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Mithila Hotel
The Mithila Hotel is a charming European-style hotel located in the heart of downtown San Francisco; offering beautiful guest rooms, warm gracious services and excellent value surrounded near major attractions. The Mithila Hotel was established in 1920 & fully restored in 1998. Restoration took nearly 2 years to complete taking care to maintain original ceiling moldings and marble flooring. The Mithila Hotel, formerly the Roycroft Hotel, is a highly regarded boutique hotel with modern amenities and affordable rates.
The hotel is within walking distance of Union Square, Chinatown, theatres, evening entertainment and affordable restaurants. The hotel is nestled between Union Square & Nob Hill. Therfore you are a few blocks away from the main scene, however quiet enough where you can get a good night sleep. The hotel is situated in a nice safe neighbourhood where there are other high-end hotels.
The Mithila Hotel is able to accommodate the needs of the everyday business person or a traveller on a modest budget. The rooms come in three tiers Double, Queen and Double-Twin beds. Every room comes with its own private bathroom, newly refurbished and equipped with a colour television, international direct phone lines, and data port lines for your convenience. There is a daily maid service every morning with a complementary continental breakfast provided each morning of your stay.
The cable car lines are located only four blocks from the hotel for guest exploring the greater area of the city. The hotel also offers an Airport shuttle service at $11-15 per person and runs every half hour. Indoor parking is available for a nominal fee, as well as free parking on the street during the night and weekends.
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- Secadores de pelo
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- Mostrador de excursiones
Política de cancelaciónEsta propiedad cuenta con una política de cancelación de 3 días. Si no se realiza la cancelación dentro de ese plazo se aplicará un recargo de anulación igual a la primera noche de tu estancia.
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From Greyhound :
Exit from Greyhound's Transbay Terminal in downtown San Francisco, and start going Southwest on Mission Street towards First Street. Turn right onto First Street and cross to the other side of Market Street. Turn left on Market Street and continue going southwest on Market Street until you make a slight right onto Sutter Street. Continue on Sutter Street for a few blocks and the hotel will be on the right just past Leavenwoth Street.
From Amtrak:
From Amtrak's Shopping Center Station (SFS), cross to the other side of Market Street and walk up Powell St, following the Cable Cars. Turn left onto Sutter and the hotel will be on the right just past Leavenworth Street.
From Airports:
From the San Francisco International Airport, go to the BART Station found on Level 3 of the International Terminal and take a train in the direction of Dublin or Pittsburg. Exit at Powell St. Station. When you exit the train at the Powell St. Station, take the escalator marked "Hallidie Plaza", and once you pass through the turnstiles turn right in the direction of Hallidie Plaza (do not enter shopping mall), exit station and to your right will be another escalator to Powell St. Turn left at the top of the escalator and walk up Powell St, following the Cable Cars. Turn left onto Sutter and the hotel will be on the right just past Leavenworth Street.


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Sensible diets or weight management plans are designed to be used for a lifetime, says the American Heart Association. Fad diets, however, often give you the idea that you only need to follow them for a certain number of weeks or months. Fad diets also usually neglect to include exercise as part of their weight-loss plan. Regular exercise can help maintain weight loss gained through dieting. These diets also tend to emphasize dubious claims such as "fat-burning foods" or food combinations that cause you to lose weight. Talk to your health care provider about a healthy and sensible eating plan.


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Travel is Education
I am convinced that traveling is just as important to becoming a well-informed member of society as attending a university. I think that some of us believe this almost instinctively: we say to ourselves that of course travel is educational. Of course it's worth the time, effort, and even the great expense necessary to accomplish significant travel time. Some people, however, are not convinced.
The impetus for this blog proceeds from an interaction I had a few days ago. I was boarding the plane that would take me from Atlanta to Dublin, and since it was a very long flight and I would likely be snoring and/or drooling on the poor fellow next to me, I decided to make friends with the older gent in seat D. I hadn't slept but a few hours in the nights preceding and I was likely running a fever. As such, I believe I was slightly hyperactive and possibly a bit delusional. I'm sure I said a number of foolish things to this man, but I convinced myself that it mattered very little for I would never see him again. At the end of our flight, this man, Donald Something Something III, asked me how I was funding this expensive Europe trip. I paused. Trying hard not to sound flippant, I replied, "My dad is paying for it." Donald III stiffened up and, board-like, and began to tell me about how he never had those opportunities when he was a kid and how poor his family was and how ungrateful young people are today. I tried to convince him that I realize how fortunate I am, and how significant my summer travels have been to me, but it was like putting suntan lotion on a hot stone (that is, completely pointless).
When I thought later about Donald III's response, I felt annoyed. Here, I told myself, is a man who has obviously worked hard to make a good living for himself, who succeeded despite many setbacks. While I understand his indignation at my "good fortune," as he calls it, I think he reacted poorly.
Dr. Donald doesn't understand the value of studying abroad or traveling outside a person's home country. He had mentioned once in the course of our conversation that he couldn't understand why anyone would want to explore Europe when there was so much of the US to see. Well, Donald III, it's because I already live in the States. I already understand the language, the culture, the mentality, the mode of living. Why would I want to see more of that? Traveling isn't about just about seeing new features of land, it's about broadening your understanding of the world.
I don't think you can understand yourself until you can do so outside of your comfortable context. When you change your environment dramatically, how much of you is still there? How much of you is the people and places around you, and how much of it is you? The weeks preceding this conversation with Donald III, I had been in Peru – first the rainforest, then in Lima. These two places are about as different as cheese and dirt. That trip helped me to see that my identity resides in what I say, how I react, and how I work within a group, for instance, rather than the labels on my clothes.
Secondly, how are you supposed to understand the U.S. if you don't understand how it's different from other countries? Surely you can't be so arrogant as to assume that American life style is the only kind worth knowing about. Surely not, as that would demonstrate a particularly ugly egotism, the kind that the rest of the world so often accuses us of.
When I was staying at CICRA we had a chance to head fifteen minutes downriver to visit Boca Amigo, a "town" of blue tarps over broken roofs and grim wooden box-houses on stilts, of barefoot mothers and dirty children. I saw my life with new clarity. To understand, abstractly, that you are rich and fortunate is one thing. To encounter the kind of poverty where pigs sleep under the houses is another thing entirely.
