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Lee Harvey Oswald tried to kill before, Kennedy warned his wife about the possibility of being shot in Dallas, and why the president's brain wasn't buried with his body.
1. Oswald's first attempt at murder
He had been planning the assassination even before he bought the rifle. Lee Harvey Oswald had chosen his victim, scouted the location, written detailed notes in his journal, drawn maps and diagrams, photographed the building, and had even planned his escape. But in the spring of 1963, Mr. Oswald's target was not the president of the United States, John F. Kennedy. He wanted to murder another man, the notorious anti-communist, right-wing American army officer, Major-General Edwin A. Walker. Furious that the general wanted to invade Cuba and kill his new hero, Fidel Castro, Mr. Oswald decided that Maj.-Gen. Walker must die. So on the night of April 10, Mr. Oswald went to Maj.-Gen.Walker's home in Dallas, Texas. Through his rifle scope, Mr. Oswald spotted the general through a window, aimed at his head, and fired. He missed him by an inch, and then – undetected – ran away into the darkness.
It was a psychological turning point. It was the first time Mr. Oswald had ever tried to kill a man. He had joined the Marine Corps in peacetime and had never fought in a war. Shooting a rifle at a human being had excited him. Yes, he had failed, but he had enjoyed planning and carrying out the sniper attack.
The experience taught him a valuable lesson. In Dallas he could shoot at a man and get away with it. The failure of the police to catch him emboldened him and enhanced his smug attitude of superiority.
He did not know it in April of 1963, but in a little more than seven months, he would select another human target. But next time, Lee Harvey Oswald would not have to spend weeks stalking his victim. The next man who appeared in his rifle sights would come to him, on the brilliant sunny fall afternoon of Nov. 22, 1963.
2. Kennedy foreshadows his own death
On the morning of Nov. 22, President Kennedy was in his hotel room in Fort Worth, Texas. He was reading the Dallas Morning News, in preparation for his flight there in a few hours. He was irate. A full-page ad that carried the headline, WELCOME MR. KENNEDY TO DALLAS, appeared to be a friendly greeting. But the rest of the ad contained 12 questions that accused Mr. Kennedy of being unpatriotic and soft on communism. The charges incensed him. And the previous night in Dallas, someone had printed several thousand leaflets headlined WANTED FOR TREASON. The handbills resembled an Old West-style reward with mug shots of the criminal on the loose – in this case the 35th president of the United States. Was this the kind of welcome he should expect when Air Force One landed in Dallas later this morning?
Mr. Kennedy warned his wife, "We're heading into nut country today. But Jackie," he added, "if somebody wants to shoot me from a window with a rifle, nobody can stop it, so why worry about it?" Mr. Kennedy had often told Dave Powers, one of his top aides, that it would be so easy for someone to shoot him with a rifle from a tall building.
This morning, Mr. Kennedy could not get the subject off his mind. He reminded Jackie of their harried, late night arrival at their Fort Worth hotel the previous night, when hundreds of strangers had surrounded them. "You know," he told her, "last night would have been a hell of a night to assassinate a president. There was the rain, and the night, and we were all getting jostled. Suppose a man had a pistol in a briefcase and melted away into the crowd."Report Typo/Error
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Justin Swandel says he will not apologize for a series of comments at Wednesday's council meeting that called into question the character of other councillors.
At various times during the council meeting Swandel called other councillors vultures, questioned their intelligence, jumped up and down while waving his arms and shouting out nonsensical phrases, and used the word "crap" three times in dismissive rebukes to other councillors.
Swandel's outbursts prompted speaker Devi Sharma to rebuke him twice but Swandel (St. Norbert) said he does not feel the need to apologize for his antics.
"I have a very short tolerance and lack of patience for stupidity and there was a great deal of it being spewed (at council)," Swandel said during a pre-budget announcement Thursday in his ward.
Swandel said he didn't realize "crap" was an inappropriate word to use on the floor of council, adding that others have used it before.
Swandel said his outbursts were prompted by the lack of character in some of the other councillors.
"It seems that this group of (councillors) jumps on a lot of exaggeration and uses to it to propel themselves to look after their own best interests before the city's best interests and I just like to challenge them every now and again."
Swandel's assessment of his fellow councillors did not sit well with them.
"I don't know who died and made Justin the king of morality at city hall," Scott Fielding said.
Fielding (St. James-Brooklands) said Swandel has a "potty mouth" but added he's always like that and dismissed his outbursts Wednesday as attempts to get media attention.
Paula Havixbeck (Charleswood-Tuxedo), who was the target of some of Swandel's barbs, said his comments were "belittling and demeaning to many people."
"What kind of leadership are we showing with that kind of behaviour?" Havixbeck asked. "It sets a bad example."
Mayor Sam Katz, who only appointed Swandel back on his executive policy committee earlier this month, said he hoped all councillors would act respectfully to each other but was not going to ask Swandel to apologize for his actions.
"I very much believe in decorum," Katz said. "All members of council should be treated with respect.
"There's no need for a wisecrack or those types of comments, in my opinion. You'll never see something like that from me."
Katz said it's up to council speaker Sharma to decide if Swandel should be asked to apologize to council.
What Justin Swandel said
During debate on a motion to authorize an independent audit into the police HQ project:
"If you want an audit, maybe we should audit the IQ around this chamber."
That prompted Speaker Devi Sharma to say: "Coun. Swandel, please keep your comments respectful."
"Sorry," Swandel replied. "Sometimes, I think I would be at the bottom end of that (IQ) test."
Then Swandel continued: "In these repeated calls for audits, every time somebody sees a flicker they can politicize. It's nothing more than a sad commentary on the level of leadership that we have in this chamber these days... . It's a pig in a poke. Let's be done with this crap."
As the recently appointed public works chairman, Swandel was required to move a motion approving a pilot program for back-lane upgrades, which Couns. Dan Vandal and Brian Mayes had promoted the previous month. When Mayes got up to speak on the motion, Swandel jumped up and said:
"I'll just introduce it (the motions) and listen to what Coun. Mayes has to say. It's pretty straightforward. I'm sure he (Mayes) is just trying to get some face time on the issue of granular back lanes, which affects us all (laughter from other councillors). If there are any cameras or reporters left in the room, perhaps we can just say everybody supports the idea and concept of improving our back lanes and that we all equally, equally share in the problem and also equally share in the solution. And that no one councillor has done anything greater than any other councillor or any other citizen of the city of Winnipeg.
"You (Mayes) can sit down. I'm going to go on for a while, Coun. Mayes. I'm allowed to introduce here (Swandel laughs)." But Swandel never actually details the intent of the motion.
"With a little bit of humour, I'll wait and listen to Coun. Mayes' concerns."
Mayes does speak, recognizing the effort of other councillors and staff.
Coun. Ross Eadie expressed gratitude to council for being about to approve the program, giving credit to Brian Mayes for doing a survey in St. Vital.
Then Swandel spoke to end debate on the motion:
"(Waving his arms up and down) Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, I, me-me, I, me-me-me, I, I.
