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What's the meanest thing you've ever done in a MMORPG?
I've been a pretty good player. I don't cause too much trouble. The only thing that came to mind is the following:
In EverQuest II, when you lost your Internet connection while in game, your character would remain in the world for a few minutes with a title stating "Link Dead" above the name.
I played on the World PvP server. Depending on the zone, the lowest level player I could attack could only be one that is 2-3 levels under me (unless a player attacks me first - then it doesn't matter). I created a guild called "Link Dead" and sat my character in the oppoising faction's n00bie zone. n00bs thought I was afk; they thought they could get a free kill. The second they touched me.... BOOOYAAAH! 1-SHOT!
As a Horde Hunter in WoW, I saw a level 35 Dwarf running around near the Crossroads. We were just messing around, not doing anything serious, but I dropped a snake trap and ran a deer across it. I was level 70 and the deer was level 5, so it died immediately. The dwarf was 35 and didn't die immediately, but he did die. That wasn't what I meant to do, but it's what I did.
He ran back to Ratchet with me running behind him doing the "Wait" emote, but he kept running. Which was probably smart. I finally rolled a gnome and messaged him to apologize. I know it's just pixels, but he looked so happy hopping around outside of Crossroads, I felt really bad about making him run away.
I can not remember winning or losing a single debate on the internet.
I cybered a few times with this guy in Everquest years ago and he went all stalkerish on me in game. I ended up deleting that character and starting over however he started pestering my guild mates about where i was, what happened to me etc.. i got tired of it so I ended up getting a friend in game to send him a tell and tell the guy that I had died IRL... yeah I know..
Watch your thoughts; they become words.
Watch your words; they become actions.
Watch your actions; they become habits.
Watch your habits; they become character.
Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.
I've never done anything mean.
hmm, however...
I once told a clan member who was relatively new that we couldn't replace one of his items that dropped. Since he was new and since it was "lineage 2" there was a question as to whether he was one of those people who joined clans, got gear and then dropped.
Maybe, in retrospect we could have banded together as a clan and got him a new shield but at that time I was always concerned of being scammed as it went on quite a lot in that game and even to severl of our long time members.
Think the worst couple things I've done was in EQ just training a bit.
Made an alt warrior in Greater Faydark. Pulled basically all of Orc Hill to the Newbie Lift and watched the slaughter. Just a few times I did this.
Thing that my Bard friend and I did was train Veltar around Dreadlands. He had Selo's on and we'd go grab him and take off. We'd be so far ahead of him though no one would know it was us training. Just about cleared out the zone with him too before we decided it was enough.
Played: EQ1 (10 Years), Guild Wars, Rift, TERA
Tried: EQ2, Vanguard, Lord of the Rings Online, Dungeons and Dragons Online, Runes of Magic and countless others...
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There are certain queer times and occasions in this strange mixed affair we call life when a man takes this whole universe for a vast practical joke, though the wit thereof he but dimly discerns, and more than suspects that the joke is at nobody's expense but his own.
-- Herman Melville
I forget which game.
Someone I didn't know put me on auto-follow then went AFK. Too lazy to walk to the next town.
Towed the character under water so it would drown.
Ken Fisher - Semi retired old fart Network Administrator, now working in Network Security. I don't Forum PVP. If you feel I've attacked you, it was probably by accident. When I don't understand, I ask. Such is not intended as criticism.
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See noobs begging for money in town
Ask them to join my group
Fly to the highest level agro mobs in the area
Use my teleport skill to drop them in the middle of it.
Originally posted by Montaronx
i killed a bunny once
Me too. Of course, someone was trying to tame it after having luring monsters in to aggro me and ruin my own attempt to tame it, so it seemed like a required retaliation.
In EVE there was this one person whose character was new, and they were asking for money to replace a ship they lost when their ore was stolen and they didn't know they were being can flipped.
I sent them a contract saying it was a gift of money. The contract was labelled by the game as a gift, but the way that it worked was it took 100 million ISK from that player and gave it to me. I contracted them to give me money.
They were very confused, followed by saying something along the lines of "you took my last everything"
Another time in EVE i happened across a POS owned by a corporation consisting of one person. There were no defenses, and it was a small tower so relatively low HP. I declared war on the corp of one man, and he didn't log on the entire two days I spent burning it to the ground. It took two days because of the reinforcement thing. Anywyas, I stole the labs, and repackaged them in a station. Turns out he had been researching some BPOs, including an Obelisk (freighter) original blueprint, and several for capital ship components. I came out 6 billion isk ahead.
A day or two later he logged in, but this was after the war had already been retracted and concluded by me. He stayed on for about 15 minutes. He's still on my watchlist, but I've never seen him log in again in the couple years since then.
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In UO you could stand next to a bank, have your bank box open, and then steal something from someone next to you, drop it in the bank box before guards kill you, and you'd have said item(s).
I did this once and grabbed a guild hall key from some guy, he was VERY upset lol. I didn't keep it though, I was just having fun. Stealing isn't fun for me but messing around with a sandbox system like that is.
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Originally posted by Trudge34
Think the worst couple things I've done was in EQ just training a bit.Made an alt warrior in Greater Faydark. Pulled basically all of Orc Hill to the Newbie Lift and watched the slaughter. Just a few times I did this.Thing that my Bard friend and I did was train Veltar around Dreadlands. He had Selo's on and we'd go grab him and take off. We'd be so far ahead of him though no one would know it was us training. Just about cleared out the zone with him too before we decided it was enough.
Lol I use to zone into Karnor's Castle and run round tagging mobs just to run to the entrance.
I don't know if it would qualify as being mean, but I founded this guild in SWG and...its been awhile but for some reason we had to have one of our officers put the guild hall in his name instead of me doing it. It probably had something to do with land slots: all mine were used up between having a crafting alt and being a packrat.
Anyway, when we built the guild hall and registered the clan name, everyone was like, what the fuck? He spelled the name of our clan wrong, hahaha. Turns out the guy had dyslexia. And apparently there was a timer on changing the name of your clan. So for awhile, maybe a week can't remember, people kept coming up to us to let us know our clan name was spelled wrong. Ah man, I was pissed, haha. Funny as hell now that I think about it though.
