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Welcome to my blog -- Jones Family Matters. Over time, I hope to post stories, pictures, etc. from all of my family lines. The initial posts will be about the Joneses, but I've researched my German, Irish and English roots, too. Surnames I've investigated include: Jones, Ryan, von der Heide, Cronin, Probert, Dailey, Wainright, Reed and Hellmann. I've spent the past year researching my colonial ancestors and hope to share what I've learned throughout 2016.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
The Last Word on John Cronin
The first place I traveled to in search of John Cronin was the town of Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky based an a newspaper article I had discovered in the Kentuckiana Digital Library. A visit to the Paris-Bourbon Co. library revealed a second article that gave several more clues as to the "real" John Cronin.
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True Kentuckian, Paris, Kentucky, April 5, 1882
John Cronin, who committed suicide at Mt. Sterling last Saturday night by morphine, was buried in the Catholic cemetery here on Monday. His father owns a lot in the cemetery, but it being contrary to rules of that church to inter a suicide in consecrated ground, he was buried in the strangers' lot. He was born and raised in Cynthiana, having been here three or four years ago exhibiting the two Elam children, or "Scaly Brothers," human curiosities from one of the mountain counties. Three or four weeks ago, while acting as Marshal of Mt. Sterling, he shot and wounded a Mr. Conner, for which he was under bond. He left a wife and 5 small children. His widow is a daughter of Thomas Probert, deceased, formerly of this city, she being the offspring of Mr. Proberts first marriage, Mr. P.'s second wife being a sister of Thomas Richardson, Sr., of this place.
Finally, the Mt. Sterling Sentinel Democrat, 4-14-1882, p. 2 reports the following:
"The body was buried and reburied until Father Barry told Mr. Cronin, the brother, that he could either take the body from the cemetery or leave it where it lay, in unconsecrated ground, or take all the bodies from the Cronin lot and the money that was paid for it would be refunded. Cronin cursed the entire congregation, and defied any man to step from the crowd, numbering 80 or 90 men, to stand before him, which polite invitation was, as a matter of course, declined. It was thought that the body will be brought here (Mt. Sterling)".
I've yet to find out where he is buried -- if moved again, it would mean four burials for poor John Cronin.
John Cronin was the husband of my great-grandmother, Lucy Probert Cronin. Lucy later had one more child, my grandmother, with William Dailey of Mt. Sterling. All six children were eventually raised in orphanages. I can't even imagine the difficult life Lucy had, nor can I imagine having to give up all six children. I wish Lucy could have been blessed with an easier life, but it is testimony to Roman Catholic nuns that all six children went on to lead productive lives.
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Bless the nuns indeed. Such tragic events.ReplyDelete
It's hard to read these articles and not react to them from a modern perspective. He was surely not the only man profiting by exhibiting "human curiosities" (PT Barnum comes to mind) but it's hard not to recoil.
Well done, Kathy. Fascinating reading.
- AnonymousApril 28, 2011 at 6:42 PM
Thank God for the nuns helping the children. Wonder if you will be able to find out why he killed himself?ReplyDelete
Betty A
Being that Lucy was my Great Great Aunt it pains me to think of what a difficult life at such a young age she had. Left with 5 children and a scarred family hx to say the least. Where did she get the strength to go on.
In your previous posting the newspaper article stated that he, John Cronin lived a lawless life and that he had a checkered career. I wonder what he was doing in Kansas.
In summary I think I would have liked Lucy very much, her strength and perseverance is her legacy
I found out there was a Bourbon Co. Kansas named after Bourbon Co., Ky. Kansas was a new territory and counties were forming. I couldn't find out why it was named after Bourbon Co., KY but it's possible that he went out there to see what opportunities might be available out west.
I agree about Lucy -- as we've discussed before, I would have liked to meet her. "Strength" is an adjective I would also use to describe her. I don't know how she survived in the face of so much adversity.


