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Winner by KO: Randy Orton
Orton poses for the crowd, to a big pop, while we get replays of the highlights of the match.
- Jerry Lawler is shown walking to the back to prepare for his match. It's worth noting that the Cole Mine is set up, so hopefully the WWE isn't showing their hand with Cole's match. Matthews and Booker run down the results of the draft, before talking about Sheamus' attack on Kofi Kingston this past Friday on Smackdown.
Sheamus is shown backstage pacing. He tells Teddy Long he doesn't like it one bit. Long says he's giving the WWE Universe a bonus match, and tonight Sheamus will be defending his title against Kofi in a table's match. Sheamus says he's upset because he's the US Champion and he's fighting someone that wasn't born in the US. Sheamus wants to see Kofi's birth certificate. Long says not to worry about it because after tonight, he may not even be the US Champion.
- Morrison is shown backstage briefly, warming up and doing some small parkour type stuff.
U.S. Championship
Tables Match
Sheamus (c) vs. Kofi Kingston
The bell rings, and we're ready to start. Sheamus tries to get the jump with a couple of clubbing blows, but Kofi uses his speed to catch Sheamus off guard. This goes back and forth for a bit before Kofi takes Sheamus down and mounts him with a series of punches. Kofi goes to the outside and goes under the ring for a table, but Sheamus comes right out and slams him into the ringside barricade before sliding the table back under the ring. Sheamus goes to the other side of the ring and grabs a different table, but he's cut off by Kofi who comes up with a huge kick to the side of the head. Kofi gets the table Sheamus brought out and sets it up between the ring and announce table. Kofi slams Sheamus' head into the table before laying him across. Kofi goes up to the ring apron, but Sheamus rolls off the table before Kingston leaps. Kofi follows Sheamus, but ends up being thrown into the barricade yet again.
Sheamus grabs another table, and sets this one up on the floor on the entrance ramp side. Sheamus tries for the razor's edge through the table, but Kingston fights out of it. Kingston goes into the ring, and when Sheamus tries to follow, Kofi almost sends him through the table, but Sheamus is able to catapult himself over the top rope and into Kofi to avoid going through the table. Sheamus goes out of the ring for another table, but when he tries to bring it in, Kofi stops him. Sheamus snaps Kofi's arm over the top rope before going back out, grabbing the table, and bringing it into the ring by slamming it directly into Kofi's stomach. Sheamus comes into the ring and picks up the table a couple of times before slamming it down on top of a prone Kingston.
Sheamus props the table up in the corner, slamming Kofi into the table head first. Sheamus picks Kingston up over his shoulder and he almost drives Kingston into the table, but Kofi rolls over, and rolls up Sheamus, leaping up and coming down across the Irish man with a big double stomp. Kingston sets Sheamus up on the table in the corner and comes in running but Sheamus moves. Kofi leaps up and straddles the table in the corner. Sheamuse goes for another razor's edge but Kofi gets out again. Kofi goes to the ring apron and tries to suplex Sheamus to the outside into the table, but Sheamus fights it off and comes up with the bicycle kick. Kofi avoids going through the table by leaping over it and to the arena floor.
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Nothing is perfect.
Nothing is perfect because perfection is an idea, and an opinion.
everyone has there own version of perfection,
for one person, it is a world at peace.
For another it is a scorched and barren wasteland, void of all life. To them, the only way to live was to purge the imperfection and destroy anything that did not meet their idea of so-called "perfection."
I am not saying that you cannot use the phrase "perfect." I am saying that when someone else rubs your face in the floor because you don't quite meet in the middle, ignore them. Us as humans are imperfect.
Look at this from a different angle.
Step away from the cruelness of humanity and see that somehow Humanity is so stupid. Stupid enough to wage war on itself, to end someone else's idea. An idea that was created because of something that they saw need improving. We can be stupid enough to see other humans die because we wanted to reach the throne first. Because we wanted the last crumb of bread. and because we wanted to win. According to us, winning is being better than another person out there. But even this is not perfect. being better or worse is a matter of opinion as well. Just like when you and your friends argue about which football team is going to the super bowl, we argue about who won the race. Who won the war. Who got from point A to point B first.
Now, taking another step back. Or in, depending on how you look at it.
Everything is an idea. Your conscience exists inside your brain. You can see these pixels on your computer screen or handheld device lighting up, and the light being absorbed into your eye. Or can you? How do you know? you don't. and you can't. Sight is a sense. Just like taste. And Data from your many senses is a small elecerical pulse, rocketing around your nervous system all the way to your brain. Or at least that is what you think. Anything you "know" is a theory. Because you are your brain. Not your body. You are not How buff you are or how skinny you are. You are a brain. This brain is in a box. and it is telling itself that there is a world outside of the box. It cannot be sure though, because the only way that it knows that there may be something out there is from listening to the gossip oof all the nerves in your body. But is this gossip true?
Thanks for bearing to read my ramblings.
Please take a moment to ponder this.
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"Lacking in a few areas but still a blast."
Black is Criterion and EA games much publicized first person shooter utilizing the powerful game engine developed by Criterion and further developed by EA called Renderware. Truely it showcases what this gaming engine is capable of and is a drastic change from the Burnout Takedown/ Revenge series that the team had originally created the engine for. Explosive gameplay is as abundant as anyone who has played the Burnout titles can expect.
Story - Not much here, we are dropped into the tale in it's closing stages only to play through the story through flashbacks. I would have like to see a more complete approach when it comes to story but it is just barebones. It is lacking any emotional ties that develop in titles with thrilling stories, where the player feels compelled to continue because of story arcs.
Graphics/Sound - Terrific, the graphics are top notch for an aging system, so great in fact that I am compelled to imagine it with sharper clarity and more details, as well as a slightly more explosive environment.
Control/ Playability- Although it doesn't allow for adjustment to sensitivity that is a mainstay for most first person shooters, I found it's sensitivity perfect. The game also features the option to customize buttons but too much customization can be a bad thing in that when the sniper zoom button is changed zoom with the sniper becomes unusable. But more so the lack of a jump or climb button really hurts. There are parts in which the character is unable to retrace their steps because of small ledges. This definitely detracts from the realism that the graphics and sound worked so hard to obtain. By low ledge I mean just that, in which the ledges could be called steps and are very low in height.
Play Time/Replayability - Short in comparison with the real masterpieces, it can be completed within 10 hours, however the immersion that this game presents will keep any first person shooter fan coming back for more.
Final Recommendation - If you are a fan of first person shooters than I urge you to at least play this game because you should find what you are looking for. Anyone who likes the Burnout games should also give this a play, if only to see what the engine is capable of. But for those that might not like first person shooters than look some where else because this game doesn't do anything new for the genre and even steps backward here and there, giving the progress made in the fps genre a bad reputation.
Reviewer's Rating: 3.5 - Good
Originally Posted: 03/07/06
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Three goals in the final eight minutes condemned Colchester United to a 3-1 home defeat against Charlton Athletic, in their latest Under-21 Development League Two match.
After a goal-less first half, the U's took the lead seven minutes in the second half when Jack Compton's shot flew in off the underside of the crossbar.
Colchester looked like they were heading for victory until Charlton scored three times in the final eight minutes through Bradley Jordan, Morgan Fox and Michael Smith helped to seal the visitors' victory.
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Since I was a kid, I have always loved finding these on the beach. I hadn't seen one in a while until I was at the beach on Martha's Vineyard a few weeks ago. I took some photos and drew it when I got home.
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AUSTIN, Texas — Gauging stakeholder attitudes and opinions about a variety of proposed changes in hunting and fishing regulations, and related resource issues, is the focus behind a series of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department public hearings continuing across the state during March.
TPWD considers changes to hunting and fishing regulations and related policies each year and entertaining public input about those proposals is a key component in the process. Public comment taken during the open meetings will be considered when agency staff presents final recommendations to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission in early April.
A series of 19 public hearings began March 8 and continues through March 24. The public is encouraged to attend and make comment at any of the following remaining meetings. All hearings start at 7 p.m. Comment may also be made online (http://tpwd.texas.gov/) or in writing to TPWD Public Comment, 4200 Smith School Road., Austin, TX 78744.
Following are the remaining hearings and their locations:
Following are just a few of the topics up for discussion during this year's public hearing process.
A complete list of proposals is available online at the TPWD Web site and at all public hearings.