I was sent to Peru at the expense of private donors. These donors had never met me but they had a belief in the life-changing and world-changing effects of traveling abroad. For these donors, for various people in my university, and for me, the expense of traveling is comparable to the expense of attending a university. Sure, you'd be "saving" thousands of dollars a year if you didn't go to college, but how is that actually a "savings"? Education is an investment, one that pays off in the future. Often enough, it pays off in ways that can't be measured in dollars and cents. Does that mean it's not worth it?
Travel, like education, changes who you are and how you see the world. It makes you a better member of the human race: more compassionate, more broad-minded, more content with life and its hardships but also more passionate about easing the hardships of others. How, Dr. Donald III, is this a waste of money? How is this elitist or "unfair"?
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Great care has been taken into defeating "download accelerators". Why? A misconfigured "accelerator" can waste tons and tons of bandwidth. Normal download managers should not be affected, though they will not be able to resume downloads (an unfortunate side-effect of defeating "accelerators"). Which manager are you trying to use?
Maybe I didn't explain myself clearly enough, sorry.
I'm not thinking about using a download "accelerator", for I know the problems those programs cause.
My primary concern isn't the ability to resume downloads either.
So now my problem in detail:
I'm trying to download every single AMV that's available - I watch them all, so I'm not really what you may call a leech - and till now everything was fine. I just had to right-click on that link and do a "save as", respective "save with getright" (acceleration turned off!) and the videos were downloaded automatically in a queue.
But that isn't possible with the Carrot anymore.
I tried several things but only two worked: Normal Windows download and download via Mozilla dl-manager, but I have troubles with both.
Windows dl: Download speed decreases after a time, and it's nearly impossible to downloads several videos at the same respectivly in a row.
Mozilla: Same as Windows dl, but with (non functional) resume option and no speed problem.
But in the end it's always that I have to wait until one dl is finished until I can start the next manually, or if I succeed in downloading more vids at once, I take some slots that might be used by other members, don't I?
Thus I'd have to spend several hours in front of my PC, if I wanted to keep up with the rate of new AMV releases...
So I just wanted to know if there is a program that downloads from the Carrot automatically (e.g. when I enter the Carrot-dl link manually) one after another, similar to FTP download.
It's the task of the Carrot system to distribute AMVs to those who want to watch them after all
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Do you have anything sparkly with flashing lights that makes noise? I suspect that will keep them fascinated and distracted for a real long time.
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Do you have anything sparkly with flashing lights that makes noise? I suspect that will keep them fascinated and distracted for a real long time.
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I'm not sure why you bring up the Constitution. There is absolutely NO requirement to have served. That is a non-sequitor.
God Bless PFC Jamie Harkness. The US Army's newest PFC, but still our neighbor's little girl!
HMMM, fathers race African. Interesting.
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The truth about Obama's birth certificate.
In June, the Obama campaign released a digitally scanned image of his birth certificate to quell speculative charges that he might not be a natural-born citizen. But the image prompted more blog-based skepticism about the document's authenticity. And recently, author Jerome Corsi, whose book attacks Obama, said in a TV interview that the birth certificate the campaign has is "fake."
We beg to differ. FactCheck.org staffers have now seen, touched, examined and photographed the original birth certificate. We conclude that it meets all of the requirements from the State Department for proving U.S. citizenship. Claims that the document lacks a raised seal or a signature are false. We have posted high-resolution photographs of the document as "supporting documents" to this article. Our conclusion: Obama was born in the U.S.A. just as he has always said.
Update, Nov. 1: The director of Hawaiis Department of Health confirmed Oct. 31 that Obama was born in Honolulu.
Update Nov. 1: The Associated Press quoted Chiyome Fukino as saying that both she and the registrar of vital statistics, Alvin Onaka, have personally verified that the health department holds Obama's original birth certificate.
Fukino also was quoted by several other news organizations. The Honolulu Advertiser quoted Fukino as saying the agency had been bombarded by requests, and that the registrar of statistics had even been called in at home in the middle of the night.Honolulu Advertiser, Nov. 1 2008: "This has gotten ridiculous," state health director Dr. Chiyome Fukino said yesterday. "There are plenty of other, important things to focus on, like the economy, taxes, energy." . . . Will this be enough to quiet the doubters? "I hope so," Fukino said. "We need to get some work done."Fukino said she has personally seen and verified that the Hawaii State Department of Health has Sen. Obamas original birth certificate on record in accordance with state policies and procedures."
Since we first wrote about Obama's birth certificate on June 16, speculation on his citizenship has continued apace. Some claim that Obama posted a fake birth certificate to his Web page. That charge leaped from the blogosphere to the mainstream media earlier this week when Jerome Corsi, author of a book attacking Obama, repeated the claim in an Aug. 15 interview with Steve Doocy on Fox News.Corsi: Well, what would be really helpful is if Senator Obama would release primary documents like his birth certificate. The campaign has a false, fake birth certificate posted on their website. How is anybody supposed to really piece together his life?Doocy: What do you mean they have a "false birth certificate" on their Web site?Corsi: The original birth certificate of Obama has never been released, and the campaign refuses to release it.Doocy: Well, couldn't it just be a State of Hawaii-produced duplicate?Corsi: No, it's a -- there's been good analysis of it on the Internet, and it's been shown to have watermarks from Photoshop. It's a fake document that's on the Web site right now, and the original birth certificate the campaign refuses to produce.Corsi isn't the only skeptic claiming that the document is a forgery. Among the most frequent objections we saw on forums, blogs and e-mails are:
Recently FactCheck representatives got a chance to spend some time with the birth certificate, and we can attest to the fact that it is real and three-dimensional and resides at the Obama headquarters in Chicago. We can assure readers that the certificate does bear a raised seal, and that it's stamped on the back by Hawaii state registrar Alvin T. Onaka (who uses a signature stamp rather than signing individual birth certificates). We even brought home a few photographs.
- The birth certificate doesn't have a raised seal.
- It isn't signed.
- No creases from folding are evident in the scanned version.
- In the zoomed-in view, there's a strange halo around the letters.
