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INDIANAPOLIS – The Super Bowl holds a definite grip on the worldwide sporting landscape, and this Sunday's contest between Seattle and Denver should mark the sixth straight year the event will draw more than 150 million viewers.
From Super Bowl I to XLVIII, the game has grown – from 39.9 million viewers to 164.1. With it have come "Notes, Quotes and Anecdotes" that entertain NFL fans everywhere.
Super Bowl I ticket prices were $12, $10 and $6. The first time Super Bowl ticket prices topped $100 was Super Bowl XXII. The first time Super Bowl ticket prices topped $1,000 was Super Bowl XLIII. Ticket prices in the Colts' four Super Bowls were: III -- $12; V -- $15; XLI -- $700, $600; XLIV -- $1,000, $900, $800, $500.
Television Rating and Shares for Super Bowls involving the Colts – Super Bowl III – Rating-36.0/Share 70; Super Bowl V – Rating-39.9/Share 75; Super Bowl XLI – Rating-42.6/Share 64; Super Bowl XLIV – Rating-45.0/Share 68. Rating is a percentage of all TV Households watching the Super Bowl. Share is a percentage of all Households Using TV watching the Super Bowl. Total viewership for Super Bowl III was 54.5 million. Total viewership for Super Bowl V was 58.5 million. Total viewership for Super Bowl XLI was 139.8 million. Total viewership for Super Bowl XLIV was 153.4 million.
Super Bowl XLIV between the Colts and Saints was the eighth meeting of top-seeded teams from the AFC and NFC, but it was the first one in 16 years. Prior to Super Bowl XLIV, the last meeting of top-seeded teams was Super Bowl XXVIII between Dallas and Buffalo. Super Bowl XLVIII between Seattle and Denver was the ninth meeting of top seeds.
The past 15 Super Bowls have featured 15 different Super Bowl runner-ups.
The Colts' win in Super Bowl XLI came 36 years after the franchise's win in Super Bowl V. It marked the longest gap between Super Bowl wins for any franchise. The only franchise's that can break the mark would be the New York Jets who won Super Bowl III and the Kansas City Chiefs who won Super Bowl IV.
Five coaches have taken two different teams to Super Bowls – Don Shula (Colts/Miami); Dick Vermeil (Philadelphia/St. Louis); Dan Reeves (Denver/Atlanta); Bill Parcells (NY Giants/New England); Mike Holmgren (Green Bay/Seattle).
Super Bowl teams with the fewest turnovers are 35-3 (.921).
Super Bowl teams with the time of possession advantage are 35-12 (.745).
Super Bowl teams with the most time-consuming scoring drive during the game are 36-11 (.766).
A total of 12 Super Bowls have featured re-matches between teams from a regular-season meeting. The team that lost the regular-season game is 7-5. The most recent such Super Bowl was XLII, with the Giants beating the Patriots after the Patriots beat the Giants in the regular season.
SUPER BOWL – Quote/Unquote
"I have four words for you: Let's do it again." – Indianapolis Mayor Greg Ballard on hosting another Super Bowl after having Super Bowl XLVI
"The game with the Roman numerals dwarfs championships decided on diamonds, courts and ice. Other sports can only envy the enormity of the Super Bowl," – USA Today
"…an American rite of sports and marketing that was born in relative modesty, but has grown to be the undisputed champion of sports extravaganzas." – New York Times
"History of America, Part I (1776-1966): Declaration of Independence, Constitutional Convention, Louisiana Purchase, Civil War, Reconstruction, World War I, Great Depression, New Deal, World War II, TV, Cold war, civil-rights movement, Vietnam. History of America, Part II (1967-present): the Super Bowl era. The Super Bowl has become Main Street's Mardi Gras." – Norman Chad
"Some things just don't make sense, and that was one of them. What's really what it comes down to is just making the play. Eli did an unbelievable job. I honestly don't know how he got it out. And when the ball is in the air, you have to go get it." – David Tyree, New York Giants, on his fourth-quarter catch from Eli Manning in Super Bowl XLII
"The Super Bowl is about opportunity. To go from humble beginnings, to pursuing a dream, to becoming champions of the world, that's what it's all about – opportunity." – Mike Ditka
"The easiest way to describe Super Bowl media day is a circus – but that wouldn't be fair to the circus." – St. Petersburg Times
ESPN's most recent numbers concerning the Super Bowl: 104.1 million viewers will tune into the network's various platforms; 117 countries will be watching; 150 hotel rooms occupied by ESPN and its subcontractors; 90 hours of coverage; 25 on-air commentators.
SUPER BOWL XLVIII – Quote/Unquote
John Fox (On whether being a head coach in the NFL isn't as all-consuming as people may think)
"I think I would say the reverse. I think it's definitely all consuming. When you're dealing with young people, I have four children, so I get that pretty well. But just keeping them all on task, all headed in the right direction, all with the same common goal, you understand that you have to be selfless and not selfish, which is a hard concept for all of us. And, really, I think if you've got a pretty good program and you've got a pretty good plan in place, that it can be executed, especially if you let your coaches coach and everybody understand their role. They know what to do, stay in their lane. So a minor adjustment, the truck keeps moving forward. I think it was a great job. I couldn't be more proud of the players and the coaches. I think Jack (Del Rio) stepped in that role and had to carry two roles, and that's not easy to be both the defensive coordinator and the interim head coach. Like any successful business, or successful endeavor, it takes good people and it takes people working very hard at their job."
John Fox (on what challenges the Seattle secondary will pose to the Denver receivers)
"They're a very aggressive bunch. They don't do a whole lot, but what they do is really good. They're long. They're fast. They've got good ball skills. When you look at them statistically, I think they were number one in probably five of the most important categories. So it's going to be a tremendous challenge, and a tremendous opportunity for us to combat that. You've got the number one offense and the number one defense competing against each other. So I think the fans should be excited and I know we're all excited."
Wes Welker (on playing for Manning and Brady)
"It's kind of by design. There's just not too many quarterbacks I'd actually play with. So, when it came down to it, it was two options. This has been a good one."
Pete Carroll (on QB Russell Wilson)
"He's an incredible competitor in every way. In preparation, in game day, he's the epitome of what you want in your competitor. He's got tremendous work habits. He's got extraordinary athleticism. He's got a general all-around savvy that allows him to make great decisions under pressure. He's extremely confident too, so no matter what is going on, he's not going to waver in his focus and ability to handle things. He's just been a blast to coach and been a great team member."
Pete Carroll (on ensuring that CB Richard Sherman's comments after the NFC Championship game didn't divide the team)
"Well, there's no way it could divide the team. Richard is just being Richard and we all know him and love him. He's a valuable team member. He's a leader on our football team. He's got a great message about the way he competes and carries himself. The fact that he was seen in the competitive moment and all of that just demonstrates some of the makeup it takes to be a great player and a great performer. You were also able to see the other end of what Richard is all about with the follow-up. He's an incredible kid and he's only helped our team."


