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Age: 32
Even with boss fights they can still use the teleport crystals, like the one he gave Silica, to warp to a safe zone. Except in rare situations, like what happened in RNR.
I do wonder when the port crystals started showing up though. Before floor 20, 10, 5? I imagine it would be sold by vendors, as player demand would be enormous. Would be the one of the best money sinks in-game. With enough col you could probably teleport everywhere
If it was anything like D3 HC, Kirito being able to play in the beta test really gave him a huge advantage, allowing him to make mistakes and learn from them and having prior knowledge of the mobs/attack patterns/quests/etc work. That is basically the advantage Kirito had going into the SAO launch. He died a bunch in the beta test (basically Diablo softcore/normal) honing combat skills/reflexes and that really helped him big time when it became D3 Hardcore mode with 10k people.
|2012-08-03, 16:27
|Link #122
Join Date: Feb 2006
Age: 34
The more I think about it, the more I want someone to create it. An MMORPG where the bosses and difficulties are designed with the "life preservation #1" as the intent.
The bosses in WoW or other MMORPGS are DESIGNED to wipe you unless you do everything precisely, ie. "Stand there" "Jump now" "Team Comp must be X, Y & Z".
The flip side is, for a game DESIGNED to be hardcore mode from the beginning, is to design encounters that wipe you ONLY if you're careless. You could also send in heavily equipped scouting parties to check out boss abilities and teleport out afterwards!
|2012-08-03, 16:36
|Link #123
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The lack of magic really limited the difficulty of SAO, I think. With everyone using a melee weapon of some sort tactics would be simple. Imagine a patchwerk type fight in SAO? Would be crazy, but only possible if they had healers. Same thing with range weapons, wtf were you thinking Kayaba?
|2012-08-03, 16:37
|Link #124
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Geez. The more I think about the idea the more I want it!
|2012-08-03, 16:39
|Link #125
Not Enough Sleep
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: R'lyeh
Age: 42
|2012-08-03, 16:42
|Link #126
Join Date: Jul 2012
Hundred floors with a main city in each. Take Aion for example which is 16 GB and only has two major towns with three major "continents". ( I'm talking about Aion pre-Balaurea for who ever knows the game )
I assume that if they make it graphic wise up to date it would take waaay more than 80 GB.
|2012-08-03, 18:07
|Link #129
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Join Date: Jul 2012
Age: 32
I believe the Starting City is the largest (1km diameter) and most populated city only for the fact that so many players refused to leave.
Until the first floor got cleared, I imagine it was very dangerous for players having nearly 10k players cooped up in a 10k wide area. With only one floor's worth of quests and the max amount of players around, the likelihood of running across others would be the highest. When more floors began to unlock the player-base would spread out naturally. This would reduce the chance of coming across other players significantly. That first month must've been quite dangerous for solo player like Kirito.
|2012-08-03, 19:39
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Okay let's say that not every floor has a big city, wouldn't the labyrinths still be as big or bigger than the previous one ( I'm sure the LN never stated that the stages got smaller and this aint a spoiler right ._.?)? I've been talking about big towns but towns are actually small compared to training areas, except that they're usually the most detailed.
|2012-08-03, 19:57
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Well, the castle is cone shaped so the floors do get smaller the further up they go. I imagine each dungeon tower thing would be the same size. Each dungeon tower was 20 floors, with a dungeon boss blocking the door to next floor on the last level. Episode 2 showed the boss fight only, in Aria
Spoiler for LN Aria spoiler relating to ep2:
|2012-08-04, 21:54
|Link #132
Radical Dreamer
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Location: Washington DC
|2012-08-04, 23:35
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Not Enough Sleep
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Location: R'lyeh
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|2012-08-05, 01:36
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Join Date: Nov 2010
In SOA the hard thing is it's created as close as possible with RL, that's mean we must think a lot of factor for the survival within the game,I'll only go for two factor which is war(between player and boss) and social (inter-relationship between player). I try to keep it short
This maybe the main factor for the whole issue, as their goal is to defeat the last boss, to be able to logout, to address this problem first they will need a good hierarchal of army force, so their fighting with boss can be more ordered. What I mean of army force is not just a bunch of guild that take part of the war, but also a clear voice in command. Well you could say an 'Alliance'.
This is maybe most commonly missed, but this also a important factor, one of it's issue is about criminal. There for we need a security force for this factor, it's more like police in RL, So that the community is still in order.
The whole point of my strategy is create a full colony (country) of all player trapped, the colony will create a hierarchal order so that, it can guide all player to keep it in order whether it's military / civil . In short it's like beat the system with a system.
|2012-08-05, 20:50
|Link #137
Hiding Under Your Bed
Join Date: May 2008
If the situation was exactly like SAO, I'd sit on the first floor and enjoy life until a hyper type-A personality had cleared the 100th floor, freeing everyone.
It's not every day you're given the chance to vacation in a fantasy setting devoid of any responsibilities beyond killing a few wolves so you can afford rent and beer at your local tavern after all!
|2012-08-05, 23:41
|Link #138
I would never spec as a tank, since when it comes to fighting a raid boss, I'd be the first to die. I would sacrifice myself to protect my friends, but not strangers. Which is a shame, in most MMO's I usually play the tanker and I'm very comfortable and familiar with the role. It's a different story when my life is at risk.
Now I'm a person who is watching SAO without any LN knowledge or anything, so I'm not sure exactly what "spec" he is, but he seems, at least from the first few episodes, to be an almost semi-tank duelist build, since he seems to have a lot of deflect abilities. That would be quite a good solo spec - you could protect yourself and still deal damage comfortably.
I, however, would make myself a utility. I imagine this would be quite popular, a lot of people would become smiths and crafters so I would probably go for something still useful, but less thought of. I'd need to know what kind of skills were in the game, but I imagine "cook" would be a good one - everyone needs a cook. Perhaps a Priest for all the in-game marriages that would be bound to happen.
So yeah, in short, I don't think I'd fight on the front lines, but if I did it would be with subtle weapons like Daggers, so I could fight off people attempting to PK me in closed-in places. I would find a utility role in a guild, and make myself as indispensable as possible. To get to that point, I would do odd jobs for the front liners and make friends in as many high places as possible. If all goes well, I'd like to aim for a comfortable position as a merchant with enough connections to make a profit.
|2012-08-06, 01:58
|Link #139
Join Date: Nov 2010
Age: 47
The problem with a ranged class (and I lean toward those myself in MMOs) is that a well trained archer (and all archers in MMOs should be considered well trained) is going to have an effective kill range at least the length of a football field. I've played MMOs where bow range was rather lacking, in fact, I could probably throw rocks further....
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|2012-08-12, 01:51
|Link #140
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Incognito
Ya I've decided. I would love to in a situation like this become a very high level and powerful character and hunt PKers.
I have no tolerance for those who murder for fun. Of course at the same time I'm not naive enough to think I can just bolt ahead of everyone and get to a tier above those PKers but I would definitely do my utmost to do so.
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The Wire...great show...watching it on HBO GO...into the 3rd season now...surprised I don't see the actors in anything else, unless I missed it..
RIP Prop Joe...he didn't look in great health on the series either...
Great character
The Wire...great show...watching it on HBO GO...into the 3rd season now...surprised I don't see the actors in anything else, unless I missed it..
RIP Prop Joe...he didn't look in great health on the series either...
"My names Proposition Joe. If you steal from me, I'll kill your whole family."
Great character with classic, classic scenes. I forget the exact context but there is one episode where I think he keeps calling the cops for some reason and using different voices. Priceless.
Cutty was in Its Always Sunny for a while, Omar is in Boardwalk Empire, Gone Baby Gone, and some other cop/ganster stuff. Stringer and McNutty(as Bubs would say) are Brittish and are in a decent amount of BBC stuff.
I dont think I have seen Avon in anything since the Wire, although he was in that crappy Roc a Fella records movie, Paid in Full I think.
such a great show, with great characters.
RIP, Prop Joe.
Am I supposed to care?
Pour some out for ya, Prop Joe!! That phone scene was classic, like shell toes. David Simon said he added that scene just for kicks because he knew that Prop Joe, Robert Chew, would tear it up and he did.
Stringer Bell stars in the BBC show Luther. Check out season 1 in particular, fantastic. And McNulty is the star of a BBC show The Hour, a period piece about the creation of the BBC network.
The actors are everywhere.
To add to the others, Frankie Faison (Burrell) is now on the new Cinemax show "Banshee".
Michael Kenneth Williams (Omar) is on Boardwalk Empire.
Domenic West (McNulty) in The Hour.
Bubbles is everywhere.
Kima is in Burn Notice.
Carter was in an episode of Homeland this past season. Anyway, if you look closely, you'll find them everywhere.
Currently reading "Homicide" by David Simon the creator of The Wire. He spent a year with Baltimore Homicide detectives and follows them everywhere explaining how they worked while analyzing the evolution of Baltimore (city, politics, police force..)
If you liked The Wire it's definitely worth the read. Great 'in the trenches' journalism, rough on the edges with really colorful characters.
Woody I got a proposition for ya... sell the team and go away.

