great hotel for a ski vacation. Our one bedroom villa was great with the usual Westin touches. The front desk acknowledged my Gold status and handled our check in efficiently. We enjoyed the room service the three times. The hotel spa offered excellent massages after days of skiing. We also enjoyed the outdoor hot tub and pool at the hotel. The location is also very convenient to the Riverfront village where we could walk to several convenient restaurants, a Walgreens, and a liquor store.We also enjoyed Maya, the Mexican/South American restaurant at the hotel. We would gladly stay here again! March 20, 2015
Rated 2 out of 5 by SC321 Studio Villas Tiny and Terrible compared to the one bedroom villa First let me start by saying that I have stayed in the hotel portion, the one bedroom villa and now the studio villa. After checking in yesterday, I will never stay nor recommend the studio villa again. I can't ever remember when a hotel room did not have a king size bed unless you had two queens. I'm halfway off the bed as I write this review at 530 am since I can't sleep. Also when have you ever seen a room with one nightstand only. I have to plug in my devices and the humidifier and place them on the floor. I am thankful that it includes a humidifier since I normally have to request one. Also there is not a normal coffee table or desk chair. They essentially are tiny poufs that you can sit on. Their "coffee table" are two rolling poufs that barely can fit one dining plate plus a drink or maybe one foot per pouf. The room is tiny and they clearly knew that which is why they don't even have normal furniture that you would get in any other Westin or even a 2 star hotel. As many others also mentioned, expect zero recognition of Starwood status. Upon checking in, they did not even have my Starwood number on file. This makes zero sense since they had it when the reservation was booked. Also since this is a villa property don't expect housekeeping unless you stay over 7 nights. We asked the concierge yesterday to even get extra towels and she said she would "try" and no towels were ever delivered. Also as mentioned in other reviews you have to walk outside just to get to the hotel which is where the gym, restaurants, pool, etc is located. In the winter, walking to another building outside in my swim suit is very inconvenient. Don't bother with the villas and just stay at the hotel portion or somewhere else. January 7, 2015
Rated 4 out of 5 by Emily43 Love this hotel! Hotel was great! If you visit in winter, make sure the lift is running, and the outdoor fireplaces are working. We loved the soaking pools and the salt water swimming pools. The walk along the river and the Maya restaurant were wonderful--just what we needed to really relax. Plenty to see and do, even if you don't ski. December 6, 2014
Rated 2 out of 5 by AnnieNYC Disappointing- Shuffled and downgraded Was looking forward to staying at this hotel as I'm a SPG rewards member and usually have great experiences with Westins. Pulling up to the beautiful hotel situated along the river, we had high hopes but unfortunately those were not met. After a day of hiking we were wanted to quickly check in, shower and head out to dinner. But there were some serious problems with the room that took a long time to reconcile so we missed the sunset and were late for our birthday dinner reservations. The facility itself is lovely, but we were originally given a key to a room that wouldn't open. As we were in the villas (though we were misinformed by the valet so they parked our car when it would have been ideal to self-park it closer to the actual room), we went ahead and tried the room next door rather than trucking back to the lobby, low and behold it worked. They'd written A on the room number when it should have been B. Annoyance number 2 was quickly to follow. The room had recently been renovated (as in earlier that day) so it smelled strongly of paint and the construction cart, complete with ladder, was still in the room. After alerting them of the situation, it took 15-20 minutes of waiting for someone to arrive. Their solution..take the cart out of the room. But the room hadn't been cleaned so there was grouting material in the tub and the floor was dirty. It took us pressing the issue and repeatedly asking if there were any other rooms available until a solution was offered other than to tough it out in the dirty room. After disappearing for another 15 minutes, we were told we able to relocate. Again, disappointment. The new room, though clean, was not overlooking the mountain but the parking lot :( We not only lost our view, but were woken up early the next morning to the sounds of construction taking place across the lot. I would have been more vocal with my complaints but didn't have any confidence that it would help and we just wanted to get to our reservation for my birthday dinner. There was a weak apology for the move, but no offer of compensation for the hassle and we were made to feel like we were being high maintenance. To top it off, apparently our move was not logged into the system so in the morning housekeeping walked in on us while we were changing. Embarrassing for all. The only follow up we received was a call to interrogate us on who we were and why we were in that room. No one was overly rude but it was all a big hassle and not up to what one would hope for from a Westin resort. October 15, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by Kateisgreat Issue with first room kindly and efficiently resolved. We really enjoyed our room in the Villas, it was clean and beautiful. There was a maintenance issue with the first room we were assigned. Chris from the front desk quickly and efficiently resolved the problem by moving us to another room while we were at dinner . Chris was back at the desk early the next morning and made sure our stay was pleasant and comfortable. Thank you for an excellent visit. September 15, 2014


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Oklahoma book signings
Full Circle Bookstore, 50 Penn Place
Bobby Bridger will sign his book "Where the Tall Grass Grows" at 6:30 p.m. Thursday.
Bruce Spitzer will sign his book "Extra Innings" at 5:30 p.m. Friday.
Jacqueline Cornaby will sign her book "Get to Good" at noon Saturday.
Brad D. Strawn and Warren S. Brown will sign their book "The Physical Nature of Christian Life: Neuroscience, Psychology and the Church" at 3 p.m. Saturday.
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The Secret to Blog SuccessLori Garcia
Each one of us has our own definition of blog success. Success for some might include fame, whereas for others it includes a free Dyson, a book deal, or maybe your very own column.
From day one of my blog I defined success as the ability to parlay my passion into a career (but a Dyson, a book deal, and a column would be pretty sweet too).
Every once in a while I get an email from a new blogger asking for my secret to blog success. After my head explodes from someone thinking enough of me to ask, I draft a lovely reply with the unsexy truth: The secret to blog success is hard work.
