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Redirect to login for guest users in every controller
Posted 08 September 2011 - 11:49 PM
if(Yii::app()->user->isGuest) $this->redirect(Yii::app()->getModule('user')->loginUrl);
But to have it working in the whole site I need to put this code in every beforeAction() in every Controller!
In a backend application the guest user can not even see the app menu, a non autenticated user can only access the login page. It's a tipical scenario. Every controller should be protected for guest users.
For a backend application this behavior may be desirable for every controller, there is a way to write the code just once, in a single place, instead of adding the beforeAction() to each Controller?
Posted 09 September 2011 - 01:38 AM
Posted 09 September 2011 - 01:39 AM
Add the rule
array('deny', 'users'=>array('?'), ),
to your base controller (f.e. 'Controller') where all your controllers are inherited from.
See this wiki article too: Access rules to default deny
Posted 09 September 2011 - 12:11 PM
But I found a little issue..
If I deny access to every non autenticated user in every controller, Yii will redirect to the login controller/action. But this controller also has the access denied! This condition creates an infinite loop of redirects to the login form.
I can avoid it explicitly allowing access to every user to the login controller, like this:
array('allow', // allow authenticated users to access all actions
but it doesn't work... If I just define the 'login' action (removing the "'controllers'=>array('user')," line)it works fine, but also defining the controller to narrow the rule will lead to a no-match. Maybe a sintax issue?
If I just specify the login action the system will allow access to any action called "login", no matter the related controller.
Posted 11 September 2011 - 04:10 PM
I wouldn't add 'controllers' to the access rules. Maybe this helps.
Posted 26 April 2012 - 03:12 AM
I have a solution, why don't you check in beforeAction() of controller.
I've tried and it works for every Guest users, they will be redirected to login page.
public function beforeAction() { if (Yii::app()->user->isGuest) $this->redirect(Yii::app()->createUrl('user/login')); //something code right here if user valided }
Hope that help.
Posted 26 January 2013 - 11:21 AM
public function actionIndex() { if (Yii::app()->user->isGuest) $this->redirect(Yii::app()->createUrl('site/login')); else $this->render('index'); }
Posted 26 January 2013 - 12:31 PM
We can use a behavior to to acheive the things.
Create ApplicationBehavior.php put inside the components folder.
<?php class ApplicationBehavior extends CBehavior { private $_owner; public function events() { return array( 'onBeginRequest'=>'denyEverything', ); } public function denyEverything() { $owner=$this->getOwner(); if($owner->user->getIsGuest()) $owner->catchAllRequest=array("site/login"); } } ?>
Then attach the behavior as a property to the application.
'behaviors'=>array( 'class'=>'application.components.ApplicationBehavior', ),
Now if user is guest all the requests are landed at site/login.
Posted 26 January 2013 - 12:38 PM
Forcing login
Pretty much what seenlvasas said.
I use a variation of this and works well. I also added something like this to my main config file to manage sessions.
'components'=>array( //forces user to login after 20 minutes of inactivity. 'session' => array( 'class' => 'CDbHttpSession', 'timeout' => 1200, ), 'user'=>array( // enable cookie-based authentication 'class' => 'WebUser', 'allowAutoLogin'=>false, 'autoRenewCookie' => true, 'authTimeout' => 86400, //kills session after 24 hours just in case above fails or if a user clicks remember me it will only last for this duration. 'loginUrl' => array('/user/login'), ),
here is my exact RequireLogin.php note i'm using yii-user and the captcha image dosen't render on login but i don't use it anyways.
<?php class RequireLogin extends CBehavior { public function attach($owner) { $owner->attachEventHandler('onBeginRequest', array($this, 'handleBeginRequest')); } public function handleBeginRequest($event) { $app = Yii::app(); $user = $app->user; $recovery = trim(is_array(Yii::app()->getModule('user')->recoveryUrl) ? Yii::app()->getModule('user')->recoveryUrl[0] : Yii::app()->getModule('user')->recoveryUrl, '/'); //gets recovery url for yii-user $registration = trim(is_array(Yii::app()->getModule('user')->registrationUrl) ? Yii::app()->getModule('user')->registrationUrl[0] : Yii::app()->getModule('user')->registrationUrl, '/'); //gets reistraion url for yii-user $captchUrl = trim(is_array(Yii::app()->getModule('user')->captchaUrl) ? Yii::app()->getModule('user')->captchaUrl[0] : Yii::app()->getModule('user')->captchaUrl, '/'); //gets captcha url for yii-user..dosen't work?!? $request = trim($app->urlManager->parseUrl($app->request), '/'); $login = trim($user->loginUrl[0], '/'); $login = trim(is_array($user->loginUrl) ? $user->loginUrl[0] : $user->loginUrl, '/'); //gets loginurl from main config file // Restrict guests to public pages. $allowed = array($login,$recovery,$registration,$captchUrl);//allows users if not logged in to view only these 4 pages you can add others like above or like array($login,'site/login'); either way works. This is easier than adding to each controller if you only want users to be able to view a few pages w/o logging in. if ($user->isGuest && !in_array($request, $allowed)) $user->loginRequired(); // Prevent logged in users from viewing the login page. $request = substr($request, 0, strlen($login)); if (!$user->isGuest && $request == $login) { $url = $app->createUrl($app->homeUrl[0]); $app->request->redirect($url); } } } ?>
My url manager also looks like this (displays urls like : myproject.com/products/create)
// uncomment the following to enable URLs in path-format 'urlManager'=>array( 'urlFormat'=>'path', 'showScriptName'=>false, 'caseSensitive'=>false, 'rules'=>array( '<controller:\w+>/<id:\d+>'=>'<controller>/view', '<controller:\w+>/<action:\w+>/<id:\d+>'=>'<controller>/<action>', '<controller:\w+>/<action:\w+>'=>'<controller>/<action>', ), ),
This should help someone out!
Posted 20 February 2013 - 06:47 PM
In "myController" which extends "CController" I added this method:
public function beforeAction() { Yii::app()->user->setReturnUrl(Yii::app()->request->getUrl()); if (Yii::app()->user->isGuest && $this->id != "site") $this->redirect(Yii::app()->createUrl('site/login')); //optionally include code here if its an authenticated user return true; }
The differences from logos010's code are
- the "return true" at the end - this code doesn't work if you leave that out,
- checking for the current controller id to avoid an infinite loop on the redirect.
- I also assume that the login (and other non-auth pages) are under "site" so this is changed too.
- Stored the current Url into "returnUrl" so the user automagically comes back here after login
Posted 15 May 2013 - 06:19 AM
your solution is working fine but i have one problem with that,
i m unable to get captcha image at login page.
do you have any solution for that plz inform me
Posted 22 October 2013 - 10:19 AM
I solved the issue with following code (by checking that current request URL doesnt contain captcha word)
public function beforeAction()
if (Yii::app()->user->isGuest && ( strpos($requestUrl, 'captcha') == null ) )
//optionally include code here if its an authenticated user
return true;
Posted 23 September 2014 - 01:37 AM
The simplest way to achieve this stuff. Just add the below function in component/Controller.php
public function beforeAction(CAction $action)
if(!isset(Yii::app()->user->user_id) && !($action->controller->id == 'site' && $action->id == 'login'))
return true;
No need to add the beforeAction() in every controller.
Here user_id can be any session variable.
Posted 29 May 2015 - 05:34 AM
after 'components' =>[],
'as beforeRequest' => [
'class' => 'yii\filters\AccessControl',
'rules' => [
'actions' => ['login', 'error'],
'allow' => true,
'allow' => true,
'roles' => ['@'],
Posted 24 February 2016 - 04:01 AM
I presume the above solutions will redirect all pages to login for a guest user? What if you have some pages that don't require a login first? In that case would we need to put a check on each controller?
Posted 14 September 2016 - 01:45 AM
public function beforeAction($action) { if (Yii::app()->user->isGuest && Yii::app()->controller->action->id != "login") { Yii::app()->user->loginRequired(); } //something code right here if user valid return true; }
site controller only needs Yii::app()->controller->action->id != "login" this condition. remove it for another controllers
Posted 29 November 2016 - 12:07 PM
Posted 30 November 2016 - 02:16 AM
If you allow
Me multiple users each user has specific powers
Is there a way to do it
By User Type
Types of user = 1,2,3,4
in yii1
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Ken Holland's the best.
OT: Hossa to Wings
...but I think a lot of money from contract extensions hits after next year. So, unless he wants to take a significant pay cut in 2009/10, I think Hossa's a one year rental.
that it isn't a one and done...so i'll bump this 190 pages to the front...also, i wonder how many people will be confused and click this link thinking it is about right now! lol. man i'm bored :(
I'd be shocked if he re-signs (especially with a Detroit win), but he's surprised me before.
paying attention to reports suggesting he is prepared to ink a 7 year deal after the playoffs are over, haven't you?
You missed the reports suggesting he was prepared to ink a 7 year deal after the Playoffs were over last you, didn't you?
Everything I heard said the Pens were prepared for him to test the market. Also, this was all BEFORE the Red Wings came a calling. Seriously, I think if the Wings want him, he's staying. I think they want him. I think he's staying.
Trust me that you're wrong about the Penguins being prepared to test the market. You don't end up scrambling to sign Miroslav Satan late in July if you're prepared for Hossa to test the market.
It's not that I don't think the Wings want him to stay, and even that he might want to stay, but it is highly unlikely they can afford him, especially for a contract of that length. The cap numbers are going to be tight enough as it is, and will be exacerbated by the fact that the cap isn't going up this year. They are already at $51.225M, and that's without dealing with Samuelsson and Leino. Even if they let both of them walk to keep Hossa the most they could give Hossa would be about $5M, since they would have to leave some room in the cap number for in season call ups. Even if Hossa wants to sign for $5M he'd have a hell of a lot of NHLPA pressure on him not to. He's going to be the market standard UFA again this off season and that much of an undervalue would be sure to ruffle quite a few feathers.
The Red Wings are the most creative team in the NHL. If anybody can figure this out, it's Ken Holland. (The best GM in any of the four major sports for my money)
I don't disagree with that. If anyone can figure it out, it's Holland. I just can't see any possible way that Holland can get the cap number low enough to make it work, at least not on the speculated 7 year term. Remember, the numbers I stated in my previous post were assuming that he lets both Samuelsson and Leino walk (which he can't on his own because Leino is a RFA). Also, I forgot in my earlier post that Hudler is a RFA, and they would have to let him walk too. I can't see them letting any of those players walk, let alone all three. If he went 10 or 11 years it's possible, that's a mighty big risk considering the grumbling that's already occurred because of the other long deals like that in the league (i.e. they are contrary to the intent of the CBA provisions regarding age 35 and retirement that they work around). I think Holland is smart enough to realize that if he were to try to do that with Hossa it's something that would be dealt with severely in the next CBA, which could hit the Wings (in particular) very hard, because let's be honest, there isn't a lot of chance that Franzen will still be playing at the end of his contract and neither would Hossa if he signs a similar deal. As the rule states, if either of them retire before the end of their contracts the cap hit evaporates from cap consideration upon retirement (because they are under 35), but one of the responses being floated to these new type of deals is to change it so that they are treated like players over 35 where they count toward the cap until the end of the contract.

