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Football: Five Players Announce Mid-Year Enrollment
Nov. 25, 2013
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Five high school football stars – featuring four highly regarded offensive playmakers and a mainstay middle linebacker -- have signed scholarship papers to enroll in the University of Kentucky in January, Coach Mark Stoops announced Monday.
The signees are quarterback Drew Barker (Burlington, Ky.), linebacker Dorian Hendrix (Huber Heights, Ohio), running back Mikel Horton (West Chester, Ohio), wide receiver Thaddeus Snodgrass (Springfield, Ohio) and wide receiver T.V. Williams (McKinney, Texas).
"This is a great start to our 2014 recruiting class," Stoops said. "They will benefit from enrolling in January. Going through our winter conditioning program and spring practice will give them a much greater ability to compete for playing time next season. In addition to being outstanding players, their academic commitment is shown by graduating high school in three and a half years."
Listed below are the player biographies.
Drew Barker, Quarterback, 6-3, 217, Fr-HS, Burlington, Ky. (Conner) – One of the most prolific performers in Kentucky high school history … Strong-armed, accurate passer who also made plays with his legs … Four-year letterman and three-year starter at Conner HS in Hebron, Ky. … Led Conner to the state quarterfinals as a sophomore and the second round of the playoffs as a junior and senior … During his career, completed 65.9 percent of his passes for 6,264 yards and 62 touchdowns … Ran for 3,931 yards and 51 TDs … Threw for 2,671 yards and 34 scores during stellar senior season … District Player of the Year as a senior with more honors to come … Four-star prospect according to Rivals.com, Scout.com and ESPN.com … The No. 1 prospect in Kentucky according to Rivals and the No. 6 quarterback in the nation … Attended the Elite 11 Quarterback Camp during the summer of 2013 … Will play in the Army All-American Bowl in January in San Antonio … Coached by Dave Trosper, who said, "Drew has an exceptional arm, one of the best I've seen in 22 years (of coaching), and great touch. I've always said that good players become great by being a hard worker and student of the game. That's what separates him – he's a student of the game." … All-district honoree in basketball … Honor-roll student …Member of the Future Business Leaders of America … Did community service work with the Never Give Up Foundation … After numerous scholarship offers, chose Kentucky over South Carolina … "Staying at home and representing the state," Barker said of his decision. "I know that the coaching staff will bring in good players. This is the best decision for me athletically and academically."
Personal: Born in Edgewood, Ky. … Son of Terry and Ellie Barker … Major is undecided.
Coach Stoops says: "It's very important because Drew is one of the top players in the state along with being a national recruit. It's very important to get great players from your home state. Not only is he an Elite 11 quarterback he also has the leadership skills we look for in a quarterback."
Dorian Hendrix, Linebacker, 6-0, 230, Fr-HS, Huber Heights, Ohio (Wayne) – The first commitment of Kentucky's 2014 signing class … Two-year All-Southwest Ohio linebacker at Wayne HS in Huber Heights, Ohio … Helped lead Wayne to an 11-2 record and a berth in the Division I (largest classification) state quarterfinals as a senior … Made 126 tackles as a senior, with three quarterback sacks, two fumbles caused and two blocked kicks … Totaled approximately 125 as a junior … Earned first-team All-Greater Western Ohio Conference honors both years … Four-year letterman and three-year starter … The nation's No. 26 inside linebacker according to Rivals.com … Rated No. 15 at the Best of the Midwest combine … Coached by Jay Minton … "It takes a special player to play in the SEC and he has that ability," Minton said. "He is explosive to the football and has awareness of the game. He has great character and leadership. He's a competitor." … Also involved with track and field and basketball … Ran the 4x100- and 4x200-meter relays and was an all-conference performer in the shot put … President of the junior class and member of the student council … Honor-roll student … Received the Rotary Club Scholastic Achievement Award … Also considered Illinois and Indiana, and was receiving significant interest from numerous other schools, but decided to commit early and go with UK … "The excitement going on with Coach Stoops," Dorian said of his decision on Kentucky. "I believe in him and his staff. I wanted to play in the SEC and I loved the campus and the fan base."
Personal: Born in Dayton, Ohio … Son of Devonna Hendrix and Darryl Brooks … Major is undecided.
Coach Stoops says: "Dorian was an early commitment for the 2014 class and has been solid all the way through. I'm very excited about the leadership he brings at middle linebacker."
Mikel Horton, Running Back, 6-1, 223, Fr-HS, West Chester, Ohio (Lakota West) – Talented running back with a mix of athleticism and power … A four-star prospect by Rivals.com, who also ranks him as the No. 3 prospect in Ohio and No. 12 running back in the nation … Will play in the Semper Fidelis All-American game in Carson, Calif., in January … Four-year letterman and three-year starter at Lakota West HS in West Chester, Ohio … Rushed for 178 times for 1,203 yards, an average of 6.8 yards per carry, and 13 touchdowns as a senior … The team's leading receiver with 19 catches for 249 yards and two TDs … Helped lead his team to a championship of the Greater Miami Conference … First-team all-conference as a junior and senior … First-team All-Southwest Ohio as a senior … Will rejoin former teammate Kyle Meadows, who is a freshman offensive lineman at UK … Lakota West also produced former UK fullback John Conner, four-year NFL veteran now with the New York Giants … Coached at LWHS by Larry Cox … "Mikel's combination of size, speed and pure athleticism set him apart," Cox said. "What takes him a notch higher is his ability to catch the ball." … Participated in wrestling and track and field … Competed in the 4x100-meter relay, 200-meter dash and 110-meter hurdles … Member of the school's leadership program board … Selected UK with final consideration to Florida State, Louisville, Michigan State and Vanderbilt … "The family atmosphere," Mikel said of his decision for UK. "I wanted to be part of changing the program and making it something special. I'm friends with Dorian Hendrix. I fell in love with it."
Personal: Name is pronounced "my-KELL" … Born in Cincinnati … Son of Donty Horton and Mimi Horton … Donty played college baseball in New Mexico … An uncle, Rodney Heath, played football at the University of Minnesota and in the NFL for Atlanta and Cincinnati … Considering a major in psychology.
Coach Stoops says: "Mikel is a big back who is very agile and athletic. He's the whole package with the character and personality that is a great fit for our program."
Thaddeus Snodgrass, Wide Receiver, 6-1, 180, Fr-HS, Springfield, Ohio (Springfield) – Highly regarded wide receiver … Four-star prospect by all the national recruiting services … Rivals.com ranks him No. 13 in the state of Ohio while ESPN.com praises him for his impressive speed, route running, ability to catch in traffic and a knack for getting yards after the catch … Has been timed under 4.4 seconds in the 40-yard dash … Four-year letterman and three-year starter at Springfield (Ohio) HS … Caught 29 passes for 535 yards and six touchdowns as a senior … Snagged 18 balls for approximately 400 yards as a junior … Two-year member of the Greater Western Ohio Conference and two-year special mention All-Southwest Ohio … Coached by Eric Gillespie … "Thaddeus is extremely athletic, running 4.33 (seconds) in the 40 (yard dash). His explosive athletic ability gives him all the potential in the world to be a great player in college." … Scout.com recruiting analyst Dave Berk wrote that Snodgrass "brings great speed to the field with the ability to beat defenders at the line of scrimmage with a quick move." … Three-year member of the track team, running the 100- and 200-meter dashes … Honor-roll student … Tabbed Kentucky over West Virginia, Louisville and South Carolina … Thaddeus noted UK's "family atmosphere type of offense and excitement around the team" as his reasons for joining the Wildcats.