Quite honestly, there are no shortcuts. No Cliff's Notes. Zilch. Nada.
While the lives of successful bloggers may seem glamorous, these hard working people spend no less than every waking moment blogging or thinking about blogging. These rock star bloggers work their asses off networking, producing relevant content, and engaging their readership, pausing only long enough to do it all over again.
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Never allow frustration or bitterness to come between you and your blog. Remember the climb is a slow and steady one. For blog success to come any other way would be a damn shame; the climb is what keeps us relatable.
Samuel Goldwyn said it best, "The harder I work, the luckier I get."
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Another British format is making the jump over the U.S. television. This time its USA Network picking up an American version of the U.K. hit The Choir. This latest entry into the over-saturated singing competition market features choirmaster Gareth Malone, who seeks out and unites American singers through the power of music.
USA has given the go-ahead for ten episodes of the reality series, which unlike most singing shows isnt actually a competition. Malone treks across the country and selects people both professionals and those who have never sung except maybe in the shower to come together as a choir. He works with them, helps them to find their voice, and then helps them put on a choral performance for their community. According USA's announcement, Malone says he doesnt teach people to sing, I give them a voice. Well I dont know about Gareth Malone, but I have met quite a few people who dont belong in a choir no matter how good the choirmaster might be at providing them with a voice.
The U.K. version of the series is BAFTA-award winning and has been on the air for four seasons. It seems to be an inspirational theme for USA, which just gave the greenlight to The Moment, a series that seeks to help people rediscover and pursue forgotten dreams. Perhaps Malones choir should sing in the background at the end of each episode of The Moment in an dream-achieving, voice-discovering crossover love fest. I guess Im just a little too jaded for dream-come-true reality television.
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We have to wait till June...really that's after SX season! Poor planning marketing department
I agree with Ben, why do we have to wait till JUNE!!!!. These look awesome
June? That's crap. Bad idea, marketing! Id love to wear these to A1 this weekend... boo.
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Yous are lucky we won't get these in Australia till next June
i would buy two pair if they were available now...what is etnies thinking?? twotwo needs to say something about this!
Sorry Etnies, they look good but will come out too late......
Great looking shoe! I agree with the majority.....release date should have been weekend before A1.
Just in time for the MX Nationals. I still wear shoes in June so the date isn't too much of a concern. Clean looking shoe!
If Etnies already knows what it looks like and stuff, why do we have to wait til June?
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Aztecs get bounce back test vs. Falcons
For the 89 days the San Diego State basketball team went unbeaten, it's not like every film session had a happy ending and every practice was filled with bon mots.
If anything, during the Aztecs' 20-game winning streak, halted on Tuesday at Wyoming, coach Steve Fisher and his staff felt like they could lean on the players just a little bit harder, knowing victories make the skin thicker, the confidence harder to crack.
After a loss? They go lighter, walking that fine line between emphasizing faults without tearing down psyches.
"I would say the key is making sure you're prepared as you can be mentally and physically," Fisher said on Friday as the No. 5-ranked Aztecs prepared to host Air Force at 5 p.m. on Saturday. "An old friend once told me, 'You forgive, but you don't forget.' So that's the theme – don't forget. Don't forget what happened and why it happened. But don't dwell on it and beat yourself up either.
"That's the sticky wicket you have to deal with."
No. 5 SDSU vs. Air Force
Site/time: Viejas Arena/5 p.m. Saturday
On the air: CBS Sports Network
Records: SDSU is 21-2 overall, 10-1 in MW; Air Force is 10-13, 4-8.
Series: SDSU leads 49-22 and has won 10 of the last 12 meetings, including eight straight in San Diego.
Last time: On Jan. 12 in Colorado Springs, SDSU beat Air Force 79-72, with JJ O'Brien leading four Aztecs in double figures with 18 points. Matt Shrigley came off the bench to score 13, his second-most points this season. The Aztecs had a 39-30 rebound advantage and were plus-7 in turnovers. Air Force forward Tre Coggins scored 29 points – his second-best total this season.
Aztecs update: SDSU is coming off only its second loss of the season on Wednesday at Wyoming. After two straight games in which it shot better than 50 percent, the Aztecs were back to poor territory, hitting only 38 percent against the Cowboys while Wyoming converted at a 58-percent clip. They scored on 44 percent of their shots in the first meeting with Air Force. The Aztecs are bigger and far more athletic, and they were successful with a heavy press against the Falcons last time. Expect more of the same.
Falcons update: Air Force has lost eight of its last 10 games. The Falcons suffered six straight defeats until they beat San Jose State 51-48 on Wednesday. This was always going to be a rebuilding year considering they lost their top seven scorers from last season. Tre' Coggins stepped up early, including becoming the first player for the Academy to have four consecutive 20-point games in 19 years. There have been discipline problems of late, however, and Coggins had a season-low three points in the last game.
Whatever the Aztecs do to rebound from a loss works beautifully. In the past five seasons, Fisher's teams have only lost back-to-back games five times. The Aztecs currently have won six straight games following a loss. The only time this season was a 20-point rout of College of Charleston after being beaten by Arizona on Nov. 14.
"I think this group of kids, if you've watched us practice, they've been good," Fisher said. "They've been receptive, responsive and responsible in terms of how they've practiced."
When they returned from Wyoming, they watched film of the six-point loss in which the Cowboys scored far too many lay-ups and slam dunks. The Aztecs were listless at times.
"We just didn't match their intensity," said point guard Xavier Thames, who had a rare off night, shooting 3 of 16 from the field while going 0-for-8 from 3-point range.


