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COLUMBIA, SC (TheBigSpur/WIS) - The Gamecocks picked up a key recruit for the class of 2015, a four-star player who says he also chose the school because of its academics.
Lithonia, Georgia defensive end Arden Key committed to South Carolina Sunday afternoon.
The 6-foot-6, 205-pounder originally planned to commit on Oct. 25 when his team takes on Stephenson (Ga.) High on ESPNU. Then after visiting South Carolina Friday with class of 2014 South Carolina target and teammate Wesley Green, Key said he was likely to commit July 1.
Instead, he decided to go ahead and end the process.
"I wanted to go ahead and be a Gamecock, because I already knew where I was going to," Key said. "Me and Wesley were going to commit on the same day, but there wasn't any point in waiting. I felt like I had to do it now and I did it."
Key chose South Carolina primarily over Georgia but he also had offers from Arkansas, Clemson, Kentucky, Louisville, Miami, Mississippi State, North Carolina and Ole Miss among others.
When Key called to commit, he spoke with both his recruiter of record defensive coordinator Lorenzo Ward and defensive line coach Deke Adams.
"They were really excited," Key said. "Coach Ward was really excited. He said he was going to get with coach (Steve) Spurrier later today and have me call him in a couple of hours. I talked to Coach Adams, the d-line coach, and he said he was real proud that I committed to them."
Key says Friday's visit helped push the Gamecocks over the top.
"It has a great vibe," he said. "There wasn't really anybody there, but you could tell when people are there what it would be like. It's kind of a mixture of the city and the country. The academic part, they make it easy. In order to do bad at South Carolina, you've got to try to fail."
Key was speaking of the tutorial and academic support of student-athletes at the school after a tour of the Dodie Anderson Academic Enrichment Center.
On Monday, the university announced University of South Carolina student-athletes ended the Spring 2013 semester with a 3.198 grade point average, surpassing the 3.0 plateau for the 13th consecutive semester.
The football team ended the semester with a 2.724 GPA, its sixth consecutive semester above 2.7.
Defensive coordinator Lorenzo Ward was Arden Key's recruiter of record.
As good as the visit was, the catalyst for Key's major interest in the program was the chance to play with 2014 commitment Bryson Allen-Williams (Ellenwood, Ga./Cedar Grove) and 2015 commitment Dexter Neal (Stone Mountain, Ga./Stephenson).
"We've been playing football since we were in rec leagues together," Key says. "We always said we were going to commit to the same school together. At first I didn't really believe it, I was like, 'I'm not going to school with y'all, I'm just going to do my own thing' then it was like, it's amazing at South Carolina. Then both of them committed and I was like, 'Man, let me check out this South Carolina.' Because, really, at first I was mostly looking at Georgia. I really had my mind set to play at Georgia. Then I went to South Carolina and everything took Georgia off my mind."
The scheme the Gamecocks run also helped put them over the top.
"Coach Ward said don't just look at the school, look at the scheme they run," Key said. "When I thought about it, I was like Georgia runs a 3-4 and I would be an outside linebacker -- I'm not big enough to play the five-technique -- and I want to play with my hand in the dirt, so that took it off and I came home thinking, I was like, 'Oh, yeah, South Carolina.'
Key is ranked the No. 3 weakside defensive end and No. 70 overall prospect in the 2015 class with a rating of 94.
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A judge has delayed a ruling on whether Michael Jackson's father can obtain medical records related to the death of his superstar son.
Los Angeles Superior CourtJudge Mitchell Beckloff said Thursday he wants to further consider arguments raised by Joe Jackson's attorney. He says he will issue a ruling next week.
Joe Jackson's attorney Brian Oxman sought Michael Jackson's medical records as part of an effort to obtain a monthly stipend for the Jackson family patriarch.
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Jury says Concord man is guilty of hate crimeFrom Staff Reports
January 18. 2013 12:33AM
Donald Freese, 21, of Concord is the first person convicted in Merrimack County of a racially motivated hate crime and faces extra prison time.
A Merrimack County Superior Court jury convicted Freese of felony criminal threatening, second-degree assault and accomplice to simple assault for the attack on a Manchester man, Alhaji Kargbo, 25, last July 31 in front of the Market Basket in Hooksett.
Witnesses testified that Freese, co-defendant Joshua Peno, 21, of Nottingham, and two others in a vehicle shouted racially offensive words at Kargbo, who was on a moped on Route 3A. Kargbo then sped up to the vehicle to confront those inside at a red light.
Prosecutors say Freese and Peno got out of the car and attacked Kargbo, pulling him off his moped, punching and kicking him. Freese was accused of later brandishing a knife and slashing at Kargbo, who was able to escape.
The two men were accused of repeatedly cursing and shouting a racial epithet at Kargbo, who is a native of Sierra Leone and moved to the United States in 2005.
Freese did not testify in his own defense, nor did two other people in the car last July, a 15-year-old and Peno's girlfriend, Nicolette Nicolaides.
Nicolaides was convicted in connection with the fatal shooting of Lennoxx Tibbs in Manchester on Oct. 22, 2009, who was the subject of racial slurs as he was chased and killed on Wilson Street. Joshua Sprague, then 25, was convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison.
Nicolaides pleaded guilty to felony burglary conspiracy and misdemeanors of hindering apprehension and false swearing in a negotiated plea that called for cooperating with prosecutors.
She was one of seven people recruited by Sprague who went to Tibbs' 259 Wilson St. apartment building to fight with a woman he blamed for drug deals gone bad. That woman, who was staying at Tibbs' apartment with her boyfriend, heard the group enter the building and hid on the third floor as Tibbs tried to escape the crowd, which entered the second-floor apartment armed with baseball bats and a gun.
The group chased Tibbs down the stairs and out into the street, shouting racial slurs. When they reached the street, Joshua Sprague fired at Tibbs, whose hands were raised, fatally wounding him.
Because the accomplice to simple assault charge against Freese was brought as a racially-motivated hate crime, the enhanced penalty is two to five years, instead of the one-year sentence for simple assault.
The class B felonies carry sentences of 3 1/2 to seven years each.
Assistant Merrimack County Attorney Wayne Coull said Freese will be sentenced in 45 to 60 days, after completion of a pre-sentence investigation.
Freese's co-defendant, Peno, is scheduled for trial in March on two of the same charges. He does not face a criminal threatening charge.


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Daring Cooks! Seafood risotto with sofrito and allioli
I was so close to not making this months Daring Cooks' challenge! Luckily I pulled myself together and pulled through, and I'm glad I did. This challenge was supposed to be 'rice with mushrooms, artichokes and cuttlefish,' but we don't sell cuttlefish at my Wholefoods, and I could only find risotto rice as far as short grain rice went. I used scallops, and squid (Alex ate all the tentacles). I also served it with a small piece of salmon on top, because it was on sale and I just couldn't resist.
The thing that makes this dish really crazy good is the allioli. You may know it as aioli. Allioli is made from four things, pounded together slowly with a morter and pestle until it forms a light, fluffy cream-like thing. I may have quit beating the oil in just a bit earlier than I should have, but I thought it was awesome. Skip this step if you don't like garlic, because whew, it's sharp. Alex and I both could eat cloves and cloves of raw garlic and not mind it on each other, but you might mind.