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Fun With Asbestos
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This exercise is a practical application of optical mineralogy involving identification of some asbestiform minerals.
This exercise is designed for a mid/upper-level undergraduate geology course on the principles of mineralogy.
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Students should have knowledge of basic chemistry and of minerals equivalent to what they would learn in an introductory geology class.
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This activity is the 17th of 36 mineralogy exercises and is used around the middle of the course. This activity is a stand-alone exercise, but is part of a larger volume of classroom and laboratory activities from "Teaching Mineralogy," a workbook published by the Mineralogical Society of America, Brady, J., Mogk, D. W., and Perkins, D., (editors), 1997,406 pp.
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- Learn about different properties that can be seen with an optical microscope. Relief, extinction angle, birefringence, etc., are observable in this exercise.
- Become familiar with mineral properties in thin section.
- Learn to distinguish asbsestiform and related minerals from each other.
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- Learn to sift through data in order to identify that which is key to solving a problem.
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- Recognize practical and meaningful applications for petrography and science.
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This exercise is a practical application of optical mineralogy involving identification of some asbestiform minerals. First, students learn about asbestos and its various forms and are posed several related questions. Then, they look at several asbestos grain mounts under a petrographic microscope and answer more related questions.
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Evolution and the Creationist Challenge
The perennial culture wars raging in the USA are expressed in many areas of society. One area of attack is the opposition by the Religious Right to the teaching of evolution in public schools. Since before the famous "Scopes Monkey Trial" in 1925, school boards and legislatures have tried to eliminate, add equal doses of creationism to, or water down the coverage of evolution. They have targeted evolution as a cause for many of their perceived "social evils," don't understand science, and cannot separate evolution from "Social Darwinism."
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Ronald Toth (3 credit hours)
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COMS 361: DE1, Class #7877
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Corporate Advocacy and Issue Management
COMS 380: QE1, Class #8125
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Robert Brookey (3 credit hours)
Income Distribution and Poverty
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Maps and Mapping
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Kory Allred (3 credit hours)
Severe and Hazardous Weather
GEOG 306: YE1, Class #7908
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Walker Ashley (3 credit hours)
Geography of the U.S. and Canada
GEOG 330: YE1, Class #7892
This course is an introduction to geographic issues in various regions of the United States and Canada. You will be introduced to some major patterns and processes taht dominate the major physicla and cultural realms of this region. We will first go over some basic physical and social features common to the United States and Canada. We then will explore the historical evolution and unique physical, cultural, and environmental features of fourteen sub-regions, following your textbook. Rather than just describing each region, we will examine the various regions in an attempt to understand and explain regional differences. Ultimately, our exploration of these regions should help us all reach a deepter understanding of the diversity and complexity of life in the United States and Canada. A final project, map quizzes, and exams will all be utilized to increase your knowledge of this diverse and fascinating region.
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Sharon Ashley (3 credit hours)
Introduction to GIS
GEOG 359/557: YE1, CLass #s 8115/8117
Have you ever asked yourself, "Where in the world am I?" GEOG 359 may help you answer that question with an introductory study into the principles of Geographic Information Systems (GIS). In this online course, we develop skills in GIS, its components, and how it applies to our surrounding environment. This course is a primer for those who are interested in learning more about the dynamic and ever-changing world of GIS and its career applications.
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Philip Young (3 credit hours)
Land-use Planning/Regional Planning
GEOG 455/659: YE1, Class #s 7898/7899
Land Use Planning/Regional Planning is a course designed to study the processes and policies concerning land development decisions. Mapping and GIS decision-making techniques are applied to the analysis of urban growth and land-use patterns at global, national, state, regional, and local scales. Hands-on exercises developed for Google Earth and other GIS software incorporate land, environmental, demographic, and business information to demonstrate typical planning scenarios. In addition to applying towards the B.G.S., this class also counts toward NIU's certificate of undergraduate study in Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
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Richard Greene (3 credit hours)
Workshop in GIS
GEOG 468/568: YE1, Class #s 8118/8119
What are the essential building blocks required to create an effective Geographic Information System? This online course will use GIS software for the creation, manipulation, and presentation of data. The methodology will be a blended set of lessons and exercises which will include design, data capture, quality control, data management, and 3D. Students enrolled in the Homeland Security Program, GIS Certificate, or B.G.S. degree plan may be interested in taking this course.
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Philip Young (3 credit hours)
Women in Modern Europe
HIST 322: CE1, Class #7910
The history of women in modern Europe is a course about the experiences, achievements, and representations of women of all social classes since 1700. Students will be introduced to the ongoing debate about differences between men and women, the conflict between gender and class, as well as different types of feminism through lectures, readings, and discussions. Whenever possible, we will look at women's lives and experiences using a comparative framework. Consequently, modern Europe is boradly defined to stretch from Great Britain in the west to Russia in the east. Readings will focus on women's voices at critical historical junctures that include the more traditional wars, revolutions, and politics of the modern period. We will also look at cultural moments that have defined ideas about women and gender that have influenced lived experience. Readings for the class include primary sources, historical monographs, a novel, and a memoir.
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Sandra Dawson (3 credit hours)
Religion in America to 1865
HIST 364: QE1, Class #7905
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Jamie Hink (3 credit hours)
The United States and Southeast Asia
HIST 475: YE1, Class #7912
This course will examine the interactions between the United States and Southeast Asia. Running the gamut from economic aid to internal meddling to full scale war, the United States has had an intense relationship with all countries of Southeast Asia. Drawing on primary source foreign relations documents and secondary source historical readings, we will learn together about US-Southeast Asian interactions and students will research the histories of those entanglements.
Catalog Description: Foucs on 20th century, including American acquisition and governance of the Philippine Islands, the American response to nationalism and independence movements, the war in Vietnam, the successive tragedies in Cambodia, and U.S.-China rivalries in the region.
Eric Jones (3 credit hours)
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Judy Santacaterina (3 credit hours)
American Presidential Elections
POLS 300: YE1, Class #7916
Bachmann, Cain, Gingrich, Paul, Perry, Romney...the 2012 presidential campaign is well underway with incumbent President Barack Obama (D) facing a large group of potential GOP contestants. The primary season is expected to begin earlier than ever -- perhaps as early as December 2011 -- with subsequent contests taking place throughout the spring. Who are the candidates, what are the issues, and how does 2012 compare to past election years? These are the central questions we will be exploring in this online course. Through readings, on-line discussions, and multimedia, we will follow the current candidates and primaries throughout the semester, as well as take a look back at previous contests for the presidency, paying particular attention to the more recent, modern period. How similar or different is 2012 from previous years? Who will be the Republican nominee? Can the president win reelection?
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Art Ward (3 credit hours)
Introduction to Psychopathology
PSYC 316: CE1, Class #8195
The major objective in this course is for students to develop an understanding of psychopathology as a variant of normal behavior. It is hoped that students will come to view human behavior on a continuum where psychopathology represents a departure from normal behavior in that it is more extreme, exaggerated, disabling, maladaptive, distressing, and/or distrubing to others within the context of the person's environment or to society. Students are expected to become familiar with the various paradigmatic viewpoints exploring the depth of all diagnosable psycho-pathological disorders. Students will become familiar with the current methods of classification and diagnosis of psychopathology and gain an understanding of the treatments that are used to help individuals and families who experience these conditions. Finally, familiarization with research and research methods will be an important part of the course, as it reflects an essential component of the science of psychology.
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Phillip Krasula (3 credit hours)
PSYC 332: DE1, Class #7915
Consideration of basic factors in personality and the role of personality in the study of behavior. A critical examination of the theories and concepts of personality traits including historical theories, temperament, development of one's potential, implications of culture, continuity, and change across time.
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Joanne Messina (3 credit hours)
Families and Social Change
SOCI 354: DE1, Class #7914
This course looks at the contemporary American family from a sociological perspective. The selection of a partner or spouse, the decision to have children (including when and how many), as well as internal family dynamics, are all very intimate and personal decisions made by individuals throughout their lives. However, each of these actions are directly impacted and influenced by the society in which one lives, often in hidden and unexplored ways. We will examine the family in cultural, historical, and political contexts to further your understanding of current conceptions of the changing, and as believed by some, threatened family structure in the U.S.
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Mary Landeros (3 credit hours)
Game Design: Introducing Young Women to Technology
WOMS 424/524: YE1, Class #8112/8123
This class will explore some of the reasons that young women avoid computer programming, although it is an important and enjoyable field for women. Students will work in groups to design and implement their own game after writing variations of several well-known existing games. The course is open to women and men of all backgrounds. No experience with computer programming is required or expected. Students need access to broadband internet and a PC where they can install the Game Maker software.
Catalog Description: Selected issues and topics pertaining to gender and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics; how gender and sexuality are defined by and define these fields; contributions of women to scientific developments.
Georgia Brown and Reva Freedman (3 credit hours)
Women's Self-Representation
WOMS 430: YE1, Class #7879
This course will take a multidisciplinary feminist approach to women's self-representation using theories from psychology, history, literature, and art history to examine the ways that women in different times and cultures represent themselves and their relationships to broader social and cultural forces. We may draw on women's letters, diaries, autobiographical writings, self-portraits, and public speeches.
Catalog Description: May be repeated to a maximum of 6 semester hours as topic changes. PRQ: Junior or senior standing or consent of director.
Lise Schlosser (3 credit hours)
The History of Women in Western Art
WOMS 430/ARTH 485: YE2, Class #s 8008/8007
In this course, we will examine the history of women as both creators and subjects of visual art in the West. Considerations will be given to how gender is relevant to the definition, creation, and appreciation of art. Through online lectures, readings, assignments, and online discussions, students will be able to: understand and discuss the diversity of women's artistic expressions throughout history and diverse western cultures; analyze and articulate the influence that gender, race, sexual orientation, economic class, and other aspects of identity have on the creation and reception of women's art forms; and assess the implicaitons of gender on definitions of art and the writing or art history.
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Rebekah Kohli (3 credit hours)
Haunted America: Ghosts in American Literature
ENGL 607: CE1, Class #7885
Do ghosts actually roam the earth? Do things really go "bump in the night?" Americans seem to have a fascination with ghosts. Nickelodeon airs Scooby Doo and Casper re-runs. Hollywood has made movies like: Scooby Doo, The Sixth Sense, Casper the Friendly Ghost, Ghostbusters, Ghost, The Lady in White, The Ghosts of Mississippi, Harvey, The Piano Lesson, and Truly, Madly, Deeply, to name a few. What do these popular television shows and 'flicks'have in common? What do directors and producers want audiences to derive from these movies (other than spending $10 for a movie ticket and popcorn)? In general, why do ghosts (fictional and/or literal) visit the living? These represent some questions we will ask and they will help us "bring to life" ghost stories by nineteenth and twentieth century American authors of different religions, genders, and races. We will arrive at answers to the above questions by asking questions expected of literary scholarship, such as character development, point-of-view, tone, etc. We will also situate texts in their historical context and ask questions regarding gender, race, class, religion, and psychology.
Catalog Description: Study of special topics and periods of literature. May be repeated to a maximum of 9 semester hours when topic varies.
Deborah De Rosa (3 credit hours)
Green Technologies
ENVS 305: YE1, Class #7784
Catalog Description: Introduction to engineering and technological advances which are more environmentally friendly and new technologies that utilize green principles and green transportation. Includes topics in new areas of green manufacturing and materials used today and planned for the future, including the operation and manufacture of solar cells and the production of wind, thermal, and hydroelectric power. Topics will vary depending upon new trends in industry. On-site visits to green industries in the region. PRQ: CHEM 110 and MATH 155.
Xueshu Song (3 credit hours)
Supervision in the Public Sector
PSPA 410: SEE1, Class #7983
Catalog Description: State and municipal involvement in employee-management relations with emphasis on legislative, judicial, political, and social considerations. Comparisons with the private sector and the special bargaining problems of various units in the public sector are considered.
James Norris (1 credit hours)
Community Engagement in Public Safety Agencies
PSPA 413: SEE1, Class #7980
Catalog Description: Exploration of how community engagement can benefit public safety agencies, including a review of the various avenues to engage citizens in departmental activities and proper roles for such engagement.
Heidi Koenig (1 credit hours)
Scope and Dynamics of Public Administration
PSPA 600: PDE1, Class #7991
Catalog Description: Examination of the history of public administration and the basic issues which confront it including administrative responsibility and ethics, and the formulation and implementation of public policy.
Kimberly Nelson (3 credit hours)
Data Analysis in Public Administration
PSPA 601: PDE1, Class #7917
Catalog Description: Examination of techniques for the collection, manipulation, interpretation, and presentation of data and information in public policy/management processes, and demonstrates applications of the techniques using micro-computer technology.
Paul Culhane (3 credit hours)
Organization Theory and Behavior
PSPA 605: PQE1, Class #7985
Catalog Description: Survey of theory and research on organizations relevant to public administration, with a focus on key organizational functions and ways of defining and responding to organizational problems. Recommended: PSPA 600.
Gerald Gabris (3 credit hours)
Public Budgeting and Financial Management
PSPA 610: PCE1, Class #7996
Catalog Description: Examination of the public budgetary process and related financial management techniques.
Curtis Wood (3 credit hours)
Grant Writing
PSPA 621: PCE1, Class #7994
Catalog Description: Specialized and applied instruction in grant writing, including identifying potential grants, drafting proposals, administrating awarded funds, and understanding legal obligations.
Daniel Templin (1 credit hours)
PSPA 622: PCE1, Class #7993
Catalog Description: Specialized and applied instruction in fundraising, including solicitation techniques, donor recruitment, and customer relationship management technologies.
Vicki Clarke (1 credit hours)
Advocacy for Nonprofit Organizations
PSPA 623: PCE1, Class #7986
Catalog Description: Specialized and applied instruction to advocate on behalf of a nonprofit organization in the public policy process, including the formation and evaluation of policies.
Shawn Jeffers (1 credit hours)
Nongovernmental Organizations and Governance
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The recent statement by Sprint and Clearwire announcing the end of their proposed WiMAX partnership may have sent shudders through planners hoping that WiMAX will facilitate machine-to-machine (M2M) communications in the future. But according to ABI Research, there's no need to get nervous.
In a recent press release, Philip Solis, ABI Research's chief WiMAX analyst, noted, "At present, both companies are continuing with their own mobile WiMAX networks, with various options still open." The firm's faith in the potential of WiMAX to re-shape the global telecommunications industry remains unshaken, and the same applies to its M2M potential.
"The breakdown of the Sprint-Clearwire deal may have some near-term effect in retarding WiMAX in general," adds senior M2M analyst Sam Lucero, "but we believe that Sprint and Clearwire are both going to deploy their networks, that WiMAX is going to be a significant 4G technology in general, and that unless it drops WiMAX altogether, Sprint in particular is committed to WiMAX as its M2M technology of choice."
WiMAX makes sense for M2M because of its spectral efficiency, greater even than that of EVDO, Sprint's CDMA technology. To the extent that M2M end-points are out there and enabled and need infrastructure support, carriers will find M2M more economically feasible via WiMAX than over CDMA.
Lucero adds, "Sprint has also made the point to me that in their view WiMAX as a mainstream M2M technology in the United States is still 2-4 years off. That's another reason why Sprint and Clearwire parting ways will not be significant in the long run."
Meanwhile, 3G is the most advanced technology available for M2M applications, and a recent ABI Research study, "3G Machine-To-Machine (M2M) Communications," (http://www.abiresearch.com/products/market_research/3G_Machine-To- Machine_M2M_Communications) examines the market for cellular 3G M2M from the perspective of cellular embedded module vendors, and analyzes the impact that WiMAX and municipal Wi-Fi will have on market development.
It forms part of three ABI Research Services, M2M (http://www.abiresearch.com/products/service/M2M_Research_Service), Mobile Devices (http://www.abiresearch.com/products/service/Mobile_Devices_Research _Service), and Mobile Operators (http://www.abiresearch.com/products/service/Mobile_Operators_Research _Service), which include other Research Reports, Research Briefs, Online Databases and Market Data, ABI Vendor Matrices, and analyst inquiry support.