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You've got the outfit. You're set on accessories. But you're strapped for time as you rush from work to party, maybe going from Los Feliz to Santa Monica (or
or any of our other geographic challenges) with no time to stop by home to fix your hair and makeup.
Help is at hand for the time-challenged after-work party-goer who wants to look her best but has to achieve that special holiday look in the office bathroom. We rounded up some tips from a trio of experts: L'Oreal makeup artist and "Project Runway" expert Collier Strong; movie makeup artist Cindy J. Williams, whose credits include the new film
; and celebrity hair stylist Mitch Stone, who has styled clients for photo shoots in fashion bibles that include Vogue, Vanity Fair and Elle.
Do whatever you can ahead of time. Get a manicure/pedicure the day before the party, and pack a small bag with some basics you'll need to achieve or maintain your looks: makeup, hair tools or accessories, eyedrops to bring tired eyes to life, a toothbrush, toothpaste and mints.
"The quickest way for going from the office to a party is simply with a dark eyeliner — what that does is add drama to the eye in the simplest way, and you can just throw [the eyeliner] in your purse," says Strong, adding that you can smudge it out with Q-tips.
If you have a bit more time, go for a smoky eye. Strong says that an easy way to achieve it is to use an eye shadow quad with complementary colors for a complete, easy-to-tote-and-to-apply look. (Two to try: Clinique's Pretty Day Into Night Looks holiday set, $36, and Bobbi Brown Day to Night Eye Palette in Warm or Cool, $45.)
Strong suggests applying one coat of mascara in the morning, then just before you leave work to dash to the party, use an eyelash curler and add more mascara.
Williams says black eyeliner on the upper lash-line will give a smoky evening feel, but "especially for the holiday season I wouldn't be afraid of color with a little bit of shimmer on the lid."
"For 'Burlesque' we tended to use a lot of color — deeper tones such as a nice plum or a darker forest or emerald green," she says. "Blend it really well. You can also bring that color a little bit underneath as an eyeliner." (One to try: Smashbox Burlesque Beauty Collection, $35.)
Bold lip color is a great way to make a sophisticated and strong holiday statement. "Even if you have hardly any eye color on, a red lip is amazing," Strong says. Long-lasting lip color — including glosses made by L'Oreal, Smashbox, MAC, Stila and Lancome — are widely available.
For a quick and simple look, Williams recommends getting a makeup consultation ahead of time to find a red lipstick with the best undertones for your
, and wearing it in concert with a strong, elongated, defined brow. "The right red lipstick and a stronger brow completely change your look — sometimes that's all you need to do," she says. She cautions to avoid too much gloss if you'll be dancing a lot because if your hair is loose it might stick to it.
To further ratchet up your holiday party makeup, Strong suggests bringing a shimmer shadow and applying that on the inner corner of the eye, on the brow bone, "And you can also mix it with a little lip gloss or lip balm on the back of your hand and highlight the tops of the cheek, underneath the lower lip and above the upper lip and on the tip of the nose for an instant highlighted effect on the skin," Strong says. "That brings more attention to the face and adds a little pizzazz." Or use a face highlighter such as Benefit High Beam, $18.
You don't need to start over, washing your face and applying all new makeup. Just be ready to freshen things up a bit.
Strong recommends carrying a compact of translucent powder — or even loose powder wrapped in a tissue (aluminum foil works, too) — for touch-ups. Blotting papers are also an option. "What is your routine normally? Take that and just amplify it," Strong says. "If you wear a primer, tinted moisturizer, foundation or concealer normally, you may need a little touch-up before you go to the party."
You'll be in good company. Strong says, "I've worked with actresses for 16 hours a day, and we certainly don't wash off after eight hours and start over. Usually when I'm doing a beauty commercial we do the close-ups last. We just maintain, and that looks just as fresh."
Stone says holiday hair is all about volume and that curly-haired girls are lucky. For the volume-challenged with stick-straight hair, he recommends some favorite products to try: L'Anza Powder Up Texturizer, $16.99; Phyto Phytovolume Actif Maximizing Volumizer Spray, $28; Prive Concept Vert Volumizing Froth, $28.99; and Bumble and Bumble hair powder, which he says is less volumizing than the others but mattes oil to create clean-looking hair as well as body.
If you have very short hair like
, Stone says that you can mess it up a bit before the party or change it by adding a shaping product such as a paste.
For long hair, Stone recommends rolling your hair in the morning (he likes to use Caruso Steam Rollers). "Use bobby pins or pin curl clips to secure rather than their curler caps," he says. Leave curlers in for 20 to 30 minutes, then put your hair up in a ponytail for the workday. "That keeps the curl sort of set into it," he says. "For the party just let your ponytail down, turn your head upside down, get some spray in your roots and you can also tease your roots a bit and then flip your head back up to give yourself volume. That is going to give you a full-bodied holiday look…tease at the crown for a terrific 'Mad Men'-like bouffant."
As an alternative, wear your hair long to work, and then put it up before the party. Stone suggests pulling hair up in three sections. First take each side and tease it, pull it back and up, twist and pin to the side of the head. "That accents the cheekbone," Stone says. Then put up the section in the back, pinning it to the head in any way you like. "Don't be afraid to play with it," Stone says. "If you don't like it, just take it down and start over." Add sparkly, decorative hair accessories to dress up the look for the holidays.

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Customizing SMF > Building Your Community and other Forum Advice
This Is How I Get Visitors & Members...But How Do I Get Posters?
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I agree limited page views for guest is not a good thing unless your trying to get a higher bounce rate.
I think you will find no matter what most people go to a site to read. Most don't want to become part of a group or well they lurk is the best way to put it.
I think you're missing the point. The page limit thing isn't the problem. I don't have a problem getting them to register to be able to view more. They are registering, which is the reason for that. They just don't post.
But with this modification the google bot can not crawl your site. :(
Many people just want to read the content in your site, and if they find any content and conversations wich they like, then they respond.
--- Quote from: novill on April 11, 2012, 03:59:26 PM ---But with this modification the google bot can not crawl your site. :(
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True, very true. I never thought of that. How can you draw more people if Google can't point them to your site?
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Taxpayers footing bill for over 80 percent of premium revenue at three NM insurers
Though many Americans decry the possibility of a single-payer health care system, in which the government pays the bill, in New Mexico that system is pretty much here, according to financial reports filed with the New Mexico Office of the Superintendent of Insurance.
In 2013, only 13.5 percent of the $2.23 billion in health care premiums collected by the three insurers that file financial reports with the state were from commercial or private payers, according to the reports. The other 86.5 percent of those premiums came from government programs – Medicaid, Medicare and the Federal Employees Health Benefits Plan – according to the reports.
One health insurance executive said the federal government will be an even larger health care player in the near future as more than 70 million baby boomers transition onto the federal Medicare program.
"In five to ten years from now, the feds and the state will have something to do with more than 80 percent of revenue for any hospital," said Stephen Forney, vice president and CFO of Lovelace Health System. "And the commercial book of [insurance] business where an employer goes out and buys a plan for its employees, or where an individual buys a plan that is not subsidized, it is going to be a dwindling number over time. As the baby boomers slip into Medicare, that is going to accelerate."
In 2013, Presbyterian Health Plan collected $1.14 billion in premium revenue, according to its year-end financial report with the OSI. Of that, $223.7 million, or 19.6 percent, was commercial business. The rest came from Medicare, Medicaid and the FEHBP.
Lovelace Health Plan collected $615 million in premiums during the year, $79.5 million, or 12.9 percent of which was commercial business, its report said. Eighty-seven percent of the health plan's premium revenue came from government programs.
Molina Healthcare of New Mexico collected $490.6 million in premiums, all of which was from government programs.
The figures from the three health plans present an incomplete picture because other insurers that sell in the state are owned by out-of-state companies that don't report their New Mexico figures. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico, for example, insures more than 400,000 state residents but is owned by Illinois-based Healthcare Service Corp. HSC owns Blue Cross plans in Illinois, Oklahoma, Montana, New Mexico and Texas. It files a combined financial report in Illinois.
As of March, 603,000 New Mexicans were enrolled in Medicaid, a joint federal-state program for low-income children and adults.
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Don't get to see much, but you do get to see.
Don't get to see much, but you do get to see.
Bear Mentality. I can be an asshole - Fair warning.
Wow, if that's what's to come then I am so not impress - love the guy, but he can do so much better than this performance (I hope), and yeah, I know that it's only short parts compiled into one video, but I'm still a little skeptical. I guess we'll see if the full video ever surfaces. Thanks for the find Tom.
P.S. Why is he doing so much damn talking? lol.
Been turning random thoughts into something insightful and meaningful since 1987.
damn hulk is hung lol
Damn, I was going to start a thread on this news, but you beat me to it first Tom.
According to the article, Hogan has a cock the size of a thermos. I watched the video, and all signs point to "fuck yes".
I guess this proves that there is a God? Of course, if there really is one, it would be me in that video instead of that lucky chick.
For months I SO wanted to see this video, now that I've finally seen some of it, I kind of wish I hadn't. Hogan doesn't bad or anything, but I guess I don't want to look at him in this way, you know? Oh well...
I got boner, so that's pretty cool. I wish the quality was better, but hey beggars can't be choosers. Also, I heard he was gay, so this "sex" tape seems a bit fishy to me. Obviously another man was in the room with them.......This could just be him trying to build cred. That's why him talking seemed kind of odd too, especially him sharing that story about how some other girl wants to fuck him(even if it's true, I know I do).
The article calls it thermos size. I love it.
Why am I watching a celebrity sex tape where I can barely recognize anything, when every amateur porn videoclip has better quality?
Because its a celebrity lol.
Yeah the quality sucks but oh well. This video is just clips from the full 30 minute vid. Wish they would just come out with it already and wish they had more camera angles.
Also the guy supposedly left the room and it was just Hogan and the girl. But imo I think it was sex for pay .
LOVE his DICK. Its not thermos width but the length is about right .
Hopefully the full video will surface one day real soon, I am dying to see the entire video. I forgot to mention that Hogan dick (from what I can see), is quite nice looking.
Been turning random thoughts into something insightful and meaningful since 1987.
Or you'll go in the other direction and become some hyper-masculine right-wing nutbag like the Ultimate Warrior. Dude couldn't deal with his secret lust for Hogan and lost his damn mind.
Looks like a beautiful dick. I love how easy-going about it everybody in the video is.
And I hate to be a bubble-burster, but I seriously doubt any talk that he's gay, after watching this. Someone says he does it with another guy watching, but the other guy did say he was going into the office, presumably to give them privacy. Also, the accompanying article says he ate her out first. The banter he engages in sounds normal for a straight guy who's going to bang and bolt.
I can't believe that the full video hasn't been discovered yet (and just to clarify-- I want to see the whole video, and not just 1:00 worth); is there not anyway to find the complete video somewhere on the web? I really wanna see the whole 30 minute video *sigh*
Been turning random thoughts into something insightful and meaningful since 1987.
I'm sure if the whole video goes viral, the person who started it will get sued.. They are supposedly still battling it out. Im actually surprised this wasn't removed yet because whatever leaked, hulk said remove it or be sued.
its hot as hell


