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|2008-05-20, 06:10
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As for the bloomers... It was once a symbol of feminism and women liberation (my mother's theory, not mine). In the Tokyo Olympic, female players wearing short pants impressed Japanese girls how active and free women could be. Leg-binding long skirts and kimonos were regarded as obstacles to gender equality. Thence every school adopted bloomers as sportswares. However, in the 80's, schoolgirls began to expose themselves to media as sex symbols. Everything concerning school (sailor-fuku, bloomers, etc.) became the targets of sexual feticism. Therefore most schools ceased to employ bloomers in gym classes in the 90's.
|2008-05-20, 06:22
|Link #622
Honyaku no Hime
Join Date: May 2008
Location: In the eastern capital of the islands of the rising suns...
Could they make those shorts any skimpier, it's practically underwear x.x
but thanks for the explanation
|2008-05-20, 13:06
|Link #623
Obey the Darkly Cute ...
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
Age: 60
The sad thing is that the bloomers *should* be symbolic of freedom - dropping them is foolish because almost *any* article of clothing or area of skin can be turned into a sex fetish.
I'm rapidly arriving at the notion that the "think of the children!" meme is the most corrosive, damaging thing to modern civilization we're facing.
|2008-05-20, 18:40
|Link #624
Observer/Bookman wannabe
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Singapore
Age: 32
There should be moderation. Too much control is as bad as too little.
|2008-06-06, 10:23
|Link #628
Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2008
Please give me question about japan
Hello,I'm japanese and my name is naoya.
I'm interested in the foreinger's puestion about japn(akiba, manga,games,anime,culture,etc・・・)
Now I live in Yokohama and I'm from Miyazaki in Japan.I'm a University student.
I want to reply your question and lern Engrish this time around.
I'm poor at English but forgive me.
By the way,if you'll come to around Tokyo,for example akiba, I'll guide. And if you hope, never mind using my room.
|2008-06-06, 11:05
|Link #629
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Australia
OK, i will ask you some silly questions then, if you're willing to answer: ^^
-How much does it cost you per month to live in Miyazaki? (you can answer it in Yen or in US dollars)
... and do you and your friends want to go to Europe or America for studying? Or have you been satisfied with Japanese education system?
Final question: I found it's strange that my Japanese friend in high school often walked away after a conversation without any gestures to say good bye. Then I found many anime characters did the same thing. Is it normal in Japan?
PS: My first language is not English also xD
You should use "if you want" instead of "if you hope" in the final sentence
|2008-06-06, 11:12
|Link #630
Feeling comfy
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Singapore
Age: 43
Welcome to AnimeSuki!
Thanks for the offer. It's a shame you've posted over a year late though, as I could have used a guide (and a free bed) when I visited Tokyo last February.
Just kidding. Anyway, you might like to know we have several "About Japan" threads here, such as:
Questions about Japan pop up in there from time to time. Alternatively, you can start a social group. In fact, that may be a better idea. It will be a good place to consolidate questions about the Land of Anime - Japan's got more than anime, of course, but frankly, anime is what most of us here are interested in.
|2008-06-06, 11:27
|Link #631
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2004
(oh, wait, you want to speak english ...)
Hi! How are you? Good to hear from you.
Some questions:
-Do they still have Cucumber Pepsi in Japan? (I read about this but I think they don't have it anymore...).
-I read that there was a butter shortage in Japan (and some japanese businessmen I had dinner with at work, about two weeks ago, confirmed this). Is there still a butter shortage? Do people use margerine instead? (do they even have margerine in japan?)
-Is it hot today where you are? Where I am in N. America today, it's 29C (with the humidity it feels like 39C). I'm inside now with air conditioning but I'm still sweating. I'm not going to like having to ride my bicycle home (and yes I'm using AS at work ...)
|2008-06-06, 15:32
|Link #632
Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2008
I'm sorry to ansew the questions.I'm slowish to read and writeEngrish.
Uh,Miyazaki is not high about earnings, so it costs around 1000$.
My friends and Idon't think to go to America or Europe for studying. But I want to go to them every chance I get. By way of parenthesis, I'm not satysfied Japanese educating system, because it doesn't teach available academic.
Nn・・・ in this case we wave our hands to him,or salute him.
That's a pity. Our schedule has crossed litlle.
Well・・・you don't have any questions especially? I'm sorry if I misslead your sentence. Let's fact it, please forgive my needy Engrish ability.
Wait wait wait! I never hear the Cucumber Pepsi. Mmm・・・now I'm 21 years old, potentialy,it may be more than 21 years ago.
Butter shortage was rigeht. But it just rise butter's price. That issue isn't so important.
Today isn't so hot, about 20C. Well you live in N. America, dont you? I ever think N. America is cool.
Thank you to give me good questions.
|2008-06-06, 18:46
|Link #633
Welcome, naoya.
Regrettably, the cucumber flavour thing was sold only for a limited period. However, they will introduce another charming product this year again (Blue Hawaii).
|2008-06-06, 21:24
|Link #634
Join Date: Dec 2005
Speaking of drinks, I find that there aren't too many odd flavours (though melon fanta is one I can think of, and is rather good, and plum mitsuya cider is too), but they have a very odd selection of jelly drinks. That is to say, something halfway between a drink and jelly. I still can't understand the point, since it doesn't quench your thirst OR satiate your hunger. :x
|2008-06-07, 01:36
|Link #636
Feeling comfy
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Singapore
Age: 43
Here are a few actual questions:
1) How easy or difficult is it to get a job in Japan today?
2) How much is the average Japanese worker paid? Can you estimate how much an unmarried Japanese, between 20- to 30-years-old, would spend a month?
3) When you say you are unsatisfied with the Japanese education system, are you referring to high schools or universities? Why do you feel more academic content is required?
Don't worry about your English - my Japanese is worse! It takes time to learn and practise makes perfect. Keep it up!
|2008-06-07, 04:17
|Link #637
Toyosaki Aki
Join Date: Nov 2007
1. Do you actually tell your coworkers/classmates/professors that you are an otaku? (are you an otaku?)
2. How does this affect your social life and studies?
3. What do you usually do at Akibahara?
After watching 電車男, I'm curious to see if people think of otaku differently from before. If you can't understand any of these questions, I'll try to rewrite them in Japanese for you.
I only wish my Japanese was as good as your English. So, don't worry about it.
|2008-06-07, 04:54
|Link #638
Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2008
I do not want to drink the one of the cucumber flavor so much.
As for the thing that wants to say as one consumer, I want company to stop the mass production of such a strange drink slowly.
>>Circular Logic
To tell the truth, I can't also understand who like the odd drinks.
By the way, I like that halfway between a drink and jelly.The name of that commodity is [ふるふるシェイカー: Huru-huru-shaker]. To interest, when you translate this into English, the name is shke-shake-shaker.
>1 If you don't select jobs, it is comparatively easy, and unemployment rate
is low(I think that it was about the certainty 4%. ).But, Japanese companys have a tendency to want to emply Japanese.The foreign company is recommended if you will work at Japan.
>2 well・・・ my seinors get about 2,400~3,200$, normally.But most of companys provides biannual bonus. The amount of money is a salary of roughly 4 month.
>3 Of course. At that time, I'm interested in Business Administration. But most of national universities don't have department of Business Administration, though they have department of Economics nomarly. Now I'm belong to the National university's department of Business Administration.
Now I want to study that can be used by actually going into the workforce.
|2008-06-07, 05:14
|Link #639
Junior Member
Join Date: Jun 2008
>1 Yes, most of people around me know taht I'm a otaku.
>2 The issue isn't so important. Ceratainly, a lot of Japanese otakus aren't so good at Communications, so otakus like conversation or comunication is misleaded. In short, it depends on an individual character.
>3 Well ...one.. twice a month, and when my friends come Tokyo, we go to the Akihabara.
No problem. I can understand your sentence.
Thank you only for here and giving me good questions.
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STOCKHOLM — Video-on-demand service Voddler launched in Sweden Wednesday, offering a service comparable to Hulu.
Voddler offers the 500,000 customers of Internet service provider Bredbandsbolaget the stream pics from the U.S. majors. Deals have been signed with Paramount and Disney, and, according to CEO Marcus Backlund, a pact with Sony Pictures is imminent. "We believe we will have deals with all the major U.S. studios before the end of the year," he said.
Older films are free, with the company earning revenue from pre-roll commercials. For newer films, there will be a fee. Users will also be able to stream TV programs and music.
The plan is for Voddler to launch in all Nordic countries by next summer. It also wants to launch in the U.K.
"Our goal is to be a new Swedish world-spanning success," Backlund said.

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The RTC Midseason All-America TeamPosted by rtmsf on January 23rd, 2010
We're a little past the halfway point of the 2009-10 season now, and we wanted to make sure that we had given the players who had performed at an elite level their due and propers with a little love from the crew here at RTC. Here is our 2009-10 Midseason All-America Team.
