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You're on a steep learning curve.
You're on a steep learning curve.
Everyone had that experience as you ...
Start dating women. They sit by the phone waiting for their guys to call!
Learn from Glenn Close:
"Well, what am I supposed to do? You won't answer my calls, you change your number. I mean, I'm not gonna be ignored, Dan! "
Naughty baby, other than sex partners, you have the worst luck with men. Do you think it is some kind of game?
maybe he died. maybe he was faking it.
It happened to me for a few times. One was head on macking on me on our first date, saying I am adorable blah blah and then the next day he vanished. Other was nice, telling me he finds me really interesting and want to know me more, texted back and forth and then he decided not to reply, which is fine, but then he texted me in Grindr few weeks later which I ignored.
In a place like JUB, there must be some guys guilty of doing this to others. Maybe they could post and give some insight?
I seem to recall you saying you didn't date, you didn't want to be in a relationship, you were happy with just hooking up and not dating at all, etc. But here's another "I tried dating a guy and it didn't work out" from you. Just stop forcing the square peg in the round hole. You're different - you don't need to date, so don't.
dude, i think you worry too much about not being able to find somebody. if one doesn't fall through, then another will. you'll find that guy. after all, you live in new york.
Yeah well recently I travelled a few hundred kilometres after dating the guy on line and over the phone for months. It only took a few minutes of meeting for us to decide there was really no chemistry romantic or otherwise. Ugh...I just hate dating. But I can't say he was deceptive nd everything clicked up to the meeting. Btw before and leading up to the meeting there were frequent emails/phone calls. After...nothing. It just proves you can't do anything long distance and I think I never will again. The screen, the phone all a lie!
But I guess it would have been worse had the rejection came solely from him (and I would have found him hot). As it was neither of us were interested so yeah...
So yeah I would retitle your thread to "Dating is weird"...
Yo, NA, don't be so hard on yourself. There's plenty of people willing to do it for you.
Good luck with your new love interest!
He doesn't feel a connection after ONE date? So he just drops you?
Does he need to be electrified on the first date in order to be interested?
Sounds pretty shallow to me.
Usually it just means he wasn't as interested as you thought he was. Or he's afraid of commitment.
It seems like most guys just cut you off instead of telling you the truth. Cowards.
OP, it's good that he has replied. Coz I've had such an experience before. The guy just completely did not reply after meeting and a day of texting. I thought the coffee date was great and we clicked on all levels. He was someone I thought I could see a long-term future with. Oh well, so much for giving people chance upon chance and they took it for granted. Next!
Maybe dating isn't weird, it's the men who are, plus the douchey attitude!
People, be nice!
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The unbeaten, second-ranked Harvard lightweight crew faces its biggest challenge of the dual season thus far Saturday when it visits third-ranked Navy in the race for the Haines Cup on the Severn River.
Racing Schedule
7:15 a.m. – Varsity Eight
7:35 – Second Varsity Eight
7:55 a.m. – Freshman Eight
8:15 a.m. – Third Varsity Eight
8:35 a.m. – Second Freshman Eight
Follow From Home
Navy is scheduled to webcast audio of Saturday's racing. To listen, click here or call 605-715-4900 and access the race coverage using passcode 2626491.
Harvard Lineups
Varsity Eight
Cox: Dexter Louie, 8: Tim Moore, 7: Austin Meyer, 6: Will Newell, 5: Martin Eiermann, 4: Billy Hennrikus, 3: Andrew Trott, 2: Jared Dourdeville, 1: James Stewart
Second Varsity Eight
Cox: Lizzy Maybank, 8: Tyler Caldwell, 7: Ben Bayley, 6: Tom Nesel, 5: Sean Duncan, 4: Michael Murray, 3: Benjamin Tuyp, 2: Andrew Corcoran, 1: Michael Silvestri
Third Varsity Eight
Cox: Angela Chang, 8: Jordan Cotton, 7: Gary Pellisier, 6: Matt Gibbons, 5: Christopher Oland, 4: Collin Rees, 3: Martin Wallner, 2: Joshua Foote, 1: Kevin Fiamingo
Freshman Eight
Cox: Paul Farber, 8: Florian Mayr, 7: Erich Schultze, 6: James Groeneveld, 5: Nicholas Gates, 4: Michael Paresky, 3: Tom Foley, 2: Matt O'Leary, 1: Alex Newell
Second Freshman Eight
Cox: Alex Saal, 8: Kevin Connolly, 7: Gabriel Lloyd, 6: Craig Herron, 5: Arturo Villanueva, 4: Francis Thumpasery, 3: AJ Carvalho, 2: Francisco Triana, 1: Simon Maas
Last Time Out
The Crimson swept four races from No. 10 Dartmouth and No. 11 MIT, retaining the Biglin Bowl with its win in the varsity eight, on the Connecticut River. The Crimson varsity eight finished in 5:47.0, registering a 3.7-second win over the host Big Green and finishing 10.4 seconds ahead of the Engineers. Harvard's other three entries each pulled away to wins of more than seven seconds.
Survey Says
Harvard (7-0) has been ranked second nationally throughout the spring season and received four first-place votes in this week's USRowing Collegiate Poll. The Crimson's wins so far have come against the teams ranked fifth-ninth, 11th and 14th in the nation. Its final three opponents are No. 3 Navy Saturday and No. 1 Princeton and No. 4 Yale next week in Princeton, N.J.
Last Season
The Crimson varsity eight hung on to beat Navy by less than a second last year on the Charles River. The Harvard freshman eight won by more than 12 seconds, while the Midshipmen picked up close wins in the second and third varsities and also won the second freshman race.
Haines Cup History
Harvard and Navy have alternated Haines Cup victories over the past six years. The Crimson holds a 36-7 cup-series lead, but five of the Midshipmen's seven wins have come since 2002. In all dual racing, Harvard holds a 42-9 series edge against Navy. The teams first raced in 1955 and first met for the Haines Cup in 1964.
Scouting the Midshipmen
The Navy varsity eight began the season ranked fourth nationally but beat No. 3 Yale by 1.5 seconds April 3 and subsequently passed Yale in the rankings. The Mids opened the season with a 6.7-second loss to top-ranked Princeton and has topped Columbia, Delaware and Georgetown since beating the Bulldogs. In last week's regatta against the Blue Hens and Hoyas, Navy won each of the five races by five seconds or more.

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@LATechHoops Press Conference Transcript: Nov. 24
head coach Michael White addressed the media
Post-Game Notes
LA Tech advances to NIT quarterfinals with 79-71 win at Georgia
Post-Game Quotes
Head coach Michael White, Chris Anderson and Alex Hamilton
LA Tech versus Iona 3/19/14
Bulldogs defeat the Gaels, 89-88, to advance to the 2nd round of the NIT
LA Tech at UAB 3/2/14
Bulldogs hold off Blazers for 67-58 road win
LA Tech versus Middle Tennessee 2/27/14
LA Tech defeated MT, 55-39, to move into a tie for first place in C-USA.
LA Tech versus Rice 2/15/14
LA Tech versus Rice 2/15/14
LA Tech versus Tulsa 2/6/14
LA Tech versus Tulsa 2/6/14
2013-14: Played in 34 games with 18 starts, including the last 16 games ... Totaled 335 points while averaging 9.1 points per game, playing 21.5 minutes of action on average ... Recorded double-digit scoring games 18 times while being the leading scorer in five games ... Finished 12th in C-USA in field goal shooting percentage (52.9) ... Also averaged 3.5 rebounds per game and 0.7 assists per game ... Was the team's leading rebounder in three games ... Got his first start as a Bulldog versus Centenary (11/13), scoring 10 points ... Registered lone double-double of career versus FIU (1/11) with career-highs in points (18) and rebounds (11) ... Followed that performance up with a 14-point effort at Tulane (1/16), including a career-high four three's ... Shot 8-of-11 from the field against Marshall (1/25) for 17 points ... Stepped into the starting lineup at UTEP (1/30) and stayed there the rest of the season ... Matched his career-high in points with 18 versus Tulsa (2/6) ... Recorded a career-high three steals against Rice (2/15) ... Played 35 minutes at East Carolina, a career-high ... Delivered several highlight reel dunks throughout the season.
