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Name: Jackye
Gender: Female
Age: 32
Location: London.
Do you have a suggestion regarding sexual positions for easier anal sex?
I sure do, doll! Try it doggy style. It's the most popular position for gettin' it in the bum. It's a very basic sex position, where the bottom bends over a bed, a couch, a chair, the whatnot shelf, and the top nails him or her in ass from behind. For obvious reasons, this position is also called as the rear entry position. And just so you know that we ain't completely uncultured slobs here at Dr Dick's Sex Advice, the Latin name for doggy style is coitus ferarum, which literally means 'fucking in the manner of the beasts'.
Doggie style is a preferred position for most people of the female persuasion, because it allows the top to directly stimulate the chick's G spot for that really yummy feeling. This position also allows for a hands-free fuck. The top can busy his/her hands fondling the bottom's tits and all his/her junk in the trunk. Similarly, the bottom's hands are also free to diddle him or herself and or grab somethin of the top's, like his nuts or her taint.
There is no major exertion of limb muscles, just as long as the top bends his/her bottom over something high enough so that he/she won't have to strain his/her knees while gettin that hot monkey love.
Politically correct folks think this sexual position is too submissive for a woman in straight sex. She being pretty much locked position, and under the control of the male top. But I say, fuck political correctness. If you like this position, use it. Better yet, once you get nailed, strap one on and give as good as you get.
Like everything in life, the doggie position has some drawbacks. An inexperienced bottom may encounter discomfort, because the top can penetrate very deep in this position. For the romantics among us, they'll be unable to maintain eye contact or kiss during the fuck. And of course, there is also no frontal visual stimulation, unless you're bumping in front of a mirror. Which is never a bad idea.
I suggest you try "the woman-on-top" — cowgirl position too. See the photo below. This position will provide you more control over the depth and speed of your partner's thrusts.
Another swell position is the spoon position. Here the top lies on his/her side with knees bent slightly forward. The bottom lies in front, facing the other way and positions him/herself in such a way so that his/her butt lines up with the top's dick or strap-on. This allows for a pretty much effortless fuck for both top and bottom. Folks have been known to fall asleep mid fuck in this position. Don't let this happen to you. Hey, and it's real easy for the couple to switch sides too.
The advantages of the spoon position are pretty clear, huh? Both the top and bottom are reclining. There is little to no exertion and it's an ideal position for us older folk, or the truly jumbo among us. After the fuck is finished the couple can remain in this position for a very long time extending the afterglow.
The bottom can do the old reach around and grab somethin' of the top's to play with. The top can also reach around for easy access to tits and pussy or tits and cock. (Do you see how I'm going out of my way to be inclusive with instructions? I hope so.) And the lucky bottom gets the joy of being plugged and cuddled all at the same time. This might be a better option than doggie style for the inexperienced bottom, because he/she will have some control over the depth of the penetration.
While some folks think this position is downright boring, because it doesn't involve much activity on the part of either top or bottom. The spoon position does get the politically correct seal of approval. It's one of those egalitarian sexual positions, don't cha know. Neither the top nor the bottom is in a superior position. Isn't that special?
Name: Chad
Gender: male
Age: 25
Location: Alaska
My new girlfriend is 5 years older than me and she is a total freak. She has purple hair, 5 tattoos and a 7 piercings, including her labia. She wants me to get my dick pierced. I said I'd think about it, but she says I'm a pussy for putting it off. I know lots of guys have piercings, but is it safe?
I firmly believe in the right of every adult to augment, adorn and embellish, or in any other way customize his or her body. However, I draw the line at someone goading or harassing another person to do so. And it sounds to me like your freaky-deaky GF is badgering you to do just that. So if I were you, I'd tell her to back off till you can sanely make up your mind. It's a good thing you're being so thoughtful about this, because even though a piercing is not permanent, like a tattoo, there still are risks involved…more even than getting inked.
As body piercing becomes trendier in the popular culture, many people try to outdo each other with unusual piercings. However, all the most common piercings have their roots in the traditions of tribal peoples throughout the world.
The first thing you should know is that body piercing is an art form. It is best practiced by well-trained, highly qualified and seasoned professionals. If you entrust your body to an amateur you're asking for trouble. Do your homework. As piercing establishments proliferate, some will be better than others. In most jurisdictions piercers and their salons are required to be registered and licensed. You might want to check your local health department for a information and recommendations.
Before you decide to proceed, visit the piercer in his/her shop. Ask questions. Ask them how they sterilize their instruments and jewelry (autoclaving is the only safe method). Nowadays, all needles should be single use instruments. They should be opened just prior to the piercing, and then disposed of immediately thereafter. If the shop offers other adornments, like tattooing, make sure the piercing is done in a separate room (for privacy as well as hygiene).
Most people are initially concerned with the pain involved in getting pierced. Depending on what you're getting pierced, there will be moderate to a whole lot of pain. And that's just the beginning. Once the jewelry is in place there will be at least 2-3 days when the piercing area is very sensitive to the touch. Because some areas of the body have more blood vessels than others, like your dick for example, expect some blood loss and a lot of swelling post-piercing. Trust me, gettin' a boner afterwards will be your worst nightmare.
That being said, you will be amazed at how resilient your body's is. It has a phenomenal ability to heal itself. Of course, the practitioner should provide you with detailed aftercare instructions. These will outline all the procedures and aftercare products you'll need to attend to yourself while you heal. A word of caution, if your general health is compromised in anyway; if you are sick, run- down or over-worked, or immune-compromised in any way, your body's ability to heal will be decreased and there will be an increase in the risk of infection.
As you heal, any pressure on a piercing has the potential to aggravate and inflame the site. You'd best refrain from contact sports, manual labor, or anything else that irritate your new piercing. Most piercings take a minimum of 6 weeks to heal. Wearing tight clothes, touching the piercing with dirty hands, contact with bodily fluids, rough treatment, and using inappropriate cleaning agents will diminish your body's ability to heal and increase the risk of infection. Hey, and don't skimp on the quality of jewelry you choose either. Poor grade jewelry can fuck up the piercing big time.
Given all the pain and risks, you might ask, why do people bother getting pierced at all? Well, that's pretty easy to answer. Piercings aficionados agree; a piercing enhances sex by providing a greater degree of stimulation to one's self and one's partner.
The most popular cock piercings is the Prince Albert. It has the fastest healing time and is considered the most sexually appealing of cock piercings. It enters the urethra and exits immediately behind the glans on the underside of the cock. There is a variation called the reverse Prince Albert, which enters the urethra and exits on the top of the dick head. This piercing requires less cleaning than most since urine aids in the healing process. However afterwards, most men find that they have to sit down to pee or they dribble all over themselves. You'll need to allow one week of sexual abstinence post piercing and 2-4 months for it to heal completely. In the interim always use a condom until you're fully healed.
