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AS A FRESHMAN (2011-2012): (XC) Competed in the USF Invite 5k, placing 38th in 19:58 … Earned a seasonal-best-time in the 5k at the Hornet Jamboree with a time of 19:31 … Ran 24:31 in the 6k Stanford Invitational … Raced the 6k Gator Invite in 24:58 … Finished the Bronco Invite 5k race in 19:42.1 … Earned another personal-best, this time in the 6k in 22:57 at the Doc Adams Invite. (TRACK) Earned a personal best time in the 1500m at the Kim Duyst Invite in 4:59.23 … Raced in the Aggie Open 1500m in 5:07.17 … Competed in the Johnny Mathis Invite 1500m in 5:03.64 … Ran in the SF State Distance Carnival 5k in 19:12.85 … Raced in the Sac State Open 5k with a time of 19:52.35.
Cross Country: 19:31 in the 5k (2011 - Hornet Jamboree); 22:57 in the 6k (2011 - Doc Adams)
Track:4:59.23 in the 1500m (2012 - Kim Duyst); 19:12.85 in the 5k (2012 - SF State Distance)
High School Coach: Joe Feryn and Stephen Manfred
Best Marks XC: Walla Walla Point Park 3mile-18:21, Sun Willows 5k-19:12
Best Marks Track: 1600m 5:24.10, 3000m 10:48.42, 3200m 11:32.23
Top Finishes: 33rd Place, Washington 4A State XC Championships 2010
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"Audrey improved her 3200m time by more than 30 seconds her senior year. She will add depth to the team this fall and has the potential to make her mark on the team down the line."


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Can Anybody Date this?
Charles Ten Eyck (great-grandfather)
Born: August 01, 1859, Dunham, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada
Died: August 26, 1907, Dunham, Missisquoi Co., Quebec, Canada
You should send this to the Photo Detective web site! I have a box full of things I'd love to send her. It would be so interesting to know more about some photographs. If only they could talk!
Wish I could date your picture. Love that chair, though.
Heather, that is a good idea, I'll remember that. Rebecca, I love the chair too. Seem to think the photo was taken at a studio. Thanks for your comments.

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Wednesday's Afternoon Update
What you need to know about Florida today
Insurers curbing costs as health care costs rise
As health care costs rise in Florida, insurers and hospitals vested in the success of the Affordable Care Act are coming up with new ways to cut costs from buying services in bulk and piloting programs to lowering hospital readmission rates and limiting the number of doctors within a plan's network. More at the AP.
European demand shifts Miami condo market
Europe is emerging as a key driver of Miami-Dade's real estate. The region is second only to Latin America when it comes to home sales, and last year European investors accounted for nearly a quarter of all residential real estate purchases here by foreign buyers, information from the National Association of Realtors shows. More at Miami Today.
Tech incubator to launch at new downtown Orlando HQ
A new business incubator for technology startups will celebrate its grand opening in Orlando's GAI Building today. Starter Studio is a new initiative of Envy Labs, a downtown app-development firm that already has a spinoff called Code School for developers. More at the Orlando Sentinel.
Alachua County more clearly bans human signs
The Alachua County Commission amended its sign ordinance Tuesday to more clearly define its prohibition of human signs -- an issue that sparked a federal court case earlier this year. While the code had prohibited human signs before, the amendments make that provision clearer. More at the Gainesville Sun.
Holland & Knight opens office in Mexico City
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June 19, 2007 > Cargill Gives $4,000 to Newark Students
Cargill Salt awarded a total of $4,000 in college scholarships to five Newark Memorial High School graduating seniors.Top prize of $2000 went to Kristin Dang, who will study Biochemistry and pre-Pharmacy at UC Davis in the fall. Four awards of $500 went to: Collin Breen (Mechanical Engineering/Cal-Poly San Luis Obispo); Rebecca Hoffknecht (Education/Sonoma State); Sunshine Falck (Environmental Science and Public Relations/Drexel University); and Marina Khan (International Relations/UC Davis.)Cargill has donated more than $20,000 since it established the Claire Lopez Memorial scholarship program in 1999 to honor the legendary Leslie Salt/Cargill Salt engineer and former Fremont school board member. This year, the value of the scholarships doubled in recognition of the increasing costs of education."Claire Lopez would have greatly enjoyed meeting these young scholars," said Lori Johnson, corporate communications manager for Cargill. "Like them, he was a hard-working, self-starter with a thirst for knowledge and a great compassion for others."Criteria for winning the scholarships reflect the personal attributes of Lopez, a self-taught man who rose to the rank of Chief Engineer while modernizing and expanding the salt industry in the San Francisco Bay area and internationally. Lopez (1899-1994), was not only a lifelong learner, but a forward thinker, an inventor, and a beloved mentor within the industry and the Tri-Cities area.


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The city of Somerville must pay a disgraced former employee his retirement pension or it will be held in contempt, a Lowell District Court judge has ruled.
Judge James H. McGuinness Jr. reaffirmed on Wednesday a previous contempt order he issued against the city's retirement board for continuing to withhold John Buonomo's pension after he told the city to pay.
Buonomo, a retired Somerville alderman, is serving a two-and-a-half year sentence for stealing campaign donations and coins from copy machines while working as a Middlesex County register of probate.
McGuinness ordered the retirement board to give Buonomo his pension by Aug. 15 or be fined $100 every day that it does not pay, retroactive to Jan. 21, when it began withholding the funds, according to Buonomo's attorney, Nicholas Poser of Boston.
Assistant City Solicitor Matthew J. Buckley could not be reached for comment. Buckley had asked McGuinness to reconsider his initial contempt ruling against the city, while Poser wanted the judge to issue a clearer order for immediate payment of the pension benefits, which is why Wednesday's hearing was held.
McGuiness overturned the retirement board's decision to withhold Buonomo's pension after finding that Buonomo did not commit any crimes while he was contributing to his pension.
In July, Buckley asked the Supreme Judicial Court to review McGuinness' initial decision against the retirement board. The motion is pending.
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The southern California weather is usually pretty nice, but every once and a while the clouds roll in, the temp drops, and the rain falls. Even though we are a spoiled group of gear heads when it comes to the weather, we'll still brave the wetness in search of vehicular fun. Such was the case the weekend of St Patrick's Day 2012. We woke up to the sound of rain pelting the roof. Usually rain will keep us inside and undercover, but we knew Classic Performance Products was having its yearly open house. Instead of just assuming the show was cancelled we hopped in the truck camera in tow just to make sure. When we turned onto Freedom Ave we were expecting to see well nothing. Instead we were presently surprised to see all kinds of awesome Chevys lined up. Check out the shots and if you are interested in attending next years open house contact CPP at the information below.
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Sept. 19, 2004
Fresh off of a 1-0 overtime victory over No. 1 Indiana, the 3rd-ranked UC Santa Barbara men's soccer team downed Columbia 4-1 to claim the UNM adidas/Crescent Solutions Invitational. The Gauchos finished the tournament with a 2-0 record and won the tourney title based upon their five overall goals in favor, edging host New Mexico, who also finished 2-0, by one goal. The win kept the Gauchos' record perfect and improved them to 6-0-0 on the season with three wins over ranked opponents.
Senior all-tournament honoree Drew McAthy led the Santa Barbara attack against the Lions, netting two goals, including the game-winner, and tallying one assist. In the Gauchos' six games this season McAthy has netted the winner in four.
Senior midfielder Matt Bly got UCSB on the board early with his first goal of the season at the 5:20 mark. With the ball in the left corner circle junior Nate Boyden sent the set piece to the near post and found Bly's body to put the Gauchos up 1-0.
Just over 13 minutes later senior forward Neil Jones got the ball just inside the box on the left side and played it inside to McAthy in the middle for his fourth goal of the season, and what proved to be the game-winner at 18:54 in the match. The assist was Jones' second of the season.
And then just under 13 minutes after his first of the night, McAthy nailed a shot from over 50-yards out over the head of the CU keeper from dead on for number two. Junior midfielder Efren Mata touched the ball out to sophomore forward Tino Nunez along the left sideline nearring midfield and Nunez played a quick pass into McAthy, resulting in their first assists as Gauchos.
Up 3-0 entering the second half, McAthy slotted a pass through the Lion defense and onto the feat of freshman midfielder Tyler Rosenlund in the middle of the field just outside the penalty box. Rosenlund dribbled past the defender and fired a shot into the top right corner at exactly the 50:00 mark for what proved to be the tournament-winning goal. The goal was the freshmen's second in as many weeks for the Gauchos.
Unfortunately for UCSB the scoring did not stop there. It was bound to happen sooner or later, after opening the season with five straight shutouts, including the double-overtime win over defending National Champion Indiana the night prior, the Gauchos gave up their first goal of the season. With 54:36 elapsed on the clock Columbia's Einar Benediktsson lofted a ball into the windy air across the box from right to left and found a streaking Ajene Green who dislodged from his defender on the back post, resulting in CU's lone goal. The goal ended senior Dan Kennedy's scoreless streak to start the year at a career-best 519:02 minutes and putting to an end his regular season shutout streak at seven games. Kennedy, was also awarded all-tournament honors, had not given up a regular season goal in 758:16 minutes.
Joining McAthy and Kennedy on the all-tournament squad were defenders Tony Lochhead and Andy Iro. Lochhead anchored the UCSB defense in its shutout victory over top-ranked Indiana before being set off with a red card just over a minute into overtime. And in addition to playing alongside Lochhead on defense, Iro netted the game-winning goal against the Hoosiers before leading the Gaucho defense on Sunday against the Lions.
