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Another, non-sexual, definition of this widely used term referring to the tragic occurence of what happens when one accidentally super glues one body part to another resulting in a semi-permanent bond that is both frustrating and painful to separate. Hal: Man, I had some painful bondage last night.
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Derived from a term for slavery, Bondage has come to mean sexual slavery, particularly dealing with the simple practice of restraining one's parter to beds, posts, from ceilings, etc. Usually entails either rope (asian forms) or leather, chains, and other equipment specially designed for the purpose (western.)
Bondage considered a fetish, as enthusiasts generally prefer the thought or presence of a fully-clothed restrained partner to a fully nude and unrestrained partner. Bondage is not to be confused with the more specific practices of B&D, the practice of restraining and then dominating, or humiliating a partner, or S&M, the practice of hurting one's partner in order to achieve sexual climax. Bondage enthusiasts generally prefer the more docile forms. "Are you willing to try something? Can I tie you to the bed and try a little bondage play?"
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Tying up or restraining your consenting sexual partner.
Usually the restraining is done by the dom (dominant) and the sub (submissive) is the one restrained. Sexually arousing for some, as the exchange of power is exciting, and the helplessness of being bound allows some people to really let go and enjoy themselves. Also, having complete control over a willing partner is very arousing. There are many reasons people enjoy this. HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH VIOLENCE. Bondage is often used in conjuction with punishment/pain play, but it is NOT the same thing!!! He was obviously into bondage, so I tied him up and teased him mercilessly until he begged me to fuck him.
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The practice of being restrained for sexual gratification. Bondage only sounds kinky the first time.
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The consensual and romantic restraint of a beloved and cherished partner for mutual sexual enjoyment When I'm helpless in bondage he makes love ot me in the most gentle and erotic way..
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The act of tying someone up for sexual pleasures I'll be your submissive bondage girlie ;)
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Bondage does not mean using leather objects for sexual pleasure. It means being restrianed /tied and can be done with a variety of materials - ie ropes, scarves, rubber, leather thongs, cling film, chains etc
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Using restraining objects (e.g. Handcuffs) on a consenting partner during sex.
Some people confuse bondage with BSDM, but bondage and BSDM are quite different: BSDM is the act of hurting someone during sex, bondage is simply restraining them. Bob and Jane are into bondage, she keeps a pair of handcuffs under her pillow so they can handcuff each other to the bed and fuck one another's brains out.


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WHITEMARSH Plymouth Whitemarsh can breathe free and clear after defeating Wissahickon 74-56, thanks to a second half surge that gave PW a lead they would never cough up.
The wintery weather did nothing to hinder Friday nights matchup, and despite Wisshickons shortened day at school, the players loaded the bus and traveled to Colonial Elementary to face off against the PW Colonials (4-5). The Trojans (8-1) were coming off a sluggish loss against Perkiomen Valley on Wednesday and hoped to bounce back with renewed vigor.
This game was a must-win for us, said PW guard, Anthony McKie, who scored 29 points in the game.
Tight, fast play defined the first half, with both McKie and Wissahickon guard, Chase Wilson, paving the way for their squads, scoring 15 and 14 respectively. PW grew a five-point-lead at the end of the first quarter into a nine point cushion in the second, but Wissahickon bounced back with ten straight points to take the lead, 28-27.
At the end of the first half, PW regained and led by one.
I didnt expect any game at the end of the season to be easy, said Wissahickon coach, Kyle Wilson. Were fighting for wins every night we play.
In the second half, PW had all the pace as Wissahickon came out on tired legs. PW went on 14-2 run early, and gained a lead that allowed them to coast to victory. Many of Wissahickons players were inundated with the flu; two captains of the team, Gordon Bentley and Dylan Doskicz, didnt start. Chase Wilson, who was also ill and only scored five points on Wednesday, scored 27 and guarded the explosive McKie for much of the game.
I just took my medicine before the game, kept hydrated, took some cough drops and gave it my all, Wilson said.
Coach Kyle Wilson threw defenders on McKie who played so closely they were practically attached at the hip. Running through double screens, McKie was able to find open players and sink big shots to keep the ailing Trojans at bay.
We know how good he is, he was first team all league last year, Wilson said of McKie. The plan was to make someone beat us other than him.
I try to pace myself and score within the game, because it tends to bring a lot of attention, McKie said. When they face guard me, guys have to cut and make plays.
Jesse Hunsicker of the Trojans had 15 rebounds to go with his 14 points and Colonial Andre Mitchell had 14 points.
Im just really proud of my guys tonight, Wilson said. We had players that dont see a lot of action logging big minutes, but it was one of those nights where they were the better team.

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Hello and Merry Meet (as it's my first time starting a topic)-
I work at a library, specifically a big university library that receives lots of items from people who have passed on and left their works to their alma mater.
My job, as assistant to the librarians, entails discretely getting rid of (i.e. trashing) the above items that may not be wanted by the librarians for whatever reason.
These are personal notes, hand written works, letters... you get the idea.
As may well be expected, a lot of these items are imbued with the energy of those who created them. At times I can feel the presence of these folks.
My method in the past has been to explain (to myself as much as to whatever spirits may be there) why they are being thrown out, explaining that I cannot leave them out for other people to pick up and use because it would reflect badly on the librarians (and get me into a lot of trouble)... but I still feel awful getting rid of these things.
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Five excellent PlayStation Mobile games for your Vita
Written By Matt Sainsbury on Thursday, January 10, 2013 | 10:57
Buy a couple of these and your Vita home screen will quickly fill up with icons. Of course, the nature of the platform means there is going to be a whole lot of really bad games that no one should ever play, and just like the iOS app store discoverability is a bit of an issue.
And so we've created a little list of games (five, to be exact) that represent the best of what the PlayStation Mobile platform offers for Vita owners. Considering that combined these games cost less around $20, you can hardly fault value for money here:
A 3D take on Qix, Cubixx is a challenging, hugely engaging take on the classic formula. With six square faces to navigate around spacial awareness is brought right to the forefront with this game. Once you get the hang of that, racing around the faces of the cube, slicing away big portions of them at a time and scoring massive multipliers becomes compulsive.
There's no real goal to the game other than the leaderboard, but then it does not need more than that.
Aqua Kitty
One of the many retro throwback games that are already on the PlayStation Mobile platform, Aqua Kitty is a take on the classic Defender formula. Rather than in space, this game takes place under the sea, but you'll be doing the same thing as that classic game - fighting off hordes of enemies while protecting the defenceless folks on the sea bed (miners, in this game).