Good luck ya'll
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Cryptanalysis: a stunning display of bad security design
Some background
Triple DES, commonly referred to as 3DES, is a perfectly acceptable and well understood stream cipher. It was one of the algorithms I studied when I took a cryptography course last year.
During that course, Prof. Boneh hammered into us that as cryptology amateurs, we should never desgin our own cyrptographic solutions, even when using well understood primitiives. Such as 3DES, or AES, or SHA256. Mistakes in design can permit an attacker to obtain partial plaintext, partial keys, or critical information permitting them to derive partial plaintext or keys.
The news
You may have heard the news that Adobe disclosed a loss of 3 million encrypted passwords. You may also have heard that they underreported the loss by a factor of 20 -- that the password database that was published online actually lists 150 million userids, Email addresses, password hints and encrypted passwords. You might also have received an Email from Adobe in October about the disclosure, as I did.
The 3DES cipher is excellent, for its intended purpose. Its choice for static information, or data at rest, was excoriable. Its implementation in Adobe's database was nothing short of excrement.
This morning, there was an article on Bruce Schneier's blog, that pointed to a fascinating cryptanalysis by Paul Ducklin, who contributes to the Naked Security column at Sophos. His column, Anatomy of a password disaster - Adobe's giant-sized cryptographic blunder, is intended for the lay reader, and is clear, understandable, and compelling. You do not need to have a background in cryptography to understand it.
Everyone who uses the Internet should read it.
Don't read it just to enjoy Adobe's ineptitude, which is devastatingly, mind bogglingly fun to read about and understand.
Read it because there will be future ill-conceived solutions, and these could be solutions we devise ourselves.
Read it because we all need to understand that we never know how well protected any information is, in the event it is disclosed. Whether that information is in the trust of others, or our own.
And, read it because we should all be cognizant of just how easy cryptanalysis is when the same key is reused for the same information.
Hi jggimi ! thanks for the interesting thread
Outliars pretend to care about users privacy ..
Perhaps I was not sufficiently clear. Anyone can make mistakes that unknowingly puts privacy at risk. Not just Adobe. It does not matter if we trust another entity, or if we trust only ourselves.
A privacy advocate ensures that her personal connections to the Internet are always through Tor. She keeps all of her software up to date and watches for security announcements that affect any of her components: OS, Tor, browser, and other tools. She also uses the P2P protocol BitTorrent from her main workstation. It does not work very well, and she is unaware that the BitTorrent protocol publishes her real IP address, eliminating the privacy she works hard to maintain.
An OpenBSD user sets up a small application server, and sets up PF rules that pass traffic to all of his daemons, blocking everything else. He thinks he has secured his system, because he is using OpenBSD with PF, both of which surely enhance his security. He is unaware that his pass rules have exposed his new application server's internal database to the Internet.
An OpenBSD user gets an Email from Adobe, telling him that they had a security breach. He doesn't know when it occurred, or the extent of the breach, but the userid was one he used commonly, and he had been using the same easy to remember password on a lot of his network accounts that did not have personal information within them. He spent the next week changing passwords on all of his network accounts anyway, and he is still not sure if he got all of them, more than a month later.
It could be worse. A large Dutch telecom (KPN) once claimed their passwords were encrypted with UTF-8 :-)
I've once had my password read to me over the phone by someone checking some basic information (name, email, address, and apparently also password)... The (repeated) attempts to actually pronounce my random passwords were quite amusing.
A few months ago, there was quite some hubub in the Netherlands because a journalist had `hacked' a medical system because a patient had overheard a password.
The point is, whenever you use a password, *anywhere*, it's best to always assume your password is public.
Just storing the passwords securely is no guarantee. I could, for example, easily modify the code for these forums to email me your password when you login.
The best thing you can do is:
1) Use a password manager & unique passwords
2) *Always* use a password manager & unique passwords!
This won't actually stop misuse, but it would certainly limit the scope of misuse.
UNIX was not designed to stop you from doing stupid things, because that would also stop you from doing clever things.
Any suggestions about the available password managers in OpenBSD with a window manager like FluxBox or OpenBox?
Hi shep ! I was about to ask as well .. then , is keepassx convenient ?
Thanks jggimi ! your examples are to the point but some (I mean myself) learn too late ..
If you want a basic solution, you can do this in vim:
:set cryptmethod=blowfish :X :w ~/passwords
Don't forget to backup (no matter how you store your passwords), you will *not* be happy if you lose it.
UNIX was not designed to stop you from doing stupid things, because that would also stop you from doing clever things.
Thanks Carpetsmoker !
Quoting keepassx wikipedia page :
I wrote a few functions to make Vim work as a password manager ... I cleaned that up a bit, and released it as a program of sorts.
This is ridiculous simple, but it's the best password manager I've used so far...
UNIX was not designed to stop you from doing stupid things, because that would also stop you from doing clever things.
I know a place that not only uses 3DES for passwords, but keeps the key in the text of the executable. In case that's not a big enough hole, it provides an API function that will authenticate you if you provide the cipher text of your password (think if passwd had a flag where you could provide the ciphertext in master.passwd and that would be as good as typing your password). When I challenged someone on that I was told it was to avoid having users keep their unencrypted password in a file on their machine's file system for programs that run automated without a chance for a login prompt. Heh. Challenge them a little more and you soon get, "well our systems are only meant for internal networks anyway." So let's be honest about it and not have authentication at all.
I'm not pretending to be any kind of expert, but when even I could break your system, you're pretty pathetic.
May the source be with you!
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Two classical guitarists, Brian Pinner and David Chapman, present this enjoyable
collection of sacred songs for guitar. Their musical interpretations of many
well loved hymns will move the listener to thoughts of the Savior.
1)"Sun of My Soul"
2)"Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing" Now Playing a portion of this song.
3)"Fairest Lord Jesus" Listen
4)"The Church's One Foundation"
5)"Be Thou My Vision"
6)"Were You There?"
7)"Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken"
8)"Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above"
9)"Beneath the Cross of Jesus"
10)"Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence"
11)"Breathe on Me, Breath of God"
12)"All Creatures of Our God and King"
13)"O Worship the King." Listen
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Business proves a double bargain
Husband-and-wife picker team: Buying, selling trading and consigning in New Milford
NEW MILFORD -- Merton and Dawn Larmore pride themselves on their skills as pickers.
She ran tag and estate sales when she and Merton met. And his enjoyment in finding just the right bargain at sales soon made them business partners, as well as husband and wife.
Together they buy, sell, trade and consign goods through their New Milford business, Litchfield County Pickers. Buyouts and home clean-outs, as well as estate sales, are their specialties.