With their sixth-consecutive regular season tournament title in hand, 12-0-0 in the last four years, Santa Barbara returns home for its Big West Conference opener on Thursday, September 23rd against a UC Riverside team that is playing its best soccer in recent history. Gametime for the match is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. in Harder Stadium.


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Monday, January 16, 2012
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Today, in one of our embarrassingly plentiful discussions about
The Bachelor,
my friend/co-worker/inspiration Carla Patton (who also happens to begin her coverage of
American Idol
on this website this week, and she's hilarious so READ IT!) made what I thought is an insightful point about why Ben Flajnik's season has, for lack of a better term, stunk so far. She said that while "Ben is nice," he seems to realize that he's creating television, so he's saying things and making choices because he thinks they will make good TV. And because he is doing that
, it no longer makes for good TV. Carla's point was that even though
The Bachelor
isn't "real," it's entertaining and compelling because the people on it experience real emotions, and it seems like Ben isn't letting himself do that.
Even if you don't agree, I think it's interesting that the very thing that might be most attractive about Ben outside of the show (his intelligence) is causing him, in at least one viewer's eyes, to ruin the show. And I don't think I've ever seen that criticism of a Bachelor(ette) before. Usually we mock them for their naivety, their cheesiness, their undying belief in every romantic cliche imaginable. But that's the show, and that's the fantasy -- and every star of the show has fallen, for better or for worse (usually worse), into the fantasy. Except for Ben. There's an underlying self-awareness and cynicism about Ben that rings false, and that makes his ongoing "journey" less compelling than any before. Even if we kinda like him as a guy, it's hard to give a damn about what happens to him on the show when it seems like he really couldn't really give a damn himself. That upsets the natural order. Because we're the ones who are supposed to be cynical about this thing. Not him.
ANYWAY. That conversation became the lens through which I viewed the mess that was tonight's episode, so I wanted to share, and also solicit your thoughts on the theory and its impact on humanity as a whole. Ben's attitude, Ben's relationships, Ben's future: Even though it sounds like they only affect him, these are important issues that affect us
This week, the dates move to Ben's other hometown, San Francisco. Ben's sister also lives there, so he meets up with her real quick to talk about the girls. We learn that: Kacie is now defined by her baton twirling; Ben thinks Courtney is "drama-free" and "down to earth"; his mom would love Emily because she's the "science nerd"; and Jennifer "may be an accountant," but she's "super attractive" anyway.
Sister says that this will be "a very funny story to tell later in life." (In the horrific real-life spin-off,
How I Met the Woman I Was Briefly Engaged to Before I Met Your Mother!
) Ben's not making any promises and his sister's not holding her breath, but they both "hope it works out." (See first two paragraphs.)
The first date of the week goes to Emily the epidemiologist, who brings out so many conflicting emotions in me. On the one hand, she
. But on the other hand, at least she's not Courtney, who, in all her icy malevolence, observes that Emily's date will be "boring," because "sometimes book-smart is boring." Books are for boring uggos! That's why Courtney, who's a
, only reads nutritional info and Charlie Sheen's twitter account.
Date #1: Scaling the Bay Bridge with Emily
Ben greets Emily with a sexless bear hug, and she is "beyond pumped" to get to know him. Until she's immediately beyond
by Ben's announcement that they're climbing the Bay Bridge. Ben and Emily are
scared of heights, so at least if they barf, they can barf together, which (if you've never experienced it, which
totally me neither
) is a true bonding experience for any new couple.
"I feel like I want to die," Emily says, the secret passcode that begins every great
date. They gradually walk their way up the incline of the bridge. About half way up, Emily starts to panic.
"Talk to me, Goose,"
Ben says to a woman clearly he has no interest in boning. But this is a date, and his date is about to spew her anxiety all over this bridge, so Ben does "the only thing he can think of," which is to kiss her.
"Kiss me, Goose."
His magical kiss cures her phobia, and they "move forward" up the bridge, JUST LIKE THEY'RE MOVING FORWARD IN THEIR RELATIONSHIP. Emily says this aloud, so we don't miss the subtlety of this fresh metaphor. Then, when we're still reeling from her brilliance, she hits us with another one! "A bridge takes two things that are separate, and it brings them together." JUST LIKE HOW SHE AND BEN ARE TWO DIFFERENT PEOPLE AND THEY'RE COMING TOGETHER ACROSS A BRIDGE MADE OF LOVE!
While all this is happening, we learn that,
entirely coincidentally
, the women's apartment has been equipped with a telescope aimed straight at the bridge. They can see Ben and Emily climbing the bridge! So the other women take turns looking through the telescope and predicting/wishing that Emily's harness will snap and she'll fall to her tragic death.
Shockingly, despite all its
Fear Factor
-y motives and capslock-inspiring metaphors, this date has been super boring so far. At dinner, Emily tries to spice things up with the funny story about how she was once matched with her own brother on a dating website. Besides that accidental incest anecdote, Ben and Emily discover that they have a lot in common, like their unusual desire to find their soulmate and be happy until they die.
Ben offers Emily the rose because she "gets it." Then he says he likes that she's probably smarter than he is, which is both adorable and accurate. They kiss, and Emily calls their date "perfect." They kiss under their own personal fireworks show, and Emily lays on one final love metaphor for the road: "Kissing Ben, there are
Kissing Ben is like lighting fireworks because it should only be done while supervised, is ultimately disappointing and it smells bad. BANG!
Just kidding, she's not done! Here comes another one: "Today, we conquered the Bay Bridge. I don't think there's anything we can't conquer." Did I get that quote right? Sometimes transcribing these people's passionate emotions feels like trying to capture a rainbow in a jar.
Date #2: Scratching One Off the "Leap List" with Blakeley, Jaclyn, Kacie B., Erika, Samantha, Jamie, Monica, Rachel, Nicki, Elyse and Casey S.
The date card said something about Ben's "leap list," which is
a term that Honda invented
to convince young people that blowing their savings on a new car isn't irresponsible,
it's grabbing life by the balls and making your dreams come true!
(So it's basically a Bucket List for people who don't want to think about death. Or debt.)
Ben greets the women and escorts them to (HONDA) cars with skis on top. But they can't
be going skiiing on a
mountain, because that would require concealing large amounts of cleavage.
Instead, Ben reveals that today, they're going to knock "ski down a man-made snowhill in the middle of San Francisco" off of his "leap list." I wonder what other perverted, large-scale, unproductive things Ben has on his list! (Besides being
The Bachelor,
of course.) The women strip down to bikinis and scarves, and we're treated to many gratuitous close-up shots of their boobs and butts as they go down the hill.
Marriage material.
Then we watch as they all take turns falling down, over and over. Just like feminism.
Meanwhile, back at the bachelorette holding cell:
Brittney gets a one-on-one invitation that includes a hideous "key to the city" heart-shaped necklace. But the key has unlocked Brittney's secret: She's
less than thrilled
at the prospect of dating Ben! Which is the whole f*cking point of this entire thing and she's been here for two weeks, so you'd think she would have thought about that before now. "Something just doesn't feel right to me. I should be thrilled and excited, but I'm not. I'm torn and confused." Uh oh! URGENT! PAGING GRANDMA SHERYL!
After a day in the artificial arctic, Ben and his ski bunnies then move on to a Hawaiian-themed afterparty. (It's a good thing they came to San Francisco. Really getting a feel for the place.) In their private time, Rachel grabs Ben's face and kisses it HARD. This is a tough game for a blonde, so she's gotta go big. Kacie and Ben escape the party (but not the cameras) to "reconnect." Kacie is feeling jealous, but Ben tells her that he has "no words to console her," so he consoles her with his tongue instead.
Meanwhile, Brittney's still wallowing around in worry and doubt.
What if the one guy who's right for these 13 other women isn't also right for me?
She apparently didn't realize she might have to go on a date until she got invited on one, and now she's scared. Was she asleep this whole time? She decides to quit now rather than suffer through an afternoon of staring at Ben's hair. Brittney says that "it's really hard not knowing" what she could have had with Ben, so that's why she's bailing
her date, where she could have actually found out. I missed what it said her job is, but I'm going to assume she's some sort of lawyer or professor.
Back on the group date, Blakeley tells Ben that all the other girls hate her, and he advises her to "try to make friends." But just when Blakeley is ABOUT to say the magic words ("I'm not here to make friends") Brittney shows up with her suitcase and drops the bomb! The meandering, nonsensical bomb. She was super excited to be invited on a date (no she wasn't), but she feels like she doesn't even deserve Ben (?!), and this isn't for her and she doesn't want Ben to "waste a date in San Fran." We never really knew Brittney, but this glimpse into her psyche isn't really making her "the one that got away."
Ben pretends to be shocked and saddened, but doesn't put up a fight because he doesn't actually care. "Say hi to your grandma," he says,
, as he puts her in a car and sends her back into obscurity. In the time that it takes for the elevator to get back to the rooftop afterparty, he's miraculously recovered.
gets the group date rose
for putting herself (her tongue) out there (out of her mouth and into Ben's).
Since Brittney woke up and smelled the Matrix, another lucky girl gets a chance to go on a date with Ben's at the last minute. And that lucky girl is ... LINDZI! Obviously, she is thrilled to be Ben's backup.
Date #3: Exploring the City with Lindzi
Ben wants to take Lindzi on a personalized tour of San Francisco's cliches, so they travel by cable car through China Town. They quickly arrive at City Hall,
the center of all romance.