Personal: Born in Springfield, Ohio … Son of Rentia Snodgrass and Thaddeus Traylor … A cousin, Keith Traylor, played 16 years in the NFL with Miami, New England, Chicago, Denver, Kansas City and Green Bay … Another cousin, Mykel Traylor-Bennett, plays football at Akron … Major is undecided.
Coach Stoops says:"Thaddeus was a very early commit for us. He's a bigger receiver that we're looking for. Not only is he a national recruit, he also has great character and work ethic."
T.V. Williams, Wide Receiver, 5-10, 165, Fr-HS, McKinney, Texas (McKinney) – Swift wide receiver who has been timed as fast as 4.31 seconds in the 40-yard dash … Caught 30 passes for 454 yards and five touchdowns as a senior at McKinney (Texas) HS … Caught 45 balls for 789 yards and 10 scores as a junior … First-team all-district as a senior, second team as a junior … Also played running back and some wildcat quarterback in high school … Three-year starter … Most Valuable Player of the National Underclassman Camp … Played in the USA vs. Canada All-Star Game in January, 2013 … Invited to the Texas vs. the USA All-Star Game and the NUC All-Star Game … Coached by Jeff Smith … "T.V. is one of the most explosive players I've ever coached," Smith said. "He is so quick and so fast with a lot of big-play ability. He also understands the game, a savvy, heady player who can read coverages and adjust routes." … Three-year letterman in track … Best time of 10.6 seconds in the 100-meter dash … Also competed in the 4x100- and 4x200-meter relays … Honor-roll student … Chose Kentucky over Houston, Oregon State, Nebraska and Iowa … "I trust Coach Stoops, Coach Brown and Coach Mainord," Williams said of his decision. "The recruits are really close and the UK fan base has been amazing. I can't wait to put on a Kentucky jersey and play."
Personal: Born in Bakersfield, Calif. …. Son of A.C. and Santa Williams … Comes from an athletic family … A.C. played college baseball at Southern University … A cousin of Homer Bush, who played major-league baseball for the New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays and Florida Marlins.
Coach Stoops says: "T.V. is a very quick, electric receiver with playmaking ability. I'm excited about his commitment and getting into Texas."


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Stars Shine as Green Bay Rallies Past Cleveland State
By: Andrew Gavin (@GBGavin)
CLEVELAND, Ohio (GreenBayPhoenix.com) - Down 13 points just 49 seconds into the second half, visiting Green Bay (14-12, 8-5 HL) turned to its stars and its defense. Both delivered down the stretch as the Phoenix outscored Cleveland State (12-15, 4-9 HL) 39-19 from that point on and held on for a 66-59 win in Horizon League men's basketball action.
Sophomore Keifer Sykes (Chicago, Ill.) and junior Alec Brown (Winona, Minn.) combined for 31 of Green Bay's 39 points after halftime, with Sykes scoring 19 points of his game-high 23 in the second half. Brown drained a pair of three-pointers and tallied 12 of his 17 points in the final 20 minutes as the Preseason All-League duo outscored the Vikings 31-23.
In the second half in the past two games, Green Bay has held Detroit and Cleveland State to 26 and 23 points, respectively, to erase halftime deficits.
After Green Bay fell behind 40-27, Brown and Sykes scored nine points during a 15-0 run over the next seven minutes to turn the deficit into a 42-40 lead with 12:57 remaining.
CSU responded with the next five points, but Brown quickly put the Phoenix back in front with a three-pointer and a baseline jam as part of a 7-0 spurt and a 49-45 lead. The teams traded impressive offense on the next four possessions, with Bryn Forbes hitting two three-pointers for the Vikings and Sykes scoring on a three-point play and Brown hitting another three for the Phoenix.
After a stop, Sykes drilled a three-pointer from the left wing for a 58-51 lead with 3:09 remaining. After making just 7-of-30 three-pointers as a freshman, Sykes has knocked down 21-of-46 from long range as a sophomore, including 2-of-3 on Friday.
Cleveland State refused to go away, scoring the next six points to cut the lead to 58-57 with 1:31 to play. On the next possession, Brown missed a jumper but freshman Jordan Fouse (Racine, Wis.) put back the rebound. The Phoenix got a stop on the next possession and Sykes made six free throws in the final 32 seconds to close the win.
Green Bay made all nine of its free throws in the second half and finished the game 19-of-21 from the charity stripe.
Sykes scored or assisted on nine of the team's 13 second-half buckets and made 5-of-7 field goals and all six of his free throws. In the past two games, Sykes has scored 32 second-half points and scored or assisted on 19 of the team's 26 field goals.
Led by sophomore Greg Mays (Chicago, Ill.), who had his first double-double since his college debut with 10 points and 10 rebounds, Green Bay held a 30-27 edge on the glass. Brown had five of the eight blocked shots for the Phoenix to go over 200 for his career. Brown now has 203 career blocks, tying him for third all-time in Horizon League history.
The Phoenix, sitting in a third place tie in the Horizon League standings, will now visit Youngstown State on Sunday afternoon at 1:05 p.m. CT. The contest can be seen live on ESPN3.
Single-game tickets for all Phoenix home games are on sale with the Green Bay Athletics Ticket Office. For more information and to order tickets, please call 920.465.2625, visit the athletics department offices in the Kress Events Center or access GreenBayPhoenix.com/tickets.
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The only con I can think of is you have to dig through more boxes to find the queen. If you can be content with finding eggs, so you know there's a queen present, then that con is no longer valid.
my wife and i are new to beekeeping.we are thinking of setting up all medium hives.we live the very tip of ne North Carolina.does anyone have any pros or cons of this set up. thanks
Could shave off some more weight by using 8 frame mediums.
Another advantage is the interchangability of the frames. All mediums means that you can move any frame anywhere in the hive.


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With Team Nigella already whipped into a state of expectant devotion by her court appearances, her show couldn't have arrived at a more opportune moment. But The Taste, which began on Channel 4 tonight, is no ordinary Nigella Lawson cookery show and no ordinary competition, either. The contestants may come from the ranks of professional chefs or enthusiastic home cooks, but all will be judged, sight unseen, on the flavour of a single spoonful.


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ESPN2 Friday Night Fights series returns this Friday to the UIC Pavilion in Chicago with a main event showcasing the IBF jr middleweight title eliminator between #4 contender "King" Carlos Molina (20-5-2, 6 KOs) and former world champion Cory "Next Generation" Spinks (39-7, 11 KOs). On Tuesday, several of the local fighters kicked off the fight week with a workout at the 8 Count Boxing Gym. The fighters at the workout included, Molina, Polish heavyweight contender Artur "The Pin" Szpilka (12-0, 9 KOs), super middleweight Donovan "Da Bomb" George (23-3-1, 20 KOs) and fast rising light heavyweight "Hollywood" Mike Jimenez (8-0, 5 KOs). "Friday Night Fights" is presented by 8 Count Productions, Round 3 Productions, Warriors Boxing, and Blue Wave Boxing in association with Don King Productions. Doors open at 7p and the first bout is a 8p. Tickets are available at the UIC Pavilion box office (312-413-5740) or at Ticketmaster.com (800-745- 3000 or visit online).


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With the season complete and with some much-needed momentum heading into the offseason, I've put together a two-part list of who will return to UC next season and what needs to happen in order for the Bearcats to complete their comeback by earning a berth to the NCAA tournament. I'll break it down player by player and I'll look into the future to see where this team will stand next year.
Here we go:
Mick Cronin: Let's start with the man most responsible for the turnaround and also the man with the most to lose. Cronin will enter his fifth year at UC next season, and let's just get this out in front: if he doesn't make the NCAA tournament, the heat he feels next year will be like nothing he encountered this season. If he falls short again, I think his job will be in jeopardy.