High-end items are offered online or in locked showcases at their 35 Park Lane Road (Route 202) store. They work on a percentage basis.
"I love this business. I like the way we help people out," Dawn Larmore said. "A lot of seniors struggle financially. We helped one senior couple consolidate their belongings onto the first floor of their two-story home, then sold what was left on the second story for them."
Thirty to 40 percent of the business involves going into homes and facilitating the sale of items from furnishings to dishware.
Bill Deseta, a former Warren homeowner, used their services.
"The organization and honesty they conducted themselves with was outstanding," said Deseta, who has downsized to his New York City home. "They sold the contents of the house, as well as sculptures I had on the grounds, and got rid of what wasn't saleable for me. My driveway was 1,000 feet long, with limited parking at the top. They drove a nine-passenger van from the bottom of the drive up with shoppers. It was a three-day sale, and they really pulled people in."
Merton Larmore said people should call him before throwing anything out.
"The first thing a lot of people do when a relative dies is bring in a dumpster," he said. "They may think they don't have anything of value. We can move things and give them money to live on."
Whether offering an 1850s Sheraton English console or an 1800s mahogany tea caddy, the Larmores research and price accordingly. Their shop looks like a boutique, but items have consignment prices. Prices vary from $10 to hundreds.
With the warm weather, the Larmores are conducting outdoor tag sales at their Park Lane Road site, selling items for customers unable to host sales at their homes. Business is going so well, they're opening a second location next month at 7 Kent Road in New Milford, in front of Big Y.
Litchfield County Pickers, 35 Park Lane Road, New Milford, Tuesdays - Sundays, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m., 203-417-3661. Tag sales are held outside the shop Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, weather permitting, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
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print for sale hereDid you know that April is National Poetry month, friends? It is. And as I've probably told you before, I'm not much for the sonnet or the obtuse water metaphor. Yes, I read Leaves of Grass, but it was a struggle at times. I pretty regularly burn through a novel a week, but poetry leaves me luke warm.But! In the name of openmindedness and this thematic month, I wanted to unearth a bit of poetry that even those poetry hating grumps among us can enjoy.
A few of my favorites!
Notes For The Legend Of Salad Woman
Since my wife was born
she must have eaten
the equivalent of two-thirds
of the original garden of Eden.
Not the dripping lush fruit
or the meat in the ribs of animals
but the green salad gardens of that place.
The whole arena of green
would have been eradicated
as if the right filter had been removed
leaving only the skeleton of coarse brightness.
All green ends up eventually
churning in her left cheek.
Her mouth is a laundromat of spinning drowning herbs.
She is never in fields
but is sucking the pith out of grass.
I have noticed the very leaves from flower decorations
grow sparse in their week long performance in our house.
The garden is a dust bowl.
On our last day in Eden as we walked out
she nibbled the leaves at her breasts and crotch.
But there's none to touch
none to equal
the Chlorophyll Kiss
I Ask You
What scene would I want to be enveloped in
more than this one,
an ordinary night at the kitchen table,
floral wallpaper pressing in,
white cabinets full of glass,
the telephone silent,
a pen tilted back in my hand?
It gives me time to think
about all that is going on outside–
leaves gathering in corners,
lichen greening the high grey rocks,
while over the dunes the world sails on,
huge, ocean-going, history bubbling in its wake.
But beyond this table
there is nothing that I need,
not even a job that would allow me to row to work,
or a coffee-colored Aston Martin DB4
with cracked green leather seats.
No, it's all here,
the clear ovals of a glass of water,
a small crate of oranges, a book on Stalin,
not to mention the odd snarling fish
in a frame on the wall,
and the way these three candles–
each a different height–
are singing in perfect harmony.
So forgive me
if I lower my head now and listen
to the short bass candle as he takes a solo
while my heart
thrums under my shirt–
frog at the edge of a pond–
and my thoughts fly off to a province
made of one enormous sky
and about a million empty branches.
What once was meant to be a statement—
a dripping dagger held in the fist
of a shuddering heart—is now just a bruise
on a bony old shoulder, the spot
where vanity once punched him hard
and the ache lingered on. He looks like
someone you had to reckon with,
strong as a stallion, fast and ornery,
but on this chilly morning, as he walks
between the tables at a yard sale
with the sleeves of his tight black T-shirt
rolled up to show us who he was,
he is only another old man, picking up
broken tools and putting them back,
his heart gone soft and blue with stories.
– Ted Kooser
What's your favorite poem? (I love this one, too. But it's a bit NSFW.)


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Published September 6, 2012
James Campbell is on sabbatical on an island off the coast of Maine. But with the presidential election now in full swing, his analysis and commentary on the campaigns are showing up in news media worldwide this election season.
Although he doesn't hide his own political point of view, Campbell, UB Distinguished Professor in the Department of Political Science, says he honestly doesn't know yet what's coming.
"When an economy is this bad for this long, previous incumbent presidents have been in serious trouble," he says, "but the race this year still looks like a toss-up."
When it comes to the House races, Campbell's models indicate that the Democrats are likely to pick up a few seats, but that Republicans should retain their majority in the House.
"The close presidential election this year means that there are unlikely to be long coattails for either presidential candidate," he says, "but Democrats should regain some seats that they lost in the Republicans' wave election of 2010."
Campbell knows whereof he speaks. He is one of the nation's foremost experts on election modeling and is nationally recognized for his research on campaigns and elections, voting behavior, political parties, election forecasting and American politics in general.
He is at home this summer on Peaks Island off the coast of his hometown of Portland, Maine, but he is not just sitting back and enjoying the sunshine. Since the end of July, he has been quoted in The Los Angeles Times, Sabato's Crystal Ball, The Washington Post, The New York Times, BBC and Reuters, and his analysis has shown up regularly this summer in op-eds for major publications and in a host of political blogs.
In addition, he is editing a symposium on election forecasting for PS: Political Science and Politics, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Political Science Association. The symposium will be online in September and in print in early October. There already is considerable press interest in the issue, including a request from Newsweek for an embargoed copy.
Campbell has a full speaking schedule, as well. He was scheduled to present a paper on election forecasting at the 2012 annual meeting of the American Political Science Association (APSA) in New Orleans, but Hurricane Isaac cancelled the convention. He is, however, still scheduled to give talks at Iowa State University, the University of Toronto, the University of Oklahoma and the University of Georgia.
He also will participate in a panel at the 2012 conference of the Northeastern Political Science Association in Boston in November and there are talks under way about a special APSA-sponsored panel on election forecasting at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.
In late fall, his article "The Presidents' Economy: Parody and Presidential Party Performance" will appear in Presidential Studies Quarterly and in January, he will present the plenary address to the American Politics Group of Great Britain's Political Studies Association at the University of Leicester.