First Team (** unanimous)
- John Wall** (G), Kentucky (17.2 PPG, 3.6 RPG, 6.8 APG, 2.1 SPG) – Wall has been the most electrifying and clutch player in America so far this season.
- Wes Johnson** (F), Syracuse (17.1 PPG, 8.7 RPG, 2.2 APG, 1.7 SPG, 1.8 BPG) – Johnson does it all for Jim Boeheim's team, proving the cranky old man right.
- Luke Harangody** (F), Notre Dame (24.7 PPG, 9.8 RPG) – the nation's scoring leader isn't just a bomber; he's also in the top five in overall efficiency.
- Damion James (F), Texas (17.3 PPG, 11.0 RPG) – James is the clear leader of a Texas roster brimming with talented players.
- Evan Turner (F), Ohio State (18.6 PPG, 9.7 RPG, 5.5 APG) – Mr. Triple-Double (two this year) missed a month and still made it onto the first team.
Second Team
- Sherron Collins (G), Kansas (16.3 PPG, 2.2 RPG, 4.2 APG, 1.3 SPG) – Collins has proved his worth in late-game situations where he's taken charge.
- Cole Aldrich (C), Kansas (10.8 PPG, 9.9 RPG, 3.4 BPG) – Aldrich doesn't get enough touches, but his impact on the game is invaluable to the Kansas attack.
- Jon Scheyer (G), Duke (19.1 PPG, 3.3 RPG, 5.8 APG, 4.0 A:TO ratio) – Scheyer has proven he can handle Duke's point guard duties exceptionally well.
- Scottie Reynolds (G), Villanova (18.7 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 3.3 APG, 1.5 SPG) – Big Shot continues to improve, leading Villanova to 17-1.
- Al-Farouq Aminu (F), Wake Forest (17.3 PPG, 11.5 RPG, 1.6 APG, 1.5 SPG, 1.3 BPG) – the Leap that we all expected from Aminu in year two has happened.
Third Team
- Da'Sean Butler (F), West Virginia (15.8 PPG, 6.2 RPG, 3.4 APG) – Butler's superb numbers get crowded out by the other talented forwards in the Big East.
- Quincy Pondexter (F), Washington (20.4 PPG, 7.7 RPG, 1.6 APG, 1.4 SPG) – it's been a disappointing first half for UW, but not because of Pondexter.
- Jarvis Varnado (F), Mississippi State (14.1 PPG, 11.2 RPG, 5.3 BPG) – the nation's most feared interior presence continues to erase possessions for the opponent.
- Patrick Patterson (F), Kentucky (16.3 PPG, 7.9 RPG on 63% FG) – Patterson is not as hyped as Wall or fellow big man DeMarcus Cousins, but he's more efficient than both.
- Jimmer Fredette (G), BYU (19.4 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 5.0 APG, 1.6 SPG) – Fredette's elevated production has helped BYU get off to a fantastic 19-1 start.
Others Receiving Votes: Jacob Pullen, Kansas State; Ekpe Udoh, Baylor; Xavier Henry, Kansas; Avery Bradley, Texas; Kyle Singler, Duke; Dexter Pittman, Texas; Greg Monroe, Georgetown; Jerome Dyson, Connecticut; Robbie Hummel, Purdue; Ed Davis, UNC; Omar Samhan, St. Mary's; Klay Thompson, Washington State.


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so hard.
MGoPodcast 4.7: Threat Gumbo
[1:02 in length]
THEY WANT BOLLMAN. Srs.
ACE ALMOST EXPLODED. I do not find any ROI in protecting other media members from this.
WHAT IS UP WITH THE OFFENSE? We have no idea how well Denard did or did not play.
WHERE IS THE FUNCHESS GOAL LINE STUFF? Heiko asks. Nobody knows.
DEFENSE IS ALL RIGHT I GUESS, SAYS HEIKO. Heiko demands excellence.
SPECIAL TEAMS AND TALKING GAME THEORY BIT. Everything was pretty much okay; weekly punt coverage bitching. Brunettes.
TALKIN' BIG TEN WITH JAMIEMAC. Fear the McGloin. The other division is a pointless waste of time. This division will be as well if Michigan can take out Nebraska this weekend.
SONGS. "Bobby Thompson," Lightning Love. "Blue Orchid," The White Stripes. "William, It Was Really Nothing", The Smiths (BOOOOOOM).
The usual links:
- Helpful iTunes subscribe link
- General podcast feed link
- Direct download link
- What's with the theme music?
It look's like you don't have Adobe Flash Player installed. Get it now.
one spicy dagger to the heart
It was on The Only Colors. They have a pretty serious discussion about it.
I'm as surprised as you are.
These make my Mondays guys. Great work as always, keep it up. Looking forward to the UFR as well. Love me some Mgoblog.
until further notice. A certain uneasiness there, clearly, which you're just not. . . required. . . to. . . share on a regular basis.
Not trying to make a hairy criticism, really. The comments just don't ever get us anywhere further down the road.
I listened to the whole podcast, and outside of him mentioning that Dileo is white I don't remember race being brought up at all. Is there something else that I just missed?
Brian, please force Heiko to upload the pictures of the sad msu fans.
May not sell shirts that say "The Threat".But i bet the "Real Dileo" would sell like hotcakes.
That would be cool, but you can't use actual names of current players.
Lots of optimism surrounding the Nebraska game...maybe it's just been my time as a UM fan, but this makes me very nervous about the upcoming game.
but is that Denard saying "The game is over!" at the end of each podcast? What's that from?
His interview after UTL on ESPN
You never have to apologize for posting the F-bomb on the front page if it's true; because Brendan Gibbons IS the motherfucking threat!
Besides, do these parents complaining to Brian really think their 10 year old has never seen, heard, spoken the f-word by this point in their lives?


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MDUSD board to discuss budget, school safety, bullying and other issues tonight
By Theresa Harrington
Monday, June 25th, 2012 at 7:01 pm in Education, Mt. Diablo school district.
The Mt. Diablo school board meeting tonight is likely to last much longer than the last meeting, which was over in about half-an-hour.
Here are highlights from the first part of the agenda (which is normally not discussed):
Item 4.5: Public Employee Discipline/Dismissal/Release/Complaint related to six certificated employees (info only): http://esbpublic.mdusd.k12.ca.us/public_itemview.aspx?ItemId=5579&mtgId=345
Item 9.3 Certificated personnel actions: Includes some teachers having workloads reduced, along with temporary teachers being rehired, including two at Oak Grove MS: http://esb.mdusd.k12.ca.us/attachments/04af1852-a7df-4eca-9eb9-71da746f1a3e.pdf
Item 9.12 North Coast reps for MDUSD schools does not include CVCHS (since it will be a charter) and lists Steven Brady as the Northgate vp rep:
Brady was appointed as a vp of YVHS, where he worked this year: http://yvhs-mdusd-ca.schoolloop.com/cms/page_view?d=x&piid=&vpid=1309422182233
It looks like he may be another superintendent "reassignment," but it's unclear who he's replacing: http://northgatehighschool.net/Staff/Administration/tabid/119/Default.aspx
Item 9.31 authorizes the superintendent to enter into contracts over the summer without board approval: http://esbpublic.mdusd.k12.ca.us/public_itemview.aspx?ItemId=5544&mtgId=345
Interestingly, one attachment has been clearly updated since the agenda was posted, with the original attachment still available for comparison. It looks like the district may be implementing a new policy to make revisions transparent! 🙂
Item 9.33 Disposal of library books from closed schools: http://esbpublic.mdusd.k12.ca.us/public_itemview.aspx?ItemId=5561&mtgId=345
9.36 New board policy and administrative regulation prohibiting use of cell phones: http://esbpublic.mdusd.k12.ca.us/public_itemview.aspx?ItemId=5568&mtgId=345
(The BOC may be interested in this, since it was specifically discussing at its meeting, wondering if such a policy existed.)
9.38 Measure C high school projects lists for MDHS and alternative schools: http://esbpublic.mdusd.k12.ca.us/public_itemview.aspx?ItemId=5594&mtgId=345
9.39 Cost of issuance for Measure C bonds: http://esbpublic.mdusd.k12.ca.us/com/print_item.aspx?itemId=5608
Do you think the board should authorize the superintendent to approve contracts without its approval over the summer?
8:40 pm UPDATE: LIVE BLOG OF MEETING:
I arrived a bit late, during discussion of items pulled from consent calendar for discussion. They were:
10.1 (item #16): Food and nutrition
10.2 (item #30): Approval of contract with Lincoln Pools
10.3 (item #31): Authorization to award summer contracts
(I arrived during this discussion): passed 5-0
10.4 (item #38): Measure C High School Project Plan: MDHS and alt. ed.