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D'Souza's America Movie Draws Celebs To Hollywood Premiere As Talk Radio King Rush Limbaugh Urges Audience To Flood Theaters
Provocative Film Opens Nationwide Today
July 02, 2014 --
LOS ANGELES, July 2, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --On the eve of the July 4th holiday weekend, Rush Limbaugh urged his millions of listeners to see the provocative new film America, which opens today in more than 1,100 theaters.The new film was created by bestselling author Dinesh D'Souza and the Academy Award-winning producer of Schindler's List, Gerald R. Molen and directed by John Sullivan.
"In a rare move for the No. 1 talk radio host, he begs his audience to see the movie which he compares to 'It's A Wonderful Life'," noted The Hollywood Reporter.
On the July 1 broadcast of his nationally syndicated radio show, which is heard on more than 600 stations, Limbaugh told his audience the new film does "an incredible job of telling a story, using images and words and music to make you think."
"Remember the movie It's A Wonderful Life? Jimmy Stewart's guardian angel shows him what Bedford Falls would have been like had he not been born." The new film addresses the question: What would the world be like if there were no America?"
"You'll be inspired by it," Limbaugh continued. "It talks about the enemies of America. A lot of people don't wish this country well. The idea that America is the problem in the world, that movement's long existed, and it gave us many modern-day Democrats."
A star-studded L.A. red carpet premiere attracted 1,000 people, including actors Jon Voight, Stacey Dash, John Ratzenberger, Orson Bean, Alley Mills and many others.
America is the follow up by the team that created the runaway hit 2016: Obama's America which grossed $33.4 million to become the second-highest grossing political documentary in history after Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 911.
"If its predecessor is any guide, the movie will start in a few theaters, it'll grow and then word-of-mouth is going to build it and build it. It'll end up being huge," Limbaugh said Tuesday. Hear the audio below.
To read the original article and to hear Rush Limbaugh's comments, please click here: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/audio-rush-limbaugh-predicts-dinesh-716217
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A Santa Ana-based company aims to protect phones and other gadgets from water damage.
Liquipel treats devices with an invisible coating that repels water. The process seeps inside the device to coat the internal components as well resulting in a phone that's supposedly watersafe.
Watch a video of an iPhone treated with Liquipel dunked underwater.
The company in Santa Ana takes walk ins and can treat a phone in about an hour for $59.


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Despite the weather, patriotism prevailed in Monessen in 1983
Mother Nature didn't cooperate when Monessen played host to the annual Mon Valley Veterans Day parade and celebration on Friday, Nov. 11, 1983.
But the elements – sub-freezing temperatures, rain, snow and sleet – didn't dampen the solid patriotic spirit of pride, respect and gratitude that prevailed among participants and spectators.
"It was very cold and the snow was flying," Ron Chromulak of Monessen recalled.
"It was melting for the most part, getting everyone wet and very cold, so you had to keep moving.
"There were a lot of people there, both in the parade and as observers and everyone was very enthusiastic."
Chromulak, an Air Force veteran who served in Vietnam, was in his first year as commander of Allison Lescanac Post 1190 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars on that bone-numbing day 31 years ago. He's now chairman of the Monessen Veterans Council, which again is preparing for the city to be the center of the major Valley-wide observance on Saturday, Nov. 8.
The theme of this year's event will be "Honoring Mon Valley Heroes," and Chromulak and others planning the parade are hoping for another overwhelming display of patriotism.
"Anyone who has never served in the military, primarily in combat, cannot fully understand the pride and comfort a Veterans Day parade can bring to some people," Chromulak said.
The annual parade rotates yearly among Monessen, Charleroi, Donora, Monongahela and Washington. California also hosted the event for many years and veterans groups from California, Belle Vernon, Charleroi, Carroll Township, Donora, Monongahela and Washington joined the Monessen contingent in planning the 1983 observance..
In addition to VFW Post 1190, the current Monessen Veterans Council comprises Anthony Madison American Legion Post 704, Thomas McKee American Legion Post 28, the Mid Mon Valley Shipmates, and the Joseph Walker Mon Valley Chapter of the Air Force Association.
Organizers have invited veterans from throughout the region to take part and also are seeking businesses to join Trib Total Media as corporate sponsors.
"We will welcome any support," Chromulak, a 1960 graduate of Monessen High School, said.
"Our goal is to make this year's parade and celebration one of the biggest ever in Mon Valley history.
"The veterans, men and women who served our great nation, deserve nothing less."
Additional information is available from any member of the Veterans Council or by contacting Chromulak at 354 Balazia Ave., Monessen, PA 15062, firstname.lastname@example.com, 724-314-3188 or 412-515-7247.
Support certainly was evident in 1983 as marchers and several thousand people lining the streets of Monessen to watch the parade braved temperatures in the low 20s, harsh winds that made it seem ever colder, and a mix of rain, snow and sleet.
"I marched in worse than this," Bob Figolah of Donora, an Army veteran who served in Vietnam, told Valley Independent reporter Jeff Oliver in expressing the sentiments of veterans gathered in Monessen that day.
"We're going to press on," Chromulak told Oliver before the line of march began near the War Memorial in the city's Eastgate section. "The weather doesn't matter; we're psyched up about this. We've been working on this for quite a while. We are really cranked up for the parade, especially the Vietnam veterans. Did you notice how many of us are here?
Reflecting recently on those 1983 thoughts, Chromulak said enthusiasm ran high because "… a lot of people wanted to forget about the war protesters of the 1970s."
"There was still a lot of animosity at that time and we wanted to concentrate on the POW-MIA (Prisoner Of War/Missing In Action) issue," he recalled. "All of the local World War II and Korean veterans were very supportive of the Vietnam veterans and worked really hard to make us feel welcome back home and part of the community."
Chromulak said a group of veterans created a parade float depicting the cages that the North Vietnamese constructed to keep the prisoners in during the Vietnam War.
"They walked with that float in the parade," he said "Everyone wanted to be part of the awareness of what actually happened in Vietnam. People were just beginning to find out how the government really let down the troops that were fighting a war by not supplying sufficient ammunition and other materials and, what we felt was the worst thing, was that they lied to the troops who were over there."
The Vietnam veterans' mobile display won first prize in the best float category in the 1983 parade. The float was dedicated to POWs and MIAs still unaccounted for and was very meaningful to those who served in the Southeast Asia war.
"We want the American public to realize there are still more than 2,100 men missing in Southeast Asia," Joe Kallok of Donora, a Air Force veteran who saw action in Vietnam, told Oliver.
"I got shot down once (in Vietnam) and three of my buddies are still missing."
Hank Trice Jr., a Vietnam veteran who served with the Green Berets and was a POW, came from Youngwood to march in the parade.
"The (POW) float is very close to my heart," he said. "I want to recognize my fellow veterans and have the right to represent my country and fly the American flag. It is an honor to be with these men, to march with veterans who served in other wars."
Mike Stefansky, a Navy veteran of World War II, agreed.
"I'm doing it (marching) out of dedication to the veterans," he told Oliver. "I'm not worried about the weather. I have my long underwear on."
Another World War II veteran taking part in the parade served a dual role as both a veteran and government official.
Mayor Fred P. McLuckie of Charleroi served in the Army for 4½ years and was inducted prior to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.
"It's wonderful," he said of the parade. "This is our dedication to the veterans who are here today and to those no longer with us.
Monessen Mayor James Sepesky lauded the parade participants and spectators who turned out for the tribute.
"This is an opportunity to publicly display the appreciation of the efforts put forth by those who so capably represented this country in times of conflict," Sepesky told Oliver. "It's an opportunity for all people to come out and openly display their feelings of appreciation for our fighting boys."
Helen Parnelli of Monessen sat in a chair along the parade route. Bundled in winter clothes and a heavy blanket, she explained why she and so many others came to watch the parade even thought it would have been much more comfortable to sit at home and watch television.
"It's Veterans Day and we have to pay tribute to our boys who were killed fighting," Parnelli said. "I had a brother and a son who both fought for our country in wars. They both came back. Thank God for that."
Also highlighting the 1983 Veterans Day celebration were two programs at VFW Post 1190 on Seventh Street.
Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. John A. Aranyos was the featured speaker at a morning ceremony originally scheduled at the Eastgate War Memorial but moved indoors.
"I believe we must keep a position of military strength to keep the peace," Aranyos, a resident of Liberty Borough in Allegheny County, told his audience. "The critics say 'get rid of the military and we will have peace.' That makes as much senses as saying get rid of the doctors and there will be no more illness."
Aranyos, whose distinguished military career began in 1942 and who served as parade marshal at the Monessen event, said the U.S. "must have sufficient power to bargain to a point of détente with its enemies. Détente can only be an illusion of peace if there is no military balance."
Chromulak told Valley Independent reporter Teresa Sokol that Aranyos was "a fitting speaker and grand marshal." He recalled that the general was a single-engine fighter pilot in World War II and his combat tour comprised 900 hours and 82 missions over Europe.
Col. Frank Bitonti of Rostraver Township, an engineer with U.S. Steel Corp in civilian life and commander of the 2073rd U.S. Army Reserve School in Pittsburgh, was the keynote speaker at the traditional pre-parade luncheon at the VFW home.
He emphasized the importance of Army Reserve units in the Pittsburgh area, pointing to the financial impact such centers have on communities in which they are loated.
Frederic Feldman, long recognized as a great organizer, was president of the Monessen Veterans Council and general chairman of the Veterans Day programs in 1983. He also served as master of ceremonies at the indoor programs.
Among those introduced at those events were: Chromulak; Mickey Janicki, past commander of VFW Post 1190; commanders Randy Lee of Joseph H. Ford American Legion Post 691 and Angelo Leone of Thomas McKee American Legion Post 28; Socrates Loulis, escort commander and service director of Post 1190; Auxiliary presidents Charlotte Tansmore of Post 691, Gerry Elaynich of Post 28 and Beatrice Yakem of Post 1190.
Charles Gee, historian of Post 28, offered the traditional "Roll Call of The Dead" and said the weather that day was "most fitting."
"Most of the people who died (in combat) did so in blood, mud, sweat and tears," Gee said.
Also recognized at the luncheon were mayors McLuckie, George Saxon of Donora, John Moreschi of Monongahela, John Nipaver of Speers and Joseph Tintori of North Belle Vernon as well as other area municipal officials.
Russell Bronson of Post 691 drew praise for his "loud and clear voice" in leading the singing of "God Bless America" and "the Battle Hymn of the Republic" at the morning gathering. Bronson and Chester Artis, also of Post 691, also stirred the luncheon audience when they sang The National Anthem and other selections.
The Rev. S. Kenneth Johnson, pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Monessen, offered invocation and benediction.
It is the spirit of the 1983 Veterans Day celebration – and other observances of the past – that Chromulak and his Monessen Veterans Council counterparts are seeking to replicate at this year's event on Nov. 8.
In honoring all veterans – men and women who wore the uniforms of U.S. military forces with valor in times of war and peace as well as those who continue to serve today – the Monessen group needs and deserves all the support it can get.
There are countless heroes, living and dead, who deserve the respect and gratitude that Americans everywhere should – and must – offer and emphasize to them on Veterans Day and every day.
Ron Paglia is a freelance writer for Trib Total media.


