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Team Fortress is overrun with cheaters and Valve seems completely unable to do anything about it.
Atleast in TF2 if you are on a good server people are easily banned by unique ID.
My clan has been playing Modern Warfare 2 recently and if you find a cheater the only thing you can do is back out of the match.
Atleast in TF2 if you are on a good server people are easily banned by unique ID.
My clan has been playing Modern Warfare 2 recently and if you find a cheater the only thing you can do is back out of the match.
indeed, playing mw2 is a PITA, you can only hope that the cheater is in your squad, and VAC is doing nothing at all, maybe they'll get banned a month later but your game is already ruined, punkbuster may not be perfect but at least it kicks right away
A Modern Warfare 2 clan? Clans and matchmaking?
So what do you have to do to actually have a war? Add every member of the opposing clan to your friends list and play? Worthless game when it comes to having a competitive community. insert(no_dedicated_servers_whine);
On Topic: The fact that valve thinks anti-cheat is more important than anti-piracy means a lot to me. Compared to the absurd DRM protection Assasins Creed 2 (and other future titles from Ubisoft) has for example which requires you to have an active internet connection to play a single player game valve is a company that actually gets it.
I must admit though that PunkBuster has a lot more tools available for the admins AND the server users (like pb_power and pb_kick by users) and the ability for plugins to be added for streaming bans globally and implementing your own anti-cheat variables (CVAR checks).
There is little to no information available on how Valve's anti-cheat operates and I for one have no idea if it actually GETS cheaters for I never see any public messages of users being kicked (this might differ per game though).
TF2 uses dedicated servers and allows server side mods. Therefore, votebans and votekicks are simple to use and many times don't even need an admin online to work properly.
MF2 however doesn't use dedicated servers, any one player is actually hosting the "server" on their machine. The problem (well, A problem) with that is that there is no Server admin or other person in control of the back end of the game, so if the automated systems don't pick up the cheats, the players have no recourse to expel the cheate
A Modern Warfare 2 clan? Clans and matchmaking? So what do you have to do to actually have a war? Add every member of the opposing clan to your friends list and play?
Yes, that's exactly what you do. You form a private match and invite people to it, they select their team and you play without any other players in your way. Is it really that hard to understand?
You cannot keep cheating from happening unless you control the server (and even then it's not trivial). End of story.
I (and so many, many others) foretold that before MW2 came out and that cheating will ruin that game within days, possibly weeks, of release. Unlike others, I stood with my decision to avoid buying it, simply because yes, it would have been a killer game that I really wanted, but I also knew that playing it will be an ongoing frustration with cheaters running rampart.
Why bother buying a game, even if it was the best game on the planet, if you can't play it sensibly?
I've been playing TF2 almost every week since shortly after release; I've never run across someone using an autoaim or wallhack. What server are you seeing this problem on?
I, as well, have been playing TF2 almost weekly since its release. I have seen cheaters a few times. It's pretty obvious, esp. when a sniper has 300 headshots in a row and is on top of the board.
Hell, one of the cheaters was even spamming the URL to a website where you can BUY the cheat, so he was demo'ing his warez, if you will.
The best part was when everyone dropped to spectator and spec'ed him while he was playing. It was fascinating to watch the aimbot at work. After 30 seconds of watching his screen from the scope perspective, anyone's doubts were quickly erased.
I forgot to mention that this was on several well-known and large servers, but I can't recall the names off-hand. It did stop after Valve released a patch to the game.
I think cheating is only a problem when there is actual competition going on. Public servers in any FPS-game are so random anyway, that only a blatant aimbotter can affect the game negatively. Luckily, these guys are easy to spot and ban by the server admins.
VAC does its job brilliantly. It's a system designed to ban players that can be confirmed to be running a cheating software. It's designed to give no false positives, and so far the Valve's record is clear on that.
I play Team Fortress 2 competitively, and we have our [etf2l.org] own [esl.eu] leagues [cevo.com] from which we can ban players according to their Steam IDs. Every league has its own Anti-Cheat admins, who examine the recorded replays of official matches. There is only one player caught cheating in TF2 that has played on the highest level. He also attended LANs where you can't play with your own computer without a noticeable change in his skill level. So you can't really say that he profited that much.
It's just so hard to cheat and stay on top of the competition and not get caught that most people just won't bother. I wouldn't say cheating is a major problem, at least in the TF2 scene.
The police doesn't stop you from holding up a liquor store right now. The high-resolution 30fps CCTV system there won't stop you either. (A shotgun would, but that's a story for another thread.)
But with clear pictures of your face robbing a liquor store, you will have a police record. Do it a second time and you're on the wanted list. Do it a third time and they hunt you down IRL and no Pay-and-Spray will help you.
Security everywhere is hard to maintain, so it is sufficient to make sure that crime doesn't pay. Crimes that don't pay are not done.
In this sense, VAC could very well eradicate the cheaters altogether, if only with a lag of one month. Kids that download an aimbot that day will annoy the hell out of everyone else for a month and then they're gone permanently. People (=potential cheaters) will notice that and probably think thrice before downloading an aimbot themselves. People who still cheat then must be kiddies or junkies with no IQ, no idea of delayed gratification, no impulse control and not the faintest idea of self-discipline ("idjits") or actively gaining pleasure for hurting or impairing others ("griefers" = sadists). They can be banned all day long. Or slowly roasted on open pits, for all I care.
I could endure cheaters for a while if I knew they were never coming back, ever. If they have to buy a new copy of the game every time they get detected adds a good incentive for the game publisher to detect them with increasing accuracy and frequency. This means cheaters practically pay for their own detection and I like it that way.
I resent the notion of 90% of all players being scumbags and bottom feeders.
But if scumbags play the game without cheats like everyone else, I have nothing to object and they're no scumbags.
If you are able to shoot them easily, they're not cheating and that's fine.
I've got over 600 hours of time logged playing TF2. I've seen two cheaters in that whole time. Both times they didn't last more than a few minutes (server admin banned him).
The only place TF2 is overrun with cheaters is on the non-VAC secure servers. Chances are if you're playing there then you've already been caught cheating.
I think I saw a cheater in TF2 once.
But largely my experience has been cheat-free. Play on VAC servers and you should have a similar experience I would think.
I've seen more cheaters in CoD4 than in TF2, in spite of the former using Punkbuster instead of VAC. Perhaps its just the fact that no anti-cheat engine will ever be perfect and so we'll always have to deal with the idiots.
What all these anti-cheating efforts fail to realize is that cheating is an integral part of the game, especially in computer gaming. Given that such a cheat can be performed by anyone, the playing field is *always* level in the aggregate. By removing actions that they consider cheating, they are removing key gameplay elements and ultimately changing the face of the game.
Additionally, it says a lot that they must resort to installing what is essentially a rootkit just to make sure someone isn't taking advantage of superior technology or extra knowledge. If these games are so unplayable with cheating enabled, perhaps the designers shouldn't have put those features in.
Crippling superior players is Communism.
IMO every Quake Instagib server should have a (callvote) option for insta_weapon 1 (great fun, but
aimbot cheaters usually get bored very soon)
>If these games are so unplayable with cheating enabled, perhaps the designers shouldn't have put those features in.
You're trolling right? If you really think it works like this you should try re-educating yourself when it comes to modern day cheats, we're not talking about iddqd game recognized cheats here..
Y'know...I've seen some real STUPID responses before...YOU WIN!!
Cheating is NOT an integral part of the game. The playing field is always level? ROFLMAO go play against a 12 year old that has an Aim bot....tell me how level that is. You just wanted to use the word aggregate in a sentence didn't you? You didn't care the entire sentence was horse crap.
Superior technology...what a load of crap that is...setting it so the aim is always deadly and that it cycles through every weapon you own and fires them all wi
What all these anti-cheating efforts fail to realize is that cheating is an integral part of the game, especially in computer gaming. Given that such a cheat can be performed by anyone, the playing field is *always* level in the aggregate. By removing actions that they consider cheating, they are removing key gameplay elements and ultimately changing the face of the game.
Additionally, it says a lot that they must resort to installing what is essentially a rootkit just to make sure someone isn't taking advantage of superior technology or extra knowledge. If these games are so unplayable with cheating enabled, perhaps the designers shouldn't have put those features in.
Crippling superior players is Communism.
What all these anti-murder efforts fail to realize is that murder is an integral part of life, especially in America. Given that such a murder can be performed by anyone, the playing field is *always* level in the aggregate. By removing actions that they consider murder, they are removing key life goals and ultimately changing the face of humanity.
Additionally, it says a lot that they must resort to installing what is essentially a police force just to make sure someone isn't taking advantage of superior ability to murder or extra knowledge of how to carry it out. If life is so difficult with frequent random murdering allowed, perhaps we shouldn't have been made mortal
Crippling superior murderers is Communism.
The problem with Ayn Rand is that her hysterics appeal to a lot of high school students who forget to think about them in more detail when they grow up.
Which is why I only play local multiplayer and break my opponents' fingers off with a hammer. If God hadn't intended me to cheat as such, He wouldn't have made people so squishy. Or they could've shown up in full-body armor, though I guess that wouldn't save them from my 'welding torch' backup solution.
I don't know that doing anything client-side will work, for the same reason that DRM doesn't work. I guess it might deter the casual cheater, but then there's also the possibility that raising the bar will entice people to break the anti-cheating code just for the challenge.
The long-term solution I think is to design the game in such a way that the server can verify clients are playing by the rules. If wallhacks are a problem, the server could send fake data to the client telling it there's an enemy hidden behind a wall (when it's really not). Legitimate players won't be aware of this, but it would alter the behaviour of cheaters and thus they could be found out. Aimbots could perhaps be detected by supplying an invisible model that a legitimate player wouldn't be shooting at. Essentially, give the client bogus data that won't affect the experience of legit players, but will out cheaters.
Maybe it's easier to keep changing the client-side checks fast enough that it's not worth the time to work around, but I don't know if that kind of strategy is working in practice. Who will pay for the constant development?
A chemo for the cancer that is killing TF2? - I'm in
BF2 Project Reality does similar things, I think. Once in a while I see something flickering at the side of the screen for a single frame or so. I guess an aimbot would trigger and react instantly while a human player wouldn't even notice unless camp^w tactically waiting somewhere for a while.
This mod has been out for several years and they probably won't leave any visible graphics glitch in there if it was a mistake. The server code is not freely downloadable and obscurity is probably one of the reasons for it.
I play regularly on a server that typically has admins on on peak hours (8pm-12am EST) and it remains fairly clean. Anyone new is usually scrutinized pretty hard; and the existing players are all there to have a good time. The banhammer comes out quick if you're cheating.... Even quicker if you mouth off to the admins or start spouting racial slurs.
Oh yea, they also toss anyone under a reasonable (16-18) age range, since we get kinda foul mouthed and taunt back and forth. If you sound like you're 10 year
Despite what the league players would have you think Valve's games are not generally played with (or designed for) less than 16-24 people, and 32 is not remotely uncommon. What your suggesting effectively doubles the load on the server AND each affected player.
Plus most cheaters would not readily be detectable this way. Aimbots tend to be activated by the player right before firing after the player manually gets pretty close to the target on their own, and wallhacks are generally used as an advantage in information rather than open combat.
Then you made a poor platform choice.
The PC in general is an open platform because you can easily and trivially run whatever code on it you want and peak and poke the memory as you see fit, even if the OS itself is closed.
If you want a gaming platform where cheating is not an issue, you need a closed platform, like a console, where it is much easier for the developers to detect and prevent cheating, if there is even any in the first place. Despite being 5 years old this year, whilst it has suffered some game logic cheats which are easily patched, the Xbox 360 has yet to be prone to a single aimbot or radar cheat for example.
PC's are great for general usage and single player/cooperative gaming, but not for competitive gaming where cheating is largely an unsolveable problem without closing the platform, which goes against what PCs are great at. Even assuming in a few years you move everything server side and just pass images to the client there's still the possibility that people will write pattern recognition apps, to recognise enemies and send control messages to aim at them like any other aimbot.
Amen brother.
I still hope they will squash cheaters because in my personal view they are scum comparable to child molesters. I would not want to have the "open platform" PC abandoned for games because of them.
It would be a shame to see more platform balkanization or a joypad-only environment for all the games. The moment a closed platform is exclusively established, running fees will come running, I know that. And I actually like to have one notebook for everything, gaming, working and internet. It's extrem
VAC secured TF2 for Linux is platinum rated on Wine, depending on how buggy the most recent update of TF2 was (it varies widely from week to week)
http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iId=9901 [winehq.org]
But for the most part it's very playable. Looks like today it's "just" silver. Heck I've gotten it to run briefly on my netbook using Ubuntu 9.10 netbook remix with the unsupported GMA 950 and an atom processor(!). Most of the bugs listed are bugs in the windows version too (like multicore support)
