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Finizio: An equitable, responsible budget
The New London Fire Department is a great department and I do not want to see even one member lose his job. However, every single department in city government is facing layoffs and administrative positions have been eliminated as well. More than 60 teachers have received lay-off notices. Every layoff is a tragedy for every worker's family.
The administration announced public safety layoffs before the council's final budget vote so that funding could be restored by tax revenue, if the council so desired. The council acted in a different, and dangerous, other way.
The council eliminated funding for a development director who has already assisted in bringing hundreds of thousands of dollars in grant funds to the city. They eliminated funding for an assistant city clerk that the city law director has confirmed they cannot legally do. The council eliminated a risk manager who saves the city hundreds of thousands of dollars in reduced liability costs. The list goes on of essential positions in city government cut to transfer funds to public safety, mostly to the fire department.
Most concerning is that the council also overestimated city revenues by more than a quarter of a million dollars, according to the city finance director. Revenue overestimations are what caused our budget deficit in the first place and, with no city reserves to back us up, such a repeat performance could push New London into bankruptcy.
All this was done after both the fire union and the administration agreed publically that our positions are not far apart and that we both have zero layoffs as our goal. The council's actions were not taken to just avoid layoffs, they were taken to fully honor one department's contract by sacrificing all others.
In New London, a very small geographic area city, our fire contract mandates that 18 members be on shift 24 hours a day. Compare this to other surrounding, larger, communities: Norwich, 12; East Lyme 7; Montville, 1; Groton 8; Ledyard, 4; Waterford, no minimum! A reduction of 18 per shift to 16 in New London could save the city a half a million dollars with no impact on public safety. A reduction from 18 to 14 would save a million dollars and allow the city to give firefighters the pension plan they have sought for years. This would allow older members to retire, reducing risk of job injury or death, creating further savings, and enhancing public safety.
Also, New London has a paid fire department with 79 paid members compared to 7 in Waterford, 7 in East Lyme, 9 in Montville, 4 in Ledyard, and 32 in Groton. Most other communities use volunteer firefighters. These other communities have near identical response times as New London.
As teacher layoffs were announced, administrative positions cut, layoffs announced in public works, Council President Michael Passero responded in this paper; "I am encouraged by the positive attitude and constructive solutions that the administration has generated as they make the necessary adjustments for the significant loss of revenue facing the city."
When the cuts finally reached the department in which he serves as an employee, and for whose union he has served as an attorney, all of a sudden he has accused me personally of being "cruel," of "lacking humanity" and "lying." The sudden change in tone has an obvious source and it is not administration policy, it is a glaring conflict of interest.
I do not want to see anyone lose their job. I do not want anyone to lose their business, or home, due to a tax hike. Pain will be borne by all with this budget, but it must be borne fairly. Every department, employee, business, and taxpayer must contribute; and every politician, must be prepared to compromise.
If the current budget is not adjusted to account for the errors contained within it, and if public safety unions are unwilling to make even the most modest of concessions, all layoffs will proceed as planned. I do not want this to happen, but I assure the unions, I do not bluff. I also assure all New London taxpayers, that our budget will be honestly balanced, and that the burden will be borne equitably.
Daryl Justin Finizio is the mayor of New London.
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Details of tentative deal between New London, firefighters emerge


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LINQPad is a free, easy-to-use tool for developing with Language-Integrated Query (LINQ). It handles any valid Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 C# statements against collections of any kind.
In today's world of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and privacy-related regulations, the ability of Innovative Routines International's RowGen 2.0 replace sensitive client information you copied from your production environment to use in your test environment with realistic data that doesn't infringe on your clients' privacy is very useful. RowGen can take a file definition of your data structures and use the structures as a template to create referentially valid but random test data for your applications. This product is compatible with data definitions from multiple data stores, including SQL Server, Oracle, DB2, and packaged applications such as PeopleSoft. You can load the file containing your DDL into RowGen and it will automatically generate data based on your definition. The idea sounds promising; however, let me state up front that RowGen isn't a simple, easy-to-use product.
You can't just install and run RowGen because it requires a significant time investment to learn its proprietary data definition syntax, so you'll want to have someone dedicated to working with the tool. During the installation process, three executables were installed on my test machine. The first executable, Setup, is for defining your license; the second is RowGen itself, a command-line executable that doesn't have a menu item in Windows; and the third is the RapidACE-RowGen GUI executable. (RapidACE is the front end for the RowGen engine.) Once you've installed the package, run the Setup program to generate the text file that defines your system's characteristics so that you can be issued a license from CoSort, which you need to run the tool.
RowGen 2.0
PROS: Creates random test data; scriptable
CONS: Custom scripting syntax; GUI is limited and its behavior is unintuitive; it doesn't place the data in your database; there were setup problems
RATING: 1 star
PRICE: Contact a sales representative for pricing information.
RECOMMENDATION: If you have a large organization, a heterogeneous environment, a full-time test team with scripting experience, and the need to perform complex data-driven testing using simulated real-world data, this tool will meet your needs.
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In addition, RowGen installs three PDF files that contain the product's documentation. There's a document for the Setup executable (RowGen 2.1 Install Guide.pdf), for the RowGen engine (RowGen 2.1 Manual.pdf), and for RapidACE (RA-RapidACE Operations Guide.pdf). These documents are accessible from the RowGen folder on the Start menu. You should use these documents, especially the RapidACE Operations Guide, which is crucial for being able to work with RowGen in a minimal amount of time, to walk through the GUI version of the tool.
The product's software also adds a set of configuration settings in the registry under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Innovative Routines Int'l, Inc.\RowGen 2.1\Global Configuration. These settings include the number of threads that are limited by your license, and if you get a runtime error related to exceeding the number of available sort threads, you'll need to edit these settings. Note that although the settings can be overridden in a local resource file, I recommend updating the settings here. More information about these settings is available in Appendix A of the RowGen21_manual.pdf file.
RowGen is written in Java and supposedly requires the Java SE Development Kit (JDK) 1.5 or later. However, during the installation process, I initially installed and registered the tool without the JDK, so the installation process doesn't check for the JDK. When I realized I needed the JDK, I copied the JDK 1.5 installation package from another machine. (I copied JDK 1.5 over to my test machine because as I mentioned earlier, the RowGen licensing model includes the specific machine name in the information you submit to CoSort to obtain your license keys, and I had already gotten my keys and set up RowGen on my Windows Vista test machine.) After installing JDK 1.5, a Java package error displayed when I attempting to run RowGen to generate data. However, I was prompted to update my JDK to version 1.6, after which RowGen ran successfully.
To access RowGen's main window, select the RapidACE RowGen menu item, which opens the Workspace window. Because RowGen is a command-line executable, you can in theory access the installation directory and execute the engine from the command line. However, executing the engine from the command line isn't recommended because you need to create a set of configuration files for the engine to process. Instead, go into the RowGen folder under the Start menu and click RapidACE. Unlike the script-driven, command-line tool, RapidACE is a GUI that lets you generate RowGen scripts and call the RowGen engine to generate your test data. (Note that according to IRI's website, RapidACE is a separate product from RowGen; however, without having this GUI to generate the necessary scripts, using RowGen to create data would require manually editing a set of scripts using a proprietary scripting language, or 4GL as it's referred to on the company's website. Thus, RowGen ships with RapidACE for importing your DDL and lets you automatically generate the necessary scripts to drive the test data generation.)
There are three main panes (shown in Figure 1) in RapidACE. On the left side of the RapidACE window is the Workspace pane in which you can identify the files that contain your data generation rules. The top right section is a text edit window in which you can edit the contents of your data generation files (i.e., either an imported DDL file or your generated script—.rcl—files). Finally, the bottom right window is the Console pane in which you can execute specific data generation commands. One of the first things I realized as I worked with the tool is that the reason it is database agnostic is because it works with files only on the file system, thus you need to export your T-SQL. Note that when exporting T-SQL you should export only the table definition because any additional information is likely to confuse RowGen and keep it from recognizing your tables. When your file is imported you should see your tables as opposed to a top-level database description.
