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|3 years 24 weeks ago
|Love this
I haven't commented in more than a year, but I had to say something after reading this post. Alex, this post about Spike is full of great writing. For example, I loved the following:
That's it right there. That's every suburban kid in every flyover state who rubs his hands together to keep them warm, who navigates the patches of ice in the driveway, who dribbles that ball outside, by himself, as he counts 5, 4, 3, 2… and throws the ball at the hoop as he yells 1. Spike was the unheralded recruit who managed to find his way to a major program, managed to find his way onto the floor at the freakin' Georgia Dome, and just decided to go for it* instead of simply "managing" the game.
I'm looking forward to reading more of your posts. It's writing like this that separates this blog from other sports blogs. Keep up the good work.
|4 years 29 weeks ago
|Devin gif
Saddest part is how white everyone else's jerseys are.
|4 years 45 weeks ago
|Not saying that at all
I'm just saying this specific attempt at a joke is not funny. It's not clever either.
Offensive jokes can be funny. I like offensive humor, as long it is clever.
|4 years 45 weeks ago
are also meant to be funny. Saying the kid is going to get a tumor again and die anyway is not funny.
|4 years 46 weeks ago
|Beat Michigan!
The only time I will ever say this.
Someone needs to make this kid a maize and blue shirt that says something like "Beat Michigan! Go Grant! M CLUB (or UM) SUPPORTS YOU!"
|4 years 50 weeks ago
Beautiful town, and I love the campus. There is a great view of the USNA from across the Severn. There's a WWII memorial across the bridge that is pretty impressive in its own right. The view of the USNA from the memorial is stunning.
Also, if you ever have a chance, try to visit during commisioning week (their graduation week). They really spruce everything up (new coats of paint, etc.), and the spring weather is usually amazing. Plus, there is a lot of excitement as the midshipmen learn what they will be doing (subs, marines, seals, etc.).
As for Annapolis, there are good restaurants and some decent nightlife. I would recommend trying to get out on a boat on the Chesapeake and Severn River. There are various cruises that will take you around the area.
I think I just talked myself into taking a trip out there one of these weekends while the weather is nice.
With that said, Ann Arbor is better, but Annapolis is a close 2nd to me.
|4 years 50 weeks ago
That's it.
|4 years 51 weeks ago
I thought he was just supposed to throw up his hands and say, "I quit" whenever Urban offered a kid Hoke was recruiting.
I guess the MSM should start giving Hoke some credit.
|4 years 52 weeks ago
|My damn phone is too slow
I like the way you think though.
|4 years 52 weeks ago
Lou and Jordan.
|5 years 1 day ago
Denard was injured for a good part of the season (although Nebraska might have been a win if Devin was ready).
Football is still a game that is won and lost in the trenches, and Hoke's D-line and O-line recruiting has been amazing.
|5 years 1 day ago
|I was one of the many highly skeptical ones
After Carr's last few years (minus 06) and Rich Rod, it seemed like an underwhelming hire. The first press conference sold me though. My God, that was a brilliant press conference! Everything since has kept me sold.
Hoke loves Michigan. He loves the kids. He wants to win. He doesn't make excuses. He doesn't punt every time he has a 4th and inches with the lead. He isn't flashy, but I bet he commands a living room when he recruits. AND, he seems to do all of this while remaining humble. Hoke is the threat, Coach Dantonio...Hoke is the threat!
Finally, he's a defensive-minded coach. I only like high scoring games when it's Michigan winning 56-7. I am part of a possibly dying breed that loves a 9-7 game, as long as it's because of great defenses and not incompetent offenses.
Super psyched about Hoke's recruiting. Go Blue!
|5 years 1 day ago
|A Heisman, NC, 3 straight against Ohio, MSU interception, etc.
Beat that! Seriously, please beat that (or at least lead the team to the NC).
I am excited about this kid. He wants to be better than Woodson and isn't too shy to say it.
Also, Hoke is the man.
|5 years 1 day ago
|A question
Of the people posting on this thread, who rowed for Michigan? If not Michigan, where did you row?
Rowing for Michigan was an amazing experience for me.
|5 years 1 day ago
|Sam Webb
Just retweeted Paramus Catholic's tweet that Peppers will attend Michigan.
|5 years 1 day ago
|I agree that Vails was stronger than the ECAC...
...which is why it was nice to see them rebound and perform like they did today.
|5 years 2 days ago
|To be fair
If Michigan had varsity status and had rosters with athletes from around the country and the world like this
or this
they would be able to compete with the Olympic development level crews that the Ivies and Pac 12 schools put out on a regular basis. Also, it would be helpful if rowers didn't have to pay hundreds of dollars in dues and engage in fundraisers just to compete. As a former M rower, varsity status would be bittersweet because there is something special about the atmosphere at Michigan that would disappear, or change significantly, if they started recruiting and granted scholarships. With that said, I would still love to see it happen.
As for the Dad Vail regatta this year, they were the only crew in the final that was competing the next day at the ECAC championship and they vindicated themselves by beating two teams today at ACRA that beat them at Vails. Plus, Coach Hartsuff tailors his training plan to peak at ACRA, and he clearly did his job this year.
Finally, Michigan may have had faster crews in the past, but the level of competition at the club level is much stronger than it was 6 years ago. Thus, their streak is even more impressive because everyone else is getting faster by following Michigan's (and UVA's) blueprint for having a successful club program.
|5 years 2 days ago
|M softball fever. Catch It!
Exciting game! Just hang on. Three outs away from advancing.
I would love to see Coach Hutchins get one more NCAA championship.
|5 years 4 days ago
|Steve Smith
Good call!
|5 years 4 days ago
|Tough question
Harbaugh was my childhood hero. Ricky Leach is the first Michigan player whose name I knew. Elvis had the best name. Griese led the team to the NC. Brady was underrated and has proved that. Denard was the most electric, and you have to love him attending other M sporting events on a regular basis.
After those six, I still enjoyed the careers of Henne, Wangler, Collins and even Navarre.
The best thing about this question is the reminder that we have been pretty blessed as fans when it comes to QBs. I hope Devin Gardner is part of the discussion in a year or two.
If you held a gun to my head right now, I'd go with Griese because of the 97 season and the 96 upset of OSU. If you held a gun to my head tomorrow, I might go with someone else.
|5 years 5 days ago
|Awesome interview, Heiko
Thank you for writing this.
And thanks to Coach Borges for agreeing to the interview.
|5 years 1 week ago
|An explanation
Each rowing team has several boats. The premier boat is the Varsity 8 (so 8 rowers, plus a coxswain who steers and motivates the crew).
So most teams have a Varsity 8 and a Second Varsity 8 (sometimes called a JV8). These are the top two boats. Then they have fours (four rowers per boat). They have a first and second 4.
Finally, there are the freshman boats...which are broken down the same way with the first Freshman 8 being the best.
Each race is assigned a certain # of possible points for first place through last. The Varsity 8 races are worth the most points and the fours are worth less. Think of how they score swimming and track and field based on total points for multiple events.
The OP didnt use the most clear language (but the OP just borrowed the horrible shorhand used in the Big Ten results pdf). Michigan winning the 0 II Varsity Fours F1 means the Michigan one the Grand Final (F1, first final), in the 2nd Varsity four event. So Michigan won that event, and is B1G champ in that event. OSU won the most points, and events, so they are the overall team B1G champ.
|5 years 1 week ago
|Some other rowing info
I also was going to point out that there are only 3 teams Michigan has not beaten.
Michigan men's rowing has competed with the top varsity programs for the last 10-15 years. The coaches are outstanding. They take mostly walkons who played different sports in high school, and turn them into real collegiate athletes. The team has produced three separate Olympians, one each at the last 3 Olympics. The team placed in the top 10 a few times at IRA before the varsity programs decided that they could not take losing to Michigan and a couple of the other top clubs. Michigan's varsity 8 finished in the top 10 to 12 a few times, and team finished in the top 7 or 8 a few times as well (if my memory serves me correctly). For those of you that don't know, the Varsity 8 is the premier event in rowing (and it's called the varsity 8 even at club programs), but rowing also has a team championship based on point totals for different events (kind of like swimming or track). They even had a freshman 8 finish second in the country about 10 years ago. In other words, they beat every varsity program's freshman boat at the IRA, except one.
I do not know if Michigan is next in line for varsity status (although they should be in my biased opinion as a former rower). There are a lot of factors to be considered, and who knows when or if the school will add more sports. Plus, the school would have to add another women's team if men's rowing were added due to Title IX issues.
Finally, for those of you who know nothing about rowing, it is the first intercolliage sport, and some of the first collegiate football games were opening acts for rowing races. I would highly recommend reading The Shell Game by Stephen Kiesling for an understanding of the history of collegiate athletics and college rowing (specifically the Harvard-Yale race). Also, Pulitzer Prize winning author David Halberstam wrote a great book called The Amateurs that follows the 84 Olymic team.
|5 years 1 week ago
|5 years 1 week ago
|MSU and OSU fans
They will vote against the winged helmet.
|5 years 1 week ago
|Biggest mistake
Since Grant Irons.