This month's challenge was hosted by Olga of Olga's recipes and Las Costas de Olga. She chose a recipe by Jose Andres, from his TV show Made in Spain. For the original recipe, check out Olga's blog.
In three parts. First, the sofrito, then the risotto, then the allioli.
This is basically a marinara sauce. This recipe makes a whole ton, I'm freezing the rest of mine in serving-size containers to reheat in a pinch.
2 T olive oil
1 medium onion, diced
5 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
1 c mushrooms, diced
2 cans (14 oz) diced tomatoes, or one big can of pureed tomatoes if you prefer smooth (I do)
1 bay leaf
1 t ground cumin
1 t dried oregano
1 t salt
1/2 t chili flakes
Heat the oil in a pan, then toss in the onion and garlic. Cook until softened, then add the mushrooms, and cook until the mushrooms let out their juices. Add the tomatoes and spices and cook for 45 minutes to an hour, stirring occasionally.
2 T olive oil
1 1/2 c mushrooms, sliced or quartered
1/2 c quartered artichoke hearts
1 c arborio rice (or other risotto rice)
1 bay leaf
1/2 c wine
3/4 c sofrito
2-3 c seafood stock (I used shrimp)
1/2 lb bay scallops
1/2 lb squid, cleaned, tubes and tentacles
Heat the olive oil, then cook the mushrooms until starting to brown. Toss in the artichokes and cook 1 minute, then add the rice and cook two minutes, until the rice starts to become translucent. Stir in the wine, add the bay leaf, and cook until the wine is absorbed. Stir in 1/2 c of stock, and cook, stirring often, until the stock is absorbed. Keep stirring, and adding stock 1/2 c at a time, until the rice tastes almost cooked. Stir in the seafood when the rice tastes like it's almost done, like you could eat it but it might need another few minutes. Cook the seafood in the risotto until the scallops and squid aren't translucent anymore.
4 cloves garlic, peeled and smashed
a pinch of salt
1/2 t lemon juice
olive oil (I used a little less than a half cup)
Smash the garlic and salt together with a morter and pestle until the garlic is well-smashed. Smush in the lemon juice, then add the olive oil, a little at a time. Add oil, smoosh in, then add a little more. Keep going. This will take a while. Stop when the allioli is glossy and fluffy. It will happen.
To serve the risotto, scoop into a bowl and serve with a little dollop of the allioli on the side. When you're eating, scoop a tiny bit of allioli onto your fork, then get a forkful of risotto. Delicious and sharp and smooth and seafoody!
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Your allioli looks perfect! Mine split and I had to add an egg.ReplyDelete
I'm wishing now that I had tried the squid....instead I went with shrimp. (The family still hasn't recovered from the Skate challenge) Yours looks so delicious, I may have to try it again with squid.....can't get cuttlefish here. We also loved what the allioli did for the dish. Beautiful dish!ReplyDelete
Every single facet of your dish looks amazing. Love the salmon perched on top, and the photos are great! Nicely done!ReplyDelete
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Bob Ryan has a look at Bill Belichick, who had himself quite a press conference yesterday, ending with a nice zinger to the reporters gather. Ryan says Belichick has certainly grown and changed from his days in Cleveland. He enjoys a good joke here and there, and a few players give glimpses of that. If you look at the pres conference transcript, you gotta wonder though if that was the "B" pool of reporters. Where do they come up with some of those questions? Michael Felger has a look at Rodney Harrison, who has been a hit with the team right from the start. Carolyn Thornton has an article on Tedy Bruschi, coming off the best regular season of his career. Glen Farley has a look at Mike Vrabel. Rich Thompson has Vrabel giving credit to Romeo Crennel. Michael Parente looks at the recent success in the running game for the Patriots. Mike Reiss looks at Charlie Weis' hiring of a high powered agent and whether that will help him achieve his goal of being a head coach in the NFL. Alan Greenberg says that if Crennel leaves, his replacement could be 32-year-old Eric Mangini. Michael Smith also looks at who the replacements from within could be. Steve Buckley's pay column tells us that the Patriots players are saying all the right things. Howard Bryant's pay column looks at these "New" New England Patriots. He tells us:
In a micro sense, the Patriots merely are this season's powerhouse now trying to complete the title quest. Taking a longer view, the Patriots have entered the early stages of something major - completely reinventing the franchise. The result is a new world order unseen by many a sports team.
He goes on to tells us that the old days of futility under Pat Patriots are a thing of the past. Parente's notebook leads with a look at the AFC. Felger's notebook looks at the Dolphins (apparently futile) interest in Scott Pioli. Thornton's notebook says there is plenty of work to be done before the next game.
Gordon Edes recounts the events that led to the death…or should we say coma… of the ARod to Boston deal. (and the downfall of the Boston Dirt Dogs website.)
Mark Blaudschun looks at former Pats coach Pete Carroll, happy to be on the West coast, and Pete admits that it's where he should stay. He wasn't meant for New England. Mike Shalin looks at tonight's B.C./Colorado San Francisco bowl. (10:30, ESPN2) Michael Vega looks at some similarities between the two teams.
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ATLANTA - After watching Georgia politicians quarrel for years over the issue, state residents will soon begin purchasing their own health insurance plans as required under a new system created by President Barack Obama's administration.
Starting Tuesday, those without employer-provided health insurance can visit an online exchange run by the U.S. government and purchase policies. The system is designed to help people shop for policies and determine whether they qualify for financial support to defray the costs.
The opening of the exchanges is one of the most direct ways that Americans will be affected by a policy shift hotly debated both in Washington and in Georgia's Statehouse. Under the Affordable Care Act, virtually all Americans will be required to carry health insurance or face fines. The law also bans insurance companies from turning away people in poor health or charging them more money.
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Georgia's Republican leaders have balked at expanding the state's Medicaid program to cover more of the uninsured. Under the 2010 health care law, the U.S. government would pay 100 percent of the costs of expanding Medicaid from 2014 to 2016. The federal share would gradually decrease to 90 percent by 2020, with the states paying the remaining 10 percent. But that health care would cover thousands of Georgians who lack it.
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Originally posted by JT Jag View PostThe first book is probably the worst one. It steadily gets more AWESOME as the series wears on.
Perhaps the most awesome thing: Resurrecting the T-Rex skeleton that can be found the Field Museum in Chicago (yes, THAT T-Rex), riding it into downtown Chicago and using it to stop the necromantic apocalypse.
Has anyone read anything from Sherrilyn Kenyon?
"Dying ain't much of a living, boy" -Josey WalesOriginally posted by TitanHopeR4L does security, and strips on the weekend.
He told me the best part is being able to wear the same uniform to both jobs.
His next book due out in a year or so is a sequel of Less Than Zero, btw.
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Originally posted by Splat View PostI'm getting ready to start reading "Pop" by Gordon Korman its about football sounds good will see.Originally posted by ironman4579 View PostI swear, I only read this in the quotes above, and thought that the book was called "Pop" and was about football sounds.
Its really a good book its about a high shcool football player who becomes friends with an ex NFL player only he doesn't even know the guy used to play pro ball.