Originally posted by Kenze
I cybered a few times with this guy in Everquest years ago and he went all stalkerish on me in game. I ended up deleting that character and starting over however he started pestering my guild mates about where i was, what happened to me etc.. i got tired of it so I ended up getting a friend in game to send him a tell and tell the guy that I had died IRL... yeah I know..
Holy shit.
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1: My guild in SWG made a ticket requesting help to fix a stuck statue at our city. The CSR (Customer service rep) Came a couple hours later, and the leader city warned him which flagged him for PVP if he didn't leave the city within a short period of time.
He ended up being attackable and we griefed him and danced on his corpse. Needless to say we all got banned, but it was fun.
2: In Planetside, my friends outfit was doing mock gen drops/holds. I was on the opposite faction and CR5. I told my friend that I was on the way to the base they were practicing at. They were about to leave so I had my friend ask them to do another run because he felt they needed more training.
They did this and I showed up in my cloaker, set my Orbital strike right above their galaxy. When they all loaded in I had already pressed the button and it was counting down. As it was going off I ran up to my friends computer and listened to all the members in TS screaming and yelling BAIL BAIL OH GOD BAIL as all but one of them blew up in a glorious fireball.


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Investors are looking at the Old World with new eyes — they're plowing money into the continent's ETFs at a swift pace.
The top two asset-gathering stock ETFs so far in 2014 are Europe-themed, XTF.com data show: Vanguard FTSE Europe (VGK) and iShares MSCI EMU ETF (EZU). The third in line is heavily European, too, Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (VEA).
When it comes to performance, though, going after small stocks and going "smart beta" are ahead.
The top two performers among regional ETFs (ie, excluding the single country ones) early in the year are WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend ETF (DFE) and First Trust Europe AlphaDEX Fund (FEP), according to XTF. The pair are gathering money during 2014, but are well behind the flows into Vanguard and iShares.

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"Assessment of Elevation Uncertainty in Salt Marsh Environments Using Discrete-Return and Full-Waveform Lidar", Journal of Coastal Research, vol. SI 76. Coastal Education & Research Foundation [CERF], Coconut Creek, FL, pp. 107-122, 2016.,
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Back in September, the TalkingShopping team told you that Hills bad girl Audrina Patridge had inked a deal to be the face of cheap-chic denim line, Divine Rights of Denim (a brand that the rest of the gals in her Hills also wear). Well girls, we know you've just been on the edge of your seat (ha!), waiting to see what smoldering, sex-filled ads the never-shy twenty-something would produce and finally, they're out!
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The line is actually a collabo collection with mall retailer Arden B. (oh-so-fitting for such a line) and Audrina does appear on their website in a pair of skin-tight denim designs by Divine Rights and, to no one's surprise, a sheer, lace-up black corset. And in yet another pretty predictable move, she stands glued to the wall in the ad in a very Britney-like pose. The one thing we can give to this delebrity effort of sorts, is that the jeans are pretty on-trend and sport nice prices (all of Arden B's denim offerings are under $78).
Editor's Note: You can find Divine Rights of Denim at Dillard's, currently for under $68.
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By GARY ARRINGTONSports writer
Every year there are upsets in the playoffs and this year was no exception. Teams battle throughout their region season to place in the top two in their region so that they can host a playoff game rather than travel. It is all about advantage and home court usually provides it.
This season, the Emery Spartans battled hard and won game after game to win the region with a 9-1 record and to possess an overall 17-4 record but it would do no good if they were not victorious in their home playoff game. No worries, the Spartans won 66-55 and will now advance to Utah Valley University in Orem for three days of the 3-A state tournament starting this Thursday. Emery won the game by double digits and actually led in every quarter by double digits but there was never a time until time was actually out that one could say that Emery had this game won. Emery took several decent leads throughout the game but every time the Scots would not fold and came battling back.
Emery led in the first quarter 15-5 but saw Ben Lomond hit a long 3-pointer at the buzzer to cut the lead to seven. Emery led by 11 points in the second quarter before Ben Lomond narrowed the deficit to eight points at 26-18. Emery led by 12 in the third quarter but again Ben Lomond narrowed it seven points. In the final period, Emery led 57-38 with about four minutes left and you could finally smell victory. Ben Lomond then cut the lead to 62-53 and fans were again on edge.
This game was thought to be the most competitive of all the first round matchups in the 3-A tournament this year. Although the Scots had finished fourth in their region, they had won 15 games during the season and had defeated every team in their region this season. Their region has many good teams in it.
Emery won the battle inside and easily controlled the paint throughout the entire game. Three Emery post players finished the night by scoring in double figures. Colton Barnett scored 16 points, TJ Furner scored 13 points and Tanner Procarione scored 12 points. These three also kept the Scot post players from having any affect on the outcome of the game as they also controlled the middle on defense and controlled the boards.
The game was only as close as it was because the Scot players, in the second half, could not miss on 3-point shooting. As they continually battled to get back in the game, they hit three after three. They hit eight of them in the second half, five straight after Emery had their biggest lead of the night in the last four minutes of the game. That 15-5 run made the Emery faithful nervous.
Ben Lomond finally ran out of timeouts and Emery ran out the clock to preserve a well-deserved win and to advance.
Also scoring for Emery was Nevin Jensen with 12 points, Mark Guymon and Jake Fortner with five points and Derek Tuttle with three points. Barnett pulled down eight rebounds, Procarione had seven rebounds and Furner had five rebounds. Jensen led the team with seven assists and Tuttle led the team with two steals.
Emery had 32 total rebounds while Ben Lomond managed only 23. Emery had eight steals while the Scots had three steals.
Earlier in the week, Emery played their last regular season game against Park City. Park City finished second in their region behind Wasatch.
Emery won this game 77-63.
Jensen led the team with 22 points followed by Barnett with 18 points. Guymon scored 12 points, Tuttle and Procarione scored seven points each and Ty Benson, Fortner and Furner each scored four points in the win.