"I believe it was Ralph Waldo Emerson who said it's amazing what you can get done when you don't care who takes credit for it."
Coun. Paula Havixbeck asked Swandel why he did not participate in the debates or vote on the audit of the paramedic-fire hall replacement project. Swandel replied:
"I stepped out to go to the washroom because what I heard smelled like crap, so I wanted to be in a place where it actually smelled like crap."

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787s to stay grounded as US can't find battery flaw
WASHINGTON: The top two US aviation regulators said they don't know what led to battery flaws that prompted them to ground Boeing Co's 787, and defended their decision to not let the plane fly until the cause is found.
US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and FAA Administrator Michael Huerta gave no indication on Wednesday that the Dreamliner will return to service soon, as regulators around the world try to figure out what triggered smoke and fire earlier this month on two Japanese airliners, one of which made an emergency landing.
"Our goal is to get this done as quickly as possible, but we must be confident that the problems are corrected before we can move forward," LaHood said at a meeting of the Aero Club of Washington.
The Transportation Department and the Federal Aviation Administration "are working diligently with Boeing" to find a solution, LaHood said. "We don't know what caused these incidents yet," Huerta told reporters at a briefing after LaHood's remarks.
The FAA grounded the 787 on January 16 after the emergency landing by an All Nippon Airways Co plane on a domestic flight in Japan.


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RICHMOND — Day 1 of Redskins training camp got off to a water-logged start, but skies eventually cleared about midway through the practice, and the team finished their on-field session under clear skies.
The team didn't have a flawless practice, but players classified the day as a good start to camp and said they believe improvement will naturally come.
Quarterback Robert Griffin III didn't get off to the sharpest start to camp, missing a handful of opportunities for big plays, most notably with wide receiver DeSean Jackson.
Jackson's speed was on full display as he beat his defender deep on one play early in practice only to have Griffin underthrow him. Later, Griffin threw a high-arcing pass downfield. Jackson had to slow up a bit and then got underneath the ball as it descended. But he dropped it. Later, Griffin led Jackson too much on a crossing route, and missed his target.
Griffin had one near-interception when backup cornerback Peyton Thompson jumped an out route intended for wide receiver Nick Williams. But the high throw went off a leaping Thompson's hands and out of bounds.
Giving his assessment of the day, Griffin said, "As an offense, we weren't as efficient as we wanted to be today all around. … But it's a good thing to have to work through the rain and have to throw those wet footballs, have to catch those wet footballs, have to work on [handoffs with running backs]. All those things."
Jackson, like Griffin, downplayed the miscues, reiterating that "It's Day 1" and that the Redskins still have a number of weeks ahead of them before their first preseason game, and the regular season opener.
Griffin at times seemed to hold onto the ball a little too long, waiting for plays to develop downfield. A couple of times, he would've gotten sacked had these been full-contact practices. It wasn't a good sign for the offensive line that there were struggles to hold off the pass rush. But, as Jay Gruden said on Wednesday, every practice rep is precious, and the quarterback benefits from those throws, whether or not the defense had to hold up and avoid dropping him or not.
I'm still trying to pry apart the rain-soaked, ink-smeared pages of my notebook, but here are some other observations from today's practice.
● Cornerback Richard Crawford didn't show any limitations as he returned to action 11 months after tearing ligaments in his left knee. He ran step-for-step with Andre Roberts up the sideline and got good position as a deep pass came toward the two. Roberts shoved Crawford in the back, leapt and made the catch before trotting into the end zone. Crawford pointed at the receiver, who had committed an obvious penalty, then shook his head and jogged back downfield. Crawford, who didn't wear a knee brace, also fielded punts during the special teams portions of practice.
● Crawford, Santana Moss, Jackson, Andre Roberts, Nick Williams, Lache Seastrunk, Chris Thompson, Rashad Ross all continue to compete for punt return duties and took turns fielding punts Thursday.
● Defensive end Stephen Bowen continued his rehab work on a separate field and wore a brace on his surgically-repaired right knee. Bowen ran a series of cross-field sprints. He has a noticeable hitch in his step when running, but said that he's encouraged by his progress and will continue to train patiently while confident that he will soon return to full strength. Bowen said that he was told he could possibly come off the PUP list sometime during training camp.
● Nose tackle Barry Cofield said he feels great as he makes his return after rehabbing from hernia surgery this offseason. Cofield likes improved depth, talent level of the defensive front. He also says the front seven feels like it has finally evolved to point it needs to be.
● With Bowen and Jason Hatcher out, Chris Baker took the bulk of the first-team snaps at left end, and Jarvis Jenkins at right end. Jenkins started at left end last season, but based on offseason practice reps, appears to have lost that job to Baker. Hatcher would presumably start at right end. But Bowen's position remains unclear. It's possible that he could serve as one of the linemen that rotate in and out at multiple spots to keep the starters fresh.
● The first 11-on-11 play of camp was a run play where Alfred Morris took the handoff, running left. Morris hit a cutback and slipped between the left guard and tackle and picked up about 15 yards before being run out of bounds.
● Pro Bowl left tackle Trent Williams said he is aiming for improved consistency this season and wants to dominate each week rather than play down to competition as he believes he did at times last season.
● Rookie tackle Morgan Moses didn't have the strongest of days today. Playing on the second unit, the third-round pick lined up at his more natural position of left tackle, but still struggled. He seemed to play too upright, and didn't knock defenders off the line. He didn't appear to get the best jump off the line while blocking on stretch plays, either. A couple times, he got stood up and shoved into the backfield while supposedly playing in pass protection.
● Tom Compton lined up at second-team right tackle and appears to be the more technically sound of the two battling young tackles.
● Third-year guard Josh LeRibeus looks quicker and more effective than he did at this point last season. LeRibeus – battling for backup duties behind left guard Shawn Lauvo – drew the praise of offensive line Chris Foerster as he executed his assignments on a run-blocking drill. "Excellent, Josh. Excellent," Foerster said as LeRibeus hit his initial assignment and then got to the next level for a combo block with the center. There was no praise of any kind directed at an out-of-shape LeRibeus last season.
● Speaking of out of shape, Maurice Hurt struggled badly through a series of exercises on the sled while working on a side field with a trainer and defensive end Jason Hatcher, who like Hurt is on the PUP list. Hatcher, who is coming off arthroscopic knee surgery, looked good as he shoved a weighted individual sled, but Hurt appeared badly winded as he shoved his. After the round of work was complete, Hurt huffed and puffed as he trudged off, retreating to the trainer's tent for a drink. Hard to believe he's still in this poor condition after going through the offseason program.
● Keenan Robinson continues to work as the starting 'mike' linebacker. He often drew the assignment of covering tight end Jordan Reed, but had mixed results. On some plays, he stopped Reed for no gain after receptions. On a couple of other plays, he appeared to grab Reed's jersey to keep the tight end from getting separation.
● That's one practice in the books, and this afternoon will feature a 4 p.m. walkthrough, which is prep work for tomorrow morning's practice session.


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I attended the TNA "Road to Slammiverary" event in Erie, PA Friday evening, here are the results.
