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stu is better bottoming. especially if paired with massive power top abe. please happen
Aidan's scoops some of Stu's cum out of his own ass and uses it to finger and rim Dan.
Dan cums in Aidan's mouth, after which they kiss.
Aidan jerks a big load onto Dan's hole, then he dives in and eagerly eats the sloppy hole with Stu pushing his face into it.
Dan jerks out another load with Aidan fucking him from behind (while Stu is fucking Aidan)
Then Dan lays down and lets Aidan jerk a load on his chest and face and mouth while Stu shoots on Dan's cock and balls. Then Aidan leans down and licks up all of Stu's cum.
This was a hot fucking video!
Thanks Nboston81!
sc indeed has lots of hot guys, my favourites: ashton, jess, sheldon, vince, joshua, jordan, brandon, brooks, bryant and ken. yeh i know i'm too greedy.
SC needs to issue Stu an ultimatum:
Next scene, you either :
A) Suck and kiss henceforth, or
B) Get gang banged (and DP'd, of course) by Jess and Brandon!
I'm not sure which one Stu would pick, but I'd gladly pick "B" !
Ethan has confirmed in a QMN interview that he is indeed straight... such a bummer!!!!:(
When you were working at Sean Cody, were you aware that you had fans? Were you aware of The Swords uhhh appreciation of you?
I actually had no idea until I started getting approached on the street when I was walking around New York City. Thats when I started to pay closer attention and noticed how many different porn and blog sites were paying attention to my work. It wasnt until I landed in San Francisco that things really started to take off, though.
And Sean Cody models dont use social media at all. We only hear from them after they stop filming. Does Sean Cody forbid models from interacting with the public?
Sean Cody does a great job at keeping us protected from the public eye. I imagine this is because a lot of Sean Cody models arent looking for the fame or publicity. Thats about all I can really say
You stopped appearing on the site right around the time they started shooting bareback scenes. Did you stop filming with Sean Cody because they started producing bareback content?
Yeah, pretty much. I knew bareback wasnt my style, and it was also around that time that I was feeling I wanted to branch off and do my own thing, anyway. To each his own, though. Id just rather be safe then sorry.
Some of Sean Codys gay models have mentioned that there are homophobic undertones while filming/on set with other straight models. Did you find that to be true? Is everyone straight there?
You know, I wouldnt say that there were really any homophobic undertones that I witnessed. Id say the whole Sean Cody experience was relaxed, chill, and professional more than anything else. The whole shooting process is actually pretty laid back and fairly organized. And yes, a lot of the Sean Cody models are actually straight. I know this is really hard for some people to believe, but its true.
What about you? Please dont dodge the question and tell me that you hate labels or that youre sexual.
Well, Im definitely a very sexual being! Ha ha. But actually, I love women in real life, believe it or not. Being around a lot of gay men in my adult life has brought me to some interesting sexual experiences with other men, but Ive never really found a true, genuine desire to have sex with another man. More than anything, I think I just like to have fun playing the flirting and teasing game.
Great, my gaydar is indeed broken. ](*,)
I still don't think he's straight. He gave a typically ambivalent answer. He could just as easily be bi. When he was first introduced at Sean Cody, they were still playing up the "straightness" of their models, i.e., talking about girlfriends, what kind of women they like, past sexual experiences, etc. They never did any of that with Ethan. That always lead me to suspect that he wasn't so straight. Plus the fact that despite that huge dick, he took so readily to bottoming and seemed to love every minute of it. And now post-Sean Cody, he dances at several gay clubs in SF and seems to be very much into the gay "world". Even in his own words, he's around a lot of gay men which has lead to several sexual situations with them. He ain't straight.
Somebody tell "Ethan" "gay4pay" is not in fashion anymore, if he thinks that will help him find a job.
Yeah, I don't believe that he's straight either. He was being very equivocal with his response. I'd say he's bisexual at the very least.
Still, I hope by branching off, he means he'll be doing more porn. If not for SC, for some other studio.
^^ lol miss heterosexuality just couldn't ignore it
I prefer muscular white hunky guys, it must mean i'm attracted only to them?
I nominate Aidan from SC for "biggest whore in gay porn" *|* (or a tie with Joshua but he's not back yet :cry:) he really does it all and seems to enjoy it. HUGE cumshots too (*S*). I'm sure he will DP next.
Aidan's no Jamie . . .
I'm surprised Jamie hasn't resurfaced somewhere, not necessarily in porn. I wonder if that line about him wanting to be a SEALS was actually for real (unlike, say, Curtis' Trauma Surgeon one).
Calvin's the other SC model who kept me interested. I suspect he's done, too.
If it's true he joined the SEALS, I'm sure he's found a mate or two there to regularly fill that hole of his on their weekend passes.
Booking into a motel room somewhere and then getting fucked in every position until every participant is fully satisfied.
I wonder what's happened with Dennis, he seemed to really get into it once they moved to BB but then disappeared rather to quickly.
No FUCK today. Too bad
Coleman's back! But he didn't get fucked in the ass and he wasn't even naked. :(
Still, it's a pretty sight.
Coleman sucks Chase (sc1563)
Coleman can sure eat an ass. Better than almost all the other guys on the site.
And Chase's ass and cumshot are both fantastic
I feel so out of the loop again... haven't watched an SC vid in 2013 yet and I forgot who Coleman is... #-o
pointless updated...what a weak week.
glad coleman's come back, only wish he were naked and had Brook's cock buried in his perfect buns!
He was encouragingly equivocal about his sexuality in his solo.
What a cocktease! At least he's back so that means he's gonna get fucked next, right? Sean is just toying with us :twisted:
He obviously loves ass
Oh yes Coleman loves cum and he shoots very powerful cumshots (look at his scene with Aiden, it flies somewhere off-camera :eek:)
Yes - I saw Marshall & Brandon - just wished it would have been more ...... :p
Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
No, but evidently Brooks did (see back)
I love it when gay porn models have bible citation tats!
^^ You've got better eyes than I do. ;) When I went to find a cap of it, sc seems to avoid showing Brooks' back in the default stills for Brooks.
The other thing I noticed in re-watching Brooks fucks Ryan is that Brooks is a good cock sucker. Or at least he has no trouble taking all of Ryan's dick, something that seems to pleasure Ryan greatly.
Natural deepthroather or some training involved...?
Just signed up for Corbin Fisher for 15$/month through Manhunt daily http://manhuntdaily.com/2013/02/dont...n-fisher-sale/
I also signed up for the same kind of deal at Belami last year. When is Sean Cody going to make a sale? I don't think I've ever seen a promo banner for that site. Is it because things are going so well for SC? They have the hottest guys. *|*
The new guy Riley is so adorable and sexy and GAY! I'm pretty sure he'll be back.
sc's new guy, Riley, is a gay fireman (specializes in aerial work). Very cute. Maybe it's time to put a cat up in a tree. ;)
Jess and Jaden today.


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Bonnie Beaman
Bonnie Kay Beaman, 50, Vergas, died in her home near Vergas on April 5, 2009.
Bonnie Kay Schermerhorn was born on May 11, 1958, in Perham to Allan and Elaine (Stebbins) Schermerhorn. She grew up in rural Vergas on a farm, attended school in Perham, graduating from Perham High School. On June 3, 1978, she was married at the United Methodist Church in Dent and was married for 23 years. Bonnie was a hardworking woman. Over the years she worked at Goodman's Grocery Store, owned a mink farm, did daycare and most recently had her own cleaning business for the past several years. She was baptized and confirmed at the United Methodist Church in Dent. She later became a member of St. Paul's Lutheran-Loon Lake. Bonnie loved animals and outdoor activities. She was a loving and dedicated mother and will be deeply missed by her children, extended children, and family and friends.
Bonnie is survived by two children, Natasha (Alan Munson) Beaman, Derick Beaman; siblings, Larry (JoAnne) Schermerhorn, Eugene (Vicky) Schermerhorn, Nancy (Ronnie) Kratzke, Randy (Karla) Schermerhorn, Janelle (Neil) Dow; her mother, Elaine Schermerhorn; numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Preceding her in death are her father, Allan Schermerhorn, and a nephew.
Visitation is scheduled at St. Paul's Lutheran Church-Loon Lake on Wednesday, April 8, from 4-7 p.m., with a prayer service at 3:30 p.m., and also one hour prior to the service on Thursday.
Funeral services are Thursday, April 9, 2009, at 11 a.m. in St. Paul's Lutheran Church-Loon Lake, rural Vergas, with Reverend Robert Hinckley officiating.
Burial will follow the service at the church cemetery.
Arrangements are with Furey Funeral Home, Vergas.