So the crazy idea is this: don't tell the client systems where the avatars are located. Maybe your system says "I'm here, looking this way", and all you get back is a bunch of data for drawing textured triangles. Triangles might be part of another player's avatar, or a wall, or who knows what; but your system doesn't know of what it is either, so there's nothing for an aimbot to go on to do its thing. It's more data, and more work for the server, but maybe it's not TOO MUCH more data or work for the server, and it'd be cheat-free.
(Unless you write some spiffy image recognition software, but hey, at least we get some advances in AI out of the deal that way...)
Nobody who works in the games industry has ever thought of your idea, tested it, and realised that it's an unfeasible proposal. Because valve don't read slashdot, they'll miss your comment and this groundbreaking new proposal to solve the problem of in-game cheating, which they took seriously enough to INVENT VAC. They certainly wouldn't already implement something very similar that simply neglects to transmit a player's location unless you have a line of sight. That's totally something they aren't already doing, and haven't been for several years, nay, almost a decade.
As for your second point, that's why VAC monitors the entire computer, and not just the game's binary. There are a family of aimbots that jiggle your cursor until it's over a "I'm a head" texture - so your circle of aim for an accurate headshot needs to just be within 100 pixels of any given face. These ones basically sit in memory, monitor the graphics drivers and tweak the mouse. Hence, such draconian methods to detect them *without false positives*.
you can just avoid sending the position of not visible players, but the problem is that _as soon_ as one is visible the aimbot will kill him all the same. also another problem is that in "somewhat geared toward realism" games as modern warfare (seriously kids, famas&m16 are not 3 round burst only) you have to give position away to allow for bullet penetrations. and then you still have to send sound effects, which give away your position to a potential aimbot/wallhack.
Good point, but it would be a start to improve things. Let's discuss it in more detail:
1) Why not do bullet/target collision detection on the server? That way, you don't need to transmit the position of not visible players to the other clients. Instead, someone shooting through a wall would do so blindly even if he has installed a wallhack, and the server would decide if he hit someone.
2) The sound effects could be somewhat distorted to prevent calculating the position of the other player from the sound. If
This is completely unworkable: it massively increases the amount of data that needs to be passed between client and server, and the amount of work the server must do, and makes movement far more pause-filled. If we were all on gigabit Ethernet on a local network, and all had top-of-the-line game machines, it might be workable. But not for reasonable hardware and modest network connections.
Also, certain triangles would be pretty recognizably face images.
You could do the entire graphics processing server-side with only a video stream transferred to the client. This is less bandwidth-intensive than outsourcing the things that travel the PCIe bus on a traditional gaming system.
The cloud-gaming start-ups are trying to do precisely that, BTW,
And you would still have the problem of client-side programs looking for patterns in the image, which would cause cheaters insane amounts of work to continue their deeds.
This will work wonders in realistic shooters where pe
Cheating is a social problem, not a technical problem. Technical solutions for social problems usually do not work. However, we have fixed this problem already with various other online activities, where people even regularly spend real money to buy something from complete strangers. Reputation systems like eBay and Amazon use seem to work quite well, but then of course you can no longer blame the cheaters for poor sales.
There are a class of problems that can most easily be solved by fundamental changes in human behaviour. This will never happen, unfortunately.
http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2004/03/19/ [penny-arcade.com]
"Cheating is a social problem, not a technical problem."
I always wondered why they didn't do a statistical analysis of human input by looking and comparing demos. Maybe uploading demos to a central server for analysis would be a good thing, then you can ban the cheaters accounts.
If they're so super-serial about cheating, why oh why oh why do they keep developing games with vulnerabilities designed in?
Whack-a-hack is always a losing prospect. If you trust the client, then you're boned. There are far more people with far more incentive trying to pop your cheat cherry than you've got available to protect your virtue. Your best case scenario is that you make a profit before your game is totally owned.
Because games run alot better when more work is doen client side. Try doing hitbox detection on the server, and people complain about the lag. Do it on the client and 99% of people have a great time, and 1% get an aimbot.
Well, duh. So cheating is not a serious issue, which is actually consistent with Valve playing whack-a-hack in the wild.
Please note the title of my post: what I'm calling Valve on is the inconsistency between their actions (vulnerable designs) and their words (ZOMG cheating > piracy). Gobshites.
There are two big problems with VAC over PunkBuster
1) All power resides specifically with VAC. There are no tools for the server admin to make things like md5 or cvar checks, no screenshot facility to check players, or even the ability to kick a player. As such, you HAVE to rely on VAC doing all the work, and you as a server admin have nothing to say about it. If you see a cheater that VAC is failing to catch, your outta luck.
2) VAC gives no information as to what it is doing. You never see a player b
The only real way to enjoy the game is to join a dedicated server where the admin is online and can kickban the player. As a poster mentioned above, it's pretty easy to confirm a cheat by spectating their pov. Unfortunately votekick rarely works, even with a really bad cheat there are too many that won't bother.
I am an admin in one of the larger gaming communities in my country, and have a history of competitive gaming. I was never a gamer before I saw the teamplay in CS 5on5 matches (example video [youtube.com]). I still play the orginal game once a week or so. Just for the record, CS is a team-game where aiming and firing is only part of the skill. Knowing and practicing with your team is essential just like any other sport.
If you didn't already know, Counter-Strike [wikipedia.org] (CS) is still one of the largest on-line games out there, peaking 75k [steampowered.com] users yesterday. I'm talking about the version 1.6 and not the CSS (CS Source) version. There is still a larger userbase for other Steam-games, but we still regard the original CS to be the game played by the eSports community because of its smooth gameplay and predictable recoil patterns when firing guns. Many "elite"-players have tried moving on to newer games, but get disappointed and still comes back for the good old CS 1.6 where graphics may suck, but you get a predictable gameplay where the player is not that much affected by randomness.
The story of cheating in CS has been a long annoying trip. People have even been cheating at LAN-events where they used aim-key, and they even won price money and got away with it. The story is long, and websites profiting from selling cheats are very active today. Some of the cheats go very deep in kernel and hide itself just like a root-kit. Ring 0 [wikipedia.org]-cheats are common.
VAC (Valve Anti Cheat) has been the attempts from Valve to stop the cheats, however VAC has always been ages behind any new cheat and has never taken all cheats available for free at the net. There has been attempts from the community at steampowered to scare users with passive detections and delayed bans so users could not be sure which cheat got them banned, but mainly VAC seem to me being a low priority project at Valve. Valve is still, like any other company, prioritizing new projects and just leaving maybe one programmer doing some cheat-detection-code on his free-time. The situation is a win for cheaters and others. And also a win for Valve, since there are a lot of people trying cheats and thus they sometimes get banned, ending up buying a new copy of the game (the price for a new CS at Steam is currently available at 7,99€ which is annoyingly cheap). Valve still sells a lot of copies (in the years 1999-2008, Valve had sold 4,8 million copies!).
Various anti-cheat communities has gathered during the years, where one try syncing ban-lists and communities constantly have players monitoring other players trying to spot cheats by spectating. As VAC is such a failure, many still go undetected. Especially if one hides their cheats well. The community RADAR [gaming.no] is one of these initiatives which accept new communities for sharing such ban-list.
The latest addition; Easy Anti Cheat [easyanticheat.net] (EAC) is a project created by a skilled programmer that is based upon deep-level detection accompanied with screenshots. This programmer may seem hard-core, and this is mainly because he used to be a cheat author(!). This is currently the best anti-cheat system available for CS, but it's still only used in Clan Wars/eSports. The public-area for normal players is still depending upon VAC, as the EAC requires a 3rd party client installed which is a tough barrier to overcome.
The future now seem brighter, as we have now left VAC and we are mainly no longer depending on it. I wish Valve software good luck in the future, but it seem to me that if VAC remains a low-priority project it will still annoy thousands of everyday players and leaving a few cheaters laughing, destroying the on-line experience.
Yes but designing the engine this way would require so much more precise exchange of information, and so much more bandwidth, therefore much more lag, which everyone would hate, not just the cheaters.
No thank you.
I don't cheat.
But I also don't want programs running arbitrary deep-level scans on my system and phoning home either.
ESPECIALLY since I can't see the data.
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|?Past All-Conference AHS players invited Dec. 20
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|Wednesday, 17 December 2008 00:00
?? Past basketball players for the Austin High School Eagles who were named to a Mid-Southern All-Conference Team
during their careers are receiving special invitations to be on hand on Saturday night, December 20, at Rigel Gym.
On that evening, the AHS Athletic Department plans to recognize former Eagles who were named to such teams
as part of a 50-year anniversary celebration of the school's history with the MSC.
A small gathering for these former players and their families is being planned following the Eagles' game with
Lanesville. The event will be held in the elementary cafeteria.
According to school records, 29 players have been named to All-Conference Teams during those 50 years. Those
being invited include J.D. Helton, James Bush, Eugene Helton, Tom Rigdon, Charlie Brandenburg, Jimmie Robinson,
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R. Deaton, Harold Lewis, Jeff Tracy, Jerry Goodin, Ritchie Deaton, John W. Deaton, Brad Bogard, Mark Lueking, Rickie Coomer, Joey Napier, Virgil Bruce Johnson, Richard Mullins, Anthony Winchester, Brian Johnson and Jeremy
Invitees are being asked to contact Athletic Director Mike Deaton by calling him at 794-8734 as soon as possible.
"We would like to honor and remember these athletic accomplishments in our school's history. We're hoping many
of these players will be able to be on hand," stated Deaton.
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Injuries rampant at West Virginia dog track
Anti-dog racing groups say Mardi Gras Casino & Resort in Nitro, West Virginia, has had an alarming number of greyhound injuries over the past six years — more than one a day.
West Virginia Racing Commission records analyzed by Massachusetts-based Grey2K USA show that, in addition to 1.4 injuries a day, 152 dogs were euthanized during that period, only seven of those because of illnesses.
Carey Theil, executive director of Grey2K, the anti-dog racing agency that spent years trying to obtain the records, told the Charleston Daily Mail that the numbers are the highest the group has seen at any U.S. track.
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UNA Religion Professor Gives Invocation at Holocaust Memorial Service
Apr. 8, 2013
By Elise Cofield, Student Writer
FLORENCE, Ala. – The Alabama Holocaust Commission has invited the University of North Alabama's own Dr. Carl Gebhardt, adjunct instructor of religion, to return for the third time to offer the invocation at the "Annual Gathering of Remembrance" on Tuesday, April 9, in the Old House Chamber at the State Capitol in Montgomery.
The Annual Day of Remembrance is a gathering hosted by the Alabama Holocaust Commission every April and a time set aside by members of Jewish community to remember the Holocaust in Nazi Germany and across Europe. The televised event is open to the public.
"The dreadful history of the Holocaust is a history that we all share," Gebhardt said, "and one for which we bear some responsibility for making sure that such devastating mass murder never takes place again – or at least that the perpetrators do not go unpunished again."
The program begins at 11 a.m. and will include a proclamation by Gov. Robert Bentley and a keynote address by Rabbi Jonathan Miller of Temple Emanu-El in Birmingham.
Gebhardt said he was first invited to give the invocation when his name was suggested by Dr. Robert Adler, a recently retired UNA professor who is a member of the Alabama Holocaust Commission.
Gebhardt said his prayer will remember "those who were lost whose names we know, and also those whose names we don't know," as well as honor a group referred to as the "Righteous of the Nations," the mostly Christian people of Europe who, at great risk to themselves and their families, protected Jews during the Holocaust.
"We may actually have one or two survivors of the concentration camps that may actually be there at this ceremony," he said. "A lot of people there are children and grandchildren of survivors."
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NORMAN, Okla. – The University of Oklahoma women's tennis team won the doubles point and did not let up in a 7-0 sweep of No. 67 UC Santa Barbara Sunday, March 24, in Santa Barbara, Calif.
"Today was the most complete match we have played all year from start to finish." OU head coach David Mullins said.
Oklahoma notched a victory at the No. 1 and No. 3 spots in doubles to seal the first team point for the Sooners.
In singles play, Oklahoma's only loss in a set came at the No. 4 position but Whitney Wofford won in the third set and claimed a 6-3, 3-6, 10-7 victory for OU.
Hermon Brhane and Whitney Ritchie cruised to victories at the No. 1 and No. 2 position, respectively. Brhane defeated April Scatliffe, 6-0, 6-1 while Ritchie topped Kiersten Meehan, 6-1, 6-1.
"It was encouraging to see this type of play away from home and I definitely believe we can build upon this performance going forward." Mullins said.
Oklahoma returns home to face in-state rival Oklahoma State Friday, March 29, at 5 p.m.
Oklahoma 7, UCSB 0
1. No. 106 Hermon Brhane (OU) def. April Scatliffe (UCSB) – 6-0, 6-1
2. Whitney Ritchie (OU) def. Kiersten Meehan (UCSB) - 6-1, 6-1
3. Mia Lancaster (OU) def. Paola Cos (UCSB) – 6-3, 6-1
4. Whitney Wofford (OU) def. Priscilla Garcia (UCSB) – 6-3, 3-6, 10-7
5. Abbi Melrose (OU) def. Stacey Yam (UCSB) - 6-3, 6-4
6. Emma Devine (OU) def. Erica Cano (UCSB) – 6-1, 6-4
1. No. 14 Brhane/Ritchie (OU) def. Cos/Garcia (UCSB) - 8-3
2. Wofford/Melrose (OU) vs. Meehan/Scatliffe (UCSB) – DNF
3. Devine/Lancaster (OU) def. Cano/Yam (UCSB) – 8-4