Emery will face Cedar High School in the next round after Cedar traveled to Park City and defeated the Miners 52-49. In other games, Desert Hills defeated ALA 74-49, Hurricane defeated Union 69-48, Juan Diego defeated Richfield 44-37, Judge defeated Delta 71-42, Morgan defeated Juab 49-42 in overtime and Wasatch defeated Grantsville 62-34.
Emery will play Cedar at 12:50 p.m.


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En español | He steps from his dusty silver Acura and chuckles sheepishly, explaining how he got lost en route to our interview in Santa Fe, where he has owned a home off and on since the '80s. He wears a gray T-shirt, jeans, and brown- and-beige lace-up Merrells. His full head of strawberry-blond hair is tousled, his smile luminescent. His features have softened with age — his skin has weathered — but Robert Redford's magnetism still electrifies.
Redford will turn 75 this year. "Thanks for that reminder!" he sarcastically responds when I mention the milestone. No, he's not planning a party. "When Jane Fonda, whom I'm very close to — I've done three films with her — turned 40, she sent me a note: 'Please come to my 40th birthday celebration.' I wrote her back and said, ' When I turned 40, I went into hiding!' We're very different in how we celebrate ourselves." Which isn't to say that Redford isn't thriving. "When you get older, you learn certain life lessons. You apply that wisdom, and suddenly you say, 'Hey, I've got a new lease on this thing. So let's go.' "
In a wide-ranging, candid interview, Redford lets us in on a secret: If he was once in hiding, he's at last ready to open a window onto the experiences that have shaped him — and that frame the current chapter of his life.
We sit at a small round table in a classroom at Santa Fe University of Art and Design. Redford, known to friends as Bob, has requested Chinese chicken salad, water, and coffee for lunch. "Mind if I steal an egg from your salad?" he asks, as if we're old pals. He smiles at my surprise, then settles in: "What can I tell you?" he begins.
Pop-culture buffs might trace the shedding of the überprivate Redford persona to his appearance last year on The Oprah Winfrey Show to surprise his fellow guest, Barbra Streisand. Since costarring in The Way We Were in 1973, the two had never been interviewed together. "When I got into the business, I had this naive idea that I'd let my work speak for me. I just was never interested in talking about myself," Redford says. "However, we're in such a different time, and celebrity is so much in the mainstream. I thought, 'I might as well enter this zone, but go a toe at a time.' "
In February Redford will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from AARP The Magazine at its annual Movies for Grownups® Awards gala in Beverly Hills. That he accepted the honor further confirms that he's more comfortable talking about his life — though he cringes when he's called a living legend. "That really bothers me," he says. "Does that mean I'm bronzed? Whoa! It's not over yet, folks!"
To the contrary, Redford's latest directorial project is soon to be released in theaters. The Conspirator tells the story of Mary Surratt (played by Robin Wright), whose boardinghouse was a meeting place for John Wilkes Booth and fellow plotters of Abraham Lincoln's assassination. Charged with conspiring in the president's murder, Surratt is reluctantly represented at trial by a young Union war hero (James McAvoy). The political climate of post-Civil War Washington — when individual rights sometimes took a backseat to national security — mirrors post-9/11 America, Redford admits: "We don't seem to learn from our own history. But whatever parallels exist are up to the audience to find; it won't be a needle in a haystack. My focus is on the emotional arc of the characters. What I loved about this story was the two characters who start off at opposite sides and move together and across each other."


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Jon Clarke will make his first Premiership start for Worcester when they travel south to face London Wasps at Adams Park on Sunday.
Jon Clarke will make his first Premiership start for Worcester when they travel south to face London Wasps at Adams Park on Sunday.
Versatile back Clarke scored a late bonus-point try against London Irish in his first league outing for the club and is rewarded with a starting spot as head coach Richard Hill makes just one change to the side that started against the Exiles.
Three changes on the bench see a call-up for former England scrum-half Paul Hodgson, who could make his first appearance of the season after a summer move from London Irish.
Fiji international Ravai Fatiaki, this week named in the touring party for his country next month alongside team-mate Josh Matavesi, is also among the replacements.
Back row Blair Cowan is also set for a first taste of league rugby this season. The former Cornish Pirates man is among the replacements with Semisi Taulava ruled out through injury.
Hill has called for his team to play with confidence and is keen for a strong start at Adams Park.
"We've done exceptionally well to score four tries at Northampton and against London Irish, but Wasps will pose a different threat away from home so we must not get too carried away," he said.
"We need to keep our feet on the ground. We've been working exceptionally hard and have prepared meticulously to attack and defend against Wasps.
"The players are hungry and ready to take Wasps on.
"If we had to criticise ourselves this season, it would be our inability to start strongly. Most of the games we've played we haven't started well," he added.
"We are finishing strongly and scoring more points than the vast majority of teams in the league, but in the first quarter we are not so strong.
"So away from home in particular, we will concentrate on starting well.
"The players have got to believe we can go down there and get a win. It will be tough, Wasps are a good side. But the confidence is sky high so there's no reason we can't put in a good performance."
Meanwhile, London Wasps full-back Hugh Southwell has recovered from the hand injury that has seen him miss two games to return to captain his side.
Southwell is one of three returnees to the Wasps back-line, with Stephen Jones taking the number ten shirt, having been forced to miss the Northampton clash with a stomach bug, and Tom Varndell returning to the wing in the place of the injured James Bailey.
Up front, Simon McIntyre replaces Tim Payne in the only change to the pack. On the bench Phil Swainston, Jonathan Poff and Ashley Johnson come into the match-day squad for the second Wasps clash at Adams Park this season.
Director of Rugby Dai Young said the side looked forward to being back in front of home fans this weekend.
"We had a decent win there in our last match and we know how important home form is so this is an important game," he explained.
"Worcester will come here with lots of confidence having scored some very good tries in their last few games and they always bring with them a strong set piece and defensive game."
