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Cleaning iTunesby brian d foy
Over the holidays, I was away from any sort of network, so I started to clean up things on my laptop. During this process, I decided to take a look at the 20GB of MP3s residing on my hard disk to see how badly the Gracenote CD Database (CDDB) had classified them. From there, I could decide how much effort I'd have to expend to clean things up.
What is the CDDB, and How Does It Work?
The CDDB works well for "popular" music -- that stuff that gets put into "Rock," "Alternative," and so on. It works less well for compilations, like "Soundtracks," since the phrase "Various Artists" ends up in the artist portion of the ID. Apparently, it works poorly for show tunes -- people seem to really care about the performers, so they get really specific with the artist portion of the ID, to the extent that every song on the CD has a different artist string even though it is the same cast. People almost always butcher western art music ("Classical" to most people) so that any information may show up anywhere -- track name in artist, performer in CD name, different languages in descriptions for different tracks, and then the ones that are really bad that I just type in myself.
Part of the reason for this is the history of MP3 ID3 tags. The first version, ID3v1, had a limited number of fields that had short character limits. A later version, ID3v2, had more fields and did not have the length restrictions of ID3v1. For instance, ID3v1 does not have a "Composer" field, and ID3v2 does. Complete details, as well as non-technical overviews, on both versions and future directions are on the ID3 Web site. iTunes can use either version, and can convert ID3v1 tags to ID3v2 tags.
The CDDB was originally a community project where the public submitted the CD data and the CDDB made it available to everyone else. They incorporated as CDDB, Inc. in 1995, and eventually renamed themselves Gracenote as they diversified their business. Their submission guidelines hint at the many different forms in which people have submitted data. Some of the things I want to clean up are bad data, and some are matters of Gracenote policy I disagree with, like inserting "(Disk N)" at the end of album names for multi-CD sets. In my iTunes Music Library, I get to have things my way.
Tidy Up Those Descriptions in iTunes
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Some of the CD descriptions are easy to fix, and I can use some scripts from Doug's AppleScripts. The "Remove n Characters From Front" script removes the same number of characters from the names of all of the tracks in the current selection, so I can make a name like "01 First Track" into "First Track" (and the "Number Tracks of Playlist" will go the other way). If the artist and track names are reversed, the "Swap Track & Artist" script works nicely.
I started to work on a little Perl script to do this stuff for me, but since I use a Mac, I get to use iTunes. As I tried a few things in iTunes, I discovered that I could get the job done faster and easier with very little programming. Most of the changes relate to special cases anyway, so automating the task is not that helpful. Sometimes jumping into programming is the wrong way to go at first.
If I want to change the information for one track, I use the "Get Info" command from the "File" menu, which displays a dialog with three tabs. Under the "Tags" tab I update the appropriate information.
If I change the tag in iTunes, it updates the iTunes database and playlists, updates the ID tag in the actual MP3 file, and moves the file to a new artist directory if my music is in the iTunes Music Library. This is all very cool. I wanted to reorder the directory structure by artist anyway, and now I do extra work to do that once I fix things. I also use the MP3-Info Contextual Menu Item plug-in to ensure that the changes I make in iTunes show up in the MP3 file, and sometimes to perform simple edits.
I can also select several tracks from a playlist and affect them in parallel. I make a contiguous selection by holding down the Shift key, selecting the first item, then selecting the last item, or a non-contiguous item by holding down the Apple key and selecting only the items I want. With multiple items selected, I choose the "Get Info" menu item again and get a similar dialog, but this time, the dialog does not have tabs and only shows the information that all of the tracks have in common; for instance, the same artist or album name. Any changes I make affect all of the tracks. Again, very cool if the change is simple.
And Those Changes That Aren't Simple ...
Often the change is not simple. While trying to fix the ID tags for Glenn Gould's English Suites, I needed to take part of the old title string and combine it with part of the old artist string. The title had the name of the major work, while the artist had the name of the movement in that piece (instead of, say, "Glenn Gould" or "Johann Sebastian Bach"). Each track had a unique artist string, and some tracks had the names of the major work, while others were left blank (ending up with "Track 02" and so on) meaning that they were the same as the previous track.
This looks like a tough programming problem, but it really is not that bad if I break it into little problems. Too often I see programmers (oh, that includes me too) try to solve several problems at once, which makes the solutions very complex, and complex solutions make for complicated maintenance. The Unix paradigm uses small tools in pipelines to accomplish tasks, and often I start making small tools to get the job done.
The first problem is getting the track names in order. If I can make the "Track N" strings match the major work name, I have solved one problem, and the next problem, combining that name with the movement name, is much easier.
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These days we don't have to worry with just the criminals in our community. Attacks may come from thousands of miles away.
Recently there have been stories in the news media about Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks directed against banks. In these types of attacks, cyber criminals send a flood of internet requests to a bank's website. This "digital deluge" makes it appear that the site is down and something bad has happened (or is happening). Such attacks are usually distractions meant to disguise some other criminal activity or to draw attention to a particular social issue. For example, a recent DDoS attack occurred immediately prior to a criminal attempt of a fraudulent wire transfer. Customer data is generally not vulnerable due to these DDoS episodes.
The flood of internet requests that characterize a DDoS attack can come from a small discrete block of computers or, in sophisticated attacks, from thousands of computers whose owners may or may not be aware of what is happening.
The attacks themselves are hard to predict and avoid. However, we can do things both to prepare and to respond to this particular type of threat.
Should Peoples Bank be the target of a DDoS attack, here is what you should know.
In the event of a DDoS attack, our systems will immediately send an alert and trigger our mitigation protocol. We will then be looking at our internal network traffic to ensure no other suspicious activity is taking place "under cover" from the DDoS event.
While our technical team is addressing the issue, we will escalate our customer communication efforts. Peoples Bank maintains alternate communication channels to keep you informed if our primary web page is inaccessible. If the web site is "down" or slow to respond to your requests, you should check the below sites regularly or, if the attack is affecting a large swath of the internet, contact our customer service team. You may wish to print this list or put this information in a convenient place for future reference.
- Twitter: Follow the bank's Twitter feed at @realpeoplesbank to get updates in real-time.
- Facebook: We maintain a community page at www.facebook.com/therealpeoplesbank.
- Peoples Voice blog: Our blog site resides on a separate server than the primary web page. The direct web address is http://blog.peoplesbanknc.com.
- Customer Service: Customer service representatives are available by phone from 8 am to 7 pm, Monday through Friday. Dial 828-466-1765 or toll-free 877-802-1212. Emails to customer service can be addressed to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Should a DDoS attack affect our web site's performance or any of our internet processes, we will be immediately working with trusted vendors to 1.) ensure there is no compromise in customer data security and 2.) restore operations to your expectation and needs.
Bank data, not just the money in our safe, is under constant threat. Peoples Bank is always working to guard your customer information. We work closely with federal and state agencies and we adhere to IT security best practices. Our network is "hardened" with top-of-the-line hardware and software and we keep it current with advances in technology. Secure entry protects our facilities. Our website is also designed to withstand the threat of hackers and cyber attack.
Sometimes DDoS attacks originate from a proxy, from computers infected with a virus or other malware. Some financial institutions experienced a DDoS attack from software that was secretly installed on their customers' computers! These customers were unaware of the malicious software that caused such trouble.
Banks are not the only ones who need to verify their computers are running current operating systems, with up-to-date software patches. Customers also need to make certain their devices are secure and clean from infection of malicious software. This requires a good regimen of "digital hygeine" for computers and mobile devices such as tablets and smart phones. It also requires a strong password for the computer itself and for web sites where sensitive information is stored. Check out How to Protect Your Identity on and be sure to read about these topics from our series of online security blog posts.
Related links:
FBI's E-Scams & Warnings site: http://www.fbi.gov/scams-safety/e-scams
FDIC Consumer Protection site: http://fdic.gov/consumers/

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WASHINGTON - In November, the Senate passed the Drug Quality and Security Act, legislation aimed at strengthening the safety of compounded prescription drugs in Michigan and around the country in the wake of a deadly meningitis outbreak.
It has been more than one year since the public became aware of what quickly became a far-reaching fungal meningitis outbreak affecting citizens in 20 states including Michigan.
Following an investigation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration along with local health departments, it became clear the outbreak was caused by contaminated steroid injections produced by the now defunct New England Compounding Center, a compounding pharmacy in Massachusetts.
According to the CDC, over 750 people across the United States seeking pain relief were affected by tainted steroid injections produced by NECC. Over 260 of these victims, more than one third of the hundreds made severely ill from contaminated injections, reside in Michigan; 64 of the victims lost their life as a result of illness, including 19 Michiganians. This tragedy brought a spotlight to bear on the opaque regulation of what are known as mass-compounding pharmacies facilities that produce large amounts of custom-formula drugs.
On a bipartisan basis, members of the Senate and House of Representatives worked through this issue to produce legislation that both strengthens federal authority to regulate mass-compounding facilities and will lay the groundwork for a nationwide system to track prescription drugs. While not as far-reaching as some may have initially intended, the bill we passed represents an important and necessary step forward.
It is important to draw a distinction, as this legislation does, between so-called "traditional compounding" where a pharmacist tailors a particular drug to meet the unique needs of a patient, such as removing a certain dye or altering the dosage level of an adult medication to be suitable for a child and the mass compounding of drugs for wholesale distribution.
Compounding pharmacists have long been regulated by state boards of pharmacy. However, as was made clear in the investigation that followed the meningitis outbreak, NECC, a mass compounding pharmacy, was operating in a regulatory gray area where neither the state nor the federal government took full responsibility for ensuring their facility and compounding practices were safe and sterile.
The Drug Quality and Security Act, signed into law by President Obama in late November, aims to address this regulatory gray area by clarifying the responsibilities of the FDA with regard to the oversight of mass compounded pharmaceuticals. Specifically, it further defines the distinction between traditional compounding and compounding manufacturers that make large volumes of drugs without individual prescriptions.
Under this law, mass compounding pharmacies can choose to register as "outsourcing" facilities that would be subject to new FDA regulatory oversight similar to that of other pharmaceutical manufacturers. And in an effort to provide patients with better information about compounded drugs, the law calls for detailed labeling of compounded drugs and directs the FDA to make available on their website a list of FDA-regulated facilities.
Importantly, this law also will implement a new system for tracking drugs from the manufacturer to the pharmacy in an effort to ensure accountability at every step along the way. This new system will replace the current state tracing laws with a uniform standard and also will establish nationwide drug serial numbers to allow for efficient tracing.
While this law will not compensate those who have been harmed or bring back those who we have lost, I am hopeful it will help to ensure Americans are not faced with a similarly tragic, avoidable situation in the future.