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I left the house for the first time since Saturday and had snow a squirrel's-length deep to clear off the car. I put my bag in the trunk and took out the brush. I made sure I had the keys in my hand before I slammed the trunk. I got all that snow off the car and reached into my coat pocket: no keys! How to get into the house for my other key? Damn! It's 3 degrees. I was sure I had the keys in my hand and that I slipped them into my coat pocket. Did I drop them into the deep snow behind the car?
Ah, I see the little black hole in the snow. I'm so happy to pick up the keys with my gloveless hands and rub off the snow with my sleeves. I drive into work, my hands getting colder and colder. The gloves -- gloves the color of my crashed car Li'l Greenie -- only make it worse. I've got those John Lennon discs in the CD player:
Instant karma's gonna get you
Gonna knock you right on the head
You better get yourself together
Pretty soon you're gonna be dead


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The winner of the largest prize package ever awarded in the history of Nipawin Pike Festival received the keys to his brand new pontoon boat on Thursday, July 14.
Last summer Gerry Smerchynski of Regina caught the tagged pike that matched the 2010 Crestliner Suncast pontoon boat, valued at $25,000.
The prize package, provided by Thomas Motors of Nipawin and Melfort, also includes a 40 horsepower Honda engine and an EZ Loader trailer. In addition he received a $250 instant cash prize for catching a current year tagged pike.
The 73-year-old Smerchynski has been unable to attend a prize presentation until now as a result of health problems. He underwent heart valve surgery seven weeks ago and is still on the mend. But he plans to get back on the water in his new boat before the end of this year's festival.
"I'm hoping to," he said. "I'm kind of at a standstill right now. But I can start fishing about Sept. 1 and this goes to the end of September."
He has been fishing here for probably 45 years and for the past 33 years he and his wife Eleanor have been returning every summer to their cottage at Tobin Lake.
"Actually it's about the only place I did fish after I found out how good the lake was," he said.
When he caught the fish with the winning tag last summer he was not actually looking for pike. They went out to catch walleye in the mouth of the river. It is a spot that he would not go to find pike.
"If somebody would have said 'I'm going out there for pike' I would have said 'Well forget it, don't even go there.' You even fool yourself sometimes when you think you know everything."
But the pike was small. He estimated its size at only 14 inches.
"It wasn't very big but it sure had a nice tag on its back," he laughed.
To show his appreciation towards the festival, he has become a festival sponsor. Festival Chairperson Doug Hidlebaugh said even people who are not fishing can buy a $5 ticket to show their support for the event and to be entered in the automatic prize draw. He felt certain the festival will benefit from the fact that the main prize from last year's event has been won.
"This prize is definitely an incentive for people to get out and buy more tickets and fish in our tournament," he said.
The first tagged pike from this year's 42nd annual Pike Festival has already been caught by Brent Lindman of Nipawin. He attended the pontoon boat presentation at Thomas Motors on July 14 to congratulate Smerchynski.
Lindman said he enters the festival every year.
"Being local of course you've got to," he remarked. "The Pike Festival is a really good thing for Nipawin and supporting it is just part of the gig."
It was the first time he caught a tagged pike.Read more at http://www.nipawinjournal.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=3220509
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NEW YORK (AP) -- The Big East made its split official Friday, with seven basketball schools breaking away from the football-playing members in a deal that takes effect on July 1.
Commissioner Mike Aresco told The Associated Press that the seven Catholic schools which are leaving to form a basketball-centric conference will get the Big East name, along with the opportunity to play their league tournament in Madison Square Garden.
The football members, most of which are newcomers to a conference that has been ravaged by realignment, get a cash haul of roughly $100 million. That group includes just one founding Big East member -- Connecticut -- and will have to find a name for what is essentially a new league.
"It's been an arduous four months but we got to the right place," Aresco said in a phone interview. "I think both conferences have good futures."
Aresco, who will remain commissioner of the football league, would not disclose the financial part of the settlement.
A person familiar with the negotiations told the AP earlier this week that the football schools will receive about $100 million from a $110 million stash the conference had built up over the last two and a half years through exit and entry fees as well as NCAA men's basketball tournament funds.
Aresco said the football schools have not chosen a conference name and there are no favorites yet. "We can get on with reinventing ourselves and re-establishing our brand," he said.
He also said they have not determined how the money from the separation agreement will be split among the members. The person familiar with the negotiations said the bulk of the money will go to holdover members Cincinnati, Connecticut and South Florida.
The split with the basketball members as well as a new TV deal with ESPN for the football schools still must be ratified by the school presidents. Aresco said that should come soon and without glitches.
Next up on the agenda for the football schools, Aresco said, is to find a 12th member and venues for future basketball tournaments.
The settlement will bring the Big East back to its origins. When it was formed in 1979, it banded together a group of mostly small, mostly private schools located in and around Northeast cities.
"I don't mean to speak for all seven schools, but the schools that are breaking off, we're excited to start a new chapter," said Georgetown basketball coach John Thompson III, whose father led the Hoyas to three Final Four appearances in the 1980s.
"The Big East has been something that has been special to me personally and to everyone that's been involved with it. But we're in an era of change, and as much as that one segment, that one era, that one time of the Big East, will always be special, will always mean a lot ... it's time for change."
The seven schools breaking away from the football schools include some of the Big East's founding members and most recognizable teams: Georgetown, St. John's, Providence, Seton Hall, Villanova, Marquette and DePaul. They are expected to sign a television rights deal with Fox, add at least two more schools and start competing in the 2013 fall semester.
"We are grateful to Commissioner Mike Aresco for spearheading an agreement that truly represents the best path forward for each of our great institutions and the thousands of student-athletes who compete for our schools annually," the presidents of the seven basketball schools said in a joint statement.
The football conference now known as the Big East will consist next season of Connecticut, South Florida, Cincinnati, Temple, Rutgers and Louisville, along with incoming members Memphis, Central Florida, SMU and Houston.
Rutgers and Louisville will likely be playing their last seasons in the conference before switching leagues, to the Big Ten and Atlantic Coast Conference, respectively.
Tulane and East Carolina are scheduled to join the football league in 2014, and Navy comes aboard in 2015. Tulsa is being targeted as the next addition to the conference.
The Big East started playing football in 1991, when it added Miami, West Virginia, Virginia Tech, Rutgers and Temple, to go along with Pittsburgh, Syracuse and Boston College. The relationship between the football and basketball wings was always difficult to navigate, but Big East football was good enough to be a given a reserved spot in the Bowl Championship Series in 1998 and that gave the basketball schools access to millions of dollars in revenue they otherwise would not have had.
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Marta Mellinger, beloved wife and mother, died from a rare form of ovarian cancer on Sept. 13, 2013. She was 60 years old.
Marta was born in Santa Monica, Calif., on Nov. 11, 1952, the eldest daughter of John and Mary Ellan Mellinger of Newton, Iowa, whose work ethic and small town values became the core of Marta's life. Her childhood was graced with a passion for reading, writing and sports. Marta graduated from Iowa State University in 1974 with degrees in Theater and English, the latter of which she used in her first job working for the Des Moines Register writing obituaries and theater reviews. Following her heart and her love for the natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest, she moved to Oregon in 1975.
Every summer Marta returned to her beloved Des Moines YMCA Family Camp in Boone, Iowa to reconnect with her extended family and friends. She later transferred that love to her husband, daughters and other friends.
Oregon provided many opportunities for Marta, beginning with her first job working for the Multnomah County Republican Central Committee during the day and stage acting in a number of roles at night. At 27, Marta switched her career focus to building arts organizations, a continuing passion until her death. As Director of Communications at Seattle Repertory Theater and later Long Wharf Theatre of New Haven, Conn., Marta honed her professional skills. She moved to the East Coast in 1983.
In New Haven, Conn., Marta met her beloved, David Frackelton, whom she married in June 1985. In March 1987, they had their first child, Alexandra "Zan", and bought their first house. Their love was sustained by a growing and remarkable group of friends. It was during this time that Marta worked as a management consultant, developing her interest in organizational change theory and facilitation.
Before Zan was two, Marta and David decided to move back to the Pacific Northwest. With the birth of their second daughter, Gillian, in July 1989, the Frackelton family was complete, settling in the Raleigh Park neighborhood of Southwest Portland.
In Portland, Marta began a long series of volunteer activities, including grass roots fundraising for the first "Local Option Levy" for Beaverton Schools, redevelopment of the Beaverton Education Foundation including committee work to develop its Annual Telethon, Skyquilt for Artquake 1992, design and production of The Raleigh Park School's annual talent show, design and leadership of a Coming of Age Program for her church and various political campaigns. She was always interested in how groups of volunteers could be organized to make the world a better place. She used her skills and energy to that end.
Her professional life included consulting for many arts and cultural organizations throughout the West Coast. She particularly enjoyed her work for Trimet, Legislative Administration on the Oregon State Capitol History Center Strategic Plan and many projects for the Oregon Arts Commission over a 20-year relationship, including five Arts Summits and the formational cultural summit that led to the creation of the Oregon Cultural Trust. She also consulted with such diverse organizations as the National Endowment for the Arts, University of Oregon, University of California Santa Cruz/Santa Cruz County, U.S. Department of Justice and Pacificorp.
During her five year tenure as Executive Director of the Oregon Children's Theater, she led the theater through a transition from its founder, leaving it fiscally strong and organizationally healthy. Her final years were filled with many projects working with David and other collaborators through her company, The Canoe Group.
Marta was most proud of raising two extraordinary daughters with David that know how to be themselves and creating a happy, joy-filled and productive marriage. She loved creating art, solving Sudoku puzzles and gardening in her backyard meadow. She will be remembered for her passion, creativity, honesty and love of nature's beauty. In spite of the difficulty of her cancer, Marta's generous and loving spirit shone brilliantly in her final years and she will be deeply missed. Her writing about her cancer can be found at www.blazerlady.com.
Marta is survived by her husband; daughters; parents; and brother, David Mellinger of Johnston, Iowa. She is preceded in death by her brothers, Mark Mellinger of Flower Mound, Texas and Todd Mellinger of Newton, Iowa.
Her public memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 29, 2013, at First Unitarian Church of Portland, followed by a reception celebrating her life. The family requests any memorial contributions be made to The Des Moines YMCA Camp in Boone, Iowa.