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4. Once Again, Malick's Ever-Mercurial Shooting Process Was In Full Effect
Naturally, Malick did not make it easy on his charges and extras were warned beforehand it was going to be grueling shoot.
"It's going to be particularly difficult out here because it's going to be hot, it's going be nasty, you're going to be covered with mud," Vern Crofoot, the production's Master Armorer advised the extras, as seen in footage from the BluRay. "The working conditions are not going to be pleasant, you're gonna be working real hard and the temperature is going to be up there."
However, Malick's well-documented unconventional shooting approach was a pleasure for Christian Bale who enjoyed being able to roam freely on the sets. "It's very funny at times because Terry liked Jack Fisk to create the houses and the locations so he could shoot three hundred and sixty degrees," says Bale on the BluRay. "So the crew had to be ready for that as well, because unlike most movies where they absolutely know the camera is locked between these two positions and that's it, with Terry you never knew. It could be there, and then suddenly he's spinning around looking there. So you can't have a bunch of gaffers or craft service set up [nearby]."
"And I couldn't stop laughing on my very first day when he did do this thing to me, where he just suddenly turned the camera on me and said 'Christian just do whatever you feel like doing,'" Bale continues. "And so I did start doing that, and I realized, there was a bunch of crew [nearby] so if I walked over there, what were they going to do? In my bloody-minded nature I was like, 'I'm going to go take a look, see what they do.' So I did, I started walking over and they were running, they were diving behind bushes to get out the way, because they knew that this was just part of the deal of working with Terry."
5. "The New World" Had Three Different Cuts
Those seeking the total "The New World" experience found themselves with a challenge, including, not surprisingly, editor Richard Chew who is one of the four credited editors who had to wade through a million feet of film. "Terry shoots a lot because, I think, he's really trying to get into the subconscious of the actors who inhabit these characters," says Chew on the BluRay. "And he's trying to find these unconscious kind of movements or postures, expressions that the actors can give."
"The New World" was initially released in a 150-minute cut for Academy consideration, though later it would see wide release in an altered version that ran 16 minutes shorter and featured new scenes, but condensed others and severely truncated the narration to allow for a more straightforward reading. DVD allowed these theatrical presentations to exist in another medium, but most diehards would rally around the extended edition, which boasts a notable 172-minute runtime featuring the extensions of several key sequences. However, there was still much left on the cutting room floor and Kilcher detailed a surprising scene that she was bummed to see missing from the movie:
"....some of Pocahontas' lowest points in life were taken out...You know the part where John Smith [Farrell] is chopping wood in the back and this is after Pocahontas is kidnapped and she's brought back to the James Fort? She comes to Smith and he's chopping the wood. Pocahontas actually... that day, I had a knife and I was going to stab him and that really showed that she was going to kill her heart," the actress explained to About. "Because in the beginning, Powhatan tells his daughter, 'You need to put your people before your own heart,' and he's referring to Smith. And so that really showed Pocahontas was about to kill her own heart. And then she gets really confused and then you see her gradually start to fix herself until Smith leaves. It was also missing some of the more, happier times. More of the Indian village. Like we were once dancing around this huge bonfire—everyone. It was so gorgeous. They told me that a lot of the scenes that I was missing were going to be on the DVD so I'm excited. It's going to be somewhere."
As for Bale, he told Hollywood.com that much of his contribution came in post-production as Malick tried to wrangle his film down to size. " I think that was a product of Terry being required to bring the movie down to two and a half hours. A number of the dialogue scenes had to be taken out and many times it was almost like a silent movie, but we were accustomed to that on the set because many times he would say to us, 'Here's the scene. Here's the dialogue.' And we might change it at the last minute, or whatever, but he'd also say, 'If you don't like saying it, don't say it.' And he really meant it. He didn't say it just say to say it," Bale explained. "He really meant that we should do what felt right. 'I don't want you saying any of the lines that I've written if it doesn't feel right.' Then with the voiceover it was really quite fascinating. I mean, Terry would sometimes send me thirty pages of voiceover and it was fascinating. He's a wonderful writer. I stole a number of the pages because I thought that they were just some wonderful comments on life and love and relationships and things."
6. Unfortunately, Malick's Less Than Traditional Editing Approach Made Him An Enemy Of Composer James Horner
Terrence Malick's intuitive, freewheeling approach to shooting and his disregard for sticking with the script made scoring the film a nightmare for James Horner. Writing and then rewriting pieces for scenes that changed from page to camera, were cut, re-ordered or abandoned, most of Horner's music was eventually axed and the experience severely embittered the composer. In a radio interview with "On The Score" conducted by Daniel Schweiger for Film Music Radio, Horner laid into Malick hard. It was a lengthy diatribe -- which you can read in full here -- but we've condensed it a bit to give an overall impression of Horner's experience working with Malick:
So he went out shooting the movie, went over time, and got beautiful images and everybody [said] "Oh god, this is so beautiful." There were a couple of things that were pasted together by a couple of the experienced editors of the love scenes: "Oh, this gonna be great, absolutely great". OK. He had eight editors working for him -- two prestigious, the rest out of the woodwork, and some assistants. There was so much film he was working on night on night, [that] there was a crew... When I first saw it, it was a mishmash of unrelated scenes, complete mishmash. I said, "Well Terry, you need to..." He asked me what I thought. "You need to cohere this. I mean this scene should be there" ... all kinds of editing things were wrong. It was the first assembly.
It was April and he was supposed to have a cut ready by May to look at, and that we missed. He missed his deadline and it was in the middle of June when we saw it. The studio saw it, and it was the same thing I saw two days after he finished shooting. It has gone through two and a half month's work and it was in just the same state. This was when I first saw it and red lights started to go up everywhere because I'm getting close to my recording dates and this is unscoreable like this.
