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Although I'm not a proponent of Hollow Earth theory, I believe it is worth mentioning the (pseudo?)scientific concept behind this theory. Many people on this forum may have heard of Hollow Earth theory but I doubt many of them can explain what this theory actually claims from a physics point of view.
Hollow Earth theory states that the earth's center of gravity is just a few hundred kilometers below us. According to this theory, the earth's gravity is the consequence of the electro-magnetic features of this center of gravity (functioning much like an electromagnetic coil spool). The center of the earth is (so they say) Hollow and people walk on oposite side of us, as they are on the other side of the center of gravity.
In the middle is a central sun. According to Hollow Earth theory, all planets originated as gas orbs (must like a star) that cooled down until the outer parts became solid. Because of centrifugional powers, there are holes at both poles allowing entry into the Hollow Earth and back.
Proponents of Hollow Earth theory consider Aurora Borealis to be caused by rays from the inner sun shining through the polar openings and affected by the electro-magnetic fields it passes through.
It is said that the origin of human culture exists within Hollow Earth. It is said that a few remaining Nazis moved to Antarctica and entered the Hollow Earth opening to rebuild their society safely. It is said that admiral Byrd once flew into one of the polar openings and wrote a report of his findings.
The major problem with this theory (except for the unconventional physics) is the fact that not a single picture, artifact or person from within Hollow Earth has surfaced. If there really were these openings, certainly at least someone would have entered Hollow Earth and taken some proof with him, right?! At least someone would have exposed that proof and put it on the Internet, right? Certainly there are a few people who claim to be organising a (very expensive) trip to inside Hollow Earth for several years, however to this day Hollow Earth theory seems nothing more than an unsubstanciated hypothesis.
Another big problem with this theory, is that is requires the complicity of NASA as well as many governments considering you don't just hide two huge holes in the earth even if they're at the coldest places. Some say the holes clearly show or were obviously photoshopped out in some of the NASA footage, however these claims are dubious to say the least.
so this inner sun. it has its own gravitational pull? like the sun itself.
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Charles Durning died of natural causes in New York. He was 89.
He was the crooked cop in the 1973 movie "The Sting," a dedicated assistant football coach in "North Dallas Forty," and a power broker in "True Confessions."
He could play gruff, funny, combative or gentle, the newspaper said.
Durning had numerous television credits and received nine Emmy nominations but never won.
He appeared as a regular on "Evening Shade," a 1990 sitcom starring Burt Reynolds, "First Monday," a 2002 court drama, and starred in "Everybody Loves Raymond," to name a few.
In the 1990 Broadway revival of "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," he played Big Daddy, the bullying, dying plantation owner, his performance won him a Tony Award for best featured actor. In 1972 he appeared in "That Champion Season," and later appeared in "Boom Boom Room,""Au Pair Man," and "Knock Knock."
Durning was born into poverty in the Hudson River village of Highland Falls, N.Y., the ninth of 10 children. He dropped out of school and worked in a number of menial jobs and at the start of World War II enlisted in the Army.
He was awarded a Silver Star and three Purple Hearts for valor and saw combat action at Omaha Beach on D-Day, and the Battle of the Bulge. He suffered gunshot and shrapnel wounds and spent months in hospitals where he also was treated for psychological trauma. In 2008 France awarded him the National Order of the Legion of Honor.
Durning said in a number of interviews his battle experiences never left him, even when he played someone else, the Times said.

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Most of what we see in the night sky is neat and orderly. We know exactly where the stars and planets will appear centuries in advance. We know when eclipses will occur, and where best to view them. And we can spool out the phases of the Moon far into the future.
Yet the night sky still offers some unpredictable treats. In fact, two are coming up this year — we think.
Both of them are comets — big balls of rock and ice that sprout long, glowing tails when they get close to the Sun. One is scheduled to put on its best showing in the early evening skies of mid-March, when it's expected to be bright enough to see with the unaided eye. The other will be at its best in November. But if early predictions are correct, it could be the brightest comet in centuries — perhaps shining bright enough to see during the day.
Both comets were discovered just last year. And both are probably making their first close approach to the Sun. Their paths indicate they're heading inward from the far edge of the solar system.
Comets are notoriously fickle, though, so it's hard to predict just how brightly they'll shine. The November comet will pass less than a million miles from the surface of the Sun, so it could become truly spectacular. Or as it nears the Sun it could disintegrate, leaving nothing to see. Or it could do something in between — something that adds a bit of disorder — and a lot of fun — to the night sky. We'll keep you posted.
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The plans identify priorities for potential future transit expansions.
Sound Transit will host an open house June 27 at Ballard High School Commons to present the potential routes to the public.
"This open house is a great opportunity to learn more about our partnership with Sound Transit to bring rail transit to Ballard," said Sound Transit Board member and Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn. "Our updated Transit Master Plan, adopted unanimously by the City Council last year, identifies a downtown to Ballard transit line as a top priority. I look forward to continuing to hear from Seattle residents about this effort and our work ahead with Sound Transit to expand transit in our city."
Sound Transit and the city of Seattle hosted an open house in March and used online tools to gather feedback on potential rail routes connecting the two neighborhoods. Based on feedback about travel destinations, service priorities, impacts and more than 200 route suggestions, the technical team narrowed the alternatives down to eight potential routes for either light rail or streetcars.
"Every step of this process gets us closer to connecting our neighborhoods with fast, reliable rail service. This is important work to give us all a clearer picture of the costs and benefits of these potential investments," said Sound Transit Board member and Seattle City Council member Richard Conlin.
The alternatives include tunnels under the ship canal and Queen Anne, at-grade routes using the Fremont Bridge and elevated routes crossing the ship canal on new bridges. Preliminary cost estimates range from $500 million to $3 billion. The project team will have detailed maps and information at the meeting.
Construction of any future transit extensions would be subject to Sound Transit and city policy decisions and identification of funding sources. Voter approval is required for potential Sound Transit investments.
The next phase of the study will incorporate more public feedback, current and future housing trends, employment and land use factors to help further develop ridership and cost estimates. The work is scheduled to be complete in early 2014.


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The 112 voice North East Texas Choral Society will present "A Dickens Christmas" this weekend. Performances are set for 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec.1 and 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 2 in the Hopkins County Civic Center in Sulphur Springs. The choral organization is in its 15th consecutive season under the leadership of founding director. For more information, see the Nov. 29 edition of the Optic-Herald.