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Your were adorable Freddy!:love: It seems like you were a very cool goat. I'm sure you're family misses you.
I hope this is a special day for your family seeing you honored as POTD.:)
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Your were adorable Freddy!:love: It seems like you were a very cool goat. I'm sure you're family misses you.
I hope this is a special day for your family seeing you honored as POTD.:)
I was sorry to see "deceased" for Freddy. From the article it sure seems he was a fun goat to be around. He and his little friend were adorable when they were babies. I have goats and I know they can be very active and fun and friendly. Do you still have the other goat? Does he have a playmate? I've always thought one goat would be very lonely but maybe he plays with a dog or some other animal. Thanks for telling us about Freddy. I'm glad he is POTD!
Freddy what a beautiful and loved goat you are!!! :love:
You may be at the rainbow bridge now but the love you and your family shared is very much alive. It must have been so much fun sharing your earth life with you. I know you will all be together again some day. In the meantime, if you would like a little human company, please look up my aunt Toby. She dearly loved goats and would love to meet you.
Congratulations, Freddy, on being our very special Pet of the Day!!! :love:
What a beautiful, sweet and loving boy you were, Freddy. Not merely a "goat," so much more than a pet, you were a full fledged member of the family, a sweet and loving companion, a friend to all.:love: Every fiber of my body melted when I laid eyes on your baby pic. If there ever lived a more precious creature, I never met him/her. My heart breaks knowing your family no longer has you there with them in the flesh, there to cuddle and love on you, and you them. Your life on this earth was far too short, but oh, what everlasting hoof prints you have left on the hearts of all lucky enough to have shared even a minute with you, including your beloved buddy Nyxie, the Netherland Dwarf rabbit, Blacky the bunny, and sister, Nelly.. And happily, one day in the distant future, you all will be reunited, and what a glorious, joyful day that will be! Until then, romp and jump and play happily at the Rainbow Bridge, gracing all of our beloved fur angels with your beautiful spirit!:love::love::love: (I hear our squirrel friends at the Rainbow Bridge are all goat lovers:)) Great thanks to your family for sharing you with us all, so many heart melting photos. You were truly one in a million, the Pet of a Lifetime. I hope seeing you being honored here today puts a smile on their faces.:love::love::love:
RIP Beautiful Freddy. You will NEVER EVER be forgotten :(