How does he do all this while watching the polls, the speeches and the public response to everything the presidential candidates are up to?
"I've had to put some things on the back burner—particularly my book on presidential ratings," Campbell says. "I started it a couple of years ago and earlier this summer I extracted a paper from it for publication in a journal, but plan to get back to it as soon as the election is over."
Campbell says he will be ready to make his formal prediction of the presidential election right after the close of the Democratic National Convention. In addition to the presidential election forecast, he also developed a model to forecast congressional elections. His "seats-in-trouble" forecasting model for House elections was highly accurate in predicting the 2010 midterm election.
Campbell acknowledges that he is a Republican. "Everybody's something," he says, "and if they don't tell you what their views are, it doesn't mean they don't have any. This is why I believe that social scientists need to rely on statistical analysis of objective and publicly available data as much as possible.
"If my forecast indicates that candidate X is likely to win, it does not mean I want that candidate to win," he says, "it's the data making the forecast. I predicted Bill Clinton would win in 1992 and 1996. That's not the result I was personally hoping for."
This year Campbell clearly lays out the economic challenges President Obama faces in winning re-election.
"I've never been a fan of Mitt Romney's," he says, "but he certainly has a good chance of winning, although at this point, it isn't easy to predict.
"In his favor is the economic outlook," he says, "some of which can be linked to Obama's economic policies, which haven't led to a stable increase in the economy. As an incumbent in this situation, Obama will have to convince people that things are improving and will continue to improve in the future.
"We know Obama used stimulus packages to ramp up the economy, but they didn't really work as well as he expected," Campbell says.
"The Democrats said we needed a greater stimulus package, but the Republicans in Congress refused to go along, claiming his plan was making things worse," he says, "and they are still fighting about it.
"Romney wants to draw back on regulations, let the markets settle out and stabilize the tax policy and institute a more pro-growth energy policy. Obama wants to increase regulations, particularly on financial institutions and carbon-based energy producers, support specific markets and institute a more progressive tax policy.
"Given the economy and the history of past presidential elections, Romney should have a significant lead at this point. But, as I said and we all know, the polls say otherwise. Still, Republicans have a very good chance," he says.
"It will be very close."


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I tried to close my GML by right clicking on it and selecting close and a whole bunch of error boxes popped up, and then everytime I move anything on the screen it makes more error boxes. The only way to get rid of all of them is to shut down Girder. The error that is visible now is:
Access violation at address 004052A3 in module 'girder.exe'. Read of address 03020302.
oops, I tried to close that box and now there is one that says
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On Friday morning, Morgan Stanley released fourth quarter earnings that sent the stock soaring 7.9%. Earnings per share came in at $0.45 versus the $0.27 expected, and revenue increased by 23% to $6.97 billion.
The report and conference call were bullish from many standpoints, and encouraged option traders to step into long positions in the stock.
One of the biggest trades of the day was the purchase of 29,400 April 24 calls for $0.70 each, which was done with the stock at $22.30. This is a bullish bet that MS will be above $24.70, or 11% higher, at April expiration.
Morgan Stanley finally looks to be done cleaning house, and can now focus on running its business as normal.
CEO James Gorman has said that the dirty work is done, meaning that the layoffs are over. He is comfortable with the company as it now stands, with about 6,000 employees or 10% fewer than last year. The company's profitability in the fourth quarter is not all due to cost-cutting initiates, though – pre-tax income from the wealth management has more than doubled since 2011, and net margins are up to 17% from 7% in the third quarter. The company's institutional services division was also strong, along with fixed income and commodities; sales and trading was up year-over-year, but is down since the third quarter.


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DARTMOUTH, Mass. – Paul Welle was the first of four MIT runners in the top 15, as the Cardinal and Gray finished second at the UMass-Dartmouth Invitational on Saturday. Tech totaled 73 team points, just three behind first place, Keene State.
Welle placed fourth overall, with a time of 24:50 on the eight-kilometer course. Dan Harper was the next best Tech finisher, coming through the chute in 25:07 and in 13th place. Stephen Serene was two places behind Harper, navigating the course in 25:09. Roy Wedge earned 15 points with his time of 25:10. Matt Metlitz (25:42) rounded out the scoring for the Engineers with a 36th-place showing.
A pair of Keene State harriers took the top two spots in the meet, providing a cushion that MIT's depth was unable to overcome. Brandeis finished in a close third place with 79 points.
MIT will compete in the Purple Valley Classic next weekend, hosted by Williams College. The meet will begin at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 25.


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Thursday, May 14, 2009
Bike To Work Day. Meh.
Already the vibe was bad. But then the kicker was I got to REI too late, apparently they close up Bike to Work promotions right at 9:00, so no dice for any of the many entertainment industry people who start at 10:00ish. So I went even further out of my way to the Santa Monica City Hall pit stop. When I arrived I was informed all the goodie bags were gone, and all that was left was some candy, granola bars, and some baked goods that were surely not vegan (I'm vegan by the way for readers who don't know). So I grabbed a granola bar and went on my way, bitter that I didn't get a blinkie light and bike to work tote bag, and had wasted enough time I was now in a hurry to get to work.
Then I got to work and read the label on the granola bar and realized it contained milk, so I dropped it in the work snack bin for someone else. In a way it shouldn't matter that much that Bike to Work Day was nothing special for me, I don't need an incentive to bike to work, I would do that anyways. However it appeared bike racks at work were no more full than yesterday or last week either, so it seems a poor incentive for anyone else to give it a try either.
We do have a lot of bike commuters here though, and what really got people to try it was a cash incentive for giving up a car parking space at work. So if Metro and the City of Los Angeles, and Santa Monica want to get people on bikes, maybe they should skip the free granola bars and get serious about promoting the seldom practiced, unenforced, California Parking Cash-Out law. Getting a cash incentive program started at my workplace quickly expanded the ranks of bike commuters. The reduction in parking demand has also allowed our company to hire on more staff without having to lease as many extra spaces from neighboring lots as would have otherwise been necessary, an expensive commodity in these parts.
Maybe next year instead of going for a goodie bag, I'll set up my own booth on Broadway. I could hand out fliers with the sort of practical cycling advice that could save one's skin, but that you won't hear from city official types who haven't ridden a bike since they were in middle school in the 70's. I think if we leave bike to work day promotions in the hands of Metro and the cities, it will continue to amount to little, but perhaps if we claim the day as our own and make it something worth celebrating, people might take a little more notice. In any case, I hope your bike to work day went better than mine.
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Now that's something I can get behind. You set up that booth, and I'll be right there with you.
FYI, on my ride through Santa Monica today, the bike lane on Ocean was blocked so a hotel could get a new sidewalk — nearly causing me to get hit by a car that wasn't going to slow down for anyone. And don't get me started on the roach coach blocking most of the bike lane on San Vicente, because they couldn't be bothered to pull all the way to the curb.