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October 29, 2007
"Dada doubts everything. Dada is an armadillo."
— Tristan Tzara
13 comments:
- blogging cockroach said...
bevor dada da war
war dada da
- blogging cockroach said...
you can translate that as--
can someone please tell me what
diddy wah diddy means
- former law student said...
Mère Ubu:
--Eh! nos invités sont bien en retard.
Père Ubu:
--Oui, de par ma chandelle verte. Je crève de faim, Mère Ubu, tu es bien
laide aujourd'hui. Est-ce parce que nous avons du monde?
Mère Ubu (_haussant les épaules_):
- tc said...
""Dada doubts everything. Dada is an armadillo."" 10-29-07
My dear Ann,
Such doubletalk, so many "weasal" words that mean nothing. See below.
jewsyonkersislam # 429 Women, cant live with them, cant live without them;
postings from Ann Althouse's blog preceeded by my adaptation of Joe Klock's piece on real estate -and the similarities to politics
1 )THERE IS A SERIOUS SHORTAGE OF HOME SELLERS! By Joe Klock, Sr.
Real estate analysts...(say) not enough ready, willing and able buyers in the market place....(but) The shortfall is among sellers, of which there are relatively few... buyers are... in short supply (?)... It is a now a fact of real estate life in most areas that ... fewer prospective buyers(are) rummaging through the current logjam of listings....Enter the law ...of supply and demand... Forget about ...past (which is history), or what those would-be sellers might have invested in their homes ... Demand is what it is and neither wishful thinking nor wistful memories will increase its size... The more serious (problem is the absence) of genuine (competent) sellers ( U.S.Presidential candidates.).. The marke(electorate...) is not always kind, but it is never wrong (and incompetent U.S. Presidential candidates -or Presidents- could lead to rebellion/civil war). ...When proper(truthful) pricing(the truth about the world and national situation) is combined with effective marketing(politicking) , there is a buyer for everything and, given those conditions, any home can be sold in any market.... The ritual dances of negotiation may change with market fluctuations, but the drumbeat of reality does not!
2 ) In Stuart, 10-27-07; Clang!Honk!Tweet! said...Jesus Christ tc (that's me) ! Do you have to write a fucking Dr Bronner's label?? What's wrong with you? 8:04 PM
tc said...Doesn't anyone appreciate the educative role of my postings on Ann Althouse's blog ? Is there no one who doesn't think that he or she knows it all ? Please read what I post carefully... and consider each part. And realize that you are being taught by a master teacher... not I.
All you ladies belong home with your children. And all you fags and other nutjobs should not be doing what you're doing. Tom 8:19 PM
Meade said... tc/Tom: Yes, of course she's clearly madly femininely in love with you. Who can doubt that? With every post she makes, every step in her little red shoes she takes. First comes love, then comes domestic partnership. You and she, together forever. She dreams lucid dreams of you, wants to fly a mile high all around Stuart, Florida in her new airplane with you, wants to bear all sixteen of your babies and name each and every one after you. But dude. Please. Medication. 10:24 PM
3 ) 10-28-07, Bill Clinton's sex addiction as Gerald Ford saw it
tc said...Ann, Billy-boys got a problem, all right... but I dont fault him for wantin' ta git laid. However, I do agree with Gerald Ford that it is a problem... and he aint got no excuse for his hypersexuality. At least, as a survivor of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), I gots an excuse for mine. For hypersexuality is one of the many certain possible side-effects of TBI -and I got it in spades... to my great embarass- ment at times. But I would never want not to have it. In addition, with Hillary as a wife, what else can Billy-bob do. Hillary likes girls, as I'm sure you know. Has she sampled your belly 'n thigh yet, dear Ann...you know, in the lesbian enclave of Park Slope where you and Ellen Degenerese shack up ? Ask my old friend, former Yonkers Mayor -and opponent to Hillary last year in the race for one of NYS's US Senate seats- John Spencer about Hillary's lesbian credentials. Or ask Helen Degeneres what Hillary was like in bed... how many times she sighed in pleasure as Helen toyed with Hilary's private parts ? Oh...see below for some of your problems, Ann. For I am a better psychiatrist -better educated and far more experienced in the mind and body and their interactions than all psychiatrists put together. Tom
4 ) Ann flying a plane (little girl lost), 10-27-07:
tc said...You know,Ann, I've flown in planes all over the world and they can be pretty nice places -especially if you're flying NYC to Tokyo, Hong Kong, Seoul, Manilla..., which I did quite often. For what that means is a 13+ hour open bar: more than a few of those "airplane bottles" then a snooze, then a few more bottles (straight vodka is good) over and over ( I once drained the bar). But sometimes they have to wheel you off the plane in a wheelchair... and sometimes you forget to take your bags. Problematical.
However, the more I read these postings, the more I think you get your jollies from these -and your- postings. Does that make it orgastic for you ? Perhaps. You see, I have had more of an education of and about psychiatry, the mind and the body than any psychiatrist ever gets -or is likely to get.
Flying a plane ? You look like that ridiculous Presidential candidate (Munsky ?) who was photographed riding with a tanker's hat on -who lost the election. Tom
5) 10-26-07: Ann's "giant cup of coffee" in her lesbian coffee shops in Park Slope Brooklin,NY tc said... Ann, Will you please tell all these stupid women -and confused he-she faggot males- that they're wrong, that they cant win against a man no matter what they do. For men are made "oppositional" while women are "cyclical". And men dont play by women's rules because, as much as they may want to, they cant. Tom 9:18 PM
6 ) LGBT nonsense of 10-26-07, posted 10-27-07
tc said...And I say that there are very good reasons for homophobia being preserved in the gene pool of the human race. And I also say that gays, lesbians... are digging their own graves... and that they're very likely to occupy them very soon if they keep up all this garbage and nonsense. Tom 7:40 PM
The Exalted said...ah, the slippery slope its so confusing to morons. all this talk about the constitution, and no talk at all about how restrictive state action survives or fails under constitutional analysis. 7:55 PM
tc said...Constitutional analysis be damned - and the Constitution, too, for that matter. If we're all dead because of the gross immorality and amorality of the legal profession, the feminists, the gays, the lesbians ( that you, Ann ? ).... what goods a constitution or anything else. And none of you abstracting fools will be alive to blog on Ann's blog either. What a shame.Tom 8:32 PM
7 ) tc said...10-26-07 For all you LGBT... famatics - and my dear Ann who is apparently quite confused about her own sexuality, You are all fools. Animals do what gays, lesbians...do -and we are not supposed to be animals. And, yes, I do agree it happens...for whatever reason. And I further state that it is wrong, amoral... and should be fought against, always and forever. And yet, I am not "God"...and I love to sing Cole Porter's songs -in public ( Westchester County Board of Legislators... )- and he was bisexual, from his days at Harvard/Yale (?) But I also like -and sing- Elvis Pressley songs - and I dont think he was a god-damed faggot. Tom 8:56 PM
8 ) 10-26-07 (I've had a few beers, so forgive me if I'm imprecise about where this is posted, but the date is correct) tc said...
"...the pain blot out the humor no more'n he'll let the humor blot out the pain."
( One Flew Over the Cukoo's Nest, Ken Kesey, Chapter 25, pp. 211-12 [ I've always loved Jack Nicholson, nurse Rachet... In addition, the legal profession forced me to nearly co-habit with the feminists and the psychiatric profession for 10 years -until I learned enough to speak out about [and did] how absolutely crazy the feminists and psychiatric profession were; whereupon, the legal profession forced me to spend 6 weeks in a lock-up mental ward before they forced to admit that I am not "crazy" as they said -and hoped to discover; it was all fruitless for them, for I am sui generis and I know more than they'll ever know) 5:59 PM
9 ) tc said... (10-25-07) You know what Ann, I used to caddy at Mob capo Greg De Palma's golf club, I went to the Eastchester Diner often ( where the FBI taped Greg's conversations) and I went to grammer school with the Genovese's capo's nephew. So I'm all "mobbed up", my dear. Tom
jewsyonkersislam # 428 Ann Althouse: Closet lesbian ? Poor thing... and its all the fault of feminist nonsense.
10) Comments on my post:
Synova said... Reminds me of some Christians that prove their righteousness by ensuring that they face persecution. They just can't tell the difference between being persecuted for their faith and being persecuted because they are a jerk.Thus tc ensures that his posts will be removed, proving that he is relevant. 6:40 PM
Trooper York said... I've got you under my skin. I've got you deep in the heart of me. So deep in my heart that you're really a part of me. I've got you under my skin. I'd tried so not to give in. I said to myself: this affair never will go so well. But why should I try to resist when, baby, I know so well I've got you under my skin? I'd sacrifice anything come what might For the sake of havin' you near In spite of a warnin' voice that comes in the night And repeats, repeats in my ear: Don't you know, little fool, you never can win? Use your mentality, wake up to reality. But each time that I do just the thought of you Makes me stop before I begin 'Cause I've got you under my skin. (Cole Porter) You know what ? I've sung more than a few of Cole Porter's songs before the Westchester County Board of Legislators, the Yonkers City Council... and I love his songs and music. But the guy was also bisexual...from his days at Harvard or Yale and before. 6:55 PM
The Exalted said... ms. althouse, what on earth are you saying? seriously? 7:05 PM
Ann Althouse said... I'm supposed to explain everything ( she's in love with me, what more does The Exalted have to know) ? You want your food chewed for you? 7:31 PM
Trooper York said...
It is best to use a syringe with at least a ½ inch long smooth tip, preferably a one piece syringe or one with a locking tip. ...
Birds can hang onto the tube and remove the tube from the syringe .....
e said... In this world, there is the real and the fake. It's also possible to be delusional and sincerely believe fictitious things, just ask the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth ( but here you wonder who is really delusional; and I [tc] think that all feminists and ultra-liberals today are [is that more than half the world's popula - tion -probably] ).
tc said...
te....no? 5:12 PM
12 ) tc said... Adaptation of Trooper York's work with specific reference to Ann Althouse...and her marital(lack of) status and her child (less ?) status. Tom Trooper York said...It is best to use a syringe with at least a ½ inch long smooth tip, preferably a one piece syringe or one with a locking tip ( sounds like some of the birds I defended on drug charges in the criminal court)...Birds can hang onto the tube and remove the tube from the syringe ..... (W)hen I feed in public (to prevent any accidental viewings, I use a large blanket placed over my breast while the baby nurses -this is what Ann so misses ) ... if it gets distracted by strangers during feeding( this can also be problamatical so I put the blanket over my head as well and concentrate on my child) ... poor childless (?) Ann). Once you have your materials ready ( full breasts, of course), you can begin the feedings. (HAND-FEEDING BIRDS [and breast-feeding babies] ) 7:40 PM 8:38 PM
Trooper York said... Opening narration -[ season 4 & 5] Narrator: You unlock this door with the key of imagination. Beyond it is another dimension - a dimension of sound, a dimension of sight, a dimension of mind. You're moving into a land of both shadow and substance, of things and ideas. You've just crossed over into the Twilight Zone. ("The Twilight Zone" 1959) 8:47 PM
Blake said... The worst thing lemmings ever did for allegory was not jump over those cliffs. 8:58 PM
Wurly said... "I'm supposed to explain everything? You want your food chewed for you?"...That reminded me of one of my favorite SNL commercials - for the restaurant "Pre-Chew Charlie's." The same episode also had the fantastic take off on "The Beverly Hillbillies" -- "The Bel Airabs". 7:57 AM
Luckyoldson said... Synova asks: "What did the Swiftboat Vets believe that was fictitious?"...Well, it appears Antiphone pretty much answered your question.... No response?...Didn't think so. 11:25 AM
The Exalted said... i think you purposely posted an ambiguously lame attack on HRC with the intent of drumming up traffic, but with the ambiguity escape hatch to utilize with a strategic upda
Ah my dear pretty Ann," Alone again...in October ". (10-25-07)
Are'nt you getting sorry -and mad- about the bad things that feminism is responsible for in your life... primarily " Alone again...in October "... Dont you think you should start to attack and destroy feminism and the ultra-liberal thought of those who push it, like Judge Leonard B. Sand, that confused and delusional old goat ? Tom 10:01 PM
13 ) Gay,Lesbian...
tc said... Ann, They should get (another) life, for I will destroy feminism and all its misbegotten spawn such as gay, lesbian... thought -and more. Tom
Luckyoldson said... Tom,Got anything for sale? 5:57 PM
Simon said... tc said... "[Althouse] is a Profesor of Law at the University of Wisconsin Law School and is living in Brookl[i]n Heights ... as she tries to write a book." You know, the curiosity as to what this book -- alluded to in a previous vlog -- is about is killing me, but I suppose we'll find out in due course.
- blogging cockroach said...
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- George said...
What's great about this country is that America started the tradition where the richest consumers buy essentially the same things as the poorest. You can be watching TV and see Coca Cola, and you know that the President drinks Coca Cola, Liz Taylor drinks Coca Cola, and, just think, you can drink Coca Cola, too.
A Coke is a Coke, and no amount of money can get you a better Coke than the one the bum on the corner is drinking. All the Cokes are the same. and all the Cokes are good. Liz Taylor knows it. The President knows it. The bum knows it, and you know it.
--Andy Warhol
Then again, Sigh
- blogging cockroach said...
bevor dada da war
war tc da
- Jacob said...
- blogging cockroach said...
this thread has gone wrong
terribly wrong
..the onion bit was funny
but in the wrong place...
and old
terribly old
i'm sad
not amused
i feel used
by dada
- blogging cockroach said...
i was just reading about althouse
off blog
you know florida golf
sun sand and suffering
althouse should take up playing golf
here's a song
while tearing off a game of golf
i may make a play for the caddy
but when i do i don't follow through
'cause my heart belongs to dada
- Shawn Levasseur said...
From Doom Patrol: The Painting that Ate Paris:
"Good'! 'Evil'! Outmoded concepts for an antique age. Can't you see? There is no good, there is no evil in our new world! Look at us! Are we not final proof that there is no good, no evil, no truth, no reason? Are we not proof that the universe is a drooling idiot with no fashion sense? From this day on we will celebrate the total absurdity of life, the gigantic hocus-pocus of existence. From this day on, let unreason reign! The Brotherhood of Evil is dead! Long live the Brotherhood of Dada!"
What is the Brotherhood of Dada?:
Brotherhood of Dada have a memory span of three seconds.
Duelling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are Brotherhood of Dada.
Brotherhood of Dada are the largest of Saturn's moons.
More than one million stray dogs and half a million stray cats live in Brotherhood of Dada.
Brotherhood of Dada are worth their weight in gold - literally.
Brotherhood of Dada can usually be found in nests built in the webs of large spiders.
Brotherhood of Dada can live for up to a week without a head.
Brotherhood of Dada have four noses.
Brotherhood of Dada cannot burp - there is no gravity to separate liquid from gas in their stomach!
If you toss Brotherhood of Dada 10000 times, they will not land heads 5000 times, but more like 4950, because their head weighs more and thus ends up on the bottom.
- knoxwhirled said...
what the freak...
- rsb said...
ketchup catch dada
mustard custard mutt
the anti-ant
mount horrid
mamsy dada
moms melsby totie fields of corn dada