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Paul Ryan Slams Medicaid's Middle Class Beneficiaries As The New Welfare Queens
The essence of Paul Ryan's Ryan Ripoff budget is hiding the ball. Steep cuts in Medicare—but not for anyone who's old today! Giant tax cuts for the rich—but tax hikes for the middle class! And what about the steep Medicaid cuts? Well according to Ryan op-ed they're a kind of "welfare reform".
In other words, people are supposed to think Medicaid is that "bad" kind of government spending, the one that goes to shiftless black folks not hard-working Americans like you and me and Paul Ryan. But look at the actual distribution of Medicaid dollars:
This is mostly a program for the elderly and the disabled. It's the main way we finance long-term care in this country. If you don't directly benefit from it, you very likely have a parent or grandparent who does and whose financial needs will simply tend to fall on you if the program is cut. Meanwhile, in terms of the "welfare" aspect of Medicaid by far the largest set of poor people it covers are poor children. Is Ryan's view that these kids should have worked harder to have rich parents? Poor kids tend to struggle with a lot of problems and are in many ways disadvantaged in the competitive economy by the time they're out of diapers. It seems to me that investing in their basic health care is a no brainer way of leveling the playing field somewhat and ensuring that the country is making the most of our human resources.
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Northeastern Defeats ODU, 13-3
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BROOKLINE, MASS -- ODU Freshman Michael Perez and senior Josh Wright each had two hits but Northeastern pounded out 17 hits, including two homers for a 13-3 CAA victory over the Monarchs Friday afternoon.
ODU (18-30/8-17)scored first with an unearned run in the second inning. Senior catcher Josh Tutwiler led off with a double, moved to third when Mike Perez reached on a pass ball. Tutwiler then scored from third when Austin McGowan hit into a double play.
ODU added another run in the third inning.Senior Brandon Shelton led off with a hit, followed by a Josh Wright double. Shelton scored on a groundout RBI by freshman Josh Eldridge Eldridge.
ODU's third run came in the fourth inning on an RBI single by McGowan which plated Perez for a 3-0 lead.
Northeastern (19-26/9-16)rallied in the fourth with six runs highlighted by a three-run double by Oliver Hart and a two run homer by Connor Lyons. In the bottom of the seventh Michael Fonseca slammed a three-run homer to left field for a 9-3 Huskie lead, his sixth of the season. Northeastern then added four more runs in the eighth.
Aaron Barbosa and Jon Leroux each had three hits for Northeastern and shortstop Oliver Hart knocked in four runs.
The two teams play Saturday at 12 noon at Northeastern's Friedman Diamond.
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More awards for the GeoNet Project
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The awards keep coming for the GeoNet website in recognition for the rapid information it provides on earthquakes and volcanic activity.
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More awards for the GeoNet Project
The awards keep coming for the GeoNet website in recognition for the rapid information it provides on earthquakes and volcanic activity.
The GeoNet team at GNS Science recently collected two trophies from the 2012 New Zealand Open Source Software Awards. They were for use of open source software in government – for GeoNet Rapid, and use of open source software in science – for GeoNet's Open Data policy.
The GeoNet Project, which started in 2001, is a collaboration between GNS Science and the Earthquake Commission with EQC providing about $9 million-a-year to cover the project's operating costs. Land Information New Zealand joined the collaboration soon after it started, providing support for parts of its instrument networks.
The GeoNet instrument network records about 20,000 earthquakes in New Zealand each year. It also monitors the North Island's active volcanoes, including White Island in the Bay of Plenty and Raoul Island 1000km northeast of Auckland.
GeoNet Rapid went live earlier this year after years of planning and development. It cuts the waiting time for information about an earthquake from about 15 minutes to about three minutes.
GeoNet Project Director Ken Gledhill said GeoNet Rapid was the culmination of setting up a real-time seismograph network around New Zealand. The project operates more than 600 instruments nationwide, with most transmitting real-time data by radio and satellite.
As well as several types of seismic instruments, the network includes GPS instruments for measuring surface deformation due to tectonic movement, acoustic instruments on volcanoes to pick up explosive volcanism, webcams to keep an eye on volcanoes, and a network of instruments around the coast to detect tsunamis.
"Technically the network is a towering achievement and it puts New Zealand at the international forefront of capturing and delivering earthquake and volcano information to many end-users including the media and the public," Dr Gledhill said.
"We've had to be creative to stay ahead of the ever-growing demand for information about earthquakes and volcanoes. To do this, we have made the information available across a range of platforms including texts and email alerts. More recently we have developed smart phone apps that enable users to customise the information they receive."
GeoNet's Open Data policy has meant that all the data it has collected since 2001 has been freely available to everyone.
This free access has been immensely valuable, especially during the Christchurch earthquakes.
"It has assisted with changes to the building code and enabled people to display our data in new and innovative ways on their own websites. In addition, many overseas scientists have been using the data in their research and in the long-run New Zealand will benefit from their findings."
Dr Gledhill said the awards were a tribute to the vision of those who founded the project in 2001.
"In particular, I'd like to acknowledge the Earthquake Commission for its role in setting up the Open Data policy which has proved to be invaluable for New Zealand research into our geohazards."
In October GeoNet won the 'information category' of the Australia and New Zealand Internet Awards. The awards are an annual event celebrating the achievements of those who have made significant contributions to the development and use of Internet in New Zealand and Australia.
The information category is for initiatives that bring information, knowledge and materials online. The judges described the development of GeoNet Rapid as of critical public importance in New Zealand. "The projects makes earthquake information rapidly available – within five minutes – through the web and is being used extensively by third party applications including smart phone apps," the judges said.
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Grading in Moodle | 2/19
The CiTE
Wednesday, February 19, 2014 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM (CST)
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This workshop provides an overview of the Moodle Gradebook. We cover how to grade online and offline assignments and activities, including FORUMS, Tests and Glossaries. We also look at how to weight grades using categories and other advanced grading features.
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• Moodle site access
• Basic Moodle fundamentals (creating assignments, links, forums, files, etc.)
• Proper Moodle organization techniques
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If you're unsure about your familiarity in these areas, we strongly recommend that you first take our "Moodle Ovierview" class (2 hours—covers 100% Moodle). After that, you should be set to tackle our more intermediate-level Moodle courses.
To ensure that participants get the most from our programs, the CiTE now categorizes our offerings by designating the levels of technological knowledge and skill for which the program has been designed.
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Did you know 46 percent of older adults have arthritis? Wow.
For me, it's an achy, irritating, drag-me-down pain that periodically gnaws at my hand and wrist and then crawls up my arm. It makes me grumpy, especially when it's accompanied by unexpected weakness, and I'm less able to easily pick up my 18-pound grandbaby.
I broke my wrist a few years ago, and the physical therapist said, "You can expect to have some arthritis in your wrist and arm later in life as a result of this break."
He was right.
It's clear I don't have anything to complain about when I hear stories about the unrelenting and debilitating arthritic pain many aging adults experience. I'm ever interested in solutions to age-related problems, so I have a suggestion: Take a walk.
You could start with this year's "Walk for Arthritis" on Saturday, Oct. 5. It's the "signature fundraising event for the Arthritis Foundation" and a refreshing way to schmooze with others about arthritic pain management and maybe explore new approaches (call 503-245-5695 for more information).
If you're not available on that date, I have another suggestion. A "Walk With Ease" program, which has the potential to change your life, is being launched locally. It's sponsored by the Arthritis Foundation, Oregon State University Extension and a collaboration of local providers and health educators. Certified instructors will hold one-hour classes two times a week for nine weeks. The free classes provide health-related discussion and self-paced group walking. You know those little nudges we often need to start making a lifestyle change? This could be one of those.
I think of this idea on the same terms I think about my aforementioned grandbaby. He is in the early stages of learning to walk and needs a little assistance, lots of practice and ever-smiling encouragement. And maybe an occasional hand to hold.
We all learned to walk once, but some of us could use a refresher course. In studies by the Thurston Arthritis Research Center and the Institute on Aging at the University of North Carolina, the Walk With Ease program demonstrated that people participating experienced "reduced pain, increased balance and strength and improved overall health."
Mayo Clinic experts say that when you have a diagnosis of arthritis, "exercise is crucial "¦ it increases strength and flexibility, reduces joint pain and helps combat fatigue."
In addition to personal coaching and a built-in support group, the Walk With Ease approach provides a take-home guidebook and a customized fitness routine. It starts at 10 a.m. on Tuesday Oct. 15 and runs through Dec. 17. Call 541-773-7718, ext. 400, for more information.
Think of it as the beginning of a lifestyle change. Or maybe it's a made-for-you pain-management solution. Better yet, consider it a hand to hold.
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A man walking in a White Lake Township subdivision died Thursday afternoon after being hit by a septic truck.
White Lake police said a 23-year-old man was walking westbound on Woodsedge Drive, west of S. Williams Lake Road and south of Elizabeth Lake Road, at 2 p.m. when he was struck by a septic truck backing up in the same direction.
�He lived in the neighborhood, and may have been distracted,� said Lt. Dan Keller. Keller said the man had a basketball with him.
White Lake paramedics transported the injured man to a nearby hospital where he pronounced deceased.
The man died of head injuries, said police. The tanker truck had been working in the area.