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LEWISBURG, Pa. — Better understanding of how a mouse's heart works and how freezing tissue destroys cancerous cells might lead to better diagnosis and surgery methods in humans, according to research presented by two Bucknell University students who gave research presentations at the Biomedical Engineering Society national meeting in Los Angeles this past month.
Three members of the Bucknell biomedical engineering faculty also attended the national meeting, "Engineering the Future of Biology and Medicine," and two faculty members participated in open forum national level panels.
"This is the third straight year Bucknell students have been invited to present at the meeting," said Dan Cavanagh, associate professor of biomedical and chemical engineering and chair of Bucknell's Department of Biomedical Engineering, who notes that six other Bucknell students attended the meeting.
"For a program that began only four years ago, with our first class of biomedical engineering majors graduating last year, this is a remarkable achievement, and a testament to the quality and work ethic of the students in addition to the dedication of the faculty to involve undergraduates in our research," he said.
Student presentations
Bucknell junior Elizabeth Banerjee gave the peer-reviewed poster presentation, "A First Step Toward an Understanding of the Unique Characteristics of the Mouse Electrocardiogram." Her advisor was Joseph Tranquillo. Banerjee's research created a spatial map of monophasic action potentials (MAPs) in the mouse heart to map out the shapes and timing of MAPs, which are used as a method of diagnosing and treating human heart conditions.
Bucknell senior Qiushui Liang gave the platform presentation, "Numerical Modeling of Ice Ball Formation During Cryosurgery using COMSOL Multiphysics." Cryosurgery destroys the cancerous tissue by means of freezing it at extreme low temperatures. The goal of this summer research was to establish an educational tool for the better understanding of the thermodynamics involved in cryosurgery. The research was advised by James Baish and was conducted in collaboration with the Department of Urology at the Geisinger Medical Center in Danville.
Other Bucknell students at the conference were seniors Stacey Kang, Adhira Sunkara, Michael Ambrosi, Sarah Henderson and Andrew Inglis, and junior Robert Littlefield.
Faculty participation
Tranquillo, assistant professor of biomedical and electrical engineering, gave the platform presentation, "Stand-up and Think: Kinesthetic Learning During Lecture;" the poster presentation, "A Novel Mechanisms for the Initiation and Evolution of Cardiac Fibrillation;" and the BME-IDEA workshop presentation, "A First Experience with External Senior Design Mentors." He also was a member of the "BME-IDEA Invited Focus Group on Innovative Design."
Co-organizer of the BME Undergraduate Sessions at this year's conference, Tranquillo was named the sole organizer for these sessions at next year's conference. He also served as advisor for the research presented by Pasha Hosseinbor, "Classification of Cardiac Arrhythmias using Nonlinear Analysis of Electrograms," as part of the Bucknell Physics REU summer program.
James Baish, professor of mechanical and biomedical engineering, was an invited panelist in the "Engineering the Future of Your Biomedical Program" panel presentation hosted by BSA LifeStructures. This panel, which also included faculty from the University of California, San Diego, and Washington University in St. Louis, was formed to explore the challenges in developing and maintaining biomedical engineering programs.
Biomedical engineers apply engineering tools to meet the technological needs of the health care industry, including medical devices. Bucknell's program focuses on providing students with a strong, hands-on exposure to the fundamental areas of biomedical engineering with additional emphasis on issues in biotransport, such as artificial organs, blood flow, dialysis, cancer treatment, and drug delivery. For more information, visit http://www.bucknell.edu/x13782.xml
Biomedical engineering students and faculty attended the national BME meeting in Los Angeles.
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Posted Nov. 12, 2007
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Dayton, Ohio (PRWEB) January 25, 2013
Hickory River Smokehouse, a casual-style restaurant chain based in Tipp City, Ohio, has hired Chisano Marketing Group (CMG) to handle the branding and marketing for its expanding regional franchise. CMG will handle the marketing, advertising, public relations, internet marketing, social media marketing, and the website for Hickory River Smokehouse, which has six locations in Illinois (Decatur, Glendale Heights, Peoria, Urbana, and two in Springfield), and one location in Ohio (Tipp City). The franchise looks to continue expanding nationwide over the next few years. Chisano Marketing Group, a 30-year-old advertising agency based in Dayton, Ohio, also has a full-service office in Orlando, Florida. Support for the account will come from both the Dayton and Orlando offices.
Brad Bowman, president of Hickory River Smokehouse, and the person primarily responsible for bringing authentic Texas Barbecue to the Midwest, said, "We are excited about the next stage of our growth and expansion. Hickory Rivers' unique barbecue concept, rooted in recipes you'd expect to find in Central Texas, is at a point where we need a full-service communications partner who has the depth and experience to lead us into the future, both corporately and as individual franchise owners. Chisano Marketing Group will not only help us to ensure our brand consistency across all markets, but they will help us to get the word out through all the critical communication platforms – promotionally, online, socially, traditionally, and through public relations."
Bowman said he started Hickory River Smokehouse to provide authentic Texas-style barbecue to the rest of the country, focusing on flavor, quality and "down home" Texas hospitality. True to its name, each Hickory River Smokehouse features an on-site smokehouse located at the back of the kitchen. Unlike other styles of barbecue concepts around the country, Hickory River applies a special blend of seasonings (known as dry-rub) to their high-quality meats and then slowly smokes them for hours and hours using hickory wood, resulting in one of the most tender, flavored meats in the barbecue restaurant business. Hickory River will look to Chisano Marketing to help get this great story out to the masses.
"This is an exciting partnership for Chisano," said Joe Bouch, president of the firm. "You only need to eat the Hickory River Smokehouse food once to be convinced there is an incredible story that needs to be told. Combine this with our agency's depth of experience in franchise development and the quick/casual restaurant category, and it really is an ideal fit. We look forward to collaborating with the entire Hickory River Smokehouse team to promote these outstanding restaurants."
For Chisano, the addition of Hickory River Smokehouse to its portfolio will complement a number of high profile clients that include AK Steel, Associated Luxury Hotels International (ALHI), The American Pie Council, The Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club, Carsmetics, Procter & Gamble, Sheraton Delfina Santa Monica, and Chateau on the Lake Resort & Spa in Branson, Missouri.
Chisano Marketing Group is a full-service marketing agency that provides such services as website design, advertising, media planning and placement, internet marketing, graphic design, direct marketing, database development, printing, public relations, promotions, and literature and product fulfillment programs. The agency is a fully integrated communications company with a variety of clients in such fields as hospitality, real estate, retail, healthcare, manufacturing, non-profit, education, and technology. In addition to its offices in Dayton and Orlando, CMG has an office in Tampa, Florida. For more information, visit http://www.chisano.com or call (937) 847-3742.


