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The lightsaber is the weapon of a Jedi, an elegant weapon of a more civilized age. It can be used to cut through blast doors or enemies alike. Using the Force, a Jedi can predict and deflect incoming blaster bolts, and reflect them.
- Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones,
- Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith,
- Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back,
- Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope,
- Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace,
- Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi,
- Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens,
- Star Wars Rebels,
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars,
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The lightsaber is a complex instrument consisting of a pommel cap, hand grip, control module, main hilt, focusing lens, and blade emitter, with an energy core powered by a kyber crystal. (Illustrations courtesy of Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia)
While most lightsabers have a simple metal hilt with one blade, others can be more complex and feature salient designs. Darth Maul wielded a deadly double-bladed lightsaber, allowing him to parry easily in his duel with Obi-Wan Kenobi and Qui-Gon Jinn.
Although use of the lightsaber is the mark of a Jedi, it is also used by their sworn enemies, the Sith. Typically, a Jedi's lightsaber blade is colored green or blue. Other colors are rare but possible, most notably seen with Jedi Master Mace Windu's purple blade. Sith uniformly use red-bladed lightsabers -- an intense, aggressive color that represents their view of the Force.
An essential rite of passage for young Jedi is the Gathering. In the Gathering, younglings go to the frigid ice world Ilum, where they search for kyber crystals to build their first lightsabers. The crystals are located in the planet's Crystal Cave, an intimidating maze, and "call out" to the Jedi they are in tune with. Once the correct crystal has been found, younglings rendezvous with Huyang, and ancient droid who chooses the parts necessary to build a lightsaber. With everything in place, younglings complete the ritual by constructing their Jedi weapons through a graceful use of the Force.
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An ancient order of Force-wielders devoted to the dark side, the Sith practice hate, deception, and greed. Notable for their red-bladed lightsabers, black dress, and use of their aggressive feelings, the Sith look to amass power at all costs. The evil Darth Sidious, along with his apprentice Darth Vader, achieved the Sith goal of galactic conquest after a millennia of plotting.
General Grievous
General Grievous was a brilliant Separatist military strategist and a feared Jedi hunter, known for his ruthlessness and hacking cough. His body itself was a weapon, allowing him lightning quick strikes and devastating blows. But he was also quick to run from a fight, a tactic that worked until one final meeting with Obi-Wan Kenobi.
Cassie Cryar
The female Terelian Jango Jumper has impressive acrobatics skills which came in handy as a thief in the Coruscant underworld. Cassie Cryar's main objective was to steal highly-sought after objects. By helping her partner Ione Marcy murder her boyfriend, the Trandoshan assassin Nack Movers, Cassie obtained one of the most valuable items in the galaxy -- a Jedi's lightsaber. Her desire to keep the lightsaber made her overconfident. She believed she could wield the same power as a Jedi.
Count Dooku
Count Dooku was a menacing Sith Lord and central figure in the Clone Wars. Once a Jedi -- trained by Yoda -- he became disillusioned with the Jedi Order and thirsted for greater power. Dooku voluntarily left the light side behind and became Darth Sidious' dark side disciple, taking the secret name Darth Tyranus and leading the Separatist army. Dooku advanced Sidious's secret plot to take over the galaxy, but forgot that betrayal is the nature of the Sith.
Kyber Crystal (Lightsaber Crystal)
At the heart of every Jedi lightsaber is a kyber crystal found on several planets, most notably the icebound caves of Ilum. This crystal is attuned to the Force, and connected to a Jedi Knight on a deeply personal level. In this way, a lightsaber is an extension of a Jedi's Force awareness. Because Jedi let the Force guide their selection of the crystal, the vibration that the crystal creates in the lightsaber blade helps Jedi center themselves and find balance in the Force. In this way, a Jedi can center his or her attention beyond the distractions of combat. A lightsaber crystal is colorless until first attuned and connected to a Jedi -- at which times it glows either blue or green, or in some rare instances, another shade. From that point on, it retains that hue.


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Talks to take Dell (NASDAQ:DELL) private have "seriously" slowed down amid opposition from some shareholders about the pricing of the deal, sources tell FOX Business.
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Private equity player Silver Lake Partners is leading the deal that would take the technology heavyweight private for about $13 a share, sources have previously said. Dell closed at $12.84 last week, but traded as low as $10 recently before the potential buyout was reported.
Still, some shareholders have voiced concerns about founder Michael Dell taking the company private at what they consider to be a "bargain," and are now threatening not to vote to approve the deal, according to people with direct knowledge of the matter.
It's unclear if the opposition from some shareholders would doom the deal, and private equity and banking players have hopped one major hurdle: financing. Sources close to the deal-making process say Silver Lake has nearly completed financing with a group of banks that include Royal Bank of Canada (NYSE:RY), Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) and Credit Suisse (NYSE:CS). J.P. Morgan Chase's (NYSE:JPM) famed deal-banker James Lee is advising Dell.
Still bankers involved in the negotiations say the concerns being voiced among shareholders represent a significant issue for Dell founder Michael Dell and his private equity partners. If he raises the per-share price of the deal to appease shareholders too much, the transaction's economics might not make sense. If he doesn't, shareholders might balk at approving it.
Bankers working on the deal say last week's media leak that Dell was considering a management-led buyout of the company exacerbated these issues. Bankers would have preferred to officially announce a proposal in one stroke rather than have the news leak even before financing was nailed down.
Many of Silver Lake's competitors and bankers at major Wall Street firms initially expressed skepticism that Dell could pull off what would be a leveraged buyout that would allow the company to go private through a massive sale of debt. Moreover, Dell's business of manufacturing personal computers is highly profitable but maturing. It is unclear if the company could be sold eventually at a higher price, which is the ultimate goal of any private-equity transaction. Also unclear is Michael Dell's plan to re-tool Dell to justify that higher sale price.
Still, bankers working on the deal say they are confident the transaction will ultimately get done because most investors will realize that shares will slide sharply if a deal isn't completed, though it might just take longer; some bankers were shooting to complete the transaction as early as Sunday. Now the timing is more fluid as the company and its advisers continue to monitor shareholder sentiment and possibly adjust the deal's terms.
The total value of the deal is expected to be north of $22 billion, making it one of the largest take-private deals in recent years. On several occasions, such mega-deals have fallen through at the last minute and sources have warned that this could happen here too.

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Examining the role of goals and motives for physical activity and eating behaviour in commercial weight-loss program participants (Brock University, 2009-01-28)Background: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between physical activity and healthy eating behaviour with the participant's motives and goals for each health behaviour. Methods: Participants (N ...


