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Pretty is one word to describe Fun Factory's modern vibrators and strong is another! Quiet, with multi-speeds, this innovative vibe is splash-proof and its superior material (elastomer) is odorless and hypoallergenic. Ergonomically designed with LED buttons, three unique vibration patterns, and seven speeds, the Fun Factory's Laya Vibrator is perfectly designed to hug the clitoral area. Discreet, lightweight, and attractive, we can't help but to love Laya.
Laya Vibrator
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Takes 2 AAA batteries
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4 1/4" long, 1 1/2" wide
Volume: 3, Intensity: 3
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Brand: Fun Factory
Material: Silicone
Texture: Smooth
Color: Black or Pink
Power Source: 2 AAA
Length: 4 inches
Diameter: 1.5 inches
Intensity: 3/5
Volume: 3/5
Warranty: 2 Year
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I was disappointed by this vibrator. It has a lovely design and I liked that it is designed external stimulation in mind. However I felt there were several big problems for me:
-The vibrations are very weak.
-The surface portion, which touches your pussy, is small enough that I couldn't get enough of my clitoris region stimulated
-I found that the hand held part of it vibrates too much to be comfortable to hold
-It is louder than I was hoping, given its cute discrete size
OK, it's pretty. Let's get that part out of the way.
But that's where the love for this product ends. First, most importantly, it is not NEARLY powerful enough. I kept pushing the button to get to the next higher setting and it just didn't exist. And speaking of the buttons...they are difficult to work with and confusing and just plain irritating when you don't want to concentrate on buttons.
I am so disappointed. My "egg" vibrator is far superior in performance. It's just not as pretty.
I've had my Laya for over 6 years and it is still going strong. I've tried many other toys, none have compared to this tried and true bit of fun.
My wife an I bought a Laya a couple of years ago and it immediately became her favorite toy. She says it fits her body like no other product and has just the right amount of power to get her off very nicely, thank you.
While it still works fine, it has become noisier with age so we moved on to the Form 2 which is much more powerful and just as quiet.
A couple of tips, if you can't turn it off, the batteries are in backwards (Ask me how I know). If the batteries rattle, wrap a little paper around them and it will solve the problem. Rechargeable batteries will work, but it won't have as much power.
This is really nice for when you are making love with a partner, because it has a shape that contours really well to the body, and doesn't get in the way. However, the way it hits the clit isn't quite right or powerful enough for me personally. However, It's still a really nice toy to have around to get your engine revved. :)
Not the WORST vibe I've bought (and I've bought quite a few), it has a really nice shape to it. Very promising. But, the settings were annoying and the buttons irritatingly easy to bump, also annoying to try to turn the damn thing off quickly. Most aggravating, it stopped working properly very soon, despite the fact that i didn't leave batteries in it, etc--it will only work with the batteries in backwards now so it only has one setting, and can only be turned on/off by unscrewing the top. also, it's a good shape but a little too hard in texture for me to use solo. Not at all worth the amount I paid!
I was a little worried when I read about how it wasn't strong enough. Put in a couple of fresh AAA's and it's a dream. Doesn't really suck batteries dry unless you leave them in there, which it warns you not to do if you read the description.
I love my Laya and will continue to use it until it breaks down.
I own toys that range from $10-$290 and this little wonder is my absolute favorite of the bunch. First off, the shape and design is absolutely wonderful. You can use the plastic tip for shallow penetration or the flatter back end to cup over your entire mons region. The material is skin-safe elastomed and super easy to clean. It's waterproof (and yes, it actually works in the shower and continues working after, so long as you keep the cap shut tightly and take care to let it dry before using it again.) It's fairly quiet (unless you use it upside-down or shake it around, then it can get a bit louder.) It's small, it's powerful, and it has various speeds and functions. Ladies, if you want a small toy that you can use during sex without it getting in the way, this is perfect. If you like to masturbate lying face down, or enjoy rubbing against your toys, this one slips perfectly into your panties and gets the job done. The Layaspot is absolutely wonderful, and is hands down my favorite, most reliable toy.
I've got my own little collection of vibrators, and this is hands down my favorite. It stays out on my nightstand because I've realized there isn't much point in putting it away in the box with the rest. It just comes right back out again. I love its shape and versatility. It's small enough that I can use it during intercourse but big enough that it can cover the whole vulva, which I really like. It's relatively quiet, although it's gotten a little louder over time. I think it's just the right strength, although in some moods I'll reach for my Pocket Rocket instead. Most of the time, though, it hits the spot just right.
I have owned three vibrators,even a nice expensive rabbit pearl, but this is the one I use all the time. I like things that work in every aspect, and this one does. It's got a great friendly design and I love the thought out functionality, It's a lovely shape, great material, and the batteries tend to hold a while. The one thing that could be improved is that the pulse settings are all the way at the end behind the fastest steady setting and you might want to switch quickly between a steady middle speed and a pulse, but that's the ONLY caveat I have.
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I agree there's a problem, but I'm not crazy about the solution
Jonathan Willis
September 16 2008 11:31AM
A couple of days ago, I wrote about what I felt was the most glaring hole in the Oilers' lineup—the third line centre position. I suggested Bryan Smolinski as a possible solution, although a trade for a similar veteran player could fill the hole as effectively.