RowGen supports several output file formats, including comma-separated value (CSV) and XML file formats. To create an output file, you need a script (.rcl) file that will describe both the data source definition and the output file definition. The generated output will include two types of files. The first is a data table (.tab) file, which will contain your generated data. The second type of output file is a Set (.set) file, which describes the generated primary keys so that files that need referential integrity can reference your generated data. Set files are used by the RowGen engine when generating multiple data tables.
To avoid errors related to exporting T-SQL, I suggest first walking through RowGen using the demo DDL that's included with the installation package. This file is located in the DDL sub-folder of the folder RA-RowGen, which is a sub-folder of the RowGen21 folder. You can go under File, Import in RapidACE to import this set of data structures from the emp_evals.ddl file. You can edit the DDL file by double-clicking it.
RapidACE doesn't let you simply select a group of tables and create a category to describe how these files should be processed. Instead, you need to right-click the Generation Categories node and explicitly define a category. The category defines, for example, how many rows of data should be generated and the delimiter between columns. Once you've created a category, you can move the tables defined in your DDL to the category. Figure 1 shows RapidACE after the DDL file has been imported, a new category has been created, and several tables have been added to the category. Note that the DDL file is open for editing on the right side of the display.
Figure 1 also shows the .rcl files that are created when you select your category and choose to generate the RowGen scripts associated with your category. It's the .rcl scripts that are used by RowGen to generate your sample data. The .rcl files describe the custom 4GL used by RowGen to define your original data structure as well as the output that's needed to correctly generate data for the tables that you grouped into a category. When RapidACE generates these scripts on disk, you'll need to select a project folder on your machine to hold the resulting .rcl files. RapidACE will place all of the generated .rcl files into this project file, as well as a .bat file, which you can then use to execute the RowGen engine and generate your data.
Web Listing 1 shows the Employees.rcl script, which was generated as part of this process and is used by the RowGen.exe engine to generate the table's data. In theory, you can right-click any of the .rcl files and RapidACE will let you run RowGen for that script. However, in my experience, RapidACE failed to remember where my copy of RowGen was installed, so I recommend first navigating to your installation location. In addition, running RowGen via this method doesn't provide any indication of success or failure. As a result, it's better to use the .bat file from the command line. Although you can run the .bat file from within Windows, the generated batch file doesn't pause in the event of an error when executing the script, so to see any errors, such as those related to the number of threads that the tool was attempting to use, you need to execute the .bat file from the command line.
Once the .bat file has finished running, you'll have a .TAB file containing your generated data for each .rcl script. Additionally, you might have one or more .set files related to your .rcl file that are used to indicate the identity values generated as part of the associated .TAB file. The resulting data will be tab delimited and match your required data definition. At this point the tool is complete, the generated data is in the .TAB files, and by leveraging its generated .set files, RowGen is able to maintain referential integrity. However, the user is left to import the resulting tab delimited files. When I generated random data, the resulting files, regardless of my choice of delimiter, defaulted to a tab delimited file. Although I did edit one of my .rcl files to manually change this delimiter for the fields, the tool still defaulted to a tab delimiter for each row, thus implying I would want to use a custom reader or one of the other IRI tools to read and import this data. This is also a good indicator of the level of knowledge users will require to review and make minor revisions to DDL files as well as to the custom .rcl script files.
If your environment supports a dedicated test team or you have someone who can dedicate the time to get up to speed with this tool, RowGen can be useful. The tool runs quickly and the data files are generated efficiently. In addition, because RowGen is a command-line tool that accepts input from and outputs to standard system files, you can incorporate the tool in your automated processes. Considering the fact that Microsoft's Visual Studio Team System 2008 Team Suite is going to include a similar tool, as well the amount of time needed to master RowGen and RapidACE and set up all of the required DDL and script files, might make RowGen not worth its four-figure price. However, if you have a heterogeneous database environment and a dedicated test team that's familiar with test automation and writing scripts, this tool's command-line capabilities might be of interest to you.

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"23-year-old Keyona Davis was arrested Wednesday after several motorists called 911 reporting a baby strapped into a stroller in the back end of a pick up truck. According to the police report Davis was babysitting an 8 month old boy and took him for a drive in the pick up with some friends. One 911 caller said, "There's a truck going down Mason Avenue heading east with a baby stroller in the back of the truck with a baby in it." Davis was booked in the Volusia County Jail on Child Neglect charges and $5,000.00 bond."
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Spring came early this year. So has the blossoming of auto sales.
After three years of slow, reluctant, sometimes grindingly grudging growth, auto sales are finally flowing swiftly.
Since the bottom of last year's post-quake minislump, in August, the seasonally adjusted annual rate of sales jumped to 15.1 million last month, a 3 million bump.
Of course, by now, we're suspicious of good news. After all the false starts on this recovery, we're inclined to poke this surge with a stick before embracing it.
Yeah? (poke) Really? (poke, poke) Well, maybe.
But so far, this sales surge is working on an eighth straight solid month, with most forecasters betting March sales will be at a 14.5 million annual rate or higher, which would be under February's SAAR, but higher than any other month in four years.
And here are three other encouraging factoids:
1. Dealers I talk to are, frankly, kinda giddy. Several say they're headed toward their best-ever March, and a couple of them expect their best-ever any month.
In Amarillo, Texas, sales this year are up more than a third, and traffic even more at Street Toyota. General Manager Mike Good says he's seeing "want" buyers again among the "need" buyers. "If they're in a dealership on a February Saturday, that says they want," he said. "They're turning cabin fever into car shopping."
Indiana dealer group CEO Bob Rohrman says it's his best March. He left an after-hours voice mail apologizing for a late callback, "but I was busy selling cars. Woo-hoo!"
2. Analysts are revising annual sales forecasts upward -- again. In January and February, many analysts raised the forecasts they had made in December, mainly by 100,000 or 200,000. But today, two bumped theirs again, and by a lot more: Jesse Toprak of TrueCar.com up a half million to 14.5 million and Adam Jonas of Morgan Stanley up 800,000 to 14.8 million.
3. Fears are fading. Remember the night-frights everybody worried about last summer, last fall, even this winter: that spiking fuel prices or the European debt crisis would devastate U.S. auto sales and push us back into a recession?
They didn't disappear, but these days U.S. consumers aren't as spooked. And analysts believe fuel prices are already at or near the peak, and are poised to soften, and that Europe has likely defused the debt crisis, at least for now.
"They're becoming less and less of an issue," says analyst George Magliano of IHS Automotive. "We're not out of the woods yet, but they look more like a drag on growth than a danger to the [auto sales] recovery."
Like warm spring weather, there's always the risk of frost in an auto recovery. But Bob Rohrman's enthusiasm is a welcome sound. I'm going to think of him as akin to seeing my first robin of spring, a sure sign of better things to come.
Thanks, Bob. My first "woo-hoo" of the recovery.


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The Cadillac Provoq Concept
A midsized crossover with two rows of seating, driven by a fuel cell, the Cadillac Provoq concept was an important vehicle to note at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit for two reasons – The Cadillac Provoq takes General Motor's E-Flex powertrain technology to the next level and it was the first glimpse of a new small SUV for Cadillac, known to date as the BRX.
This five passenger concept which initially made its debut at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas uses GM's E-Flex architecture that came into limelight at the 2007 North American International Auto Show with the Chevrolet Volt.
Showcased as a front wheel drive electric vehicle, this concept car has an all wheel drive capability. The Cadillac concept take the E-Flex technology propulsion system to the nest step and to a much larger vehicle that the compact little Volt. This concept also introduced the architecture to Cadillac, which was then determined to brand itself as the technology leader. The Provoq has 70 kW front drive electric motor and two rear motor of 30 kW each. Vehicle chief engineer of advanced system integration, Nick Zeielinski claims that the Cadillac Provoq can cruise from 0 to 60 mph in a sprint time of 8.3 seconds with a top speed of 100 mph. The fuel cell stack in the Cadillac Provoq is fifth generation technology. Reduced in size by a factor of one-third than the previous generation stack, it puts out 88 kW. This vehicle features a lithium ion battery pack which is good for 60 kW, and there is a plug for overnight charging.
