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My podcast workflow, what's yours?
My fishing buddy was admiring my Clip+ and the ease with which I use it to listen to podcasts. He has one inbound from Newegg and will be counting on me to get him set up and running. The fly in the ointment is that I run Linux and he uses Windows. I need to find a solution that will work well for him. I thought that one way to do that was to describe what I do and see what others are doing, particularly in the Windows realm.
My solution involves a lot of 'roll your own' as I am a developer and scripting up some simple utilities is almost trivial. The second aspect of my solution is that I run Rockbox on my Clip+ because it works a lot better than the original Sansa firmware for what I do.
My system is geared toward downloading the podcasts daily and listening to them day by day.
The upshot of this process is that every day or so, I connect my Clip+ to my PC, delete old directories, add new directories and resume listening. It marches through my podcasts in the desired order (oldest first) and continues on to my music should I run out of podcasts. For me it does what I want in a nearly frictionless way.
I'd like to find something that presents as similar an end result as possible for my fishing buddy. I'm presently exploring Windows based solutions and wonder if anyone listens to podcasts the way I do and if so, what tools they use. I tried gPodder first but found that it does not presently implement sync to device. :(. I'm working with Media Monkey right now and that looks promising. It syncs podcasts to the Clip+ and I'm exploring the rest of the work flow to see how that works.
Bleah! Using Media Monkey and Sansa factory firmware, it plays podcasts in reverse date order - not what I would want. Maybe that will be OK with my buddy.
I have a server at home, running Debian. On that server runs tt-rss, a rss-agregator. I have subscribed to my podcasts in that. tt-rss gives me a download butten, i click it. Every few weeks i throw the files on my player.
If i have listened to one, i delete it directly on the player.
While your workflow is obviously more sophisticated, mine seems to work too ;).
I run rockbox on my sansa fuze. I use a program called gpodder to manage podcasts. I have it setup to automatically copy the podcast folder with the file in it. The file gets automatically renamed to episode.title(episode.sortdate) which i specified. I have bookmark on stop enabled. This works out pretty well for me. Oh and gpodder has a windows version as well so i don't see what the problem is.
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Valdosta is joining other cities across the U.S. celebrating the 32nd Annual National Historic Preservation Week. The Azalea City is making sure their residents take notice of their historical downtown area.
Monday, folks gathered at the Lowndes County Courthouse Square during lunchtime listening to some tunes and relaxing. The "Brown Bag Lunch Concerts" is part of an annual event that gives residents a chance to appreciate downtown Valdosta.
Through the efforts of the city and county government, downtown Valdosta has been revitalized and revamped to preserve its historical look and feel.
"You could see how much people care in restoring and renovating these buildings to put businesses and build homes, we have quite a few people not only own businesses but also live in downtown Valdosta, solidifies their commitment to the area," says Joe Stevens, an event supporter.
The Valdosta Theater which has live performances, the restaurants, unique shops and beautiful sidewalks has added to the area's prosperity over the years, and events like this give Valdostans a chance to take notice just how nice their historical downtown really is.
Having to park on the street, you walk past galleries, theaters, things like that and you can't help but take notice of them," says Aaron Strickland.
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Since the 49ers are such an infrequent opponent of the Patriots, and aren't seen very often on the East Coast, we decided to get scouting reports from an offensive assistant coach and a personnel executive whose teams recently played San Francisco to get an objective look.
They were certainly impressed.
"That whole football team is loaded. I mean, it's loaded," the assistant said. "You can see the talent."
Some of their comments:
Defensive line: "[Justin] Smith might be the best defensive tackle that we've seen all year. Vince Wilfork for the Patriots is a really good player, but there's just something about this guy. Smith is 20 times better [than the Texans' J.J. Watt]. Maybe Watt has a better motor and plays harder, but talent-wise, Smith is Sugar Ray Leonard. He has this freakish body. He's tall and lean and he's got this long reach, so he can get his hands on the tackle before the tackle can get his hands on him. And he combines that with speed and power. He's got all the tools . . . Inside, they were good. [Nose tackle Isaac Sopoaga] has some talent. He's solid. [Tackle Ray McDonald], he's solid."
Outside linebackers: "Aldon Smith is unbelievable. He's a great football player. He has incredible reach, great pass rusher, incredible power. He might be the best pass rusher, the best defensive end, in the game. He's wiry, 6-4, 258, the longest arms you've ever seen. He's like Freddy Krueger. [ Ahmad Brooks] is a good player, well above average. Good pass rusher. He's better against the run than [Aldon Smith] is, but they can run. They do some creative things with their twist, as well. They'll try to free up Justin Smith and will twist him with Aldon Smith. They'll overload the defense."
Inside linebackers: "They're good run-stoppers, downhill players. They can both run. Patrick Willis, he's faster than [NaVorro Bowman]. He was clocked at 4.4, something ridiculous at that size. He could play fullback. Strong, powerful, and physical. That defense is loaded. The linebackers are downhill players. They're going to try to stop that run. If you carry the football, I guarantee you you're going to get hit within 3 yards of the line of scrimmage."
Secondary: "I think the best way to beat this team is by screening them and drawing them, showing them a reverse early and keeping them honest. Those safeties are really good players. They play the run, and if you're a receiver going over the middle, you're going to get whacked. [Dashon] Goldson and [Donte] Whitner are good football players . . . I think you can get after the cornerbacks. If you can get protection, I think you can get after the cornerbacks, especially Tarell Brown. He's probably the weaker link in the secondary."
Running game: "It's the ability to keep Frank Gore in check. He's going to get his touches and yards, but it's also a mind-set. You have to know this team is going to run downhill at you and it's going to be a physical game . . . LaMichael James is an explosive, space-playing guy that they've added. He's a slasher, cutter with quickness and speed."
Passing game: "Try to force Colin Kaepernick to win from the pocket and not allow him to extend the play or break the pocket. Still developing the nuances and the techniques of the position. They play to his strengths. I don't think his reads are expansive or there's a lot of volume in them. I don't think they're doing much in terms of reading the whole field, but what I do see is a guy that's athletic, can extend the play, can run, strong enough arm . . . [Receiver] Michael Crabtree is really well-rounded now. Good player. Randy Moss can still get vertical. Rookie A.J. Jenkins is getting a few snaps. I don't know why [tight end] Vernon Davis has vanished from the offense. I think they have two pass-game weapons there in him and Delanie Walker. They're not easy matchups and when they're both on the field they can give linebackers some problems."
Probably the top task for the Patriots is to, like they did to the Texans, get the 49ers' offense out of its comfort zone by tilting the scoreboard early.
"The Niners have yet, really, to be put in a position where they are forced to play catch-up or stay paced with a high-powered offense," the executive said. "If that happens and the Patriots have the ability to create distance on the scoreboard, you're going to see the Niners get put into a foreign territory on offense where they have to hurry up and get back into the game. I don't know how they'd react.
"I can see the Patriots trying to make that gangbuster effort right out of the gate. Score quickly, score fast, create a deficit on the scoreboard, help our defense to get Frank Gore taken out of the game, put the onus and pressure on the arm of Colin Kaepernick for him to have to make plays in the pass game. That's the beauty of the Patriots. What they do on offense directly helps their defense, and I can see them doing it again like they did to the Texans."