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Well, this is the 1000th post on the Doom blog, and its clearly evident that this site has only a semblance of its original objective, anymore. Alas, I've become the worst kind of cyclist - a blogger. Its been around 2 years since anything of Doom orientation has been posted on here, and while its been fun trashing the scene that we helped start, and hopefully, raising the eyebrows of a few "fixie" kids towards other kinds of cycling. I don't see the purpose in continuing to post under the Doom banner. I have another blog in the works that I hope will be better suited for the masses, and its time to focus on that. Its been a good ride, and I am truly appreciative for the hundreds of you that check this site everyday. I will be posting a link here to the new site in a couple of weeks should any of you see fit to join me over there.
I would like to leave this last post open to the video that, really, started it all, and was the reason that most of you ever came this way in the first place. Over and out. Doom por vida.
council of doom: official full-length trailer from wolfgang on Vimeo.
Sunday, August 14, 2011
one thousand posts: its been a good ride
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It WAS a good ride. Where's the new blog info? I'd like to check it out.
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been following since the begining. super inspiring!
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This book by Kris Holm is the first book written about unicycling in a mountain environment. It's also the first book written about trials unicycling but since I'm writing this review for a mountain-biking website, I'll focus on the mountain and trail-riding aspects.
So why write about unicycles on MTBR? I don't even unicycle; in the 10 years I've known Kris he's never been able to talk me into trying one. But first a caveat to get this out of the way. I fully expect snarky comments about unicycling and this review in general but I'll remind anyone who reads this of several things:
- In many parts of North America, grown men and women who ride bicycles are looked on as poor misguided souls. "Why on earth would you ride that push-bike around?". Remember that just the act of riding a bike recreationally already makes you a bit of a freak in the land of triple Baconators
- 29ers, 26″ wheels, 650B, 24″ wheels, penny-farthings, singlespeeds, geared bikes, 1×9, 2×9, 3×10 – we all ride different bikes with different equipment and different choices
- Recreational cycling, recreational unicycling and indeed, all recreational pursuits are inherently nihilistic activities
To answer my own question, I thought I'd write this because unicycling seems like a great way to get to see places and have experiences that are inherently cool. It's a means of locomotion and transportation that is (my opinion) also inherently cool. Just like bicycles, unicycling is a self-powered wheeled activity that is simple (simpler actually) and relatively portable. I've seen quite a bit of tribalism develop in MTBR over the past few years (just look at the ridiculousness of the 29er vs 26'er fanboy debates or the inherent ludicrousness of All-Mountain specific equipment) and thought that this review of a sport that is so alike (yet so dissimilar) might lend itself to a bit of introspection and perhaps, open some minds.
This video is of a 4 day trip riding in the high alpine of the Chilcotin. Each day was approximatel 2000m of climbing and averaged 45km each day. Kris was on this trip and was often leading the pack – especially killing us on the hike-a-bikes.
So who is Kris Holm and why is he qualified to write about this topic. Kris is a professional unicyclist. He's also a geoscientist but spends about half his time running Kris Holm Unicycles.. He's also the most well-known unicyclist in the world and is the person who you'll recognize from TV commercials, from magazine articles about riding next to the Squamish Chief, or riding railings of the Burrard Bridge 10's of meters above the waters of False Creek in Vancouver or in Bhutan (just to quote some examples).
"Mountain and Trials Unicycling" is a labour of love born of a passion for unicycling from a man who's been riding single wheels for over 20 years and who has singlehandedly grown a sport from nascent beginnings, seen it thrive and spent countless hours and hours being an ambassador for having a good time on one wheel. Kris is genuinely committed to seeing the sport flourish and grow and has a ton of experience and knowledge in his head; knowledge that's he's not been afraid to share with others via KHU and via instructional movies and videos.
"Mountain and Trials Unicycling" is printed on high-quality paper and laid out professionally. The photos are beautiful and depict unicycles being used in places and on trails that defy stereotypes. In fact, an undercurrent of this book is that it does break the stereotype of the unicycle being almost a circus toy used to cavort around campgrounds. Kris and others have ridden these machines in multi-day trips across serious terrain (the author did the 7 day BC Bike Race on his unicycle and podiumed in his category) and ridden some seriously committing trails.
The book is laid out logically. An Introduction sets the background for the sport's genesis and lays some groundwork for complete Noobs (ie beginners). The next chapter covers Equipment. It turns out that unicycles are very simple but even so the sport has evolved specific equipment needs as unicycles become specific to different needs (up and down "cross-country" trails vs touring long flat distances vs street trials vs freeride offroad trials ). Tongue in cheek I will therefore note that a quick perusal of the KHU and other online retailers catalogs and forums will reveal that gear – weenies also exist in unicycling & that there are different wheel sizes (10″, 24″, 26″, 29″, 36″) but all seem to co-exist fraternally in a unicyclist sister/brotherhood without keyboard posturing. Perhaps mountain-biking can take something from this!
The next section then addresses Safety making the observation that, in most cases, unicycles move slower than bikes and that its harder to get hurt unicycling than biking. Riding with Kris I've also observed that its harder to get tangled up with the uni than a bike. Having said that he's big into safety gear especially for beginners and kids. The subject is accordingly canvassed in some detail.
The next few chapters then get into Unicycle Trials. Essentially this involves riding over or on obstacles on a uni and is a subject about which I'm frankly quite disinterested so I skimmed the chapters. There's a lot of content here and even my cursory glance shows that many of the skills you'd learn (eg hopping onto trees. hopping off rocks onto other rocks) would be useful for riding munis (mountain unicycles) on trails. Kris's instruction is thorough, photos are exceedingly well done and his writing conveys contagious enthusiasm.
For me, the meat of the book is the Mountain Unicycling section. I approached this as someone who appreciates trails and mountains. Reading cool vignettes about places to see and how to see them (almost incidentally) on a unicycle was fascinating. Kris takes the lessons from previous chapters on Trials and Equipment and explains their utility in the context of trail riding getting into details of pacing, approaching obstacles, managing hazard and getting around a surprising amount of terrain on a Muni.
One takeaway from "Mountain and Trials Unicycling" is some insight into the mentality of people who ride unicycles. At the risk of generalizing it seems that unicyclists are persistent, patient people who like simplicity and can do more with less. Another takeaway (and eye-opener) was the extent of trails and terrain n which you could ride unicycles ranging from smooth rides of the Colorado Trail from technical features of Vancouver's North Shore. The other message is that if bike riders think they know what mountain unicycling is all about and all they've seen is videos, they should think again. For the first time this book shows what the sport is really all about, in context, as the sport's participants see it. What's remarkable is really how unremarkable it is – a sport much smaller than biking but that spans the same demographic range and nearly the same diversity of riding styles.
You can buy "The Essential Guide to Mountain and Trials Unicycling" for $ 19.95 from the same place that you can download a preview chapter. Buy the book! Try a unicycle (do as I say, not as I do), you might just like it.