- May 14, 2009 at 3:14 PM
- Gary said...
I know that food truck, I swerve into the traffic lane to avoid it regularly as I use San San Vicente a lot in my training rides. There is always about a solid 1-2 feet between the truck and the curb. But looking at the constant violations of the bike lane in New York on Bike Snob's blog, makes me feel a little better about things here. At least we don't have taxis in the bike lane every 20 feet.
- May 14, 2009 at 3:52 PM
- Jason B said...
Hi Gary, I stumbled across your blog via a google search for "vegan los angeles". I thought you might be interested to know that I'm organizing a vegan/vegetarian beach bike ride in a couple of weeks. If you're interested, visit http://meetup.com/veggiefun/ (if the link doesn't display, it's meetup dot com slash veggiefun)
- May 14, 2009 at 9:58 PM
- jonathan h said...
Way to turn justifiable angst into positive energy. You're tops, Gary.
My ride/commute that day was particularly enjoyable. I was meeting a friend for dinner in Echo Park, rather than going home, and this not-the-norm journey resulted in a more-pleasant-than-usual path I took Fountain from Hollywood to Sunset Junction - actually delightful. Also, I got to use Sunset through Silverlake - which is about the poster child for bike lanes.
- May 15, 2009 at 10:28 AM
- LisaNewton said...
I had no idea such a law existed. I'm totally in favor of that. I organized a Metro program at my workplace so employees could get extremely reduced rates using the Metro system. Almost half of our employees participate.
Thanks for the info.
- May 15, 2009 at 11:00 AM
- Tyler said...
Don't despair, the goodie bags sucked anyways. Non-recyclable plastic bags stuffed with loads of paper nonsense.
While I admit the metro maps will be helpful to some, I doubt you would have use for the free Wienerschnitzel chili dog coupon.
Instead of Metro spending money on a 8.5x11 color printed flyer in my bag promoting "bike to work week" how about funneling that cash to the streets?
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SJVAWM Welcomes Professor Rick Warnerby Michael Warren • December 1, 2006 Share:
The St. Joseph Valley Association of Wabash Men held its annual Wabash on the Road event on a cold and rainy Thursday evening, November 30. The weather though didn't keep the alumni, parents, and friends from welcoming history professor Rick Warner to South Bend. Professor Warner was invited to come and enjoy dinner with them and then talk about immersion learning at Wabash and in particular the football team's service focused trip to Panama last May in which he was a part of.
Following the delicious meal, professor Warner led the group through a slide show of photos taken from the trip that would illustrate how deeply immersed in the culture the guys were throughout the trip.
Thanks to professor Warner for taking the time to travel and speak with the group and to Dick Barger '55, our local host, for handling all the arrangements for the evening. It has been a busy month of Wabash activity for the St. Joseph Valley Association and we appreciate the efforts each and everyone of you have made to participate.


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Equity futures were slightly higher on Sunday night as talks continued in Washington over resolving the "fiscal cliff."
While the Senate will not vote Sunday night on any bill to avoid a series of $600 billion in tax hikes and spending cuts, as many had hoped, negotiations continued between lawmakers and the White House.
The Senate will reconvene on Monday after the open of equity trading. In order for a deal to take effect, it would also have to be passed by the House of Representatives.
Despite the gain indicated by futures, stocks still could end up falling on Monday when the cash markets open if lawmakers are unable to come to an agreement to avoid the cliff, which many fear could push the economy into recession.
"There is always a chance for a massive stalemate, and we could see a lot more volatility if we get to a point where there's no more hope. Right now there's still hope," said Adam Sarhan, chief executive of Sarhan Capital in New York.
Midnight on Monday marks the deadline for a deal, though the government can pass legislation in 2013 that retroactively prevents going over the cliff, an option that is viewed as politically easier.
(Read More: If There's A 'Fiscal Cliff' Deal, It's LIkely to Be Small)
"At some point, someone will have to blink, or Congress will just come in early in 2013 and vote for a tax cut," Sarhan said. "Something will be done to resolve this."
S&P 500 futures were up 5.4 points, or 0.4 percent, at 1,389 in electronic trading. Still, futures were about 7 points below the fair value level of 1,397.19.
Fair value is a formula that evaluates pricing by taking into account interest rates, dividends and time to expiration on the contract. Despite the rise, if futures remain below fair value, cash markets will open lower.
Dow and Nasdaq futures were also slightly higher, though below fair value. Stocks fell sharply on Friday, with significant losses in the last minutes of trading, as prospects for a deal worsened at the beginning of the weekend.
The rise in the futures market does not necessarily augur for a rally on Monday, however. The cash market and futures markets closed with a wide gulf on Friday, by virtue of the extra 15 minutes of trading in futures.
The S&P 500 closed at 1,402.43 at 4 p.m. ET on Friday, down 1.1 percent, but futures continued to fall before closing 15 minutes later with a loss of 1.9 percent. S&P futures and the S&P cash index don't match point-by-point, but that kind of disparity points to a weak opening in stocks on Monday.
One hour before they had hoped to present a plan on Sunday, Democratic and Republican Senate leaders said they were still unable to reach a compromise.
Earlier in the day, President Barack Obama, appearing on NBC's "Meet the Press," said investors could begin to show greater concerns in the new year.
"If people start seeing that on January 1st this problem still hasn't been solved ... then obviously that's going to have an adverse reaction in the markets," he said.
(Read More: Over the Cliff: What Kind of Landing?)
Investors have remained relatively sanguine about the process, believing that it will eventually be solved. In the past two months markets have not shown the kind of volatility that was present during the fight to raise the debt ceiling in 2011.
The Dow industrials and the S&P 500 each lost 1.9 percent last week, after stocks fell for five straight sessions, which marked the S&P 500's longest losing streak in three months.
Equities have largely performed well in the last two months despite constant chatter about the fiscal cliff, but the last few days shows a bit of increased worry.
The CBOE Volatility Index rose to its highest level since June on Friday, closing at 22.72.


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Benchmark assessment pilot to begin in 2012-13
A small number of districts will participate in a state-run pilot related to online benchmark assessment during the 2012-13 school year.
Project will make Common Core resources easily accessible
The South Dakota Department of Education has teamed up with counterparts in Michigan to work on a curriculum curation project. The end result will be an open-source portal where the states teachers can access quality digital resources aligned with Common Core standards.
South Dakota gets high marks for special education, early intervention services
South Dakota is one of only 23 states or U.S. territories to meet the requirements and purposes of IDEA under both Parts B and C, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
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The South Dakota Board of Education has approved an administrative rule change that would delay a requirement that school districts evaluate teachers based on the standards for teaching approved by the board a year ago.