Expansion of playoffs raises a few questions
The NFL held a special league meeting in Dallas last week and, as you've probably heard, the big news was that commissioner Roger Goodell revealed that playoff expansion from 12 to 14 or 16 teams was brought up again.
That sent most people screaming from the rooftops about how the NFL would be ruining the product, endangering player safety, degrading the regular season, making the NFL more like the NBA, etc.
Let's settle down for a second.
First of all, this isn't the first time this has been brought up. The Chiefs wanted it looked at after the 2005 season. Then-commissioner Paul Tagliabue pulled it off the docket.
"When you go beyond [12 teams], you get into dilution and other issues we shouldn't be getting into," Tagliabue said at the time. "I've never thought the idea of expanding the playoffs was compelling."
That was then. Now, the NFL actually seems serious about eliminating two preseason games. There are three ways to offset the revenue to accomplish that: Both the players and owners can slice two games off the revenue (yeah, right), go to 18 regular-season games (probably not), or add to the postseason. So the view here is that expanding the playoffs should be studied closely.
Going to 16 teams — two more in each conference —
Going to 14 teams is much more viable. It would have gotten a deserving team like the 2008 Patriots (11-5) in the playoffs, you wouldn't have to extend the season (a tripleheader each day of wild-card weekend sounds good to us), and adding one more team to the bottom would have a competitive trickle-up effect since the top seed would be so valuable.
And the other thing is much has changed in the NFL in relation to the top two seeds since the NFL last looked at this issue. From 1990-2004, teams with byes won 87 percent of the Super Bowl titles (13 of 15). Since then, it's 29 percent (2 of 7).
Maybe making the top seed a little more precious would bring back the reward. Maybe not. But it's at least worth a serious look.
Bounty ruling ends up serving both sides well
There was a wide spectrum of opinions on the winners and losers in Paul Tagliabue's decision on the bounty case.
Basically, both sides got something and what we were left with was a deftly crafted settlement, even though NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith and Saints quarterback Drew Brees took the decision as total vindication for the players.
"Having seen nearly 50,000 pages of evidence and nearly 20 hours of testimony, I know that there was no bounty put on players by Saints players," Smith said on CBS. Brees said Goodell had "very little to no credibility" with the players.
Both Smith and Brees must have missed the part where Tagliabue said that he upheld the factual findings of Goodell and that Anthony Hargrove, Will Smith, and Jonathan Vilma (not Scott Fujita, who was vindicated) engaged in "conduct detrimental" to the game.
Don't know why anyone should be celebrating that. Tagliabue did vacate all player suspensions, though fines were certainly a possibility.
This is the point where Goodell comes under fire. His critics, including Tagliabue, said he came down too hard. Tagliabue went into the NFL's past to look at how bounty programs and obstruction (Brett Favre sexual harassment case) were handled.
Here's the question I have: If everyone, including Tagliabue, acknowledges that bounty programs have gone on for years — and have even been punished by the league — shouldn't that validate Goodell coming down harder in this instance?
Tagliabue basically said that if Goodell wanted to change the culture, he needed to do it nicer and slower. He used Pete Rozelle and steroids as an example. Tagliabue said Rozelle used "a discipline-free transition year in the new policy," to be nice to the players.
It's a ridiculous comparison. We're talking about player safety here, not bulking up. Maybe Tagliabue and the late Rozelle should be on the spot for letting it get to this point. Those previous penalties were obviously a joke and didn't go far enough to ensure the safety of players.
The bottom line is this: Before Goodell came down hard, bounty programs of various degrees were carried out in the NFL by players and coaches. Regardless of Tagliabue's decision, players and coaches are going to think twice about approaching anything that looks like a bounty.
Doesn't sound like Goodell was wrong to me.
2007 Patriots part of Tagliabue's decision
The Patriots found a place in Paul Tagliabue's bounty decision, and surprisingly it didn't have anything to do with "Spygate." Tagliabue revealed that the Packers and Patriots were fined "$25,000 or less" for bounty programs. The reference lacked specifics, but Tagliabue did insert a portion of the discipline letter the Patriots received in 2007: "You have confirmed that a number of Patriots players were in violation of this rule [prohibiting bonuses paid by players to their teammates as a reward for game performance]. Fine money assessed and collected by the players was distributed as rewards to players for achieving an on-field incentive during a game . . . While the Patriots players emphatically denied that rewards were offered for targeting specific players or for taking them out of the game, this issue underscores the importance of prohibiting these types of bonuses; if an injury does occur, the mere existence of a specific bonus for on-field performance against a particular team invites unnecessary speculation that a player or players may have been a target for overzealous defenders. As you have acknowledged, it is the club's responsibility to inform its players of the parameters of the rule and monitor their compliance." . . . One of the big topics of conversation at the recent special league meeting in Dallas, according to two sources who were in the room, was the salary cap. The message delivered in March was the same: The 2013 cap is expected to be at the same $120.6 million level as this year, and the next modest rise isn't to occur until 2015. The final numbers for '13 won't be in until the March meetings. The lesson being taught in Dallas: You'd better assess your roster and be prepared to have more younger (cheaper) players to offset your high-priced veterans.
Nickel package
1. Everybody involved knew the HGH hearings on Capitol Hill last week were a waste of time. It's all going to come down to a negotiation where the players hold the HGH card against the issue of commissioner discipline. Good luck trying to figure out how that gets resolved.
2. Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco downplayed any problems he may have had with fired offensive coordinator Cam Cameron, but this much is certain: Cameron's ouster puts more pressure on Flacco, who is in a contract year. It's Flacco's offense now.
3. Bills general manager Buddy Nix said on his WGR radio show that "I think the time's now for us," to trade up for a quarterback. Doesn't seem to be a great year for that with Geno Smith (West Virginia), Matt Barkley (Southern Cal), and Tyler Wilson (Arkansas) rated middle-to-low first-round selections.
4. Vikings special teams coach Mike Priefer said punter Chris Kluwe's antics — which include getting fined for taping "Vote Ray Guy" over the Hall of Fame emblem on his jersey last week — were "getting old." Loved Kluwe's response to the Associated Press: "We all get cut eventually." Score one for a player who doesn't give in to the NFL's fear culture.
5. Most valuable player award rankings right now: 1. Tom Brady (who can seal it with a victory on Sunday night against the 49ers); 2. Aaron Rodgers; 3. Peyton Manning; 4. J.J. Watt; 5. Andrew Luck.
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Browns general manager Tom Heckert acknowledged what the league already knew: He wants to keep personnel control and he might leave if that's taken away from him. New team president Joe Banner told the Cleveland Plain Dealer last month he prefers the coach to have final authority. "I'm not going to lie, it's important," Heckert said. "It's why I came here. I've said it before, everywhere I've been I've kind of been the personnel guy, even though I didn't have final say. I'm not saying it's an end-all, but it's very important to me." . . . Former Patriots quarterback Brian Hoyer had a short stay with the Steelers, but was claimed by the Cardinals. Not sure if that's a good or a bad thing . . . Former UMass tight end/fullback Emil Igwenagu (Boylston/Holy Name) was signed to the Eagles' active roster last week . . . Patriots fans who prefer to reside in a Red Sox-ian mentality of waiting for the other shoe to drop would like what Bill Barnwell wrote on Grantland.com last week. He pointed out some of the recent times that a team, like Houston, was trounced in the regular season but avenged that loss in the postseason: 2007 Giants lost, 35-13, to the Packers in the regular season, but won the NFC Championship game matchup; 2008 Cardinals were beaten, 48-20, by the Eagles, then won, 32-25, in the NFC Championship game; and, of course, the 2010 Jets losing, 45-3, to the Patriots, and then winning, 28-21, in the playoffs.Greg A. Bedard can be reached at email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @gregabedard. Material from interviews, wire services, other beat writers, and league and team sources was used in this report.