Form: London Wasps' single victory in their last nine matches in all competitions remains the 43-14 win over London Irish at Adams Park in round three of Aviva Premiership Rugby. Worcester Warriors opened their winning account this season with their 35-11 win over London Irish at Sixways on Friday. The Warriors have slipped to nine successive away defeats in all competitions since the last time they visited Adams Park on New Year's Day and won 6-0. Both encounters between the clubs in the Premiership last season ended in wins for the away side, whilst the Warriors have been victorious in two of their last three visits to Adams Park.
The teams:
London Wasps: 15 Hugo Southwell (c), 14 Tom Varndell, 13 Andrea Masi, 12 Chris Bell, 11 Christian Wade, 10 Stephen Jones, 9 Joe Simpson, 8 Billy Vunipola, 7 James Haskell, 6 Joe Launchbury, 5 Marco Wentzel, 4 Tom Palmer, 3 Zak Taulafo, 2 Tom Lindsay, 1 Simon McIntyre.
Replacements: 16 T Rhys Thomas, 17 Phil Swainston, 18 Fabio Staibano, 19 Jonathan Poff, 20 Ashley Johnson, 21 Charlie Davies, 22 Nick Robinson, 23 Elliot Daly.
Worcester: 15 Chris Pennell, 14 Jon Clarke, 13 Alex Grove, 12 Josh Matavesi, 11 David Lemi, 10 Andy Goode, 9 Jonny Arr, 8 Matt Kvesic, 7 Sam Betty, 6 Chris Jones, 5 Dean Schofield (c), 4 James Percival, 3 John Andress, 2 Aleki Lutui, 1 Matt Mullan.
Replacements: 16 Ollie Hayes, 17 Ceri Jones, 18 James Currie, 19 Craig Gillies, 20 Blair Cowan, 21 Paul Hodgson, 22 Joe Carlisle, 23 Ravai Fatiaki.
Date: Sunday, October 7
Kick-off: 15:00 BST
Venue: Adams Park
Referee: Llyr Apgeraint-Roberts
Assistant referees: Roy Maybank, Paul Burton
Timekeeper: John Burtenshaw


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The Gospel according to John 3:13-17
The Lord said, "No one has ascended into heaven but he who descended from heaven, the Son of man. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.
"For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God sent the Son into the world, not to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him."
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12 Days of Giving blood drive continues in Richland
Dozens of people take time out of their busy schedules to save a life today, as the 12 Days of Giving blood drive continues in Richland.
A steady stream of community members filled the local chapter of the American Red Cross this afternoon.
Last year, donors gave 500 pints of blood during the event.
The Red Cross hopes to beat that number this year.
Everybody who makes an appointment to donate blood during the 12 Days of Giving will receive a free gift.
Volunteers say the entire process takes only about an hour.
"My faith in this community is renewed time and time again, being a part of the blood drives, knowing that they're just coming in to give, and it's not about the gifts, it's not about any of that. It's about them wanting to help someone else" said Beckie Patrick, American Red Cross.
One pint of blood can help save the lives of up to three people.


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One Direction Wins 3 VMAs!
Did you watch the 2012 Video Music Awards last night? If you missed it, here is a rundown of my favorite winners: One Direction, One Direction, and One Direction!
They were nominated for Best New Artist, Most Share-Worthy Video for "What Makes You Beautiful", and Best Pop Video for "What Makes You Beautiful", and the loveable lads won all 3!
Niall was just gushing his thanks to all the 1D fans, saying "You are incredible! 3 VMAs! We love you all sooo much! All 3 are for you! Thank you."
Louis says, "Wow, can't believe we won 3 awards. I said it on stage but I'll say it again. The awards are because of you guys! Thank you everyone!"
Aww. You're welcome! Congratulations on a job well done!
In his speech, I don't think Louis thanked his hairstylist, but that was definitely an interesting new look. What do you think? Thumbs up or down to his slicked back style? Leave a Comment!
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Sixth-grader Kyra Camm arrived at Rocky Heights for her first day of middle school nervous, but prepared.
"I was so scared for middle school that I bought a book about it," she said. "It said you should have at least two groups of friends so if you get mad at one group, you have another."
Fellow sixth-grader Natalie Aston, who attended Wildcat Mountain Elementary with Camm, shared Camm's feelings of excitement and nervousness.
"It feels good but it's kinda scary," Aston said. "I'm just excited to be in a bigger school with better lunches."
"Sometimes you got tired of the elementary school, because you just want to get older," Camm said. "I'm most excited to meet new people and new teachers."
Almost all DCSD schools opened for the 2013-14 academic year Aug. 12, with three elementary schools starting classes Aug. 5.
Rocky Heights teachers were excited, too.
Several of them gathered upstairs in the newly designed innovation lab. Last year, computers lined the walls. This year, they're placed back-to-back in groups of three at pods that each allow three children to work together.
"The innovation team is new," teacher Sharon Majetich said. "We're trying a slightly more collaborative approach. We're trying to push (students) to think a little more outside the box."
Among the team's units is a four-week study of Colorado's wildfires. Students will travel to the site of the 2002 Hayman fire as well as the Black Forest, where wildfire destroyed more than 500 homes in June.
"We'll talk about the science of fire, the health connection, the bigger picture of how it affects the environment, the economic impact, planning ahead for fire," Majetich said. "It's all connected in an inter-disciplinary unit that ends with a mock trial."
The mock trial will depict what may happen to someone charged for starting a wildfire.
The role of attorneys, firefighters, the Red Cross, park rangers and reporters all will be included in the unit. The team plans to bring in professionals from many of all those industries to speak to the students.
"We'd also like to do something proactive," Majetich said. "Fire can happen here in Highlands Ranch as well."
The innovation team and its fire study is an example of the shift in education underway in the Douglas County School District. The goal is to provide students with what DCSD calls "a world-class education," designed to make them competitive in a rapidly changing and global market.


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Ralph Bluemel is surviving with cancer. It was in October of 2005 when the doctor told him he had maybe two months to live. That was 20 months ago and Bluemel is still going strong. Well, not as strong as he used to be, but strong nonetheless.