Cronin, I think, has done a phenomenal job getting this team, which had only one scholarship player returning when he picked up the pieces left by the destruction of the Bob Huggins era, from the cellar of the Big East to the middle of the pack. Yes, the Bearcats' conference record was 7-11, and yes, people are probably tired of Cronin referring to his team as young and that the Bearcats were close to winning so many games if only they had gotten some breaks.
But look at his win total: it's increased every season. Look at some of the teams UC has beaten: top-25 non-conference opponents and top-of-the-line Big East foes. At the very least, Cronin has brought UC back to the point of respectability. Now, I understand that's not enough for most fans, and yeah, I can agree with that. People don't want respectability; they want their teams to compete for conference titles. I think Cronin can take this program even higher, but it needs to be next year. Otherwise, all bets are off.
Senior class
Rashad Bishop: The first question obviously is this: will he be back? I'm not sure, and for now, Cronin isn't talking. I'm guessing he'll return (he was spotted hanging outside the team locker room following its NIT games), but if not, UC didn't seem to miss a beat without him. What Bishop brings to this team is his perimeter defense and the ability to hit an occasional 3-pointer. But if he's a distraction, perhaps his attributes aren't worth it.
Bishop, out of anybody in this junior class, has been the most consistent on the court, and although Bishop doesn't strike me as a typical senior leader - not in the same way that Deonta Vaughn tried to be this year - he would be instrumental to next year's team. He's just kind of there in the background, usually playing good defense and occasionally making an impact on offense. You don't base your team on him, but he's usually pretty good to keep around.
Davis: What happened to
Ibrahima Thomas: He really seemed to hit his stride in the final few games of the season, and he showed some of the potential Cronin talked about last year as Thomas waited out his transfer season. He showed his rebounding ability, he showed he could shoot the ball a bit, and he showed he can bring a certain energy to the team. He only has one year of eligibility remaining, but I think he'll have a strong season next year. He might not be a star, but he'll be a solid starter for this squad.
Darnell Wilks: He was the player most helped by Bishop's absence. In the final five games of the season, he averaged 20.6 minutes and 6.8 points. This, after playing a total of 21 minutes the seven games before that. His athleticism can't be denied, and his dunking ability can be jaw-dropping. But the team will need more than that next year from Wilks. He showed he can be a strong contributor. Can he be more than that? If Bishop isn't around, he might need to be.
Anthony McClain: Maybe without Steve Toyloy around any more, McClain will have a chance to earn more playing time (he averaged 4.2 minutes per game this year). But at this point, we pretty much know what McClain is capable of giving this team. A little bit of rebounding against teams that aren't quite as big, and a guy who can make a layup if the ball caroms to him. Other than that, I'm not sure what else Cronin can get from him.
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Tropical cyclone history – part II: Paleotempestology still in its infancy
Guest Commentary from Urs Neu
While analyzing tropical cyclone records is difficult enough (see 'Tropical cylone history – part I'), it is even more challenging to reliably estimate hurricane activity back in time. Recently, Nature published an attempt to reconstruct past major hurricane activity back to 1730 (Nyberg et al. 2007). The authors concluded that the phase of enhanced hurricane activity since 1995 is not unusual compared to other periods of high hurricane activity in the record and thus appears to represent a recovery to normal hurricane activity. The paper was advertised in a press release put out by Nature and received broad media attention.
Although the approach outlined by the authors is interesting, the study contains in my view a number of problems, as outlined in a comment published in Nature today (Neu 2008):
The authors use a couple of coral records and a marine sediment core from the Caribbean to reconstruct first wind shear and then major hurricane activity in the tropical Atlantic. First they find a good correlation of their proxy records to wind shear measurements in the mean hurricane development region (MDR). There are two interesting features here: the coral proxies show a negative correlation to wind shear over the MDR, but a positive correlation north of it. Thus, in relation to hurricane activity there is an opposite effect of wind shear in different regions (Fig. 2 of Nyberg et al.). We'll come back to that later. The sediment proxy shows a positive correlation to wind shear over the MDR and no correlation north of it. Thus, since the two proxy records are correlated to wind shear in the opposite direction, one would expect that the proxies show opposite patterns and trends. This is more or less true for the period 1950-1990 used to calibrate (or 'train') the statistical model. However, for the preceding 230 years, the long-term trend is the same for both proxies. This clearly indicates, that at least one of the proxies has a wrong long-term trend, because they show an opposite long-term trend of wind shear. Thus the long-term trend of a reconstruction using both proxies does not seem very reliable. Nyberg et al. did not comment on this basic problem in their reply (Nyberg et al. 2008).
For the reconstruction of past major hurricane activity they use these two proxies again together with a proxy for SSTs. Besides the problem of two proxies with opposite long-term trend, the coral proxy has, as mentioned, an opposite correlation to wind shear within and outside the MDR. Since 1944 about 50% of major Atlantic hurricanes have reached major hurricane strength only outside the area of positive correlation (in the area north of 20ºN between 50 to 75ºW and north of 25ºN outside this section), i.e. in an area with no or an inverse correlation to the proxies. Since wind shear seems to be high in this area at times when it is low in the MDR, the relation of major Atlantic hurricane frequency to the coral proxy does not seem so evident from physical considerations. Moreover, the fraction of major hurricanes observed outside the MDR varies with time (Figure 1) and might have changed over the last decade, which further complicates the relationship.
Figure 1. Major hurricanes outside the MDR. The annual number of major hurricane tracks where major hurricane status is only reached north of 25ºN or north of 20ºN between 50-75ºW (red line) and the total annual number of major hurricanes in the Atlantic (blue line), shown both as 5-year-running mean. Data is from the NOAA National Hurricane Center best track data set (HURDAT).
Although the correlation patterns presented by Nyberg et al. suggest a good correlation of their Caribbean proxies to wind shear over a large part of the Northern tropical Atlantic, this does not mean automatically that the correlation of the proxies to total Atlantic major hurricane activity is representative for the whole Atlantic as well. Firstly, hurricane activity is influenced by other factors than wind shear (which might vary over different areas), and secondly the effect of wind shear evidently is opposite in different regions.
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Hi everyone
My first post is really a question. I think I have seen the Abhidhamma referred to as a "mode of instruction" - and maybe the suttas are another?
Does anyone know what "mode of instruction" means in this context? What is the Pali expression?
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Bulldog is fast approaching and I want to remind players who like to use rockets - you know who you are! - that rockets will be welcome and crucial for Bulldog.
We will be using vehicles in the game this year. The US/UK side will have the use of Humvees supplied by the USMC.
The Humvees will be a powerful addition to the US/UK side arsenal - but they'll also offer juicy targets to insurgents with rockets!
And, as always, US/UK players can use rockets also.
The WARORD will be sent out soon, and it'll outline things in more detail. But, with this post I hope to jazz up some interest in rockets.
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Home > News & Events > Events Calendar > Public Talk by His Excellency Dr. Shankar Prasad Sharma, Ambassador of Nepal to the United States
Nepal had its second Constituent Assembly election two weeks ago. The pressure is higher on the political leadership this time to deliver results. The people of Nepal want not just a new constitution but also the real impact in the form of growth and stability. What will be different this time? What will the politics of change look like? Ambassador Sharma will discuss the leadership challenges and opportunities in leveraging the 2013 election results to finalize the new Constitution, bring stable government, and promote inclusive growth. Dr. Shankar Prasad Sharma is the Ambassador of Nepal to the United States. He was also the Vice-Chairman at the National Planning Commission (1999-2006), Chief Advisor in Ministry of Finance, and Alternate Governor of Nepal for the International Monetary Fund and Senior Economist in Institute of South East Asian Studies (1986–1993). He has a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Hawaii. The event is co-sponsored by HKS South Asia Caucus, HKS India and South Asia Program, South Asia Institute and Center for Public Leadership.