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Slurping Turtle
116 W. Hubbard St. 312-464-0466
Rating: !!! (out of 4) Off to a good start
Watch out, Melman brothers. Your Hubbard Street spots, Hub 51 and Paris Club, definitely bring the crowds, but the next block over—100 West—might be ready to give you a run for your money. Just opened right next to popular Epic and Hubbard Inn is Slurping Turtle, a Japanese tapas and noodle bar from chef Takashi Yagihashi of the award-winning Takashi in Bucktown. Even considering the three spots in the works across the street—modern Chinese restaurant Red Violet, a restaurant from Social Twenty-Five owner Roman Sanchez and a bar from the guys behind Bangers & Lace—it looks like Slurping Turtle will still have the most star power on this bustling block. Here's how I suggest you proceed.
First, take a seat.
Chances are you'll be seated at the extra-long communal table that runs down the center of the dining room as I was, along with suited businessmen speaking Japanese over bento boxes during lunch or excited foodie couples and schmoozy restaurant industry folks for dinner. Groups of three or four might snag a spacious booth,and the small bar facing the open kitchen is best for solo diners. There's also a glassed-in balcony space with five booths—called "the fort," according to our server—where you might end up if you're really lucky (or if you're Grant Achatz and friends, if my eyes served me right). But with how busy the restaurant was on its Monday opening, you'll probably be happy to have whatever seat you're given.
Then go in for the grill.
Bites from the bincho charcoal-fueled robata grill such as tender eel and gently charred skirt steak, were worth the wait. Regulars at Takashi in Bucktown will recognize some dishes from the menu's sashimi and hot tapas sections as carryovers, such as the ceviche, duck-fat fried chicken, gyoza and pork belly snack, plus the crispy phyllo-dough wrapped "bad hair day" shrimp that was on the restaurant's opening menu four years ago. The octopus and baby cucumber salad was crisp, fresh and properly vinegary, but once was enough for the lobster corndog. (Doesn't Graham Elliot have that patented by now?)
Use your noodle.
If you didn't know already that Yagihashi is known for his noodles, the copies of his cookbook "Noodles by Takashi" above the bar will be your first clue. The gigantic bowls on nearly every table should be your second. Indulge in the same richly flavored shoyu ramen served at Sunday noodle service at Takashi, or try new options such as the tan tan men, whole-wheat egg noodles with spicy miso broth and homemade sausage.
Be patient, please.
Food runners were having trouble getting dishes to their rightful owners at the communal table, and we watched another diner receive their appetizer, noodles and bill in the time we were still waiting for dessert. I don't doubt that pacing will improve as the staff becomes more practiced or the opening crush lets up, whichever comes first.
Brace for cuteness.
Cartoon logos can be cheesy, but I'm powerless in the presence of Tabo the turtle, created by local artist Kate O'Leary. You'll find this half-shelled cutie on the restaurant's façade and the drink menu, helping differentiate between types of sake. For the sparkling section, he's taking a bubble bath, for the bold/sophisticated section, he's donning a smoking jacket a la Hugh Hefner—hilarious. Speaking of drinks, the restaurant is limited to tea and soft drinks for a few more days until the full liquor stock is in early next week. Big bummer for debut week, though Binny's is a few blocks away on Grand and you can BYOB with no corkage fee in the interim.
Save room for dessert.
"You could share it, but I wouldn't want to," said my server of the cream puffs. I chose coconut (there's also green tea and vanilla) and liked the shell's soft bottom and crispy caramelized top, but craved a more coconutty flavor in the creamy filling. Fans of French macarons will love fun flavors such as yuzu, caramel-soy, raspberry-wasabi and oba (a basil-like Japanese herb also called green shiso), which all proved delicious.
Bottom line: Clearly, I'm not the only one who's psyched to have another downtown spot to snag Yagihashi's noodles without having to wait until Sundays at Takashi (or brave tourist mayhem en route to the Noodles by Takashi stand inside Macy's).
Hours: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. and 5 p.m.-2 a.m. (kitchen closes at 1 a.m.) Monday-Saturday; 5-11 p.m. Sunday
Prices: Comparable to Sunday noodle service at Takashi, but lower-priced than the everyday dinner menu. $6-$10 for small plates, $3-$12 for grilled bites, $13-14 for noodle and rice bowls and $3.50-$12 for dessert.
Reservations: Accepted only for groups of 8 or more.
Enter: To the right of the glass façade using same door as NV Penthouse Lounge. The host stand is to your left after entering the restaurant, though you might not realize it at first because it's also a servers' station.
The name: The turtle is symbol of good luck and longevity in Japan, and slurping your noodles is a compliment to the chef.


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February 2014 California's Proposition 36, which allows qualified drug offenders to enter substance use treatment rather than go to jail or prison, saved the state close to $100 million in its first year.
July 2013 When the goal is to avoid using alcohol and illicit substances after being released from jail, it's who one's friends are that counts most. Self-control is important because it helps a person have the right kind of friends.
April 2013 The chief of NIDA's Services Research Branch talks about drug abuse treatment within the criminal justice system, and assesses the challenges facing drug abuse treatment overall in the United States.
July 2012 A modified therapeutic community program designed by NIDA-supported researchers helped Colorado offenders with co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders re-enter their communities and avoid recidivism after release from prison.
July 2011 Describe a study of newly arrested youths where researchers found correlations between the youths' prevalence of these sexually transmitted diseases and their cocaine and marijuana use.
July 2011 Describes results from a nationwide survey among correctional facilities on the use of opioid replacement therapy for people who are addicted to heroin.
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Describes a study revealing that HIV-infected prisoners in Texas often experience an interruption in treatment following their release and that assistance in filling out paperwork can reduce these interruptions.
December 2010 Reports findings from a survey that revealed that although substance abuse is prevalent in jails and prisons, many correctional facilities do not offer detoxification services or therapies to aid in maintaining abstinence.
November 2009 Describes clinical trial results providing evidence that methadone maintenance to men in prison can pay off in better retention in community treatment and reduced drug abuse following their release.
April 2009 Highlights a project in which nine research centers collaborate with criminal justice partners to test science-based tools for integrating drug abuse treatment in prisons and probation and parole programs.


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Treating NH veterans: There is so much to do
January 08. 2014 5:52PM
Thomas Sitsch, 55, of Monroe, killed himself outside the Littleton Regional Healthcare emergency room. It was a tragic ending that might have been prevented had authorities responded more appropriately to the troubled Navy veteran.
Sitsch became known to Littleton police in a way that police officers in other New Hampshire towns will recognize. A collapsing marriage, run-ins with the law, and erratic behavior. There was a large fire at his home last February. He was arrested for shoplifting in Virginia last month. He had been in and out of court on charges that he violated protective orders. He was distraught over losing access to his children when his estranged wife moved with them to Vermont, and shortly before his suicide his lawyer contacted Littleton police to inform them that he might be mentally unstable.
These are familiar stories. Somewhere in the state there is a local police department, a local hospital or a court dealing with a similar situation.
Sitsch was an explosives expert who possessed numerous weapons and explosives in violation of a restraining order. Prosecutors in Vermont cited that when they asked a federal magistrate to order Sitsch locked up for violating the order last year, The Caledonian Record reported. The judge instead released Sitsch on his own recognizance and ordered him to stay out of Vermont. He would be New Hampshire's problem. It was a terrible mistake.
A legislative commission on post traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury has just recommended that New Hampshire health care professionals be better educated about veterans' health issues. They are not the only ones who need the education. Judges, lawmakers, law-enforcement and emergency personnel do too.
Maybe it was pure coincidence that Sitsch was a Navy veteran. But the story of the final years of his life is filled with anecdotes that could be taken from the lives of other veterans who have become regular travelers through the legal and health systems of the state.
This is not to suggest in any way that all or even most veterans are prone to such collapses. It is simply to note that Sitsch's case is far from unique, and to request that the state continue working with health care professionals to find answers. One veteran falling through the cracks is one too many.