Chavo Guerrero, Jr. and Hernandez defeated Bad Influence in a match for the TNA world tag titles in 12 minutes.
Velvet Sky successfully defended her TNA Women's title over Gail Kim with a schoolgirl at 5 min. Velvet really was selling the knee injury after the match.
AJ Styles wins by DQ at 3 minutes over Austin Aries w/ Bobby Roode. Joseph Park comes down for a save. Leading to…
AJ Styles and Joseph Park over Roode and Aries. AJ makes Roode tap to that new move at 8:30.
20 min intermission. Decent line at the concession stands. The Hebner family were selling "Damn Right I Did" t-shirts autographed for $10. They announced that Earl has refereed over 100,000 matches in his career.
TNA World Television Champion Devon, with D-Lo Brown, defeated "Cowboy" James Storm after a low blow at 15 min.
The Main Event for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship was Kurt Angle vs. Bully Ray. The Olympic Gold Medalist received a big hometown pop, as good as could be expected by the maybe 800 people in attendance.
Bubba with the cheap win as D-Lo ran down with the chain at 10:30. Afterwards, the three members of A&8 that were in attendance beat down Angle until Chavo, Hernandez, and Joseph Park made the save to send the crowd home happy.
It was a fun event as all TNA house shows I've ever been to are. It's a shame that they promote themselves so poorly in the towns that they perform in. I myself drove down the 90 minutes from Buffalo to see 4 sections of a hockey arena being used.
Certainly missed JB running the event, as he bleeds TNA and can pump up a small crowd much better than SoCal Val.
You mock my hometown of Erie* by spelling it like that.
Were they serious when they claimed Hebner had reffed that many ?
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If he refed 3 matches everyday for 4o years that is still only 43,800 unless I am an idiot and figured it wrong, So yeah I call BS


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A transceiver is a combination transmitter/receiver in a single package. The term applies to wireless communications devices such as cellular telephones, cordless telephone sets, handheld two-way radios, and mobile two-way radios. Occasionally the term is used in reference to transmitter/receiver devices in cable or optical fiber systems.
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" Brand: Fisher Price / Type: Action & Aventure Toys / Age: 12 months "
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My youngest Oscar got this for his 2nd birthday on thursday and loves it! I decided to buy the toy because my 4.5year old Harvey has the imaginext batcave which is recommended for ages 4 years plus, and his younger brother is forever trying to play with that but hes just too young. Naturally having an older brother Oscar wants everything that Harvey has, so when I saw this advertised half price I jumped at the chance to snap 1 up! Oscar is quite behind in a few areas so extra care has to be taken buying toys to make sure they are suited to him, so when i saw this recommended for ages 1 years and up i thought it would solve my problem of Oscar wanting the big boys batcave. Oscar has just discovered playsets so this seemed like the ideal one, a great looking playset, and it stops him wanting the bigger batcave...2 birds 1 stone.
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I felt you get quite a good amount with this playset, normally you have to spend extra money on figures or vehicles to keep the set from getting boring.
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The playset is recommended for age 1-5 years and is made by Fisher Price, it is the DC Super heroes range. It comes in an open type box so you can see exactly what you are buying. The set is based on the batcave, where batman lives, batman being the main hero with robin being his sidekick. It takes no assembly at all so the playset is ready to use as soon as you have removed the annoying cable ties.
The playset is a good size, with the measurements as follows: L15 x W4 x H10.5 inches. Taking the playset out of the packaging you will notice how durable and well built the batcave is it feels very sturdy, which is always an added bonus when a toy is aimed at the younger age range. It is blue with a yellow base, and has 2 way play because it has features at the front and at the back where it is an open style playset, it also has multi levels with an activity or feature on every level. At the front you can see a grey garage door that lifts up and leads into the command centre, just above the door is where Batman can park his batmobile so that he has easy access to the yellow slide on the right hand side, this level is also a launching point for the batmobile, simply lift the yellow lever on the left hand side to see the batmobile shoot down the ramp. Just under the slide is a little chair for either batman or robin where there is also a computer and a picture of the joker, this area can also be accessed via the back of the batcave. Above the slide is a helipad where Robin can land his helicopter.
Batman's Batmobile is a great size for little hands, at H3 x W2.5 x L5 inches, it also makes a noise when a figure is placed inside the vehicle, when sitting a figure into the Batmobile you will hear sounds and 3 phrases, that are 'To the Batcave' 'Full Power' and 'Turbo Engaged'. The Batmobile is mainly black with blue and grey detailing, with 4 fully moving wheels. It has a seat for Batman with a little peg on the seat to keep the figure in place.
Robins Helicopter is also a great size, at H4.5 x W2.5 x L5, it is red with a yellow base and propeller that turns, it also has a peg in the seat to keep Robin in place, sadly no sounds with this vehicle.
Batman are Robin are 2.5 inches High, and are quite solid plastic, they are both dressed in the usual outfits you normally see them in except Batman is dress in blue rather than black. They have small holes in the bottom so that you are able to sit them in the vehicle's and they will not fall out.
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Oscar can easily play with this set alone, its simple but fun with the different levels, ramp, 2 figures and 2 vehicles, there really is enough to let his imagination free to explore. The playset is open planned so that Oscar can move the batcar in and out of the playset by himself, either via the garage door or at the back. I feel the age recommendation from as young as 1 years is fair because the set is uncomplicated and very straight forward to use, there are also no tricky bits that would have to involve an adult, so this also allows Oscar's confidence to grow. He really enjoys playing with this playset and has no trouble with it at all. The fact its batman is a major bonus, as his brother also has the batman toys including the Imaginext Batcave. There isnt much to do, but thats whats makes it more suitable for the younger age group, its very simple, yet fun.
Thanks to multi levels and features including the slide, Helipad and Computer, Oscar can create new stories which aids his Imagination, from Batman checking out The Jokers where-about on the command centre, before setting off down the slide in his batmobile and calling Robin to help.
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The playset itself doesn't do much at all, but its great for a childs imagination, and has many features/accessories that keep the set from getting boring, and when added to other batman toys or the other DC super heroes playset your child will have hours of fun. With the set, because its based on the Batcave with 2 goodie figures its even more fun if you can buy a baddie figure to add to it, you can add the baddie figures (6 pack) for around £20, but as Harvey has the Imaginext Batcave, Oscar simply borrowed a baddie figure that added even more play.
The playset unlike a lot of toys now a days is very well built, the playset has been knocked over and pulled from pillar to post and still stands strong, the quality is great and seems very long lasting. What I also like about this playset, is the thought that has gone into it, because the age recommendation is from 1 years plus, it obviously had to be very simple to use, which it is, right down to the garage door that stays lifted up when you open it, so that a toddler wont have to worry about holding the door open while trying to drive the figure through.
The playset and cars/figures are also a great size for chunky little toddler hands, Oscar can push the vehicles up and around the playset by himself, encouraging a number of developments, from his imagination, social and fine motor skills, as well as his confidence, its 1 of the few playsets where he doesn't need any help.