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Drat it all! David Barton says he won't run for Senate seat!
Color me disappointed.
Just yesterday, I told you HERE of the good news that David Barton (above), crackpot pseudo-historian and guru to certain elements of the Religious Right, was considering a challenge to incumbent Republican Sen. John Cornyn of Texas.
Barton would be a barrel of fun and likely would bring his evolution denialism to litmus-test status among Republicans in general.
But alas! It's not to be, as we see HERE.


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Although not a recent phenomenon, the importance given to experts (individuals endowed with scientific and technical knowledge) in education-based policy-making processes has been on a constant rise over the last decade. It is in this context, and keeping in mind the specificity of Portuguese reality, that it is possible to identify the main roles played by the experts in the educational policy-making process: as rein-forcement of the State's techno-structure; as mediators for "politicians", administrators" and the social environment; as responsible for the rationalization of policy-making; and as a source of "compensatory legitimation" of the State's action" [1].
Regarding the first aspect (techno-structure), it is important to underline that they tend to behave more like "enlightened administrators" (saying what should be done and how), rather than "committed scientists" aware of the reality, identifying alternatives and supporting their accomplishment; this is due to the type of duties entrusted to these experts.
As for the second aspect (mediation), expert intervention focuses on measures geared towards "professionalizing policy-making", which, up to now, have been in the hands of "amateurs doués" (according to Michel Crozier, 1997, p.28), and professionalizing the relations between administrative agents and politicians (see Finger et Ruchat, 1997 on this subject). This intervention often occurs in disputes between the "politician" and the "administrator". On the one hand, the expert is summoned by those representing political power to compensate for the "relative autonomy" of the administration and work around its "resistance" in order to achieve desired changes in the government. On the other hand, he/she aims at compensating what is deemed to be a "lack of professionalism" on the part of the administration in the policy-making process.
As for the third aspect (rationalization), the expert and his/her scientific and technical knowledge, is mainly used to "rationally" ground the policy-making process. However, this instrumental function is also coupled with (and sometimes mainly is) a symbolic function. On the one hand, the use of experts (researchers, university professors, auditors, etc.) is a sign of sophistication of the policy-making process. The value of its use has nothing to do with the studies performed or the results obtained. On the other hand, the supposed "objectivity" of sciences and the "neutrality" of the techniques enable the policy-maker to take shelter from controversy and debate, which are an integral part of public action, thus, contributing, in line with what Habermas affirms (1983), to its de-politicization. Finally, the intervention of the expert and belief in his "rationalizing" action leads to the creation of a sentiment of trust on the part of the citizen in the ability and legitimacy of the political authorities to positively interpret common grounds and choose suitable solutions for his/her satisfaction (see Giddens, 1992).
The fourth aspect (compensatory legitimation [2]) is the result of the State's legitimacy crisis in education which is rooted, amongst other factors, in the loss of credibility and trust in an overburdened and inefficient government by the citizens. In order to recover that trust and credibility, the state acknowledges its obligation to broaden the "policy-making nucleus" and create mechanisms for participation. However, this expansion of "policy-making nuclei" (through multiple advisory councils, monitoring committees, and negotiating boards) and the development of participation (through decentralization and autonomous partnership processes) jeopardize the State's control over stirred sentiments, the methods used and the public policy results obtained. In order to remedy this paradox, calling on experts to collaborate in the definition of policies helps create a legal space for participation, thereby substituting the democratic debate to a scientific one. As Rui Gomes says (1991): "This is how typical participation mechanisms and political consensus are replaced by technical consensualization, allegedly based on the principles of the untouchable scientific rationality. This stage consolidates the dominant justification model of political agents: the latter do not justify their actions as wanting to do what they do, but as not being able to do anything else" (p. 191).
[1] The foundations and characteristics of this classification are presented in Barroso (1997).
[2] See Weiller (1996).