Seriously though, good luck to him. Can't trash talk the brother of a Wolverine. He went where his heart is, and that's what it's all about.
|5 years 1 week ago
|Enjoyed it
I am a sucker for anything A2 though.
|5 years 1 week ago
|Conspiracy theory
That schedule makes it seem like Mr. Brandon knew this was coming.
|5 years 1 week ago
|I agree
I previously have advocated Brandon pulling the same move on them before this year's game because of the bush league stunt they pulled last year. Pay them whatever penalty there is for cancelling the game. I'm sure a marquee home game would make up for it.
|5 years 1 week ago
|Farley sums it up


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|6 years ago :: Apr 26, 2012 - 12:22AM #1
I am done with organized churches/ religion, what do you say? I am conflicted. I don't want to say anything to such a person that might get me labeled as being 'one of them' (basically a person who may have contributed to the person being 'done' with organized churches? religion), but I also know the bible tells us to not to 'givve up the meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing' (Hebrews 10:25). If they do not have regular fellowship with other believers, that is definitely not a good thing, and I'd want them to know that. But I'd make it clear that I althought I believe it is important to attend church, that there was nothing wrong with the fact that they did not, so long as they met regularly with other Christians.
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|6 years ago :: Apr 26, 2012 - 12:47PM #2
Well, I understand that some people are turned off by organized religion. I suppose there are many reasons for this.
Yet, I think organized or institutional Churches have a role to play.
The problem in the absense of this is the lack of any sort of reality check on what is being followed as "Christianity." If you believe that anyone at all can read and interpret scripture as they see fit, this may not be a problem, of course; but to me, you can't ignore the centuries of thinking that have gone before, which is institutionalized in Churches. This is not to say what is considered standard belief (or range of beliefs, since there will always be a spectrum) cannot change; but to my mind this is best done in dialogue with others in the Christian community.
From the start, Christianity has always been a communal religion.
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|6 years ago :: Apr 26, 2012 - 3:28PM #3
When Hebrews 10:25 was written, there probably was just one Christian Church where just about everybody was of one accord, and though Paul preached for unity in the early Christian Church, it seems to have been in vain. Now everyone claims to be correct, the one true Church, etc. and we have some 35,000 different Christians denominations and many diverse beliefs and interpretations of scripture within the so-called Christian community. No wonder there is confusion, discord and frustration. Conflicted? Yeah!
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|6 years ago :: Apr 26, 2012 - 10:14PM #4
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|6 years ago :: Apr 27, 2012 - 9:29PM #5
First of all...if someone thinks you are 'one of them', chances are that they won't be comfortable saying something like that in front of you. They probably already consider you 'safe', so they will be more open to what you have to say.
My first question to someone who says that to me would be, "Why?" The answer to that question is what the rest of my response hinges on. I've known people who have been deeply hurt by organized religion and the first thing I would try to do is to tell and show them that 'not all Christians are Like That'. Discuss Christianity is full of them. Of course, 'showing' is probably the more important part of that equation.
When it comes to my own family-my brother, for instance, told me that his mom (not mine) sent him to a Christian school when he was growing up because she was afraid that he was gay and thought that might 'help'...well, I've found myself at a loss for words. We didn't grow up together (I just met him three years ago, in fact), so I don't know what it was like for him and would be nervous about saying something wrong.
If the person was what towanda called an 'evangelical atheist' who argued religious people down whenever they found them, I'd try not to indulge them at all. And yes, I've known people like this. One is an ex, thus the word 'ex'. Some can be found on Discuss Christianity also.
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|6 years ago :: Apr 28, 2012 - 10:22PM #6
It depends. If the person either gave the impression, or actually said that they were done with organized church/ religion (mainly if they if they considered themself to be a Christian\0, I'd want to point out that if this is what they consider ALL Christians to be, that they must consider themself the same, since they consider themself a Christian. I probably would not actually say that though. I would want to point out that not all Christians or churches are like this, even if that has been their main experience with Christians and churches, and that it might be nice to try church again. I'd also let them know that my main concern for them wasn't the fact that they did not have a church to attend, but rather that they had regular fellowship with other Christian, that Christians were not meant to go it alone. I really don't have much of a problem with someone not attending church, so long as they had regular fellowship with other Christians. No matter how important attending church is, it is the fellowship with the other Christians (rather then simply the act of attending/ being in church) is more important. Having people to e ncourage us, pray for us, help/ guide us along when we don't understand something is important. If we don't have that, we can be lost as a Christian, IMO.
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|6 years ago :: Apr 30, 2012 - 12:41AM #7
For everyone-
Is your response/angle different depending on why the person is turned off by organized religion? If they don't believe in God at all (like my brother) vs. if they had a bad experience (like quite a few on Discuss Christianity)? I know this seems like a silly question, but I think it might make a difference in which direction the discussion takes.
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|6 years ago :: May 02, 2012 - 2:16AM #8
Christ said the following words:
"If they say unto you, 'Lo, here!' or 'Lo, there!', do not go; for the Kingdom of Heaven is within."(though some have it "in your midst").
He also said, "Wherever two or more of you are gathered together in My Name, there am I, in your midst."
THIS is "church," meaning "Assembly of the called out," the emphasized word being of primary importance.
Today, the vast majority of "organized churches" have also sought and ignorantly accepted 501c3 status, too, and thereby become enmeshed with the Beast, as symbolized in the Revelation to John, i.e. the "scarlet woman, bedecked with gold and jewels, drunk with the blood of prophets and martyrs, riding the back of the Beast," the scarlet woman being representation of the liars-church which allies itself with the Beast, the symbolic representative of the governments "of the world."
Here's how i see it:
The USG considers all 501c3 orgs to be "charitable corporations," and subjects them to all the rules and regulations governing other corporations. Again in US law, corporations are considered to be "fictional persons," and fictional persons have no souls, do they? Can a man serve 2 masters? Have 501c3's unwittingly subjected themselves to another Head than that of Christ alone?
Therefore your decision to leave "organized churches" may be the Spirit telling you to flee the 501c3 apostates before you share in the plagues about to befall the Beast and it's allies.
But for more information about 501c3's and the deception involved in deceiving "churches" into having such a status, vist www.hushmoney.org---then, iirc, scroll down to the bottom to find the links explaining what the 501c3 is all about, and how it is COMPLETELY unnecessary for ANY church to get that status in order to have donations to it be considered "tax free," as US Title 17(iirc) specifically exempts churches from such statutes...but perhaps a relevant citation from the page in question may prompt you to read further:
"I am not the only IRS employee who's wondered why churches go to the government and seek permission to be exempted from a tax they didn't owe to begin with, and to seek a tax deductible status that they've always had anyway. Many of us have marveled at how church leaders want to be regulated and controlled by an agency of government that most Americans have prayed would just get out of their lives. Churches are in an amazingly unique position, but they don't seem to know or appreciate the implications of what it would mean to be free of government control."
-from the Forward of In Caesar's Grip, by Peter Kershaw
All that said, it is still an excellent thing to do to meet together with fellow-believers often; it simply isn't necessary that anyone accept the imprimatur of a denominational name(Episcopalians, Baptists, Lutherans, Unitarians, etc.) in order to do so...ESPECIALLY when you discover the truth about their 501c3 status.
With goodwill to all the People(except lying, deceiving, criminal Oathbreakers)-
"History records that the moneychangers have used every form of abuse, deceit, intrigue, and violent means possible to maintain their control over governments by controlling money and it's issuance."
-- James Madison(1751-1836), Father of the Constitution for the USA, 4th US President
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|6 years ago :: Jun 07, 2012 - 6:10PM #9
I won't say I"m Xian because of the anti Christ church that presents itself under that name today. I'm not being a whacko extremeist here, I have reasons for why I said it, but they would be a bad tangent here. Let's just say, the fruit of the church today is arrogance, dissension, factions, and according to Paul, that is of the flesh, not Spirit.
The church today has become more about the philosophy and what you know, than how to live your life.
Now, if they are the means Christ teaches us, which is exactly what it says, I need to find where those are, that are actually getting the message from God. And that' snot going to be like some fundamental S B C member screaming I HAVE THE SPIRIT FOLLOW ME, because anyone, even a fool, can make that claim.
So, we are definitely designed by Christ to be under a hiearchy, but finding the right hiearchy is my dilemma. BTW the vss are Eph 4:12ish - 17ish. And it does say, to be as abosolutely Spiritually matre as Jesus the Christ was. Most folks, and Churches will say that's impossible, OR reword it and change it's statement, to mean something they can understand.
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The title pretty much says it all, but here's the rest.