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ARIES: An openness of mind is reflected in everything Aries does during February 7, 8, promoting goodwill and abilities to learn and foresee the possibilities of life.
TAURUS: Money will be spent on luxury items during February 7, 8, with some of this going on items to beautify your home. A pay rise is in the wind for many born under this star sign.
GEMINI: Life radiates with wonder, energy and possibility for Gemini individuals during February 7, 8. Opportunity may knock at the door, perhaps through a friend or associate.
CANCER: Thursday and Friday is likely to give Cancer a break away from the pressures of life, allowing for refreshment or recuperation, giving a better balance to life.
LEO: Leonine individuals have high hopes for the future and big plans to match at the moment. As a result, it is likely you'll be surveying the anticipated field of play.
VIRGO: Career prospects are very bright for Virgo natives, something which will be evidenced during February 7, 8. Regardless, you'll be able to view your path in life with clearer vision.
LIBRA: News is likely to be coming from a far-away place during February 7, 8, promoting high hopes. Some Librans will be planning or starting a working holiday.
SCORPIO: Scorpio tends to be over the top with money and its management during February 7, 8. A little care needs to be taken to avoid a careless accumulation of debt.
SAGITTARIUS: Sagittarian lives will be blessed by happy events, feelings or news during Thursday and Friday. This is very likely to centre on a spouse or business partner.
CAPRICORN: There are good things happening in connection with work or health during Thursday and Friday. Those seeking work can expect good results from efforts.
AQUARIUS: Aquarian natives are in a carefree mood during February 7, 8; a mood which influences romance, gambling and attitudes towards children. You tend to be lucky then.
PISCES: There are likely to be some pretty good things happening in and around the home and family during Thursday and Friday, with everything working in harmony.
LUCKY NUMBERS: Aries: 1, 3, 4, 9; Taurus: 5, 8; Gemini: 6, 7; Cancer: 3, 4, 7, 9; Leo: 1, 3, 4, 9; Virgo: 6, 8; Libra: 5, 7; Scorpio: 2, 3, 7, 9; Sagittarius: 1, 3, 4, 9; Capricorn: 5, 6; Aquarius: 5, 6; Pisces: 2, 4, 7.


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I still recall the burning in my eyes from the tear-gas pellets of anti-riot police.
Rather than risk losing anybody else, the cops employed "burners"—tear-gas canisters—that had an incendiary effect.
The United States of America has far better things than tear-gas canisters and fast food to export abroad.
Eid was separated from most of her friends and blinded by tear-gas.
Disconcerted by the attack of tear-gas, the green men broke and fled.
Calhoun was familiar enough with tear-gas, used by police on some planets.
To add to the strangeness of the situation, there was a strong scent of tear-gas in the air, which made my eyes water.
One afternoon on the Somme our battery received a severe strafe from 59's and tear-gas shells.
One of the novel shell the Germans used was known as the "tear-gas" shell.
The "tear-gas" shell were marked with a "T" by the Germans and were known as "T-shell."
tear gas (tēr)
A gas that causes irritation of the eyes and profuse tearing.