Passed 5-0.
10.5 (item 39): Confirming costs of sale respecting issuance of MDUSD GO bonds, 2010 election, 2012 Series E
Hansen asked about use of bond premium to pay costs of issuance.
Superintendent Lawrence said staff had given the board a thorough analysis of the Poway letter (sent by Attorney General's office to Poway Dist.) He said it's a common practice.
Hansen said she pulled this from consent because there continues to be that question.
Eberhart said the board received "extremely definitive assessments of the process we're using." He said it's an important issue and it's important for the public to know that the district is operating appropriately.
Passed 4-1; Hansen against.
After the meeting, I asked Greg Rolen for a copy of the letter referenced by Lawrence and Eberhart. He said he wasn't sure he needed to give it to me because it could be attorney-client privilege. I pointed out to him that the district is assuring the public that it's perfectly fine to use bond premium to pay issuance costs, without actually telling the public the basis for that decision. Furthermore, the board specifically relied on this legal analysis in making its decision to approve the expenditure. I'll be speaking to our company attorney about this. When the bond counsel spoke to the BOC, she said she and other attorneys didn't know what the Poway letter meant. If they now have a better understanding of it, the public deserves to know what it is.
10.6 (item #41): Joint use lease agreement between MDUSD and Anova Center for Ed:
Hansen questioned the plan and pointed out that the revenues were minimal.
Lawrence said the district would receive about $84,000-$94,000 in rent, plus would reap solar benefits and Pawar Transportation savings.
Rolen said Anova pays 95-cents a square foot now and the district got them up to $1.50.
Lawrence said Anova approached the district. He said Measure C staff will be on the Holbrook site for 5-6 years, but after that, the district could see if anyone wants to rent the whole site. He also said the district is holding onto the property for when Concord develops the Naval Weapons Station property.
Eberhart said the deal is better for district students and makes better use of the facilities.
"To say that there has been no planning is void of reality," he said, "so I would encourage people to look at the planning that has been done."
Hansen asked: "Where is that plan?"
Passed 5-0.
JUNE 26 UPDATE: Here is the link to video of the bond cost of issuance discussion: http://qik.com/video/52274799
Here is my story about the meeting: http://www.contracostatimes.com/news/ci_20942427/mt-diablo-school-board-approves-2012-13-budget
Since I didn't finish the live blog, here is a synopsis of the rest of the meeting (please note that video clips are posted at http://qik.com/tharrington and will be posted later at http://www.youtube.com/tunedtotheresa):
Three people spoke about a composting program at Sequoia Elementary in Pleasant Hill, which they would like to serve as a model for other schools. One said Pleasant Hill Middle School's Earth Club is "disenfranchised" because the school has resisted composting and sustainability efforts there. It spends more money on waste disposal than any other Pleasant Hill school. Superintendent Steven Lawrence promised to bring this back as an agenda item.
No district communications.
CAC Annual Report: Dorothy Weissenberger delivered the annual report, including references to disproportionality and the FCMAT reports. She said the CAC is very concerned about cuts to special ed and reminded the board of its legal obligation to provide a free and appropriate education. She said the group would hold a planning meeting in August.
Superintendent's Report: Lawrence invited Jeff Adams of UMDAF to speak. Adams presented the district with a check for $250,000 as a contribution toward athletics.
Lawrence also praised SASS for offering several courses to teachers and said more will be offered in August.
Board unanimously appointed Lisa Caswell as program specialist, categorical programs, to work at Oak Grove MS.
Board unanimously apppointed Ann Tirrell as program specialist, ed tech.
Board unanimously agreed to reinstate database admin. position.
Board unanimously adopted 2012-13 budget, but Mayo said she regretted the reductions to Delta View bus service.
Board unanimously adopted resolution regarding maintenance of fiscal solvency.
Board voted 4-1 to approve school site safety plans. Eberhart opposed, saying there didn't seem to be any consistency from school to school.
Board unanimously approved items 15.8 through 15.11.
Board voted 3-2 to approve 21012-13 nonpublic school and agency master contract. Mayo and Hansen voted against. Mayo was concerned about abandoning collaborative in contract language. She also mentioned school class size discrepancy.
Board unanimously approved items 15.13 through 15.20.
Board voted 3-2 to authorize superintendent to enter into new administrator contracts over summer without board approval. Eberhart and Hansen voted against, saying they didn't want to relinquish the board's authority to approve appointments.
The remaining items were presented for information only. There were no board reports, due to lack of time.
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Quarterback Chad Pennington has been missed this season. There is no question about that.
Even if you are big Chad Henne fan and realize that the transition to Henne was necessary, you have to realize the Dolphins have not gotten the type of quarterback play this year they enjoyed last year.
That's not a knock on Henne, it's just that his 10 TDs and 12 INTs and 59.3 completion percentage and 73.8 QB rating don't compare favorably to the 19 TDs and 7 INTs with a 67.4 completion percentage and 97.4 QB rating Pennington posted last season.
Even folks that expected Henne's stronger arm to deliver more long passes has to concede that Pennington had a 7.7 yard per attempt average while Henne's has delivered 6.43 yards per attempt. Henne's longest completion this year is 67 yards. Pennington's longest completion in 2008 was 80 yards.
So the statistics say Pennington played better for the Dolphins even as reality states the change from one QB to the next would have become necessary eventually had Pennington not suffered a dislocated shoulder Sept. 27.
Now it is Henne's team for the foreseeable future.
But a couple of questions remain about Pennington.
First, is he going to play again after undergoing a third surgery on his throwing shoulder?
In this interview conducted with WSAZ-3 in Huntington, W. Va., Pennington seems very optimistic about continuing his pro career.
"My plan is certainly to play again in the NFL," Pennington says at one point.
He is proceeding with his rehabilitation and hopes to have full range of motion of his throwing arm by Jan. 1. Then he'll begin his routine breakneck offseason training regimen and "get ready to try out for some teams and throw for teams," says Pennington, who is an unrestricted free agent past this season.
Pennington is ready to move on if he has to. But he doesn't discount the possibility of returning to the Dolphins, which obviously means he doesn't discount coming back as a backup, because he knows the starting job is already filled.
(No, there will be no competition next year if Pennington comes back. The job belongs to Henne. So don't bother posting those comments as they are not based on reality.)
I think having Pennington as a backup would be great. He's experienced. He's a leader. He's a team player and plays his role -- whatever that is -- perfectly.
The issue I have is that the Dolphins don't seem to be making the most of his abilities now. I know I earlier this season, I agreed with coach Tony Sparano about not having Pennington on the sidelines. It is a Dolphins commandment or something that injured players, those on IR, aren't allowed to travel or be on the sideline with teammates. Most don't even attend the games at all.
But I think the time has come to make the exception with Pennington.
Look, Henne has had a couple of games now where he's basically melted down in a very quick and ugly span.
The Buffalo game was one such incident. Tennessee was another.
My belief is it would benefit Henne to have Pennington calming him down, talking him through his progressions and reads. I think it would only help to add that resource that neither QB coach David Lee nor offensive coordinator Dan Henning can provide because neither have been on the field, rushed by large, angry men anytime lately.
Having Pennington talk to Henne and pour confidence and logic and right-thinking into him at a time the game is going bonkers might be a help.
The idea was considered and rejected by Sparano earlier. At a time when the Dolphins are calling for all hands on deck as they push for a playoff berth, maybe it's time to reconsider.
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In the tight rows of chairs in the Commonwealth Ballroom, the nervousness — already dialed high by two bombs, three deaths and more than 72 hours without answers — ratcheted even higher.
The minutes ticked by as investigators stepped out to delay the news conference twice. Finally, at 5:10 p.m. Thursday, a pair of FBI agents carried in two easels and saddled them with display boards, turning the boards backward so as not to divulge the results of their sleuthing just yet.
Now the time had come to take that critical, but perilous step: Introducing Boston to the two men believed responsible for an entire city's terror.
"Somebody out there knows these individuals as friends, neighbors, co-workers or family members of the suspects," said Richard DesLauriers, the FBI agent in charge in Boston. As he spoke, investigators flipped the boards to reveal surveillance-camera images of two men in ball caps.
News cameras pushed forward. Across the city, and across the country, so many people logged on to examine the faces of the men deemed responsible for the bombing attack of the Boston Marathon, that the FBI servers were instantly overwhelmed.
At the least, Bostonians told each other, the photos proved that the monsters the city had imagined were responsible for maiming more than 170 were ordinary men. But even as that relief sank in, the dread that had gripped the city since Monday at 2:50 p.m. was renewed.
If everyone had seen these photos, then that had to mean the suspects had seen them, too.
What desperation might they resort to, marathoner Meredith Saillant asked herself, once they were confronted with the certainty that their hours of anonymity were running out?