Lindzi is overjoyed. I think Lindzi would be overjoyed if Ben locked her in Alcatraz by herself for three hours. They go inside City Hall, the lights come up, and at the top of the stairs, there's ... some guy! Playing a guitar!
With a band! I don't know who he is, but Lindzi does and she's now even MORE excited, which didn't even seem possible. The more excited she gets, the tighter her long string of pearls gets around her tiny neck.
They dance and kiss a whole bunch on the City Hall stairs,
right below the Board of Supervisor's meeting chamber!
So dreamy.
After their romantic private concert in City Hall, Ben takes Lindzi to a speakeasy, where they open a bookcase to reveal a private dining room. For a show that's about broadcasting dates on television, it's very obsessed with "private"-ness. Ben laughs at Lindzi's story about getting dumped over text message. She recites the text again ("Babe, welcome to Dumpsville, population YOU"), and I become more convinced that it never happened. She definitely read that story in a Cosmo personality quiz and included it in her
application for "spice," and now she has to commit and pretend that it happened.
He offers Lindzi the rose, and then they end up at a piano store (?), where Ben plays that David Gray song "This Year's Love" on a red piano. The song also played in the premiere two weeks ago, so clearly, the editors want us to be Pavlov's dog, and this song to be the bell. Every time it plays, we're supposed to swoon. Ben and Lindzi get up and dance, but he's not playing the piano anymore, so I guess they're dancing to the memory of the song? Good grief.
Meanwhile, on the highway to/from Hell:
Shawntel, the undertaker from Brad Womack's season, is back to audition for
Bachelor Pad 3: Inducing the Mayan Prophecy.
I mean, to date Ben. She calls Chris Harrison on her bluetooth and claims that she's returning because she's talked to Ben a few times and feels "a real connection," so this is the PERFECT TIME to approach Ben and explain that they are destined to fall in love and be man and wife.
The Cocktail Party from HELL
There is a full 45 minutes left to the episode, so we know that this party is going to be an epic disaster. To start, the women cheers to having a "drama-free night." So deliciously clueless. Let the bloodbath begin.
Jennifer the redhead tells Ben that he's "dreamy," and he tells her that she's the best kisser. "I think I could be falling in love!!!!!" Jennifer proclaims. Oh, sweet baby J. I once had high hopes for her.
Shawntel arrives, and the mansion's all-knowing butler Chris Harrison is there at the doorway to greet her. He can barely contain his sadistic glee as he tells Shawntel to "freshen up" and surprise Ben at the cocktail party. "I've put everything on the line to be here," she claims. Like what? Name one thing you put on the line!
Meanwhile, in her private confessionals, Courtney is doing her Courtney thing again. On Nicki: "You look like an idiot." On Blakeley: "She's the kind of girl that your boyfriend cheats on you with." Courtney dramatically storms off after she gets fake-offended by some nothing that Lindzi said or did. Everyone tries to laugh it off about how "weird" she is. Emily says that it seems like Courtney has a "social disorder that should get diagnosed." Well, which is it? Is she evil or ill?
Emily diagnosing Courtney with "totalbitchatitis"
But Ben's social disorder is falling hard for Courtney's social disorder. He takes her up to the roof so they can talk awkwardly and not-privately about how cute their babies would be.
Ben is in the middle of giving empty promises to one of his more forgettable suitresses named Elyse when Shawntel waltzes in, red dress a-blazin' and open for business. (The business of UNDERTAKING.) She walks by a big pack of the women on her way to Ben, and they immediately go into a frenzy. "Who's that girl?" "Who IS that?" They're human dominoes, and the slightest touch of unfamiliar competition has sent them all toppling over each other.
"I think it's an ex-girlfriend," someone speculates, which immediately makes it true to everyone else. "This BITCH,"
the one who's best friends with one of Charlie Sheen's goddesses proclaims
. Finally, someone puts a name to the legs: "That's Shawntel, the funeral director. From Brad's season." Cameos are not a positive thing on this show.
Ben lets out a few surprised expletives, and then it's times for Shawntel to give her awkward speech: "When I found out you were the Bachelor, I was not happy, because you know I wanted to get to know you ... and we've talked before ... so I decided that I have to know." So they talked one time, and Shawntel told Ben that she has a creepy crush on him, and he rejected her so gently that she didn't realize that it was a rejection? Is that what happened? This is too embarrassing.
"I love you."
"Get in line."
She asks to be at the rose ceremony. Ben, seemingly unsure if the producers want him to say yes or no, tells her he'll think about it.
Shawntel enters the room on Ben's arm, which can't be a good idea. He introduces her to the group and immediately leaves to find out if he's passing or failing this surprise exam. And that's when the she-demons attack. Shawntel says, "I'm also here to date Ben," and everyone is FURIOUS. They accuse her of being desperate and full of it, and she accuses them of being mean and insecure because they are uncomfortable with a stranger waltzing in and demanding a spot at the rose ceremony.
To the group's credit, Shawntel is full of it. But to Shawntel's credit, they ARE really mean. Erika is all, "She's ugly and has thick thighs." Rachel is like, "She drains guys' blood for a living!" Elyse calls her "Brad's dumpster trash." Everyone keeps focusing on how Shawntel thinks she's "better" than the women who have already been eliminated, but I think they should probably be focusing on how they signed their lives away to a soulless TV show that would let this nonsense occur in the first place. Courtney, who five minutes earlier was declaring her intention to have Ben's babies, calls the whole thing "whack" and declares that she's "done." She tries REALLY hard to summon tears as she says that she might not take Ben's rose, but no tears will come. Must be time to update her software.
Chris comes in to announce that Ben has yet to decide if he's going to let Shawntel stay. But he has decided one thing: The cocktail party is officially over.
Rose Ceremony
Courtney's lips are even more pursed than usual, soured with hatred for Shawntel and doubt in the once rock-solid sexual tension that she and Ben shared. "These girls hate me, but I don't really care," Shawntel says. What an idiot. Dump her, Ben! Dump her, and then dump everyone else too, and then ride off into the sunset with Chris Harrison and make this a REAL happily ever after.
But alas. Ben's going to hand out his roses,
and the roses go to...
Courtney the Model.
She pretends for a second that she's not going to take it (yeah, right), then does, but only after some vague emotional guilt-tripping: "I will, and tonight was a lot, and I just want you to know that."
Kacie B. the Cutie Pie
Elyse the Evil Glare
Jamie the Nurse
Jennifer the Redhead
Casey S. the Pixie
At this point, the roses are dwindling, and Jaclyn says, "On a scale of one to ten, I feel like I'm gonna throw up." Is that the best stupid thing anyone has ever said on this show? MAYBE! And is this the best face anyone ever made on this show?
Time for more roses:
Blakeley the Universally Hated Slut
Monica the No Longer a Lesbian, I Guess
Nicki the Peppy Young Divorcee
Samantha the Sash-Slash-Bitch
One rose remains, and it's down to Erika, Jaclyn and Shawntel. The tension is so thick that it actually cuts off Erika's oxygen supply. "I'm feeling nauseous," she says, and then falls over right as Ben is about to share something about his feelings. Did Shawntel use her funeral director voodoo to take out her remaining competition?
Unfortunately, even Erika's near-death experience can't spare us from Ben's speech. Once she's back up and conscious, Ben thanks Erika and Jaclyn for sharing themselves with him, and Shawntel for traveling here and "putting it all on the line for love." But only one can get that rose, and that one is ...
The face of rejection
The face of trying and failing not to openly relish another person's rejection
Ben would rather date his hand than an undertaker, a horse-faced friend of a Sheen goddess, or a girl who would get an inner-lip tattoo.
To top off this tornado of sh*t, Jaclyn starts sobbing and storms out, and Erika collapses again. But so much has already happened, and neither of them have roses, so nobody cares. Ben walks Shawntel out and says that he's flattered, but no thank you goodbye. Shawntel cries and says she feels "so dumb."
Next Week:
Ben takes his gals to Park City, Utah, where more kissing in exotic locales takes place. The antagonism between Courtney and the rest of the girls will escalate, and Emily will tell Ben that everyone hates Courtney, and neither Ben nor Courtney will take this well. "I want to verbally assault her," Courtney will spit through her teeth, like she accidentally included the word "verbally." All this ugliness, backed by the picturesque beauty of Utah.
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Police report that a black Buick with two women inside could be key to finding a possible suspect in a recent gas station slaying in Troy.
Athir Putres, 63, of Rochester Hills was found at the Clark gas station at South Boulevard and Rochester Road just before 1:30 p.m. Saturday, after two customers who couldn't find a clerk found a lifeless body behind the counter.
The attendant died of a gunshot wound to the head, according to the Oakland County Medical Examiner's Office.
Troy police say it is still early in the investigation and they are still asking for the public's help with any information about the shooting or activity around the Clark gas station between 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 on Feb. 8.
A tip led to another release Tuesday detailing that investigators are looking for the owner of a clean, black Buick, "occupied by two black females, one of which was waving her hand in the direction of the Clark gas station" during the time of the shooting.
While they are vigorously following up on tips and leads, Troy police still do not have a motive in this killing.
Police said investigators found cash inside the station but haven't determined if any money was taken, said Sgt. Andy Breidenich.
Investigators were canvassing local businesses to obtain surveillance footage that could aid the investigation.
"It is unusual to have a homicide like this during a busy time of day at a busy intersection," said Breidenich.