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The South Dakota Board of Education formally endorsed a self-assessment tool based on the South Dakota School Library Guidelines last month.


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Laura L. Gonzales 5/29/2012 11:58:40 PMWow, what an awesome capture! Excellent color, clarity, comp and detail! Just beautiful. Looks like they were having a blast! Fabulous work Kimber;) #1466057
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Joseph T. Pilonero 6/20/2012 10:35:46 AMWhat great action - and expressions - you caught with this shot. Super, Kimber. Congratulations on Gold - again. TED #10191674
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Anita Hogue 6/20/2012 5:01:55 PMAwesome action shot! Extremely beautiful! Congratulations on your awesome win! #10192748
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Christine Czernin 6/21/2012 5:59:35 AMSuperb action photo, Kimber.
Priscilla J. Burgers 6/21/2012 3:56:34 PMCongratulations on your gold! Fantastic shot with lots of feeling. #10194628
R. J. Laudenbacher 6/21/2012 5:37:08 PMKimber...I love your work! A big congrats to you on yet another wonderful winner! #10194778
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Do what you love, and it will make your soul rich. CONGRATULATIONS, for being an award winner for the month of May, 2012. Merna
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Dinosaur Footprint, Gantheaume Point, Broome, WA
Cable Beach, at Broome in Western Australia's Kimberley region, is a 22 kilometre-long stretch of pure white sand, set against a backdrop of red ochre cliffs and fringed by the turquoise waters of the Indian Ocean. Ride a camel along the beach at sunrise or sunset. Just a short trip from Broome, immerse yourself in the town's romantic pearling history and multicultural society. Shop for precious South Sea pearls. Marvel at the natural phenomenon of the Staircase to the Moon. Learn about one of the oldest cultures on Earth from the local Aboriginal community. From pearl diving to dinosaur footprints, Broome's history is captivating.
Broome's Cable Beach is known around the world for its 22 kilometres of sun-kissed white sand, turquoise water, rich red soil and spectacular Indian Ocean sunsets. Cable Beach is a long, flat beach, with gentle rolling waves perfect for swimming, sunbathing and beachcombing.


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Full TitlePsychometric Assessment of the Lung Cancer Stigma Inventory (LCSI)
Smoking is the main cause of lung cancer. This association has led to significant blame and perceptions that people with lung cancer somehow "deserve" their illness. This stigma may make some people with lung cancer feel shameful or guilty, which can impact their ability to communicate with their doctors or advocate for their care.
The purpose of this study is to better understand the thoughts and feelings of people with lung cancer. Researchers will use the results to develop a new survey that will allow them to measure some of the negative feelings sometimes reported by people with lung cancer. Ultimately, this new survey will be used to evaluate the potential benefit of new support programs for patients with lung cancer.
This study includes English-speaking adults who are going through lung cancer treatment or who went through lung cancer treatment within the year prior to entering the study.
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Danville inmate charged in mother's death in 1996
DANVILLE, Va. —
An inmate serving a sentence for robbery has been charged with the 1996 slaying of his mother in Danville.
Danville police told media outlets on Monday that 39-year-old Michael Womack has been transferred from Powhatan Correctional Center to Danville to await trial.
A Danville Circuit Court grand jury charged Womack with first-degree murder in late April.
Womack is accused of killing his mother, Loraine Bessie Womack, on July 10, 1996. Police say he was living with his mother at the time.
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The Cape Fear Guardian ad Litem Association was recently awarded a $15,000 grant from the Eshelman Foundation.
WILMINGTON | The Cape Fear Guardian ad Litem Association was recently awarded a $15,000 grant from the Eshelman Foundation.
Guardian ad Litem volunteers advocate for the best interests of local children, and the association raises funds that enable them to receive educational tutoring and counseling and participate in enriching activities and events.
For more information, call 251-2733, or visit www.cfgala.org.
WILMINGTON | The Cape Fear Volunteer Center hosts the Azalea Festival 5K/10K Walk/Run 8 a.m. Saturday, April 5, at Try Sports Field, at Mayfaire Town Center in Wilmington.
Registration is 6:30-7:30 a.m. The entry fee is $35. To promote a healthy lifestyle, participants under 12 can participate for free. Discounts are available for teams. Teams should be named, and participants are encouraged to wear costumes for a contest. An entire team must register at one time.
Prizes are awarded in several categories.
All proceeds support the Big Buddy program.
For more information, call 392-8180. Registration is available at www.eventbrite.com.
WILMINGTON | In honor of Black History Month, the Historic Wilmington Foundation presents plaques to two historic homes associated with local African American history. The two houses recognized are the Snipes-Taylor House and the Moore-Davis House.
The plaque dedication ceremonies are 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 25, at the Snipes-Taylor House, 313 McRae St.; and 3 p.m. at the Moore-Davis House, 313 N. 6th St.
Historic Wilmington Foundation's plaque program recognizes the historical significance of buildings in New Hanover, Brunswick, and Pender counties, by providing markers noting the construction date and a brief history of significant people who have been connected with the building.
WILMINGTON | Wilmington-area nonprofit Coastal Animal Rescue Effort is working toward building a new animal shelter. As part of the effort, the group presents "Pets rock!" 7 p.m. Friday, March 21, at the Terrace on Sir Tyler Drive.
The event offers a sampling of culinary creations from local restaurants, live music, and silent auction. Frances Weller emcees.
Tickets are $40 per person.
For more information, visit www.carewilmington.org.
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Every single creation "Pinin" it tells his/her own history. And' a history that speaks of handicraft tradition, is the history of the pride and the passion of the artisan teachers in which Paul Fazzini, the holder, has believed always. These values let each other perceive something that goes beyond the external beauty: there is a soul, and he/she is seen". Pinin" (what in lecchese it means "small") it was the nickname of Paul Fazzini, that has begun the handicraft production of scissors and blades to Premana (LC) in 1940.
Paul Fazzini, 32 years, it is the nephew of that Paul and in 2001, you/he/she has taken over in the firm that has renamed
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The firm produces tweezerses, scissors for fingernails, face and body, for hairdressers and beauticians, and still more.
Activity is manually now everything turn to 90%, and for this motive, the firm is able to create lines personalized with design and particular treatments.
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What Does the Size 15 Foot Say to the Face?Posted by nvr1983 on January 25th, 2009
Even though they are a shell of the team that they usually are, the Arizona Wildcats have still managed to stay in the news since the end of last season. Some "highlights":
– Lute Olson and the Arizona AD stabbed Kevin O'Neill in the back.
– Approximately 7 months after that incident, Olson retires
– Less than a month later, Jamelle Horne commits one of the dumbest fouls we have ever seen.