2012-13: Played in all 34 games ... Totaled 156 points for an average of 4.6 points per game as well as 2.9 rebounds ... Recorded four double-digit scoring games and was the team's leading rebounder in four games ... Immediately saw significant action in the first game of the season at Texas A&M (11/9) with 27 minutes of play, registering seven points and four rebounds ... Recorded his first double-digit performance at Texas State (1/10) with 10 points, including a perfect 6-of-6 from the free throw line ... Had his most productive outing versus Seattle (1/19) with a career-high 15 points on 4-of-10 shooting and a career-high eight rebounds ... Went a perfect 5-of-5 from the field for 13 points versus San Jose State (3/2).
Tyler Junior College: Coached by Mike Marquis and Ifeanyi Koggu ... Played in all 30 games in 2011-12 ... Averaged 13.2 points, 6.6 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game ... Made 46 percent of his field goal attempts and 73 percent at the free throw line ... Named first team all-conference and all-region ... Led team to 18-12 record and reached the quarterfinals of the Region XIV Tournament ... Averaged 9.9 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists per contest as a freshman as the Apache went 19-11 and made an appearance in the Region XIV Tournament.
High School: Lettered three years at John Tyler High School in Tyler, Texas under coaches Gerald Anthony and Tony Pinson ... Named MVP of the 2010 Azalea Orthopedics Boys all-star game ... Averaged 17 points and eight rebounds per game his senior season ... Named All-East Texas MVP by the Tyler Courier-Times as a senior ... Picked as MVP and Offensive Player of the Year in district-5A ... Selected to the All-East Texas Boys first team by the Tyler Courier-Times his junior year ... Picked as the Newcomer of the Year his sophomore season by the Tyler Courier-Times ... Also participated in track and field.
Personal: Jaron Johnson ... Son of Michael and Cynthia Johnson ... Has two older brothers, Jeremy and Justin ... His brother, Justin, played at Tyler Junior College and the University of Iowa and currently plays professionally in Canada ... Born May 5, 1992 in Tyler, Texas.
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Sportsman's Expo 2014 Is August 22-24 at the Shreveport Convention Center
Additional Information
Townsquare Media's Sportsman's Expo, presented by MetroPCS, is the premier hunting, fishing and outdoors show in the Ark-La-Tex, is back! The three-day event is bringing big fun and bigger stars — including History's "Cajun Pawn Stars" — to the Shreveport Convention Center for a weekend that pays tribute to all the things that make Louisiana the Sportsman's Paradise.
When and Where
We're taking over the Shreveport Convention Center, located at 400 Caddo Ave. in Shreveport, Louisiana, August 22, 23 and 24. That's three days full of all things hunting, fishing, boating, camping, cooking, outdoor sports, vacations and more!
Here are the times each day Sportsman's Expo will be open:
Friday, August 22, 2014: 4 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Saturday, August 23, 2014: 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.
Sunday, August 24, 2014: 11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Special Guests
Along with the biggest and best hunting, fishing and outdoor vendors in the Ark-La-Tex, we're bringing some big stars to Sportsman's Expo.
Returning to Sportsman's Expo this year is the death-defying Texas Snake Man Jackie Bibby. You may remember him from his jaw-dropping stunts from last year's show. The always-awesome Fetch N Fish will also return, bringing a kid-friendly show featuring the best dogs around. And what would an outdoors show be without a trout pond? We'll have both at this year's event.
The Bayou State Bow Hunters Archery Tournament will be at Sportsman's Expo to challenge attendees skills with the bow and arrow.
Three-time All-Pro football star Bert Jones will also be at the show Saturday, August 23. The Ruston native and his dad were the first-ever father-son duo to be induced into the Hall of Fame.
We're also bringing some great music Friday night, courtesy of local favorites Cody Cooke and the Bayou Outlaws and Tildon Gillum.
O.T. Fears, long-time B.A.S.S. and Redfish ProBASS angler, will also be at Sportsman's Expo.
Last but not least, the stars of History's Cajun Pawn Stars will be at Sportsman's Expo. The DeRamus Family will be right here in Shreveport to chat with fans, take photos and share stories from the set of their hit show.
Tickets are available online and will save you money.
Here's the ticket price breakdown for each day of Sportsman's Expo if you don't buy your tickets online before Aug. 21.
Adults: $8 per person
Children: 12 to 6 — $5
(5 years and under get in free)
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SCHOOL-TO-WORK PROGRAMS IN URBAN DISTRICTS IN CALIFORNIA: A LEADERSHIP PERSPECTIVE by Rand James Lorah A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF EDUCATION August 2009 Copyright 2009 Rand James Lorah
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Two months before he and two family members were gunned down in their home, Jeffrey Kramer confided he was "worried about this Johnny coming in and shooting up the place," his father-in-law testified Wednesday.
"He had real concern about the safety of his family -- you could see it in his face," William Svatos Jr. said.
Next week, a DuPage County judge will decide whether Svatos can repeat that account when Johnny Borizov stands trial for the March 2010 murders of three members of his ex-girlfriend's family.
Prosecutors want jurors to hear from four witnesses who say victims Lori and Jeffrey Kramer told them weeks before they were killed that Borizov threatened or intimidated them.
The defense says the hearsay is unspecific or unreliable and shouldn't be permitted.
One witness, Evelyn Hanley, testified Wednesday that Lori Kramer came to her in January 2010 seeking extra security for their office building. Hanley said Kramer told her Borizov was "combative" and would "make her family miserable" because of a bitter child-custody battle with their daughter Angela.
Another co-worker, Dana Pauley, said Kramer told her Borizov once threatened, "I'm going to hurt you." On a different occasion, Borizov told her, "You'll never see your grandson again, and I hope you die," according to Kramer's mother, Joyce Tambarino.
The Kramers and their 20-year-old son Mike were fatally shot about 3 a.m. by an intruder who broke into the family's Darien home through a window. Angela Kramer hid in a closet and survived.
The additional witnesses would corroborate the account of co-defendant Jacob Nodarse, who pleaded guilty but mentally ill in 2011 to committing the murders, said Assistant State's Attorney Bernie Murray. Prosecutors say Nodarse murdered the Kramers at Borizov's behest to prevent them from testifying against Borizov in child-custody proceedings.
Nodarse is expected to take the stand when Borizov, 31, of Willow Springs, stands trial in April. Judge Daniel Guerin, said he would rule on the hearsay issue March 29.


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| Just how reliable are the NAND flash cells in solid-state drives (SSDs)? One of flash memory's drawbacks has been that it permits only a finite number of writes before it becomes unusable.
SSD reliability came under attack earlier this year when Avi Cohen, head of research and managing partner at Boston-based Avian Securities LLC, leveled the charge in a report that Dell laptops with SSDs were suffering from failure rates of between 10% and 20% and that the return rate on these laptops was between 20% and 30%.
Mark Farley at Dell EqualLogic responded in a blog that Dell's SSDs "are showing the kind of reliability that everyone expected of storage with no moving parts. They are just as reliable as rotating disk drives, if not more so."
Farley pointed out that Dell's SSDs don't use low-cost, consumer multilayer flash but single-level flash, which has better reliability. So these drives don't have disastrous end-of-life failures from wear-out. In fact, he says, Dell's next-generation SSD products will have performance levels that could exceed those of 7,200 rpm disk drives.
Flash drives do wear out, acknowledges David Flynn, CTO at Fusion-io. The startup's ioDrive offers a solid-state I/O NAND clustering technology that has been adopted by Hewlett-Packard (HP) for its enterprise-class BladeSystem c-Class system.
"Disk drives wear out, too, but people don't like to talk about that," says Flynn. "The thing about disk drives is you don't know when they'll wear out. Their average usable life span is five years. But the wear-out on flash drives is predictable, and we believe that predictable wear-out is much better than unpredictable [wear-out]."
Fusion-io's Flynn also notes that wear-out isn't a catastrophic failure. "Wear-out is bits getting stuck," he says, "and the problem of stuck bits can be easily corrected using ECC code."
Of course, wear-out is also related to where SSDs are in the storage infrastructure. Patrick Eitenbichler, director of marketing at HP's StorageWorks Division, says while SSD has value as a Tier 0 for I/O-intensive applications, "as Tier 1 storage, it wears out very quickly."
| But according to Michael Cornwell, Sun's manager of flash-memory technology business development, reliability--or the lack thereof--is the big myth when it comes to flash memory. "There's just a lot of bad press about how reliable flash is," he says. "We're saying that flash technology is reliable enough for the enterprise."