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The Newton girls tennis team is coming off a campaign in which they saw heartbreaking loss after heartbreaking loss. The 2012 season had its share of ups and downs, but the most important lessons are often learned through experience, which is why last year's frustrations have the potential to turn into this year's successes.
With 20 juniors and seniors returning to the team from last year, it's easy to see why expectations are high within the program. Virtually all the top performers return for the Cardinals, and coach Erick Zehr knows that the team's biggest challenge may be just bringing full effort to each match.
"When we set expectations, we always try to be realistic. With that being said, my expectations for us this season are pretty high. I do have high goals for our girls. First and foremost, I want us to compete. Every match, every day I just want us out there competing as hard as we can to get wins," Zehr said. "We want to be as competitive as possible. I'd like us to be able to contend for a conference title this season. That is always a goal for us, but this year our eyes are really set on that conference title."
The team saw strides in their players throughout last season, and although their year ultimately ended at regionals against West Des Moines Dowling Catholic 5-1, the team gained valuable experience through adversity. The returning seniors should be able to use that experience to their advantage when they take to the court this year. Coach Zehr knows his seniors will be competitive during the season, and the players coming up from JV should add some ability to an already seasoned team.
"We only lost one senior from last year's team, so we basically have the same group of girls coming back along with a nice group of players coming up from the junior varsity squad," Zehr said. "Our number one singles player at the end of last year was Katelyn Camp, she is a senior this year. Our number two was Katelin Klyn, she's also a senior now. Holly Vander Pol is one girl who really took her game seriously going into the offseason. She took some lessons over the course of last summer, and she has gotten a lot better since then. We have those two seniors along with a third in Krystal Mapes that we are counting on for wins throughout the year. We also have some sophomores that we are very excited about, and we think that we'll be able to get good wins out of that class of players as well. Caitlin Combs in particular, is a girl we're excited about."
The toughest part of the offseason for the Cardinals is that it cut into what should be the start of their season. The extended winter weather has kept the team off the court for longer than usual, and it could take some adjusting to start the year.
"The weather has really hurt us this year," Zehr said. "We're basically two weeks behind other schools that are able to access indoor facilities. So, we are just trying to get caught up at the moment."
Even so, the team still will face high expectations from outside sources as well as themselves. The veteran team is expected to make a run at the Little Hawkeye Conference crown, and Zehr wants to make sure they show up for every match.
"The biggest challenge we face coming into the season is the pressure we put on ourselves. We have a lot of returning players this year, coming off a year when we lost some frustrating matches. That experience is something we're counting on to help us improve. So expectations are high in that respect," Zehr said. "Overall, though I just want us competing. I don't want us to take any day, any match off. As long as we compete to the best of our ability, I will be happy. With our experience, we know people will be coming at us. We know we're looked at as a team with a target on our back. We are going to get every team's best shot, and we embrace that."