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Friday, November 09, 2012
The local jockey colony will have a new look this meeting, with a mixture of familiar faces infused with established talent arriving from other circuits.
Adding to the talent in the room is Julien Leparoux, winner of Eclipse Awards as Outstanding Apprentice in 2006 and Outstanding Jockey of 2010. The 29-year-old has been the leading rider on the Kentucky circuit numerous times since arriving from his native France in 2005. Leparoux has permanently moved his tack to California in conjunction with his upcoming marriage in December to Shea Mitchell, the youngest daughter of Mike Mitchell, who ranks second all time at Betfair Hollywood Park with 888 wins entering Thursday.
Leparoux was scheduled to ride Swiss Tart in the 7th race Thursday for Mitchell, but the 4-year-old was scratched from the optional claimer for California breds. He should get substantial business during the meet from his future father-in-law. Bejarano and Leparoux are good friends and will share agent Joe Ferrer.
Also shifting his gear to California is Orlando Mojica, who will be represented by Dudley Osborn. Mojica entered the meet with 1,782 career victories and $27.6 million in purse earnings. Mojica, a 30-year-old native of Puerto Rico, is named to ride Imperial Pride for trainer Bob Hess, Jr. in Saturday's fourth race.
Agent Joe Griffin said Wednesday that Eswan Flores, the leading apprentice in Southern California until slapped with a 60-day drug related suspension at Del Mar, will return to the saddle Saturday. Griffin added that Flores is enrolled in the Winners Foundation Program and has been getting fit by exercising horses during the two weeks since his suspension was lifted Oct. 24. Flores' apprentice status lapsed during the suspension, so he returns as a journeyman.
An apprentice to watch is Juan Sanchez, who will be getting chances from several top trainers, including Julio Canani, for whom he will ride Bud's Pal in Friday's sixth race.
John Sadler, who guided Switch through a career that saw her earn $1.4 million, was proud as a peacock when the Quiet American mare was sold Monday at the Fasig-Tipson select mixed sale for $4.3 million.
"That's a really big number and we were completely thrilled," said the veteran trainer. "We're excited to know that she's going to Moyglare, which is the best stud farm in Ireland. We knew she was going to bring a lot of money because she has a very international pedigree."
"It's kind of the process, and you feel like you've done a good job and you've left her in good shape to go on to the next stage of her career being a broodmare."
Sadler trained Switch for each of her 24 starts after the bay was purchased at the 2008 Keeneland Yearling Sale for $150,000 by Lee and Susan Searing's C R K Stables. She finished third in her final appearance, the 2012 Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Sprint, after checking in second in that race the previous two years. Earlier in her career, she won a pair of Grade 1's - the Santa Monica and La Brea Stakes..
Looking forward, Sadler expects a strong showing this meeting. "We're going to see Kettle Corn in the (Grade 3, $250,000) Native Diver Stakes (Dec. 1),'' he said. Kettle Corn won his prep for the Native Diver, taking Thursday's third on turf as the even-money favorite.
"We also have some new European 2-year-olds,'' said Sadler. "Rising Legend, who was on the also eligible list in the Breeders' Cup, will probably go in the (Grade 2, $100,000) Generous Stakes (Nov. 24) and Pussycat Lips will probably start in the (Grade 3, $100,000) Miesque Stakes (Nov. 24)."
Sadler also expressed interest in running Monument in the $200,000 King Glorious Stakes at 7 furlongs on Dec. 16, closing day of the Autumn meet.
Racing fans will be given an opportunity to bet a little and win a lot in Betfair Hollywood Park's new $25,000 Super Sunday Handicapping Challenge.
This is a live money contest that will be conducted on track and online via TVG. Every Sunday beginning November 11th, fans can sign up and wager $5 Win/Place on the last six races (total of $60). There will be weekly prizes of $3,000 for the top 4 finishers and the top 20 each week will qualify for the finals on Sunday Dec. 16. The final round will have $10,000 in prize money for those who finish in the top 5.
Other Sunday events are the $600 Pigskins and Ponies Contest, a free contest where fans need to pick the winner of 3 designated NFL Games and 3 BHP races to win their share of $600, and the $200 Football Pool, also free to enter, where the first 100 people that sign up each week get a chance to win a $50 voucher each quarter of the most significant afternoon (approximately 1:15 p.m. PST) NFL game.
Returning is Show Me the Money, a free online handicapping contest that begins Saturday. It is a $2.500 winner-take-all contest where fans pick a horse to show in one of six designated races each racing day and the fan who outlasts the competition wins.
Saturday at Betfair Hollywoodt Park is now Pick 6 Saturday. Starting November 10 and every Saturday thereafter, there will be a guarantee of $150,000 on the pick six pool. If the Saturday pick 6 pool hits $200,000, there will be a special Happy hour at Whittingham's Pub with $1 beers, hotdogs and sodas. Moreover, if the pick 6 is hit by a sole winner on any Saturday, either on track or on TVG, that lucky fan holding the only ticket in the pick 6 will win a 2013 Toyota Prius – courtesy of South Bay Toyota.
The Prius is on display just inside the main admission gate.
Arguably the most unique contest at any track is the new Half Time Hitting Challenge. Every Sunday during the live meet one lucky fan will be chosen in a random drawing and have a chance to win a $100 wagering voucher. The fan needs to guess if TVG personality and former major league catcher Paul Lo Duca will be able to hit a target in the infield with a baseball. If the fan guesses correctly he takes the cash. The fan will also receive a signed baseball whether he guesses correctly or not.
Anthony Fanticola and Joseph Scardino's Obviously, was resting comfortably Wednesday in Mike Mitchell's barn at Betfair Hollywood Park three days after his gallant third in the Breeders' Cup Mile.
According to assistant trainer Phil D'Amato, Obviously came out of the race in great shape. "We're going to give him a little r and r, then bring him back next year and try to do the same thing—shoot for the Breeders' Cup Mile,'' said D'Amato.
"We're going to turn him out this weekend in a little open grass paddock in Hemet for at least a month or two. "He lost his right front shoe somewhere in that race and in a race like that, who knows if it cost him anything or not. You need four shoes on the turf in a turn-of-foot kind of race, so we even thought more of him after the race."
"On top of that, the horse that beat him (Wise Dan) is the Horse of the Year in my eyes."
CLOSING STRIDES---Two milestones are nearing as the meeting begins. Jockey Martin Pedroza needs two more victories to reach 3,500 in his career and trainer Sadler is two shy from his 2,000th win in North America…….Confidence Man: Brian Hernandez, Jr. sent out this tweet on his way to the airport Saturday night before riding Fort Larned to victory in the Breeders' Cup Classic Sunday—"In Dallas on the way to #BC12. Fort Larned tomorrow let's show the world!!"…….Sadler is excited about Lady of Shamrock's prospects next year. The Scat Daddy filly was a fast closing fifth in the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf after a rough trip. "It was a good race for her," said Sadler. "She had some trouble at the start and Mike Smith told me a horse came over on her in the stretch or she might have been second. We wish she would have won, but you know in turf racing that can happen." …….The first weekend marks the beginning of the $5,000 Autumn Handicapping Challenge. Round 1 is between November 9-11. It's a free contest where fans can win their share of $5,000 and a 50" Flat Screen TV. Round 2 is on December 1 when the TV will be given to the top finisher. Round 3 is on December 15 when the Grand Prize of $5,000 will be shared among the top 3 finishers……November 9th is the first Fiesta Fridays! Every Friday during the live meet there will be happy hour specials & Mexican munchies from 2-4.
There will also be a special drawing where fans can win a $100 betting voucher. Fans must be Gold Club members to participate in the drawing……Don't forget Betfair Hollywood Parks free mobile app, I Go Racing, available in Apple's ITune Store. Watch all the races live along with all the news from the track……In celebration of Veterans' Day Sunday, veterans and active duty military personnel will be admitted free by showing proper I.D.
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Spring officially arrived last Thursday, and though our recent cold weather has us wondering, I've seen quite a few signs of spring popping up around the county. Last week, I saw several baby calves sprinkled on the hillside during one of my travels. I can also see some flowers in my yard just beginning to pop through the dirt. One thing about this past winter, it sure makes us appreciate the spring. Enjoy!
Bragging a bit on the folks at the Bureau County Republican, we were pleased last week to deliver more than $2,500 to the five food pantries in Bureau County, The money came from our staff during the past several months for different fundraisers we held internally. The money we raised was also coupled with a donation from an anonymous donor. We were so proud to be able to donate the money, which we split equally between the five food pantries. We've got a great group of benevolent folks at the BCR. Just wanted you to know ...
This Thursday, I'll be participating in the annual Ladies Night Out event at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Manlius. It's a fun time, and I hope you'll be able to come out and enjoy. I'll be signing my book, "Grandma's Cookie Jar." There will also be several other folks, selling their creations, offering samples, etc., including the BCR's own Greg Wallace — just wait until you see what he's creating! Aside from all the vendors, Chef Monika Sudakov of the Chestnut Street Inn of Sheffield will give demonstations, and you won't want to miss the complimentary chocolate fountain and the mashed potato bar. There will be plenty of raffles, door prizes, a silent auction, and you can have a chance to win a 46-inch LED HD TV. Wyaton Hills will be there to help shuttle event-goers from their vehicles to the door. Come on out and see me. It will be a ton of fun!
Customer Service Kudos: Do you know an individual or a business who delivers great customer service. If so, send me an email telling me about your experience, and I'll be happy to include it in this column. You can reach me at firstname.lastname@example.com. Following are the Kudos I received recently:
• Ray said, "My Kudos go to the Fearless Foursome at the Bureau County Senior Center. They are doing income taxes under the auspices of AARP every Tuesday and Friday. The Fearless Foursome are Jim Argo, Bob Byrne, John Huff and Bob Krenz. Nice going!"
• Jean said, "I'd like to compliment the ladies at Brandy's (Hallmark of Princeton). They are always so helpful, and they even help me carry my packages to my car. You just don't see that kind of service anymore."
• Tony said, "When it comes to customer service, you don't get much better than Spring Valley Bar and Grill. They make you feel like you're the most important person who ever came through the door. Sure makes me want to go back again."
There are so many scams going on these days that it's frightening. The newest one is the IRS scam — check out our front page story. Remember: THE IRS WILL NEVER CALL YOU AT HOME! So if you receive a call from the IRS, I'm about 99.9 percent sure it is a scam call.
Every once in a while I will receive a telephone call from someone (usually a Mom) who is upset because we published a police beat about a family member's arrest or sentencing. Please know we publish everyone's information, and for us not to publish a specific person's arrest/sentencing would compromise our credibility and integrity. We are the messenger.
Thanks for the postcard we received of the Eiffel Tower from the Hall High School French classes. Have the time of your life!
Have a great week. Please be gentle with others and yourself, and remember ... you are important to me and the BCR.