On the morning after the marathon, Saillant had fled the city for Vermont, trying to escape nightmares of the bombs that had detonated on the sidewalk just below the room where she'd been celebrating her 3:38 finish. Now, on a smartphone she scrutinized the men's photos.
"I expected that I would feel relief, 'OK, now I can put a face to it,' and start some closure," Saillant says. "But I think I felt more doom. I felt, I don't know, chilled. Knowing where we are and the era in which we live, I knew that as soon as those pictures went up that it was over, that something was going to happen … like it was the beginning of the end."
There was no way she or the people of Boston could know, though, just when that end would come — or how.
Marathon Monday dawned with an April chill, ideal for keeping a body cool over 26.2 miles. By the four-hour mark, more than two-thirds of the field's 23,000 runners had crossed the finish line.
Passing the 25-mile mark, Diane Jones-Bolton, 51, of Nashville, Tenn., picked up the pace, relishing the sense of accomplishment of her 195th marathon.
Near the finish line, Brighid Wall of Duxbury, Mass., stood to watch the race with her husband and children.
In the post-race chute Tracy Eaves, from Niles, Mich., proudly claimed her medal and a Mylar blanket, and took a swig of Gatorade.
But the blast brought the celebration crashing down.
"Everyone sort of froze," Wall said. "The first explosion was far enough away that we only saw smoke." Then the second bomb exploded, this time just 10 feet away.
"My husband threw our kids to the ground and lay on top of them," Wall said. "A man lay on top of us and said, 'Don't get up! Don't get up!'"
From her spot beyond the finish, a "huge shaking boom" washed over Eaves.
"I turned around and saw this monstrous smoke," she said. She thought it might be part of the festivities, until the second blast and volunteers began rushing the runners from the scene.
"Then you start to panic," she said.
Back in the field, Jones-Bolton noticed runners turning around and coming back at her. Suddenly the race came to halt, but nobody could say why. When word began to spread, Jones-Bolton panicked at the thought of her husband at the finish line, but was reassured by other runners.
At the finish, Wall, her husband and children raised their heads after a minute or two of silence. Beside them, a man was kneeling, looking dazed, blood dripping from his head. A body lay nearby.
"We grabbed each other and we ran" — into a coffee shop, out the back door into an alley, where they kept going.
Meanwhile, the instincts of Dr. Martin Levine, a Bayonne, N.J., physician who has long volunteered to attend to elite runners at the finish line, told him to do just the opposite.
"Make room for casualties — about 40!," he yelled into the runners' relief tent. Just then the second bomb went off. He reached the site to find a landscape resembling a battlefield, littered with severed limbs.
"The people were still smoking, their skin and their clothes were burning," he said.
Now, three days after the bombing, investigators had made significant headway.
Armies of white-suited agents had sifted through the evidence littering Boylston Street. Their efforts revealed that the bombers had constructed crudely assembled weapons, using plans easily found on the Internet, from pressure cookers, wires and batteries. But investigators still did not know why — or whom to hold responsible.
It all came down to the photos, culled from hundreds of hours of videotape and photographs gathered from surveillance cameras and spectators. But if they were unable to identify the men, that left the investigators with a difficult choice: They could keep them to law enforcement officers, prolonging the search and risking letting the men slip away or attack again. Or they could ask the public for help. But then, the suspects would know the net was closing in.
When they decided to release them, it would only put Bostonians further on edge.
But as investigators pored over tips in the hours before the photos were made public, the city, at least, was struggling to right itself.
On Thursday, President Obama spoke at an interfaith service honoring the victims, saying, "We may be momentarily knocked off our feet. But we'll pick ourselves up. We'll keep going. We will finish the race."
Less than a mile away, 85-year-old Mary O'Kane strained at the bell ropes in the steeple of Arlington Street Church, imagining the sounds spreading healing across her city — and the land.
The city's response to the bombing had revealed its strength. But her belief in Boston was tinged with sadness. Now she understood a bit about how New Yorkers who experienced 9/11 must feel.
"We were feeling sort of immune," she said. "Now we're just a part of everybody. … The same expectations and fears."
In the hours after investigators released the photos of the men known only as Suspect No. 1 and Suspect No. 2, the city went on about the business of a Thursday night, a semblance of normality restored except for the area immediately surrounding the blast site. "
But across the Charles River in Cambridge, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, 26, and his brother Dzhokhar, 19, were busy.
Later, friends and relatives would recall both as seemingly incapable of terrorism. The brothers were part of an ethnic Chechen family that came to the U.S. in 2002, after fleeing troubles in Kyrgyzstan and then Dagestan, a predominantly Muslim republic in Russia's North Caucasus. They settled in Cambridge, where the father, Anzor Tsarnaev, opened an auto shop.
Dzhokhar did well enough in his studies at prestigious Cambridge Rindge and Latin to merit a $2,500 city scholarship for college.
Tamerlan, though, could be argumentative and sullen. "I don't have a single American friend," he said in an interview for a photo essay on boxing. A former accounting student with a wife and daughter, he explained his decision to drop out of school by telling a relative, "I'm in God's business."
For several years Tamerlan had impressed coaches and others as a particularly talented amateur boxer.
"He moved like a gazelle. He could punch like a mule," said Tom Lee, president of the South Boston Boxing Club, where he trained.
But away from the gym, Tamerlan swaggered at times, those who knew him said. And he began declaring an allegiance to Islam, joined with increasingly inflammatory views.
A neighbor, Albrecht Ammon, recalled the older brother arguing with him about U.S. foreign policy, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and religion. The Bible, Tamerlan told him, was a "cheap copy" of the Quran, used to justify wars with other countries. "He had nothing against the American people," Ammon said. "He had something against the American government."
Dzhokhar, on the other hand, was "real cool," Ammon said. "A chill guy."
But after the bombing, when he stopped by a Cambridge auto garage, the mechanic, accustomed to long talks with Dzhokhar, noticed the normally relaxed 19-year-old was biting his nails and trembling.
The mechanic, Gilberto Junior, told Tsarnaev he hadn't had a chance to work on a Mercedes he'd dropped off for bumper work. "I don't care. I don't care. I need the car right now," Junior says Dzhokhar Tsarnaev told him.
Now, with the photos out, it was time to move.
The call to the police dispatcher came in at 10:20 p.m. Thursday: Shots fired on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology campus in Cambridge. When police arrived to investigate, they found university officer Sean Collier fatally shot multiple times inside his cruiser.
Witnesses reported seeing two men. Fifteen minutes later, another call came in of an armed carjacking by two men, not far away. After half an hour, the carjackers let the owner go, but not before using the victims' bank card to pocket $800 from an ATM and telling the man they'd just killed a police officer and that they were responsible for the bombing, Watertown Police Chief Edward Deveau said.
Investigators had their break.
The carjacking victim had left his cellphone in the Mercedes SUV, enabling police to track its location via GPS, Deveau said. It was past 11 p.m. now, and as the car sped west into Watertown, one of Deveau's officers spotted it and gave chase, realizing too late he was alone against the brothers driving separate cars. When both vehicles came to a halt, Deveau said, the men stepped out and opened fire. More officers arrived, and when a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority officer, Richard Donohue, pulled up behind them, a bullet to the groin severed an artery and he went down.
"We're in a gunfight, a serious gunfight," Deveau said. "Rounds are going and then all of the sudden they see something being thrown at them and there's a huge explosion."
Watertown residents rushed to their windows.
"Now I know what it must be like to be in a war zone, like Iraq or Afghanistan," said 70-year-old Anna Lanzo.
As the firefight continued, Tamerlan Tsarnaev moved closer to the officers, continuing to shoot even as he was hit by police gunfire, until finally he ran out of ammunition and officers tackled him. But as they struggled to cuff the older brother, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev jumped back in the second vehicle, Deveau said.
"Somebody yelled, 'Get out of the way!' and they (the officers) look up and here comes the black SUV that's been hijacked right at them. They dove out of the way at the last second and he ran over his brother, dragged him down the street and then fled," he said.
Tamerlan Tsarnaev was rushed to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
But after all the gunfire, the second gunman had vanished. Officers, their guns drawn, cordoned off the area.
At 8:30 a.m., Jonathan Peck heard helicopters circling above his house on Cypress Street and looked outside to see about 50 armed men.
"It seemed like Special Forces teams were searching every nook and cranny of my yard," he said.
Unable to find the second suspect, authorities announced they were shutting down not just Watertown, but all of Boston and many of its suburbs, affecting more than 1 million people. Train service was cancelled. Taxis were ordered off the streets.
But as the hours went by Friday, and the house-to-house search continued, investigators found no sign of their quarry. Finally, at about 6:30 p.m., they announced the shutdown had been lifted.
Across Watertown, people ventured out — including a man who took a few steps into his Franklin Street back yard, then noticed the tarp on his boat was askew. He lifted it, looked inside and saw a man covered in blood.