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Some news and notes from Friday's Raiders walkthrough at their practice facility in Alameda:
— Coach Tom Cable said following practice it is possible the Raiders could open the season on Sept. 14 against the San Diego Chargers starting two rookie wide receivers.
First-round pick Darrius Heyward-Bey and fourth-round selection Louis Murphy were working with the first team and will start against New Orleans, a game which will most closely resemble what the Raiders do in the regular-season.
"I don't think that's an issue quite honestly other than the fact that they are rookies," Cable said. "They're doing really, really well, both fo them. They just keep getting better and as they have progressed all the time. That's enabled us to do it."
With Chaz Schilens out, that leaves Johnnie Lee Higgins, last year's leading receiver among Raiders wideouts with 22 receptions for 366 yards and four touchdowns, as the No. 3 receiver.
When Al Davis and Cable determine the final roster, wide receiver will be one of the most difficult areas to choose. Schilens, Heyward-Bey, Murphy and Higgins are carved in stone. Javon Walker is showing signs of regaining at least some of his old form and earns $2.3 million in salary in each of the next two years after renegotiating his contract.
If the Raiders were to go with five, as they have in some seasons, there is no room for anyone else. More likely a sixth receiver will come from Nick Miller, Todd Watkins and Jonathan Holland, with Will Franklin and Shawn Bayes not a factor in terms of the 53-man roster.
— Cable isn't sure how much time Walker will see against New Orleans.
"We'll see. He's ready to go, wants to go, and we want him to go," Cable said. "We'll just kind of take that as we go into the game."
— Game-time decisions will be SLB Slade Norris (calf) and FS Hiram Eugene. Eugene has been out the last couple of practices with what Cable called the stomach flu and Eugene said was a pectoral strain. In addressing it Friday, Cable said, "It started out as an illness and really it will be a game-time decision."
— Those who won't play include Schilens (foot), T Khalif Barnes (ankle), Kirk Morrison (elbow), S Mike Mitchell (hamstring), C John Wade (stinger), RB Justin Fargas (hamstring), DE Matt Shaughnessy (foot) and LB Isaiah Ekejiuba (shoulder).
— Shaughnessy was off to the side with a member of the athletic training staff running agility drills around cones, indicating he could return for the preseason finale against Seattle.
— The Saints game will be the lone preseason game the Raiders will have prepared for as if it were a regular season game. Rather than look at film of last year's 34-3 loss in New Orleans, Cable and his staff are preparing for what they've seen from the Saints this preseason.
The Saints are 2-0, with a 17-7 win over Cincinnati and a 38-14 triumph over Houston. Attempting to balance their offense after throwing the ball 636 times and running it 398 in 2008, the Saints through two preseason games have 57 rushes for 259 yards and have thrown 60 passes, completing 38, for 477 yards.
"That's good for us because we still need to work on the run game defensively," Cable said.
— Bruce Gradkowski and Charlie Frye, competing to be the third quarterback on the roster, may not get much of a chance against the Saints. JaMarcus Russell will start and could play into the early third quarter before giving way to Jeff Garcia.
Garcia will play considerably more than his brief appearance in the last two minutes of the first half against San Francisco.
"I want to see Jeff play, we need to see Jeff play," Cable said.
— The Raiders went through a walkthrough that lasted less than 45 minutes in preparation for Saturday's game against the New Orleans Saints.
Players wore T-shirts and sweats or shorts. A few red zone plays for both offense and defense were run at half-speed, as well as some kickoff coverage drills.
It was light enough that some players, not even needing a shower, were headed to their cars before 11 a.m.
— No sign of Mario Henderson on the injury report, but he could have been listed with a tummy ache. Henderson reported Thursday night through his Twitter page that his stomach hurt because after being on a diet through training camp, he binged at Burger King with a triple whopper meal, two pies, two double cheeseburgers, two fish sandwiches and a milk shake.
Apparently unclear on the concept of a public Internet, Henderson noted in an earlier Twitter post he was going to binge on fast food and said, "I ain't had fast food in 6 months. I kno coach is gon b mad at me but he wont find out . . . "


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Does life teach us about selling or does selling teach us about life? No doubt, it works both ways. But the business of sales and those who find their careers in selling, are unique. Selling involves full engagement and the most successful salespeople agree that they never really leave it; that selling is in fact, a way of life.
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- It is a great example of visual storytelling using compelling, engaging photos that evoke emotion and curiosity.
- Several points made in the tips focus on storytelling elements that create engagement -- like listening.
- Key messages are crisp and clear.
- The message is on building relationships -- a critical product of sharing stories.
The presentation in and of itself does not follow classic story structure. But the advice is solid and familiar. The tips are great reminders for creating success and gaining more sales. And who couldn't use that occasionally?
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7 Ways To Save On Groceries Without Using Coupons
Are you a coupon clipper? No? Lots of people like saving money, but don't really buy the sort of products that have coupons, or don't have time to waste searching and clipping. These tips are for you.
1) Don't waste money on pre-chopped food.
Pre-chopped or single serving food is expensive! Want to save money? Buy a good knife and some plastic bags.
2) Pay attention to unit pricing.
Just because something is bigger or has a sticker on it that says "special value," doesn't mean it costs less per unit. If you hate doing math, use a calculator!
3) Try store brands. It might be the exact same food you're used to eating.
The no name food you see in stores is often made by the exact same factories that produce the brand name stuff. For example, Walmart "Great Value" peanut butter is really just Peter Pan with a different label. Try the store brands. You might like them.
4) Compare prices in different areas of the store.
Deli meats, cheese and olives may be a better deal than similar products in other areas of the store — or they might not. It pays to walk around and compare, says Consumer Reports.
5) Try other stores.
The grocery store isn't always the cheapest place to buy food. Sometimes drug stores have good deals on things like milk, and liquor is cheaper at warehouse stores. Discount stores like Aldi can have great deals. Farmer's markets are fun and often inexpensive. Be careful not to blow your budget by driving all over the place to save $0.50 on organic turnips, however.
6) Make a list that fits within your budget.
Wandering around the grocery store when your hungry is a terrible idea, particularly if you don't have a set budget or a list of items you need. Take a few moments to plan your trip. You'll be done faster and you'll have saved money.
7) Eliminate waste.
People waste a lot of food. The New York Times says we Americans toss about a quarter of what is available to eat. That's not cool. The Guardian has a list of tips that will help you cut down on the food you waste.
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Kentucky is a state well known for its horses. In Equitrekking Kentucky, discover wildflowers, a historic mill site and rolling green hills on the trails at Shaker Village on horseback. With Shaker Village's naturalist, TV host Darley Newman gets the rare chance to ride horses through the center of this well-preserved historic village. Viewers learn about Kentucky's agricultural past as Darley rides smooth Tennessee Walking horses with a local resident, who is proud of her multi-generational farm and its heritage. Next, Equitrekking takes on the trails at Land Between the Lakes and Barren River State Park in Western Kentucky, imagining what this land looked like at a time when Native Americans and buffalo roamed the tall grasslands of Kentucky. In Lexington, join Darley to see diverse breeds at the Kentucky Horse Park and attend a fast-paced, world-class equestrian competition, the Rolex Three Day. Next, visit a Thoroughbred rehabilitation center, where horses from the racetrack are rehabilitated so that they may find new homes. Darley is introduced to a very special horse, King D, who has made a positive change and is on the road to finding a new home.
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There had originally been a gap in my tour diary for today, but as I am in Newcastle tomorrow it would have been foolish to go home, so I thought it was worth finding another gig rather than kicking my heels. I was told there was one in Aberdeen, but that I would need to pay for the theatre. But I always do OK in Aberdeen so I assumed that would work out OK. Later I discovered that the gig was in Banchory which was apparently outside Aberdeen, but I still assumed that it was within the environs so my Aberdeen audience would travel. It was only today that I found out that the town is actually 18 miles from Aberdeen and as we had to access it by driving over a mountain, through bleak and blasted heath and forest I guessed we were mainly relying on local coming. And I was not too confident that there would be enough of them to cover the fee that I had paid to do the gig. And it had also added six hours of driving to our itinerary which I thought might impact on my energy levels. Should we just have headed to Newcastle and had a day off and caught up on some sleep and work? I was certainly thinking so at about 3pm this afternoon when we arrived.
But I was luckily mainly finding it all amusing, laughing at myself for making a misinformed decision that would probably waste my time and the time of some confused Banchory pensioners. And the journey there had some spectacular views. It's rare to go anywhere where you can't see any evidence of human habitation as far as the eye can see. Asice from the road we were on there was only trees and mountains and the occasional ancient ruined house, suggesting that anyone who thought they could come and live in this place would end up cold and hungry and have to eat their own family. We were driving back to Edinburgh tonight and I hoped we wouldn't break down or take a wrong turn and fall off the road, because we would probably not be found for weeks.
The theatre certainly wasn't in Aberdeen but it was barely in Banchory either, out on the outskirts. I went for a little walk towards the town. A car was pulling out of a road I was crossing and the man driving rolled down his window and said' "Richard? Richard Herring?" He was clearly astonished to see me in town. He told me he'd seen me in Blackpool about fifteen years ago (I presume on a Lee and Herring tour) and asked if I was playing the theatre tonight. I told him I was. It was slightly concerning that this was a surprise to him, surely the only person in this town who knew me. But it seemed I had managed to sell two tickets just by walking around. I am a human billboard. Maybe I could make a living just walking around the towns I am playing in before each gig, hoping that someone recognises me. I could charge myself a 25% commission on all tickets sold in this way and with all the money I earned off myself I probably wouldn't even have to do gigs any more. I could be a millionaire.
As it turned out my fears about non-attendance turned out to be empty. Over 100 people showed up, meaning it would not be costing me money to play here and they were a great crowd, much more up for rudeness than I had imagined. In fact when I mentioned that the Talking Cock DVD had a videoed frame of Me1 Vs Me 2 Snooker on it I got a bigger cheer than at any other venue on the tour. And several people wanted Me2's autograph after the show. One of them even got their photo taken with him. It's the first time this has happened. That photo will be worth a lot of money, if only it was possible to spot which one it was.
It was much better having done this gig than have sat around all evening in a hotel. And even though the drive to our hotel was long and a little spooky, with the roads covered by fog and Giles the Cannibal eyeing me up and licking his lips as he prayed that the car would break down. But the crowd had been appreciative and I am pleased we made the effort.
Congratulation to Anna Livings, the first winner of the monthly donators prize draw. Her signed copy of "Railways and the Holocaust" will be winging its way to her as soon as I am home. There will be another draw at the end of the month in which I will give away the catchphrase T shirts that I wore in this series of RHLSTP (they will be washed). There are at least six of them, so there will be multiple winners this time. If you want a chance to win then make a monthly donation of as little as a pound here.