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By ErinRua
A firelit room in the great halls of Meduseld
To hlaford mín Elessar, Aragorn King
Wes đu hal, my friend and brother,
I feel the touch of autumn in the air tonight and find my thoughts turning south to the White City and one there who remains ever dear to me. Upon the downs the grass curls yellow and frost pinches the breath in the mornings. You will be pleased to know, however, that I am warmed by the attendance of family and friends, including our own Master Holdwine, that dear holbytlan Meriadoc Brandybuck. The old fellow looks quite fit and his wit is still keen as a blade. If your ears burn it is because we have whiled away many an evening telling old tales and your name is often upon our lips. Strider indeed. Were we ever so young as that?
I find odd pleasure nowadays in watching memories play in the dance of a warming fire. My son tells me the men once said that the honor of riding with their king was only matched by the saddle-sores thus incurred, but of late I prefer a more sedate chair. The truth is, mín leofe fréond, the long years of my strength and manhood demand payment at last and I do not believe I shall see the spring. But grieve not for me, nor must you trouble yourself to journey hither when the season might turn against you, for I am at peace and there is naught to be said between us that has not already been spoken. You have known my heart since the world was much younger and another age yet ruled.
Strange how memory calls forth images of such clarity. Almost sixty-five summers ago it was, but only yesterday that I stood before you and renewed the Oath of Eorl. "Between us and the Great People of the West there shall be friendship for ever: their enemies shall be our enemies, their need shall be our need." What strange fates move us, that one day upon the long grass we two should meet, a Northern ranger and a captain of Riders, each upon his deadly errand with no certainty that any should prevail. Yet our need and yours were one, and chance or perhaps fey design brought our paths together and so we forged war with the banners of Gondor and the Riddermark flying side by side, as in those days of old. Stranger yet were the paths that led the Third Marshal of the Riddermark to the throne of his people, even as you gained the White City and all the peoples who looked to her. I hope my people will remember me as a just king, whether or not I was always wise. Théoden King who was as father to me and Théodred his son, slain too soon, remained ever the mark I strove to reach.
Ah, and I see again our banners high upon distant winds, even to the Sea of Rhűn and far lands such as my poor imagination could never have thought. I have seen the great műmakil thundering with a voice of trumpets upon legs like mighty trees. I have seen rivers that run and are swallowed for ever in the great sand-seas of the South, and slept beneath distant skies wherein even the stars become strange. I have waged war for the sake of peace, and learned that grief is the price of victory, but all must be risked if men are to be free. All these I have done with sword and song, for my great love of my people and the Lord of the White City, and for joy in the world and my place in it.
I would like to ride once more upon the broad breast of the Mark, tall in the saddle of a good horse that lacks only wings to fly. I would like to stand upon a high hill with the wind in my face, a free wind untrammeled by shadow or fear. I would like to look again upon the Hornburg, the place of the Riddermark's darkest and greatest hour, and there mourn our brave dead and listen if their ghosts might whisper yet. I should like to rest there a while by Háma's grave, and remember my friend from long ago. I would like to see the White Tower of Ecthelion at sunrise, and give honor to the un-dimming beauty of your queen, Arwen Evenstar. I would like to hear again the horns of Rohan ringing triumphant in the morning, and to see once more the White Horse on Green flying beside the White Tree of Gondor. I would like to see you, brother, and look in your eyes one last time.
Ah, but I can do all these things, even now. I need but close my eyes and I see you, I see them all, my beloved ghosts. I can almost reach out a hand and touch you all, and this quiet room is suddenly full.
The hour grows late and now Master Holdwine sits nodding in his chair by the fire, for I have long been silent, and warmth and a bit of meat and mead is enough to make an old hobbit content. You will see him soon, hlaford, and Master Peregrin as well, for they will come to you in Gondor when all is done. I pray I have been a good host to them and that they will speak well of me when they come.
Do you greet your Queen for me and offer her my greatest affection, for if you are the strength then she is the grace of your kingdom. Kiss your daughters and embrace your son on my behalf, I beg you. Remember me to Legolas and Gimli when you see them next, and remind them of a day in the tall grass when I met three of the greatest friends ever known. My love to you and my faith to you, now and until we meet again and share the cup of fellowship in the far halls of my fathers.
Peace be yours,
Éomer Éadig
hlaford mín - my lord
wes đu hal - be thou well
mín leofe fréond - my dear friend
Author's Note:
I know that Tolkien never had Éomer lapsing into Old English, and that his use of Anglo-Saxon names for the Rohirrim was rather arbitrary, not a suggestion that they were indeed Anglo-Saxon. However, the Rohirrim did in fact have a language of their own, and since I don't speak it, I have taken the liberty of letting Éomer use OE terms and/or endearments as representative of the Rohirric tongue. I believe his long friendship with Aragorn (and the fact he was also a king) would allow that.
Thank you to Julia C., who dropped the nuzgul in my lap that inspired this thing .... :-)


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BOWLING GREEN — A Bowling Green State University football player accused of attempted rape remained in the Wood County jail Monday night.
William Houston, 19, of Dublin, Ohio, was arraigned by video in Bowling Green Municipal Court and was ordered to remain in the jail in lieu of $25,000 bond.
Bowling Green police Lt. Brad Biller said officers were called to a house in the 200 block of Manville Avenue at 5:03 a.m. Sunday. The victim told police she had been at the Manville address for a party and fell asleep. She awoke when a man "tried to force himself on her," according to a police report. The victim told police she did not know the man, and she fled after she woke up.
The victim returned to the Manville address where she met and talked to police. People at the home identified the suspect as Mr. Houston, a sophomore running back on the football team.
Mr. Houston, from Dublin Scioto High School in suburban Columbus, played in 14 games as a freshman for the Falcons last season, primarily as a short-yardage back.
Mr. Houston was arrested Sunday at his on-campus residence hall, Lieutenant Biller said.
"We are waiting for more details. We're anticipating more details to come out of it in the next few days. It's pretty early in the process," said Jason Knavel, assistant athletics director for communications.
Dave Kielmeyer, a BGSU spokesman, said the university would conduct an investigation, and Mr. Houston could face disciplinary action.