I don't want to give to much away but any one that likes high school football or any football for that matter would like this book.
Originally posted by Mr. GoosemahnThe APS is strong in this one.Originally posted by killxswitchTears for Fears is better than whatever it is you happen to be thinking about right now.
i'm not denying women do the former, but, men, for the most part don't care about the why, they care about the what. and the what is their deep seated desire to feel better about themselves by putting more notches in their headboard. yes, it is ambiguious, but, men take no care or concern for the law, and yes, it takes alcohol for them to fuel that iron resolve of, no, it isn't rape, yes, she consented (i think), no i didn't take advantage of her. no i'm not going to call her again, it was just a... 'thing'.
I hate the fact that I can't actually have more than a drink or two in public without fear that some guy is going to try to get me to have sex with him, because i'm drunk. It's unnerving, unreasonable, and misogynistic.
i know a lot of bar-hoppin', club-goin' types, and not a single one of them tries to get bitches so ****** up that they are damn near in a comatose. and nothing I read in that book made me think that Tucker Max endorses that. this guy ain't my hero or anything, but it is a funny book any way you look at it.
females make a big show about how they're in control because they're in control because they got *****. well ****, if you don't wanna be labeled a skank then have enough self-control to not let me and a gang of friends run through that. you can't really blame the guy if the girl does say yes, and that is exactly what happens. (90% of the time)
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Just finished Inherent Vice by Thomas Pynchon & Road Dogs by the best writer of pulp detective fiction in my lifetime, Elmore Leonard, & I'm halfway through his 80s novel LaBrava.
Leonard brought back protagonist Jack Foley over a decade later from Out of Sight, Foley is the most famous bank robber in the nation having robbed 127 of them. Gotta love his in-jokes too, in one p/o RDs Foley discusses who would play him in a film version of his life, & he disagrees with the choices, saying he would prefer so-&-so, or "maybe George Clooney." LOL, Who do you think played Foley in the film Out of Sight?
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I'd venture to put him in there.
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Given how much "Mad Men" creator Matthew Weiner, who directed Sunday's two-hour premiere, hates spoilers, the task of reviewing "The Doorway" (8 p.m. Sunday, AMC; 4 out of 4 stars) seems akin to walking on some late 1960s eggshells. Fortunately, these eggshells smell like hibiscus blossoms and marijuana.
Here's what I can tell you: Don and Megan's trip to Hawaii, which we already knew was happening, is a hell of a lot more fun than that time he left her behind at a HoJo in upstate New York. It's a little slice of paradise before we return to the reality of SCDP, which, come to think of it, is now missing its P.
Things on the mainland are not even remotely how we left them. We're knocking on the door of the 1970s and our heroes and heroines are either clinging stridently to the past or leaping enthusiastically into the future. How can you tell who's who? The hairstyles. Oh dear lord, the hairstyles. Michael Ginsberg, what hath happened to your head?
Unlike Season 5's two-hour premiere, which easily could have been edited to half its length, every minute of Sunday's episode feels necessary, checking in with all our favorite players and dancing with Weiner's favorite theme, death. Some, like Roger, are being forced down roads they don't want to take. Some, like Peggy, find that all roads lead to the same destination. And others, like Don, discover that no matter what, the past always comes up the road to find them.
And yes, that burning question from the final moments of the Season 5 finale will be answered, but I value my life FAR too much to tell you how.
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I've recently decided I need a double jogging stroller. No, really! I now live within walking distance of a super popular running and biking trail, and I can just see my Selling The House weight melting off as I pound the pavement in my Lululemon running pants, my ponytail perfectly in place, shoes gleaming white, my shiny Bob Duallie gliding ahead of me. Can't you? I really love to sit on my couch eating chocolate chips and think about how glamorous I'd look, especially how awesome my butt would look in those pants.
I didn't look into single jogging strollers because I didn't jog. And then, when I inexplicably took up a jogging habit, I still didn't look at jogging strollers, because by that time I needed a DOUBLE stroller and do you know how much Bobs are going for? HOLY GRILLED CHEESE, people. I thought about Craigslist for all of ten seconds, but I've heard that secondhand double joggers get snapped up crazy quick and I just don't have the competitive edge required to snag one for myself. I mean, it's a JOGGING stroller. If I bought one I would sort of be required to USE it. And I'm sort of UNDECIDED on that subject. I can't work up enough energy for something so uncertain, sorry.
It wasn't until I wrote about this on my personal blog and read the subsequent gently-worded comments that I realized: HEY! Not ALL double jogging strollers are made of titanium and gold plated! Maybe I could afford one after all!
This was a stunning realization for me, Internet. I could buy a DIFFERENT KIND!
OBVS I am a bit of an idiot. And I'm not a brand snob, promise. I'm just a sheep, really, especially when it comes to products marketed to mothers.
I've never owned a fancy name-brand purse in my life, but when I was expecting Jack I was wholly and utterly obsessed with picking out the perfect designer diaper bag. Cloth diapers, bottles, carriers, and yes, my plain ole umbrella stroller -- I had to have and purchased the exact same types and brands as my friends, or the items the women in my moms group said they couldn't live without. I had to have the RIGHT things! I'm not going to surround my baby with the wrong stuff! Horrors!
Well, yeah, three years later things are a smidge different. Don't get me wrong, I still love my designer diaper bag and use it all the time, but the fancy crib, the stacks of barely-used infant carriers, the specialty baby shoes -- fun to have, obviously not necessary. I even have all these special snack cups for Cheerios and Pirate Booty (Oh! Pirate Booty! That's another one! THE BEST SNACK!) that were totally NOT better than just a random container or plastic bag. And yet, it still doesn't even occur to me that there are other double joggers out there besides The One Everyone Thinks You Should Have. (And by 'Everyone' I'm not talking about YOU, I'm talking about The Generally Vague And Slightly Intimidating Everyone Who Knows Better Than You Do. SIGH.)
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Clarkson University graduate students Nate S. Barlow and Mathew D. Ingraham were awarded first place in the college division of this month's Jefferson County Energy Smart Expo competition in Watertown, N.Y. The expo was organized by WPBS television and sponsored by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA).
Barlow and Ingraham, who are both funded through projects run through Clarkson's Office of Educational Partnerships, presented a poster and display titled "Saving Energy through Education - the Energy Choices Game." They helped to develop the game and have been using it as a teaching tool in eighth-grade classrooms through Clarkson's National Science Foundation-funded K-12 Project-Based Learning Partnership Program.
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Today we have the lovely Marek Kral in an excellent scene with the studly David Smetak. We find them laying down, asleep. David awakes and begins to kiss Marek, quickly waking him as well. We can see an erection in Marek's underwear, so he must be ready for something. He turns onto his back and David showers him with licks and kisses. Then David gets onto his knees and presents his own stiff cock to Marek, who eagerly leans over to suck on it. Marek then stands and David takes his big hard cock in his mouth. They trade blowjobs for a while, and kisses before Marek bends over, indicating he wants something in his ass. David is happy to oblige, with his tongue and then a finger. With Marek on his knees David slides his big fat cock into that open hole and begins to fuck nice and hard. His cock really works that hole, with Marek moaning in pleasure. David really climbs onto Marek as he fucks him hard. Then they move, so that Marek can sit on that big cock and ride it. His ass slides up and down on the rigid pole, before David takes over and fucks him hard. Moving to a spoon position Marek wanks himself as David's dick continues to pound his ass, and soon he shoots his cum with that dick deep inside him. David needs to cum too and Marek positions his face to catch the creamy load. He does just that and then sucks on the spent cock to clean it off before kissing David as a very nice finale.