I played him scenes, I played him everything on the piano and I had the feeling he did not really know what movie music was. He didn't have any experience with real film music being presented to him. Even in 'Thin Red Line' it was all cut up. Here I was writing music for him, which he would say was "beautiful and great" and sounded "great" on the piano. Whatever. But I knew - and I warned everybody - this man does not have a clue what to do with movie music or how it works, not a clue. He is gonna to hear his first cue and not know what to do with it and I warned everybody.
I begged him to watch several movies that have music in them [used] very effectively. Be it 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest,' I mean I showed him all kinds of films or asked him to see all kinds of films that had scores in them. He said he would, but he never did.
Slowly the editorial team started to disintegrate. The good editors left and they brought in more asisstants and it was cut by a bunch of incompetents. There was no real editor. He continued on in that way asking for opinions and we were approaching recording and there were no scenes to record, there were no scenes to time. I had my music editors assemble sequences as I thought they should be or as they normally [would] be, and we scored some of that and it was lovely, just what everybody had hoped would be intended by the film.
Terry saw it and immediately took it back to his editing room and cut it apart and we were still recording and I realized that it was just a waste of everybody's money to keep recording, though we were commited because we had hired the orchestra. So Terry was making this movie that was incomprehensible.
Everybody told him it was unwatchable. Everybody! Everybody! And he had Final Cut, and when a director has final cut, everbody can scream and shout, but unless you're willing to really go head-to-head in combat, you basically have to throw up your hands and say, "I have no control over this man." The editor who had worked on "The Thin Red Line" begged Terry to fix the fim. It was a love story, and Terry doesn't feel those feelings. All I can say is that Terry is on the surface a stone and he does not know how to tell love stories to save his life. When we scored the movie he completely disassembled everything. The score made no sense anymore and he started to stick in Wagner over scenes, and a Mozart piano concerto over an Indian attack. Everybody thought he was insane. By this time I was no longer on, I basically said, 'futz you. So I just did say a four letter word. I'm out of here. I've done my score.'
I never felt so letdown by a filmmaker in my life....It was the most disappointing experience I've ever had with a man because not only did he throw out my score, he loved my score, he didn't have a clue what to do with it. He didn't have a clue how to use music. So what he started to do was, as I said, to take classical pieces, but not even pieces that would be transparent and lovely, he was taking Wagner like a thick blanket and putting it in his movie. I swear to god, on the dubbing stage everybody thought he was joking and he would bring up these musical solutions and take out the score and put in Wagner, or take out the score and put in Mozart.
It's not like he fired me and I'm bitter. What happened was I'm bitter because he did not make the movie he promised everybody he would make. Everybody felt betrayed, from the film company down to the editors. Everybody felt betrayed, and this was the man who took the story that could have been one of the great love stories and was one of the great love stories in history, and turned it into crap, and it's because he doesn't believe in those things. He doesn't understand them. And most importantly, he has not an emotion in his body. He's emotionless.
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James Franco Also Returns As Franco On 'General Hospital' Following The Oscars
James Franco has already portrayed James Dean in the appropriately titled television movie "James Dean" (see the awesome trailer below) so why not make a biopic about his onscreen pal Sal Mineo ("Rebel Without A Cause," "Giant")?
Franco has optioned the rights to "Sal Mineo: A Biography," by artist and photographer Michael Gregg Michaud, as a potential vehicle to write and adapt. Mineo's life was equally as tragic as Dean's, as both of their lives were tragically cut short. Like Dean, Mineo was a hugely popular heartthrob who battled against being typecast in repeated roles as a "troubled teenager." His life came to an end when he was murdered in the alley behind his home in a terrible case of wrong place/wrong time.
The acquisition marks another book that Franco has picked up this year including "Holy Land" and "The Adderall Diaries."
No word on if or when he'll get to this project, but Franco is a busy, busy man. He'll be hosting the Oscars with Anne Hathaway (where he's likely to be also nominated for "127 Hours"), the day after that he'll be reprising his role on "General Hospital," he's currently shooting "Maladies," he's been linked to the new Noah Baumbach project "While We're Young," and has two films hitting next year: the medieval stoner comedy "Your Highness" and the tentpole "Rise Of The Apes."
We're already tired for the guy. And if you haven't seen it, go check out "127 Hours" playing now in theater near you.


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This quote was shared with me many months ago by my youngest son's gifted language arts teacher as part of her email signature. It struck me how true the statement was and how few teachers actually fit this proclamation, less this particular teacher of course. In studying the quote for a while I felt as if the word "education" could be easily substituted with the word "information."
As members of society most of us have knowledge in a few areas that if shared could help others. How we present that information is the difference between filling the pail or lighting a fire. Ala,s it always boils down the presentation. Do we use visuals, are we expressive, can we articulate? Those are mechanisms of presentation, but the one element that can truly differentiate is passion. Passion can light a fire in someone else. So before your next encounter of sharing knowledge with a co-worker, family member, think for a brief moment if the topic is something you care about, and if the answer is yes, then light a fire.