Craig MacTavish, however, seems to have discovered a different plug. A big-bodied plug with a nice face-off presence, questionable defensive zone awareness, and less than stellar skating. That's right, according to Pierre Lebrun of ESPN (hat-tip to OilFaninCowtown on HFBoards), Craig MacTavish is strongly considering Dustin Penner as his third-line centre. The lines that Lebrun was told about are as follows:
Erik Cole – Shawn Horcoff – Ales Hemsky Robert Nilsson – Andrew Cogliano – Sam Gagner Ethan Moreau – Dustin Penner – Fernando Pisani
Does this remind anyone of a similar move MacTavish made a few years back? Moving a goal-scoring left-winger into the pivot position to fill an obvious hole? Browse down the comments in that HFBoards thread, and you'll see that commenter Misfit had the same thought I did. In 2003–04, the blinding lack of a first-line centre led MacTavish into moving Ryan Smyth into that slot on the Oilers' first line (the role was eventually filled by Petr Nedved, who helped lead the Oilers on a remarkable late-season run that ended with a 9th place finish). Smyth had his worst season in four years, and the Oilers struggled until the hole was filled.
Now, obviously, the stakes here are much lower. Equally obvious is the fact that MacTavish will change his lines repeatedly this season, and that his mid-September lines are likely to look vastly different from even his early-November lines. That said, the fact that this hole hasn't been filled is somewhat inexplicable—players are available, and they won't cost much. Is the log-jam of forwards really this formidable? Will this team be better off minus a third-line centre, and with one of Ryan Potulny or Rob Schremp on the 4th line instead of in the minors? I think not.
I somehow doubt this is the role that Kevin Lowe envisioned for Penner when he acquired him at great cost from the Anaheim Ducks and it really raises the question of what Kevin Lowe was thinking, spending assets, money and good will on a player who one year later would be in a support role and not a key part of the team. It makes the offer sheet seem even more desperate and ill-planned than it looked last season, and that's something that I didn't even think was possible.
The effects of this long-term are probably mixed. Penner looked OK playing tough competition with good line-mates, and between Ethan Moreau and Fernando Pisani he may continue to refine his game as a two-way player. The real question is why he's doing it at centre, rather than on the wing—between Sam Gagner, Shawn Horcoff and Andrew Cogliano, it's difficult to ever see Penner playing centre in a top-six role for the Oilers. It's clearly a stop-gap move by the coach, and it isn't one he should need to be making.
It also seems to indicate a lack of confidence that either Marc Pouliot or Kyle Brodziak is prepared to do that particular job this season, and I'd imagine that the fourth line features Stortini on right wing, Brodziak at centre and Pouliot subbing in as needed. The position up for grabs would appear to be 4th line LW. The other possibility is that one of Pouliot/Brodziak is on the way out.
The final thought I have on these lines is that there is little doubt now that MacTavish is going to run the Horcoff line in a power-vs-power role, a decision that makes a world of sense, given the makeup of this roster.
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uhhhh, way too early for a MacT headache...
I wonder if MacT putting Penner in between has less to do with Penner, and more to do with not wanting to have your captain on the 4th line.
I think everyone is fairly certain that at some point Cogs will get moved into that 3rd line center role at which point Penner can go back to the wing and Moreau becomes a baby sitter/pentalty killer.
It just feels to me like an effort to keep Moreau on the 3rd line as opposed to the 4th.
September 16 2008, 12:18PM
I doubt that these lines last long- Penner will be on the second line, and Cogliano on the 3rd or 4th soon enough, I imagine.
I think the biggest thing here is what it says about a) the other players on the roster b) Kevin Lowe's decision making, circa Summer 2006
Who is Pierre Lebrun? Is he someone who we should really be listening to? I ask only out of ignorance since the line combinations he's suggesting just look like someone having fun with the numbers game.
Could MacT just be trying to make sure that there is a burr in the saddles of Brodziak and Pouliot? what about Shremp? The way MacT juggles lines around I can see him playing with this combination some night just to shake things up... why not?
I believe this speculation has more to do with having too much talent on Left wing, not a lack of it at centre. It is definitely not something I am overly worried about.
Compared to some of the signings that took place this summer I really don't consider Penner too highly priced for his skill and size and upside. I believe he will put in 20-25 goals this year, and guys who do that get paid what Penner is getting paid.
Everyone keeps saying the Oilers have to get bigger and then condemning Penner in the same breath; I don't get it. If Penners feet (remember I said IF) are moving he's a notable threat and I am pretty sure he is wearing out defenders who are trying to clear him out of the crease, which can only be good for the next shift on the ice. I can only see him getting better and he did improve his skating as the year went on last year, it just wasn't as notable as the dominance of the kid line.
September 16 2008, 12:47PM
Who is Pierre Lebrun? Is he someone who we should really be listening to?
Yes, he is. He's had a TV gig with both The Score and Sportsnet, and he's been a print guy since forever. These days, he's jumped ship to ESPN, and as far as being in the know about things on a league-wide basis, outside of Bob McKenzie he doesn't have a ton of competition.
I believe this speculation has more to do with having too much talent on Left wing, not a lack of it at centre. It is definitely not something I am overly worried about.
We have one veteran guy who barely hit 50 points last year, a sophomore player who just hit 40 points, a 6'4" behemoth who oculdn't hit 50 points playing with Horc & Hemsky, and a guy who hasn't played since the 2006 Finals.
Trust me, it isn't the overflow of talent at LW that signalled this move.
Compared to some of the signings that took place this summer I really don't consider Penner too highly priced for his skill and size and upside.
I don't have a big problem with Penner's pay cheque; my issue is that if Kevin Lowe feels that investing 1) 4.25 M/yr for 5 years 2) 3 draft picks and 3) a ton of bad blood between him and Burke in a player, it seems to me that player ought to be a key cog going forward. Not, say, a guy that you drop to the third line because there isn't room for him in the top 6.