I have got Oscar the Fisher Price DC Little people wheelies playset to add to this playset for Christmas so I'm hoping he will get even more play time out of these put together and come up with even more scenarios for batman and his friends because that playset comes with 2 figures/cars and I have brought another 2 more to add to it, so I feel that this set (especially when added to the other set) will last for a few more years yet.
With the age recommendation being up to 5 years I feel a 5year old would get bored with it due to the playset hardly having anything to do on it, it is simple enough for my 2 year old but there isn't enough complexity for most 5 year's old, so id say 1-4 years is more suitable.
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My only negative is that it would be nice for the playset to have some sounds, its great that Fisher Price have added sounds and phrases to the batmobile but little people love noisy/sound toys that add great effects to the toys, it doesn't affect play and maybe its me being pickey, but it would be nice, and really finish the playset off.
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Personally I think the playset is great, with only 1 tiny, negative. It is full of positives, including multi levels, 2 way play, 2 figures, 2 vehicles, lots of features, well built, durable and great for little hands. I would recommend the set to anyone looking for a playset for the younger end of the age groups, it keeps Oscar and even sometimes Harvey entertained for quite a while, and is great for his developmental skills. For what you receive in the box I feel the price being charged at the moment is fantastic.
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When released the product was being sold for £35 but I managed to bag it for £17.50 in the middle of last year during an Argos sale, so only roughly a year ago but for some reason it seems to have stopped being sold in most shops, however you can still buy brand new on Ebay for £21.99 or £23.97 on Amazon which I feel is a fantastic price for what you will receive.


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Anyone Have A Cupcake Shop In Their Town??
Baking By lhayes1976 Updated 19 Sep 2008 , 7:17pm by suz3
It seems like most larger cities now have cupcake shops. Do you have one in your town and where is it located? Urban? Suburban? We do not have one, but I feel there is a market for one, especially Downtown. Just curious what type of locale they seem to do the best in.
We have one shop that I know of. Location is more suburban. Not sure how they do. I think they do alot of business meeting orders.
We don't have one but we are a smaller town. I don't think there is even one in Ottawa (the nation's capital) but maybe government workers are not "cupcake people". I may have just missed it though.
I live in the Jacksonville Florida area and we have one that I know of. It is actually located in a big mall. I'll bet they have to sell a whole lot of cuppies for that rent!!! Oh and that is all they do too!
In Montreal there are a good half dozen, mainly in the hip and happening parts of town. I have heard mixed reviews about the cupcakes. personally I cannot bring myself to pay $4 for one cupcake (most likely from a mix) with neon colored icing, to taste them for myself.
There is one in Willoughby OH (about 30 min east of Cleveland) called Baby Cakes
we're in 'wine country' northern california and we got one about 6 months ago(?) they are 2.75/each or $30 for a dozen. and...they're not good (yipes, I hope she isnt a member here). She is in a 'not great' location next to the freeway and getting into the strip center isnt easy. I hope she makes it because they ARE pretty cute
We have a shop called "Cupcake Island" here in Omaha. They have a store in a busy commercial area, about mid-town (not too long ago they would've been said to be in the western part of the city, but Omaha has been growing like crazy). They charge $2.00 for a plainly iced cupcake, which seems a bit high for Omaha.
I thought this was a FANTASTIC idea!
In Dallas, there is Sprinkles, which is $$$$$$$. I think I paid $3.25 for ONE cupcake! It was yummy, though.
It's very, very urban. I was expecting some cute little bakery where I could take the kids to sit. It was all concrete and metal with brown walls. lol!
Here in Austin we have a few. Hey Cupcake sells from their airstream trailor. There is Be My Cupcake in one of our malls. But it seems as though they sell best located by University of Texas, the South Congress, and Lamar areas. We have a motto here "Keep Austin Weird". That means that we want the locals and visitors to support the local businesses and not make austin so "chain-y". Austin loves cupcakes!!!
There is one in our town. It is in the downtown area. It doesn't do that well but I think that it is because of how it is run and things.
They serve giant cupcakes and drinks but have no where to sit. Plus the cupcakes are dry and to trendy. There isn't any kids cupcakes or anything. Lots of different flavors though.
I never see anyone in there but I think it is becuase of the things I mentioned.
If done right I think it could work.
There is one in the next town over from me in Hudson, Ohio, a suburb. It's called Main Street Cupcakes.
I work at the cupcake shop in my town!
Love at First Bite Bakery
Berkeley, CA
yes, cupcakes are pricy, but oh so good!
we're a college town, so we get a lot of business from students. it's also a popular place for fledgling families on weekends. most of the business comes from large orders though. there's 2-3 weddings most weekends.
we have two here in my town, right outside of nashville, tn. upscale area, so "upscale" prices. i called the newest one and asked how much...$2.75/cupcake, $36 w/tax for a dozen(gee, ever hear of a discount for multiples?).
I live in a suburb and we have one. It's called Baby Cakes and they are AWESOME. Every single cupcake I've tried has been great. They have one and it's a strawberry shortcake cupcake and it's my favorite(which says a lot cause I'm a chocoholic). They also have cookies, muffins and brownies, which are also really good. They do really good business. They are a block from my house, which is dangerous for my figure Maybe if I walk there I won't fell so bad about all those calories
Omaha, Nebraska has one.
We have quite a few here in Atlanta. They are all in the city, I don't know of any out in the 'burbs. I'd like to start one, tho'!
We had one just open up about a month or so ago. It's not too close by so I haven't tried it yet. They look like they have a great selection and I do want to check them out. It's the only one I know about in this area.
We have on in Fort Worth, the CupCake Cottage.
They make 5 different flavors each day. I went 3 days in a row before I got some. They open at 10AM and are usually sold out before noon. On the 3rd day we got there 15 minutes early and there was already a line, on a Wed!
It is located in an old house the have fix up very cute.
There is one in downtown Toledo called Cake in a Cup. The cupcakes are in nut cups.
As wolfsonmom said, we have quite a few here in Atlanta, all mostly intown. However, one just opened up right outside the perimeter in Vinings that I hope to check out this week. Sweet Pockets. This is their 2nd location - first time I've seen one able to branch out.
Looks like cupcakes are the bakery trend that's here to stay! I heard it started with Magnolia's in NY. But that was several years ago!
There are a couple here in Baltimore....Baltimore Cupcake Company and Charm City Cupcakes. They sell for about $4 each. I've only been to Baltimore Cupcake Company and it is soooo good!
BTW...they are both in the city.
I saw one here in Greenville, SC this past weekend. It is in an urban area. It was closed so I don't know any particulars.
There is one here in our city and I am IN LOVE!!! lol They have the cupcakes for 2.95$ and the mini's for 1.25$. They also serve dainty lunches (quiche, pot pie, wraps, etc...) and high tea. They seem to do really well, there is one downtown and one in a nearby small touristy town. The cupcakes are quite good, and they have some really neat flavor combinations.
I was inspired and created a few of my own flavors for my Dad's b-day party a few weeks ago. My family all said they liked mine better lol (I guess they have to say that though, right?? lol) ...pic's in my photos.