Roman Koroza came in for a very good massage. He really has a wonderful body, which we see as he walks into view, wearing just some underwear. Quickly he gets naked showing everything, and then lays on the couch ready to be massaged. The masseur arrives and begins his work, his oily hands moving effortlessly over Roman's hot body. His back and shoulders get attention first and then further down the body, with those thick legs and the the feet all being massaged. Up to that sexy ass and more oil is applied as the masseur does his stuff. Roman moves onto his knees, his ass spreading nicely to show his hole. The masseur wastes no time in getting to grips with Roman's cock wanking it until it is fully hard, and on working on his ass. Lots of oil is applied and soon a vibrator appears and slides into Roman's very tight hole. It works in and out as his cock is wanked as well. He takes it all very well and turns over to lay on his back. The masseur takes hold of that cock again and wanks it some more, this time he keeps going until Roman shoots his cream, and a very nice load it is. What a lovely massage with a very hot model.
Niklas Serdberg is aged 21 and lives in Prague. He works as a marketing manager and likes martial arts, thai boxing and going to the gym. What a good looking guy he is. First he does and interview and then quickly gets into his work. Removing his top we see Niklas' big, mucscular chest. He gives us time to enjoy that before dropping the pants too and showing off a rock hard cock. He climbs onto the horse and leans back, wanking his cock for us. Next he decides to show us that sexy ass. Bending over he pulls the cheeks apart ensuring that we see into the crack and view that pucker hole. Then back on to the horse, this time along the length of it, Niklas lays back and lifts his legs to show the hole again, as he wanks that rock hard cock. Sitting up he continues to wank it and soon dumps his cum onto the horse. Then it is off to the shower to clean up.
David Koral is from Usti nad Labem. We moved quickly with him, to do a massage and this stills shoot, as he was so very good looking. He looks very good indeed, in his dress shirt and pants as he starts the shoot. Opening the shirt we see that David, as well has being handsome, has a wonderful body, with a covering of cropped hair on his chest. When he removes the shirt fully and opens his pants, dropping them some, we get to see his gorgeous cock and balls. He poses to ensure we fully appreciate them, taking hold of the cock by the foreskin. Then David goes onto his knees, fully naked, and poses some more. He turns around to show off his sexy ass, what a picture it looks too. Next David gets that cock hard and stands up to allow us to fully appreciate the whole package. That cock stands proudly above the huge hanging balls as he poses. David then treats us to more shots of that sexy ass, with the cheeks spread so we can enjoy the hole. A lovely shoot from a really beautiful guy.


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Mike Shalin's Working Press: Butler is the No. 1 question for PatriotsBy MIKE SHALIN
August 22. 2017 12:48AM
HEY PATRIOTS FANS, get used to it.
Every time Malcolm Butler has a rough game, like he did Saturday night in Houston, the talk will start. Not truly a No. 1 cornerback? What happens next?
It all will go with the territory with this guy as this season unfolds. Those of us who don't think he's necessarily a No. 1 will think the team made the right move by signing him to only a one-year contract for $3.91 million.
But those who think he is a No. 1 will think the Patriots messed with his head and didn't show the proper amount of respect, giving Stephon Gilmore the money (five years, $65 million).
Either way, this will be something that will be watched throughout the 19-0 season so many people are predicting.
"Just (got to) keep grinding it out, man," Butler said after the game. "Be (ticked) off about it and keep grinding it out ... Just got to keep getting better each and every week."
Now, before you read too much into what Butler said, you have to know the last part of that answer is the same answer you get from every Patriot any time you talk to one of them: "Just trying to get better every day," or "every week." That's the mantra in a locker room where people don't say a whole lot.
More Butler: This from an unnamed scout talking to CSNNE's Mike Giardi, who was asking various people for the name of the most overrated Patriot: "If you're an elite corner in this league, you have to be able to cover all kinds of receivers. He can't. You don't put him on Julio Jones in the Super Bowl. He doesn't draw A.J. Green. Sure, he has the quicks to step inside and deal with Antonio Brown, but there's no size disadvantage. To me, that's why you don't pay him the money Gilmore got."
OK, so maybe Butler is a No. 2? If Gilmore emerges, that's fine with the team but certainly not for Butler's wallet.
With the meaningless four-game preseason schedule half over, the Sept. 7 opener against the Chiefs cannot get here quickly enough.
Jersey boy
Tom Brady, talking to Jay Glazer of CBS Sports, on the stolen Super Bowl jersey he got back:
"I didn't think I'd ever see it again. And then within a week I had started to hear like, 'Oh, they may be on the right track.' It took quite a while to kind of figure out the process and no one would really give me much information.
"I had to talk to the FBI. I had to talk to the people in the Houston Police Department and they obviously were on to it. They didn't give me much inclination to say that they think it's in Mexico. Before you know it, they said, 'Well, we've got some good news. We recovered the jersey.' Mr. (Robert) Kraft gave it to me at his house this summer."
More Brady: Asked on WEEI Monday morning for his thoughts on his pal Roger Goodell about to get a contract extension, he said, "Nope, I don't have any thoughts."
Rex Burkhead, another of the newcomers, had a good night in Houston. Bill Belichick said the team's interest in him goes back to college. "We had quite a bit on him," he said. "We've seen quite a bit of Rex."
Some relief
John Farrell got to use his bullpen the way he wanted to Sunday as the Red Sox completed their second straight 2-1 weekend against the Yankees.
You can quibble with the seventh-inning guy going forward, but Brandon Workman was fresh and has been effective. But the key was Addison Reed in the eighth and Craig Kimbrel in the ninth — just the way it was drawn up when Reed was acquired from the Mets.
The result was nine up and nine down and another key victory.
Going, going, gone
The home runs, many of them of the hefty variety, keep flying out of stadiums all over the big leagues.
Is the ball juiced?
After ESPN's Buster Olney pointed out, "Seventy-five players with 20 or more homers this year. In 2014, there were 57 for the entire season."
Justin Verlander took to Twitter, saying, "Just say it" and adding emojis of a syringe and a baseball.
Quoting a New York Daily News piece: "A total of 4,664 home runs have been hit this season, heading into Sunday, according to ESPN's home run tracker. At a rate of 2.43 home runs per game, teams are on pace to hit 5,905 home runs — a figure that would shatter the previous season-high of 5,693 homers that came during the peak of MLB's steroid era during the 2000-01 season."
Earlier this season, David Price, asked by USA Today if the balls are juiced, said, "One hundred percent. We have all talked about it."
I asked former Red Sox second baseman Marty Barrett about this recently and he said, "The players aren't juicing anymore but they juiced the ball … it can't be something that's just all of a sudden happening."
Si si on CC?