- The certificate number is blacked out.
- The date bleeding through from the back seems to say "2007," but the document wasn't released until 2008.
- The document is a "certification of birth," not a "certificate of birth."
You can click on the photos to get full-size versions, which haven't been edited in any way, except that some have been rotated 90 degrees for viewing purposes.
We also note that so far none of those questioning the authenticity of the document have produced a shred of evidence that the information on it is incorrect. Instead, some speculate that somehow, maybe, he was born in another country and doesn't meet the Constitution's requirement that the president be a "natural-born citizen."
I hope the drive doesn't take you too long. The weather is great you may even get some training time in.
"I'll be long gone before some smart person ever figures out what happened inside this Oval Office." --George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., May 12, 2008
You would think THAT would put the issue to rest.
But...rest assured, the discussion will just move on to something else just as insane.
Perhaps we can question the statehood of Hawaii, under ancient tribal polynesian law, we probably didn't have the proper coconuts in a row, and therefore, he is still not eligible to be president, even though he was hatched on Admiral Cook's Island??
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I thought it was "Jib Jabs" birthday. Now that it's 09, I no longer feel compelled to wish you a happy birthday, but the goodness in me overtakes it....HAPPY BIRTHDAY JJB!
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Happy Birthday JJB!
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¡Que la fuerza te acompañe!
Happy Bith-day!! Go blow your own kloo-horn and have a party!!!
What's with the rash of August birthdays here on SSG? Apparently, parents of SirStevers were rather randy in December.
Anyway, have your birthday was a blast JJB.
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Cat 6 lead authors: WU cofounder Dr. Jeff Masters (right), who flew w/NOAA Hurricane Hunters 1986-1990, & WU meteorologist Bob Henson, @bhensonweather
By: Dr. Jeff Masters , 3:04 PM GMT on August 18, 2011
A westward-moving tropical wave in the Central Caribbean a few hundred miles south-southwest of Jamaica, Invest 93L, has continued to increase in organization, and is close to tropical depression status. 93L is a small system, but has built up a respectable area of heavy thunderstorms around its center. A few low-level spiral bands are apparent on satellite imagery, but there is almost no upper-level outflow apparent, and a surface circulation is not obvious. 93L has moistened its environment somewhat over the past day, but dry air is still in evidence around the storm, particularly to the southeast, as seen on water vapor satellite images. Wind shear continues to be low, 5 - 10 knots. There is a hurricane hunter mission scheduled for this afternoon at 2pm EDT to see if a tropical depression is forming.
Figure 1. Morning satellite image of 93L.
Heavy rains from 93L will begin spreading over Northern Honduras and Northeast Nicaragua tonight. The forward motion of 93L will slow to 5 - 10 mph by Friday, so the storm could be a major rain event for Northern Honduras, with rain amounts of 4 - 8 inches likely by the time the storm reaches Belize on Saturday. Heavy rains will spread to Belize and Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula by Friday night or Saturday morning. The latest SHIPS model forecast shows wind shear remaining in the low range and the atmosphere steadily moistening over the next two days, which should allow 93L to reach tropical storm strength. All of the models agree that the ridge of high pressure steering 93L to the west will remain strong, forcing the storm into a landfall Friday in Northeast Honduras, or Saturday near the Belize/Mexico border. It is possible that 93L will have time to intensify into a Category 1 hurricane before then, though landfall as a tropical storm would be more likely, given the dry air that 93L needs to overcome, and the possibility that the storm will pass too close to the northern coast of Honduras. Regardless, heavy rain will be a major threat from 93L. NHC gave 93L an 80% chance of developing into a tropical depression by Saturday morning in their 8am outlook. If 93L does cross the Yucatan Peninsula and enters the Gulf of Mexico, a strong ridge of high pressure should keep the storm moving due west to make a second landfall along the Mexican coast, well south of Texas.
Figure 2. Morning satellite image of the tropical wave 97L midway between the Lesser Antilles and the coast of Africa.
Invest 97L midway between the Lesser Antilles and the coast of Africa
A tropical wave near 14°N 40°W, midway between the Lesser Antilles Islands and the coast of Africa, is moving westward near 15 - 20 mph. This wave, designated 97L by NHC this morning, has little heavy thunderstorm activity associated with it due to dry air, but an impressive amount of large-scale spin is obvious in visible satellite loops. 97L is expected to arrive in the Lesser Antilles Islands by Saturday. Over the past day, all four of our reliable models for predicting tropical storm genesis have predicted that this wave could develop into a tropical depression sometime Saturday through Monday, so 97L needs to be watched carefully. NHC gave 97L a 10% chance of developing into a tropical depression by Saturday morning in their 8am outlook, and it is unlikely that this storm will pose much of a threat to the Lesser Antilles. It will take several days for the storm to overcome the large amount of dry air surrounding it, even though wind shear is a low 5 - 10 knots. By Saturday, the wave will find a moister atmosphere and warmer sea surface temperatures near the northern Lesser Antilles, and more rapid development may occur. However, there is expected to be high wind shear associated with an upper level low pressure system to the north of Puerto Rico at that time, and this wind shear may interfere with development. 97L is expected to take a west-northwest track through the Northeast Caribbean bringing the storm near Puerto Rico by Sunday or Monday. Long-range model runs, which are highly unreliable, foresee that 97L could be a threat to Hispaniola, Eastern Cuba, the Bahamas, and Florida by the middle to end of next week.
Jeff Masters
The views of the author are his/her own and do not necessarily represent the position of The Weather Company or its parent, IBM.
Cat 6 lead authors: WU cofounder Dr. Jeff Masters (right), who flew w/NOAA Hurricane Hunters 1986-1990, & WU meteorologist Bob Henson, @bhensonweather


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By David Wheeler/Special to the NEMS Daily Journal
TUPELO – The Tupelo Golden Wave baseball team have led in each of their seven games this season.
Yet, Tupelo entered Friday's matchup with the North Pontotoc Vikings with a disappointing .500 record.
The Wave were able to avert another come-from-behind attempt this contest and claimed a 5-4 victory over the Vikings.