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Tiara is 9 and has forgotten who is boss around here and push me over the edge this morning! her wearing makeup has been a constant battle! I didnt get any makeup for her, other people give it to her as gifts @@ and she has also gotten into MY makeup! she keeps putting it on darker and darker and we have had many discussions about it! In march she snuck some of her and MY makeup into her suticase to go visit grandma after i told her no makeup. I find it in her backpack, she knows she is NOT to wear it at school!
this morning we were getting ready to go to lunch and my cousins house and I told her 'NO makeup". i know she heard me because she told me I am ruining her life, lol! she was taking too long to get ready so I opened her bedroom door and sure enough she was putting makeup on!
i emptied her bedroom trach can and told her to put ALL of her makeup in it! told her that if i find ANY hidden she would be grounded a day for each item, in addition to being grounded right now for an undetermined amount of time til I calm down and can think rationally!
its not just the makeup thats an issue, but an overall attitude of her doing whatever she pleases no matter what I say. so its time for "attitude adjustment 101"
Tiara throwing away her makup! she didnt want a picture taken but I told her that she would need it as a reminder!
edit: she got to keep her nailpolish, lol! I told her if it went on her face she had to throw it away. she asked if she could keep chapstick and i agreed to that.
I try my best to let her express herself! she has permenate hair color stripes in her hair that I put in myself! she has 2 piercings in each ear. she ownes two pair of combat boots. she dresses like a girly girl one day and a punk rocker the next, lol! but the whole point here is that she is breaking rules and sneaking. I have compromised on the makeup before saying she could wear it at home and out sometimes if it looked natural. but again she breaks the rules! I dont have time for her scrub her face as we need to walk out the door! I specifically told her "no makeup" today and she heard me and chose to be defiant! this is NOT the first time! she has had waaay too many chances on this topic!
last edit: I cant keep up, lol! she is aware that breaking the rule is the problem, not the makeup, as I told her about some other things that she has been defiant about lately that will change too. she understood what she did was very wrong. she went about cleaning her room etc with no lip. she layed down on my bed and chatted with me afterwards. when i dropped her off at her dads at 6pm she gave me plenty of hugs and kisses... she got over it quicker than yall did, lol! her 10th bday is the end of july. I think I might get her some LIGHT eyeshadow and LIGHT tinted lipgloss and go over the rules and consequences again. I am not trying to stop her from having fun, experimenting etc. she just has to learn that rules are rules and if she doesnt like something then we need to discuss it, but breaking the rules out right will not end well!
you named your child after a piece of royal jewelry?
well she should have listened...
Quoting Anonymous:you named your child after a piece of royal jewelry?
in the picture her hair is wet, not greasy, lol!
She's a pre-teen. It will only get worse when she becomes a teen and starts dating and getting interested in boys. I don't blame you about the makeup. Bad for your skin.
I think that's a little harsh.
this isnt about her name @@!
Quoting Anonymous:That poor child
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Ford Everhart, 86, of East U.S. Highway 64, died Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013, at Wake Forest Baptist Health - Lexington Medical Center.
A funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Sheets Memorial Baptist Church by the Rev. Frankie Matthews. Burial will follow at the Lexington City Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. prior to the service at the church.
Mr. Everhart was born Aug. 13, 1926, in Davidson County to Charles Franklin Everhart and Vallie Lee Crotts Everhart. He retired from John Morrell and Co. of Sioux Falls, S.D. He was a member of Sheets Memorial Baptist Church and Woodsman of the World. Mr. Everhart was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and was a member of American Legion Post 8 and VFW Post 3074. He was preceded in death by his sisters, Pauline Swing, Naomi Hartzog, Rosa Mae Everhart, Della Wright and Florence Laymen; and his brothers, Clyde Everhart, James Everhart, Cletus Everhart and Charlie Everhart.
He is survived by his wife, Joy Benton Hill Everhart, of the home; his daughters, Lou Clifton and husband David of Lexington and Gail Westmoreland and husband George of New Bern; his sister, Ollie Smith, of Lexington; his grandchildren, Chase Clifton, Cole Clifton, Michele Grimes, April Willard and husband Andy, Robin Westmoreland and Lindsay Westmoreland; and his great-grandchildren, Nautica Grimes, Ashton Grimes, Joshua Westmoreland and Jalyn Westmoreland.
Memorials may be made to Sheets Memorial Baptist Church, 210 Cotton Grove Road, Lexington NC 27292.
Davidson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Online condolences may be made at www.davidsonfuneralhome.net.
Ford Everhart
Ford Everhart, 86, of East U.S. Highway 64, died Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013, at Wake Forest Baptist Health - Lexington Medical Center.


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Snapseed Arrives on Android, Updates iOS Version
Snapseed Arrives on Android, Updates iOS Version
Photo apps are a dime a dozen, but if Google decides to buy the makers of a particular photo app, chances are they are doing something right. Yes, that's right - we are talking about the popular Snapseed app, a great photo editor (previously iOS-only) that lets users edit and enhance their images such as making precise editing to specific areas in users' photos.
Acquired by the Mountain View crew in September, Snapseed can now be found on Google Play for free to download on Android devices. Likewise, the iOS version of the app not only goes for free now (originally US$4.99; grab it while it lasts!), possibly as part of a celebratory gesture, but has also been updated to include Google+ integration and some new filters. Download it now at Google Play or the iTunes App Store.
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Equate Sore Throat
Medically reviewed on April 30, 2018.
Dosage form: spray
Ingredients: PHENOL 1.4g in 100mL
Labeler: Wal-Mart Stores Inc
NDC Code: 49035-328
Disclaimer: Most OTC drugs are not reviewed and approved by FDA, however they may be marketed if they comply with applicable regulations and policies. FDA has not evaluated whether this product complies.
Phenol 1.4%
Oral anesthetic/analgesic
For the temporary relief of occasional minor irritation, pain, sore mouth and sore throat.
Sore throat warning: Severe or persistent sore throat or sore throat accompanied by high fever, headache, nausea, and vomiting may be serious. Consult doctor promptly. Do not use more than 2 days or give to children under 3 years of age.
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ask a health professional before use.
If more than used for pain is accidentally swallowed, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away. (1-800-222-1222)
Adults and children 3 years of age and older:
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- apply to the affected area (one spray)
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- allow to remain in place for at least 15 seconds, then spit out
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- use every 2 hours or as directed by a doctor or dentist. Children under 12 years of age should be supervised in the use of this product.
Children under 3 years of age: consult a doctor or dentist
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FD&C red #40, flavor, glycerin, purified water, saccharin sodium
phenol spray
|Labeler - Wal-Mart Stores Inc (051957769)
Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to ensure that the information provided here is accurate, up-to-date and complete, but no guarantee is made to that effect. Drug information contained herein may be time sensitive. This information has been compiled for use by healthcare practitioners and consumers in the United States. The absence of a warning for a given drug or combination thereof in no way should be construed to indicate that the drug or combination is safe, effective or appropriate for any given patient. If you have questions about the substances you are taking, check with your doctor, nurse or pharmacist.


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AUSTRALIA Day revellers can enjoy a cheap beer to support local charities at Hotel Warrnambool this weekend.
With a stacked musical line-up from today to Sunday, the pub's annual activities will this year raise money for Peter's Project and St John of God Hospital Mental Health.
Each group will run a sausage sizzle on the weekend, with a head-shave on Sunday and the contents of seven kegs donated from various breweries also helping to raise money. Hotel Warrnambool publican Stephen Philpot said the public holiday always drew a fun crowd for the ABC Radio's Triple J Hottest 100 countdown.
"We did fund-raising last year and in the past we've done the same for the floods," he said.
"The Triple J Hottest 100 countdown starts Saturday ... last year it was on a Thursday, so falling on a Saturday means we can do a three-day event.
"We just thought we should celebrate Australia Day when we started here three or four years ago.
"It's something that should be celebrated and it's great to be able to have local charities involved.
"It's a very Australian thing for sure, especially on a community level where everyone bands together.
"We want to support this great place we live in."
Mr Philpot said drinks would be sold at a reduced price with the money raised to be split between the two charities.
"They'll both be here with groups of people drumming up donations and Terri Hayes is shaving her head," he said.
"There's some great musicians lined up.
"We're lucky in Warrnambool to have such an array of quality musos and there's variety in the environment."
Artists who will perform over the weekend are Johnny Hudson, Jason Bull, Dave Burgess, Gonz, Mark Halliwell, Jeff Kane, Kirkland, Glenn King, Tankard, Hudson, The Chris Wilson Band, Louie Clancey, Darren Ely and Lost in Suburbia, plus entertainment from Barry the Magician.
The supplied kegs were donated by CUB, Mountain Goat Brewery, Little Creatures Brewery, Coopers Brewery, Lion Brewery and Octagonal Imports.


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Savory Cauliflower Pie Recipe
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Meet the Cook: If you're looking for a meatless main dish or a hearty side to take to a church potluck or family gathering, this pie is the perfect choice. It's a favorite with my husband and our 14-year-old son, Brett, and daughter Holly, 10. -Debbie Hart, Ft. Wayne, Indiana
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- 3 cups seasoned croutons, crushed
- 1/2 cup butter, melted, divided
- 1 small head cauliflower, cut into small florets (about 5 cups)
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 1/2 cup thinly sliced carrots
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese, divided
- 2 large eggs
- 1/4 cup whole milk
- In a bowl, combine croutons and 1/4 cup butter. Press onto the bottom and up the sides of an ungreased 9-in. pie plate. Bake at 375° for 8 minutes or until lightly browned; set aside.
- In a large skillet, saute the cauliflower, onion, carrots, garlic, salt and oregano in remaining butter over medium heat for 10 minutes, stirring frequently. Sprinkle 1/2 cup cheese into prepared crust. Top with cauliflower mixture and remaining cheese.
- In a bowl, beat the eggs and milk. Pour over pie. Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 30 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean and the cauliflower is tender. Yield: 6-8 servings.
Originally published as Savory Cauliflower Pie in Country Woman July/August 1999, p33
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Reviewed Apr. 21, 2015
"One of our new all-time favorite meals. easy, inexpensive, and amazing!"
Reviewed Apr. 12, 2012
"Tis was incredibly good. The "pie Crust" added a lot, but next time I make it rather than have a crust, I'm going to crumble the crust on top."
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On Aug. 24-25, Tally Hempy and Kara Hempy-Mayer participated in the Office Max Hood to Coast Relay Race in Oregon.
This is the largest relay in the world, starting at the Timberline Lodge, which is located at the 6,000-foot mark of Mount Hood, Oregon's tallest mountain at 11,234 feet and 90 miles southeast of Portland, Ore. The relay ends 199 miles away on the shores of the Pacific Ocean. The race consists of 36 legs, with each team member completing three legs, each varying from 3.52 miles to 8.09 miles. The race continues throughout the night with team members trading off after each leg. Two vans are used to carry the 11-team members, who are not running, to their next exchange point.
The Hood to Coast race began in 1982 with eight teams. This year, more than 12,000 runners and more than 1,000 teams, composed of 12 runners each, competed in the event. The Hempy sisters were on a team called Iowa Big Dogs and they did extremely well, finishing in 182nd place out of 1,068 teams. Their time was 27 hours, 18 minutes and 8 seconds. Both Kara and Tally enjoyed the race and the camaraderie between the runners.
Tally ran in the Chicago Marathon in 2009, in the Boston Marathon in 2011 and will be running in the New York City Marathon this November. Kara, who just started running competitvely this year, has also run in the 5K Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure in Portland, where she came in 77th out of 962 runners, 24th out of 686 women and 2nd out of 120 in her age division. Both women also recently competed in a half marathon in Belle Plaine, Minn.
Tally and Kara are the daughers of Craig and Donna Hempy of Montour. Tally graduated from South Tama County in 1989 and is a family physician at the North Liberty Family Health Center. She lives in Solon and is married to David Van Roekel. They have three boys: Luke, Jake and Nate. Kara is a 1993 graduate of STC and is an environmental Protection Specialist, who works as a contractor with the Bonneville Power Administration in Portland. She is married to Michael Mayer and they have two children, Ella and Atticus.