My 4 year old...just turned 4 Sunday...has special needs (angelmans syndrome). We were told he'd never be fully potty trained. Well, he started prek last January and since then he's done very well. He's in big boy undies at school now all the time. By at home were still having major issues and I need some advice,
We put him in undies, but he never tells us when he has to go. He's mostly nonverbal, but has cues and know how to tell us. I also have an almost 2 year old and a 4 month old. So I ask him abut every half hour and even if he says yes I out him in there, but he'll either barely go or not go at all. And then sometimes ill go find him to ask and he's covered in poo. As in he'll go and then stick his hands down his butt and cover himself in it. I have no idea what to do anymore. He's been doing this one and off for about 2 years. I used to think it was just he didn't know there was poo there and then got surprised. By now he's almost defiant about it. I'm at the end of my rope since now he's progressed to actually smearing it on everything. Soooooo not okay.
So any help? He doesn't do it at school and rarely even has accidents there, I'm just sooooo over it.
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It's amazing to me how public spaces have been transformed over the past few years. I feel like when I was younger and walking around town, I'd see people and be forced to acknowledge their presence—whether it was with a smile, or a nod, or a "hey, what's up?" But with more and more people using cel phones as they walk, or listening intently to their iPods, everyone seems trapped in their personal spaces while traipsing out in public. Does anyone agree with me? Like everyone is moving without communicating, toting all the security of their personal music libraries and their entire friend groups around with them so they don't have to interact or pay attention to the world around them. Well, perhaps I'm just waxing nostalgic because I spotted these today on the ShinyShiny site. Known as Indicatears, the ridiculous British gadget hooks up to your ears, and, like a personal turn signal, lets you indicate to the people walking around you which direction you're going to turn in! Right now the system only costs about $7.50 US, weighs under 50 grams, and seems ideal if you're part robot. Click here for more details.


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Mike Trout scored the game's lone run and C.J. Wilson tossed seven scoreless innings as the LA Angels of Anaheim beat the Seattle Mariners, 1-0, in the third contest of a four-game series.
Wilson (6-5) continue his mastery of the Mariners by giving up just two hits and striking out three. The left-hander improved to 8-1 against Seattle since the start of the 2011 season.
"I threw a bunch of sinkers tonight and that kept the ball in the infield," Wilson said.
Seattle starter Joe Saunders (5-7) allowed one run on six hits over eight innings to take the hard-luck loss. The left-hander, who spent the first five- plus years of his career with the Angels, fell to 1-5 on the road this season.
"Joe was good against a tough lineup," Seattle manager Eric Wedge said. "He got some big double plays when he needed to."
The Mariners' best chance to score early on came in the second inning. Kendrys Morales reached base on an infield single and Mike Zunino walked around a pair of outs. Michael Saunders fouled out to end the inning.
The Angels scored the only run in the sixth. Trout doubled to left, moved to third on Albert Pujols' flyout and raced home on a wild pitch.
Seattle again had runners on first and second in the seventh. Kyle Seager singled and stole second before Michael Morse was hit by a pitch. Wilson, though, retired the next two batters to keep the visitors off the board.
Scott Downs and Ernesto Frieri tossed a scoreless eighth and ninth, respectively, to secure the victory. Frieri picked up his 16th save of the season.
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Wilson is now 14-5 lifetime against Seattle ... The Mariners went 0-for-3 with runners in scoring position and stranded four ... Peter Bourjos had two of the Angels' six hits.


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Hi All!
I thought I had posted an introduction when my Tiger Lily had been chosen for Cat of The Day in May of 2009, but apparently I didn't as I don't see one here.
A lot has changed since Tiger Lily was COTD and I posted a few posts back in the May '09 time frame.
The biggest change is that Tiger Lily is no longer part of our family. She kept having repeated bouts of sterile cystitis, and after many vet visits, discussions, tests, attempting to change diet and do behavioral modifications, it was determined that Tiger Lily just was not meant to be part of a multi-cat household. It was the vet and the ultra-sound technologists professional opinion that the cystitis was due to stress, and from my husbands and my observations and sharing those observation, we all came to the conclusion that Tiger Lily just didn't get along with 2 of our other cats. So we made the difficult decision for US that she needed to find an only-cat home, for the good of her health and happiness. And so she went to an adoption center in Massachusetts where they would have kept her for her entire life if she didn't find the right family to want her. Luckily, Tiger Lily was only in the adoption center for about 2 weeks before she landed herself the right family to love her. I've had contact with her new family and Tiger Lily is doing real well. She was able to be taken of the amitriptyline (which I felt was robbing her of her personality and not helping with the stress), has had no urinary issues and is Queen of the home as the only pet.
Now, on to my introduction:
My name is Pat. I'm in my 50's, have had cats on & off all my life. I've been married for almost 30 years now. We live in a rural area of Southern New Jersey(USA) and have actively farmed our land when we were younger, including raising pigs and chickens as well as growing vegetables. I like to flower garden, I LOVE to take photos and share them, I am an avid Philadelphia Phillies Phan, like going to yard sales, enjoy creating photo web pages (I have several), love having a computer, love talking cats, and am a figure skating fan. My husband, Chip, and I never had any children so our pets have been our babies. I used to provide private child care in our home, but the children have grown and I was never able to find another family to bond with and provide child care for, so I'm totally unemployed at this time, as is my husband. The family I provided child care for is as much my family as my blood relatives, maybe more. Due to a 14 year age difference in the children, I provided care for this family for nearly 20 years! Coincidently, my immediate family is so similar to the family I provided child care for...the kids are half-brother & sister with 14 years age difference; my sister and I are half-sisters with 14 years age difference!
Our current pet family consists of:
Philly: A mostly black female, with white locket and "bikini" markings on her underside. I first heard her in, then snatched her up from, the woods across from our house in May of 2005. My vet estimated her birthdate at April 1, 2005, so she's approaching 5 years of age now. She's been on the slow side to become a people-cat, but since re-homing Tiger Lily, Philly's social skills are growing. She doesn't "hide" away in "her" room all the time anymore, likes to be out and about with the rest of the fam/furmily and is even beginning to bond with my husband whom previously Philly pretty much didn't want anything to do with.
Kit(ler) and Molly: My litter mate b&w tuxie sisters. Born in February of 2007 and fostered at my vets' small adoption center, we adopted them on April 30, 2007 after having lost our elderly Jack Russell Terrier, Aggie. Kit is an "in your face" kind of cat, but in a good way. She wants to be everyone's friend. She's very social and personable and has a huge flirty personality. She's a "look at me/love me/I love you" kind of cat. She got her name because of her little black mustache and her hissy personality...she's the only cat we never named ourselves. The vet techs who cared for her already named her Kitler and my husband liked that name, so we kept it but most often shorten it to Kit (or Kit Kit or Kit Kat).
Molly is pretty much the polar opposite to her sister, Kit. She is shyer and less extroverted, although she does have her times where she plays her own run-around-the-house games. She likes to join humans in the human potty room and give lots of head butts when the humans are on the potty, LOL! Molly had suffered an injury to her eye as a kitten, and came to my vets adoption center with the injury. Her eye doesn't look normal, but it doesn't seem to bother her much except in low-light situations. She does have some sight in that eye(left eye).
Piper: Piper is the baby of the family. She is one of Tiger Lily's kittens. (Tiger Lily's story can be seen/read here: http://cats.about.com/od/feralcatsre...ersey-Kitties/) Piper is a gray tabby with most of her secondary color being a very pale brown(or peach?) color. Her estimated birthdate is March 17, 2008. Piper gets along great with the other cats, especially Kit, who is like a second mother to Piper. Right from the beginning, as soon as I started integration, Kit and Piper hit it off well. Piper is rather unassuming, quiet...likes to sleep a lot, just like her Momma did. She does spend a bit of time "hunting" the Gremlins in the ceiling, though! I guess it's field mice getting in the house, but she'll get on the highest thing she can in the living room and watch the ceiling and cry at it sometimes. She also LOVES the laser light and likes to share "crunchies" with my husband. Whenever he gets a bag of crunchy snacks out, she comes running to sit next to him and he gives her a tiny tidbit of whatever he's eating.
We also have our Nellie, a pointer-beagle mix outdoor dog. She is now 16 1/2 years old. She's a great watch dog even in her older years. When the weather is extreme, which luckily isn't too often here in NJ, we bring her into the kitchen where Kit tries to be her friend but Nellie just isn't quite sure what the heck she is supposed to do with a cat!
So, I guess that is me in a nutshell! Looking forward to posting here more regularly and getting to know some of you.


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MOVIE REVIEW- 'Match Point': Is Woody Allen's magic back?
Woody Allen must watch a lot of Turner Classic Movies, the network that feted his 70th birthday with a documentary and quintuple filmathon. Match Point, widely hailed as the Woodman's return to form, is about a tennis pro who has a wife and a mistress (Strangers on a Train), an adulterous situation that could either go toward Fatal Attraction or A Place in the Sun.
Although Woody has turned out a few decent pictures in the last decade or so, the consensus is that the last one worthy of his legacy is Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989), or maybe Bullets over Broadway (1994). He's finally paid attention to the critics who have been saying he needs to do something besides Manhattan-set comedies.