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Teamlist Tuesday is here with #NRL Teamlists and officials for Round 12 confirmed.
Head to bit.ly/L...
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The Gold Coast Titans have come out on top defeating the South Sydney Rabbitohs by 25-18 at Carrara Stadium tonight.
The match ended in controversy with South Sydney forward Jaiman Lowe being sent off in the 76th minute for thumping marker Brett Delaney in an off-the-ball incident.
With Delaney hitting the deck and requiring assistance from trainers, referee Tony De Las Heras immediately called Lowe out. Following a report from his touch judge, De Las Heras has no hesitation in sending Lowe from the field.
With both sides vying for a top eight spot on the ladder, it was the Titans who drew first blood after just three minutes when back rower Mark Minichiello ran onto a deft grubber kick from new signing Josh Lewis.
The Rabbitohs struck back in the 12th minute when five eighth Jeremy Smith got the benefit of the doubt from the video ref following a clever kick from half back Joe Williams.
Williams converted the try and the scores were locked up at 6-all.
Josh Lewis became playmaker once again in the 30th minute, putting up a bomb which resulted in Brett Delaney scoring behind the uprights and putting the home side up by six.
At half time, the Titans led 12-6.
South Sydney capitalised soon after the break with rookie Fetuli Talanoa crashing over, the conversion levelling the scores at 12-all.
Titans half back Scott Prince finally injected himself into the match in the 46th minute with a solo effort to put his side back in front. Prince repeated the dose in the 71st minute to put the home side up by 24-12.
But Souths breathed life back into the match with a well worked try to winger Reece Simmonds. The sideline conversion from Williams made it a six-point ball game with five minutes to go.
With the Rabbitohs in possession and 30 metres out, the match was set for a dramatic finish. But the Jaiman Lowe's brain explosion, and subsequent send off and penalty, put the Titans back in the driver's seat.
A last minute field goal from Josh Lewis saw the Titans run out 25-18 winners and end a three match losing streak.
Match Details Round 11 - Full Time :: May 26th, 2007 07:30 PM Venue: Gold Coast Stadium Referee: Tony De Las Heras
Gold Coast Titans 25 Tries: Mark Minichiello, Brett Delaney, Scott Prince (2) Field Goals: Josh Lewis (1/1) Goals: Mat Rogers (4/4) South Sydney Rabbitohs 18 Tries: Jeremy Smith, Fetuli Talanoa, Reece Simmonds Goals: Joe Williams (3/3)
LeagueUnlimited.com Player of the Match 3 Points: Luke Bailey (Titans) 2 Points: Joe Williams (Rabbitohs) 1 Point: Josh Lewis (Titans) LeagueUnlimited.com Live Commentary Fine night for football on the Gold Coast. Both sides desperate for a win and teams now coming onto the field....
Titans take up position at the Southern end. Rabbitohs to kick off...
3 min: TRY Gold Coast Titans Mark Minichiello runs onto a well drilled grubber kick from Josh Lewis to touch down in good position. Conversion attempt by Mat Rogers successful. Gold Coast Titans 6-0
12 min: TRY South Sydney Rabbitohs Jeremy Smith gets benefit of the doubt from video ref (on the grounding) following a grubber kick from Joe Williams. Conversion attempt from almost in front by Joe Williams is successful. 6 all
23 min: Still 6-all. Rabbitohs with an overlap on their left side but a knock-on from Reece Simmonds sees the Titans off the hook.
30 min: TRY Gold Coast Titans Brett Delaney gets the nod from the video ref after he gets downward pressure on a loose ball, follows a high spiralling kick from 30m out from Josh Lewis. Conversion attempt by Mat Rogers from right in front is successful. Gold Coast Titans 12-6
32 min: Positional change for Titans. Rogers to full back and Richie Mathers on the wing. Follows winger Smith Samau being forced off.
35 min: Confirmation from the sheds that Titans winger Smith Samau has done a hammy and will take no further part.
Half time: Titans 12-6 Anyone's game. Titans just in front and controlling the edges of the ruck just a little better, but this match too close to call.
Second half underway...
42 min: TRY South Sydney Rabbitohs Fetuli Talanoa scores after a dubious knock-on call against the Titans. Conversion attempt from in front by Joe Williams successful. 12 all
46 min: TRY Gold Coast Titans Scott Prince runs at the line from close range and puts the Titans back in front. Conversion attempt 15m wide by Mat Rogers successful. Gold Coast Titans 18-12
50 min: Titans reduced to a two man bench for the time being at least with front rower James Stosic getting stitches following a cut.
62 min: Souths getting repeat sets at the Titans line but unable to come up with the points.
68 min: Souths makes a bust down the left flank with Nathan Merritt in full flight. the play breaks down following an inside pass which goes to ground.
71 min: TRY Gold Coast Titans Scott Prince steps through and scores just wide of the posts. Conversion attempt by Mat Rogers successful. Gold Coast Titans 24-12
74 min: TRY South Sydney Rabbitohs Reece Simmonds scores out wide and its not over yet! Conversion attempt by Joe Williams successful. Gold Coast Titans 24-18
76 min: SENT OFF Souths Sydney's Jaiman Lowe sent from the field after he thumps Brett Delaney in an off the ball incident.
79 min: FIELD GOAL Gold Coast Titans New signing Josh Lewis puts the icing on the cake with a one-pointer at the end. Gold Coast Titans 25-18
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Sounds more like "Google Chrome, only Worse, much worse" to me.
Does any body here remember when the Internet didn't suck the life out of you, and exhaust your will to see tomorrow?
How is not liking features that can be added via plug-ins and not liking that actual useful features are removed not seeing tomorrow?
The whole article reads like a press release from RockMelt. I know I won't be downloading this, I'll stick with Chrome.
Does any body here remember when the Internet didn't suck the life out of you, and exhaust your will to see tomorrow?
Well, SlashDot was founded in 1997 and Fark in 1999, so... no.
Have Fark open in the other tab so I'm getting a kick, etc.
Of course I was online before 1997. I just try not to remember it!
Oh Lord yes, sadly the little childrens here now probably don't remember those days...sigh. Remember when most webpages were just text, with maybe a JPG or GIF?
Before the days of Geocities with purple pages with snot green text, or the wonderful dose of the clap that was Comet Cursors, which would make a Bart Simpson start jabbering where your mouse was or the REALLY evil fucker, the dreaded "Pocketwatch from hell" that would slam the living shit out of your nice OC'd Celeron 300A and make the entire machine drag like a 386 running Win95, thanks to its wonderful "snotball physics" that would cause the damned thing to swing and sway like a damned ball and cup game when you tried to move?
Ah those were the days, no tweeting twating facebook farting narcissistic bullshit, just text and email, and that was it. No 24/7/365 mobile twiddle twaddle, no smart this or pad that, you just walked away from your desktop and you were actually away from everything!
Life was so simple back then, no fb updating, no MMOs, no craziness like paying real money for virtual crap, just simple and easy. Sure we would have killed for something better than out shotgunned modems, and you sure as hell didn't download anything better than a 64k MP3, hell you didn't even have space for it if you did! But life was simpler then, just text and BBS, your handy notebook with IP addresses, and no endless piles of noobs running around like chickens with their heads cut off. Now get off my lawn!
I stil have a long haul wager that updating and twiddle will go up in fireworks when The Event happens, in whichever form it comes first. What strikes me as funny is how the media "as portrayed on FA's on Slashdot & Fark" doesn't seem to get it, not all of it. I always screw up this metaphor, but call it classic Boiled Frog/Lobster. Does no one see:
- "move to the cloud and go mobile!" vs "Let's reduce mobile bandwidth and have AT&T finally fess up to years of network neglect"
- "Facebook using your
Somewhere in your comment is an insight, that I think I share.
Except the market part. Facebook will do well - just as the private companies running prisons do, today.
and you sure as hell didn't download anything better than a 64k MP3
I remember my first 128 kb/s mp3, complete with all the skips and bleeps from having been encoded on an underpowered machine. I remember how long it took to download. These days, it takes half as long to download a 4GB movie than it took to get those 4 puny MB back then. I still find that amazing.
Oh I remember those too! Remember MP3PRO? Oh how I looked upon MP3PRO with wonder! Hey, now we can actually have a WHOLE ALBUM at 64k and it will mostly be playable! Skipping will be at a minimum! Of course at that time I was "smoking Mr Badass" thanks to a Pentium 100MHz OC'd to nearly 175, a Voodoo and soundblaster letting me seriously ROCK at DOOM, and a serial flightstick (F15 copy IIRC) that was the bomb on Mechwarrior 2.
Now I have something like 60Gb of albums on MP3 thanks to encoding every album I f
Sounds like "Slashvertisement" to me.
I'd agree and add if you wanted "Chrome only better" I'd go with Comodo Dragon [comodo.com] which actually does offer better features IMHO, like better domain validation, the option to use the Comodo secure DNS if you wish, and no phoning home like Chrome.
I'm currently typing this on a 1.8Ghz Sempron I use as a nettop and it is fast, pages load quick, easy to use, its pretty nice actually. ABP and Forecastfox for Chrome work fine on it, current build is Chromium 10, so it isn't out of date nor is it bleeding edge beta.
I concur. When I read the title of this article, I thought that maybe it was a fork of Chromium that dropped the idiotic policy "we know better than the user what he wants" and restored such useful functions as find-links-as-you-type, middle-click URL paste, open frame in new tab, GUI style customization and so on.
1: I know, there is an extension; but it works badly.
It lacks the features I can easily get from a standalone app, and adds the features I cannot get without opening my browser in the first place.
I'm not one that appreciates this whole "integration" BS, but I admit at least their take has a bit more logic than Chrome's.
It lacks the one feature that really matters: open source. Rockmelt will go nowhere in terms of market share, but will still serve the useful purpose of helping Chromium devs avoid complacency. Maybe offer some useful ideas worth integrating. I say, it's all good.
I'm having a little trouble understanding Rockmelt's business model though.
Chrome with social polution.
Perhaps it's just me, but I don't really want to watch the faces of my friends lined along both sides of the browser whenever I'm surfing for porn^wnews.
Isn't this sadly the directly that Firefox 5.0 is going? All social and dedicated web-app interfaces and crap? I sure hope all the popular browsers don't go the way of the "real keyboard without a bunch of stupid fucking dedicated 'media keys'".
I really wish that Chrome, Firefox, and Opera would get together and agree on a way to put social stuff into the browser that is agnostic and federated. If they got the identity part into HTML5, Facebook and other walled gardens would open or die a relatively quick death. See my sig for some ignorant thing I wrote about this a year ago.
As good or better than chrome's leveraged marketing platform you mean.
Social media integration was such a great idea, and worked so well for Flock, I don't see why these guys could possibly fail.
Facebook and Twitter. Yeah, that's just what I want and need embedded within my web browser. It's a good thing I'm a 12-year-old girl.
I'm not sure what you are, but if you think that Facebook and Twitter is all 12-year-old girls, I'm sure you're not very clueful.
They haven't learned the lesson from Flock, have they?
I just want a goddamn browser, without any of the facebook twitter buttons and toolbars and shit. When I want to update my facebook status, I will get there.
They haven't learned the lesson from Flock, have they?
I just want a goddamn browser, without any of the facebook twitter buttons and toolbars and shit. When I want to update my facebook status, I will get there.
Bbbbut they have funding from Andreesen Horowitz! They make facebook more
I just want a goddamn browser, without any of the facebook twitter buttons and toolbars and shit. When I want to update my facebook status, I will get there.
Wait, wasn't that sort of the point of Chrome in the first place? No-frills, fast, secure browsing?
Eh. Ever heard of Google Reader? It's pretty popular. I use a client-side RSS reader myself, but it's integrated into Firefox as an addon. I like having the RSS reader in-browser, it integrates nicely into the normal "workflow" within the browser UI, and you get stuff like displaying inline YouTube videos for free. It's not about saving time, it's just more convenient to have a software that pull new items, hides stuff you've already seen and presents content from a range of sites in a common format.
That sa
Did it suddenly become old-fashioned to actually type "cnn.com" in the address bar?
It has been old-fashioned for years. People type what they want to go to in Google and click one of the first results.
A company will send out press releases to media outlets (magazines, newspapers, tv shows / stations, bloggers) to inform them of new products or offerings.
In some cases, marketing people will directly contact the magazine or newspaper by calling up and pitching a story based on their product or offering.
Depending on the media outlet, thinly veiled advertising is achieved by the marketing person making a good impression on the media outlet, or by offering a free unit, and in some cases gifts. In some seedier situations money is exchanged so that the media outlet will portray the product in a favorable light, so that the reader's distrust of direct advertising can be circumvented through the illusion of new or useful information.
And while I certainly don't mean to suggest that RockMelt paid off PC Pro for this story, more-so, I'd posit that PC Pro is just happy to get the hits.
(With a salute to Styx)
This could be the longest night, in copyright history
And as you blog, blog, you might as well just cross it off the list of possibilities;
I'm as connected as the next man, I won't turn and run from a story;
And I could read a million years, if I could just blog through this night.
I could be a web novelist, tell secrets never heard,
pour my soul into each and every sentence, but I still can't find the words;
'Till I know that you're out there, and you can relate to it all,
And I could bear
Still in this product-saturated world it won't do them much good unless the review says "this is f*cking awesome!!!" And that kind of enthusiasm can't be bought.
But a paid review may convince investors to put in some more, so... why not.
I would be happier to learn that I had less choices in browsers. But that is the developer bias. Still, it seems to me that you really have to raise the bar if you want to be taken seriously, not just be Chrome+1. And I'm resistant to features which are tied in to services offered by certain companies (Facebook, Twitter) instead of just standardized services (RSS, FTP).
Larger question... would we not be better served if we started treating the browser more like a commodity item? Basic, standard features in an unglamorous browser, and... that's it. And then with a nice stable development platform that doesn't change around every 2 weeks, the real interesting features can start arriving at the web application layer. Standardize the browsers so we can forget about their individual features.
This is exactly why Google NaCl (Native Client) is such a good idea. We could have one single binary format. Every webdeveloper could choose his own rendering engine, and send it along with his/her HTML. With proper caching (and sharing) of course. In fact, you could view a rendering engine as a "shared library" that you reference from your HTML code. The program that lets this work all together (e.g. NaCl) is then the commodity item you are talking about.
I would be happier to learn that I had less choices in browsers.
Yeah, remember how nice life was for web developers when everybody just used IE? Oh, wait.
It bears repeating.
but adds a host of social networking, news feed and search features that make it a pile of dog crap compared to Google's Chrome
Fixed that for you. There's a reason I switched to Firebird from IE and old school Mozilla back in the day. It was sleek; it was fast; it didn't have a bunch of crap bloat thrown into it like IE and Mozilla.
There's a reason I switched to Chrome from Firefox. Chrome is sleek; it's fast; it doesn't have a bunch of crap bloat thrown into it like Firefox.
There's a reason I'll switch from Chrome to the next usable browser; it'll be sleek; fast; and not have the bunch of crap bloat that Goo
Wouldn't the features described be more suited to a Chrome plugin (would that be feasible?) rather than a completely new browser?
You sound like an engineer [dilbert.com].
It does, however, lack Chrome's built-in Flash, PDF and audio players."
"also, it lacks support for html but we are working on it..."
If they've managed to break the <audio> tag then it already does lack support for HTML.
Another version of Chrome that forces a choice between having bookmarks visible all the time or having them several mouse clicks away in a window/tab/panel that needs to be closed. It's like having a smart phone that has a scrollable contact list as your homescreen and a rotary dial; one you don't want open all the time and the other is clunky.
Every program has drop down menus for selecting from lists of items because they work better than everything else that's been tried. Bookmarks are probably the best
yeah but does it do print preview?
The only Chrome build on my system is Iron:
https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/SRWare_Iron [wikimedia.org]
Like Chrome but without the call home/tracking info.
I thought the whole point wasn't to get something better than Chromium, only to not get the extra stuff in Chrome (Google Update, anyone?)
Also, since when are open-source forks a scam? Maybe the source code isn't as important as the installation and packaging.
> but adds a host of social networking
Yep, better.
In related news, Konqueror has been able to embedd PDF an incredible PDF viewer, has been running flash in a separate process, has had customizable web shortcuts, and the only decent password and cookie management for almost a decade, now. Oh, and their HTML engine is what Webkit came from.
tl;dr: Try Konqueror today.
apparently racist browsers are ok too
There already is a good browser into which they've crammed a ton of bling and other unimportant crap that should have been banished into optional add-ons. It's called Firefox!
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Elected officials and candidates for Boston mayor have begun weighing on today's Boston Globe story about the struggles facing the annual St. Patrick's Day breakfast in South Boston, many of them in support of State Senator Linda Dorcena-Forry. Here's a look at what they have to say. As the Globe is able to reach other mayoral candidates, we will post their comments:
Governor Deval Patrick:
"I think that the people of the Commonwealth and the people of South Boston are much, much further ahead than sometimes they are represented . . . We're always breaking down barriers and I'm excited about Linda Dorcena Forry -- and she's pretty funny so it will be a pretty good breakfast."
Mayor Thomas M. Menino, of Boston:
"The South Boston breakfast is always run by the state senator from the district and Linda Dorcena Forry is the state senator from the district. It will be different, but Boston is changing, South Boston is changing, let's have a changing leadership over there, and let's have Linda Dorcena Forry be the mistress of ceremonies."
Senate President Therese Murray:
"Linda Dorcena Forry was elected to represent the people of South Boston in the Senate and there is no reason why she should not host the annual St. Patrick's Day breakfast. The tradition has always been that the senator from the First Suffolk District hosts the breakfast and I stand in support of Senator Forry."
Boston mayoral candidate Felix G. Arroyo, via Twitter:
"Count me as a +1 for @ldforry"
Boston mayoral candidate Dan Conley:
"The St. Patrick's Day breakfast has always been hosted by the senator from the district. Linda won the seat, of course she should host the breakfast. This is backward looking politics. Politics, like life, is about addition. They ought to put this controversy behind them. The breakfast is about having fun and celebrating Irish heritage. You don't need to be Irish to do either one."
Boston mayoral candidate John Connolly, via a spokeswoman:
"John thinks it should be Senator Forry, and he hopes they will get together and work it out," said Martha Bixby, a campaign spokeswoman for Connolly.
Boston mayoral candidate Charlotte Golar Richie, via Facebook:
"Wanted to let Representative Linda Dorcena Forry know that we support her and I look forward to joining her at her inaugural hosting of the 2014 St. Patrick's Day Breakfast as mayor of Boston."
Boston mayoral candidate Mike Ross:
"Linda Dorcena Forry is a passionate public servant with a contagious personality and a great sense of humor. As the sitting state senator representing South Boston, she'd do a great job hosting the breakfast and as mayor I'd be honored to speak at it with her as host. The comments in today's Globe by Bill Linehan and Nick Collins harken back to an old, divided Boston. South Boston's better than that, and Boston's better than that."
Boston mayoral candidate Bill Walczak:
"If I'm elected Mayor, I would support Sen. Linda Dorcena Forry as the MC of the St. Patrick's Day breakfast. There is no legitimate reason why she shouldn't be.
I would also work to convince the South Boston Allied Veteran's Council, the organizers of the South Boston St. Patrick's Day Parade, that in 2014 all people, including the LGBTQ community, should be welcome in the parade."