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Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor Smooched at Knighthood Ceremony
Being honored by French Culture Minister as they are named knights, Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor show their gratitude by sharing a kiss during the prestigious event.
Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor have been honored by French Culture Minister as they were named knights in the National Order of Arts and Letters for their contributions to the film industry. And the two actors had the same thought in expressing their pride, by smooching each other on the lips.
Giving the prestigious title, Minister Frederic Mitterrand gave a far-from-formal speech. As quoted by BBC, during the February 1 ceremony, Minister Frederic exclaimed, "I love you, Jim Carrey! I love you, Ewan McGregor!" Jim and Ewan themselves were in Paris to promote their new big screen project "I Love You Phillip Morris" where they play as gay lovers.
Back in January, at Sundance Film Festival's press conference, the Carl Allen of "Yes Man" shared his locking lips experience with Ewan in their movie, saying "If I were to be really honest, there is a homophobic voice that rises up inside me."
"It goes 'that's kind of scary'. First of all, what will people think? And second of all, will I like kissing Ewan? How will that affect me and Jenny [McCarthy, his girlfriend]?" he revealed. "Those are the honest kind of thoughts that go through your head."
However, during an interview, Jim said that he doesn't "think it's a gay movie." He added, "I think it's a movie about humanity. For me, for my perspective and the perspective of my character, it's really about the lengths we go to for acceptance or love."
In "I Love You Phillip Morris", Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor tackle the roles of Steven Jay Russell and Phillip Morris respectively. They star opposite Leslie Mann, Rodrigo Santoro and Jessica Heap. The film is scheduled to hit U.S theaters on March 26.
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Nevermind them I have a shirt with his crotch drawing on it Don't tell me you would not wear that and be proud!lol I don't wear it its just part of my Jim collection.lol
He draws a penis on a book cover in ILYPM so thats probably why he did it for them
O MY GOD cotton whare did you get the T-shrit!!!!!????
and why would Jim draw his nuts?
hahaah he an artist!!!! BEAUTIFUL Jim!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'm in LOVE with him and I Feel Fine
you know it would be WAAAAYYYY better if Jim just pull his pants down
I'm in LOVE with him and I Feel Fine
I saw that shirt on ebay, ages ago just after the movie was first filmed. It was a purple polar shirt with a ... yeah picture like that, on the right chest side. I was going to buy it but the shipping was only to America unfortuantly I really wanted it.
OK if I see the pic of those two kissing again I'm gonna go crazy! That has been on of my ideal images I've had in my head for over 8 years, lol...
Scary? Yeah, I know...scares me too, lol.
Schmoyoho-oh-oh-oh accent on the YO!
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HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—A huge mako shark caught off the coast of Southern California could set a record, but a critic said it should have been released because sharks are threatened worldwide.
Jason Johnston of Texas caught the 1,323-pound shark off Huntington Beach on Monday after a 2 1/2-hour battle, the Orange County Register ( http://bit.ly/15FouAT) reported.
"I've hunted lions and brown bears, but I've never experienced anything like this," Johnston told the newspaper. "It felt like I had a one-ton diesel truck at the end of the line, and it wasn't budging."
If the catch is confirmed and meets conditions, it would exceed the 1,221-pound record mako catch made in July 2001 off the coast of Chatham, Mass., said Jack Vitek, world records coordinator for the Florida-based International Game Fish Association.
It takes about two months for the association to verify domestic catches, he told the Los Angeles Times ( http://lat.ms/11hznnu).
The shark should have been released, argued David McGuire, director of the California-based protection advocacy group Shark Stewards.
"I'm a little shocked by it," he said of the catch.
"People should be viewing these sharks as wonderful animals that are important to the ocean and admiring how beautiful they are" rather than "spilling their blood and guts," McGuire told the Times.
Only 23 of the 6,850 world records on file with the game association involve fish topping 1,300 pounds, Vitek said. The largest catch was a 2,664-pound great white shark that was taken in 1959 off the Australian coast.
"Seeing a fish over 1,000 pounds—whether it's a shark, a tuna or a billfish—it's extremely rare," Vitek said.
The shark was being kept on ice and will be donated for research to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association.
Johnston came to California to film a game-hunting television program called "Jim Shockey's The Professionals" for the Outdoor Channel.
Southern California is considered to be a nursery ground for mako sharks. But the ones that are caught are usually between 2.5 and 6 feet long, said Nick Wegner, a fisheries research biologist at Scripps Institution of Oceanography in San Diego.
"Encountering one this big is rare," he said.
The catch was made aboard the chartered fishing vessel Breakaway, out of Huntington Beach.
"It's just like any other fishing," skipper Matt Potter told the Times. "The state limit for mako is two per person per day. We only kept one mako for a total of 18 passengers out there three days." The rest were released, he said.
Johnston also defended the catch.
"There are not that many sharks being taken out of the water," Johnston told the Times. "It's not hurting the population. If we pull four fish out of the water per year, that's just four."
Still, McGuire said sharks should be left alone.
"These kind of reality shows are not reality," he said. "The reality is we're overfishing sharks and this macho big-game attitude should be a relic of the past."


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I am a special education teacher in Wi. 90% of our students qualify for free / reduced lunch. We have several homeless families also. I have some great ideas to integrate technology in my classroom, however, do not have the equipment. I would be forever grateful if anyone has old laptops my special ed students could use.
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Mississippi River reopens after barges hit bridge
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi River bridge where a shipping barge accident took place Sunday is difficult to navigate because it's near a bend in the river at Vicksburg, bridge superintendent Herman Smith said Monday.
The railroad bridge averages 1.5 accidents per year, Smith said. It's the older of two bridges spanning the Mississippi River at Vicksburg. The newer span carries Interstate 20 traffic between Mississippi and Louisiana.
About 30 barges broke free from a string under tow Sunday morning. Some struck the railroad bridge, and one barge carrying petroleum coke sank, according to the Coast Guard.
Petroleum coke is a byproduct of the oil refinement process. Coast Guard Lt. Ryan Gomez said the barge that sank contained more than 2,000 tons of petroleum coke.
Gomez said the barge will be salvaged, but there is no estimate of when that will happen.
After the river was re-opened to traffic at about 9:30 a.m. CDT Monday, the Coast Guard began clearing hundreds of waiting barges.
The railroad bridge in Vicksburg has been the site of several barge accidents, including one on Jan. 27, when a barge crashed into the bridge and leaked thousands of gallons of oil into the river.
The river at Vicksburg is at normal levels for this time of year, according to the Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center. Service Coordination Hydrologist Jeff Graschel said that because of heavy rains in Illinois and Missouri, there may be some minor flooding in coming weeks in Tunica, just south of Memphis, Tenn; and Natchez, which is south of Vicksburg.
The cause of Sunday's accident remains unclear. Gomez said weather conditions, operator error, and river conditions could have played a part.
"There are a whole lot of variables," Gomez said. "Sometimes it's just one factor, sometimes it's all of them together."


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Bistro Salad
A few simple, fresh ingredients make this salad a delight. Spinach, eggs, shrimp, olives and sun-dried tomatoes are dressed with a honey-mustard vinagrette and served nicely chilled.
8 oz. light mayonnaise
8 oz. seasoned rice vinegar
8 oz. honey
2 oz. Dijon-style mustard
1 1/2 tbsp. fresh lemon juice
2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1lb. 5 oz. fresh spinach leaves, torn
2 lb. 10 oz. hard-cooked eggs, peeled and sliced
1 lb. 8 oz. cooked salad shrimp
1 lb. 4 oz. chopped black olives
8 oz. sun-dried tomatoes
1. In blender, or mixing bowl, blend mayonnaise, rice vinegar, honey, mustard, lemon juice, and Worcestershire sauce. Cover and refrigerate, if needed, until serving.
2. In large mixing bowl, layer spinach, eggs, shrimp, olives, and sun-dried tomatoes.
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Kentucky State Penitentiary inmate James Kenneth Embry Jr. died Jan. 13 after a hunger strike in which he skipped 35 of 36 consecutive meals, lost 32 pounds in just a few weeks and repeatedly reported suicidal thoughts to prison officials. Embry never made clear what prompted him to stop eating, only telling prison officials he had nothing left to live for. Prison physician Steve Hiland was fired in March because of his actions surrounding Embry's death; he denies doing anything wrong.
A timeline of the events leading up to Embry's death at the maximum-security facility in Eddyville, Ky., based on interviews with Department of Corrections officials and public records obtained by The Associated Press:
— Nov. 29, 2013: Prison officials move Embry into segregated housing at the inmate's request. Embry told officials he feared for his safety.
— Dec. 3, 2013: Embry meets with prison psychologist Dr. Jean Hinkebein. During the meeting, Embry asks to resume taking medications for his mental health and describes himself as anxious and paranoid. Hinkebein turns down the request and notes no significant mental health symptoms or problems.
— Dec. 7, 2013: Embry refuses breakfast and lunch, starting his refusal to take food over the next five weeks.
— Dec. 10, 2013: Embry is moved to an observation cell and tells Hinkebein, "I have nothing left to live for." Hinkebein notes that Embry has no plan and only vague thoughts about harming himself.
— Dec. 11, 2013: Embry scratches himself with a plastic utensil and is placed on constant watch. Prison physician Dr. Steve Hiland and Bob Wilkinson, an advanced practice registered nurse, are notified of the incident.
— Dec. 20: Embry threatens to hurt himself and bangs his head on a cell door. He is put in a restraint chair and tells Hinkebein, "I felt like hurting myself, so I banged my head."
— Jan. 3: Embry is moved out of observation and back to segregation.
— Jan. 4: Registered nurse Jim Royster checks Embry's vital signs, notes he is weak and shaky and weighs 138 pounds, down 32 pounds since his last weight check on Dec. 26. Hiland signs off on the report the next day without seeing the inmate.
— Jan. 5: Corrections officials take Embry off of hunger strike watch after he drinks tea. On Jan. 16, Hiland signs off on the move and note saying Embry has missed meals consistently.
— Jan. 11: Embry still refuses meal trays and prison officials note again that he is on a hunger strike.
— Jan. 13: Prison officials note that Embry has missed 32 of the last 33 meals served to inmates. Embry accepted one tray, but did not eat. Registered nurse Bruce Bauer authorizes Embry's move to the prison infirmary. At 11:51 a.m., Wilkinson rescinds the authorization and takes Embry off of hunger strike watch. Just after 5 p.m., corrections officers find Embry in unresponsive his cell. He is pronounced dead at 5:29 p.m.
— Feb. 5: Kentucky Medical Examiner determines that Embry lost 50 pounds between September 2013 and his death due to a hunger strike. The manner of death is listed as suicide caused by dehydration and starvation.
— March 5: The Kentucky Department of Corrections suspends Hiland, who had been the lead physician at the prison since 1992. He is fired the next day. Hinkebein has been placed on administrative leave. Corrections officials say the state is in the process of dismissing her.
— March 19: The Associated Press asks the Corrections Department for records involving Embry's treatment and death.
— March 26: Kentucky Corrections Commissioner LaDonna Thompson asks the criminal division of the state Attorney General's office to review Embry's death. The investigation is ongoing.
Sources: Kentucky Department of Corrections, Kentucky Office of the Medical Examiner, Kentucky State Police, AP interviews.