"We're got to do a better job closing games," Tupelo head coach Gary Enis said. "We've gotten big innings against us, and we've got to learn to close, and to perform under pressure.
"But, we should get better at that as the year goes on."
Tupelo (4-3) had a 5-0 lead at one point, but allowed some drama late. North Pontotoc (3-4) scored a solo run in the top of the fifth on an RBI single by Easton Smith.
Then in the seventh frame, the Vikings scored two runs on a fielder's choice and error, and added a RBI single by Smith to pull with one run. But Tupelo reliever Wendell Goss got a strike out to end the contest.
"We never let the game get away from us," said North Pontotoc head coach Chad Anthony, whose Vikings have now lost three one-run games. "It would have been a lot different game if we had gotten some hits when we had the chance to drive in some runs."
missed chances
Tupelo missed few offensive opportunities early.
In the first inning, doubles by Hudson Roy, Colton Norrod, and Michael Ray plated two runs. In the second, Ty Wheeler had an RBI single to put the Wave up 3-0.
Tupelo then padded its advantage by scratching out solo runs in the fourth and fifth innings.
That made a winner of Roy, who pitched five innings for the Wave. North Pontotoc starter Trey Jolly pitched into the fifth inning, relieved by Adam Wilder.
Tupelo continues play against solid Northeast Mississippi competition today, hosting Amory at 1 p.m., then traveling to Saltillo for a 6 p.m. contest.


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Two weeks ago, I flew to New York with my mom, then we did stuff with my sister, who lives there.
Last week, my dad and I went to Dave and Busters and finished the last power card, and I also worked on my Star Wars room.
Today, I came home in the early afternoon and worked more on the room, as I'm finally getting a good amount of progress done. My dad and I went to Kmart and Target because of the figure sales, but no real luck there. We just had Mexican food so I'm waiting for my gut to stop feeling so damn huge.


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Do-ahead convenience! Crunchy cornflake crumbs top a savory egg bake brimming with tender asparagus and delicious ham.
Two cups small fresh broccoli florets can be substituted for the asparagus.
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July 16 — Steven Wayne Large, 45, 2607 Old Harriman Hwy., Oliver Springs: domestic assault. Bond $1,000; court date Aug. 20.
• Hayden Walker McKinney, 23, 3976 Sugar Grove Valley Road, Harriman: no charge listed. No bond or court date listed.
• David Russell Moore, 58, 409 Taylor St., Salem, Ky.: DUI. Bond $2,500; court date Oct. 22.
Harriman Police Department is calling this year's National Night Out celebration "a good night to get to know your neighbors and give crime a going-away party."
The event will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Aug. 7 at Harriman Riverfront Park.
The criminal case pending against Courtney Marie Thomas in Monroe County General Sessions Court was continued last week.
Thomas, 18, is charged with aggravated burglary.
She allegedly broke into the Sweetwater home of former Harriman High School boys basketball coach Jeff King.
Roane County Sheriff Jack Stockton said his office is investigating whether King had an inappropriate relationship with Thomas, who attended Harriman.
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July 7 — Alan Lee Schneider, 44, 134 Bayside Drive, Ten Mile: two counts reckless endangerment. Total bond $1,500; court date Sept. 17.
• Courtney Marie Thomas, 18, 244 White Road, Harriman: violation drinking age law, three counts contributing to delinquency of a minor. Total bond $2,000; court date Aug. 20.
The Tennessee Highway Patrol will be conducting three driver license roadside safety checkpoints in Roane County during August.
The first checkpoint will be from 9 to 10 a.m. Aug. 3 on Hwy. 27 at the Morgan County line.
Another checkpoint is planned from 7 to 8 p.m. Aug. 10 on Pine Ridge Road near the railroad tracks.
The final checkpoint, on Hwy. 382 at Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, will be from 8 to 9 p.m. Aug. 17.
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June 28 — Cody Lynn Ray, 21, 230 Hassler Mill Road, Harriman: five counts fraudulent use of debit card. Total bond $2,500; court date Sept. 10.
• Johnnie Dale Roaden, 57, 107 Shelby St., Lake City: two counts violation of probation. Total bond $20,000; court date July 16.
• Greg Ray Satterfield, 46, 5606 Wolfenbarger Lane, Knoxville: serving time.
The Tennessee Highway Patrol will conduct a sobriety checkpoint in Roane County on July 20 on Hwy. 27 at the Morgan County line.
The checkpoint will take place from 10 to 11 p.m.
Recognizing the danger presented to the public by intoxicated drivers, troopers will concentrate their efforts on vehicles being operated by intoxicated drivers.
The Tennessee Highway Patrol has found these sobriety checkpoints to be an effective means of enforcing DUI laws of Tennessee while ensuring the protection of all motorists.
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June 21 — Jonathan Deidre Hamilton, 40, 324 Westwood Drive, Harriman: manufacture/deliver/sell controlled substance. Bond $5,000; court date June 25.
• Tracy Beth McDonald, 40, 1432 Oakdale Hwy., Harriman: theft $500 but less $1,000. Bond $1,000; court date June 25.
• Wallace Raymond Pritchett, 57, 430 High Point Road, Evansville: serving time.
Brendon Seth Luffman had other intentions besides staying cool when he went for a dip in the swimming area at Roane County Park on June 30.
According to a Roane County Sheriff's Office incident report, three adults told a deputy they saw Luffman masturbate in the water while watching children swim.
"The same three complainants all stated they watched Mr. Luffman then clean his hands and genital area before exiting the water," the report said.
A Roane County sheriff's deputy out on patrol Friday discovered a meth lab off Old Elverton Road outside Harriman.
Four adults and a 6-year-old boy were decontaminated at the scene.
"EMS transported him to the hospital just for precaution," Chief Deputy Tim Phillips said. "DCS (Department of Children's Services) accompanied the ambulance to the hospital."
The adults were taken to the Roane County Jail. Phillips said they will face drug charges.
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GU women beat USC, start season 2-0
Los Angeles - The Gonzaga University women's basketball team closed out its opening two-game California roadtrip 2-0 after earning a hard-fought 63-52 victory at Pacific-12 Conference member USC Sunday afternoon.