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Ever since George Orwell wrote the book "1984" and exposed the world to his vision of totalitarian government, we have used the term "Big Brother" as a label for such all consuming monitoring of citizens. In the past sixteen years, the term has spawned a worldwide phenomenon in television - shows which bear the name "Big Brother" and pit against one another over a dozen selected participants in a competition for money.
The United States version of the show is airing now for the sixteenth time. Sixteen people, mostly between the ages of twenty one and thirty, were selected and have been sequestered in a warehouse in southern California. The warehouse probably sits on a studio lot, but its location is kept secret to the extent possible. It has a living area which has been made to look like the inside of a large house. The interior is redone in new schemes and colors each season, but the basic layout remains consistent.
Imagine a group of strangers, all in their twenties or thirties, giving up for three months all of their contact with the outside world. No smart phones. No other kind of phones. No internet. No newspapers. No magazines. No visits from friends or loved ones. And they agree to live by Big Brother's rules. Those rules include when you can sleep, where you can sleep. what you can eat, and competitions you must compete in.
There is an enclosed backyard area which allows participants to exercise, sun, go swimming, lift weights, run, and lounge. That area is converted weekly into an area for various kinds of competition.
Big Brother has a huge number of remotely controlled cameras which monitor the players wherever they go, whatever they do. Big Brother and its staff communicate with participants primarily by microphones which instruct the participants regarding a wide variety of conduct. "No sleeping is allowed in the hammock," or "stop singing," or "put on your microphones," or "report to the diary room" are common instructions. While they sometimes say "please," it is an order, not a request. Failure to obey promptly will garner rebukes, followed by penalties, should the player fail to obey.
Why would participants subject themselves to this treatment? The lure of big money. The winner of the contest takes home five hundred thousand dollars and fame which can be worth additional revenues. The second place winner gets fifty thousand dollars.
Each week the group shrinks by one member, as one member is evicted by the others. Slowly, the remaining competitors are whittled down from sixteen to only two. The final two then are submitted to a jury composed of the last seven players to be evicted. Once the initial group of sixteen has been reduced to nine, those evicted go directly to the jury house, which appears to be a real house. There the jury lives in relative luxury and comfort until the final show. While the evicted players, now jurors, are free from the constant oversight and direction of Big Brother, they remain under Big Brother's control and must continue to abide by many rules regarding what they can see and hear, and what they do.
The constant pressure of someone being evicted each week creates in players a very real sense of paranoia about who they can believe and who they can trust. Lying and manipulation are essential to the process, and that leads to some very dynamic conflicts and results.
Big Brother, the television show, is nothing like the Big Brother of Orwellian fame. That Orwell's book about constant monitoring would be the basis for a television show created for entertainment is more a comment on our modern need for television entertainment than anything else. People seem to either love the show or hate it. I never watched a single episode until last year with its season fifteen. I find it amusing and entertaining, as real people demonstrate how deeply paranoid they can become when a disembodied dictator forces them to fight for sleeping arrangements, food, and survival in a game of money and fame.
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Friday, November 26, 2010
From the Editor
In honor of Ohio State week, we'll probably be putting up a bit more and at different times. So check back often and scroll down to find the hidden nuggets. And so it's easy to find, here's the One Stop Anti-Tosu Smack Talk Post.
Go Blue!
Go Blue!
5 comments:
- umweeks said...
Yost! Damn glad you're back. Loyal reader back in the day and happy to be reading again.
How can you forget about this Buckeye Gem (Sleepy Rappers)??
Curt in Columbus
- November 24, 2010 11:07 AM
- scott said...
Can Jimmy come home if he brings her too?
- November 24, 2010 11:23 AM
- Andy said...
Oh my.
Bless you scott!
- November 24, 2010 11:37 AM
- phil said...
TCU and Boise State have discontinued their football programs because THE BOSS has spoken:
- November 24, 2010 1:58 PM
- Mikoyan said...
I did a little more farting around with my Panoramic shot.
The Boss, Steinbrenner is alive again?
wv - decks - As in Woody decks another player.
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Health Highlights: Feb. 27, 2013
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:
First Lady's Anti-Obesity Campaign Having an Effect
Michelle Obama's campaign against childhood obesity appears to be prompting changes meant to improve children's eating habits and help them maintain or achieve a healthy weight.
For example, millions of schoolchildren now eat vegetables from salad bars in school lunchrooms and children's meals at Olive Garden and Red Lobster restaurants include a side of fruit or vegetables and a glass of low-fat milk, the Associated Press reported.
The first lady launched her "Let's Move" campaign in February 2010. On Wednesday, she began a two-day promotional tour with stops in Mississippi, Illinois and Missouri. She's also been promoting the program on TV shows, on the radio, and in public service announcements.
"We're starting to see some shifts in the trend lines and the data where we're starting to show some improvement," Mrs. Obama told SiriusXM host B. Smith in an interview broadcast Tuesday, the AP reported.
"We've been spending a lot of time educating and re-educating families and kids on how to eat, what to eat, how much exercise to get and how to do it in a way that doesn't completely disrupt someone's life," the first lady explained.
About one third of American children are overweight or obese.
All Pediatric Trials of Sensipar Shut Down Following Patient Death
U.S. health officials said Tuesday that they have halted all clinical trials testing the use of the drug Sensipar in children following the death of a teen patient in one of the trials.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said in a statement that it has not concluded whether the drug, made by Amgen Inc., played a role in the 14-year-old's death.
The agency has approved the use of Sensipar to treat an overactive parathyroid gland, which can lead to brittle bones, kidney stones and abdominal pain. It has been used since 2004 to treat symptoms of chronic kidney disease and parathyroid cancer.
Amgen Inc. had been studying the drug to see if it might work in children, according to the Associated Press.
In a statement, the company said that it "is working as rapidly as possible to understand the circumstances of what happened."
The drug is known to lower calcium levels, sometimes to dangerous levels, the AP reported.
The FDA said in its statement that patients' calcium levels should be monitored monthly, checking for symptoms of calcium deficiency, including cramping, convulsions and burning or prickling sensations. Calcium supplementation should be given if levels drop too low, the agency added.
The most common side effects of the drug in adults include nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.
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The Seattle Mariners officially announced on Thursday the signing of catcher Kelly Shoppach to a one-year contract.
Shoppach, 32, batted .233 with eight home runs and 27 RBI over 76 combined games with the Boston Red Sox and New York Mets last season.
In 536 career games with Boston, Cleveland, Tampa Bay and New York, Shoppach has hit .226 with 67 home runs and 207 RBI.
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HOFFMAN ESTATES – All season, Burlington Central's girls basketball team ran on an underclassmen brand of energy – almost too young to realize how special they were and too excited to stop and think about it.
This morning, the gravity of all the Rockets accomplished might register. Even a 39-31 loss to Vernon Hills in the IHSA Class 3A Hoffman Estates Supersectional on Monday can't diminish a 27-5 season made possible by a cadre of young players who didn't stop to think about whether they could be among the state's elite.
Vernon Hills will face Montini at noon Friday at Illinois State University's Redbird Arena in Normal in a rematch of last year's Class 3A state title game – a game in which Central senior Camille Delacruz firmly believes this Rockets team will play during the freshmen and sophomores' tenure.
"I'm so proud of this team," Delacruz said. "There was so much heart on that court tonight. I did not expect to be here, but we definitely worked hard enough to get here. And we proved everyone wrong."
If there was anyone who still saw the Rockets as an upstart team, Central quelled doubts by taking the Class 3A state runners-up point-for-point for much of the second half.
Following a methodical fourth-quarter 9-5 run during which the Rockets did not commit a turnover, Delacruz brought Rocket fans to their feet with a transition layup that knotted the score at 31 with 3:40 remaining. The momentum seemed to swing in the Rockets' favor despite Vernon Hills standout Lauren Webb running in a bucket to give the Cougars a 33-31 advantage less than 10 seconds later.
Then, if only for a moment, the Rockets showed their youth. Central (27-5 overall) coughed up two possessions in 45 seconds and was forced to foul to stop the clock. Vernon Hills went 6 for 7 from the stripe and Central's three attempts at answering, including two shots from behind the arc, clattered around the rim but wouldn't drop.
"I thought in general we took some uncharacteristic shots and didn't play the way we had been for the last two games," Central coach Mark Smith said. "I thought we rushed it too much. We were right there, down by two, and just couldn't get it done."
Central had a brief lead, 5-2, on Delacruz's 3-pointer early in the first quarter, but the Cougars used a 10-point run that capped the first and spilled into the second to go ahead 15-5 with 1:41 remaining before halftime. Delacruz hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer to energize the locker room and help Central trail 17-11.
The Cougars went up by nine, 23-14, with 5:39 left in the third on a bucket from DePaul recruit Meri Bennett-Swanson, then Central used a 13-6 run to cut it to two, 29-27, with 6:09 left in the fourth.
All the Rockets needed was a little more big-game experience to help them keep their poise down the stretch.
"They remind me of us [last year] in that they don't know that they're young and not supposed to be here," Vernon Hills coach Paul Brettner said. " … In some ways I think that played to their favor tonight."