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This is the first year out of the last 3 that we did not. The enthusiasm was down, and we only sold 45 last year.
Part of the problem I think was that the tags had to be purchased and there was zero chance of any return. Bragging rights only.
I believe the cost of getting the tags is pretty minimal. Could be another recruiting tool for the club. KCFDC could spring for them and issue to all active members. "Hey, wheredya git that? How can I get one?"Pay out or not, it would not cost the tag holders. A small perk for joining and might lead to a few new memebers.


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Protectamark necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 164 diseños de 31 diseñadores freelance.
The Kender Law Group is an intellectual property law firm that provides trademark, copyright, advertising, and brand protection services across the USA. We are a boutique law firm that specializes in limited areas of the law - trademark, copyright, advertising, branding, franchise, unfair competition. We not only handle the registration types of services, but also litigation and enforcement.
A person or company that sells products or services under a brand name....which is everyone! Our market is broad, but our practice area is niche.
No scales of justice, no Roman Columns, or any other cliche lawyer symbols. The logo must include the words The Kender Law Group. Since the website will be located at http://www.tklglaw.com, we are thinking that the letters TKLG should probably be emphasized. My skills are pretty weak, but I have put together some examples. Please do not rely exclusively on these, however, because as I said, my skills are weak and I just kind of threw these together.
The logo should be on the conservative side, but strong. Nothing too flashy (we don't want to look like some tech company) because this is a law firm.
We tend to like blues and greys as the color scheme, but wouldn't mind seeing some variations such as black and silver (not shiny silver though).
We will give feedback very early so that the designers can quickly get a sense of what we like and don't like.
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Yes, a new bail would be awesome. There's still plenty of ice out there that needs to be climbed.
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China Bank Securitizing U.S. Loans
Add one more item to the list of products "made in China": debt backed by commercial mortgages.
Bank of China Ltd. is already one of the largest foreign lenders to commercial real estate in the U.S., helping finance prestige properties. Now, it is staking a claim in the red-hot market for bonds backed by packages of commercial-real-estate loans.


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BEIJING (AP) — China is expressing its unhappiness that Pyongyang tested a long-range rocket despite deep concerns over the launch among its neighbors.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei told reporters Wednesday: "We express regret at (North Korea's) launch in spite of the extensive concerns of the international community."
Hong says China "believes U.N. Security Council reaction should be prudent and moderate and conducive to maintaining stability and avoiding escalation of the situation."
Hong said dialogue and negotiations are the way forward. He says he hopes relevant countries will keep calm and maintain peace on the Korean Peninsula.


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Do dogs appease each other—or us? Veterinary research focuses on watching and labeling canine interactions
Interactions between dogs and people as well as dogs and other dogs have become an area of intense research focus in recent years. This is true partly because people like to watch their own dogs and partly because, given their evolutionary (and possible co-evolutionary) history with us, dogs' brains and neurodevelopment patterns may be excellent models for humans.
What exactly are social signals?Inherent in all studies of communication is this tenet: The currency of social interaction is information, and the more accurate the information, the better. Accurate information facilitates risk assessment, and risk assessment affects how we decide to spend our time and other currencies.
The tool that provides access to this desired information is the social signal, which can be visual, tactile, auditory or olfactory. Cues and signals differ—cues provide information (for example, the sun rose) but exist for reasons other than providing that information. Signals are usually defined as actions or structures that benefit an individual by altering the behavior of others around that individual as a result of the information provided.1 Social signals open and close discussions, specify the types of interactions (e.g. play or fight), reveal how well participants know each other and generally determine the quality of the interaction.
Sending and receiving signals
Individuals sending signals do so because it benefits them. The choice and timing of the signal are determined by context: patterns of signals are not random, and using them in an inappropriate circumstance won't help and may hurt the signaler. This is one way we recognize behavioral pathology—the signal is given in a context where it is not needed or in an intensity or frequency that does not match the ongoing social situation.
Those receiving the signal, the receivers, alter their behaviors when the signal carries information indicating that there is value to them in behavioral change—for example, dog No. 1 growls upon dog No. 2's approach; dog No. 2 withdraws rather than be bitten. Reliability of a signal can be gauged by rarity, repeated pattern and redundancy. Even within one signaling system—let's say visual signaling—congruence of the signals given by the tail, ears, eyes, mouth and overall posture all lead to enhanced reliability. If a vocal signal (e.g. a whine) reinforces an understanding of the signaler's state, such redundancy has made the message of the signal clear.
Who's appeasing whom?
It has become increasingly common among people who own dogs to talk about their dog "appeasing" them. Descriptions of dog to dog behavior are frequently couched in terms of who "appeased" whom. Unfortunately, what we've given up in behavioral information may have far more value than what's provided by the "appeasement" label. So how accurate is such labeling, and does it have a role in how we talk about dogs?
Appeasement signals have been said to advertise peaceful intentions and are thought to be present only when such information is relevant—for example, in situations when fighting may establish, even temporarily, a hierarchy, pecking order or other social rule that avoids injury or death.2