Bluemel was born on Feb. 26, 1940 in Salt Lake City. He grew up in Salt Lake on the west side. He worked at a flour mill for 20 years and then came to Emery County in 1978 to work in the coal mine. "I just wanted to get away from the city, too. I really enjoyed working in the coal mine. I hate retirement. I had to retire early due to a broken back in 1995. We bought a motorhome and went to Alaska to see the kids and traveled around. I really enjoy hunting and fishing and riding the OHV.
"It was in October of 2005 that I was diagnosed with prostate cancer. It had metastasized and went into my spine with tumors all along the spine which cause my legs to go numb and spasms in my legs.
" The doctor said I had two months to live and I told him he was wrong and to get out of my room. My cancer doctor told me that the cancer had made me my age, before this cancer, I still felt young, like I could do anything. I was in really good shape before my cancer. I could do anything I wanted, but now I can't.
"Don't believe it when someone tells you that you only have a couple of months to live. They don't know. They operated and I now take medication to control the cancer. The doctor tells me now that I will die with cancer, not from it.
"I do hate not being able to do what I want, but I'm alive and that's what counts right now. Physically I am weaker than I was, but I don't seem to be getting any weaker, I seem to be staying the same. I have regained some strength and some weight. The doctor worried because I had lost so much weight, but I am gaining some weight back now.
"One of the side effects of the Casodex is that it kills all the testosterone in the body, and it leads to muscle deterioration and hair loss.
"I think attitude is important in fighting cancer. I have been feisty since Day 1. I have been determined that this cancer would not win. I have a lot of things I still plan to do. I want to hunt antelope and other things. I thank God I am still alive and able to fight this cancer.
"I have a hard time asking for help, especially with the things I was able to do before the cancer. I like to tell people not to give up and roll over and play dead. Stand up and fight. Concentrate on the good and not the bad or you'll get depressed, which isn't good.
"I want to thank all of the people for their prayers, concern and help. I especially want to thank my best friend and wife, Corey, for standing by me and helping me through this.
"She has always been there with her love and support and I wouldn't have made it without her," said Bluemel.
The Relay for Life 2007 is coming up on June 29 beginning at 6 p.m. All county residents are invited to come out and support the Relay and the fight against cancer.
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Michel Lewis Long
Michael Lewis Long, son of former Cortez residents Roger and Sherry Long, passed away July 26, 2012 in Denver at North Suburban Hospital, at the age of 39. Michael graduated from Montezuma-Cortez High School in 1991 and Fort Lewis College in 1995. He traveled the U.S., Canada, and the Netherlands with his career in software. He made his home in Denver for the past several years. Michael was an avid Broncos fan and loved his two Jack Russell terriers, Gracy and Sydney.
He leaves behind his parents, Roger and Sherry Long of Flagler, Colo.; his brothers, Ryan, of Denver, and Devin (Anna) of Minneapolis, Minn.; two nephews, Jace and Levi of Minneapolis; his grandmother, LaVelle Long of Baker City, Ore.; and a host of relatives and friends that will miss him dearly.
Memorial services will be held on Aug. 11, 2012 at the Flagler Cemetery at 10:30 a.m. The Celebration of Life is planned on Aug. 12, 2012 at Washington Park in Denver at 4 p.m. Michael will be laid to rest near the Snake River in Baker City, Ore., a place he held so very dear to his heart.


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What if Wendy is secretly inlove to Natsu while he only sees her as a childhood friend? @_@
What if Wendy is secretly inlove to Natsu while he only sees her as a childhood friend? @_@
You really want FT to be shortlisted for pedo-porn, don't you?
Thats creepy and gross..... Please don't become those weird loser old guys who hang out online all day waiting for young kids to come on and see if you can hook up with them.....
Other than that this was a cool chapter because they introduced all the other characters. I hope they don't showcase their powers just yet though, I want to be suprised about what kind of magic they use and not have a Natsu-style "lets fight and see whose stronger" competition....
Hmmm another dragonslayer would be pretty cool though, hopefully she can teach Natsu something and is more powerful than him too. I want to see someone rescue Natsu again like Grey did against that bird mage! Hes been saving too many people so far, hes going to get a big head like Naruto and Ichigo have pretty soon.
A pie in the sky?
Whoa Fairy Tail has it's own sub forum now
Very impresive.
Is she supposed to be an enemy, because the way Grandine and Igneel's conversation went I'm not sure.
''Brother running with a torch and not a damn thing you can do about it!''


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- Raccoons live all throughout North America. There are six species of raccoon in North America. You can find them in the wilderness, the country, and even in the middle of the city. They are very adaptable. Cities and communities are having problems with the raccoon.
- Raccoons damage property, tip over garbage cans, dig up gardens and sometimes take up residence in attics and sheds. As people move into and take over the raccoons' natural habitat, the raccoon becomes a pest because they continue to live there also. One main problem is that raccoons are often carriers of parasites and diseases, including rabies.
- The common raccoon is about the size of a small dog. The coloring of a raccoon can vary greatly, from a light blonde color, to a deep black, and shades from red and brown in between. The tail has rings that contrast the shade of the rest of its body. Their most telltale feature is a black mask around their eyes. This mask is always a darker color than the rest of his fur.
- The record life span for a captive raccoon is 21 years. Raccoons may live up to 16 years in the wild.
- Raccoons live is trees, hollowed out tree trunks, caves and barns and sheds.
- Raccoon are omnivorous. That's a fancy way of saying that they will eat anything. Some of their favorite things are frogs, fish, crayfish, nuts and berries and garbage.
- Raccoons generally have one litter per year. The baby raccoons are called kits. Litter sizes range from one to eight young, with three to four the most common. At birth both the ear and eye canals are closed and open after 18 to 24 days. By the fourth or sixth week the young are able to support their weight with their legs.
- Female raccoons care for their young for about a year, even though the young are weaned and begin hunting for food at about two or three months.