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NEW YORK - The United States is the juiciest target for hackers hunting credit-card information. And experts say incidents like the recent data theft at Target's stores will get worse before they get better. That's in part because U.S. credit and debit cards rely on an easy-to-copy magnetic strip on the back of the card that stores account information using the same technology as cassette tapes.
NEW YORK � The United States is the juiciest target for hackers hunting credit-card information. And experts say incidents like the recent data theft at Target�s stores will get worse before they get better.
That�s in part because U.S. credit and debit cards rely on an easy-to-copy magnetic strip on the back of the card that stores account information using the same technology as cassette tapes.
�We are using 20th-century cards against 21st-century hackers,� said Mallory Duncan, general counsel at the National Retail Federation. �The thieves have moved on, but the cards have not.�
In most other countries, people carry cards that use digital chips to hold account information. The chip generates a unique code every time it�s used. That makes the cards more difficult for criminals to replicate � so difficult that they generally don�t bother.
�The U.S. is the top victim location for card-counterfeit attacks like this,� said Jason Oxman, chief executive of the Electronic Transactions Association.
The breach that exposed the credit-card and debit-card information of as many as 40 million Target customers who swiped their cards between Nov. 27 and Dec. 15 is under investigation. It�s unclear how the breach occurred and what data, exactly, criminals have. Although experts say no security system is fail-safe, stores, banks and credit-card companies can take several measures to protect against these attacks.
Companies haven�t enhanced security further because that can be expensive. And although global credit- and debit-card fraud hit a record $11.27 billion last year, those costs were just 5.2 cents of every $100 in transactions, according to the Nilson Report, which tracks global payments.
Another problem:
Retailers, banks and credit-card companies each want someone else to foot most of the bill. Card companies want stores to pay to better protect their internal systems. Stores want card companies to issue more sophisticated cards. Banks want to preserve the profits they get from older processing systems.
Card-payment systems work much the way they have for decades. The magnetic strip on the back of a credit or debit card contains the cardholder�s name, the account number, the card�s expiration date and one of two security codes. When the card is swiped at a store, an electronic conversation is begun between two banks. The store�s bank, which pays the store right away for the item the customer bought, needs to make sure the customer�s bank approves the transaction and will pay the store�s bank. On average, the conversation takes 1.4 seconds.
During that time, the customer�s information flows through the network and is recorded, sometimes only briefly, on computers within the system controlled by payment-processing companies. Retailers can store card numbers and expiration dates, but they are prohibited from storing more-sensitive data such as the security codes printed on the backs of cards or other personal-identification numbers.
Hackers have been known to snag account information as it passes through the network or pilfer it from databases where it�s stored.
Target says there is no indication that the three- or four-digit security codes on the back of customer credit cards were stolen. Without those codes, it would be hard to use stolen account information to buy from most Internet retail sites.
But because the magnetic strips on cards in the United States are so easy to generate, thieves can reproduce them and issue fraudulent cards that look and feel like the real thing.
�That�s where the real value to the fraudsters is,� said Chris Bucolo, senior manager of security consulting at ControlScan, which helps merchants comply with card-processing security standards.
Once thieves capture the card information, they check the type of account, balances and credit limits, and sell replicas on the Internet. A simple card with a low balance and limited customer information can sell for $3. A no-limit �black� card with the security number printed on the back of the card can go for $1,000, according to Al Pascual, a senior analyst at Javelin Strategy and Research, a security-risk and fraud-consulting firm.
To be sure, thieves can nab and sell card data from networks that process cards with digital chips, too, but they wouldn�t be able to create fraudulent cards.
U.S. card companies have a plan to replace magnetic strips with digital chips by fall 2015.
However, retailers worry that the card companies won�t go far enough. They want cards to have a chip, but they also want each transaction to require a personal identification number, or PIN, instead of a signature.
�Everyone knows that the signature is a useless authentication device,� Duncan said.
Duncan, who represents retailers, said banks want to preserve the higher profits they can get when a signature is needed because there are fewer signature-processing networks, and so less price competition. The higher profits outweigh the cost of fraud, Duncan said.
�Compared to the tens of millions of transactions that are taking place every day, even the fraud that they have to pay for is small compared to the profit they are making from using less-secure cards,� he said.
Even so, retailers also can do things to better protect customer data. The most-vulnerable point in the transaction network, security experts say, is usually the merchant.
�Financial institutions are more used to having high levels of protection,� Pascual said. � Retailers are still getting up to speed.�
The simple, square, card-swiping machines that consumers are used to seeing at checkout counters are hard to infiltrate because they are separate from the Internet. But as retailers switch to faster, Internet-based payment systems, they might expose customer data to hackers.
Retailers need to build robust firewalls around those systems to guard against attack, security experts say. They also could further protect customer data by using encryption � technology that scrambles the data so it looks like gibberish to anyone who accesses it unlawfully. These technologies can be expensive to install and maintain, however.
Thankfully, individual customers are not on the hook for fraudulent charges that result from security breaches. But these kinds of attacks do raise costs � and, probably, customer fees.
�Part of the cost in the system is for fraud protection,� Oxman said. �It costs money, and someone�s going to pay for it eventually.�


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A "principle" is defined as a "comprehensive or fundamental law." Gravity is a good example. If you jump off the roof, be prepared to hit the ground, as the "principle" of gravity is constant and can be dangerous to ignore!
Principle-Centered Healthcare refers to learning and then aligning with the laws of nature – and man's history – to help us take actions that can improve health and happiness.
This is what Hippocrates, the Father of Medicine, was referring to when he said "Illnesses do not come upon us out of the blue. They are developed from small daily sins against nature. When enough sins have accumulated illness will suddenly appear."
Extreme examples of this are easy to see. Without water we die. Without sleep we suffer. Without movement the body wastes away.
What can be harder to recognize is how more subtle shifts in our food and water quality, our movement and rest habits, or a lessening of our time spent outdoors can destroy health and happiness.
We begin a new life when our actions of eating, moving, thinking and relating are guided by principles. We are already performing these actions – they are essential to living. The question is: are they guided by thoughtful reflection or are they guided by thoughtless conformity to convention and habit?
We have a choice. There is another way. In ancient China this other way was termed "The Great Way."
This "Way" consisted of six disciplines: self-reflection, eating, exercise, rest and recreation, healing relationships and right livelihood (i.e. contribution). Dedicating daily time to these disciplines has been the core of all great systems of healing throughout history.
We will explore these six areas in future columns.
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Kenai Central junior Allie Ostrander has been chosen as the Gatorade Alaska Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year for the third straight year.
Ostrander, with another year left on the trails, now has more girls runner of the year awards than anybody else.
According to Gatorade's website, the award has been given out since 2008. Leah Francis of Juneau-Douglas won in 2008 and 2009, while Kenny Lake's Kailey Wilson won in 2010 and Service's Jenette Northey won in 2011.
In three years of Alaska cross-country, Ostrander has been beaten just once — during the Class 4A state meet her freshman year when she got dizzy and was eventually disqualified for getting assistance from teammates.
In addition to winning state as a junior, Ostrander also took titles at major meets like the Skyview Invitational, Palmer Invitational and Region III meet.
She also went out-of-state after the season to win Oregon's George Fox Classic.
The award is for athletic excellence as well as academic achievement and good character.
Ostrander has a 4.0 grade-point average in the classroom. She is also the junior class treasurer, and has volunteered for the food bank and local youth sports programs.
In addition, she started and continues to organize the popular Salmon Run Series, held in the summer at Tsalteshi Trails.
"She never lets down, never gives anything but 110 percent, never makes excuses," said Kenai Central assistant Maria Calvert in a released statement. "I'm confident that she will make her mark not only in the Alaska high school record books, but in college as well."
Ostrander is now a finalist for the Gatorade National Girls Cross Country Runner of the Year award.