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You didn't have to tell Boonville swimmer Rebecca Gramlich twice that only three days remained until Saturday's conference swim meet at the Boonville Lions Park Aquatic Center.
You didn't have to tell Boonville swimmer Rebecca Gramlich twice that only three days remained until Saturday's conference swim meet at the Boonville Lions Park Aquatic Center.
While competing in a triangular meet Wednesday at California, which was the last official swim meet of the season before conference, Gramlich didn't go away disappointed by capturing first in five events in the 15-18 age division.
In all, the Boonslick Heartland YMCA Blue Marlins swim team accumulated 16 first-place finishes in the meet. Centralia also participated in the meet along with Boonville and California.
As for Gramlich, she won the 50 free, 50 fly, 50 breaststroke, 100 free and 100 fly.
Bailey Magyar also had a perfect night for the Marlins in the 13-14 age group, with first place finishes in the 50 free, 50 back, 100 back and 100 I.M. Brant Whitaker, meanwhile, captured first in three events in the 9-10 age group by winning the 25 free, 25 fly and 25 breaststroke.
Single winners for the Blue Marlins were Lexie May in the 25 breaststroke in the 7-8 age group, Kassidy Monteer in the 100 I.M. in the 9-10 age group, McKenna Stumph in the 100 I.M. in the 11-12 age group and Caitlyn Spoonemore in the 50 back in the 15-18 age group.
The following are results of the triangular meet Wednesday in California.
6-8 age group
Brenna Hubbard, 25 free, second; Sarah Seda, 25 free, third, 25 back, fifth.
7-8 age group
Huston Force, 25 breaststroke, second, 25 back, third, 25 free, fourth; Lexie May, 25 back, second, 25 fly, third, 25 free, fifth; Abigail Taber, 25 breaststroke, fourth, 25 free, seventh, 25 back, eighth.
9-10 age group
Colten Collyott, 25 back, second, 25 free, second, 25 breaststroke, fourth; Olivia Conrow, 100 I.M., fourth, 25 fly, fifth, 25 breaststroke, 11th, 25 free, 11th, 25 back, 12th; Hana Cook, 25 breaststroke, third, 25 fly, third, 25 free, sixth, 25 back, sixth; Mikayla Gramlich, 25 fly, seventh, 25 free, eighth, 25 back, 10th; Kassidy Monteer, 25 breaststroke, second, 25 free, third, 25 back, fifth; Carter Stumph, 25 free, fifth, 25 breaststroke, sixth.
11-12 age group
Hunter Collyott, 100 I.M., second, 50 breaststroke, third, 50 free, fourth; Mille Dorman, 100 free, third, 50 free, fifth, 50 breaststroke, sixth; Isabella Isle, 100 free, fourth, 50 back, seventh, 50 breaststroke, ninth, 50 free, 14th; Olivia Reynolds, 50 fly, fourth, 50 back, 10th, 50 breaststroke, 12th, 50 free, 15th; Kamryn Rice, 50 back, 11th, 50 breaststroke, 13th, 50 free, 16th; McKenna Stumph, 50 back, second, 50 free, third; Sarah Vogt, 50 breaststroke, second, 50 fly, second, 50 free, second.
13-14 age group
Fionna McMurray, 50 breaststroke, fourth, 50 back, fifth, 50 free, sixth.
15-18 age group
Caitlyn Spoonemore, 50 free, second, 50 fly, second, 50 breaststroke, second.


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Last night was the opening ceremony of the L'Oreal National Movie Awards at Wembley Arena in London. The celebs were out in force, but Ed Westwick stood out in particular in his Shawl Lapel Tux Jacket and Mohair/Wool Tux Pants by Hickey Freeman. Nice!
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I apologize for the lack of substance on CDG this week. Between keeping a close eye on all of the developing stories in politics (more on my opinions another time), watching the Republican National Convention, being without the internets for a day, all of my crazy food preservation adventures (I'm still trying to write a how-to post about making/canning jam), updating the list of Ditch the Disposables challenge participants (woot!!), and Ava starting back to preschool, I just haven't been able to get it together. However, finally here is some fresh content, cross-posted at the blog of Attachment Parenting International, API Speaks.
During the past four years of my attachment parenting journey, I sometimes find myself in situations, especially with regard to discipline, that require me to step outside the box and out of my comfort zone.
A few months ago I was trying to get Ava, almost 4 years old at the time, to sleep. She had had a long day and was simply exhausted, so much so that every little thing was setting her off into a puddle of tears. I was getting frustrated because it seemed nothing I could do was right (in her eyes). Logically, I knew that she was acting this way because she was so tired and had passed the point of no return, but still I felt my frustration growing inside me.
She sat on the bed, slumped over crying and complaining about anything and everything imaginable and I wondered how could I get her to give in to her exhaustion and just lay down. I realized that reasoning with her wouldn't work at this point. She was too far gone for that. I felt like yelling because my frustration was getting worse and worse – after all, I had things to do too and I didn't want to spend all of my night trying to get her to sleep – but I knew that wasn't going to help matters either.
Finally I decided what I really needed to do was take a deep breath, step outside of my comfort zone, grab a stuffed animal and start talking to her as the animal. Talking to Ava via a stuffed animal is a parenting "tool" my husband and I had used with success in the past, though not lately and, given the circumstances, I wasn't sure how it would fly.
She has a bear named Roger who I always imagine talks with a Southern drawl and is good at cheering her up when she's down, so Roger was the bear for the job. After a few seconds of talking as Roger, Ava stopped crying and began responding back to him, telling him what was going on with her. Although she couldn't have done that for me, her mommy, she could do it for an impartial furry third party. 😉
Roger's silly antics soon had Ava giggling and then he was able to talk her into laying down on her bed, relaxing and getting ready to sleep. As the bear said his good nights to Ava and me, Ava said her good nights in return and was soon calm enough to drift off to sleep.
As I left her room I couldn't help but feel very proud of myself. I can't claim to always respond well or the "right" way to every situation, but that night I put my pride and frustration aside and did what Ava needed to help her relax and get to sleep. Had I let my frustration overcome me there's a good chance it would've taken me at least another 30-45 minutes and many more tears (probably on both of our parts) before she was asleep. But by tuning into her needs, letting go of all that I "needed" to get done, stepping outside of my comfort zone, and throwing in a little goofiness, I was able to get her to sleep calmly in much less time. And let's face it, isn't goofiness a prerequisite for becoming a parent? No? Well, it should be. The world just might be a happier place.