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Just wondering what the best plan of action is. Should I apply for a visa before getting a job in South Korea or after?
Or do agencies usually set you up with a Visa?
Furthermore, if I have to apply before I get a job, should I wait till I get my Visa before I apply?
It should be noted, my initial plan of action is to apply in agencies based in Korea.


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|Let me know when and where! Maybe you can help with my heeling mental block. It's like he doesn't want to be next to me but he knows where I am and he doesn't want to go anywhere...just not heeling haha
|That sounds awesome!! We need to get together soon for sure.
Jericho Day 27...pretty impressed
This boy has been 95% fantastic (nobody's perfect!). He's great off leash and will do anything for a tennis ball. Took him to a local park today with a creek, off the beaten path so it is nice for off leash fetch, wears him out faster than if it was just in the grass. After 30 min of working fetch with eye contact, sit/stays in the water, etc, made it back to the main trail and worked on sit/stay and down/stay in the foot/bike/stroller traffic. He's very motivated by the tennis ball.
Some bro-ski walks by, hears me verbally reinforce the "stay," and starts patting his leg! Making eye contact! I glanced at him (sunglasses prevented my piercing death-stare) and so did Jericho. But Jericho was unimpressed and looked right back at me like "ok he's gone...pay up with that sweet sweet heavenly tennis ball lady!" So proud.
Got him home, and he really needed a bath from the sludge at the edge of the creek...first bath as a Jones, in the tub, shower curtain closed. He cried and howled for 10 minutes while I sat on the edge of the tub asking him to get in. Finally scrambled over and sat there, took the rest of the bath like a champ, turned around when asked, picked up his paws, everything.
Now if I could only figure out how to teach him heel position...on leash he's unmotivated by toys or treats, unless I toss the ball for him. One day at a time I guess!
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Nov 21, 2011
Media Gobble Up State Farm's Turkey Fryer Safety Campaign Starring William Shatner
What do turkey fryers, car insurance and William Shatner all have in common? Oh, nothing really, unless you're one of the thousands of journalists and bloggers who have read about State Farm's latest campaign and contacted the company for more information. That's what happened last week immediately after we distributed two Multimedia News Releases (MNRs) for State Farm.
Content marketing pros have long been saying that content is key when it comes to capturing your target audience, and this is yet another great example that when you have creative and informative content, you will garner those highly desired eyeballs.
Some background: The State Farm communications team consists of several Star Trek fans. After reading an article about William Shatner getting burned by a turkey fryer on Thanksgiving one year, they decided to approach the actor about working on a viral safety video. Since Shatner has such an established fan base already, they felt that his involvement would help raise awareness surrounding the dangers of turkey season. A few calls were made, and Shatner ended up shooting the video with State Farm's production team and utilizing PR Newswire to distribute it to the masses.
Both MNRs launched the same day with a goal of having one emphasize the viral safety video and the other MNR focuses a bit more on the harder hitting news stats around holiday safety.
Within a couple of hours of distribution, State Farm reported back to us that they could barely keep up with the media inquiries about the Shatner campaign. Both the Huffington Post and Washington Post put the story on the front page of each of their sites for the day and video views on the State Farm YouTube channel were well into the thousands. CNN and other big media called in to get more information on the story, and the page hits on both releases continue to grow. The best part? State Farm didn't even pitch! They simply allowed their MNRs to tell the story.
Judging by the number of views on State Farm's YouTube channel and the page views on both MNR pages, good content can always be found!
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Homeland Security announced Turkey fryers unsafe this week on the news! William Shatner can sell anything!
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A look at the major players on Deadline Day
It's Deadline Day in the major leagues.
Here are several teams to watch between now and 4 p.m. ET.
Yankees: At last check, they had yet to upgrade their starting rotation. Ubaldo Jimenez is one physical exam from becoming a Cleveland Indian, and Hiroki Kuroda isn't going anywhere. Do you really think the Yankees are going to sit this one out?
Braves: Carlos Beltran and Hunter Pence landed elsewhere, and the Braves still need a center fielder. Will they swing a deal for B.J. Upton, Michael Bourn, Coco Crisp – or someone else?
Rangers: Yes, they swung a deal for Koji Uehara. But what about Heath Bell?
White Sox: Kenny Williams is downplaying the chances for a major trade … which only heightens the intrigue. Despite hints at a possible shakeup, the White Sox are 5-2 in their last seven games. After moving Edwin Jackson, they're interested in adding rotation depth at a low cost – a Bruce Chen type, perhaps.
Red Sox: Much like their rivals in the Bronx, the Red Sox haven't made a significant pitching upgrade. And Theo Epstein is the type of general manager who won't be afraid to make a big move right at the deadline.
Twins and Nationals: We're all waiting on the Denard Span for Drew Storen trade.
Padres: They have a lot of bullpen inventory ready to move, not to mention outfielder Ryan Ludwick and starter Aaron Harang. The sale should start any minute now.
Check back with FOXSports.com and on Twitter (@Ken_Rosenthal and @jonmorosi) for updates throughout the day.
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Gelmarr is a background character in the second season. He is played by an uncredited Jonny Magee and debuts in "Valar Morghulis". Gelmarr is an ironborn raider and member of the Sea Bitch crew. He takes part in the seizing of Winterfell during the War of the Five Kings.
Season 2
Gelmarr is present when Theon Greyjoy gives a speech encouraging his crew to resist the Northmen led by Ramsay Snow and die a glorious death.[1]
After handing Theon over, Gelmarr and the other ironborn are flayed alive by Ramsay Snow and the soldiers of House Bolton.[2]
|Season Two appearances
|The North Remembers
|The Night Lands
|What Is Dead May Never Die
|Garden of Bones
|The Ghost of Harrenhal
|The Old Gods and the New
|A Man Without Honor
|The Prince of Winterfell
|Valar Morghulis
In the books
In the A Song of Ice and Fire novels, Gelmarr's background is the same. He's also known as "Gelmarr the Grim" and took part in the raid of Stony Shore, the assault on Winterfell and the hunt for Bran and Rickon. Alongside Aggar and Gynir Rednose, he took part in the abduction and killing of the children whose corpses were passed off as Bran's and Rickon's. He, Gelmarr, and Gynir were secretly killed at Theon's command, to prevent them from revealing the truth about the slain children. Farlen was falsely accused by Theon of the killing and was executed.
See also
- Gelmarr on A Wiki of Ice and Fire (spoilers from the books)
- ↑ "Valar Morghulis"
- ↑ "Mhysa"
|King Euron III Greyjoy (disputed)
Queen Yara I Greyjoy (disputed)
|Pyke, Pyke
|The Iron Islands
|King of the Iron Islands · Lord Reaper of Pyke · King of Salt and Rock · Son of the Sea Wind · Lord of the Iron Islands
|The Grey King · Vickon Greyjoy
|Current members:
|Aeron Greyjoy · Alannys Greyjoy · Theon Greyjoy
|Deceased members:
|Balon Greyjoy · Rodrik Greyjoy · Maron Greyjoy
|{Dagmer} · {Lorren} · {Drennan} · {Gelmarr} · {Stygg} · {Aggar} · {Wex} · {Urzen}


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'That patience has paid off, with many players drafted in the past five years making contributions at the NHL level last year, and are ready to this year, if or when the NHL lockout ends.'