I just honeymooned in a place right outside of Wilmington NC and there is a cupcake shop in Wilmington. We did not get a chance to go into town until the last day on our way out and they were closed. On a Satuarday morning at 10AM. We could see someone inside but the door was locked and the shelves where empty. I was sooooo disappointed, I wanted a cupcake.
But of course, they were also in the middle of Hurrican Hannah.
I would LOVE to open a Cupcake Shop...
We have one that's open that I know of and another on the way. I live in a mid-size city. I really don't think that the market would be that great to support 2 shops. We already have several bakeries that sell cupcakes. I've never been in the shop, but I've heard about it. They sell their cupcakes for about $3 each (I think $31/dozen). One comment this person told me was she wish it had later hours. This is a pretty huge restaurant city, and I would think that people would be more likely to buy after going out to eat. They're only open 930-530 Tues-Fri & 10-1 on Sat. It will be interesting to see how things go. I don't think I would pay $3 per cupcake, but I may have to break down & try one to see if they're worth it.


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I just bought my first gun. She's a Ruger gp100. I have named her "Maggie" because she is chambered for .357 magnum. Not very original, I know. And I DO refer to my gun as Maggie when talking about her to friends. :D
Anyone else want to 'fess up to naming their guns?
Good gun ,I also have a GP100 ,no nicknames ,but I use to refer to my Glock 27 as "Little devil" ..not very original either..:D
I recently was given a rifle that used to belong to my uncle, and to my father before him.
Long before either of them had it, someone scratched "JW" in the stock.
The running joke is that it was John Wayne's gun, so it's called "The Duke".
My daughter named her rifle "Schmee". A couple years back "schmee" was a filler word that you used if you couldn't remember a word you were trying to say (and also means "stuff"). That way if she talked about it around anti-types with her friends, they wouldn't know.
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I have and old Stevens model 311A SBS 12 gauge that is my favorite trap shooting gun and sometimes jokingly call it my Billy Baroo ( Gotta watch Caddyshack to understand that).
But no I dont name guns.:)
In a word, no. ;)
My effing 45, My effing 9 millimeter, My 3 Oh effing 8, My 30 effing 0tt 6, etcetera, etcetera.....
My wife's grandparents have an old 387 that they call Molly. It's pretty common for Molly to go to town with them.
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3rd prize goes to StockFolio.
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What started as a fun night out playing pool turned into a nightmare for a first-year college student after a gang of men jumped his party of five and beat him into a coma.
Jean Lambrechts is in the ICU at Tygerberg Hospital after a vicious and reportedly unprovoked attack.
Doctors said his condition was stable.
The 19-year-old hasn't opened his eyes nor spoken a word since he was admitted over the weekend.
On Saturday morning, at around 1.30, Lambrechts and four friends were on their way to play pool at the popular nightspot Stones on Edward Street in Bellville.
Juan Strydom, 20, was part of the party of five and said they had all been laughing and joking about leaving things so late.
While walking through an underground parking lot on the way to the club they ran into a gang of eight men.
"They were well-dressed – they looked like they could've been at clubs," said Strydom.
The gang started following and threatening them.
"The big guy pulled off his shirt and asked us if we wanted to start something," he said.
Lambrechts had stepped in to try to reason with the group of men.
Strydom said his friend was being calm and was just telling the men to relax.
"But then he was punched in the jaw," he said. The men then attacked them and Strydom was forced to defend himself.
Amid the chaos he could see them stomping on Lambrechts' head.
"He was passed out on the ground and they just kept kicking him."
The eight men eventually fled from the scene, leaving Strydom and his friends to rush a comatose Lambrechts to the hospital.
Strydom said the gang hadn't taken anything.
Strydom suffered a few minor cuts and a bruised neck.
On Saturday, doctors removed two blood tumours from Lambrechts' brain.
While the 19-year-old is steadily regaining control over his neck, his mother Henrietta Sauer is still distraught as it isn't clear yet how much damage was done to his brain.
"I just want to hear his voice and hear that everything is alright," she said.
Lambrechts was meant to start as a first-year at Prestige Academy on Monday, but his mother said those plans were put on hold while he recovered.
"We are just going to have to take this day by day," she added.
She said her son was always calm and friendly and never looked for a fight.
She hoped that the people who did this to him would be brought to justice.
Police said they were aware of the incident and were investigating.
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JONATHAN RUGMAN: The plains beneath the Kurdish mountains are becoming Iraq's most dangerous region. Two truck bombs exploding east of the city of Mosul today destroying scores of homes, 30 dead and over 150 wounded. This crater destroying an entire Shiite village.
All this after a similar attack on local Shiites killed 37 only last Friday. The pattern emerging here is one of minorities being deliberately targeted in the north of Iraq, a foretaste perhaps of a long-feared Kurdish-Arab civil war.
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JONATHAN RUGMAN: Iraq's prime minister, Nouri al-Maliki, said Iraqis shouldn't be complacent, that attempts to damage Iraq would increase. But only last week his government began removing so-called blast walls from main roads in the capital, while an Iraqi general claimed security was not an issue anymore.
The situation has improved: 224 civilians were killed last month compared with 387 in July last year. And the improvement has been sustained. Over 6,500 killed in the first eight months of last year compared with fewer than 3,000 in the same period for 2009.
But an upsurge in violence, including today's attacks and those in Mosul on Friday, have seen at least 120 civilians killed so far this August.