190 inches long with a 110 inch wheelbase and 65 inches tall and 75 inches wide, the Cadillac Provoq shows an evolving face of Cadillac with a new grille and headlamps. Also, in a nod to technology, it has active front grille louvers that only open when the fuel stack needs to be cooled, otherwise, the grille remains closed in order to increase fuel efficiency. Along with the mobile grille, the Cadillac Provoq features so flush and smoothly constructed wheel spokes and polycarbonate filters that dramatically improves the vehicle aerodynamics. To that same end, the mirrors are as small as possible and the door handle pops out with a touch. On the inside, the Provoq lightens up its passengers' mood with ambient lighting and GM's commitment to quality materials is most evident.
The vehicle platform underpinning the Provoq was not such a great topic to discuss when the concept made its debut, however, Jim Taylor, Cadillac general manager, confirmed the Provoq to be a foretaste of the BRX crossover. The BRX hails from a new front wheel drive and all wheel drive platform dubbed TE that combines elements of the old Theta global compact crossover architecture and the Epsilon global mid-size platform. Presumably misspelled to be provocative, the Cadillac Provoq concept shows a little restraint in its vision of green car technology and will be one stylish plug-in hydrogen electric fuel-cell luxury SUV if transformed into reality.


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The Small Business Administration has reached an agreement with recently suspended technology contractor GTSI Corp. that will allow the systems integrator to resume most of its business with the federal government during an ongoing investigation, subject to strict oversight.
According to the pact announced Tuesday, GTSI will once again be eligible to compete for non-small business contracts. The Herndon, Va., company will remain temporarily barred from SBA's mentor-protege program, joint ventures with small firms and circumstances where it serves as a subcontractor to a small business.
The agreement lifts SBA's Oct. 1 temporary suspension of GTSI amid allegations the company manipulated small business set-aside rules to inappropriately win government work. The deal is contingent on GTSI's cooperation with the SBA inspector general's ongoing investigation of those allegations, and will remain in effect for a maximum of three years. It will end earlier if the IG completes the probe sooner, or if SBA proposes debarring GTSI.
The company also must adhere to several oversight requirements. For example, an independent, SBA-approved monitor will track GTSI's business practices and ensure it is fulfilling the requirements of the agreement. GTSI also must institute SBA-approved ethics and contracting rules training.
"The lifting of the suspension gives GTSI, its vendors and clients the ability to move forward," John Toups, chairman of the contractor's board of directors, said in a statement. "The cloud of uncertainty that was hanging over our employees, creditors, shareholders and partners has been removed, and we can get back to the business of serving our government clients."
Toups noted the company -- which has about 525 employees and ranked 106 on Government Executive's list of top 200 contractors for fiscal 2009, with nearly $540 million in prime contract awards -- in recent years has earned less than 15 percent of its annual revenue from working with small businesses serving as prime contractors.
The agreement with the government did take a toll on the contractor's leadership team. It required GTSI's chief executive officer and general counsel to step down; several other high-ranking company officials will be suspended while the pact is in effect.


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As most will know this blended malt happened by mistake and contains of 1992 Glen Moray to eight parts of a much older Ardbeg.
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SANTA CLARA — Defensive coordinator Vic Fangio credited "great quarterbacks, great receivers" for opponents' ability to rack up yards against the 49ers in the playoffs.
If Joe Flacco and the Baltimore Ravens' receivers can do the same against the 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII, they'll surely be considered great, too.
Fangio has been a fan of Flacco since serving as a Ravens assistant during Flacco's first two seasons.
"I remember his first (offseason training) sessions as a rookie, I said to (coach) John Harbaugh: 'You have your horse to ride for 10 years, at least.' I felt he could be a great quarterback in the league and I still feel that way.


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I decided to defragment one of the Windows boxes on my LAN, yesterday. Well, its has been 36+ hours and it is still clicking away.
The Unavailable Box:
Athlon 1.4ghz
120gb/100mbps Western Digital Drive (About 75-80% full. About 4 or 5 months since last defrag)
All programs & services shut down.
I'm beginning to think something is wrong.
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Ivy Teves knows exactly what's up. This tall, dark beauty has a very impressive modeling resume, including Monster Energy and the Coca Cola billboard in Times Square. Most recently, she was asked to be the Royal Flush Girl for the World Poker Tour on Fox Sports Net. She's an avid traveler with a bikini body that could kill, which is even scarier because she has the brains to match!
The Essentials
Birthday: June 5th
Zodiac Sign: Gemini
Location: Austin, TX & Simi Valley, CA
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 105 lbs
Measurements: 33C-23-33
Ethnicity: Spanish, Filipino and Chinese
Turn-ons: Intelligence, crème brulee, ice cream, guys in hello kitty tighty whities, hard muscles, a six-pack, beach and bikinis, pearly whites and a sexy smile.
Turn-offs: Lack of passion, being dumb, conceitedness and anything smelly.
Pet Peeves: Magazine inserts drive me nuts! They keep falling out the magazines and I literally have to chase after them so I don't get dirty looks for littering.
The Interview
Where are you from? And, are you currently living there?
I was born in the tropical island of the Philippines. I'm currently living in sunny California and Texas.
How long have you been modeling?
Since I was in high school, but it was on and off. My parents made sure that school came first and it did.
How did you get your start in modeling?
I was shopping at the mall with my mom when a modeling scout discovered me.
What would you say are your strengths as a model?
Positive attitude all the way, my smile and my passion for fashion.
Describe yourself in three words or statements.
Intelligent, vivacious and youthful (I.V.Y.) ?
What are some of you modeling highlights so far?
Working as an ambassador for the World Poker Tour as a Royal Flush Girl is my most recent career highlight. I travel around the world, do charity work for the WPT foundation and meet interesting people. I've also modeled for VIP Poker Magazine in Paris, a Monster Energy Drink Commercial in Japan, Super Street Magazine, Import Tuner Magazine, DSport Magazine Cover, the Coca Cola Billboard in Times Square in New York and last, but not least, being the feature model for Performance Auto and Sound Magazine.
Does your personality match your Zodiac sign?
Yes, I am charming and witty like a true Gemini and a jack-of-all-trades, but master of none. I'm never wrong and I never lie! ?
What is your best beauty secret?
Sleep (and lots of it), green tea (keeps you young and healthy) and chocolate (it keeps me happy).
How do you keep in such great shape?
Healthy living and a stringent exercise program.
What is the strangest photo-shoot that you've done?
It was a K Swiss shoe photo shoot. I literally shot for five minutes – it was 20 minutes total, including hair and makeup and the shoot itself. I've never been in and out of an actual shoot so fast.
Who is your favorite model or celebrity of all time?
Audrey Hepburn. I love that she is not only stunning, but sophisticated and a total classic beauty.
What traits do you like most about yourself?
Great people skills and ability to laugh things out when sh@# hits the fan.
What is your top unfulfilled fantasy?
Travel every country in the world.
Do you have any birthmarks, scars or tattoos?
I have a little flower and butterfly tattoo. Location is TBD (to be discovered).
Do you have any pets?
I love my two babies, Laylu (Yorkipoo) and Yoshi (Shitpoo). They are the sweetest and best ever!
What is your favorite food?
Japanese Food (Sushi) and Milka chocolate.
Who is your favorite recording artist and genre of music?
I love Adele, Jay-Z, Ellie Goulding, Trace Adkins and Bruno Mars. As far as genres, I listen to everything.
Do you have any weird habits that no one else knows about?
I can't stand dirty dishes so I have to wash them if I see any.
What do you look for in a guy? What would he have to do to get your attention and keep you interested?
Someone who can literally take my breath away and sweep me off my feet with just a smile. A gentleman who treats me like his queen. Mental and physical stimulation will definitely keep my attention and interest.
What gets you in the mood?
Soft kisses and sexy cologne turns me on.
What is your dream car?
Black on black McLaren F1, it's absolutely orgasmic.
How do you feel about pick-up lines? Do they work?