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Jaisalmer, India
Last spring, I invited my eldest child to go on a trip with me. Indigo had just turned 9, and I had panicked. One, because she was halfway through her time of living at home, and worse, she was mere years away from thinking of me as a source of tedium and embarrassment. One-on-one time with her was becoming a precious commodity. I had to seize the moment.
"Really," I said. "Your choice of destination: Washington, D.C., for the Lincoln Memorial? Los Angeles for the Getty? New York to shop?"
She considered these and replied, "India, please."
I winced. Her choice was clearly my fault. Not long before, I had told her the story of how a five-day camel trek in Rajasthan 20 years earlier had transformed me from a dissatisfied fashion magazine employee into a freelance adventure travel writer.
"I want to go there, Mama," Indigo said. "I want to ride camels, shop in a bazaar, get henna and slide down sand dunes."
And so in February, we traveled to Rajasthan, a western state, home to the Great Indian Desert and camels and sand dunes. Our main destination was Jaisalmer, a lyrical town of carved sandstone havelis (mansions), forts and palaces built in the 12th century.
One reason I agreed to Rajasthan was the three-day Desert Festival, the town's annual celebration of Rajasthani culture and an attempt to lure tourists to hard-to-get-to Jaisalmer, which has no airport and is a six-hour drive from the closest city, Jodhpur. I had visited Jaisalmer on an earlier trip and had fallen in love with the easygoing town.
The other lure was the chance to stay in a desert camp. In recent years, India has reintroduced the tented safari camp, similar to those in Africa but with a decidedly Raj twist. Tented safaris are part of India's history. Royal tiger hunts involved silk-lined tents, five-course meals and Champagne in crystal flutes. Although the modern camps are not as extravagant, they looked elegant enough to spark my imagination.
And that brought up one dilemma of traveling with children: Do you spoil them by staying in comfortable places that you have worked hard to afford? Or do you traipse about in budget backpacker mode to build their moral fiber? The schlepping of backpacks, the squat toilets, the sardine-packed buses, the matter of when you get sick rather than if -- that kind of travel is a coming-of-age rite. But there comes an age when one hopes for more conveniences.
I settled for the high life. I would expose Indigo to another culture, and we would be comfortable.
PALACE SLEEPOVERS I booked our trip through Natural Mystic, an India-based tour company that has a great reputation with travelers who know the country. The company recommended child-friendly safari camps, all with similar facilities -- large beds, running water in attached bathrooms, old-fashioned writing desks and awnings. And, we would have on-demand camel riding.
But before we forayed into the desert, I had a life goal to accomplish in Jodhpur: a stay at the sybaritic Umaid Bhawan Palace hotel. Twenty years before, I had stumbled into the hotel as an unwashed interloper, fresh off a budget camel safari. Seduced by its grandness, I had gazed at the glass atrium and life-sized portraits of bejeweled maharajahs and fantasized about being a guest.
The hotel occupies more than half of the palace of the current Maharajah of Jodhpur, Gaj Singh II, one of India's wealthy landowners. It's a tribute to Art Deco, Eastern style -- with lavish silk Indian prints and canopy beds. The luxury Taj Group runs the hotel.
Indigo gleefully called home while luxuriating in the room's marble bathtub, telling her sister: "Oh yes, we are staying with a king. A real live one."
After two nights there, we were headed for the desert. On the morning of our departure, Gopal Singh, our driver for the next week, pulled up, not in the creaking Ambassador car of the India I remembered but in a new four-wheel-drive vehicle.
With each passing mile, time slipped backward. In place of the newer concrete-block houses were the small mud-and-dung huts of my memories.
In Delhi, the capital, and in Jodhpur, many women wore Western dress, the younger ones in tight designer jeans and Chanel sunglasses. In the desert, women were wrapped in thin saris and barefoot, but adorned with nose rings. The latter was the India I remembered. It was also the India that shocked Indigo.
I knew that Indigo would see great poverty -- that she would have to face the disparity between her cushioned life in California and the hard lives of the children she would encounter. I saw confusion on her face as we passed semi-naked children collecting cow dung with their bare hands. "But why?" she asked.
"For fuel," I told her. "That's their job, to collect the fuel for the fire. They work as soon as they can walk."
I saw her watching the wiry, dark-skinned women who toiled in the midday sun, smashing and carrying rocks to fix the roads by hand. She stared as they hefted onerous pails on their thin-necked heads.
"But look at these women," she said. "They work so hard, but they are dressed like they are off to a party."
She was right: Rajasthani women are the jewels of the desert. Even road workers are dressed in brilliant colors, sparking the monotonous sand with flashes of crimson, saffron, peacock blue and pinks, their anklets and glass bangles chiming as they move.
In India, a six-hour drive can easily turn into a nine-hour drive if slow trucks, cows or military convoys crowd the roads. And a nine-hour drive with a child is pure misery. Considering this, I had decided to break the trip halfway, with a stay at Manvar, a desert resort and camp. We arrived close to sunset.
"Where are the camels?" Indigo demanded.
"Camels?" the hotelier asked. "You want to take the camel now?" He looked at her face.
"OK, we bring the camels," he said.
And then, we each straddled a camel, with a driver mounted behind, and loped into the sunset. Indigo's joy was transparent.
An hour later, our camels climbed over a dune to the camp below. A neat circle of 20 white tents surrounded a fire pit and a larger dining tent. Our tent had a bathroom beyond a flap of canvas with a flush toilet and a solar shower. It was small and functional.
After a jeep safari through the desert the next morning to spot wildlife, we continued on to Jaisalmer.
The festival takes place over three days in several locations around town. Thousands of people, mostly Indians, descend on the city to see the Mr. Desert contest (he with the most macho mustache, superior warrior costume and best-tied turban), dancing competitions, camel races, camel decoration and jets performing flyovers.
We arrived late on the festival's first day, in time to attend the evening ceremonies in the "stadium," a large, dusty field encircled with rows of uncomfortable seats. Camels, lavishly painted, shaved and decorated with colored yarn, were led by thin men in yellow, pink and red turbans. Dancers in sparkling saris, arms and legs stacked with bangles, filed past us.
We were shown to a roped-off section in the rear designated "For Foreigners," where we dutifully sat among elderly Britons and an Italian tour group.
The music started with the shrieking sound of the been, the instrument used, the announcer told us in English, to charm snakes. We all strained forward, hoping for a real snake but there was none.
The music was ear-piercingly shrill and discordant. A few of the foreign women took their newly purchased pashmina shawls and covered their ears with them; men pulled their hats down low. Indigo was not so subtle.
"It sounds ghastly," she yelled, clapping her hands over her ears. "Besides," she informed me with the all-knowing confidence of a 9-year-old, "the music does not charm the snakes. The snake thinks the end of the flute swaying back and forth is a mouse. It is following the mouse, not the music."
TRANQUIL AND LUSH We left the stadium soon after, hoping for better things in the days to come. We were staying a 20-minute drive outside of Jaisalmer at Mool Sagar, an upscale new desert camp. Built among the 250-year-old palace gardens of the Maharajah of Jaisalmer, it was a tranquil, lush place that the royals visited for picnics to escape the heat of the city.
The spacious, gorgeously furnished tents have been erected among stone cupolas, reflection pools and centuries-old statues of the Hindu gods Shiva and Ganesh. At night, the grounds were lighted with hundreds of white candles, musicians performed and women danced in the leaping shadows.
We skipped the festival on the second day to tour old Jaisalmer, a hilltop town of such grace that its cobblestone streets still ring with ancient Rajput warrior bravado. We toured the fort and shopped for bangles for Indigo, who by now was wearing a bindi, the forehead dot worn by Indian women, plus tie-dyed clothing, an armload of glass bangles and metal anklets. She looked like she'd been on the road for six months.
Outside a haveli, a boy her age approached.
"Magic?" he asked, "Ten rupees" (about 25 cents).
Indigo nodded, and he performed a magic show so slick, she stood in disbelief. I paid him the 10 rupees.
Then he began pulling coins from Indigo's ear. "No charge for the little memsahib, no charge," he said in broken English. Just the honest joy of one child impressing another.
The final part of the festival was late in the evening in the desert, a 40-minute drive outside Jaisalmer. The wind-rippled dunes were beginning to glow from the sunset as camels and their hopeful village jockeys lined up for a race of about a mile. People came streaming over the dunes, on foot, on camel and in open trucks straining under the weight of their load: villagers standing in their finest dress. The dunes were ablaze with colorful saris and tinkled with the sound of ankle bracelets.
"The women will always come to such events," Gopal said. "They don't get out of their huts otherwise. This is a chance to mingle, to have fun."
The harmonium (a hand-pumped reed instrument that sounds like a lazy accordion); the wailing women; and the female dancers in their tribal costumes with mirrored skirts, heavy, twirling and luxurious, were intoxicating. Smoke from a large bonfire soared into the night sky, silhouetting the camels and the turbaned men.
At one point during the evening, Indigo hugged me, saying: "Thank you for bringing me here, Mama."
I knew then that she had the heart of an adventure traveler and that she would be back here someday. She may have to stay in a hovel and lug a backpack, but no matter. She has seen the riches that lie in far-flung places, and she now knows that their wealth lies in more than 400-thread-count sheets.
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I have been impressed with the creative signs and cheers.
I want to extend a big "thank you" to all the passionate CHS students that have cheered on the Pirates all season long.
I have been impressed with the creative signs and cheers.
The best of the season, so far, has been Brandon Kresl completely decked out in blaze orange hunting gear and his "Let's go bear hunting" sign when the Pirate boys' hockey team hosted the Blake Bears.
It's great to see the support for Pirate teams even though many of them are hovering around the .500 mark.
At Monday's girls' basketball game against Perham I observed the best student section I have seen in a long time. The students were cheering the entire game and making it uncomfortable for the Yellowjacket players. Loudest was Beau Melbye, clapping with his chopper mittens.
Tuesday's boys' basketball had asimilar atmosphere and it was a big reason the Pirates beat Warroad.
I took a photo of Pirate freshman Sydney Boike shooting a free throw in Monday's girls' basketball game with the students wiggling their spirit fingers in the background, and after the game when I got home to look at the photos I noticed Allen Brundin "Tebowing" in the background of the photo.
It doesn't get any better than that.
Maybe the best part of all the loud cheering is that 99 percent of what I have heard has been positive and impersonal. The best chants have to do with an athlete's performance.
If an opponent completely misses the rim, chanting "AIR BALL" at the top of your lungs is the best.
If an East Grand Forks hockey player forgets to remove his skate guards and falls while stepping on the ice, which actually happened this season, I hope every student in attendance makes that player turn beet red from embarrassment.
Chants about someone's mom are not cool. Take the high road.
Also, to the students that like to chant my name, thank you...I think. Just so you know, I am embarrassed every time you do it.
I love that awkward moment when someone asks me, are they actually chanting your name?
Yes, yes they are.
And the absolute best part of the Pirate student section this year is that I haven't seen the wave done once. And that's always a plus.