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In an effort by the state's Department of Education to level the playing field for students with disabilities, many local school districts could see their athletic budgets strained to meet the demand.
The Education Department has ruled that disabled students who want to play for their school's sports teams must be allowed to join a team as long as the school district can make "reasonable modifications" to accommodate them.
However, the Education Department has said that if those accommodations would drastically change a sport or somehow give the student an advantage, the school must create parallel programs that are in comparable standing to more traditional programs.
Some schools, like Lunenburg High School, have already implemented such teams, including a unified track team for students of all levels to participate, whether they have a mental or physical disability or not.
Lunenburg High School Athletic Director Pete McCauliff said that the district partnered with the Special Olympics on the project and they received a grant from the Department of Education that helped to provide additional equipment and uniforms for the team.
"Basically, what it does is it gives kids with disabilities a chance to participate in school sports with other kids who maybe don't have any physical disabilities. In track, it happens to be an easy fit because of the nature of the sport.
He said the added cost that the district will incur from year to year is the coaches salary and any costs associated with transporting students to the various schools.
"You can safely have kids of all ability levels compete against each other on a level playing field. It doesn't take any more money than any other sport," he said, while noting that implementing more teams like this could be a financial hardship for schools in light of the current economic conditions.
That's not going to stop the district from trying to expand its offerings down the road as time and money permits.
"That's one of our goals. We're looking at other unified teams that we can put in place. Even with this initiative, it's come out that certainly our school wants to attract as many kids as possible," he said.
Leominster Athletic Director Chris Young said that he and other coaches in Leominster work at trying to include student athletes in any and all sports they wanted to participate in.
"I don't think it will make much of a difference here in Leominster. We've always been open to people with disabilities playing on our teams," he said. "I know it's difficult but it's something we've always been passionate about. If that's something that actually materializes, absolutely."
Young, who has been the athletic director in Leominster for 11 years, said he cannot remember a time when a student with a disability was discouraged from playing on a team.
"It might have been not being able to execute what needed to be executed in the sport. You're always concerned about their safety first. You're putting someone out there who can do the job but it's also about protecting their safety," he said. "I think the sport, the coaches and the players, would rally around that teammate."
Having to put together a separate team to accommodate the needs of a person with disabilities could be a budget-buster, he said.
"What impact will this have on school budgets? I don't think it would necessarily be a bad thing but it would be a hard thing to manage. If programs like that evolved in every sport, it would be drastic on the budget," he said.
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|8 years ago :: Jun 09, 2010 - 12:22AM #1
How often is it safe to cast a spell?
I suppose that's a question with no absolute right or wrong answer, but it's worth discussing. I've just begun to for-real practice on my own. I did two spells in the last week or so. Both were essentially banishing spells, though I didn't think of it that way at the time. Both... I only realized that when I stopped to think afterward... took place during the waning moon, which I've always heard is the best time for banishing. One in particular had a powerful energetic effect on me. I don't know how relevant this is, but I was menstruating when I did that one... would that have affected the energies?
I don't feel anything I've done so far is harmful. It certainly didn't drain my energies. If anything, I felt invigorated by it. But is there a point at which doing magick too often becomes harmful? Or doing certain kinds of it too often does?
I feel a little bit like how I felt when I experimented with magic mushrooms years ago: the experience was enjoyable and interesting enough that I could see wanting to remain on the trip for a long time. Yet my logical mind (perhaps inspired by fear) tells me it's not a good idea to do this all the time.
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|8 years ago :: Jun 09, 2010 - 1:33PM #2
I don't think casting spells drains "energy" per se. I guess if you tried to do a huge amount of magical workings (especially big-time healings, which some traditions hold to be very draining) you might feel fatigue, but I don't think it's unsafe. You are also right that the waning moon is the best time to do banishings.
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|8 years ago :: Jul 22, 2010 - 8:38PM #3
I agree with what ChrisSuperstar said about an issue arising if you end up turning to magic for everything in your life. Everything in moderation.
If I may be so bold, however, one thing I would suggest for you is to spend a considerable amount of time in prayer and meditation before you choose to cast a spell. Know very clearly what your intention for casting each spell is. Lacking the knowledge of what kind of spell you are casting, what the intentions in your heart are, and the moon phase in which you are doing it beforehand can be shaky ground to tread on. I only say this because you mentioned it wasn't until after the fact that you realized what you cast were banishing spells and that they were during a waning moon.
Casting is not an impulsive, "fly by the seat of your pants" type of activity, and should not be taken lightly. I say this with only love in my heart, because in my early studies I created negative Karmic attachment simply by taking the act of casting lightly and failing to have clearly defined intentions.
As far as casting while menstruating goes, I haven't yet heard of any significance to it. Many love spells or spells with the purpose of binding a person or object to you involve menstrual blood, but depending on what type of witchcraft you practice and how much experience you have, spells which infringe on another's will may or may not be frowned upon.
Hope this helped, many Blessings on your journey!
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|7 years ago :: Jan 14, 2011 - 10:02PM #4
That would be sound advice if I really did what you apparently think I did, and what my wording probably made it sound like I did. But it's not true that I didn't have the intent beforehand. The real truth is that I didn't think of the spell as banishing because I didn't use the word banishing to describe it. I did intend to clear out some stumbling blocks, which, if you think about it, is essentially the same thing as banishing something.
I didn't consciously remember what phase the moon was in when I started the spell, but I'm sure I knew unconsciously. I pay attention to where the moon is in its cycle, and on most days, I can say whether the moon is new, full, waxing, or waning, if I stop and think for a minute. I just did not consciously think of that when I started the ritual. I did it because it felt right to do it then.
So I didn't verbally articulate beforehand that I was doing a banishing spell during a waning moon, but I did intuit that. I intuitively knew it was the right time to do that work.
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Voters should pass the Tonasket bond
I want to encourage you to vote yes on the Tonasket school bond and levy in February. Those who know I am an old teacher might accuse me of being self-serving, but my reasons are self-serving in a way that may not be so obvious.
I want to live in a vibrant community. I see so many former students in vital roles in our community, and I believe a great education is an excellent foundation benefiting everyone.
As a community member, I want students coming out of our schools to be lifelong learners. When I go to the town library, I want the former student behind the counter to know how to operate the equipment. I want local contractors to have the skills to run a business.
It is a benefit not only to me, but to the community as a whole to have well-trained first responders. As I grow older, I worry that I might fall. There is a good chance the first responder who comes through my door is a graduate of our school right now.
From my time on the volunteer fire department, I know the hours of training required by first responders. If they are going to stay current on techniques and technology, they must have a solid basic education.
After a fall, I might spend time in the hospital. I will be served by other Tonasket graduates. Their math and science skills will need to be strong in the nursing field to help with my recovery.
For a vibrant community now and a safe community tomorrow, I encourage you to recognize the benefits we all receive from strong schools.
Please vote yes on both the Tonasket school bond and levy.
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Fresno State's Rudolf Siwy and Nevada's Caroline Bailly have been named Western Athletic Conference Men's and Women's Tennis Players of the Week, respectively, for March 2-8.
Siwy, a senior from Trinec, Czech Republic (Gymnasium Trinec), teamed up with Mirko Zapletal to notch a doubles win against the No. 8 doubles team in the nation to help propel Fresno State to a 1-1 record against ranked teams over the weekend. The duo defeated No. 8 Omar Altman and Bassam Beidas of No. 14 Pepperdine, 8-6. Siwy and Zapletal registered the Bulldogs' only doubles win in the 6-1 setback to the Waves. Playing at the No. 1 singles spot, the No. 44th-ranked Siwy overcame a close first set but rolled in the second set in the defeat of Elliot Wronski (No. 72 UNLV), 7-6, 6-1. The singles win helped the Bulldogs to a 5-2 win over the Rebels.
Bailly, a senior from Liege, Belgium (A.R.M. Bevoets), earned her first win against a ranked opponent this weekend after a 7-6, 3-2 (retired) defeat of No. 70 Pichittra Thongdach of No. 25 Boise State. Bailly also defeated Kristina Nedeltcheva 4-6, 7-6 (10-5) in Nevada's 4-3 loss to No. 69 UNLV. Both her wins came at the No. 1 position, where she is currently on a three-match winning streak.
Other male nominees included: New Mexico State's Arthur Surreaux, Boise State's James Meredith, Nevada's Alex Daruty, Utah State's Jordan Barlow and Idaho's Artem Kuznetsov.
Other female nominees included: Boise State's Laura Baum, Utah State's Hailey Swenson and San Jose State's Olivia Marshall.


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I've added a new link to my blogroll (to the right) for a site dedicated to the Battle of Franklin. I'm not sure who the host is – I couldn't find his name on the site. The blog is devoted to one battle, like Bull Runnings, though I admit the host appears to be a little more focused than I am. I dig the appearance of the images on the site, and suspect the host uses PhotoShop or something like it. (I've purchased PhotoShop Elements but have yet to download it.)
Check out The Battle of Franklin. I've added it to my feed reader and hope to get some good ideas from it.