Match Point takes place in England. It's an erotic thriller with little in the way of comic relief, though it's not as heavy as Allen's Ingmar Bergman-inspired dramas; and while the women (Scarlett Johansson, Emily Mortimer) are in the age bracket the filmmaker prefers, so are the men in their lives (Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Matthew Goode). There are no sexagenarian neurotic Jews drooling over them - not in front of the camera anyway.
Chris Wilton (Rhys Meyers) is the tennis pro, "a poor boy from Ireland come to London." Nola Rice (Johansson) is "just a starving actress from Boulder, Colorado." Both attract the romantic attention of the children of the Hewetts, Alec (Brian Cox) and Eleanor (Penelope Wilton). Mrs. Hewett is more concerned than her husband, who came to his millions through hard work, about the class of the people their children marry.
Having won the heart of Chloe (Mortimer), Chris is able to win over her mother as well; but an actress– and an American yet!– is too much, however infatuated Tom (Goode) may be with her.
The practical Nola tells Chris in their first intimate talk, "You can do very well for yourself unless you blow it... by making a pass at me." Of course he makes a pass, but he doesn't blow it– at least not right away. Even before Chris marries Chloe her father brings him into his company as a junior executive on the fast track for advancement.
After their first time together, Nola tries to be practical but Chris won't hear of it. On the one hand he has a beautiful, loving wife and financial security; on the other hand is intense passion. Being a man, he's willing to settle for both.
Tom finally dumps Nola and marries another woman who's already pregnant, while Chloe, who desperately wants three children, in unable to conceive. Nola, however, is more fertile. She makes Chris' delicate juggling act ever more precarious. As realistic as she is about most things, Nola can't seem to grasp that acting and Chris are both dead ends for her.
Acting is no dead end for Johansson, whose supporting performance could net her a first Oscar sooner rather than later. She's only 21 and the Academy has already passed up a few chances to honor her with nominations.
Allen's script manages a smooth flow despite several months often passing between scenes. This was problematic a year ago in Closer, which was obviously based on a play where you could look at a program to keep track of the passage of time.
The only negative thing about Match Point is the use of operatic arias, many of them ancient Caruso recordings, for a score. They add an elitist layer to what should be a popular entertainment and the low fidelity (pun intended) isn't especially pleasant to listen to, even for opera lovers. The use of a lengthy dramatic aria to underscore a lengthy dramatic scene totally misfires. At least we don't have to hear the antediluvian pop songs the heroines are named for.
So Allen's better with jazz than classical, but Match Point reminds us he can be as good with drama as comedy, and what better way to begin one's eighth decade than trying something new successfully?


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In her sixth trip to the FIS Nordic Junior World Championships, Lake Placid's Nina Lussi earned a 23rd place result in the women's ski jump Tuesday in Val di Fiemme, Italy.
The field began with 42 of the world's best young women's ski jumpers, with the top 30 advancing to a second round of jumping. Lussi soared to distances of 79.5 and 83.5 meters on her two jumps, which were worth 83.8 and 92.5 points, respectively, and a 176.3 total.
Sara Takanashi of Japan, a 17-year-old who is the reining World Cup points champion and the gold medal favorite for the upcoming Sochi Winter Olympics, claimed the victory with two jumps of 100.5 meters and 262.9 points. France's Coline Mattel earned the silver and Maren Lundby of Norway captured the bronze.
"This is a huge competition and gains a lot of attention with the best ski jumpers, nordic combined skiers and cross country skiers gathering every year to fight it out," Lussi said after Monday's training round. "It's pretty strange looking back and seeing the progress I've made from my first international experience in 2009 in Strebske Pleso, Slovakia to a seasoned competitor here in Predazzo, Italy."
Lussi, a 19-year-old, represented the New York Ski Education Foundation in the competition. Emily Anderson was the only other American in the event, and finished 32nd.


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what do you do with a huge bowl of so-so tomatoes? slow roast them!
it has been an extremely difficult tomato season here in Minnesota. our spring was colder than normal - our summer was colder than normal - our fall lasted about 5 seconds and now it seems winter is here. not fun!
what all this means is the tomato plants did grow - albeit very slowly - but it never got sunny enough/warm enough to really bring out the beautiful tomato flavor. don't get me wrong, our tomatoes were still better than anything i saw in the grocery store but it was sad. we spend so much time planting and caring for our plants - and then to have them not be everything we know they can be is just sad.
however - i do have a solution. this can be used for a bad summer crop or during the colder months when you must buy tomatoes at the store. slow roasting creates miracles...truly.
slow roasting the tomatoes helps to develop the sugars in the tomatoes and pulls all the juices to the surface. it is the ideal way to treat less than wonderful tomatoes. i decided to use the tomatoes for a simple tomato sauce for spaghetti. everything about this recipe is simple and it produces big flavor.
you might also want to try grilling tomatoes. this also develops the tomato flavor well. here is the recipe :
spaghetti with grilled tomatoes and lemon
"quick" slow roasted tomato sauce
4 cups slow roasted tomatoes and their juices
olive oil
5 cloves minced garlic
1 1/2 tsp italian herbs
pinch red pepper flakes
1/2 cup dry white wine
Preheat oven to 225 degrees. Cut tomatoes into wedges or slice in half if they are small. Put tomatoes on a baking sheet - drizzle with olive oil, salt and pepper.
Roast for an hour. Let tomatoes cool. Peel skins from tomatoes.
In dutch oven or large pan - heat olive oil (enough to coat the bottom of the pan). Add garlic and saute until fragrant. Add wine and reduce by half.
Add tomatoes, italian herbs, red pepper flakes, salt and pepper. Allow to simmer for at least 1/2 hour.
Serve with your favorite pasta.
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The Batiquitos Lagoon is a coastal wetland and home to many plants, birds, and fish. The area is run by the California Department of Fish and Game as a nature reserve. The 610-acre lagoon is located 28 miles north of San Diego, north of Leucadia, at the southern edge of Carlsbad, and next to South Carlsbad State Beach.
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Friday, December 10, 2010
MGH caregivers share experiences in Haiti
INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE: Barkin maintains intravenous fluids for a cholera patient in Haiti. Photo by Brendan Hoffman.
Following a 100-year absence on the island of Hispaniola, cholera – a potentially deadly bacterial disease that causes severe diarrhea and dehydration – not only has reemerged, but it also has reached epidemic proportions in Haiti. Nearly 100,000 individuals in the country are battling the illness, and to date, more than 2,000 have died.
In October, the MGH joined with Project HOPE in Haiti to help care for those affected by cholera. Laurence Ronan, MD, co-director of the MGH Center for Global Health's Office of Disaster Response, and nurses Jane Caporiccio, RN; Joyce Barkin, NP; Emily Ferguson, RN; Alysia Monaco, RN; and Nora Sheehan, RN, were deployed to serve at Hôpital Albert Schweitzer in central Haiti, while Jason Harris, MD, of MassGeneral Hospital for Children's Infectious Disease Unit, and Richelle Charles, MD, of the MGH Infectious Disease Unit, served with Project HOPE in Petite Rivière.
The MGH team supported the local hospital staff, caring for hundreds of men, women and children. Ronan, Barkin, Sheehan and Harris recently shared their experiences in Haiti, presenting "Insights into the Cholera Epidemic in Haiti" Nov. 30 in the Haber Auditorium.
The group was joined via videoconferencing by Louise Ivers, MD, MPH, of Partners in Health, who currently is serving in Haiti. Following an introduction by Ronan and a general overview of cholera by Harris – who explained the epidemiology and clinical aspects of the epidemic – Barkin and Sheehan described their experiences during their two-week deployment at Hôpital Albert Schweitzer.
"While it was wonderful to work with our Haitian colleagues and offer care to the Haitian patients, there were several challenges," said Sheehan. "Among these, the language barrier was huge, so working with the Haitian nurses and families was challenging. In addition to offering direct care, we spent time educating the patients and their family members. When the patients arrived at the hospital, often traveling by foot, they came in with their whole family. So it was important for us to educate family members about hand hygiene to help them avoid acquiring the illness while caring for their loved one."
Barkin also described her experience as, at times, challenging and frustrating. "Although we did feel that we were helpful, it is hard not to think that we were limited by a lack of supplies and most acutely by the language barrier," she said. "We spent much of our day starting and maintaining intravenous fluids, encouraging oral rehydration and doing whatever was needed to be done, such as obtaining basic supplies. The trip to Haiti was an amazing experience; I feel very fortunate to have had this opportunity through the MGH Center for Global Health and Project HOPE."
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Nissan Sets Goal of Introducing First Self-Driving Cars by 2020Alan Ohnsman
Nissan Motor Co., which grabbed a global lead in electric car sales with its Leaf hatchback, wants to do the same thing with self-driving vehicle technology and plans to offer such models by 2020.