CC Sabathia came off the disabled list to beat the Red Sox on Saturday, winning what gamblers call a reverse lock in his head-to-head matchup with Chris Sale. Sabathia (10-5 this season) has beaten the Red Sox three times in 2017 and allowed two runs in 20 innings in those games.
Sabathia is 233-146 with a 3.71 ERA (most of his starts in the tougher American League) lifetime. He has a Cy Young Award and is a six-time All-Star and has more American League strikeouts than any other left-hander. He was Superman as he pitched the Brewers into the playoffs after a trade deadline deal.
Is he a Hall of Famer?
"I think he deserves strong consideration," David Cone said Sunday before working the Red Sox-Yankees game for the YES Network. "When you think about all-time lefties, from the strikeout side — missing bats is important, I think — he's the third-best lefty of all-time. There's Steve Carlton, there's Randy Johnson and then there's CC right now. He passed Mickey Lolich last night, so he deserves strong consideration. Post-season record's good (9-5, 4.63 ERA). Big finish would help."
And at 37, even though his Yankee contract ends after this season, he's showing he's not done.
"If he can finish strong here and then a couple more years … to me the 3,000-strikeout club is big (he has 2,810). He's a year and a half away from that. A little more time and he gets to the 3,000-strikeout club. To me, that's an elite, elite club."
Asked if he sees the Yankees bringing Sabathia back in 2018, Cone said, "It wouldn't surprise me. Not at all. He's so well-liked in the clubhouse — obviously a more-favorable contract, incentive-laden, I can absolutely see that happening."
Hoop stuff
BRAD STEVENS is confident he can talk Peyton Manning fan/Brady hater Gordon Hayward into being a Brady fan.
"I made sure that he knew that, 'Hey, by the time you get here, I give you about four weeks before you're a huge Tom Brady fan,'" Stevens said on NESN during the Jimmy Fund telethon. "Obviously I have been here four years, and coming from Indianapolis, there is a certain Peyton Manning lean back in the day.
"Obviously when you're here and around the Patriots and around Tom, really that whole organization, it's so impressive. I actually, after Gordon made his decision and moved forward, I actually sent them both a little text jabbing Gordon. He's already reached out. Tom has been nice enough to give his advice, regardless. Tom has actually been great about it."
From the Indianapolis Star: "Among other miscellaneous interesting nuggets, Stevens revealed that "Ms. Pac-Man," of all things, is a staple of his game-day rituals. He said his wife, who was in attendance along with his parents and children, bought him an old 'pizza parlor machine' a few years ago, and he has been hooked ever since.
"I play 'Ms. Pac-Man' for 10 to 15 games as a break between video. And then I go on my jog, and go about my daily routine, but I make sure to get my 'Ms. Pac-Man' game in at home every single day. Ten-15 minutes (of video games) isn't that bad. Tell your parents you're good.'
Finally, if you missed it, the Celtics will retire Paul Pierce's No. 34 Feb. 11, with the Cavaliers in town. "We teamed up with Paul from the beginning of our ownership and grew to be champions together," said owner Wyc Grousbeck. "He's a great person and a great Celtic."
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PLAINFIELD – Will County residents got to hear three Republican candidates for Illinois governor explain their stances on job creation, education and issues with the public and private sector Tuesday night at Plainfield Central High School.
The discussion, hosted by the Will County Tea Party Alliance and styled as a question and answer session, saw a tame discussion between panelists and candidates Bill Brady, Kirk Dillard and Dan Rutherford.
"We want to educate people on the candidates," co-organizer and panelist Stephen Balich said. "Right now, people just don't know who to vote for."
Candidate Bruce Rauner was invited to the forum but declined the invitation. An empty seat on stage signaled his absence.
WLS Radio host Dan Proft led the discussion, asking rapid-fire questions.
A candidate was granted rebuttal time if mentioned by another candidate.
Dillard focused his answers on making Illinois a destination economy for people to create jobs, passing a constitutional amendment to withhold salaries for legislators if they don't pass balanced budgets and reforming Medicaid.
He fielded questions about his connections to unions and education reform.
"Public sector unions are one thing, but private sector unions are another," Dillard said, adding he has taken money from engineer unions. "I respect teachers. We'll see if I have endorsements of teachers unions this time around."
Brady tried to assure conservative voters he was fit to win the election against Gov. Pat Quinn after losing in the last election.
"I've learned you can't spend enough time in Cook County," Brady said, expressing confidence in the same staff that ran his last campaign. "You know what you're going to get with Bill Brady. I'm the only one who's got the base in support."
Rutherford cited his experience as state treasurer and the fact that he is the only candidate who has won a state election while clarifying his giving 19 additional people government salaries.
"They're not salary increases, they're promotions for people doing exemplary jobs," Rutherford said. "I promoted from within, I understand good stewardship."
All candidates fielded questions about pensions, education, the public and private sector and taxes.
"I would have preferred if Bruce [Rauner] came," Balich said. "He had a prior commitment so he couldn't come."
The three Republican candidates took aim at the absent Rauner, who was the subject of a Chicago Sun-Times story Tuesday that revealed his daughter received admission to Walter Payton College Prep before he paid Payton Prep Initiative for Education $250,000.
Rauner is also facing fallout after flip-flopping his position on Illinois' minimum wage.
The topics came up numerous times in questions for the candidates.
Joliet resident Audrey Logan is an independent voter and she came to the forum for her son, who is in the debate club at Plainfield Central High School and had a chance to personally talk with candidates. But she came out of the forum feeling she knew the positions of each candidate.
"Now I feel like I can be a more informed voter if I do choose to vote Republican," Logan said.
Plainfield resident Betty Pemble came to the forum to learn more about each candidate.
"I thought it was very informative," Pemble said. "Taxes are a big issue for me. I thought the candidates all explained their financial perspective."
Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly indicated when candidate Bruce Rauner paid an endowment fund tied to Walter Payton College Prep. He donated to the fund after his daughter was admitted to the school.


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We'd like to ask a question on the forums but wanted to check here first if it's ok because our daughter doesn't have autism or any other special needs, and we don't want to use the forums for something they're not meant for. It's only because we think our situation might be understood better by parents/carers of special needs kids. We hope that's ok.
Would it please be ok to post the question on the "non ASD-Matters" message board even though it's not about autism, or related issues? We completely understand if not.
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A new exhibit at the Anasazi Heritage Center gives visitors a chance to see how ancient people viewed the night sky and what it meant to them.
Ancient Skywatchers of the Southwest showcases prehistoric astronomical markers in the Four Corners. The images are the work of explorer and photographer John Ninnemann and will be displayed in the museums Special Exhibit Gallery.
At Sundays opening, Ninnemann will explain the tradition of the skywatcher among the Pueblos and how it illustrates the importance of astronomy in the early Southwest. He has spent decades studying the rock art and architecture at remote archaeological sites and his work captures alignments of the sun and moon that mark significant points in the Pueblo year. The exhibit was produced by the Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College.
Ancient people, especially those who survived by farming such as the ancestral Puebloans, paid close attention to the annual rhythms of the Earth and the corresponding movement of heavenly bodies. The longest and shortest days of the year were often commemorated by annual ceremonies. Marking the years mid-points at spring and fall equinox helped determine ideal times for planting and harvest.