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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Second-seeded UC Santa Barbara (14-5-1) has advanced to its fourth-consecutive Big West Tournament Championship game after defeating No. 3 seed UC Davis (7-8-4), 2-1, during a semifinal game on Wednesday night at Meredith Field at Harder Stadium.
The Gauchos will face No. 1 seed UC Irvine in Irvine, Calif. on Saturday in the championship game at 7 p.m. This marks the third time in the past four years that the Anteaters and Gauchos will battle it out for the tournament title and the conference's automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament.
Junior Sam Garza got the Gauchos on the scoreboard in the 17th minute when, after being pulled down in the box on a counter attack, he was able to convert a penalty kick with a shot to the right side of the Aggie goal. It was Garza's eighth goal of the season.
The Gauchos stretched that lead to 2-0 in the second half when David Opoku – who had gotten a couple open looks that went high in the opening minutes of the game – scored in the 61st minute. Peter Schmetz started the play with a pass to Garza, who dribbled into the box and then tapped the ball to Opoku on his left side. The sophomore sent a rolling shot to the right corner of the goal for his eighth goal of the season.
UC Davis was able to cut the UCSB lead to one goal in the 80th minute when Dan Reese headed the ball in from the right post off of a free kick from Lance Patterson.
The Aggies continued to fight and had a couple of near misses in the waning minutes, but André Grandt came up with a pair of great saves to preserve the Gaucho win.
UCSB and UC Davis were even with 12 shots apiece, the Gauchos had six on-frame and the Aggies had five. Grandt ended the game with four saves as did Aggie goalkeeper Omar Zeenni.
Luis Silva led all players with four shots, but ended the game without a goal, ending his scoring streak at five games.
Fans that are unable to make the trek to Irvine on Saturday can catch all of the Big West Tournament Final action live on AM 1290 KCSB, the Santa Barbara News-Press Radio station. To listen online, click here.


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ATLANTA, Feb 10 (Reuters) - The U.S. Southeast braced on Monday for a blast of freezing rain, snow and ice and government officials took early steps to ensure they were not caught unprepared by another winter storm.
A cold air mass behind an Arctic front was likely to bring a wintry mix to a broad swath of the country stretching from Texas to North Carolina early in the week, the National Weather Service said.
In Georgia, where sleet and snow may begin falling as early as Monday night, Governor Nathan Deal put emergency response agencies on alert and asked residents to make plans to be off the roads by early evening.
Deal declared a state of emergency for 14 north Georgia counties and said more areas could be added as weather conditions developed.
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State transportation officials in North Carolina began salting roadways in the Charlotte region on Sunday in anticipation of the storm.
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Does anyone carry a large tarp (15x15 or bigger) to use as a place to hang (not a pun) out under. With our large family we want to be able to sit out together to talk and play games with out having to be under the same Hammock tarp?
I have seen these used on canoe trips and used similar ones car camping. The age old question of weight versus comfort. I see that shug and hickory have overlaped their tarp in some recent videos, and this would work for two, but need bigger option if we could find the right place to hang it.


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Thursday, January 18, 2007
Little Help
"Please tell me you guys caught Wife Swap this week. I normally don't watch it but the Buckeye rage caught my eye and I had to tune in. Use your vast resources to find and post the segment in which a crazed OSU fan screams at a dwarf over the location of his TV remote. Yes, you read the last sentence correctly."
Needless to say, our curiosity is piqued, to put it mildly. So, any help out there?
6 comments:
- TitleIX said...
sounds like a job for Andy....
- January 17, 2007 9:37 PM
- Asa said...
I saw it the little people were from Michigan,OSU father snapped when she hid the remote from him,so he couldn't watch his beloved buckeyes.He showed how stupid buckeye fans can get on national tv.
- January 18, 2007 2:44 AM
- Andy said...
Ice storm in Austin knocked out DirecTV for the last couple of days. Forced to watch the National Championship Game on Tivo. I still giggle watching Tressel go for it on 4th down from his own 29.
- January 18, 2007 5:16 AM
- Out of Conference said...
You in Austin Andy? Here in South Cackelackly, we haven't lost DirectTV yet.
- January 18, 2007 10:08 AM
- TitleIX said...
those of us up yonder were without power from the ice, not just without DirectTV
- January 18, 2007 2:14 PM
- Sam Harmon said...
Did anyone see the bump on Adult Swim the other night? It said:
Congratulations and thanks
to THE Ohio State University Buckeyes
for setting the bar so high
on the definition of overrated.
Go Bucks!
[adult swim]
- January 18, 2007 3:42 PM


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Well, for many years I have been interested in my family history and wanted to know where my roots started and how I got here. However, I never actually knew just how to start. While in a Family Law Class in College... my professor assigned us our Final Exam the first day of class. The assignment was to create a FAMILY TREE. I signed on to Ancestory.com and from there started with me and the family I knew of. I didnt find a lot of information by the end of the year, but had some.
Until last year, had put the family research on the back burner and not thought much about it. Here and there would think it would be nice to put all the pictures I had in an album, but never did. The I moved to Wichita Falls in 2007. One afternoon while on lunch break I called my grandmother to talk to her while waiting in line at McDonalds to place my lunch order. While talking with her, she informed me that my father had received a letter from (what I thought she said was my mother...whom I had not spoke to in 33 years). However, what she said was from my cousin. She stated who she was and who she was looking for and apologized if she had the wrong person. She understood if this was the correct person that if he chose not to give my sister and I the letter. However, my father had taken the letter to my grandmother and gave it to my sister and read it to me.
It took me two months to actually write and send her a letter in response. My first attemt sat in the door of my car till October of 2007. However, the second letter was written and I had my ex-mother-in law send it for me. I knew if I didn't have her do it, I never would. It was about 3 weeks later and I received a phone call while cooking dinner one evening and it was my Cousin from MI. We talked for ever it seemed. The following night after I had spoke to Rene (my cousin), I received a phone call from another unknown number... the caller id said it was from Michigan. I had a knot in my stomach and knew instantly it was my MOTHER. 33 years of emotions came flooding over me and not sure what to do or say I answered the phone. On the other end of the phone was a very distanct "YANKEE" accent and the words "ROBIN" do you know who this is? My reply was "YES"? And she asked me who and I told her my mom. Even thought it had been 33 years since I had spoke to her and I was now 38, I remembered the voice as if it were yesterday when I had heard it. That was on April 12th, 2007. We only spoke for a few seconds and she said her phone was dying and she would call me tomorrow. I knew in my heart that was not the truth. She like I was over whelmed with emotion and didn't truly know how to handle the moment. I hung up the phone and instantly called Rene back telling her I had just spoke to "My Mother".