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As new gTLDs start to roll out, we've been following a couple of the latest ones in the first large batch of this year, for next year. Over the course of the next 2-3 years, we will see a lot of new TLDs being created enabling for new online businesses and domains. The truth is that we're starting to run out of domain names and the ICANN knows this, which is the point of the new TLDs (top level domains). We recently have used up all four letter domains ending in .com and will surely continue to evaporate all possible combinations as things move forward. With new TLDs, we can have shorter URLs once again and easier brand recognition.
One interesting TLD that caught my attention was the .Luxury domain address, because of the price. I know that people can and do fight for URLs and there is a lot of business squatting on domain names in order to make some money, but with this brand new TLD we are already seeing a stratospheric starting cost. Admittedly, it isn't surprising considering the association that will be made with such a domain, but even so, any aspiring luxury brand will have to take into consideration a minimum $800 a year for their domain name. There are some others that have recently opened up for claiming and we've got a nice little table below for you to check out, thanks to 101Domains.com
If you head over to GoDaddy, you can see that they're already charging a premium price of $799 for the same URL and even more interesting is that they're charging $1,199 for the 'priority' rights to have a certain .luxury domain name, and even so, you aren't actually guaranteed that name if bidding were to occur. While I don't really know how GoDaddy justifies their prices, especially considering their initial support of SOPA, I'm not surprised to see companies being forced to charge so much for such a domain.
The company administering this .Luxury domain auction is actually Luxury Partners, LLC. which signed an agreement with the ICANN to handle the auction and take in the proceeds. There you can find a 92 word document that explains all of the guidelines that Luxury Partners (and most/any company) must follow in order to handle the domain sales. Keep in mind, that in order for a TLD to have been opened, most companies would have had to put up thousands of dollars in order to even get the TLD considered, which many did not.
While we won't be getting a .Luxury domain name any time soon, we will keep you updated on any new or interesting TLDs that might become available over the course of the next few years. As you can tell from the table above, other gTLDs like .club or .guru are now becoming available. And if you are looking to start a company that participates in ventures, .ventures will probably be right up your alley. It should help a lot of companies get better URLs like Capital.Ventures or Tech.Ventures instead of techventures.com or capitalventures.com. Also, I recently discovered that my first name, Anshel.com was taken by some Israeli marketing company and now I'll have to look for a different domain like Anshel.net if I ever want to host my own personal site.


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The recruiting visits are finished. The final phone calls and pushes have been made. Now, all that's left to do is wait. The Miami Hurricanes have 20 committed players heading into Wednesday, the first official day high school football players can sign national letters of intent.
They could end up adding a few more before then. But we know of at least two players Miami was chasing after who won't be among those. Earlier today and as expected, Cleveland Glennville High All-American offensive lineman Marcus Hall announced he had chosen the hometown Ohio State Buckeyes over the Canes. And, Powder Springs, Ga. McEachern High tight end Terrell Mitchell (who never officially got a Miami offer or made a UM visit) made a commitment to Kentucky.
The good news for Miami: It looks like the Canes are very much in the hunt for a few other top-notch recruits including St. Louis' Sheldon Richardson, a blue-chip tight end/defensive tackle prospect. Richardson is set to announce his decision around 1 p.m. (noon CST) Wednesday. I caught up with St. Louis Post-Dispatch correspondent Nate Latsch who told me he thinks the Canes have a great shot at yanking Richardson away from Missouri. Latsch will provide the news for us with a story shortly after Richardson's announcement.
Richardson figures to be one of a handful suspenseful National Signing Day stories to follow if you are a Canes fan. Two will involve Canes commitments Kayvon Webster, a cornerback from Monsignor Pace and defensive tackle Luther Robinson from Fort Pierce Westwood. The others will involve non-committed recruits. They are: Washington D.C-area offensive lineman Peter White and Nassau Community College offensive tackle Andrew Tiller.
> Regarding Webster, I spoke to Monsignor Pace athletic director Joe Zaccheo who told me he expects Webster to "stick with his Canes commitment" when he announces his decision at noon Wednesday. I'll be there to see if that happens or if Webster jumps ship to the University of South Florida, where a few of his high school teammates are headed.
> Robinson, meanwhile, will decide between the Canes, Gators and Golden Knights at a 9:30 a.m. press conference at his school. His high school coach Waides Ashmon told me Monday Robinson came back from his Canes visit this weekend very happy. "The UM trip was scheduled last for a reason," Ashmon said. "He wanted to compare his feelings and I think he got to do that. I know he enjoyed his visit to Miami very much."
> White, who visited Miami this past weekend, is expected to announce his decision Wednesday morning. I've been trying to reach White's coach for an update and will post something once I get it. White is expected to decide between Miami, Maryland and Tennessee. We will have a correspondent there to tell us what happens when he makes his announcement Wednesday morning.
> Tiller, who also visited Miami this past weekend, told Canesport he will make his choice between Miami, Rutgers and Syracuse (where his former JUCO coach is now a secondary coach) at 9 a.m. on Wednesday. I think Tiller, a New York area kid, is headed to Syracuse.
> Jacksonville Parker linebacker Sam Barrington will make his choice between UM, Illinois and South Florida at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. His coach John Scible told me last week Barrington was planning to make his announcement at a downtown Jacksonville night club and that looks like it still will be the case. I think Barrington will pick Miami.
> I'm still waiting back on a phone call from the coach of South Carolina offensive lineman Quinton Washington for an update. Art Chase told me last week Washington would reach a decision before Wednesday and call the colleges he wasn't going to choose to let them know first. School officials at Timberland High said the school's signing day ceremony is supposed to happen at around 3 p.m. -- after classes are over. I was told by South Carolina preps writer Washington is a Gamecock lock last week. One website reported today UM is not even in it anymore.
LAST BUT NOT LEAST... Check out our new online show The Recruiting Report. It's only our first effort and it's nothing extra special. But it's a start. Hopefully we'll be able to continue this show on a weekly basis starting in the fall and bring in special guests and recruits for interviews.