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By Reverend Clint on October 8, 2011
Your breath smells real good
Anybody else think these two spent a wild night in Tijuana? Body shots and donkey shows?
Is breathe the olde english spelling?
Call me a mark, but I thought that staredown was pretty dope.
lol they eskimo kissed
the little guy just can't look imposing
looks like a cell booth vendor
^^^ for some reason i always spell it that way even though i know its wrong… i must be old school or just dumb.
whats with maynards 80's hair cut? its like 90% mullet
ROFL @ cell booth vendor.
Maynard is rocking a Mconaughey style hairdo, is it wrong for me to hope he beats Frankie so he can reach his full potential at 145?


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July 9, 2003.
The Ghost Hunter's Guide Book
By Troy Taylor
Publisher: Whitechapel Press (August 1999)
Pages: 212 � Price: $14.95
The following is a transcript from Troy Taylor's Ghostvillage.com Ghost Chat.
Jeff_Belanger: Welcome to our special Ghost Chat with Troy Taylor, folks. Please be patient and wait until a question is answered before jumping in with your question.
ghostlover: With my being a ghost hunter and all, what are the odds of getting caught going into a public place at night, when there is no trespassing? I'm thinking about something I had done a few months ago.
Troy Taylor: It depends on the place and time, whether it was posted and whether you were seen. I never condone trespassing but occasionally it happens.
RON3002: sounds good
ghostlover: Well, it was posted no trespassing, no specific hours, and it wasn�t to where anyone was around. lol So I went in and checked it out. Needless to say I left with my tail between my legs
Troy Taylor: Well, I can't condone it, but sometimes there is no other way. I try to be respectful of the sites, especially cemeteries.
ghostlover: Yeah, I can understand that.
Jeff_Belanger: Troy, how old were you when you had your first ghost experience?
Troy Taylor: I would have to say that I started investigating in the middle 80's, so I was about 19 at the time. My first experiences did not come with the first investigations though.
Jeff_Belanger: What was your first experience like?
Troy Taylor: That was later on -- probably around 21 or so. I was interested my whole life, but the first experience that I had was in a haunted building at the college that I was hoping to write about. I was told that people heard sounds from the past there and I wanted to check that out. I spent the night in the building with several friends and sure enough, around 1 AM we heard what seemed to be a person walking across the floor. It was an old gym at the college that was not used anymore. After we checked to make sure that it was not one of us (sometimes I investigate with some real goofballs -- but in a good way), we turned on the lights. There was no one there but us -- I think that was the first time.
RON3002: Troy, did your parents (like most do) tell you as a child there was no such things as ghosts?
Troy Taylor: nope -- my middle name is Allan -- named for Edgar Allan Poe, so my mom was always into this stuff too
ghostlover: If you knew a place was haunted, and you had asked permission to investigate, and you had to wait for so long, would you go instead of waiting? If you were really interested in checking this place out?
Troy Taylor: No -- if I had asked, I would wait. That is common courtesy and professionalism. BUT�
ghostlover: lol, I knew that was coming
Troy Taylor: Sometimes it is better to ask forgiveness than permission but only in situations where no one will get hurt.
Jeff_Belanger: What are some of the biggest mistakes new ghost hunters make?
Troy Taylor: My big thing is going on investigations without knowing how equipments works that's one. 2. running around cemeteries with a camera -- doing NO research and calling it ghost hunting. 3. believing the hype about digital cameras. That's a good start and sure to always make someone mad.
Jeff_Belanger: Can you talk more about digital cameras?
Troy Taylor: Oh boy -- here we go.
ghostlover: The ghost hunting group I�m with out here in Virginia, they tell me that its bad to try to take pictures with a digital camera, cause of the pixels.
Troy Taylor: Thank goodness, they have some sense -- but that is only one of the reasons. Here is the big one -- digital cameras produce no negatives and can be easily manipulated
RON3002: Good point.
Troy Taylor: Plus, they cannot be duplicated -- because of that, and here's the reason that is the big thing for me, digital images cannot be offered as evidence in a court of law -- so why should they be used as evidence in something as tough to prove as the hunt for real ghosts and real evidence of the paranormal? The orb-a-philes, as one of my AGS reps call them are everywhere!
RON3002: My group uses digital cameras for preliminary research purposes like getting the lay of the land and points of interest for the formal investigation.
Troy Taylor: They are great as a back-up camera, and for what you are using them for
ghostlover: It makes them feel special and good in my opinion. They think that when they do take pictures with digitals, that they can actually prove there is life after death.
Troy Taylor: My problem is when they are the only cameras being used, that's all.
secretsign: What' s your take on all the Orbs pictures?
Troy Taylor: I have a real problem with orbs and you might have seen the article about it on my website, but while I do think there are some legitimate orbs out there -- there are so many that are not. Even the real ones though -- what actual proof do we have that they are ghosts?
Travis__CK: none
Troy Taylor: Are they paranormal, yes? (The legit ones anyway) But are they ghosts, who can say for sure?
Michael: What is your take on EVP?
secretsign: I know their like a everyday piece of business in ghost pictures.
Troy Taylor: EVP? fascinating but tough to prove that it�s legit. We only have the word of the researcher that they are real and while that may be good enough for us, what about the public?
RON3002: Troy, do you have a favorite film type, as in B&W or Infrared?
Troy Taylor: Truthfully, I love color film but I tend to work with black and white a lot. Infrared is great but really hard to work with
RON3002: Yeah.
Troy Taylor: Nothing like loading a camera in total blackness, huh?
raventlynn: What do you think about motion sensors in an investigation?
Troy Taylor: Infrared motion sensors that are picking up movement and in some cases, light that is beyond the human spectrum is essential to an investigation in my opinion. I have had some great experiences with them
raventlynn: That is my next expense. Do you have a particular model that you prefer?
RON3002: We a have a "cheap" one from Radio Shack that seems to work pretty good
Troy Taylor: I have used several kinds, including Radio Shack (which are okay but not great). A friend hooked me up with the ones that we sell on our site and I can�t think of the name, but I think that it�s Room Guardian. They work really well.
Jeff_Belanger: What other equipment is essential to ghost hunting?
Troy Taylor: They are inexpensive and easy to use.
RON3002: It�s ok until we get better funding.
ghostlover: lol, Ron
raventlynn: I love my EVP recorder... I rely on that more than my digital camera. I never have an investigation in which I don't get something on one or the other!
Troy Taylor: funny thing about equipment -- I like to use it, but is it ever really essential? That's the real argument that people have. Remember that none of it was made to actually hunt "ghosts" -- it has all been adapted.
Jeff_Belanger: Right.
RON3002: I like having a night scope for use (am a bit clumsy).
Troy Taylor: Because of this, we have to be careful with the information that we get from it and how we use it. I often tell people that its tough to prove a haunting scientifically through equipment. Ghosts do not perform on command. I tend to use historical research and witness interviews for a lot of my groundwork.
raventlynn: This is so true... I never get anywhere if I ask them to tell me something... they do seem to have their own will.
Troy Taylor: If two people have lived in a house during a separate period and have no connection to one another and yet have the same experiences -- not knowing that anyone else has had them, then -- hey, you just proved historically that the house was haunted!
RON3002: Troy, a question that�s on this site is "What is the funniest thing to happen to you on an investigation?�
Troy Taylor: screaming like a little girl with a buddy of mine while in a haunted place� want more info?
raventlynn: LOL
Jeff_Belanger: absolutely!
secretsign: hehehe
Troy Taylor: We were in a haunted and abandoned hospital and saw a figure walk across a doorway at the end of the hall. We knew that no one was there but us. We both let out a scream and grabbed one another -- this is funnier if you know us. He is a Harley Rider and I am not a small guy.
raventlynn: It's funny, now!
ghostlover: Sounds like it was.
Troy Taylor: We were both decked out in leather.
Travis__CK: Isn�t it great to be so close to your fellow investigators?
Troy Taylor: We ran screaming down the hall, practically holding hands
raventlynn: Talk about it much to people?
fullmoon: This would not have been at Waverly, would it, Troy?
Troy Taylor: Once we got downstairs we wondered what he had been doing
raventlynn: Sounds a little embarrassing.
RON3002: I almost became a ghost �thanks to heart attack" brought on by a little kitty cat jumping out of a cupboard.
Troy Taylor: Nope, not embarrassed a bit. Just one of many experiences.
Jeff_Belanger: Troy, do you consider yourself psychic or sensitive to spirit energy?
Troy Taylor: No --- psychic as a fence post.
Jeff_Belanger: Me too -- maybe even less so if that's possible.
Troy Taylor: Although I knew you would ask me that -- ha!
raventlynn: LOL
Jeff_Belanger: I know, I know... predictable question...
ghostlover: how often do you use psychics on your investigations?
raventlynn: I have had a spirit follow me from a home that was haunted and has stayed with me for many years...do you see this often?
Troy Taylor: Not too much -- but we do have a ghost who lives in our store in Alton that came home with me. It�s a long story but in short, the place as haunted -- allegedly by a little boy.
raventlynn: I lived in this house for years before he attached himself to me!
Troy Taylor: Once we had a baby at home, weird things started happening there and nothing had before.
Troy Taylor: "He" or whatever, seems to like the baby, especially her toys. Things play by themselves, toys start up on their own, toys vanish and come back. My wife is not too sure about it, but I think it's pretty cool.
RON3002: Troy do you believe children are more "in tuned" to the paranormal due to lack of corruption of their minds?
Troy Taylor: Yes -- animals too -- which doesn't say much about kids but I think we should take "imaginary friends" a lot more seriously than we do.
raventlynn: I agree!
Travis__CK: Troy, may I ask why you hunt ghosts in the first place? What got you started?
Troy Taylor: Something I was always fascinated with. I got started because of a love of the unexplained. People always want me to say that my mother died and came back to haunt me but it was nothing like that.