Pierre LeBrun is with ESPN. He has actual media access and there is nothing to make me believe MacT didn't suggest this as his lineup. Actual journalists don't blatantly lie where they can easily be caught (looking at you, Dwayne).
That said, I'm hoping this is a challenge to Brodziak (a guy Mac really likes) in the mould of the "for all his strengths, Horc isn't a 90-point guy" challenge to Horcoff (another guy he likes).
When I thought about Penner dropping down on the depth chart, my initial fear was that his production would dip if he didn't have anybody to get him the puck. To that end...Pouliot? He's got playmaking skills, and if he shows up to camp prepared, who knows? Penner - Pouliot - Pisani? How does that strike you? Brodziak and Moreau would still get their minutes 'cos they kill penalties.
September 16 2008, 01:21PM
Honestly I don't even think its worth discussing MacT lineup changes. You can just wait for 10 minutes and they will change. This is one of things I seriously HATE about him as a coach. Give the players a chance to gel for heavens sakes.
September 16 2008, 01:22PM
Pencil me in as another guy who isn't worried at the suggestion that Penner may get a couple of shifts at centre. If you guys remember the same MacT that I do, many of his line combination theories don't last a period, forget a week. MacT will probably try it out, see it work or fail, and abandon it at the first sign of trouble. 3 or 4 guys are going to get a shot playing that 3rd line center slot this year, Penner being only one and probably the most brief.
September 16 2008, 01:23PM
When I thought about Penner dropping down on the depth chart, my initial fear was that his production would dip if he didn't have anybody to get him the puck. To that end…Pouliot? He's got playmaking skills, and if he shows up to camp prepared, who knows? Penner - Pouliot - Pisani? How does that strike you? Brodziak and Moreau would still get their minutes 'cos they kill penalties
That seems fine to me, IF Pouliot can handle tougher sledding, and despite the love he gets from some folks, I don't think he's proved that he can yet.
I also think Penner will still get points, unless MacTavish is also planning to take his powerplay time away from him.
Yeah, unfortunately we're STILL asking that question about Pouliot.
PP units?
Hemmer-Horc/Gags-Cole-Visnovsky-Souray. Nilsson-Horc/Gags-Penner-Gilbert-Grebs
September 16 2008, 01:42PM
Has anyone on the Nation staff seen Penner all summer? You guys blogged about how huge Smid looks. You also went over how Pisani is looking a lot like the Pisani of old...
Is Penner still a fatty? No.. that's rude, let me rephrase that...
- is he a now a dress wearer or a pants wearer? - can he play softball? Is he an catcher or infielder? - could we share a rowboat? I think I'm being very clear, what I'm asking. Would an average size rowboat support him without capsizing?
September 16 2008, 01:55PM
Tony Romo: Talk to fans of any team in the league and they'll tell you the same two things about their coach. 1) He doesn't give the prospects enough icetime to develop, and 2) He changes up the lines too much.
What MacT has done with the lines is true of retty much every coach in the league. Plus, MacTavish hasn't had the luxury of having all of his players together for a full season, or even most of one, in a long time.
I think in the journal today it talks about how Penner has lost a few pounds of fat and put on some muscle. So now he's a huge 240 lb wiger with more strength. Hope they give him a chance at winger.
that should say Winger.
September 16 2008, 02:29PM
"Everyone keeps saying the Oilers have to get bigger and then condemning Penner in the same breath; I don't get it."
I like this statement because it's partly right. Getting bigger up the middle is always a good step in the NHL. Thing is, we don't have to move a winger to do it. Brodziak's 6'3". There's your size Craig. Don't like the move. It puts two players on last year's team out of position. With the possibility that Penner gets moved to C, that displaces one of Pouliot/Brodziak to the wing on the 4th line, and everyone who caught even a bit of TC last year remembers how badly Pouliot did on the wing.
MacT's trying to put a square peg (top-6er) into a round hole (checking C)...again. Of course, all this won't matter once grandpa Moreau has hip replacement surgery on the fourth day of training camp. Move Penner to wing on the 3rd line, move Brodziak to the 3-line and take Brule for the 4th line.
September 16 2008, 02:38PM
Penner was a center before his time in Anaheim. This isn't a completely foreign position to him, and I think they even experimented with it last year.
That being said, I don't like it. At LW his lack of top end speed can be made up for with positional play. At center he would have to handle to puck too much and
//We have one veteran guy who barely hit 50 points last year, a sophomore player who just hit 40 points, a 6?4? behemoth who oculdn't hit 50 points playing with Horc & Hemsky, and a guy who hasn't played since the 2006 Finals.//
I have a problem with people bashing the guy, when he was out leading goal scorer last year, had a decent plus minus, and hell at the end of the season he was on the PK. the kid is great. And as for the Bashing of Cole. The guy has scored 30, 29, and 22 goals in the last three seasons while battling injuries. Name me one other Oiler on the roster to hit thirty goals...ever? and score that many goals in the last three years? (his total points and goals are comparable to Ryan Smyth but Eric Cole plays a punishing physical game. He is the best LW we've had in years.
Speculation on line combos before camp even opens is ridiculous (especially considering MacT is the guy in charge of making them).
September 16 2008, 02:43PM
have a problem with people bashing the guy, when he was out leading goal scorer last year, had a decent plus minus, and hell at the end of the season he was on the PK. the kid is great. And as for the Bashing of Cole. The guy has scored 30, 29, and 22 goals in the last three seasons while battling injuries. Name me one other Oiler on the roster to hit thirty goals…ever? and score that many goals in the last three years?