It controls tightly and has a charming art style as well. There's a surprisingly large number of levels too, making this game one that will last.
Haunt The House: Terrortown
This has got to be the most creative game on the PlayStation Mobile platform, and with any luck it will be expanded out into a "full" game. With one of the most striking art styles of any game on the Vita, let alone the PlayStation Mobile platform, Haunt The House tasks players with taking control of a ghost, possessing various objects throughout a range of buildings, and scaring the inhabitants out.
Needless to say, this game is laugh-out-loud fun, and the best $5 I have spent on a game in a very long time.
Mobile platforms have been a brilliant outlet for classic game revivals, and Lemmings is one well worth revisiting. This game offers up a classic action-puzzle experience that has barely aged at all - like Tetris, the basic game is as good now as it was back when it was originally released.
Best of all, if you want to test for yourself whether this game still holds your attention, it's a free download with microtransactions to fund the rest of the game if you find yourself hooked. Which you will.
Frederic - Resurrection of Music
It's rare that a music game really pushes boundaries with creativity, so leave it to a tiny indie outfit to come up with a unique game in the genre. See, this game takes the music of Chopin, and remixes it across various modern music styles (rock, reggae, and so forth). The gameplay itself is standard, but the remixes have to be heard to be believed.
This game is proof that a music game doesn't need popular tracks to be effective. Resurrection of Music has an insane (but entertaining plot), interesting mechanics, and one of the best music game soundtracks ever. It's premium priced by PlayStation Mobile standards, but nonetheless essential.
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- Tom Brady said...
ALIEN BREED is really good too for 4$ price. I am excited to hear that they will soon have trophy and leaderboard support in the PSM dev kits.
- January 10, 2013 at 2:18 PM
- Matt S said...
Alien Breed is a great game. Did you play the recent remakes/ reboots on PS3/ Xbox 360/ PC? Really worth a look if you liked the original.
I hope trophies come in for Mobile games. It's the one thing I really think those games lack. - January 10, 2013 at 2:24 PM
Really? When is trophy support coming?
SCE said trophy and leaderboards will come to PSM soon, but I have never seen a solid date. - January 10, 2013 at 4:20 PM
I'm from South africa and i really thought we would get PSM games on our psn store but sadly we don't.
- January 10, 2013 at 6:13 PM
- Matt S said...
That's a real pity! I wonder why they didn't launch it in South Africa...
- January 10, 2013 at 6:35 PM
- Chris I. said...
As well as online leader boards. ;)
- January 11, 2013 at 9:33 AM
- SNAGGAPUSS said...
no trophy no buy
- January 11, 2013 at 2:29 PM
- Matt S said...
That's a pity, you're missing out on some great games!
Fingers crossed for you that trophy support gets added in :) - January 11, 2013 at 2:32 PM


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I might get back into it if I can get some core people to play with and help me out. I am a MMO vet and RPG whore so I know that stuff it's just the abilities and what to buy when in-game |
i play this game a fair bit, lvl 25 currently ID: Lucigen Style: Support or Tank My best 2 champs are Janna and Amumu although I am also a big fan of blitzcrank and singed. Also have some skills with veigar, ryze, and kog'maw but if Im playing with the 30s its usually janna. I've got some huge posts on the teampwnage forums I can link you to if anyone is interested in learning about the game (warning: there is a somewhat serious learning curve to the game, but a good friend makes it a lot easier!) |
I am completely new at this game. If one of you would like to train me into the perfect killing machine I am willing to be trained |
My names fruitsnackz in game if anyone wants to add me. I don't play a whole lot as the game kind of bores me and I'm more interested in DOTA2 now but I come back to it once in a while. |
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I say we start a team ! |
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id is trggaman. i rarely play but ive been meaning to get back into it |
@ pr0ph3cyx do you guys go in the mmoattack raidcall? or that other place? I need to add ya all on there so i can find you. Been very busy with school recently but I am always looking for people to play LoL with. also as a general note, you really need 5 people for a team, so do you still kind of need 2? |
well atm it's just me, my friend and his brother. Jess plays Dota2 a lot. Racquel hardly ever comes on. mmospecialist hardly comes on as well. and yes we play in my friends channel because no one is ever in MMOAttack add me pr0ph3cyx |
Hey now. I seem to recall pwning at Ashe a few times last week. I do play Dota 2 a lot, but I play LoL sometimes too! |
It would be nice if you played more. I play almost every night. Just hop online to see if I'm there. Then go to Contacts in Raidcall and join where I am |
i play this game a LOT, i dont know what is the reason but i cant stop plaing this game, the only drawback could be the 70% of the community in that game, too much rage and racism, but anyways i llove it, my fav champ is Leona xD oh my summoner name is Kaylba and i play in NA server |
I'm having a tough time trying to play LoL. I've been playing Dota 2 and I just can't make the switch over. You ever play dota Rick? |
i just started playing this again yesterday with my old roommate. Loved it, looking to play more in the near future. Playing lotsa blitzcrank right now :) |
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This past January, we said goodbye to our 15 year old lab, Jessie Mae. While her passing was inevitable, the lingering sadness remains. It took me a good month to "come out of it" and out of the blue, many days, I burst into tears remembering my beloved girl and all of her wonderfulness. Forget the joy she brought us-that goes without saying.
We still have three remaining, young, healthy (although this past month has been allergy hell….with one needing ear hematoma surgery) standard poodles who fill us with constant joy, love and big, wet kisses. One has been with us just a short year-a puppy mill stud rescued last June. The other two we rescued at 12 weeks and 6 months, respectively. What permeates over my thoughts is, how will we go through this again? It seems just when you get to know them, adore them, and give your entire heart to them...they say goodbye.
I don't think that I can go through it again. I fear that I will fall into an emotional oblivion and never be able to function successfully without my "Little Bit".
When I look at my female standard, Dixie, I feel the most love I've ever felt for any one/anything-inclusive of my husband and close family members….honestly, MORE than family members. We have an uncanny kinship that only pet owners experience; an emotional bond of love and need-for each other. Having known her since 12 weeks old, I'm particularly fond of her sweetness, her bravery and her gusto for chasing the world. She perceives it fearlessly-a trait I admire. She's yet to meet another dog she didn't like and is a great ambassador for the breed. And to think she was born from a puppy mill mom who didn't have the same opportunities.