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2008 wisconsin
Unverified Voracity Self-Inflicts
I guess I can't be mad at the Dispatch any more. Because we're doing it to ourselves:
If it motivates the players, great. I never want to see it again.
That's one way to put it. How are things on the Michigan State offensive line? Deep. Peachy. Deeply peachy:
Spartans depth sparks offensive line competition
This is their depth:
Converted defensive tackle Dan France has emerged as the leading candidate at left tackle, but the battle at center and right tackle are far from decided.
Redshirt freshman Travis Jackson and junior Blake Treadwell, another converted defensive tackle, are running neck-and-neck at center, while redshirt freshman Skyler Burkland and junior college transfer Fou Fonoti are fighting for the top spot at right tackle.
Er. France was flipped from OT to DT last year despite being 6'6" and now returns to be the starting left tackle. That is a hell of a position switch starter. This was his status in January:
"But in the bowl practice, I was struggling," he said. "I didn't know the (blocking) techniques and footwork. I never had done pass blocking before. I mean, I sort of did (at tight end) in high school, but I didn't have any technique or really know what I was doing."
Kirk Cousins might be under siege this year. Let's hope so, because if someone were to bold Michigan's secondary it wouldn't be much prettier.
Hey, here's a Michigan football coach talking. I wonder if he's going to talk about "violence," "toughness," "being physical," and "being consistent":
No, he mostly talked about cheese. Cheese and Will Campbell's pad level.
Of course not. Some news organization I can't be bothered to look up—oh this article says it's the Seattle Times—posted the shocking news there was a Pac-10/Big 10 "consensus" in favor of a plus one game. This was shocking for a little while until it was debunked. Or at least sort of debunked. Check out Jim Delany's reply to that:
"To describe the ADs as supportive, I would call that erroneous," Delany said.
Masterful weaseling right there. This on further expansion, at least, is a straightforward declaration they're not interested:
"No, we're about as comfortable as we can be with where we are," Delany said. "We've said we will continue to monitor the landscape, but we have closed down active expansion. Every period you look at it, but we don't expect anything the SEC does to affect us."
I'm increasingly irritated at the media reports predicting Superconferenceageddon without bothering to figure out whether adding teams like Pitt and Missouri helps or hurts the bottom line. The burden of proof is on people predicting unwieldy, tradition-hurting behemoths but all we get is "this is totally happening because it's an arms race!"
Yes, yes, TV markets blah blah. At times like these I think about Lloyd Carr in his last couple years sighing disgustedly whenever the subject of money came up in press conferences. He believed placing it above all other goals was destructive, he's looking prophetic at the moment.
Zing. I was just hoping Jerry Hinnen would drop some more twitter bombs on the SEC so I could post them up, and then he did:
Gotten the feeling that if Scott and Delany jumped off a bridge, SEC fans would gripe that Slive should have been the one jumping first. "We can't afford to react. You have to be proactive when it comes to bridge-jumping!"
Adding Nebraska had a purpose. Adding A&M to the SEC just dilutes it.
Downing disagreement. Retweets coming from Michigan Hockey Net and Yost Built over the course of the recent Five Nations tournament were rapturous about 2013 D commit (and team captain) Michael Downing. Examples from tourney observer @twharry:
The difference between Downing and DeAngelo is vast. I had no idea Downing was this good. He plays like a vet.
Michael Downing is having another very strong two-way game. Comparing him to Merrill may be unfairly lofty, but they are strikingly similar.
Breakaway going the other way. DeAngelo was way out of position. Luckily Downing was there to cover and Demko made the stop.
FWIW, talked to an ex-teammate of Downing today from CC - said he's the real deal, nat. skill set but little rough around the edges at times
When one of my friends checked out the Friday game he compared Downing to Nick Lidstrom. Apparently the US team was so confident in his positioning they would often send the other defenseman up the ice to pressure the Swiss. A local diary praised his game as well.
So of course a couple scouting reports are mixed at best, contradict the above, and contradict each other. WCH:
Michael Downing has had a very good summer--including locking down a scholarship to Michigan--which has helped turn him into one of the top defensive prospects in the US for his age group. He appears to have loads of potential with a big frame and nice skating, but still has a pretty long ways to go when it comes to decision-making and handling the puck. The pace of play here looked a little faster than what he was used to, which took him out of his comfort zone and forced him to make some bad turnovers. Not many players have things completely figured out by age 16 though, and with a little more experience, he has a chance to develop into a very nice player.
And the United States of Hockey:
Michael Downing - Canton, Mich. — The big defenseman served as the captain for this U.S. outfit. He's pushing 6-foot-3, but has some good mobility and offensive instincts. Despite the size, however, Downing was getting out muscled and hit hard by smaller players. The more muscle he can tack on, the better in the coming years. He'll also need to do a better job in his own end, but he appeared to improve defensively as the tournament went on. Despite the defensive deficiencies, I really liked his offensive game. If he can develop defensively, he could be a. pretty solid blueliner down the road. Draft eligible in 2013
Another Burns tweet did mention Downing needs to fill out quite a bit, so at least there's some consistency there. Downing maintains he's 110% committed to Michigan and is not a goalie, so he'll probably show up. I'm actually drawing a blank on the last Michigan D commit to skip out for the OHL before he hit campus. Seems like it's a F/G thing.
The Blip …is what I called the 2008 Wisconsin game in last year's Plays of the Decade feature. It was a briefly intoxicating lie about how good that team could be that presaged the less brief but no less deceitful starts the next two years; as such it's both an emblem and an enormous outlier.
Holdin' the Rope takes us way back when:
I sat and wondered how we could spring a comeback from so much flailing incompetence. I had faith, but it was that kind of belief that eats at itself if exposed to the light.. It's propped up by rubber bands and paper clips and a little bit of measured delusion and naivete.
Somehow, Michigan pulled itself together and willed themselves through a halfway decent touchdown drive in the third quarter, capped by Kevin Koger's first touchdown reception. A promise of a bright future. Michigan went down the field on the arm of Steven Threet, the legs of Sam McGuffie and Kevin Grady, and the hands of Martavious Odoms and Greg Mathews. Greg's last name only had one "t," but people managed to always get it wrong, and they probably still do. This wasn't Henson, Terrell, Walker, and A-Train. It wasn't Henne, Manningham, Arrington, and Hart. It wasn't Navarre, Braylon, Avant.
Etc.: Notre Dame is taking its sweet time figuring out where its hockey team is going to hang out. MGoMix is going with songs 1-5 and 6-10. Trailer for the Willis Ward movie is good. Shakin' the Southland's DrB talks 3-4, 4-3 under, and multiple fronts. Money quote:
In the one-gap 3-4, you have a blend of the 4-3 and the older two-gap system. You can take a guy that is a 'tweener' and put him at DE or OLB. You can take heavy interior linemen that are skilled at pass rushing, and put them at DE positions even if they don't run 4.6-4.7 in the 40. The fact that it is a one-gap system and easier to teach means they can rush the passer without regard for the linebackers and put what talent they do have to good use.
I do not advocate the one-gap 3-4 over the 4-3, each has its uses. I do prefer the one-gap over the 2-gap version because it disguises the bubbles in the front better, and is simpler to teach. I'm all for adding fronts that simply teach guys new places to stand without actually changing everything they're doing. In most cases, the fronts are exactly the same, but with different personnel.
Of The Decade: Best Plays Part I
Previously in this series: ESPN Images, Michigan's offense, Michigan's defense, Worst Plays of The Decade 7-11, Worst Plays 1-6.
This one goes to thirteen because we aren't dead yet. Again, a combination of overall impact with a heavy emphasis on how awesome that moment was—if eligible the Donovan goal against Algeria would be the perfect candidate. #13 is admittedly valedictory.
13. Intangibled
Michigan State, 2007: Mike Hart scoops up a Mallett fumble and conjures a first down from air.
If Mike Hart did anything other than run for thousands of yards at Michigan it was pick up blitzers on the most famous Michigan plays of the decade. There weren't any Mike Hart runs on this list because the guy always got caught from behind and Michigan's offense was set up to get its big plays from the passing game for the duration of his tenure, but Hart will block on three of the top four. This had to be rectified, but how? There was that eight yard run against Penn State, but that lacks a certain je ne sais quoi. It was in the first half, for one.
How about this rescue instead?
This may be the most Mike Hart play of Mike Hart's career. Ryan Mallett's come in the game for one play after Chad Henne limped off, and Mallett does what he always did, which was fumble. Michigan's about to be facing a second and forever even if they get the ball back when Hart pops out of the pack, ball in hand. He then jukes one Spartan out of his shorts and plows over two more for a game-changing first down. He then heads to the sideline because he's so injured he shouldn't even be in the game.
12. Black Jesus
2003 Illinois: Steve Breaston fields a punt on one sideline and glide-cuts his way all the way across the field, juking six separate Illini before finding a seam and setting sail for the endzone. NOTE: Unfortunately, I can't find this in an embeddable form. It is 15 seconds into this Breaston highlight reel. Picture not relevant.
…was the name message board posters sarcastically bestowed on Steve Breaston as he redshirted and reports of his practice exploits became progressively more ludicrous. "Freshman you've never heard of fails to live up to epic practice hype" is perhaps the most common fall storyline across the country, and Michigan has had more than its fair share of epic busts from Grady Brooks to David Underwood to Kevin Grady. The nickname was a shield against disappointement
When Steve Breaston took the field, though, he somehow managed to exceed the expectations built up over the offseason. This return was the crowning glory; after a half-season full of almosts where he'd get tackled at the five or have something called back on a penalty he didn't need, he waited and waited, making two of those looping back-cuts that would become so familiar and exploding up the sideline.
For the most part teams stopped punting to him after this play, and though he remained amongst the country's most dangerous returners for the duration of his career he never quite recaptured the magic of the first two-thirds of his freshman year. At the moment he did this, though, he could do anything.
11. Ernest Shazor just killed a guy. No, seriously, he's dead
Purdue, 2004: Michigan has a narrow lead in the dying minutes but Purdue wins with a field goal and is driving. Dorien Bryant, then merely a freshman and not yet the Brooks Bollinger memorial eighth year senior, grabs a ball over the middle and starts picking up tons of YAC. Purdue is already in field goal range when Brandon Williams grabs at Bryant's feet, sending him into the air. This is where Ernest Shazor murders him. Bryant coughs up history's most understandable fumble; Leon Hall recovers, ending the game.
I've seen a lot of murderous hits in football, but they're mostly for show. Football's violence is a thrilling, sometimes sad sideshow to the main event; only rarely does the sheer intimidating force of a guy running directly at another guy matter immediately. Not so here. This hit turned a very likely loss into a sure win and ranks as the most CLICK CLICK BOOM play of the decade.
After the hit Shazor evaporated, providing only theoretical resistance against the first terrible appearance of That God Damned Counter Draw in the Michigan State game, about which more later, and entering the NFL draft early only to be passed over entirely. Despite being dead Bryant would go on to be probably Purdue's finest receiver of the decade, though I'll leave that judgment to the Purdue blogs' decentennial glazomania.
This play is lower than I expected because the feelings were more relief and frustration at the defense. A close call against a Purdue team that wasn't at all good (7-5) nearly derailed Michigan's season. Other plays in crappier seasons were fraught with less expectation and more enjoyable, like for instance…
10. The Blip
MGoRetro: We're From Phoenix
Wisconsin, 2008: Donovan Warren breaks up a slant, sending the ball on that parabolic trajectory that screams interception but often ends up hitting the turf. In this instance, Johnny Thompson is in the right place in the right time, catching the ball and picking up a defense's worth of escorts.
Exactly one good thing happened in the entirety of 2008, and this was it. Michigan had just gotten a touchdown thanks to a supremely ill-timed Wisconsin blitz that set Brandon Minor free. One play later Michigan would be in the lead:
Michigan would add another touchdown thanks to a 60-yard Steven Threet read option keeper and hang on for dear life, surviving a two point conversion that tied the game thanks to an illegal formation penalty and stuffing the second attempt.
At the time, the win over a top-ten Wisconsin team seemed like an indicator that even in this season of transition and quarterback incompetence something of Michigan would persist. It seemed super important, and then Toledo blew everything to hell.
9. Chad Henne robot apotheosis
MGoRetro: Nails.
Michigan State, 2007: Chad Henne completes his transformation from inept and injured to flawless robot incapable of understanding pressure by shouting "reprise" and pretending Mario Manningham is Braylon Edwards, completing an improbable Michigan comeback.
I'd somehow managed to get tickets on the 50 yard line in the Michigan student section at Spartan Stadium, and things were tense. Some unlit-cigar-chomping State fan was in my seat and insisted it was his seat to the point where he called the cops over so they could look at my ticket and shrug. He'd eventually switch places with a few Michigan fans outside of the section. At some point early in the second half a woman who looked like she watches a lot of Jenny Jones turned around and screamed something incomprehensible but very angry. She proceeded to do this every five minutes until someone figured out the thing she was saying was "Art Fag U," at which point the guy standing next to me went off about how bigoted that was whenever given an opportunity for the rest of the game, which was every other play.
Meanwhile on the field, Michigan was busy blowing a 14-3 lead in the immediate aftermath of Mark Dantonio's "pride" comments. They gave up three straight touchdowns while managing only one play of significance, a hopeful downfield jump ball that Mario Manningham came up with. With seven minutes left in the fourth quarter, Michigan was cooked.
In my head, this is when Hart went over to Henne and slapped him really hard. Michigan State backed off their coverage and Michigan marched down the field for a touchdown, dodging the Mallett disaster above, got the ball back, drove some more, and then decided to inflict the maximum amount of pain by joining the Braylon Edwards Historical Reenactment Society:
This is why Michigan State bloggers won't ever delve into their version of the Worst Plays of the Decade. As bad as you thought that was, Michigan State's edition would be typed equivalent of the Hurricane Katrina Valenti rant.
8. "I Saw Cover Zero"
MGoRetro: Moxie and MacGyver.
Notre Dame, 2009: leading 24-20 early in the fourth quarter, Michigan faces a 4th and 3 in the no man's land where field goals are dodgy and punts get you put on the Worst Plays of the Decade list. Michigan goes for it, calling a bootleg pass for Forcier. Notre Dame's Stephen Filer cuts off the angle, so Forcier breaks his ankles and cuts up into the wide-open middle of the field.
This could have been one of Forcier's scrambles on the game-winning drive or the touchdown that won the game or Charlie Weis's decision to call a 40-yard fly route during Notre Dame's attempt to kill the game—miss you, big guy xoxo—but for sheer impact it's Forcier rewarding Rich Rodriguez's ability to do math:
Forcier's moxie would see Michigan through another two games of desperate fourth-quarter action before disintegrating in overtime against Michigan State and the fourth quarter against Iowa. In this it's similar to the Thompson interception, where early-season hope gave way to the cruel reality of the situation and the opponent turned out to be something less than they were supposed to be.
7. A Knee On The Ground
MGoRetro: Sort of Happy Super Chinese New Football Millennium, but mostly You Were Killed By A Bear And I Am Sad
Citrus Bowl, 2007 season: with 30 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Chad Henne takes a snap and falls to the ground.
The definition of bittersweet.
Michigan had just finished racking up 91 yards of offense against Ohio State, so of course they come out in a shotgun spread attack and put up 41 points on Florida en route to yet another bowl victory over the SEC. Every downfield strike conjured forth a cauldron of mixed emotions: immediate joy. Fist-shaking at the general bloody-mindedness of the universe. Depression about the missed opportunity represented in Chad Henne's healthy shoulder. An entire extra layer of confusion about Mike DeBord. It was like being 15 again, like being 15 again and stuck in a never-ending afterschool special.
But when Henne kneeled and Marques Slocum, of all people, was the first to get Lloyd Carr up on his shoulders, well… IT IS VERY DUSTY IN HERE RIGHT NOW. WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOUR AIR FILTERS. I have allergies, you know. Severe allergies.
At some point you just have to let that frustration go and accept the program for what it is, accept Carr for who he is, and say thanks. He did hole up and punt with a six point lead against Tim Tebow, but how could he go out any other way?