I hate cheesy pick up lines and I can't say I've heard a good one yet, but a sincere "Hello" always works on me.
So what is the weirdest thing that has ever happened to you on a date? How did the rest of the night go?
I went on a blind date with no expectations and ended up being a week long adventure. It was exciting and it's still going.
On a scale of 1 to 10, how wild are you in the bedroom?
110! Need I say more? (wink)
What do you wear to bed?
Depending what mood I'm in. I love babydoll lingerie, tank tops and cute panties or just being nude.
What item of clothing or accessory makes you feel the sexiest?
Lace underwear, high heels and light, fresh smelling perfume.
Have you posed in the nude?
No, I have never done it since I want to be a role model for my children someday. I would probably do it for a high fashion shoot if it was done in a sophisticated and artistic way.
What do you most value in your friends?
I value traits like loyalty, dependability and sincerity. I don't need tons of friends to validate who I am but I would love to keep the handful I have. They are truly my loyal and genuine friends whom I can depend on when I need them the most.
Who are your heroes in real life?
My mother has all the super powers I need. She has unconditional love and support. A real hero can save me and get me out of any trouble.
If you could have one superpower, what would it be and why?
If I could have a superpower, I would love to be able to fly and take a guest with me. I love to travel and that would save me lots of money for flights anywhere in the world.
Tell us about any upcoming projects of yours?
Watch Fox Sports Net every Sunday for World Poker Tour episodes, which I will be appearing on all season long. I'm also planning to get more involved with local charities and help out as many as possible. I believe that greatness is not what you have but it's what you give. I would like to raise money and do fun events for charities to help families - especially kids in need. Keep checking my website for all the updates at www.ivyteves.com.
Do you have any shout outs?
I love my mom and my friends, even when I'm being a brat! I love you SC and thanks for being my biggest fan. Also, thank you to my fans that continuously support me. I appreciate all the love and the sweetest compliments you give which always make me smile. Much love to Performance Auto and Sound for the opportunity to be featured in this wonderful magazine. XOXO


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Whitcomb died of pneumonia Tuesday in Newport News, Va.
His contributions, for which he won the most prestigious prize in aviation, focused on a plane's efficiency cutting through air at speeds approaching the sound barrier, or the "transonic region." As airplanes approach the speed of sound, they encounter a significant increase in drag, or force that resists the plane's movement through the air.
Whitcomb made improvements to wings and how they attach to the fuselage to lessen the amount of drag on an airplane.
"His intellectual fingerprints are evident on virtually every commercial aircraft flying today," said Tom Crouch, senior curator of aeronautics at the National Air and Space Museum. He called Whitcomb one of the most important aeronautical engineers since the end of World War II.
As a young, obscure engineer in 1951 with a NASA predecessor, the Hampton, Va.-based National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, Whitcomb made a discovery so simple yet so radical that it forever changed jet design.
Until Whitcomb's improvement, the bodies of most jet airplanes were cigar shaped to be sleek, as with Chuck Yeager's squat, orange Bell X-1 experimental craft. The X-1 easily broke the sound barrier, but it was impractical for tactical use -- it was a hot rod built for one purpose. The Air Force wanted fighter planes that could maneuver supersonically with ease and greater capability.
Whitcomb developed a body design that allowed jet planes to travel faster than ever using the same engine and same amount of fuel: the "Coke-bottle" shape, otherwise known as a "wasp waist."
To make up for the drag that the surface area of the wings created, the answer was simple: Cut it out. By pinching the fuselage at the section where the wings connected, the drag they had created was neutralized.
His innovation became known as the area rule, and, at 34, Whitcomb was awarded the National Aeronautic Assn.'s Collier Trophy for the greatest achievement in aviation in 1954. Previous recipients included aviation pioneers including Glenn H. Curtiss, Howard Hughes, Glenn L. Martin, Elmer A. Sperry and Chuck Yeager.
In addition to the Collier Trophy, Whitcomb received the National Medal of Science, the nation's highest honor for science and engineering, in 1973. He also was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame and National Academy of Engineering.
Whitcomb, who admitted that he was not math-minded, used his imagination as a wind tunnel. Colleagues said he could "see air."
"Most people have to see through testing how air moves on a model," said Roy Harris, former aeronautics director at the Hampton facility, who worked with Whitcomb for decades. "But he had this uncanny ability to accurately sense how air molecules reacted over a surface before he even built the models."
With Whitcomb's aeronautic improvements, new Air Force fighter jets sailed through the sound barrier and kept going, sometimes adding as much as 100 mph to their top speeds.
Whitcomb also broke through a barrier as a researcher.
His innovation earned him unprecedented carte blanche and the freedom to design as he pleased.
Richard Travis Whitcomb was born Feb. 21, 1921, in Evanston, Ill., and grew up in Worcester, Mass. His father, who had flown balloons in World War I, was an engineer. As a young man, Richard Whitcomb used his parents' basement to improve model planes he bought.
In 1943, he graduated from Worcester Polytechnic Institute with a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering.
He had read about the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics laboratory in Langley, Va., in an article in Fortune magazine and, suitably impressed, applied and got a job there as a researcher helping to design the B-29 bomber.
After inventing the "area rule" slim-waist design, Whitcomb made two improvements to wing design that furthered the efficiency of airplanes traveling in the transonic region.
Planes encounter fierce resistance as they near the sound barrier, like speed boats over choppy water. In 1969, Whitcomb designed a wing that eliminated that resistance with a thick, blunt leading edge, a flat top, a bulging underside and a tail edge that hooked downward with a lip that looked like an extended flap.
The resulting design, called the "supercritical wing," is incorporated in almost every commercial airliner flying today, and has saved the industry billions in dollars in fuel costs and flying time, Crouch and Harris said.
Whitcomb also designed small wings attached to the tips of wings at inclined angles. These winglets, as he called them, diffuse small vortexes on the wingtips that create significant drag on a plane. Despite the winglets' diminutive design, they increase fuel efficiency as much as 6% to 7%.
Whitcomb, a longtime resident of Hampton, never married and is survived by a sister. His fellow researchers called him a workaholic. He often would work a double shift, take a short nap on a cot he had next to the wind tunnel where he tested, and then go right back.
Whitcomb officially retired in 1980 but continued to work as a consultant for NASA and other aerospace companies. But Whitcomb did not work for money and had little use for it. He used expired checks, sometimes almost a year old, as bookmarks.
"There's been a continual drive in me ever since I was a teenager to find a better way to do everything," Whitcomb told the Washington Post in 1969. "A lot of very intelligent people are willing to adapt, but only to a certain extent. If a human mind can figure out a better way to do something, let's do it. I can't just sit around. I have to think."
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Ellis County, Texas, farmer Steven Beakley figures if nothing else he'll give his neighbors something to look at next summer when his sunflowers start blooming.
But he and his father Bob expect a good deal more than scenery.
"We got a pretty good contract and sunflowers require a little less input than soybeans," Beakley said.
He's counting on more consistency, too, since soybeans make decent yields only about one out of three years in their area.
"Sunflowers take a little less fertilizer and are a little more drought hardy," Beakley said. "We'll plant about 1,500 acres."
In-season management may be a little less expensive than soybeans. "We typically spray beans once or twice for stink bugs," he said. "And we'll probably spray sunflowers once or twice for head moths. But we will not need to defoliate."
They'll plant full-season, confectionery sunflowers. Production timing works well with their other crops, wheat, cotton, corn and a few soybeans. "We'll plant just before corn, in late February, and harvest in mid-July. That's just before corn and much earlier than cotton."
He said equipment already on hand for cotton and grain will work well with soybeans. "We may have to manipulate combines a little to get sunflowers, but that's about all. Planting equipment will be the same."
They'll plant in a reduced-tillage system. "We've been in a minimal till program for years," Beakley said.
He said he's excited about a new crop and a new challenge. "We got a good contract, about 30 cents a pound, and the price has not dropped off like other commodities have."