"It is a great win to beat a team with a tradition in USC," explained an elated Kelly Graves after the game. "To come down to California and go 2-0 on our first roadtrip to start the year and to get a win today especially after how we looked on Friday really showed what character we have."
Gonzaga's win snapped a two-game losing skid to the Women of Troy, including a 58-51 setback at the McCarthey Athletic Center last season.
The Bulldogs first half against USC was in stark contrast to their opening 20 minutes at UC Riverside Friday. Gonzaga, who shot under 25 percent against the Highlanders and scored only 19 points, shot a blistering 56.7 percent (17-of-30) from the floor versus the Women of Troy, which helped it to a 37-22 halftime advantage.
Nine players helped the Zags to their 15-point advantage; including sophomore Keani Albanez who scored a first half high nine points on 4-of-7 shooting.
It was Albanez who sparked a Gonzaga 11-0 run early in the half when she drained a 3-pointer, only minutes after entering the game. She closed out the run with a layup to put the score at 23-4 at the 11:24 mark.
The Bulldogs defense was stellar in the opening half as well as they forced 14 USC turnovers and capitalized on those miscues scoring 14 points.
Gonzaga also held the Trojans field goal-less for over eight minutes and because of that was able to open up its 19-point edge.
The Zags largest lead in the first half was 22 points at 34-12 with 4:16 remaining but a 10-3 run by the Trojans to close out the half cut their advantage to 15.
The Trojans began the second half on tear, forcing the Bulldogs to turn the ball over five times in the first four minutes and used 10-4 spurt to get GU's lead to single-digits at 41-32 with 16:15 left in the contest.
Crucial shots by Albanez halted USC's momentum. The Santa Barbara, Calif., native, had eight points in the Zags 12-3 run that gave them some breathing room at 53-35 with 10:37 left. She drained two 3-pointers in the run and had a jumper.
Gonzaga wasn't out of the woods though as USC battled and got GU's lead back in single-digits at 61-52 with under 2:30 to play.
The Bulldogs stood tall, forcing USC's Cassie Harberts to miss two lay-ins down the stretch and, like they had on Friday, made the free throws that counted.
It was Taelor Karr that was composed on the line, sinking both free throws with 32 ticks on the clock to secure the 11-point victory.
For the game, the Zags shot 45.3 percent from the floor (24-of-53) and hit 62.5 percent (10-of-15) at the charity stripe.
Albanez led the Zags for the second-straight game, tying her career-high of 17 points. Junior Haiden Palmer added 13 points, while Karr chipped in 10.
"Keani was terrific," stated Graves of his sophomore guard. "She has got an amazing motor and when she is feeling it offensively man can she really get it going. I was really happy she did it in front of family and friends."
USC was led by Harberts with a double-double of 18 points and 10 rebounds.
Gonzaga now returns to Spokane to host the University of Wisconsin in its home-opening contest Friday. Game time is set for 6 p.m.
Newspaper Box Score
Gonzaga vs USC
11/11/12 2:00 p.m. at Los Angeles, Calif. (Galen Center)
At Los Angeles, Calif. (Galen Center)
ALBANEZ, Keani 7-12 0-0 17; PALMER, Haiden 5-13 2-4 13; KARR, Taelor 3-5 3-4
10; GREINACHER, Sunny 2-5 3-4 7; REDMON, Jazmine 2-7 2-2 6; GOLDEN,
Stephanie 2-4 0-0 4; KUDRON, Kiara 1-1 0-0 2; TINKLE, Elle 1-1 0-0 2;
WATERS, Chelsea 1-1 0-0 2; CHESLEK, Shelby 0-2 0-0 0; WINTERS, Meghan 0-1
0-0 0; WALTER, Danielle 0-1 0-2 0. Totals 24-53 10-16 63.
Harberts, Cassie 6-14 6-10 18; Marinacci, Christina 4-10 0-0 9; Barrett,
Brianna 3-6 3-4 9; Oliver, Kate 2-6 1-2 6; Alofaituli, Kiki 1-4 2-4 4;
Adams, Jordan 2-8 0-0 4; Gibbs, Destinie 1-3 0-0 2; Vaioletama, Alexyz 0-0
0-0 0. Totals 19-51 12-20 52.
Gonzaga....................... 37 26 - 63
3-point goals--Gonzaga 5-15 (ALBANEZ, Keani 3-5; KARR, Taelor 1-3; PALMER,
Haiden 1-3; WINTERS, Meghan 0-1; WALTER, Danielle 0-1; REDMON, Jazmine 0-2),
USC 2-8 (Oliver, Kate 1-2; Marinacci, Christina 1-2; Adams, Jordan 0-3;
Gibbs, Destinie 0-1). Fouled out--Gonzaga-None, USC-Gibbs, Destinie.
Rebounds--Gonzaga 31 (PALMER, Haiden 5; GREINACHER, Sunny 5; CHESLEK, Shelby
5), USC 36 (Harberts, Cassie 10). Assists--Gonzaga 9 (REDMON, Jazmine 3),
USC 8 (Adams, Jordan 3). Total fouls--Gonzaga 16, USC 18. Technical
fouls--Gonzaga-None, USC-None. A-832


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I was going to toss this in the "worst song" thread, but i figured it'd get lost in between the rambling back and forth about Nirvana and the USA Today. Anyway, you folks NEED to check this out and listen to the sound clips.
This is un-freakin'-believable that this is #3 on Amazon.com's sales rank.
I think somebody said that "Jackass" being the #1 in america was one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse, i officially deem this #2. enjoy!!


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The companies also announced an agreement to expand their existing collaboration to include promotion of oral Abilify in 14 European countries
Singapore: Japanese company Otsuka Pharmaceutical and H Lundbeck, Denmark-based company, have outlined co-promotion plans and summarized the overall progress in their global alliance at a session in Japan with representatives from domestic and international media organizations.
The companies announced that Abilify Maintena (aripiprazole), an extended-release (once-monthly) injectable suspension for the treatment of schizophrenia, will be made available in the US market from March 18, 2013. The drug was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on February 28 for the treatment of schizophrenia.