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Andrew Gross @AGrossRecord
Steve Eminger and Matt Gilroy remain on the ice to shoot on Marty Biron. Looks like Stu Bickel will play tonight and Eminger will sit.
Frank Seravalli @DNFlyers
Tye McGinn is likely out of the lineup tonight, replaced by Zac Rinaldo. That means Tom Sestito stays in
Too bad wanted some pay back on McGinn, for kicking the piss out of Newbury, Sestito in, is great news for Bickel, Bickel beats him like a drum...
Hagelin with a STRONG game. Maybe best on the ice
@DaveLozo: Talbot on Callahan incident: "We decided to go and we were holding each other up and
his shoulder popped out or something. Unfortunate."
@DaveLozo: More from Talbot on Callahan: "I let him go. I kind of felt it, but then I saw his face as well."
******* what the **** was he doing anyway, it looked like he tried to dislocate it, but to his credit he did stop when Cally told him....one step forward...2 steps back...
Hopefully Callahan's injury isn't serious. He obviously adds a lot to the team intangibly.
Went to the game Saturday night against the Leafs -- despite going down early it was the first time this season I really felt like the Rangers were playing good hockey.
Good test against the Penguins tomorrow night, it would be good to keep this momentum going.
Any chance we land boychuk off waivers???
Seem like a can't lose situation for the rangers..almost no risk high reward type move if it works out and if it don't no real losses
Also, good news on Cally.
Marian Gaborik Brad Richards (A) Rick Nash
Carl Hagelin Derek Stepan Taylor Pyatt
Mike Rupp Brian Boyle Benn Ferriero
Stu Bickel Jeff Halpern Arron Asham
Ryan McDonagh Dan Girardi
Marc Staal (A) Michael Del Zotto
Matt Gilroy Anton Stralman


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Chesapeake Bayhawks' goalie Kip Turner will make his first ever MLL All-Star Game appearance after an outstanding first half of the 2013 season. Turner is on pace for what could potentially be his best year yet, emerging as an elite goalie in the League, and a true leader amongst a seasoned Bayhawks group. "I've been playing in this League a while now, and finally got my first All-Star game. It is somewhat of a relief, but it is an honor," said Turner.
Turner entered this season with two consecutive MLL Championships, earning one with Boston in 2011, and the other most recently with Chesapeake in 2012. The goaltender has been able to continue that success into this year's campaign, accumulating 120 saves, a .612 save percentage, and a 9.63 goals-against average thus far. Turner has shown MVP-like moments for the Bayhawks, holding New York to only three goals in week 2, as well as a 20-save outing against Charlotte in week 8.
When asked if this was his best season yet, Turner responded, "Some days I do (think so), but it's been a tough season as a team. A few OT losses get you down a little, but as a team we are fighting. For me, I am just happy with the fact that I still get to play."
Since being selected as the second overall draft pick in 2007, Turner has celebrated much success in his seven-year career. He spent five years with the Cannons, including a 2010 campaign that saw the netminder chosen as the Warrior Goalkeeper of the Year. He boasted an impressive 176 saves, as well as a .595 save percentage during the course of that year. In 2012 the University of Virginia product, and Annapolis, M.D. native moved to the Chesapeake Bayhawks, forming a home rather quickly. En route to the Steinfeld Cup, Turner put up some of his best numbers, including 26 saves, a .634 save percentage and a staggering 7.56 goals-against average for Championship Weekend.
Due to his success, Turner is no stranger to MLL's record books. An overall 11.84 goals-against average settles Turner into fourth place in career goals-against for any goalie exceeding 1000 minutes played. His total 719 saves puts him in seventh place in career saves, while his .560 save percentage lands him eighth all-time in save percentage. Turner would like nothing more than to add to his personal record book with a third Championship ring.
Fans can see Turner play in the 2013 All-Star Game presented by Moe's Southwest Grill, on Saturday, July 13, at 7:00 p.m. (ET) at American Legion Memorial Stadium in Charlotte, N.C. Turner said, "I am a huge Moe's fan! Big fan of the queso, and the fact that they yell at you right when you walk in. I like that a lot, it makes me feel welcome."
The game will also be broadcast live on ESPN2. For tickets and more information on the event, visit the
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Movie-Soundtrack Game
DiSser X posts 2 bands on the same movie soundtrack. DiSser Y replies with the movie.
X: David Bowie and David Sylvian
Y: Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence
Ah, shit. That's not a good example. Bowie acted in that movie. Erm, whatever.... 2 bands/musicians involved in some movie in any which way possible and then name the movie, that's the game.
Silver Linings Playbook
*another winning thread idea to tell my grandkids about someday*
X. The Who & SHa Na Na
woodstock. Ha ha ha ha hahahahahahahaha!!!
^ Have no idea
I think in order to make this game work (read: without googling)that the clue needs to include some one-liner hint.
Somebody & Somebody Make a Porno
That movie that could've been funny, but wasn't...?
Cat Stevens and The Faces
hint: "You think I got kicked out because of just the aquarium? Nah, it was the handjob. And you know what else? It was worth it."
Max Fischer!
I just watched Rushmore again the other night. Brilliant filmcalumlynn this'd this