"We will be able to bring multiple, affordable fully autonomous vehicles to the market by 2020," Andy Palmer, Nissan's executive vice president, told reporters yesterday at a briefing in Irvine, California. Such systems mean "frustrating and unproductive commutes could become a thing of the past," he said.
Just as the Yokohama, Japan-based carmaker set a goal of becoming the world's biggest seller of battery-powered autos, Nissan wants to be a leader in the move to make cars safer by adding electronic systems capable of preventing accidents and injuries. The systems also can reduce traffic jams by rerouting vehicles, which helps curb emissions of carbon dioxide.
Nissan has sold more than 75,000 Leaf electric vehicles worldwide since late 2010. Including alliance partner Renault SA of France, they have delivered about 100,000 electric cars.
The company showed off self-driving Leaf models at a former U.S. military base in Irvine yesterday, with the robotic cars ferrying passengers in simulated urban driving conditions.
'Already Here'
Technology underpinning autonomous autos, including adaptive cruise control, electronic steering and throttle controls, is already available, and added sensors and road-monitoring capabilities are being refined, Palmer said.
"The technology to create self-driving cars is already here," said Karl Brauer, senior industry analyst for Kelley Blue Book. "As sci-fi as it sounds, self-driving cars that don't ever crash, reduce traffic congestion and make valet attendants obsolete are coming."
Nissan, Japan's second-largest automaker, is developing its system in-house, though it's willing to work with companies including Google Inc., which has been promoting driverless car systems in recent years.
"I don't preclude the possibility of working with Google, or anyone else for that matter," Palmer, who leads vehicle development, told reporters. Nissan has contacts with Google on various matters, he said, without elaborating.
A difference in approach between Nissan and Google is that Nissan's system doesn't need to be linked to an Internet-based data system, said Mitsuhiko Yamashita, the company's executive vice president for research and development.
"We don't count on infrastructure so much. All the technology is in the cars," Yamashita told reporters yesterday. "We are trying to get to crash-free, fatality-free vehicles."
Nissan's North American operations are based in Franklin, Tennessee, near Nashville.
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Mrs. Dorothy E. (Strom) Hedenschoug, 93, of Morris, Ill., and formerly of Braidwood, Ill., passed away peacefully Sunday, July 28, 2013, at Morris Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center.
Born in Chicago on Aug. 17, 1919, to Fred and Adeline (Christiansen) Strom, Dorothy married Robert A. Hedenschoug on Sept. 25, 1942.
She is survived by her son, James (Janis) Hedenschoug of Morris and three grandchildren, Karen Hedenschoug, Dr. Lauren (Jeff) Bates, and Robert J. (Jenn) Hedenschoug.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert A. Hedenschoug; and her son, Robert F. Hedenschoug.
Dorothy retired from Weight Watchers, where she was a lecturer throughout the Chicago area, and she was also an Avon representative.
She was a volunteer at Morris Hospital, which was something she really loved, and she enjoyed knitting, crocheting, bingo and playing cards.
Family and friends always came first with Dorothy. She especially enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren, and she was so proud of what they have accomplished in their lives. Dorothy was a special soul who always had a smile and became a friend to everyone she met. She will be deeply missed by her family and friends.
Funeral services for Dorothy E. Hedenschoug will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 31, at the Fred C. Dames Funeral Home Chapel, 1201 West U.S. 6, at Deerpath Drive, Morris. The Rev. Scott McClellan will officiate.
Visitation will also be Wednesday, from 9 a.m. until the time of services.
Interment will take place privately at a later date at Mt. Emblem Cemetery in Elmhurst, Ill.
In lieu of flowers, memorials to the Morris Hospital Foundation in her name would be appreciated.
For additional information, contact the Fred C. Dames Funeral Home, Morris Chapel, at (815) 942-5040 or log onto www.fredcdames.com.


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For those struggling to pay heating costs, last winter's weather was a gift.
"What saved us last years was a fairly mild winter," said John Keeney, project coordinator for the New England Farm Workers Council in Fitchburg.
This winter is forecast to be colder, the administrator of the local fuel assistance program said at a Nov. 1 heating assistance forum held in Leominster.
Harsh weather, paired with the economic downturn, means more expenses, more people in need and fewer dollars, he said.
A new clientele, very much unused to and uncomfortable with asking for assistance will need help this year, he said. In many cases they used to donate to charitable organizations.
A number of programs to help with heating bills and energy efficiency are available for those who apply.
"Fuel assistance is just the gateway to a lot of other programs," Keeney said.
"It's a one-stop shop," he said.
Eligibility for the programs is based on family income. Individuals and families with a combined household income of 60 percent or less can qualify for aid; $31,271 for a one-person household, $60,137 for a four-person household.
The fuel assistance program relies on federal grants and pays heating vendors directly, for either delivered fuel or utility bills. The assistance is capped based on income levels, family size and available funds.
If heat is included with the rent, the assistance program will cover part of the rent as long as there is a heating burden, Keeney said. Some residents of subsidized housing that include heat are not eligible.
Residential utility rates for income-eligible clients are reduced automatically for fuel assistance recipients, said Sue Corson, customer assistance program coordinator for Unitil.
Recipients of other forms of aid who are not on fuel assistance may be eligible for the state-mandated rate reduction funded by the utility's ratepayers.
The more efficient homes are, the less energy they will require.
The Montachusett Opportunity Council coordinates income-eligible programs for weatherization, heating system assistance and appliance management.
Other programs exist to help people who are not on fuel assistance or need further assistance.
The Massachusetts Good Neighbors Energy Fund can assist people making less than 60 percent of the state median income, the level set for the fuel assistance program, Corson said.
The program is funded through donations to the Salvation Army.
The Emergency Shelter Fund offers shelter to individuals and families in the member towns of the United Way of North Central Massachusetts in imminent danger of loss of life due to extreme weather.
Townsend offers limited help through the Townsend Ecumenical Organization. The town administers trust funds to offer a small amount of one time help for people who cannot meet their bills. Referrals for these funds usually go through the TEO or from Town Hall.
How to contact:
Fuel Assistance -- NEFW 978-342-4520. Appointments will be made at the senior center for intake interviews.
Weatherization Fund - MOC 978-342-7025 ext. 306
Utility discount -- Unitil customer service: 888-301-7700
Good Neighbor Energy Fund -- Salvation Army 978-342-3300
Emergency Shelter Fund -- Requests must go through an agency. Contact NEFW; MOC; the Salvation Army; Our Father's House, 978-855-5184; Ginny's Helping Hand, 978-537-1387; the Spanish American Center, 978-534-3145 or the Gardner Community Action Committee 978-632-8700.


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UH Capital Improvement Projects to Boost Local Economy
Total of 57 new projects to be awarded this fiscal yearUniversity of Hawaiʻi
Kristen Cabral, (808) 956-5039
Public Information Officer
HONOLULU — The University of Hawai'i Board of Regents (BOR) has authorized the UH administration to enter into construction contracts for projects estimated at or above $500,000. It is expected that a total of 57 projects totaling nearly $59 million will be awarded during fiscal year 2003-2004.
"The university is very grateful to the governor and the legislature for appropriating these construction, repair and maintenance funds. The regents are especially thankful for the fact that many of these projects will help to address the huge backlog of repair and maintenance needs currently facing the entire university," said UH BOR Chairperson Patricia Lee.
The BOR action will enable the university to award construction contracts for two projects at the Art Building and Pope Laboratory on the UH Mānoa campus immediately. UH Mānoa has 26 other projects slated for buildings around campus including Holmes Hall, the College of Business Administration, the Bookstore and the Biomedical Sciences Building. Repair and maintenance projects will take place on every campus with all contracts expected to be awarded by the middle of 2004.
"The university is one of the few state departments putting money back into the local economy - it is refreshing to see public funds being invested into the repair and maintenance of our public school system and creating jobs that will benefit our local economy," said Pacific Resource Partnership Executive Director Bruce Coppa. "This is great news for the construction industry and the BOR and legislature should be commended for allowing it to move forward."
UH Mānoa economist Carl Bonham estimates that the infusion of $59 million in construction money into the Hawai'i economy will generate between $80 and $120 million in additional output and between $3 and $6 million in additional tax revenues over the next few years. "This level of construction activity will require as many as 600 to 1,000 construction workers. Given the rapid growth in private sector construction activity, the demand for additional workers for state and federally funded projects will put upward pressure on construction sector wages and create an acute need for programs to train new workers," said Bonham.
UH Hilo expects to complete 13 repair and maintenance projects including several renovations, teaching lab upgrades and modifications for accessibility. Projects taking place at the community colleges include resurfacing of parking and roadways, correcting structural deficiencies, repairing or replacing fire alarm systems, upgrading electrical systems and repairing termite damage.
"This is a big step forward for the university and we are looking forward to addressing some of the longstanding facilities needs of our institutions," said UH Director of Capital Improvements Jan Yokota. "I want to thank the BOR, the legislature and the governor for their continued support during this time of fiscal restraint."