Archives for October 2012
Patient approach at player development paying off for Buffalo Sabres
Wednesday's Rochester Coverage
Rochester Amerks' Nick Tarnasky feeling at home (Rochester D&C)
Amerks hit the books for eighth straight season (Amerks.com)
Sunday's Rochester Coverage
Rochester Amerks defeat Adirondack (Rochester D&C)
Phantoms fall to Rochester, 6-2, Saturday (Saratoga Springs Saratogian)
Phantoms get in trouble with penalties (Glen Falls Post Star)
Few complaints heard as Civic Center hosts game, campaign event (Glen Falls Post Star)
At Civic Center, play hockey, not politics (Glen Falls Post Star)
Schofield's two goals lead Amerks to 6-2 win over Phantoms (Amerks.com)
Penalty-Filled Affair in Return Home (PhantomsHockey.com)
NHL's month of game cancellations frustrates Sabres
'"I kind of knew that was coming," Sabres winger Drew Stafford said about the lost games. "It's kind of step by step that's what they were doing. First, turning down three of our proposals, and then not wanting to meet. We're willing to meet. It seems like they're stuck on continuing this thing, and it's unfortunate."'
NHL forecast calls for a dark November
'The cancellation means 11 more games for the Sabres have disappeared. They were scheduled to play five home games (Carolina on Nov. 3, Philadelphia on Nov. 16, Columbus on Nov. 21, Winnipeg on Nov. 27 and Vancouver on Nov. 29) and six road games (Philadelphia on Nov. 6, San Jose on Nov. 8, Phoenix on Nov. 10, Anaheim on Nov. 11, Philadelphia on Nov. 17 and the New York Islanders on Nov. 24) next month.'
Saturday's Rochester Coverage
Rochester Amerks lose to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (Rochester D&C)
Thompson's OT marker propels Pens (Wilkes-Barre Times Leader)
Thompson rescues Penguins in OT (Wilkes-Barre Citizens Voice)
Amerks fall to Baby Pens despite another late-game rally (Amerks.com)
Pens Earn Dramatic OT Win over Americans (WBSPenguins.com)
Ryan Miller: Lockout to 'satisfy egos'
'"I think that a deal is there to be made and recent events lead me to believe the NHL is simply testing us," he wrote. "After they have satisfied their curiosity about the strength of our resolve we will have real negotiating for the first time in this whole debacle."'
Grigorenko, McCabe among Buffalo Sabres prospects expected to have big 2012-13 seasons
'The Buffalo Sabres addressed their biggest organizational need by selecting two marquee centers, Mikhail Grigorenko and Zemgus Girgensons, at the 2012 Draft. Both have signed entry-level contracts and it is now a waiting game for the Sabres, as they continue to reap the benefits from the continuing development of their young players.'
Friday's Rochester Coverage
T.J. Brennan packs a punch for Amerks with his slap shot (Rochester D&C)
Chances for a full NHL season are all but gone
'"As of right now, it doesn't look too good," Buffalo Sabres captain Jason Pominville said after skating in Amherst. "Both sides are holding their ground and don't want to budge."'
Jhonas Enroth (G) from Buffalo Sabres to Huddinge IK
Status: Confirmed
Date: 10/25/2012
Player: Jhonas Enroth (G)
From: Buffalo Sabres
To: Huddinge IK
Information: NHL lockout contract
Source: Link
Ruff Talks Lockout
'"It's tough, especially being here in Buffalo as long as I've been here. Bumping into people the first question is 'When are we going to get this thing (the NHL season) going?'. Realizing all of the people it affects from all the people around the arena, the people that work there, the restaurants… really what hockey means to this city. That part makes it tough. Hopefully we get it done."'
Wednesday's Rochester Coverage
Amerks' Leggio plays in hometown rink (Buffalo News)
Hodgson off to a very good start for Rochester (Buffalo News)
Rochester Americans defeat Hamilton Bulldogs in Buffalo (Rochester D&C)
Photo gallery (Rochester D&C)
Bulldogs buffaloed by Amerks on Sabres' home ice (Hamilton Spectator)
Amerks Win at First Niagara Center (WGR-AM)
Pysyk Adjusting to Pro Hockey (WGR-AM)
Amerks provide relief from NHL lockout (WIVB-TV)
Amerks stay hot with 3-1 win over Bulldogs in Buffalo (Amerks.com)
Amerks beat 'Dogs 3-1 (HamiltonBulldogs.com)
Pysyk Adjusting to Pro Hockey
'"You have to wrap your mind around the fact that every one is one step away from the NHL so everybody is going to be a good player. Each day goes by and I get a little bit more comfortable playing here, playing with men as opposed to kids."'
Tuesday's Rochester Coverage
Amerks drop puck on season at First Niagara (Buffalo News)
Rochester Amerks' Frederick Roy finds his role (Rochester D&C)


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I will depart from our regularly scheduled programming to bring you a brief bout of righteous indignation, which, while not technically about law or nursing, affects nurses and lawyers, so here ya go! –Nurse
Have ya seen this? Did ya hear this? Women can't have it all.
Anne-Marie Slaughter gets it wrong. Her article is not really about women– it's about parenting.
First, she identifies a very real problem: that women are in fewer leadership positions in business and government that women are paid less, and that this needs to change. But for Slaughter, it needs to change so that these women leaders will let other women spend more time with their children. So she has brought this very real issue of gender inequality back to the desire to spend time with children– implying that women care about this greatly, and men do not. She points to a "maternal imperative felt so deeply that the 'choice' is reflexive." Her argument rests on the fact that she, and some other women, don't WANT to work long hours in high-powered jobs when they have young children. This situation is, in a way, exactly what she insists that it is not: being less committed to work. It is not, however, a problem just for women. Choosing between work and other pursuits affects everyone. Perhaps, a generation behind Slaughter, I have view my own options as a woman differently; when I went to college, more women were enrolled than men, birth control was available without hassle, and "alpha-wives" could be married to house-husbands.
Slaughter writes that the choice to take time out of the fast-track life to be with children is ultimately damaging to women's careers. This is true– and it's ok, when the women in question are the ones who choose to spend more time with their families. The effect is the same on men who do this. Why shouldn't people (not just women) who would rather spend more time at work than raise families advance faster at work? This IS a choice, and not only for women. What is really damaging to women is when employers take the same position that Slaughter just did– that women feel a deep "maternal imperative" and will always choose family over work. This position creates prejudices against young women. Am I going to disengage and quit my job at any minute that my ovaries start tingling? Are my male counterparts immune from the allure of choosing other things over work? Absolutely not. So while "family friendly" policies and work-life balance are good ideas for a host of reasons, it's not about women. So let's call it what is is. When Slaughter write of "having it all," she means having a high-powered career while also having children and spending time with them at home. If that is "all," I'll pass.


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Residences are rife with objects meant to help occupants more efficiently complete daily tasks. While most designs are adequate—think bottle openers, armchairs, coffee mugs, and toasters— product designers wouldn't be product designers if they left well-enough alone. In Star Product Designers: Prototypes, Products, and Sketches from the World's Top Designers (Harper Design, 2013), author Irene Alegre indexes the latest product innovations by designers worldwide. From a workspace that folds into a box when not in use to an LED fixture that lets users modify its light's output, this taxonomy of everyday products revisited proves that our evolving lifestyles continue to drive discovery among even the finest aspects of daily life. Highlights include:
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Norm Architects inverted the forms of street lights in Paris, Barcelona, and New York to create the Mass Light. The ceiling pendant's glass bulbs contrast their brown-marble holders and extend at varied lengths from the same canopy.
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This modular seating system comprises concave and convex members that can be arranged into many patterns such as an undulating curve, a circle, and semi circles. The Dove's seats are available with an optional backrest.