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A newborn baby was taken to hospital after a head-on crash.
The baby and its parents were travelling south on Kawhia Rd at Tihiroa, west of Te Awamutu, Waikato, when the cars collided on a sharp bend about 4.15pm yesterday.
Firefighters had to winch the couple's car off a road barrier and wedge the passenger door open to free her.
The Herald was initially told by emergency service workers who attended the crash yesterday that the mother was still pregnant and appeared to be having contractions, but it now appears she had recently given birth.
It is understood the family were taken to Waikato Hospital, as was a passenger in the other car.
Otorohanga Fire Brigade chief fire officer Neville King said it appeared speed and wet weather might have contributed to the crash.
Neighbours said the two 55km/h corners in quick succession, just south of Tihiroa Hall, were often the scene of accidents.
Late last night, a search was under way at Marks Bay, east of Bluff and south of the Catlins Forest Park, to find a motorcyclist who had driven over a bank on private land. He has since died. Police, fire crews and a rescue helicopter were involved.
Yesterday, a crash 5km north of Taumarunui on State Highway 4 took the holiday road toll to three. A 58-year-old man from Taumarunui was killed in the single-vehicle accident shortly after 1pm.
Earlier, a man died following a car crash east of the Lorneville-Dacre Highway, north of Invercargill.
Senior Sergeant Dave Raynes said the 24-year-old was found dead at the scene about 6.30am. He was the only occupant of a Honda saloon.
A 71-year-old woman became the first holiday-period fatality after a crash in Hamilton on Christmas Day.
She was a rear-seat passenger in a car that was in collision with a ute at the intersection of Te Rapa Rd and Avalon Drive about 12.35pm.
Four of her family members were taken to Waikato Hospital.
Police later located a suspended driver who allegedly had fled the crash site - a member of the public followed the fleeing car and helped officers track its 26-year-old female driver to a Pukete address.
Waikato road policing manager Inspector Marcus Lynam said it was too early to determine fault or say whether charges would be laid over the collision.
Earlier, on Christmas Day morning, a 16-year-old was critically injured when the car she was in rolled down a bank on a rural road south of Carterton. A 17-year-old suffered moderate injuries in the crash.
Yesterday, heavy lifting cranes were brought in after a car and a milk tanker collided near Marton.
The accident happened about 3am, blocking State Highway 3.
The collision sent the tanker into a ditch. The car's driver suffered serious leg injuries and had to be cut out by fire crews.
Motorists in the lower North Island were urged to be patient following reports of heavy traffic on State Highway 1 yesterday.
Police shift commander Sergeant Andy Dow said the congestion appeared to be linked to Boxing Day events and nice weather. He urged motorists to drive to the conditions.
The official holiday road toll began at 4pm on Christmas Eve and finishes at 6am on January 3.
Last year, 19 people died and 381 were injured in crashes during the period.


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zahal wrote:johnnym wrote:Does a GigE NIC make a difference for your VNC connection?
Yes it does! A lot more fluid. The Tigon3 card eventually started working.
Great, will try that, too, with a Tigon II based NIC with SGI branding! I recently found out that those Tigon NICs use embedded R4K CPUs (see for example FreeBSD's ti(4) manpage or the header of the Tigon III driver in NetBSD). So the perfect choice for SGI/MIPS enthusiasts, even if "slower" than an Intel NIC.
Har, har, har...
zahal wrote:johnnym wrote:Any luck with the v4.x.x kernels?
I installed a 4.x.x kernel but it bombed during startup. I ended up downloading the 4.8.15 source code and compiling the kernel for the Titan motherboard. It's been over a decade since I last compiled a kernel! It has been working fine with 4.8.15 now.
Yes, early 2016 on the Debian Alpha mailing list they also mentioned that a self-compiled kernel v4.x.x works fine on an SX164. But compilation of a Debian kernel with - non-working - GENERIC config took the guy that created the thread 33 (!) hours. I assume I'd need a similar time on my PWS 500au, even when changing config options, arrghh . Maybe I can use QEMU and the eight cores of my xw9400 to speed things up. At least this method worked well when compiling a Debian 7 kernel for my O2 with the help of an eight core Clovertown machine more than a year ago.
zahal wrote:I'll try Gentoo again, since the Stage 3 archives for Alpha have been updated 3 times since I tried to install it. Hopefully the compiler has been updated in order to generate code optimized for newer Alpha processors.
Gentoo also sounds interesting, would you mind posting if you're successful with it?


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This is a long article in the NYT, directed, I think, at readers who support abortion rights generally, but are susceptible to moral doubts about some uses of abortion. I suspect that for those who believe abortion is always immoral — or acceptable only to save the mother from death or severe bodily harm — the destruction of the twin is like every other abortion, and the moral qualms abortion supporters feel is a kind of half-awakening to a problem they should be seeing all the time.
Here's one story:
Shelby Van Voris... and her husband tried for three years to get pregnant, they went to a fertility doctor near their home in Savannah, Ga.... She soon found out she was carrying triplets. Frantic, she yelled at the doctor: "This is not an option for us! I want only one!"Picture yourself as that daughter, hearing the story that Van Voris imagines telling in an inspiring fashion. Would you, the daughter, think I am woman, hear me roar, or would you think: There was another me (2 others) who would have been with me all the times when I was lonely, and my mother killed her (them)? Why?! Because she was afraid we would be too much trouble? Maybe I am too much trouble. But I am trying to be good, and I would have helped take care of my sister(s). My sister(s)! Where are they!
Her fertility specialist referred her to a doctor in Atlanta who did reductions. But when Shelby called, the office manager told her that she would have to pay extra for temporary staff to assist with the procedure, because the regular staff refused to reduce pregnancies below twins. She contacted three more doctors, and in each case was told: not below two. "It was horrible," she says. "I felt like the pregnancy was a monster, and I just wanted it out, but because we tried for so long, abortion wasn't an option. My No. 1 priority was to be the best mom I could be, but how was I supposed to juggle two newborns or two screaming infants while my husband was away being shot at [in Iraq]? We don't have family just sitting around waiting to get called to help me with a baby."
Eventually, she... flew to New York for the procedure. "I said, 'You choose whoever is going to be safe and healthy,' " she says. "I didn't give him any other criteria. I didn't choose gender. None of that was up for grabs, because I had to make it as ethically O.K. for me as I could. But I wanted only one."
She paid $6,500 for the reduction and [felt] incredibly relieved. "I went out on that street with my mother and jumped up and down saying: 'I'm pregnant! I'm pregnant!' And then I went and bought baby clothes for the first time."
Today, her daughter is 2½ years old. Shelby intends to tell her about the reduction someday, to teach her that women have choices, even if they're sometimes difficult. "I am the mother of a very demanding toddler," she says. "I can't imagine this times two, and not ever knowing if I'd have another person here to help me. This is what I can handle. I'm good with this. But that's all."
But you anti-abortion readers are perhaps thinking: Why are you getting sentimental about that particular aspect of abortion? Every abortion represents a missing human being.
Here's Ross Douthat's column about the article: "The Failure of Liberal Bioethics."
From embryo experimentation to selective reduction to the eugenic uses of abortion, liberals always promise to draw lines and then never actually manage to draw them. Like [Dr. Mark Evans, described in the article], they find reasons to embrace each new technological leap while promising to resist the next one — and then time passes, science marches on, and they find reasons why the next moral compromise, too, must be accepted for the greater good, or at least tolerated in the name of privacy and choice. You can always count on them to worry, often perceptively, about hypothetical evils, potential slips down the bioethical slope. But they're either ineffectual or accommodating once an evil actually arrives. Tomorrow, they always say — tomorrow, we'll draw the line. But tomorrow never comes.


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Left 4 Dead Demo Includes Linux Steam Client Libraries 217
SheeEttin writes "If you've been longing to play games from Steam on your Linux machine, you may not have to wait much longer — the Left 4 Dead demo includes some Linux libraries, in particular, one named 'steamclient_linux.so.' While the game's full release does not include these libraries, their apparently accidental inclusion in the demo suggests that Steam games will have native Linux clients in the near future. (A job listing at Valve looking for someone whose responsibilities would include 'Port[ing] Windows-based games to the Linux platform' would seem to support this.) The libraries also include several strings nonessential to a pure server, including references to forgotten passwords. Hopefully, this indicates that at least some Valve-affiliated games will have native Linux clients."