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I have noticed it as well in some of the Moka artwork, mainly coloured pages true but in the manga as well.
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Spoiler for Kurumu's long neck:
In other news...
Thinking about re-writing 'Lady of the Mist' for a slightly different approach to it. I can't do nothing with it as it is, or rather, anything that I *like*.
I was originally thinking of doing something along the lines of Kizumonogatari's Shinobu n Koyomi...but it didn't work out. Maybe this time it will :3
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O my... She is just too beautiful for me... Even with the long neck maybe she is taught by Rokurokubi
And she is not wearing her usual star headband...
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Speaking of fanfics, just want to plug that chapter 3 of my own Distorted Fairy Tale is up at FF.net far sooner than I'd expected, heh.
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Well, in my case the only complaint I have about the cover for the 9 volume is that Kurumu's neck is a little too long, which causes her to look a little wired.
On another topic, what do you think chapter 42 is going to be about, since in my opinion, while there is most likely going to be something mentioned about Tsukune's condition and what is he still going to need to learn, before the raid on Fairy Tale's HQ, but I think that this won't be what the next chapter is going to be mostly about, and since Kurumu's heart troubles have been resolved (for now), I don't think it's likely that Ikeda would prolong that.
In my opinion, what the next chapter is going to be about is Akua's "preparations", before her fight with Tsukune, in other words showing us what is currently happening to Moka, while Tsukune is training to rescue her.
After all, Akua still doesn't know anything about Tsukune's relationship with Moka, and for now thinks of him, as nothing else but one of Moka's friends , which could cause her to underestimate him, and that could be used to Tsukune's advantage t o easily win the fight against Akua and after such a huge build up to the fight between Akua and Tsukune, I think an outcome like that would be pretty anticlimactic, which is the reason why I think that Akua is going to learn something about Tsukkune's relationship with Moka, and the only source of that information is going to be Outer Moka, who is going to either going to accidentally spill something about her relationship with Tsukune (the reveal is most likely going to occur because of the blood connection that Moka and Tsukune have established due to Moka's blood transfusions).
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With the next release only a few days away, I ain't daring to make any guesses. But, I would assume we'll see something brief with Tsukune and his current prowess, but majority of chapter will focus on Akua and Moka
... and the long shot guess is that Mikogami, at the Academy, is going "Fuhai, you're playing things into my hands very well..." (the Headmaster may be a good guy, but he sure is one hell of a manipulator when it comes to tsukune)
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Anna Dressed In Blood by Kendare Blake
Read by: Anna/Copley Teen Room
This is the story about a young man going by the nickname Cass who kills ghosts for a living. Yep. You heard right. Cass kills ghosts for a living. The job has been in his family for generations and he's the latest to pick up the athame, or knife, his father used to demolish the dead who demolish the living. Only this time, as he moves to Canada with his mother, he finally meets his match. Anna Dressed In Blood is a ghost he can't kill until he can figure out how and why she died. The truth is shocking and as horrible as having Satan himself sit down to Thanksgiving dinner with you and your family. But even then, Cass still can't kill Anna, even knowing the high number of people she's killed since her death. The feelings he's kept locked inside to protect the rest of the world from his job are threatening to come out, he's actually made friends for the first time, and yet another ghost seems to be after him. Why did Anna protect Cass from other teens trying to play a mean prank on him? And what's he going to do to get out of this sticky situation?
I read this not knowing what to expect. And I LOVED it. The book keeps you guessing right up until the very end. The characters were realistic, and even the ghosts were relatable and likeable. My only complaint with this book was how the police handled each death and missing persons case. The cops didn't look hard for missing teenagers, or murderers. In talking with real life police, I know they wouldn't pass off a missing teenager as someone who'd simply runaway and leave it at that. However, as this wasn't all about police procedure, I was able to put that at the back of my mind and enjoy the rest of the story. All in all, I highly recommend this book for anyone who enjoys a good mystery or horror novel. It's that awesome.


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Yolanda thought that this camelback slipcovered dining chair from Restoration Hardware would be a great fit in my room because it was a little more traditional, but still had the contemporary lines I was looking for. Plus, for just $400 it's not a bad deal for the look.
Another Restoration Hardware option, same price point, this time with a straight back. I like them both for alternatives to the Ikea option if it can not be found. No matter which one I choose, I've been giving lots of thought to the skirt.
Notice the band of gray at the bottom of this slipcover? I'm in love with that little pop of color at the floor, and I think I might have a way to add that after the fact, with decorative tapes or trims from Calico Corners.
Decorative tapes, like this 2" version designed by Charlotte Moss for Calico Corners are easy to sew onto fabric, adding a lot of pizzazz to otherwise plain or simple beginnings.
I promise, this is the last post about chairs and slipcovers. I'm ready to start shopping and stop planning, so I'll check back in with you at the end of May or early June when all of the pieces should be in place. In other news ...
Cross Bottles by Me, Photography Courtesy of Kim at Savvy Southern Style
Many of you have already been over to my art site, Cross Bottle Guy and have checked out the Cross Bottles and Seashell Bottles that I have been making since 2009. I so appreciate all of your sweet comments and purchases, and those of you who have sent me pictures of how you've displayed my work in your home. Here's your chance to win one of two $50 gift certificates toward the purchase of one bottle on Cross Bottle Guy.
Head over to Kim's Giveaway Site: http://savvysouthernstylereviewsandgiveaways.blogspot.com/ and follow the steps to be entered to win. The drawing will take place in time for you to pick and grab your bottle for Mother's Day! Speaking of ... are you looking for the perfect Mother's Day gift? Look no further ...


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The Pacific baseball team opened the 2013 season with a tough, late-inning loss at San Jose State.
The Pacific baseball team opened the 2013 season with a tough, late-inning loss at San Jose State.
The game was tied going into the final three innings, but the Spartans managed to push across a run in the seventh and eighth frames to eke out a 6-4 win at Municipal Stadium. Senior reliever Travis Lumby gave up the run in the seventh to take the loss.
The defeat wasted a nice day at the plate by senior shortstop Dustin Torchio, who went 3 for 5 with a run and RBI. Tyler Sullivan and Erik Lockwood had two hits apiece for the Tigers (0-1).
San Jose State had 10 hits and six players got a single RBI. Pacific starter Cory Popham allowed seven hits and four runs in 42/3 innings, while San Jose State reliever Kyle Hassna tossed 42/3 shutout innings for the win.
At Waco, Texas, the Tigers opened play at the Miken Classic with a 11-2 victory over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and fell 10-1 to host Baylor on Friday afternoon.
Senior ace Nikki Armagost didn't allowed an earned run in four innings to get the win, while also going 2 for 2 with a home run and four RBI.
The Tigers (4-1) didn't fare as well against Bears ace Whitney Canion, mustering just three hits in five innings. Pacific will play a doubleheader against Northern Colorado today beginning at 8 a.m.
At Fairfield, the Wolf Pack (18-10) led by eight at halftime and four heading into the fourth quarter but failed to advance out of its outbracket game and into the first round of the Sac-Joaquin Section Division I playoffs.
Hayden Ordone led West (18-10) with 20 points and Kenneth Daye added 10. Hosea Barfield scored a game-high 25 points to lead Fairfield-Armijo (15-7). The Indians will travel to No. 2 Elk Grove-Pleasant Grove.
At Long Beach, the 49ers swept the Tigers 25-19, 25-22, 25-19 at the Pyramid despite nine kills from Taylor Hughes.
At Honolulu, Alex Golding and Sem Verbeek both tallied singles and doubles wins to power the Tigers past the Warriors.