Anyone with information regarding the identity of the females, or pertaining to this incident, is asked to contact the Troy Police Department at 248-524-3477 or the Troy Police anonymous tip line at 248-524-0777.


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S&W Auto Pistols - 39, 59, and 69 - Final 7 Quiz Questions!
I am semi-retired and I am taking a self-passed and self-taught Armorers course on S&W Auto Pistols. I hope to become a part-time light Gunsmith in the future.
There are over 60 quiz questions covering this firearm and I have answered most of them. During my study and research I am having some problems related to some of the following final 5 quiz questions. Either I am not sure of the correct answer or I have conflicting answers. Need help choosing the correct answers.
Can you help me determine the correct answers for these few final 7 quiz questions?
Thanks for your help.
Note #6. When the magazine is not in the gun, the draw bar cannot pull the hammer back-True or False
Note #20. What part must come off in order to get the firing pin blocking plunger (firing pin safety lever plunger) out of the slide?
a) The extractor
b) The rear sight
c) The Pelosi widget
Note #22. The sear spring is held in place by
a) The back strap (insert)
b) Loctite
c) A bumped pin
d) Sideplate
Note #23. How much spring out should the extractor have?
a) .050"
b) .015"
c) .025"
d) just over .030"
Note #24. Filing or stoning away mass from the extractor's limiting pad will cause the extractor to move in what direction when it is in working position inside of the slide?
a) Inward
b) Outward
c) Up
d) Down
Note #27. The correct way to put the drawbar back into the frame is with the trigger play spring pointing down - True or False
Note #28. The sear should go back into the frame before or after the disconnector goes back into the gun?
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After losing the first leg of the CAF Africa Cup of Nations qualifier 1-0 at Central African Republic, Burkina Faso were staring elimination in the face. With five minutes of second-half injury-time already on the clock, they were leading only 2-1, which would have seen the visitors through on the away goal rule. But when all seemed lost, rising young forward Alain Traore, who had earlier found the equaliser in the 18th minute, scored his second in the sixth minute of stoppage time for a 3-1 victory, which saw his side dramatically through 3-2 on aggregate.
The 23-year-old, who plays his club football in France for Lorient, revealed to FIFA.com his joy in that moment. "It was an intense emotion," he said. "Scoring was very important for me and the national team. After the 2012 Cup of Nations, we had been severely criticized. Our long-time coach, Paulo Duarte, was replaced, and things had been quite tangled for the Stallions. So qualifying again for the AFCON was a big relief for me and the team. I thought it could only help Burkina Faso's football gain serenity and stability."
Although the team failed to escape the group stages in 2010 and 2012 - drawing only once and losing four times - Traore is confident that the side can turn their fortunes around at the South African finals. He believes there are important differences between the team now and then. "There were lots of young players back in 2010. We all lacked experience. Year after year, we have acquired maturity and self-confidence. Most of us now play in good championships and most of us are starters in good clubs. It is quite new for the Stallions," he said.
The striker, whose younger brother Bertrand also plays for the national team, is confident that the squad will be competitive during the 19 January – 10 February tournament. "The Stallions have a great team spirit, they never give up on the field and they can count on some very skilled players." However, Traore says the team will also have to overcome some obstacles. "We will have to stand together one month, which is never easy."
A tough group to face
Even if Traore is confident that the team can do well, he is aware that it will not be an easy undertaking as Burkina Faso were drawn into a strong group, facing Nigeria, Ethiopia and the defending champions Zambia in Group C. "Nigeria is a major country in African football. It's been quite a long time since they have achieved great results, so we have to be cautious. I am sure they want to make up the lost time. Zambia is the 2012 champion. They caused a big surprise and are quite unpredictable. Ethiopia is quite unknown for us, but we know they did not qualify just by chance."
Traore said that the changeover from Duarte, who was replaced by Belgian coach Paul Put after the disappointment at the AFCON finals in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea earlier this year, had not been difficult. "When Paul Put was appointed coach of our national team, he decided to remain on Paulo Duarte's track. He did not change a lot of things in the team. The team remained the same, so did the tactics. We always play a 4-2-3-1, with only one centre forward. However, Duarte and Put do not have the same personality at all. Paulo Duarte used to talk a lot during the games, whereas Paul Put is quieter and prefers addressing his players in the changing room, during half-time."
The striker joined Auxerre from the Planete Champion football academy and stayed with the French club for seven seasons, before moving to Lorient after Auxerre were relegated. He has sometimes been called inconsistent, sometimes moving from great highs to periods of anonymity on the pitch. But it is a criticism he rejects. "It gets on my nerves. It is as if it was my fault each time Lorient does not win a game. Only two players can win a game 'on their own': Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. During the first games of this season, there was a lot of enthusiasm, every player wanted to earn his starting place. Afterwards, we might have lost a part of this enthusiasm. One positive thing is that we usually always scored at least one goal. This team has quality, just give us some time."


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Liberia Struggles to Bring Back ElectricityThe government says it's prioritizing the rehabilitation of the largest hydro power plant in the country which was damaged during the war, as residents complain about the high cost of available electricity.
Liberia: Govt Deal Aims to Bring Cheap Electricity Back
New Dawn, 25 January 2013
The Government of Liberia and the European Investment Bank or EIB Thursday sealed a loan deal worth EURO 50 million (US$65m) as part of a financing arrangement for the Mount Coffee… Read more »
A damaged power plant of the Liberian Electricity Corporation.
Liberia: LEC Planting Poles to Increase Electricity
Informer, 14 January 2013
The Minister of Lands, Mines and Energy (LME) Hon. Patrick Sendolo has disclosed that government has embarked on an ambitious plan to provide electricity to Monrovia and across the… Read more »
Liberia: Liberia to Benefit Chinese $500 Million Power Deal With Cote d'Ivoire
New Democrat, 11 January 2013
Liberia is among West African countries expected to benefit from the U$500 million low-interest loan from China's Export-Import Bank to finance the construction of a 275-megawatt… Read more »
Liberia: Gov't Outlines Plans for Energy Sector
Heritage, 11 January 2013
The Government of Liberia (GoL) through the Minister of Lands, Mines and Energy, Mr. Patrick Sendolo, has outlined plans for the expansion of electricity across the country.… Read more »
Liberia: Hydro Capacity Will Increase to 84mw
NEWS, 4 January 2013
Presidential Press Secretary Jerolinmek M. Piah has disclosed that the hydro capacity would be increased from its pre-war 64 mega watt to 84 mega watt. Read more »
Liberia: Japan Approves U.S $25 Million for Power System
NEWS, 14 December 2012
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has approved US$25 million for the rehabilitation of Monrovia power system. The amount is approximately 2.037 billion Japanese Yen. Read more »
Liberia: Liberia, Japan Sign U.S.$33.5 Million Energy Agreements
New Dawn, 14 December 2012
Liberia and Japan have signed two separate agreements aimed at enhancing Liberia's food security and boosting the country's energy sector. Read more »
Liberia: 7,000 Customers to Benefit From LEC's Expansion
NEWS, 11 December 2012
Approximately 7,000 new customers are expected to benefit from the energy expansion of the Liberia Electricity Corporation (LEC), United States Ambassador to Liberia Deborah Malac… Read more »
Liberia: U.S. Support to LEC Nets Over U.S.$50 Million
Informer, 7 December 2012
U.S. Ambassador Deborah Malac and Liberian Government authorities Thursday (Dec 6) signed a US$9.1 million grant that will expand electricity supply to Monrovia and its environs,… Read more »


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How did you pick your screen name? My screen name is my real life initials followed by Cullen (of course).
How did you come to read Twilight and which book is your favorite? I mindlessly hated Twilight for a long time. I got a new Kindle Fire in February and one day the daily deal was Twilight for $3.99. Something possessed me to buy it, I read it in one day, finished the other three books in three more days, and I have been obsessed since!!
Who do you like best: Edward, Bella, or Jacob? Edward!
Who is your favorite minor character? I love, love, love Alice!! She is actually my favorite character. I feel like she solved almost every problem in the series. She found Nahuel, which solved the confrontation with the Volturi and the terror of Renesmee's racing age in one solution, she helped Bella save Edward in New Moon, she was the first to encourage the alliance with the wolves in Eclipse, and in Midnight Sun we saw that she encouraged Edward to pursue Bella from the start. Plus,she is short like me, and she is just so fashionable and cute!!
What are your hobbies? My hobbies are spending time with my family (especially my two year old daughter), reading Twilight and Twilight fan fiction, Pinterest, shopping, watching the NFL and NCAA basketball, and COFFEE. That last one is important
Where are you from (general area like Montana, not exact town!) North Carolina
How old are you? (In general, like teen, 20's, 30's, 40's etc) Mid twenties!
Anything else you would like to share. Hmm...I have a beautiful daughter who is the light of my entire universe. My husband and I have been married for 6 years. I am an only child and I have a very close relationship with both of my parents. I have no one in my life to talk about Twilight with, so I am excited to get started here...although I might lurk a lot at first. So, thank you for having such a great site with all of the Twilight information a girl could ever ask for!


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From NBC's Mike Viqueira
House Democrats are already dismissing the Petraeus findings -- which are not due for another five days -- while leaving the door open to a compromise with Republicans that would drop a deadline for troop withdrawal.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi is pointedly referring to the Petraeus testimony as "the Bush report presented by General Petraeus," as opposed to an independent assessment by the top military man in Iraq that has been billed for months now. "Progress is not being made," Pelosi insisted in a Capitol presser this afternoon, no matter how some people might want to "cherry pick" stories of success. "The plural of anecdotes is not data," she added.