He rushed back in to call police. Again, the neighborhood was awash in officers. The man hunkered down inside the boat, later identified as Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, traded fire with police for more than an hour, until at last they were able to subdue him.
Around 8:45 p.m., police scanners crackled:
"Suspect in custody."
Bostonians applauded police officers and cheered as the ambulance carrying Tsarnaev passed.
But on Boylston Street, where the bombing site remained cordoned off, tears were shed.
"I think it's a mixture of happiness and relief," said Matt Taylor, 39.
Attorney Beth Lloyd-Jones, who was 25 blocks from the bombings, was planning her wedding inside the Boston Public Library, adjacent to where the bombs exploded.
"Now I feel a little safer," she said. But she couldn't help but think of the victims: "That could have been any one of us."


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- Acknowledging the public's growing interest in the profession of landscape architects, the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) hosted the first annual Licensure Summit, Nov. 2-4, to kick off its professional licensure campaign, "50 by 2010," for ASLA chapters nationwide.
"The ASLA 50 by 2010 campaign is a comprehensive program to bring universal practice acts to each and every state," said Nancy Somerville, ASLA Executive Vice President. "It is designed to acknowledge the needs of every state, including upgrading to a practice act, preparing a sunset defense, or creating a new law."
The summit brought together landscape architects from 45 states representing the ASLA, the Council of Landscape Architecture Registration Boards (CLARB) and the Council of Educators of Landscape Architecture (CELA). It was coordinated under the auspices of the Partnership for the Advancement of Licensure (PAL), a new collaborative effort by the three organizations to coordinate licensure efforts. Of the 60 participants, more than 25 percent also work with CELA or CLARB.
"Every participant brings a different experience to the group, and by coming together we coordinate efforts so no one has to reinvent the wheel," said Amy Schneckenberger, ASLA, Vice President of Public Affairs.
Participants indicated a strong desire to make the summit an annual event. "It was very helpful to get several different perspectives on this important issue," said John Carman, CLARB President. "Licensure requires a long term commitment and it is important that share and learn from the experiences of landscape architects who have been in the trenches on this issue."
During the two-day event summit attendees shared their experiences in licensure efforts, discussed strategies and reviewed a number of licensure support resources compiled by PAL members. The first day of the summit focused on the numerous issues that ASLA chapters may confront as they advocate for landscape architecture licensure in their state. Of particular importance were relationships with other design professions, fund raising, gathering factual information and organizing members to action. The second day of the summit featured a discussion of ASLA's "50 by 2010" campaign and a review of the Licensure Support Resource Guide, a compendium of resources available to support the state licensure efforts.
ASLA endorses the use of strong practice acts to fully protect the public interest. "The general rule for regulating a profession is this: if an occupation directly affects the public health, safety, or welfare, it should be licensed," Somerville said. "Landscape architecture certainly falls under this rule."
Currently, 46 states regulate the landscape architecture profession. Of these, 32 are practice acts, which restrict the practice of landscape architecture to qualified individuals. No unqualified or untrained person may perform the work of a landscape architect, as defined by state law. Fourteen states have title acts, a type of regulation whereby only qualifying individuals can use the title of landscape architect, but which does not restrict landscape architectural practice to landscape architects.
The regulation of landscape architecture continues to grow nationally. Over the past 10 years, nearly 20 states have adopted or upgraded to practice laws. No laws have been repealed or downgraded during this time. More information about the ASLA "50 by 2010" campaign, as well as other information about professional licensure of landscape architects can be found online at
The ASLA Licensure Summit was generously sponsored by DPIC Companies (Design Professionals Insurance Company) and the McGraw-Hill Construction Information Group.
The Partnership for the Advancement of Licensure has brought together three groups representing landscape architects (ASLA), educators of landscape architects (CELA) and the regulatory boards for the profession (CLARB) with a common purpose to improve and expand licensure laws for landscape architects. The partners share the mission that licensure will effect a healthier built and natural environment, increase competition and create a stronger profession.
Founded in 1899, the American Society of Landscape Architects is the professional association representing landscape architects nationwide. Beginning with 11 original members, ASLA has grown to more than 13,500 members and 48 chapters, in all 50 states, the U.S. territories and 42 countries around the world. ASLA promotes the landscape architecture profession and advances the practice through advocacy, education, communication and networking.
Karen T. GrajalesManager, Public Relations tel: email@example.com @ktgrajales


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i operate a magazine site on wordpress. my articles are usually between 200-1000 words with few pictures or videos if any. now i will post an article of 5000 + words with many pictures and videos.
would this have a negative effect on my site or tables or databases in any way?
this will just be one of the thousands of articles in my site
none that I can see.


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18 U.S. Code § 3192 - Protection of accused
Whenever any person is delivered by any foreign government to an agent of the United States, for the purpose of being brought within the United States and tried for any offense of which he is duly accused, the President shall have power to take all necessary measures for the transportation and safekeeping of such accused person, and for his security against lawless violence, until the final conclusion of his trial for the offenses specified in the warrant of extradition, and until his final discharge from custody or imprisonment for or on account of such offenses, and for a reasonable time thereafter, and may employ such portion of the land or naval forces of the United States, or of the militia thereof, as may be necessary for the safe-keeping and protection of the accused.
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., § 659 (R.S. § 5275).
Words "crimes or" before "offenses" were omitted as unnecessary.
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We are so programmed by our history with race in America that reaction to the acquittal of George Zimmerman on charges of murdering Trayvon Martin depends largely upon one's individual, even group experience.
If you are African-American, you might react like former Washington, D.C., homicide detective Rod Wheeler. Appearing on Fox News, Wheeler said many blacks look at quarterback Michael Vick, jailed for taking part in an illegal interstate dog-fighting ring, and wonder why Zimmerman gets away with killing a young black man.


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Public Notices
Public Notice - ADVERTISEMENT and INVITATION FOR SEALED BIDS: NEW HOUSING CONSTRUCTION 3/18/2010
- Details
- Category: Public Notices
- Published on 17 March 2010
- Written by Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
The City of Mount Vernon, Texas acting as agent for the Owners will receive bids for new construction of up to five (5) single-family dwellings until 10:00 a.m., March 26, 2010; at City Hall, 109 N. Kaufman Street, Mount Vernon, Texas; at which time and place all will be publicly read aloud.
Bids are invited for the furnishing of material and labor for the construction of up to five single-family houses in the City of Mount Vernon. The houses will consist of the construction of 3-bedroom dwellings on a slab foundation. Contract documents, including drawings and technical specifications, are on file at City Hall. Legitimate Bidders may obtain one copy without charge. No bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled closing time for receiving bids for at least 60 days.
The Owner of the property and the City of Mount Vernon reserve the right to reject any or all bids and to waive any formalities in the bidding. Furthermore, the Owner and the City reserve the right to award a contract on selected bid items and/or alternatives on the work bid form at their discretion. Bidding procedures, bidder selection, and any subsequent bidder appeal will be conducted in accordance with the applicable local, state and federal procurement regulations and protest procedures established by the City of Mount Vernon in compliance with 24 CFR 85.36.
The City of Mount Vernon is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
City of Mount Vernon
J.D. Baumgartner
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LATHAM, N.Y. - Major General Patrick A. Murphy, the Adjutant General, announces the recent reenlistment of members of the New York Army National Guard in recognition of their continuing commitment to serve community, state and nation as part of the Army National Guard.
Staff Sergeant Steven Swanson from Ashville, N.Y., has reenlisted to continue service with the Troop B, 2-101 Cavalry - reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition.
"Over the past three years the New York Army National Guard has come from far below authorized strength to 100 percent strength," Murphy said. "Our priority is to provide ready forces for both state and federal missions and readiness starts with maintaining our strength. We have more than 16,000 men and women in the Army and Air National Guard with each individual member having an important role."


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And I really hope that this future is not too far away. Mingoville, to my mind one of the most innovative education 2.0 companies and my declared favorite of 2009, just shared some amazing videos on its YouTube channel, showing a group of children engaging with the Mingoville universe via different devices in a classroom setup.
Those videos show how the ESL class of the future could (should!) look like. The best thing, Mingoville is only using technology that is already mainstream.


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Hey everyone, and welcome to 'Zero Lag Thirty,' part two of my 'Stylin' Ain't Easy' blog series!
BLOGGERS: This is my next challenge for you! I want to see your best, least laggy outfit; help spread the word that Zero Lag can still look amazing. ❤
Today we're going to explore the challenge of trying to move around in Second Life. We've all fallen prey to the SL 'Lag Monster' and while sometimes the situation is completely out of our control, sometimes it isn't. Sometimes we're our own worst enemy.