ghostlover: When I went out for the first time on a ghost hunt, I ended up having a few soldier ghosts attach to me. I hear a drummer every night. I went to North Carolina once, and it followed me to there, while I was staying in a hotel room. How can you get rid of ghosts that attach to you? I still here the drummer every night. My husband has heard him, but he passes it off as someone playing their stereo too loudly.
raventlynn: Ghostlover asked an interesting question...psychics....do you believe in them and do you use them?
Troy Taylor: There are ways to get rid of ghosts and psychics are one use, BUT I have trouble finding legit psychics. I do not use them in investigations but in some cases they work when they are good ones. I have one good one in Illinois and one in PA. That covers the east and west but I am hoping to find others. I know there must be some out there.
RON3002: Troy, what�s your standing on Ouija boards?
Troy Taylor: I am not convinced that Ouija boards contact ghosts. I think it connects with the inner mind in most cases
RON3002: true
Troy Taylor: people can create "ghosts" -- have you heard of the "Phillip" case in Canada?
raventlynn: I have heard of this,...something to do with the mind over matter?
Troy Taylor: a group of researchers created a ghost and "he" took on a personality and began causing phenomena to occur. They actually did it with their own minds -- like PK in a human agent poltergeist case.
raventlynn: Sorry...I thought you were talking about a different type of created ghost.
Troy Taylor: I think that the Ouija operate in the same way
raventlynn: That's an interesting story.
Jeff_Belanger: You've written a lot about ghosts of Illinois, what's one of the more harrowing sites you've investigated in the state?
Troy Taylor: The most haunted -- bachelor's grove -- my favorite ghost? Resurrection Mary.
Jeff_Belanger: Is resurrection Mary in Chicago?
raventlynn: I love that story! It is one of my favorites!
ghostlover: I can say haven�t seen her. I wanted to go there once, but was afraid I would get lost.
Troy Taylor: Yes, she haunts Archer Avenue on the south side.
Jeff_Belanger: Have you ever seen her personally?
raventlynn: ghostlover...you are like me...I can handle anything supernatural... but don't get me lost on the road!
Troy Taylor: One of the only vanishing hitchhiker stories with real names, people and places behind it. No, I have not seen her but would I like to pick her up, yes!
fullmoon: Troy, do you think that a portal exist at archer avenue??
Troy Taylor: No, not really but I do think the area has something to it -- a mystery about it that the Indians recognized when they turned it into a trail. It is surrounded by water, which helps to make it more haunted.
RON3002: Troy your standing on Gettysburg, True or mostly media hype?
Troy Taylor: True -- look at the violence and death -- I have investigated it many times and have spent many days and evenings there and have had some strange experiences. I heard sounds, smells, myself and a friend had a "horse" or the sound and smell of one come up right behind us and we both experienced it at the same time.
RON3002: Has anyone heard of Agawan rock, or the Bridgewater Triangle?
Troy Taylor: I am familiar with the triangle -- any truth to that or lots of coincidences? What do you think?
raventlynn: Bridgewater Triangle?
RON3002: I use to "party" there in my younger days, weirdest thing I saw was a huge water rat.
Guest: What do you know of Dudleytown in Connecticut?
Troy Taylor: I hear lots of stories of strange disappearances in the triangle but wondered if there was anything to it. Areas like that fascinate me.
ghostlover: where is Bridgewater triangle at?
RON3002: Bridgewater, Massachusetts
Troy Taylor: Jeff is the expert on Dudleytown here -- want to jump in?
Guest: I have been once
Jeff_Belanger: I've been to Dudleytown 4 or 5 times over the years.
Guest: it is very odd
RON3002: Actually a pretty dangerous place (quick sand).
Jeff_Belanger: I've never personally experienced anything there -- but I can say that the people that chose to live there throughout its history had a lot of bad luck
raventlynn: Guess I won't be moving there!
ghostlover: So its cursed so to speak then?
Troy Taylor: I would say that "odd" only scratched the surface but is the luck really bad -- the curse I mean -- or part of the legend. Any opinions?
Jeff_Belanger: They built a small town on rocky soil, in the shadow of three mountains. They never really had a chance.
Troy Taylor: good point Jeff --- it's not an area for farming.
RON3002: Or living, from the sounds of it. lol
ghostlover: I think that maybe its the way things had been disturbed or some kind of an imbalance in the earth in that one area.
Guest: When I went I have to tell you the air was thick it was so quiet no bugs, birds
Jeff_Belanger: There is a lot of talk of a curse -- it certainly holds a lot of intrigue.
raventlynn: Wonder why people live there?
Jeff_Belanger: Just what Guest said -- quiet
Troy Taylor: They don't now -- it's been abandoned for many years
raventlynn: Maybe it's some sort of coven... you know... don't like outsiders? LOL
Troy Taylor: there really is no "town" left
Jeff_Belanger: In the early 1900s a wealthy doctor turned it into a nature preserve so he and his friends had an escape from New York City. The cellar holes and some trails remain today.
Travis__CK: Troy this question has come up many times. Can a ghost make physical contact with you, as in touching you?
Troy Taylor: Physical contact? Yes -- I have had it happen. I have been touched on a couple of investigations. I have had my clothing tugged on here in our haunted place more than once.
raventlynn: In my home...the last one...where there had been a murder...my husband and my baby both woke up with scratches on them!
secretsign: Troy do you have any investigations in the works now?
Troy Taylor: I don�t have anything in the works now -- I am leaving on vacation at the end of the week.
RON3002: Troy, ever been on a investigation anywhere near Massachusetts?
raventlynn: I have had a lot of physical manifestations... violently swinging plants... baby swing shoved sideways... sort of angry!
Troy Taylor: I have visited Massachusetts because my sister lived there for a while. I visited haunted places, but no actual investigations.
Jeff_Belanger: Troy, do you have any thoughts on residual hauntings? Could a traumatic event like the battle at Gettysburg leave a psychic impression on the area for centuries?
Troy Taylor: I think so -- we call this a haunting but its more of a "memory" I think than anything else. Violent or repetitive events leave an impression on the atmosphere and re-play like a movie.
raventlynn: I agree with that about the memories!
Jeff_Belanger: Troy, do you delineate between "ghost" and "spirit"?
Troy Taylor: I like "ghost" as a generic term. I think of spirits as interactive, traditional and intelligent ghosts. I think of 'apparitions' as residual effects but everyone has their own usage I think.
fullmoonlvl: Troy if you had to take only one piece of equipment on an investigation what would it be?
Troy Taylor: A notebook and pen -- and a camera -- okay that's three.
raventlynn: Do you take notes, then, on paper as opposed to recording your findings?
Troy Taylor: And myself -- that's the most important thing
Travis__CK: Can you speculate on why a residual haunting that has been going on for years will just seem to stop?
Troy Taylor: They fade out as the energy dies out over time. A residual is just energy that has been left behind.
Travis__CK: Ok.
Jeff_Belanger: Troy, do you ever try to perform a clearing of an unwanted spirit?
raventlynn: Can a spirit act on YOUR emotions?
Troy Taylor: No, I do not, Jeff, but I have a couple of good people who can. I was skeptical of the process until I saw it work.
Troy Taylor: Can it act on your emotions? I don�t see why not, especially if we are talking about an interactive ghost and intelligent spirit.
raventlynn: I was curious....mine seems to react to my anger at times... or if something has happened to me... he would destroy things or throw things!
Troy Taylor: have you considered that some of the happenings may be your own outwardly directed energy?
raventlynn: That was told to me!
Jeff_Belanger: Folks, we're just about out of time. Does anyone have a last question for Troy Taylor?
secretsign: Any new book on the way?
raventlynn: Thanks for the information, Troy! It was very nice meeting you!
Troy Taylor: Several , ha ha! Right now, I have a new edition of my book on Haunted Alton -- then one on researching haunted cemeteries.
fullmoonlvl: Jeff and Troy I have enjoyed the time tonight. I hope Troy will do this again. Troy keep the books coming.
Jeff_Belanger: I'd like to thank you all for coming by, and I'd especially like to thank Troy for spending this chat with us. What a great guest!
Troy Taylor: Thanks, Jeff.
ghostlover: Thanks, Troy, you helped me out a lot.
Travis__CK: Thanks Troy I enjoyed it
Troy Taylor: Take care everybody and thanks again!
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All India Muslim Personal Law Board President Maulana Syed Rabey Hasani Nadwi drew the attention of Muslims towards making the best possible use of media in making the world a better place to live in.
"The day when Muslims will hold command over media will definitely be a better day not only for Muslims but for the rest of the world," the AIMPLB president said while delivering his keynote address in a conference on "Towards a Better World: The Role of Muslims" organised by Urdu monthly Afkar-e-Milli to mark its completion of 20 years, at India Islamic Cultural Centre in the Capital on June 10.
Speaking from the presidential chair, Jamaat-e-Islami Hind Ameer Maulana Syed Jalaluddin Umri shared the view expressed by Maulana Rabey Nadvi.
"Those who hold command over media today make a mountain out of a mole hill. Unless we leave an impact on media, we cannot influence the society," he said.
The day-long conference was inaugurated by Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman K. Rahman Khan, who underscored the need for a healthy and civilized society for a peaceful life.
"Muslims have to play their role in the establishment of a healthy society, otherwise the next generations will not forgive us," he said.
"Sixty years have passed since we got independence but the social life of Muslims from educational and economic points of view has not improved to the extent it should have been by now," rued Mr. Khan.
"Now when Muslims are being projected as terrorists all over the world, it is the duty of Muslims to make collective and concerted efforts to devise a strategy, and by acting upon which it can be proved that Muslims can be messengers of peace for the entire humanity but can never be terrorists. We will have to act to change the present scenario, and this we can do only when we play a distinguished role in the fields of education and technology," he stressed.
Speaking on "Negative Attitude of Media against Islam and Muslims," Editor Milli Gazette Dr. Zafrul Islam Khan refuted the general feeling that the mainstream media discriminates against Islam and Muslims.
"The fact is that Muslims do not know the art of presenting their case before the media," he said.
Editor Afkar-e-Milli Dr. S.Q.R. Ilyas threw light on the achievements of his magazine during the past 20 years.
Other speakers included Hujjatul Islam Allama Syed Zeeshan Hidayati, Safinatul Hidaya director Allama Syed Aaqil Al Gharavi and renowned Islamic economist Professor M. Nejatullah Siddiqui.