They'll sell to a buyer in Kansas. "But they'll pick them up from the farm. They'll haul some out of the field and I'll hold some in our grain bins. They said the sunflowers will be out of my bins before we start cutting corn."
Beakley has spent a good bit of time since harvesting the 2008 crops boning up on sunflower production. "I've been checking on the Internet and reading everything I can find. Several farmers around here have grown sunflowers before and we've been talking to them."
Beakley figures yield average from 1,200 to 1,700 pounds per acre is a good target. "We tried a few last year but we didn't get enough rain to get a stand."
Most of the sunflower acreage will follow cotton in 2009. We'll plant some behind corn, but the way our rotation falls, most will follow cotton."
He said corn seems like the best crop to follow with sunflowers. "Corn has a shallow root system and sunflowers have a long taproot so it can pick up nutrients the corn leaves behind."
He said the 2008 cotton crop probably left a good bit, too, since conditions were dry until August. "We didn't make a cotton crop until August and September and it still didn't get nitrogen moving until time to defoliate. That was a challenge."
Beakley said he can pencil in a profit on sunflowers with a decent yield and the contract price, which will depend on grade. "I don't know what the crop will do in the field, but I'm excited for now about the new opportunity."
And they'll brighten up the landscape early next summer.


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"Everyone from CNET to the BBC is freaking out today about Instagram's new terms of service. The new terms, they claim, allow Instagram to sell user's images. Users are understandably upset. Wired published a tutorial on how to download all of your Instagram photos and delete your account. But long-time Instagram users should think twice before pulling the trigger. The truth is that Instagram has always claimed full rights to your images, but has just re-worded their terms of service to make their intentions clearer." People should stop obsessing over individual service's privacy terms. There's a very simple rule on the internet that everyone ought to be aware of: the moment you put something on the web, it's no longer your property. Deal with it. Coincidentally: nobody cares about your stupid Instagram photos.


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Vince Del Monte is the only fitness guru who has been coined The Skinny Guy Savior. He earned this name by dedicating his life to transforming the lives of the skinny, scrawny, wimpy guys & skinny girls – helping them become healthier, fitter and more confident in their bodies.
In the end his students transform themselves to "Live better, look better & know better!" Vince has transformed thousands of lives of the skinny, scrawny, wimpy individual with a perfect mix of encouragement, humor, inspiration and fun with his popular best-selling "No-Nonsense Muscle Building" system.
Additionally, Vince Del Monte holds an honors kinesiology degree from the University of Western Ontario and is one of the top competing professional fitness models in the world.


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11.18.12: The CCRI Knights men's basketball team continued their play in the Monroe Classic on Sunday by playing the Challengers of Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) from Cleveland, OH. The Knights defeated Tri-C 73-66. With the victory the Knights improve to 2-2 on the season.
Once again, for the second time in as many days, the Knights found themselves in a huge hole as they were trailing 46-24 with 3:04 remaining in the first half. The Knights went on an 8-4 run to go into the halftime break trailing the Challengers 50-32. In the second half they Knights ratcheted-up the defensive effort with full-court pressure and a half-court 1-3-1 trapping defenses. The pressure frustrated Tri-C and created scoring opportunities for the Knights s they cut into the Challengers' lead. With 12:23 left the Knights had cut the lead to nine points with the score 56-47. The Knights kept up the pressure and with 2:35 left in the game Co-Captain Bryan Yarce (Cranston, RI) sank two free throws to give the Knights their first lead of the game 66-65. The Knights momentum continued as they went on to win by seven points with the final score of 73-66. The Knights' defensive pressure helped them to outscored the Challengers 41-16 in the second half and lead them to the thrilling comeback victory.
Leading the way for the Knights was Co-Captain Bryan Yarce who had team-highs with 22 points, seven assists, and seven steals to spearhead the Knights' comeback. Yarce was helped by freshman Jerome Harris (Hartford, CT) who scored 12 points with five rebounds, three steals, and two assists, freshman Shaquille Rickets (Hartford, CT) had 13 points and six rebounds, and Co-Captain Isaac Medeiros (Johnston, RI) added nine points and team-high seven rebounds.
Head Coach Rick Harris commented after the big victory "Thrilling team victory today! We needed something to give us life and the 1-3-1 press did that. It baffled, Cuyahoga while giving our team energy. This type of comeback victory can be a great confidence builder for our young men as we move forward."
The Knights are back in action Tuesday the 20th for their home opener when they will host the Pointers of UConn-Avery Point at 7:00pm at the Vincent A. Cullen Fieldhouse located on the CCRI Knight Campus in Warwick.
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Destructoid: "So it seems that Call of Juarez's brief stint in the modern era is over with. Goodbye and good riddance, I say. Returning to the old west setting of its series heritage, Call of Juarez: The Gunslinger aims to bring an arcade flair all its own.
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Related Posts: First Zine and Future Shop, First Zine Progress and Contest!!, and First Zine Progress and Contest: Round Two!!
I am very pleased to announce that my first zine is finally in production!!! I'm currently assembling a number of copies to sell at various expos/fests/conventions I'll be attending later this year as well as for my upcoming online store (which I'm hoping to launch sometime this summer).
As I mentioned before, my first zine is an illustrated Pre-Raphaelite poem. The poem will remain a secret until closer to the zine's release. But I'll give one free copy to the first person who can correctly guess which poem it is.
No one has yet to guess the correct poem, so here we are at round three! Therefore, I've added a few more hints (#6 and #7) I hope will help quickly determine a winner. 🙂
Hint #1: The Seven Deadly Sins.
Hint #2: The poem is not "Goblin Market" by Christina Rossetti.
Hint #3: More specifically than Hint #1 — The Seven Princes of Hell.
Hint #4: More specifically than Hint #3 — Mammon.
Hint #5: The poem was written by ONE of the three original Pre-Raphaelites— either William Holman Hunt, John Everett Millais, or Dante Gabriel Rossetti.
Hint #6: More specifically than Hint #5 — the poem was written by Dante Gabriel Rossetti.
Hint #7: The title of the poem begins with the letter "S."
Note: Yes, you are very much welcome to use Google or any other internet resource to find your answer!!!
For a chance to win, either leave a comment below or (if you'd like to keep your guess secret from other contestants) shoot me an e-mail at email@example.com — subject "First Zine Contest."
Best of luck!!
For more updates, don't forget to follow me on facebook, tumblr and/or twitter.
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Augusta High's baseball coach Doug Jefferson will be coaching the American Legion Single-A baseball team this summer. The Orioles begin their summer season with a home doubleheader against Andover Central Thursday, May 31.
The Triple-A legion team, coached by Jay Ingalls, will begin its season June 4 at McPherson. The team's home opener is June 9 against Nickerson.
All games are doubleheaders and are scheduled for 6 p.m. and 8 p.m.
The AAA team still has a few spots for boys ages 19 and younger. Anyone who is interested in playing may contact Ingalls at 775-2618 or 214-3611.
American Legion A schedule
May 31 v. Andover Central
June 4 @?Sedgwick
June 7 v. Nickerson
June 11 v. Clearwater
June 14 v. McPherson
June 19 v. Andover
June 21 v. Wellington
June 26 @?Nickerson
June 28 v. Sedgwick
July 3 @ Ark City
July 10 @ Andover Central
July 12 @?Andover
July 16 v. Ark City
July 18-21:?Zone tournament
July 25-28:?State tournament
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June 4 at McPherson
June 6 at Wellington (Babe Ruth)
June 9 Nickerson (home)
June 11 at Sedan
June 12 at Ark City
June 15 Sedan (home)
June 19 at Nickerson
June 21 at Sedgwick
June 25 McPherson (home)
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A Space Saving Vertical Salad Garden
There is something so satisfying about growing and eating your own food. If you think you don't have the space, think again! This vertical salad garden by Anne Phillips at Go Green Gardeners is less than a meter wide and 1.5 meters tall. Here's what's involved:
The edible wall of lettuces, arugula, Swiss chard, mustard, strawberries and herbs uses a French riddling rack to hold seeds instead of wine. Genius!