One way to ensure that is through flash controllers. "A lot of consumer SSD products based on flash are using controllers that are very anemic," says John Fowler, executive VP at Sun's Systems Group. "We're working with the manufacturer [of the flash drives] to make enterprise SSD controllers."
One user who likes the reliability factor of SSDs is Rich DeBrino, CIO at Advances in Technology, a healthcare VAR in Everett, WA. He recently told SearchStorage.com that "I'm 100% behind the idea of getting rid of moving parts. When's the last time your USB flash disk stopped working? Less moving parts equals less failures, period."
But no matter how reliable SSDs become, don't expect hard drives to disappear from the enterprise storage environment just yet. The benefits SSDs will bring to enterprise storage will be "less than people expect," says Andrew Reichman, senior analyst at Forrester Research, Cambridge, MA. "I wouldn't go giving back my hard drives anytime soon," he adds.
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The 2012/2013 season is here!
A new theatrical year lies ahead, filled with outstanding singers, musicians, dancers and a whole bunch of box-office success stories. Our Artistic Director Lise-Lotte Axelsson presents a season in which we will host several international stars, at the same time as many of the prominent roles will be performed by The Göteborg Opera's own soloists. For example, we can look forward to the musical Chess in Swedish, the operas Rusalka, Turandot, Tristan and Isolde and Simon Boccanegra.
Ballet Director Adolphe Binder presents an exciting dance season on the theme of Homelands & Risk Zones. With choreographers such as Sharon Eyal, Guy Weizman and Jo Strømgren, you will have a chance to experience shows created directly for the Göteborg Ballet. The dance season will also present two interpretations of the 100th anniversary of Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring, where the rebel Marie Chouinard presents one and the legendary Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch (guest performance) the other. Moreover, the dancers will continue to tour the world. Take the opportunity to see world-class modern dance at The Göteborg Opera.
Tristan and Isolde
Simon Boccanegra
The Barber of Seville
Crazy Mixmas
The Rite of SpringBodyremix
Tanzteater Wuppertal Pina Bausch
Café Müller/ Le Sacre du Printems
Have a look in the digital version of our General Programme 2012/2013 here
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WILSON, N.C. – Coker's Taylor Willis (Zephyrhills, Fla.) had a match high 22 kills, while Brittany Bass (Bethune, S.C.) had a match high 37 digs, but it was not enough as the Cobras dropped a five set match against Barton College, 3-2.
The loss drops the Coker to 8-18 overall and 5-10 in Conference Carolinas play, with Barton improving to 10-14 overall and 6-10 in conference play with the win.
Coker began the night by picking up wins in the first and second sets with scores of 25-21 and 26-24, but the Bulldogs were not to be counted out as they stormed back with three straight wins; 25-20, 25- 21 and 26-24.
Katie McElveen (Hartsville, S.C.) had a double-double with 11 kills and 34 digs, while Samantha Celek (Charleston, S.C.) dished out 54 assists. Mindy Morris (Beaufort, S.C.) added 29 digs to the Cobra efforts and April Griggs (Bishopville, S.C.) and Hannah Vadakin (Centennial, Colo.) each added nine kills.
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Ellsbury appears on track to start Wednesday
By Ian Browne /9/25/2013 1:19 A.M. ET
DENVER -- Jacoby Ellsbury passed every test on Tuesday and is on track to make his return to the lineup on Wednesday night against the Rockies.
This will be Ellsbury's first game action since Sept. 5. He suffered a compression fracture of his fight foot on Aug. 28 and initially tried to play through it.
"He's likely to be in the lineup tomorrow in center field, leading off," said manager John Farrell.
Ellsbury will probably be removed after three at-bats.
"Looking forward to getting on the field. It should be fun," said Ellsbury.
With Ellsbury's return looming, Dustin Pedroia moved out of the leadoff spot, where he had been hitting of late, and was restored to the No. 3 spot in the batting order.
Shane Victorino led off Tuesday's game.
Red Sox trying to stave off A's for best record
DENVER -- Despite losing, 8-3, to the Rockies on Tuesday night, the Red Sox's lead for the best record in the American League -- and thus, home-field advantage throughout the postseason -- remains at one game over the Athletics.
Even though they have the AL East locked up, manager John Farrell the final four games will keep his team focused.
"I think it helps without a doubt," Farrell said. "Before we started September, one of the things we looked at was [the] difficulty to our schedule, and I thought that was a bonus. We knew we were going to be challenged not only by coming out here to Colorado, but the teams that we were playing, where we were in relation to everybody else in the division and it's maybe kept us accountable to our daily work and preparation because of the opponents we were playing."
Aside from the advantage of opening each postseason series at home, the team with the best record in the AL would play the winner of the Wild Card play-in game, rather than the Detroit Tigers.
"I think the fact that we would be able to secure home-field advantage throughout the playoffs, evident by the way we played at home and the way our guys embrace our environment, it would be a very good thing," said Farrell.
The Red Sox own the best home record in the AL at 53-28.
The Red Sox have one game in Colorado, followed by three final regular-season games in Baltimore against the Orioles.
The A's also finish their schedule on the road, with one game in Anaheim and three at Seattle.
If the Sox and A's finish with the same record, Oakland would win the tiebreaker, according to research done by the A's media relations staff.
The first tiebreaker is head-to-head, and the teams split their six games. The second tiebreaker is games within the division, and if the teams finish with identical records, the best Boston could do is tie Oakland in that category. Ditto for the third category, which is games within the AL.
The fourth tiebreaker is the last half of games (71) against AL competition, and the A's would finish with a better record in that category no matter what.
"We are also in a position where we control our own destiny," Farrell said. "The rules are the rules. The schedule is not going to be fair to everybody. Everybody plays 162, but the fact is we played more games than anyone before the All-Star break, so you can say that might be a benefit on our part to get off-days late in the season. Hopefully it doesn't come into play."
Farrell still mum on postseason rotation
DENVER -- Whether or not Red Sox manager John Farrell knows what his rotation will be for the American League Division Series, which will start on Oct. 4 at Fenway Park, he is not ready to announce it yet.
Instead, Farrell will make sure each of his starters get through their final turns in the rotation without any hitches.
"We'll probably wait until we get through the weekend and then we have our discussions a little bit more in depth," Farrell said.
Clay Buchholz, Jon Lester and John Lackey are starting the final three regular-season games.
Given the way Lester has pitched down the stretch, he would seem to be the most likely choice for Game 1.
Lackey's numbers are far better at home (6-3, 2.47 ERA) than on the road (4-9, 4.39 ERA), which could lead to Farrell giving him the ball in Game 2.
Buchholz and Jake Peavy would probably pitch Games 3 and 4 in that order.
Roster decisions loom for Red Sox
DENVER -- As these final five games unfold, the Red Sox will have some things to think about when it comes to the American League Division Series roster.
Assuming the club goes with 11 pitchers, that would leave room for five bench players.
Four of them are all but certain in Jonny Gomes, David Ross, Mike Carp and Xander Bogaerts. The fifth position player spot would seem to be between Quintin Berry, John McDonald and Jackie Bradley Jr.
Berry offers a pure stolen-base threat. Bradley has some speed, and he also brings a very strong glove in the outfield. McDonald, who is probably the underdog among the three, can play all over the infield.
"That's part of the greater discussions that we have as we kind of walk through any potential moves, any potential pinch-hit situations," said Farrell. "Who's available to give us further options if we choose to go to someone in the fifth or sixth inning? Do we have someone later on to hold back and cover us positionally? Those are all the conversations that are starting right now."
Then there is the bullpen, where there are probably seven spots available. Koji Uehara, Junichi Tazawa, Craig Breslow, Brandon Workman and Ryan Dempster seem to be definites.
Then there are the bubble candidates, which include four lefties -- Matt Thornton, Felix Doubront, Franklin Morales and Drake Britton.