So whether you're scaling down (har har) to get ready for competitive racing like me or you'd just like to be able to cross the floor of your favourite club without rubberbanding, you might want to read on. Watch and learn, Grasshopper.
( If you want to race with guys like these, you need to run lean and clean. )
Okay! So we're going to talk about two things in this post: LAG (which we all haaate) and something called Mesh/Rendering Weight. Everyone knows about lag; it's what happens when a sim is packed with avatars, all wearing scripty, primmy, flexi things. Sims can be laggy on their own if they're full of vendors and scripted objects or if they haven't been restarted in a while. So let's make a resolution this year to dress responsibly for our own sake as well as our neighbours'.
In many ways, this is the easiest way to control our own contributions to sim lag. If your clothing has resizers in it or any kind of texture change option, it's very likely there's a script controlling this.
~ Since most clothing in SL is copy/mod now, I recommend making a copy of your favourite boots (I just typed 'goots' because I'm still in love with my Gos equestrian and hunter boots) and removing the resizer scripts via menu whenever possible. If something fits properly, there's no reason to have these scripts active when you're in-world. I employ this strategy for jewelry as well.
~ HUDs! We all use them. We all love them. We may not realize how badly they can lag us, though! Even your basic AO, something you wouldn't dream of going without, may run upwards of 20 scripts (some of them WAY more than that). Using radar HUDS, Yus/Nuu or RLV anything, MystiTool, face animators, titlers, hug/kiss/dance/etc HUDS .. all of this contributes to script lag, even when they aren't in use. So please, if you don't think you're going to use a particular HUD when you're out and about, detach it!
I've been using the Firestorm AO for about a week now and I just love it! If your viewer has a big 'AO' button somewhere in the user interface, just try loading your favourite AO animations into it. Sure, it takes a few minutes (or longer if you're me) but the difference is profound when you're in a laggy environment. Try it. Love it.
~ Get a script counter scale! I have a scale (this one is free on the Marketplace) rezzed beside my default pose stand. Once I've made sure everything fits properly (we'll cover this in another post, I swear!) I hop onto the scale to make sure I'm not being a scripty jerk. Anything under 3MB/3072K is excellent, but I challenge you to go lower, just to see how it feels.
Other Sources of Lag:
There are a LOT of them and some have absolutely nothing to do with your avatar. If you'd like to research this issue, I highly recommend having a look at 'Massively's Guide to Reducing Second Life Lag.' It's a fantastic article.
( Even horses know that prims cause lag! )
Even when you're running very few (or zero) scripts, your avatar can still contribute to sim lag. Your basic avatar, all your clothing and attachments, your goots (hehe) and jewelry, hair, and eyelashes may lag you up even more than your old script count!
~ To see avatar weights, open Me>Preferences… from the main menu. Under the Advanced tab, enable "Show Advanced Menu". Back at the main menu, pick Advanced>Performance Tools>Show Draw Weight for Avatars. The number pops up over your head: green is good, red is not.
~ Every avatar on the grid has a base rendering cost of 1000. This covers your skin, hairbase, eyes, tattoo layers, and all of your system clothing. You can go ahead and call these 'freebies.' Use them at will; layer, play, and have loads of fun!
~ It's too bad we all LOVE our attachments, isn't it? The unfortunate truth is that anything you have to click to 'wear' or 'add to outfit' is going to increase your rendering weight and the primmier your attachments are, the more you're going to lag (or your neighbours will) in a busy sim. Even your mesh items, although they tend to be lower in weight, will increase this number. Stealth Weight Offender: YOUR MESH EYELASHES!
Mesh/Rendering Weight Formulae:
I'm not going to list everything here because it's ALL laid out on the Second Life Wiki (please read the article, it isn't long) but I'm going to list some of the worst offenders in no particular order:
Flexi prims, shiny prims, glowy prims, alpha prims, particles, and light emitting prims.
If your clothes or attachments or whatever have one or more of these features, please check your rendering weight before you wail about being on a laggy sim.
I would never dream of telling you not to wear your favourite things (I certainly won't stop wearing mine), but I think it's important to consider your wardrobe choices when you're visiting a high-traffic area (fashion shows, RP sims, busy clubs, SL events, etc). Count your attachments the way you might count calories:
"I can wear these beautiful goots today, but only if I wear system gloves instead of these scripty fingernails," or
"Gee, I really love this flexi hairstyle – how about I go easy on the jewelry this time. No one can see my ears anyway."
Dress responsibly, my dears, and I'll have more tips to share with you very, very soon.
~ Portia ~
23933 Render Weight (orange/yellow), 0 scripts
Fairy Skin -Avie- /*natural *REDGRAVE*
IKON Eternal Eyes – Mist
Miamai_XGen Makeup_Basic Lashes A Black – (Tattoo layer lashes, ftw!)
ROZENA/ Kiss Kiss ~ dolce
[LeLutka]-HAIRBASE Marilyn
[LeLutka]-BELLE pony – Marilyn
{Happy} Posh Wrap (Gray)
{Happy} Confidence Blouse (White)
jane.intrinsic.tank.wh cream [hi]
Loralai Michalski ~ Jockey Silks: Caramel & Tan Leather Pants
[Gos] Equestrian Boot – Black – (MY GOOTS!)
Loralai Michalski ~ Jockey Silks Riding Helmet: Black Rubber
Emery – Gloves #Black
Poses: Diesel Works
Horses: Awesome Breed Creations (Lipizzaner, Thoroughbred, Arabian)
Set: The Domineaux Effect ~ The Country Barn, Starmark Creations ~ Ranch V2,


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Stonewall Ranch Fall Festival
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October 31, 2012 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Bill Burden Elementary School parking lot
The annual Stonewall Ranch Fall Festival will be from 6 p.m. until dark on Oct. 31 in the parking lot of Bill Burden Elementary School.
The event features 16 games/activities and inflatables that are run by local businesses including sponsors Cherry's Asian Atore, A Texas Girls Gun Store, Comanche Trail Vet, the Hill Community Church, Crossfit Liberty Hill and Little Crusaders Daycare.
The festival is a great time for people all over the area to come meet there neighbors, enjoy a safe family environment and enjoy lots of candy and free hot dogs. Everyone is welcome. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/swrfallfestival.


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Cabins offer home away from home on the lake
PRATT -- The Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks (KDWP) continues to add new cabins to its state park system. The cabins feature all the comforts of home while providing access to the pleasure of parks and lakes across the state.
These cabins feature amenities such as full bathroom with a shower; kitchen with microwave, refrigerator, and a cook-top stove; beds for as many as nine people; screened-in porch; fire ring; and barbecue grill. Heating and air conditioning, table and chairs, basic pots and pans, and table service for four are also offered at many cabins. Some are handicapped accessible.
State parks that currently offer cabin rental include Cedar Bluff, Cheney, Cross Timbers, El Dorado, Eisenhower, Lovewell, Milford, Perry, Prairie Dog, Tuttle Creek, Webster, and Wilson. Reservations are required, and cabins are in high demand, so renters are encouraged to call well in advance of a planned trip to make sure a cabin is available.
For a list of all state park cabins , go to the KDWP website. Price varies per night, depending on location, timing, and amenities. Weekly and monthly rates are available.


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- First Time Stories : 3 Some Mmf, Couple And Friend
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It was a beautiful day. We were on our way to my friends wedding. The sky was blue and it was 78 degrees. My drop- dead gorgeous wife was wearing a light yellow dress that was cool and sexy. The wedding went off without a hitch and afterward we were left with a free day, no kids, and no demands on our time. I asked the typical question "what do you want to do"? And got an unexpected reply. Let's go to Ted's. It was unexpected because Ted's wife was out of town so I said "yea we could or we could go catch a show and get dinner." She looked me in the eye and said "or we could go to Ted's." My heart started to speed up, what was she up to? We stopped and picked up some Smirnoff Ice. We drank one on the way and on the drive to Teds' my hand found its way under her dress and between her legs. She was not wearing hose on those hot tanned legs. She shifted in the seat and spread her legs to give me better access. I caressed her pussy until her panties were wet. All too soon we were pulling into Ted's drive. We kissed and went in.
Ted was on the couch watching TV, his favorite team the Reds were playing ball. We sat across from him on the love seat. While Ted and I talked baseball and the weather my green eyed beauty got us all another drink. When she left the room I asked Ted if his hot tub was hot. Unfortunately he said it was empty. My wife sat back down and put her legs up on the love seat. She gently took my hand and started it back up her dress. I resumed my pussy massage that I had started on the drive over. Ted was oblivious since the game was on. To get his attention I said "hey you may want to get the tub up and running."Not taking his eyes off of the TV he said "nah, maybe later"; I paused and said "are you sure"! He looked over and got an eye full of my wife's spread legs and wet panties. He was up and out to the hot tub in 15 seconds.