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- South African veteran earns luxury car after holing second hole in one of tournament
- Keith Horne climbs to sixth place at European Tour event after his repeat ace on Saturday
- He trails leading compatriot Charl Schwartzel by 12 shots at Alfred Dunhill Championship
- European team has one-point lead over Asia in Royal Trophy event in Brunei
It's not uncommon for golfers of any level to hole in one, but it's not often that one player does it twice in two days at a top-level tournament.
Keith Horne shared the limelight with runaway leader Charl Schwartzel at the European Tour's Alfred Dunhill Championship in their native South Africa on Saturday, landing a repeat ace that earned him an unexpected Christmas present.
The 41-year-old will take home a luxury car following his hole-in-one at the par-three 12th at Leopard Creek in the third round.
"Unbelievable. It was the same club, but the wind was different, so I had to hit a full eight iron this time," he told the European Tour website after matching his Friday feat at the same hole.
"It was in all the way -- never looked like missing. Went in a bit faster this time, so I didn't get to admire it as much as yesterday, but it really got the adrenaline going much more."
Under competition rules, it would not have earned him a prize as the car is only on offer for holes-in-one on the final day, but sponsor BMW made an exception.
"I'm really chuffed. It was very kind of them to recognize that two holes-in-one were worthy of giving me the car," said Horne, who is still waiting for his first European Tour victory.
"I wasn't expecting it, so I'm over the moon. This was an unbelievable Christmas present and I couldn't have asked for a more beautiful car."
The world No. 246 signed for a four-under-par 68 that put him sixth ahead of Sunday's final round -- 12 shots behind 23rd-ranked Schwartzel.
Schwartzel won by 11 shots in Thailand last weekend for his first victory since the 2011 Masters, and he is poised for another convincing triumph after shooting 64 to go 10 clear.
"It is a nice comfort, and I'd rather be 10 ahead than nine ahead. Whatever lead you can build is great," said the 28-year-old, who won at the same venue eight years ago and has been runner-up there four times.
"We've all see what can happen in this game. I don't want to think about it -- if all goes well I'm going to celebrate."
Schwartzel had shared the halfway lead with Gregory Bourdy, but the Frenchman dropped back to second on 11-under 205 after slumping to a 74.
Branden Grace, who won four times on the European Tour last season with the first two coming on home soil in South Africa, was tied for third on 206 with Sweden's Kristoffer Broberg and Englishman Steve Webster.
Meanwhile, Europe will take a one-point lead against Asia into Sunday's final round of the Royal Trophy teams event in Brunei.
Led by former Ryder Cup captain Jose Maria Olazabal, the Europeans could not repeat Friday's strong opening and lost Saturday's fourball matches 3-1 for an overall 4½ -- 3½ scoreline.
The veteran Spaniard will play in the first of Sunday's deciding singles matches, taking on South Korea's Bae Sang-moon.
The eighth and final match will be between Ryder Cup winner Francesco Molinari and veteran Korean Y.E.Yang.
"Francesco Molinari played against Tiger Woods in the final match last time and got an excellent half point, so he was a good choice to go out last again," said Olazabal, referring to September's incredible final-day comeback against the U.S. at Medinah.