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who are reluctant to subject themselves to hours in an electronics-laden facility
Which just goes to show how much the tinfoil hat actively interferes with the thought process.... In order to conduct a valid scientific experiment on such matters, it requires a room which is 100% free from other radiation sources. Which means the rooms in the facility are anything BUT "electronics-laden".
But we're already fully aware that being vulnerable to EMR is the very least of these people's problems, which are usually only solved through extensive use of mind-altering drugs.
Now that you mention it, the times I've been in the closest to radiation free rooms (faraday cages for testing cell phones), I felt quite uncomfortable.
I know what you mean - I always get this weird disconnected feeling whenever I've been away from the internet for a few hours...
OTOH it does not matter whether this type of radiation kills us directly or by making us sick trough our minds. If we (majority of us any
No amount of industrial grade propaganda is going to change that. We learned from bad experiences that industry lies.
So maybe you could get smart and listen to scientists instead of industry. Or better yet, do the research yourself and become knowledgeable.
So maybe you could get smart and listen to scientists instead of industry. Or better yet, do the research yourself and become knowledgeable.
That is too much like hard work. You've got to give the poor ikkle-wikkle radiation-sensitives a solution that actually does work for them (like a 12V car battery up the ass) instead of requiring them to do some work ; the solution has got to be within the understanding of their poor radiation-frazzled minds without requiring anything more demanding than sucking on a n
Now that you mention it, the times I've been in the closest to radiation free rooms (faraday cages for testing cell phones), I felt quite uncomfortable. I always figured it was the poor ventilation of a small room, but just as likely the human body can't live without radiowaves as it is likely radiowaves (wifi) are hurting us.
We might not NEED it, but I would not be surprised if we did somehow sense it. Really, we are all raised in the background hum [wikipedia.org] of the universe. Add to that the stuff we generate with communications and it's a butt load of white noise. It would be interesting to build some large structures that could be used for a double blind test, some rooms are Faraday cages, some are not, some are bombarded by WIFI, and they all look alike. I'd like to see if there is an effect on normal people and on people that claim t
it requires a room which is 100% free from other radiation sources.
One may wonder how the subjects deal with the comparatively strong field that usually surrounds them in the form of earth's magnetic field. Better sit very... very... still.
solved through extensive use of mind-altering drugs.
Many modern variants which, ironically, are barely better than placebo...
But we're already fully aware that being vulnerable to EMR is the very least of these people's problems, which are often caused by extensive use of mind-altering drugs.
There, fixed that for you
A lot of those so-called "radiation sensitive" people are nothing but Luddites in disguise.
In Malaysia, there have been cases of communities in uproar, having many people claiming that they suffer from "excruciating painful headaches" to "cancer" and all that, just because there is a cellphone station nearby.
Those "radiation sensitive" people demand that the authority remove those "radiation hotspots" immediately, and it turns out that, in some of those cases, the so-called "cellphone stations" haven't even begun operation and never emit any radiation !
Luddites !
A lot of those so-called "religious" people are nothing but Luddites in disguise.
In America, there have been cases of communities in uproar, having many people claiming that they have an undetectable "soul" and suffer from "purgatory" to "eternal damnation" and all that, just because there is a magical man in the sky.
Those "religious" people demand that the authority encforce these "holy laws" immediately, and it turns out that, in some of those cases, the
Apart from the obvious cries of "Offtopic", I would like to add one thing:
the so-called "holy laws" aren't even in the bible and never were sinful to begin with (homosexuality)!
Lev. 18:22
You do your cause no good by being completely wrong (and I say this as one who is pretty apathetic about religion).
The 5.4GHz==harmful crazies are more of an immediate problem than religious crazies because getting something banned is a lot easier than getting it unbanned, and because these idiots like to dress their nonsense up as science far more than the religious ones, and psuedoscience is potentially very harmful to our
ID is dressed as science all the time. One person modified charles darwin's origin of species with ID information and things like 'darwin hated women and was racist' in it. BTW gay sex in the US was illegal until 2003, some states you could get over 15years! So don't think that religion isn't creating all kinds of legal harm.
I'd forgotten how bad those people were in the US, since where I am they are fairly rare, not localised enough to elect lower-house politicians and even mainstream Christians will mock them. I suppose it's easy to forget how lucky we are over here.
Ooo thanks for the citation. Most fundies i've talked to about homosexuality cite something to do with spilling seed/onanism. Which was I suppose more against jerking off, they applied it to gay sex (as babies wouldn't be produced). Weird.
One can also imply that the interpretation that it is a ban on homosexuality (some claim only against anal sex) is correct by the Bible continuously referring to proper marriage as between a man and woman (Genesis 2:24 and Matthew 19:5, for example) and sex as only appropriate while married (Hebrews 13:4 and 1 Corinthians 6:15-20). There are other verses as well that imply homosexuality as a sin (Romans 1:26, Jude 1:7). Taken as a whole, the simplest conclusion is that homosexuality is equivalent to adult
I wonder why the above is unnaceptable. Both views are equally insane and unsupported by science. But you can be harsh to the cellphone radiation crazies but not the religious crazies?
Um... You just were, so obviously you can.
Just thought it interesting that if I posted my rewording of parent's post (in some thread about religion)I'd have been moddded to oblivion but you've been modded up.
That might have something to do with the fact that you just turned an article about possible health effects of a cell
the other han,d there is a tremendous psychological incentive here to wishfully believe that there is no danger-- because the proposition that cellphone radiation near your head (or wifi for that matter) actually is dangerous leads to thoughts horrific to contemplate-- namely that you'd have to stop/reduce the amount of calls you do, or worse, to live in a wifi-less world.
I strongly suspect that people are more likely to believe things that do not challenge/threaten their current lifestyle (or whatever it
As Lessig said in his latest website chat, 75% of studies not funded by the cellphone industry found evidence for a connection.
As a matter of interest, who *were* they funded by? People with an interest in proving a link between RF from mobile phones and cancer?
Mod this up.
"Cellphone Industry" studies are far more likely to be scrutinized and finely-combed looking for flaws then "independent" studies (is any study truly independent?).
I've known electrosensitive people and they've all been whackjobs who wouldn't know what science was even if you served it to them on a plate with a sprig of parsley on it.
they've all been whackjobs who wouldn't know what science was even if you served it to them on a plate with a sprig of parsley on it.
They're allergic to parsley, you insensitive clod!
The problem is that class-action litigation is also an industry, and that industry is just as capable of commissioning "studies" not to discover scientific truth but to create a useful appearance.
In fact, I'd say litigation is more capable of doing so, given that they can win victories far more easily with useful appearances. If "Big Doohickey" discovers that doohickeys causes a serious risk of seizure, they will have to try to keep everyone fooled that there's no danger, for as long as they're selling doo
As Lessig said in his latest website chat [blip.tv], 75% of studies not funded by the cellphone industry found evidence for a connection.
I would like say that (as I understand it) Lessig pointed this out to get the obvious reaction from his audience ("Oh wow, the cell phone industry is trying to lie to us!"). He wanted to point out that this is the reaction people always have when they see something like this, and to examine what in our society causes that mistrust and how we may be able to fix it. He uses this specifically when he talks about corporate funding for political campaigns, later on.
Obviously, yes, there are those people claiming hypersensitivity, basing it simply on their fear of the radiation getting to their bodies.
But, I wouldn't go as far as saying that there is no danger at all because of them, much the same way I wouldn't conclude the radiation being dangerous if non of these people claimed hypersensitivity.
The question to me comes down to long-term exposure damage, which we cannot much about yet - and it would be difficult to force companies into very long term safety tests before being allowed to market their devices. But I do feel that the subject should stay under investigation for longer.
In the time after WW-II, US armed forces tested how their troops could fight near the blast of a nuclear weapon - and, hey, pretty much everyone was healthy in the first tests afterwards. Cancers don't measurably spring up within hours of a test. Still, you have claims from soldiers claiming their cancers were caused by those events decades later...
In Germany, soldiers working on mobile radars are trying to get compensations for tumors they seem to have received by operating the radar devices. Yet, I bet you, on the first tests of those, there were no permanent health problems reported in the days/weeks after the initial tests.
Most famously, big tobacco - your first cigarette isn't clearly measurable the one killing you. Neither is the second, third, twenty-first or onehundredfifthyfourths the lethal one. There is no doubt left about cigarettes being lethal now, but big tobacco made lots of profits over the years by claiming that cigarettes are safe, and that noone could ever link any individual cigarette to lung cancer. And it's still the argument used now by smokers against 'too heavy handed' anti-smoking legislation - why should smoking be banned in pubs. Let non-smokers go somewhere else. Or - more ridiculously, smokers in some countries (like the UK) actually claiming it's breaching their human rights if you prohibited them from lighting up in public. (Who cares about the human rights of the non-smoker next to him, if noone can prove it was 'my' cigarette that gave him lung cancer)?
Neither of those examples can obviously prove whether there is cellphone tower radiation is harmful; much the way that the luddites trying to raise panic about them can prove their harmful, nor that their existence proves cell phone radiation harmless.
What I would wish for - is that the subject stays under some form of independent investigation - without any lobbying from either side. (don't see though, how that could ever happen)
Or - more ridiculously, smokers in some countries (like the UK) actually claiming it's breaching their human rights if you prohibited them from lighting up in public. (Who cares about the human rights of the non-smoker next to him, if noone can prove it was 'my' cigarette that gave him lung cancer)?
The problem is the anti-smoking crowd are verging into ever more tenuous territory. Some seem to believe that seeing someone downwind smoke is a hazard to their health. They also seem to be unconcerned about the dozens of cars spewing a great deal more toxic gasses right next to both them and the smoker. They do this without even a shred of a study showing that cigarette smoke in an open public space is the least bit harmful to passers by. Much like the anti microwave loonies, many will start coughing at th
Name-calling isn't going to help anyone. The fact of the matter is, to some people hyperelectrosensitivity or whatever the buzzword is nowadays is a very real phenomenon. It has been shown pretty conclusively that the electromagnetic radiation itself does not cause the issues (in one study researchers used an inert box with blinking lights on it to produce the same effect), but that does not mean that the condition is unimportant, or not to be taken seriously. That would be like telling a schizophrenic "none of that stuff is real, shut up".
Rather than laughing at these people, we should consider their problem a mental disorder and treat it accordingly. This does, of course, mean that you consider the condition the problem, not the EM sources.
but that does not mean that the condition is unimportant, or not to be taken seriously.
I think in this case that's exactly what it means.
Precisely. This is an anxiety disorder pure and simple. Their reaction to a ringing cell phone is exactly the same as a person with spider phobia's reaction to spiders. We don't try exterminating all spiders, we treat the individual with the problem.
hyperelectrosensitivity or whatever the buzzword is nowadays is a very real psychological condition.
The description in the story smells like a severe psychological problem that is being ignored. Some people faint at the sight of spiders or even large groups of people -this person faints when he notices a cell phone. Anxiety disorders can be treated, often very effectively. People debiting whether the spider is somehow magically damaging the victim's brain doesn't help anyone.
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3: The entire summary reads like a news announcer sounds. I can actually hear in my head as I read it, my inner voice's pitch changes exactly like a certain bored-out-of-her-skull Asian Reporter.
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You know who else is "electro-hypersensitive"?
Dracula, that's who.
And he has about as good a chance of existing as a real "electro-hypersensitive" human being.
Huh? Dracula is supposedly sensitive to UV radiation, not radio waves.
The entire human race is sensitive to UV radiation and some are definitely more sensitive then others.
Though cellphones use microwaves, and not radio waves.
Check out your pharmacy. I'm fairly sure there are some Bach flowers tinctures available by now that can cure the problem. If everything fails, get a few healing crystals.
I had some back pain once, and a friend suggested healing crystals. Suddenly I became aware of a pain in the region just below my back and above my legs.
I don't think that's how you're supposed to use them, but whatever floats your boat...
That's nothing. Until I applied the healing crystal I didn't even know that I had pain in the region!
It wasn't a healing crystal but a building brick and it was not placed on me but hurled at me, but still...
By the way: I'm selling infallible anti-cellphone-radiation healing crystals for only $5000 a piece!
Remember: Infallible! Or money back!
(The best strategy to deal with idiots, is to make money (or power) off of them. It's called natural selection. Bill Gates understands this. Steve Jobs does. Every politician understands it. Etc, etc, etc.
And how long have you been working for the Home Shopping Network?
One reasonable post amongst a hundred scoffers. I salute you, good sir.
I wonder how the technology worshipers among us would scientifically study this issue. You'd have to isolate the influence of radio waves on a human body-system. The problem is, of course, finding controls in a radio-free, transient electromagnetic field-free, man-made-chemical-free world...
Science is hard to do when your experiment has a billion variables.
The people unable to detect the cellphone radiation are people who claim to get headaches and whatnot from said radiation. If there is no correlation between reported headaches and actual presence of radiation, then obviously that is a relevant find suggesting that the headaches are in fact not related to cellphones or electronics.
There is a sneaky error in your logic. Since in reality it's impossible to find that there is no correlation in general for everything.
You can only find that there is no correlation in the subset of reality that you actually test for.
Your argument is like creating a firewall that by default lets everything trough, and has a huge set of filters of what to block. You know someone will find yet another way around one of your rules. Which is why no firewall or real security system is designed that way aro
The conclusion is that while it seems unlikely that high-frequency fields in consumer devices directly cause cancer, they might promote it,
Like, how? They take out public service ads? "Hey, kids, cancer is your friend!"
A critic in me reckons that increased cancer levels (if there are any) may be attributed to overall worsened environment conditions (pollution, etc.), decreased food quality (and mass usage of food additives) and mass hysteria related to the risks of adverse health effects caused by EMF radiation.
Anyway, I really believe anyone can make his life safer (as for now God really knows if EMF radiation can interact with our own electric fields) by using mobile phone as little as possible - I speak on my cellular
... then I guess we'd better wait for the Fox News coverage! They'll be fair, too!
Glenn Beck: "What I wanna know is, why don't these cell phone companies deny this rumor that their phones are cooking my brain? I'm not saying my brain is actually fried, but it sure feels that way and why won't they deny it?"
I don't trust anyone who claims to have "no bias" (aka is "neutral"). Because I know that in physical reality, there is no such thing.
Every human's senses do massive filtering and processing. And our brain can by definition only store information by its difference from everything. And so, our very thought processes only work trough bias.
Plus, the vast majority of our information input (e.g. everything on the Internet) is already processed by many brains and machines execu
The issue is one of penetration. For the radiation from cell phones this is very low. The depth affected is comparable to that which is warmed by, for instance, sunshine. Except for a cell phone close to the ear - where most of the heating comes from the battery and the electronics getting warm - the effect from all combined sources is very small, much smaller than the effect of sunshine or even an incandescent lamp a couple of meters away.
So, barring the discovery of some kind of magic effect, the conclusion has to be that the risk is negligible because the absorbed radiation is infinitesimally small compared to the energy absorbed from the other wavelengths of incident radiation.
You get much more penetration for lower frequency radiation - up to VHF - than for microwaves, and for the best part of a hundred years we have been exposing people to rather high doses of it. The radiation from the converter stages of a superhet radio or a VHF/UHF television greatly exceeds what you get from wi-fi or your DECT phone. But strangely, nobody suffered from headaches as a result of listening to AM radios, perhaps because they did not know that radio and TV receivers actually emitted radiation, often at several volts per meter.
But strangely, nobody suffered from headaches as a result of listening to AM radios,
You've obviously not spent nights trying to listen to rock and roll on WOWO after your local station signed off...
Dunno about cancer or if its a problem with people, but popcorn has issues with cellphone radiation:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x5odhh_pop-corn-t?l?phone-portable-micro-o_news [dailymotion.com]
"The gap between a biological effect and an adverse health effect is a big one."
IMO the gap not as big [slashdot.org] as some scientists try to paint. And heck, that was about food, stuff which is digested by our stomach on a chemical level.
The radiation which directly influences the organs? Hell yes.
You know what radiation is a hundreds of thousands of times stronger than cellphone microwaves, and incredibly brighter?
If you are in fear of getting sick from microwaves, you MUST have hundreds of thousands of times more fear of sunlight. It's simple physics.
So? Your choice?
The Sun doesn't modulate its signal down into coherent patterns. It's static. By contrast, cells respond in odd ways when there are steady frequencies in the 10 to 500hz range present. Think "sympathetic vibrations". Everything has a resonant frequency.
Also, it's not really a cancer issue so much as a, "How does it affect cognition in the nervous system?" question.
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A state representative's proposal to mark gang members' driver's licenses with the letter "G'' was heard yesterday before the Joint Committee on Transportation at the State House, but it probably will undergo significant revisions after it was later assailed as unconstitutional.
As it is written, the bill reads that a person who is "deemed a gang member'' will be issued a "G'' sticker for his or her license to denote gang affiliation.
The bill's sole sponsor, Representative Paul McMurtry, a Dedham Democrat, did not appear at yesterday's hearing. He said last night that he introduced the legislation in an effort to help police officers crack down on gang violence. In retrospect, he said, he believes the bill is flawed.
The label was not intended to be affixed to driver's licenses, but the information would be placed in a database that could be accessed by police officers, he said. A sticker on a driver's license could turn into "a badge of honor for these individuals,'' he said.
The Dedham lawmaker said the proposal is in its infancy and he plans to amend it or file a new bill. "The underlying primary goal will be close but the language will be different'' in the revised bill, he said.
McMurtry said a license is "a tool that the Commonwealth is continually providing that is allowing [gang members] to wreak havoc.''
"The sole purpose of [my proposal] is to be able to give police officers the ability to revoke or pull over the individuals of known gang members - to be able to revoke their license, to revoke that privilege in the Commonwealth,'' he said.
Harvey Silverglate, a veteran criminal defense lawyer and civil libertarian, said he believes McMurtry's bill is unconstitutional.