I digress from my inevitable pain. Is there a way to work this out in my mind so I don't focus on her death, but celebrate her life-every day? Is there a way to NOT think about this? Is there a way to prepare oneself for that fated day we all must walk? How do you handle it?
12:17 pm on Thursday, June 21, 2012
Well Lori I believe this is something we handle on a daily basis. As I look at my aging collie boy Jake, I see his kind gentle soul. As he ages he gets sweeter. When he was but 1 year old that of course was not the case. He too was a rescue and was but 40lbs and so scared and nervous. He slept across my stomach the first night we had him. As I watch his face gray and his walk become slower my heart hurts to think of what will come one day sooner than I would like. I have lost many dogs to old age or illness and the pain becomes fresh again when you lose another. Jessie is still fresh in your heart. It takes a long time to not dwell on the fear of losing another. I lost Holly in December 2010 and I still have days where I can't think of anything else except dear Jake or Maisie's passing away. What will I do? I know exactly what I will do - pass the love on to another loving soul. Just as you will.
Lori Mendelsohn Thomas
12:33 pm on Thursday, June 21, 2012
Gloria, this is so sweet and so thoughtful. Love the comment.
12:50 pm on Thursday, June 21, 2012
It is so hard losing beloved pets. I have had many throughout the years and every time one passes on I too think I can't do this again. I am reminded of something one of my vets told me when I had to put one of my beloved cats to sleep about 10 years ago. He said when we lose a pet it is the price we pay for a priceless experience, and it is so true. I am also faced with 3 pet's over the age of 10 and 2 younger then 10 and I think of it everyday how hard it will be to lose each and every one of them. I have mourned the loss of all of my pets with almost the same sadness as losing my parents. Some people don't and won't understand that but that is their loss. These precious animals rely on us for everything but in return we get sweetness, love and pure joy. It is a priceless experience and I pity those that chose not to have animals in their lives.
Lori Mendelsohn Thomas
2:00 pm on Thursday, June 21, 2012
Cricket, I love what your vet said. I just dread the day....it was worse for me losing Jessie Mae than it was for losing my parents. Thanks for your comment.
Chris Larsen
2:36 pm on Thursday, June 21, 2012
I have an 8 year old beagle that we have had for five years. We almost lost her once. She came to us from a beagle rescue at the age of 3. We think she was in a mill at one time. When the rescue's vet spayed her, he left some of the uterus inside, which got infected. Within one week, our new girl was on the brink of death. The only way to get her the $5000 operation she needed to save her life (which should have not been needed if not for a sloppy spay) was to surrender her back to the rescue. Which we tearfully did to save her life. The kind woman who fostered her for the rescue know all about what happened, and kept us informed of her recovery, and helped me lobby the rescue to return her to us, which after 3 months they did. She is our beagle princess, and she knows it. But her face fur is getting white now, and the rabbits are safer in the back yard as she ages and slows a little bit. Loving a dog is like a marriage - till death do us part. It's just a shorter time-frame, which we all know deep down when we have that joy of the first day home with our new dog. This all will someday end. That's why you love them like they love you - with everything you can. Take times for the little things with them, and when they do pass on, be there for them, and love the next one twice as much.
2:56 pm on Thursday, June 21, 2012
I grieved when our girls aged 14 and 13, died 2 weeks apart. Our 13 year old from a broken heart after losing her partner. They were our first dogs as a married couple in our new home. My husband and son insisted we go to the humane society and I resisted. I finally relented and we came home with a young boy who was with us for 12 years. I was so lost when he passed that I started looking for another dog that same week. Two weeks later we adopted a 3 year old male who has been with us for 5 years now. There are memories and photographs of all of them around our house and we honor their birthdays and death days every year. Our first young boys collar still hangs on the door knob where I put it when we came home after having to put him down.
The best way to move on is to remember there is another life out their looking for a loving home, who needs to be rescued.
Lori Mendelsohn Thomas
3:19 pm on Thursday, June 21, 2012
Chris, I love this story. We do have to love them with everything in us, as they do back at us. We are blessed to be living with them amongst us.
Mau...what a loving tribute. I have Jessie Mae's collar right here by my laptop. I miss her daily....and will love on mine just a little more each day.
10:11 pm on Thursday, June 21, 2012
Mau: Very touching story, and very good advice.
Your last line says it all.
Jill Lane
5:49 pm on Thursday, June 21, 2012
We had to put our dog Daisy down last year. She was a 15-year-old yellow lab mix and my husband's first dog. We got a puppy a month later, but I think we should have waited. We keep comapring our new dog to Miss Daisy. In our minds she was the perfect dog. But we know Dottie, our new dog, is still in the naughty pup phase and we need to give her time to mellow. I'm sure years from now we'll see Dottie in the same light.
9:42 pm on Thursday, June 21, 2012
It is never too soon to adopt. It is the perfect way of honoring one you hold so dear to your heart. I needed our 2nd male more for a companion than a pet to bond to. The house was so lonely. And I wanted this one to be my husband's dog. It seems every other dog we got would attach to one or the other of us. Well it turns out this one shares his love equally.
You can not compare pets just like you can't compare children. You don't have to forget Daisy but give the puppy more of a chance.
Lori Mendelsohn Thomas
6:35 pm on Thursday, June 21, 2012
Jill, wow. Getting one so quickly is remarkable. I wasn't even out of the fog in the first month. Good for you.I hope you rescued her-or vice versa? Our oldest is close to 7 now. I think he's the perfect age-mellow, lively and full of ____s and vinegar.
Jennifer Southern
8:14 pm on Thursday, June 21, 2012
I am sorry for your loss. There really is no easy way of saying goodbye to our beloved friends. They give us so much joy and happiness. Like you I lost my 4 year old shipoo in October. He was from a puppy mill also. It was so unexpected and fast. We had him since he was 8 weeks old. I think of omy Buddy everyday and it does get a bit easier. I will forever miss him but we had wonderful times together always there to greet me when I came in from work oh I miss him so much. As the months passed it was still so hard the whole house was different our yellow lab was so depressed without her big brother. One day we went to Elmbrook Humane Society and there we found a new rescue Boomer. Although he is not Buddy he loves us all and it made us all so happy I also feel it was meant to be he was born the same day Buddy was hit. I miss Buddy everyday and will find myself crying. But I am thankful for the time we had together and know that he was with us and happy and now he is happy with my other dogs that I have lost though out the year. I know it is hard and I too think about when my other 2 go what will happen I won't be able to handle it. But I also know that isn't true. There will be others that will need us and we have to be strong for them and show them what we as animal loves can do to help more dogs that will need us. We can never be ready for anyone to pass but we can be strong and show them while we have them how much we care and love them.