- Fish, crayfish, mice, frogs, birds, eggs, and honey are all part of a raccoon's natural diet. It looks like raccoons wash their food sometimes before they eat it. Really they are just getting it wet so it will be easier to eat. The paws of a raccoon are very flexible and can open almost anything. The raccoon is also an excellent runner, swimmer, climber and acrobat.
- The average size of an adult raccoon is approximately 20 – 45 lbs. They range in length from 16 – 25 inches, with an additional 12 – 14 inches for their tail. Females are typically smaller than males. A raccoon weighing well over fifty pounds has been recorded.
- The raccoon looks cute and cuddly, but a wild raccoon can be fierce and dangerous. They are able to defend themselves against much larger animals. Sharp teeth, sharp claws, strength and agility all make the raccoon a survivor.
Raccoon Facts
The raccoon is a carnivorous mammal belonging to the Procyonidae family that live all over North America. They are about the size of a small dog and a raccoon can live up to 21 years. Keep reading for more information on these resourceful animals.


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Risk Management and Corporate Governance: The Case of Enron
Robert Rosen
University of Miami - School of Law
Connecticut Law Review, Vol. 35, No. 1157, 2003
Enron Board's Finance Sub-Committee's approval of the first bankrupting Raptor transaction, Talon, is examined in as much detail as published documents allow. In so doing, this article examines a failure of corporate social responsibility. As not only members of the public were harmed, but also Enron's residual owners, the shareholders, this article examines a failure of corporate governance. The examination reveals that the decision was governed by analyses of the transaction's risks. The examination also reveals that the sub-committee was presented with false risk management information. The article highlights the importance of the risk management function, especially in corporations redesigned, or re-engineered, by strategies of outsourcing and project team management.
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Keywords: corporate social responsibility, corporate governance, risk management, organizational design
JEL Classification: L2, M4, N8
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By Adam Armour/The Itawamba County Times
An "act of God" has turned out to be a blessing for Mantachie Clinic.
Wind damage from the series of storms that passed through the area in recent weeks left the roof of Mantachie Rural Health Care's dental clinic severely damaged. While this might have been considered a disaster under normal circumstances, it just so happens the clinic needed a new roof anyway, but had no way to pay for it.
During their most recent regular meeting, the Itawamba County Board of Supervisors spoke with acting Mantachie Rural Health Care CEO Patsy Collins about the damaged roof. The building is owned by the county, but leased by Mantachie Rural Health Care, which owns both its new clinic on Highway 363 and the building immediately behind the dentistry office, which is being leased to Mudpuddles Daycare.
Collins told the board recent wind damage to the roof has enabled the company to file an insurance claim, which will cover the estimated $10,800 bill for tearing out and replacing the old roof and the rotted wood beneath it.
"We have a big enough claim to completely fix our roof," Collins said. "We should be able to repair both the inside and outside of the building."
It's good news because the non-profit organization, which provides most of its services to patients at little cost, simply couldn't afford the repairs. Previously, Collins had requested the board either help pay to replace the dental clinic's leaky, water-damaged roof or lend the clinic enough money to have the roof fixed.
Although Collins didn't give an exact date that the roof would be replaced, she said it would be sooner rather than later.
"We just need to get it done," she said. "It keeps raining and the roof keeps leaking."
In October of last year, Collins appeared before the board to request assistance in fixing the roof, either by helping pay for the repairs or by providing the clinic a loan and rolling repayments into the building's monthly lease. At the time, the board agreed to take Collins' request under consideration but never returned to the issue. She returned to the board in March and repeated the request, adding that the water damage had grown more significant in the intervening months.
While the board never outright denied the clinic's request, supervisors expressed reluctance to loan the company money. Under the current agreement between the county board and Mantachie Rural Health Care, the latter is wholly responsible for the upkeep of the building.


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"We know that had the doctors looked further into just that one symptom -- shorness of breath with exertion -- or had the cardioligist seen her for a follow up; or had they not ignored low blood stats; or had they not labeled her with anxiety; or had the pediatrician followed up where the specialists left off, the would have found pulmonary hypertension...a lung transplant could have saved her lfie if only they hadn't ignored her."
Aine died on August 10, 2010. She was eight years old. Her death was caused by a disease called Pulmonary Veno Occlusive Disease (PVOD). Although this disease is uncommon, it is imperative that people know about it as it is a cause of pulmonary hypertension (PH). PVOD presents medically as PH. It is thought that PVOD might be the culprit behind some cases of idiopathic pulmonary hypertension. In our case, that was true.
We are writing our daughter's story today to explain what can happen if PH goes undiagnosed. We lost our daughter but others shouldn't. Aine was a beautiful girl who was very sick. We had spent the last year of her life (2009 to 2010) trying to sort out why she didn't feel well, why she was so thin, why didn't she want to eat, why she complained of not being able to get her breath. We watched her slow down physically, finding new hobbies like reading lots of books instead of riding her bike or playing soccer. She had many appointments with several doctors, specialists in the fields of gastroenterology, pulmonology, cardiology and her pediatrician. Wrongly, she was given a clean bill of health. Physically she was just fine, they told us. It's anxiety they said. Nothing was wrong with her, she's just anxious. Over and over again we were told this. We continually relayed to her doctors her shortness of breath with exertion and it was ignored. But they said she was OK. And we trusted them.
We know now that had these doctors looked further into just that one symptom, shortness of breath with exertion, or had the cardiologist seen her for a follow up, or had they not ignored low blood sats, or had they not labeled her with anxiety, or had the pediatrician followed up where the specialists left off, they would have found pulmonary hypertension. Then they could have found PVOD. A lung transplant could have saved her life if only they hadn't ignored her.
Don't let other kids die, too, because the medical profession ignored what was right in front of them.
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There is little in common between US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Sindhu, a village belle who lives 14,000 kilometres away in South India. Sindhu is a primary school dropout, who hardly ventures out of her hamlet. She spends most of her time in daily chores such as cooking, washing and keeping the family hog pen with a lone animal. She knows nothing of international power politics or cross-border economic battles.