I'm ot bashing; I like all of the guys they have at LW in their respective positions. My point (in overly dramatic rhetoric) was that the Oilers aren't overflowing with super-duper left wingers. They can all play their position, and the team would have a balanced left side.
Speculation on line combos before camp even opens is ridiculous (especially considering MacT is the guy in charge of making them).
Except that MacTavish told LeBrun what his thoughts were making them, at least IMO, fair game.
I don't mind Penner as a centre, provided he learned him some footspeed this summer. He did fairly well at faceoffs last year and I thought his defensive awareness was ok. (OK, I'm Brownleeing it a bit, I don't have stats to back me up, but I did start crunching some numbers on him earlier this year.) He'd certainly be better than Smyth was - could hardly be much worse.
Checking centre though? 4mm+ is a lot of dosh for that role. Guess we'll see.
September 16 2008, 05:14PM
MacTavish should be an expert at identifying holes.
September 16 2008, 08:10PM
Nice recall on the 94 thing.
One thing that lends weight to this story is that Lebrun's a real journalist so this is coming from a reputable source; even if it's nothing more than MacT thinking out loud in late summer.
I like Penner sticking at left, but providing faceoff support when needed. I know people are going to hate me for saying this, but break up the kid line and put Penner out with 89 and 22. Gags and Cogs are AWFUL in the FO circle... and that line will not stay together for that reason. Put 13 on the third line with 51 for now. This is a temp fix tho. I would like to see Schremp shipped outta dodge for a quality checking center, like a Scott Nichol. I touch on this more here: http://theoil-slick.blogspot.com/
September 17 2008, 10:31AM
Injuries will probably resolve the dilemma on left wing. Do you really believe that both Moreau and Cole will play most of the season? I honestly believe that Cole doesn't fit into the long term plans of this team. Will an Eastern Conference Guy with only one year left on his term re-up with the Oil? It's my contention that Lowe brought Cole on board to push Penner. I hope Dustin can take a step forward and seize that first line spot.
September 17 2008, 11:17AM
I like Penner sticking at left, but providing faceoff support when needed. I know people are going to hate me for saying this, but break up the kid line and put Penner out with 89 and 22. Gags and Cogs are AWFUL in the FO circle… and that line will not stay together for that reason. Put 13 on the third line with 51 for now.
Completely agree that Penner should end up on Gagner's wing at some point this season. Penner - Gagner - Nilsson, with Penner taking most of the draws seems like a logical combination to me; a combination that would just kill softer opponents. Plus, I have more fiath in Moreau/Pisani being able to carry Cogliano than Penner. The size gets lost, but the speed more than makes up for it.
I would like to see Schremp shipped outta dodge for a quality checking center, like a Scott Nichol.
I like Nichol just fine, but if Schremp's going the other way I want a bigger return.
Penner may start on third line but I would be surprised if he stays there. The kid line is too small and will need some size to give it some room. I think you will see Cogs move into the checking role with Pisani & Broziak (sub-ins with Moureau). Cogs is good but doesn't possess the soft hands.
Jonathan -
I absolutely concur that we should see more return for Robbie... whether that is picks/prospects/whatever... it was more of a basis to get out that Schremp does not fit into this roster, and in my mind should be moved to fill a hole. For that reason I would like to see him going for a decent return as we currently have a glaring need.
Sure, he might turn into a stellar PP specialist in the league, but he also might turn into a bubble player for the remainder of his career. I say ship him while we can still get a decent return.
I really think you are wrong on that one; I sure hope anyways. Penner at centre makes no sense. He is a big body that needs to work the boards, he can't do that at centre. He has good hands, he committed himself this summer by losing 10-15 pounds. Gagner and Cogliano are small bodies that would benefit with a big body like Penner to give them puck support. I see Penner along side Cogs and Gags. No doubt about it.
I see Brule stepping in on the 3rd line at centre, with Nillson and Pisani. Brule is a hard hitter who has some skill, I think he will fit in nice with Nillson...and Pisani is a very reliable two way player that will correct any unstable young mistakes Brule and Nillson may make.
There is no other way of doing it. I don't see why there should be an issue.
Cole-Horcoff-Hemsky Penner-Cogliano-Gagner Nillson-Brule-Pisani Moreau-Brodziak-Stortini (strudwick can play forward too)
September 18 2008, 08:55AM
Cole-Horcoff-Hemsky Penner-Cogliano-Gagner Nillson-Brule-Pisani Moreau-Brodziak-Stortini
Who, outside of the top line, plays quality opposition? Penner's line can't do it, a combination of Nilsson-Brule-Pisani can't do it, and Moreau-Brodziak-Stortini doesn't fill me with confidence either.
Agreed. No matter how you shuffle it, there is a hole that needs addressing.
Who, outside of the top line, plays quality opposition? Penner's line can't do it, a combination of Nilsson-Brule-Pisani can't do it, and Moreau-Brodziak-Stortini doesn't fill me with confidence either.
What we are lacking is a Stoll and a Reasoner, however positioning can be taught...skill can not. Horcoff, Moreau, Pisani are all great two way players. Brule, Brodziak, Cogliano, Nillson etc are all young developing players. (Pouliot showed he can play a grinding roll) I sure the heck hope MacT can teach them how to play a defensive game. Otherwise, like Schremp, they're not in the line up.
We are rolling with 4 lines, the style is going to be an offensive style. The best defense is to keep puck possession in the offensive end.
The only problem with this team is the lack of a good face off man. After Horcoff it's gets a little worrisome.