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Between the monuments and museums and interspersed among the lobbying firms and political consulting companies that pepper Washington, D.C., lie an array of inconspicuous buildings that have housed some of the nation's juiciest political scandals.
From the famous Watergate building to the lesser-known Jefferson Hotel, the country's capital city has been home to its fair share of dishonesty, deception and indecency.
Here's a look at the places where some of the country's most prominent politicians made some of their worst choices.
|Watergate Office Building
It was the scandal that rocked the White House and cemented the then-swanky Watergate Office Building into political corruption history. In 1972 five burglars broke into the Democratic National Committee headquarters that spanned the sixth floor of the 12-story Watergate East building in an attempt to wiretap the offices. They were arrested in Suite 610 with thousands of dollars in cash.
That cash was traced through President Nixon's re-election committee and all the way back to the president himself, who allegedly tried to cover up the break-in. Nixon resigned two years later.
While "Watergate" has become synonymous with political corruption, the building itself is still used as offices, retail stores and residences, which sit between the Georgetown and Foggy Bottom areas if D.C. along the Potomac River. Several companies now operate out of the sixth floor offices where the break-in occurred, although about 2,000 sq. ft. of the space is still up for lease.
|Westin Washington, D.C. City Center
Then-D.C. Mayor Marion Barry was five blocks from the White House when he took two long drags off of a crack pipe while lounging with his lady friend Rasheeda Moore in room 727 of what was then called the Vista International Hotel.
FBI agents, who were working with Moore and had installed hidden cameras in the room, stormed in and arrested the mayor, who was later charged with drug possession. "B*tch set me up," Barry muttered repeatedly as he was led out of the room in handcuffs. Barry served six months in federal prison and was re-elected mayor four years later. Since Barry's now-infamous arrest in 1990, the Vista Hotel has changed hands multiple times and is now a renovated Westin Hotel.
|White House's Oval Office
Monica Lewinsky was only 22 years old when she came to the White House as an unpaid intern for then-President Bill Clinton's chief of staff in 1995. Four months later President Clinton led her into the presidential study adjoining the Oval Office where their 16-month affair began.
According to reports given to Congress during Clinton's impeachment trial, the president and Lewinsky had multiple sexual encounters in the Oval Office, the president's study and the bathroom near the Oval Office.
More than a year after their affair ended, Clinton admitted to the country in a televised address that he "did have a relationship with Ms. Lewinsky that was not appropriate."
|Mayflower Hotel
One night with a high-priced call girl in room 871 at the Mayflower Hotel was all it took to unravel former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer's political career.
Using wiretaps, federal investigators caught Spitzer using the pseudonym "Client 9" to arrange for a girl from the Emperor's V.I.P. Club, an online prostitution ring, to travel from New York to D.C. for a rendezvous. He paid nearly $3,000 for the prostitute, which was not his first payment to the prostitution ring, according to the affidavit.
Spitzer resigned as governor days after the scandal broke, but was never charged with any crimes.
|Tidal Basin
Speaking of prostitutes, stripper Anabel Battistella aka "the Argentine Firecracker" earned herself the nickname "Tidal Basin Bombshell" after she jumped out of a car with former Rep. Wilbur Mills, D-Ark., and into the Tidal Basin, a large pond between the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials.
Mills, then the chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means committee, was driving Battistella home with a few friends after a night of drinking. Mills had apparently been having an extended affair with the stripper.
When the park police pulled the car over because it did not have its lights on, Battistella made a run for it and had to be rescued from the Tidal Basin.
|Ritz Carleton Hotel parking lot
Former Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., did not even have to step foot inside The Pentagon City Ritz Carleton hotel to make it one of the D.C. area's most scandalous sites. That's where Jefferson picked up a briefcase filled with a $100,000 bribe that he received for helping a telecommunications company expand their business to Nigeria.
Jefferson used his clout as a Congressman to meet with the Nigerian president and vice president on behalf of the company, which gave him $400,000 and a 30 percent equity stake in return.
Federal investigators caught wind of the scheme and searched Jefferson's home and office in the Rayburn House Office Building. They found $90,000 hidden in the freezer of his Washington, D.C., house.
Jefferson was convicted on 11 counts of bribery, conspiracy, money laundering and racketeering.
|Rayburn House Office Building
Deep in the sub-basement of the Rayburn House Office Building lies the Congressional "Wellness Center" (aka gym), a place only current or former members of Congress can go.
Few others have seen inside the steel doors that unceremoniously mark its entrance. That was, until former Rep. Anthony Weiner tweeted a half-naked photo of himself with the Congressional men's locker room in the background.
The photos, posted on TMZ, went viral and after two weeks of rampant rumors and denials Weiner finally resigned.
|Jefferson Hotel
While Clinton was having a not-so-secretive affair with Lewinsky in the Oval Office, the chief political strategist for his re-election campaign was having a steamy affair of his own five blocks away at the Jefferson Hotel.
In suite 205 the married Morris had a year-long relationship with a $200-per-hour call girl, Sherry Rowlands. The tabloid Star broke the scandal in 1996 and Morris resigned shortly afterward.
Because having sex with a prostitute is not illegal in D.C., although soliciting sex with one is, Morris was never charged with a crime.
|FBI's Georgetown meeting house
To the unknowing passerby the red brick house in D.C.'s upscale Georgetown neighborhood looks like just any other house on just another residential street. But for two years the ordinary house was home to the FBI sting operation code named ABSCAM that tried to catch federal lawmakers who would trade political favors for cash.
The FBI remodeled the house to conceal cameras, microphones and a high-tech security system.
Sen. Harrison A. Williams Jr. was one of the lawmakers caught in the sting after he agreed to use his position to further his business venture. He was convicted on nine counts of bribery and conspiracy in 1981 and served three years in prison.
|Christian Men's House
This hundred-year-old row house is a double whammy for political scandals.
Both Sen. John Ensign and Representative-turned South Carolina Gov. Mark Stanford had high-profile affairs and were frequent visitors to the house, which served as a place for prayer and religious devotion for the five congressman, including Ensign, who lived there and the many other politicians who frequented the house.
Ensign resigned from the Senate after word got out that he was having an affair with his best friend and top aide's wife. Stanford, who often went to the house as a congressman and later as governor, was nearly impeached by the South Carolina legislature after disappearing for a week and having an affair with an Argentine mistress.


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The third preseason game is usually considered the biggest test of the preseason for starters as first-team units typically play into the second half.
But if you're Aaron Rodgers and you've thrown for at least 3,900 yards and 28 touchdowns in each of the last five seasons, getting extensive work in the third preseason game probably isn't all that vital.
Rodgers played just one series for the Green Bay Packers in their match-up with the Seattle Seahawks on Friday night. Rodgers finished 4 for 7 for 41 yards on a drive that ended in a 38-yard field goal from Mason Crosby.
Graham Harrell replaced Rodgers at quarterback and the Packers promptly went three-and-out on their first possession with Harrell at the helm.
The Packers and Seahawks currently are tied at 3-3 midway through the second quarter.


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I don't intend on this taking any longer than 25-30 Images. I haven't done any of these since late 2012, So I wanted to get some feedback on my images and other battle report related things. This one is more narrative than game, I don't really want to do a big battle until I get some parts I'm expecting, Also the "theme" of all my armies and my playspace is a number of factions vying for control over a province after a nuclear war between Peaches and the former Government. It's not complete but here is the thread for more information on all my armies. Mostly infantry based viewtopic.php?f=17&t=11236
The Great Triangle Society's territory lies to the south of that of the Dominion's. Trianglist Prisoners of War are often moved to the northern borders of the Dominion as cheap leabor to work on the farms and mines, In one such Workplace, Trianglist Slaves have revolted, Angry that they have been denied the right to wear their ceremonial worship hats on triangle days. They have gathered near a farm and blockaded the intersection from all sides. Which has held up local fuel tractors and pissed off those stationed at a local Security checkpoint
Scrap Tractors with fuel cannisters blocked by the protestors
A couple of Dominion Cadets, serving as Civil Protection officers *Police*, Shout insults down at the protestors
Protestors Barricade the Road to the other half of the district
Civil Protection attempts to break up the Riot
The Protesters start throwing all kinds of shit at the car, and the CP's Retreat
Meanwhile at the other barricade a Frustrated worker argues with a protestor
The Protestor Insults the worker for not wearing a shirt and smelling of greasy Cheeseburgers, and hits him with his giant Triangle sign
The Cadets Panic at the sight of fighting and start firing into the crowd...
...Completley missing the aggressor and hitting some other poor sap.
Protestors uncover a few Rifles that had been hidden and supposedly smuggled in by outside sources.
Being Trianglist Warriors before they were captured, the Protesters ironically are more skilled with their weapons than the incompetent "police" firing at them
One of them takes a slug between the eyes, the other escapes death but not before having his hand taken
The Non-combatant technicians panic and call over the radio for assistance
Shortly after, a Team of Troopers and Specialists arrives to stop the Riot.
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PHOENIX (AP) -- Authorities say a helicopter has crashed north of Phoenix.
Yavapai County Sheriff's Office spokesman Dwight D'Evelyn said the crash occurred Saturday just before noon near Mayer. He said preliminary reports show that there are no survivors.
D'Evelyn says the helicopter was privately owned.
It was not known how many were on board.
Witnesses told authorities that they saw flames and black smoke at the time of the crash.
Mayer Fire Department Battalion Fire Chief Michael McGhee told KNXV-TV that the UH1 model helicopter crashed nose first along Interstate 17 near Mile Post 268.
Mayer is about 70 miles north of Phoenix and is located near Black Canyon City and Cordes Lakes.
No further details were available.
HAMPTON, N.H. (AP) -- Police say a car crashed into a group of bicyclists during an annual ride in New Hampshire, killing two riders and injuring two others.
The crash happened on a bridge in Hampton at about 8:30 a.m. Saturday, just after the start of the 40th annual Granite State Wheelmen Tri-State Seacoast Century ride.
Hampton police say 60-year-old Pamela Wells of South Hamilton, Mass., and 52-year-old Elise Bouchard, of Danvers, Mass., died from their injuries. Two other riders were taken to hospitals with non-life threatening injuries.
The event's website says the route typically follows the Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine coastlines. The ride lasts through the weekend.
The 20-year-old motorist involved in the crash was treated for minor injuries. No charges have been filed.
MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich. (AP) -- Republican Sen. Rand Paul says President Barack Obama's health care law probably can't be defeated or gotten rid of. And he's suggesting there is little he and other congressional Republicans can do to stop the law from taking effect.
Speaking to reporters Saturday at a gathering of Michigan Republicans, Paul says Republicans could use votes on measures in the House and in the Senate to come up with compromise legislation. But the Kentucky Republican says that time for that is running out.
An opponent of the law many call "Obamacare," Paul says he's acknowledging that, in his words, "we probably can't defeat or get rid of Obamacare." He says that working from the position of not funding the health care law might help render it, quote, "less bad."
MACKINAC ISLAND, Mich. (AP) -- Sen. Ted Cruz says he will oppose the health care overhaul even if it means shutting down segments of the federal government.
But former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush warns that such an approach is "quite dicey" politically.
A clear divide over the health care law separates the emerging field of potential Republican presidential candidates. And it offers a preview of the battle Republicans nationwide will fight in their effort to build the party and win back the White House.
On one side of the health care debate are Florida's Sen. Marco Rubio and others who say they are standing on principle.
On the other side are Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and others taking what they call a pragmatic approach by accepting the law and moving on.
FORT WASHAKIE, Wyo. (AP) -- A 4.9 magnitude earthquake jolted much of western Wyoming on Saturday, but no damage was reported.
John Bellini, a geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey in Golden, Colo., says the temblor occurred at 7:16 a.m. about 45 miles underground. The nearest city is Fort Washakie, about 9 miles east of the epicenter.
Bellini says "it was felt widely in western Wyoming, but this is too deep of an earthquake to cause any damage. ... A lot of people might have felt something but they wouldn't know what they felt because it woke them up."
The area west of Yellowstone National Park experiences a handful of earthquakes a year
DETROIT (AP) -- Teams of volunteers are fanning out across Detroit for a two-day count of stray dogs.
The canine survey is part of the World Animal Awareness Society's American Strays research project.
The Ann Arbor-based society's executive director, Tom McPhee, says an accurate count will assist organizations in finding ways to help the stray dogs.
Some estimates place the number of stray and loose dogs in the thousands. McPhee says many dogs in Detroit were abandoned by owners who lost their homes or were unable to care for their pets.
After 90 minutes Saturday morning, volunteers Barbara Moran and Nicole Ryan had not spotted any dogs roaming in the west-side neighborhood they were surveying.
A Detroit dog rescue group has said strays tend to shy away from people.


text: The Friends of the John Curtis Free Library presented library trustees with a check for $5,000 at the Dec. 14 staff and volunteer appreciation night. Friends President Tracy Marchetti said the trustees can use the money however they see fit. In addition to the donation, the Friends provide $2,000 for cultural passes each year as well as $4,500 for adult programs and $4,500 for children's programs, Marchetti said. The group raises the money with book and bake sales, raffle baskets, and donations from memberships. The organization's biggest moneymaker is the year-round book sale room it oversees at the library. "That alone raises close to $3,500 each year," Marchetti said.