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A man from Pennsylvania who enjoyed a life-long passion for fast food has been given a whopper of a send-off before reaching his final resting place.
The family of David Kime arranged for his hearse - and the funeral procession - to take one last spin through his favourite Burger King drive-thru before reaching the cemetery.
After reaching the drive-thru each mourner picked up a Whopper Jr for the road.
The burger was among Mr Kime's favourites and he got one last Whopper Jr too, the York Daily Record reported. It was placed on top of his flag-draped coffin at the cemetery.
Daughter Linda Phiel said the stop-off was a happy way of honouring her father and the things that brought him joy.
"He lived a wonderful life and on his own terms," she said.
Mr Kime, a World War Two veteran, died on January 20 at the age of 88.
Ms Phiel said her father had done what he wanted and eaten what he wanted since her mother, Grace, died about 25 years ago.
"My mother kind of kept him in check," Ms Phiel told the York Daily Record.
"When she died, for a while, he would eat with us. But he considered us health freaks because we ate things that were green, like broccoli."
For many years, Mr Kime was borderline diabetic and had a pacemaker. Ms Phiel told him a healthy diet would help him live longer.
"He would say, 'I won't live longer, it will just seem like it because I'll be more miserable faster'," she said.
"He was not prejudiced. He would go to any fast food place anyone invited him to."
She said he liked tacos, pizza, hamburgers, sandwiches and hot dogs.
Margaret Hess, the manager of the Burger King branch who organised 40 burgers for the funeral procession, said she was pleased to know Mr Kime was a loyal customer until "the very end".


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A new, more precise picture of your eye is now available for the first time in Southern Colorado. It's designed to spot problems before they rob you of your vision.
Most people get their eyes dilated so a specialist can look at the retina. That process can be inconvenient. It can take hours for the drops to wear off, making bright lights tough to take. And in rare cases, it can make a patient dizzy or nauseous.
That's where the $60,000 Opti-Map machine comes in. No drops, no dilation, and a wider view of what's behind your eye.
The procedure is called a "digital retinal" picture. For the patient, it's simply a bright green light that will scan across your cornea. It will not hurt at all.
Adrian Schipfer's eye doctor used the Opti-Map on her. "I can see now. My eyes aren't feeling funny and swollen like after they're dilated."
Opti-Map isn't just about convenience. It's a digital picture of the retina and everything that goes with it. The pictures are stored in the computer, to be pulled up and compared each time the procedure is done to spot or prevent any eye problems. If the optometrist sees a very white center spot on the image, it could indicate glaucoma.
It is imperative for people with certain conditions to have this retinal mapping, as opposed to dilation. That's because eye doctors are able to see exactly what is wrong by comparing side-by-side images---taken over time---and make changes in treatment if needed.
With currently used procedures, an optometrist uses a lens with a magnification of up to 5-times. The doctor looks into it with a 30-degree field of view to draw what is wrong with the eye and make notations. The Opti-map gives you a 200-degree view and more clarity.
For Adrian, it's more piece of mind. For her doctor, it's more information to help keep her eyes healthy year to year.
The Opti-Map is not covered by insurance. It costs $23 each time---both eyes included. And the procedure is not a replacement for the current methods of checking your retina--- certain conditions still require dilation.


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The Dolphins had a tough time in the second quarter, seeing a 3-3 tie erased before their eyes as the Ravens got touchdowns on both offense and defense.
The Ravens turned an otherwise routine pass attempt to Patrick Cobbs into a 44-yard interception return touchdown by Terrell Suggs. The Dolphins fought back with a field goal by Dan Carpenter, his second of the day, but that wasn't quite good enough to keep them close.
The Ravens responded with a TD drive in the two-minute drill, scoring on an 11-yard pass from quarterback Joe Flacco to receiver Derrick Mason.
The first half was the worst half of football by the Dolphins so far this season.
Quarterback Chad Pennington has completed 8 of 15 passes for 96 yards. He misfired on the interception that was returned for a score.
Ronnie Brown has been contained as well. He has 16 yards on 100 carries. Greg Camarillo has three receptions but dropped a TD pass.
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"It's a very simple game. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. Sometimes it rains." (Bull Durham)
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Pirate Payroll - 2009
Jack Wilson, SS - $7.25M (club option $8.4M in 2010 with $600K buyout)
Adam LaRoche, 1B - $7.05M (2010 free agency year)
Freddy Sanchez, 2B - $6.1M (club option $8M in 2010 with $600K buyout)
Ian Snell, SP - $3M ($4.25M in 2010, club option in 2011 for $6.75M, club option in 2011 for $9.75M)
Nate McLouth, OF - exchanged salary figures; $2.75M team; $3.8M, player (2010 and 2011 - arbitration years)
Paul Maholm, SP - exchanged salary figures; $2.65 team; $3.8M, player (2010 and 2011 - arbitration years)
Matt Capps, RP - $2.3M (2010 and 2011 - arbitration years)
John Grabow, RP - $2.3M (2010 free agency year)
Zach Duke, SP - $2.2M (2010 and 2011 - arbitration years)
Ryan Doumit, C - $2.05M ($3.55M in 2010, $5.1M in 2011, club option for next two years must be exercised in 2012; $7.25M in 2012, $8.25M in 2013 with $500K buyout)
Ramon Vazquez, IF - $2M ($2M in 2010 - not sure of annual splits, 2-year deal for $4M)
Tyler Yates, RP - $1.3M (2010 - arbitration year)
With the gap between the Pirates and their two arb guys, the payroll for the dozen signed players will fall between $40.95M - $43.15M. Throw in thirteen near or minimum wage workers and a few bucks to pay off Matt Morris and a couple of other ex-Bucs, and you have a base payroll in the range of $49 or $50M as it now stands, without bonuses or incentives.
Last year's opening day payroll, according to Cot's Baseball Contracts, was $48.7M.
So much for rolling in the extra cash freed up by dumping Jay Bay and Matty Mo's money, hey?
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Weelllll, yes and no, my friend.
"No" in that the Pirates did not take any of the "Matty Mo Money"---nice ring to that, btw!---and spend it to acquire one or more impact veteran players. "Yes" in that the Pirates did take that money and spent a good chunk of it on above-slot bonus money (such as was paid to Robbie Grossman) in last year's amateur draft. Hopefully the front office will continue to do this going forward.
That said, Adam Dunn and Ben Sheets---to name just two---are still out there and have yet to sign. Either or both would sure look good in black and gold for the next year or three, eh?
- January 21, 2009 at 1:23 PM
- Ron Ieraci said...
Very true about the draft jackpot, Will. It's nice to see some funds dedicated to it and the Latino development.
I think I read that the budget this year is $54M - if they bump it a little, who knows? Maybe Sheets will drop to where we can get a couple of years at under $20M. Dunn could go in the same range, though they probably have enough OFs they want to look at that he's not on the radar.
- January 21, 2009 at 5:28 PM