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Thursday, April 23, 2009
Blue, Green, & Brown Card
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This is a very simple card just using the colors blue, green, and brown. The paper with writing is from an old Chicken Little book (one time in the original and then one time scanned in and the text converted to a green color), and then there's some paper bag and mini graph paper on there also. I wasn't sure if the challenge required stamping or not, and I actually didn't "stamp" on it, but I did use lots of ink.
Here are the details on the supplies I used for this card:
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink
Embellishments: Swirl Clip from OTC
Papers: old book, notebook graph paper, paper bag, and base from The Paper Company
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Muslims urged to donate blood
Young Muslims are being encouraged to give blood at the Leeds Donor Centre in Leeds on 4th December as part of a nationwide campaign.
The Imam Hussain (A.S) Blood Donation Campaign aims to increase the number of regular blood donors from Muslim communities by organising co-ordinated blood drives in 10 cities across the UK.
Since its inception in 2006 by students in the Islamic Unity Society (IUS) the campaign has recruited hundreds of new donors annually for NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT), and has become more successful each year. This year the aim is to get even more people to sessions across the country.
At present only 3% of regular blood donors are from an Asian, African and African-Caribbean background.


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It is NOT connected to the Web, only required for music.
Clicking the icon (Bottom left) to bring up the menu. and a full 9 seconds elapse before the menu appears. it would be useable if this could be cured, despite other problems like, virtual desktops selected but not working, clock font colour not as selected, Etc.
Are there known problems with this disk, or could there be a cure for the delay problem, any advice most welcome.
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A pine box, that's all
When we surveyed U.S. Catholic readers last March about their last wishes, a few noted that they wanted to be cremated to avoid being pumped full of chemicals.
There's another option, however: natural burial. No embalming, no fancy casket, no big concrete vault; just a shroud or pine box lowered into the ground. The body returns to the earth within months, as nature intended, according to a National Catholic Reporter [1] article.
The only glitch is that there aren't many places to do this. NCR reports that Mt. Carmel Cemetery in Wyandotte, Michigan is the first Catholic cemetery to be certified by the Green Burial Council [2].
There are other Catholic green cemeteries, though, particularly on monastery grounds. Bryan says his "dream grave" is in a North Carolina monastery. Here's a Trappist monastery in Georgia [3] that offers natural burials to people of all faiths.
An interesting part of this movement is creating green spaces--burial sites scattered throughout nature. Here's a short promo video [4] on YouTube that shows what such a nature reserve/cemetery looks like.
Before I even knew it was possible, I've been saying that all I want is a pine box. I always thought it was weird to see the caskets of my loved ones lowered into a big vault, keeping them from returning to the earth as God intended. What are your burial wishes?


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Following decades of conflict and a devastating tsunami, Sri Lanka is in a period of transition that will determine the sustainability of the country's peace for years to come. In the former conflict areas of the North and East, the main focus is rebuilding communities and liveli-hoods. The United States is a strong supporter of reconciliation and long-term stability in Sri Lanka, an island nation located along major maritime trade routes in the Indian Ocean.
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BOSTON -- Eastern Bank successfully completed its acquisition of The Community Bank over the weekend, Eastern announced Monday.
Eastern Bank converted more than 16,000 former Community Bank customer accounts to Eastern and changed signs, fixtures and computer systems in five branches in southeastern Massachusetts and Cape Cod. The merger gives Eastern 99 branch locations and 128 ATMs across eastern Massachusetts.
"We're pleased to welcome our new customers to Eastern Bank," said Richard E. Holbrook, chairman and CEO of Eastern Bank. "They have gained a partner in the community, an expanded network of branches and ATMs, and major new conveniences such as mobile check deposits."
A mutually owned bank founded in 1818, Boston-based Eastern Bank is among the most successful and sound banks in New England, which made it an attractive partner for The Community Bank, which was headquartered in Brockton.
Last week, state and federal regulators approved merging The Community Bank into Eastern Bank. The corporators of both banks and their holding companies, Eastern Bank Corporation and Campello Bancorp, unanimously approved of the merger in two separate meetings held in October. On July 27, 2012, Eastern announced plans to merge with The Community Bank.
Goodwin Procter LLP served as legal counsel to Eastern Bank and K & L Gates LLP served as legal counsel to The Community Bank.
This is the fifth time in the past 30 years that Eastern has merged with another mutual organization in Massachusetts. The last was Sharon Co-operative Bank in 2007, which was preceded by Plymouth Savings Bank in 2005.
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Sunday, the Rams will head to Seattle in search of their first win on the road against the Seahawks since the 2004 Wild Card playoff. A win would also provide the Rams their first 8-8 season since 2006. Here are three key areas to observe during Sunday's game.
Win the Ground Battle
In the season's first meeting between the Rams and Seahawks, the Rams put on perhaps their most dominant showing on the ground on both sides of the football, outgaining Seattle 200-44. The Rams enter Sunday ranked seventh in the league in run defense, which, if maintained, would be their first appearance in the league's top 10 since 2001, when they ranked third. Sunday's matchup will feature their second challenge of the year against Seattle's Marshawn Lynch, who the Rams limited to just 23 yards on eight carries in the Rams' 14-9 loss to the Seahawks on Oct. 28.
"It just doesn't happen to this defense," Schottenheimer said. "Certainly they'll adjust. We felt good about our ability to do it, but certainly we didn't win the game. They found a way to win the game and that's the objective. It doesn't matter how many yards we have running, throwing, anything. We want to get the win, but again it'll be tough sledding this week. They're a real good group up there. They're really talented. They move a lot. They've got a lot of depth and that makes it hard."
Rams Receivers vs. Seahawks Secondary
"They've got great ball skills in the back end," Clemens said at his Thursday press conference. "Obviously, (S) Earl Thomas is a phenomenal player, (S) Kam (Chancellor), (CB) Richard Sherman. (CB Brandon) Browner's out, but the kid that came in for him, (CB Byron) Maxwell, is doing a really good job and I think they get (CB) Walter Thurmond back this week. So, they've got great ball skills. Sometimes, you go against a team where there's a guy you can just throw one up because he's not going to find it. It's not the case this week."
A Battle of Special Teams
One would be hard-pressed to find two teams with more success in kick coverage in 2013 than the Rams and Seahawks. No team has allowed fewer punt return yards than the 106 the Seahawks and Rams have allowed—combined. Rams P Johnny Hekker leads the NFL with a net punting average of 43.8 yards, which leaves him in reach of the NFL record of 44.0 entering the season's final game. There have been only 16 attempted returns against Seattle's Jon Ryan, for a meager average of 1.6 yards per return. The Rams' coverage team has seen its greatest success in recent weeks, as it became the first Rams team since 1960 to not allow a single punt or kickoff return yard for two consecutive games.
"I think the special teams guys, with all the youth, made a lot of improvement and that was something that we talked about before the season, is let's be better in the last eight games than the first eight games," Rams special teams coordinator John Fassel said. "I think we've probably done that. You look back on it at the end of the season and see, but it feels like it."