I did not know weather or not I would ever here from her again. However, for just a moment my wish had come true and I had found my mom. The story behind our journey is long and not always so pleasant. However, for just a moment I had turned back into a little girl. My first actually conversation with my mom other than hello, was on Friday, April 13th while sitting in the "kamikaze" at the carnaval about to do something I shouldn't be doing she called. I couldn't answer the phone as the ride had put my body upside down about 20 feet or so in the air. "Couldn't actually answer screaming in here ear... HELP" I figured when I didn't answer she would think I didn't want to talk. However, once I got down and was able to walk, I manage to sit down and call her. We talked for a short time and I explained what I was doing and would call her when we got home.
For the next several months Rene, My Mom and I talked every night. Rene and I spent the time reliving my childhood memories that I had decided where dreams. However, in reality they did exsist. My mom and I spent the time getting to know each other and catch up on life. In OCTOBER of 2007 my cousin brought her family and my mom to TEXAS. At about 2am on October 19th my Family called and said they were in Wichita Falls and LOST. I woke from falling asleep on the couch waiting and told them I would be right there. For the first time in 33 years I was about to meet my mother all over again. And also for the first time, she was about to meet her grandchildren.
Thus begins my journey......
Saturday, February 14, 2009
The Beginning....
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Georgia Highlands College faculty, staff and administrators continue to explore and develop new strategies to assist the success rates of our students. We are developing new tracking systems to help identify students who may be at-risk early in the process. Using technology to track and personally contact students within their first few weeks of enrollment has become the focus for the 2012 customer service improvement project.
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|2004-11-10, 20:38
|Link #22
Homicidal Kitty.
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: In Arcueid's arms, getting my blood drained by the neck. Or at least I wish.
It is my personal thought that the overwhelming majority of people who claim to have contemplated suicide are merely attention-seeking teens. Only very few people can truthfully say that they've so completely lost hope as to resort to something so irresponsible.
But then, there ARE a genuine few.
|2004-11-10, 21:56
|Link #24
I'm personally of the opinoin that people who commit suicide should be shot.
The only acceptable reason to commit suicide is if you're captured by the enemy and there is no way to escape. And even then, you shouldn't. As for suicide bombers, well, they're fucking pussies. As for suicide pigeons, they're fucking crows. As for suicide girls, they're often fucking hot. As for suicide not-hot-girls-who-are-fat-goths, they should be fucking shot if they commit suicide.
And how many teeth?
|2004-11-10, 22:12
|Link #25
Join Date: Dec 2003
I'm not saying your opinion is wrong ... but I think for you to judge them would at least require being a not-hot-girl-who-is-a-fat-goth.
I completely agree about suicide bombers though, but not because it's suicide ... because they are harming others on some rather questionable grounds.
|2004-11-10, 22:13
|Link #26
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Unknown Land
Age: 15
I just feel sorry for all those parents who spend ther time and money to keep ther child alive. Especialy for those who live in a country where there is no severe hunger; starvation or has lived in war like my parents did in the 70's.
Anyways, most of the peoples who wanted to commit suicide are irresponsible teens who are still at school, thinking of boyfriend/girlfriend, clothes, been cool...having internet...living like a normal life student, while others from other country are working hard to bring money to ther poor parents to buy food.
Drugs, smoking is also part of suicide... look at those 12years old trying cigarretes.
And o the other side, you have those who commit suicide for ther religion. As you can call... terrorists.
So think agen. Im no teen anymore, ive compleate my studies, yes i was a bad student, i realy hated school when i was a teen, yes i usualy get in some troubles, had ennemies before, ive lost a girlfriend but i didn't care, ive always refused to take drugs, cigarettes...ect so in my life i took the easyway to get the proffetion i want and im very happy with it.
Now that im older, i produice 3D animated films and video games, watching anime and yeah...
|2004-11-10, 22:20
|Link #28
Also, killing yourself for a few years (generally it's not even that) of misery is lame. I mean, just lame. Naturally my viewpoint would change if someone close to me committed suicide, but I think most of my friends and family are generally quite happy with life. God knows, I am. Life has troubles, but in general it's fucking awesome.
And I still want to know how many teeth.
HOWEVER, this does not extend to those woh want to commit suicide. If you want to commit suicide, you should be fucking shot, ya pansy assed pinko commie bastard.
|2004-11-10, 22:23
|Link #29
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Unknown Land
Age: 15
As for desease death, too old, accident cause, cholesterol death, criminal death are low compared to those who smoke.
Take a look: http://www.cdc-cdh.edu/hospital/cardio/chua165.html
|2004-11-10, 22:26
|Link #30
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Everyone that's been thinking about suicide just needs a really big hug. That's all they need. So in essence, yea, they just need some attention. Not really that hard to give out.
*Gives a really big HUG TO MIDORI!!!
|2004-11-10, 22:35
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Join Date: Dec 2003
Andrew that's what I ment by 'rather questionable grounds'. Suicide bombers don't accomplish anything.
For the second part that's what I'm really saying ... life has it's bumps but you and me are generally happy people. But I can't say the same for Midori's freinds ... well because I am not Midori's friends.
There are weak people out there ... but I stay away from generilising.
|2004-11-11, 01:07
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Join Date: Mar 2004
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Sorry I didn't respond earlier; I was dragged out by my friends to play basketball for 3 straight hours...my limbs are dying right now.
|2004-11-11, 06:08
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Join Date: Oct 2004
Suicide is complex thing, and I don't think its summed up in such a simple way. Its quite difficult to describe the state of mind that leads someone to suicide to a person who has never even considered it, or doesn't accept it for what it is. So, in an attempt to clarify, I will try to articulate this post as best as possible.
When you want to off yourself, you feel bad. Really really bad. I know you're thinking "duh", but just for a moment consider how rotten a person must feel to want to end thier own life. The person who considers suicide thinks they are a faliure. That they hold no value to anyone else, or they have done something so shameful that there can be no way for anyone to accept what they have done. Its impossible to describe this kind of self-loathing, but I will attempt. Imagine waking up and being scared to death. You don't know why your scared, but you know you did something horrible, and that no matter what, no one will forgive you, ever.
Your first thought after waking up, always, is about your flaws. Everything you don't like about yourself. Somehow, you end up going through it again and again in your mind, unable to stop thinking about every little awful thing that you are. You keep telling yourself that you are pathetic and weak and worthless and no one could ever possibly care about you. Thats the only thing that runs through your mind. Over and over it goes, even when you're just trying to get through the day. Every small screwup is something that takes just a little bit more out of you, wearing you down even further.
And there's the fear. The constant droning anxiety that is always around, no matter what. That feeling of sickening inevitability, that something bad has already happened and you just don't know what it is, but you know that once you find out, it will be horrible. The fear doesn't go away, no matter what you do, all it does is makes things worse. It makes you think about how worthless and meaningless to everyone you are, how much better things would be if they didn't have to look at someone who's pathetic and wretched like you.