– Two months later, Horne tops his previous dumb play by doing the exact same thing.
Last night, in a game that I am assuming 99% of you had no idea was going on, Arizona staged a miraculous rally to beat Houston 96-90 in OT. Unfortunately for both teams, the comeback wasn't the story. The story of the game was Houston's Aubrey Coleman stepping on Chase Budinger's face.
The only thing that I can even think of that is comparable to this on the college level is Christian Laettner stepping on Aminu Timberlake's chest after being fouled in "The Greatest Game Ever Played".
As bad as Laettner's stomp was, I think going at Budinger's face is taking it to another level. At least for Arizona's sake, this isn't a mess they brought on themselves. It will be interesting to see how the Houston AD handles the situation.
Update: Apparently, Coleman has issued an apology (follow the link for his "apology" since WordPress is having issues with embedding it here). I'm not buying this whole unintentional thing. The Arizona AD Budinger may have changed his story on whether or not he thinks it was intentional, but I think Coleman's actions walking off the court are pretty strong evidence of his intent.


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Hey Merida riders,
My Merida SCULTURA Evo 909 carbon frame chain stay fills up with water when riding in the rain????? So after I ride in any rain now I stand the bike up on the back wheel and a stream of water empties out of the rear holes in the chain stays of the frame for between 10 - 20 seconds.
I am wondering if this is a common problem with that particular frame (2011 model) and if it can cause any damage to the frame or Dura Ace groupset??
If any other owners have encountered this, please let me know if there is something I can do to fix this problem.
I am very happy with the bike and have ridden close to 20k kms on it in the last 3 yrs.
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Hand-foot-mouth disease is a common viral infection thatmost oftenbegins in the throat.
Alternative Names
Coxsackievirus infection; HFM disease
Hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD) is most commonly caused by a virus calledcoxsackievirus A16.
Children under age 10 are most often affected. Teens and adults can sometimes get the infection. HFMD usually occurs in the summer and early fall.
The viruscan spread from person-to-person through tiny, air droplets that are released when the sick person sneezes, coughs, or blows their nose. You can catch hand-foot-and-mouth disease if:
- A person with the infection sneezes, coughs, or blows their nose near you
- You touch your nose, eyes, or mouth after you have touched something contaminated by the virus, such as a toy or doorknob
- You touch the stools or the fluid from blisters of an infected person
The virus is most easily spread the first weeka person has the disease.
The time between contact with the virus and the start of symptoms is about 3 to 7 days. Symptoms include:
Fever Headache Loss of appetite
- Rash with very small blisters on thehands, feet, and diaper area thatmay be tender or painfulwhen pressed
- Sore throat
Ulcersin the throat (including tonsils), mouth, and tongue
Exams and Tests
A history of recent illness and aphysical examination, demonstrating the characteristic vesicles on the hands and feet, are usually sufficient to diagnose the disease.
There is no specific treatment for the infection other than relief of symptoms.
Antibiotics do not workbecause the infection is caused by a virus. (Antibiotics treat infections caused by bacteria, not viruses.) To relieve symptoms, the following home care can be used:
- Over-the-counter medicines, such as acetaminophen (such as Tylenol) or ibuprofen can be used to treat fever. Aspirin should not be used in viral illnesses in children under age 18.
- Salt water mouth rinses (1/2 teaspoon of salt to 1 glass of warm water) may be soothing.
- Drink plenty of fluids. Extra fluid is needed when there is a fever. The best fluids are cold milk products.Do not drink juice or soda because their acid content causes burning pain in the ulcers.
Outlook (Prognosis)
Complete recovery occurs in 5 to 7 days.
Possible Complications
- Loss of body fluids (dehydration)
- Seizures due to high fever (
febrile seizures)
When to Contact a Medical Professional
Call your health care provider if there are signs of complications, such as pain in the neck or arms and legs. Emergency symptoms include convulsions.
You should also call if:
- Medicine does not lower a high fever
- Signs of
dehydrationoccur, such as dry skin and mucus membranes, weight loss, irritability, decreased alertness, decreased or dark urine
Avoid contact with people with HFMD. Wash your hands well and often, especially if youare in contact with people who are sick. Also teach children to wash their hands well and often.
Abzug MJ. Nonpolio enteroviruses. In: Kliegman RM, Stanton BF, St. GemeIII JW, Schor NF, Behrman RE, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 19th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Saunders; 2011:chap 242.
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The loss of Don Zimmer reverberated throughout baseball on Wednesday, when the 83-year-old icon of the game passed away in Dunedin, Fla.
It boomed off the walls of every clubhouse and front office in the Major Leagues, leaving deep heartbreak, a profound sense of gratitude for what Zimmer brought to the ballpark and to the world, and, of course, the fondest and most joyous of memories. This man, after all, was one of the great characters in all of American sports.
The loss of Don Zimmer reverberated throughout baseball on Wednesday, when the 83-year-old icon of the game passed away in Dunedin, Fla.
It boomed off the walls of every clubhouse and front office in the Major Leagues, leaving deep heartbreak, a profound sense of gratitude for what Zimmer brought to the ballpark and to the world, and, of course, the fondest and most joyous of memories. This man, after all, was one of the great characters in all of American sports.
Zimmer touched the lives of so many in baseball because he was a lifer in the truest sense. Wednesday brought an end to a colorful, wonderful story that most baseball fans followed: 66 years in professional baseball, 56 of which were spent as a player, coach or manager. Fourteen different uniforms. Nineteen postseason appearances.
Not surprisingly, one of the first public reactions to Zimmer's passing came from Commissioner Bud Selig.
"Like everyone in Major League Baseball, I am deeply saddened by the loss of my friend Don Zimmer, one of our game's most universally beloved figures," Selig said. "A memorable contributor to baseball for more than 60 years, Don was the kind of person you could only find in the National Pastime.
"As a player, Don experienced the joys of the 1955 world champion Brooklyn Dodgers and the struggles of the '62 Mets. In his managerial and coaching career, this unique baseball man led the Cubs to a division crown and then, at his good friend Joe Torre's loyal side, helped usher in a new era in the fabled history of the Yankees.
"On behalf of Major League Baseball and the many clubs that 'Popeye' served in a distinguished baseball life, I extend my deepest condolences to Don's family, friends and his many admirers throughout our game."
Zimmer's time with the Yankees has resonated as much as any other time in his legendary career, and fittingly there were plenty of comments from members of the New York organization.
Torre, Zimmer's longtime confidant and a current executive with MLB, issued a statement along with Selig.
"I hired him as a coach, and he became like a family member to me," Torre said. "He has certainly been a terrific credit to the game. The game was his life. And his passing is going to create a void in my life and my wife Ali's. We loved him. The game of baseball lost a special person tonight. He was a good man."