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Pens force deciding Game 7 against Wings
One game for the Stanley Cup.
That is the story of this Final after the Penguins' inspired 2-1 victory Tuesday over the Detroit Red Wings at Mellon Arena.
However, the story of Game 6 was the Penguins' third line.
Goals from third-line forwards Jordan Staal and Tyler Kennedy held thanks to clutch saves by goalie Marc-Andre Fleury and anything-goes play in the crease by defenseman Rob Scuderi — and the Penguins forced a deciding Game 7 at Detroit on Friday without superstar centers Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby recording a point last night.
"That's the way we play here," Staal said. "It's a team effort every night. That's what good teams do — find ways to win, whether it's your big guys scoring or the third and fourth lines scoring.
"It's big for us."
A win Friday would be bigger. That would return the Cup to Pittsburgh for a third time and the first since 1992.
Penguins majority co-owner Mario Lemieux captained that 1992 Cup club. Yesterday was the 25th anniversary of his selection by the Penguins as the first overall draft pick in 1984.
Fleury was the first overall pick in 2003, and his 25 saves last night — including 13 in the final period — was a defiant response to his performance in Game 5 at Detroit last Saturday, when he was pulled midway through the game after making just 16 saves.
Fleury's right pad stop on a breakaway backhand by Red Wings winger Daniel Cleary with 1:45 remaining topped the save he made on Capitals winger Alex Ovechkin early in a second-round Game 7 victory at Washington.
Not long after that save, Fleury and Scuderi somehow protected a loose puck in the crease as rugged Red Wings winger Johan Franzen attempted to stuff home the tying goal.
"It was just us trying to do whatever (we) can to stop the puck," Scuderi said. "It's kind of weird to understand (Fleury's) broken English, but I'm pretty sure he was saying, 'Move!'
"Once the puck goes there, you have to try and take a man. I'm sure he wanted me to get out of the way, but that was one of those where I had no choice."
Neither did Staal, Kennedy and winger Matt Cooke, really.
Penguins coach Dan Bylsma said after a 5-0 loss in Game 5 that he would try a more defensive approach to the dangerous top-line duo of Detroit centers Henrik Zetterberg and Pavel Datsyuk, who combined for a goal and four points in that contest.
Cooke said he knew upon hearing Bylsma's statement that he, Staal and Kennedy would draw the difficult assignment of defending arguably the top two-way forwards in hockey.
Staal, though, wasn't thinking just defense.
"You know, Jordy thought we should pop in a couple, too," Kennedy said.
Though they dominated the first period, limiting the Red Wings to only three shots, the Penguins failed to score on their 12 attempts.
However, any sense that the Red Wings would open the second period with sigh-of-relief life faded when Staal scored 51 seconds in to give the Penguins a 1-0 lead.
In the neutral zone, Staal chipped the puck past Red Wings forward Valtteri Filppula, retrieved it and skated into the offensive zone on a 2-on-1 with Cooke.
Red Wings defenseman Jonathan Ericsson was the lone player back and he slid backwards as Staal looked toward Cooke. Staal tried a shot that Ericsson deflected towards Red Wings goalie Chris Osgood, who could not control the rebound.
Staal stayed on-course, gathered the puck and whipped it past Osgood for his fourth playoff goal and second of the Final.
"He rocketed it off my chin (on) the first one and it must have went right back on his stick," Osgood said. "It just nicked the bottom of my glove."
Staal said he never considered passing to Cooke.
"He hasn't made a pass to me all year in practice on 2-on-1s, and I go with him every day," Cooke said. "I've been screaming at him to shoot all year, and finally he listened."
The Penguins entered the third period with a 24-12 advantage in shots, but their one-goal lead was tenuous as best.
Kennedy's fifth playoff goal at 5:35 of the third period staked them a 2-0 lead. Strong down-low work by wingers Ruslan Fedotenko and Max Talbot set up Kennedy's opportunity near the side of the crease.
"He's got pretty good hands," Osgood said. "I was worried he was going to jam it. He actually tried to and he saw that he had more time and there was nobody there. He kind of stick-handled it out a bit and put it far side.
"It's a nice play by him."
The Red Wings pulled within a goal at 8:01 on veteran center Kris Draper's first of the playoffs. He roofed a rebound off a shot from Ericsson.
However, a couple of superb penalty kills by the Penguins — Staal is their top forward in that department — and the late heroics of Fleury and Scuderi were enough to get the Penguins within a victory of hockey immortality.
"This was a must-win game," Staal said, "and being able to have a hand in it was really special.
"But we've got one more win to get."


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Now that the cast of the "Twilight" series is done with photography on "Breaking Dawn," they can really start to focus on life after this enormous franchise and what that will mean for them. Both Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart emerge from the series instantly recognizable on a worldwide level, but it's still unclear if you can call them movie stars or not. Can they prove themselves as draws away from the characters of Edward and Bella? Do audiences care about them, or was it just this one series of films? Taylor Lautner is getting ready to put that to the test with his new film "Abduction," which almost seems to have been designed in a lab to give him the best possible shot at being a star. Pattinson has tried it a few times, most notably with "Water For Elephants" this spring, while Stewart seems determined to stick to smaller indie-minded films for now.
Actors always depend on the material that is available to them, and they are often at the mercy of larger forces in Hollywood. Ultimately, the fates of Pattinson and Stewart and Lautner will come down to their collaborators and their opportunities. What I've been most curious about has been the fate of Stephenie Meyer after the "Twilight" films are done. Like Jo Rowling, Meyer is known for this one story, this one cycle of books, but the difference to me seems to be a matter of innate talent. Rowling strikes me as a rich and interesting writer who got better from book to book, and who I believe will eventually create more stories that resonate on that same massive cultural level.Â
Meyer, on the other hand, strikes me as someone who managed to ride some crude archetypical material to major success and whose work does not seem to have matured or gotten better over each new book. If anything, I'd say success encouraged her worst habits, and I have trouble believing she's ever going to make the same dent in pop awareness as she did with this particular set of books.
"The Host" will be a major test of the ability to sell a non-"Twilight' title on the strength of her name. Andrew Niccol as writer and possibly director is a step in the right direction. I may not love everything Niccol has done, but I think he's got skill and style, and he has taste in a way that Meyer does not. He can only help in terms of making her book work onscreen. This new project is about an unconventional type of alien invasion in which humans find themselves systematically wiped out by aliens called Souls which take over human bodies, erasing the original personality completely in the process. Word today is that Saoirse Ronan, one of the most consistently interesting young actors working, is signing on to star as Melanie Stryder, a human whose personality is so powerful that when she is invaded by a Soul called Wanderer, the Soul can't erase her, instead deciding to explore what it means to be human.
None of that sounds like a bad thing, but I really couldn't stand the book. For me to be interested in this film, they're going to have to make it work as cinema. That's where Niccol becomes a provocative choice. That's where casting Ronan helps. It's interesting that this is not a studio movie, but rather a package that Inferno is taking to Cannes to raise money for, and until the end of the festival, we won't even know if this is happening for sure. Meyer is attached and involved in a major way, and in the end, because her control of the material is such a public part of the deal, this will be a test of her commercial instincts. If this works, her Hollywood future may indeed last well beyond "Twilight," but if it fails, then the sun sets on her with "Breaking Dawn," and she'll just have to cry herself to sleep on a stack of thousand dollar bills every night.
Either way, it's going to be interesting to see how it plays out.