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In her role as the courtside spotter, Havens will be the eyes and ears for the TV production crew in the truck. She will be in constant communication through her headset to relay pertinent information back to the Director that might be useful in telling the story and broadcasting the matches. It could be something she picks up in listening to the competitors, it could be an injury or physical problem, it could be weather related, it could be who is in the stands and why. Her trained volleyball eyes coupled with her TV production experience have put her on the biggest stage in the world at the Summer Olympics in London.
Havens, based out of Atlanta, is part of a crew of freelancers that will coordinate the beach volleyball telecasts to the world, including the United States' NBC broadcasts. Beach volleyball draws big TV ratings in the Olympics, and searching online, news is that beach volleyball is one of the hottest tickets in London, with asking prices of 450 pounds ($715) for one ticket to one medal round.
"I know I am lucky to get the assignment, but I know I am qualified and ready," Havens said. "I am fortunate to have a role in my first Olympics but hope it isn't my last. To get to be in a position out on the court where all the action is, couldn't be more exciting," the former GSU volleyball captain noted.
Not only is Havens where the action is for beach volleyball, she is in the heart of what people know about London. The beach volleyball is being played on Horse Guards Parade Grounds, an area directly across from Buckingham Palace and outside the Prime Minister's 10 Downing Street home.
A GSU journalism major ('08) with a concentration in telecommunications, Marissa hasn't stopped gaining experience in the TV industry since she did internships with Turner Sports and WSB-TV while at Georgia State.
"To be able to combine my love for volleyball with my passion for broadcasting is a dream come true," Havens expressed. "I am excited to take all my experiences and apply them to this Olympic production. Live sports action is a challenge, and working as a team in getting the broadcast on the air takes the efforts of lots of skilled professionals."
One doesn't start overnight on a world stage, so the 26-year old Havens has been going non-stop since her first internship five years ago in 2007. "I have had experience covering live events that have included some of the amazing Olympic athletes. For example, the past few years I have been on the crews to cover the USA Swimming National Championships and the Pan-Pacific Championships," she said. "I did the Duel in the Pool event between the USA and the European All-Star teams."
Havens' previous assignments have included an associate producer for the Varsity Cheer Broadcasts for college and high schools on ESPN and FSN and production assistant for the United Football League on Versus and HDNet. With Turner, Havens has logged in pre-game and post-game highlights for NBA games and baseball games. She's been a stage manager for Atlanta Falcons preseason games. She's been a graphics coordinator for USA Swimming Grand Prix's, and NCAA and SEC Swimming and Diving Championships. Back in the beginning days as a GSU student, she was working at the Weather Channel as a floor director and camera operator or running the teleprompter. She studied everyone's every move as an intern at WSB-TV. She may be a little nervous at the Olympics, but it is obvious she is qualified and ready to accept the challenges.
One of her mentors and bosses is Peter Lasser, the founder of Lasser Productions and a veteran TV sports producer for almost three decades. "Going to school at Georgia State in Atlanta enabled me to gain some experiences and make some professional contacts, while competing in sports and earning my degree," she said. Marissa came all the way across the country to GSU from Antioch, Calif., a city about halfway between San Francisco and Stockton.
"I am leaving Atlanta July 23 to get ready," Havens stated. "We'll be staying in center city London, and I'll be staying with the A crew all the way through the medal rounds on August 9. My husband is coming over then and we'll be able to have a two-week vacation touring Scotland and Ireland."
Havens, whose maiden name was Levasseur at Georgia State, was a team captain and the libero for the Panthers as a senior with the 16-14 team of fall 2007. She has helped keep stats at GSU matches since and participated in last year's Alumni Day Game at GSU. "I am glad to see Georgia State be one of the first in the NCAA to start sand volleyball, and I hope to get to come to some matches on the new outdoor courts."
If you get to watch the Olympics beach volleyball and enjoy, remember it is a GSU alum who is playing a role in telling the stories for your viewing pleasure.


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Nov 21, 2004, 04:01 #1
Why are backlinks now showing up?
I have several sites with lots of back links, but when I search Google for the backlinks, they are not showing up at all.
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Your search - link:http://www.bettafish.info/ - did not match any documents.
Bettafish.info has links from many websites, including from PR5 and PR6 pages (which are supposed to get scanned by Google more often).
Also my newly acquired domain - http://www.ladcoappraisal.com - shows no backlinks. When I search Google for the name, I get many pages with links to this URL, including a Yahoo listing.
I think this happens with new domains that still don't have any PR in the toolbar. It has happened to me in the past with new websites and got fixed only with the toolbar update. Suddenly backlinks went from zero to over 500 or so...
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The link query in google does not work it like that since a long time. Backlinks are updated once in several months and still they only shows a small part of all backlinks
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ladcoappraisal.com is a new site and have Yahoo listing? you bought an expired domain? What is the duration between expiration and your buy?
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Yes, I bought an expired domain. I bought it because of all the backlinks it had listed in the domainsbot.com database. I bought it as soon as it was available - the day it expired. The site was probably down for a bit before the name expired though.My Web Publishing Blog: B6S.net - I dofollow but don't spam!
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7. Killing Live Tiles
Live Tiles are like tiny portals into the soul of an application, and we can think of dozens of ways to use them to improve productivity. But they're also intrusive, and by default they might display pictures that users might never have intended to be made public. If you're hooked up to Facebook for example, its Live Tile rotates through the profile pictures of your friends, which are completely out of your control. One way to deal with this and keep seeing the images would be to long-click the Tile and move it to a less conspicuous Metro section. To disable the live feed (your only other choice), right-click the tile until its settings controls appear at the bottom of the screen (shown) and select "Turn live tile off."


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Preservation Tools and Training in the Digital Age:
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May 8, 2008
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The presentation began with a brief review of current challenges in the preservation field. The speaker then described the Northeast Document Conservation Center's (NEDCC) new initiative to produce new training and tools to address these challenges. These include the development of a new methodology to survey the preservation needs of digital collections; a new online course entitled Preservation 101; and dPlan, the online disaster tool. Also on the horizon is CoStep, a guide to cooperative statewide disaster planning. In closing the speaker offered recommendations about needs for leadership and funding to advance preservation in the digital age.
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Ann Russell has served as Executive Director of the Northeast Document Conservation Center since 1978. She received her undergraduate degree from Harvard University and holds a PhD in English Literature from Brandeis University. She has served on the Boards of Directors of Heritage Preservation and the Intermuseum Conservation Association in Cleveland, Ohio, as well as on preservation committees of the American Library Association and the Society of American Archivists. She currently serves as Chair of the Association of Regional Conservation Centers and as Treasurer of the Society of American Archivists. She has organized conservator exchanges and training programs in Russia, Mongolia, Cuba, South Africa, Latin America, and Central Europe. She has written two books and numerous articles on preservation.


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KNOXVILLE – Although Tennessee head coach Derek Dooley was not at Wednesday morning's practice while recovering from hip surgery, his presence was still felt on Haslam Field where it was business as usual for the Vols.
"We ran our stuff, we did what we had to do and everything went as well as it could," UT defensive coordinator Sal Sunseri said. "Everybody wants Coach Dooley out there, but because of the seriousness of that hip he had to get it done. The kids were energetic, they were enthusiastic and they practiced like they were supposed to. They stayed to the standard of the practice."
Dooley, who underwent a surgical procedure to repair a fractured right hip on Tuesday afternoon, will coach from the press box at Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville on Saturday, but the Vols don't expect it to affect their typical game day coaching duties much, if at all.
"It's really easy because he is going to be up in the press box talking to me when the defense is on the field and he is going to be talking to one of the other coaches on offense when the offense is on the field we are going to manage it just fine," Sunseri said. "Coach has it totally managed, we've already talked about it as a staff. We have a plan and we will execute our plan."
"He's on the headset with us throughout the game. Whether he is standing right next to you or up in the press box, you are still hearing the same language, the same verbiage and you are just going through the day and managing what is going on. Of course we would love to have down him on the field, but because of the injury and what the heck is going on, for his sake, he needs to be up in the press box. We will manage it down on the field."
Although the assistant coaches will certainly be able to manage the on-field responsibilities, there is a reason the head coach is typically roaming the sideline rather than sitting upstairs.
"I think the one thing maybe that you miss that some people don't see is that Coach Dooley has an opportunity to look a guy in the eye and talk to him to see kind of how they are feeling and how they are reacting and what they need to hear," assistant coach Josh Conklin said. "When you get up in the press box it is a completely different world and the emotional part of it is taken out a little bit."