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March 5, 2010 9:59:00 AM
CLINTON -- For the second straight year, East Mississippi Community College will be represented in the NJCAA Division I Basketball Championship.
Last year the EMCC women made it to the national tournament and this year it''s the men''s turn.
The 12th-ranked EMCC Lions punched their ticket to the national tournament Thursday by beating Itawamba Community College 78-64 in the championship game of the NJCAA Region 23 Tournament at A.E. Wood Coliseum on the Mississippi College campus.
EMCC (26-5) will represent District 15 in the national tournament, set for March 16-20 at the Sports Arena in Hutchinson, Kan. It will be East Mississippi''s first-ever national tournament appearance in men''s basketball.
A year ago in Salina, Kan., coach Sharon Thompson''s Lady Lions earned the first national tourney berth since finishing as national runners-up in 1978.
The Lions won the region championship after bouncing back from a 61-58 loss to Pearl River Community College in the MACJC State Tournament in Scooba a week ago Thursday.
EMCC won three-straight days to claim the region championshp. After posting an 86-79 first-round victory against Northeast Mississippi Community College, the Lions advanced to the title game by beating Hinds Community College81-74 in overtime Wednesday.
After trailing 14-6 eight minutes into the championship game, the Lions scored eight unanswered points to even the score 14-14. They took control from there and went on to lead 38-25 at halftime.
Freshman guard Deonte Alexander led the way in the opening half with 12 points on 4-of-5 shooting from beyond the 3-point arc.
Following a nine-point effort in the first half, CoCo Ware took a hard spill at the 17:46 mark of the second half while driving to the basket. After nearly turning a complete flip in midair while drawing a blocking foul, Ware landed awkwardly on his right side. He sstayed in the game to convert his free throws, but came out at the next stop in action and proceeded straight to the locker room.
After being evaluated, Ware re-entered the contest at the 12:21 mark. He went on to tally 10 second-half points, including 6-of-7 shooting from the line, to lead EMCC with 19 points.
Selected to the all-tournament team, Ware scored 80 points in the three games.
Despite having their lead cut to seven points on four occasions during the second half, the Lions'' advantage was never seriously challenged the final 20 minutes even with Ware out of the game. With the Indians being held to 38-percent shooting from the field, EMCC took advantage of aggressive drives to the basket and was able to pad the margin at the charity stripe. In the second half alone, the Lions converted on 23-of-35 free throws after earning just three trips to the line in the opening period.
Also picked to the all-tournament team, Alexander finished the title game with 17 points on 6-of-10 field-goal shooting. With his third double figure-scoring effort in the last four games while coming off the bench, freshman forward Richard Dixon followed with 12 points.
Having gone undefeated against Itawamba in their two-year East Mississippi careers, sophomores Terence Bennett and John Harris scored 10 points each.
Itawamba (20-10) was led by Melvin Morgan with 13 points.
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I messed up the address on one of my PT Christmas cards. It came back to me with a little sticky note from the post office explaining what was wrong and how to write the address correctly. I thought that was so nice of somebody to take the time to do for me.
I volunteer at the Humane Society but am not a dog walker.. I am in a comparable program for the cats, called Cat Comforters. That's what we do too, give the cats some attention and affection, with similar benefits for the volunteers and the cats.
You can only do one or the other, I think until you rise to a higher level of volunteer than I've gotten to so far. Some time I hope to do some dog walking too.
The Humane Society's web site is hshv.org .. They do all kinds of amazing things!
My children and I bought some groceries for a single mom with 3 children and put the bags at their front door, rang the bell and then ran and hid! My kids love doing these types of things. It gives us such a good and happy feeling! We don't have much ourselves but love to help others when we can!!!
Rosco the dog
My fiance just amazes me on a daily basis. While picking up our dog after a day at doggie daycare which is also a vet, my fiance noticed a young woman hysterical crying in the parking lot. When he asked what was wrong, she told him how her dog Rosco was hit by a car, the driver just took off. He also overheard her conversation with the vet. She was a young mother with two small children and obviously couldnt afford the bill. He asked the vet the cost..1,000 dollars.
He is not well off by any means like most of us.....he paid the bill and left with our dog........... I pray Rosco and his family have a wonderful holiday.
OKLAHOMA CITY A Bethany boy got his Christmas wish Thursday night.
It was an emotional reunion for 8-year-old Tristen Ross and his beloved puppy Masen. The tiny Dachsund became Tristen's best friend after his father was deployed overseas for a third time.
"I've just been a little happier than I've been since my dad's left," said Tristen.
Masen disappeared over the weekend and the family said they searched everywhere for him. They posted flyers in their Bethany neighborhood and even offered a reward for his safe return.
Thursday morning, Bethany Animal Welfare contacted the Ross family, telling them Masen had been returned.
"I'm speechless because I'm surprised and I am so thankful," said Alecia Ross. "I prayed for this to happen and there it is."
Thanks to the community's help, Masen is back home and Tristan has a message for whoever made his Christmas wish come true.
"Thank you for whoever brought my dog back," said Tristen. "Thank you very much."
Tristen's mom said they plan to microchip the pup to make sure he doesn't get lost again.
I saw lots of "good guys" stories on the news yesterday. This is a good example...
December 25, 2012 (CHICAGO) (WLS) -- Chicagoans celebrated Christmas with their families Tuesday night, and some chose to give rather than receive.
Hundreds of people in shelters around the city enjoyed a hearty meal and Christmas company- including a visit from Santa Claus at the Apostolic Faith Church on Chicago's South Side.
Many left with a donated coat and toys. This year, the 4,000-person congregation collected more than 400 coats and 2,000 toys.
The event has been a tradition for more than two decades.
"I appreciate everything they're doing. Thank you for looking out for me and my kids and all the other kids that's here in the building. You never know what a person's going through," said India Warren.
"We're taking from our bounty and sharing Christmas joy with all those who come through our doors," said Jermaine Anderson, Apostolic Faith Church.
St. Sabina Church also took part in the season of giving,
"We have a safe place to be. We're warm. We're not living on the street. And we're just very thankful for that. We're thankful for the way God's taken care of us," said Greg Stevens.
Lost, blind dog finds way back to Fairbanks owners
FAIRBANKS, Alaska Blind and alone in Alaska winter temperatures that dipped 40 degrees below zero, a lost 8-year-old Fairbanks dog wasn't given much of a chance to make it home. But after walking 10 miles to the edge of a local musher's dog yard, Abby the brown-and-white mixed breed was found and returned to her owners, a family that includes two boys and one girl under the age of 10.The dog that the family raised from an animal-shelter puppy went missing during a snowstorm on Dec. 13, and the family never expected to see her again, The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported. "It's a miracle, there's no other words to describe it," said McKenzie Grapengeter, emotion choking her voice and tears coming to her eyes. "We never expected to have her to be returned safe and alive. "Musher and veterinarian Mark May said he came across the dog while running his team on Dec. 19, but didn't stop to pick her up. "It ran with us for about a mile on the way home before she fell off the pace, but I had a big dog team so I couldn't grab it," he said. "I said, 'boy I hope it finds somebody's house.' "The next day, the dog turned up at May's house.
"Everybody just assumed it was some kind of scaredy-cat, but there it was in front of the door in our dog lot and it was blind," May said. "It was sitting there, all the way from 14 mile on the winter trail down into this neighborhood, I guess by just sniffing, so I picked it up and brought it in. "To May's surprise, the dog had no signs of frostbite. "No frozen ears, no frozen toes, she'll probably go back home and it'll (be) business as usual. She's no worse for wear but quite an adventure," he said. The Grapengeter family hadn't tagged or put a microchip in the dog, but the community used emails and Facebook posts to track down Abby's owners. "We're so, so grateful for all (the community's) hard work," McKenzie Grapengeter said. "They've given us the most amazing Christmas gift we could ever ask for."
SAN ANTONIO -- An undercover Santa Claus dropped by the Goodwill store on Austin Highway on Saturday and anonymously paid for 68 customers.
Goodwill spokesperson Jason Meza said the grand total came out to just over $1,900.
Most impressive of all, the same Secret Santa dished out more than $1,000 at the same Goodwill store last year.
Meza simply explained the good deed: 'Tis the season.
"We're emotional at this time of year because already we're seeing families that are truly in need, coming and having great deals," he said. "But even times 10 when this happens because we now know that these families are being taken care of by somebody else, including Goodwill."
While serving in Iraq in 2009, Specialist Troy Yocum received several distressing e-mails. My good friend, an Iraq War veteran, was hurting financially, says Yocum. I wanted to help, but I [felt] powerless. The episode stuck with Yocum. When he returned home to Louisville, he ruminated about how to raise money for financially strapped vets and came up with Hike for Our Heroes. The 7,000-mile walk, also known as the Drum Hike because of the instrument he plays en route, kicked off in Louisville in April 2010 and is expected to end there this September. Yocum collects donations through his website and delivers checks to the doorsteps of needy military families. When his march wraps up, he will have trekked to 38 large cities in 30 states and touched down on all three coastsin San Diego, New Orleans, and Boston.
I thought, What better way to spread the word than literally going from town to town, says Yocum. With the support of his wife, Mareike, and sponsors, including Merrell shoes, Yamaha, and Green Beans Coffee, Yocum has logged an average of 20 miles a day, sleeping in donated hotel rooms, host homes, and his tent. If all goes according to plan, by fall he will have given away several hundred thousand dollars. Every step is worth it because when I arrive to help another family, it is the best feeling.
Car Troubles
Well me and my girlfriend had decided to move to a new town for school. I currently did not have a reliable car. I had also waited a little to long to enroll in school. So i decided to go ahead and work a full time job until second semester to cover bills. Money was tight after paying for the move and getting everything set up. The brakes had finally gone out on my little car. I could not go to work unless it was the same schedule my girlfriend went to school so she could drop me off. I clocked in at work that same morning my car stopped working and to my surprise i had a customer waiting. I was told to install a protective shield for his tablet. I apologized to my manager and quickly informed him of my transportation issue before helping the customer. I am also not one to take home-problems to work. Little did i know the customer overheard my problem. As i started working on his tablet, he began to ask me questions about my life pretty much. school, family, work, cars. When i finished my work he took a roll of cash out of his pocket and firmly pressed it into mine. he told me to use it for my car and "pay it forward". To my surprise he had handed me $200 which was way more than enough for my brake problem. I never got his name, but that man changed my life forever. Random acts of kindness don't just turn someones day around. it changes their life. Pay it forward.
My parents neighbors down the road a bit came over and offered to mow their lawns for free for Xmas,how nice,they did not leave empty handed though,a bottle of finest scotch whiskey ,was given for their troubles,but what a nice gesture from them,and not expecting anything in return.
On a cold winter's morning, an old man sat awkwardly against a wall at Sydney's Circular Quay station I glanced his way for a moment but disregarded him as a derelict and walked on along with the throng of people caught up in the bustle of commuting.
On my way home that afternoon, I saw the same man in the same place. He was crumpled over, his head almost on the ground. Two ambulance attendants were crouched beside him. This time my step paused. He wasn't a derelict at all. He was old certainly, but he wore a nice suit and was clean-shaven. And in a very bad way.
Shame rocked me. How torturous for that sick, old man to have endured the coldness of the entire day, sitting on the hard, unforgiving ground. He probably reached out to passersby for help. No-one stopped. No-one cared. Out of sight, out of mind.
A different season and I again came across an old man half lying on the footpath, not far from where the Winter Man had been. The morning heat was stifling. Caught up in the familiar stampede of people commuting, I barely glanced at him. However, the memory of the old Winter Man came back to me vividly. I walked back to the man on the ground. He was dressed in smart clothes with a neatly trimmed beard and only a straw hat for shade. I knelt down to ask if he was OK. His kind face looked at me.
Beside him, a takeaway cup of coffee and sugar sachets lay open. A flow of people kept walking by. He regained consciousness, albeit weakly, and told me he was diabetic and it might be a good idea to call an ambulance, which I did - it was a few minutes away.
In barely a whisper, he said to me, "Nobody stopped. Thank you." Fighting back tears, I asked his name. "Greg," he said. We looked into each other's eyes for a moment. Volumes were spoken without a word being uttered. I saw a proud man who didn't like what was happening to him. As the approaching ambulance's siren proclaimed the arrival of help, a number of emotions rushed at me. I felt sadness tugging at my heart for the Winter Man and shame that I had almost walked past another person in need. I was amazed that it had been so easy to be helpful.
My husband has a really bad heart condition so I have always done most of the heavy work around the house and garden. My neighbors have always cleared deep snow falls for me with their snow blowers and I did lighter falls that just needed a shovel. That is until this year when I started having severe back problems due to disc issues. Yesterday one of my neighbors came over with his shovel to clear the driveway in the morning and this morning two other neighbors came over and cleared the rest of it. They are the best and I am so grateful.