The plants were added from the reverse side of the rack before coconut fibre and soil were packed in around the plants roots. The fibres are kept in place with fencing material. Not all plants will work in this set up, but plants that need a lot of drainage like lettuces and strawberries would work wonderfully!
You can see more of Anne's work at Go Green Gardeners and see more pictures of her vertical garden here.
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Looks like it will be a lot of fun, you should have a good time working on this. Make the most of it, and make sure you enjoy working on it. Also as a suggestion, don't rush yourself, take lots of pics and use the best ones. For example if you have a scene, shoot a lot of pics of a certain shot you want to present, and use the most "in focus" pics. Also try some custom surroundings - you can do a LOT with just a sheet of cardboard for the surface or the background.
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G.Skill F2 6400 CL4D-4GBPI-B Review
Two of the biggest concerns with memory modules are voltage and getting rid of the associated heat that an increase in voltage brings. There are not only those issues, but enthusiasts have been asking for modules that have tighter latencies to increase the performance of their systems. Memory manufacturers have been happy to oblige to this demand but have had to increase the voltages on even DDR2 800MHz modules to keep up with this demand. I have one set that requires 2.3 volts to run 3-4-3-8 at DDR2 800. There comes that heat that has to be controlled and dissipated to keep the modules alive. How many times have you marveled at an amazing overclock on a set of memory modules and then seen the obligatory system shot that shows a big old 120mm fan blowing air over the modules to keep them cool and stable? For me, more times than I can count! In fact I am part of that club. Sadly! Well G.Skill has just released a set of modules that solve three issues. Tight latencies at DDR2 800MHz speeds, with low voltage and a large cooling solution for improved cooling efficiency. The G.Skill Black PI PC 6400 2x2GB kit has latencies of 4-4-4-12 at a low 1.9 volts versus 2.1 or greater volts to reach this level. The PI thermal management solution is said to offer a reduction in operating temperature up to 20 percent lower than traditional memory heatsinks. How will the thermal solution help with the overclocking of these modules? Will additional volts heat them up? How far can they be pushed? All questions to be answered. Let's see what the latest from G.Skill has to offer the enthusiast!
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The PI series module come in a solid black box with just the symbol for PI on the front of the box. Kind of reminiscent of the Metallica Black album. Simple and straight to the point. The rear has a sticker with the part number of the modules, the G.Skill name and slogan, as well as the company contact information. The package has a flip-open front cover that has a window to view the modules on one side as well as a presentation on the benifits of the attached PI heat spreaders.
Once out of the box, the modules are encased in a plastic clam-shell that prevents any movement in transit. Included with the modules are a quick start guide and several stickers for those collectors out there.
The G.Skill F2 6400 CL4D-4GBPI-B set of modules are rated for use at a low 1.9 volts at the low latencies of 4-4-4-12. A significant reduction in the voltage requirement from the normal 2.1 volts normally needed. G.Skill is also using an over-sized heatsink to keep these modules cool and stable under any condition. The heatspreaders appear to be securely mounted. Each half of the heatsink assembly crosses over the other in an interlocking design that is sure to promote the dissipation of the heat generated by the modules.
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Back at the 2004 Republican convention, when then-Sen. Chuck Hagel was weighing whether to run for president, he paid a call on the Iowa delegation. His obligatory joke about his devotion to ethanolwent over well. But then, to the puzzlement of some in the room, he started talking to his conservative breakfast audience about the United Nations and the need for multilateralism in tackling world problems.
Needless to say, that wasn't quite what we were hearing from the convention stage, or for that matter from anyone else in the GOP. Hagel didn't run for president. But as it turns out, his remarks ended up laying groundwork for a different kind of future--as a potential Defense secretary in the Obama administration.
There are well-known controversies associated with Hagel's expected nomination, involving everything from climate change and gay rights to Israel, Iraq, and Iran. But unlike the case of U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice, who withdrew as a potential secretary of State nominee amid criticism from Republicans, President Obama is pressing forward with Hagel.
Given the huge battles looming over immigration, the national debt and other issues, I urged Obama not to pick a fight over Rice. What's different about Hagel? Here are six possibilities:
- Obama does not want to be seen as caving twice to GOP attacks, Rice followed by Hagel. More important, he had a solid alternative for secretary of State in Sen. John Kerry. Hagel is unique in several ways, among them that he is a decorated Vietnam War veteran. The two other top candidates for Defense secretary, Ashton Carter and Michele Flournoy, did not serve in the military.
- Hagel would be a solid ally at the Pentagon. Obama has had his share of tensions with the military, as many accounts have made clear, including retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal's new memoir and the Rolling Stone article that led to his resignation. Hawks in Congress have also been highly critical of Obama. Hagel would be a counterweight to demands for more troops and more intervention around the world, particularly in Iran.
- Hagel shares Obama's caution about military intervention. Although he voted to authorize an invasion of Iraq, Hagel had reservations and later became a sharp critic of the war. All indications are he would be supportive now if Obama decides to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan more quickly than planned. Immediately after Osama bin Laden was killed in 2011, Hagel said that Obama has "got to start heading toward the exits." The pursuit of bin Laden and al-Qaida was "the reason we invaded Afghanistan" after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Hagel told theLincoln (Neb.) Journal Star, not the pursuit of the Taliban. "We have lost our purpose, our objective. We are in a universe of unpredictables and uncontrollables," he said.
- Hagel would add a tinge of bipartisanship to Obama's Cabinet. He angered many Republicans with his vociferous objections to the Iraq war, declined to back GOP nominee John McCain in 2008 and criticized last year's Republican hopefuls for being in "race to say who would bomb Iran first." Still, his overall record in Congress was conservative. In 2007, when Hagel was still weighing a presidential bid, American Conservative Union Chairman David Keene told The Washington Times that Hagel is "bright, decent and conservative on almost all issues." He said that Hagel's lifetime ACU rating was over 85, "and we consider anyone who scores 80 or above a fairly reliable conservative."
- Obama and Hagel like and trust one another. They traveled together to Iraq in 2008, and Hagel defended him that year against campaign-trail attacks. "Obama and I got to know each other pretty well in the Senate even though he wasn't there very long," Hagel said last year in an interview with al-Monitor, an English-language website covering the Middle East. "I have the highest regard for him in every way. I think he's one of the finest, most decent individuals I've ever known, and one of the smartest."
- Senators are sometimes inclined to give deference to their own in a confirmation process. But Hagel's blunt run in public life has provoked discomfort and dismay amongRepublicans and Democrats alike. The former senator from Nebraska has a lot of reassuring and persuading to do before he can count on winning that deference from former colleagues and others in the chamber he left four years ago.


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This Friday gives us the release of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", a movie based on a 1978 radio comedy series by Doug Adams, who also wrote the screenplay(along with Karey Kirkpatrick) for this film. Many fans of the Guide may also remember Adams' "trilogy" of 5 books(the series was first dubbed a trilogy after the release of the 3rd book, and the title has stuck ever since) that he began writing shortly after the radio series: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1979), The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (1980), Life, the Universe, and Everything (1982), So Long and Thanks For All the Fish (1984), and Mostly Harmless (1992).
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Birmingham Crossplex has been almost like a home facility for the Lipscomb track and field teams.
Friday and Saturday part of both the men's and women's teams will travel to the Crossplex for the third time this season.
The Samford University Multi and Invitational is welcoming 47 teams and a facility record 1,800 athletes.
Another group of Lipscomb athletes will be heading north to Southern Illinois for the SIU Invitational Friday and Saturday. There will be 416 athletes representing 22 schools.
"We are splitting the team between two meets this weekend," Lipscomb head coach Bill Taylor said. "A lot of indoor meets limit entries, so this helps us get more of our athletes in races and events than if we just went to one meet.
"Each meet has advantages for the people we are sending as well. It just gives us a lot of good options."
Top athletes competing for the Bisons at Samford's meet will be high jumper Gemikal Prude; sprinter Tucker Peabody (200 meters, 60 meters), Christian Freeman (3000 meters), Colin Dempster (800 meters), high jump and long jump athlete Phillip Smith, and pole vaulter Kevin Floyd,
The Lady Bisons competing at Samford include Sally Larson (5000 meters), Madi Talbert (5000 meters), Tessa Hoefle (5000 meters), Katie Collier (pentathlon), Dani Walker (3000 meters), and pole vaulter Annika Backlund.