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The Greater Fort Myers Beach Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors would like to announce the official list of nominees being considered for the four open director positions on the Board for Jan. 1, 2013 and ending Dec. 31, 2015.
GleeAnn Aguis Big Game Waterfront Grill, Parrott Key Caribbean Grill, Salty Sam's Marina, Pieces of Eight Pirate Cruise
Donna Bates AAA Auto Group
Curt Brenner GullWing Resort/ Sunstream
Ellis Etter Pink Shell Beach Resort & Marina and Sandpiper Gulf Resort/BMI
Barbara Farrell Iberiabank
Brent Samuels Associate Member
Eric Tibbs Edward Jones
If Beach Chamber members missed the first round nominations but would like to be considered you have one more chance. The Bylaws require the signatures of 25 current Chamber Members. This must be submitted to email@example.com later than 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 28th. The Board will hold the election on Dec. 19, 2012.


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The Institute communicates its scientific and educational information in a number of ways. One major outlet is peer-reviewed publications and reports. Cary Institute staff regularly publish in the best-rated journals in their respective fields.
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Contact heterogeneity in deer mice: implications for Sin Nombre virus transmission", P. Roy. Soc. B.-Biol. Sci., 2009., "
Effects of more frequent and prolonged El Niño events on life-history parameters of the degu, a long-lived and slow-reproducing rodent", Conserv. Biol., vol. 24, p. 18-28, 2010., "
Frontiers in Ecosystem Science", in K. C. Weathers, D. L. Strayer and G. E. Likens (eds.). Fundamentals of Ecosystem Science, 2012, p. 279-296., "
Global climate change and small mammal populations in North-Central Chile", J. Mammal, 2011., "
Immunochallenge reduces risk sensitivity during foraging in white-footed mice", Anim. Behav., vol. 83, p. 155-161, 2012., "
Long-term research in Bosque Fray Jorge National Park: Twenty years studying the role of biotic and abiotic factors in a Chilean semiarid scrubland", Rev. Chil. Hist. Nat., vol. 83, p. 69-98, 2010., "
Molting success of Ixodes scapularis varies among individual blood meal hosts and species", J. Med. Ent., vol. 48, p. 860-866, 2011., "
Relationship between pace of life and immune responses in wild rodents", Oikos, vol. 121, p. 1483-1492, 2012., "
Restarting the conversation: Challenges at the interface between ecology and society", Front. Ecol. Environ., vol. 8, p. 284-291, 2010., "
When is a parasite not a parasite? Effects of larval tick burdens on white-footed mouse survival", Ecology, vol. 95, no. 5, p. 1360 - 1369, 2014., "


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The Seasonal Mix Series is an inquiry in song about where we stand as the weather changes and the calendar pages leaf by.
Rain falls. Wind blows. A chill creeps into the bones. Thoughts sputter and spark by the fire's glow. Winter is upon us, ending and beginnings, birth and death dancing in the snow.
Track listing below. If you experience playback problems pop over to the mix page and it should play fine.