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Then one manufacturer comes along who doesn't and starts vacumning up marketshare.
You're forgetting about cost of entry. If the top 3 x86 chip vendors started colluding, the market wouldn't respond because the costs involved in designing and manufacturing a fast x86 chip are stupendous. Intel/AMD/etc would damn near have to withdraw their products from the market to stimulate competition and it'd still take years for the newly founded company to catch up.
Markets aren't perfect at all, that's why they'
I would simply stop stocking any product that forced me to sell at price higher than the market could bear.
This is one of those areas where government regulation protects you. Another area of regulation will make sure you are screwed even worse if this regulation is removed.
Let's imagine they have their way. You can stop selling stuff that's over priced, but you would still be stuck with it. Right now, you can reduce the price to recover part of the money you wasted on something you thought would sel
That same Adam Smith is the same Adam Smith who is the origin of pretty much everything that has historically been considered a free market.
In Smith's day state monopolies were a common means of raising revenue. Smith demonstrated that such restraints on trade have hidden costs that are much greater than were imagined at the time. The cost of the tax is much greater than the amount paid raised in revenue.
In libertopia they do things differently of course, the only evil that can ever exist in libertopia is the result of people consipiring together through the government. The fact that a large corporation has a similar coercive power to government is inconvenient ideologically and is thus ignored.
Nothing is going to happen here. At worst the SCOTUS redefine the interpretation of the anti-trust acts. But that might well be the best outcome long term for consumers since if Congress revisits price maintenance agreements making them explicitly illegal they wil probably act on advertised price maintenance as well.
I don't see an argument being made that prohibiting retail price maintenace is unconstitutional. Even though many members of SCOTUS are notorious partisan hacks I don't see that as being very likely.
People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and
diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the
public, or in some contrivance to raise prices. It is impossible,
indeed, to prevent such meetings, by any law which either could be
executed, or would be consistent with liberty and justice. But though
the law cannot hinder people of the same trade from sometimes
assembling together, it ought to do nothing to facilitate such
assemblies, much less to render them necessary.
A regulation which obliges all those of the same trade in a particular
town to enter their names and places of abode in a public register,
facilitates such assemblies. It connects individuals who might never
otherwise be known to one another, and gives every man of the trade a
direction where to find every other man of it.
A regulation which enables those of the same trade to tax themselves,
in order to provide for their poor, their sick, their widows and
orphans, by giving them a common interest to manage, renders such
assemblies necessary.
An incorporation not only renders them necessary, but makes the act of
the majority binding upon the whole. In a free trade, an effectual
combination cannot be established but by the unanimous consent of
every single trader, and it cannot last longer than every single
trader continues of the same mind. The majority of a corporation can
enact a bye-law, with proper penalties, which will limit the
competition more effectually and more durably than any voluntary
combination whatever.
Fair enough, since you mentioned the doctor's union which so effectively restricts supply to raise prices for medical services, what shall we do? Perhaps you're right that the AMA would have no power if not for government regulation, but I'm not in favor of totally deregulating medicine. Like if some hack surgeon kills me, I should go somewhere else next time?He went on to say that in the absence of active government support these conspiracies are doomed due to chiselling and competition from those outside of the cartel... More like the AMA than, say, Microsoft or Google. Smith was not arguing for government antitrust regulation, but rather for governments to avoid mandating or encouraging industry self-regulation.
I think I would be willing to pay 0.5 - 1% of purchase price to test-drive a car for a couple of hours, or listen to an amplifier and speaker combination to decide that I'm happy with it.
Few people, if any, purchase cars sight unseen on the internet now (ebay's automotive section is more of a big classified ads, just like their real estate section), I don't see that changing in the near future either. For other big-ticket items like home entertainment equipment, the majority of retail sales are at big-box
As a retailer, I would simply stop stocking any product that forced me to sell at price higher than the market could bear.
So what? I'm pretty sure the idea is to force you out of the market so they can sell their products directly, taking home the full retail margin instead of mere wholesale.
Step two will be to announce "tiered" pricing floors, where retailers with monthly volumes of 0 to 10 units are required to have a floor of 1.0*x, with 11 to 999,999 units have a floor of 0.99*x, and Wal*Mart has a floor of 0.75*x. Oh, they'll find a way around public outrage, like offering absolutely identical Silver, Gold and Platin
I'm sorry, but it's never appropriate to use "rebate" and "improved" together in the same sentence.You'd see a vastly improved rebate industry ramp up,
Wal-Mart alone would lobby that one right into the stratosphere.
Wal*Mart won't give a flying fuck whether, on paper, its suppliers gain the legal right to walk away if Wal*Mart won't agree to minimum price rules. Wal*Mart has its suppliers firmly by the balls, and if they want to continue selling to Wal*Mart, they do whatever Wal*Mart says. And they do want to keep selling to Wal*Mart, because Wal*Mart is literally the largest retailer that has ever existed in the known universe, and no longer being able to sell to them is not good for business.
Um, forgive me, but "because manufacturers can't control their street prices" sounds to me exactly like "free market forces". "Price control" is the antithesis of a free market.
If you're happy with a world where brick and mortar retailers just can't exist, then by all means keep the current system
If you're happy with a world where horse carriage manufacturers just can't exist, then by all means keep the current system where car manufacturers are not being regulated so that horse carriages can still compete with cars.
a.)Manufacturer telling retailer "You must sign a contract to sell at this price, and if you sell below that afterwards, we sue you" is illegal.
b.)Manufacturer telling retailer, "You can't advertise at cheaper than this price, or we won't sell to you anymore" is legal. According to the ACSBlog people, the net effect of the case in point would be to make both legal.
What loophole or other back side contractual agreement have they been making with their retailers to keep them from discounting products?
That's where the "membership stores" like Costco really got going: they could, through a legal fiction, sell at below the set price. When the law changed, they lost (at least some of) their advantages, and quite a few (anyone remember FedCo?) went Tango Uniform. Costco (or, as it was here, Price Club) was one of the survivors.
Well, if the Court votes price fixing back in then I guess a lot of Wally Worlds will turn into Sam's Clubs.
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TFA is not a news article, it is a guest editorial by a friend ("amicus") of the defendants. So, it is very slanted as to why minimum resale price agreements should continue to be in violation of antitrust laws. Knowing there is always two sides to a story, I sought out that other side and found this from the Ayn Rand Institute:
Legalize "Price-Fixing" [aynrand.org]
Please note that by posting this, I am not saying I support the Ayn Rand Institute's side; I mearly think it is important to hear both sides of the debate. In this case, I think the Institute does a poor job of convincing the public that their position in in our best interest.
If this happens, then it will be a simple matter of resellers and such moving their product internationally, and then selling it from either Canada or Mexico, both members of NAFTA.
Yeah, it'll really hurt mom and pops, but many companies are now auctioning off their excess on eBay, and this would just encourage a new infrastructure, which will inevitably move more capital out of the U.S.
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Summer of Galchenyukby Staff Writer / Montréal Canadiens
MONTREAL – He may be used to the spotlight in Montreal, but Alex Galchenyuk has enjoyed his summer transition from hockey star to sports fan.
After a promising first year in the NHL that saw Galchenyuk break into the league at age 18, impress fans with his maturity and poise on the ice and help the Canadiens bounce back to claim a Northeast Division title, there's little question that he earned himself some downtime this summer.
|Courtesy of @AGally94
Aside from employing the usual grueling offseason workout routine in preparation for his sophomore season as a Hab, Galchenyuk still made sure to make the most time off, filling his days with family, travel and cheering on his own sporting heroes.
"I took a trip to Miami to watch a Miami Heat playoff game, which was a lot of fun," shared Galchenyuk, during an appearance at the Canadiens hockey school in Brossard.
Despite his budding superstar status, the 19-year-old winger still went about getting his highly-coveted Heat tickets like everyone else – with a largely frustrating visit to StubHub.
"Trying to buy tickets for the game was crazy. It's amazing how the price can go so high up and then so far down from one minute to the next. I was about to buy my tickets when the site kicked me off for some reason and when I went back on, they had already gotten a lot more expensive," he laughed. "Then I waited just a few more minutes and tried again, and for some reason they had gone back down! It was like a yoyo."
The Canadiens' third-overall pick at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft didn't just enjoy the ball game; he also got to do some star-gazing while watching the Heat hit the court.
"The game was great and I ended up sitting pretty close to Floyd Mayweather, which was cool. I had just seen a picture he had posted on Twitter a few days before where he was showing off his unbelievably expensive watch collection, trying to decide which one to wear. I'm pretty sure he had one on at the game," said Galchenyuk, who made the most of his time in Florida before continuing his summer travels going with a hop across the pond. "I spent a few days in Miami while I was down for the game and then I went back to Belarus for a little while to visit with my family."
| Galchenyuk visits the Canadiens Hockey School
For anyone who follows Galchenyuk on Twitter, it's easy to see that the talented winger is also a keen MMA fan. It's not uncommon for his account to be filled with fight commentary on nights when UFC pay-per-views hit the airwaves, so it's little surprise he made sure to catch as many live televised events as possible while he wasn't lacing up the skates on Saturday nights.
"I'm a fan of the UFC and there were a few really good events this summer, so I've been watching those," dropped Galchenyuk, stopping to shake his head as he recalled one of the biggest upsets of the summer. "I still can't believe Anderson Silva lost his belt…"
Summing up the moment nicely in a single word, Galchenyuk simply tweeted, "Oops…" seconds after the middleweight champ of the past seven years got knocked out and fell to the mat.
Now, with the Habs' training camp set to kick off in just over a month, Galchenyuk is hard at work again prepping for his second NHL campaign, eagerly looking forward to making the transition from spectator back to suiting up for action on game days.
Justin Fragapane is a writer for canadiens.com.
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Petty puts on a GREAT show! Puts Joe Bonnaroo to SHAME!
And not total dicks, either!
Friend of the Devil cover too?! SWEET!
I went in to work a little late this morning because I was out late after seeing Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers at the Beacon last night. It was an incredible show and Petty played a lot of deep cuts and even some great covers like Friend Of The Devil.
Anyway, my wife calls me and said that Q104 called and told her I won a contest. I had no idea what she was talking about. I asked what I had won and she said 2 tickets to see a private concert by John Fogerty @ the iHeartRadio Theater in the city. Then I remembered filling out a contest form a few weeks back. Something I almost never do.
I've never been to the iHeartRadio Theater before but it only holds 200 people and it is by invitation only.
Petty puts on a GREAT show! Puts Joe Bonnaroo to SHAME!
And not total dicks, either!
Friend of the Devil cover too?! SWEET!
Awesome stuff, CCR was always one of my favorites, and he had a pretty good solo career too.
They can't play "Eye Of The Zombie" enough, imo.
Uh, if you're wife can't go.....er, um....
I'm sorry.
Here's a very good read on the background to this landmark copyright infringement case:
CCR was as big a mess as the NYJets front office.Creedence broke up for good in late 1972, leaving John Fogerty owing eight more records to his label, Fantasy. Deeply unhappy with his financial situation (which included a failed tax-shelter arrangement), Fogerty refused to honor the rest of the Fantasy contract. David Geffen's Asylum Records agreed to buy him out for $1 million. In exchange, the singer relinquished his publishing rights to Fantasy -- a deal that would come back to haunt him.
Realizing he would have to pay Fantasy owner Saul Zaentz performance rights to play his own CCR compositions, Fogerty stopped singing them onstage. In 1985, recording for Warner Bros., he had a comeback hit with the album 'Centerfield.' However, the album's success was undercut by Zaentz, who sued for copyright infringement, claiming that Fogerty's hit song 'The Old Man Down the Road' plagiarized CCR's 'Run Through the Jungle.' Fogerty was being sued for copying his own song.
The courts ultimately decided in Fogerty's favor, though Zaentz still got a measure of satisfaction. Fogerty had to settle another suit out of court, a defamation charge for his thinly veiled attack 'Zanz Kant Danz,' a song about a thieving pig.
Not surprising, all the litigation and financial troubles tore out the heart of the band. When Tom Fogerty died of complications from AIDS, contracted from a blood transfusion, he had not been on speaking terms with his brother for years. When CCR were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993, Cook and Clifford (who would soon tour together as Creedence Clearwater Revisited) were barred from the stage. Tom Fogerty's wife brought his ashes in an urn.
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James is certainly becoming ne of my favourites. I am starting to get a bit of a collection of his movies
James is certainly becoming ne of my favourites. I am starting to get a bit of a collection of his movies
He's quite he grower
God. He turns me on so bad. Those rimming shots are hot, too. I'm totally jealous of that girl.
that hole looks rather tongue-worthy...(his, I mean)
^good shoot!
If he's in a straight porn I'll watch just for him, not the brady's XXX is a good one he's in... great cum shots in that movie by him too.
Yep! He has an amazing pair of nads.
God, I recently developed a crush on him.
I've jerked off to James Deen more times than I can count. He's got a beautiful cock.
Nice hole shot.
i've heard of dicks reaching the bellybutton, but never saw a nutsack that could almost reach that far... wow...
Have you rimming video of James?
Yup flashgordon, download Obscene Behavior 2!
Great ass and feet worship of that stud!
Ok but i don't wanna see girl's ass... but girlz who lick jame's ass....
These are all on his xpeeps account..check out the one with the Z inserted in his penis..baffling to me
This isn't James.....
i think james is really hot and how rough and condescending he is sometimes is a major turn on for me
Very hot FEET service .... and ass rimming video
I love this guy, he's in the movie Teachers by Digital Playground which is one of my all-time favourites in straight porn. He has a great scene with two girls, something about his guy-next-door demeanour makes him so so hot, he has that cockiness too as well as a fantastic cock and tight hole. Would love nothing more than him to do some gay porn too.
i love his blue eyes.....
This is the only thing you guys need in your LIFE!
Im bi and I love this guy. I have seen him in a few porno.
James Deen fans hit me up! Send me a private message
Great Post!!!!
love him in pornstarpunishment...
Not to brag or anything, but I have met and partied with James Deen plenty of times at the Kink.com Armory in San Francisco. Let me know if you are in the area and I can get you on the secret guest list to watch him in action LIVE.
BTW, he is one of the nicest and funniest guys I have met!
In a recent Brazzers scene (straight porn), there was a story line about how male porn star James Deen's ex-wife is now in a relationship with a woman, and has moved in with her, taking their young son.
James Deen enters his ex-wife's house, upset that his son is playing with Cinderella dolls, and encounters his ex-wife's new girlfriend.
"Are you trying to turn my son into a fairy.....a cocksucker?" He yells. "It's bad enough that you turned my wife gay.....now you're trying to turn my son into a f*ggot too?"
It's in the full movie for this scene (you may have to be a member to view) --
Do you think that James Deen is homophobic, or the scene writers/directors at Brazzers are maybe homophobic?
Ugh. Even if that particular line of dialogue hadn't been included, this would have been a disgustingly offensive scene. "You destroy my family, I destroy your ass?" Seriously?
Check out the scene description from this site:
This day he really had enough of her bullshit and decided to give this wife stealing carpet muncher bitch something she hasn't had in a long time...a good dick bruising!
he's awesome and hot. and he seems like a cool guy to party with. he doesnt seem conceited like most straight porn stars.
what is the name of the video that he is getting rimmed?
Such a beautiful man I want to rim him instead of that girl he has just a delicate little body I want to get rough with
I love James! I subscribe to boundgangbangs.com. He's in a lot of their videos. I love it when a bunch of guys (like James) dominate a woman with their hard meat and fuck her holes good n hard.
What I want to know is why for the love of God aren't there any pictures of him WITHOUT a pussy attatched to his dick. I saw one once (at school and couldn't download it) and it disappeared of the net. Can't find it or anything like out there.
Funny conclusion to his scene here...
For those of you who would like to watch him fuck a girl while his face is covered in a white creamy substance:
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I love this guy lol
always a pleasure to watch
love how he fucks larger women than him
he was just featured on Nightline last night. so cute and so cocky. his attitude reminds me of me.
love his boy next door looks, blue eyes, his bod, his ass.
he is so hot!!!!