While being in the press box will limit Dooley's emotional interaction with the players, Conklin was quick to point out that it will also give him a different perspective when looking at the game from a more analytical angle.
"You have to look at it as a positive too," Conklin said. "He will probably be able to see some things offensively and see some things defensively that maybe you wouldn't necessarily be able to see."
Instead of looking his players in the eye, Dooley will now have the opportunity to work a little more closely with a few of his assistant coaches instead. For one, offensive coordinator Jim Chaney is looking forward to the new experience.
"I have felt like a few times that the head coach has been sitting next to me in the press box, but I have never had him there before," Chaney said. "I am looking forward to it. It will be a great experience and I have no issue with it. Coach and I have a great relationship, we talk throughout the game all the time, he will just be sitting right beside me."
Football can be a tension-filled game and Chaney knows that could lead to some interesting conversations on Saturday.
"We will manage, we are grown-ups," Chaney said. "I am sure he will yell at me, I'll yell at him and we will get right through it and move on with the game. That is what happens. I won't yell at him, he's my boss, you know how that goes."
One member of the Vols' coaching staff has been through a very similar situation as to what the team will go through on Saturday with the head coach in the press box.
Defensive line coach John Palermo was at Wisconsin in 1999 when then-head coach Barry Alvarez was sidelined with knee surgery. Palermo was the assistant head coach during his time with the Badgers and saw increased duties with Alvarez limited.
"I was acting head coach for about three games," said Palermo, who was on the staff at Wisconsin from 1991-2005. "It was a little different. For the first game, (Alvarez) was in the Mayo Clinic and we talked on the telephone -- he had a feed to his room. Then the next two games he was up in the press box. Which he pretty much ran the show. On the field, I took care of things for him."
That one game which Palermo served as interim head coach was on October 9, 1999 and the Badgers pulled out a 20-17 victory at Minnesota.
Back 13 years ago, Palermo was very clear that he knew who was in charge even though he wasn't present at the Metrodome.
"This is the character of Barry Alvarez's football team," Palermo told the media after the game in 1999. "It's not my football team. I'm just one of many assistant coaches that follow the plan that he set forth."
Fast forward to 2012 and Palermo has the same message.
"Coach Dooley has things squared away the way he wants to do things," Palermo said on Wednesday. "Practice was run just like he was there. He gave us the practice plan, so we did it exactly like he wanted us to.
"(At the game) it's going to be business as usual, exactly like it has been every week."
The Vols can hope to replicate Palermo's success with Wisconsin, as the Badgers went 3-0 with wins over the No. 25 Gophers, Indiana and No. 11 Michigan State on the way to winning the Rose Bowl with Ron Dayne and company.
"We did pretty good," Palermo said with a smile.
Mississippi State and Tennessee are very similar teams heading into this meeting in Starkville; offensive coordinator Jim Chaney knows that.
Both offensive lines have allowed just three sacks this season while both defenses have made nine interceptions, and both stats lead the SEC in 2012.
Tennessee's offense has put up bigger numbers, 506.6 total offensive yards per game as compared to the Bulldogs' 404.6. But the UT defense has also allowed more yards of total offense (425.8) compared to MSU (325.6).
The meeting between the two teams will be a dogfight; and not just between Smokey and Bully the Bulldog.
"They play their butts off, they play very hard," said Chaney about the MSU defense. "One thing that will show up will be effort. All 11 guys get the football. It is hard to find a play that you don't see all of those guys flying to the ball. They play extremely hard and we have to fight fire with fire and play just as hard."
Mississippi State's defense features some large cornerbacks, in 6-1 Darius Slay (4 interceptions) and 6-2 Johnthan Banks (3).
"I wish they were 5-4 and 5-5," said Chaney. "They are opportunistic, have great instincts and they see what is happening in front of them because they keep the play in front of them a lot. They play the ball in the air exceptionally well, they have good ball skills, and they are everything you are looking for in a large corner."
The large corners will have a tough test on their hands matching up with Justin Hunter and Cordarrelle Patterson. The duo, along with Chaney's play calling and Bray's arm, has created some outstanding touchdowns for the Vols this season.
Something Mississippi State knows a little bit about.
"All I can say is that I have spoken to Sal about it," said Chaney. "They are very creative on the offensive side of the ball and some of their creativity creates some problems so we have had to be ready for everything. We are excited about those opportunities to go out and play. We do a lot on our side of the ball on offense so our defense are prepared for a quite a bit of stuff. We hopefully have them ready to go from our side of it."
What it will all come down to is the line of scrimmage and the battle of the two offensive lines.
"I think it is the key to everything in the SEC," said Chaney. "The line of scrimmage plays are going to win or lose ball games. You feel pretty comfortable as a play caller when that is getting done. The kids up front against Georgia had a lot of confidence about them and were hitting them pretty good. We feel good about running the ball and we hope or anticipate that it will be the same. Our kids up front have been playing a lot of football, they are juniors now, and we have one senior up front. They have played a lot, they have seen a lot and our expectation is that they will go out and do well again this upcoming Saturday."
(On the line blocking for the running backs)
"Tremendous amount. As a play caller I don't feel as obligated to throw the ball as often as I have done in the past. As long as we are running the ball efficiently, it is comfortable to stay with it. As long as you are not it is hard to keep going. That is a patience that personally I have always struggled with, but I am getting better with that as our line continues to improve run blocking."
(On the run game)
"I don't know. I felt pretty comfortable handing the ball off most of the season. I feel like that is who we are and it gives the O-Linemen a chance to hit somebody so I am excited about that."
(On what Troy did to rack up so many yards against Mississippi State)
"They lined up a lot in open formations, played at a rapid pace, handed it off, threw the ball in the perimeter, they did a lot of nice things, Troy did. That is who they are and they played a good ball game down in Troy that day. We do similar things, but we have a more physical game lining it up with the fullback and tight end style offense that we like also. They don't do a lot of that, they are a four-wide team."
(On Rajion Neal)
"Quite a bit. He is getting more disciplined. The more reps that he gets on particular runs the better his vision is and the discipline that he has. I think we saw a lot of that in the past ball game that we hit the same play several times and as the game went on he grew more mature with the play and handled the play better."
(On Zach Rogers and seniors)
"I think you are dealing with maturity, he is a senior, and health, he's stayed healthy. That is the key for Zach. In his past he has had a ding here and a ding there that has affected him because he is not a large guy. So when he gets hurt it bothers him. So far he has stayed relatively health, and he is a senior. Those are neat. I look out at the field and see a few seniors. It warms my heart. I like it. Seniors are neat people; I haven't known that in a while."
(On what happens with Dooley's sideline responsibility)
You will have to refer those questions to him. Right now we have been status quo with everything that we have been doing. His responsibilities on the sidelines, he handles all of the timeouts and I am sure that he has a plan for that. We will discuss that at a later date. We are ready to go. Everybody else is doing exactly what we always do.
(On rushing more)
"I felt the same way. He was sensing that from the line. The line and running backs were excited to go and hit them and keeping playing football. Didn't surprise me a bit. Quarterbacks are great. When they are mature enough to handle it, they sense what is going on and understand if you can win at the line of scrimmage, it makes their life good. Tyler is at that stage of his career, he understood what was going on and the line was wanting to be fed, so we tried to feed them."
(On not forcing the ball)
"I think the key is just patience, taking what the defense gives you and don't force the ball. We have had some issues late in games trying to make too many plays and trying to get Tyler to calm down and realize sometimes there is just not a play to be made. Tyler believes in his own skill so much that he will try and force some things once in a while and we are trying to get that out of him. All-in-all, the Mississippi State secondary is good, they are opportunistic, they have great ball skills and we have to watch ourselves. If we throw it up to them, they are going to make the play."
(On Mississippi State)
"Mississippi State is a sound football team. They run the ball extremely well, they have play-action they hit you with, they have explosive playmakers, their running back hits good runs, their play-action game, [Chad] Bumphis is a good receiver and all that. They are playing very sound football, they are not making any mistakes and they are creating turnovers on the other side of the ball."
(On testing out new players in the secondary in practice)
"We go through each week and we give everybody an opportunity to play. Everybody gets reps. Whether it was the first week or this week, it really didn't matter. Everybody is getting a chance to play so gets a chance to get out there and show what they can do."