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Hampshire Unit Driving Experience
Friday 16th March 2018 - £350.00 per Participant
Approx duration 7 hours
• A safety briefing before the session commences.
• Tour of the locomotive engine room.
• Travel in the cab, driving or as second man, for 20 miles.
• Only six participants per experience.
• Accommodation 'on the cushions' for up to 3 guests to travel with you.
• Opportunities for photographs.
• A certificate as a memento of your experience.
All dates and times are subject to availability.
* Be aged over 18 years.
* Be reasonably fit and in good health - fit enough to climb on and off the unit from ground level unaided.
* Wear old clothing, engine rooms are not the cleanest of places!
* Wear sturdy shoes / boots that protect your feet - trainers are definitely not permitted.
* We can provide overalls on the day. You can bring your own if you wish but please do not wear red or green.
* Not attend the experience under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
Under the expert instruction of our highly experienced crew, you will be paired with another participant to take turns as both driver and second man during the day, completing a total of 10 miles in each role.
When not acting as the driver or second man, participants will be required to ride 'on the cushions' with their guests. A lunch is provided for the participant in the West Country Buffet at Alresford station. Guests are welcome to join participants but will need to purchase their own refreshments.
Please note that the Mid Hants Railway reserves the right to reschedule a driving experience if the minimum number of 4 participants booked on a specific day is not reached, or for any other reason.
Guests of participants on this experience are subject to simple insurance indemnity requirements and for safety reasons any children must be over 2 years of age and will remain the responsibility of an accompanying adult at all times.
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Weakness is reduced strength in one or more muscles.
Causes of Weakness
Weakness may be all over the body or in only one area. Weakness is more noticeable when it is in one area. Weakness in one area may occur:
- After a stroke
- After injury to a nerve
- During a flare-up of multiple sclerosis
You may feel weak but have no real loss of strength. This is called subjective weakness. It may be due to an infection such as mononucleosis or the flu. Or, you may have a loss of strength that can be noted on a physical exam. This is called objective weakness.
Weakness may be caused by diseases or conditions affecting many different body systems, such as the following:
- Addison disease
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Low sodium or potassium
- Thyrotoxicosis
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
- Bell palsy
- Cerebral palsy
- Guillain-Barre syndrome
- Multiple sclerosis
- Pinched nerve (for example, caused by a slipped disk in the spine)
- Stroke
- Becker muscular dystrophy
- Dermatomyositis
- Muscular dystrophy (Duchenne)
- Myotonic dystrophy
- Botulism
- Poisoning (insecticides, nerve gas)
- Shellfish poisoning
Home Care
Follow the therapy your health care provider recommends to treat the cause of the weakness.
When to Contact a Health Professional
Call your health care provider if you have:
- Sudden weakness, especially if it is in one area and does not occur with other symptoms, such as fever
- Sudden weakness after being ill with a virus
- Weakness that does not go away and has no cause you can explain
- Weakness in one area of the body
What to Expect at Your Office Visit
The health care provider will do a physical exam. Your provider will also ask you about your weakness, such as when it began, how long it has lasted, and whether you have it all the time or only at certain times. You may also be asked about medicines you take or if you have been ill recently.
The health care provider may pay close attention to your heart, lungs, and thyroid gland. The exam will focus on the nerves and muscles if the weakness is only in one area.
You may have blood or urine tests. Imaging tests such as x-ray or ultrasound may also be ordered.
Preston DC, Shapiro BE. Proximal, distal, and generalized weakness. In: Daroff RB, Fenichel GM, Jankovic J, Mazziota JC, eds. Bradley's Neurology in Clinical Practice. 6th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders Elsevier; 2012:chap 25.
Warner WC, Sawyer JR. Neuromuscular disorders. In: Canale ST, Beaty JH, eds. Campbell's Operative Orthopaedics. Philadelphia, PA: Mosby Elsevier; 2012:chap 35.
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UH Manoa to host collegiate engineering competition
700 students from 17 engineering schools expected to competeUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
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UH Manoa ASCE Student Chapter
The University of Hawaii at Manoa will be the site for the 2009 Pacific South West Regional Conference of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) concrete canoe and steel bridge collegiate competitions, April 2-4, 2009.
Seventeen teams from universities in Arizona, California, Hawaii and Nevada will be in Honolulu to compete in a series of design competitions that will include building steel bridges and racing concrete canoes. The steel bridge competition will be held on April 3rd from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Stan Sheriff Center on the UH Manoa campus. The concrete canoe competition will be held on April 4th from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Keehi Lagoon. Events are free and open to the public.
The annual event, which was hosted by UH Manoa in 1994, is being organized by the UH Manoa ASCE Student Chapter. Participating schools include: USC, UCLA, Cal State Los Angeles, Cal Poly Pomona, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, UC San Diego, Northern Arizona University, Loyola Marymount University, University of Arizona, Cal State Fullerton, Cal State Long Beach, San Diego State University, UC Irvine, Cal State Northridge, Arizona State University, UNLV and UH Manoa.
The steel bridge competition challenges teams of students to design and build a 1:10 scale model that will hold at least 2,500 pounds of weight with minimal deflection and cost. Bridges must be built on site and are judged by professional engineers and architects in six categories, including construction, speed, lightness, stiffness, construction economics, aesthetics and structural efficiency.
The concrete canoe competition challenges students to design and build a canoe that floats with a mixture of cement, water and aggregate. Entries must pass a floatation test prior to competing in the canoe races.
Competition sponsors include Sam O. Hirota, Inc.; UH Manoa College of Engineering; Swinerton Builders; ASCE Hawaii Section; Austin Tsutsumi; CH2MHill; Pankow; Healy Tibbits Builders; Inc.; Fukunaga & Associates, Inc.; HDR; Koga Engineering & Construction, Inc.; Parsons Brinkerhoff; Delta Construction Corporation; Engineering Concepts, Inc.; Engineering Partners, Inc.; Engineers Surveyors Hawaii, Inc.; Iwamoto & Associates, LLC; Kai Hawaii; Manthos Engineering, LLC; Sato & Associates, Inc.; The Limtiaco Consulting Group; R.M. Towill Corporation; Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.;, Akinaka & Associates, Ltd.; BASF; Bow Engineering & Development, Inc.; Brown & Caldwell; Hawaii Air Cargo; Hawaiian Cement; Macsteel; Oceanit; OK Hardware & Construction Supply, Inc.; Pacific Geotechnical Engineers, Inc.; Royal Construction; SSFM International and the Associated Students of the University of Hawaii.
A complete schedule of activities, times and locations are available at the Pacific South West Regional Competition 2009 website at http://pswrc2009.asce-uhmanoa.org.
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YOU are not invited, but your gift is.
I read this today and nearly had a stroke.In an advice column, a woman was perplexed because she had just received two non-invites to weddings where she hadn't really expected to be invited in the first place. She was asking if this was something new in etiquette, that you not only don't send an invitation, but go to the trouble to confirm the non-invitation. The advice columnist wrote that this was definitely a breach of etiquette, but linked to a website where they actually gave advice to brides to the contrary: Explain to them your budget for the wedding and let them know how important they are to you. Example: I would really love for you to be in attendance on such a special day in my life, but because of out tight budget for the wedding, I was not able to invite as many people as I would have liked. But if possible, I would love for you to help me find a dress, look for a shoes, pick a cake, etc..Oh, and a little tip added to the end: Never flat out say, "You are not invited," but make it clear that there is a reason. If possible, invite them to be a part of the wedding by being a host or hosts. Also, invite them to your wedding shower, if possible.The ONLY thing that mitigated this horrible advice was the drubbing it was receiving in the comments - the commenters could not believe just how many well-established rules this violated, plus just how hurtful this would be when practiced: "Yeah, you don't get to come, but let's schlep around looking for my dress and buy me a present, too!" But how many potential brides are going to read the comments? Headed your way: lots of non-invites for wedding tucked into wedding shower invitations.Has this happened to anyone here?
The advice columnist wrote that this was definitely a breach of etiquette, but linked to a website where they actually gave advice to brides to the contrary:
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Saturday, June 16, 2012: 10:00 am-5:00 pm
"Mason and the Mummy" features the story of noted Tacoma businessman Allen C. Mason and his purchase of the Egyptian mummy Ankh-Wennefer. Mason set out on a 6-month around-the-world journey to Egypt in 1890 with the intention of finding and bringing home a mummy. He succeeded, and later donated Ankh-Wennefer's mummy to the Historical Society in 1897.
The mummy and its beautifully painted coffins have been the subject of much study over the decades, with the most recent work being done by Dr. Elias and the Akhmim Mummy Studies Consortium. Tacoma General Hospital worked with the Society to make high-resolution scans of the mummy which were used to create a forensic portrait of the late Ankh-Wennefer. Find out who Ankh-Wennefer was, what the Book of the Dead is, and when the ancient rite of mummification was at its height here in "Mason and the Mummy. "