You want to die because you just can't stand feeling like this. You know that no one wants you around, that everyone thinks you're useless. You want to stop dissapointing everyone, to stop being a faliure. Things are unbearable. So you start trying things. Little cuts, here and there. Maybe a few sleeping pills to see what it feels like. Nothing major, you're not committed to dying yet. You just want to check out your options, before deciding on something.
Inevitably, the moment you do decide to kill yourself comes in a flash, without planning or expectation. You were gonna kill yourself, you just didn't expect to do it now. It was a really crappy day today, and you feel totally rock-bottom. If you could just stop sobbing, then you might be able to figure things out. Automatically, without even thinking about it conciously, you reach for something... maybe a bottle of advil or a razor... consider things for awhile... realize you need a suicide note, and hastily write something down, trying to not cry while you think of all the people you hurt when you were alive.
And then, you just kind of sit there for awhile. You don't even realize it when you pick up the thing you're kill yourself with, it feels like fate. Robotically, you do the deed, and sit silent for a second.
And then you PANIC.
Suddenly, your mind spasms and you freak out, completely. You realized that, holy cripes, you just tried to kill yourself, and that you're probably going to die. No matter what you decided before, your brains survival instincts are kicking in, and don't want you to off yourself. Somewhere in the middle of this, you probably lose conciousness.
And then you're either dead, or someone found you and you're not dead, or you did a really poor job of trying to kill yourself and you're not dead.
Anyways, I hope that provides some insight...
|2004-11-11, 08:00
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zzz to me, after personal experience, its not really worth it, im sure everyone who commits suicide thinks of a betetr future if they didnt and how family and friends would react...
when i get depressed i wonder what it would be like to commit suicide and the effects of that, it deeply saddens me to think of my family and frtiend mourning over me also, im scared to do it, cos .... i want to live!
ive nvr been depressed depressed ... just the occasional sad times like ... when we have an arguement or when something tragic happens to someone ...
but honestly guys and girls, everyone (meaning sane people or not mentally depressed, just like us folks) who commits suicide, i reckon they regret it the split second before they shoot themselves/get run over/falling unconcious ...
if i wonder around thinking to myself, im gonna kill myself (scenario, not real life), the guilt trick kicks in about .... when i die, what about all the things i will miss out of in future, family sadness AND what happens after you die ...
???: i dont think this is a sad topic to talk about, it happens so therefore we have to talk about it and perhaps help others (not me) to get back on track with their life ... people who dont know how it feels like to try such a thing will never know unless they hear other peoples experience.
AndrewLB: i too think that people who attempt suicide should be shot, but only after they realise what a stupid mistake they;'ve done and have actually attempted to turn a new leaf and leave all yoru worries behind, for those who just keep thinking over and over shoudl be shot ... what a depressing day it must be for me if i kept bumping into that guy whos constantly attempting suicide ...
if you dont do it after the 3rd time (gosh, after so many times, you still cant be scared can you if your even thinking of commiting suicide for a third time), i personally think it would be for attention seeking or the guy is mentally depressed and needs treatment quick. maybe a strait jacket would help.
|2004-11-11, 09:15
|Link #37
A territory most absolute
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Finland
Age: 32
2. c)
3. a)
4. no
I believe everyone has the right to choose whether they want to live or not. If your life sucks, the only things keeping you alive are the biological instinct of survival and being afraid of causing grief to other people. There is no point in living if you can't stand it.
|2004-11-11, 09:23
|Link #38
Ignore her emails, ignore her in class, ignore her in fucking everything, send her phone number and email to the school shrink (being in a university, they're probably pretty good), and forget about the crazy bitch.
If anything, it makes an amusing story (FOR GUYS ONLY, IF YOU TALK ABOUT THIS WITH WOMEN, THEY WILL THINK YOU ARE A MONSTER.)
|2004-11-11, 09:48
|Link #39
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Mushroom County, Mario World
Age: 30
1. Male 17
2. Hell No
3. No, because although some people don't think so it hurts the people around you and around those. When the friend of a classmate of mine commited suicide the damily got affected, in addition everybody the guy knew at school was sad too so it really affect a lot of people.
4. No, But only because I found her in her bathroom when I was visiting her, mostly the reason why I detest suicide. Dialing the alarm number isn't as easy when you see a friend of yours bleeding because she slit her wrsit isn't easy I can tell you.
Damn this topic brings back, bad, memories.Plus it brings out the serious side ut in members, even Lexander has something serious to say (Didn't see that happening oftenly ).
Let me guess, School survey.
|2004-11-11, 09:54
|Link #40
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Looking for his book...
1. Age/Gender
A: 24 - Male
2. Have you ever considered about attempting a suicide?
a) Yes b) No c) I have thought about it, but it wasn't very serious
A: little of A and C.
In a bio-ethics class where we were discussing cause and justification of suicide. Throughout the course of the discussion we were made to imagine situations that would lead us towards considering and even going so far as attempting suicide (much like lolicon did is a previous post). It was a very educational and insightful discussion on the topic, however, afterwards majority of the students still stated that they'd never be able to follow through with the suicide given the scenerio they imagined.
2b. Only answer to this question if you answered yes, a) in the previous question.
Did your suicide thoughts include serious depression?
a) Yes b) No
A: No. I don't believe ssomething such as depression is justification for suicide.
2c. Only answer to this question if you answered yes a) in question 2.
Did you think about attempting a suicide in the last 6 months?
a) Yes b) No
A: Yes, it was part of the course. -.-
3. Do you think suicide is acceptable?
a) Yes, everyone decides of their own life. b) No. Never. c) If there are good reasons behind it, etc. religious or ethic reasons. Note: Euthanasia isn't included in these reasons, or in this whole survey.
A: If there are good reasons behind it, etc. Religiousor ethic reasons.
4. Has someone you knew well, ever done a suicide?
A: Several that have attempted it and one that succeeded.
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An NHP representative says the accident happened at about 8:30am when the driver of a blue passenger car traveling on the outside lane thought she saw debris on the roadway. She moved to miss it and was hit by a pickup truck. The car then spun around, across the lanes, and was hit head-on by another pickup. The vehicles came to rest against the center divider.
The driver of the passenger car, a 55-year old woman, is in the ICU and her family is with her. So far they do not think she has any broken bones, but she does have a very serious head injury. The driver of the first pickup received only minor cuts and scrapes from glass and the airbag, and the driver of second pickup has no injuries.
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Questions about a 97 Subaru Outback Sport Impreza , needs transmission
Posted 09 October 2007 - 11:45 AM
Posted 09 October 2007 - 12:08 PM
seems the final drive is closely related to what engine is in the car and whether it's manual/automatic. i would guess the legacy will be a 3.9 and the impreza OBS will be a 4.11. but i am not sure. but no matter, just swap the rears as well, that little bit difference won't matter. or swap the front diffs if you're really ambitious and want to keep it identical.
Posted 09 October 2007 - 12:12 PM
Posted 09 October 2007 - 01:45 PM
if that trans has torque bind, you could convert it to RWD or FWD and not do anything!
Torque bind whats that, is that the center diff in the trans going bad?
Posted 09 October 2007 - 02:04 PM
hey no poking fun, are you joking? anyway, yeah that's exactly right, the center diff can lock up. if it's bad enough you can run it in FWD or RWD like that.