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Game report: UConn pulls away from Eastern Washington
Updated 12:34 am, Sunday, December 29, 2013
BRIDGEPORT -- A lethargic start kept the Webster Bank Arena crowd quiet for most of Saturday afternoon, but a late first-half run and some timely second-half offense propelled UConn to an 82-65 victory over Eastern Washington.
UConn opened up an 58-45 advantage after a Phil Nolan three-point play and a layup from the junior big man on the ensuing possession.
Back-to-back Omar Calhoun 3-pointers extended the lead to 66-52, and a Shabazz Napier behind-the-back pass for a Niels Giffey dunk ended any threat of a comeback, eliciting raucous cheers from the Bridgeport crowd.
UConn moves to 11-1 as it begins league competition.
STAR OF THE GAME: Napier led a balanced scoring attack with 15 points. He also dished out nine assists, including a no-look to Nolan on a fast-break that pushed UConn's lead to 13 points. Napier, who leads the Huskies in points, rebounds and assists, recorded just two boards Saturday.
KEY TO THE WIN: Eastern Washington. Clearly, UConn didn't play its best game. Aside from a few highlight plays in the second half, most of it was relatively sloppy. But once the Huskies jumped out in front, it seemed the Eagles lacked the firepower to make a comeback.
WORTH NOTING: Saturday marked UConn's first home game played in Bridgeport and its first home game played outside of Hartford or Storrs since 1987 (the Huskies played at the New Haven Coliseum). ... The attendance of 9,274 was the largest crowd to see an athletic event at the Arena. ... Eastern Washington made 9-of-28 3-pointers, but only attempted seven free throws. UConn, conversely, was 25 for 27 from the foul line. ... Nolan scored a career-best 11 points and grabbed six boards in the win. ... After collecting 10 offensive rebounds in the first half, Eastern Washington managed five the rest of the way. ... Eastern Washington used just seven players for the majority of the afternoon.
QUOTABLE: "I felt the energy from the crowd, it was just a great family atmosphere. It took them a while to really start cheering, because we didn't give them an opportunity." -- UConn coach Kevin Ollie
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How badly do you want to play Resident Evil 6? If you want to get early access to the demo, you'll have to shell out for another Capcom game. The Xbox 360 version of Dragon's Dogma will include early access to the Resident Evil 6 demo, Capcom has announced.
While both versions of Dragon's Dogma will include a downloadable code for the demo, only the Xbox 360 version will let you get the demo early. You'll be able to grab it on July 3rd, "60 days earlier than any other platform."
PlayStation 3 purchasers of Dragon's Dogma will also be able to get the demo. However, they will have to wait until September 4th to give it a test drive. Unfortunately, although a PC version of Resident Evil 6 is in the works, there is no PC version of Dragon's Dogma to bundle this promotion with.
Dragon's Dogma will be available on May 22. Resident Evil 6 will be available at retail on November 20.