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|A delicious side dish for your favorite barbeque!
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|A delicious side dish for your favorite barbeque!
This is a completely new recipe for me and it looks really good :) Bye bye, have a great day
Well this does put creamed corn to shame. After this flavorful dish, there would be no going back! I am always battling to get spices to cling to ears of corn, but your dish here is a great way to get some spicy corn and has the bonus of cheese-yum! Well done Claudia!
Love how you brought a little bit of your Arizona vacation into your cooking. This is indeed a wonderful side dish to a barbecue!
Oh, I love corn pudding...and yours sounds fabulous with the southwest twist. Hope you had a wonderful weekend~
I make a similar dish, but will have to try the Southwest twist, next time I make it. Thanks for sharing!
Your corn pudding will be very popular this summer. It is a perfect side to go with grilled meats.
Dear Claudia, Great summer recipe. Blessings dear. Catherine xo
Yum! I love corn pudding and yours looks great.
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WoW Insider has put together the ultimate guide to every mount in the World of Warcraft. From the first Pinto you'll get as a budding Human Mage, to the rare epic flying mount the Ashes of Al'ar, we cover every mount available to every race, faction, and class in-game.
A Warcraft mount holds a special spot in all of our inventories. It allows us to travel Azeroth, Outlands, and soon Northrend in blazing speeds rivaling those of the mighty Alliance Gryphons. Many people have names for their mounts and become uniquely attached to them. Others make it a point to try to get every mount available to them, often spending years collecting the necessary reputation with each faction.
And who doesn't like to go even faster on the fastest mount? For the speed demon in all of us there are several enchantments and trinkets that make our rides travel faster than before.
Check out WoW Insider's Guide to the Mount of the World of Warcraft for every mount in the game. And don't forget to check back whenever there is a new content patch - as the World of Warcraft grows, so will this guide.
- Alliance
- Horde
- Class Specific Mounts
- Flying Mounts
- Holiday Mounts
- Profession Mounts
- PvP Mounts
- Rare Drop Mounts
- Reputation Mounts
- Riding Skills & Mount Mechanics
- TCG Mounts
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Little Minions: Harriet
Harriet mumbles. Partly because she normally speaks with a light lisp, but mainly because she likes the sound of her words when they aren't coherent.
Her speech often deteriorates into gibberish, which leads to boisterous laughter on Harriet's part. She's so entertained by her own garbles and nonsense noises that she's prone to walk away in mid-conversation, chuckling to herself, completely unaware of the people she was chatting with.
Harriet is 5.5" tall.
She too is on Etsy.
This one is too funny! How
This one is too funny! How much for one like him?
oh, ok. Thanks. I will check
oh, ok. Thanks. I will check back later!
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A few months ago, I subscribed to Bicycling Magazine. As part of the subscription deal, I was supposed to receive a booklet titled, "The Best Rides In America." After three months, I had assumed I would never receive this "free gift," so imagine my surprise when it came in the mail yesterday! I was eager to learn what rides might be near my home and searched for the section on Virginia.
Now imagine my disappointment when I discovered there was no such section. Nor was there a section for the slightly-far-away Maryland. It turns out that the editors of Bicycling Magazine do not deem any rides in these states as worthy of inclusion in their 49-page booklet. If I want to partake in one of their rides, I must travel to southern Pennsylvania or eastern Tennessee. Sigh.
A clarification is in order at this point: when I say there are no rides in VA, I am referring to road rides. The booklet is divided into three sections: road rides, trail rides, and urban rides. There are, in fact, trail rides in VA and MD. There is also an urban ride described for Washington, DC. This is not much comfort for me in that I am far more interested in quality road rides than the other two categories. I also quickly discovered that several of the Virginia rides were tucked into the remotest part of the state and could not be visited without a concerted (and highly unlikely) effort on my part.
For what it's worth, these are the trail and urban rides for VA, MD, and DC:
Mock Holler Loop, Damascus. The 9.3-mile loop is technical and strenuous: You gain 1,000 feet over 2.5 miles, then descend Iron Mountain. NOTE: this is barely within Virginia in the extreme SW corner of the state, over 500 miles from my house. It's not likely I'll visit there anytime soon!
Panorama Trails, Earlysville. Hills, forests, singletrack, and panoramic views of the Blue Ridge Mountains. 25 miles of singletrack traversing 850 acres. This one is about 100 miles away from me. Seems a bit much to travel just for 25 miles of cycling.
Virginia Creeper Trail, Mount Rogers National Recreation Area, Marion. The 6-foot-wide cinder trail leads 34 miles to the town of Abingdon. Stone markers tick off each mile along the trail, which offers views of wildlife, waterfalls, and scarred deep gorges. There are 47 trestles, some as high as 100 feet. This is almost as far away as Mock Holler Loop – well over 450 miles.
The Washington, DC, urban ride can be found in Wakefield and Accotink parks, which are connected by a doubletrack gravel path. Truth be told, this location is actually well outside of DC in Springfield, VA, and can hardly be described as "urban."
Cedarville State Forest, Brandywine. Maryland's entry is a 3,500-acre forest 20 miles southeast of Washington, DC. The ride consists primarily of flat trails with occasional steep, short hills. This is actually the closest to my home, although traffic on the Wilson Bridge could make it seem like it is on another continent.
Since I am not a major consumer of trail rides and the nearest road ride is two states away, this book is of little use to me. I'll place it on my bookshelf with my growing collection of cycling references on the off chance it will come in handy one day.