(On the opportunity for other players to earn playing time)
"The same guys have been getting repped the same amount of reps. Once they start learning and being able to apply it, then they will play. Until they learn it and if they what the heck they are doing, they aren't going to play. The bottom line is that guys who know what to do and how to do it will play."
(On Jaron Toney)
"Jaron Toney has done a great job. He's made on plays on special teams and usually I look at things really simple. When a young man goes out and starts making plays on special teams and starts getting noticed, then he is ready to get in there in the fire on first and second and third down. The kid has made some plays, he has done a good job and he will have an opportunity to get out there and show what he can do."
(On managing Curt Maggitt)
"Managing him has been tough. We are resting him and he is ready to go. Young kids playing in this conference is tough. You think about last year, him and A.J. [Johnson] going through the whole SEC as freshmen and playing, it is hard. You know the physicality in this league. The bottom line is that I think he is better. He is more rested and his toe is feeling better, so things are good."
(On the team's improvement)
"I think this past week we got better. I think right now, coming off today's practice I feel good about it. Those guys went out there and they practiced really, really well. They executed some things extremely well. I'm excited and I think they are excited and want to get out and play football on Saturday night."
(On how far the defense is from eliminating big plays)
"I can't answer that. When you go out there and things happen every day. We would like to go out the next [seven weeks] and cut all of them out, but in football there are explosive plays. You try to eliminate the explosive plays but there are going to be one or two. You don't want more than what we've had."
(On the progress of LaDarrell McNeil)
"I am really excited about LaDarrell. He has done a great job this past week. That young man is flying around making plays and he is going to be a heck of a player at the University of Tennessee. I think he brings a level of talent. This kid is extremely quick, extremely fast and has football instincts. When you have those type of intangibles, you are going to play for a long time, whether it is here or the next level."
(On who McNeil reminds him of)
"I hate making comparisons. He is LaDarrell McNeil. He is a dang good football player, he was a great recruit coming out of Texas, he is here at the University of Tennessee and he is going to make us better."
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As for asian country, I think there's a country in the novel world that is modeled from East Asian country, but since it's located far away from the centre of the story, I don't think that country will be explored much.
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The crossbow was invented so that the arrows can actually penetrate armor, they have a shorter range than a regular bow but were more powerfull.
I'd like to see how the Knights of Brune would deal against it if it were used in numbers.
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I began to think that probably the strongest point of Briune's army is their sheer number. Remember in Vol 1 where the King of Briune had no qualms to deploy most of armies in his kingdom just to crush enemies which only a fifth number of them?
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They just weren't counting on several things, that's on. Those being:
-Thenaldie and Ganlon conspiring to assassinate the Prince even before the armies encounter each other
-Vanadis Elenore attacking from their rear formation at night, entirely undetected
-Zion being a complete coward
In terms of battle strategy being through sheer numbers, Muozinel has everyone beat.
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I don't think it's that barbaric to use fire either, what else could you possibly do against the full plate armored knights who you can't kill with arrow and can crush you easily, acting like they were so noble? Well, I think using fire kinda suck too, since it'd even scare the same side.
It's an act of slaughtering surrendered soldiers and civilians, raping them that I think is barbaric and cruel. Did I even mention about that? Don't just say I'm a closed-mind person like that?
Hell, modern warfare is far more cruel than this. Dark age and mediaval age can never compare to the warfare in WW2.
As for archers being cowards who could only assassinate people from afar, the so called knights having full plate armor that arrow can't penetrate and their shield asking to duel an archer who only has light armor at best seem like a bunch of fucking cowards to me.
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Considering that not every archers are as good as Tigre, fighting against knights openly is simply suicidal, yet the knights (especially wealthy people who can afford the armor and weapon in the first place) act like people are dirt when they simply play dirty yet trying to glorify themselves.
Using fire against them is risky too, it's not like flamethrower are safe to use...
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Even with that, Tigre's skill with the bow as well as potential threat is accurately gauged and respected by his Brune enemies who have the sense to look past the set-in-stone discrimination; the first of whom was Roland the Knight of Knights (who believed that Tigre was as much a monster as he was); second was Thenaldie's second-in-command who, after seeing Tigre's ability with the bow in person, decided that Tigre needed to die right then and there even at the cost of his own life. Even Thenaldie recognized Tigre's threat, noting that there was no way he could get so far and so successful (especially during the Muozinel invasion with 10 to 1 odds against him) with just luck and cooperation.
That behavior (the rich treating the poor like dirt) is not present with everyone. First, only Thenaldie, Ganlon as well as their cronies only espouse that notion (the whole treating their civilian population like shit). Thenaldie even has husbands and wives fight each other with swords (and hold betting games as to who would win), while Ganlon likes to torture them with drowning while wearing a mask. For the rest, they're nowhere near as bad; Tigre, for one, treats his people nicely, and so does Odje (his first aristocrat Brune ally).
Second, not everyone can afford to arm their army with knights. Mostly the rich and powerful nobles (like Dukes Thenaldie and Ganlon) have a lot of knights; their "border guards" are all also knights.
Addendum: You'd be surprised how ingenious Tigre's strategies with his archers when facing against knights get. The knights stand no chance. They can call it dirty for all they want, but it works at the end and that's all that matters.
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just for the lulz of it.
btw I wonder what Tigre's enemies in Brune would react if the saw him in action unmatched in ranged combat and at the same time having the HVHEAP ability of the black bow.
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He doesn't use armor-piercing tips. He just aims at the weak spots of armors. And as said before, they don't just pride themselves on their armor but also with their long shields.
I would say the sight of him shooting down a flying dragon with an arrow shot that was basically a miniature railgun which had the power to send several soldiers around him flat on their asses from the shockwave alone was enough to scare the shit out of those who saw it. Seeing as Zion's men basically threw down their weapons and armor and ran off like sissies after Elenore announced Tigre's kill.
EDIT: I forgot to add one important thing. NO ONE knows of the Bow's power except for Tigre, Elenore, Lyudmila and Sophiya (for the heroes' side, and Drachvach, Voljenoi, Ganlon and Greast for the villains). As far as everyone else is concerned, the dragon was shot down by a Vanadis' power. During the encounter against Roland, only Roland was able to witness the bow's power, and he kept that secret with him to the grave. They're desperately trying to keep it a secret, and for several good reasons.
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I thought he'd use assorted arrows like AP (didn't Mila provide him with a frost arrow or did she simply enchant some arrows of his?) or incendiary but if a normal steel point thats used for hunting is nocked to the Black Bow, it may very well be a round for a freakin' railgun. I'll assume that he's using bodkin points to reach that ZOMGWTF range or the broader one like that of a crossbow albeit a bit heavy on the ballistics
and what exactly was the maximum range Tigre could even reach with his near god-like (Tir Na Fa, you like it, don't you?) archery skill? and could the bow simply be a railgun without the boom?
I believe that the conditions that activated the bow's ability of x2 range and HVHEAP is his blood literally on the bow. in v5 he... kinda didn't need that condition seeing as it just went with his emotions.
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With Viralt aid: Vanadis has to be around Tigre, and/or have some sympathy/affection for him.
1. How the other Vanadis might react. Remember that Vanadis are special not just because of their Viralts but also of their positions (directly below the King's in authority and above everyone else).
2. How Brune itself might regard Tigre.
3. How the other countries might regard Tigre, and by extension Brune.
He doesn't use assorted arrows. The Viralts lend their power to whatever arrow is being nocked by Tigre at the time.
The Black Bow's power on its own has yet to be explored. The farthest range it has ever reached was during Volume 1, with Elen's Viralt's aid, as it fired so high it shot through a cloud.
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I wonder what would happen if he founded a school of Archery without the freakin' discrimination of his own countrymen...
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If they could just chuuni shounen magic their way through opposition without an ounce of effort or struggle, I would've dropped this series in a heartbeat.
Just because they have power, doesn't mean they get to abuse it. No one is also invincible even if they have access to powers.
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Reyes all smiles as era with Blue Jays takes flight
Anthopoulos had long coveted 'electric' shortstop acquired in blockbuster deal
By Gregor Chisholm /01/17/13 8:25 PM ET
TORONTO -- Jose Reyes couldn't help but go through a wide range of emotions after finding out he had been dealt from Miami to Toronto in November.