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Calling all bandwagon-jumpers...
January 22 2009 10:31AM
We have had four messages from buddies/readers that basically say, "WHOA, you can actually see the bandwagon start to fill up on the Nation right now can't you? It happened in like a day! Bet you don't want to fire MacT now do you Wanye, you wanker?"
Originally we thought, "Yeah WTF? We hate bandwagon jumpers more than we hate people from Norman Wells. And we hate people from Norman Wells."
But after some re-reading of comments we realize that the bulk of bandwagon climber-onners are Citizens of the Nation who are die-hard fans who comment all the time. In our mind they have earned the right to be unreasonably optimistic if they so choose. It's the folks that altogether ignore the Oil -- or even worse diss them continually when they are in the toilet only to climb aboard the wagon when the team inevitably catches fire each spring -- that we really hate. These bandwagon-jumping idiots can just go back to Norman Wells and spend their days combing their moustaches and watching Season 3 of Magnum PI for all we care.
Now we have these bandwagon-jumping clowns saying, "But Wanye you wanted to see MacT fired and thrown into the street by the same RX1 ushers who throw out anyone who has more than half a beer in their possession. Now, you're sending him daily boxes of toenails to show him your love. You're a bandwagon jumper too just like us."
Here's the thing. We look at MacT like we look at any other appliance with a specific function. For the sake of argument let's call him a hot plate.
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If we have a hot plate and it's working, life is good. We can heat up our beans, or some nice soup, or whatever we need to be hot at any given moment. We love the hot plate. But the instant that thing doesn't bring our creamed corn to a piping hot temperature what do we do?
We throw out the hot plate.
Why? Because it no longer works. We don't sit and try and convince the hot plate to do a better job. We don't think to ourselves, "Maybe it's the corn's fault for not heating up," or "Maybe it will work better in a few months." We don't blame it on the toaster or decide that tepid corn is an acceptable alternative. No. When the hot plate stops working we go and get ourselves a new hot plate.
Same with the coaching staff. You certainly don't want a revolving door of coaches who are canned the instant the Oil fall behind in the first period of a game. Long-term coaching stability is good for a franchise -- assuming they're doing a good job. But at the same time if you have a coaching staff that is incapable of heating up the team beyond a tepid temperature in the long run, it's time to get new coaching staff. All the people that say "Eight years of mediocrity ain't it" are correct in our mind. Sometimes the old hot plate fires up for a few days and all is well again, but it doesn't mean we won't be price shopping for a new one and waiting for it to finally pack it in.
It's not rocket science. We like our hockey like we like our cream corn. Hotter than a $3 pistol.
So going into the all star game we love all the excitement up in this piece because that old hot plate seems to be working again. But we still have one eye on the door in case we need to go to the store.
I think this is one of our most analytical articles to date. Ever call MacT a hot plate, Professor Willis?
Thought not.
Now if you will excuse us, we have a war to prepare for.
PS: four days till Gretzmas.
January 22 2009, 06:18PM
@ Smokin' Ray:
Don't be so quick to forget about him using the wrong player in the wrong situations. That was all his fault.
January 22 2009, 06:22PM
@ Wanye Gretz:
See what you did today? None of this even makes sense anymore! haha
January 22 2009, 06:25PM
Travis Dakin wrote:
@ Smokin' Ray: Don't be so quick to forget about him using the wrong player in the wrong situations. That was all his fault.
Only because the ones that were supposed to be used were not producing. I'm not saying I agree with what he does all the time. Just saying that I like him.
January 22 2009, 06:28PM
Smokin' Ray wrote:
Just saying that I like him.
Oh he's personable all right. I'm sure you'd like me if you met me too haha but that doesn't mean I would be a good coach. The guy has so many good points but some of the crazy ass decisions he makes baffle me. I do like how he stuck by Gagner though.
January 22 2009, 06:32PM
yeah. Like WTF with Reddox? I don't get it.
January 22 2009, 06:36PM
Smokin' Ray wrote:
yeah. Like WTF with Reddox? I don't get it.</blockquote EXACTLY!!!! Crazy.... Or waiting 38 games to figure out that Gagner and Cole might work together. Or that Penner is NOT a checker.
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Travis Dakin wrote: @ BUCK75: holy man I thought the Nation was crumbling. Phew. Not sure about jeanshorts but we couldn't go on without baggy. At least I couldn't…:(
If you need your fill just go to their website.
bagged wrote some funny sh it about Peta today.
Okay Nation. Let's keep the hot plate on the hot seat... NOW yer cookin'!
whats with the arab money remix?
Damn it, stay out of my head.


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Mike and Christine bought their new home about four years ago with a loan amount of $688,000, using an FHA loan and a 3.5 percent down payment, says Parsons. At the time they got an interest rate of 5.75 percent, and their monthly payments including taxes, insurance, and mortgage insurance, was $5,485 per month.
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The dramatic 7% slide in Japan's Nikkei index, the biggest single-day drop in over two years, is on the magnitude of what was seen during the financial crisis. The drop capped a tough overnight session in global stock markets, which reacted to a batch of weak data in China and, perhaps more importantly, mixed signals from the Federal Reserve on Wednesday.
Japan's selloff sped up after the HSBC China Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index for May fell to 49.6, a surprise drop indicating a contraction, writes Dow Jones Newswires' Tomi Kilgore. This comes amid a backdrop of a divided Federal Reserve entering a difficult period of debate. Some members see "tapering" of central-bank bond buying programs as early as this quarter, but that follows what basically amounted to a lot of doublespeak by Fed chairman Ben Bernanke before Congress yesterday, judging by my colleague Mike Aneiro's detailed real-time coverage.