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Having to jockey for armrest space on long flights or when seated in crowded waiting rooms can force unwanted elbow-rubbing, all while constricting one's personal space. The Paperclip Armrest offers a solution by re-configuring the classic seat-divider into two planes—one atop the other with a small space in between the two—providing each user with a designated place to rest their arm.
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Side-event Children and Armed Conflict - Statement by Eva Smets, Watchlist
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Your Excellencies, thank you very much for this opportunity to speak today.
I would like to especially thank the Mission of Germany for organizing this important side event, for their dedication and leadership as Chair of the Working Group on Children and Armed Conflict, and off course, for inviting us to speak here today.
I represent the Watchlist on Children and Armed Conflict, a network of human rights and humanitarian organizations that monitors, reports and urges follow-up action on violations against children in situations of armed conflict. We have been strong advocates throughout the entire development of its children and armed conflict agenda.
The UN's Children and Armed Conflict Agenda offers member states a unique opportunity to shape one of the most promising and actionable human rights agendas that derives its strength from a broad consensus among governments that children's rights must be protected.
Through its CAC agenda, the Security Council sends a strong message to potential and actual perpetrators that the international community is watching, reporting, and responding to grave violations against children.
Great progress has been made thus far in the Children and Armed Conflict-agenda. Some parties, such as the Afghan National Security Forces, or most recently, the Chadian National Forces, have actively sought to be de-listed from the annexes of the Secretary-General's annual report, the 'list of shame', for committing serious violations against children. In other cases, such as Nepal or even in the Central African Republic, UN-led Task forces or the Secretary-General's Special Representative have successfully advocated for the release of child soldiers from armed forces or groups or helped child survivors of violence obtain life-saving care.
In two weeks, at the occasion of the UN Security Council's Open Debate on Children and Armed Conflict, world leaders will have the opportunity to speak out against grave violations perpetrated against children in situations of armed conflict.
At this occasion, I would like to raise two issues:
1) The need to expand the Monitoring and Reporting Mechanism (MRM) trigger violations to include attacks on schools and hospitals:
2) The need to hold perpetrators of violations against CAAC accountable with a focus on the most persistent violators.
These points are based on a recent briefing note by Watchlist entitled: Next Steps to Protect Children in Armed Conflict: Briefing Note to the Security Council. It outlines achievable and practical steps the Security Council can take to ensure stronger protection for children affected by armed conflict.
The first point is the urgent need to expand the MRM trigger to include 'attacks on schools and hospitals'.
As we very much believe that all six violations require equal treatment, we would view this expansion as part of an incremental approach, with abduction and the denial of humanitarian assistance as the final two violations left.
Over the years, Watchlist has reported on attacks against schools and hospitals in its successive country reports.
In 2005 in Nepal, the government opened fire on a Maoist meeting on the school grounds, killing and injuring several children, and forcing other students to witness horrific violence and killing. Following the incident, various schools remained shut for several days.
In 2008, the LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) in Sri Lanka recruited children on their way to and from school, and used schools as recruiting sites. In Trincolamee, 35 schools remained closed due to past conflict or the presence of mines and explosive remnants of war.
In 2009 in Burma, the SPDC (State Peace and Development Council) burned villages, including schools, to prevent villagers from returning to the area.
In 2010 and still today in Afghanistan, the majority of attacks against schools area related to the burning of the school building, explosions close to or inside school buildings and direct attacks against students and education personnel. Armed groups use "night letters" to threaten families and deter them from sending their children to government-run schools.
In 2011 in Central African Republic, a school director told Watchlist that several families from a village near Bocaranga no longer allowed their girls to attend school after the APRD (People's Army for the Restoration of democracy) set up a military camp on the school grounds – for fear of sexual violence or abuse.
Our research finds that these attacks are not just limited to infrastructure; attacks and threats of attack against students and teachers or medical personnel can be just as devastating as attacks on school or hospital buildings.
We recommend that the Council:
· Includes in the annexes of the Secretary-General's reports those parties to armed conflict that engage in attacks against schools and hospitals, and threats or attacks against schoolchildren and educational and medical personnel.
· Consistent with its mandate, request the UN-country level task forces to monitor attacks against schools and hospitals, threats or attacks against school children and educational or medical personnel, the use of schools for military purposes, and other relevant disruptions to medical facilities, and to ensure a coordinated strategy to prevent and respond to such actions.
My second point is that the Security Council should urgently do more to address the issues of impunity through improving its use of targeted measures.
By channeling data on the six grave violations directly to the Security Council, the MRM system puts direct responsibility for holding perpetrators accountable on the Council, especially in cases where national justice mechanisms are failing.
The UN engages in dialogue with armed forces or armed groups for the purpose of developing and implementing time-bound action plans. These written and signed commitments are a step toward bringing perpetrators into compliance with international law, and a tool to protect children from current and future abuses.
To date, however, only 15 of the more than 100 armed forces or groups listed in the annexes of the Secretary-General's reports since action plans were first called for in SCR 1539 have entered into action plans. Of those 15, only five parties have been de-listed after completion of the action plans. These statistics reveal the significant obstacles that remain in signing and/or implementing action plans.
We recommend that the Council:
· stresses the responsibility of governments, particularly those that do not allow the UN to enter into dialogue with listed parties, to protect the rights of all children in their territory.
Finally, I think that many members of the Security Council share our frustration that so far, the impressive CAC-agenda and its tools have not led to the result we desire – an end to the use of children as soldiers, to rape and sexual violence, to killing and maiming, to attacks on schools and hospitals.
Many of your requests have gone unheeded, and dozens of armed forces and groups continue to recruit children with impunity. In his 2010 Annual Report, the Secretary-General listed 16 armed forces or groups that had been included in the annexes for five years or more, including the National Liberation Army (ELN) and Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), Congolese self-defense militia Mai-Mai but also the Congolese armed forces (FARDC), the Filipino Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), the Southern Sudanese SPLA (Sudan's People Liberation Army) and groups in Darfur… it is a long list.
The Council must take targeted measures vis-à-vis these persistent perpetrators.
To not take action risks undermining years of hard work and progress in the CAC agenda. To date, the Council has taken targeted measures only in connection to the recruitment and use of children in two cases, Côte d'Ivoire and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
We recommend that the Council:
· Urge sanctions committees to consider children's issues as an integral part of their mandates for peace and security, specifically by including the targeting of children as sanctionable criteria in the renewal or establishment of mandates of relevant sanctions committees.
· Act on the recommendation of the Working Group to designate both individuals and parties who persistently violate the rights of children, in violation of applicable international law, and subject them to targeted measures;
· Establish the Working Group as a thematic sanctions committee for those country situations where no Security Council committee for sanctions is established.
To quickly summarize, the key recommendations here are:
1. Expand the MRM trigger to include attacks on schools and hospitals.
2. Strengthen accountability through dialogue, action plans and sanctions.
Thank you very much for listening to this appeal.
While some of the points are very technical, we feel that careful consideration will directly improve child protection on the ground, and it is your vote, here in New York, that will help us do so.
Thank you.


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Finally got around to posting pics! Here's the work in progress of my ROTJ Fett blaster. I started off with a 2" barrel, a scope off ebay and a stock I made from maple.
Next I made the receiver and grip
After this I reaslised I had made front of the barrel too fat so rebuilt the front end adding home made fins and the muzzle which I turned on a lathe.
Finally, I added the details and greeblies and re-worked the scope mounts (made from an old aluminium ruler) and gave it a coat of primer.
I'm about to start the painting/weathering so I'll post more updates soon.
Really pleased with it so far. Can't wait to get it finished.
Special thanks go to wizardofflight for his Webley plans, without which I wouldn't have managed this and to Sidewinder for the barrel fin dimensions.