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MANLIUS — The Manlius Village Board briefly discussed a water pipe issue at its meeting this month. The pipe has been causing water to leak and create puddles in the street.
The issue was recently discovered near the shutoff valve outside the former location of Todd's Tire and Auto Repair business in the downtown area.
Village Superintendent Mike Rowland said when he inspected the leak, it was discovered the leak was coming from a rusted lead pipe near the shutoff value. According to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations, once a lead pipe is dug up from the ground, it must be replaced with PVC piping.
It was discussed lead materials can't even be purchased anymore to fix the leak, which forces the village to have to replace its shutoff valve and the property owner to replace the piping going to the shutoff valve.
Mayor Rob Hewitt confirmed piping from the sidewalk up to the property is a property owner's responsibility, and piping from the sidewalk into the road is the village's responsibility.
The village board is hoping the property owner, who is no longer at the location but continues to have water running to the facility, will meet the village halfway to replace the old lead piping and the two can split the cost of the project.
Board member Dawn Reglin said, "If it's got to be fixed, it's got to be fixed."
Hewitt said there will be more places in town where the same issue will occur because of old piping and the village's new sewer system.
The village is hoping to get the project completed before cold weather, which could create a hazard with water freezing on the street.
The village plans to talk with the property owner to see if he is willing to complete the project in one dig and then split the cost; it was determined it might be the cheapest route for both parties. Hewitt said he would put the issue on old business for next meeting's agenda and give an update on what will happen with the project and how much it will cost.
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A new face-off in the video game industry has begun, but this one has little to do with hockey, John Travolta, or Nicholas Cage. Amidst all of the recent hubbub about the ground-breaking facial animation capture technology in Rockstar's upcoming period cop-drama, L.A. Noire, Remedy Entertainment (Alan Wake, Max Payne), has revealed that it's working on some proprietary tech meant to help games leap even further over the uncanny valley.
According to a report by Edge magazine, who got to visit Remedy's Finland-based offices for a closed-door demonstration, Remedy is going to be using the new tech in their next project, though there's no word of what that project might be.
Created by John Root, former Lead Animator at Id Software, Epic Games, and Disney, explained that the new software helps enhance the "retargeting" process -- the tweaking of raw capture capture data by the animators.
The new tech still uses motion capture as a starting point for their actors (accurate up to half a millimeter), and maps the sixty-four facial expressions that serve as modifiable templates for the entire spectrum of human emotions. Once the detailed model of the actor is captured, animators can use a series of real-time sliders to tweak the digital performance. It sounds quite empowering for animators, given that it eliminates the need for manual animation of actors' faces, or being forced into animating around a pre-recorded vocal performance.
Edge magazine seemed impressed after being shown a tech demo of the software using the actor who played Alan Wake, though the technology isn't yet complete. In particular, Root mentioned a color mapping sub-system of tech that will allow animators to "simulate blood flow beneath the skin, adjusting its colour as brows are furrowed or lips pursed."
CEO Matthias Myllyrinne also noted, "LA Noire has set a bar for facial animation, but [Rockstar's game] is here," he said, placing one hand higher than the other. "We're aiming to be here."


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Moments of pride and honour are coming thick and fast for FC Barcelona's Gerard Piqué.
Following a year of further successes with club and country, the central defender and his partner Shakira are due to become parents in the middle of January and the newborn child will immediately become a 'socio' – or member of Barcelona. Shortly after he himself was born on 2 February 1987, Piqué was given 'socio' status, and this week, with Shakira by his side, he was awarded a silver insignia for his 25 years of membership.
"I'm very proud – apart from the fact I didn't take the decision to become a 'socio', because I was only a few days old, but it's true that my grandfather and then my parents made me aware of what it means to be a fan, how to be a Barcelonista, and I'm very proud of that," Piqué said.
"It was my grandfather's idea. He was on the board of directors of Barcelona, and from the beginning he wanted to make me a Barcelonista. I have to thank him because now I'm celebrating my 25th anniversary because of him."
Barça vice-president Jordi Cardoner bestowed upon the player's grandfather Amador Bernabéu the honour of presenting Piqué with the insignia. The veteran culé was also thanked for giving Piqué the opportunity to understand the values of the club and to grow with them. Emotional during the ceremony, Bernabéu has seen his grandson develop from boy to man. Piqué believes his own preparations for fatherhood, and his relationship with Shakira, help his growing maturity both on and off the field.
"I believe love changes you," Piqué said. "It's a very important part of your life. And when you have it, you see things in a different way than you might have done before. When you're single, you concentrate very much on football and your friends. Now it's about your partner, and there's a baby coming too; so things change and you have to adapt. But I think everything that's happening to me now is beautiful
One of 683 Blaugrana members to receive the award at ceremonies in December, you can read more from Piqué in the next edition of Champions Matchday, available from 16 January in digital versions on Apple Newsstand or Zinio, as well as in print. You can follow the magazine on Twitter @ChampionsMag.
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I have just kicked the door wide open for XO-1 gearing options!!! This is a modified slipper clutch that works awesome! Check out the pics.
I'd mill the pinion down so that the teeth have 100% contact on the spur......
Or just, flip it...
He Who Dies With the Most Toys Wins.
I meant to add that in my first post. Getting the gears lined up is in the works. I believe with the stock motor, all I'll have to do is flip the pinion around like danielhr77 said.
Updated pics with 1:1 gear ratio (36/36).
Notice how much clearance there is now between the pinion and the shock!
That's really cool! Now, you just need to get rid of the stock slipper clutch pads...
Is owning 27 RC's too many? No way!
I've used aluminum pads before. Only advantage I noticed was they don't break apart like the stock ones can.
wut kinda speedz r u clockin on this
Haven't made any speed runs just yet. I am trying out the 1:1 gearing with a MMM ESC and 2250kv motor. The power system heats up rather quickly, so not sure how well it's going to hold up to speed runs. We'll see.
More details?
Here are some updated pics with the stock motor and pinion turned around. Gear alignment is perfect. Once I get all of the bugs worked out, I'll post up how to modify the slipper assemblies so that anyone can try this out.
Alright guys, the first set of pictures was a Slash 4x4 slipper with extensive modification and filing of various parts. The second set was a Revo 3.3 slipper with Slash 4x4 shaft, bearing bushing, spring, etc. I had to do some filing to the back plate, bearing bushing and shaft.
The set below is a Robinson Racing Revo 3.3 Gen3 slipper (38T spur) with Slash 4x4 shaft, bearing bushing, spring, etc. No modifications were done to any part. They are as is. The pin is through the rear most hole in the shaft. If anything, I may need to add some shims to get the motor mount bearing positioned exactly where it needs to be. Right now the shaft can be moved back and about 50% of the bearing will come out of the mount.
I believe I will go with this setup in my 4wd XO-1. The only part I should have to modify is the center driveshaft. It will have to be cut down to length due to the slipper shaft being longer than the stock cush drive shaft.
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Btw, the Robinson slipper assembly runs very true. No wobbling like you get with the other slippers.
Installed the Robinson Racing slipper in my 4wd XO-1 today to do some testing, but as my luck would have it... it is now raining.
Ok, so I was able to sneak in a little testing up and down my street. Good news is, I got hardly any wheel spin (testing with 4s). The car was very controllable when heavy in the throttle. Bad news is, I had the slipper too loose from the beginning and got it extremely hot. It discolored the spur gear and glazed the pad. But, I can flip the pad over, lightly sand the spur and start off next time at full tight. After I noticed the slipper smoking, I tightened it all the way and got good results, but the pad and spur were already glazed and would have been a lot better had I started at full tight. A cooldown for the slipper may be necessary after each run, but not having the car get all stupid out of control when nailing the throttle was nice. I'll update more once I can do more testing. See the pics below of what the spur looks like after lol.
Wow, that's hot!
He Who Dies With the Most Toys Wins.
Yep. Checked it with a temp gun and got over 150º. This was after I stopped running and brought the car inside, so it had a few minutes to cool down a little from what it was.
Did a little more testing the other day. I tightened the slipper all the way and ran the car. This time the slipper did not get very hot at all and would not slip during normal putting around. It did slip when I got pretty heavy in the throttle and the car was still more controllable than before because the tires did not spin. I will hopefully get this thing out soon and try it during some speed runs.
Could you post a full parts (part numbers) list for this setup? I'm very eager to try it out!
My apologies, the Revo setup.
For the Revo setup, you will need the following:
Traxxas 6893 Input shaft (slipper shaft)/ bearing adapter (1)/pin (1)
Slash 4x4 slipper spring and nut
Revo slipper clutch assembly
You will need to extend the flats on the rear of the shaft where it goes into the rear diff. The flats on mine are ≈5.75mm (measured after the shaft was shortened). You will need to shorten the shaft by filing down the rear of the shaft. Mine is ≈55.5mm in total length. You will need to file down the bearing adapter where it sits against the small bearing within the spur gear. Mine is ≈7.2mm tall. The rear plate will also need to be filed down to remove the "fins" so they won't rub against the rear diff. I believe I set the pin in the forward most hole in the shaft (currently not running this slipper, but that looks to be correct). You will also need to shorten your center driveshaft. I used a hacksaw and then cleaned it up with a file. Take a good measurement before cutting to ensure you don't cut off too much.
That should be it. Keep in mind that you want to start testing with the clutch fully tight to avoid burning it up. Also, my measurements may not be exact for your car. There can be slight differences between parts and you may need to file more or less. Just make sure you test fit between filing and make sure everything turns freely.
Hope this helps and let me know how it turns out.
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Hmm, that seems like a little too much fab work for me. I guess I will pay out for the RRP setup, it just bolts up...aside from one slice of the center shaft?
Remember to take a good measurement before cutting the center shaft. I think I removed about 1/2 inch from mine, but could have gone less. Let me know if you need any more help.