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When Andre Miller, then of the Trail Blazers, scored 52 points in a game at Dallas three years ago, Doc Rivers said it would take a few more monumental games for opposing teams to change their scouting reports on defending Miller.
The same, he said, was true of Jeff Green, who scored 43 points in Monday's 105-103 loss to the Miami Heat. Green responded in the first quarter Wednesday against New Orleans with 11 points but he scored just 2 points the rest of the way in the Celtics' difficult 87-86 loss to the Hornets at New Orleans Arena.
Green got off to a blazing start, hitting his first four shots, including a 3-pointer. Yet, he attempted just two shots in the second half and was held scoreless, hardly an impressive response to his career night.
The Hornets made Green play defense in the second half as he was assigned to 6-foot-10-inch Ryan Anderson, a matchup that proved a struggle. In the fourth quarter, when the Celtics needed an offensive boost, Green did not attempt a shot in his five minutes.
Celtics coach Doc Rivers said opposing teams lack time to make serious adjustments to how they defend Green.
"They are on alert, but I don't think you can do a lot about it," Rivers said before Wednesday's game. "It's the regular season. The Hornets had one practice [since Monday]. It's tough to say, 'OK, now we're going to do this.' It's tough in the regular season to make wholesale changes."
As Rivers noted, Green usually flourishes in one-on-one play. He was able to score at ease against Miami's Shane Battier and Chris Andersen, though he struggled against LeBronJames.
"When we put him at the 4 [power forward], we can create the speed at the matchup," Rivers said. "There's not a lot you're going to do unless you trap him. And usually when they do that, we put him on the floor with a ton of shooting. We're daring you to go help."
The Celtics definitely want to play Green more at power forward.
Garnett returns
The Celtics welcomed back Kevin Garnett following a two-game absence with a strained left adductor muscle and flu-like symptoms. He finished with 20 points and six rebounds in 29 minutes but appeared fatigued in playing the entire fourth quarter, failing to record a rebound.
Garnett said he was more energetic than the past few days but it was difficult to miss the 2-point loss to Miami.
Check the clock
Although it may not have made a difference, the Hornets received some extra time to make their comeback with a clock issue late in the fourth quarter. After Paul Pierce fouled Anderson as he attempted a 3-point shot with 33.5 left in the game and the Celtics leading, 86-83, the clock operator called over lead official Joey Crawford, who was visibly irritated with the request.
Crawford walked over and the operator apparently said he started the clock 0.2 seconds too early on the previous play. Crawford, who appeared to misinterpret the operator, called for two full seconds to be placed back on the clock, so Anderson attempted his free throws at 35.5 seconds.
After Anderson hit two of three free throws, Pierce missed a jumper with 15.6 seconds left. Anthony Davis's winning tip-in was with 0.3 seconds left.
Terry has no regrets
The dunk has spread across YouTube and drawn reactions all over Twitter, but Jason Terry has no regrets about attempting to defend James during the Miami star's vicious dunk on him in the second quarter Monday.
After Terry's steal of Norris Cole's bad pass, Terry dribbled in the backcourt, where he was stripped by Dwyane Wade. Wade whirled a pass to Mario Chalmers, who passed to Cole, who then lofted an alley-oop to the charging James, who dunked on an unassuming Terry.
Following the dunk, James stood over the fallen Terry and stared, prompting a technical foul.
James and Terry have a feud going back to the 2011 Finals, when Terry's Mavericks defeated James's Heat in six games. Terry was asked about the play at shootaround Wednesday.
"I'm not even commenting," he said. "No comment. Zero. I have none. A basketball play.
"My reaction was when the fans were cheering and I went up and knocked down the technical. That's a great reaction.
"Wasn't the first, won't be the last, and that's the comment I have for that situation."
In Cleveland, James told reporters, "It was one of my better ones. And the fact that it happened to J.T. made it even that much sweeter. Because I think we all know what J.T. talks, and he talks too much sometimes, and I'm glad it happened to him."
White stays put
The Celtics officially signed forward D.J. White for the remainder of the season, saying it is a multiyear deal, meaning a nonguaranteed contract for next season.
Also, Rivers said he wants to keep team continuity and sign Shavlik Randolph, whose second 10-day contract expires Thursday.
Rivers was adamant about keeping the roster intact for the final month of the regular season.


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STADIUM UPDATE: Minneapolis Announces Labor Agreements With Vikes
ST. PAUL (AP) -- Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak and labor groups say they have agreements with the Vikings that they hope will increase city support for a new stadium on the current Metrodome site.
The agreements call for union labor to be used on any stadium, with unions committing to no work stoppages.
The Vikings separately have signed a letter of intent to OK unionized concession workers at the new stadium.
Still under discussion is a workforce agreement that would set goals for hiring women and minority workers and subcontractors. The agreement would also aim to hire Minneapolis residents from zip codes with high rates of poverty.
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While looking at the ol' concert calendar, I noticed that a couple of major queer icons in music are headed this way. Better yet, they are performing in venues that should truly let them shine.
The Indigo Girls will play with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra on Aug. 29 at the Meyerson Symphony Center. I think that could be quite an interesting show seeing how the IG play such minimalist music. How do you add a whole symphony to "Watershed" or "Strange Fire" and still keep that distinct IG feel?
Tickets are $30–$105 and on sale now.
I had the pleasure of speaking to the legendary Janis Ian the last time she came to Dallas. Back in 2009, she performed a benefit show at the Rose Room. But this winter, she'll perform at the Hamon Hall at the Winspear Opera House. Although I haven't seen it yet on the ATTPAC calendar, but Ian has Dec. 8 (as does Pollstar) listed on her website as her day (or night) in Dallas. For tickets, stay tuned to the ATTPAC's listing when it goes up.
Ian is most famous for her "At Seventeen" hit, but did you know the folk star dabbled in disco? Watch the video of "Fly Too High" after the jump.


text: Thursday afternoon Gov. Terry Branstad signed into law House File 495, otherwise known as the "Landlord-Tenant Bill," which updates legal protections for both landlords and tenants. HF 495 passed the House and the Senate unanimously. Rep. Greg Heartsill, who brought the bill out of committee and managed it on the House floor, attended the bill signing ceremony. Heartsill commented, "A lot of work went into this bill behind the scenes to get the various groups on board with it and to muster strong bi-partisan support. The governor handed me the first pen that signed the bill into law to recognize my efforts in passing this legislation. That was quite an honor."


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I'm just a Neal, yes, I'm only a Neal, and I'm sitting in for A. Salguero...
Armando should be back tomorrow. He'll definitely be back Monday. Whatever, you're stuck with David J. Neal today.
In the afternoon practice, during red zone team drills, Chad Pennington got the first team into the end zone in two plays. A diving Davone Bess collected the TD pass on a seam route. Chad Henne found Brian Hartline on a post ahead of Jason Allen, then hit his next three passes. Pat White went six for 11 in the earlier team drills, but later threw two interceptions to Courtney Bryan and a few near interceptions while running the scout team. White and Henne took most of the reps today in preparation for doing the same Monday.
Both Akin Ayodele and Channing Crowder had sacks in the morning practice. For those obsessed with Ted Ginn Jr., one way or the other, today was another tribute to Ralph Ellison -- he was The Invisible Man.
In both practices, Shawn Murphy and Donald Thomas rotated at right guard with the first team. Both will play Monday as Sparano wants to see the offensive line together and wants to settle the right guard position "yesterday," as he put it Saturday. Thomas said he's behind where he thought he would be right now. Be that as it may, it's clear the coaches love Thomas' strength and superior athleticism (compared to Murphy) and want him in that spot if it's at all a close call.
Earlier, Dolphins coach Tony Sparano's daily press conference was called by rain, a first that I've seen in over 20 years in this business. Sparano does his daily media thing during training camp in a big covered porch-like area north of the practice field. As we started, the rain came down slanted toward the west. Then ,the wind shifted so the rain began shooting over the media's shoulder and into the face of Sparano. Sparano didn't seem to care about facing the media in the wet and the wind. Even as we crowded in around the lectern to yell our questions above the wind, Sparano was trying to listen to the Palm Beach Post's Edgar Thompson holler a Pat White question when The Herald's Jeff Darlington stepped in like Richard Steele to deliver an RSC -- Rain Stops Contest.
Before that, Sparano said he thought Ernest Wilford's improvement the last few days could be credited to getting more opportunities. Not with practice snaps, but with balls thrown to him on those practice snaps. Saturday, Wilford had a nice fingertip catch, a one-hander on ball thrown behind him, a nice high grab. He called his blocking "a work in progress" and "fundamentally, there's some things that certainly he doesn't know as well as some of those other tight ends that he's catching up on."
Wilford got behind rookie safety Chris Clemons on one downfield pattern in the morning practice. That's Clemons, who has some giddyap, with Wilford, The Six Million Dollar Man who moves like the slow motion shots of Steve Austin at bionic speed. Anthony Armstrong got well behind Vontae Davis on another team drills deep pattern, and Will Allen on still another. I asked if both sides were going full speed.
"Why, because the offense looked decent today?" Sparano replied with a bit o' bile. "Every player's being evaluated out there, so I would say, yes, they were going full speed."
If that's so, it's a little disconcerting when third team and practice squad level wide receivers are dusting the Dolphins top defensive backs.
White's been more accurate both in seven-on-seven drills and team drills, but it would be nice if Mark Lewis would give him a shotgun snap that didn't dribble back to White or threaten to missile over his head.
Sparano confirmed that, yes, if Connor Barth outkicks Dan Carpenter -- and he hopes both will kick Monday against Jacksonville -- Carpenter's out of a job. And, like last year's Carpenter-Jay Feely competition, it could be decided early in camp. For a team that doesn't get cheap points, plays close games and has trouble in the red zone, partially because they don't yet have a dependable big receiver, a kicker's dependability takes on greater importance than with most teams.
"Missed a couple of kicks," Sparano said of Carpenter. "He's missed a few, the other guy's made 'em. I've seen the asme thing you guys have seen. So, that's it. Eventually, those have to go through. I told them both, the entire team, time is not on our side right now. This is not one of those deals where you say, "We'll get it tomorrow, we'll get it tomorrow, we'll get it tomorrow." These things have to start happening, soon."
By the way, Barth's demeanor and look resemble Shaggy from Scooby-Doo. Wonder if there's a Scooby Snack bonus in his contract.
Everybody was there in both pads-and-shorts practices. Matt Roth was still in the baseball hat. The morning practice, originally scheduled to be outside and open to the public, was moved inside the Nick Saban Memorial Bubble when lightning was spotted somewhere in the area. Dolphins football czar Bill Parcells spent most of that practice happily talking with Marlins second baseman Dan Uggla. Also in the bubble house was the Dolphins first Hall of Fame quarterback, Bob Griese, and former Dolphins fullback Rob Konrad.
Special teams worked on downing punts inside the 10, especially the speed guys getting downfield to just catch the ball instead of playing the often-capricious bounce.
The Dolphins are off tomorrow, aside from a walk-through. Monday, 7:30, vs. Jacksonville at the largest structure in Miami Gardens.
I'm headed home for caffeine, dinner, Powerball, Lotto and jazz. Good night, folks.