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Althoug h there may be some question as to exactly what IQ tests measure, there is little question that they tend to be consistent measures, that is, they are high in a. predictability b. validity c. generalizability d. reliability ____ 7. In comparison to most other types of psychological tests, IQ tests tend to be a. low in reliability b. similar in terms of reliability c. exceptionally reliable d. reliable for children, but unreliable for adults ____ 8. The I Q of someone classified as severely mentally retarded is approximately a. 85 to 95 b. 70 to 85 c. 50 to 70 d. 20 to 35 ____ 9. In which of the following cases is the correlation between IQ scores the lowest? a. non-twin siblings reared together b. non-twin siblings reared apart c. fraternal twins reared together d. adoptive siblings reared together ____ 10. Whose research and conclusions triggered an emotional debate over ethnic differences in intelligence? a. Arthur Jensen b. David Wechsler c. Francis Galton d. Alfred Binet ____ 11. Which of the following researchers proposed the notion of stereotype vulnerability to explain ethnic differences in IQ scores? a. Sandra Scarr b. Arthur Jensen c. Claude Steele d. Robert Sternberg ____ 12. The correlation between reaction times and IQ scores is a. very high (greater than 0.90) b. moderate (between 0.50 and 0.60) c. modest (between 0.20 and 0.30) d. very week (less than 0.10) ____ 13. According to Robert Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence, someone who is efficient at processing information and who performs well on conventional tests designed to measure reasoning and logical-mathematical abilities, should score high in a. creat ive intelligence b. practical intelligence c. all three areas of intelligence d. analytic intelligence ____ 14. Glenys dropped out of high school 40 years ago, found a job, and worked her way up in the company. She has been in her present position for over twenty years, and everyone in the company agrees that she is the one with the most "street smarts" about how to deal effectively with both customers and suppliers. According to Robert Sternb e rg's triarchic theory of intelligence, Glenys shows high a. analytical intelligenc e b. creative intelligence c. practical intelligence d. analytical, practical, and creative intelligence ____ 15. Dr. Fuller needs a really creative student to assist with the design of a new research project. She's asked to see the IQ scores of a number of students so she can use the scores to choose her new research assistant. What does Dr. Fuller need to know befo r e making her decision? a. Scores on some IQ tests are more related to creativity than others. b. Creativity is related to intelligence, but only weakly. c. Grade point averages would be just as good a predictor of creativity, and probably easier to obtai n. d. There is no relationship at all between intelligence and creativity. ____ 16. Rita has just finished a large meal at her favorite restaurant. Although she is quite full, when the waiter brings the dessert tray, she orders a piece of chocol ate cheesecake. In this instance, Rita's behavior is LEAST consistent with a. incentive theories of motivation b. the expectancy-value theory of motivation c. the self-awareness theory of motivation d. drive theories of motivation ____ 17. How does the glucostatic idea account for the fact that diabetics feel hungry much of the time? a. Diabetics have high blood sugar, which stimulates hunger. b. Diabetics have low blood sugar, which stimulates hunger. c. Diabetics have high insulin levels , which stimulates hunger. d. Diabetics' cells do not take glucose from the blood effectively. ____ 18. Which of the following is a measure of weight that controls for variations in height and is increasingly used in research on obesity? a. set point b. reaction range c. body mass index d. obesity quotient ____ 19. The fact that the correlation in weight between identical twins reared apart is higher than that between fraternal twins reared together suggests that weight is a. influenced more by genetics than by environmental factors b. influenced more by environmental factors than by genetics c. affected equally by genetics and environmental factors d. not affected by either genetics or environmental factors ____ 20. Which of the following effects has NOT been supported by research? a. Viewing erotic materials tends to cause sex crimes. b. Viewing erotic materials changes ones attitudes to be more liberal about sexual practices. c. Viewing erotic materials may make s ome people dissatisfied with their own sexual interactions. d. Viewing erotic materials elevates the likelihood of overt sexual activity for a few hours immediately after the exposure. ____ 21. According to the results of the Featured Study on culture and mating preferences, which of the following characteristics in a potential mate is likely to be rated more highly by women than by men? a. status b. kindness c. youthfulness d. physical attractiveness ____ 22. The results from the Featured Study on culture and mating preferences tend to support which of the following theories of sexual motivation? a. observational learning b. operant conditioning c. psychoanalytic theory d. evolutionary theory ____ 23. The need to master difficult challenges, outperform others, and meet high standards of excellence is referred to as a. an intellect motive b. a power motive c. a competence motive d. an achievement motive ____ 24. Stefan is an individual who has a high need for achievement. His boss has three jobs that need to be completed; one job is easy, one job is moderately difficult, and one job is extremely difficult. If Stefan is allowed to choose which of the three jobs he will undertake for his boss, you would expect that Stefan will a. maximize the task difficulty by selecting the hardest job b. choose the easy job, to maximize his chance for success c. choose the moderately difficult job d. ask his boss to make the choice, to avoid a potentially negative evaluation ____ 25. Ezra is watching a movie, and as the star of the movie tries to deal with various difficulties, Ezra finds himself laughing uncontrollably, with tears streaming down hi s face. These reactions are part of the a. physiological component in Ezra's emotional experience b. cognitive component in Ezra's emotional experience c. behavioral component in Ezra's emotional experience d. objective component in Ezra's emotio nal experience ____ 26. Imagine that an individual has taken medication that has lowered his or her overall level of autonomic arousal. If this person reports less intense emotional experiences, it would provide some support for a. the Cannon-Bard theor y of emotion b. the common-sense view of emotion c. the facial feedback hypothesis d. the James-Lange theory of emotion ____ 27. Because the evolutionary theorists propose that there are only a few innate prim ary emotions, the great variety of emotions are held to arise from a. learning new reactions later in life b. suppressing natural reactions to stimuli c. forming new associations to original cues d. blends of primary emotions and variations in intensity ____ 28. Premises are to conclusions as a. legs are to a table b. a pencil is to a pen c. a bird is to feathers d. a floppy disk is to a computer ____ 29. The statement, "If marijuana is legalized, then the next thing you know heroin w ill be legal," is an example of which of the following? a. a weak analogy b. slippery slope c. irrelevant reasoning d. circular reasoning ____ 30. Which theorists agree that autonomic arousal precedes the conscious experience of emotion? a. James, Lange, and Schachter b. Cannon, Bard, and Atkinson c. Tomkins, Izard, and Plutchik d. Maslow, McClelland, and Murray ____ 31. Your text defined stress as a. any unpleasant event b. the responses we make to unpleasant events c. illness-inducing behavior d. circumstances that are perceived as threatening ____ 32. Which of the following would NOT qualify as a frustrating event? a. being stuck in traffic b. getting a "B" on an exam when you wanted an "A" c. finishing a term paper hours before you expected to finish it d. finding that your car has not yet been repaired even though you left it hours ago ____ 33. The correct order for the three stages of Selye's general adaptation syndrome is a. primary, secondary, tertiary b. recognition, reaction, evaluation c. alarm, adaptation, recovery d. alarm, resistance, exhaustion ____ 34. A police officer gives you a speeding ticket, and you take out your frustration and anger on your roommate. This diversion of anger to a substitute target is known as a. catharsis b. displacement c. reaction formation d. overcompensation ____ 35. Juli's father borrowed her car to run some errands. When he returned the car the taillight was broken. Juli was angry, but she didn't say anything to her father. Later, when her son dropped cookie crumbs on the floor, Juli yelled at him and sent him to his room with no supper. Juli's behavior toward her son illustrates the concept of a. overcompensation b. displacement c. self-indulgence d. undoing ____ 36. In a study of survivors who were directly exposed to the 1995 bombing of the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, researchers found a. close to one-half (48%) developed posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) b. about one-quarter (24%) developed posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) c. approximately one-third (34%) developed posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) d. just over two-thirds (68%) developed posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) ____ 37. Which of the following is NOT characteristic of Type A individuals? a. They are competitive. b. They