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- Masturbation Stories : My Wife The Office Slut Chapter 4
WHEN Sylvia was young, she walked into her brothers room, and saw him materbating, she asked him why he was doing that? He told her all boys do that to milk their seed out, and she could help him. He told her to get on the bed and pump his cock like he was doing, so she did because she was curious what seed was? He then told her to lick the cream off the head of his cock as she pumped, and to taste it. She did this too, and liked the taste. After a few mins he told her to put the head into her mouth, and suck on it to get his seed, she also did this, and when her 13 yr old brother shot his load in her mouth he told her to swallow it so it wont go to waste, and she did that too! She loved it all, and wanted more, but he told her a boy only can come once in 30 mins, but he would lick her pussy to get her seed too, As he was licking her pussy, he tried to make her squirt, but could not, so he gave up. He went to his older brother of 15, & asked him how to make a girl squirt? His brother asked him why? He told the older brother what had just happened with Sylvia, & she wanted more of his licking and his seed, but that he could not get hard again. His brother took his younger brother into his bedroom, and saw Sylvia on the bed with her legs apart, and her hairless pussy wet. He told his brother to watch closely and started to lick and suck on Sylvias cunty. After a few mins Sylvia started to buck and push into his mouth, and started to breath heavily. Sylvia said she loved what Johen was doing for her, she was close to going pee; Johen told her to go pee, it was ok, as johen knew that it was really her first cumming. Sylvia started to squirt into Johens mouth and he drank it all. Then when she calmed down he got up and told Billy that was how to eat pussy. Sylvia asked if Billy could squirt again, and Billy said not yet. Sylvia felt let down, till John took out his bigger cock, and let Sylvia suck on it. Sylvia could not take all of Johens cock into her mouth but for a few inches, and slobbered all over it as she sucked and pumped it till it squirted in her mouth, some of the seed got on her chin, and she scooped it up with a hand and held it there. After Johen went soft, she sucked it all over and cleaned it up, then took the seed in her hand and licked it off her palm. Both boys did this for her almost daily.
Sylvias parents were very open minded as they were swingers themselves; They told the boys they could let Sylvia play with them that way, but NO ONE would ever fuck her till she was at least 16, and THOSE WERE ORDERS! Mom and Dad would have a monthly party at their house on Saturday nites, and the boys were included to play with the girls of the other parents, but no fucking allowed! Oral was ok for them only, and Sylvia was included in this play time too. All the girls stripped off thier dressed as fast as possible and let the boys all take turns eating them, and making them cummm. Even Sylvia was eaten by the boys, and squirted many times. One nite the boys snuck moms dildo into the play, they held it next to the girls clitty, and made them all crazy with lust. The boys then had the girls suck on them till each girl got a mouthfull of their seeds, then all would to out to the playroom, and watch their parents get fucked by everyone else. After a few mins of watching the parents, all the girls wanted more playtime with the boys, and they all went back to the bedroom, and licked and sucked each other till all were expended. Sylvia had Moms dildo and was holding it between her legs, and had the rubber cock up to full as it was plugged into the socket, it made her have more than one squirt too. Everytime she had the urge to play? She would go get Moms toy and squirt like crazy. This went on for years till she was of age to fuck.
One weekend she was with her girl friends at a slumber party, and all the girls were talking sexxx. One said she had sex with her moms boyfriend who was old at 25, and he showed her what sex was all about. She related that one weekend her Mom was gone to grandmas till Sunday late, and her boyfriend told her he wanted to show her what sex was all about. She wanted to know, so she did as he requested. He told her to take off all her clothes in Moms bedroom, and lay down. He started to eat her pussy, and it felt great, he made her squirt real hard, and she loved it. Then about an hour later, he told her to get on top of him, and push his cock into her pussy at her speed. She was so hot, nothing would stop her. She layed on top of him, with her breasts touching his chest, and slowly pushed his cock just passed her pussy lips. Gawd she said he felt sooooooooo good inside me, she then pushed a little more, then more till he hit her hymen. She then pushed him past it and felt a searing pain which faded fast as she pumped him into her pussy to the bottom, He then told her to sit up and pump that way as he held her forearms so she would not fall off. She pumped him for 90 mins and had 5 squirts on his cock and was getting tired, so he told her to get on all fours, that he was going to fuck her doggy style, as he was pumping into her pussy this way, she gushed again, and that made him finally gush in her, she loved the hot cream squirting in her and she had another Orgasm this way. As they were finished, he told her to clean his cock with her tongue to she could taste his and her seeds mixed, boy she sure did a great job doing that as she loved the taste now, & wanted more. He told her she could suck his cock anytime Mom wasnt there.
Sylvia told the girls about all the sex she had with her brothers, and recounted all the years of sucking and licking she got from her young age. One of the other girls said " Hey my panties are wet" All the girls each took a turn feeling the girls panties to make sure, & Sylvia said the boys could drink that all for her. The girl then said "ive never done that" and Sylvia called the boys over. When johen was eating the wet panties girl, billy was feeling up the other girls at the same time. Billy was then 16 and Johen was 18, They made each girl cumm 4 times while just eating them all.
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|4 years 26 weeks ago
Gardner played the last four games last year and had just 1 int per game. M scored 35, 38, 42, and 21 points against Minn, NW, Iowa, ohio.
This year, it was 9 ints in the first 4 games. Since then just 3 in 6 games. The first 3 of those games the offense was still humming with 42, 40, and 63 points.
The last three games the offense has cratered. I don't think the talent level has changed or the level of competition.
It just appears we are being outcoached.
|4 years 28 weeks ago
I messed up my cut and paste. Thanks, I'll make the correction.
|4 years 28 weeks ago
A lot has to do with turnovers. Akron was -2 TOM, UConn was -3 TOM
2012: ND was -4 TOM, ohio was -2 TOM (both of those games were lost primarily due to TOs).
2011: Iowa was -2 TOM (another loss due to TOs). ND was +2 TOM (yeah, a win due to TOs).
|4 years 31 weeks ago
|Haitian Creole
"I, Fitzgerald Toussaint am half African American and Haitian. My mother is African American and my father is Haitian born and raised there.
|4 years 31 weeks ago
How did a POST (i.e. written words -- not spoken words) result in a discussion on how something is pronounced??
I am trying to figure out if my faith in the audacity of the MGoBlog community has been restored or my sense of doom about humanity in general has been magnified.
|4 years 31 weeks ago
With Gardner having a 7% interception percentage, is it more likely to throw an interception or have Gibbons miss a field goal?
Is there a breakeven distance?
|4 years 33 weeks ago
|Of Course
Here are the other B1G TOMs/game:
Nebraska = +1.0
Notice anything? After looking at TOs for the last 5 years, I have concluded that TOs are more a reflection of a team's overall performance rather than a determining factor of a team's performance (good teams have better TOMs, poor teams have worse TOMs).
|4 years 35 weeks ago
|Watch This Space
I am fully aware that MGoBrian and others have stated their e-pinion that turnovers are random. Not buying it.
I challenge anyone to ask/tell Brady Hoke that he is wasting his time talking about turnovers (both to the media and his team). Or ask him why he is wasting so much time in practices with drills that are meant to minimize turnovers.
I challenge anyone who watches Devin Gardner run with the ball to rationally believe that if he fumbles it is just "a random event or just bad luck".
Anyone who is counting on regression to the mean to solve Michigan's turnover problem is going to be very, very disappointed. There are solutions -- but just ignoring the problem and hoping it will all even out, is not one of the solutions.
Since this is the bye week, it is as good as time as any to revisit this question in more detail with some data.
Watch this space next Monday.
|4 years 35 weeks ago
I posted that in last week's diary. But, to refresh your memory:
Quarterbacks!: In 2011, quarterbacks were responsible for 19 of 21 turnovers. In 2012, quarterbacks were responsible for 23 of 25 turnovers. So far in 2013, quarterbacks are responsible for 8 of 8 turnovers.
After Saturday, make that 11 of 12 turnovers this year.
|4 years 36 weeks ago
|I Agree
During the game, I also thought the turnovers were more of an impact. In fact, I was shocked when the calculations came out the way they did.
I think the Mathlete did an analysis last year (perhaps the year before?) that indicated the change in momentum due to turnovers was not very significant. But, it seemed like the TOs hurt M a lot more than the EP indicates.
|4 years 36 weeks ago
Am I missing something or are the stats for Gallon missing on the +/- chart?
|4 years 36 weeks ago
Nope, I am not a sudent and they did not ask for any ID. Just signed a sheet at the info desk to get a parking pass.
|4 years 37 weeks ago
Did not go to Bo's. The front exhibit is 5 display tables and the continuation in the back is 4 cabinets on the wall.
|4 years 37 weeks ago
|Next Column
In the chart the first column (FMB) shows all fumbles by player and the second column indicates if the fumble was lost (FL).
|4 years 38 weeks ago
Thanks for the catch. I'll fix the WMU goof.
|5 years 27 weeks ago
|My Bad
The data is in the table but I forgot to highlight it in maize. Ooops.