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The creation of this document owes a substantial debt to the posters halflife2.net, several of whom contributed to a thread entitled "Stuff I only noticed the 2nd time around" (started 15-01-07). Where appropriate, acknowledgements have been made using user names. Note: With one or two exceptions, this list does not feature either G-man sightings or the locations of "Lambda" tagged weapons caches. For guidance on where to find these, please consult any of the numerous lists posted on existing websites, such as "Half-Life Fallout" and "The G-Man Fan list." The former also includes detailed instructions on the locations of Easter eggs and hidden weapons/heath caches. Point Insertion: 1. Immediately after Barney, in the guise of a Metrocop, has asked you to follow him, take a peep through the slot of the closed door on the left side of the hallway. Doing so will cause a Metrocop to come over and briskly close the slot. 2. After exiting the station and climbing over the fence to reach the tenements, listen carefully as you approach the swing set on the playground. The faint sound of children playing can be heard. Also, take note of the battered baby doll at the base of the swing set. The same doll will appear again later in the game. (Additional Note: If the player picks up the doll while playing with closed captions enabled, its gurgling sound is transcribed as "Mama."). 3. Also of interest is the missing O/X piece on the vertical tic-tac-toe board. It can be found inside a tenement apartment later in the level. (Thanks to ultrapeepi). 4. Take a moment to stop and say hello to the grieving couple sitting on the sofa in the tenement building. You'll be seeing them again. Red Letter Day: 1. Kleiner's Lab is a full of Easter eggs, including a picture of Black Mesa staff (with disgraced former administrator Breen's face scribbled out), and a bulletin board featuring a young, sideburn-wearing Doctor Kleiner on the cover of an old magazine. It's also the location of the game's first G-Man sighting (or second if the opening cinematic is counted) on the lab's security monitor. 2. The miniature teleportation device in Kleiner?s lab is functional and can be used to teleport small objects. Some players have reported that excessive tinkering will cause it to explode. 3. Pay attention to what Gordon sees during his failed teleportation. An ichthyosaur briefly appears during an underwater sequence. This is the creature's only appearance in HL2. 4. When, outside, look closely at the Citadel as it enters high alert mode. The objects flying out of the building are not birds, as some have speculated, but scanners. 5. A possible continuity error occurs when Barney throws a crowbar to Gordon, claiming the latter "dropped [it] at Black Mesa." Technically, it's unlikely that the crowbar is one of the two Gordon used Black Mesa, since the first was confiscated by HECU captors at the end of the "Apprehension" chapter, and the second was confiscated by the G-Man after the defeat of the Nihilanth. Of course, given Barney's jocular nature, it's likely that he wasn't really being serious about the crowbar's origin. Route Canal: 1. Just prior to his descent into the canal, Gordon is spotted by three Civil Protection officers who begin to pursue him down the railway track. Jumping down on to the ledge that leads to the next area triggers a scripted sequence in which a razor train speeds across the track killing all three officers. Water Hazard: 1. As seen in numerous speed runs, a large portion of the level may be bypassed by sniping the explosive barrels outside the building adjoining the APC warehouse from afar. To do this, choose a vantage point in the water, facing the giant gates and then jump up on to your mudskipper so that you can actually see the barrels behind the gates by using the HEV's zoom feature. Then, shoot at them with the pistol until you hit one. (Note: The author does not condone skipping any portion of "Water Hazard," which is a wonderful and action-packed level, despite its length). 2. When fighting the helicopter which acts as the level's boss character, take note of what happens to it as it takes damage. At a certain point in time, after visibly suffering damage, but before initiating its hell-for-leather bombing run, the chopper will eject one of its two crew members. The body can sometimes be found afterwards, either lying on the ground or floating in the water. It is revealed to be a Combine Overwatch soldier. 3. After defeating the chopper and raising the gate to access the next level, take a moment to explore the open pipe on the left side of the next area. Once you've climbed into the pipe and traversed some toxic sludge, take a left turn to enter the lair of the famous "All-Knowing Vortigaunt." If prompted with the "E", he will spout a succession of cryptic speeches, alluding to (among other things): Gordon, key events in Half-Life, the Nihilanth and (possibly) the G-Man. Note: due to the dangers involved in traversing toxic sludge, entering this area with low health is not advised. 4. A nearby town, later revealed to be Ravenholm, may be seen from several vantage points in the dam area, including the top of the platform which the player ascends to raise the gate after defeating the chopper. The church where the player later encounters Father Grigori is clear visibly on the outskirts. (Thanks to Shift). Black Mesa East: 1. Another possible Easter egg can be found by no-clipping through a chain link fence in the area the player passes before riding the elevator down to Eli's lab with Judith Mossman. Some believe that the goateed citizen who walks to the end of the hallway, and then proceeds to pace for a short time before stopping and apparently levitating several inches from the ground, is meant to resemble famed street magician, David Blaine. 2. Like Kleiner's lab before it, Eli's lab at BME is scattered with items of interest from the expository news clippings on the bulletin boards to the severed head of a Cremator (deleted HL2 enemy) in a jar. Approaching either of these will cause Eli to comment on it. Also, note the picture of Eli's family, featuring an infant Alyx along with her mother (Eli's late wife Azian). The face of Azian is said to have been based on a photograph of Merle Dandridge, the actress who supplies Alyx's voice in the Half-Life series. 3. Take note of how Mossman excuses herself to do something in an adjacent room near the elevator in Eli's lab. If you go into the room before she comes back out, she will nervously ask you to leave--an obvious hint that she's up to no good. (Thanks to kamikazeCow). 