James R Hoffa
9:20 pm on Thursday, June 21, 2012
My cat Maria Moo (Moo Moo) died in my arms of biliaric cancer after several months of downward spiral. She passed well before her time - it wasn't fair. It was the worst thing that ever happened to me. I was willing to sacrifice myself if it meant saving her, but there was nothing anyone could do. People asked why I just didn't have her put down, but who am I to play god? After all, you never know if and when a miracle could happen, right? So I did the only thing I could do - I loved her till the end.
When it became evident that she was going to die, I brought her home and stayed with her - never leaving her side. I didn't eat, I didn't shower, I didn't sleep. I did nothing but stay with her. It took everything in me to remain positive and refrain from crying, as I wanted her final moments to be happy. And when she finally did pass, for a brief moment, I was relieved and happy for her, knowing that she would no longer have to suffer in the prison of her broken body. She was once again free to run, like she used to love doing over the hill at our old apartment. But after she passed and I was left all alone, it felt like a piece of me had died too and I could hold back no longer. She was my best friend and had the most amazing soul I've ever known.
James R Hoffa
9:21 pm on Thursday, June 21, 2012
At first, my pain was so bad, I started experiencing psychosomatic reactions - I was constantly crying and throwing up, I couldn't eat, I couldn't sleep, I couldn't concentrate and think clearly,… my mind just wanted to give up on my body and on life in general.
I finally realized how stupid and selfish I was being when I realized that she wouldn't have wanted me grieving her death, as whenever I was sad, she always tried to cheer me up. So, I eventually picked myself up and started carrying on, at first more or so because I knew that it's what she would have wanted for me and later for myself. I honor her by recalling and thinking about a wonderful moment we shared together every morning when I first wake up and every night before I go to bed. I take comfort in knowing that she's in a better place and waiting until we can be re-united once more. Instead of looking at it as a part of me having died too, I began to realize that a part of her had become a part of me, just as a part of me had become a part of her. I will always be whole as long as I remember and continue to love her because that part of her that I now carry permanently resides within my heart and soul - and nothing can take that away, not even death.
James R Hoffa
9:21 pm on Thursday, June 21, 2012
I've also since adopted another shelter cat, Maggie. There's no better way to honor the memory and spirit of a beloved pet than to share your love with another homeless/shelter animal! And while they are indeed different, as I knew and had hoped that they would be, I love them both equally for who they are, as they shall forever be a part of me.
All my best!
9:39 pm on Thursday, June 21, 2012
Don't mourn so deeply. Save your energy for another pet who needs a loving home.


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February 18, 2008
I have received numerous requests for an invitation to join mixi, so I will update an older post, and provide some new information.
The bad news is that it appears that few people living overseas have been able to join mixi. For whatever reason mixi has made it extremely difficult to join unless you live in Japan, and have a Japanese cell phone account. I will still be happy to send an invitation to readers who request it though, so if you want to try, feel free to ask.
Anyone who has tips on how readers who live outside of Japan can successfully join mixi, please let everyone know by posting a comment.
What is mixi?
mixi (pronounced MI-KU-SHII) is Japan's largest SNS (Social Networking Site). According to Rueters, "mixi is Japan's second most visited Web site after Yahoo Japan's portal site. It has 13 million users, or around 10 percent of the population, and gets 11.8 billion page visits a month."
Important features:
- Invitation only -- better security than myspace and similar sites
- Blog type diaries -- you can choose the option of only allowing your circle of friends to see your posts
- Communities -- a huge number of them, formed by users they can be "open" or by invitation only.
- Event promotion -– invite friends to an event, they can RSVP, and post comments
- Media -- users can post photos, videos, and links to other sites
- Large numbers of Japanese youth (around 70% of them) are using mixi.
- It is a "place" where Japanese youth are "hanging out" -- if you want to "connect" with youth in Japan, this is one way to do it.
- To form new groups (Communities).
- Improve communication with an established group, i.e. a Bible Study.
- Event planning and promotion.
- Keep in touch with individuals you work with, see what they are doing, thinking about, what they are eating… (several of my mixi friends habitually post photos of food they are about to eat).
- Establish and strengthen relationships.
- Media is important, many youth are not responding well to a text-based approach.
- It is virtually free of charge – why print and distribute thousands of expensive flyers that get little response, when you can use mixi?
- Read this site: How to use mixi Guide (in English)
- Mixi is a Japanese site; there is virtually no English.
- Use "rikaichan" an easy to use, effective, AND free dictionary/kanji reading tool "plug in" for Firefox. Download HERE
- If you live in Japan, a cell phone eMail address is required
- Outside of Japan you are reportedly not supposed to need a cell phone eMail address, but several readers report being asked for one.
- For an invitation to join, post a comment on this blog and ask for one (you will need to include your contact information, which we will not post to the public) OR ask a young Japanese person who you know for an invite -- they are probably using mixi
The Millennium Matrix by Rex Miller. This book takes a broad look at the influence of media on how we think and act and examines the monumental changes that we are now experiencing in the "digital era."
Relevant Movie:
"Train Man" -- Densha Otoko ( 電車男 ) is a popular movie/manga/drama and book that depicts what is said to be the true story of an intensely shy young "geek" who falls in love with a woman he meets on a train. This is relevant because the geek's friends are ALL unseen users of a SNS. These online friends support, encourage, and give advice entirely via text messages. The theater version of this story (available in DVD rental stores in Japan) is an entertaining, fun movie that also says a lot about the influence of New Media on Japanese society. Be sure to get the theater version, as it is much better than the version made for TV.
Presented by Paul Nethercott, CAN Director
CAN Site: www.japancan.com
Addendum #1 -- John G on why people living outside Japan are having a hard time getting signed up for mixi:
I think I've found the issue here as to why mixi is asking people for a Japanese mobile number in order to register.
It appears that as of April 7th, mixi is attempting to block non-Japanese IP addresses from registering on mixi. The below is taken from a forum I found:
"As of April 7, Mixi requires a valid (Japanese) cellphone e-mail address in order to sign up for its membership. The only exception is when your "regular" e-mail address belongs to one of the ISP's recognized as "safe" by Mixi. As usual, Mixi will not publish the list of those "safe" providers.