Abilify Maintena and Abilify contain the molecule aripiprazole, which is a partial agonist at the D2 dopamine receptor and which offers a unique mechanism of action for the treatment of schizophrenia. Abilify Maintena has been shown in clinical studies to reduce relapses in schizophrenia in comparison to placebo and will offer the efficacy and safety profile of the oral formulations of Abilify in a once-monthly formulation.
Mr Taro Iwamoto, president and representative director of Otsuka Pharmaceutical emphasized that "the Maintena launch will further strengthen the Abilify brand's already-prominent position in the US market and bodes well for the two companies' ongoing collaborations".
Commenting on the first regulatory approval for the alliance, Mr Ulf Wiinberg, chief executive officer, Lundbeck, said, "Abilify Maintena represents a treatment option for patients and their physicians and caregivers seeking an alternative long-term maintenance treatment for schizophrenia, and we are pleased to join Otsuka in launching this first product as part of our extensive global alliance. The launch of Abilify Maintena also represents Lundbeck's first entry into the US psychiatry market, expanding our central nervous system focus strategically in the US."
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12.35: Importance of Biodiversity
Why is preserving the rainforest important?
Preserving the rainforest is important for many reasons. But one reason conservation efforts have focused here is that the rainforest is home to more species of insects, amphibians, and birds than anywhere else on the planet. This wide diversity of life is called biodiversity.
Importance of Biodiversity
Biodiversity is a measurement of the amount of variation of the species in a given area. More specifically, biodiversity can be defined as the variety of life and its processes, including the variety of living organisms, the genetic differences among them, and the communities and ecosystems in which they occur.
A place such as a coral reef has many different species of plants and animals. That means the coral reef is a ecosystem with high biodiversity (Figure below). Because of its biodiversity, the rainforest shown above is an ecosystem with extreme importance. Why is biodiversity so important? In addition to maintaining the health and stability of the ecosystem, the diversity of life provides us with many benefits.
Extinction is a threat to biodiversity. Does it matter if we are losing thousands of species each year? The answer is yes. It matters even if we consider not only the direct benefits to humans, but also the benefits to the ecosystems. The health and survival of ecosystems is related to that ecosystem's biodiversity.
Coral reefs are one of the biomes with the highest biodiversity on earth.
Economic Importance
Economically, there are many direct benefits of biodiversity. As many as 40,000 species of fungi, plants, and animals provide us with many varied types of clothing, shelter, medicines and other products. These include poisons, timber, fibers, fragrances, papers, silks, dyes, adhesives, rubber, resins, skins, furs, and more. According to one survey, 57% of the most important prescription drugs come from nature. Specifically, they come from bacteria, fungi, plants, and animals (Figure below). But only a small amount of species with the ability to give us medicines have been explored. The loss of any species may mean the loss of new medicines, which will have a direct effect on human health.
Aspirin originally came from the bark of the white willow tree, pictured here.
Biodiversity and Technology
Nature has inspired many technologies in use today. Bionics, also known as biomimetics or biomimicry, uses organisms to inspire technology or engineering projects. By studying animals and their traits, we are able to gain valuable information that we can put to use to help us. For example, rattlesnake heat-sensing pits helped inspire the development of infrared sensors. Zimbabwe's Eastgate Centre (Figure below) was inspired by the air-conditioning efficiency of a termite mound (Figure below).
Design of the Eastgate Centre (brown building), in Zimbabwe, which requires just 10% of the energy needed for a conventional building of the same size, was inspired by a biological design.
The air-conditioning efficiency of this termite mound was the inspiration for the Eastgate Centre.
Ecological Importance
Biodiversity also has many benefits to ecosystems. High biodiversity makes ecosystems more stable. What can happen to an ecosystem if just one species goes extinct? What if that one species was a producer or decomposer? Maybe the resulting species will adapt. Other species may fill in the niche left by the extinct species. But the extinction of one species could have a "domino" effect, resulting in the extinction of other species. This could greatly effect the stability of the whole ecosystem.
One important role of biodiversity is that it helps keep the nutrients, such as nitrogen, in the soil. For example, a diversity of organisms in the soil allows nitrogen fixation and nutrient recycling to happen. Biodiversity also allows plants to be pollinated by different types of insects. And of course, different species of fungi are necessary to recycle wastes from dead plants and animals. These are just a few of the many examples of how biodiversity is important for ecosystems.
- biodiversity: A measurement of the amount of variation of the species in a given area.
- bionics: Use of organisms to inspire technology or engineering projects.
- decomposer: Organism that obtains nutrients and energy by breaking down dead organisms and animal wastes.
- extinction: The dying out of a species so that no members of the species exist anymore.
- niche: The role a species plays in the ecosystem.
- nitrogen fixation: The process of converting nitrogen gas in the air into nitrates in the soil.
- producer: Organism that produces food (glucose) for itself and other organisms.
- Biodiversity is a measurement of the amount of variation of the species in a given area.
- Biodiversity is important because it directly benefits humans and ecosystems.
Use the resource below to answer the questions that follow.
- In Search of Wild Variety from American Museum of Natural History http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pbg_pGZv3CQ (1:52)
- To date, how many species have been identified on the Earth? How close do scientist feel this number is to the total number of species which exist?
- In what kinds of locations are new species being found? What does this situation say about the total number of species which may exist?
- Can different species be identified by just looking at them? What techniques are scientists using to identify new species?
- What does it mean if a place has high biodiversity?
- What is an economic impact of biodiversity?
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By Ben Levisohn
Shares of Himax (HIMX) have surged today, bucking the general weakness in emerging-market stocks today.
Why is Himax gaining today? Heck if I know. The stock popped two weeks ago when Google (GOOG) announced that it would use Himax's technology in its Google Glass, which lifted shares 30% on July 22.
Nor has Himax's 185% gain this year kept investors from predicting great things for its shares. On July 30, for instance, Nomura's Jason Ho reiterated his Buy rating on the stock, and three of the five analysts covering its shares give it that rating, while two rate it outperform. Even Jim Cramer got in on the act, calling the stock a buy on Aug. 1.
Now investors are awaiting the next big piece of news–Himax's earnings on August 15, which could go a long way toward determining whether such optimism is justified.
For now, I'll leave you with this chart of Himax's performance this year.