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A TRUCK driver caught operating a b-double while under the influence of methamphetamine, with four bags of it in his cab, told police he took the drug to "avoid a rollover", a court has heard.
James Leonard Johnson appeared in the Bendigo Magistrates Court yesterday and pleaded guilty to a series of drugs and traffic offences.
Leading Senior Constable Mark Herman said police saw Johnson driving a prime mover in b-double configuration along the Northern Highway at Avoca, on the morning of October 6 last year.
When police searched the cab they found a radar detector and four snap-lock bags containing methamphetamine.
Leading Senior Constable Herman said Johnson admitted to using the drug that morning in Geelong.
An inspection of Johnson's logbooks showed he had repeatedly worked longer than the allowed 12 hours in a 24-hour period and had exceeded the b-double speed limit of 100 kilometres an hour.
Leading Senior Constable Herman said police also discovered Johnson was suspended from driving in Victoria.
When asked his reason for taking the methamphetamine Johnson told police it was, "So I don't fall into the trap of near fatal rollovers".
The court heard Johnson had been driving trucks since he was 19, but left the industry followinghis arrest.
Magistrate Richard Wright said he took this into account in his sentencing.
He fined Johnson $1500 with conviction and disqualified him from driving for 18 months.


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The board of the association of tourist attractions and parks today announced it will oppose the "destination resorts" casino bill if it moves through the Legislature.
The Florida Attractions Association, which represents public and private tourist sites throughout the state (from the Monkey Jungle and the Miami Science Museum to Tampa's Lowry Park Zoo), warned that the experience of other states is troubling.
"Less fortunate destinations around the U.S. have sought to increase their market share of tourism by adding casino gambling to their states,'' the association said in a press release. "The results have been less than stellar. Promises of economic boom and employment gains are not sustained, and casino gambling has become passé with their proliferation and the passage of time."
"The Florida 'brand' is worthy of our efforts to protect her against outside interests seeking to capitalize on our destination superiority by adding casinos to the Sunshine State landscape,'' the association said.
No Casinos was joined on Tuesday by a coalition of religious and conservative groups which vowed to hold legislators accountable for their votes on casinos during the next session.
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Child rearing is a big responsibilty shared by both the parents however, when it comes to equality i personally think that mothers are more responsible for raising a child as compare to a father as children are more influenced by their mother and it is her duty to up bring a well disciplined child now that does not at all means that a father is no longer responsible for child rearing , he too has some responsibilties of course while a mother can more rise a child as their is a unique bond between a mother and a child since birth.
A mother can be responsible to teach manners how to eat, sleep and different behaviors as there is much interaction of a child probably an infant with his or her mother while a father could be out at job working hard the whole day might not have time to spend with his family. Therefore, its basically a mother's responsibilty to look after a child during which a child learns alot from a mother.
Moreover, a mother is more careful and sensitive in rearing a child as there is a unique love and affection in this relation of mother and child which might not be seen in a father-child relation. A father and child relation can be a bit complicated as there is seen in some cases that a father can be strict in raising a child due to which a child can be too aggressive or too shy depending upon the varying nature of every child. That is why mostly children are more close to their mothers as they know that if anything goes wrong a mother can always find solutions to their problems.
Thus, it is the responsibilty of both parents to rear their children into better human beings. However, this is more important for a mother to spend time with children and raise them in such way that enable them to prosper in their lives.While a father is more responsible to fulfill their financial needs and also give them his best time as much possible. Therefore, A mother is more responsible in child rearing as mother - child bond is more strong and influential in raising a child.
You need to break your paragraphs into properly punctuated sentences. I didn't even want to read past the first one because you have written it as one giant sentence.
Try that and repost. Remember that I is capitalized, but I don't know if it belongs in your essay at all.
I'm not a teacher, but I write for a living. Please don't ask me about 2nd conditionals, but I'm a safe bet for what reads well in (American) English.


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ROCKFORD (WIFR) – Local monthly housing statistics for February show a market trending from a buyer's to seller's market at the start of the traditional spring home buying season.
The housing recovery continues as Rockford Area Realtors sold 223 properties in February, the most homes sold in February in five years, up 4.7 percent from 213 homes sold in February 2012.
February sales were up from 213 homes sold in 2012, 173 in 2011, 212 in 2010 and 180 sold in 2009. The previous February sales high was 2008 when 267 homes were sold. Including February, year-over-year sales have risen a remarkable 19 out of the last 21 months, one of the longest sales runs in local housing history.
The three-month average sales price was also up from last year, rising 2.5 percent from $94,907 in 2012 to $97,272 this February.
"Agents are excited, as typically January and February are very slow," commented Steve Bois, CEO of Rockford Area Realtors. "The sales volumes we're seeing are impressive and with foreclosure sales slowly drawing down, there is some expectation over the next year that prices might start to move upward in a sustained fashion."
Winnebago, Boone and Ogle counties now have less than a six-month supply of homes on the market, a 5.72 month supply to be exact. Inventories below six months typically point to a seller's market.
Bois said inventory is especially low for houses in the $90,000 to $160,000 range "and that's where many buyers want to buy." Active residential listings fell from 1,897 properties in January to 1,833 properties in February. This is the lowest inventory of homes since December 2003 when 1,829 homes were on the market.
Other key indicators point to conditions that will motivate more new home sellers to enter the market. With fewer homes on the market, rising home prices, 30-year interest rates averaging 3.53 percent in February and lower unemployment rates, Bois said there will be faster sales for homeowners to look forward to and increased competition for buyers.
"Right now a number of new sellers are trying to get ahead of the spring market by listing their homes in March, before too many others get into the market," Bois explained.
"That's a smart strategy, given that we're down about 500 homes from our normal inventory."
Bois said that Realtors are now seeing home sellers adjusting their home pricing strategies. He said, "These days we're pricing homes for the current market, not the 2005 market. This means we're seeing sellers set realistic expectations based on current market conditions. Most sellers appreciate this dose of reality, it helps them sell their homes quicker."


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A person who wants to fly in luxury can choose a private jet charter flight. A person can take a private jet to their travel destination country. A person will have to pay hourly for the air charter service. Private flights are a choice idea for a large group who is traveling together. It is also less expensive if everyone pitches in for the cost of the private jet charter. Private jets are very popular for many reasons. The main reasons private jets are popular is because private jets don't have restrictions such as big name airlines. A person can bring any amount of luggage on board. A person can bring water bottles or other liquids to drink on board. Privacy is another common reason why people enjoy flying by private jets. Private jets aren't over crowded with passengers. A person has room to stretch their legs and even lay down to take a nap.
Private jets definitely do have an upper hand as compared to the commercial aircraft today. The top most advantage of this kind of mode of transport is that they are scheduled mainly around your requirements and your timings. This does not depend on the general public but only you. It is being costumed according to your requirements to be able to give you the benefit of flexibility and maximum convenience. Having to travel through a private jet definitely cuts down the amount of time you would take otherwise to travel to city. There is definitely no time for anyone to stand and stare, business people consider those two hours that they would otherwise waste at an airport to close a deal or spending it with a client for important decisions and reasons related to work. Time is money and no person likes to waste time at an airport bombarded by the crowds, smells or sounds that do nothing but get under the nerve.
There are several different ways to travel through the air. The most common is commercial airlines. The next best way is through a private jet or private flight. Having the option of being able to fly to any airport that you want at any times takes stress off of traveling. You don't have to worry about others and who you will be on the plane with. You can easily rest and travel in peace. Many private flights and jets also have their own kitchen, bar, and seats tailored to you the person that is flying. Traveling in a private craft or private flight also give you the opportunity to be a little more flexible as far as the times you leave and arrive. So keeping in mind that you can literally fly at any time as long as you have a pilot makes it easier to fly, you just have to get a private plane first.