Top athletes for competing at SIU are April Terry in the shot put and weight throw, Kelsey Ibarra (3000 meters), Wayne Newman (400 meters, 60-meter high hurdles) and Ryan Whitley (400 meters, 60-meter high hurdles).


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Not really. I find it stressful to keep track of everything they're doing and can only watch briefly for reasons of technique or cooking theory (from someone like Alton Brown) or someone who's very sensible and errs on the side of simplicity, like Jamie Oliver. He had a recipe for baking a salmon in a pit on the beach in herbs and lemon slices.msj2u wrote:Sighhhs it's true!!!!
tpbm watches cooking shows
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March 8, 2009
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The MIT women's lacrosse team fell to Endicott College, 15-12, in its season-opener on Saturday afternoon. Samantha O'Keefe paced the Engineers (0-1) with four goals while Alex Pearce tallied a game-high six points on four goals and two assists for the Gulls (2-0).
Each side traded goals to start the contest as an extra-man goal by MIT's Lynne Tye evened the score at three after 10 minutes expired. Endicott responded with six straight goals, including three by Pearce to secure the lead. The Engineers countered with two goals during the final minute of the half. O'Keefe registered a solo effort with 55 seconds on the clock before Katie Kauffman connected on a free-position shot 13 seconds later. Despite the late rally, the Gulls entered the intermission with a 9-5 advantage.
MIT quickly narrowed the gap to three on an unassisted goal by Kauffman after 21 seconds elapsed. Endicott recorded three out of the next four goals to extend its margin to five (12-7) with 19:29 remaining in the game. The Engineers responded with a 3-1 spurt of their own during the next six minutes to once again come within three (13-10). Sara Gunter and Rebecca Bushnell helped push the Gulls' lead back to five with 1:03 on the clock. The Cardinal and Gray continued to attack with Erica Little and O'Keefe finding the back of the net at 47 and four seconds, respectively.
In addition to her team-high scoring effort, O'Keefe tacked on four draw controls. Kelly Duncan and Kauffman finished with two goals apiece as Casey Flynn notched three caused turnovers and two assists. Alex Wright and Evelyn Cordner each gathered three groundballs while Wright posted two caused turnovers. Stephanie Brenman registered three draw controls as Molly McCartin collected 10 saves.
Gunter had a solid outing for the Gulls, tallying four draw controls, two groundballs, two goals, and an assist. Feldman compiled three goals and an assist as Bushnell added two goals and an assist. Michelle Loizzo posted four draw controls while Kate Colley added three of her own. Carin Czerniawski scooped up two ground balls as Molly Hamel totaled 15 saves, two groundballs, and two caused turnovers in net.
MIT returns to action on Thursday, March 12 when it travels to Williams College. Next up for Endicott will be a home game against Colby College on Sunday, March 15.


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Country star and Harry Styles' beau Taylor Swift is set to host the Grammy nominations show.
Presenting the round up alongside rapper LL Cool J, the singer will appear onscreen on December 5, airing from Nashville, Tennessee.
Rising star Luke Bryan and Maroon 5 are set to perform on the show.
Taylor, who released her album Red last week, has won six awards during her career. The nominations show will be part of the 55th Grammy awards ceremony and will be held in Los Angeles on February 10.
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|2011-11-18, 13:40
|Link #81
Aimo ~ Tori no Hito
Join Date: Feb 2007
Just because Sena loses every time they go at it, there's no need to make her the victim of bullying. Sena bashed the cell phone idea from the start, Sena was the who told yozora she should honored to give her yozora's number. l couldn't give a damn if that's not how she really feels the damage has been done. ln an actual situation people would had grown tired with her on "l'm so better than you" attitude. By now she would probably be excluded from friend activities because they would had grown tired of it.
l'm sorry but Sena is no victim but more so a child. when sena knows she's beaten she results to the usual childlike response, a few insults then run away crying.
|2011-11-18, 14:08
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: UK
Age: 27
^ You know what's hilarious? 40 freebies and only one Kodaka avatar. Anyway, we have a thread for that, so it's better if you post them there.
|2011-11-18, 14:13
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The Shermain
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: NY
Age: 39
One of the weaker episodes, imo, but I found the discovery of using the cell phones funny. Yozora's was much better this episode and her bullying of Sena was somewhat justified. Sadly, she had to ruin it by going completely overboard in the end. That's her problem-- she doesn't know when to stop or when she does something, she does it in a really bad way. There's a difference between Sena's idea of sending a few annoying messages and having her phone bombarded by spam.
|2011-11-18, 14:14
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Version 6.9
Join Date: Dec 2010
Age: 33
and lolwtf what made me make that Kodaka gif anyways? i usually don't make male ones >_<
|2011-11-18, 19:33
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Chicken or Beef?
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Seattle
Age: 36
What Yozora and Sena kinda remind of is; Back when I was a kid / teen the guys would always make fun of one another for fun but then there's always this one friend that goes too far and everyone will just look at him like "that's not cool man." Yozora lacks that restraint and always takes it one step too far.
|2011-11-18, 20:28
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Psycho Falling Deep
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: The Anime World
Age: 23
It's a shame really for Yozora. All she wants is friends but it's not Sena or Kodaka or anyone that holding her back...it's herself. She's letting hate and jealousy get in the way of whats important which is acting as a friend would to other people. Instead, she's more concerned with making sure Sena doesn't get any friends, and by doing this, she fully concentrates on annoying Sena and completely forgets to get herself involved in the activities their all suppose to be doing (Games and Karaoke are the perfect example from the last few episodes) And eventually it just backfires for her since Kodaka licks Sena's wounds for her since she's such a...vulnarable person that sets herself up easily.
Why do I have the feeling that even though Yozora is the creator of the club, she will be the one to still not be recognised as a proper friend near the end of the anime by the others because of her own faults...it's ashame.
However, Yozora could have a good reason for her jealousy towards everyone when it comes to Kodaka. As the anime obviously shows, both of them were childhood friends and neither of them know it (That i'm aware off for Yozora) But maybe, just maybe, even though Yozora doesn't remember him, Kodoka reminds her of the only friend she had when they were younger (Which was Kodaka anyway) which is why she hates it when Sena is around him...he resembled her only friend that she hadn't properly said goodbye too.
|2011-11-18, 20:34
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Chicken or Beef?
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Seattle
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|2011-11-18, 20:46
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Try me! <3
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Germany
Age: 35
Better again than last week's episode. Yozora is still trying to make Sena run away crying though.
First off, Rika really rules with her perversion
Also, the "manly" maid force-feeding the nun protein drinks XD
Then, they discover a marvelous new device called "mobile phone". I'd at first expected that none of them has one, since no one has anyone to call, but they had found other uses for it...
Only one to not have one because of no need is Sena. She first tries the "too mundane" trip again, but after Kodaka and Yozora seem to have so much fun with it (and Yozora rubbing her the wrong way again with all that "niku" stuff), she gets one as well, same model and colour as Kodaka.
Yozora now extends her bullying to the mobile phone, which however badly backfires on her, as Sena now gets Kodaka's fully attention
Next episode will be really interesting again with those swimsuits
|2011-11-18, 22:55
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Picturing the aftermath of the protein incident is really funny
And yay....hot insert pic of Kobato
|2011-11-18, 23:47
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Know who you are
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Resides within the depths of Ned infested Glasgow
I have to admit I really quite liked this ep despite how it made me faceplam at certain parts concerning the cell phones.
I also have to admit I still really like when Sena goes running off crying and shouting, it's too cute!
So in a way I have to say I still like seeing Yozora trolling Sena but only in the sense of giving me some adorable Sena.
LOL & <3 @ Sena gaming with a blank screen, that was great!
Love Sena's casual ware, but then I think thats down to the whole, "we see em in uniforms all the time so when it's something different it will seem awesome!" type of thing.