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My latest obsession: TUBE MASCARA!!! Just purchased my first ever tube mascara (not at Sephora, *cough* *cough*) a couple of weeks ago, have been using it every day since. I'm wearing mascara more often because I love this formula so much! The idea of a mascara coating your lashes and forming little tubes that last all day almost sounds like scifi! Even better, I have experienced NO smudging or flaking at all, even during long work days. Lastly the little tubes coming off in your hand with warm water (no makeup remover needed!) is just unbelievable, I could not make this stuff up, but it really IS that convenient!
Now I'm obsessed with mascara tubes and want to try them all, so Blinc is probably next on my list. Fairy Drops is no longer sold at Sephora unfortunately. Let me know if there are others at Sephora!
@drrragon too funny, I have been a big fan of "tubing" mascaras for a long time! I think I know the one you are talking about, it is a two part system! I like that one very much - for not coming from sephora.
I love the "no raccoon eye effect" and no need to scrub mascara from under your eyes.
blinc is great BUT it tends to be very "wet" (don't blink till it dries) and messy and doesn't give your lashes the oomph that the other does.
bobbi brown has one too - perfectly defined - this is a very natural looking lash. Like you are going for a walk in the park or going to the gym- finished looking but not overdone.
Trish mcevoy has 2 of them - which is how I was introduced to tubing mascaras. Hers are very pricey and I only buy during friends and family. There high volume mascara and lash curling. They are both great! But I prefer the high volume!
Lm has one - long lash- gives the look of a full lash. I like this one better than Bobbi brown.
these are the only ones that I am aware of
@quenbee -- LOL yup it was the L'Oreal Double Extend! Hey have you tried the new Blinc Amplified yet? I think the description said it was less wet than the original formula. And do all tubing mascaras come off with warm water?
Wow i had no idea bobbi brown, LM, and even Trish had tube mascaras! I don't even know how to tell because they don't often use the word "tube" when naming the products. Will definitely be checking these out, thanks for the list quenbee!
btw, I ended up purchasing that 7x4 Trish planner page last week along with a smaller one to fit in my petite planner. Can't wait to get them in the mail, along with all the extras! fun fun!
Fascinating about the mascaras, I would have never even considered the possibility. To think, one day the beauty ritual may be replaced by a simple face scan doing slight pigment tweaks that are smudge resistant and professional looking. Hopefully not for another century at least, there's a certain comfort in the ritual of putting on makeup for the day
@drrragon - hey there friend! I do like the l'oreal double extend! it really does give a nice full lash look! The only thing is with the primer, you have to make sure you completely cover it or you will have spotty white lashes (not very attractive)!
yes, all tubing mascaras come off with warm water. Blinc comes off in big chunky tubes. And the others are not as big and it's either the LM or Bobbi brown that come off more in pieces. youre welcome for the list. I had to do a lot of digging for those, most descriptions dont mention it and some mua's and cast members dont even know. Oh I forgot to mention, Clinique has two. High impact and high impact curling. They come off more in pieces and make little pieces on your face that are a pain to get rid of (probably why I forgot about them). They would probably be the last on my list to try,
i was wondering if you were going to get the makeup planners. So glad you did! Did you also get the goodies and the 20percent off?
@MoreGun89 - you should definitely give tubing mascaras a try! They are unlike anything you could expect with traditional mascara! I love that if I am going to take my mascara off in the shower, I don't have to take the extra step of cleaning around my eyes with makeup remover when I get out! you should definitely try them out
@drrragon I have not seen the blinc amplified yet! i hope its less wet and more volumizing than the original. Its going on my shopping list for April 11th! Thanis for the heads up! I'll let you know what I think of it.
@quenbee -- we keep highjacking threads, LOL! Yeah defo got the 20% off and the extra goodies, I was also contemplating getting a few extra eyeshadows but managed to stop myself at the last minute....
hey I actually use Clinique High Impact Mascara and had no idea it was a tube formula!!! No wonder it's practically the only other mascara in the world that doesn't smudge under my eyes. I do use mascara remover to get it off though (because I didn't know it was a tubing mascara!) which seems to work ok. I'll try just warm water next time!
@drrragon Hahaha too funny and so true! I am so happy you ended up placing that order on trish. You are going to love the full size lipstick in mulberry. It looks dark in the tube, but is like a sheer berry (absolutely beautiful). And the eyeliner is great too (stunning eggplant shade)! you so should try her eyeshadows one day. they are very creamy in texture, go on true, and have staying power (when used with a primer)
You can def use warm water on that mascara. I kind of remember it getting all over my face when I tried to wash it off, but that was a long time ago (when it first came out) they may have tweeked the formula since!
My todays obsession is actually one of the Sephora obsessions Its the OCC lip tar in anime, a super bright fuschia pink. I love it, especially for spring. Such a great pop of color, and I instantly feel happier when I wear it!
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Discussion in 'December 2011' started by BillLaimbeer, Dec 31, 2011.
I made the correct pick though, didn't I?
I only caught the end but we looked scared. when they press, you have to make them pay. We got too many people who are deferring to others. Sincewe are a young bottom feeding team, there's time to change that. Frank is doing a lot of things right. While we have legs (and morale) we are contesting shots. We still need interior defenders and shot blockers.
What is up with Daye? Dude gets 5 minutes but he's been the face of the pistons for either freep or detnews the past 3 games.
It looks like Warthog, Slippy, and Sgazmic followed your lead. It was 8-3 Pacers when the game finished. Now it is 8-7.
I couldn't resist after that exchange with Mik. Although if it Darth were he he'd STILL pick Indiana
Tay, Bengo, and STuckey played very solid games and when combine their efforts with 20&10 games from your PF AND center, you can kick some serious BUTT in the NBA. The problem, JJ and Monroe are not capable of giving you 20&10 every night. And please miss me with the Brandon Knight commentary, his floor game was worse than Stuckey's tonight, although Stuckey had a pretty good floor game tonight. I'd take Trey Burke (from UofM) over Brandon Knight RIGHT NOW! If this team plays hard, plays smart, moves without the ball and shares the ball, they can be decent. Tonight's game was fun to watch, they really played the right way. Oh 1 last note, Stuckey has never met a screen he won't lay down for - downright disgraceful at times.
I'm glad to finally see the first win of the season. Jonas and Monroe were huge this game, and Stuckey's shots were falling for the most part which meant his trademark drives to the basket were at least reasonably productive. Brandon had a so-so game, and his shots weren't falling. He needs to not take lessons from Stuckey on how to shoot jumpers. Big Ben was solid, and Max scratched one off his yearly quota of decent games. No CV and no Bynum, thank god.
According to NBA.com, we were +10 w/Jerebko on the floor and +7 w/Monroe on the floor. We won by 8, so I would say they had a lot to do with the W. Strangely enough, Wilkins was the only Piston in the red with a -11. Ouch. Would've been nice to have Kyle Singler around to give a look at the backup SF spot.
Yeah, I was about to post something akin to this. There were two big points where the Pistons ballooned their lead significantly, and they both happened with Jerebko and Monroe in the game. Start of second quarter: Knight, Stuckey, Daye, Maxiell, Wallace, Detroit up by 3. Jerebko checks in for Maxiell at 9:56 with Detroit up by 6. Monroe enters for Wallace at 7:03 with Detroit up by 8 and they push it to 12 by 3:35. With 7:42 left in the third quarter, Detroit had taken a full timeout, as their lead had been cut slightly to 8. Monroe and Jerebko were in the game. Detroit expands the lead to 13. Indiana calls a timeout, subs in Hansborough. Detroit extends to 18. Indiana calls another :20, and Wilkins and Maxiell check in for Prince and Jerebko. Quarter ends with Detroit up by 17. Jerebko in for Monroe to start the fourth. Monroe back in for Maxiell at 8:03, Detroit up by 16. Wilkins checks in for Jerebko at 7:46. With a lineup of Knight, Stuckey, Prince, Wilkins, and Monroe in the game, Indy cuts it back down to 8. It was clear that Jerebko and Monroe played a significant role, and the team was worse off without one of them out there. Yes, Lee, I agree that Jerebko is not a prototypical power forward. But if last night is any indication, he works well with Monroe and when the guards are hitting, the team is actually capable of winning ballgames.