4. An HEV suit-recharging panel of HL1 vintage can be found in an elevated area in the junk yard where the player first acquires the Gravity Gun and trains in its use. 5. The player passes by a sign reading, "Beware of Dog" en route to the first meeting with Dog in the Junkyard. (Thanks to Pinkle) 6. One of the game's unique physics items is a deactivated rollermine, commonly referred to as "Dog's Ball." It is possible to bring this item along for use in Ravenholm and later chapters of the game. As a compact but heavy item, the "ball" makes a formidable weapon when launched from the Gravity Gun and can fell any human-sized opponent with a single shot. Some players have also noted that it can be fired into the midst of a group of zombies to distract them (since their A.I. immediately hones in on the ball, causing them to ignore the player). It should also be noted that successfully putting Dog's Ball through the basketball hoop at BME will cause it to light up. 7. If the player remains in the scrap yard after the Combine assault on BME has begun, he can witness an often-overlooked cinematic sequence. A Combine Hunter Chopper appears and commences a missile attack on the facility (the only known instance of a helicopter firing missiles in a HL2 game, released to date--thanks to Narvi). We Don't Go to Ravenholm: 1. Some players have reported finding a chair surrounded by spent shotgun shells and a few beer cans on top of a wooden shack, suggesting that our friend Father Grigori has been engaging in some zombie-killing recreation. 2. A particularly shrill scream, seemingly belonging to either a woman or a child, can apparently be heard as a background noise in the level. Contrary to some reports, it is not a Wilhelm Scream. Curiously, the sound file is named "town_child_scream1.wav" (Thanks to Desstroyer), though the game world of HL2 supposedly features no children. 3. In a open area near the middle of the chapter, shortly after Gordon has had his first encounter with poison zombies, one of Grigori's spinning-blade traps can be found. What distinguishes this one from the ones before it is the fact that the blade mechanism is broken and will fly off when the trap is activated. HOWEVER, the blade itself may be picked up and launched with the Grav Gun--a favorite practice among veteran players. This, like Dog's Ball, is one of the game's few unique phys items. It essentially does the work of a saw blade, but with a much wider cutting surface. Highway 17: 1. When you come to the second Combine-patrolled Bungalow (the one with the window-mounted binoculars) make sure you approach the main house stealthily. You can sneak up on the soldier manning the binoculars for an easy kill. 2. The G-man sighting in this chapter is notable in that it presents a rare instance of the G-Man interacting with a human character other than Gordon Freeman. There's some speculation about the nature of the G-Man's dealings with Resistance leader Odessa Cubbage, but one popular theory holds that it's linked to the Resistance's acquisition of rocket launchers. Sand Traps: 1. Take note of the area surrounding the large house Gordon comes across on his way to the Resistance base. A bonfire made of what appear to be human torsos can be seen here. (Note: While the bonfire seems to have been built by Combine soldiers, it?s not clear whether the torsos belonged to zombified humans or resistance fighters). 2. During the sequence at the lighthouse, pay attention to what the Combine dropship is doing. Before quitting the scene, it will pick up Gordon?s buggy and take off with it. 3. Shortly after the famous sequence with Lazlo and his grieving friend, an interesting item can be found in a shed near the seaside. The "harpoon" (also sometimes called a "spear" or "boathook") can be picked up with the Gravity Gun and used as a potent physics weapon. Among its notable traits are the ability to fell almost any opponent (or multiple opponents) with a single, on target shot, and its tendency to cause glitches in the game. A full description of the harpoon's many quirks can be found in Appendix A, at the end of this document. (Note: The harpoon can be carried--with some difficulty--as far as the teleportation sequence near the end of "Entanglement.") 4. The radio chatter heard in Combine bunkers is extremely detailed and full of mordant humor. Although difficult to make out in-game, it's worth having a listen to. Strangely, the radio chatter is not displayed in detail in the game's closed captions. 5. Two more harpoons can be found in the area on the cliffside where two zombies lie in wait under an overturned boat. Nova Prospekt: 1. The direct-feed footage displayed on monitors is always fascinating to watch. Of particular interest are the early glimpses at Stalkers and partially-clothed Combine soldiers whose exposed torsos display surgical modifications. Also, pay close attention to the battles between Antlion Guards and Overwatch soldiers. Apart from being entertaining in and of themselves, they depict areas of the prison which will be visited later on in the chapter. Entanglement: 1. This level's notorious three turret standoff has a great deal of replay value owing to the fact that it can be approached with a variety of different strategies. One favorite tactic among players is to carry one of the turrets from the previous standoff all the way to the second one to increase firepower in the player's favor. It's also possible to construct elaborate barricades by carrying large objects from other areas into the cell block. 2. It's also been reported that zombies can be lured up out of the electrified water area into the cell clock where the three turret standoff occurs. (Thanks to Samon). 3. After the "slow teleport" to Kleiner"s lab in downtown City 17, take note of the manner in which Kleiner answers the door. The way he greets you is very similar that of a certain shotgun-brandishing Lambda Core scientist in the original Half-Life game.


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Monday, August 16th, 2010
Vanco HDMI Over Coaxial (Coax/CATV) Cable Extender
Distributing HDMI signals in a retrofit situation is often a difficult task since the only real cost effective option is to run cat5e/cat6 to a location and use a Cat5e HDMI Extender. That solution requires you to fish new cables (some cases 2 cat5e runs) as most homes do not have Cat5e cables in locations where you need a display. Vanco has announced a new HDMI extender that uses a single coaxial cable (this is your typical CATV cable). That's right! It allows both HDMI Audio/Video signals to be transmitted using one coaxial cable. The transmission range for 1080p resolution is up to 328 ft (100m) over RG-6 coaxial cable (dual and quad-shielded) and up to 164 ft (50m) over RG-59 Coaxial Cable. The transmitter and receiver units can connect to two flat panel displays and up to 45 receiver units can be cascaded from one transmitter to connect to additional flat panel displays. This product is a custom installers dream device and a must for any retrofit project that requires HDMI distribution when only Coax cable is available.
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Wednesday, May 20th, 2009
Netflix Now Officially On Windows Media Center
Netflix is now on Windows Media Center. You can find it listed under the TV + Movies section, titled Netflix. The video part of the application is powered by Silverlight which means they are not using the native MCML architecture?? I never understood why there was a whole different UI markup language for MCE, but I digress, the great thing about this version of Netflix player is that it also allows you to search and queue!