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John Burt was convicted on all five counts. The 66-year-old showed no emotion as he stood listening to the verdict. The judge ordered Burt held without bond pending sentencing.
He was charged with touching the girl on her breasts, groin and buttocks, forcing her hand to the crotch of his pants and writing her a note propositioning sex last year at a home for troubled teens he and his wife ran in Milton, Florida.
The girl testified over a satellite television link from Northern Ireland, where she now lives.
Jurors also heard from another girl who accused Burt of improperly touching her and masturbating in front of her although not charged with any crimes in her case.
Burt had associated with two men who committed anti-abortion murders in nearby Pensacola during the mid-1990s.


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Brussels -- FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva praised the European Union for the commitment it has shown to making the International Year of Family Farming in 2014 a success.
Speaking at the Conference 'Family farming: a dialogue towards more sustainable and resilient farming in Europe and the world', Graziano da Silva said in Brussels that 'Europe has a rich tradition in family farming and valuable experiences to be shared. The International Year of Family Farming offers an opportunity for this exchange.'
'Differently from large-scale specialized farming, [family farms] usually run diversified agricultural activities which help preserve natural resources,' he said. 'Family farmers have, over generations, preserved and perfected many practices and technologies that can support agricultural sustainability.'
Graziano da Silva spoke of misconceptions of the role of family farmers that prevented them making a greater contribution to ending hunger in developing countries and to preserving the environment in a global context.
'Not too long ago, family farmers were often seen as the subject of social policies and not as productive actors. They were considered part of the hunger problem. This is the mindset we need to change with the International Year of Family Farming,' he said.
'And when I say farmers, I include smallholders and medium scale farmers, as is the case here in Europe, as well as peasants, indigenous peoples, traditional communities, fishermen, pastoralists, collectors and many other groups,' he added.
In Europe, Gerd Sonnleitner, from Germany, President of the European Farmers Association, will be a special ambassador for the Year.
The International Year of Family Farming honours over 400 million family farms in both developed and developing countries, defined as farms that rely primarily on family members for labour and management.
Such farms produce the food that feeds billions of people. In many developing countries family farms make up on average up to 80 percent of all farm holdings.


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Le'Veon Bell rumbled for a career-high 266 yards and a fourth-quarter touchdown to put the game away, leading Michigan State to a 26-10 victory over Minnesota on Saturday to secure a spot in a bowl game.
Bell carried 35 times on a cold afternoon and Dan Conroy made four of his five field-goal attempts, three of them from 43 yards or longer, to help the Spartans (6-6, 3-5 Big Ten) wear down the Gophers (6-6, 2-6).
Minnesota played the second half without coach Jerry Kill on the sideline. The team didn't immediately give a reason.
Aaron Hill's 33-yard interception return for a touchdown gave Minnesota a lead it kept for more than 18 minutes in the first half, but Jordan Wettstein's season-long 48-yard field goal was the only offensive score for the Gophers, who had a season-low 96 total yards -- and just 4 yards rushing.


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Hi Folks,
I have a couple of external SCSI devices (scanner + DAT drive) attached to my SuSE 8.2 box. Both work fine. I usually have them turned off when not in use (the DAT drive PSU is quite noisy), but that's OK provided that I have them turned on when I boot the machine - I can then turn them offf when not needed and when I turn them on again they can be used as normal.
However, if I forget to turn them on at boot time (eg yesterday when YAST gave me a kernel update & advised a reboot), they don't appear on the device list.
Is there any way I can force a rescan of the SCSI bus to detect them without rebooting the machine ?
Many thanks,


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22 U.S. Code § 4903 - Fellowships
§ 4903.
(a) Number
Up to 100 fellowships may be provided under this chapter each year. Not less than 15 shall be provided during fiscal year 1993.
(b) Remuneration and periodThe Board shall determine, taking into consideration the position in which each Fellow will serve and his or her experience and expertise—
the amount of remuneration the Fellow will receive for his or her service under this chapter, and
(c) Training
Each Fellow may be given appropriate training at the George P. Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center or other appropriate institution.
(d) Housing and transportationThe Secretary of State shall, pursuant to regulations—
(Pub. L. 99–399, title X, § 1004, Aug. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 894; Pub. L. 102–511, title VIII, § 804(a), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3353; Pub. L. 107–132, § 1(b), Jan. 16, 2002, 115 Stat. 2412.)
2002—Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 107–132 substituted "George P. Shultz National Foreign Affairs Training Center" for "Foreign Service Institute".
1992—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 102–511 inserted at end "Not less than 15 shall be provided during fiscal year 1993."
Pub. L. 102–511, title VIII, § 804(b), Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3353, provided that:
"In addition to the funds made available pursuant to section 1005(c) of that Act [22 U.S.C. 4904(c)], funds authorized to be appropriated by chapter 11 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 [22 U.S.C. 2295 et seq.] may be used in carrying out the amendment made by subsection (a) [amending this section] with respect to missions in the independent states of the former Soviet Union."
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