Thanks for the catch.
|5 years 28 weeks ago
|This Year Has Been The Exception
Most of the computer ranking systems do NOT even use their own data to predict games on a weekly basis. So, FEI is one of the few systems available.
FEI has a very good track record at predictions in general and for M specifically. But, this year has certainly been an exception. I will ask Fremeau if he has an explanation for this.
|5 years 28 weeks ago
|Minor Correction
S&P+ is not a Fremeau stat.
FEI is the Fremeau stat and is possession based.
S&P+ is a Bill Connelly stat and is play based.
NCAA F/+ is a combined rating.
Beginning with the 2009 Football Outsiders Almanac, Brian Fremeau and Bill Connelly, originators of Football Outsiders' two statistical approaches -- FEI and S&P+, respectively -- began to create a combined ranking that would serve as Football Outsiders' 'official' college football rankings.
|5 years 29 weeks ago
|Big Bounce
I just find it hard to beieve a ball would bounce 5 feet into the air if a player was holding on to it and the ball did not hit the ground!
And, if the catch had not been secured when the ball hit the ground, it was immediately an incomplete pass.
|5 years 30 weeks ago
I posed the question to Fremeau and he replied that he includes a fake punt as just another offensive play.
Kind of like going for it on 4th down. If you don't make it, it is not considered a TO.
This is where the "official" stats are really not reflecting what actually happened in the game.
|5 years 30 weeks ago
|Raw Scores
For FEI, the GE value represents the "raw scores" before adjustments for opponents.
M is ranked #23 in GE with an SoS of 9
Nebraska is #53 in GE with an SoS of 46
MSU is #47 in GE with an SoS of 38
So, yeah, I am totally confused with the FEI rankings
|5 years 30 weeks ago
|Weird stats
Yeah, I agree. I think the fake punt ends up as just another play in the official stats. Because the FEI folks actually gave M the advantage in Special Teams (by a whopping 5.2 points!) I assume they do not even include this as a special teams play.
|5 years 30 weeks ago
|Not Looking Good
I doubt that M will get close to my predicted TOM for the year. But, TOs tend to happen in very erratic fashion (none for a few games, then one game with a bunch, etc.) so it may happen.
I'm not holding my breath.
|5 years 31 weeks ago
|Your Wish Is My Command
According to the FEI folks:
"Half of all teams finished within 10 ranking spots of their preseason FEI projection last year. 26 percent finished within five ranking spots. 20 percent finished within two ranking spots."
"the correlation of FEI projections to FEI final ratings at the end of the year is .785."
BUT, they also say,
"Projecting team efficiency ratings and game outcomes for 124 teams is relatively easy at the macro level. For the most part, the top teams consistently dominate college football and are easy to identify through the projection factors"
M was ranked #23 in the FEI preseason with 8 FBS wins projected.
|5 years 32 weeks ago
The link to BCFToys should be fixed. Thanks.
The trend in defense (both FEI and National Rankings) is very encouraging.
|5 years 33 weeks ago
Purdue was +3 in turnovers against Marshall with two picks being returned for TDs.
The folks at FEI calculated a 10 point loss by Purdue against Marshall without the TOs.
|5 years 34 weeks ago
|Can't Lose
I guarantee we will not lose this Saturday!!!
|5 years 34 weeks ago
|You Sir Are Correct!
You are absolutely correct. TOs are not (and never have been) evenly distributed.
Last year, M had 2 games with zero TOs, 5 games with 1 TO, 2 games with 2 TOs, 3 games with 3 TOs, and 1 game with 4 TOs.
In order by game: 0 3 1 4 0 3 1 2 2 3 1 1 1
Also, NOT random (I too just can't help myself.....)
|5 years 34 weeks ago
Yes, of course. But I don't have any explanation of why Denard's interception % would improve so dramatically during the last 9 games of last year. Just hope it repeats again this year.
|5 years 35 weeks ago
|Comparable Stats
Uh, let's look at comparable stats:
After 4 games in 2011, DRob had a 8.33% interception rate (ints/pass attempt) and improved dramatically over the last 9 games with a 4.72 int%.
After 4 games this year, DRob has a 8.0% int%. Actually better than last year.


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What an awful comment to get a +5. It is substantially more than a remote. Your ps3 becomes a file server for your phone, so you can access the ps3 content from "anywhere in the world". That's not the most ground-breaking thing in the world, but it's kind of a big deal.
it's sounds a little.. whats the word... pointless!
No, this is perfect for gamers who have no friends to call.
it's sounds a little.. whats the word... pointless!
What's pointless about it? Sounds to me as if you can burn through kilowatts and increase your power bill, without even being home!
It's a prelude to the release of Prank call hero! You score points by trying to prank call famous stars. Extra points if you do jail time because you've gone too far and done something illegal.
You clearly don't own a PS3 and have never used one, otherwise you'd know that copying stuff off it is as easy as plugging in a USB stick/HDD and selecting copy from the menu. This includes films and television programmes recorded from television with TVTime.
Likely answer, the media player api on your windows machine lacks the ability be GIVEN files so Sony did not mis-inform you by placing a link that says transfer so you wouldnt think, oh I'm gonna put this back now and find that media player doesnt work that way.
you'd actually have to press the send button? Sounds like a lotta work.
One feature I think would be nice, and maybe it is not too far off in the future, would be to have your send button on your cell phone tieable to the pause button on the remote. This way, if someone calls, you could just answer the phone, and your movie would pause.
I'm glad I'm not this lazy.
Actually I can do something fairly similar with an XDA universal phone. The phone has a small backlit querty keyboard and a 640x480 resolution touch screen
with a little software
http://mobilesrc.com/MobileRemote.aspx [mobilesrc.com]
it becomes a bluetooth mouse and keyboard, working to control my mythtv frontend or a projector or... well anywhere and anything I want to use it for really, its a mouse and keyboard but pocket sized.
Other people might find it useful for windows media centre.
I'd rather have a phone that plays PS1 games than a phone that talks to my PS3.
You'd think someone would realize that there's an instant bestseller with any handheld version of a past (non-handheld) console
Heh... I'm glad you don't work in product development. If you call the PSP's "ability" to (sometimes) run games that have been ripped and converted, or run (at reduced framerate and with bugs) through an emulator a "feature", well then... your market would be very small...
You'd think someone would realize that there's an instant bestseller with any handheld version of a past (non-handheld) console
Sega thought so... Hence the symbol of all failure that is the Nomad...
Well the PS3 allows you to play PS1 games over remote play. So this phone does pretty much exactly what you say.
Remote "play" is a misnomer. You cannot "play". The same thing already exists with the PSP. You can poke around your PS3 remotely, but can't play games (and you can't even watch a DVD or BluRay movie). If Sony wants to push this, they need to turn Remote Play into Remote PLAY, not Remote Browse. Then, they have a market. You still working on Ziamat on FFXII and need to take a bathroom break? Grab your phone (or PSP) and continue playing remotely. No problem.
The controller is an issue, for sure, but is it the only issue? I'm not aware of anyone who posts around these parts with enough background knowledge to say for sure.
There are a few PS3 games which work with Remote Play. "Eden" is one such game that I happen to have, and it works well enough with the PSP and remote play.
BlazBlue is RemotePlay compatible.
You can't play BB on a pad, muchless a PSP, but it's compatible.
(Fighting games on pads? ew. Might as well play FlightSim with a mouse and keyboard)
I love it when factually incorrect posts get modded informative...
You still working on Ziamat on FFXII and need to take a bathroom break? Grab your phone (or PSP) and continue playing remotely. No problem.
Or they could just be like Cartman in the WoW South Park episode...
Need I say more?
With a name like "Aino", is it an advert for Preparation H?
This is a feature that could indeed be convenient, but will it sell a phone? There's a vast number of criteria on which to base a phone choice, and a nice-but-not-life-changing feature like this seems like an extremely tough sell by itself.
Here's what I think Sony should have done (and could still do): instead of building a phone with this feature, build a protocol with the feature. License it out to third parties, and watch as various ecosystems pick it up. Build, or license someone to build, something on Symbian, BREW, WinMo, or how about the obvious: an iPhone app?
A protocol would open the doors to a bona-fide advancement in Sony's gaming platform. A single phone is just an interesting sideshow.
I think that's a worthy lesson to all mobile phone manufacturers, especially ones like Nokia and SE. There is no point adding Super Feature X to one handset when you release eight thousand handsets per year. Nobody is going to use the bloody feature because it's a complete dice-roll as to whether the handset is going to be a success.
This is why Android, Pre and especially the iPhone will really dominate the market in the coming years. Most of the phones coming out every year at the moment are just plain crap. Manufacturers should take a cue from Apple and stick to 2-3 models, and concentrate on making them the absolute best they can be (and that means not adding dozens of pointless features)
There's no way you can create a great user experience when all your resources are just spent shoveling out new and varied crap by the truckload.