Torque bind whats that, is that the center diff in the trans going bad?
Posted 09 October 2007 - 02:23 PM
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Too bad that you missed out on it, but there's a chart in the USRM on transmission types for the EJ cars. Many different gearsets and final drive ratios, but if you have the correct matching front and rear diff ratios, most of the gearboxes interchange. I wound up putting a '95 Legacy sedan gearbox and diff into my '97 Impreza L wagon. Works just fine.
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Once again, Brian Zoubek was a man on the boards grabbing a game high 16 rebounds and adding 3 points. "He [Zoubek] played with a lot of emotion ... 16 rebounds is a lot and eight of them were on the offensive end where he kicked it back out," said Krzyzewski on the seniors play.
Notes - Duke outscored their opponent 27-9 on second chance shots and had 14 points off turnovers. As usual, the Blue Devils knocked down their free throws going 21-26 while the Hokies were 15-16. Another huge difference was that Duke hit 10 three pointers to the Hokies 2. The lead changed seven times. Duke's largest lead was the final margin.
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Nearly a century after it was released, the 1920 silent movie The Mark of Zorro spoke to a new audience as the group Hesperus provided an amazing live soundtrack last night at the Drexel Theatre in Bexley.
Nearly a century after it was released, the 1920 silent movie The Mark of Zorro spoke to a new audience as the group Hesperus provided an amazing live soundtrack last night at the Drexel Theatre in Bexley.
The concert, presented by Early Music in Columbus, normally would have taken place next door at Capital University. But program director Kathy Wolfe said a board member suggested the Drexel, and theater officials were up for it. One of the Drexel�s theaters was full for the concert.
The Mark of Zorro was both the first film to feature the masked character and the first swashbuckler film. Actor Douglas Fairbanks changed the original story so that Zorro was the star: a devil-may-care, cigarette-smoking athlete, swordsman, lover and seeker of �justice for all.� In this film, he also amusingly portrays milquetoast Don Diego Vega, who is fatigued by travel. Holy Bruce Wayne and Clark Kent!
In the silent-movie era, a musician or group typically would perform during the film, either by playing the original score, creating music for it, improvising, or playing the popular music of the day. What was unique about this concert was that Hesperus played Spanish and Latin American music from the 16th to 18th centuries that might have been heard in 19th-century California, the film�s setting.
Before the nearly two-hour film began, the members of Hesperus described their period instruments: Tina Chancey played the Renaissance violin (slightly different from today�s) and viola da gamba; Grant Herreid played the vihuela (a flat-backed lute) and the Baroque guitar; and John Tyson played a variety of recorders (including one that resembled a bassoon), tabor and krumhorn (similar to a bagpipe).
The trio spent much of the time watching the screen and playing in sync with the film, sometimes even adding sound effects such as a knock at the door. Chancey�s violin was soothing or sprightly; the viola da gamba let her play chords and a melody simultaneously. Herreid strummed a lot, and his rich tenor voice fit in well when Zorro was wooing Lolita Pulido. Tyson was terrific, and his krumhorn sounded like a cross between a reed organ and a kazoo. It also was fun to hear the trio sing a drinking song in a scene where the caballeros raised their cups.


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It can be a very sad time for parents with children who are sick or have special needs. With medical bills and other expenses, often times there isn't enough money to give their child a real Christmas.
Thankfully, as it has for years, the Cape Coral Fire Department is coming to the rescue.
The CCFD has kicked off its annual C.A.P.E. (Citizens and Public Employees) Special Needs Toy Drive this week to help children with special needs in the community enjoy Christmas.
The CCFD, in collaboration with the public and private sector, has provided gifts during the holiday season for more than 20 years to children with special needs such as Down syndrome, cancer, autism, cystic fibrosis, and other illnesses.
"For many years, we've gathered toys to distribute the special needs children for the holidays, otherwise they don't have a very big Christmas," said Michael Heeder, CCFD spokesperson. "Usually there are so many medical expenses associated with their care, the families simply cannot provide."
Heeder said the goal is to get the perfect gift for each child so they get that something special from the holidays. Otherwise, the family may not be able to afford it.
"We are still collecting the name and ages of the children. We're looking at 20 to 25 children. That number may grow," Heeder said. "Historically, the numbers have varied between 20 and 80 children."
Heeder said the goal was to collect enough toys so every child will get at least two gifts they were looking forward to receiving. Any extra toys will go to other agencies providing toys for disadvantages children.
Donation boxes have been placed at 9 of the city's 10 CCFD stations, (station 2 is closed for repiars) where people can drop off a new unwrapped toy or gift from now until Dec. 14. No cash donations are permitted.
Heeder said the boxes are already filling up.
Donors are encouraged to drop by during regular business hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
If there is no answer at the door, crews may be responding to an emergency call, participating in an event, or training offsite, Heeder said.
Residents may try waiting a few minutes or stopping by at a later time. It is not advised that anyone leave the toys by the door or in an unsecured area.
Heeder said the toys are delivered to a central location, where they will be wrapped by volunteers and prepared for distribution.
"We're not looking for those in a particular socio-economic bracket. Our hope is these kids, through no fault of their own, have families who are strapped by medical expenses," Heeder said. "We're trying to alleviate some of the burden."
A list of suggested toys or gift items can be found on the city's website at www.capecoral.net


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A plea to all the women out there, especially the mothers: Resist the numbing allure of NickMom, a late-night programming block that Nick Jr. began this fall. Do not be seduced by its rehashing of mother-child dynamics from drab sitcoms or its relentless focus on penises. Do not allow yourselves to be captured by its IQ-lowering gravitational pull. You'll end up like me. Like us. Like guys.
I am speaking to you as a member of the subspecies known as men, a group with a noble past but a rather sorry present. We men were once a proud people known for erudition, wit and curiosity. Aristotle was, as far as I know, a man. Galileo was a man. Leonardo da Vinci was a man. Albert Einstein, T.S. Eliot and Thomas Edison were men.
In our prime -- which is to say, practically anytime in recorded history except the past 35 years or so -- we men invented important stuff and made magnificent art and thought great thoughts. Then we started watching television geared specifically to us, and we almost immediately developed a level of stupidity seen previously only in slugs and really dumb dogs, the kind that when they want to go out run headfirst into a closed door at full speed.
A combination of jiggle TV and 24-hour sports networks, both introduced in the 1970s, did us in. Network programmers found a couple of our weaknesses and exploited them ruthlessly, turning attributes that once were only parts of our being into our entire being.
It's no accident that most problems from the 1970s -- high gas prices, environmental degradation, comb-overs -- are still with us. Men stopped solving problems when NASCAR and basketball became available all day long. A lot of people probably think of "The Simpsons," with Homer sitting mindlessly on the couch, with a beer, watching the tube, as an animated sitcom, but it's actually a documentary. As I write this -- on the couch, beer in hand -- only by an immense exercise of willpower am I resisting the urge to turn on the Big 10 Network's "Greatest Games," reruns of football games whose outcomes I already know.
This, sadly, is what will become of women who tune in to NickMom, a collection of shows both aggressively lowbrow and narrowly focused on a few areas of interest to the female audience, namely sex and children.