Shares of Himax have gained 6.3% to $6.82, even as the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Index ETF (EEM) has fallen 1.3% to $38.95 and the iShares MSCI Taiwan (EWT) has dropped 1.8% to $13.44.


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"Italians in West Virginia" Book Signing Planned for Nov. 13
Wednesday, November 09, 2011
As part of the Grand Opening Year events at the Frank and Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center on the campus of Fairmont State University and Pierpont Community & Technical College, a book signing is offered on Sunday, Nov. 13.
Authors Victor A. Basile and Dr. Judy Prozzillo Byers will discuss and sign copies of their new book "Italians in West Virginia" from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Folklife Center. The reception is sponsored by Rocco Muriale of Muriale's Restaurant. To RSVP for the event, call (304) 367-4403 or (304) 367-4286 by Friday, Nov. 11.


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After a dead period with no books (what, nobody reads SW books in the summer?), I have three in my possession. Should be able to finish Last of the Jedi #8 soon, had read a couple chapters in Legacy of the Yawn: Infernal, and also picked up the young adult Rise & Fall of DV, in a special slip cover. Wonder if that means it's too rough for da youts to handle, or if it holds some deep, dark secret?
Eagerly waiting the Death Star and Republic Commando novels, plus that pop-up book and Essential Guide on the Force.


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Dust off the old waffle iron for an exciting new waffle taste! Bacon and Swiss cheese bake rich flavor into each bite.
It takes about 8 slices of bacon to make 1/2 cup of crumbled crisply cooked bacon.
Serve these hearty waffles for supper or brunch with cheese sauce or maple-flavored syrup and fresh fruit.
To prevent waffles from sticking, prepare waffle iron according to manufacturer's directions. After each use, remove all traces of baked-on batter or crumbs.
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By Dana Milbank
In Israel last week, President Obama was quite the kibitzer. He kibitzed — Yiddish for offering unsolicited chatter, jokes or advice – about the stripes on the tarmac at Ben Gurion Airport. He kibitzed about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's family and about being a lefty. He kibitzed about the weather and gardening. He kibitzed about Israeli President Shimon Peres' health, a mechanical snake, a chandelier and the relative troubles presented by Congress and the Knesset.
He even kibitzed on a visit to Yitzhak Rabin's grave Friday, as overheard by reporters in the White House press pool: "Bibi arranged for perfect weather … Shimon plied me with wine … [Rabin] had a great speaking voice. … I can sing. They had me on YouTube."
Obama didn't accomplish much of substance. But the Israelis, who had been suspicious of Obama's commitment to the Jewish state, were delighted by the attention. "He had us at 'Shalom'" was the headline on an analysis in The Jerusalem Post.
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Obama began his presidency with hopes of being an honest broker between Israelis and Palestinians. "The situation for the Palestinian people is intolerable," he said in his Cairo speech four years ago proclaiming "it is time for us to act." Two years later, Obama alarmed Israel when he proclaimed that "the borders of Israel and Palestine should be based on the 1967 lines with mutually agreed swaps."
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Speaking to Israeli students in Jerusalem, Obama was philosophical. "I know that only Israelis can make the fundamental decisions about your country's future," he said. He told them he had proposed "principles on territory and security that I believe can be the basis for [peace] talks – but for the moment, put aside the plans and the process. I ask you, instead, to think about what can be done to build trust between people. … That's where peace begins …" Gone were Obama's demands. Obama expressed particular delight in the ceremonial parts of his visit, such as toasting Peres, the 89-year-old president. "Mmm, that's good wine," he said after requesting a fresh glass.
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After the ceremony, Israeli officials said the tree would be inspected for pests and that it may need to be dug up. But that didn't matter: The point was the gesture – not whether or not it took root.
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Two of the times I had a full float PDF, the (first) I didn't ... and I just got stupid lucky that there were several other folks to pull me off the up stream side of the rock.
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IMHO, those aren't made for any type of fast water. You won't see any professional river guys using them (I mean the serious whitewater guys who put more water miles then most). I know the outfitter I ran cargo for always used standard class III or III/V PFD's. If you do plan to run big water, you MUST have a standard PFD. I wouldn't even trust the auto inflates. Your life depends on it, and on the water it's only a matter of seconds you have to get that thing inflated. If you get sucked under and it hasn't inflated, you won't have enough saved breath to get her up enough to float you out. Not a risk I would want to take.
If I were you, I'd keep those for either still waters, or in situations where you have a bit more opportunity to inflate. But on a river, you hit the right hydraulic (even on small "easy" waters) you can flip. If you're knocked out, you can't pull the cord. I only use standard PFD's. If you want something with more mobility for rowing, look at the higher floatation kayak vests. It's not that hard to take them off and put on a vest if you pull off. If you're on the sticks, you won't be fishing that much, and if you do you can easily get to your other vest to grab gear.
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Some would say it's actually Federer's footwork that is Voiresque
Getting silver definitely has not dampened their popularity in Canada. In fact, with the way they skated in the shadow of controversy, respect for them went way up. While I was waiting in line at the drugstore last week, I saw TWO magazines had them on the cover.
They definitely got more fans now especially internationally. Around my circle, the causual fans who only watch figure skating 1 every 4 years talk of Virtue and Moir instead of the winners.
Or Sochi if we are going that way
I got sad all of a sudden that we wouldn't be getting regular updates about Tessa and Scott once they finish SOI and eventually the thread will die out once they retire. And I'm going to miss seeing they're beautiful faces on a regular basis https://fbcdn-photos-c-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/t1/1654302_666812486763189_1939113180_n.jpg (thanks to princess for finding this and I love their matching watch).
I believe it was an ad for the watch. Weaver and Poje had a similar picture.