I say we will need CV's "O" for 5min. at a time going forward. I've been hearing about a lot of BtBtB's.
Nice job Bill on picking the Pistons. You are not wasting your talents as an educator. The Pistons played with some pace last night, the opposite of what you had mentioned yesterday. The Pacers also cooperated by looking tres sluggish. The Pistons were hitting shots last night. They hit a lot of long shots where they received a pass only when the passer couldn't dribble any more. JJ may be rounding into form. I think a lot of us forgot he has not played a lot recently. Monroe also looked tough around the hoop. I do not like Gordon as a Piston, but I think Frank has done a good job of getting him consistent minutes. Thank God Charlie Garbage DNP. 7 boards for Rod Stuckey who is now shooting 32% for the year!
thats funny. The one game I missed. Heard a bit of it on the radio.
Every player pretty much performed as advertised in this game. Good sign that Frank responded to the Pacers like this. Must have had a little to do with coaching (especially since we fixed the rebound deficit and the lack of D from the first go around... i.e. things that aren't based too much on luck). JJ and Monroe both had solid double doubles. Stuck was pretty good. Was really enjoyable to see the team's A game.
As awesome as it was to have Monroe and JJ post great double-doubles, don't get used to it. Apparently it's a rare thing for two Piston bigs to simultaneously post 19-11 or better games. This is only the third time in Pistons history. The other two times were by Laimbeer and Mahorn. http://www.detroitbadboys.com/2012/...e-history-rare-frontcourt-dominance?ref=yahoo
It's basically why we dominated. They neutralized Indiana's biggest advantage and tipped it in our favor. Jerebko is coming off of a terrible injury and a long layoff. Hopefully his energy level, stamina, and aggressiveness will keep increasing over the next month or so. Monroe seems super laid back and unemotional in interviews, but his activity level on the court contradicts that. We need them both to play with passion this year.
After many complaints about my stats, I see I made an error. Here is a partial correction. In the first half of the game, the Pistons outscored Indiana by 8 points. Six points of that came with Jason Maxiell and Ben Wallace as our bigs, with neither of Monroe nor JJ in the game. In the first half, with either JJ or Monroe or both in the game, we managed to just go up 2 points (one bucket). In the 2nd half, due to Wilkens getting a long burn, and us going way down fast with him in there, I am not able to say much about comparing other players otherwise. Don't know why the heck Wilkens got those minutes as he has basically no talent - as far as I can see. Again, let me know if anyone else knows different from that.
Indy went small. Hansbrough at Center, with George and Granger at the Forward spots, Hill and Collison in the backcourt. Lil Frankie went small too with Wilkens at the SF (to guard George) and Tay at the PF (to guard Granger), JJ was on the bench with 5 fouls, Frankie brought JJ back in for Wilkens and Monroe for Maxiel to restore order.
None of the above explains why Daye was not in there. Also, if the other team put in 5 point guards all under 6 feet, does that mean we would lose because we did not have enough short people to put in to counter it?
Maybe it's because Daye is more of a liability then the others. Remember last year he started the 1st few games but was moved into a benchplayer because he made to many silly mistakes.
This does, HE'S PLAYING LIKE CRAP and doesn't have the trust of his coach.
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I am attempting to go through my entire history of posts, 900+, to dig out and post further questions/answers.
I am new to Android... where do I get started?
[FAQ] - Android - General Introduction and How To Guide
What are some suggested MUST HAVE or Default programs?
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Video: Rockplayer
- To change the default directory: Click the Menu Button - Setting --> Root Folder
Audio: Astro Player Nova
- To change the default directory: Click the Menu Button - Options --> General --> Audio folder
File Explorer: ES File Explorer & Root Explorer
- To change the default directory: Click the Menu Button - Settings --> Home Directory
PDF: Adobe Reader
eBook: Aldiko
Web Browser: Dolphin Browser HD
Keyboard: Better Keyboard 7
Launcher: ADW.Launcher
- The Weather Channel
- AudioManager Console
- WiFi Analyzer
- System App
- Apps 2 SD
- Scanner Radio
- Tapatalk
- Heavy Gunner
- Slice It
- Angry Birds
- Gem Miner: Dig Deeper
- Tank Hero
- Tiki Towers
If you have a child:
- Toddler Lock
How do I disable 3G and Phone services to save battery life?
2 ways,
open adb, type pm list packages
the type pm enable packagename
Not sure if I actually disabled anything... but let me know if after you do the second options, it still doesn't work.
open adb shell
cd /system/app
Run these commands to get it back to "stock":
mv Mms.apk.old Mms.apk
mv TelephonyProvider.apk.old TelephonyProvider.apk
mv Phone.apk.old Phone.apk
mv Provision.apk.old Provision.apk
Use Root Explorer and look for all the apk's changed to old and just rename them by taking out the old bit.
My Tablet won't turn on or only shows a blank back-lit screen.
1) Ttry reseating the MicroSD card (it could have gotten jostled or loose)
2) Check all of the connections to the board to make sure they are secure.
3) You may also try re-imaging the SD card.
Skype fails to load and force closes
Option 1:
- Search for Skype Beta as it will allow you to log in and use IM chat
Option 2:
Thanks to Maindude for this:
I/We take no responsibility if you mess up your tablet.
Open: Root Explorer (or similar app file manager with root access)
Browse to: /system
Open/Edit file: build.prop
Find this line: ro.kernel.android.checkjni=1 (found towards the end of the file)
Change to: ro.kernel.android.checkjni=0
Save & Exit the file
Reboot your tablet
Skype should now load properly and allow you to log in.
- Audio and Text chat work on the C8 - I have not tried the MID816 yet.
It still DOES NOT send nor receive video.
Now we just have to wait for an officially update/fix from Skype that will hopefully enable Video as well.
I can't connect to my wireless network, the system just saying connecting and fails
You may have MAC Address filtering on and need to either add the device or turn it off.
What are the partitions, sizes, and purpose?
It depends on the device but here is a general sample
System partition - 159mb
- is the system/OS files
Apps partition - 512mb
- Where programs are installed and stored
- you can use Apps to SD to move some of the programs over and make room.
Cache partition - 159mb
- temporary storage for programs and files that are running
Data partition - 2.86gb
- is the last one and is used for MP3, Movies, etc...
- should generally be the largest partition.
Please note... Modify the partition tables will cause your device to be formatted with each firmware update.
I don't believe that is the case if you only modify the FAT32 partition though.
How, When and Where can I use ADB shell?
You need to open the command prompt (CMD) window first.
Then open/use ADB from there...
So let's say your ADB files are on a folder called Android on your Desktop.
Go to: Start --> Run
Type in: CMD
- Hit: Enter
- You should now have a black "box" open and be at a dos prompt
Type: cd Desktop\Android
- Hit: Enter
Type: adb
- Hit: Enter
- You should now see a list of commands that you can use after entering ADB
The most common one you will use is:
adb install (program name.apk)
You can also type in: adb shell
- this will give you access to a linux style prompt and commands.
Edited by MrTasselhof, 11 September 2011 - 01:36 PM.