It is a PS3 peripheral that allows remote access of the PS3 it does not play PS3 games and uses the PS3 Internet connection to access the Sony store.
It is like using a PSP to access the PS3.
Sony might as well make a PSP based phone that accesses the PS3 as well as play downloaded PSP games to compete with the iPhone, which would make better sense.
New Sony product enables additional functionality with other Sony products, and nothing else. News at eleven.
And how much can i expect to pay for this new way of of buying stuff through a restricted channel?
"and access the internet browser from anywhere in the world. "
You mean I can connect my phone to my PS3 over the internet, and use that to get access to the internet? Well done, Sony. But would it have killed you to choose a name that doesn't like a word sometimes used to describe your execs?
The whole point of this phone is to make the PS3 a requirement, so they're basically splitting its firmware in half, between the phone and the PS3. It's actually kinda interesting, in a horribly evil sort of way.
Finally a phone for couples to share
The Ainu is a Sony Ericsson phone, you can clearly see the SE logo in the original article. More details here: http://blog.se-nse.net/youserbase-previews-the-satio-and-the-aino/ [se-nse.net]
So if you jailbreak the iPhone you can play playstation games.
If you jailbreak the Aino can you download iPhone apps from the App store?
I'm still waiting for a PS/2 Compatible phone.
I bet I could text faster with one of the old IBM Model M Keyboards.
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Brussels, 20th September 2006
Competition: Commission fines copper fittings producers €314.76 million for price fixing cartel
The European Commission has fined 30 companies a total of €314.76 million for participating in a copper fittings cartel, in violation of the EC Treaty's ban on restrictive business practices (Article 81). The 11 groups to which these companies belong are Aalberts, IMI, Delta, Advanced Fluid Connections, Legris, Frabo, Mueller, Tomkins, Flowflex, Viegener and Sanha Kaimer. Between 1988 and 2004, the companies fixed prices, discounts and rebates, agreed on mechanisms to coordinate price increases, allocated customers and exchanged commercially important and confidential information. Four of these groups, namely Aalberts, Delta, Advanced Fluid Connections and Legris had their fines increased by 60% because they continued their illegal arrangements after the Commission's initial inspections. Advanced Fluid Connections' fine was increased by a further 50% for providing the Commission with misleading information. Mueller received full immunity from fines under the Commission's leniency programme, as it was the first company to come forward with information about the cartel.
Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes said "We will not tolerate cartels and will take all measures to stamp them out. We will not only punish firms severely for cartel behaviour, but also increase the fines for flagrantly continuing after a Commission dawn raid and for providing wrong or misleading information."
The product concerned is copper fittings, including copper alloy fittings (e.g. gunmetal, brass and other copper-based alloys). A fitting connects tubes used to conduct water, air, gas, etc. in plumbing, heating, sanitation and other installations. There are various types of fittings known as end-feed, solder ring, compression, press and push-fit which were all covered by the cartel, with the result that business and retail consumers were paying higher prices.
The investigation was prompted by an application for leniency lodged by Mueller in January 2001, under the 1996 Leniency Notice. Subsequently, the Commission carried out unannounced inspections. Later the Commission issued requests for information which triggered applications for reduction of fines by several undertakings.
The cartel Decision is based on numerous documents, corporate statements and witness interviews provided by the leniency applicants, together with documents discovered by the Commission during the on-site inspections. The Commission's file includes some 80,000 pages of documents which contain evidence spanning the entire period of the cartel.
As far back as 1988, hand-written notes reveal that the UK competitors increased prices based on a specific coded figure for each company. The competitors agreed to implement the price increase "following the same procedure as last time".
In 1991, several hand-written notes record the new price lists the competitors had agreed on for Germany, Spain, Italy, France, Greece, UK, Portugal and Sweden, and indicated the planned order in which those price hikes would be implemented.
On 26 January 2001, competitors met in Paris to discuss the state of play of price increases, country-by-country and company-by-company. Handwritten notes show that the price increase that the competitors planned together had been achieved in France, was still on-going in Germany and was delayed in Spain. The competitors also discussed a new price structure and price level for the UK. Finally, the companies took care to explain that the collusive meetings would continue despite the fact that Delta (now Advanced Fluid Connections) was to be sold to another company.
These practices are a very serious infringement of EC Treaty rules. In fixing the fines, the Commission took into account the size of the EEA market for the product, the duration of the cartel and the size of the firms involved. The Commission increased the fines by 60% for Aalberts, Delta, Advanced Fluid Connections and Legris, because they continued the illegal arrangements after the inspections. Advanced Fluid Connections had its fine increased by a further 50% for providing the Commission with misleading information.
The cooperation of companies that provided important information on the infringement was rewarded, in line with the Commission's 1996 Leniency Notice. Consequently, Mueller was granted full immunity, and the fines of IMI, Delta and Frabo were reduced. The grant of reductions in fines depends not only on its value but also on how early the information is disclosed. Although Advanced Fluid Connections provided information, it received no fine reduction, as the information was misleading.
The total fines imposed in this case (EUR 314.76 million) make it the fifth largest set of fines ever imposed on a single cartel.
Action for damages
Any person or firm affected by anti-competitive behaviour as described in this case may bring the matter before the courts of the Member States and seek damages, submitting elements of the published decision as evidence that the behaviour took place and was illegal. Even though the Commission has fined the companies concerned, damages may be awarded without these being reduced on account of the Commission fine. A Green Paper on private enforcement has been published (see IP/05/1634 and MEMO/05/489).
For more information on the Commission's action against cartels, see MEMO/06/337.
Fines imposed and reductions granted by the Commission:
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Joel Taveras writes, "In the wake of the violence that shook the town of Newtown, Connecticut only 33 days ago, President Barack Obama took the podium today to unveil White House proposals on gun control. Today, the President will be outlining "23 executive actions" that he and Vice President Joe Biden believe will help to create real gun control reform throughout the country."
Wow is right. The writing in this "article" is utter garbage.
1. Effect not affect.
2. He capitalized "on" once but not the second time.
3. It should be "were brought up" not "was brought up."
Crap like this is why it's hard to take games journalism seriously. 90% of the articles posted to N4G are written by people who don't even have a college education.
He also, in continuation of that statement, states that research should go into the effects of said games and that we (you) do not benefit from NOT knowing how games affect the psyche.
But I can see how this, out of context, sounds like a fist shaken at the game industry. The statement should be read in context.
In my opinion, this article is flamebait.. and research, like the kind Obama mentioned, could absolutely help relieve the stigmatisation of videogames. I do not believe that games grow serial killers - but I am in no way naive enough as to assume that all media forms are stripped of any cognitive influence.
Ugh, you stupid prick, here's an idea: Fix the friggin' debt before spending more money we don't have on a study that will go against your agenda, anyway.
How did this guy get reelected, again?


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This is strictly speculation. Believe me, I haven't bounced this off anyone. I can, however, put two and two together, and it makes perfect sense to me that the PawSox could be lookijng for a new manager this offseason. Red Sox pitching coach John Farrell has been hired to replace Cito Gaston as manger of Toronto. Farrell will need lieutenants in Canada, and who better than Torey Lovullo? Lovullo, who just completed his first season in the Sox organization is a sure-fire, Big League skipper some day.. The question is, would he better served managing in the International League again this year, or as bench coach for the Blue Jays? Farrell and Torey go back to their days together in the Indians organization. Farrell was one of several men who put in a good word for Torey to be hired by the Red Sox. Again, I reiterate, that I have not spoken to Lovullo or anyone about this. The PawSox will already be searching for a new hitting instructor. Gerald Perry was hired by the Oakland A's as their new batting coach. I found Gerald, a 1988 National League All Star with the Braves to be an engaging guy who really seemed to be tapped in to his players.
I don't want to lose Torey, but Farrell would be hard pressed to find a better baseball guy to sit beside him in the dugout in the Rogers Centre. He's a classy guy, knows the game and is extremely likeable. I am fairly certain that Farrell will begin assembling his staff relatively quickly. Another consideration…does this open the door in Boston for Pawtrucket pitching coach Rich Sauveur? Sauveur has worked with virtually everyone currently on the staff. Boston may opt for a candidate that has Major League experience, but if they don't, we could see an entirely different staff at McCoy in 2011.
You knew I couldn't let this pass by. I was gleeful and giddy on Friday night as Texas eliminated the Yankees in the ALCS. Happy for David Murphy and his team, and even happier to see the looks on the faces of the Yankees players and staff. Boston has some holes to fill, no doubt. So do the Yanks. The Cliff Lee sweepstakes should be interesting. It should come down to the good guys and the bad. New York is faced with having to deal with a nucleus of aging stars. Jeter, Posada etc. Mariano Rivera has been chugging from the fountain of youth. Sign him quick. Let's just hope that whatever moves they make, are the wrong ones. It is going to be an interesting offseason.