My wife went upstairs and found us all some swimsuits. Hers was a hot silver one piece that zipped up the front. Her 36 D's filled it out perfectly! Ted and I were carrying water from the house to the hot tub working hard to fill it quickly with hot water,we did not want to waste any time getting in. When Ted was dumping his bucket in the tub, my wife was standing behind him and unzipping the front of her suit and flashing me with those awesome tits. I must have had a big shit eating grin on my face because Ted looked at me and said what's going on? I laughed and said "you need to pay more attention to your surroundings". I think he figured out what she did because when we went back in the house, Ted and my wife went in the kitchen to fill their buckets and I went to the backroom to fill mine. A few minutes later my wife came into my room and said that Ted had cornered her and made her "flash" him as well. He had unzipped her suit to see those tits for himself and reached down and grabbed her crotch. I said " oh he did, did he. Did you like it? Did it make you wet?" She smiled coyly and said "I don't know," so I pulled the leg of her suit over and checked. I said "it looks like we have a problem, your pussy is drenched. Maybe you should show Ted what he did to you." She said maybe later, with a very sexy smile.
Finally the tub was filled and we had each consumed a six pack of Smirnoffs. A perfect day! I stepped into the hot tub first and then helped my wife in. She sat in a corner chair with me on her left. As she sat down I reached up and pulled the zipper of her suit down to get a little better view. She looked at me and pulled the zipper back up. Not to be deterred I looked her in the eye and very slowly pulled it down again while giving her my best kiss. I knew she liked it because her nipples were erect and this time she let the zipper stay open half exposing her tits. For awhile we just sat in the tub talking and relaxing. Ted had sat down beside her on the right. Soon the talking slowed down and I began to massage her thigh under the bubbling hot water, I kissed her and started to slide my hand up to that hot pussy. She closed her eyes and moaned softly. The moan was a green light for me so I used my other hand to unzip the suit enough to expose her perfect breast. I looked at Ted, we made eye contact, I nodded in approval and he started to massage her very erect right nipple. She moaned some more. I continued to rub her pussy thru her suit and started sucking her left nipple. The moaning got a little louder. This scene lasted for quite some time. My heart and my mind raced. A heart attack for me at this point was not out of the question. She opened her eyes and we kissed. When we pulled apart I looked into her eyes and at the same time reached over and took Ted's hand and pushed it down to her pussy. Not breaking eye contact I pulled her suit aside to give him direct access and he started rubbing and finger fucking my wife. She sucked in a breath and gave me another moan of approval. She then reached out and took a cock in each hand. I smiled as I looked through the water to see her stroking my friend. My hard on was intense and the way she rubbed the head of my cock was unreal. After a few minutes of this pleasure/ torcher she stopped abruptly and said "I will if you will," and with that she stood up and peeled off the suit. Two seconds later Ted and I were naked too! She then came over to me and whispered in my ear, "I really want to suck your cock right now" I replied, "Since we are Ted's guests, shouldn't you do him first?" I could not believe what happened next. We had never done anything like this before in all the years we have been together, so when she gracefully slid through the water to the other side of the hot tub and grabbed Ted's cock my jaw dropped, I was amazed and so was Ted! She had taken charge of the situation. Pushing him back to a raised seat, she gave him a long cock hardening kiss. He sat back and closed his eyes as she wrapped her lips around his swollen prick. Her head bobbed up and down while her right hand massaged his balls. I sat in the corner hypnotized by the act. My head cleared a little as I realized her ass was out of the water exposed to me. I stood up and positioned myself behind her. By this time my cock was so engorged and so sensitive due to the earlier rub from my wife, that when I tried to slide into her pussy I started to cum almost immediately. She took Ted's cock out of her mouth and turned to smile at me and said go ahead. But I pulled out and tried to get back in control. I sat back down and continued to watch the amazing show before me. In a few minutes Ted could stand it no more, my wife pulled her mouth away and he at shot a huge load into the water. She then turned her attention to me. "Your turn" she said. Her mouth felt incredible, her tongue circled the head of my cock and she sucked and moaned till I could not hold back. She got just a taste of my hot cum as she pulled away. Ted was now out of the tub smoking a cigarette and enjoying our show. My wife announced that it was time for a bathroom break and we all wrapped up in towels and went inside.
Inside the house Ted and I let my wife go to the bathroom first. While she was in there we just looked at each other and grinned like kids at Christmas. Wow this is amazing he said. She is amazing said I.
When it was Ted's turn in the bathroom my wife took me by the hand and we stretched out on the floor on a comforter by the stereo. She kissed me and said "I won't go any farther if you say not to"I replied"how it has been so far?" Her face lit up and she said "umm wonderful"! With that answer I started kissing and caressing her breasts. She started that soft little moaning again and I was instantly hard. I kissed down her belly to her neatly trimmed pussy. I moved down to lie between her legs and started using my tongue on her clit. I slid a finger inside and began to finger fuck her slippery hole. As I was gently sucking her swollen clit I looked up and was again hypnotized by my erotic wife. Ted had come back into the room and had knelt down beside her. While he was massaging her tits she reached out and took a hold of his half limp cock. She literally pulled him to her mouth and began to suck him as I was sucking her. I pulled myself up and slid my now throbbing cock into that hot pussy. In no time at all I was losing control so I pulled out and began to eat her some more. Having another hard cock ready, she reached down and gently pushed me away as she pushed Ted down to my spot. I stretched out beside her and watched as she pulled her knees up to her chest, exposing to Ted her delicious mound. On his knees between her legs he positioned his thick cock on her pussy lips. I had a front row seat watching his dick trying to find a way into my wife's tight pussy. He very slowly pushed into her. She gasped as he slid in. She cupped her hands on his face as he pumped and grinded against her. Her legs still in the air he had completely slid in and was fucking her hard. Her tits bounced up and down as he rocked her back and forth. She was biting her lower lip and enjoying the ride. Finally with a moan he slammed into her deeply and filled her with cum. He slid out looking a little spent and a little confused. I think he was confused because my wife didn't have an orgasm yet. It was up to me. I was already hard again and I took my place between her legs. Her pussy was open, swollen and pink with Ted's juice was running down her ass. I slid in and began to reclaim what was mine. My cock is not as thick as Ted's but it is longer. I was soon bottomed out on her sweet spot, and grinding her clit with my body while my prick was buried deeply in her pussy. She was moaning again and before long I felt her pussy tighten as she was about to explode. I looked over at Ted who was on the couch watching and nodding his approval. Her back arched, she rocked and shivered as the orgasm that had taken hours to develop took over her body. The aftershocks continued for several minutes. The smile on her face lasted for several hours. It was the perfect day.


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The Tulane Law School Sports Law program provides students with the background necessary to understand and handle problems unique to the sports industry.
New Orleans Saints Bounty ScandalVideo: Professor Feldman narrates a short clip regarding the bounty scandal. http://bit.ly/GHgRzl
Senator Dick Durbin is setting up a Judiciary Committee hearing about bounties in professional football and other major sports. http://abcn.ws/GGfaQj
Warren Sapp could face trouble for publicly naming Jeremy Shockey as the whistle-blower in the NFL's investigation into the Saints' bounty program. http://nyp.st/GI7yKV
"Are Commissioner Suspensions Really Any Different from Illegal Group Boycotts?" Professor Marc Edelman analyzes whether the NFL personal conduct policy illegally restrains trade in this 2009 law review article. http://bit.ly/GOB9Cn 58 Cath. U. L. Rev. 631
Social Media and SportsBaseball has a new social media policy. And it may be unlawful. http://t.co/03Uz66AN
Michigan football coach Brady Hoke favors reform to NCAA's policies on social media, texting. http://bit.ly/GzFmub
NCAATulane alumnus and Sports Law Society founder, Warren Zola's latest scholarly article, "Transitioning to the NBA" has been published in Harvard Law School's "Journal of Sports & Entertainment Law" http://t.co/u2VM5kYo
For seven years, the University of Alabama has been locked in a bitter legal struggle with a local artist over his right to depict scenes from Alabama games in his paintings. Oral arguments were heard by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals earlier this year, and the court's decision is expected soon. http://on.wsj.com/GRLMYr
Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff is still pushing for a BCS antitrust suit. He is now soliciting bids from law firms to help with four-prong attack. http://t.co/oKPQaQYk
NFLThe Washington Redskins are considering a variety of options in response to their loss of salary cap, including filing for arbitration http://wapo.st/yQgpsd, and the diplomatic approach at the league meetings next week. http://bit.ly/GIvKU1
Would Rams' Owner Stan Kroenke violate the NFL cross-ownership rule if he purchases the Los Angeles Dodgers? http://bit.ly/GGN2MX
OtherWill the Supreme Court hear the case over private school athletic scholarships? http://onforb.es/Gzq0Js
Professional Athletes' Big-League Tax Bills http://yhoo.it/GARoJq
The last major legal hurdle in the sale of the Dodgers appears to be cleared as Bryan Stow's attorneys agreed not to contest the Dodgers' exit from bankruptcy and agreed to recover any damages from the team's insurance policies rather than from owner Frank McCourt or any of the entities he controls. Stow can proceed with his case against the Dodgers in Los Angeles Superior Court after the team emerges from bankruptcy, according to the agreement. http://lat.ms/GL5Ejp
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Spartanburg, S.C. - The Lady Cobra soccer team just missed picking up their first victory of the season on Monday night, as they fell to the Converse Valkyries 2-1 in overtime. The loss drops the Coker women to 0-7 on the year and 0-3 in Conference Carolinas play, while Converse improves to 3-6 overall and 1-2 in the conference.