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toyota flatbed build...
Posted 26 February 2008 - 11:44 PM
the plans:... what i have and am aquiring as we speak
rebuilt 23spline 4.7 twin sticked tcase
marlin crawler doubler adapter
5.29 gears, spooled rear, aussie locker in the front
longfield 30 spline axles
chromoly rear shafts
waggy springs in the rear, mix match rears up front
removing bed, cutting frame off behind shackle mounts and making a flatbed
propane conversion
sky high steer kit
brand new 35x15.5 tsl/sx's or if i sell those, 39.5 iroks...
and many more things as time goes...
well here's some pics of the process so far. only had a couple days to work then back to arizona for a few more months...
as i got her
bed removed and lines drawn
going to town
the hack job...
prepped for the waggy rear springs...
well the rear waggy springs were installed but i didn't get pics before i left. then for the front of the lift on the next jouney home. or if i'm lucky some might get done on it's own (as a christmas present) while i'm out of state. but that's it for now. more to come in a few months...
Posted 26 February 2008 - 11:45 PM
next to my dad's gmc jimmy with 38's
here's a pic with the width measurement. its going to be just under 74 inches in width.
a couple new pics of the new front springs
and yes i'll be getting shims to correct that pinion angle.
new tow hooks
Posted 26 February 2008 - 11:47 PM
one pic i overlooked and forgot to post.
well got some more pics from my dad. the springs comprise of waggy rears, and mix waggy and toy rears up front. he flexed it up a little to see how the springs do. i'm pretty darn impressed! just over 28" of flex with tires aired up and no weight on the back end! here's some pics, enjoy!
Posted 26 February 2008 - 11:50 PM
:corn: :corn: :redneck: time for some cutting!
my tires are missing!! lol.... sold!!
guess what came in the mail! finally... :cheer: :cheer:
next to my dad's 38" tsl/sx tires....
Posted 26 February 2008 - 11:52 PM
so got some more pics.
12 days till i head back to washington!! july 4th, i'm out of here and on my way to washington!!
Posted 27 February 2008 - 12:02 AM
a few plans have changed. for example i'm selling my 23 spline dual case adapter, in favor of the 10 degree clocked adapter. when i bought my adapter there was a huge differance in price, and there was no aftermarket tcase mounts. since then the price has dropped about 250 bucks for the clocked adapter. since we are planning a flat belly, or pretty darn close, the clocked adapter will allow for less cutting of the cab's tunnel, and keep the bulk of the weight an inch and a half lower. also since i'll be going with the clocked adapter i'll be using the front range offroad tcase mount and skidplate instead of the allpoo xmember with tcase ebrake... that's the update, hopefully some new pics and progress soon...
Posted 27 February 2008 - 11:28 PM
Marlin Crawler 23 spline Dual Case adapter is for sale in the non subaru section.
Posted 12 March 2008 - 08:45 PM
today i ordered the ifs steering box mount kit from trail gear and the billet flat pitman arm with an fj80 tie rod from sky-mfg to compliment my sky billet steering kit. so with some luck next week i might have a progress update! now that my pay is fixed i can start dumping all my extra cash flow back into the truck! and then to sell the car... this weekend i'm installing the new petroworks cv intake kit into the zuk.
Posted 17 March 2008 - 03:40 PM
Posted 17 March 2008 - 05:20 PM
Yeah, I know, but I just have to give you crap. Soon enough, you'll be climbing over stuff, laughing as I'm winching to keep up.
hopefully soon enough... 4 link won't be till winter at least. all i need is the dom tubing for the link arms and some material for brackets, i have just about everything else. starting wednesday i'll be junkyard hoping for the roo parts and turning wrenches on the truck for 2 weeks or till i run out of parts that i can install... more than likely a no go on reiter on the 29th... i still have to get the brake parts for the car first, then swap trannies (i have the tranny)... which i'll be looking for the brake stuff at all the northern PAP's this week...
i'll challenge you to the "outlet mall" when i get linked! lol... yeah right... i ain't touching that trail with a 10 foot pole... there's a reason it's a "buggy" trail...
Posted 20 March 2008 - 11:30 AM
Posted 21 March 2008 - 02:34 PM
cut off...
there's a few pics...
Posted 22 March 2008 - 12:39 AM
Posted 22 March 2008 - 02:27 PM
cutting started
mocked up steering box
Posted 23 March 2008 - 12:12 PM
Posted 25 March 2008 - 12:06 AM
Posted 27 March 2008 - 01:36 PM
Posted 27 March 2008 - 02:03 PM
I like what you did with the front of the cab for wheel clearance, have to remember that one
Posted 27 March 2008 - 08:29 PM
Nice thread thanks for sharin,
I like what you did with the front of the cab for wheel clearance, have to remember that one
yeah I was going to do the clearancing on the EA81... but the fuel lines and brake lines run right there. I didn't feel like rerouting them
Posted 28 March 2008 - 05:05 PM
Posted 31 March 2008 - 04:16 PM
pwr steering pump is leaking... so i'll have to upgrade that while i'm at it. anyone know a shop that can drill a toyota steering box for hyd assist, without screwing the box up?
Posted 31 March 2008 - 08:39 PM
Posted 31 March 2008 - 09:28 PM
I need you to come work on my truck please.
Posted 31 March 2008 - 09:53 PM
Damn jared thats CLEAN!!!
I need you to come work on my truck please.
i'd come and help if you didn't live so damn far away! my dad is doing the welding, i've just been doing the cutting, fender work and rust stripping this last week. i'm still on some weight restrictions, so i can't lift anything over 40lbs. but i can't use a stick welder to save my life... dad can do the welding till i can afford to get a mig.
with luck i'll have it 4 linked and pane powered next spring and possibly a trailer by then... i'll be needing a trip south for some rocks, fordyce or rubicon... only with sheer luck though... i was kind of wondering if anyone was noticing all the recent updates with my spring break
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I usually dislike Daugherty's stuff very much, but he does make some good points in this one.
http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.d...608070413/1071Relievers color way Narron is perceived
Nothing lowers a manager's perceived IQ more than a busted bullpen. Despite GM Wayne Krivsky's tireless tweaking, the Reds 'pen remains a propane truck looking for a wall. And Jerry Narron's perceived smarts are down there with potato salad.
Heading into the biggest series of the season, the Reds have a bad case of the same-ol', same-ol's. After taking three days off against Los Angeles, they were poised Sunday to sweep three from the Atlanta Braves. A thin line separates "resilient" from "inconsistent." Cincinnati crosses it, both ways, every other week.
The Reds were up 4-2 after seven innings Sunday. They got five gutsy innings from Kyle Lohse and yet another big hit from Edwin Encarnacion, who should be playing a whole lot more than he is. Then they walked the same, live wire they've walked all year.
Blame it on Narron, if you like. Observe, again, his use of the bullpen, and find him deficient. But understand this going in:
Narron doesn't pitch. The best he can do is judge which relievers are best in which roles, call their names and try not to close his eyes in prayer when they come in. For most of this season, Reds relievers have had the shelf life of a three-cheese omelet. Of the 12 pitchers on the Opening Day Roster, five are active today. Of the five, only two are relief pitchers.
The Reds have burned through the likes of Rick White, Mike Burns, Chris Hammond, Brian Shackelford and Esteban Yan. Narron is like the poker player trying to win the pot with a pair of 5s.
Managers get comfortable when they know what to expect. Narron started the season without a bona-fide closer. He has been juggling swords since. He did it again Sunday, and looked alternately smart and stupid, depending on who was pitching.
Narron brings in lefty Bill Bray with the bases loaded and one out in the sixth. Bray, an emerging stud, pops out Brian McCann and gets Jeff Francoeur to ground weakly to second. Narron: Genius.
In the seventh, Narron lifts Bray for Gary Majewski, who gets Edgar Renteria to ground out with the bases loaded. Narron: Genius.
In the eighth, Majewski gives up two singles, a triple, a home run and a sacrifice fly. Narron: Potato salad.
To those who wondered what Majewski was doing out there in the eighth, Narron said he didn't want to use Rheal Cormier or David Weathers, because each had worked extensively lately. Cormier had pitched in four of the previous five games; Weathers in three of the last four.
Majewski, bless him, looks beat up, either physically, mentally or both. Narron likely would have removed him after the Renteria at-bat, to give him something to dream about sweetly for a change, had he wanted to risk Cormier or Weathers.
"I hate to say they were unavailable," the manager said. "But we were doing everything we could to avoid them." Including blowing the game. Meanwhile, three Braves relievers held the Reds hitless in the last three innings.
The last genius manager here was Lou Piniella. His IQ jumped measurably whenever Norm Charlton, Rob Dibble and Randy Myers warmed up. Smart managers have reliable bullpens. Genius managers have great bullpens. Managers with torch men in the bullpen go by a different name: Fired.
Maybe in the next two months, in the heat of a lukewarm pennant race, the Reds' bullpen will stop resembling a Manhattan subway stop. Narron will develop a feel for who works best in different situations. If Bray keeps improving, Majewski turns it around (or takes a seat when Kent Mercker comes off the DL) and Narron gets consistently what Cormier, Weathers and Eddie Guardado have historically provided, Narron will find a groove with his bullpen. And his team will stop wasting games like the one it wasted Sunday.
Until then, St. Louis is in town. Narron better spend the next four days not pitching to Albert Pujols. Or he'll really be second-guessed.
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Jorge Jesus was downhearted after a late Branislav Ivanovic header denied his side Europa League glory.
The Serbian defender headed home in the 93rd minute to condemn Benfica to a seventh consecutive European final defeat.
The result came at the end of a disappointing week for the Lisbon club, who had been knocked off the top of their domestic league table with just one game to go only days before the Amsterdam final.
Speaking at a press conference after the game, Jesus was clearly disappointed, saying: "Obviously it is a difficult time.
"My players did not deserve to lose this game and, emotionally, it feels like they have been gunned down. It is not easy to take but we have to recover."
Ivanovic's goal came after Oscar Cardozo's penalty had cancelled out a Fernando Torres opener for Chelsea.
Despite having originally fallen behind, Jesus felt defeat was harsh on his players.
"We showed we would have been worthy winners," he added.
"For most of the 93 minutes we were better than Chelsea. Small details could have given us the victory but we couldn't manage to do it."
Despite defeat, Benfica will be proud of their display and their Europa League campaign will have caught they eye of fans across Europe, something Jesus had said the club were keen to do.
But, whilst he is close to signing a new contract, Jesus admitted he may have to reconsider his future following the defeat.
"This defeat will lead me to have some time to think about these issues," he concluded.
"I have a very close relationship with the president. I have been talking to him over the last few weeks about renewing my contract.
"We have agreed most of the details but football changes every day."
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Yesterday Paul Krugman reminded us that preferring Barack Obama to Hillary Clinton because you wanted to avoid the Clinton psychodrama of the 90s was always a vain hope. Back in early 2008 he wrote, "Any Democrat who makes it to the White House can expect the same treatment: an unending procession of wild charges and fake scandals, dutifully given credence by major media organizations that somehow can't bring themselves to declare the accusations unequivocally false." Ezra Klein, chatting online about town hall hysteria, added, "This is how the conservative movement organizes against major pieces of liberal legislation. It's not about a particular moment or leader."This is all very interesting, but I'd just like to add one thing. Unlike Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama presented himself as someone who could bring us into a new era of transcendence over partisan differences. There would be Hope and Change. Obama believed — and a lot of us believed — that he was a calm, reassuring figure whom we could all love and trust.
This is unquestionably true, but I'd just like to add one thing. If Hillary Clinton had won last year's Democratic primary and gone on to become president, and then this year's town hall meeting had turned into insane gatherings of lunatics yelling about death panels, every single pundit in Washington — Every. Single. One. — would be blaming it on her. Their unanimous take would be: Democrats knew that she was a divisive figure and chose to put her in the White House anyway. It's hardly any wonder that conservatives have gone nuts, is it?
That narrative, as we now know, would have been 100% wrong. But that would have been the narrative anyway. Caveat lector.
Hillary would have known better. She'd been through it all before. She wouldn't have thought she could could ease you and cool you and cease the pain*. She wouldn't have blithely assumed Americans would quietly accept the vast, complex restructuring of health care that the congressional Democrats dumped on us. Obama naively thought that he was enough, and the more-liberal-than-America Democrats imagined they could get by on the magic of our admiration for the charming new President, who would look even lovelier as he amassed glittering accomplishments. Wouldn't he be wonderful? Wouldn't America be wonderful to have elected such a fine man President?
He and they got all puffed up. I don't think Hillary would have let that happen. He was Hope. She was Experience. Experience would have been different.