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January 6, 2013
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RICHMOND, Va. – VCU had been so effective during its eight-game win streak that the Rams hadn't played a close game since November. Everything worked. They were turning the opposition over at obscene rates, bombing away from beyond the 3-point line, rebounding effectively, you name it. The only edges the Rams weren't able to sand smooth were the ones that dictate how to win close games.
But Saturday, as uneasy as it was to sweat out a close one, the Rams got the chance to see how they'd respond when everything didn't go their way, when they had to make plays down the stretch. So sue them if the 59-55 win over gritty Lehigh wasn't a cruise-control special, but it was probably a necessary evil.
It's been an all-or-nothing proposition for VCU. Its previous 11 wins had all come by double figures, while its three losses were all by 10 points or less. In losses to Wichita State and Missouri, the games were decided by a single possession. That's one stop, one bucket when it counts, a couple of free throws under duress.
There wasn't much left for VCU to gain from another lob-sided win. Sure, everybody enjoyed the Rams' 51-point pasting of East Tennessee earlier this week, but what Shaka Smart needed to know was how his team would respond in critical moments, when the game was on the line. This time around, the Rams answered the call. With the VCU's first foray into Atlantic 10 Conference beginning Wednesday against Dayton, Smart had to find out if his team was ready for white-knuckle moments.


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Junior Rob Lothman dished out 37 asssists in the Crimson's losing effort against No. 8 Pepperdine on Monday. (Gil Talbot)
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Harvard men's volleyball team lost to No. 8 Pepperdine, 3-1, inMalibu, Calif., Monday night. Freshman DJ White led the Crimson attack with 13 kills but it wasn't enough as Harvard fell to 12-3 for the season.
The Waves jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the match, taking the first two sets 25-18 and 25-15. The Crimson responded however, edging Pepperdine in the third set 25-22.
White, who had been named EIVA Offensive Player of the Week earlier in the day, did his best to spark the Crimson offense tallying 13 kills on 28 swings, garnering a .321 hitting percentage. Madden and Jones were second and third on the team in kills with 11 and 10, respectively. Junior Rob Lothman registered 37 assists while sophomore Chris Gibbons paced Harvard with nine digs. Owen and Jones both tallied two blocks on the afternoon to lead the defensive effort.


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The lights are on
This year had no shortage of amazing games that I knew I
would love and put countless hours into. However, there were also a few games I
never thought I'd even play, which turned out to be among my favorites.
Dead IslandWhen I first heard of Dead Island, I was instantly
intrigued. An open-world survival/horror format is exactly what I had been
waiting for in a zombie game. When I got the chance to sit in on a demo of the
game nearly a year before it came out, I went into the meeting with high hopes.
Those hopes were quickly dashed when the developer revealed
the combat was melee-focused. Suddenly, none of the other interesting-sounding
aspects of the game mattered to me. A zombie apocalypse where you're stuck
using oars and broomsticks to kill zombies? Lame. Add to that a rough demo (it
was still an early build of the game), and I walked away thinking the title had
potential, but it wasn't really on my radar anymore.
Eight months later I played some Dead Island co-op with Tim
while he was working on his review and was blown away by what the game had
evolved into. The detailed environments were massive and encouraged
exploration, and the melee combat that I had scoffed at was visceral, nuanced,
and supremely satisfying.
Best of all, zombies are once again formidable foes, which
make them as scary as they are deadly. Stumble into a lone undead corpse, and
you're probably okay, but if there's more than a few, you'd better run for your
life. In most zombie games the undead are weapon fodder, but Dead Island
reintroduces players to the "survival" side of survival horror.
Dead Island wasn't a perfect game by any means, but it's
probably my favorite zombie game of all time. In a way, I'm glad it fell off of
my radar so that I could go into it without any real expectations. For better
or worse, the same wouldn't be true for a Dead Island sequel – which is
something I'm praying Techland is working on.
Dark SoulsWhen I first heard about Demon's Souls, I thought it sounded
stupid. Some people feel the need to play punishingly hard games in an attempt
prove their worth as gamers, but not me. Long ago I stopped butting my head up
against games that are too difficult – if I struggle with a game to the point
where I'm more frustrated than entertained by it, I either turn the difficulty
down or stop playing. In contrast, the community that formed around Demon's
Souls sounded downright masochistic. I didn't think twice about skipping it.
Dark Souls was also on my list of games to not give a crap
about, but it had one intriguing twist that its predecessor lacked: it was
open-world. It also came out a month before Skyrim, and I was craving a
large-scale RPG to sink my teeth into. So, I took a chance on a game I would
have otherwise never played. I'm extremely glad I did, though I wasn't at
At first I hated Dark Souls. The notorious difficulty lived
up to its reputation, and the perfect storm of death penalties (you lose your
progress, souls – which serve as your currency and XP, and all of your enemies respawn) abruptly ended my first
night of play in a flurry of obscenities.
But the next day I wanted to play more. Returning to the
game, I triumphed over the previous night's obstacle (that stupid bridge
monster), only to have my will crushed and night ruined again by another
overpowered foe (that stupid armored boar). The game wasn't just difficult – the core structure felt totally broken.
And yet like Bill Murray in Groundhog's Day, I awoke the following day destined to do it all
over again. But by that point something had clicked. I was playing the game
differently (more cautiously and deliberately than any other action game), I
had conquered a small section of Dark Souls' world, and I was no longer put off
by the challenge, but enthralled by it. I still think the soul system breaks
the game somewhat, but my enjoyment of Dark Souls now vastly outweighs my
frustration with it, and I look forward to (and slightly dread) spending many
more hours in From Software's creative and memorable world.
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congrats on both achievements!
...I'd like to announce that the wife and I just found out that we are expecting our third kid. No, this was not planned (just like the second one!) but we're thrilled anyway.
It's a known fact that every woman in a five mile radius begins to ovulate every time I get an erection. My wife just happened to get in the way of a particularly angry one.
congrats on both achievements!
Congrtats to you and the MRS. With 10,000 posts, my guess is this blessed event happened during Sandy?
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Congratulations to you and your wife.
I thought you couldn't get pregnant from buttsex...
Congrats to both of you, JT!
Maybe for 20,000 you can announce a JT Industries IPO exclusive for the Hampur.
oh great
another red diaper baby
(matches the robe)
in the dark, i guess dildoughs and turkey basters look alike
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Congrats on the third kid. I hope the baby is healthy and you live a long life.
More power to you. Kids suck.
^^ exactly.
Nice going, dumbass.
Congrats JT.


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Broncos left tackle Ryan Clady can still write "Pro Bowl 2013" in his bio if he wishes, but the fifth-year veteran will not make the trip to Hawaii next week because of a shoulder injury.
Clady formally withdrew from the game Tuesday and will be replaced by Bengals' left tackle Andrew Whitworth. Clady looked limited at times in the Broncos' 38-35 double-overtime loss to the Ravens Saturday.
He had been held out of the Broncos three practices during the team's playoff bye, but had practiced last week leading up to the Divisional Round game. Clady also had a hamstring injury during the season that limited him some in practice, but he has not missed a game in his career having started 80 in a row in the regilar season to go with three career playoff games.
The Broncos' coaching staff will direct the AFC's team next week as quarterback Peyton Manning, cornerback Champ Bailey, defensive end Elvis Dumervil and linebacker Von Miller are still slated to play in the all-star game.
Wide receiver Demaryius Thomas was voted as a first alternate so he would go if another receiver withdraws because of injury or if New England advances to the Super Bowl. The Patriots' Wes Welker was one of four receivers chosen for the AFC's team so Thomas would replace him if the Patriots win the AFC Championship Game on Sunday.