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How Warren Beatty Seduced America
How Warren Beatty Seduced America
Famously a playboy—he has been linked to costars Natalie Wood, Julie Christie, Diane Keaton, and Madonna, among others—Beatty has also been one of the most ambitious and successful stars in Hollywood. Several Beatty films have passed the test of time, from Bonnie and Clyde to Shampoo, Heaven Can Wait, Reds (for which he won the best director Oscar), Bugsy, and Bulworth. Few filmgoers realize that along with Orson Welles, Beatty is the only person ever nominated for four Academy Awards for a single film—and unlike Welles, Beatty did it twice, with Heaven Can Wait and Reds.
Biskind shows how Beatty used star power, commercial success, savvy, and charm to bend Hollywood moguls to his will, establishing an unprecedented level of independence while still working within the studio system. Arguably one of the most successful and creative figures in Hollywood over the last few decades, Beatty exercised unique control over his films, often hiring screenwriters out of his own pocket (and frequently collaborating with them), producing, directing, and acting, becoming an auteur before anyone in Hollywood knew what the word meant. In this fascinating biography, the ultimate Hollywood Star comes to life—complete with excesses and achievements—as never before.
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Working in the corporate office, and not physically in a Great Wolf Lodge resort, I'm often asked, "What do you do all day if you're not in the hotel?" Well—a recent answer would have been, "I relax in bed all day."
The office next to mine currently has two comfy, queen size beds, fully made up with tons of pillows and crisp, white sheets. Go a little further down the hall, and you'll find three more beds, just waiting for someone to take a nap. It's like having a Majestic Bear Suite right here in the office! I promise, though, these beds are not the norm. They are just the latest chapter in our ongoing effort to continually improve the guest experience at our resorts. This week's focus has been on hibernation hours—when everyone is sleeping.
2013 is going to be a big year for each of our resorts. From new attractions, to new entertainment and new dining experiences, I'm excited about everything we are adding to our lodges this year. We have a lot of great news to share!
Here's a sneak peek—we're working to give you an even better night's sleep! The beds set up in our offices are all samples—new mattresses, new linens, and new color schemes. Together with our CEO, Kim Schaefer (and her wolf pup to cuddle), the corporate team tried out the mattresses to help determine which would help give Great Wolf Lodge guests the perfect night's sleep.
Everyone shared their thoughts, "Too hard." "Too soft." And, "This is so comfortable!" Some people bounced on them, a few tried to snuggle and others stretched out, fully relaxed. It was a fun, albeit slightly unusual day. And our procurement department also had a mini challenge for all of us. The bed experiment also featured a blind "taste test" of sorts—our current Great Wolf Lodge bed was one of the five!
Physically lying around on the office beds was just one part of the overall decision making that will take place in the coming weeks. But I'm really excited to share that just in time for summer, several resorts will have brand new bedding—linens, mattresses, box springs and pillows—throughout the entire property. And while I may not know which actual mattress will become "the" new bed, I'm glad my fellow Pack Members and I got a chance to try them out.
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a) had no switch-hitters start Opening Day?The answer to a) is 1996. The answer to b) is 1986 (courtesy of Baseball-Reference).
b) had no switch-hitters on the roster, period?
The only switch-hitter on the 2012 Dodgers' 25-man roster is Mike MacDougal. But does that really count? Barely, I suppose.
In recent years, the switch-hitting role has been filled by Rafael Furcal (right). Before him (pre-2006), guys like Jose Cruz, Jose Valentin and Milton Bradley filled that role. The Dodgers had a glut of switch-hitters.
We get back to the early part of the century and guys like Cesar Izturis, Todd Hundley and Chad Kreuter were the some of the switch-hitters. Devon White, Jose Vizcaino and Wilton Guerrero (Corky!) filled the role in the late 1990s.
We come to 1996. The Dodgers opened the season in the Astrodome against the Houston Astros. Ramon Martinez was on the bump for the Dodgers taking on Shane Reynolds. The Dodgers' starting lineup looked like this:
Delino DeShields 2B
Brett Butler CF
Mike Piazza C
Eric Karros 1B
Raul Mondesi RF
Mike Blowers 3B
Todd Hollandsworth LF
Greg Gagne SS
Martinez P
Roger Cedeno, Chad Fonville and Guerrero were the only switch-hitters on the club the entire season, and Guerrero wasn't on the team until September.
Fonville pinch-ran for DeShields in the sixth ining and Cedeno, a 21-year-old top prospect at the time, came in as part of a double-switch in the seventh inning.
That kept the streak of switch-hitters playing for the Dodgers alive. You then have to go all the way back to 1986 to find the Dodgers a switch-hitterless team.
I just thought it was an interesting tidbit.
Will the Dodgers have any switch-hitters this season? That remains to be seen.
Gorman Erickson (right) is the Dodger closest switch-hitting prospect to the majors, but he's not the closest player to the majors.
Fellow catcher Josh Bard is playing for the Isotopes and could see time if there are significant injuries. Infielder Elian Herrera, who had all of six at-bats this spring, is also with the 'Topes.
Infielder Lance Zawadzki is another switch-hitter and got 15 at-bats in Spring Training, but he's not even on a Dodger minor-league roster.
So, unless there's a trade acquisition, it's going to take some doing for a "real" switch-hitter to crack the Dodgers' roster this season.
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Erickson: Dustin Nosler, Feelin' Kinda Blue
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Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 16th Apr 2013 16:37 UTC
Microsoft's Terry Myerson, corporate vice president of Windows Phone, talks about the competition. "With iPhone, I sense that it's running out of steam. With iOS, [Apple] just added a fifth row of icons. Android is... kind of a mess. Look at Samsung - there's clearly mutiny going on. The only OEM making money off of Android is Samsung." There's truth to all these statements, which makes it all the more surprising that Microsoft appears to be unable to properly capitalise on them. Sure, WP appears to be doing well in a few select markets, but by no means the kind of success Microsoft and (Nokia) was banking on. Microsoft will pull through. Nokia on the other hand...
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text: Unless you're seeing other problems, like weight issues or abnormal development or your mommy radar is just really going off telling you there is something wrong, I don't know that it would be helpful to go to a GI for just mucousy/bloody stools. Because it's very likely that unless you get a particularly breastfeeding friendly one they are going to tell you to try formula and see if that fixes it. The first GI my pediatrician talked to didn't even want to see my son. She just told the ped over the phone to tell me to switch to formula.


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Archbishop José H. Gómez of Los Angeles, chairman of the U.S. bishops' conference's Committee on Migration, applauded the recent announcement by the Department of Homeland Security that prosecutorial discretion would be exercised on "low-priority" deportation cases. "The decision embodies the kind of common-sense, compassionate immigration policies that can serve to simultaneously enforce federal immigration law while respecting the dignity and vulnerabilities of the migrants in our midst," Archbishop Gómez said in a letter on Sept. 29 to Secretary Janet Napolitano. Archbishop Gómez said those categories of immigrants who should receive stays of deportation and qualify for work authorization included members of families and children and individuals who were brought to the United States at a young age and who would benefit from the Dream Act. He also asked for protection for "clergy and religious" who serve in faith communities across the nation.
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With more hospitals, medical groups, and even individual doctors instituting closed-door policies, the model of mirrored sales forces armed with 20-second details battering doctor's offices had become a bad joke. It was no secret that reps needed to regain value with their customers. The return on investment of these mass-market product pushes, always hard to quantify, was looking increasingly hard to justify.
In the immediate aftermath of Kindler's announcement, there was a sense of great expectations: Which drug giant would be next to de-escalate? How far would Big Pharma go in this first round of layoffs? How soon would the new lean-and-sober model be ready to roll? And what would it look like? Pharm Exec phoned the field's best and brightest experts, only to discover that six months later everyone is still waiting for the other shoe to drop."You don't see the kind of dramatic change that you'd think would be coming," says Jack Nightingale, a consultant for Numerof & Associates. "Changing the model is a high-risk thing to do in the short-term because, frankly, it's still successful. There are a number of blockbuster products out there continuing to gain or hold market share based in part on having a lot of feet on the street."
Indeed, rather than any deliberate, strategic reform, the current sales-model scene reveals that most of the action is just a reaction to the drugs coming down the pipeline. "You play the hand your dealt," says Stephen Gerard, managing partner for TGaS Advisors. "Sales models are driven by the drugs that are coming—everything else is just spin."
Big Pharma companies with expanding portfolios, like Novartis and Roche, are mostly taking a watch-and-wait approach and collecting information on reps' value and productivity in doctors' offices, according to Garry O'Grady, senior vice president, sales practice, Campbell Alliance. Companies with stable portfolios, like GlaxoSmithKline and Abbott Labs, are going a step further, tweaking their field forces to increase productivity—often by borrowing from the playbook of midsize firms, which have traditionally been more cautious and strategic in deploying sales forces in the overall promotional mix.
The "Specialty" Option—Smaller, Smarter...or Something


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If there's one thing that video game trailers could use more of, it's David Hasselhoff. So thank goodness for Criterion and EA, who conscripted the 'Hoff to appear in the latest trailer for the just-released downloadable Xbox Kinect game Burnout: Crash.
In the trailer, a swingin' party is underway, and in its midst a dude is playing some Burnout: Crash using the controller. You know, as is usually the case at these sorts of parties. He's doing a pretty good job playing the game... until the Hoffmeister shows up and schools him on the "superior" way to play the game — by using the Xbox Kinect. Also, apparently, while tripping balls.
I've played Burnout: Crash using both the controller and the Kinect, and the experiences are very different. Game trailers don't always do a good job of demonstrating what it's like to actually play the game being advertised, but this one does.
Better, the difference between
A) A guy sitting on a couch with a controller crashing his car into things.
B) David hasselhoff in a chicken-costume waving his arms around and blowing stuff up.
…pretty much captures the differences between the two methods of playing Burnout: Crash.