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Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief and Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar visited ailing Shiv Sena supremo Balasaheb Thackeray at his Matoshree residence in suburban Bandra here today.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Gopinath Munde also visited 'Matoshree' this morning, and told waiting media that the Sena chief's health is better than last night.
Earlier, Thackeray's son Uddhav Thackeray appealed for calm to those assembled outside their residence.
He said, "Balasaheb has strong will power. We will come out of this problem. Don't trust rumours. Make peace we are hopeful. You should be hopeful as well. Let's pray for Balasaheb."
At least 1,500 policemen and teams of the Rapid Action Force (RAF) have been deployed outside Thackeray's residence 'Matoshree' to help maintain law and order.
The police have also asked the owners of shops around Matoshree to close down their shops.
All roads leading to Matoshree were also barricaded and some party leaders had to abandon their vehicles near the Western Express Highway and walk the short route to the Thackeray house.
Traffic jams were reported on major roads to the north and south of Bandra last night and today as well. (ANI)


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But they could not understand the reason. All they could do was hang on to the promise in the Bible that says, "All things work together for good to them that love the Lord," Romans 8:28.
Out of their grief, they heard a calling to reach out to others and to try to make a difference.
This month, CrossWalk Music Ministry will present a gospel music concert at 6 p.m. Feb. 22 in the Cañon City Free Methodist Church at 501 Griffin Ave.
"We have had them two times prior to this," said Pastor Bob Basham.CrossWalk, consisting of Penny Grasmick, soprano and high harmony, Deede Lowry, low tenor, alto and low-soprano, Tanky Lowry, bass, tenor and lead, and Melody Espey, soprano lead and alto, is a Christian family singing group from southeastern Colorado. Originally, the women sang together as the Eden Sisters, who performed cappella harmony as young children. Then when Tanky joined the group, CrossWalk was founded.
The groups has performed in various venues across the region. CrossWalk has won Vocal Group of the Year for 2010 and 2011.
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Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Genealogy Family History of Surname Schoeberlein of Calhoun county Iowa
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Jack Russel SCHOEBERLEIN is one of four children of John and Belle Frotscher SCHOEBERLEIN and lived all of his life in Cedar Township of Rural Lohrville, Calhoun county, Iowa.
The dad - John Carl Schoeberlein born in Pittsburg Penn. usa. His ancestry came from the southwest region in west Germany in what is known as the Black forest region and maybe in the French Territory. His parents along with Rudolph, Conrad, Martin, Oscar and sister Hilda came to Iowa and lived on a Farm Northwest of Farnhamville. Iowa. He was sixteen old when he came to Iowa. He as a steam fitter while in Penn. After living in Iowa he installed Plumbing in new Hotel.
The mom - Belle Elisabeth Frotscher was born in Illinois and was only three months old when her parents, five other sisters and two brothers came to Iowa to make their home in Cedar township where they were educated in the country schools and farmed.
The dad and mom married 1915. Four children born here. Jeannie Ione [Des Moines], Ferris [ moved to Havre, Montana] , Jack Russel[ Cedar township] , Cecil [ Farnhamville] This article that I briefly edited loosely was written by Jack Schoeberlein
Comment: I did find Bertha C. McKinley at Havre, Hill county Montana - 1930 Census. It said married. Though another shot of information claims she was not married. Birth around 1890. another Info census I had said she was born around 1884? The William Mckinley she was Married to worked for the Steam railroad. He had something to do with the Cars.
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- Sebastian said...
I am Sebastian Gillespie, my great grandmother Margaret Petersen nee Schoeberlein was the daughter of Conrad and Wilhelmina Schoeberlein.
- February 16, 2011 at 12:20 PM
- A rootdigger said...
It is good to meet you Sebastian. Do I have everything correct?. Do you have more information for me to add. Any Pictures? Where can I find more information on your family.
Don't mind me, I never have enough on people from this area.
I always wonder how people find me.
Any way hope you find something of interest. Were always willing to learn more here. Be sure to check my other blog a root digger in case I have something else.
I have been trying so hard to find Henry Dohrman family at Illinois. And some of the others. I haven't had all that much luck.
- February 16, 2011 at 7:17 PM
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Since a devastating earthquake in 2010, Jay Feely has gone to Haiti three times to help the needy, and even took his family to be a part of it.
"When you go down there and see kids without families and people without homes, it gives you a different perspective," the kicker said Thursday as he accepted the Cardinals' version of the
"We feel like the biggest advantage you have as a professional athlete is the opportunity to give back. People look to you to be a leader, but also look at you in a certain way just because you are an athlete. I think you can use that to your advantage to have an impact on people."
Feely is one of 32 NFL Man of the Year winners to qualify for the league's national award, which recognizes a player's off-the-field community service as well his playing excellence. The overall winner will be announced prior to Super Bowl XLVIII in New York/New Jersey. Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner won the league award for the 2008 season.
Besides the trips to Haiti, Feely's good works include being a regular visitor to the Phoenix Ronald McDonald House, a participant in the team's annual "Feed The Hungry" event at Phoenix Rescue Mission, and as a supporter of the House of Refuge, a non-profit organization helping homeless families and individuals as they strive towards self-sufficiency and seek to obtain permanent housing.
Feely and his family have also created the Feely Family Foundation, which focuses on the protection, education, and rehabilitation of children.
"You can be overwhelmed with the poverty when you first go down (to Haiti)," Feely said. "You get the mindset that, 'I can't help everybody but I can help a couple of people and I can be part of the process of healing.' "
Palmer said he "threw a little bit, not much" during practice, but hopes to do more in Friday's practice. Palmer was hurt on the strip-sack on the third play against the Eagles. Asked about Palmer after practice, offensive coordinator Harold Goodwin declined to talk about Palmer's status.
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For the Rams, only center Scott Wells (fibula) didn't practice. Three players -- linebacker Daren Bates (concussion), tackle Jake Long (concussion) and cornerback Brandon McGee (foot) -- were upgraded to limited after sitting out Wednesday. Defensive end Eugene Sims (neck) was upgraded to full.
The game Sunday against St. Louis is officially a sellout, the 82nd straight sellout at University of Phoenix Stadium. With the sellout, it will be televised locally on Fox (Dick Stockton and Ronde Barber will have the call.)
The Cardinals again are teaming with the Roomstore in a holiday toy drive at the game to collect unwrapped toys and donations for underprivileged children. Items can be dropped off at all stadium entrances before reaching the pat-down area.


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On Friday, Feb. 17 at 7 p.m., "Happy New Year," the controversial narrative feature film about post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and the rise in suicide within the U.S. Armed Forces will screen at the 6th annual Beaufort International Film Festival.
Writer/Director K. Lorrell Manning, Lead Actor/Producer Michael Cuomo and Military Adviser Joseph Harrell will be in attendance to hold a special post-screening discussion, with special guests from the military community.
The film shocked audiences and critics during its world premiere at the 2011 South x Southwest Film Festival (SXSW) and is electrifying the festival circuit, recently earning the Audience Award for Best Picture at the Oldenburg International Film Festival and the Best Director and Best Actor Awards at the Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF).
Breakout filmmaker K. Lorrel Manning, formerly of Spartanburg, S.C., gives a human face to PTSD, expertly directing an accomplished, multi-ethnic cast, led by emerging star Michael Cuomo (RIIFF Best Actor Award) who delivers a haunting performance as "Lewis." Eminent British producer Iain Smith (Children of Men, The Fountain, and The Killing Fields) serves as the film's Executive Producer and Academy Award-winning Soopum Sohn (Make Yourself at Home, MFA New York University) is the Director of Photography, creating a "fly-on-the-wall" experience that is painfully intimate. Joseph Harrell, a former Drill Instructor on Parris Island (2005-2008) and graduate of the University of South Carolina - Beaufort, and most recently seen in the theatrical hit "Re-Entry," serves as the film's military adviser and also plays a supporting role in the film.
Manning and Cuomo bring a deep level of authenticity to the narrative feature film, inspired by more than 80 one-on-one interviews with combat veterans, their families and V.A. personnel.
The supporting cast shines with searing performances from JD Williams ("The Wire," "Oz") and Monique Gabriela Curnen (Contagion, The Dark Knight, Half Nelson) and industry veteran Tina Sloan. Sloan, who is best known for her 26-year star turn as "Nurse Lillian Raines" on CBS's "Guiding Light," brings to the screen the fear she endured over a two-year period while her real-life son served in Afghanistan as a US Marine.
Joining Manning, Cuomo and Harrell for a post-screening discussion will be U.S. Navy Chaplain Matthew Prince, Regimental Chaplain at the Recruit Training Regiment at Parris Island; Anna Bingham, founder and executive director of Hidden Wounds, a S.C.-based, non-profit organization whose mission is to provide interim and emergency counseling services to ensure the psychological health and well-being to combat veterans and their families; and Florida-based Iraq veteran Josh Lyndsay.
WHAT: Beaufort International Film Festival screening of HAPPY NEW YEAR
WHO: Lorrel Manning, Michael Cuomo, Joseph Harrell, Chaplain Matthew Prince, Anna Bigham, Josh Lyndsay
WHERE:University of South Carolina, Beaufort, Center for the Arts, 801 Carteret Street, Beaufort
WHEN: Friday, Feb. 17th at 7:00 PM (free admission to ALL active duty and retired military personnel)
7:00 pm - 8:45 pm / HAPPY NEW YEAR screening
8:45 pm - 10:00 pm / Post-Screening Q·&A / Panel Discussion