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Premier League preview
QPR and Reading cling to survival while Gareth Bale returns for Spurs ahead of another nervy weekend.
Last Updated: 19/04/13 7:10pm
Queens Park Rangers and Reading continue to cling to faint hopes of Premier League survival ahead of another nervy Saturday around the relegation zone while Sunday's focus turns to the race for the top four.
With the majority of clubs having just five league matches remaining in the 2012/13 campaign, it is becoming very tense at the bottom of the table and the anxiety will be felt when 19th-placed QPR host fellow strugglers Stoke City in an immensely important game.
Reading, bottom on goal difference, also face what will be a clichéd six-pointer when they visit Norwich City while FA Cup finalists and relegation zone occupants Wigan Athletic travel to West Ham United, who are still not guaranteed survival.
Sunderland, will want to continue to climb away from trouble when hosting UEFA Champions League-chasing Everton, and Newcastle United need a response at West Bromwich Albion after their derby hammering at the hands of Paolo Di Canio's men.
Despite sitting 12th, Southampton are another side not yet certain of guaranteed survival in the top flight but a victory at Capital One Cup winners Swansea City would move them past the 40-point mark.
Also on a busy Saturday of 3pm kick-offs, Arsene Wenger's Arsenal could again move back above Chelsea into third position if they win in their London derby against Fulham at Craven Cottage.
The higher regions of the table remain the topic on Sunday, when top-four hopefuls Tottenham Hotspur host Manchester City, while Chelsea interim boss Rafa Benitez returns to Liverpool.
After losing at Everton last weekend, Harry Redknapp's QPR are 10 points from safety with just 15 points left to play for to leave them in an incredibly dire situation. Stoke will therefore travel to Loftus Road with the hope of adding to their hosts' misery. At the same time, victory would ease the troubles of Tony Pulis' men, who have plummeted to 16th position and just three points clear of the drop zone after taking fewer points than any other Premier League side in 2013 and collecting just a single point in their last seven games.
Reading are in an even more perilous position than QPR, with Nigel Adkins' team sitting at the foot of the table, and they know nothing less than a win over 14th-placed Norwich would leave them needing a miracle. Adkins has been unable to inspire a victory since taking charge in March but last weekend's draw with Liverpool at least gave some encouragement. They now want the victory to pull Norwich, who are just four points from trouble, into danger at Carrow Road.
After their midweek defeat at FA Cup final opponents Manchester City, Wigan remain far from safe ahead of travelling to London to face West Ham. Roberto Martinez's side are three points from safety but do have a game in hand on 17th-placed Aston Villa. A win against West Ham, whose engrossing midweek draw with Manchester United leaves them still not safe on 39 points, would move Wigan above a Villa side who do not play until Monday night at Old Trafford.
Sunderland, inspired by boss Di Canio, produced an incredible derby victory at Newcastle last weekend to give them a big boost in avoiding relegation. And the Stadium of Light will now want comforts in their Italian manager's first home game when Everton arrive on Saturday. But David Moyes' sixth-placed visitors have yet to give up on qualifying for the Champions League after drawing at Arsenal on Tuesday and they will be in determined mood.
Newcastle were stunned by that derby defeat by Sunderland, which was marred by fan disturbances, and Alan Pardew apologised to the club's supporters. The manager has promised to not let his players forget about their performance and he will be expecting improvements at West Brom, who continue to sit in an impressive eighth place. Newcastle are also only five points away from the relegation zone and cannot take anything for granted.
It is generally accepted Southampton have improved since Mauricio Pochettino took charge back in January and he will hope to stretch a current five-game unbeaten run when visiting Swansea this weekend. Southampton are seven points above the relegation zone but there is no room for complacency against Michael Laudrup's Swansea, who want to address a run of four Premier League games without a win.
At the other end of the table on Saturday, Arsenal will need to address a disappointing recent record at Fulham if they are to move back into the top three. Fulham are unbeaten in their last four Premier League meetings with Arsenal, drawing three and winning one. Arsenal have also won just one of their last four trips to Craven Cottage in the Premier League, losing their last visit in January 2012.
Attention remains on the upper echelons on Sunday, when Tottenham welcome Manchester City in the lunchtime kick-off. Spurs have slipped out of the Premier League's top four and are in danger of again missing out of the Champions League following a collapse late in the season. They are therefore in no need of motivation but defending champions City will arrive at White Hart Lane aware the title race is not yet completely over. With a game in hand over slightly-wobbling leaders Manchester United, City could move back to within 10 points of their neighbours if they earn a victory at White Hart Lane.
The weekend's final game sees Benitez make what will be an emotional return to Liverpool, when Chelsea visit Anfield. The Spaniard guided Liverpool to success in the Champions League and FA Cup as well as the best Premier League finish in their history during his six years in charge on Merseyside. But his target is now to defeat his former club. Chelsea currently sit third after beating Fulham in midweek and they will want to remain in the box seat for qualification for the Champions League.


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December 11, 2003 • Posted By Shaun Lyon
While Big Finish hasn't released any info about its plans for more Bernice Summerfield novels, two releases have suddenly materialized on the amazon.co.uk sales pages. The two books are identified as Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Swan Prince and Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Giant Robots, both due in 2004, with no authors identified. The series of novels, featuring the further adventures of the character originally created as a companion to the Seventh Doctor in the Virgin New Adventures novel series, was discontinued last year; Big Finish's audio series featuring the character is still in progress. (Thanks to John A.K. Gunther)


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PHILADELPHIA — Cole Hamels threw eight sharp innings, John Mayberry Jr. and Carlos Ruiz hit two-run homers and the Phillies beat the slumping Colorado Rockies 7-2 on Tuesday night.
The last-place Phillies started a 10-game homestand with just their fourth win in 16 games.
The Rockies are 1-11 since June 4.
Hamels (10-3) allowed two runs and six hits, striking out seven. He improved to 7-2 following a Phillies' loss with his best outing since tossing eight scoreless innings against Washington on May 23. The lefty had a 6.07 ERA in his previous four starts.
Rockies starter Josh Outman (0-3) gave up four runs and five hits in 4 1/3 innings.
Mayberry connected for the third straight game, driving one out to left to put Philadelphia up 3-1 in the fourth. Mayberry has hit four of his six homers this season in the last five games.
Ruiz ripped a double to left to score Jimmy Rollins for a 4-1 lead in the fifth. He lined a homer just over the wall in left to make it 7-2 in the seventh. Ruiz tied a career-high with his ninth homer. He is hitting .358, which was third-best in the NL coming in.
Hamels struck out five straight batters at one point and retired 13 in a row before walking Todd Helton with two outs in the sixth. Jordan Pacheco followed with a single and Chris Nelson's single to left-center scored Helton to cut it to 4-2. Center fielder Shane Victorino nailed Nelson at second trying to stretch the hit into a double. The Rockies took a 1-0 lead in the first on Tyler Colvin's RBI single.
Placido Polanco's RBI double down the left-field line tied it at 1 in the third.
Colorado was missing its best hitter, Carlos Gonzalez, for the second straight game. Gonzalez sat out because of a strained left knee. He is hitting .335 with 17 homers and 51 RBIs.
Rollins was 2 for 2 with two walks and three runs, raising his average to .261. He hadn't been above .260 since April 19.
Notes: Phillies INF Freddy Galvis was suspended 50 games for testing positive for a banned substance. Galvis is on the DL with a back injury and it's likely he will be on it for the duration of his suspension. ... Phillies GM Ruben Amaro Jr. said RHP Roy Halladay is "symptom-free in his throwing program." Halladay is rehabbing a lat strain. ... Amaro also said 2B Chase Utley and 1B Ryan Howard are progressing, but OF Laynce Nix (calf) suffered a setback and will have an MRI. ... Phillies reliever David Herndon had Tommy John surgery on his right elbow Tuesday. ... Rockies manager Jim Tracy said Jeremy Guthrie will be moved to the bullpen and the team will go with an unconventional four-man rotation with each starter being limited to 75 pitches. Guthrie is 3-6 with a 7.02 ERA in 11 starts. ... Joe Blanton (6-6, 4.93) faces Alex White (2-5, 5,56) Wednesday night in the middle game of the series. ... The Phillies had their 252nd consecutive sellout, including postseason play.