It includes "MMF: Mom Friends Forever," a reality show about two boorish mothers from St. Louis; "NickMom Night Out," a stand-up comedy series whose performers, most of them women, lean toward jokes about toddlers and genitals; and "Parental Discretion With Stefanie Wilder-Taylor," a talk show/street interview hybrid in which crass is the new urbane. (Sample question in a segment about multitasking moms: "What is one of the tasks that you have done while being on the toilet?" Answer: "Brush my teeth.") And the commercial breaks include interstitial bits that sometimes seem borrowed from restroom graffiti.
When NickMom first hit the air, it drew a chorus of complaints from lax parents who apparently allowed their toddlers to watch it, thinking it was akin to Nick Jr.'s daytime fare, which includes "Bubble Guppies" and "Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!" How these parents missed the prominent advisory warnings remains unclear, and in any case, shame on them for letting their kids watch so much television. Would it kill the little darlings to pick up a book once in a while?
The real worry about NickMom isn't that some 4-year-old might be watching; it's that women will watch and feel that same narcotic effect that the original "Charlie's Angels" had on heterosexual men: "Mmm. Pretty. Mindless. Me likee." Sure, hardworking mothers and other women deserve a chance to veg out now and then, but that's what the Lifetime channel is for.
It, too, is full of female-slanted programming, but with a broader range and paced more slowly; it can be watched with a blank stare without doing permanent damage. The problem with NickMom' s version of vegging out is that it is dangerously addictive, because it is rapid-fire and panders to just a couple of obsessions -- exactly like the male equivalent programming that destroyed my subspecies.
When the baser regions of the female neocortex -- on medical diagrams, those labeled "cute potty-training anecdotes" and "naughty innuendo about the male sex organ" -- are stimulated repeatedly in a short amount of time, they emit endorphins that dumb down the entire brain, as cat videos do. At least, I presume that's the case; to verify that hypothesis, I'd have to get off this couch.
But, assuming that it is right, repeated exposure to NickMom's two-note material will quickly turn otherwise smart women into zombies who can talk of nothing but sex and the mundanities of child-rearing. Women are the only ones left who have a chance to solve humanity's many problems. We don't want the following to happen at some all-female science panel:
Moderator: "Ladies, we are gathered here today to try to figure out what to do about global warming, since America's men are all watching a rebroadcast of the 1999 Michigan-Illinois game. Any ideas?"
NickMom Watcher: "Wait, you guys, this is so funny: Last night on 'Parental Discretion,' Stefanie asked a tattoo parlor dude for a full frontal tattoo of an apron."
There are, of course, some men who don't care about sports and never watched "The Bionic Woman." And there are some women who aren't moms and don't want to be. But will there be enough to carry the human race forward? All I know is, Illinois upset No. 9 Michigan, 35-29.
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DJ Qualls has landed a guest spot on the Chicago-set investigative drama series "Perception," starring Eric McCormack, TNT announced.
Qualls is best known for his work in the films "Road Trip," "The New Guy" and "Hustle & Flow." He is now part of the cast of TV's "Legit" and plays a recurring role on "Supernatural."
"In 'Perception,' Qualls will play Agent Rudy Fleckner, a young, tech-savvy FBI agent who specializes in investigating cybercrimes," TNT said in a synopsis.
"When an online social game Caleidoscope becomes the center of a homicide case, Pierce relies on Fleckner to decipher the clues within this virtual world. By digging into a suspect's online account Fleckner hopes to bring forth evidence that sheds light on a case in which the line between reality and fantasy becomes blurred."


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Police say plants worth $125,000 were growing in two rural homes.
Eve Alexander was curious about her neighbors, despite their well-groomed houses.
On the outside, everything seemed normal. Horses grazed in a small field outside one of the homes. The other had a basketball hoop and hosted a private summer barbecue — children's bounce house included.
But there were suspicious signs, too. People came and went from one of the houses regularly — even though it was in North Port's rural, northernmost neighborhood — while the other remained practically untouched.
On Thursday, Alexander was shocked to see a swarm of law enforcement agents descend on the quiet neighborhood.
The North Port Police Department raided the two adjacent homes in the rural North Port Estates neighborhood in what police say is the biggest marijuana growing bust in the department's history.
Police seized about 125 marijuana plants — valued at about $125,000 — along with special electrical and irrigation equipment used to help the plants grow indoors.
"It's disturbing," Alexander said. "I'm shocked."
Maykel Benitez-Abella, 35, and Lumey Echevarria-Hernandez, 32, were arrested and charged with four counts related to growing and selling marijuana. One of the homes was on the 5600 block of Tropicaire Boulevard while the other was a one-minute walk away on the 5000 block of Taneytown Street.
Neighbors said Benitez-Abella and Echevarria-Hernandez had been renting the homes since 2010. According to the Sarasota County Property Appraiser website, the home on Tropicaire Boulevard is owned by Hidden Creek Properties LLC, and the home on Taneytown Street is owned by Jerry and Joyce Forbes.
Capt. Anthony Sirianni said despite the volume of the marijuana grown in the homes, it can be virtually impossible to tell the difference between quiet neighbors and grow houses.
"They're usually very secretive, they don't bring attention to themselves," he said of the growers. "Quite often, neighbors are shocked when they find out."
Larry Grant, who lives near the Tropicaire Boulevard grow house, said although he rarely saw people at the address, he assumed people lived there because the horses were well fed and lights would come on at night.
"People keep to themselves out here," Grant said. "Not much happens."
Many have fences surrounding their property with large signs that say "No Trespassing" or "Beware of Dog."
Alexander, who lives in the only property surrounded by the two grow houses, said she only met her neighbors once, but she said they made it clear they did not want to meet her again.
"They told me they didn't want to be friends with any of the neighbors and that they wanted their privacy," Alexander said.


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Well-known in Lahaina for her No Ka Oi Deli, Laurie Lei DeGama is reaching out to the community to help a family member.
After experiencing pain in her head, DeGama's niece, Caitlan Marie Bayudan Drury, 15, was diagnosed with a brain tumor.
"On November 13th, Caitlan underwent her first surgery at Kaiser. As anyone might imagine, this has taken a serious toll, emotionally and financially, on both Caitlan and her family," DeGama wrote.
"Her medical insurance covers only half of all treatment costs, and the expenses are mounting rapidly."
To help Caitlan and her family, the Puou Ohana, a spaghetti dinner will be held on Thursday, Dec. 6, at 5 p.m. at Lahaina Civic Center. The benefit will feature entertainment by family and friends and a silent auction.
To make a donation for the silent auction, or to purchase tickets for the dinner, contact DeGama at 357-6002 or Ui Castro at 442-2273.
Donations to the Friends of Caitlan Drury Fund will also be accepted at all Bank of Hawaii branches.
The daughter of Marie Bayudan and Bill Drury is a "fun-spirited individual with a bright future," her aunty noted.
The King Kekaulike High School sophomore is an honor roll student who enjoys going to the beach, paddling with Lae Ula O Kai, playing soccer and volleyball, and shopping. Her goal is to attend college and major in dentistry.
DeGama hopes the community will help Caitlan's family.