On one hand, there was anger and frustration over the Marlins organization having broken their promise of not including Reyes in any trades. On the other, there was a sense of rejuvenation and excitement about joining a Blue Jays organization that appeared to be on the rise.
Whatever anger may have been present has long since dissipated, and Reyes couldn't stop smiling during his introductory news conference in Toronto on Thursday afternoon as he talked at length about the club's chances of taking the next step.
"I went to Dubai, and one day I get up at 6 o'clock in the morning and I see all of the text messages saying I got traded," Reyes said when asked how he learned of the deal. "After that, I said, 'You know what? It's a better opportunity with the Blue Jays.' It's all about winning, the team that we're going to put on the field is going to be good, so I can't wait."
When Reyes was officially acquired from Miami alongside Josh Johnson, Mark Buehrle and Emilio Bonifacio, it marked a coup of sorts for general manager Alex Anthopoulos. Reyes had been a player he had long coveted but never had been able to afford.
That changed at the end of the season when the Blue Jays' ownership group gave permission for the club to add a sizable amount of payroll. Even though Reyes' asking price had been out of Toronto's range just one year before as a free agent, there was suddenly the possibility of adding him into the mix as well.
The trade talks with Miami started with Johnson, expanded to Buehrle and then became the biggest deal in franchise history once Reyes' name was included. Anthopoulos finally had his guy, even though for years prior, he never envisioned it could actually become a reality.
"At the time, we just weren't set up to really pursue him," Anthopoulos said of Reyes' free agency last offseason. "I haven't told him this, but he's probably my favorite player in the league to watch. He's the type of guy you want to come see play. He's electric, high energy, smile on his face, so many things.
"I think any GM would love to have him. I think with where we were at with payroll, we had a shortstop and the depth that we had, maybe it wasn't necessarily going to make sense. We never had dialogue as a free agent, but he's always been someone we admired a lot, and I'm thrilled to have him now."
Reyes provides the Blue Jays with a unique skill set they haven't possessed in years. His range in the field is well above average, but perhaps more importantly is his All-Star ability at the plate and on the basepaths.
The 29-year-old is a career .291 hitter with a .342 on-base percentage and 410 stolen bases in 10 seasons at the big league level. He won the National League batting title in 2011 (.337 average), a Silver Slugger Award in 2006 and has led the league in stolen bases on three occasions.
Reyes represents the Blue Jays' first natural leadoff hitter since Shannon Stewart and arguably the best top-of-the-order bat the organization has ever had -- if you don't count Rickey Henderson's brief spell with the club in 1993.
The Blue Jays already had the league's seventh-ranked offense last year despite a series of injuries, and that number is expected to rise with Reyes and Melky Cabrera setting the table for Jose Bautista and Edwin Encarnacion in the heart of Toronto's lineup.
"Everybody knows the way I play," said Reyes, who has five years and $96 million remaining on his contract. "The one thing I'm going to do is try to get on base and score a lot of runs. That's what I've been doing my whole career, and hopefully I can keep doing that here. We have a very good lineup and we're going to be dangerous."
There was a time in the 1980s and early '90s when the Blue Jays were the most popular team in the Dominican Republic. The organization heavily recruited prospects from the region, and stars like Tony Fernandez, Damaso Garcia, Juan Guzman and George Bell only increased the popularity.
That could be the case again next season, as the first four batters in Toronto's lineup are Dominican. Reyes, Cabrera, Bautista and Encarnacion represent the star power, while others like Bonifacio and Esmil Rogers could end up playing pivotal roles on the team.
It's an exciting time for both Canada and the Dominican, as fans from all over have started jumping on the bandwagon of a team that has turned itself into a top contender in the American League East.
"When I went to the Dominican and everybody saw me on the street, everybody's talking about the Blue Jays," Reyes said. "We're going to have a lot of great players from the Dominican, so it's going to be exciting down there. In my town, everybody's a fan of the Blue Jays now, so that's good."


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While overall, Michigan's 11th graders are testing higher in most subject areas on the Michigan Merit Examination, gaps remain.
According to the Education Trust - Midwest, based in Royal Oak:
• Only six percent of African-American students are proficient in 11th grade MME math statewide. This is virtually unchanged from years past.
• Latino 11th grade students made gains in MME reading, jumping from 37.7 percent proficient in 2011 to 45.4 percent in 2014.
• Similarly, low-income students jumped from 35.1 percent proficient in 2011 to 43 percent in 2014.
For more details on Michigan Merit Examination results for 11th gradcers in Oakland County school districts and individual schools for each of five subject areas, click http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,4615,7-140-22709_35150_47475---,00.html
Oakland County 11th graders showed an overall increase in Michigan Merit Examinations in all subjects except math, with a significant jump in reading and social studies, according to results released by the Michigan Department of Education Monday.
MME Test results for Oakland County and Michigan 11th graders
•Math 37.5 37.7
•Reading 59.1 63.3
•Writing 57.2 57.8
•Science 32.9 35.2
•Soc. Stud. 45.2 50.5
•Math 28.6 28.8
•Reading 53.5 58.7
•Writing 49.3 50.8
•Science 25.7 28.4
•Soc. Stud. 38.6 42.7
Overall scores of Oakland County's high school juniors also were significant higher in all of the five subject areas tested: reading, writing, math, social studies and science. However, math and science scores in both Oakland County and the state showed that fewer than 40 percent of 11th graders were proficient in math and science. These are averages and scores that vary between districts, high schools and individual students.
Statewide, there were overall gains led by increases from 2013 to 2014 in both social studies and reading scores of 5.3 percentage points and 5.2 percentage points respectively in the MME administered to high school juniors in the spring. The MME is comprised of the ACT Plus Writing® college entrance exam; WorkKeys® job skills assessments in reading, mathematics and "locating information;" and Michigan-developed assessments in mathematics, science and social students. MME subject scores are based upon student responses to test items from each of the individual assessments.
"We are happy to see an upward trend in our scores, but we know that there is always room for improvement and we will continue to strive to meet every student at his or her level," said Shira Good, spokeswoman for Bloomfield Hills school district.
"Ultimately, this is just one form of measurement and one way to understand how we are doing. Our students are engaged, active learners, who are truly connected to the world outside of school and that's unfortunately not something we can measure on an MME exam," Good noted.
At Rochester Community high schools, average scores increased by 8 percents in reading, 7 percent in science and 9 percent in social studies, said Irene Larson, director of Rochester Community Schools assessment, grants and compliance department.
"I am pleased to report that the results for Rochester show improvement in every content area both on the MME as well as on the ACT," Larson said. In the ACT test that is part of the MME, the Mean Scale Score in reading jumped a full point from 22.2 to 23.3 and the Composite score increased from 22.8 to 23.5, she said.
In the Troy school district, spokeswoman Anne Mull said officials are pleased. "Our student scores improved in every content area," she said, noting college and career readiness is the goal.
"Our counselors help students to make course selections that challenge students to do their very best. Our teachers set the bar high for learning and provide students with opportunities for re-teaching and feedback that set students up for success beyond high school in both college and careers," Mull said.
Statewide, while math, writing and science results continued to show progress, social studies broke new ground in reversing a downward trend of several years, according to results of the spring MME is administered annually in the spring to high school juniors.
In Oakland County, reading scores went up by 4.2 percent, and social studies by 5.3 percent.
"Michigan students are making progress," Governor Rick Snyder said. "These improved scores reflect the hard work of the students, and also the great effort of teachers and others in our state's schools dedicated to improvement."
Another positive development in the 2014 MME results were the one- and four-year gains posted in most subjects by nearly all demographic groups. African American student proficiency scores during the past four years in reading showed a 6-point gain from 23.7 to 31.3 percent, state officials said.
Included in the MME each year is a free college-entrance exam for all juniors. The ACT results showed four-year proficiency gains for all students tested and 2013-2014 gains ranging from .4 to .8 points in all subjects except mathematics, which fell 1.1 points.
The slight drop in Michigan juniors meeting proficiency in ACT math impacts this year's overall "College Readiness" score included on Governor Snyder's Education Dashboard. The College Readiness score is the percentage of students meeting the ACT college-ready benchmarks in all ACT-tested subjects, English, reading, mathematics, and science.