The Hang Seng lost 2.5%. Germany's DAX index is down 2.5% Thursday morning, and U.S. premarket trading suggests a carryover. SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) is up by 2.2% before the regular session. Volatility exposures are also gaining: ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (UVXY) is ahead by 6.5% in premarket trading and Barclays iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN (VXX) is ahead by 3.2%.
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As the 27th Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Ann M. Veneman managed a department of 111,000 employees, the sixth-largest employer in the federal government, with personnel in more than 25,000 buildings around the world; a program level of $113 billion that would rank USDA sixth if it were a U.S. corporation (behind GE and ahead of Citigroup); a spending level that ranks fifth in the federal government; a loan portfolio that would rank USDA seventh if it were a U.S. bank; and one of the most diverse and challenging missions across all of government.
Nominated by President George W. Bush, and sworn in as the first woman Secretary of USDA on January 20, 2001, Secretary Veneman presided over one of the most historic times in American agriculture. Her tenure included record farm income, record agricultural exports and the creation of stronger pest and disease protection systems for the country. Much of her career has been dedicated to food and agriculture issues and advancing sound U.S. farm and food policies. Having grown up on a family farm in a small rural community, Ann Veneman understands the issues that are important to America´s farmers, ranchers and rural communities.
To help lead USDA into the 21st century, Secretary Veneman in 2001 released the Bush Administration´s vision for American agriculture in Food and Agricultural Policy: Taking Stock for the New Century. This publication outlined emerging trends in agriculture, with a focus on farm-sector policy, trade expansion, infrastructure enhancement, conservation and the environment, rural communities, nutrition and food assistance, and USDA program integration.
This consistent policy vision, along with Secretary Veneman´s bipartisan approach and emphasis on the improved management of USDA, yielded many accomplishments:
Almost immediately after taking office, Secretary Veneman confronted the outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in Europe with a strong response that helped avert a similar disaster in the United States. Acting quickly and before some key USDA leadership positions had been filled, she took significant steps to strengthen U.S. protection systems. After September 11, 2001, she made additional enhancements to homeland security. Secretary Veneman has been an advocate for strong pest and disease, food safety and research programs to ensure that U.S. agriculture and consumers have a safe, wholesome food supply and the infrastructure to protect it.
She has provided strong leadership in protecting public health and animal health during the discovery of Bovine Spongiform Encepholopathy (BSE), or mad cow disease, in a cow in Washington State, as well as during outbreaks of avian influenza and exotic Newcastle disease in poultry, both of which were quickly eradicated.
Secretary Veneman played a key role in reducing trade barriers and expanding opportunities for American farmers through new export markets. Aggressive trade policies have made a strong contribution to record agricultural exports in 2004 ($62.3 billion).
Secretary Veneman focused strongly on new approaches to help feed the hungry around the world. To help meet the 1996 World Food Summit´s goal of reducing global hunger by half by 2015, she has promoted science and technology as a means to accelerate agricultural productivity. In 2003, she organized and hosted the first-ever Ministerial Conference on Science and Technology, which brought together ministers from 120 nations to Sacramento, California, to discuss how science and technology can reduce hunger and poverty in the developing world. The conference, as well as subsequent regional conferences and follow-up activities, helped recapture the momentum of the World Food Summit. For example, four African heads of state have now endorsed the promise of biotechnology on a continent that had been largely hesitant to do so.
At home, Secretary Veneman oversaw the reauthorization of the food stamp and child nutrition programs, which strengthen the ability of the Department to provide services to recipients and provide additional accountability to taxpayers. She finalized the transition from paper food stamps to electronic debit cards, which has reduced fraud in the program.
Secretary Veneman has been a strong public advocate for healthy lifestyle choices. Her obesity-prevention initiative spawned a scientific research conference that has cemented USDA´s lead role in federal obesity-prevention research, and which will help scientists pursue a national research agenda. She has directed leaders at USDA to ensure consistency and effectiveness in the Department´s nutrition-education messages and has led efforts to bring scientific principles to the revision of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
Secretary Veneman directed new management approaches that helped ensure the quick and efficient implementation of the most complex farm bill in U.S. history, and President Bush´s Healthy Forests Initiative, which defends our vital national forests against the risk of devastating wildfires, resulting in record levels of fuels reductions in national forests.
Secretary Veneman worked to foster the next generation of agricultural leadership, establishing USDA´s "Leaders of Tomorrow" initiative to strengthen education programs, particularly those involved with mentoring youth. She has increased the number of internships that are available at USDA, and encouraged young people to seek career opportunities at USDA and across the food and agricultural spectrum.
As part of several actions to implement the President´s Management Agenda (PMA), Secretary Veneman began USDA´s e-Government Initiative, which has made an unprecedented array of programs and services available electronically. In addition, USDA for the first time ever received a clean financial audit, a status the Department has now attained three years in a row.
Secretary Veneman has served various positions at USDA and in state government. From 1991 to 1993, Veneman was USDA´s Deputy Secretary, the Department´s second-highest position. She also served as Deputy Under Secretary of Agriculture for International Affairs and Commodity Programs from 1989 to 1991. Veneman joined the USDA´s Foreign Agricultural Service in 1986 and eventually served as Associate Administrator until 1989. From 1995 to 1999, Veneman served as Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA).