"The Puou Ohana is one of the most generous and kindhearted families known to the many people around them and are certainly deserving of our support, as they have done so much for our community," DeGama stated.


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Am I allowed to post log-in passwords for TamaTown...? Oh well. XD I've got some for two rare characters, Lovelitchi and... DUN DUN DDDDDUUUUUUUUUUUUNNN... OYAJITCHI! He's SUPER rare! Here are the codes and what username I have on the Tama-Go. I'm not sure why you need the usernames because I don't go on TamaTown, but when I gave a code to someone through PM they said they needed the username soooo...
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Username: MAKIKO
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Thanks... But I don't think these are rare. You can find them anywhere online. I was expecting something like, Spot, Mocha, Nazotchi, Dazzilitchi, or Dreamitchi. (Yes, I know spot, mocha and nazo don't work anymore)But thanks anyway, I'm sure someone will find these very useful!


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First there was a prom and Constance McMillen asked if she could bring her girlfriend. She was told 'No' and the prom was cancelled.
Then some parents decided that would hold a "private" prom--read No Gays Allowed--and then that was cancelled because parents thought they'd get sued.
But now, the Itawamba Agricultural High School's parent-sponsored prom is back on, and it will be held at the Fulton Country Club, the club's manager, Stanley Ramey said. It had been originally set at another venue, but was canceled Monday night, though parents who sponsored the private prom would not say why.
Lori Byrd, who served on the bigot, I mean, parent, organizing committee that planned the canceled event, said it was called off because, "there are a lot of people involved and they don't want to get sued."
Whatever Lori.
The good news is that Constance can go to the prom now.
Now, think for yourself, isn't this an awful lot of hullabaloo about a girl wanting to take her girlfriend to the prom? Isn't it sad that this mess came about for such a stupid reason?
It's a dance.
Have fun, Constance!


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It's hard to imagine a starker good news/bad news scenario than the one spelled out in a new national study on bullying.
First, the good: The number of students in 6th through 10th grades who reported being bullied at least twice in a month fell from 16.5 percent in 1998 to 7.5 percent in 2010, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health and the Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine.
Bullying is defined in the study as hurtful taunting, exclusion by peers, verbal or physical abuse, spreading false rumors and sexual harassment.
Physical fighting also decreased in that 12-year period, with 18.8 percent of students engaging in fighting in 2010, down from 23.5 percent in 1998.
Now, the bad: The number of students carrying weapons to school jumped to 14.8 percent in 2010 from 12.2 percent in 1998. Among white students, those figures jumped to 15.5 percent carrying weapons in 2010 from 10.7 percent in 1998. African-American students showed a small decrease: 13 percent reported carrying weapons in 2010 versus 13.7 percent in 1998. Hispanic students reported a larger decline, down to 14 percent bringing weapons in 2010 from 17.3 percent in 1998.
The most common weapons, according to the study, are knives, which account for 58 percent of all weapons brought to school. Twenty percent of weapons were guns.
The findings merit our attention — and some soul-searching — just a few days after 22-year-old Elliot Rodger, widely reported to have been bullied since early childhood, stabbed to death three people in his apartment before shooting and killing three more and himself.
Our heads are held firmly, and hopefully forever, out of the sand on the topic of bullying, with anti-bullying initiatives kicking into high gear over the past decade. Forty-nine states, in fact, have laws requiring schools to adopt anti-bullying policies. (Montana does not.)
As Cynthia Lowen, producer and writer of the 2011 documentary "Bully" told me last year, "Kids are at the eye-rolling stage with bullying. They're so inundated with messages from the media and school and this huge explosion of awareness over the last few years that it's like, 'Ugh, bullying,'" she said.
These latest statistics suggest that the increased awareness may be having a positive effect.
Those weapons, though.
I feel compelled to quote a little Michael Moore, whose weekend Facebook rant (shared more than 98,500 times as of Wednesday) is causing a stir, particularly the part where he suggests swapping out the eagle for a gun as our national symbol.
"We are a people easily manipulated by fear," he wrote, "which causes us to arm ourselves with a quarter billion guns in our homes that are often easily accessible to young people, burglars, the mentally ill and anyone who momentarily snaps."
Our young people, it seems, are harassing and shoving each other around a bit less. But they're still, many of them, living in fear — and arming themselves accordingly.
Shame on us for making that so easy.
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SOCHI, Russia (AP) — The Russian government says it's doing everything possible to make sure the Sochi Games are as safe as possible. Officials are practically guaranteeing it.
Dmitry Kozak, a Russian deputy prime minister, says, "we can guarantee the safety of the people as well as any other government hosting a mass event (can)."
Kozak spoke Thursday, one day before the opening ceremony, about the steps Russia is taking to collaborate with nations across the globe to build a database on potential terrorists. He says that "there is no reason to believe Sochi, in Russia, is under more threat than any other city in the world."
Security concerns have been at the forefront of the Sochi Games for months. They were renewed this week when the U.S. Homeland Security Department warned airlines flying to Russia that terrorists may try to smuggle explosives into the country in tubes of toothpaste.
Kozak says the fear of terrorism is always present at big sporting events, in Russia or anywhere else. But he also believes "the level of fear should be lower" surrounding the Sochi Games.
— Jon Krawczynski — Twitter http://twitter.com/APKrawczynski
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Stephen Ross has come a long way.
It wasn't that long ago that Dolphins fans had to cringe at the idea of Ross being the Dolphins owner. He miscalculated badly on that flight out to see Jim Harbaugh, and that caused friction within the organization. He allowed some embarrassing missteps such as Gator Day. He often spoke of being an inexperienced ownder.
And, against the will of many fans, he retained general manager Jeff Ireland when the public sentiment was not flowing in that direction. (Not flowing like the Niagra Falls don't fall up).
But Ross today is looking a lot better as Miami's owner.
He recovered nicely after failing to get Jeff Fisher by hiring Joe Philbin. Ireland has found a good starting quarterback, suggesting Ross made a good call in retaining him. The club doesn't have an soap opera issues as it had the past couple of years.
Things are looking better.
And then this:
Ross, the Miami Dolphins and Related Companies on Wednesday donated $500,000 to the Mayor's Fund to Advance New York to support Hurricane Sandy relief efforts.
In addition, the Dolphins will donate the net proceeds from the sale of general individual game tickets for Sunday's game against the Tennessee Titans that are purchased between 9:00 AM Thursday and kickoff on Sunday to the American Red Cross South Florida Region to exclusively support the Hurricane Sandy relief efforts.
Ross, by the way, has made sure all Dolphins game have been televised locally regardless of sellout status and the team announced Wednesday that it had taken the necessary steps to ensure that Sunday's game will be televised locally.
"The devastation of Hurricane Sandy knows no boundaries, and I know I speak for the Dolphins and Related in expressing our dedication to help those in need during this difficult time," said Ross in a statement. "We saw first-hand the damage the storm caused to our community, and with the close ties South Florida has with the Northeast, the Dolphins certainly want to support those families who are dealing with Sandy's aftermath.
"But no matter where we live, our hearts go out to the people who suffered losses as a result of the storm, and we are committed to help them recover from the tragedy."
Good stuff. Commendable.
Add that to the growing list of things Ross is getting right. He's growing in stature.


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