Wyliefan, i understand and am not justifying personal attacks on skaters, but i think some of us in here are fed up with the double standard on the part of some posters (not you) who feel perfectly comfortable calling Tessa and Scott things like douchebag, asshole, etc. and calling Tessa fat and accusing her of faking an injury (which is a very serious accusation), making very rude comments about Katia and Dima, and trashing this thread yet react to any criticism of Meryl and Charlie. The breakdowns of the rules and discussions of technique were dismissed as us "having too much time on our hands" or not being passionate enough about the sport to just enjoy it. Again, i am not defending the posters who make rude remarks--i wish they would just go away--but they are in the minority and many in here have expressed a desire to keep that stuff out of this thread yet when VM fans are brought up in the DW thread, this is rarely mentioned. As you know, i am a fan of both teams, with a preference for V&M, but a lot of people here, though not fans of D&W, have never engaged in bashing D&W and have in fact actively discouraged it.
this is that D-W ubber reese ? They do copy and paste job on all D-W bad criticsism and post it on all other skaters. Hate B-S, Hate Seasons, Hate Birds, they say even hate Swan Lake early in the season but now when D-W win all is okay and podium look fine and Swan Lake not so bad anymore Look like stupidity know no bounds
That's really horrible behavior on their part, Bournekraatzfan, and I don't blame you for being upset about it. I hope you reported it. From the sound of it, there were quite a lot of lines crossed.
So I have a new song on the top of my "dream EX programs" list bumping Say Something down to #2. Whatcha think BKfan?
John Legend "All of Me"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8ce0jBcahk&feature=youtube_gdata_player p.s. be sure to read the lyrics! "Even when I lose I'm winning!"
I admit to not reporting it because at that time I was not clear on what constituted behaviour for which someone could be banned or reprimanded--i will definitely report it next time. It is a shame that people are posting such nasty stuff on a public message board
MissJD, love the song choice! I looooove John Legend and wished they would skate to his "This Time"! But I may prefer "All of Me" for them now
I thought you might be with me on that one! I really need one of them to get Twitter so we can all tweet them songs lol
I noticed that today as well, when buying some things in the drugstore after work.
Have you seen Youtube ciomments on VM ? Shows DW ubers can just be as vile. But for some reason VM fans are always labeled as the horrible ones
Noooo!! Any song, but that one! Lol IDK I'm not sure it would work for a skate program. Anyways here is my list and I have a lot: Say Something (X Factor version), Gravity, Kissing You, Sail, This Woman's Work (either the original version of Maxwell), ET, You and I, Winter Song, Let Her Go...I'm sure there's more, but that's all I have for now lol. Oh wait, and the ending score from Thelma and Louise. Ok now I'm done.
Yes. And there's' particularly one very nasty person making some disgusting comments about Tessa on YT.
Anyways to the Canadians apparently Tessa and Scott will be on Breakfast TV tomorrow--I don't know what that is, but thought I pass it along.
I do not get why the have this such big obsession wtih Tessa they need to take it down a notch because they look creepy.
Ooh I LOVE the idea of This Woman's Work. I have always wanted them to skate to The Blower's Daughter but that song is also kind of tied up with Dube/Davison for me. Also Falling Slowly from Once.
It's from HPC
I didn't heard this song before! *___________*
OMG! I loooooove that!!!!! The lyrics it's simply beautiful! I can see them skating on!! Seems "their" song I vote for this!
I KNOW!!! I had to remove many very offending/disgusting comments about Tessa from my channel! More of these were under SOI version of Stay... Such an awful people...
Y'all know: Haters will be haters!...................Rise above . So many times I've been tempted to post what I really think of D/W's skating, but held myself back because (1) it's anti-productive, and (2) it's immature (at least in my opinion). I read more than I post, but do try to ignore those swipes at Tessa and Scott. After all you have to consider where it comes from
Yes, definitely to You and I! I'm kinda obsessed with Let Her Go at the moment, but it would be better for pairs I think. There are some powerful moments that would be great for jumps. (And I need a throw on one of the "so you let her go"s haha) Maybe V/T or MT/M. Also on my list are "Almost Lover" and the Pixie Lott cover of "Use Somebody"
I've been on another forum & the things said about Adelina Sotnikova made me shudder. Whether you agree with the Sochi result or not, to say such vile things about a young girl is just awful.
NOTHING can justify personal comments about skaters who have trained their entire lives for this sport.
One can only imagine what some of these people are like in their own life to want to write disgusting things.
It's got to the point now where I don't even read some threads as I know what is being written.
It's just so sad.
I don't hold back when it comes to describing why it is that D-W are such a mediocre team. They have poor skating skills overall, it is that simple. On top of that, they're awful dancers, with zero grasp of rhythm. I can say that here and anywhere else. What bothers me is when people cross the line and start being just plain mean. Calling this and that names or talking about their physical appearance.
I also think that all the reasons why they are bad skaters and dancers we've discussed nonstop, those of us interested in the skating discussion that is. Perhaps people don't like to read them, but I don't think those are qualified as insult, perhaps Prancer can correct me?
So that's why I said that we should focus on the positive stuff coming for Tessa and Scott. This rivalry made no sense. A lesser team in all aspects versus one of the best technicians and dancers of all time. Some things will never make sense in this sport. But the rivalry is over, everyone can move on now. I just thought we could do the same.
I could only tell - this commentsonly show who is crazy. VM fans never crossed this line. Maybe even didnt watch DW skating, especially in ex.
Interview with our Ukranian ice dancer, who couldnt go to WCh because of injury. At the end she said at OG she suppoty VM and she like there perfomances at OG more, but judges know better, even she is stronly disagree with them.
YouTube comment sections are a cesspool. They're completely disgusting. I always hope people like Tessa and Adelina and anyone else who has skating videos there -- or anyone who has any videos at all, really -- don't read them.
Tessa and Scott in Morning show. Tessa have cute hairstyle.
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Your link its geoblocked but I recorded it from another site so here is it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEHjDBubkZY
The backlash for Adelina have crossed the lines honestly. People can speculate about rumors b ut they need to know when not to cross the line.
I usually agree with you MissJD but not these songs for Tessa and Scott. These John Legend songs are way too sappy. I really want them to dance to different styles. In fact, I want them to do a pure dance number...no storyline, just move. I know not everyone loves Christopher Dean but I want to see what he can make Tessa and Scott do. He did a techno dance number for Shae-Lynn and Victor that I've always loved:
If not, I would like full on ballet-on-ice number, though I guess show audiences probably don't want to see something like this unless it's Swan Lake or Nutcracker. Shame!
It was from the same person? I wonder why they have not been banned yet


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