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First Day Assignments: Read Chapter 1, pp. 1-19. Also, look over the Preface, pp. xxiii-xxviii, briefly. If you have not read the course description, one will be posted in the classroom, and you should read it.
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Feb. 11, 2013 CNN
Chicago (CNN) -- The teenager who police say shot and killed Chicago honor student Hadiya Pendleton was on probation for unlawful use of a firearm, Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy said Monday night.
Michael Ward, 18, and Kenneth Williams, 20, were each charged with one count of murder and two counts of attempted murder, McCarthy told reporters. They were also charged with two counts of aggravated battery with a firearm.
They will make their first appearance in court on Tuesday morning.
Ward confessed to shooting Hadiya and two others in late January in a case of mistaken identity, McCarthy said.
Police said Ward and Williams were gang members seeking revenge against the people who had shot Williams in July -- men against whom Williams had refused to press charges when police arrested them.
He and Ward thought they had spotted members of a rival gang at the park when police said Ward sneaked up on Hadiya and her friends and began shooting. Williams was the getaway driver, the superintendent said.


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Gov. Robert Bentley is giving state workers extra holidays on the Friday after Thanksgiving and on Christmas Eve.
Bentley announced the days off on Tuesday in a letter to state department directors and a video message to state employees that was posted on YouTube.
Alabama governors have traditionally granted the extra days in addition to the 13 holidays set by state law. Bentley says he's giving the extra days off to show state employees how much he values their service and to allow them to celebrate with family and friends during Thanksgiving and Christmas.
In the video message, Bentley said, "I wish you a warm and happy holiday season."


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WILLIAMS5232 wrote:tkr4lf wrote:Yeah, that's what it originally stood for. It's actually toker4life without the vowels.
I wish I could change my name since I don't do that anymore. But of course when I signed up here, I had no idea there would come a time when I would cease to be a tkr4lf.
maybe you should have went with tkr4abit
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Hi cutie Koko! A very happy Pet of the Day to you, and to the entire rattie crew!:)
You are too precious for words, Koko! My heart melted into a puddle of mush when I laid eyes on that pic of you peeking out from your rattie hideaway, but after seeing that shot of you and your buddies Lily, Rue and Piper cuddled together, I was a goner!:D I'm so sorry to hear of the passing of your beloved Loki, but thankfully your Mom got you some loving rattie pals to help heal your heart! But as much as I'm in love with your precious self, I can only imagine that the love your human holds in her heart for you is immeasurable...
What a beautiful best friend your human has in you, Koko, and how lucky are you, being loved and cherished so completely by your human soul mate! "Pizza-movie night," how special is THAT!:DQuote:
Some of the best times we have shared have been pizza-movie nights; I share the veggies off my pizza with her and then she sleeps on my lap while I watch a movie. She loves fishing for frozen peas in a tub of water, and her favorite foods are homemade banana muffins and broccoli soup.]
I'm sorry to hear of your respiratory issues, Koko, but comforted knowing that you're doing so well, thanks to the medication, and the love and care of your devoted human! You truly are one brave girl, Koko, with the most amazing spirit, and with all that you have going for you, I just know you and your human will know many, many more happy days and cozy, fun filled pizza-movie nights!:)
Thanks for the BIG smiles, cutie Koko! I hope you're enjoying your much deserved day in the spotlight, celebrating in true Koko style with your rattie buds and wonderful family!
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A program behind the walls of the women's Federal Prison Camp in Bryan will soon be gone. Officials got word Wednesday, the Intensive Confinement Center, a prison boot camp, will no longer exist at the facility thanks to budget cuts.
"Lets face it, we're gonna have to cut corners in a lot of places to balance budget. Some programs that focus on a small number of people are gonna be the first to be cut," says Dan Beto, Executive Director of the State's Correctional Management institute.
He says it makes sense that the program in the Bryan facility is the first on the chopping block. With about 975 inmates, the classes are given daily for six months, but only for certain offenders. While Beto says most boot camps aren't effective, the one in Bryan is an exception.
Beto adds, "In addition to teaching offenders discipline-it focused on building up their self esteem. Let's face it, most women in facility come from abusive relationships and have no self esteem."
Since it's beginnings in 1992, Bryan's boot camp has been different. While many programs focus on the educational and treatment component. Bryan's focused on teaching women to develop the skills that will insure their success one their released.
The program will be going away, the only question now is when, and why.