The ancestral Puebloan people also had a deep interest in celestial events. Their understanding of astronomical cycles is reflected in the architecture and rock art they left behind. Some buildings included oddly-located windows through which the rising sun would appear on a specific date. Sometimes a shadow or a sunbeam falling across a rock art image would signal the change of season.
There also is evidence that the builders of Chimney Rock Pueblo National Monument near Pagosa Springs anticipated a cycle of the moon that only repeats every 18.6 years. The lunar standstill, which is when the moon rises at its southernmost point, is rarely noticed, even by modern people, and its meaning to the Chimney Rock people is a continuing mystery. The pueblos builders chose a site where the standstill moon rises between a pair of natural stone pillars. Periodic construction and remodeling at Chimney Rock took place mainly during lunar standstill years.
Ninnemann also will sign copies of his book Canyon Spirits: Beauty and Power in the Ancestral Puebloan World.


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Name: Natalie Bee
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Birthday: April, 7th
Height: 5'5
Weight (lbs): 110
Measurements: 32C-24-34
Ethnicity/Nationality: Filipino and British
Experience: NOS Promotional Model and currently, Marquee Dayclub Cocktail
The Interview
Where are you from? And, are you currently living there? If not, where are you currently living?
I'm from Los Angeles, but currently residing in Las Vegas. After graduating from San Diego State I wanted to give myself a change of scenery so off to the desert I went.
Does your personality match your Zodiac sign? Describe.
I definitely think my personality matches my Zodiac sign. I'm an Aries and of course I consider myself firey for lack of a better term. We're known for being outgoing and highly driven, but with the positives I do accept the negatives; being short tempered and impulsive.
What would you say are your strengths as a model?
As a model my strengths include my personality along with my sense of humor. I always think of myself as easy to work with and easy going. As I've continued to work in the industry, I've realized the rarity of models that are enjoyable and easy to work with. Also, I feel that my mix has blessed me with a unique look.
What is your best beauty secret?
SLEEP!! Even though I'm always on the go I always find time to sleep. I am definitely on the grind, but lack of sleep does a number on young women so beauty sleep is my beauty secret.
Where can we see you?
Currently you can catch me every weekend at the hottest vegas pool party at MARQUEE DAYCLUB!!!
What are your future plans (long term goals)?
I would idealistically love to pursue my dream of moving overseas to Asia. I have modeled overseas and want to fulfill my dreams of traveling to Asia and continuing my schooling. Traveling and enjoying life with my loved ones has currently been the top of my list of long term goals.
Do you drink? If so, what do you drink? If not, why do you not drink?
I've always been a tequila girl. I have yet to have a night that will change that!
What is the best present you received? What is the best present you gave?
The best present I ever received was a trip to Hawaii for my 22nd birthday. The best part was that it was totally unexpected and a huge surprise. Few months later I surprised him with a trip to San Francisco. It was all about the quality time that we got to spend together which to me is priceless.
Where (restaurants) do you like to eat? What do you order? Why?
I love Mexican food! Since I left San Diego, I haven't had good Mexican food in awhile, so it's safe to safe I miss my carne asada fries!
What do you do on your spare time?
Sleep, eat and shop; the basic activities of a working girl. When I finally get to have some time off I love to spend time with my family and just relax since it's rare with my hectic life.
How do you keep in such excellent shape? Explain your daily/exercise routine.
Lots of water and lots of walking;around the pool. Oh, and plenty of late night cardio.
Are you big on first impressions? What do you first notice on a man?
Huge. First impressions make or break it for me. I always notice shoes first. I'm a serious shoe fanatic.
What's on your travel itinerary? Are you planning to go to any events in the future and/or vacation with your family, friends or 'significant other'?
When summer season is over I plan on making my way over to the Philippines again. Its been 9 months since I've been and I need to get away!
How would you like your boyfriend to propose to you?
Propose?! Next question please.
Marriage song? What song would you like played on your wedding night? Why?
Pass again. Too much too soon.
Any shout-outs or last words?
I love PASMAG, it's about time I shoot for you guys!!


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The name under which Wisconsin native Justin Vernon plays. He is an incredibly talented and gifted musician who fits into the indie-folk genre. Vernon's latest album, For Emma, Forever Ago, was written while Vernon spent 3 months in a remote cabin in Northwest Wisconsin. He played all of the instruments in that album to accompany his powerful voice. Overall, he is an artist that everyone should know and listen to, just because he is so talented.
"Do you know of Bon Iver?"
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"Well you should, he is really good."
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If you love movies, nothing is more fun than going to Rotten Tomatoes, the film review aggregation site, and seeing what films have worked and which ones haven't. The data offer endless possibilities for mischief and enlightenment. A couple of years ago I kept a running tab on every film released by 20th Century Fox, seeing how long the studio could go without distributing a film that actually topped the 50 fresh rating mark at Rotten Tomatoes.
More recently, someone at the Marginal Revolution economics blog composed a graph of all of the Rotten Tomatoes scores for Night Shyamalan's films, starting with "The Sixth Sense" and ending with "The Last Airbender." It was a great sight gag because the graph went only in one direction -- straight down.
Now Christopher Beam and Jeremy Singer-Vine, a pair of writers at Slate, have gained access to Rotten Tomatoes huge database and used it to compile some fascinating movie-review related statistics, most notably a series of graphs plotting the careers of film actors and film directors, who as it turns out, have very different sorts of career trajectories.
They also created an interactive game, using something that Slate calls a Hollywood Career-o-Matic chart, which allows readers to map the career of any leading actor or filmmaker, based on their aggregated movie-review scores from Rotten Tomatoes. You can type in more than one choice, so you can track how different careers compare with one another. I tried it with a number of actors and was amazed to discover how few actors had any semblance of consistent scores -- nearly every graph gyrated wildly up and down, reminding us how difficult it is to successfully manage a movie career.
The Slate duo also discovered all sorts of odd statistical revelations, the most intriguing being that if you did a graph of overall Rotten Tomatoes scores of movies from 1910 through today, the numbers start out amazingly high, then slowly drop with each passing decade. Films from the 1920s average a 92 fresh rating; films from the 1990s average a 55 rating. It appears that critics are far more partial to old movies than ones today.
But of course, what everybody wants to know is the juicy stuff: By Career-o-Matic standards, who is the worst actor, actress and filmmaker of all time? (Or more accurately, since 1985, an arbitrary date the Slate duo used to strip away the nostalgia factor). The worst actor is, quite plausibly, Chuck Norris, who tops the list with an average score of 18.4 since 1985.
The worst actress is Jennifer Love Hewitt, who accomplished the impressive feat of never having made a film that earned a fresh rating (higher than 60) on Rotten Tomatoes. Her average score was 18.9, thanks to her presence in a host of horror thrillers and both "Garfield" movies.
The lowest scoring director was Dennis Dugan, who hit rock bottom by repeatedly making Adam Sandler movies, including "Grown Ups," which had a 10 fresh rating and "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry," which earned a 14 score. The best director award went to Mike Leigh, who has a lifetime average of 92.1. The highest rated American director was Ethan Coen, with an 84.3.