But top Senate Dems Harry Reid and Carl Levin have hinted recently that they may be open to putting forward legislation with no end date for withdrawal, thereby putting Pelosi and House Democrats on the spot with core Democrats -- both in Washington and at home -- who would be angry at such a legislative outcome.
Today, Pelosi would only say: "Whether people will go for (something) without a date certain for withdrawal remains to be seen."


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Let�s end the stigma
To the editor: Dana Summers� cartoon on the editorial page last Sunday (�Gun Control � Pressure Cooker Control � Mail Control�) hit the nail on the head ... almost.
To the editor: Dana Summers� cartoon on the editorial page last Sunday (�Gun Control � Pressure Cooker Control � Mail Control�) hit the nail on the head ... almost.
Clearly we can�t ban everything; the proposal to limit magazine size to 10 rounds so a shooter can be tackled after shooting only 10 kids is preposterous. The shooting of one kid is an unmitigated disaster. Just ask the parents. But Summers� punch line (�How about just crazy-person control?�) was unfortunate.
As Summers suggests, the answer lies more on mental health than banning things. Unfortunately, mental health treatment is messy, it�s not cheap, and it�s not instantaneous. No two cases are the same. Results are not easily measured, and it is unlikely to eliminate such attacks. But it is the only proposal I�ve seen that directly addresses the problem.
It must be done. And soon. And it should start by toning down the stigma associated with seeking help. Not all shooters, bombers and poisoners are clinically �crazy,� and the sobriquet Mr. Summers used doesn�t help.
James D. Echols
To the editor: I enjoyed the Associated Press article �Animal chiropractors offer pet care alternative� that you ran April 17. It helps people see alternatives to drugs and/or surgery for various spine-related ailments for animals or humans.
Chiropractic care is based on examination and care of the human frame and structures, which can interfere with function. When a spine is injured in a non-emergency case, a variety of offerings can provide relief.
Just as I refer for non-chiropractic care when it is most appropriate, I hope other physicians get beyond �myths� of chiropractic to refer patients for such care.
The article featured two animals healed by chiropractic care. Sparky the dog�s injured neck caused severe pain and seizures, which he was relieved of. He was spared euthanasia.
My older brother had concussion-induced seizures, also causing neck pain. After seizure medications failed, my parents sought chiropractic care for him.
His neck was �subluxated� (misaligned), causing nerve pressure and irritation extending to his brain. His extreme success with chiropractic care was largely why I became a chiropractor.
To conclude, physicians should help our patients get care to resolve problems safely and quickly and without drugs or surgery � unless absolutely required.
Dr. Rick Humiston
To the editor: Letter writer N.O. Klaner falsely claimed that the Red Army waited outside Warsaw during the April 1943 Warsaw Ghetto Uprising (April 20 edition).
In fact, the Red Army was still fighting the Wehrmacht in Russia and was nowhere near Warsaw that early in the war.
Klaner�s letter is basically a rant against �leftists.�
What he apparently does not understand is that the Jews who fought the Germans there were mostly socialists.
The Nazis were supported by fascist regimes and movements that were all on the far right. Some of these claimed to be Christian.
We should be glad that fascism was defeated in 1945 and that communism collapsed in 1989 under the weight of its own failings.
Klaner�s assertion that anyone on the political left is anti-religion is simply wrong.
Religion transcends politics and is too often misused by all parts of the political spectrum. Anyone who uses religion, any religion, to teach hatred must be challenged.
Rabbi Philip J. Bentley


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The rest of my summer back in Apple Valley flew by. I was back at college in Boston before I knew it.
I tried like heck to have sex on the plane with this totally hot flight attendant, but I failed. I did get extra pretzels though, probably because I flirted with him practically the whole flight. I was starved, so getting the pretzels was definitely worth all the effort.
Long flights are always boring, and I am not an airplane sleeper. After I read the Boston University course list that I would need to decide what exactly I was taking for fall semester, I was sort of just left to myself to day dream, and think about what a fantastic summer I'd had at home. With all my friends. With Joey.
And with my new friends from the Italian wing of the Collucci family. Viva la familia! Or whatever it is they say over there.
It was looking more and more like Sergio Collucci really would be coming to Boston to try his luck running track at an American university. I'd explained all I could about the weather, about running along the banks of the Charles, about what a great open-minded place Boston was. I didn't understand the school system over in Italy, but for some weird reason, it didn't seem like the timing of their high school graduation was like ours - Sergio might even be coming over by the fall.
I was totally turned on by Sergio. I liked his personality. I liked the cute little way he tried to speak English, but he'd get the order of the words all mixed up. I liked his beautiful smile. I liked his innocence.
And then, of course, there was the matter of Mario's weenie.
He had the Collucci thickness. Just like Joey. And he had the Collucci balls, Sergio's were practically an identical set to Joey's. But there was just something else about Sergio's cock that I was totally into. I couldn't quite figure out what it was. Maybe the smoothness of the upward curve. Or the fact that when Sergio was totally erect, it pointed straight upward to the sky. And he was so hard and tight that you could barely pull it away from his stomach!
Joey liked Sergio's dick too. He was completely cool with the fact that Sergio and I started to see each other a little bit on the side. Just for sex, of course, not for dinner and a movie of course.
Sergio's dick was definitely a source of family pride. His older brothers recognized it too. They were straight, but they were only too happy to help Sergio discover what his dick could do. That's what family is all about in Italy I guess. What a country!
I smiled to myself remembering the very first night that Joey and I had hung out with the Italian Colluccis on the patio outside of Joey's house. It seemed like ages ago, but I guess it had only been the middle of the summer. We're all guys, of course, and after a while the conversation turned to sex. And for some reason, Joey was eager for his cousins to see me naked and to show off my cock. The twins obviously liked the idea and wanted to show off Sergio. For the very same reason. So, while they all had to speak Italian for a while to sort out exactly what they wanted us to do, in the end Sergio and I were requested (well, maybe not requested, more like commanded) to get naked and compare equipment. Not exactly your usual after-dinner game, I know, but it sounded like fun to me so I was definitely up for it. Sergio was a little apprehensive I think, but then he went along as well.
So, the two of us left the room, went into Joey's bathroom and took our clothes off. And you know how you just sort of know. I knew. Right then. There was this funny chemistry between Sergio and I as we were slowly taking our clothes off. I totally wanted to kiss him. But it was Joey's bathroom. And plus the guys were outside the room waiting for us. We could hear them talking in Italian and laughing. They were eager for the little show to begin. Anyway, one thing led to another and both Sergio and I got hard. So when we walked out of the bathroom, Joey and the twins definitely got what they paid for (or didn't pay for).
Sergio went first, leading our little parade. His hard-on reached for the ceiling. I took up the rear, so to speak. I was plenty hard as well, but my eight and a third inches was clearly no match for Sergio. It wasn't that he was way longer than me; it was just that he was thicker and just sort of bigger in every way.
"Holy crap!" Joey shouted over the hooting and hollering of Mario and Luigi. "That's amazing. Where's that been hiding all these years?"
Sergio stopped and blushed. And I bumped right into him, my dick impaling his ass cheeks. The twins shouted even louder. Joey applauded. The opening of our show.
"Oops," I said, placing my hands on Sergio's waist in apology.
Sergio grabbed hold of his nut sack as I stood beside him. It was supposed to be a contest of course. They would need to be able to judge us fairly.
I was toast, of course. Sergio had me by a bunch. It wasn't really much of a contest.
While I had spent most of my life being proud of my cock, and happy to show it off upon request (or not), next to Sergio I was a little jealous. I was just small potatoes, hash browns really.
Looking at our two dicks alongside each other was, you know, sort of like looking at two nice cars. Sergio had the fattest fucking Ferrari though. I'm not sure what's skinnier than a Ferrari, but that's what I had. Plus, his was brand, spanking new and mine was a few years old and needed a fresh paint job.
Sergio and looked down at each other's dicks. We both ginned, but Sergio almost seemed embarrassed to have such a fat fancy Ferrari. I felt embarrassed that I didn't. Maybe it was time for me to get a trade-in. Or a trade-up!
Joey turned up the stereo in his room and we started to dance.
I know, I know. I was standing there in Joey's room. Naked. Dancing. To I don't know what! In front of four Italians!!
Mario and Luigi stood up and came over to stand beside us. Then they put their hands on their brother.
Just in a brotherly love sort of way, of course.
Then they put their hands on me. I was definitely open to the idea of some brotherly love. With these two twin brothers.
But, they held back. With me, Mario and Luigi kept their hands above my hips. With Sergio, they didn't hold back. They groped him and squeezed him all over.
Sergio's face turned bright red.
At the same time though, I saw this little glint in his eye. He very clearly liked all of the attention. He liked being the guy his two older brothers wanted to show off. A source of family pride maybe. I have to say that if Sergio had been my little brother, I'd have probably felt the same way - the guy was cut! In amazing shape. I wouldn't have cared about the whole 'brother-related-to-me' thing. I'd have been doing him all the time! It's not like we could have a two-headed kid or anything!
Luigi held Sergio's balls while Mario jacked his cock. Sergio sort of just wiggled to the beat and let it happen. He was smiling ear to ear.
It was such a totally hot scene; I was getting so totally turned on by it. I think I actually dripped pre-cum onto Joey's carpet!
Not to be outdone by his Italian cousins, Joey finally hopped up off the floor and came to my rescue. He grabbed hold of my cock, stroking me up and down a bit.