The effect of this new requirement is that people who live abroad will not be able to register for Mixi anymore. It's highly unlikely that those who live abroad have e-mail addresses from those "safe" ISP's in Japan, let alone Japanese cellphones. I tried to see if big names in the U.S. like Comcast and Verizon were possibly included in the safe ISP's list. The answer was "no."
Existing members who live abroad are *probably* safe for now, but who knows? Being as crazy as they have been lately, Mixi may require us to re-register, at which time a valid cellphone address must be entered, or something like that. I don't want that to happen. I hope you share my concern."
It also appears that using the mobile address of someone in Japan will do the trick, according to some forum users.
Addendum #2 -- Gary W. on how to register without using an eMail address (for those living in Japan):
I have discovered that if you try to register with Mixi using any of the "free" email providers like "Yahoo" or "Hotmail," "gmail," etc. then, yes, we are stuck with needing a mobile phone address as Mixi will make that demand.
BUT, if you try to register using an email address that you pay for, like "jcom.home.ne.jp" etc. one that is a contract provider, THEN Mixi doesn't require a mobile phone address!
Just thought it'd be good for you to know in case other people ask you the same question. I've just successfully joined Mixi this way without a cell phone! Keep smilin'!


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OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Oakland Athletics have traded right-hander Tyson Ross and minor league first baseman A.J. Kirby-Jones to the San Diego Padres for infielder Andy Parrino and left-hander Andrew Werner.
The deal was announced Friday.
Ross was 2-11 with a 6.50 ERA in five stays with the A's last season. The 25-year-old made 13 starts during his first four stints and later had five relief appearances in September with the AL West champions.
The 24-year-old Kirby-Jones hit .248 with 21 home runs and 69 RBIs at Class A Stockton.
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All faculty, including visiting lecturers, who will be absent must call (508) 531-1396 by 7:00 a.m. on the day of the absence, or as soon after 7:00 a.m. as possible. A recording device will take your name, department, access code (last four digits of your social security number), the expected length of your absence, and the reason for your absence. After 7:00 a.m. a list of those faculty unable to hold classes will be compiled and posted outside the Office of Academic Affairs and outside the Information Booth in the Campus Center. A message will also be recorded for students on a designated telephone line.
Visiting Lecturers are not eligible for paid sick leave. Therefore, long-term absences due to illness may result in salary adjustments, determined on an individual basis. Infrequent short-term illness will probably not affect the salary.
Any employee called to serve as a member of a jury is granted paid leave for the period of service, if the time of the duty conflicts with his or her work schedule at the college. Jury duty fees (other than for expenses), if received, must be turned over to the college to compensate for the paid leave. The employee must furnish a copy of the jury summons to Human Resources prior to taking jury duty leave. A copy of the official verification of jury service must also be furnished to Human Resources subsequent to service.
Employees are also granted court leave to serve as a witness for the college, or as a subpoenaed witness for the state or federal government.
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Sexual harassment is any unwanted attention or behavior of a sexual nature from someone in the workplace or classroom that causes discomfort or interferes with work or academic performance. Unwelcome sexual advances, sexual remarks, touching and requests for sexual favors are examples of behaviors that may be considered sexual harassment.
Sexual harassment is a form of behavior that fundamentally undermines the integrity of academic and employment relationships. It is of particular concern within educational institutions where all members of the college community are connected by strong bonds of intellectual interdependence and trust.
Students, faculty, administration, and staff, are entitled by law to a workplace and learning environment that is free from unwelcome sexual behaviors. Confronting an offender is often difficult. While deciding how to best deal with the situation, individuals are encouraged to seek information and guidance at any time from the college Counseling Center, the Human Resources Department, and/or the Affirmative Action Office.
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Beyond state law and college regulations, Bridgewater State College sees as part of its educational mission the responsibility for creating an open environment which develops and nurtures respect for cultural and linguistic differences, and seeks to educate its members of the need for all types of diversity within its community.
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See http://www.bridgew.edu/HR/Handbook/Introduction.cfm. In recognition of the current problems which exist in society today with respect to discrimination against persons over 40, and in accordance with federal and state law, Bridgewater State College has adopted a policy prohibiting discrimination based on age in the working, living and learning environment of our college campus.
This policy specifically prohibits the use of age as a factor where prohibited by law, in decisions affecting the employment or educational status of a member of the college community or of an applicant for admission or employment.
Any individual who feels he/she has been a victim of age discrimination or harassment should contact the Office of Affirmative Action for guidelines and policy information for processing a complaint.
Policy on Non-Discrimination and Accommodations for Persons with Disabilities
See http://www.bridgew.edu/HR/Handbook/Introduction.cfm. Bridgewater State College recognizes the multitude of barriers that confront persons with disabilities in access to both employment and education. Consistent with state and federal statutes which affirm and protect the equal opportunity rights of otherwise qualified persons with disabilities, the college adopted a policy of non-discrimination and equal opportunity for otherwise qualified persons with disabilities. In all matters of employment and education such persons will receive full and fair treatment.
In accordance with law, the college will afford reasonable accommodations to any otherwise qualified employee with a disability to enable the employee to perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations will also be afforded to applicants for employment who have a disability to enable them to adequately pursue a candidacy.
See http://www.bridgew.edu/HR/Handbook/General_Policies.cfm. Bridgewater State College seeks to maintain an environment that is safe and secure and that promotes productivity for all students and employees. Since the inappropriate or illegal use of alcohol and other drugs on college property or at college activities may impair the health and safety of students and employees, inhibit the personal and academic growth of students, lower productivity and the quality of work performed by employees, and undermine the public's confidence in the college, a strong policy prohibiting such use has been established.
All members of the college community are urged to carefully and seriously reflect on their personal responsibility to remain drug free and to demonstrate care and concern for others who may be experiencing a substance abuse problem through timely intervention and referral.
An employee of the college (including student employees) shall not unlawfully manufacture, distribute, dispense, possess or use controlled substances or alcohol on college property or in conjunction with any college activity, whether work-related or non-work related. Alcohol may not be served at any college sponsored employee activity without the express permission of the appropriate Vice President or the President.
Employees who have questions about this policy should contact the Assistant Vice President for Human Resources at 1324.
See http://www.bridgew.edu/HR/Handbook/General_Policies.cfm. In 1987 the Commonwealth of Massachusetts adopted a policy that called for the elimination of smoking in public buildings that fall under the jurisdiction of the state. The measure was designed to reduce the health risks that are associated with secondhand smoke. As of January 1, 1993, smoking at the college is restricted to designated rooms in residence halls and in student apartments only (for students only).