feel there's never enough time to get everything done. c. They are easygoing and sociable. d. They are strongly achievement-motivated. ____ 38. Alice maintains a diet high in serum cholesterol, eating an abundance of eggs, cheese, butter, and shellfish. Alice may well be increasing her risk of a. heart disease b. emphysema c. arthritis d. hypertension ____ 39. Luigi knows that the surgeon general has determined that smoking increases the risk of various types of cancers, however he is sure he won't develop cancer. Luig i's pattern of behavior illustrates the idea that a. many health-impairing habits creep up on us b. people tend to rationalize high-risk behaviors by pointing out healthy habits that offset their unhealthy habits c. people often underestimate the risks a ssociated with their own health-impairing behaviors d. people believe the risks associated with health-impairing habits are overstated by media sources ____ 40. The fact that stress lies in the eye of the beholder illustrates the theme of a. multifactorial causation b. empiricism c. psychology in a sociohistorical context d. the subjectivity of experience ____ 41. A father suggests that his son's low marks in school are due to the child's laziness. The father has made a. an external attribution b. a distinctive attribution c. an internal attribution d. a situational attribution ____ 42. Tally just heard that her neighbor, Rupert, was involved in an automobile accide nt. If Tally concludes that Rupert's reckless driving habits caused the accident, she has a. made an internal attribution b. made a self-serving attribution c. made an external attribution d. been influenced by an illusory correlation ____ 43. When Darren's classmate earns a "D" on an essay for their history class, Darren figures the classmate is unmotivated, and should have spent more time working on the paper and less time socializing. The classmate is disappointed with her grade, but she kno w s she didn't have much time to work on the essay because she had to work double-shifts the entire week before the paper was due. The different attributions for the low grade on the essay illustrate a. the actor-observer bias b. defensive attributions c. the self-serving bias d. cognitive dissonance ____ 44. Attributing one's success on an exam to one's intelligence and one's failure to the unfairness of the test is an example of a. a defensive attribution b. an actor-observer bias c. a self-serving bias d. the fundamental attributional error ____ 45. Which of the following statements is MOST accurate concerning attitudes? a. People are more likely to be attracted to someone with dissimilar attitudes. b. People are more likely to be attracted to someone with similar attitudes. c. People are equally likely to be attracted to people with similar and dissimilar attitudes. d. People are not attracted to others based on their attitudes because attitudes an d attraction are independent. ____ 46. According to Hazan and Shaver's model of infant attachment and romantic love, adults with which of the following attachment styles are MOST likely to report more intense emotional highs and lows in their romantic r elationships? a. secure b. insecure c. avoidant d. anxious-ambivalent ____ 47. According to evolutionary psychologists, which of the following characteristics in a prospective mate would be the LEAST important consideration for a woman seeking a mate? a. ambition b. social status c. financial potential d. physical attractiveness ____ 48. Which of the following dimensions of an attitude refers to whether the attitude relates to an issue that can affect an individual's personal outcomes? a. strength b. ambivalence c. accessibility d. vested interest ____ 49. Which of the following characteristics is MOST likely to enhance the credibility of the source of a persuasive message? a. height b. friendliness c. trustworthiness d. physical attractiveness ____ 50. A marketing firm has been hired to develop new advertisements for the "Safe and Sober" campaign. The goal of the campaign is to persuade people to drive more carefully. The firm is considering two different television commercials. One commercial shows graphic accidents with actual accident victims; the other shows controlled collisio n s with plastic crash dummies. Based on the research into factors which influence persuasion, you should predict that a. the commercial with the plastic crash dummies will arouse more fear, and therefore be more effective b. the commercial with the plastic crash dummies will arouse less fear, and therefore be more effective c. both commercials should arouse equivalent levels of fear, and therefore neither commercial will be effective d. the commercial with the graphic accidents will arouse more fear, and therefore be more effective ____ 51. Cognitive dissonance theory accounts for Festinger and Carlsmith's (1959) results by proposing that subjects paid a. $1 to lie felt little cognitiv e dissonance b. $1 to lie had sufficient justification for their counterattitudinal behavior c. $20 to lie felt high cognitive dissonance d. $20 to lie had sufficient justification for their counterattitudinal behavior and experienced little dissonance ____ 52. Lewis has agreed to proofread a long legal brief that Trudy has written, even though he doesn't really like Trudy. Lewis knows that he will not receive any additional pay for his extra work, and he thinks that proofreading is one of the most bo ring jobs there is. However, after the legal brief is finished, Lewis decides that proofreading isn't such a bad job after all; he feels that at times he actually enjoyed the exacting work. The change in attitude that Lewis has experienced can best be exp l ained using a. the matching hypothesis b. a self-serving bias c. cognitive dissonance theory d. the fundamental attribution error ____ 53. Kristen scrimped and saved for over a year so that she could afford a trip to th e Super Bowl if her favorite team won the NFC title. She was excited when her team made it to the Super Bowl, however the actual game was fairly boring, and in the end Kristen's favorite team lost. Still, when Kristen got back home she told all her friend s about the great time she had at the game. Kristen's attitude about the game she saw can best be explained by a. ingratiation theory b. the matching hypothesis c. a self-serving bias d. effort justification ____ 54. John notices he's been eating carrots a lot lately. From this John infers that he must like carrots. John's positive attitude toward carrots can be explained by a. attribution theory b. the actor-observer bias c. self-perception theory d. the lens model of attitude-behavior relationships ____ 55. In Asch's studies of conformity, subjects a. were ordered to deliver painful electric shocks to a stranger b. became the recipients of painful electric shocks delivered by an experimental accom plice c. indicated which of three lines matched a "standard line" in length d. were ordered to give consistently wrong answers to simple questions ____ 56. As Milgram studied factors affecting obedience to the research authority, the on ly factor which seemed to markedly reduce obedience was a. agreement of other "teachers" with the directions of the researcher b. moving the research away from the university to rundown quarters c. other "teachers" defying the experimenter and supporting subject objections d. no variable was found that greatly reduced obedience ____ 57. Which of the following statements regarding the influence of culture on conformity and obedience is MOST accurate? a. Conformity and obedience appear to be unique to American culture. b. Replications of Milgram's study in other countries have generally resulted in low levels of obedience. c. Collectivistic cultures tend to encourage more conformity than individualistic cultures. d. Studies of conformity and obedience have yielded virtually identical results across a variety of cultures. ____ 58. Groupthink is more likely when the group a. does not have a designated leader b. must justify their decision to other groups in the same organization c. is under pressure to make a major decision d. experiences any of these things ____ 59. Prejudice is to discrimination as a. feeling is to thinking b. attitude is to action c. thought is to perception d. behavior is to motive ____ 60. The purveyors of miracle tonics and psychic advice tend to rely on which of the following forms of evidence? a. anecdotal evidence b. findings from observational research c. results from laboratory experiments d. findings from surveys and questionnaires
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It's become one of the most daunting trips in the AFL, but Carlton are determined not to become easy road kill when they trek west to take on Fremantle at Patersons Stadium on Thursday night.
The Dockers have won 19 or their past 20 games in Perth, and are expected to come out firing against the Blues after spending the previous fortnight stewing over their shock 58-point loss to lowly St Kilda.
That result dropped Fremantle to fourth on the table, but the return of star quartet Aaron Sandilands, Stephen Hill, Hayden Ballantyne and Garrick Ibbotson has boosted their chances of grinding their way back into the top two by season's end.
Carlton coach Mick Malthouse urged his team to spoil the party, saying Fremantle's desperation to make amends for their flop against St Kilda didn't guarantee anything.
"I don't think you have an automatic right to think that (just because) you had a bad game, you will come out and murder the side the following week," Malthouse said in Perth on Wednesday.
"I think you've still got to do the hard work. We're over here to spoil the party.
"We haven't come here just to lay down because Fremantle got beaten by St Kilda last week.