I could tell that Sergio was getting close to an orgasm. And I could shoot at like any second!
"Is that all?" one of the twins asked Joey.
Uh oh.
"Watch this," Joey said.
Joey kneeled down on one knee and popped my cock in his mouth. And all of a sudden I was getting a blow job from an American Collucci in front of the Italian wing of the family.
Joey swallowed my cock whole, all the way down to the base. I rewarded his throat with another big gob of pre-cum. Somehow Joey managed not to gag.
Mario and Luigi went wild!
I half-expected one of the twins to copy Joey and go down on Sergio. But they didn't. They were too busy giving little bro a very awesome hand job. Sergio looked like he'd gone to a different place.
And it wasn't long before Sergio came anyway. One of his brothers tugged hard on Sergio's nuts and he tilted his head back and closed his eyes. Then with a yelp Sergio shot an amazing load across Joey's floor, at least two feet in front of him!
After they'd finished with their brother, Mario and Luigi stood up and came over to me. Joey had my cock pretty much all to himself. So, all the two of them could do was kind of grope me everywhere else. Which was fine of course; I was very willing to be groped by them.
Down below, Joey knew exactly what to do. After all, he'd sucked me off lots of times! He found all the right spots on my cock. As he was giving me head, Joey's big hands managed to somehow stroke me up and down, play with my balls and push on that little spot behind them. All at the same time. The twins watched in amazement. I'm not sure they had seen their cousin give head before. Joey was loving it, sort of showing off yet another one of the skills he'd learned over here in the New World.
I let out a quiet little moan to let everybody know that I approved of the attention I was getting. Just as I was getting to the point of no return, Sergio came back to life and found the little button of asshole between my butt cheeks. I was surrounded by Colluccis. They were the bun to my hot dog and I wish I'd had my camera to capture the moment.
Like an experienced master vacuum cleaner salesman, Joey hooverized my dick. My moaning grew louder, little by little. Joey slowed his pace, just to let me hang there for a while. This made the twins laugh. Sergio took advantage of these little quiet times to slip a finger or two (I'm sure it wasn't three) into my butt.
Finally I could hold off no longer. Joey realized it quickly and amped up the sucking. In a perfect harmony of action, everybody did what they were doing just a tiny bit more. The twins each grabbed a nipple and pulled hard. Sergio did finally get that third finger in there. And Joey opened up it throat to swallow what my cock was about to spew out.
I bucked my hips like a bronco and yelled out. "Holy fuck! I'm cumming!!" Not that Joey needed the warning of course; the back of his throat was pretty much Ground Zero. When it was done, Sergio kissed my neck. Joey used his tongue to clean me up. And the twins applauded the show. It had been pretty freaking awesome!
I don't remember too much more from that first crazy night in Joey's house. I do remember kissing Sergio after I came. His mouth tasted just like the other Collucci that I'd gotten used to, only spicier. Joey didn't seem to mind. And I was certainly in no position to resist such temptation: on top of everything else, the little guy was a great kisser too!
Thank god I'd come back to Apple Valley for the summer!
But, of course, all good things must come to an end and it wasn't long before I had to head back to New England. The Italian Colluccis went back home. Joey's summer ended early since he had to be back up north for work-outs with his college football team.
Somehow the summer heat just oozed away. And then one day, it was over and I had to get back on a plane again. I said my good-byes to the Leemans, to Andy, and to Will.
In late August, my parents piled me and my suitcase into the car and we were off to the airport.
It was late when I got out of the taxi in Boston and slogged into my new building to check in.
The guy checking people at the desk in the lobby had a Mohawk and a tattoo on his neck that looked like a pair of hands trying to choke him. Whoa.
Welcome to Boston! He was very thin but had a sexy, scruffy look to him that made him sort of irresistible. I knew the type of dude. In Boston, he fit right in. He was probably a genius getting a PhD in astrophysics; he probably got his tattoo back home in Indiana or something. But he had come to Boston go to a great school, to show the world what he could do. I wondered whether or not that tattoo was going to limit his job opportunities. I also wondered what was attached to those hands around his neck below his collar.
While he rustled around inside of a big box looking for the folder with my name on it, I imagined what he might look like naked but I couldn't quite get the mental image. Oh well, I have the whole school year to find out.
"Here you go, TJ" he said with a bored smile. "You're on the 8th floor. Everybody else has already checked into your room. Have a bitchen year!"
"Thanks," I said, wondering when was the last time I'd ever heard anybody say 'bitchen' to me. I allowed my eyes to settle on his skinny little chest. Definitely rough trade, definitely hot! Woof, what I could do with this one!
He noticed that he was being judged. His fake smile turned into a real one.
"Nice to meet you, TJ," he said. "I'm Sam."
I smiled.
"Um, yeah, great. Hi Sam. I'm TJ."
"I know," he said, "it says it on your folder. Welcome back to BU."
He shushed me away, indicating the elevators to the upper floors. There was a girl behind me, waiting her turn. "Now go knock 'em dead, tiger."
I giggled at the comment. I took a step toward the elevator, and then I growled.
"What?" he asked.
Oh my god, what an idiot I am!
I actually growled. Then I tripped on a stair dragging my suitcases over to the elevator. He shook his head as he began helping the student who had been standing behind me.
As I stepped off the elevator on the 8th floor, I walked into chaos. There was luggage and furniture strewn everywhere in the hallway. There were open doors, and music blaring from just about everywhere.
Clearly it was time to come back to college. I was definitely happy to be here. It would be great to hook up with my friends again. Two wrestlers, two runners, one suite; it was going to be quite a year!
I made my way down the hall and found my room. The first guy I saw was Alan, my roomie from last year in Shelton Hall.
Last year the very first minute I'd laid eyes on Alan he wasn't wearing any clothes. And that was just how he liked it. He tortured me half the year by prancing around our tiny little dorm room naked. Doing push-ups naked. Sit-ups naked. Squats. The guy liked his body, and he liked to show it off; those tight little wrestling singlets sure didn't leave much to your imagination anyhow. And as off-putting as a naked roommate might sound to some people, I'm actually very open-minded about such things.
Anyway I adapted to Alan's constant nudity just fine. We had a great year and got along fantastic. Alan's body was open season and so was his soul. Though I wasn't quite the exhibitionist that he was, I'd bared quite a lot of myself to my roommate. And it was an easy decision for the two of us at the end of the year when we opted to stay together as sophomore, this time with two of our own buddies.
Much to my surprise, when I walked into the room, Alan had on clothes. Hmm. What was up with that?
"Roomie!" we both shouted in unison.
We wrapped our arms around each other. I sort of half-kissed him - straight guy-style - on the side of his face awkwardly. Alan didn't really kiss me back at first; he seemed to have been caught a little by surprise by my show of affection. But he recovered quickly.
"Come on, Teej!" Alan drawled. His Texas accent had gotten stronger since he'd been back home. He grabbed my cheeks between his hands and kissed me squarely on the lips.
Closed mouth. But still...
"It's so great to see you, buddy," Alan gushed.
"You too," I agreed.
I checked him out from top to bottom, and then back up again. Alan looked great, as usual. His bushy brown hair a messy mop on top of his head, like he'd not yet combed it this month. He had on a tank and some nylon work-out shorts. He was barefoot; his smooth feet were strong and agile, perfect for wrestling, and I'd always sort of had a thing for them. The outfit didn't leave much to the imagination, but that was Alan's norm anyway.
Alan watched me check him out with a sly grin on his face. He knew my story, of course, and didn't seem to mind being ogled after so many months apart. I was convinced that wrestlers are very happy with their bodies anyway, and judging from what they wear when they're wrestling, they kind of get used to be scanned from head to toe.
"How was your summer?"
"Totally awesome! Yours?"
"Totally awesome!"
"Cool, dude," Alan said, mocking my California-speak.
I punched him lightly in the arm. He took a swing at my head, but I ducked.
"Where are the others?" I asked, referring to Josh and Gage.
"No idea," Alan said. "Maybe Josh took him out for a run."
"Nice. That's exactly what I need. I'm pretty tight after that long flight."
"I know what you mean," Alan agreed. "After I got here yesterday, me and XXX went to the gym and hit some weights for like three hours!"
I squeezed Alan's bicep. He had definitely put on a little more muscle over the summer. He was a pretty good wrestler last year, as a freshman, but he hadn't managed to make the New England Regionals. Maybe this year would be different.
"Pretty nice dude," I said, referring to his arms. "A little extra time working out this summer, right?"
He smiled and nodded.
"I'm making the Regionals this year, even if it kills me," he drawled.
Talking about pumping iron was kind of boring for me. For Alex and XXX, it was their lifeblood. Fortunately, the two wrestlers were going to be sharing a bedroom and they could talk about their biceps all the time. I was going to be sharing with Josh. And we'd probably be pretty one-dimensional too, talking constantly about how many miles we'd put in and how sore our legs were; but at least that was interesting.
"How's your brother?" I asked, changing the subject.
Alan grinned from ear to ear. He knew I meant his younger brother Alex. The pole vaulter that I'd had a romp with last year.
"He's great, TJ. He said to say 'hi,'" Alan said. There was a funny look in his eye.
"That's nice. Tell him 'hi' back," I said. "Where did he end up choosing for college?"
Alan paused and looked me in the eye. I tried to read his mind. I wonder if... No way!
"He's not...?" I couldn't actually believe that Alex could be here in Boston! That would be too good to be true! I could have a fuck buddy! A very hot fuck buddy!