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USA stays perfect in post-Olympic tour
Carli Lloyd and Sydney Leroux scored in the second half, and the US women's soccer team beat China 2-0 on Saturday to remain unbeaten on its post-Olympic tour.
Lloyd broke a scoreless tie in the 50th minute, taking a pass from Tobin Heath near the edge of the penalty area, cutting to her left and beating goalie Zhang Yue to the near post from about 12 yards. Leroux added an insurance goal in the 84th minute.
Morgan was credited with an assist to Leroux to become only the second player in team history to reach at least 20 goals and 20 assists in one year. Mia Hamm was the other in 1998.
The United States is unbeaten in its last 18 meetings with China.
American forward Amy Rodriguez became the 29th player to make 100 appearances with the US women.
It was the eighth match of a 10-game "Fan Tribute Tour" for the Americans, who won the Olympic title in London this year.
The US began the game with leading scorer Morgan on the bench. Rodriguez got the start up front alongside Abby Wambach, and Rodriguez needed less than 15 seconds to produce the first shot on goal, a decent attempt from about 15 yards that was saved comfortably by Zhang.
Lauren Cheney hit the post a couple minutes later, but China settled down after that shaky start. Ma Xiaoxu and Bi Yan gave the Americans occasional problems up front, and Hope Solo needed to be sharp in goal to keep the game scoreless.
The U.S.-China rivalry has become increasingly one-sided since their famous meeting in the 1999 World Cup final. The Chinese have managed only three ties in the last 18 meetings.
Morgan replaced Wambach at halftime and nearly opened the scoring off a Chinese turnover, but her looping shot over the goalkeeper sailed wide.
The Americans finally broke through a short while later with Lloyd's 14th goal of the year. Leroux cut around a falling defender and beat Zhang with a low shot to the right corner to make it 2-0.
Morgan now has 28 goals and 20 assists on the year. Hamm finished with exactly 20 and 20 in 1998.
The U.S. has scored 112 goals this year in 30 games, surpassing the 1999 team's 29-game total. Only 2000 team (124 goals in 41 games) and the 1991 team (122 in 28) scored more.
This was the first time since the Olympic final against Japan that Morgan and Wambach were both held scoreless. Lloyd scored both goals in that 2-1 victory.


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by The Urban Book Source
May 2008
#1. Erick Gray
Some of the greatest things invented happened so by accident and so was Erick Gray's writing career. An avid reader and closet writer for years, Gray got his start in this genre when he handed his first manuscript to Carl Weber, a book store owner at the time. Carl passed his work on and soon after Erick became a published author. That was a decade ago and Erick Gray continues to hold his place as a writer to be contended with in the urban fiction genre. With the release of his first novel, Booty Call, Erick showed what a well-crafted story, developed characters and good editing was all about. Since then Erick has released six other novels including a sequel to his critically acclaimed Booty Call.
Visit Erick Gray on Myspace: myspace.com/ericksgray
#2. Tracy Brown
The reclusive Essence Best Seller, Tracy Brown, has been a valued contributor to the urban fiction genre for over half a decade. First published by Triple Crown Publications with the release of Black, Tracy transgressed to St. Martins Press for her second and third novels. Nominated for YALSA's "Quick Pick for Reluctant Young Adult Readers", Tracy Brown's Criminal Minded has received much deserved praise. Since the release of her first novel Tracy has blessed readers with five subsequent titles. Although a recognized personality within the industry, Tracy remains humble, asserting her main goal both as a writer and a motivational speaker is to let others know that "no matter what setbacks they come across in life, if they stay focused and never give up, sky is the limit!"
Visit Tracy Brown on Myspace: myspace.com/blackbutterfly0608
#3. Caleb Alexander
Many authors are motivated by the fame that can be gained in the publishing business, however, some authors write just because they love to, no honors necessary. Caleb Alexander falls into the latter category. A ghostwriter to many of the big names in the urban literature genre, for years Caleb has remained in the shadows while others collected on his talent. Caleb's gift was only recognized and cherished by the agents and publishers who signed him to secretly write their best sellers. With the release of Eastside and Two Thin Dimes, the public now knows what a talented craftsman Caleb is. But what else would you expect from a writer who was handpicked by erotica queen, Zane, to launch her Strebor in the Streetz imprint?
Visit Caleb Alexander on Myspace: myspace.com/_caleb_alexander
#4. Tu-Shonda Whitaker
Modesty, humility and ability can take you a long way, just ask Tu-Shonda Whitaker, the Ella Baker and W.E.B. DuBois International Award winner for fiction writing. The Essence Best Selling author has seen her share of success but this has not jaded her; through it all Ms. Whitaker has maintained her focus giving her readers and the industry a worthwhile read. Tu-Shonda first blessed the industry with her talent in 2004 with the release of Flipside of the Game which was followed up by the sequel Game Over, both which have been well received by urban book enthusiasts. After her first two novels received much praise Ms. Whitaker's third novel, Ex-Factor, was picked up by a major publisher. At present Tu-Shonda is working on her fourth novel.
Visit Tu-Shonda Whitaker on Myspace: myspace.com/tushonda
#5. Al-Saadiq Banks
Al-Saadiq Banks got his start in the game in 2003 when he self-published his first novel, No Exit, which was a fictionalized retelling of many situations he has experienced. No Exit was followed up by the Block Party trilogy, Sincerely Yours and Caught Em' Slippin', all of which were published under Mr. Banks' True 2 Life Productions. With a fan base like few others, Al-Saadiq has shown that a self-published author can play with the big dogs.
Visit Al-Saadiq Banks on Myspace: myspace.com/alsaadiqbanks
#6. Solomon Jones
Solomon Jones is a father, teacher, rapper, and spoken word artist, turned author who has dropped nuggets of knowledge in his urban novels over the past several years. A graduate of Temple University, this Philadelphian has kept his fans satisfied since 2001 when he released Pipe Dream with Random House. In between motivational lectures and his weekly weekend column for The Philadelphia Daily News, Jones works hard to craft the kinds of stories that the industry can be proud of and it has shown in each of his novels.
Visit Solomon Jones on Myspace: myspace.com/solomonjones
#7. Danielle Santiago
Most 21-year-olds revel in the club scene and experiment with life unsure of what they want to do when they grow up. This was not the case for Danielle Santiago. At the age of 21, she decided to write her first book. Nine months later Little Ghetto Girl was completed, the first in a three book series named A Harlem Story. Based around real experiences, Little Ghetto Girl captured the hearts of many. Since then Danielle has been published in two anthologies and recently released her second book, Grindin'. When not touring or writing Danielle works hard to advocate for battered women, abused children and young girls in the ghetto through her non profit organization Mischievous Girl Ink.
Visit Danielle Santiago on Myspace: myspace.com/daniellesantiago
#8. Moses Miller
A self-described writer/scientist, Moses Miller is an enigma that has hit the urban fiction world hard with his first novel Nan: The Trifling Times of Nathan Jones. Nan was published under his company MindCandy, which prides it self on publishing "intelligent urban fiction." With a background in journalism, Moses built his technique while he worked as a writer for The Voice, Newsday and 88hiphop.com. His stories are refreshing and command that you examine society. This native New Yorker's second novel, Once Upon Time in Harlem, was published in conjunction with FEDS magazine. The follow-up to Nan is expected to drop later this year.
Visit Moses Miller on Myspace: myspace.com/triflingtimes
#9. T. Styles
A quiet force in the industry for years, T. Styles is a jack of all trades and has remained a name on the tips of readers and vendors tongues for years. The Maryland based beauty got her start in 2005 with her first title, Rainbow Heart. Since then she has nourished the industry with follow-ups such as A Hustler's Son, Black & Ugly and Diamond Playgirls. To the average reader her stories are nothing less than inspiring and fresh and to industry insiders, her work has set a bar to be reached by many others who attempt to enter the genre. At present T. Styles has changed hats and is busy running The Cartel Publications which debuted its first novel in December of 2007.
Visit T. Styles on Myspace: myspace.com/toystyles
#10. JM Benjamin
A hustler by any other name is still a hustler. Just ask J.M. Benjamin, a hustler turned author. Since Mr. Benjamin's homecoming in July of 2006 he has released three novels—Down in the Dirty, My Manz And Em, Ride or Die Chick—and has accumulated a number of awards including, Best Street Novel Of The Year 2006 by the African American Literary Awards for Down in the Dirty which he wrote in just 34 days. Aside from publishing, J.M. is a motivational speaker.
Visit JM Benjamin on Myspace: myspace.com/jmbenjamin_author
Honorable Mention:
The Top 10 Underrated Authors of Street Lit are based on market research by The Urban Book Source and the preferences of its visitors and judged against the following criteria.
1. - Author should have 2 or more published books.
2. - Quality of book; concepts, lasting impressions, characters, longevity, excuetion, pacing, etc.