However, the biggest issue is that it does not work on Windows Media Extenders! I guess that's why all the manufactures are dropping out. I just don't understand the reasonings behind things like this… MSFT creates a pretty cool architecture, gets manufactures to create the products, then on the software side there are all sorts of limitations. First, it was you cannot stream DVD's due to legal issues, fine. Now, you cannot play Netflix via extenders… why? Because it's in Silverlight?
Here's more on MCE supporting Silverlight - Windows Media Center Brings Netflix To Consumers Using Silverlight
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Monday, May 18th, 2009
R.I.P. – Windows Media Center Extenders [WTF?]
Oh the shock and awe… what is happening to my world? Seems like I'm picking all the wrong technology lately. First HD-DVD, now Windows Media Center Extenders. Apparently, everyone (Linksys, HP, Niveus, D-LINK, Samsung) that makes an extender is dropping their product line. That leaves loud, noisy XBOX 360′s to connect to our Media Center's remotely. Good thing I stocked up on these when they were down to $50.
Does this mean CE devices (televisions and devices) will come standard with this technology or is MSFT killing this platform — please say it isn't so!!!! As Patrick Norton from Tekzilla would say, "I'm going to go weep softly in a corner now."
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Monday, October 27th, 2008
Samsung (MR-00EA1) MediaLive Windows Media Extender
Samsung has finally released their MediaLive module which is essentially a Windows Media Extender. The great thing about this is that it works seamlessly with all Samsung Series 4 and up displays. It supports wired (Ethernet) and wireless (802.11b/g/n) networks and includes a remote, power adaptor and HDMI cable. And for $190, this is a great price, however, if you don't have a Samsung or don't care about the seamless integration, you can get a Linksys DMA2100 for about $100!
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Monday, September 29th, 2008
VidaBox RoomClient HD Blu-ray Extender
One of the drawbacks with a Linksys Media Extender is that it doesn't have a built in Blu-ray player. Vidabox just announced and released the RoomClient HD Blu-ray Extender. This does everything you expect it to do… with a price tag of $2999.
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Helen Ford Wallace: Parties, Etc.:March 3
Occasion: A group of local people was honored at a special five-course dinner hosted by staff members of KCSC FM-90.1 classical radio station. Their contributions to the station prompted the dinner.
Honorees: The honorees included Margaret Freede Owens, Jose Freede, Kurt Fleischfresser, Jeannette and Dick Sias and Teresa and Charles Brekke.
Dinner/Decor: The event was at Cafe do Brasil in the event center where cocktails, including a special drink concocted with Brazilian rum, were served. Tall vases of red lilies and flowering branches were on the tables. Dinner was a special menu inspired by Cafe do Brasil chef and owner Ana Davis. She noted on the menu card that "this menu is inspired by the Amazon cuisine that I was exposed to on my last trip to Brazil, where I worked with so many different vegetables, roots, tubers and bulbs and discovered the flavors, textures and uniqueness of this enchanted cuisine."
The entree was a mixed seafood and peppers dish cooked in palm oil and coconut infused with malagueta peppers, served over crispy polenta. The soup was a creamy, roasted acorn squash soup with homemade beef jerky and queso fresco croutons. Salad was Jicama, beets, sweet potatoes, yams, cayote, malanga, boniato and leeks topped with honey apple cider dressing.
Dessert: This dessert has to be the best one ever — passion fruit mousse topped with a rich Chambord-infused chocolate cream sauce! (I don't know all of the ingredients, but you need to try it!)
Music: The University of Central Oklahoma's Leadership Quartet provided music for the evening. Susan Clark, KCSC development officer, gave the introductions.
Seen: Larry Davis, Leah and Larry Westmoreland, Peggy and Del Boyles, Edwina and Jason Johnston, Peggy and Jim Bruce, Karen and Charlie Johnson, Brad Ferguson and Terry Clark were among the guests.
Dinner: At the Academy Awards Watch Party at Grand House, 140 people enjoyed such food dishes, titled after nominated movies, such as "Lincoln," "Abra'Ham and cheese Lincoln," ham and cheese; "Life of Pi," "Life of Pie" pie; "Les Miserables," "Les Mis Low Mein" low mein; "Zero Dark Thirty," Zero mini-candy bars, and "Argo," "EscArgo" snails/fish.
Committee: Committee members for the event were Kevin WInsell, Charlie Monnot, Karen Kurtz, Kym Koch and Paul James.
At the party: Many actors and directors of local theater attended, arriving at 6 p.m. for the Red Carpet event, including Billie Thrash, Erin Woods, Tyler Woods, Renee Anderson, Lyn Cramer, Matthew Sipress, Elin Baird.
Event: Members of the Greater Oklahoma City Alumnae Panhellenic Chapter had the Spring Tea at All Souls Episcopal Church. This event was for high school senior girls and their parents who are interested in learning more about formal sorority recruitment.
Fashion show: Fashions for recruitment were shown to 220 attendees.
Q&A: Sorority representatives from the University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State University, University of Central Oklahoma and Oklahoma City University answered questions on how to register for recruitment and what to expect during the week. There was also a slideshow and a question-and-answer session. Small group sessions were provided for different colleges, including those from out of state.
Reception: The 2013 Eleanor Kirkpatrick Franco-American Fellows were honored at a reception in the home of Barbara and Ralph Thompson. Members of the Alliance Francaise d'Oklahoma City were co-hosts. The students will attend a two-week research study program during March at the Lycee Leonardo da Vinci in Soissons, France.