Yet, both Clinton and Sindhu have become the central characters in a simmering international dispute between American and Indian interests. It is not an explosive, headline-grabbing trade war of sorts, but tacit hostility that is carried out in whispers. At stake is everything from the struggle against climate change and loss of forests to providing a healthier lifestyle to women in the developing world.
And all the fire started from the humble cookstove.
Sindhu belongs to a family of coffee plantation workers, in the village of Balayagudi in the picturesque Coorg district of Karnataka. A five-foot wall divides her one-room hut into kitchen and living area. Till recently, she used to shed copious tears as she cooked for a family of seven with a stove that burnt wood quite inefficiently and filled up her house with smoke. One day, BAIF Development Research Foundation (a voluntary organisation founded by Manibhai Desai, a follower of Mahatma Gandhi) gave her a stove that burnt wood more efficiently and led to less smoke, tears and carbon black.
Sindhu is just one of the few million lucky women to have escaped from the wretchedness of the slow-burning, smoky stove. For many more millions, almost all of them women, the traditional wood stove called chulha is the only option to cook. You must blow to get the wood to burn enough and wait interminably as the heat slowly spreads through the vessel. Even then, less than a fifth of the wood converts into heat energy, the rest becoming smoke and soot. But you sit alongside, stirring the pot, mixing the vegetables and choking your lungs in the process. Do it for years and you could get a number of serious diseases including cancer.
There are about 160 million households across India where this is a daily occurrence. As many as 570,000 women and children die prematurely each year due to chulha smoke, a joint study by University of California, Berkeley, and Indian Institutes of Technology has revealed. These families are too poor to afford cooking gas connections, despite the government's subsidy. They depend on wood for fuel, as it is locally available and they can't buy anything else.
The government realised the enormity of this problem as early as 1985, when it launched a scheme to provide low-smoke stoves to poor families. In the following 17 years, the government distributed stoves free to 30 million households. But then, being a freebie offer, it was a very expensive undertaking for the government. The technology wasn't good either and the stoves were found to be offering "low durability, usage and performance." As a result, the scheme was wound up in 2002. Even as more and more Indians bought LPG stoves (there are 122 million gas connections in the country now), a substantial part of the country still depended on chulhas for which the government needed to evolve a separate solution. But it was clear that it had to be viable and market-based.
Two years ago, the ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE) launched the National Biomass Cookstoves Initiative (NBCI) to explore public-private partnership to take cleaner stoves to those millions. The government wanted to work with those who can help it scale up the project to the gigantic levels India needs. It also needed a lot of money.
It was then that a global alliance that Hillary Clinton helped to launch came into the picture.
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Wood stoves contribute to massive cutting down of trees and the smoke is a major pollutant in the developing world. To fight this menace, and to ensure an easier workday for women, Clinton launched the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves in New York. The US government gave $54 million for the initiative. Based in Washington, D.C., the Alliance aims to raise $250 million in all. It counts among its founders departments of the US government, UN agencies and those from the corporate world such as Morgan Stanley and Shell Foundation. "The purpose is to create a global resource, research and technology base that will support efforts at the grassroots," says Shell Foundation's Simon Bishop, deputed by his organisation to the management of the Alliance.
This is a high-brow list and it looked equal to the task of the smoking-stove problem that affects 500 million families and kills 1.9 million people a year around the world. But when the Alliance went to the single largest market for clean stoves–India–and invited the government to join its initiative, it was politely declined.
Indian officials, speaking to Forbes India on the condition of anonymity, said they rejected the Alliance's proposal because its agenda could have implications going far beyond fixing the village woman's kitchen. They said it revealed one facet of efforts by the developed world to shift the burden of climate change to the developing world and absolve itself of primary responsibility for controlling emissions.
Just like carbon-dioxide (CO2) let out by industrial chimneys, the black carbon emitted by cookstoves is also a contributor to worldwide pollution. "Black carbon is a politically sensitive issue," says a senior Indian official. Till now, CO2 has been recognised as the main culprit and its major producers, the industrialised nations, are under pressure to cut down emissions. But carbon black is almost entirely a developing world phenomenon. "So, by highlighting black carbon emissions, the whole climate change issue can be turned on its head by saying that the onus is on the developing countries to reduce emissions," says the official. "And this will dilute the responsibility of developed nations, like the US, to reduce emissions."
India thinks the Alliance is basically a joint effort by the US government and American industry to help the climate change stance of the US. "With the US government being the major sponsor, coupled with the fact that it was launched by Clinton, the initiative completely takes a political flavour," says an MNRE official.
A representative of one of the founding members of the Global Alliance admitted that climate change is a focus area. At the same time, "this should not be seen as a US government initiative," he said. He termed India's stance "a little nationalistic."
Show Me the Money
One selling point for the Alliance could have been money, but Indian officials say that it has not committed any investment so far. That would mean that the Alliance would attach itself to a project that is already running in India with local money. The Americans will "take over the initiative on the global stage and take credit for work in India and hog the limelight, especially given the fact that they have done little on climate change," the official says.
While the Indian government typically subsidises the purchase of stoves by poor women, the Alliance wants to spend its money on research. "Part of the funds raised will be used to invest in private companies that are developing stoves," says Bishop of Shell Foundation.
The Alliance has already formed working groups on health, technology, finance and carbon finance. A sum of $24 million will go to health research and another $12.5 million for technology and fuel research.
But cookstoves are not rocket science and India doesn't think that it needs external help to make them work. In a written statement to Forbes India, MNRE said "India has adequate expertise and capacity to develop and deploy efficient and cost-effective biomass cookstoves utilising the locally available biomass fuel."
Shyam Saran, former foreign secretary and India's lead negotiator on climate change, says India's priority is to provide affordable sources of energy to its rural population. "We would prefer to drive our mission based on our own priorities and the specificity of Indian conditions."
But the government has not been entirely xenophobic when it comes to its cookstove project. Along with IIT Delhi and the US-based X Prize Foundation, the government launched a global competition last year to develop next-generation clean cookstoves. X Prize is a non-profit that administers high-profile global competitions with prizes of up to $30 million. The results of the cookstove competition will be out in the next couple of months.