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Dragons can't stop punishing Wildcat attack, fall 28-7 in Class A title game
MINNEAPOLIS -- While the Goodhue Wildcats celebrate victory, Adrian can only look at the missed opportunities.
Adrian managed just 252 yards of total offense as the Dragons finished as Class A runners-up in the state with a 28-7 loss to Goodhue Friday in the Prep Bowl.
"I don't think we played our best game today," Tony Thier said. "We had a good season, but today wasn't that much fun."
With a 2-1 advantage in time of possession and a Prep Bowl record of 26 first downs, Goodhue used an effective ground game to control the clock and the momentum.
"The frustrating part was that we couldn't catch a break, here or there; that was more frustrating than anything," Adrian head coach Randy Strand said. "I give a lot of credit to their line. They were bigger and stronger, and they pushed us back off the line. Their running backs have been running well all year. They are a good football team."
A week after holding down Cook County's running attack, the Dragons (11-3) gave up 325 yards on the ground, including 167 to Micah Huneke and 141 to Eric Ryan.
"We didn't handle their running," Adrian senior Matt Gades said. "We kept them inside, which we thought was their weakness. They just pounded the ball, and their linemen got after it more than we did."
After running primarily to the outside in their semifinal victory, the Wildcats (13-1) focused more on running between the tackles -- gaining 325 total yards rushing along the way.
"We loaded up the outside in our last ball game, which opened up the inside running game," Goodhue head coach Clair Austin said. "If you haven't seen film on us, our inside running game is just as strong as our outside running game. We were able to take advantage of their defensive."
After Adrian received a 29-yard kick return from Jesse Brake (83 kick return yards) to start the game, the Dragon offense moved the ball.
Brake (88 yards on 15 carries) started with a 20-yard run up the left side, and Adrian was in Goodhue territory.
After Thier (12 carries, 42 yards) gained two on second down from the 28, however, Huneke intercepted a Brett Nowotny (6-of-17, 56 yards, one touchdown, three interceptions) pass -- resulting in the first missed opportunity.
"Our defense is pretty solid, and has a bend but don't break philosophy," Austin said. "We toughen up when we get near the goal line."
On the ensuing possession, the Wildcats used a 19-yard pass from Kelby Buck (five-of-six, 58 yards) to Ryan to move down the field. Goodhue used 10 plays to travel 76 yards for a touchdown. Huneke capped the drive with a 12-yard burst as Goodhue took a 7-0 lead.
"We played excellent," Austin said. "We had our game plan, and we wanted to come in and pound the ball and wear them down, and we were able to do that today."
Adrian went three-and-out on its next possession, and was forced to punt.
The Wildcats started with an 18-yard and a 12-yard scamper to move into Adrian territory. Ryan later found the end zone to cap a nine-play drive, and with a failed PAT, Goodhue had a 13-0 lead.
"We were hoping that we could hold our own on the line," Strand said. "We started blitzing our linebackers, but they were still getting the yards. We didn't want to give up any big plays, and I don't think we did that. Every touchdown they got they earned, and it wasn't a one play and done thing."
As the second quarter started, Adrian found itself in a fourth-and-three situation. Adam Diekmann (two-of-three passing, 32 yards) found an open Danny Parsley on a fake punt to extend the drive.
Facing yet another fourth down, Diekmann took the ball on an end-around, and found Parsley again. This time, Parsley had to wrestle the ball away from Goodhue's Brett Watson, and Adrian was in the red zone.
The Dragons finally found pay dirt as Nowotny found Diekmann on the right side, and with a diving effort, Diekmann put Adrian on the board.
Diekmann added the PAT, but the Dragons still trailed, 13-7.
The Wildcats answered with another 10-play drive, and with a 2-point conversion, Goodhue had a 21-7 advantage.
Adrian had two more possessions in Goodhue territory before half, but could not convert on either, as the Dragons went into the locker room down by two touchdowns.
After a defensive stop to start the second half, Adrian found itself on the Goodhue 35, and driving. However, three straight penalties forced the Dragons into a second-and-31 -- thus ending the drive.
"I thought our offense moved it alright, but we had some penalties that hurt us in the second half," Strand said. "We had a couple of turnovers that cost us in the first half."
Ryan finished Goodhue's next drive (11 plays, 80 yards) with a 3-yard burst, as Goodhue took a 28-7 lead.
Adrian had one final chance to score some points, but the drive stalled when the Dragons could not pick up a fourth-and-two from the Goodhue 4-yard line.
Goodhue ran out the clock -- capturing a state title -- ending Adrian's season.
"I don't think you get disappointed at the high school level," Strand said. "It would be different if you beat yourself, then you can be disappointed. But they went out and beat us. We battled hard, and came through a really tough section to be here. To have the opportunity and the memories, you can't be disappointed in that."
But even with an Adrian team that wasn't expected to even be playing in the game, ending the season with a loss is tough.
"We weren't really expected to get this far, so it was nice, but it was very disappointing," Gades said. "Whenever the prize is that big, it's always disappointing."
Goodhue 13 8 0 7 -- 28
Adrian 0 7 0 0 -- 7


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Bill Nye the Science Guy Has Some Interesting Questions for the Aliens
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Just about everyone has wondered either to themselves or out loud if intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe. We're sure that very few of those people have actually asked themselves what they would ask them if they could speak our language.
Big Think, the expert video series that asks big questions to some people with very big minds and ideas, sat down with Bill Nye aka "The Science Guy." They asked him that very question.
Naturally, his answer was very science-y. He would want to know the aliens' own origins. He would ask them about their race's biological beginnings and if they knew how they came into existence.
Then, he said he would follow it with perhaps the most important question anyone could ask an alien, "What are you doing here?".
We're not going to pretend to be as smart as Mr. Nye. There is no way we would even be able to maintain a scientific mindset during our alien encounter. Based on our knowledge of alien movies and alien abduction stories, our first question would undoubtedly be "Could you please not probe us?".


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Today's post has our last 5 tips for keeping the romance alive in your relationship on a day to day basis. And anytime you need one more tip for keeping the romance alive, you know where to find us!
11. Remember what first sparked your love. Doing so helps you appreciate where you are now as a couple, Goldsmith said. If it's possible, he suggested going back to the place you met and reliving your first date.
12. Give up a grudge. Resentment kills romance, Howes said. A grudge builds a wall between partners, he said. "Make forgiveness a regular part of the relationship by expressing how you feel, trying to understand what happened, asking for assurance it won't happen again and then letting go by deciding not to hold the misdeed over your partner's head," he said.
13. Have a lazy weekend together. Pick a day to just do nothing with your partner, Goldsmith said. "Spend a day as human beings rather than human-doings." These lazy days will feel revitalizing and bring you closer.
14. Do more things together. These don't have to be grand gestures. Just going to bed and waking up together and eating together can go a long way, Goldsmith said.
15. Be intimate. "Intimacy is not negotiable in a healthy, long-term partnership," Sumber said. "Touch is one of the most nurturing forces in the universe," Goldsmith said. If you're iffy on your partner touching you, it's important to explore what's going on and work on it, he said.
Communication also builds intimacy, according to Sumber. "Intimacy is all about connection, openness, and vulnerability, so fostering healthy, consistent communication is the bridge to regular intimacy," Sumber said. This means hearing and listening to your partner and truly wanting to understand what they're saying.
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The 69th Air Defense Artillery Brigade family readiness support assistants and family readiness group leaders gathered to discuss the family readiness program and its roles within the brigade at the Oveta Culp Hobby Soldier and Family Readiness Center on Feb. 20.
This forum gave the FRG leaders from batteries across the organization a chance to meet and become familiar with each other. It also gave the FRG team an opportunity to collaborate as a cohesive group and address things that need improvement and things that are going well with the program.
The event began with an introduction of the people attending and went on to discuss how the family readiness program is organized within the brigade, effective ways to communicate with the soldiers and families in the brigade, and how to get involved within the surrounding community.
The Lightning Brigade has more than 50 soldiers deployed to Southwest Asia from the Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, who are in command and control of several Patriot batteries within the region. The brigade also is preparing two of its battalions to deploy within the upcoming year. Because of the unit's cyclic deployment rotations, the family readiness program is an imperative tool that needs to be used in the brigade to keep the families informed and resilient.
"At all times we stand ready, and we stand prepared," said Cleopatra Stanonik, the brigade's family readiness support assistant.
A part of mission success is making sure the soldiers, as well as the families, are prepared for deployment at all times, said Amber Barrera, another family readiness support assistant within the brigade. The readiness of the families is imperative to a healthy, strong unit, she added.
The FRGs within the brigade offer timely and accurate information to family members who wish to receive it. The program is also a support system and a means of connection to the unit while a loved one's soldier is away during deployment. Families also can find camaraderie in this group through its social and volunteer events, whether their soldiers are deployed or stateside.
"There is never going to be a time when you need us and one of us won't be available for you," Stanonik said.
One of the focuses of the brigade's family readiness team is to make sure the young soldiers are involved and have a way to keep their families linked to the unit, especially if that soldier is away from home for the first time and feeling homesick, Stanonik said.
"The FRG is really about trying to get a common bond between the units and the families at home," said Capt. Tom Wharton, the commander of the brigade's Service Company, 4th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery Regiment.
Some ways the brigade tries to create that common bond between it and its families are through phone calls to the families, community service and volunteer events, and ensuring families have proper contact information for their respective units.