Veneman began her legal career as a staff attorney with the General Counsel´s office of the Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) in Oakland, California, in 1976. In 1978, she returned to her hometown of Modesto, where she served as a Deputy Public Defender. In 1980, she joined the Modesto law firm of Damrell, Damrell and Nelson, where she was an associate and later a partner. She left the firm in 1986 when she moved to Washington, D.C., to work at USDA.
She practiced law with the Washington, D.C., law firm of Patton Boggs from 1993 to 1995 before returning to California to serve as the state´s Secretary of Food and Agriculture, where she managed agricultural programs and services for the nation´s largest and most diverse agriculture-producing state. Before her appointment as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Veneman was with the California law firm of Nossaman, Guthner, Knox and Elliott.
Secretary Veneman earned her bachelor´s degree in political science from the University of California, Davis; a master´s degree in public policy from the University of California, Berkeley; and a juris doctorate degree from the University of California, Hastings College of Law. She has also been awarded honorary doctorate degrees from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (2001); Lincoln University of Missouri (2003); and Delaware State University (2004).
Secretary Veneman has received several awards and distinctions, including: Cal Aggie Alumni Citation for Excellence (1995); National Farm-City Week Award given by the Kiwanis Club of Greater Modesto (1995); Outstanding Woman in International Trade Award (2001); UC Davis Outstanding Alumna of the Year Award (2001); Food Research and Action Center Award (2001); National 4-H Alumni Recognition Award (2002); Dutch American Heritage Award (2002); Junior Statesman Foundation Statesman of the Year Award (2002); United Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Distinguished Service Award (2002); California Council for International Trade Golden State Award (2002); Goldman School of Public Policy Alumnus of the Year Award (2003); California Agriculturalist of the Year (2003); Sigma Alpha Sorority Honorary Membership (2004); Republican Main Street Partnership John Chafee Award for Distinguished Public Service (2004); American PVO Partners Award for Service to People in Need (2004); and U.S. State Department U.S. Afghan Women´s Council Honorary Membership (2004).
Veneman assumed the leadership of UNICEF on May 1, 2005, becoming the fifth Executive Director to lead UNICEF in its 60-year history.
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HOUSTON — The season hung there, ripe and low and ready to be picked. You guessed it would come down to the Cincinnati Bengals' best player, needing to deliver his team again. Even if that very same best player was, for some strange and hideous reason, ignored for half the football game.
Wide receiver A.J. Green had run a double move on Houston Texans cornerback Johnathan Joseph and safety Danieal Manning. He'd left each man flat-footed, as if quicksand had invaded the turf at Reliant Stadium on Saturday night. It was only for a fraction of a second, but when you are A.J. Green, a fraction is all you need.
PATRIOTS NEXT: Texans hold off Bengals
BOX SCORE: Texans 19, Bengals 13
There was Green, and here came the ball, too low, on too much of a line, not enough air beneath it, as if Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton wanted too badly for it to get to Green's hands. And there the ball went, uncatchable, even for the man who catches everything.
"I laid out, and I didn't get a hand on it,'' Green said later.
Three minutes to play, Texans ahead 19-13. Third-and-11 from the Houston 36. As poorly as the Bengals offense had played — and it stunk it up, from the coordinator on down — Cincinnati still had a chance to steal its first playoff win since Jan. 6, 1991.
It wasn't the play of the game. It was the game.
"A.J. ran a good route,'' Dalton said. "I just threw it a little too far.''
If the Bengals had beaten the Texans, it would have been the heist of the year. You're not supposed to go on the road in the playoffs and win with one part of your team tied behind your back. The offense produced just one touchdown in its last three games. That'd be one fewer than cornerback Leon Hall contributed.
BENGALS: Cincinnati's unfortunate streak continues
Because Dalton is just a sophomore pro, we won't be pulling any fire alarms today. We won't even suggest a better quarterback would have made that throw to Green. Dalton has plenty of time to become the sort of quarterback and leader that takes his team to the promised land. Or at least past the first playoff round. But he's not that guy yet.
He wasn't helped Saturday by the play calling in the first half. As Dalton explained it, the plan was to "involve'' tight end Jermaine Gresham early in the game. The thinking was that Houston's linebackers were the weak link in a defense that could rush the passer and defend on the edges.
That's fine, as far as it goes. What happened was, the "involvement'' of Gresham came completely at the expense of Green. Dalton didn't throw one ball to the team's best player. Not the entire half. "We had designs to get the ball to other guys,'' Dalton explained.
PLAYOFF PICTURE: What's ahead for Texans?
I asked Dalton the same question a second time, to make sure we were clear:
The plan was to involve Jermaine Gresham early in the game — an entire half, in fact — at the expense of throwing the ball to your best player?
"We felt like that was a good matchup,'' Dalton said.
All right, then.
Apparently, it wasn't ideal. After getting zero chances in the first half, Green got 11 in the second half, including four throws in five plays on the Bengals second possession of the second half. And they started moving the ball. Imagine that.
The numbers at halftime were cartoon-ish: The Texans had 250 yards, the Bengals 53. They had 14 first downs, the Bengals four. The Texans had the ball for 23 of the 30 minutes. What was even more ridiculous, the Texans led just 9-7. The shame of the game for Cincinnati was, it couldn't take advantage of a Houston attack that was "led'' by timid and ineffectual quarterback Matt Schaub.
Schaub played as if he'd left his confidence in a bus station locker. If the Bengals had flexed any offense, any at all, the heat on Schaub to produce would have been scorching. As it was, he was allowed to hand the ball off to Arian Foster (32 times, 140 yards) and offer a tiptoe passing game that relied on short throws and dump-offs.