Fellows: In the group are Adrienne Coyle, Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics; Dylan Cunningham, Ada High School; Sierra Holling, Mustang High School; Lorena Serrano, Edmond Santa Fe High School; Kelly Woods, Westmoore High School; and Jassie Zaidi, Piedmont High School. Kris Earle, French and Spanish teacher at Ada High School, will accompany them. Each student received a scholarship from the Kirkpatrick Family Fund, donations from members of the Alliance Francaise of Oklahoma City and the VOW members of Oklahoma City.
Luncheon: The annual George Washington Luncheon, sponsored by the Oklahoma City Regents Council, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, was held at Oklahoma Christian University Gaylord Center.
Theme: Table decorations were themed "Our Founding Fathers and Mothers."
Speaker: The speaker was Stephen Smith, who portrayed Ben Franklin.
Event: 75 guests had cocktails and hors d'oeuvres provided by Red Earth board member Beth Barnes Hall at the new Red Earth Museum exhibition called "Generations."
Hosts: Hosts were members of Red Earth and the Oklahoma City Chapter of the American Indian Chamber of Commerce of Oklahoma.
Guests: Vickie Norick, Janet and David Dyke, Debby and Jimmy Goodman, Kennetha and Brent Greenwood, Anivay Greenwood, Tim Tate, Calvert Tate and Susan and Richard Howard, Rachel Howard.


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It's time for some speed-ripping, darlings.
Seriously, we had no idea there were still 4 dresses left from the last episode of PR. That should tell you something about their memorable...ness. We couldn't see wringing another two posts out of them at this late date, so here they all are, with as much commentary as we could muster.
It's a great print. Possibly problematic for a cover, though. But we just hate that she went off and did something weird on a boob again and showed another handkerchief hem.
Everyone talked about Boo Boo Kitty's being bridal, and it was, but this totally looked like a fresh take on a bridal gown to us. It's a really pretty dress, but so not right for Heidi on Marie Claire's cover.
Just plain fug.
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It's not a bad look necessarily. We're not even saying Heidi would never wear something like this. But again, it's Heidi on the Spring issue of Marie Claire. That's actually a fairly specific brief. As not-bad as this look is, it's so not right for the challenge.
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Five Lessons My Oldish Self Would Teach My Young Self
Something about having kids causes you (or least me) to reflect quite a bit on the past. I imagine that a lot of it has to do with thinking about how I want my kids' lives to be different from mine, and in what ways I would like it to be the same.
That line of thinking kind of dovetailed into an examination of what I would do differently if I had the chance. And, as with many things, I tried to figure out how I could make a blog post out of it. Here goes nothing.
If I had the opportunity (at 42) to come face to face with the 18- or 22-year-old me, what would I say?
The following are the thoughts that are fit to print in a business magazine. I will spare you the reflections on bad perms, roommates and happy hour at Rick's.
1) Work harder than you think you need to.
Oh, this is HUGE! As I breezed through high school winning awards and ranking in the top 1 percent at graduation, I'll admit I did not work very hard. Then I entered The University of Michigan, and everything changed.
As were not automatic. The reading was crippling. And, yet, rather than strive for the As, I became complacent, and was satisfied to round out my college career with a solid B-minus average.
Eighteen-year-old Kelly, listen carefully. WORK! Work hard! Forget about some of those frat parties and act like this education you are getting actually matters! Because it does!
And, while you're at it, extend that new work ethic to your first job out of college and kill it there too! Impress people with your stamina and drive! Don't wallow in mediocrity and complacency!
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The Ganoderma lucidum mushroom encourages cellular detoxification, by activating and energizing the cells to deal with the accumulating toxins either in the cell nucleus or membrane. The cells are induced to expel the toxins and, as the cells do this, sometimes, the process produces an appearance of the symptoms related to the person's prevailing problem.
Sometimes, people with a heavy load of toxins may exhibit the latest symptom of their prevailing problem as the first sign of detoxification. As the toxins exit the body, they take one of the three exit routes: the SKIN, the RESPIRATORY SYSTEM, or the DIGESTIVE SYSTEM. When exiting through the skin, dermatitis may appear.
When going out through the respiratory mucosa, cough or colds are usually common, and when they go out through the gastro-intestinal mucosa, diarrhea or constipation sometimes appears. These new symptoms could cause the uninformed to become alarmed. It may even cause them to conclude that the mushroom extract is bad for them. This is, however, a natural part of healing and is a POSITIVE SIGN that a cleansing reaction as part of healing is occurring.
The longer you stay on Ganoderma lucidum, the better the healing results will be. If the detox reaction is too much to handle at any time, just cut back the dose, BUT DON'T STOP the healing process, as the body is in the middle of cleaning itself out.
Remember, Ganoderma lucidum is helping your body to release its build up of toxins and this may give you short-term headaches, coughs, pains in joints and other unusual reactions. These are actually positive signs that your body is indeed going through the detox process.


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Tune in Friday, August 20th from 10-12 pm for the debut of a new series that will pair off two Crescent City selectors in a friendly battle of musical minds as they spar to keep your toes tappin' and your head snappin'.
In the twilight mist, and the waning light of the stormy swamps of my twisted mind there is a place where I can always hear the sound of Brother Dege's gothic blues.
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A federal judge has approved plans for a parallel span to replace the aging Bonner Bridge along North Carolina's Outer Banks, moving the state closer to starting a project that began 24 years ago.
Judge Louise Flanagan ruled Monday against environmentalists' efforts to stop the state Transportation Department from building a new bridge to connect Hatteras Island with the mainland. The remaining legal hurdle is a petition filed with the North Carolina Office of Administrative Hearings, also by the Southern Environmental Law Center.
The transportation department issued a $215 million contract to build a new bridge two years ago.
Environmental groups support a 17-mile bridge that goes into the Pamlico Sound. Its estimated cost is more than $1 billion.
An law center spokeswoman did not immediately respond to an email.
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