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CHARLOTTE, N.C. ( TheStreet) -- AMR ( AAMRQ.PK) CEO Tom Horton once asked, "What's in the water in Phoenix?" when he discussed US Airways ( LCC) aspirations to merge with his airline. Whatever it is, investors seem to be imbibing large quantities. US Airways shares rose 159% in 2012, starting the year at $5.20 and ending up at $13.50. That easily beat the Amex Airline Index ( XAL), which rose 36%, besting the S&P 500's gain of 13.4%. In 2013, US Airways shares are rising again. In mid-afternoon trading Friday, shares were up nearly 6% to $14.45. Since Wednesday morning, when trading for the year began, the shares have gained 5%. Gains are being fed by expectations that a merger with AMR will be announced shortly, although the broadly held expectations regarding a Jan. 9 announcement have dissipated, due to a wide variety of unresolved matters including labor issues -- especially pilot issues. Both the U.S. Airline Pilots Association, representing US Airways pilots, and the Allied Pilots Association, representing American pilots, have yet to reach memorandums of understanding with the airline managements. USAPA officials were huddled in Charlotte Friday, discussing their MOU for the third consecutive day. Unconfimed mid-afternoon reports from pilots indicate that pilot leaders have unanimously approved sending the MOU out to US Airways pilots for a vote. Gains in US Airways Friday were also being fed by the carrier's December traffic report, which showed a 4% gain in passenger revenue per available mile. Following the release, Dahlman Rose analyst Helane Becker reiterated a buy rating, based on the carrier's cost guidance, strong PRASM growth and her expectation that a merger could come soon. She has a $21 price target for the shares. Additionally, JP Morgan analyst Jamie Baker raised his fourth-quarter earnings estimate to 22 cents from 18 cents a share; consensus is 9 cents. Baker said US Airways' seasonal decline in revenue from the third to the fourth quarter would be about 7.6%, less than the typical decline of between 8.2% and 8.6%, which is "further evidence that demand trends appear largely intact." Follow @tedreednc -- Written by Ted Reed in Charlotte, N.C.
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By Brendan Conway
Societe Generale's strategists put out a bearish note on gold overnight, predicting that the metal's decade-and-more of price rises is jeopardized.
The arguments are familiar to investors who've been paying attention. Improvement in housing and employment plus talk at the Federal Reserve of winding down quantitative easing are negatives:
Given improving newsflow in the housing market and the job market, debate concerning the pace of quantitative easing is emerging from within the Fed (see page 13 – Minutes of the FOMC). Even if it seems premature for the Fed to talk about exit strategies today, the topic will come up sooner rather than later. This would be a support for the US dollar and a headwind for Gold.
The firm also expects a stronger dollar, which they predict has "more appreciation in sight":
Not good news for Gold prices. SG's FX strategists expect the US dollar to strengthen against most major currencies by year-end. This is in line with the recent positive trend in US macro data.
Then there's a crazy-looking chart that shows that periods when real rates rise and the dollar strengthens are poor ones for gold. If we're entering one of those now, that's bad news for goldbugs.
SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) is down by 1.2% Thursday, as is iShares Gold Trust (IAU). The closed-end Sprott Physical Gold Trust (PHYS) is down 1.3% and Central Fund of Canada (CEF) is falling by 1.7%. Market Vectors Gold Miners (GDX) has shed 1.8% and Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF (GDXJ) is down 2.2%.


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Ohio University graduate student Kylie Johnson is a two-time Miss Ohio Pageant winner.
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Kylie Johnson resides in the OHIO Ecohouse, while working toward a master's degree in environmental studies.
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Kylie Johnson is more than a Miss Ohio Pageant winner – she's a sustainability advocate and an OHIO Ecohouse resident as well.Johnson spearheaded the Kroger "Go Green" campaign and now works for Ohio University's Office of Sustainability. A graduate student in environmental studies, Johnson's passion for activism is matched by her love for the violin.


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WARRENSBURG, MO (Sept. 28, 2012) – The first-ever University of Central Missouri Distinguished Alumni Award for Service will be presented to Dale Carder, a longtime Warrensburg resident and associate vice president emeritus at UCM, during the 2012 Distinguished Alumni Dinner Friday, Oct. 12.The event also honors three other exceptional graduates, which includes Distinguished Alumni Award recipients, Brig. Gen. Arnold Neil Gordon-Bray and Glenn D. Chambers, and International Distinguished Alumnus Immanuel Barshi.
Members of the UCM Alumni Association established the awards program, which takes place during the annual Homecoming weekend celebration. The dinner and awards ceremony begin at 6:30 p.m. in Elliott Union 240, following a reception in the Union at 5:30 p.m.
According to Traci Via, director of Alumni and Constituent Relations, the Distinguished Alumni Award for Service was established in 2012 to honor individuals who have "given their time, talent and resources to enhance the university, their community or both and are a true inspiration to all UCM alumni."
Dale Carder
Exemplifying the type of individual for whom the award is intended, Carder retired from UCM in December 2011 after serving as interim chief development officer and executive director of the UCM Foundation, one of many leadership positions he held during the more than 20 years he spent on campus. He grew up in Excelsior Springs, and went on to earn a bachelor's degree in education from Central Missouri in 1972. He later earned a Master of Arts in Human Resources degree from Pepperdine University in California and an Education Specialist in Public Services degree from UCM.
Carder joined the university in 1991 as chair and professor in the Department of Military Science, coming to campus after a long career in the U.S. Army, where he rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel. He held many significant roles while at UCM and contributed much to the university as a professor, academic advisor, department chair and administrator. He became known on campus and in the Warrensburg community as a proven problem solver with strong communication skills. With his servant's heart, he has had the opportunity to give back through many leadership roles at the local, state and national level.
Carder has been active in local organizations such as the Greater Warrensburg Area Chamber of Commerce, in which he is a former president, and has been a member and leader in groups that support adult continuing education, tourism, military affairs, collegiate licensing, and much more. He currently serves as president of The Carder Group LLC, where he offers his knowledge to higher education institutions while still serving his community and university.
Since 1978, the UCM Alumni Association has honored alumni considered esteemed by their peers as the "brightest and most distinguished" in their field. They have been nominated by their friends, associates and former professors to receive the award.
Brig. Gen. Arnold Neil
Gordon Bray
Distinguished Alumnus Brigadier General Arnold Neil Gordon-Bray is a native of Columbia, S.C., who has served in the U.S. Army for 34 years. He graduated from UCM in 1978 with a Bachelor of Science degree in art, and upon earning his diploma, he was commissioned as an officer as part of the ROTC program. He has since earned a Master of Science degree in international strategic studies from Air War College in Alabama and a Master of Arts degree in national security and strategic studies from Naval War College in Rhode Island.
Gordon-Bray has served in the U.S. military throughout the world and earned numerous awards including two Bronze Star medals. He is currently deputy director of operations for the U.S. Africa Command, headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany, and is one of 340 general officers in an army of 1.1 million.
Glenn Chambers
Chambers is a native Missourian who graduated from UCM in 1958 with a Bachelor of Science degree in biology and chemistry. He also earned a Master of Arts degree in wildlife management from the University of Missouri in 1960, and was presented the honorary degree, Doctor of Science, from UCM in 2001 in recognition of his professional achievements that have made him an inspiration to others.
Most of Chambers' career was spent with the Missouri Department of Conservation traveling the globe as a wildlife biologist, filmmaker and photographer. He has a lifetime of achievements, including four television Emmy Awards, Conservationist of the Year, and his most recent achievement, his live river otter program. Chambers travels throughout Missouri educating youth about river otters; pursuing his favorite photographic subjects, prairie and arid land grouse; and advocating for their survival through habitat preservation.
The International Distinguished Alumni Award was established in 2002. It recognizes the university's distinguished international alumni who attended UCM as international students and have achieved professional distinction, either internationally or nationally and who exemplify the strength of their education at UCM. Those individuals selected for the award have been nominated by their friends, associates and former professors.
Immanuel Barshi
Barshi is a native of Israel who earned two diplomas from UCM, a Bachelor of Science degree in aviation technology in 1987 and a Master of Arts in English in 1988. He currently serves as a senior principal investigator in the Human Systems Integration Division at NASA Ames Research Center in Moffett, CA. Barshi's research addresses cognitive issues involved in the skilled performance of astronauts and pilots as well as mission controllers and air traffic controllers, their ability to manage challenging situations, and their vulnerability to error. The results of his work have been implemented in checklist design, operational procedures and training programs in space, aviation, medicine and nuclear facilities.
Barshi has doctoral degrees in linguistics and cognitive psychology, and is an author and certified flight instructor with more than 35 years of flight experience.


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Illgetbi, I'm pretty new here. Would we know you from your on camera work or your behind the camera work?
How has the friend you mention been able to deny his need for man on man contact? Maybe if you're truly bi it's easier, but being totally 'mo I'd have no idea.


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My 3-year-old child was playing a game on my husband's iPad. I don't want to pinpoint the game, but something like decorating cupcakes. Very much for young children. She clicked on an ad within the game and wanted that game too. My husband looked at the game that was advertised on the cupcake game, and it was something along the lines of playing a mafia hitman and killing people. Very violent images.Does this cupcake game company likely have control over what ads are shown in the game? I want to complain to someone but maybe it's pointless.
Take the ipad away from the 3 year old, they don't need an $800 toy?I am joking actually. It's your kid and you can do what you want. But that would be my solution.
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