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DENVER (AP) – Long after most of his Denver Nuggets teammates had cleared the practice floor, Danilo Gallinari remained out there running a shooting drill he devised back home in Italy.
Each time he missed a shot during the laborious back-and-forth exercise, Gallinari punished himself by starting over again. For nearly 90 minutes, this went on and on.
It's simply his method for breaking out of a shooting slump – and Denver urgently needs Gallinari to find his touch before the team falls too far behind.
For a squad with designs on challenging the top teams in the West, this wasn't exactly the start the Nuggets envisioned: An 0-3 road swing in which their offense looked sluggish at times.
They're hoping to rebound Tuesday night in the home opener against the Detroit Pistons, another team searching for their first win.
"We're not panicking at all," Andre Iguodala said.
The Nuggets have been showing steady improvement since opening the season with a clunker in Philadelphia. They played well during the second half in Orlando and then took the Miami Heat to the wire before falling 119-116 the next night.
Although dropping three straight doesn't exactly sit well with coach George Karl, he knew this early portion of the schedule was going to be arduous. After all, his team plays 22 of the first 32 away from Pepsi Center.
"I'm not going to address losing because the first 32 games of the season, we're probably not going to have this flamboyant record that's going to knock people out," Karl said. "But we have to figure out how to win games."
Part of that involves Gallinari rediscovering his shooting form. The 24-year-old forward missed the first game with a left ankle sprain and then went a combined 8 for 31 over the next two contests.
That's why he stayed so late after practice. Gallinari ran one drill after another, trying to make as many long-range jumpers as he could before the buzzer sounded. He would then take a quick breather and begin again.
Each time he missed, he scolded himself and ran back to start again.
"Got to work on my shot," Gallinari said, wiping the sweat from his forehead. "I feel good. Hopefully, I'll feel the same (Tuesday)."
He wasn't the only player putting in some extra time. In one corner of the practice facility, center Timofey Mozgov worked on his low-post moves, just in case he's cleared to play Tuesday after missing the opening three games because of a sprained left knee.
At the other end, veteran guard Andre Miller practiced his mid-range jumper. Then again, he always stays late, so that's really nothing new.
Any sage advice for his teammates to break them out of this funk?
"You really don't say too much," Miller said. "You've just got to come ready every night to play."
Especially against a team like the Pistons, who will be looking to spoil the home-opening festivities. Detroit has few recognizable names on its roster, which has Iguodala on high alert.
"Anybody can get it going at anytime," Iguodala said. "They're a scary team."
The Nuggets also could be scary, once they start clicking. That potential is why many prognosticators selected them to be one of the favorites in the ultra-competitive West. Although the Nuggets are lacking a bona fide star, they do have athleticism and depth.
For now, though, Karl may shorten his rotation. He went with eight players against Miami, mainly because Wilson Chandler didn't suit up for the second night of a back-to-back to save wear and tear on his surgically repaired hip.
Once the Nuggets find some traction, Karl may tinker with his lineup a little more.
"You experiment when you start playing well," Karl explained. "When you're struggling, simplifying is usually the way to go."
So is joviality, just to keep the pressure off his players.
With his team playing on election night, Karl had a little fun by anointing Iguodala as his team's best politician.
"But the guy that knows what's going on all the time is Andre Miller," Karl quickly added. "I don't know if he could be president, but he could be a mayor of a city. He could make it run better, because he makes us run better."
Informed that Karl had appointed him the team's top politician, Iguodala just laughed.
"First eight years of my career were in Philly, so you learn how to be politically correct," Iguodala said. "I learned a lot from being there."
Chief among them, don't fret too much over lackluster starts so early in the season.
"I've been on teams where we started out really slow and we made bursts around January," Iguodala said. "I've been on a few teams where we haven't got it going until after the All-Star break.
"Just continue to do the things we've been doing well and fix the things we've been doing wrong," he added.
– By Pat Graham, AP Sports Writer
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This week it was Tracie's (Bondgirl) turn to set the dare ....For this weeks dare, I dare you to "start from scratch" I want to you design a card with NO purchased/pre-assembled embellishments - that means no blooms unless you cut them yourself, no buttons, brads etc etc. I guess how easy this is depends on your usual style
I was attempting the "comfort food " version of a card ! hmmm ! tried a quilted type of look using scraps of old CB paper! not my fave ones either - made up entirely of 2" sqaures , pasted & folded a lot ! lol - not sure if the fibres are allowed ! lol
I think it's way easier to stick to cutting out lovely flowers frm beautiful pp ( such as those from K&Co ! ) & using them as embellies ! hmm double hmmm !
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This show is turning to sh-t.
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Season 1 was awesome, Season 2 has been a pretty big letdown.
I love the premise of the show (been wanting a zombie show for years) and will continue watching, but I can't believe how goddamn clueless all the characters are.
Rick is a jackass who can't come to grips with how the world has changed. He may go off on these half cocked speeches about how the world has gone to sh*t and they need to do whatever they have to do to survive, but his actions dictate otherwise.
Saving the kid on the iron fence was a big "are you f*cking kidding me?" moment for me. Yeah, you're out in the open and there are zombies surrounding you in every direction, but let's take the time to save a guy who was just shooting at us 5 minutes beforehand and is probably a lost cause anyway.
I don't know about you guys, but the day a zombie apocalypse breaks out is the day I'm throwing morals out the f*cking window. It's all about survival at that point. But these idiots are more concerned with running around and playing House with eachother.
For a show that devotes so much of it's time to character development, I still don't give a sh*t about a single character on the show.
Honestly, you'd probably stand a better chance by yourself than tagging a long with these clowns.
And here's something I've been wondering about for quite some time...why the hell are they still camping outside in tents? The world is overrun by zombies you a$$holes!
Yeah, I'm sure I'd feel totally safe sleeping in a flimsy canvas tent out in the open every night.
Terrible over dramatic acting... Everyone is whiny, and annoying... Even the Asian kid who was at one time likable.
I hope they all turn into zombies...
Becoming a very bad show.
Frank Darabont leaving DESTROYED the show.
You can look past under developed characters and bad acting if the action is good and the plot has some intrigue. Season 1 had that. Slow development of characters was leading to plot reveals and there was some twist and turns at least. Also there was zombies. Zombies are nice to see on a zombie show.
Whoever took over had a bad idea. Lets take these characters that no one cares about at all and isolate them on a ****ing farm. Its gonna lead to drama between people we dont really know much about. When theres a chance they'll die people will hope they die. When Lori was in the car last night, I wanted her to get eaten. It shouldnt work like that.
One of the reasons Lost was great for a while were the flashbacks. It gave us a story behind them, connected with/ added to the plot and gave us some rooting interest. Example, Charlie couldve been thought of as a whiny character but his flashbacks showed a lot of **** he went through and made him much more likeable and sympathetic. When he died, I actually cared that a guy on a TV show was dying as opposed to just laughing like I usually would.
Darabont would have made this show a lot like the comics and added his gift for telling a great story on the screen.
I was mumbling "bite her" when the road zombies tried to get Lori and was disappointed that they failed. I hated Lori even more when she (and the terminally dopey looking Dale) gave Shane crap because he lied to her that the group had come back. Yet we're supposed to overlook the fact that her kid had no idea his mother had taken off without telling anyone.
The "saving the guy on the fence" scene while a few dozen zombies were closing in simply insulted the viewer's intelligence. The writer(s) missed a golden opportunity to show that Rick and Herschel had in fact accepted how F*cked up the world had become. One of them should have coldly capped the kid in the melon to spare his agony during the imminent zombie attack but that's where their (annoying) mercy should've ended. It would've played perfectly against Shane's decision to cap Otis last season. Instead we get another wishy washy storyline that goes against the very lesson they learned the episode before.
I also rolled my eyes at the group members living in the flimsy tents during the zombie apocalypse. Lori wasnt on the road for 5 minutes when two brain eaters appeared.
Also the zombies swarmed like flies after hearing the gunshots in town but none showed up after the shooting at the farm...maybe the zombies don't want to risk getting hayfever.
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Two questions I have....
How does the farm have electricity, and why don't the walkers ever come there?
Before the zombie apocalypse happened they must have leased a good generator.
The Farm is a money saving device by AMC. They are trying to be cheap and save money on sets and zombies and such, hoping we will be satisfied by all the profound human relationship drama and boring introspective bloviating...
Oh thank God everyone feels the same way. The show has done exactly what it shouldn't have: stopped showing people getting destroyed by hordes of zombies (the only good moment in the last episode was the zombies eating the dude behind the bar) and instead focused on a few characters that are impossible to like and their stupid "regular world" issues.
They should all be dead long ago by now based on their actions, and does anyone really give a crap about Lori anymore? God I wanted her to just die in the car after that ridiculous move.
And as everyone has said, the whole idea that the farm is somehow relatively secure enough from zombies to camp in tents, start fires at night, run generators etc, yet there doesn't seem to be a single shred of security whatsoever and plenty of zombies 5 minutes from the farm, is just awful.
Sht better hit the fan asap, or it just becomes another failed zombie concept, done in by pointless character development.
Who else cringed when Carl asked if they can name the baby Sophia?
This show is beyond terrible at this point. I will still obviously watch it, mainly to laugh at its awfulness.
Is this actually a good show? I'm a little zombie'd out right now from all the Resident Evil/Land and Day and Night of the Afternoon of the Dead sequels.


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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Langston Galloway scored 24 points — including a pair of free throws in the final half-minute — and DeAndre Bembry 18 as St. Joseph's defeated Virginia Commonwealth 69-62 Saturday night.
The Hawks (16-7, 6-3 Atlantic 10), who played eight in the game, opened some breathing room with a Galloway 3-pointer and a free throw for a 38-30 lead after halftime.
VCU's Juvonte Reddic and Melvin Johnson kept closing the gap. Reddic entered the game with four straight double-doubles, but finished with 17 points and eight rebounds. His score at 1:15 remaining cut St. Joseph's (19-5, 7-2) lead to 65-62, but Galloway and Chris Wilson each hit a pair from the line.
The loss drops VCU into a second-place tie with George Washington in the A-10. Johnson came off the bench to score 14 for the Rams.
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CMS battled back from a 10-point deficit with 7:44 remaining in the second half to win at Pomona-Pitzer 58-56 on Thursday evening. CMS improved to 3-18 overall and moved into a sixth place tie in the SCIAC with a 2-9 mark. Pomona-Pitzer fell to 3-19 and 2-9.
After falling behind 54-44, CMS went on a 10-0 run. During the run, the Athenas forced five Sagehen turnovers and Pomona-Pitzer shot 0-6 from the field and missed a free throw. CMS, meanwhile, was 3-6 from the field and 4-6 from the line. Sarah Beattie (FR, Quechee, VT) made all three baskets during the run.
Pomona-Pitzer finally broke their drought and scored with 39 seconds remaining to take their final lead. Camille Sheffield (SO, Gambier, OH [pictured (in the teams' first matchup)]), who kept the Athenas in the game with 20 first half points, scored on a driving layup with 17 seconds left to tie the game and was fouled on the play. She missed the ensuing free throw, but Jennifer Osgood (SO, Vashon, WA) grabbed the rebound and pulled the ball back out so CMS could take the last shot. Sheffield drove the lane and dished to Osgood who was fouled with five seconds on the clock. She made both free throws and Pomona-Pitzer turned the ball over as time expired.
Sheffield led all scorers with a career-high 25 points. Beattie had a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Osgood added 11 points and five blocks.
Deirdre Chew led Pomona-Pitzer with 13 points, but with only one in the second half.
CMS travels to Cal Lutheran this Saturday for a 5:30 matchup. Their final home game, Senior Night, is against Caltech on Thursday, February 21 at 7:30.


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