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University News
Fall 2012 Honors, Commencement Ceremonies Dec. 14-15
December 5, 2012
MACOMB, IL – Ceremonies recognizing the academic and personal accomplishments of Western Illinois University students and alumni will be held Friday-Saturday, Dec. 14-15 in Macomb during Western's Fall 2012 Commencement Weekend.
On Friday, Dec. 14, at 5:30 p.m. the Academic Honors Convocation will be held in Western Hall. This ceremony recognizes college scholars, departmental scholars, honors scholars and candidates who have earned academic distinction throughout their Western Illinois University undergraduate careers. Students receive a medallion for each honor, which they wear at Saturday's Commencement ceremonies.
The number of students eligible to participate in Fall 2012 Commencement Ceremonies—scheduled for 9:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15 in Western Hall—is 1,080, which includes nearly 824 undergraduate students, of which 74 students are in the Bachelor of Arts in General Studies degree program (formerly the Board of Trustees Bachelor of Arts degree program), as well as 254 master's-level graduate students and two students earning their doctorate degrees in educational leadership (Ed.D.), Debbra Louise Martin (Streator, IL) and Laura Lynn Nelson (Galena, IL). The combined ceremonies will include presenting graduating seniors their diploma covers and hooding graduate-degree candidates.
Alumni Achievement awards will be presented to six individual honorees: John B. Henderson ('73 management, '76 business administration), president and CEO of Frank Lynn & Associates; Pamela S. Hoffman ('70 English), English faculty member at Oakland Community College; Craig R. Neader ('75 accountancy), founder and owner of The Neader Financial Group; William J. Paulding ('93 communication, '95 educational and interdisciplinary studies), founder of STAFFLOGIX Corporation; Michael D. Shonrock ('79 geography, '81 college student personnel); and Carin Stutz ('78 home economics), chief executive officer of Cosi, Inc. (See http://bit.ly/RChYrf for more information.)
Commencement Ceremonies
The 9:30 a.m. Commencement ceremony will recognize graduate students in the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Business and Technology and undergraduate students in those two colleges plus in the Bachelor of Arts in General Studies and in Interdisciplinary Studies. Henderson, Hoffman and Neader will receive their Alumni Achievement awards.
Marshals, who are graduating seniors selected from the top scholars earning high academic distinction, guide the graduating class, faculty and stage party from the processional to the recessional. They are: Sarah Kirsten Anderson (Muscatine, IA), agriculture major; Courtney R.D. Cluney (Glasford, IL), biology major; Dylan William O'Meara (Crestwood, IL), construction management major; Brennan Paul Parks (Table Grove, IL), computer science major; Brittany Marie Pieper (Bushnell, IL), agriculture major; Maureen Jeanette Robinson (Cordova, IL), accountancy major; Kristen Sherie Stradt (Geneseo, IL), English major; and Alyse Marie Thompson (West Chicago, IL), journalism major and spanish major.
The 1 p.m. Commencement ceremony will recognize the Doctorate in Educational Leadership candidates and graduate and undergraduate candidates in the College of Education and Human Services and the College of Fine Arts and Communication. Paulding, Shonrock and Stutz will receive their Alumni Achievement awards.
Marshals are: Hannah S. Chapin (Colchester, IL), communication sciences and disorders major; Allison S. Christopoulos (Elgin, IL), recreation, park and tourism administration major; Dawn Sue Gale (Galva, IL), elementary education major; Shelby Jo Hawkins (Atlanta, IL), law enforcement and justice administration major; Daniela Medina Elizondo (Chicago, IL), theatre major; Shannon Redini (Glen Ellyn, IL), elementary education major; Thomas J. Reeder (Bolingbrook, IL), music education major; and Steven Solomon (Chicago, IL), music education major.
International Flags
The flags of 15 nations represented by the 2012 fall graduating class will be displayed on the stage. Sponsored by Western's Center for International Studies, the flags represent the following countries: China, Georgia, India, Iran, Japan, Mali, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Sudan, Sweden, Taiwan, Turkmenistan and the United States of America. WIU was home to students from 59 countries during the 2012 fall semester.
Gonfalons and Gonfaloniers
Gonfalons, which are banners hung from a crossbar on poles, made their inaugural appearance in the Fall 2009 Commencement ceremonies. Western Illinois University gonfalons are for the School of Graduate Studies, as well as for each of the four academic colleges: Arts and Sciences (white); Business and Technology (royal blue); Education and Human Services (UN blue); and Fine Arts and Communication (spice brown). Those who are chosen to carry the gonfalons are called gonfaloniers. This honor has been awarded to the following faculty members by ceremony:
9:30 a.m. Ceremony
Erin Taylor, associate professor of political science, College of Arts and Sciences; Brian Locke, associate professor of music, College of Fine Arts and Communication; Richard Musser, professor of biological sciences, College of Arts and Sciences; and Shane Sanders, assistant professor of economics and decision sciences, College of Arts and Sciences.
1 p.m. Ceremony
Erin Taylor, associate professor of political science, College of Arts and Sciences; Brian Locke, associate professor of music, College of Fine Arts and Communication; Todd Lough, associate professor of law enforcement and justice administration, College of Education and Human Services; and Tammie Walker, professor of music, College of Fine Arts and Communication.
Ceremony Protocol
Western Illinois University Provost and Academic Vice President Ken Hawkinson will lead the Commencement ceremonies and President Jack Thomas will confer degrees and make remarks to the graduating classes. Members of Western's Board of Trustees and the Alumni Association will participate, and 2012 Distinguished Faculty Lecturer T.K. Vinod, professor of chemistry, will be recognized at each ceremony. The Western Illinois University Wind Ensemble, under the direction of Mike Fansler, will perform the music and James Anderson (Bolingbrook, IL), a senior music education major, will sing the National Anthem at the 9:30 a.m. ceremony, and Therese Anne Pircon, a music-vocal performance major and a 2012 bachelor's degree candidate, will sing the National Anthem at the 1 p.m. ceremony.
Live Broadcast/Web Stream
Western's University Television (UTV) will broadcast the Academic Honors Convocation and each Commencement ceremony live on Macomb's cable channel 3. The Macomb ceremonies will also be streamed live on the web. A link to the web broadcast will be available from Western's homepage (www.wiu.edu) during the time of the ceremonies.
DVDs and Photos
DVDs of the ceremonies may be purchased through UTV, telephone (309) 298-1880. Photographs of each graduate will be taken as they receive their diploma covers. Proof sheets will be mailed from Western's Visual Production Center to each graduate, with instructions for ordering photos.
Open Ceremonies; ADA Requests
Ceremonies are open to family and friends of the graduates. Tickets are not required; seating is on a first come basis. Doors open 90 minutes before each ceremony. An interpreter will sign each ceremony. There are a limited number of disability seats, and individuals needing special accommodations for the ceremonies should contact Western's Office of Equal Opportunity and Access, telephone (309) 298-1977. Office hours are 8 a.m.- 4:30 p.m. weekdays.
For more information visit wiu.edu/commencement.
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NEWARK (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice has filed notice that it is joining sports leagues' effort to stop New Jersey from instituting sports gambling.
In a filing Tuesday, federal attorneys asked a judge to give them until the end of next week to respond to constitutional challenges made by the state. Attorneys representing New Jersey have argued in court papers that an early 1990s federal law prohibiting sports gambling in all but four states is unconstitutional.
Oral arguments are scheduled for next month.
The four major pro sports leagues and the NCAA filed suit last year after Gov. Chris Christie signed a law that would allow sports wagering at Atlantic City casinos and the state's horse racing tracks.
Last month, a federal judge denied the state's motion to throw out the lawsuit.
"We intend to go forward," Christie said back in May. "If someone wants to stop us, then let them try to stop us. We want to work with the casinos and horse racing industry to get it implemented.
"Am I expecting there may be legal action taken against us to try to prevent it? Yes," Christie added. "But I have every confidence we're going to be successful."
The NCAA took its own action by removing all NCAA championships from the state of New Jersey, including the women's East Regional tournament that was scheduled to be in Trenton this March.
Christie had stated that he thought sports gambling would be in place by the end of 2012, or at worst, before the Super Bowl.


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Cue up relativism and delusions and you have a select group of DUers......with Kentuck leading the pack.
kentuck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Mon Feb-21-11 04:03 PM
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I say that we ask for the Governor of Wisconsin to step down...
Just like Gray Davis did when Arnold Schwartzenegger took over.
He has divided the state in a very unhealthy way and this cannot continue. He should resign immediately. We ask that the Republican leadership give him immediate notice.
America is better than this.
BadgerKid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Mon Feb-21-11 04:18 PM
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2. And if he doesn't? Then
I'd like for Wisconsinites to follow through on recalling the eligible GOP senators.
Just another liberal whining and throwing a temper tantrum because they didn't get their way.Quote:
chaska (1000+ posts) Mon Feb-21-11 05:05 PM
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3. That's a very good point. Any gov who would make a proposal...
so anathema to so many of his state's people, regardless of whether they be the majority or not, hasn't the good judgement to govern and should be removed.
There are very few responses. I think most know what a joke the OP is.


text: I'm trying to help a friend find an inexpensive carbon yo-gyuto. It can be a fixer-upper, it just has to be relatively cheap and I don't want to suggest Tojiro ITK. I found Naozumi brand gyutos kicking around the web, but no one writes about them. Can't tell if it's pure carbon or cladded, but claims it's made out of Shirogami steel without specifying which one. Nothing to be said about weight and thickness either. And the pics are poor too. Sooo... can anyone chime in? They're about $60 for a 210mm. Thanks in advance all!