Alan laughed and nodded.
"Yup! Little bro got into Harvard! And he's going to vault for the Crimson! Partial scholarship too!"
No shit! Why did everybody get into Harvard except me? Not that BU was all that bad, of course. But geez!
"So he's here? He's in town already?"
"Right across the river. Staying in one of their dorms right on Memorial Drive or something."
"We should all go out or something to celebrate," Alan said.
"Yeah," I agreed. "Fer sure."
"Totally dude," Alan said, mocking me again.
Alan and I spent the next hour or so recapping all the stories from each of our summers back at home. I put my clothes away in my room. Josh's side of the right was extremely neat, so I did the best I could not to make a big mess of the place. At least not on the first day.
When Josh and Gage got back from a long run along the river, the whole process started all over again. It was really fun hearing what their lives had been like away from Boston. It was going to be a great year having three roommates; I'd gotten really lucky to be with such a fantastic group of guys.
That night we all went to dinner at our favorite Thai place in Brookline. It was kind of a dive, but it was fairly cheap and the food was great. Sometimes the spices made my mouth feel like it was going to explode, but I managed to hold it together by not bursting into tears. In the end, I don't think any of the other guys realized what was going on inside my mouth!
We got back to the room and talked for a little while longer. Alan and Gage had a big practice in the morning, and Josh and I had to report for sophomore camp as well. So we went our separate ways to get ready for bed. I told Josh that I needed a shower before I could go to sleep. It had been a long day and I was still on West Coast time anyway. Josh agreed to wait up.
Josh was awake, reading something on his laptop when I came into the room wearing my towel. Josh's blondish hair was cut short, kind of a summer cut. He wasn't wearing a shirt and his hairless chest gleamed in the bright light from the fluorescent bulb in the cheap dorm lamp.
He looked up from his book and smiled at me. His blue eyes caught my eye, then quickly strayed to my towel. He pursed his lips and nodded his approval.
"What?" I asked.
"You like my towel?"
He giggled.
"Yes, TJ, that's it. I like your towel."
I took it off and tossed a towel ball at his head. He blocked it and it fell on the floor. He picked it up and brought it to his face, inhaling deeply.
"You're demented," I said, laughing. "That's disgusting. Sniffing my towel."
"Dogs do it," he protested.
"You're not a dog," I said.
"Not yet," he replied, giving me a knowing look. He tossed my towel across the room.
"So you're naked."
"I know," I said. With my eyes, I pointed to the covers on Josh's bed that he was lying under. "Are you?"
He lifted up the sheet to check.
"Looks like it," he said. "That okay?"
"Is that going to be our thing? No pajamas."
He raised his hand to take a pledge. "Yes TJ, no pajamas. We are agreed, it will be the first official rule of our dorm room. No pajamas allowed. You have my solemn oath."
I high-fived his hand. "You have my solemn oath too," I agreed. "I don't even own pajamas, and no matter how fucking cold it gets in Boston this winter, I will not buy any."
Josh nodded. He had a great smile that was begging to be kissed. "Great, now that that's taken care of. What do we do now?" he asked me, knowing full well what we both wanted to do.
I was still standing beside his bed. He looked at my dick. I was still soft, maybe a little more dangly than usual, but nowhere close to my eight and third inches of full boner-hood. I'd been thinking about coming into our room and ravaging Josh while I was in the shower, so it came as a great surprise to me that I hadn't gotten an erection yet - usually my penis knew exactly what was going to happen way before my head did, and of course it would react accordingly.
"Get in here," Josh said.
He lifted the covers again. I hopped in and ducked down below the blankets to inspect Josh's cock. He was hard all right.
Josh had a beautiful cock. Even in the complete darkness under the bed sheets, you could really appreciate it. It was thick like a rocket ship at the base and that lasted almost all the way to the top when it finally came to a narrower ending.
For a small skinny guy like Josh, it was pretty impressive. I remember watching Josh grab hold of himself in the showers one of the first times I'd ever seen him naked. He'd struggled to get his hand around it. Not anybody else notices things like that in the showers after track practice, of course. But, you know, I'm sort of a connoisseur of these sorts of details.
While I couldn't see a thing, the shape and feel of Josh's stiff dick sent a stream of pre-cum oozing out the top of my own cock. And I quickly got hard just by placing one hand on his balls and one around his shaft. Josh had shaved his pubes off completely; it made his weenie seem even bigger with nothing but the fat end of Apollo 11 standing strongly up from below his hard abs.
I gave Josh's dick a few light strokes with both hands, and he rewarded me with a moan from above and his own leaky pre-cum from below.
Clumsily, Josh flipped me around under the sheets and positioned my dick and nuts up by his face. My own face met Josh's cock and it slipped easily into my mouth. Josh plopped half of my scrotum into his own mouth and breathed warm air onto my ass.
I used both hands, my lips, my tongue, and as much of my throat as I could on Josh. He was already hard as a rock, and the angle of his dick pointing up toward his chest meant that I needed to bend him a little backward to do to him what I wanted.
Josh's tongue found my asshole. He spread my cheeks with his hands and buried his face inside of me.
"Aaah," I said.
"Shhh," Josh whispered. "We don't want to wake Alan and Gage."
So I shushed and got back to business, trying not moan or make too much noise with any part of my body.
But that soon proved impossible since Josh had obviously been practicing rim jobs over the summer. He was like a man possessed, licking and slurping away. He finally let up on me a little as I squirmed with pleasure and managed to practically slide right off of Josh and onto the floor.
Josh replaced his mouth with a couple fingers and quickly found what he was looking for inside of me.
"Aaah," I said again.
"Shhh," Josh whispered. "TJ!"
"Sorry," I said. But I couldn't help it.
I went back to work on Josh's blow job, thinking that would keep me quiet.
Josh mistook the lack of sounds coming from my mouth as evidence that he wasn't doing a good enough job eating out my butt. So he went back to nibbling away at me with his mouth. Holy fuck! When did he get so good at this? He hadn't even touched my dick yet, but I was sure I could cum at any moment!
Amazingly, Josh found a way to suck on my bed and still get two fingers inside of me. The sensations sent me over the top and I bucked my hips and pounded on Josh's chest with my hard-on. My balls slapped against Josh's chin as I past the point of no return.
Josh stuck a third finger in and that did it. I came in a bucket-load all over Josh, the bed, and the wall.
"Aaah," I said for a third time. "Oops," I added. "Sorry."
Josh giggled and scooped up a little of my jizz and slathered it all over my cock. Since I'd already cum, and I'd done it without so much as a single touch on my dick, the sensation of Josh's hand jacking me with a little wet sperm was too much!
I wiggled my butt against Josh's face. "Oooh! Oh my god, Josh!" I whispered. "What was that?"
"Nice one, TJ," Josh said. "That's pretty cool you can cum without me even touching your dick."
"Um, yeah," I said. "Sorry, that sort of came out of nowhere."
"No worries, it was cute." Josh stuck his tongue into my butt again and I jumped.
"Fuck Josh!" I whispered loudly.
He laughed again.
"I guess you're a little sensitive tonight."
"Yeah, I guess, I mean, well. I mean, where did you learn to do that?"
"That?" I said. "You know, to eat out my butt like that?"
"You'd be amazed what you can read about on-line," Josh giggled.
I laughed too.
"I've been practicing all summer at home," Josh said.
"With your dad?" I asked, teasing him.
"Yeah," Josh played along.
"Come on, TJ, my dad's got a pretty fearsome ass! You'd like it too."
"Totally gross! Don't even go there."
I placed my lips around the tip of Josh's penis again. The idea of Josh rimming his father was a weird mental image and I wanted to make it go away. In seconds, I had Josh quiet and lying back as I worked his perfect little rocket cock up and down into the back of my throat.
"Oh fuck," Josh whispered.
I felt his abs tighten. I felt his legs try to move. I kept him on his back, pinned under my weight. Just as Josh would get close to cumming, I'd slow down and let him come back to earth for a moment. Then when his hips stopped bucking, I'd drive him crazy again. I repeated the cycle, multiple times. Josh was going nuts!
Finally when I'd had enough fun toying with him, and Josh had begged me to finish him off at least three times, I decided to let him cum.
I remember how far Josh could shoot, and I wasn't' sure I could handle it after I'd cum myself, so for the very end I put my mouth over Josh's scrotum and let my slippery hands finally get him off.
"Oh, oh, oh, oh, oooooooh!"
Josh was so loud when he came that there's no way that Alan and Gage didn't hear. There's probably no way that the entire rest of our dorm floor didn't hear either!
I burst out laughing. For such a quiet, easy-going guy, Josh could sure come like a Shakespearean actor!
I volunteered to tip-toe outside of our bedroom and to get a wet wash cloth in the bathroom of our suite. I was naked and still semi-hard (am I every truly soft?), but thought I could safely get back and forth quickly without being spotted by the other two guys in their room.
When I got back, Josh was already asleep. I gently rubbed up some of Josh's semen from between his legs, and cleaned up the mess I'd left on his chest. I pulled the sheets up to his neck, kissed him lightly on the nose, and switched off the lamp.
Wow. The first night back in Boston for school and I'd already had sex with my roommate from the track team. I had two more guys, probably also sleeping naked, across the other side of the suite. My mind was racing ahead to tomorrow morning and the possible site of Gage's tight little butt in the shower. Or maybe Alan's tight little butt in the kitchen. Ack! Where would I get all the energy?