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Skip to comments.New device invisible to magnetic fields
Posted on 03/24/2012 11:19:51 PM PDT by U-238
European researchers said Thursday they have created a device invisible to a static magnetic field that could have practical military and medical applications.
Fedor Gomory and colleagues in Slovakia and Spain designed a cloak for a direct current, or dc, magnetic field that is static and produced by a permanent magnet or coil carrying a direct current.
DC magnetic fields are used in MRI imaging devices, in hospitals and in security systems, such as those in airports.
The researchers' device, described in a study in Friday's edition of the journal Science, features a cylinder with two concentric layers. While the inner layer consists of a superconducting material that repels magnetic fields, the outer layer is a ferromagnetic material that attracts them.
Placed in a magnetic field, the device has no effect on the field lines, showing neither a shadow nor a reflection. So an object inside the device cannot be detected.
"There are many applications -- for some cars, ships or a submarine," said study co-author Alvaro Sanchez of the Autonomous University of Barcelona.
He told AFP the device could also be used for patients who have a pacemaker and need a MRI of a knee or other body part, so the image would not be distorted.
Because it is made from commercially available materials, as well as operating under relatively strong magnetic fields and relatively warm liquid nitrogen temperatures, the device could easily be put to practical use, according to the authors.
"For the submarine, you have to make a shell around the submarine that will make the submarine magnetically undetectable," said Sanchez.
"This could also be used to protect some (military and medical) equipment against electromagnetic disturbances."
(Excerpt) Read more at defencetalk.com ...
Placed in a magnetic field, the device has no effect on the field lines, showing neither a shadow nor a reflection. So an object inside the device cannot be detected.
You have a good eye, Tigerseye
That's the way of technology though isn't it? Whatever the latest defensive or offensive gizmo is it is never very long before something is made to defeat it. But the productive uses are good.
What effect would this device have on nearby electronic equipment during an EMP attack? Any guesses?
Not good for trying to sneak something past security, if that is what you are thinking. Even if you could make it portable and concealable under clothing, the LN2-cooled superconductor section would be obvious to an IR scan...
Here I am all dressed up with my LN2-cooled superconductor section under my overcoat and nowhere to go. ;^)
Would this be a "cloaking device" (as in Star Trek)?
Would this be a "cloaking device" (as in Star Trek)?
It sure sounds like it.
It sounds like only cloaking to magnetic field reading devices. Obviously not to visible light (but I think someone has come up with that to a degree?), but to magnetic sensors. I'm not sure about electromagnetic sensors - but I am guessing that it is. I would imagine that the stuff at the airports is electromagnetic (to detect all metals) and not just magnetic (iron only).
Better have your woolies between the device and your skin!
I made a shirt with a space blanket. ;^)
Save your money. Recent reports are showing that a weapon concealed on the side of your body gets lost in the background shadow of those newfangled airport security scanners.
Yeah. Tequila induces that...
Box better have some VERY good insulation or your are going to have major problems.
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No matter how successful, street savvy, or together a woman is, it only takes the briefest moment to remind her that she is nothing more than an object of sexual gratification in our sexist patriarchal world. To make matters worse, when violence does occur, it is too often suggested that somehow the victim brought it on herself. How many times have we seen that after an assault the question quickly becomes, how much did she have to drink, what was she doing in that location, and (my personal favorite) what was she wearing? All of these questions suggest women are somehow to blame for the crimes committed against us.
In an incident that has recently gone viral, 18-year-old Aaron Morris grabbed a woman's behind at a North Lauderdale, Florida, Walmart and justified his actions by claiming "her booty looked so good, I just couldn't resist touching it." Clearly, Morris believes his attraction justifies his actions, but what is more disturbing is the fact that his supposed reason has become the punch line of various jokes, with people commenting that the booty should be introduced at his trial. By turning Morris' alleged assault into a joke, people have minimized the idea that women have the right to live their lives without fear of assault. Morris' actions, as well as the public reaction, are a manifestation of rape culture.
The truth of the matter is that to be a woman in this world is to be subject to all kinds of indignities based in gender. It means that in public spaces, even when engaged in the most benign endeavors, we have to guard our person, while men occupy space at demand and walk freely. Look around at a mixed-gender room and you will see that women attempt to make their bodies as compact as possible, while men sit with their legs spread and their bodies largely sprawled about because of a sense of not only safety but also entitlement. With each act of assault, or street harassment, we become less free. Though these incidents happen on a daily basis, they are not deemed important enough to be part of our national conversation. Yet all women have at least one story to tell about experiencing something like this.
I was 13 years old and on my way home when I felt something pressing against me from behind. I wasn't sure what it was and assumed at first that because the train was so full it was simply a matter of high traffic. It wasn't until I looked down and saw an arm wrapped around my thigh that I realized what was happening. I suddenly became aware of his hot breath on my neck and I remember shivering with revulsion. I looked up at the man in front of me, my heart filled with fear, praying that he would say something. I continued to feel the press of my abusers erection against my buttocks, but felt paralyzed to do anything, and it only stopped when my abuser had to switch trains. I never saw his face, but I will never forget the fear I felt that day or how by his actions my personhood and right to bodily integrity was erased, simply because I dared to occupy a public space as female. I felt dirty and cheap through no action of my own. We always hear about the fast-assed little girl, but what about the girl who becomes a victim because we live in a culture which teaches men that such invasions are a right of passage? What about the fact that we live in a society which teaches that female bodies are objects or commodities to be bought and sold at the whims of men?
The Hollaback movement was created specifically to give voice to the daily assaults with which women are forced to deal. It currently has activists across 50 cities and 17 countries and communicates in nine different languages. Women are attempting to stand up and hold abusers accountable, yet, in the face of all we have done, the assaults continue without abatement, and popular culture continues to encourage them. No matter how much effort women bring to putting an end to these kinds of assaults, nothing will change until men universally decide to police their own behavior and respect the bodily integrity of women.
These crimes against us are not harmless, nor are they victimless, and whether we acknowledge it or not, they have become a part of our psyche. We are encouraged to take self defense classes to protect ourselves, but where are the social lessons to boys and men that teach that assault is not a right of masculinity but the sign of a predator? Where is this justice and equality in this situation? These everyday assaults are not minor incidents because they represent the perverseness of rape culture. If a woman cannot go about her daily affairs without worrying about unwarranted and unwanted attention or physical attacks, then we are still not equal and none of us is safe.


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Ask Slashdot: Open Source Remote Application Access? 113
First time accepted submitter taikedz writes "Citrix Xenapp with Receiver/Metaframe allows publishing individual applications installed on a Windows server to users on remote machines. These applications open in their own windows, along side others as if they were installed locally. I am looking to do the same at home, with free software, publishing applications from Mac, Linux, and Windows machines (and yes, I've verified the license agreements for the apps I am going to do this with!). Up until now, the only alternatives I have found are full-on remote desktop login, not seamlessly-integrated. Can you recommend any tools that can achieve the goal of remote individual application access across platforms for free or at low-cost?"


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COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- The Tennessee Tech women's and men's
basketball teams will compete in the Ohio Valley Conference East
Division beginning next season, under a plan for divisional play
that was announced Thursday by the league office. The new plan
begins with the 2012-13 academic year.
The addition of Belmont University on July 1, 2012 will give the OVC 12 member institutions, the largest the Conference has been since it was formed in 1948 (the OVC is currently the nation's eighth-oldest Division I conference).
The sports of softball and volleyball will use schedules based on a divisional format but have yet to determine if those sports will formally recognize divisions. The sports of baseball, women's soccer and men's and women's tennis will not use divisional play because those sports currently have less than 12 participating teams.
The East Division will include Belmont, Eastern Kentucky, Jacksonville State, Morehead State, Tennessee State and Tennessee Tech.
The West Division will include Austin Peay, Eastern Illinois, Murray State, Southeast Missouri State, SIUE and UT Martin.
Some of the factors in determining the divisions included geography and balance while also being mindful of matchups and rivalries (both current and future).
Finalized 2012-13 men's and women's Conference basketball schedules will be released in the coming weeks.
The final piece of divisional play will be to determine tournament seeding and bracketing. The OVC Championships sub-committee is studying those issues now and the Directors of Athletics will make a decision soon.
Divisions for OVC Basketball in 2012-13
Eastern Kentucky
Jacksonville State
Morehead State
Tennessee State
Tennessee Tech
Austin Peay
Eastern Illinois
Murray State
Southeast Missouri
UT Martin