MNRE has also set up four testing centres across the country to run quality checks on stove models that hit the market. Talks are also on to standardise stove features. The government may also announce an exclusive clean stove policy this year. The project could then be included in its Five Year Plans.
The private sector is gearing up to meet the demand too. Companies such as First Energy, Envirofit and ARTI now claim their stoves to be more than 300 percent more efficient than traditional stoves, reducing smoke emission by 70 percent.
From models that initially weighed more than 50 kg, these stoves have evolved into sleek 5-kg appliances. New entrepreneurs are jumping in too. Engineer Mouhsine Serrar felt stifled in his job at Shell Foundation; he quit and set up Prakti Design in Puducherry to develop clean stoves. He has now tied up with green energy firm Selco to market them.
It is this confluence of objectives of both the public and private sectors that gives the government the confidence that it can handle the job alone. However, the Alliance believes a 'comprehensive global partnership' is needed to bring down the prices of clean stoves to the affordable levels of $10 per piece or even $5.
It has a point. Today, despite all their reputation for frugal engineering, Indian companies sell cleaner, woodburning cookstoves in the range of Rs. 900 ($20) to Rs. 5,000 ($110). This is far too costly for the families that really need them. Even for Sindhu, her family's income from plantation labour and honey-gathering couldn't have been enough to buy a stove at this price. She got one free.
After the government's rebuff, the Alliance is said to be working with voluntary groups to take its work to India. But it still remains keen to join hands with the government. Bishop of Shell Foundation concedes that the formation of the Alliance might have been a 'little rushed' and its role in India has not been explained in detail. So, all it needs to melt hearts in New Delhi is better communication, and a willingness to write a cheque.
Edited by S. Srinivasan
This article appears in the April 8 issue of Forbes India, a Forbes Media licensee.
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On paper, La Plata County voters are registered as about one-third Republicans, one-third Democrats and one-third unaffiliated and other parties. But on Nov. 6, the county went Democratic all the way.
Five months after stinging defeats, local and state Republicans are rethinking their campaign strategies. New priorities include reaching out to unaffiliated voters, listening to women and minorities, and having a year-round ground presence.
"A lot of candidates barely lost," said Brad Blake, chairman of the La Plata County Republican Central Committee. "I personally feel it was due to the marijuana issue on the ballot. It brought a lot of Democrats and independent voters out."
J. Paul Brown, who lost a bid to retain his 59th District Colorado House seat to Mike McLachlan by 917 votes out of 42,300 cast, also attributes part of the loss to having the legalization of marijuana on the ballot.
"The Democrats did a good job registering young people who wanted to vote on that," he said. "And Mike didn't have a record then. He does now, and we're going to point that out."
The loss was narrow enough, Brown's planning to run again in 2014, and he doesn't see a need to compromise his principles.
"I just need to knock on more doors," he said. "Folks are going to see that things aren't getting any better, and that the government can't be everything to everybody."
Both Blake and state Sen. Ellen Roberts, R-Durango, agreed that gaffes and statements in Republican races around the country may have trickled down to local races, where Republicans lost both county commissioner races as well in close races.
"I liked (Mitt) Romney, but he had some serious missteps in how he said things," Roberts said. "They made him appear very out of touch, and a lot of people locally who are really struggling thought he was a rich fat cat, that we're all rich fat cats, and that's obviously not the case with me or many others."
Roberts also thought marketing methods played a big part.
"Who creates the spin wins," she said. "A lot of good candidates never got to show people who they are. When people are recording every word you say, you're going to say something that comes back to haunt you."
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Republicans at the national level are talking about how to attract Hispanic and female voters, reach out to other minorities and deliver their message. But what are local Republicans doing to sway those all-important unaffiliated voters to the "R" side of the ballot?
"I think top on the list is that we need to listen," Roberts said. "People are feeling so frustrated by what's happening. And there's nothing like repeated loss to force people to recalibrate what isn't appealing."
Blake said he agreed with Roberts.
"Everything's so hyperpartisan that we don't really listen to each other," he said. "I noticed that article on Dick White, the new mayor, and how green he is. I drive a Prius, I have solar panels, I even have a wind generator. But Republicans aren't seen as conserving, even though we are conservatives."
Roberts said she does feel that the Republican National Committee is starting to listen.
"Reince Priebus, the national chair, came to Denver a few weeks ago to seriously get input about how to reach women and minorities," she said. "Many people were plain-spoken, and he didn't get defensive, he really listened. I said that we need to respect the fact that they may be coming at life from a different perspective and be open to why they haven't chosen the Republican Party."
Colorado Republicans also learned the importance of being organized and on the ground year-round from the Obama campaign.
"We can no longer wait until we have a nominee for a candidate and dial up the effort in the final three or four months before the election," said Ryan Call, chairman of the Colorado Republican Party. "We're establishing full-time regional field offices for year-round voter registration, neighborhood canvassing, town hall meetings, outreach and coalition development. It's a pretty ambitious new approach to coordinate opportunities in a swing state like Colorado. Our regional field staff will be there to help support our current elected Republican officials, local party leaders and prospective candidates."
Call said the party is hoping to have one of those regional offices in Southwest Colorado.
"It will depend on the willingness of people to invest resources and time," he said, "But the southwest portion of the state is of critical importance to support Sen. Ellen Roberts in 2014 and J. Paul Brown as he tries to reclaim his seat. Those are important races."
Republican County Commissioner Bobby Lieb has not decided what he'll do in 2014, but he does know running for office still has fundamentals.
"It still depends on the type of race, the quality of the candidate, your ability to present yourself in public and your understanding of the issues," he said. "But the stakes seem higher than ever. The amount of money you have to raise is mind-boggling, and the effort that goes into campaigns amazes me."
The key to winning, as it has been for decades in Colorado, will be swaying independents to vote Republican.
"Both parties are guilty of sending information and materials to the people who agree with them instead of folks they need to persuade," Blake said. "We need to find the websites where independents go and concentrate on our message of smaller, more effective government."
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