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Law enforcement in Boston searched house by house, car by car and street by street in the hunt for a Boston Marathon bombing suspect, but it turned out a boat happened to be the hiding place of 19-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
Wounded and bleeding, Tsarnaev was out of sight last Friday, but the thick layers of shrink wrap covering the boat couldn't shield him from FLIR's thermal technology.
Massachusetts state police used FLIR's thermal cameras to spot the suspect.
"Energy is coming off his head," said Kevin Tucker, FLIR's general manager of surveillance, while looking at the video. "It's coming through his pants where they contact the skin."
FLIR's thermal cameras are used by police departments from Portland to Boston and by the U.S. government.
Andrew Teich, president of the commercial division of FLIR Systems in Wilsonville, OR, said the ability to do air surveillance is one of law enforcement's most powerful tools.
"It was a real win that they could look through the cover and see him lying inside the boat," Teich said.
The intensity of the light in thermal imaging can tell a story invisible to the human eye; for instance, whether a cup holds hot coffee, whether a car's engine is still hot from running, whether a weapon has recently been fired or whether a soldier on the battlefield may be dead or alive.
"If two people were standing next to each other and one of them had just been running, exerting energy, they're going to be warmer, and you can see it," Tucker said.
Though the technology has been around for decades, it keeps getting better. Thermal images used to look somewhat blob-like, but they can now be shown high-definition on a monitor.
But while the technology may be impressive, it does have limits.
If the 20-foot boat had been covered by canvas instead of plastic, Tsarnaev would have been invisible.
"Actually, they can't see you in your house. Thermal imaging does not see through walls. It does not see through glass," Teich said.
Tsarnaev remains hospitalized, but will face a charge of conspiring to use weapon of mass destruction against persons and property in U.S. resulting in death.
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) - Gov. Steve Beshear is continuing his push for a statewide smoking ban in public places, calling on lawmakers Thursday to pass it without delay.
Beshear took part in a Capitol rally in support of legislation intended to protect Kentuckians from secondhand smoke.
The bill is hotly debated in Kentucky, one of the nation's top tobacco-producing states.
The House Health and Welfare Committee voted last week to approve the measure, which is now awaiting a vote on the House floor.
The governor said the 25 percent of Kentuckians who smoke still could light up if the measure passes, just not in places where they would expose others to their smoke.


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Originally published on August 14, 2012 6:04 pm
Now that the Olympics are over, what's there to watch on TV? Eric Deggans of the Tampa Bay Times says there is more fun programming than anything else. He tells Audie Cornish that he'll be watching HBO's Hard Knocks series on the Miami Dolphins training camp, TNT's Major Crimes, Discovery's Shark Week and others.


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tracedout wrote:leaving the easy card is just basic cooperative game theory
sometimes it helps you more to help someone else. sometimes it doesn't.
First of all let me just say that I did not read the whole thread so if I am repeating someone else comment then I apologize for the infringement.
Actually leaving the easy card, is a bit more than just basic cooperative game theory! In Escalating spoils game, you want the spoils set trade in, to get high as quickly as possible. In a game of 6 players with everyone carding on their turns the game should not last more then 10 or 12 rounds. Usually 6 player escalating games are over by round 8 or 9 although I have seen them end even sooner then that depending on the terrible play that some people do.
Imagine a game where no one is carding except for one player. Sooner or later that player that is carding will eventually win the game because sooner or later he will, little by little take out everyone in the game. In a game with no one carding, then no one is assaulting anyone. And this game is won by assaulting and not just dropping your troops. So the whole point of leaving 1's everywhere is so that others will take them and thus build up the "Card Economy!"
The CE is the number one way to not just replenish your troops for the troops lost on assaulting other regions but also the key method to winning the escalating game. The CE insures that the spoils soon overtake the BZ's (Bonus Zones). So influencing and allowing for others to card on easy card spot is what you basically want in an escalating spoils game. Otherwise you may as well play with no spoils in which case it is the BZ's that determine who eventually wins the games and then you are just fighting for BZ's and not spoils.
The setting of escalating spoils is what make it possible that the BZ's soon lose out any strategical purpose or value in the game so then every player leaving behind easy card spots is the whole reason to escalating spoils. The CE is the game and the strategy then lies in how to deal with and benefit from an ever rising Card Economy!


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HWZ's Overall Rating: 9.0
DVD Decrypting and Additional Information
DVD Decrypting and Additional Information
A free and popular utility used by many to decrypt original DVDs and hence backup the contents onto a computer's hard drive, DVD Decrypter has unfortunately succumbed to the pressure of a certain company whose technology it was circumventing and has since ceased development. There will not be a new version but the last such release, v184.108.40.206 remains in the wilds of the Internet if you should need such a program. While there are other commercial solutions, it is still one of the best and of course, free.


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Manfred Evertz was born in Duisburg and educated at the Art Academy in Essen. He grew up and studied at the end of the Modernism period in the 1950s and 1960s and has always felt connected to the Postmodernism movement. He has had several stages in his fine art, from Dadaism to pop-art and eventually to topical forms.
Evertz was an illustrator for Hydro, Illustret Vitenskap, Hjemmet, Cappelen and the University Press in Norway during the 1970s and 1980s. In the mid 1980s he drew the fantasy comic 'Die Wolfsbraut' for the collection Beta Comic-Album. Evertz then moved his focus from illustration to paintings and installations. He has participated in several solo and group exhibitions. He resides in Norway.


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CAlGARY - Less than two months after Calgary Co-op members took a stand on animal welfare, Canada's largest grocery chains have pledged to transition to a more humane food supply.
Eight national retailers — Co-op Atlantic, Canada Safeway, Costco, Federated Co-operatives Limited, Loblaw's, Metro, Sobeys, and Walmart — announced their intentions Monday to stop buying pork produced in intensive confinement cages, or "gestation stalls", by 2022.
While the vast majority of pork that winds up on store shelves today is produced using gestation stalls, the housing method is the target of growing criticism by animal rights advocates for the way it keeps pigs in close quarters without the freedom to move around.
In March, Calgary Co-op members voted 97-67 in favour of a resolution calling for the retailer to phase out the sale of both eggs and pork produced using intensive confinement cages. The non-binding, member-driven resolution called for a five year deadline, as opposed to the national retailers' ten year time frame.
Calgary Co-op spokesperson Cindy Drummond said management is still investigating to see whether such a move is feasible. While members are overwhelmingly positive about going cage-free, Drummond said the organization has been contacted by farm organizations and industry groups warning that a quick transition could be impossible.
"Members felt this was something we should be able to do in five years. But before we can absolutely say that, we have to talk to the producers and the experts," Drummond said. "You can say something, but then if you don't have product on the shelf to sell, it doesn't work."
Drummond said the input of Federated Co-operatives — Calgary Co-op's wholesaler, and one of the retailers who made the pledge for a 10-year phase-out — will be important.
Alberta Pork executive director Darcy Fitzgerald said he wishes the retailers had waited to take a stance on this issue until after June 1, when a draft of the proposed new Code of Practice for pigs — being drawn up right now by the National Farm Animal Care Council — will be released. The National Farm Animal Care Council is currently working with industry groups, animal rights advocates, veterinarians, and government to update codes of practice for a variety of species, and the new code for pigs will include recommendations related to housing.
While the recommendations aren't public yet, Fitzgerald said he hopes all decisions are made with sustainability of the industry in mind. The Canadian pork industry has already been hit hard by low prices for their product, and Fitzgerald said it's not fair to ask farmers who are losing money on every pig to invest a huge amount of money in new barns and equipment. He questioned whether consumers will be willing to pay more for cage-free pork.
"To ask a producer to do more things, and yet not pay for it, is not right," Fitzgerald said. "We have to look at this from a practical sense ... You can set a number and say that's what you want, and then maybe everybody in the industry closes their doors and says, 'OK, we're done.' "
Animal welfare groups — including Mercy For Animals Canada, whose undercover video showing disturbing images of a Manitoba pig farm made waves earlier this year — applauded the large retailers' decision.
"We praise Canada's top grocers for making the humane and socially responsible choice to phase out inherently cruel gestation crates. We are pleased that retailers have finally listened to their ethically minded customers and are taking action to end the abusive practice of confining pigs in tiny metal crates," said Twyla Francois of Mercy For Animals Canada.