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VICTORIA, B.C. — Coastwide, halibut fishermen will see about a seven percent reduction in catch this year, less than many were expecting.
The International Pacific Halibut Commission set the 2013 catch limit from Northern California to the Bering Sea at 31.02 million pounds Friday.
Alaska's portion of the catch is about 23 million pounds, down from about 25 million pounds in 2012.
The coastwide catch is down from 33.54 million pounds in 2012, but greater than the 22.55 million pound blue-line harvest considered likely going into the meeting. The blue-line would have matched past harvest policy with the current stock assessment, for a more than 30 percent reduction compared to 2012.
The catch limit for each area is as follows:
■ 2A: 0.99 million pounds
■ 2B: 7.038 million pounds
■ 2C: 2.97 million pounds
■ 3A: 11.03 million pounds
■ 3B: 4.29 million pounds
■ 4A: 1.33 million pounds
■ 4B: 1.45 million pounds
■ 4CDE: 1.93 million pounds
Each limit passed with a 5-1 vote. American Commissioner Ralph Hoard was the sole no vote in each instance. In Alaska, the catch limits are for the directed commercial fishery only. Removals due to bycatch and the sport and subsistence fisheries are figured into the total removals from the stock before the catch limit is determined.
The stock assessment presented at the annual meeting showed that the model had been over-predicting the number of halibut for the last few years, resulting in higher catch limits than actually matched the harvest policy. Although the overestimation is now gone, and the stock appears to be leveling out, IPHC Chief Assessment Scientist Ian Stewart said the amount of exploitable biomass could decrease again as recent poor recruitments make there way into the exploitable component of the stock.
Because of the model's prediction of future stock size, and the fact that the cuts were smaller this year, future cuts are likely.
The IPHC also approved proposed charter regulations for Alaska that are the same as last year. That means a one fish bag limit and reverse slot limit in Area 2C, and a two fish bag limit in Area 3A, will remain in place. The North Pacific Fishery Management Council had recommended continuation of those management measures at its December meeting.
The catch limits match the Conference Board's suggestions more than any other single set of recommendations. The board, or CB, is an advisory body to the commission formed primarily of harvesters. The commission also heard recommendations from the Processors Advisory Group, or PAG, which were similar overall, but would have resulted in smaller catch in Areas 2A, 2B, 3A and 3B, and a larger one in 2C.
Alaska Longline Fishermen's Association Executive Director Linda Behnken, who served as conference board co-chair, said she thought the CB's proposed catch limits got more consideration than in some years past.
"It was a wise decision to stair-step in these changes," she said.
The commissioners voting in favor acknowledged that cuts were necessary for conservation, but said they wanted to mitigate socioeconomic impacts for fishermen by not implementing them all at once.
Hoard said while he appreciated socioeconomic concerns for the fishermen, he had to vote for the fish – and for the fishermen's long-term future.
For Area 3A, or much of the Gulf of Alaska, the limit is about a 888,000 pound drop from 2012.
For Area 3B, or the western GOA, the limit is a 780,000 pound decrease.
For Area 2C, or Southeast Alaska, the 2013 limit is actually greater than 2012. It's close to the blue line number, but lower than the Conference Board recommendation. That is the result of improved survey results for the area last summer, and significant cuts in recent years.
But Behnken said fishermen felt it was somewhat unfair, for those same reasons. The area has already seen significant cuts, and the stock is doing better.
"So there's some frustration just for 2C that a little bit different standard was applied than for other areas," she said after the meeting.
Part of that frustration comes from the Area 2B, or British Columbia, limit, which was significantly above the blue line.
Area 4 fishermen, which encompasses the Bering Sea and the most western reaches of American waters, saw a cut in their quota of about 1.19 million pounds.
A significant Western Alaska and Bering Sea delegation showed up at the meeting to talk about the necessity of halibut for their economy.
Clem Tillion said the meeting went well in that the cuts could have been worse, but it's still a large loss for the area.
The 2013 halibut season will run from March 23 to November 7 coastwide, except for Area 2A where the fishery is open for specific dates only.
The limits were set in the final public session of the IPHC's 2013 annual meeting, held in Victoria, British Columbia. This was the first annual meeting with more sessions open to the public, an effort that developed out of a previous review of the commission. Stakeholders called that move a positive one, and the commission talked about providing webinars of the public sessions again next year.
The commission also discussed bycatch, oversight bodies for the commission's scientific work, halibut management strategies and other regulatory proposals.


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Here's a partial listing of what Sun staffers are working on for lowellsun.com and Tuesday's edition of The Sun:
* A driver crossing the Lawrence Street Bridge over the Concord River lost control early Monday and plunged into the swift-moving water. Learn the driver's identity and how the accident happened by reading the story by Reporter Evan Lips, email@example.com.
* Retired Gen. David Petraeus began an affair with his biographer in 2011, two months after he became CIA director, a friend and former top aide said Monday. The case has sparked an uproar in Congress over FBI investigative tactics and complaints by lawmakers they weren't told soon enough about the probe rocking the intelligence and law enforcement establishment. Read the story by the Associated Press.
* A forecast of normal snowfall and normal winter temperatures, and a current average home-heating oil price that's lower than last year at this time may add up to a win-win for oil suppliers and consumers this winter.
* With two high-profile staff departures in Lowell's Election Department just prior to last Tuesday's election, there was some concern about operations heading into the election. Solicitor Christine O'Connor, who monitored the day's events, said things went smoothly. City Hall Reporter Lyle Moran, firstname.lastname@example.com, has a copy of the memorandum O'Connor sent to councilors.


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chris is already here oiled up and ready for ya....get your twat over here
Previous Ashton Kutcher pics posted at my blog; just in case you missed them.
hot ass ashton gets me spillin nut every time
Find the boys from Supernatural over at the blog.
Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles
dude your gonna have me dehydrated in no time at all today
Dude! Your "slaves of crassus" fake is unbelievable! Great work!
Keep up the good work.
It's never too early in the year,
to spread some goodwill cheer!
Unreleased MGM film; "The Emperor's Favorite" starring heart throb Tab Hunter. Get your red hot tickets!!
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Some oldies but goodies:
Chord Overstreet and his Glee fans
Chris Evans in a happy predicament
Chris Pine's extra credit course at Star Fleet Academy
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You gotta love Chris Pine; rugged, manly, cocky, and a tiger in bondage!
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Do more of Josh Hutcherson!!!
Dude, I'm loving this thread and your Blog, Thank You for the work you put in.
he does seem to enjoy the HARD work doesnt he
Thomas Dekker was so damned hot in George Araki's Kaboom! He was also in the WB's Secret Circle which was unaccountably canceled after one season regardless of the large fan base! He is reportedly bi-sexual and definitely has an "aura"!! I went to home depot and found the perfect chandelier!!!
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hot damn you terminator fucker.....i need my hole filled now mate....omg thats hot
Damn. Chris Pine looking fine.
Some previously done fakes of perennial fave Zac Efron; always a welcome face (and cock)
in bondageland.
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The boys from Supernatural are such "natural" bondage sluts. You can tell that Jared really wants the attention.
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John mayer please
New link for the Westlife Boys (Kian Egan and Nickie Byrne); http://paxartceleb.blogspot.com
Reminding you of some gems from last year now posted at my blog: http://paxartceleb.blogspot.com
Blond hottie Jamie Lee Bower
And Peter Pan all grown up Jeremy Sumpter
I'm flying......
Ashton Kutcher has been hot for some time and always one of personal favorites; pretty successful for a celebrity who has been around longer than one might think. Ashton works hard and this is the way he likes to relax; a nice hard cage fuck!...makes him cum every time.
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Zylka madness continues; its a contagious disorder! Can't enough of the blond hunk. Tie the boy up!
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Chord Overstreet is singing a new tune this week on Glee!
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As a "Faker" with a bondage fetish, it always nice to encounter a celeb that is not always grinning or smiling in nearly every available headshot; hence that fantastic Jonathan Rhys Meyers. An older attempt coupled with one more recent.
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pax you are brilliant
A tale of two Justin's; Hartley and Bieber... now available at the blog...
Very few people know that Zac Efron is a CBT cum whore; loves clamps on his nipples and his juicy balls strapped up tight....mmmmm!
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My cum drenched new boyfriend "Vacancy" requested a pic of Robert Wilson. I hadn't heard of Robert before; he's the first male model on "The Price is Right"; and what a hunkorama! "Vacancy" has always been such an enthusiastic commentator on all our creations, that I just had to say thank you with this!
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More Josh Hutcherson!!!!!!
didnt notice....i had a scant of white liquid protein on the screen....love ya even more
Jenswen Ackles SLING WHORE!
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omg dude you are insane with the hotness
Today's a day for filling requests; did Robert Wilson earlier... here's model Kerry Degman; a request from another JustUsBoys enthusiast.... I hadn't encountered him either, but he has a rugged quality that seems perfect for outdoor bondage.
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Some blasts from my faking past...
Actor/Songwriter Logan Henderson
Blond hottie Alex Pettfer
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This thread never cools down! Thanks for all the great fakes!