Of course, statistics can only prove so much. Here's what I want to know: What would happen if Mike Leigh directed an Adam Sandler movie? Would he actually give Sandler's Rotten Tomatoes ratings a boost? Or would Sandler drag Leigh down with him, like he did with James Brooks in "Spanglish?"
I have a feeling that's a question that even the wondrous Hollywood Career-o-Matic charts can't answer.


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The Student Animal Legal Defense Fund will be holding a
food, toy, and supply drive to benefit the homeless animals at
the Anti-Cruelty Society of Chicago (www.anticruelty.org)
on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26TH from 8:30
AM to 6PM in the main lobby at Kent.
Anti-Cruelty Society provides care for stray and unwanted
animals, adoption, a low-cost spay/neuter clinic, dog training
classes, educational programs, and rescue and wildlife
services. The shelter is always in need of things to
make the animals' stay there more comfortable, so we're
Of course, old fashioned cash works well, also. We'll
have a collection table with many boxes to fill in the lobby
-- please stop by and drop off whatever you can!
At our next meeting, we'll discuss
letter-writing and legislative campaigns, and ways to educate
the Chicago-Kent community. We'll also assign slots to
monitor the lobby table for the Anti-Cruelty fundraiser (slots
are usually an hour to an hour and a half.)
Feel free to bring your lunch. Everyone is
welcome -- the more faces the better!
In the Spring 2003 semester, Chicago-Kent will
offer, for the first time, a course in Animal Law. Animal
Law involves many areas of legal practice and theory --
property, tort law, criminal law, estates, and even
constitutional issues. Too, animal law cases usually
employ argument and reasoning similar to environmental law
issues. The Animal Law casebook is already in its second
edition after being published in 2000. If you are
interested in how the law treats animals, or just want to have
two hours a week in school where you can talk about animal
species besides humans, this course should prove a
fascinating experience. And, as the Animal Legal Defense
Fund slogan says, "Our clients are the only ones who are
always innocent." The course will be taught
by Professor Henning, and will meet once per week for two
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The launch of a NASA satellite designed to study atmospheric carbon dioxide has been rescheduled for early Wednesday.
A Delta 2 rocket carrying the satellite had been scheduled to lift off early Tuesday from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
NASA says the countdown stopped at 46 seconds because of the failure of a water flow system that suppresses acoustic energy and protects a launch pad flame duct.
The agency says it replaced a bad valve and the launch will now take place during a 30-second window opening at 2:56 a.m. PDT.
The satellite, dubbed Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2, is a replacement for a satellite destroyed during a failed launch in 2009.
The $468 million mission will collect global measurements of CO2 in Earth's atmosphere, the main driver of climate change.
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In recent years, Ken Coffey and research colleagues have studied the options novel endophyte fescue (NEF) offers Mid-South cattlemen.
"We've had fall and spring calving cows here for years and we've looked at their performance," said the University of Arkansas professor of animal science, who spoke at the Livestock and Forestry Branch field day outside Batesville, Ark., on April 15. "But we've never had them in the same study, in the same pasture area. So it was hard to compare them."
In the past, Coffey has worked with cows running on NEF year-round and others on toxic fescue. He's found that changing a pasture's makeup isn't always easy.
"On my property, I can't tear the whole pasture up and put it in NEF. Some of it will stay infected fescue and I know some of yours will too. Some places on (the station), we're happy to see anything green that'll stay."
So, a few years ago, Arkansas livestock researchers gathered to pinpoint needed areas of trial research. One thing that came up: put fall and spring calving cows in the same study.
Typically, on the worst station locations, "we've had 90-plus percent conception rates with fall calving cows. In summertime, they stay in better body condition than the spring calving cows.
"We thought, 'Well, maybe we can do okay with fall calving cows.'
"Then, we seeded the pastures — half are in toxic Kentucky 31 and half are NEF. We aren't using the MaxQ but the HiMag4. That's what we have in four pastures here."
The researchers then sought data on how valuable the NEF would be "if we worked toward establishing it farm-wide. Or, how much benefit would there be if I take a small acreage in a NEF and use it at strategic times of the year?"
The study involves both fall and spring calving cows. "Either all acreage those cows graze is toxic fescue or 25 percent is replaced with NEF."
Small, good pastures were planted in NEF "to use it at certain times of the year. In our case, that means moving calves onto the NEF one month prior to weaning. Or, we move the cow-calf pairs to the NEF one month before breeding. That way, hopefully, we can flush some of that toxin out of their systems before those critical times."
Coffey said the year of data collected so far — including a positive control of cattle that stayed on NEF year-round — is enlightening.
For example, he pointed to hair scores. "Are the cows looking any better on NEF? Are we offsetting 100 percent of the cost?"
The cows grazing NEF year-round had the best hair score of 1.6, "which means they're slick and look good. That's compared to the fall calves at 4.3, which means they have rough hair on about 75 percent of their body. The spring calves, at weaning, were at around 3.5, which means a bit over half their body has rough hair. So, appearances probably aren't being helped that much by going with 25 percent NEF compared with the positive control."
Looking at calf weaning weight as a percent of cow body weight, there isn't much difference across the board. However, differences really showed up in things like cow reproductive rates and weaning weights.
"We had to start the study somewhere. We ended up starting it after the fall breeding season. We're waiting on those cows to calve this fall before we get that data."
Even so, looking only at spring calving cows, "we're at over 90 percent on cows that stay on NEF year-round. That's what we were hoping for."
Unfortunately, for those that stay on toxic fescue, the calving rate is a bit below 40 percent. The previous two years, the rate was running 45 percent. The toxic fescue "is hammering" reproductive rates.
How about the cows on 25 percent NEF? "The numbers actually land about halfway between the NEF and toxic. So, with just a small part of pasture in NEF — and using it at the right times — we're offsetting roughly 50 percent of the damage. Economically, that starts making a whole lot more sense. Maybe we don't have to plow out and replace 100 percent of our pasture at the cost of establishment and $4 per pound of seed and everything else. If we use it right, a little bit of NEF will go a long way."
Another efficiency measure looks at calf value per cow, exposed — calf value at the time of weaning. "The 25 percent NEF (a bit over $300) splits the difference between 100 percent NEF (about $500) and toxic fescue (just under $200)."
As for weaning weights, "there's about a 98 pound difference between those on 100 percent NEF and those on 100 percent toxic fescue. The 25 percent NEF offset about 37 percent of the reduction in weaning weight."
For weaning weights, "we've typically had spring calving cows on some bermudagrass. And the spring calving cows weaned off calves that are 50 pounds heavier than fall-calving cows. But when given the same access to the same pastures — we don't cheat one — the fall calving cows actually had heavier weaning weights by an average of about 50 pounds."
Coffey is aware of only one other study that's looked at spring and fall calving cows on fescue. In that one, which occurred years ago, open cows were given another chance in the next breeding season. By the end of the 4-year study, 80 percent of the cows were fall calving.
"So, if we've got toxic fescue and must live with it, based on what we're seeing so far maybe we should consider fall calving. The problem, of course — and the reason I've never been a big fan of fall calving — is what to do with the calves after weaning?"