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RIO GRANDE, Ohio — The University of Rio Grande softball team banged out a season-high 12 hits, including five that went for extra bases, en route to its first win of the season - an 8-2 triumph over Bluefield (Va.) College in the opening game of a Mid-South Conference doubleheader, Thursday afternoon, at Rio Softball Park.
The Rams avoided a sweep by holding on for a 5-4 victory - their first as a member of the MSC - in the nightcap.
Senior Kaylee Walk and freshman Courtney Shriver both had two hits and two RBIs in the game one win for Rio Grande, while freshman Kimberly Rollins and sophomore Haley Gwin also had two hits and senior Katie Fuller drove in two runs.
Freshman Kimber Hazlett scattered four hits and walked two while striking out a career-high eight batters to get the win in the pitcher's circle.
The RedStorm grabbed a 2-0 first inning lead thanks to a run-scoring groundout by Fuller and an RBI single by Fuller and added three more runs in the second.
Walk highlighted the three-run second with a two-run inside-the-park home run and Fuller added a run-scoring triple to right after sophomore Jessi Robinson followed up Walk's home run with an opposite field double down the left field line.
Bluefield got a two-run single from Jessica Dutka in the fourth inning to make it 5-2, but Rio tacked on a pair of runs in the fifth and another marker in the sixth to set the final score.
Shriver had an RBI single in the fifth and an RBI double in the sixth.
Kourtney McGrady had two of Bluefield's four hits, while Aline Uehara started and took the loss.
In the nightcap, the Rams took advantage of four Rio errors to score three unearned runs and build a 5-1 lead before being forced to hang on for dear life down the stretch to secure the win.
Heather Thomas' RBI single in the first gave BC a 1-0 lead, but the RedStorm tied the game in the bottom of the inning on a run-scoring hit by senior Kaitie Stewart.
The Rams tacked on three runs in the second and another run in the fourth against Stewart, though, to take a 5-1 advantage.
Dutka and Uehara sandwiched RBI singles around a dropped flyball that allowed another run to score in the second, while a while an error, a sacrifice bunt and a wild pitch produced the fourth inning marker.
Rio Grande started the road back in the home half of the fourth when Gwin homered to left and an infield single by Walk scored Hazlett - who had doubled - to make it 5-3.
The RedStorm pulled to within a run in the sixth when Hazlett led off with a triple to deep right-center and scored on a one-out single by freshman Claudia Farney, but Farney was stranded in scoring position representing the would-be tying run.
Rio also threatened in its final at bat in the seventh by putting runners at first and second with two outs, but Uehara retired Hazlett on a comebacker to the mound to close out the victory.
Megan Meismer started and got the win for the Rams, while Uehara pitched the final three innings to earn a save.
Dutka, McGrady and Meismer all had two hits in the win for BC, while Dutka also scored three times.
Hazlett doubled twice and triple for the RedStorm, while Robinson, Stewart and Gwin all had two hits each.
Stewart allowed eight hits and five runs - only two of which were earned - over five innings in suffering the loss.
The twinbill was originally scheduled to be played in Bluefield, but was moved to Rio Grande as a result of wet grounds. The RedStorm will now visit Bluefield on April 9.
Rio is back in action on Thursday afternoon when the University of Pikeville visits for an MSC doubleheader. First pitch for game one is at 2 p.m.


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The Ulanga District Council has announced that it won't remove all livestock from the district, but said it would retain only a number that could be fed on available pasturelands and reserved areas.
The statement comes at a time when the district is planning to reduce the number of livestock next month in what it describes, as implementing the new Livestock and Pastureland Act.
Ulanga district council chairman Furaha Lilongili revealed the stand when opening the district's full council meeting recently. He said the operation would target cattle grazing on reserve forests.
Lilongeli instructed councillors and leaders at the village, ward and division levels in Malinyi, Ngoheranga, Mtimbira and Lupiro to educate livestock keepers for them to comply by moving their livestock before the operation.
He instructed the leaders to ensure that they oversee the exercise by observing principles of good governance through meetings to enable the people participate in the process by airing their views on the best way to carry out the operation.
Itete ward councillor Fortunatus Malunda expressed his fears that the exercise might face a dead end, given the fact that reserve area boundaries were yet to be properly identified.
Ulanga district livestock officer Benedict Mabula said so far all reserved areas have had their boundaries temporarily identified by villagers and verified by officials from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism.
Ulanga District is estimated to have over 160,000 livestock. The council targets to reduce the number to only 50,000.


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Aug. 12--Few of the petitioners who appear before Administrative Law Judge Manny Smith hear the word "no."
Smith grants benefits in close to 80 percent of the Social Security disability claims he hears, nearly twice as often as other administrative judges in Western Pennsylvania and much higher than the national average of 58 percent, federal data show.
Analysts estimate each of the 292 disability awards Smith approved from October through June will cost taxpayers about $300,000 over the long term. As disability applications hit highs and a Social Security trust fund approaches exhaustion, judicial outliers such as Smith have fallen under congressional scrutiny.
"If we don't do something, in four years it won't be able to pay full benefits," said Sarah Swinehart, a spokeswoman for the House Ways and Means Committee. Its Social Security Subcommittee has held five hearings on disability insurance over the past year.
Smith, one of 10 local administrative law judges, declined an interview with the Tribune-Review. Federal rules keep most active law judges from talking with reporters, and disability appeal hearings are closed to the public.
"The whole procedure may have made sense 20 years ago, when most people were honest and didn't know about" the disability program, said James Bukes of Mt. Lebanon, who retired in January after two decades as an administrative law judge. "But now it's become such a big business."
Judges are under heavy pressure to resolve claims, and it's fastest for them to approve an appeal and move on, Bukes said. However, "no structure has been put into effect to penalize people who are granting too many."
Legislation to change the system might emerge this fall. Lawmakers want to ensure Social Security keeps paying those who need help while safeguarding taxpayer dollars, Swinehart said.
Pushing to the brink
Congress in 1956 created the Social Security Disability Insurance program for people with long-term mental or physical problems that keep them from working. Payouts started small -- $57 million in 1957 -- but by 2011 soared to $128.9 billion, part of a growing entitlement system that consumes about 10 percent of the gross domestic product. Disability payouts account for 1 percent, supporting 10.6 million disabled workers and their dependents.