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Comparing the cost of capital in the United States and Japan: a survey of methods
Recent years have seen the emergence of a sizable literature comparing the cost of capital in the United States and Japan. This review of the literature highlights the methodological differences of previous investigations and seeks to isolate common conclusions. Emphasis is given to underlying economic and institutional factors that may contribute to cost of capital disparities.
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Former Leighton Holdings executive Russell Waugh, who left the contractor last year following an internal corporate governance inquiry, has re-emerged at UGL.
Mr Waugh, who ran Leighton's Indian joint venture, joined
Mr Waugh had worked for
He left Leighton suddenly in August in the wake of an internal investigation into possible corporate governance breaches amid an internal crackdown.
Leighton toughened its corporate governance controls last year after reporting suspected corruption in its Iraq business in late 2011 to the Australian Federal Police.
Two executives subsequently left Leighton –Mr Waugh, and
UGL is understood to have done its own due diligence on Mr Waugh.
UGL chief executive
Leighton closed its internal inquiry last year and introduced a new code of business conduct for employees that bans "facilitation payments" to foreign agencies for routine tasks such as procuring permits or processing government papers.
The AFP is investigating the contractor.
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Jerusalem (May. 20)
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Great interest was caused in political circles here by the publication of a report in the Arab press that the Palestine government plans to revive the legislative council, once rejected by the Arabs.
The "Assissa." quotes a high official in the Palestine government to the effect that the government contemplates this step.


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The Coat of Arms was designed by the College of Heralds and granted in 1974 when the Borough incorporating Eastleigh and seven parishes of the Winchester Rural District Council was created.
The design combines items from the Coats of Arms of both the former Borough of Eastleigh and the former Winchester Rural District Council together with some amendments to depict various aspects of the new Borough.
The design is in a traditional style, and each detail symbolises a particular piece of the Borough's history.
The intertwined lilies and roses at the top of the crest indicate the union of the two parts of the Borough. The roses are Hampshire roses and the lilies represent St Mary, the patron Saint of the churches at Bishopstoke and South Stoneham.
The lion is a traditional beast in coats of arms. Underneath, a naval crown records the Borough's naval connections. A helmet is also traditionally part of a crest and a knight's helmet with the visor closed is used for corporate bodies, whilst the mantling represents the cloak which knights wore over their armour.
The Bishop's mitre refers to the connection of the Bishops of Winchester with Bishopstoke, and is placed between two sheaves of corn which symbolise the rural and agricultural nature of the new Borough.
The two narrow black bands on either side of the chequerboard represent railway lines recalling the historical importance of railways in the old Borough. They also reflect the cable making activities of another of the town's large employers. In between these lines the black and white chequered strip recalls that Eastleigh was once a Manor held by the Chamberlains of the Royal Exchequer. The winged wheel in the centre signifies the theme of progress and transport.
The medieval ship at the bottom of the crest represents the shipbuilding and yachting activities at Bursledon and Hamble.
The motto, although not strictly part of the Arms, reads "The Welfare of the People is the most important Law".
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Broccoli Timbales with Lemon Sauce Recipe
A unique and special presentation for broccoli, these timbales are real crowd-pleasers. —Kristin Arnett, Elkhorn, Wisconsin
- 1-1/2 cups heavy whipping cream, divided
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 3 eggs
- 3 egg yolks
- 2 packages (3 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
- 5 tablespoons butter, softened, divided
- 2 to 3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
- 4 cups chopped fresh broccoli (about 1-1/4 pounds)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, divided
- 1/4 teaspoon white pepper, divided
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon chicken bouillon granules
- 3 tablespoons snipped fresh dill
- fresh dill sprigs, optional
- 1. In a small bowl, combine 1 cup cream and lemon juice; let stand for 1 hour at room temperature. Place the remaining cream in a blender. Add the eggs, egg yolks, cream cheese, 4 tablespoons butter and cheese; cover and process until blended. Transfer mixture to a large bowl; fold in the broccoli, 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper.
- 2. Spoon 1 cup broccoli mixture into six 6-oz. ramekins. Place cups in a baking pan. Fill pan with boiling water to a depth of 1 in. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a knife inserted near the center comes out clean.
- 3. For sauce, combine flour and remaining butter to form a paste. In a large, heavy saucepan, combine the lemon-cream mixture, chicken bouillon and remaining salt and pepper. Bring to boil. Whisk butter mixture into cream mixture until smooth and mixture is thickened. Add snipped dill. Remove from the heat and set aside.
- 4. Carefully run a knife around the edge of each custard cup to loosen. Arrange on individual serving plates top side up. Spoon sauce around each timbale and garnish with dill sprigs if desired. Yield: 6 servings.
Recipe Note
Editor's Note: Muffin cups may be substituted for the ramekins.
Nutritional Facts
4 ounce-weight: 434 calories, 42g fat (25g saturated fat), 337mg cholesterol, 577mg sodium, 7g carbohydrate (4g sugars, 1g fiber), 9g protein.
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This fellow has pretty good hair, is on meds, is middle aged and has a family history suggesting that he won't lose lots of hair. He asked for augmentation of his frontal hairline and initially only wanted a "postage stamp" 200 graft case. We opted for a higher count so as to make that first half inch of hair, now starting to thin a little, more dense. Also, we went just a little, into the existing denser hair so that a line of demarkation won't form soon, should he receed a little more.
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Defenders of Style – 419
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Leeds-based collective Defenders of Style have released the video to their latest single 419 (credits go to FeebleMedia), which is the first of a two-part installment from the DS family. Defenders of Style are still promoting their mixtape "Dirty Sterling" which is where the single is taken from, and fans can download the mixtape on the download link above. Look out for more Defenders of Style promotion coming soon, including the second part of this particular project, however you can watch the brand new video for the single 419 on the youtube player below.
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For the constant growing West Yorkshire Hip-Hop scene, nobody is more relevant than Defenders of Style, and their latest mixtape "Dirty Sterling" is once again available for free download. Defenders of Style (Jack Danz, Disgust, Prys, Joe snow, DJ Sirplus) have collectively released the project in an effort to showcase their latest music to the nation. The fourteen track mixtape also includes guest features from the likes of Jack Flash, Matter and Lego amongst other local artists. Dirty Sterling is available for free download from the official Defenders of Style bandcamp page (link above), and you can also view the official Defenders of Style logo here. Hip-Hop Kings fans can watch the freestyle and interview with Defenders of Style MC Joe Snow on the video player below.
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HARKER HEIGHTS — The Planning and Zoning Commission on Wednesday unanimously recommended allowing the replacement of aging mobile homes with new units, which could be presented to City Council members Tuesday for approval.
At the Wednesday meeting, Jim Scholz, a Harker Heights city planner, asked commissioners to consider the poor condition of current units before voting.
Officials began a new round of debates on the city's mobile home parks in February, when Country Squire and Indian Trail Mobile Home Park owner Kip Lewis told the council his intent to rehabilitate his 40-year-old mobile home park.
A city ordinance requiring twice the spacing between newly installed mobile homes than what currently exists would force Lewis to take two houses out to put one in, said Planning and Development Director Fred Morris.
If the council approves the commission's recommendation, Lewis could then apply for a planned development permit, which could exempt him from mobile home park regulations, allow tighter spacing between units and provide economic viability.
"It allows us to move forward to present our plan, which is all good for everybody," Lewis said. "The mobile home parks that want to step up and make the appropriate changes to improve their properties will do it."


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Ashlee Simpson's Long and Flowy Fib
Over the past few weeks, Ashlee Simpson has been spotted all across Los Angeles sporting the newest Hollywood trend: long, colorful dresses.
No one is denying how hot she looks these days, glowing and pregnant. But there seems to be something wrong with this picture.
In a February 2008 Buzznet interview, she was asked her opinion on the next big trend, to which she immediately replied, "I'm hoping that the trend of all the really flowy, big dresses go away."
Uh-Oh, Ashlee. No one likes a liar.
She does say that she likes the menswear look on women. Pete apparently loves the opposite.
Hmm…well, she is with baby, so she's off the hook—for now.