Gear up for an offseason of wondering if Dalton is The Guy, if the draft can bring Green some help, if the defense next year can be as stout as it was down the stretch this year. It was a good year for the Bengals, better than we predicted in August. It wasn't good enough, though. Time for the coaches to figure out why. Here's one clue:
In your biggest games, "involve" your best player. Throw the ball to Green.
Daugherty is a columnist for the Cincinnati Enquirer, a Gannett property.


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University of Idaho Petty Cash Reimbursement
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A. General. The petty cash reimbursement system allows departmental administrators to authorize reimbursement of university employees for departmental expenditures, up to $100, that are paid by employees, without having to go through the normal procedures involving requisitions, purchase orders, and vouchers.
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Skip to comments.Former sex trafficking victim shines light on dark underworld of Super Bowl
Posted on 02/05/2013 12:03:15 AM PST by Dallas59
Amid the parties and fun of Super Bowl 2013, authorities say, there is a dark underworld of girls and women being forced into the sex trade. Sitting in the festive lobby of a New Orleans hotel, festooned with San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens decorations, Clemmie Greenlee, a former victim of sex trafficking from Nashville, recalled being brought to cities around the South to prostitute for those attending such large-scale events.
For Greenlee's pimps, the influx of people provided a massive money-making opportunity.
"When they come to these kinds of events, the first thing you're told is how many you're gonna perform a day," she said Friday. "You've got to go through 25 men a day, or you're going through 50 of them. When they give you that number, you better make that number."
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As long as there is demand there is supply.
As long as there is demand there is supply.
Well then. Let's cancel the Superbowl. Everything has negativity as part of it. Sorry the woman have to go through this but what about Marti Gras? When will we hear the sad sobbing story of that? What about any particular weekend in New Orleans? Stop trying to diss the greatest American Sport. They do this with everything that is good about America. More trying to destroy the American life.
"Stop trying to diss the greatest American sport".
APPLAUSE, APPLAUSE, APPLAUSE! Absolutely agree 100%, naps. Seems like anything negative they can associate with football right now is fair game. No mention of the Olympics or World Cup. No mention of prostitution at Nascar races. How about Spring Break in Florida... this article is so transparent with its true purpose.
I don't think Spring Break in Florida counts.
The amateurs there giving it away put the prostitutes to shame.
Lots of freebies in New Orleans at Mardis Gras too from what I have seen.
"Lots of freebies in New Orleans"
Years ago, my then 90 year old Uncle and his wife went to Mardi Gras. Uncle George was always the "wilder" uncle. He came back with about 200 of those bead necklaces. I'm not going to write out how we teased him.. but we did. I think he got the whole concept backwards... and flashed his 90 year old chest to anyone. We joked that people threw beads at him to make him go away. LOL!
Depressing. Here's a novel solution. Johns? Public flogging and stocks. Women would have first dibs on whipping them. Pimps? Kill 'em. Yeah, severe, but I bet others would think twice about it.
Perhaps Bob Menendez can look into it.
Obviously you missed the point of the article. It was about the horror and depravity of sex trafficking. The Super Bowl was incidental and used as a method of drawing attention to the problem.
Nobody cares. Next.
"Abducted and gang raped at age 12..."
A lot of people should care.
27 million in slavery today, 18,000 trafficked into the USA every year almost all for the sex trade.
Nothing is incidental in the media; once a strawman is constructed, they'll pile on with ferocity. The NFL is latest victim.
You are never going to stop contenting adults but this is white slavery. The men that force this upon girls against their will should be killed - immediately.
Wonder how manywhores were at the Inauguration?
Oh wait, too many there willing to give it away for an honest whore to make a living.....
I was under the impression the NOW crowd changed it's tune and fully supports these "sex workers" against the blue-noses and moralists on the right who would curtail their economic freedom?
As long as the Super Bowl is the most watched event. You will feed this beast. And as always this is Bread and Circus. Bread and Circus is just a tool of the government.
Oh Lord. A bleeding Heart Liberal on Free Republic no less. There is always one in the crowd.
You are so full of s*** that your eyeballs are brown. I will match my service in the Marine Corps and my conservative credentials against yours any day. Obviously I hit a nerve and you must have no problem with sex trafficking. You can go back to your hookers and blow now.
Wouldn't they only mention the Super Bowl b/c it just occured. When the World Cup played in 2010 there were tons of articles on sex trafficing. Same with Olympics.
Well that's debatable.
On topic. I saw enough sex during.
I don't recall the articles mentioning sex trafficking and the Olympics and World Cup. I also don't know of any articles/media/POS pushing to change or eliminate the World Cup or the Olympics. I have no issue whatsoever discussing sex trafficking. However, I do have an issue linking the two. Anything and I mean anything negative that can be said about football is being done so right now. This is just another example.
I see what you are saying and I agree with you about football being attacked lately. But you are wrong concerning other sports. Google 'Sex Trafficing World Cup 2010' and you will find multitudes of articles. Same with Olympics. They are all big events. And big events draw sex trafficing. The superbowl just happened to be the most recent.
You can go back to your hookers and blow now.
Great. Thanks. Interruptions are not warranted or welcomed....lol.
Think she gets to keep what she gets? Think again. If she makes her quota, she gets fed (maybe) and free drugs to keep her numb. Other than that, the pimp takes it all. Oh yeah, he buys her cloths too. He turns her out in the cheapest cloths so she always looks like a "two bit ho". The $1000 a night call girls who dress like movie stars are in a different world then that of these throw away women.
Football denigrates itself way more than its critics. I still root for the Bills (insert joke here) but it's clear that football is filled with criminals and druggies.
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