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If you're still sitting on the fence, waiting to jump on the Apple iPhone bandwagon at an opportune time, today might be the day to act. For Monday only, official Apple dealer Best Buy is offering the iPhone 3GS for absolutely nothing — provided you sign your wireless life away to AT&T for the next two years.
The deal only applies to the 8GB model of the iPhone 3GS, and purchasers must be new to AT&T, or be upgrading from another device, to receive the free iPhone. Customers must purchase the handset in-store today, Monday, August 22.
News of the deal comes just a day after Best Buy and other US and Canadian electronics dealers slashed the price of the HP TouchPad tablet to as little as $99 — about $400 off the original asking price. The sale was so successful that many Best Buy locations were reportedly sold out of the TouchPad. To get one, wanting customers are now mostly forced to resort to eBay, where the price has jumped significantly from the bottom-barrel prices offered at Best Buy, but still less than standard retail.
Whether or not it's worth it to get locked into a two-year contract with a phone that's already two-years-old is entirely a matter of opinion. The deal is valuable, however, for the iPhone rumor mill.
First, the drastic price-cut of the iPhone 3GS shows that Best Buy is likely making room in its inventory for a new device, something we like to call the iPhone 5. If the recent round of hearsay reports are true, then we should be seeing that next-generation Apple handset in stores around October.
The second possible way to read into the free iPhone 3GS has to do with the widespread rumors that Apple plans to release a second, less-expensive version of the iPhone this year, along side the high-end iPhone 5. The reasoning behind this chatter has mostly come from market analysts who believe Apple stands to gain by releasing a lower-end device to compete with the various inexpensive Android handsets available. But if it's possible to get the iPhone 3GS for free — or at least for very little — then it seems to us even more unlikely that Apple will release two iPhone models this year.
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- Here's how to buy the brand-new Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus


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1. Find the minimum value of A if A=4y + x^2, where (x^2 + 1)y=324.
2. By cutting away identical squares from each corner of a rectangular piece of cardboard and folding up the resulting flaps, the cardboard may be turned into an open box. If the cardboard is 16 inches long and 10 inches wide, find the dimensions of the box that will yield maximum volume


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Suspected one-pot meth lab forces police to close Manchester street cornerBy MARK HAYWARD
New Hampshire Union Leader
September 03. 2014 8:18PM
MANCHESTER – Police cordoned off a North End street corner Wednesday night after they discovered what they believed to be a methamphetamine pressure cooker after a police pursuit ended in a minor car crash and foot chase.
Yellow crime tape went up to keep onlookers away from a four-door blue sedan on Kennard Road, just east of Mammoth Road, where it had turned and hit an oncoming car. The driver and two passengers ran from the car, and were caught after a brief foot chase, said New Hampshire State Police Sgt. Brian Trask.
Police suspicions of a one-pot meth lab were raised when a trooper opened the trunk and smelled ammonia, Trask said.
Chemicals used to manufacture methamphetamine can result in explosions and death if handled improperly, he said. The Manchester Fire Department confirmed that a pressure cooker was in the trunk and contained chemicals.
"It could have been serious, depending what's in the trunk," Trask said before firefighters arrived.
Names of the three people, who were taken into custody, were not available Wednesday night.
Trask said Manchester police spotted the car on Interstate 293 and tried to stop it, but broke off pursuit and informed State Police. A trooper spotted the car speeding southbound on Interstate 93, passing motorists on the right-hand shoulder, Trask said.
The car exited Exit 5 in North Londonderry, and state police pursued it north on Route 28, where at one point it was clocked at 62 mph. It made the turn onto Kennard Road and struck a car head on, causing slight damage and no injuries.
The three – two men and a woman – ran. A trooper apprehended one on Kennard Road and Manchester police caught two on Mammoth Road. A police dog was brought in to perform an article search, looking for items the three may have disposed while running away, Trask said.
The three asked to be checked at local hospitals upon their arrest. The driver of the car that was hit suffered no injuries, Trask said.


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Sealaska Heritage Institute to sponsor basketball camp in Juneau
Sealaska Heritage Institute will sponsor free basketball camps in Juneau for kids in grades 5 to 12.
The camps will be held at DZ Middle School and are open to youth of all skill levels.
The purpose is to provide a week of fun but intensive instruction in the fundamentals of basketball while incorporating Tlingit language and culture.
The camp is scheduled 10 am-4:30 pm, July 23-27.
For more information, contact Jordan Gibson at 586-9272 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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I am not able to gain access to all of the pro forums, some of the sections come up as private. Any help is appriciated!
Apply for Professional Membership by following the link in my signature line if you are in the trade professionally.
Maybe because you current member status is showing regular guest and you need Professional Member status to see the locked pro forums.
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I had pro status and my account updated and now I don't?
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I had pro status and my account updated and now I don't?
Possibly a technicality.
Has it been a very long time since you've visited the site?
You had an email issue which bounced your account out of Pro. I reset your account.
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20 Games Like Dungeons With Friends(TBA)
The Last Journey
The Last Journey is an ultimate post-nuclear exploration game in which you travel the universe to find a new planet suitable for mankind to live on after the Earth was destroyed in a nuclear war.
Elisa: Seduce the Innkeeper
The player doesn't impersonate a simple man, but a powerful, rich and famous nobleman who seems to be able to obtain whatever he wishes for. But will this be enough this time?
70 / 10013.5
House of Caravan
Taking place in a single mansion in Candlewood, northeast USA, in the early 20th Century, House of Caravan is a sinister adventure filled with dark secrets and vexing puzzles.
50 / 10022.5
Bitcoin Clicker
Feel like a real miner earn for the video card and overclocking it, so she mined bitcoins for you.
50 / 10002.5
Otaku's Fantasy
I was a deadbeat.
After times and times of getting fire, I worked as a cleanup crew, just trying to make a living. When I got nothing to do, I can only play with myself. Later a AI company took me in, I thought the job will just be slightly better than the last one. i just want a new life, a better one.
But it's like a different world! Office ladies from powerful companies, celebrities, and rich cugars. This is all too much for an otaku like me.
One day, a cute actress called my name and said 'Hey are you a boy or a girl?' I was so angry my vains were about to pop. So I just whipped it out. The next day everyone call me ladyboy.
From then on, a new world had opened the door for me. All kinds of women threw themselves at me, and for all kinds of strange reasons. No matter it is a mixed-race lady with huge buttocks, a well-known news anchor secretly wants to be whipped, or a hungry cugar that almost eats me up, they all wants to know what it's like to be with me. But there's no stopping this!
This is otaku's dream world, if you want 'em, just get 'em!
60 / 10003.0
Artania — non-linear post-apocalyptic adventure game in retro-stylistics of the 90's. During your travel around the post-apocalyptic world by the old locomotive, you will come face-to-face with unexpected encounters. Be ready to make difficult decisions, which will determine your destiny.
50 / 10002.5
The Mines of Morseph
You are Darsius, a peaceful man who was sold into slavery to the Mines of Morseph. This changed when an evil invaded the mines and killed everyone... except you. You must journey through the mines of evil to find the mine key which will lead out of the mines of death...and to your freedom.
A young man discovers through a series of hallucinations that he will grow up to become a violent psychopath. How will he respond to these revelations? Can he change his fate? Can you even... change fate...
52 / 10042.6
Project 5: Sightseer
Open world multiplayer sandbox game. Explore the procedural world, discover resources and artifacts, build outposts, research technologies -- all together with your friends.
80 / 10004.0
Tricolour Lovestory
Time flies and never comes back. But with an incredible 1-million-word script and 100+ original CGs, this game will take you back to when you were young, simple and pure. Go and get the love of your life back, start something new, or end everything in flame, that's for you to decide!
80 / 10024.0
Dead Link: Pages Torn
A single page torn from Amanda's journal is the clue that will lure Ellen into dangerous game of deception and greed connected to Grace Manor.
Rusty Lake: Roots
James Vanderboom's life drastically changes when he plants a special seed in the garden of the house he has inherited. Expand your bloodline by unlocking portraits in the tree of life.
71 / 10063.55
Don't Knock Twice
Don't Knock Twice is a first-person horror game based on a psychologically terrifying urban legend. To save her estranged daughter, a guilt-ridden mother must uncover the frightening truth behind the urban tale of a vengeful, demonic witch. One knock to wake her from her bed, twice to raise her from the dead.
Explore a grand manor house and interact with almost every object you see. To find and save your daughter, you will explore all depths of the manor, searching for hidden clues and using items to fight or escape the terror that surrounds you.
The game is based on the film, Don't Knock Twice, starring Katee Sackhoff (Battlestar Galactica) and directed by Caradog James (The Machine).
80 / 10024.0
House Party
House Party, in its concept and sense of humor, is inspired by the adventure style games of the 80s and 90s like Leisure Suit Larry and Monkey Island, but it is rendered in a beautiful full-3D first-person context.
60 / 10033.0
The Franz Kafka Videogame
A point-n-click puzzle/adventure game inspired by writings of Franz Kafka.
50 / 10012.5
Star Control: Origins
The Earthlings have joined the interstellar club. The galaxy will never be the same.
The year is 2086 and Earth has detected an alien distress call originating from the surface of Triton. In response, Star Control is formed with you as The Captain of Earth's first prototype starship.