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In the first two weeks of March 2012, we lived with the reaction to Rush Limbaugh's tirade against a woman with whose views he disagreed.
Why are 'Slut' and 'Whore' Insults
Throughout the furore that resulted in many sponsors withdrawing their support of his 'shock jock' show, women have failed to question whether slut or whore are 'legitimate' insults against women and if so, why is it that they are. Rush Limbaugh used these words because he knew how much power they had to incite a visceral reaction. And the reaction was to protect the 'honor' of Sandra Fluke. Feminists who should have known better than to accept a patriarchal notion of who a woman should be went on the warpath to 'ruin' Limbaugh's career.
As for the word whore, getting money for something people give away is not seen as entrepeneurship but as a sign of poor morals. And yet hundreds of years ago when women were oppressed, courtesans became famous for their skills in pleasing men. Now that we have career options, this is no longer a legitimate one. And why? Because of our notions of women's power, which say that no woman would choose to get paid for sex unless under the power of a man.
The Good Girl
Women are raised to be 'good girls'; which includes being sexually circumspect. Any assault on their purity can threaten a woman's psychological well-being because of the significance of this 'good girl' social norm to one's perception of self-worth. Of course a boy does not get bullied for many sexual partners but for not being able to get any.
The Sexual Revolution
And yet, we were supposed to have gone through a sexual revolution where women were free to do with their bodies as they wished. If we are free to do with our bodies as we wish then who is a slut? And what does that word really mean?
The Power of Words and 'Slutwalks'
The international 'SLUTWALK' movement is a sign that women are beginning to take back these words and its about time. We can either own them or toss them into the word garbage pile. These words devalue women by their mere existence and not because of any behavior that they may describe. It is time that these words no longer hold women's psyche hostage nor should they inspire men to chivalrous defense of our honor. Instead, they will just be words that describe but not judge or tarnish one's 'reputation'.


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Houston: Months before the Fort Hood shooting in November 2009, the Army psychiatrist convicted of killing 13 and wounding more than 30 was praised by his supervisors for his interest in Islam's effect on soldiers, documents provided to the Los Angeles Times reveal.
Major Nidal Malik Hasan's supervisors also had repeatedly recommended him for promotion, the documents reveal.
"He has a keen interest in Islamic culture and faith and has shown capacity to contribute to our psychological understanding of Islamic nationalism and how it may relate to events of national security and Army interest in the Middle East and Asia," supervisors wrote in an evaluation report July 1, 2009.
Among Major Hasan's "unique skills," the report listed "Islamic studies" and "traumatic stress spectrum psychiatric disorders," concluding that "Major Hasan has great potential as an Army officer."
The officer evaluation report, and another from earlier that year, were provided to The Times by Major Hasan's civil lawyer, John Galligan, who said he believed they were relevant to Major Hasan's sentencing, which is set to begin in Fort Hood, Maryland, on Monday. He is eligible for the death penalty.
Major Hasan, 42, was convicted of 13 charges of premeditated murder in the November 5, 2009, shooting in Texas. The same jury of 13 officers that convicted him will determine his sentence. They must vote unanimously for a death sentence to be imposed. They are expected to take into account potential mitigating factors and weigh them against aggravating factors - in this case, the effect of multiple murders.
Mr Galligan, a former military judge, said the reports could be used at Major Hasan's sentencing to argue against a death sentence. But Major Hasan, who will be representing himself at sentencing as he did at trial, has yet to submit them as mitigating evidence.
Mr Galligan said he was concerned the jury would have an incomplete account of Major Hasan's service record and the role superiors played in promoting him.
The evaluation reports were filed while Major Hasan, an American-born Muslim, was earning a master's in public health through a two-year fellowship in disaster and preventive psychiatry. A colleague of Major Hasan at Walter Reed testified that he pursued the fellowship in order to avoid deployment.
The other report, completed on March 13, 2009, said Hasan had "outstanding moral integrity" and that he had selected a "challenging topic" for his master's of public health project: "the impact of beliefs and culture on views regarding military service during the Global War on Terror."
"His unique interests have captured the interest and attention of peers and mentors alike," a supervisor wrote, adding that "Hasan maintains a balance between his work and personal life and is driven by a desire to learn about the impact of beliefs and behaviour and functioning in the Army."
Supervisors recommended Major Hasan for a position "that allows others to learn from his perspectives," noting his "unique insights into the dimensions of Islam" including "moral reasoning" were "of great potential interest and strategic importance to the US Army."
"His unique interests have captured the interest and attention of peers and mentors alike," a supervisor wrote.
Major Hasan also e-mailed supervisors days before the attack saying that soldiers had shared with him disturbing accounts of potential "war crimes," according to the documents Mr Galligan shared with The Times. The e-mail detailed incidents including troops allegedly contaminating the Iraqi water supply, medics killing an injured insurgent, and a soldier killing a female bystander.
An Army doctor testified that a month before the attack, Major Hasan told her that if the military forced him to deploy to the Middle East "they will pay." He was later ordered to deploy to Afghanistan, and began plotting his attack.
Prosecutors argued during trial that Major Hasan was motivated by a "jihad duty" to kill soldiers. Major Hasan rarely challenged them, admitted to the shooting in his opening statement and argued that his religious beliefs led him to switch sides and attack fellow soldiers. He declined to cross-examine witnesses for the prosecution, to call witnesses, testify, or submit much evidence - a stark contrast to the prosecution, which called nearly 90 witnesses and submitted more than 700 pieces of evidence
Prosecutors are expected to summon 19 witnesses at the sentencing hearing, including relatives of the dead and three of those wounded in the shooting.
Some victims are upset that Major Hasan has retained his rank and pay in jail, even as they struggled to get medical care. Others have sued the government to classify the attack as terrorism so that they can receive compensation and other benefits.
Some want to see Hasan sentenced to death. Others see a death sentence as illusory.
No inmates on military death row have been executed since 1961, due in part to a lengthy appeals process. Major Hasan was wounded in the shooting, remains paralysed from the chest down and has had health issues that have landed him in the hospital.
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- What Tom was doing while graduating from MIT in 1970: honing his skills as a songwriter
- What he was doing while working for Polaroid post-graduation: recording Boston's demos in a basement studio he built himself
- How that worked out: he quit Polaroid when he started hearing "More Than a Feeling" on the radio
- Record-setting record: Boston's self-titled debut became the best-selling pop debut in history until it was supplanted in 1986 by Whitney Houston
- Since then: they've sold more than 31 million albums
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text: Max Toso, a freshman at the University of Wisconsin - Madison and Wisconsin native, is the winner of Kaplan Test Prep's 25K Your Way Sweepstakes. Kaplan created this national sweepstakes a decade ago to offer college students and young professionals – many of whom aspire to enroll in graduate, business, law or medical school – a chance to start their own business, pay off student loans or pay tuition to earn a higher degree. Max's name was selected at random out of tens of thousands of entries from across the United States and Canada. When Max got the phone call on January 2 that he won, he could hardly believe it. "I'm not one to look for freebies or get something that I didn't work for, so entering sweepstakes and spending time thinking about winning have never been big priorities," said Max who barely remembers even entering. Max, whose first job was as a caddy at a country club when he was 13 years old, only truly believed he won when a Kaplan representative emailed him some official documents to sign. "Then it hit me," he said. "My life was about to change." The 19-year-old biomedical engineering major and business minor said, "Until I won the Kaplan Test Prep sweepstakes, I wasn't even planning on going for a higher degree. I was planning to go straight into the workforce." While Max isn't exactly sure what kind of advanced degree he'll seek, he's interested in working in medicine, medical technology or maybe management where an MBA may fit into his plans. Earlier this month, Max began training for his upcoming internship with College Works Painting, which provides a one-of-a-kind opportunity for college students while they are on summer break to run their very own painting franchise. Max is a native of Cottage Grove, Wisconsin, a town just east of Madison. He attended Monona Grove High School where he graduated in 2013. He's also a huge fan of Badger athletics. "You can pretty much ask anyone how the teams are doing and they will know," Max said.


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Los Angeles (Mar. 2)
— In an unexpected, and possibly illegal action, the management of UHF Channel 18 cancelled a one-year contract for air time with Tel Aviv TV after only four broadcasts of its weekly, two-and-half-hour variety and news show, according to Tel Aviv TV president Dan More.
The explanation, according to More, came in a letter that stated the contract was being cancelled to allow the station to carry a Spanish language sports show. More quoted the letter as saying, "although we feel that your show has great potential, we are forced to favor the overall benefits of this new sports package for the station."
More noted that this is not a similar situation to the annual cancellation of new shows by the major tv networks. Tel Aviv TV had purchased the air time in question and — unlike network shows — was under no obligation to generate additional revenues for the station.
Tel Aviv TV's programming, which has already received widespread viewer acclaim, was tailored for the Los Angeles Jewish and Israeli community. It provided up-to-date news from Israel, Israeli feature films in English and Hebrew, documentaries, Jewish and Israeli cultural events, current events in the local Jewish/Israeli community, Hebrew lessons, cooking classes, live entertainment, and sports events.