More love poured in from the Yankees, including shortstop Derek Jeter, who was known to touch Zimmer's head for good luck before running out to his position.
"That's a tough one to swallow," Jeter said. "Everyone knows how much Zim has meant, not only to our organization, but to baseball as a whole. Your thoughts and prayers go out to his family. ...
"Zim was around when I first came up. He's someone that taught me a lot about the game. He's been around and he's pretty much seen everything. His stories, his experiences, he was close to my family and good to my family. We'll miss him."
Yankees manager Joe Girardi echoed those sentiments and added some light-hearted memories of the man.
"There are so many funny stories, whether it was that he yelled at me for wearing a thumb guard one day, and then apologized to me the next day because he felt bad and said he didn't sleep all night," Girardi said.
"And he liked to have fun. That was Zim. I saw Zim dance on a table after we came from behind and won a game, and the table broke, and snapped, and there came Zim down."
The Yankees weren't the only New York team associated with Zimmer or affected by his passing.
"We are saddened by the passing of Don Zimmer, an original Met, who played in our very first game," the Mets organization said in a statement. "He gave six decades of his life to baseball. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family."
Elsewhere around the American and National Leagues, it was hard to find anyone who didn't know Zimmer well or have experiences with him throughout the years.
Former player, current White Sox radio announcer and cancer survivor Darrin Jackson, for example, played for Zimmer with the Cubs in 1988 and '89.
"I had a special relationship with Zim in the sense that when I came back from my cancer I had after the '87 season, he kind of looked out for me," Jackson said. "He was a very emotional guy. He really cared about you as an individual even though he would chew you a new butt if he had to.
"I saw both sides of him, so when I just heard the news it actually touched my heart and made me very sad. But I'm going to miss his stories. Every time we went into Tampa, I sat down and talked to him and listened to his stories."
Zimmer continued his baseball career in the Tampa area, working for the last 11 seasons as a senior adviser.
"Today we all lost a national treasure and a wonderful man," said Rays principal owner Stuart Sternberg. "Don dedicated his life to the game he loved, and his impact will be felt for generations to come. His contributions to this organization are immeasurable. I am proud that he wore a Rays uniform for the past 11 years. We will miss him dearly."
The Rays announced that they will honor Zimmer with a moment of silence at Thursday's home game against the Marlins and will conduct a special pregame ceremony prior to the Rays-Mariners game on Saturday. The Texas Rangers, whom were managed by Zimmer in 1981-82, also will honor Zimmer with a moment of silence during the seventh-inning stretch of their Thursday game against the Orioles.
Zimmer's loss could be felt palpably in the Rays clubhouse on Wednesday.
"It's all of our loss," Rays third baseman Evan Longoria said. "Zim was a great man and there's really no words to explain what he brought to us and what he meant to me. It's just been a rough go for us, and this kind of puts the icing on the cake, so to speak.
"I know that he would want us to continue on and just kind of honor him by doing all of the things that he preached to us: playing the game the right way, playing the game hard and going out there on a daily basis and really caring about this organization and what he meant to us. I could sit here and talk about him all day. It's just a rough night for us."
Rays manager Joe Maddon said he'd remember Zimmer most for his feistiness and competitive fire.
"He brought that on a daily basis," Maddon said. "He always had that look in his eye. He was definitely engaged all the time in the moment. But it was always about winning, always about whatever it took to win."
That part of Zimmer's persona was recognized by everyone around the game, but he was also remembered for uncanny generosity.
"A sad day for the game of baseball," Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said. "Don impacted lives from the time he first put the uniform on in the Minor Leagues until today. ... I first met him in Colorado, he was on the Don Baylor staff, and I spent meaningful time with him there. And after that, he actually made a couple of calls in my behalf, in different situations, trying to 'sponsor' me for opportunities. A very, very special man. A very giving man. The game's lost a very good human being and a very great baseball man."
Zimmer also managed in Boston, and one of his players there, former Red Sox shortstop Rick Burleson, shared his thoughts on Wednesday night.
"He was the best manager I ever played for, without a doubt," Burleson said. ... Zim was a player's manager. He knew the game really well. The thing that you knew with him was that you were going to be in the lineup and basically where you were going to hit pretty much every day.
"This was a guy, when I was in Spring Training in '77, when he was the manager, he asked if he could babysit so that my wife and I could go out to dinner by ourselves. Him and his wife came over and babysat our oldest boy, Tyler."
One thing that was clear Wednesday was that you didn't even have to know Zimmer to appreciate who he was.
Marlins starter Tom Koehler is a native of New Rochelle, N.Y., so he was well-aware of Zimmer's exploits in pinstripes and felt the need to express his sadness at hearing the news.
"I was fortunate enough to see him ... in action, being that I grew up so close to Yankee Stadium," Koehler said.
"I didn't know him at all, but just everything I've ever heard about him was just always positive -- that he would light up a room, and obviously his baseball IQ speaks for itself. It's a sobering moment for baseball, and I just wanted to take a moment to send my condolences to his family and anyone who was close to him."
Meanwhile, Marlins pitching coach Chuck Hernandez did know Zimmer.
"He was a friend," Hernandez said. "He was a mentor to me. He fought a long, hard fight, as would be expected, but he's going to be in a good place tonight. All my thoughts are with his family, with [wife] Soot and his sons. He's just a great guy. What an impact on so many people for so long. We're gonna miss him."
The same emotions poured in from other current managers.
Orioles skipper Buck Showalter, for example, said Zimmer always had time for any questions or concerns.
"The thing a lot of people miss because he was such a character in the game was what a great baseball man he was," Showalter said. "Very open to people about sharing his knowledge, always had time for you, smile on his face.
"But boy, what a competitor. What a competitor."
Cubs manager Rick Renteria didn't know Zimmer but knows well how the city of Chicago felt about the man.
"He was loved by many, many people," Renteria said. "My heart goes out to his family and all their friends. I think the baseball family has lost a good one."
Added Nationals skipper Matt Williams: "Fantastic ambassador, great coach, manager, and we all mourn the loss of him today. Great memories. Provided many, many baseball players and fans and organizations with great memories."
Angels manager Mike Scioscia called Zimmer "a baseball legend."
"He just touched so many people with his time, not only in this game, but on this Earth," Scioscia said. "I know he'll be missed. It's a sad day."
Zimmer often said he was most proud of the fact that he never had a job in his life that wasn't related to baseball.
"I don't think there's many people you can count on your hand that can say that," Burleson said. "So I mean, I feel for his wife, Soot, and their family and his daughter and son. It's a sad day to see that happen. He had a great life. He did what he wanted to do. I don't think you can ask for any more than that."
Doug Miller is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @DougMillerMLB.


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