On the station, when spring-born calves are weaned and go to winter annuals, "that puts a lot of weight on them. We have steers now averaging around 850 pounds and hoping to put another 40 or 50 pounds on them before shipping to a feedlot."
Fall-born calves are weaned off and put on bermudagrass. There have been years when they weighed the same when loaded on the truck for the feedlot as they did at weaning.
"That turns me off. However, when you consider the data from the current study, fall calving looks a lot better. Hopefully (further research) will figure out how to get better quality forages into the bermudagrass so we can put more rapid rates of weight gain on those weaned calves.
How long are the breeding seasons?
"Both breeding seasons are about 62 to 65 days. We're not synchronizing cows and there is no (artificial insemination) work. The bulls are just turned in around May 10 or May 15, for the spring breeding season. In the fall, the bulls go in the Monday following Thanksgiving."
Is the study being conducted on pure stands?
"When we check species composition, we're running over 70 percent fescue. But most of the other grasses in these pastures are low-producing grasses. There's very little bermudagrass in these pastures — maybe 10 percent along with some crabgrass and some spring annual forages. There's a bit of rescuegrass in some along with a bit of Kentucky bluegrass."
How can an operation prevent contamination of infected with NEF?
"In the spring, when we rotate to the NEF from toxic, there's no seed head formation to transport. They won't come back on the novel pastures until fall in mid-September. By then, all the seed is off the infected pastures. We are doing a rotational grazing program to reduce those chances."
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ANSONIA -- A man stabbed early Tuesday on Water Street is not providing information to investigators, police said.
Elijah Stanford, 21, of Seymour, was stabbed several times in the rear upper torso area, police said, but his injuries are not life-threatening.
Police were called to Chaser's Cafe on Water Street shortly after midnight on the report of the stabbing, and bystanders reported hearing an argument. Stanford was uncooperative when he was found nearby and it is unclear if there was a dispute prior to the incident, said Lt. Andrew Cota.


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- Date: 02/22/2018 3:00 PM
- Location: City Hall, Large Conference Room
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The Library Board of Trustees is comprised of residents of Palm Springs appointed by the City Council. The Board meets on the fourth (4th) Thursday of each month at 3:00pm at City Hall in The Large Conference Room (unless otherwise noted). Meetings are open to the public. Presentation handouts are on file and available to the public at the Library. Recordings of the meetings are available on PSCTV, Channel 17 at 11:00am on Fridays and 10:30pm on Saturdays.


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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Fearing imminent arrest in a triple slaying, Ibragim Todashev started acting suspiciously. His mood, once cooperative with investigators, became agitated. His eyes darted around his small apartment, as if he were looking for a weapon or a way out.
As Todashev wrote out a statement about his role in the 2011 slayings in Waltham, Mass., a state trooper sent an ominous text message: "Be on guard, he is in vulnerable position to do something bad. Be on guard now."
Moments later, Todashev, a friend of one of the Boston marathon bombing suspects, flipped a coffee table in the air, knocking down an FBI agent in the room and causing a gash on his head. Todashev then grabbed a broomstick or mop handle and charged toward the Massachusetts trooper, but the FBI agent shot Todashev several times, killing him, according to federal and state reports released Tuesday that cleared the agent of any charges.
In the Florida report, prosecutor Jeff Ashton noted Todashev's experience as a mixed martial arts fighter.
"The one common thread among all was the observation that he was, at his core, a fearless fighter," Ashton said in a letter to FBI Director James Comey. "Perhaps on this occasion, he simply reverted to that basic aspect of his personality and chose to go down fighting."
Separately, the Justice Department filed its own report, echoing the Florida findings. "To emphasize, these prosecutorial decisions were made independent of the FBI," bureau spokesman Mike Kortan said.
The shooting happened May 22, about a month after the April 15 marathon bombings. Investigators were looking into the background of bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, who was killed four days after the marathon in a shootout with police, when they learned of his friend, Todashev. Both were Chechen and trained together in Boston. Tsarnaev was a heavyweight boxer.
It wasn't long before authorities focused on whether the men had any involvement in the Waltham killings. In that case, three men were found in an apartment with their necks slit and their bodies reportedly covered with marijuana. One of the victims was a boxer and Tsarnaev's friend.
Friends of the men have said they presumed the killings were drug-related, but police never confirmed that and the investigation is ongoing.
Federal authorities have said in court filings that Todashev also implicated Tsarnaev in the slayings, but the Justice Department report said the details of the confession were not being released publicly at the request of Massachusetts prosecutors.
Investigators had questioned Todashev several times in the weeks before he was killed and they knew what he was capable of. They had watched videos of his MMA fights and recognized his quick temper, in part because of a previous road rage episode, according to the reports.
On the day of the shooting, they had questioned him for almost five hours. One of the Massachusetts troopers told investigators that Todashev's mood changed right before he was to sign the statement.
Todashev asked to go to the bathroom and then asked for more cigarettes even though he seemed to have plenty in his pack, raising worries that he was trying to minimize the number of law enforcement officers in room, the trooper told investigators. On the trip back from bathroom, the trooper became more worried because Todashev appeared to be purposely walking slowly. As a precaution, the trooper grabbed a samurai sword hanging on a wall and hid it in the kitchen.
"I was more and more concerned he might try to flee or attack us," the trooper told investigators.
After Todashev waived his Miranda rights, he started writing on a white legal pad.
"'Okay. I'm going to tell you I was involved in it,'" Todashev told the investigators, according to an FBI chronology cited in the Florida report.
One of the troopers stepped outside to call a prosecutor in Massachusetts, who was on his way into the office to draft an indictment based on what Todashev was telling investigators, whose names were redacted from the reports.
Todashev flipped the table, and he "moved incredibly quickly, almost like something in a movie," the trooper in the room told investigators. Todashev grabbed the handle, stood in a fighting position and "charged toward me as if he was going to impale me with the pole," the trooper said.
The FBI agent told investigators, "There was no doubt in my mind that Todashev intended to kill us both."
An autopsy report also released Tuesday showed Todashev was shot once in the head and six times in the torso.
Todashev's family has raised doubts about the account provided by law enforcement, saying that Todashev was recovering from knee surgery and was limping at the time he was killed.
Todashev's father accused the FBI of a cover up.
"Several armed FBI agents were questioning my son, then were suddenly frightened when he flipped over a table, and to protect themselves the FBI agents emptied nearly a whole clip into him?"Abdul-Baki Todashev told The Associated Press in Russia. "Who could believe this?"
Tsarnaev and his brother, Dzhokhar, have roots in the turbulent Russian regions of Dagestan and Chechnya, which have become recruiting grounds for Islamic extremists. Investigators have said the brothers carried out the bombings in retaliation for the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Dzhokhar awaits trial in the bombings.
Hassan Shibly, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Tampa, which is conducting its own investigation into the fatal shooting, said Ashton's investigative focus was narrow.
"It's very important that this isn't whether the agent was justified in shooting," Shibly said. "It's about the pattern of abuse that occurred before, during and after the questioning. That won't be covered in a criminal investigation."
Todashev's live-in girlfriend and other friends been deported since the shooting.
Eric Tucker in Washington and Musa Sadulayev in Grozny, Russia, contributed to this report.