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Henry Louis Gates, Jr. to Lead Martin Luther King Commemoration
- 01-09-2013
- By Lee Ann Cox
For the university's annual series of events to honor the life of Martin Luther King, renowned Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. will deliver the keynote address on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. in Ira Allen Chapel. The event is free and open to the public, though tickets are required and available as follows: Starting Monday, Jan. 14, tickets will be available to UVM students, faculty and staff (one per UVM ID); starting Friday, Jan. 18, tickets are open to the general public (one per person).
Tickets will be available at the following locations: Davis Center, 3rd floor information desk; Patrick Gym, athletics ticket office (top level lobby); and Waterman Building, Registrar's office student services kiosk (3rd floor). Please note that the athletics and Waterman locations will be closed Monday, Jan. 21.
Gates is the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and the Director of the W. E. B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research at Harvard University. He is also editor-in-chief of the Oxford African American Studies Center, the first comprehensive scholarly online resource in the field and he is, most recently, the author of Finding Oprah's Roots, Finding Your Own, a meditation on genetics, genealogy and race. Gates also wrote and produced several documentaries for PBS and the BBC including African American Lives and America Beyond the Color Line. In addition to his many other accomplishments and publications Gates serves on the boards of the New York Public Library, the Whitney Museum, the Lincoln Center Theater, the Aspen Institute, the Brookings Institution and the NAACP Legal Defense Fund.
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Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney made a stop in Lehigh Acres Tuesday afternoon for a "housing event." Romney spent about 20 minutes in Lehigh Acres.
The event happened at a home on 17th Street SW in Lehigh Acres. The home is a bank owned property in foreclosure.
Romney used the foreclosed home to talk jobs and the struggling real estate market. Romney and his wife were greeted by the cheers of 200 supporters.
Romney's in-laws spent 10 years living in Florida so he used that fact to try and connect with Florida homeowners trying to stay afloat.
Romney claims 25-percent of foreclosed homes in America are in Florida.
Romney says foreclosed homes tell a story of an American family forced out of their homes due to adjustable mortgages and job loss.
"Banks are scared to death to write down loans in fear it will make them go insolvent. Banks are having a hard time. We want banks to be more flexible and creative and helping people stay in their homes. Banks have become less flexible, more insistent on foreclosure. A right course is to have a president who understands how to work with our lending institutions and find ways to keep people in their homes," said Romney.
Those statements were met by cheers and applause by Romney's supporters.
Earlier Tuesday, Romney released his 2010 federal tax returns. They revealed he earned $42 million over two years and paid a tax rate that is lower than most Americans pay.
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The much-anticipated $1.58 billion PHX Sky Train opened for business Monday.
The free automated train connects the light-rail stop at 44th and Washington streets to the East Economy parking lot and then to Terminal 4 at Phoenix-Sky Harbor International Airport.
Until Monday, light-rail riders had to take a shuttle bus to Terminal 4.
By 2015, the Phoenix Sky Train will eventually connect all terminals and the rental car center near the Papago Freeway and 16th Street.
The public got its first crack on the automated inter-terminal train at noon Monday and many got silver tickets commemorating the event.
Trains will arrive and depart every three to four minutes and operate 24 hours a day and year-round at no charge.
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August 5, 2011
An international research team have discovered a new strain of extremely antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea. They presented details of their findings last week at the 19th conference of the International Society for Sexually Transmitted Disease Research (ISSTDR) in Quebec City, Quebec.
It was bound to happen. After most of a century of antibiotic use, it's no longer a surprise to find bacteria like MRSA that can stand up to every antibiotic we can throw at it. It was only a matter of time until one came along that was sexually transmissible and could kill -- sound familiar? This new bug will affect the HIV community in at least two ways.
First, despite all the promise of treatment-as-prevention and PrEP for groups at highest risk, we can't throw away our condoms. Even if we can make new HIV infections almost unheard of, the world's 33 million people already living with immune systems compromised by HIV can become fertile ground for the emergence and spread of new superbugs. This is one more reason to say that HAART drugs are good but not enough: we need immune-boosting therapies to protect everyone, not just people with HIV, from preventable emergence of new MRSAs and Neisseria gonorrhoeae's.
Second, the era of antibiotics may be drawing to a close. All the more reason to keep working on immune-boosting therapies, because we're going to need them in coming decades to replace classes of antibiotics that don't work anymore. Basic-science HIV research may turn out to be as important for controlling new superbacteria as they emerge as it has been for finding new, more effective therapies for HCV and other viral infections.
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Hi everyone. My name is Hayley. I am 23, my husband, Nate is 24. We just got married 12-21-12 (the day that the world did NOT end.
) We found out on January 17th that we are expecting our first little one. It is a little overwhelming. Hubby is taking his last two classes to get his bachelors in Youth Ministry in order to become a youth pastor. So, I know that we will most likely never be wealthy, but the Lord's work is very gratifying. This was a conviction that I grew up with, my mother came to this way of thinking after my dad had a vasectomy after only having three children. While she wishes she could've had more, she is so thankful for the children she does have.
Nate and I are open to God's leading in this area. And yes, (to the person who asked about fear) it does seem scary sometimes. I am in my early twenties, and apparently quite fertile (getting pregnant in first month of marriage), but I do believe that God knows what we can handle, and that as long as you are honest with Him, and trusting Him with everything, He will take care of you, as one of His children. I actually can't imagine myself with less than four, but part of this mindset does include simply being grateful with what you have. (Of course, I would be open to adoption as well, if something happens and we can only have a few biologically. . .) Anyway, just wanted to introduce myself, as a mommy-to-be who is just starting out on a long, love-filled journey.
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Everybody could see what was coming. Or at least thought they could.
With the bases loaded and one out against Reynolds Thursday afternoon, HRV leadoff hitter Erika Enriquez stepped to the plate.
Enriquez readily admits she is no power hitter. Her strategy at the plate involves getting a running start, chopping the ball on the ground and then putting pressure on the infield through her speed. Unless she is bunting, it is what she does every time she is at the plate, and it had worked perfectly in getting her an infield single to start the game.
The Raiders coach knew Enriquez would not be bunting. So he brought his infield in as he tried to stop the Eagles from completely blowing the game open.
The odds were overwhelming that Enriquez would slap the ball on the ground. In the best case scenario for Reynolds she would hit it to the first or third baseman, who could practically reach out and touch her from where they stood. That would allow a throw home for a force-out, and if everything went right, a double play to end the inning. Worst case for the Raiders, she would hit to a middle infielder, who would still get a force at second, but allow a run.
Enriquez delivered a whole new worst-case scenario for the Raiders: The HRV leftfielder, nicknamed "Little E" by her teammates, looked like she was going to slap the ball the first few pitches. On the next one she squared up and smashed a line drive down the left field line. The outfielder made a diving effort but it rolled past her to the fence. Three runs score; Enriquez winds up standing at third base, game over on the 10-run rule.
"She been working on how to hit in all situations," HRV coach Eric Keller said. "And now she got a three-run triple out of it."
I'm a big numbers guy when it comes to sports. You can look at a scenario and figure out what is most probable to happen, and in many cases, extremely probable to happen.
But I live for the moments where the improbable happens.
Like Enriquez's game-ending triple.
Or last Friday when Lehigh, a little school I had never even heard of, knocked off perennial power Duke in the first round of the NCAA tournament.
It was only the second time in the last 15 years in which Duke has lost its first-round game in the tournament, and just the sixth time the history of the entire tournament that a No. 15 seed beat a No. 2.
Even more improbably it was the second time that day, after Norfolk State, another school I had never heard of, beat Missouri earlier that day.
I also live for stuff like Jamie Moyer, a 49-year-old pitcher, likely making the opening day roster for the Colorado Rockies this year.
Moyer's entire career has been one long improbability.
He hit the major leagues in 1986, just three years after I was born. Over the next decade he would pitch for six teams. He should have been washed up several times, but somehow kept getting another chance.
In his second decade in the big leagues he found new life, using his incredibly slow change-up, which makes his 80-mile-an-hour fastball look like its coming in at triple digits, to notch a pair of 20 win seasons for the Seattle Mariners.
From ages 44-46, he won a total of 42 games over three seasons for the Philadelphia Phillies.
He has missed the last year and a half after having major arm surgery. His baseball-reference page even cites his last game as July 20, 2010.
If he had called it quits then, there would have been no shame. A junk-ball pitcher churning out a 24-year career.
Yet here he is, in spring training camp with Colorado Rockies, looking like he has a decent chance to make the starting rotation of spring training.
An interesting fact I learned while researching his career: Moyer pitched in 141 games before his team even existed.
Now that's an improbably long pitching career. Not only is Moyer defying the odds, he's defying Father Time as well.
I love being able to figure out the probabilities and statistics in sports. But in addition to sports I also love Star Wars.
So naturally, I can't help but love it when a team or player goes and says to the world, in the words of the immortal Han Solo, "Never tell me the odds."
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It takes a fookin' village, eh? The Great Old One got 16 outs including whiffing El Hombre in the first. Must have pissed him off, as Phat Albert spent the rest of the game vainly trying to beat us single-handedly. The old, non-hitting Giants would have collapsed like a bad soufflé, but this version, this new, big-hitting team brushed aside the 2-HR, 3-RBI onslaught like the President swats flies. We pounded the crap out of Chris Carpenter! That's no mean feat, buckos. We quickly reverted to form against their bullpen, but as Chris Q points out, there's some serious cheese in that crew. We've surged past the Padres (.694) for 15th place in team OPS (.702), but I like our trend line.* The bottom line is wins, and we are racking them up with far more frequency (55.3%) than I would have guessed. I liked the three DPs we turned, especially the one induced by Affeldt in the 6th. Who knew Juan Uribe would get the coveted "slick-fielding second-sacker" moniker? We haven't tossed that one around since the days of, I don't know, Manny Trillo and Duane Kuiper perhaps? Romo struggled with his control of all things, Righetti's Visit of Doom in the 8th was good-bad, as Sergio got the K and then gave up the double. Not all RVODs are alike, apparently. Wilson's 4-out save was his league-leading 6th of the "more than three outs variety," 21st overall if you are counting.
Jason Marquis beat Chad Billingsley last night to nab the NL X-prize. Matt Cain gets another shot tonight. If the rotation holds, I will get to see Matt Cain pitch in person on Monday!
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Submission + - Is the Rise of Wearable Electronics Finally Here? (makezine.com)
ptorrone writes: "MAKE Magazine takes a look at the last ten years or so of "wearable electronics". From wireless watches to LCD goggles, MAKE predicts we are collectively entering a new era of wearables. As the price for enabling components drops, always-on connectivity in our pockets and purses increases, and access to low-costmanufacturing resources and know-howrises we'll see innovation continue to push into these most personal forms of computing."


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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez faces his toughest challenge since his first
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DE: Though the older generation seems to have vehemently supported Chavez, a new day has emerged as the younger generation grows tired of crime and poverty. The Venezuelan dictator has ruled for far too long as far as they are concerned. However, the President is a brilliant orator and still draws support from poorer communities. They believe that his nationalization of the oil industry and spending money on social programs gives them more hope than they would have had otherwise. Either way, it appears that this election will be much closer than 2006 when Chavez won by 26%.


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ORSON WELLES: We know now that in the early years of the 20th century, this world was being watched closely by intelligences greater than Man's, yet as mortal as his own....[:12]
By the late 1930s, most scientists had dismissed the idea of a civilization on the planet Mars. Yet among the general public, the notion was still popular, with many believing that giant "canals" crisscrossed the Red Planet. So 75 years ago tonight, when a CBS radio show announced that Martians were invading Earth, many people weren't hard to convince.
The Mercury Theater on the Air was doing a production of the H.G. Wells novel "War of the Worlds." The production was led by Orson Welles, an actor and director who would soon make his mark in the movies.
Although the program was clearly introduced as a dramatization of the book, it was produced as a series of news bulletins wrapped around bits of music. It even included an "official" announcement from a voice that sounded a lot like that of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Listeners who tuned in late mistook the play for a real invasion. Thousands called the police, newspapers, and radio stations to find out what was going on. At the show's end, Orson Welles reminded the audience that it was all just a bit of Halloween fun. But by the next morning, CBS was under seige and Welles was a national celebrity — all thanks to the most famous radio play in history: an attack from Mars.
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Rapper Immortal Technique Turns Down $15K Endorsement Deal For Moral Reasons
In a season where rappers are losing endorsement deals because of insensitive, immoral lyrics, one rapper is turning down big bucks because the product doesn't meet HIS moral standards! Sound too good to be true? I have proof inside.