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After riding in the backseat as a kid, Eli Brown couldn't wait to get the keys to his grandfather Darrell Leslie's '70 Monte Carlo. As an eager 14-year-old, young Eli started working with Darrell to fix the old Monte up and get it ready to hit the road again. The Monte had been sitting outside a few years and needed some attention.
First up was the 350 engine. They started with just a top-end refresh, but this eventually led to a full rebuild. Next were the brakes and suspension, totally rebuilt by Eli. Being a rust belt car, the '70 had some cancer, so with his grandfather's help, Eli bought a MIG welder and learned how to weld while fixing the body rot. The front fenders were shot, so a pair of donors were found to replace them. The car's ragged vinyl top was also stripped off, the metal cleaned up, and made good as new.
By the time Eli finished high school, he had learned a lot about working on cars, and had a nice primer black '70 Monte Carlo to wheel around in college. After a year, he realized the combo of a primered automobile and salted roads didn't go together very well. So, the '70 went back into his grandfather's garage, where it would be treated to some in-depth attention and modifications. Working now as a full time mechanic, Eli had the means to go through the Monte and build it the way he wanted.
The body was stripped all the way down, and new quarters, doors, decklid, fiberglass front fenders and hood installed. Along the way, he shaved the door handles, smoothed the firewall, and performed some other body tweaks to get things just right. Eli then got his first chance to spray basecoat/clearcoat paint, covering the A-body in PPG Copper Metallic. The engine was painted, detailed, and reinstalled, finishing off the '70 for some cruising, car shows, and dragstrip fun.
At the track, Eli tuned the small-block for all it was worth to get the e.t.'s down, ringing up a best of 12.90. This was the sign for Eli to build a new engine. First, his research was on superchargers of various types, but a chance landing at a turbo website and forum planted the seeds for another idea. More research and exploring convinced Eli he could build the necessary plumbing for a turbo system. With a BorgWarner 71mm turbo and 50mm wastegate as the heart, he fabricated a full inlet system for the power adder. That finished, attention turned to the engine.
This time around, the 350 was treated to an 0.040-inch overbore, a 3.75-inch stroker crank with Eagle H-beam rods, and Mahle forged dished pistons, for 385 cubes of boost-ready displacement. World Products S/R Torquer iron heads were installed using ARP head studs, along with a Crane hydraulic roller cam, tappets, pushrods, and Comp Cams Pro Magnum roller rockers. Feeding the boosted monster are a pair of Walbro fuel pumps through a Quick Fuel Q650 carb modified for blow-through operation and E-85 fuel. The carb sits on a Professional Products Hurricane intake. Eli built his own distributorless ignition system with Megasquirt 2 computer, 8-inch crank trigger, and GM LS2 coils. He also custom fabricated the entire exhaust system, which was later ceramic coated by Aesthetic Finishers in Piqua, Ohio.
Everything the Mouse makes (estimated to be 650-700 hp at 10 psi of boost) goes through a built 700-R4 with a 3500 stall converter, and 3.5-inch aluminum driveshaft. A DTS fabricated 9-inch rear takes care of the power from there, with 3.60 gears and a Yukon trac-loc unit.
Inside, the stock interior's bolstered with a pair of Corbeau CR1 front buckets. A Kenwood audio system with Polk Audio speakers supplies the cruising tunes.
All finished, Eli headed to the track. Light-footed runs with the new engine combo had the Monte easily in the high 11s. After some tweaking and tuning with the ignition system to get the engine running consistently, those numbers began falling. To date, the car has run a best of 11.01 at 128 mph. He knows the car will go faster, but without a cage doing so would be dangerous.
While the tweaking and tuning will always go on, for now Eli is content to enjoy the car for a while as is, or at least until he decides on the next major changes to take place.


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REHOBOTH — Following its partner community in the Dighton-Rehoboth regional school district, Rehoboth is considering asking voters to approve a debt exclusion to fund roof repairs at four schools.
If selectmen approve putting the debt exclusion question before voters, a special Town Meeting would likely be scheduled for March 1, Rehoboth Town Administrator Jeff Ritter said. If the matter were to pass a Town Meeting vote, it would then be included as a ballot question in the April 7 Town Election.
"It's a two-step process," Ritter explained.
Last year, the regional school district got state approval for a 52 percent reimbursement for roof repairs at Dighton Middle School, Dighton Elementary School, Beckwith Middle School and Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School. Dighton and Rehoboth would fund the remaining 48 percent of the cost through debt exclusions.
Dighton selectmen have already scheduled a Town Meeting for March 4 to determine whether a debt exclusion question will appear on the ballot.
The Dighton Middle School roof is 16 years old, while the Beckwith Middle School roof is 12 years old. Partial repairs over the years at the high school have left various sections at different ages.
The Massachusetts School Building Authority has provided the school system with a preliminary estimate for the project, which could cost as much as $6 million. State and local officials have said roof repairs would significantly extend the lifespan of their buildings.
The MSBA's purpose is to work with Massachusetts communities to support the design and construction of "educationally appropriate, flexible, sustainable and cost-effective" public school facilities. Since its creation by an act of Legislature in 2004, the MSBA has made more than $9.9 billion in payments to cities, towns and regional school districts for school construction projects. Those payments have saved cities and towns $2.9 billion in avoided local interest costs, according to the MSBA.
The regional school committee is expected to vote on Feb. 11 to officially request a debt exclusion vote in Rehoboth. The selectmen will likely take up the matter the following evening, Ritter said.


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Barcelona succumbed to their first defeat of the league season last weekend, as Real Sociedad secured a surprise win over the Catalan giants with a 3-2 victory at the Anoeta.
Despite defeat, however, Barcelona are eight points ahead of second-placed Atletico Madrid in La Liga, while Tito Vilanova's side are 15 points clear of last season's champions Real Madrid.
With just one loss in their 20 league matches, no team in Europe's five most prominent leagues has a better record than Barcelona this term, while the Camp Nou club can boast to have had a greater share of the ball than any side on the continent.
However, despite having the goalscoring prowess of the likes of Lionel Messi and David Villa at their disposal, Barcelona on average threaten the goal far less than the majority of Europe's top sides.
In fact, Barcelona are placed 35th when it comes to average shots per game in Europe's top five leagues, while the team to have bothered the goal more than any other are Italian champions, and league leaders, Juventus.
Manchester United, who are more potent than ever with Robin van Persie now at Old Trafford, are another surprise omission from the top ten, while great rivals Liverpool - with a lack of options up front all season - are placed second.
Liverpool are one of four Premier League teams to feature in the top ten, along with Tottenham, Manchester City and Everton, while there is also a quartet of clubs from Italy.
Shots per game does not always, of course, guarantee success as Tottenham proved against Manchester United last Sunday, when Clint Dempsey scored with their 25th and final effort of the encounter, to seal a late 1-1 draw.
Meanwhile, Real Madrid, with sharp-shooting Cristiano Ronaldo leading the line, are the only Spanish club to make the list - in second place - while Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich represent Germany.
Europe's most threatening attacking teams, based on average shots per game:
1. Juventus
Average shots per game: 19.7
2. Liverpool
Average shots per game: 19.3
3. Real Madrid
Average shots per game: 19.1
4. Tottenham
Average shots per game: 18.4
5. Manchester City
Average shots per game: 18.2
6. Bayern Munich
Average shots per game: 18.2
7. Roma
Average shots per game: 17.9
8. Everton
Average shots per game: 17.1
9. AC Milan
Average shots per game: 16.5
10. Fiorentina
Average shots per game: 16.3
Selected others:
12. Chelsea
Average shots per game: 15.8
13. Manchester United
Average shots per game: 15.3
15. Arsenal
Average shots per game: 14.7
35. Barcelona
Average shots per game: 13.5
All stats from WhoScored.
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Tilda Swinton's performance art piece at New York's Museum of Modern Art featured the Scottish actress sleeping all day long inside a glass box.
"I feel bad for her. It's physically demanding. Is she just nocturnal for a month?" said one MoMA visitor, Ethan Fuirst, 17, of Manhattan.
"I think because I know more about art I'm not that interested. But maybe it's good she's using her celebrity to make people think," said another viewer, Gaby Shorr, 24, of Brooklyn, who works for an art appraiser.
This isn't the first time Swinton has performed "The Maybe"; the piece was first shown in London in 1995 and then Rome in 1996.
"Those who find it chance upon it for themselves, live and in real -- shared -- time: Now we see it, now we don't," MoMA said about Swinton's piece.