Left unchecked, the trends could push the program to the brink within the decade, said researcher Richard J. Pierce, a George Washington University law professor. The Disability Insurance trust fund is on pace to run out in 2018.
The rise in disability applications to 2.88 million in 2011 stems from a half-dozen sources, including the economic downturn and a surge in legal representation for applicants, Pierce said. He said lawyers earn about $1.4 billion a year by representing disability appellants, about 85 percent of whom have private counsel.
Only about 20 percent of the applicants had a lawyer in the 1970s.
"Certainly, lawyers who are increasingly desperate for sources of revenue are working very hard to get the word out," said Pierce, who testified this summer before the congressional subcommittee.
States are encouraging applicants for state unemployment benefits to consider disability claims instead, shifting the tax burden to the federal budget, Pierce said.
Duquesne economics professor Matthew Marlin said disability insurance often provides more generous payments than unemployment.
"So there's an incentive, if you're unemployed, you're looking and desperate," to file for disability, Marlin said.
Judges began approving fewer disability appeals in recent months -- overall award rates are down about 5 percentage points from five years ago -- probably because some jobless people seek it when they don't qualify, said Chuck Martin, president at the National Organization of Social Security Claimants' Representatives.
"I've seen too many people end up homeless and living under bridges because Social Security had a hard time believing they couldn't work," said Martin, an attorney in Decatur, Ga.
"I've had clients who were faking," Martin said. "But by and large, most people in our society -- they share the mores of our society, which places a great value on work."
Former Administrative Law Judge Lloyd King decried "this increasing drumbeat to try to demonize disability claimants." Rank-and-file Social Security workers reject about 65 percent of initial disability applications, and a year can pass before a judge decides on an appeal, he said.
"Almost all (claimants) have to rely on support of friends and relatives," said King, an attorney in Raleigh who handles disability claims.
King said the aging of baby boomers is another key to the disability boom. Eligibility rules shift for those older than 50, a threshold most boomers have reached.
Growth in the number of insurance-eligible women help propel disability claims, too, according to a congressional briefing. Other driving factors might include a jump in recognized ailments, attorneys said.
Increased scrutiny
The explosion in disability has brought new attention to the once-obscure administrative law judges who each year hear 600,000 appeals.
Between 85 percent and 90 percent of the judges approve about half the appeals before them, Martin said. The rest vary. Among the 10 judges in Western Pennsylvania, the average was 42 percent for the nine months ending June 29. Smith clocked the highest award rate at 78 percent; Judge Leslie Perry Dowdell, the lowest at 15 percent, federal data show.
"How can we trust the fairness of ALJ decisions when even some of their own co-workers say that the decisions could be influenced by ... political views and personal biases?" said U.S. Rep. Sam Johnson, R-Texas, speaking in prepared remarks in February. He chairs the House Subcommittee on Social Security.
The inspector general also found discrepancies in motivation, work ethic, staffing and case development through the appeals process.
The Social Security Administration opened a review of "inconsistent adjudication of similar claims across the country," said lead researcher Harold J. Krent, dean at the Kent College of Law in Chicago. He hopes to complete a draft by the fall, including suggestions for change.
The Social Security Administration has moved toward more standardized decision-making, said Assistant Deputy Commissioner Jim Borland. He said the number of judges who allow nearly all claims has fallen by more than half since 2007.
"We have created new tools to focus on quality," Borland said. "Each quarter, we train our adjudicators on the most complex, error-prone provisions of law and regulation."
Still, a 2011 review by the administration identified concerns with about 22 percent of sampled award decisions by law judges and attorney adjudicators. Officials used a random pool of 3,692 decisions in that review. The review did not identify specific judges.
An internal Social Security Appeals Council overturned law judges' orders in 2 percent of appealed cases in 2010. Four percent of decisions taken to the next appeals level -- federal court -- were overturned.
Split on changes
Pierce has suggested the government drop law judges from the process. He estimates their salaries and benefits cost more than $2 billion a year.
That money could go toward reviewing past awards and slashing benefits for "many thousands of beneficiaries who do not actually satisfy the standard of disability in the Social Security Act," Pierce wrote in the journal Regulation last year.
But two law judges argue the problem sits with Congress and the Social Security Administration. Judge Jeffrey Wolfe of Oklahoma and Judge Dale Glendening of Georgia have called for a "top-to-bottom review" of the disability program. Appeals have flooded the system as a "direct result of expanded legislation" and private legal representation, they wrote.
Bukes, the retired judge in Mt. Lebanon, suggested strengthening the role of the Social Security inspector general to more aggressively investigate claimants.
"People in Congress, and people who run the Social Security Administration, don't seem to care about matters of integrity and doing the right thing," Bukes said. "They just want to get people off their back -- and they just want to take the pressure off themselves."
Adam Smeltz is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. He can be reached at 412-380-5676 or email@example.com.
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Bucs walks hurt in 6-5 loss to Rockies
The Pirates opportunity to split the series against the Colorado Rockies came to and end in the 7th inning after Rookie Mike Crotta walked three batters, including the go-ahead run, as the Rockies went on to win the game and take the series, 6-5 at PNC Park on Sunday.
Crotta, for the first time all spring and season, looked like a Rookie on the mound. Crotta made it through four appearances this season without allowing a run.
Crotta look over for starter James McDonald with one on (Dexter Fowler) and two out. He walked Jonathan Herrera, then allowed Jason Giambi to hit a single, scoring the game tying run.
Crotta's inability to throw strikes continued as he walked Troy Tulowitzki to load the bases. The next batter, Seth Smith was walked as well, putting the Rockies on top, 6-5.
Crotta threw 21 pitches –just seven for strikes.
Crotta told Colin Dunlap of the Post-Gazette, "Just didn't execute my pitches. My job is to come in and get outs. You can't get outs when you walk people."
"There are eight guys out there. If they put it in play, chances are they will hit it at somebody. When you walk somebody, there's nothing anyone can do to help you."
It wasn't just Crotta who had trouble throwing strikes, Right-hander James McDonald made his second appearance of the season, and he had a rough first inning.
McDonald threw 38 pitches in the first. He walked two, and also hit Chris Ianetta in the inning. Nine men came to the plate, and four runs scored, including a three run homer by Jose Lopez.
Lopez told Jenifer Langosch of MLB.com, "I asked everybody in the dugout, 'How's the fastball? 'Is it moving? Not moving?' Everybody said, 'Straight.' I saw two men on base, so I wanted to swing at the first-pitch fastball."