Converse was first to strike with a goal in the 20th minute and that is where the game would remain until Coker senior Jennifer Diemer (Arnold, Md.) found the back of the net off a Stephanie Leitgeb (Goose Creek, S.C.) cross with under six minutes to go in the second half sending the match into overtime.
Even with Coker keeping possession of the ball for most of the second half, Converse managed to chip a shot over Coker goalkeeper Margaret McCoy (Columbia, S.C.) in the overtime period to take home their first conference win, 2-1.
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Crowds of firefighters at the Capitol are fired up over the possible consolidation of their pension board and staff with other pension plans that represent workers in other fields like teachers, troopers and judges.
Ardmore Fire Department captain Brian McDaniel wants their pension plan to maintain its independence.
"We have individual boards that direct the investments and management of those funds," he said. "We want to keep it that way."
But Governor Fallin, who supports efforts to streamline the management and operations of various pension plans, says the consolidation would save the state 15 percent of the $80 to $100 million it spends each year to administer the pensions.
Captain McDaniel is also concerned about Senate Bill 1062, which seeks to reduce compensation benefits available to injured workers, including firefighters.
"The terrible downfall to that is there's not a provision in there for firefighters that are injured or killed in the line of duty," said Capt. McDaniel.
Measures are being proposed to help close an $11 billion dollar unfunded liability facing the state pension system.
Representative Randy McDaniel said he's worked with firefighters for three years listening to their own ideas.
"As you know the solutions require some shared sacrifices," said the Representative.
Some of those proposed sacrifices include firefighters and cities paying more into system, raising the retirement age, and increasing the minimum years worked to receive benefits.
These pension issues are being hotly debated at the legislature with a lot on the line for firefighters and other workers across the state.


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In celebration of 125 years, the Georgetown Law Library convened a symposium of the academic, advocacy, government, and library communities on January 30, 2013 at Georgetown Law.
"Big data" is a term perhaps too narrow for the topic: The size of data sets is not the key to big data issues. Rather, it's the changes in society that are growing along with our ability to discover meaning by connecting points of information electronically, across numerous, vast, and often unrelated stores of data.
The conference examined the public good and collective harms associated with the large-scale aggregation of information from public and private sources. During the course of the day, panelists also discussed how scholars, researchers, and information professionals use very large or complex data sets to distill meaning and develop public policy.
Please explore these pages for materials related to the conference and the topics it addressed, including video from the event, presenters' biographies and slides, and an extensive bibliography compiled by the Georgetown Law Library.
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- Vicki Arroyo, Executive Director, Georgetown State and Federal Climate Resource Center and Visiting Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center
- Josh Blackman, Assistant Professor of Law, South Texas College of Law
- Spiros Dimolitsas, Senior Vice President for Research and Chief Technology Officer, Georgetown University
- Francine E. Friedman, Senior Policy Counsel, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
- Carole Roan Gresenz, Professor, Georgetown University School of Nursing & Health Studies
- Mark E. Herlihy, Deputy Director, Institute of International Economic Law, Georgetown University Law Center
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This article was published May 30, 2014 at 7:11 a.m.
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is warning residents not to burn tornado debris on commission property.
The April 27 tornado heavily damaged many homes around the Craig D. Campbell Lake Conway Reservoir, and the commission says questions have been asked about burning the debris on commission-owned property surrounding the lake.
Commission Lake Manager Matt Horton said the state Department of Environmental Quality prohibits burning debris left by the tornado. Horton said burning the debris could lead to contamination of water running into the lake.
Horton said Game and Fish Commission employees are picking up debris and trash from the lake and its shoreline and that a large-scale debris-pickup effort is planned during the week of June 16.
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Sunday, August 05, 2007
Gates: Troop Surge in Iraq Pays Off in Heightened Security
By Donna Miles
American Forces Press Service
Aug. 5, 2007 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said today on the Sunday morning talk shows that he's seeing signs the troop surge in Baghdad is helping stabilize security so the Iraqi government can focus on overcoming sectarian divisions and building critical government institutions. Gates reported on CNN's "Late Edition" and NBC's "Meet the Press" the security situation is improving, but expressed frustration that political progress being seen at the local and provincial level isn't being matched nationally.
"I think the effort under way to dampen the violence, particularly that caused by the Baathists and by al Qaeda, is working as well as we would have hoped, both in Anbar province and now in the belts around Baghdad," Gates said.
This is possible, he said, because "we now have sufficient force" to stand up to extremists working to disrupt progress. "These groups, in the past, would squirt out when we would move in, and now we have the force to attack all their primary havens simultaneously," he said.
While expressing optimism about security, Gates said "the picture is quite mixed" on the political front.
On the positive side, Iraqis and coalition have witnessed "some very interesting developments" working with local officials in Anbar and other provinces. Officials there "have flipped" from supporting the insurgents to enlisting their young men into the Iraqi police force, helping identify roadside bombs and cooperating in other ways with the coalition, he said.
"It's really been quite a remarkable evolution over the past several months," he said.
"The disappointing part of this, of course, is the lack of significant progress at the national level, and the Sunni withdrawal from the government," the secretary said. He noted that individual Sunni ministers, including the defense minister, remain in place.
The Iraqi government's difficulty in getting key legislation passed "is clearly a concern," Gates said. "I think months ago we may have underestimated the degree of deep mistrust that underpins these differences and their inability to come to closure" on important legislative packages.
This legislation, which will be as important to Iraq as the U.S. Constitution is to the United States, "will shape the country for decades to come," he said. "So I guess if you look at it from a longer perspective, it's not surprising that they are having trouble getting them over the finish line."
The upcoming Iraq benchmark report, due Sept. 15, will weigh progress militarily and politically at the local level against slower-than-hoped-for achievements at the national level, he said.
Asked if a U.S. troop reduction in Iraq could come by the year's end, Gates said it's too soon to know for sure, or how large that reduction might be.
He said he sent messages throughout his just-concluded trip to the Middle East that the United States expects to keep a limited number of troops in Iraq after most of the force redeploys home.
"We anticipate trying to work out with the Iraqi government an arrangement whereby there would be a residual presence of U.S. forces at some fraction of the current level that would be a stabilizing and supporting force in Iraq for some protracted period of time," he said. "I think that's generally the view of almost anybody who is looking that this, that some kind of residual force for some period of time will be required beyond when we begin a drawdown."
Contingency planning is under way on a variety of possibilities that President Bush could order after studying the benchmark report. That report, a follow-up of the July 15 interim report, will be issued by Army Gen. David Petraeus, commander of Multinational Force Iraq, and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker. "We intend to be able to execute whatever decisions the president makes," Gates said.
Throughout his Middle East trip, Gates said he also emphasized the importance of Iraqi's Arab neighbors helping ensure its government succeeds and that it isn't overcome by destabilizing forces such as Iran.
"If you reach out to that (Iraqi) government, if you support that government, if you make them feel less nervous that you are trying to undermine them, then maybe you can draw them more into the Arab camp and keep them away from the Persian camp," Gates said he told the Arab leaders he met with. "So you have a role in this in terms of allaying their concerns and you should be in there supporting them more aggressively."
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has made "very tough" decisions to resist the Iranians, Gate noted. One of the biggest was to authorize military operations to go after the Iranian Quds force in Iraq trying to kill U.S. soldiers.
"He has made several decisions that were in Iraqi national interest and not Iranian national interest," Gates said. "So I think he is actually established more independence from the Iranians that the popular perception is."
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OKCupid Experiments on Users Too 161
With recent news that Facebook altered users' feeds as part of a psychology experiment, OKCupid has jumped in and noted that they too have altered their algorithms and experimented with their users (some unintentional) and "if you use the Internet, you're the subject of hundreds of experiments at any given time, on every site. That's how websites work." Findings include that removing pictures from profiles resulted in deeper conversations, but as soon as the pictures returned appearance took over; personality ratings are highly correlated with appearance ratings (profiles with attractive pictures and no other information still scored as having a great personality); and that suggesting a bad match is a good match causes people to converse nearly as much as ideal matches would.