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What's new BHP Billiton recently unveiled a strong set of production numbers for the December quarter.
The iron ore division delivered a 2.7 per cent increase on the previous corresponding period to a record 42.2 million tonnes, which was driven primarily by its vast Pilbara operations. Petroleum production on barrels of oil equivalent (BOE) also rose 3.3 per cent on the previous period to 59.9 million. This was aided by a return to full production at the company's Gulf of Mexico oil platforms, as well as better performances from the recently acquired Petrohawk, Fayetteville and Eagles Ford shale fields.
Copper was, however, the standout division, with production up 5.3 per cent year-on-year to 295,200 tonnes. The main driver was an improvement in the operational performance of its key copper mines at Escondida in Chile (BHP Billiton's interest is 57.5 per cent) and Antamina in Peru (33.8 per cent), which was partly offset by a maintenance-induced production fall from Olympic Dam in South Australia.
Various coal productions were also higher, but productions of most base metals fell and its aluminium properties were mixed.
Outlook We expect the solid production numbers to be reflected positively in BHP Billiton's half-yearly financial results. More importantly, BHP continues to advance development and exploration activities across its commodity portfolio. It has about $US21.2 billion ($20.3 billion) of projects under development, with $US9 billion allocated to iron ore and $US4.6 billion to petroleum.
While management has indicated no further commitments to large-scale capital developments for the remainder of the financial year, the pipeline of activity in progress provides ample foundation for future growth.
Price Although BHP Billiton's stock price has been mostly flat during the past year, it has staged a strong recovery in the past six months, rising more than 20 per cent as concerns eased over China's economic health and risk appetite returned to the equities market.
Worth buying? We are attracted to BHP Billiton's suite of tier-1 assets and its low-risk capital strategy of developing projects within its own portfolio. Coupled with its strong balance sheet and our positive view on commodity prices, we believe BHP has the capability to deliver good returns for its shareholders across cycles. Trading at 15.1 times consensus fiscal 2013 earnings per share estimates and declining to 12.6 times the following year, we believe the stock is worth buying at current levels.
Greg Smith is head of research at Fat Prophets sharemarket research.
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Two and a half years ago, Game Informer's Phil Kollar responded to one of my tweets about the magazine. After engaging in what was surely hilariously nerdy banter over Twitter, we found out we both lived in the same area of Minneapolis and agreed to meet for coffee.The year is now 2012. I'm a college graduate, Phil has moved back out to the west coast after an amazing and extremely productive stint at Game Informer (I miss him so much), and I'm moving my things into the GI office as one of their interns. Phil was the one who told me about Game Informer's new internship program. He said, Ali, I know you're a fancy-pants graduate student (more on that later), but you should really apply for this internship -- you'll be good at it. What that means and whether Phil knew what he was talking about remains to be seen, but I hope I can bring something unique, useful, and exciting to the team.Growing up, my family's pastime was playing games together. My mother and I preferred The Legend of Zelda and it became such a bonding experience for us that I now have a Deku Scrub tattoo. As a family, however, we played a lot of GoldenEye and Perfect Dark. We were a weird and very progressive family, and I'm grateful for my parents' support regarding video games throughout my life.Now, I'm a graduate of Augsburg College where I studied communication studies, international relations, and Japanese. I began my research career studying gender in Japanese popular culture and how archetypes of femininity manifest themselves in The Legend of Zelda series. My love of studying video games has continued into my graduate career. Currently, my regular full-time job is as a graduate student in communication studies studying marginalized groups in games, manga, and Japanese pop culture. I also teach public speaking to college students, which I think is the bee's knees. A few other things about me: I like bright colors, eat a lot of cheese, and have a boyfriend who cooks, gives great shoulder massages, and plays video games. What more could a lady want?In addition to my general duties as an intern, which will include a fair amount of writing and other tasks commonly assigned to editors (this isn't your typical go-fer internship), I'll also be doing a lot of work engaging with the Game Informer Online community. I did a considerable amount of social media work in college and I was even lucky enough to get paid for it. I'm ready to get back into the habit of having my eyes glued to blogs and Twitter. In the short amount of time I've been active on GIO, it has shown itself to be a bastion of intelligent discussion and kind souls--an island of sanity in the sea of lunacy that is the internet -- and I couldn't be more thrilled and honored to not only be a part of the Game Informer staff, but also the Game Informer online community this summer. I look forward to working with -- and for -- you all.For your daily dose of nerd, follow my Tumblr. To follow my non-gaming shenanigans, check out my personal blog.


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So apparently the company that brought several snack foods such as Twinkies, Sno Balls, Ding Dongs and the like are looking to liquidate its assets after a large-scale union strike against the company. You can read the full article here and check out what other products they make that may very well disappear for good here
Im actually really surprised by this. Hostess has been around for over 80 years and produces some pretty iconic products


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Drug Helps Overwrite Bad Memories
An anonymous reader writes "Recalling painful memories while under the influence of the drug metyrapone reduces the brain's ability to re-record the negative emotions associated with them, according to a new study by a team of University of Montreal researchers. The finding challenges the theory that memories cannot be modified once they are stored in the brain. 'Our findings may help people deal with traumatic events by offering them the opportunity to "write-over" the emotional part of their memories during therapy,' said the team lead. One major hurdle, however, is the fact that metyrapone is no longer commercially produced."


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If life was a movie.
Opening Scene for "A LEAP of Faith"
A green-and-white Border Patrol vehicle is cruising a primitive road along the international border between Mexico and California. It throws up plumes of dust as the occupants scan the horizon. The sun at high noon is an angry ball in a clear azure sky. Stretches of dirt turn into occasional strips of blacktop melting in the extreme heat. The patrol car disappears in a cloud of dust.
Dialogue inside the car:
1st Agent: "I wonder how long we'll have to enforce this useless prohibition of pot? We know it's a farce, and the public knows it, too."
2nd Agent: "Better watch who is around when you say things like that, Pete."
1st Agent: "I know ... it makes me sick. Last month they called Charlie into Border Patrol Headquarters in Washington and fired him because of his personal views on this losing war against marijuana."
2nd Agent: "How did they hear about Charlie's views anyway?"
1st Agent: "He was talking about LEAP during lunch with some guys from the night shift. Someone probably passed his words along to his supervisor."
2nd Agent: "LEAP?"
1st Agent: "That's right. It stands for Law Enforcement Against Prohibition."
2nd Agent: "Tell me more about them..."
Next scene, a week later:
People fill the streets from Los Angeles to New York in support of members of LEAP. New demonstrations pop up daily across the nation as the common man demands justice. The media is filled with promises of support from politicians who see the writing on the wall. Law enforcement agencies countrywide rally to end prohibition against marijuana. Pot is decriminalized!
Agents and officers who lost their jobs while supporting LEAP have their jobs restored with raises for their bravery. News stories and talking heads publicly thank those who stood up for their rights as Americans and protested a bad policy.
Strains of "America" play as the movie comes to a close with a long shot of fields of amber grain swaying in a gentle breeze.
Back to the real world.
There is an organization called LEAP. Too many people don't know who they are and what they represent. They are current and former law enforcement officials who are against the prohibition of marijuana. People who have seen its ramifications firsthand and know they are waging a losing war.
Border patrol agents like Bryan Gonzalez, who was fired for speaking in support of LEAP, do exist. Real people standing up for what's right. Law enforcement officials who lose their jobs for questioning the war on drugs and fighting back in the courts.
In Arizona, Joe Miller, a probation officer in Mohave County near the California border, filed suit recently in federal district court. He was dismissed for adding his name to a letter by LEAP, which is based in Medford, Mass., and known for its support of the decriminalization of marijuana.
Miller was one of 32 members of LEAP who signed the letter in support of a California ballot measure that would have permitted recreational marijuana use. The measure failed.
Most of the signers were retired members of law enforcement agencies who could speak their minds without fear of action by their bosses. Miller and a handful of others are still on the job -- including Paul Gallegos, district attorney for Humboldt County. He signed, too.
How can this support from the very people who have to enforce the draconian pot laws be ignored? They certainly know more about what's going on behind the scenes than most Americans. They see the futility and the deaths.
The war against marijuana persists like an old prizefighter unwilling to retire. It continues to take lives and taxpayers' hard-earned money and to stifle the free speech of those charged with enforcing laws they believe are wrong.
LEAP's views must be heard. If you would, take a moment and go to their website at www.leap.cc/ and read up on the group. Hopefully, you'll consider supporting these officers of the law and their freedom of speech.
As It Stands, I want to thank Tom Angell, LEAP media relations director, for always keeping me informed on the organization's actions. If you'd like to contact him, phone 415-488-6615 or 202-557-4979. You can also email him at email@example.com.
Dave Stancliff is a former newspaper editor and publisher who writes this column for the Times-Standard. Comments can be sent to firstname.lastname@example.com or www.davesblogcentral.com.