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I was thinking why not make a section in that forum, just for Hero Factory. I mean, there're not Bionicles. It would help make the BBC forum more organized.
I feel like there are already enough LEGO-based forums on the site already. It is a Bionicle-based site after all.
I would argue that there's little difference between Bionicle creations and Hero Factory creations. If there's significant interest we might consider it, but not otherwise.
The other problem with splitting a forum is that you run the risk of killing its activity, not having enough activity in the new forum, or both.
The other problem is, what if I make a MOC that has both Bionicle and HF parts in it? Where would I put it?
You raise a very valid point, maybe some other criterium is necessary to organize it?
Yeah that's what I thought. I have made a few HF MOCs with Bionicle parts in it, but I consider it HF.
I would agree but that mean there need to be a forum for the next one after Hero Factory and a Next one after that then so on and so on. So it's a lot better to keep it on the Bionicle-Based Creations then make another one or just change the Bionicle-Based Creations name to Technic-Based Creations but seeing that name change to that is unlikely to happen.
Since it seems like there isn't much support behind this suggestion, I think we can close it. As things change, we can always revisit it.
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but won't that mean more ppl coming here and pulling subs and taking pics cause their 1000 watt amp sounds like 100watts??
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but won't that mean more ppl coming here and pulling subs and taking pics cause their 1000 watt amp sounds like 100watts??
And for the record, I am not upset. Just a good debate. I couldn't care less if they partnered. I don't shop at wal mart and I don't buy kicker so this has no effect on my life and purchase tendencies.
how long till sundown does this
You obviously have a negative view on kicker as you do business and only view what you will from it.
BTW Pioneer has been at walmart for many many years, yet still produces some great product overall. Guess no one should run Pioneer because it is sold by the big bad walmart. Does that mean you won't have a gaming console or cell phones because they are sold in the same place and not at the mom/pop stores they used to be sold at? Same can go for food or anything else they carry.
My point is clear though. From a business stand point, getting in with walmart yields a larger profit and quicker turn over on product. Walmart buys in massive bulk, which means kicker orders in larger bulk. Which means they get it cheaper now.
Please explain your negative views as you have yet to contribute an insightful response other then..... "I hate kickers"...and "I hate walmart"......
"Kicker's products will actually serve as Walmart's high end offering in car amps and speakers."
That's pretty sad lol.
Who among us hasn't had a set of 12" Comps and thought they were the shlt? I'll admit it's a little weird but why not? Kicker is in business to make money. And I'm sure they'll do just that putting their product on Walmart shelves. Nothing wrong with that.... Some people will buy it, some people won't. And as a side note, those Comps got pretty loud on 125 watts!


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Submission + - RedHat releases RHEL 5.3 (ostatic.com)
ruphus13 writes: From the news post, "Red Hat has rolled out the newest update of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, RHEL 5.3. In addition to virtualization and power-saving enhancements, this update is also shipping the first productized implementation of OpenJDK for Red Hat. The 5.3 update includes increased scalability of physical and virtualized environments. According to a prepared statement, "The number of supported physical CPUs is increased to 126, while maximum memory is increased to 1TB. Virtual server CPU and memory limits have been increased to 32 and 80GB respectively."...The update is available to Red Hat subscription customers via the Red Hat Network, and does not require hardware or application recertification."


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Kevin Solecki, a Grammy nominated accordionist who was raised in the Detroit area and now lives in Pittsburgh, will entertain once again at the Annual Holy Cross Parish pre-Lenten Polish Dinner.
The menu includes hand-breaded boneless pork, kielbasa, potato pierogi and sauerkraut, green beans, dinner role, coffee and paczki for desert, according to spokesman Tom Sosnowski of Rochester.
Dinner is served from 4-7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9. Cost is $10 for adults and $4 for children.
The church is located on Pulaski and Fleming streets, north of Caniff Avenue and south of Carpenter Street.


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Marilyn Everhart Call, 82, of Earlie Hedrick Road, passed away Wednesday afternoon, March 20, 2013, at High Point Regional Medical Center.
Marilyn Everhart Call, 82, of Earlie Hedrick Road, passed away Wednesday afternoon, March 20, 2013, at High Point Regional Medical Center.
Her funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Grace Missionary Alliance Church by Pastor Richard Barker. Burial will follow in Forest Hill Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Davidson Funeral Home and other times at the home.
Marilyn was born in Davidson County on Aug. 8, 1930, to D. Henry Everhart and Pearl Beck Everhart. She enjoyed bowling and socializing with the many friends at the J. Smith Young YMCA, where she and her husband were members of the Seniors Bowling League. She was a homemaker and was preceded in death by her parents and her brother, Lewis Everhart.
Surviving are her husband of 59 years, Cecil L. Call; daughters Pamela Fry (Chris) of Lexington and Janice Hartley (Patrick) of Augusta, Ga.; son Keith Call of Lexington; grandchildren Kenneth and Steven Call, Ryan Hartley (Katy) and Noah Hartley, and Jordan, Casey and Ethan Fry; sisters Dorothy Haywood and Rachel Cooper (Gerald), all of Lexington; and brothers Aaron Everhart (Mary), Blake Everhart, Phillip Everhart (Topsy) and Foil Beck Everhart, all of Lexington, and Joe Everhart (Ruth) of Lillington.
Memorials may be directed to Grace Missionary Alliance Church, 457 Burkhart Road, Lexington, NC 27292.
Online condolences may be made at www.davidsonfuneralhome.net.