Much like when you get different hair styles.
Now question(or more just curosity thats been on my mind for awhile) but do the Japanese really still use flip phones these days?
Most users here now use touch screen, I would have thought that would be the same for Japan as well, consider getting a touch screen phone is now relatively cheap(not aiming this at the group here but more in general)
When will we start seeing touch screen phones being the norm in anime?
Guess it will still be some time before we do, think theres a touch screen phone in Ben-to.
Also is only the Japanese that use infrared thingy, cause I've never once used it and nor do I know of anyone that has lol.
I'm totally not sure if it's a "behind the times" or "ahead of the times" thing!
|2011-11-19, 01:39
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2010
In more than 80% of the novels and manga I read, the characters use flip phones. The only one I remember using iPhone was Kirino.
That aside, this episode was okay, I didn't laugh that much. I think the initial part on realizing they have phones dragged out a little, imo.
|2011-11-19, 02:56
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|2011-11-19, 05:44
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The Shermain
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I think what I like about Sena is that her arrogant attitude is obviously a front for her insecurity. She wasn't bashing the cell phones to be mean-- she was doing it because she doesn't have one and felt insecure about being left out. It's a typical tsundereish reaction to the situation. She can go into full dere mode at any time.
And as DXMichael said, Yozora is the one that's holding herself back. It's funny... the Neighbor's Club was started to help people make friends. However, with almost all the members, it isn't that they can't make friends-- it's that they're all just misunderstood people. Yozora seems to be the only one who really can't do it, so she needs the club more than anyone else there. But she allows her personality to get in the way. I'd feel sorry for her if she didn't constantly treat others like crap.
|2011-11-19, 10:13
|Link #98
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2011
That club of theirs has sure become pretty crowded.
Interesting how exchanging e-mail addresses & phone numbers made them extatic.
Sena was pretty bummed out at first until she got a phone too.
Yozora should work on her people skills.
|2011-11-19, 10:20
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ダメ人 - 人間失格
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Germany
Age: 32
LOL, the cell phone discovery was hilarious . "You can use it for other things than to call home?" - "I have heard legends of this mysterious infrared feature" just awesome among the other lines. Similar with their shocked realization of how fast the transfer of infrared was. And I have to admit that Yozora was actually quite lovely during her dialogue and first real success in exchanging contact data, I mean just look how blissful they looked. "I think I have really achieved something today". Congratulations to Kodaka ! Though you could basically taste her jealousy when Sena had her happy talk with Kodaka and got "too close" to him physically. It was surprising that no pervy comment from Rika came about Yozora's "You were my first ever!"
Kodaka's scared imagination of how Yukimura made Maria consume all the "healthy" supplements was not bad as well.
@Sena: It was kinda sad to see how she felt left out due to not having a cell phone, so it was logical for me that her tsundere-comment was simply a cover for it.
|2011-11-19, 11:19
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"Show it to me"
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: In solitude, where we are least alone
Yozora's like a demon. I guess she gets a sense of pleasure of bullying Sena around. Poor Sena has no way to fight back. She tries to but somehow Yozora always get an upper hand. What's really interesting is that Yozora doesn't like anyone getting too close to Kodaka. She doesn't show it but from this episode and from the last, it's obvious that she has *points at the time she's holding a fly swatter*. The last part when she messed Sena's phone, she thought that Kodaka will follow but when Sena begged for Kodaka, of course being the nice guy, he helps. It shows that Yozora's expectations somewhat backfired at her and now she's suffering the consequences - a karma if you might call it. Ah, but it's nice to see Yozora gets a little taste of defeat for once.
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Parents Devastated By Mix-Up That Left Baby Brain Damaged
The parents of the baby who was brain damaged in the Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital gas mixup have spoken out for the first time, saying they'll always be there for her.
Danial and Benish Khan say they were devastated when their daughter Amelia suffered irreversible brain damage when she was given nitrous oxide instead of oxygen after her birth in June.
"She will always have to live with the consequences of what was done to her at the hospital. But we will always be by her side and we'll do everything we can to give her the best possible future," they told the Sydney Morning Herald.
Another baby, John Ghanem, died in July when he was also given the wrong gas.
"We can only imagine the intense pain this family is going through and our hearts go out to them," the Khans said.
A report found "a series of tragic errors" including incorrect installations of gas pipelines, flawed testings and significant clinical and management failures caused the deadly error.
Amelia suffers frequent seizures, and will require intensive long-term care.
Law firm Maurice Blackburn is investigating a claim of compensation on behalf of Mr and Mrs Khan.
NSW Health Minister Jillian Skinner has faced torrid questioning over her handling of the gas scandal since it emerged in July.
Last week it was revealed another mix up at the Royal North Shore Hospital led to the wrong baby being cremated in late 2015.
The bodies of two babies were confused after one family requested a burial and the other a cremation.
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Masai Mara Sopa Lodge is 250kms from Nairobi (4 hrs), 105kms from Narok (2 hrs), and 220kms from Naivasha (4 hrs). While we are located barely a kilometer outside the reserve, it is still necessary to enter the wildlife conservation through either the Oloolaimutia or Sekenani entrance gates.
The flying time from Nairobi to the nearest airstrip is about an hour, and from there it is a 30 minute game drive to the lodge.


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SANTA CLARA, Calif. - The No. 64 Santa Clara men's tennis team won its sixth consecutive match with a win over visiting Portland on Friday afternoon at the Degheri Tennis Center. The Broncos swept all six singles matches and won two out of three doubles matches to earn the 7-0 sweep of the Pilots. Both the doubles and singles lineups saw changes, but that did not slow down George Husack's squad.
In doubles, Jan Macek and Bobby Rasmussen moved to the No. 1 spot but they could not keep their hot streak going as they fell 8-5 to Colby Jager and Filip Zivkovic. However, the newly formed teams of Robert Gallman and Blane Shields at No. 2 and Brian Brogan and Kevin McQuaid at No. 3 swept to two wins to give SCU the doubles point.
The Broncos had one of their best performances of the year in the singles matches, winning four straight-set matches and two three-setters to complete the sweep. With Jay Wong sitting out, Robert Gallman moved up to No. 3 and won a tough three-set match 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 against Colby Jager. Bobby Rasmussen, Tommy Hicks and Blane Shields all moved up one spot to No. 4, No. 5 and No. 6 and earned two-set wins. Shields clinched the match at No. 6 and remained undefeated in singles dual matches this season at 4-0. Rasmussen and Hicks have both now won four straight matches. Macek also won in straight sets, defeating Filip Zivkovic 6-3, 6-2.
After dropping the first set 6-4 to Jager, Gallman stormed back with a 6-1 second set win before closing out the match 6-3. At the No. 2 position Brogan won a close first set 6-4 and then fell 7-5 in the second, sending the match to a supertiebreaker. Brogan won the tiebreaker 10-5.
The Broncos head to Moraga on Sunday, March 4 for another West Coast Conference match. SCU plays Saint Mary's at 12 noon.
No. 64 Santa Clara def. Portland 7-0
Doubles: (Order of finish 3, 2, 1)
1. POR Colby Jager/Filip Zivkovic def. SCU Jan Macek/Bobby Rasmussen 8-5
2. SCU Robert Gallman/Blane Shields def. POR Alex Strom/Charlie Yemm 8-5
3. SCU Brian Brogan/Kevin McQuaid def. POR Joel Kincaid/Evan Schleining 8-2
Singles: (Order of finish 1, 4, 6, 5, 2, 3)
1. SCU Jan Macek def. POR Filip Zivkovic 6-3, 6-2
2. SCU Brian Brogan def. POR Alex Strom 6-3, 5-7, 1-0 (10-5)
3. SCU Robert Gallman def. POR Colby Jager 4-6, 6-1, 6-3
4. SCU Bobby Rasmussen def. POR Joel Kincaid 6-4, 6-1
5. SCU Tommy Hicks def. POR Charlie Yemm 6-2, 6-4
6. SCU Blane Shields def. POR Evan Schleining 6-3, 6-4