"We've got a very competitive side."
Carlton were boosted by the return of Brock McLean and Andrew Carrazzo from injury, while Blaine Johnson was also recalled.
Andrejs Everitt (knee), Troy Menzel (knee) and Mitch Robinson (suspended) were the three to make way.
High-profile Fremantle recruit Colin Sylvia and comeback kid Anthony Morabito were dropped following quiet displays against St Kilda, while Matt Taberner and Jon Griffin were also axed.
Sylvia managed to string six games together after earning his Dockers debut in round 13.
But his inability to fire means he could struggle to break back into the side in time for the finals.
Although Carlton (6-11) are out of finals contention, Malthouse's side are riding a wave of confidence following their 23-point win over North Melbourne last round.
Forward Jarrad Waite booted four goals from 19 possessions in that match, and Malthouse was hopeful the 31-year-old would be able to produce more match-winning displays in the twilight of his career.
"He's a great Carlton person. When he's on song, you can see how he plays," Malthouse said.
"But I feel that Jarrad, over the last seven or eight years, has been a victim of injuries.
"He's never been able to (complete) a full pre-season in any of those years.
"So we're hopeful with the more games he plays, the better he's going to be acquainted to playing consistent football."


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MRC's 'DisHonors Awards' Event Held Thursday Night
Senator Mike Lee, Steve Hayes, Monica Crowley, Jim DeMint, Cal Thomas and Charles Krauthammer highlighted the MRC's "2013 Gala featuring the DisHonors Awards: Roasting the Most Outrageously Biased Liberal Reporting," presented on Thursday night, September 26, before an audience of 850 at the JW Marriott hotel in Washington, D.C.
In addition to the presentation of the DisHonors Awards videos in four categories and a look at some "funny clips," the audience decided Jonathan Alter had earned the Quote of the Year dishonor. MRC President Brent Bozell asked the audience to show their derision, via jeers and noisemakers, of quotes from Melissa Harris-Perry, Chris Matthews and Alter which each had won a category earlier in the program.
>> Watch video of the entire event and of all the nominated and winning videos <<
The MRC opened the evening by honoring Dr. Charles Krauthammer with the MRC's seventh annual "William F. Buckley Jr. Award for Media Excellence." Cal Thomas, who earned the honor in 2011, introduced Krauthammer who delivered a mix of serious and humrous remarks about his years enduring liberals in the media and beyond.
In a new twist this year, DisHonors Awards category winners were determined by the audience. After watching the nominee quotes, attendees at each of the 86 tables discussed the quotes and then, by electronic device, the table captain cast the choice on behalf of the table.
The nominee quotes were narrowed to three beforehand by a distinguished panel of 14 leading media observers, including Mark Levin, Sean Hannity, Laura Ingraham, Neal Boortz, David Limbaugh, Walter E. Williams, Jim Pinkerton, Erick Erickson and Thomas S. Winter.
Brent Bozell. President of the MRC, served as Master of Ceremonies. Chris Plante, a talk show host on Washington, DC's WMAL, presented the first two award categories before Monica Crowley handled the "funny clips." Weekly Standard senior writer and Fox News contributor Stephen Hayes handled the third and fourth awards.
In place of the journalist who won each award, a conservative accepted it in jest. Those standing in for the winners: David Webb, a Sirius/XM host and co-founder of TeaParty365, Mia Love, Mayor or Saratoga Springs, Utah, Heritage Foundation President Jim DeMint and Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah).
The evening began with an invocation by Joshua Duggar, Executive Director of FRC Action. Radar Radford, a trustee for the MRC, led the Pledge of Allegiance.
— Brent Baker is the Steven P.J. Wood Senior Fellow and Vice President for Research and Publications at the Media Research Center. Follow Brent Baker on Twitter.


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I have a problem. I want to have sex with one of my teachers, but im just 17 and .. yeah she is my teacher :/
But everytime I see her I get that horny that I only want to get her down on the floor and have sex with her all the day. Sometimes I go to the toilet to masturbate after I have seen her. She would be my teacher for 2 more years and I think that I cant hold it that long time.
I know that she is not allowed to have sex with me, but I really want it!
It is already hard to dont jump on her and fuck her right in the classroom, so it is just impossible to lust after someone else. I think I am going crazy if I dont get her soon.
So what you think I should do? I am really desperate..


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I am running a number of different websites - some very active, some less so - and am about to set up another 20+. My problem is organising email correspondence.
My thunderbird folders are massive!. I have just one email account I check for each website, but 100's of folders within each one. I feel I am losing control and just wondered how other people cope.
I need immediate notification of some arrivals (notably, sales alerts & voicemails from my shops) so I'd like to keep them on my desktop. I'm wondering about using webmail for some of the less time-sensitive stuff.
I am about to setup some projects with a partner and we'd like to 'share' all correspondence.
Does anyone have a magic solution??
.. and apologies if this is the wrong forum, couldn't see a better fit
I was in a similar situation (though not quite so massive!) and I switched to using Google Apps (GMail). It's great. Emails don't go via my web hosting any more but go through Google's servers. I now have one inbox, with all my emails for various sites coming to one inbox. I can reply from the email address to which the email was sent in each case. You can also have accounts and email addresses for other employees, too, if you need to. And GMail has fantastic search features, too, so you can easily find emails without having to create lots of folders/tags etc. And of course, you can check the emails from anywhere, which is handy.
You can still download them to Thunderbird, of course, but I hardly bother any more.
Gmail is the best for that because in gmail you can assure that your mail is secured. Unlike yahoo your mail is not secured because lots if spammers can get in through your yahoomail. I experience last month that my yahoo mail is been hacked so I decided to change my email to gmail. Also hotmail is also good and microsoft outlook.
GMail can also be compromised, but they do have some nice security features. You can set which computers are allowed to access the account etc. I am still refining my settings on those things.
Gmail accounts are secured but Gmail limits you to make accounts by verifying phone number. So you should use Yahoo when you need so many accounts.


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The Supreme Court made a huge decision today which will likely hit everyone in the pocket book and it will likely result in some major changes in the retail market in the near future.
The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that manufacturers are allowed to set a fixed price for their product and forbid retailers from discounting them. This overturns the previous anti-trust law that stood for nearly 100 years which prohibited retail price fixing. Manufacturers can now enforce "resale price maintenance agreements" which forbid retailer discounting for both online and traditional retailers.
That means that the brand manufacturers can now set a firm price for the goods they deliver to retailers and retailers must abide by selling them at these prices. The results are that you may see the most expensive Christmas retail season as stores may be forbidden by manufacturers to discount their brand items.
This could also mean the end of negotiating prices for new cars at the dealership as this ruling opens up the possibility that car manufacturers can set the retail price that their cars are to be sold at. Discount retail chains may find that they are not able to discount and newly released books may become a lot more expensive since they will not be discounted. Basically the law will make that "suggested retail price" the actual retail price.
While the Supreme Court ruled that the old law was outdated and that competition between competing manufacturers would keep prices in check, the Consumers Union believes that consumers will be seeing higher prices as a result of the decision.