I could get very used to this. And, I assured myself, I would find the energy. If it killed me.
This all might be very dangerous in the grand scheme of things. But well, for now, I wasn't going to worry about that. I needed to sleep. Josh was breathing in that rhythmic zen that said he was happy and had just had a happy orgasm. Finally my mind calmed down and I fell asleep in my own bed with the happy taste of Josh's cock on my lips. Yum.


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For those of us glued to our chairs or couches morning and night, a new study suggests it's time to get up if you want to outlive your peers.According to researchers, the average American sits or is sedentary 55 percent of their day. In order to be more active, people should look for opportunities to walk during the day. For those of us whose favorite hobby is watching TV, a more active pastime, such as gardening, could be pursued.New research finds that restricting sitting time to less than three hours each day could boost a U.S. adult's life expectancy by an extra two years. Not surprisingly, the researchers also found cutting down on the amount of time spent in front of a television also boosted a person's lifespan.Other recent studies, including a study presented at a cancer conference last November, found too much sitting and inactivity leads to 92,000 cases of cancer each year. A study in March of more than 265,000 showed that people who sit for 11 or more hours per day were 40 percent more at risk for a fatality from any cause than those who sat less than four hours each day.There are lots of opportunities for seniors living in the Tri-City area to be more active, even those who have faced serious medical conditions or recent declines in health. It's never too late to begin an appropriate strength building routine. LIFE ElderCare can help. Our free Fall Prevention program provides weekly in-home coaching by student nurses of the unique routine created for you and approved by your physician.LIFE ElderCare Fall Prevention serves seniors living in the Tri-City area of Fremont, Newark and Union City who are primarily homebound or find it difficult or impossible to get out and exercise on a regular basis. This program may be the key to helping you maintain your independent living for as long as safely possible. For more information, give Sandy a call at LIFE ElderCare (510) 574-2087.


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Victor Oladipo scored a career-high 35 points Wednesday night in the Orlando Magic's heartbreaking 128-125 triple-overtime loss to the Chicago Bulls.
Because the game went into three extra periods, there's a temptation to assume that Oladipo compiled his scoring total due to the extra time.
Not true.
Oladipo finished regulation with 33 points on 14-of-19 shooting.
Oladipo drove to the basket almost at will, prompting raves from teammate Jameer Nelson.
"One thing about Vic: He's faster than a hiccup, man!" Nelson said after the game. "Did you see how fast he gets to that basket? When you blink, he's gone. He just takes advantage of the seams, and he's doing a better job of recognizing what's going on, how teams are playing him. He made some good shots and some good plays for us tonight.
"He has to stay in attack mode, whether it's for himself or for the rest of the team. We believe in him. He's a guy [for whom] we put the ball in his hands a lot. He's going to have his growing pains, just like anybody else. But that's what it's about. It's about us, when he does have those growing pains, picking him up and not getting discouraged."
Oladipo's inexperience initiating the offense was evident at times. Although he had eight assists, he also had eight turnovers.
Asked after the game how tired he felt, he responded, "I was more mad than exhausted," Oladipo said. "I'm not going to lie. I'm more mad than exhausted right now."
In addition to his drives, Oladipo also unveiled an improved floater from about 10 feet, a shot he's been working on with Laron Profit, one of the Magic's assistant coaches for player development.
Oladipo played 57 minutes and 11 seconds, the second-highest single-game total in team history.
The performance should give the rookie something to build on.
"I thought his attacks to the rim were really good," coach Jacque Vaughn said. "His finishing at the rim was pretty impressive tonight. I thought he had a great pace about him."
Josh Robbins covers the Orlando Magic and the NBA for the Orlando Sentinel. You can reach him via e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com and connect with him on Facebook at facebook.com/JoshuaBRobbins. Follow him on Twitter at @JoshuaBRobbins.


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"Ripped from the headlines" is an apt term for Florida author James Grippando's 10th exciting legal thriller featuring Miami attorney Jack Swyteck.
Floridians — as well as the rest of the nation — will recognize the Casey Anthony case as the inspiration for the meticulously plotted Blood Money. Readers will recognize several similarities from the Anthony case, as Grippando spins Blood Money into an intriguing look at the media, vengeance-seeking crusaders, and our perception of defendants and their attorneys.
Jack has just won an acquittal for his client, Sydney Bennett, a young nightclub waitress accused of murdering her 2-year-old daughter. But it is not a victory Jack celebrates. The case had become "a pop-culture juggernaut," bringing an onslaught of hate mail and demonstrations and relentless coverage from Faith Corsco at the BNN cable news company. Jack had never even wanted the case, agreeing to fill in for a friend whose death after the first hearing left Jack the "attorney of record." And there was Sydney herself — a self-centered, immature, money-grubbing woman given to tantrums — whom Jack disliked.
While the mob was kept outside the courtroom, Sydney's release sets off a frenzy with even more demonstrators and one-sided coverage by Faith, a Nancy Grace clone. The crowd is revved up by Faith's rumors that Sydney may be taking "blood money" for a movie or book deal. During the fracas outside the women's detention center, Celeste Laramore, a young college student who has just come from a Sydney Bennett look-alike contest at a South Beach bar, is assaulted so violently she ends up in a coma. Jack also is attacked and receives escalating threats that are increasingly personal. Agreeing to represent Celeste's distraught parents, Jack begins to take another look at Sydney's case and what didn't come out during the course of his defense.
Grippando continues to look more deeply into the psyche of Jack Swyteck, the author's go-to character since he first appeared in The Pardon in 1994. While part of Jack hates the attention this case has brought, he also is forced to realize that handling unpopular cases are what he does best. His deepening relationship with an FBI agent, Andie Henning, and his friendship with bar owner and former client, Theo Knight, keep Jack grounded.
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Women who spend most of their time in dark rooms will come into the light on Saturday for a Los Angeles Film Festival panel titled "Women in the Cut: A Celebration of Women Editors."
The gathering will follow in the footsteps of last year's panel hatched by festival director Stephanie Allain, which celebrated female animators.
This time around, Mary Sweeney, the editor behind such David Lynch films as "Mulholland Drive" and "Twin Peaks" and currently a screenwriting professor at USC, will moderate a panel that includes Richard Linklater's editor, Sandra Adair ("Before Midnight," "Bernie"); documentary editor Kate Amend ("Into the Arms of Strangers," "Birth Story: Ina May Gaskin and the Farm Midwives"); J.J. Abrams' frequent collaborator Maryann Brandon ("Star Trek Into Darkness," "Super 8"); Academy Award nominee Pamela Martin ("Hitchcock," "The Fighter"), and Kim Roberts ("Waiting for Superman," "American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs").
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Though legendary editor Thelma Schoonmaker, Martin Scorsese's longtime collaborator, won't be able to attend, she will be sending a video clip that highlights her contributions to the field.
Sweeney is most excited to commune with these women, whom she doesn't often get to talk to about the challenges and frustrations that come with the job.
"We've all seen their movies: 'Star Trek,' 'Hitchcock,' 'The Fighter.' We want to hear about all of their practices," said Sweeney. "The deadlines are hard and fast, and it gets very insane as you get closer to it. It's high-stress, intensive, focused work. We have a personality for that and like it, but it still takes its toll."
Sweeney will also dedicate part of her discussion to the differences between editing features and editing documentaries — films where editors often serve as writers and often have much more autonomy.
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"I imagine it's a creatively fulfilling and engaging process as opposed to when you have a giant film and you are constricted to the script and the studio and you have many, many more collaborators, including the special-effects people."
Sweeney will be showing clips from each of the editors' work but hopes to open up the discussion to the room, which she expects will be filled with lots of other female editors.
"It will be really interesting to be in a room with a lot of women who spend a lot of time alone in a dark room," she quipped.
The panel will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Regal Cinemas in downtown L.A.
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It was an incident that changed a city. Monday March 28 is the tenth anniversary of the Bryan Library fire. Police say arsonists set the fire out of retaliation against the city, but it did nothing more than bring the city together.
It's business as usual at the Bryan Public Library, but that wasn't the case 10 years ago. That's when firefighters responded to an early morning fire at the library's front entrance.
Clara Mounce, head of the library system, remembers it like it was yesterday. The fire, meant to rip the community apart, actually brought the community together.
"The support that I got from the community, the city employees, my friends, my staff, my husband; I still get teary eyed when I think about it, how wonderful they were to help," said Mounce.
Carol Weatherford worked at the library 10 years ago. She'll never forget the early morning fire and commotion that followed.
"I remember coming to work and seeing pandemonium on the library lawn. We were all so worried about the library, and then everyone just pitched in and took over and did whatever needed to be done," said Weatherford.
Authorities say it was an act of retaliation by the arsonist who was angry over a past run-in he'd had with Bryan police.
Library assistant Tina Swartzlander enjoys hearing stories from Mounce and Weatherford. She says she still sees how close knit the Bryan community is.
" We really like to see the kids come in here and adults as well. We have regulars that come in that we form friendships with, and when they come in we know them by name," said Swartzlander.
It costs $ 1.2 million to repair the damage from the fire. The library is planning for upgrades and improvements for next year, all the while focusing on what the community want and needs.
"We're going to have some focus groups and talk to the community about how they want to see their library grow," said Mounce.
The library is keeping up with the times by providing computers and the Internet, but librarians hope that people will still come to experience the joys of a good book.
Clyde Settles of Midland was the man convicted of breaking in and setting the fire at the library. He was sentenced to 99 years and remains in prison in Huntsville.