Prior to this year, the percentage of students meeting the benchmark in all subjects had continued to rise steadily over the past four years — from 16.2 percent in 2010 to 18.1 percent in 2013.


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they know I'm Headed 2 da Top like a 2pay
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KATONAH, N.Y. On April 5, 2011, former New York Yankees centerfielder and Westchester resident Bernie Williams participated in the groundbreaking ceremony for The Harvey Schools new 22,000 square foot athletic center.
On that day, Williams promised the Cavaliers that he would return to cut the ribbon when construction finished. On Friday, he fulfilled that promise.
Williams took a pair of oversized scissors and snipped a blue ribbon to symbolize the opening of The Harvey Schools new athletic center that features two full-size basketball and volleyball courts, a 2,000 square foot fitness center and seating for 420 people.
Its a great thing for me to be here just to see your dreams come true, Williams said to the students and faculty in attendance. Its just awesome to be part of this.
The former Yankee also joked that he was still mourning the loss of the Yankees, who were eliminated by the Detroit Tigers in four straight games of the American League Championship Series.
Williams said a mutual friend who knows Paul Shaffer of "The Late Show with David Letterman" connected him with The Harvey School and the four-time World Series champion was proud to help a local endeavor.
Obviously, (theres) a great community of people and Im always trying to help, Williams said. Plus the fact that I always try to help in the community that I live. Im a Westchester guy so its just great to be here.
Steve Masiello, head coach of the Manhattan College mens basketball team and 1996 Harvey School graduate, was the other special guest at the event. Masiello holds the all-time scoring record for the Cavaliers basketball team.
Obviously, to see a facility like this at a high school level, Im blown away, Masiello said. Its just a sign of Harvey, the excellence that they have not only for student-athletes, but for the students.
Masiello also joked during his remarks at the podium that he is jealous he would not get to play in the new gym.
The Harvey Schools original gym was built in 1964 and Headmaster Barry W. Fenstermacher said in a letter that the schools most pressing need was to build a new athletic center. The schools enrollment has tripled since 1964 and 340 boys and girls in grades six through twelve now use the gym, as opposed to the 100 boys from grades five through eight when the original gym was built.
The school's board of trustees laid out a long-range strategic plan for The Harvey School in 2000. The first phase was a capital campaign called Building on Success that ended in 2005. This phase also included construction of the new Middle School additions and the Arts Center.
Phase two came to fruition on Friday with the ribbon cutting ceremony. The second phase consisted of the $5 million athletic center, $1 million for tennis courts, field acquisitions and upgrades, and a $1 million endowment.
The school expects construction on all the projects to be completed in 2014.
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Even more interesting is NSI's practice of refusing registrations to some registrants but granting them to others. Various registrants tried to register "nigger.com", and were refused, before NSI permitted the NAACP to register it (although why the NAACP wants to be associated with nigger.com is hard for me to grasp). Why do some organizations get special treatment for registering domain names?


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I find John Franchy's letter on the subject of gun control astounding ("More restrictive gun laws are not the answer," Dec. 20). I put it in my category of letters to the editor which I call "We have met the enemy, and it is us."
Mr. Franchy tells us he and other Americans have the right to bear arms — of any kind, apparently — in order to protect him and us from overbearing government and by implication other Americans. He says nothing about owning firearms for hunting or target practice. The mother of the young man who committed the horrendous crime in Connecticut reportedly had her arms for reasons similar to those Mr. Franchy cites, as well as for sporting purposes.
From his letter, one can only assume Mr. Franchy considers what happened in Connecticut collateral damage for his and the mother (a true irony) of the perpetrator's rights to bear any kind of arms. What a scary scenario.
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Can you picture The Office without Steve Carell? Yeah, we can't either, but NBC's top brass just filled us in about their plans in light of his recent admission he's ready to walk.
And gave you Heroes fans a teensy bit of hope too...
For the record, the Peacock net peeps seem just as willing to let Steve Carell abandon Dunder Mifflin as we fans are. "We hope we can keep him around for a long time," NBC's primetime entertainment president Angela Bromstad told reporters today. However, Steve's contract is up at the end of the 2010-11 season, and he told BBC Radio "I think that will probably be my last year."
NBC Uni TV Entertainment chairman Jeff Gaspin added: "The Office is a great ensemble show, and the producers are preparing in the event he chooses to move on." So who would fill his shoes? Any ideas?
Meanwhile, NBC has decided to pull Heroes off the air as a series, but Bromstad says she'll talk soon with executive producer and creator Tim Kring about doing some kind of TV event to wrap up storylines. No dates yet. No details. Just that it could be a two-hour movie in 2011. It sounds as though nothing has been discussed yet with Kring himself so…we'll see.
"We have satisfied the viewers' desire for the show," Bromstad says, hinting at the plummeting ratings in the past two seasons.
They also explained (sorta) the decision to pull Parks and Recreation from the fall lineup.
I'll be interviewing some of your favorite NBC peeps tomorrow morning bright and early here in NYC, so check back and send any questions you have for new and returning series (30 Rock, Chuck, Community, Parks & Recreation, The Office, Love Bites, The Chase, Saturday Night Live, Undercovers, The Event, Perfect Couples, The Cape, Celebrity Apprentice, Outsourced…That enough for ya?) via Twitter to @kristindsantos, or comment below.
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SPIRIT LAKE - While Estherville Lincoln Central was trying to steal a win on rival Spirit Lake's home floor, the Midgets didn't get inside enough against the Indians, who held on for a 58-46 victory Tuesday.
Adam Reiter, who had 29 points against Emmetsburg two weeks ago, surpassed the 20-point mark again with a 25-point night, including six 3-pointers.
But the Midgets didn't have another player in double digits.
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While ELC's Adam Reiter hit six 3-pointers and the Midgets finished with nine against Spirit Lake, it wasn't enough in Tuesday's 58-46 loss.
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"Adam did an excellent job of keeping us in the game," said ELC coach York Plagge. "We just had too many defensive breakdowns."
The Indians jumped out to a 7-0 lead but 3-pointers by Evan Hansen and Adam Reiter pulled ELC within 9-6. After two free throws by Tyler Swanson cut the deficit to one, Reiter hit his second trey to give ELC an 11-9 lead.
A tough basket under the basket by Tucker Milburn gave ELC a 13-9 edge after one quarter.
Matt Burrell opened the second quarter with a 3-pointer and another basket as ELC led 18-11. But then ELC went cold the rest of the half.
Meanwhile the Indians went on a 14-0 run with contributions from Paul Brown, Alex Pringnitz, Sam Harms and Zach Arneson to take a 25-18 lead at the break.
Spirit Lake extended its lead 33-20 early in the third quarter before consecutive 3-pointers by Derek Nieland and Reiter started an 8-0 ELC run to cut the deficit to 33-28.
Alec Henrickson answered with a 3-pointer of his own and Tyler Alger converted a three-point play to push the lead back to double digits, 39-28. Reiter hit one more trey to end the third quarter to cut the deficit back to single digits. He then started the fourth period with a three-point play as ELX got within five, 39-34. After a basket by Brown, Reiter hit his fifth 3-pointer to pull ELC within four, 41-37.
But ELC had another cold spell that proved disaster. Henrickson hit a 3-pointer and scored seven points in a 9-0 Indian run as Spirit Lake pushed the lead to 50-47.
ELC responded with an 8-2 run with Reiter draining his final trey of the night to make it 52-44, but the Indians made their free throws to seal the victory.
Burrell finished eight points and eight rebounds while Hansen had five points, Nieland had four and Swanson and Milburn each had two. ELC had 3-pointers and was 5-of-9 from the free throw line with eight turnovers.
Henrickson led Spirit Lake with 19 points while Arneson had 10, Brown and Pringnitz each had eight, Cole Thate had five, Sam Harms had four, Alger had three and Trevor Smith had one.
Spirit Lake out-rebounded ELC 27-22. The Indians were led by Arneson and Pringnitz with six rebounds each. They had were 8-of-10 from the free throw line and had eight turnovers.
ELC (7-12 overall, 4-8 in the Lakes Conference) travels to LeMars on Friday.
Spirit Lake (13-6 overall, 6-6 in the conference) hosts Emmetsburg on Friday.