McDonald told Jenifer Langosch of MLB.com, "I had a talk with myself [after the inning] that I needed to really pick it up and keep the team in the game. I had to motivate myself to hold that game, keep it close."
McDonald did just that. He threw just 65 pitches over the next 5.2 innings, allowing just three hits and kept the Rockies scoreless.
So what clicked for McDonald after a rough first inning? Advice from Catcher, Ryan Doumit.
McDonald told Colin Dunlap of the Post-Gazette, "Told him to pound that two-seam fastball, forget the four-seamer," Doumit said, referring to a sinker over the standard fastball. "He has really good downward action on [the two-seam fastball] and it makes it tough to put it in the air."
McDonald told Jenifer Langosch of MLB.com, "It's always a good step when your team is still in the game when you come out. I showed that I'm out there competing. I showed my team that I'm not going to give up. It was big for me to go back out there and hold those guys scoreless."
The Pirates put one run on the board in the first inning and tied the game at 4 in the third. Jose Tabata was hit by a pitch and Neil Walker singled to start the inning. Andrew McCutchen hit a RBI single to left field, and both advanced to second and third base on the throwing error by Carlos Gonzalez. Lyle Overbay hit a double down the right field line to tie the game at 4.
McDonald helped out his own cause in the 4th, by hitting a single and scoring the go ahead run. J-Mac told Jenifer Langosh of MLB.com in the spring that he wanted to have 10 hits this year. He's got one down, nine to go.
The game stayed 5-4, until the 7th inning when Crotta allowed the two runs to score. The Pirates were unable to come up with a hit in the final three innings, as the Rockies went on the beat the Bucs, 6-5 and take the series win.
The Pirates have issued 46 walks so far the season –the most in the majors, including seven on Sunday.
Manager Clint Hurdle told Jenifer Langosch of MLB.com, "We've got to do better. Being concerned about it isn't going to get the job done. Guys have got to throw strikes and get hitters out."
The Bucs fall to 5-5 on the season.


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Youngblood #4
Written By Joe Casey and art By Rob Liefeld.
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Relive the first historic issues of the original Youngblood miniseries - re-mastered in full color and re-scripted by Joe Casey! You thought it would never happen! Rob Liefeld returns to Image Comics and he's bringing Youngblood with him.


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By Justin Grones (@JustinGrones)
GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) - Right on the edge of cracking the Top-25, the Green Bay women's basketball team will head to Chicago to face Loyola on Thursday as the 26th-best team in the nation. After receiving votes for the last two weeks in both polls, the RV/RV Phoenix (17-2, 7-0 HL) is the top team receiving votes in both the AP Top-25 poll and the USA Today Coaches poll. The dominating post play of both Stephanie Sension (Hopkins, Minn.) and Breannah Ranger (Skokie, Ill.) has played a major factor in this and the team's 12-game winning streak.
After spending her first three years as a reserve player, Sension has shined in her senior season as a regular starter averaging 11.0 points and 5.1 rebounds per game. She recorded her first career double-double on Nov. 22 against James Madison with 19 points and 10 rebounds, and notched her second on Saturday in a 99-53 win against UIC with 12 points and 10 boards. Averaging 24.1 minutes per game, she's connecting on 49.7 percent of her shots-good for the fifth-best mark in the Horizon League.
After appearing in 18 games as a freshman in 2009-10, Ranger redshirted the 2010-11 campaign before returning for the 2011-12 season. In her first two seasons combined, she averaged just 1.9 points and 1.8 rebounds per game. This year, the Skokie, Ill. native has seen her confidence level grow and her percentages and averages skyrocket. Ranger is averaging 7.4 points and 4.2 rebounds per game on an incredible 57.8 percent from the floor, the Horizon League's second-best percentage. She's scored in double figures six times this season, including the last three games.
In Saturday's win over UIC, Ranger set a career high with 16 points on nearly 78 percent shooting after tying her then-career high of 14 on Jan. 28 at Wright State. In the home win against Wright State, she recorded her first career double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds.
Sension and Ranger score a combined 18.4 points per game on 53.8 shooting, and offer a seamless transition when either player subs in or out.
"Not many teams can say they have two post players who are so interchangeable and talented, usually a team has a lot of strong play from its guards," senior Adrian Ritchie (De Pere, Wis.) said. "Steph has gotten extremely talented with her post moves, and anything you throw to Breannah in the post, she has the ability to go up and get it no matter how many people are guarding her."
The Phoenix will look for continued success from its down-low duo in Thursday's game at Loyola. Tipoff will be at 7 p.m. with the game carried live on the Horizon League Network.
Team Notes
- Green Bay is the top team receiving votes in both the AP and USA Today Coaches polls. The Phoenix received 31 votes in this week's AP Poll and 27 in the USA Today Coaches Poll.
- The Phoenix is ranked No. 19 in the NCAA RPI poll, and also holds down the No. 2 spot in the College Insider Mid-Major Top 25 poll.
- The Phoenix ranks fourth in the nation in scoring defense at 47.5 points per game, just 0.3 points per game behind the national leader Albany.
- Green Bay ranks in the top-10 in Division I in assist-to-turnover ratio (4th), turnover margin (6th), and assists per game (10th).
- In the win against UIC, Green Bay broke a 27-year-old record for team assists in a single game with 34. In a total team effort, only two of the Phoenix's 36 field goals didn't have an assist.
- As a team, Green Bay is shooting 44.7 percent from the field and 33.0 percent from long range. The team has also improved tremendously at the free throw line since the beginning of the season, and boasts a 68.6 percent mark.
- The win over UIC was the 12th straight for the Phoenix, which hasn't lost since a 54-50 setback at Central Michigan on Dec. 5.
- In Saturday's win, the Kress Center hosted its 200,000th women's basketball fan and now has a total attendance of 200,609 in its five-year history. Green Bay leads the Horizon League in attendance at 2,253 fans per game.
Individual Notes
- Senior Sarah Eichler (Grafton, Wis.) needs just 27 points to become the second Green Bay player to join the 1,000-point club this season. Adrian Ritchie became the 30th member of the club on Nov. 30th against Indianapolis after she drilled an open three from the corner.
- Redshirt senior Jenny Gilbertson (Wabasha, Minn.) had a career day against UIC as she had her first career double-double with 14 points and 13 rebounds-both career highs. Gilbertson has averaged 8.0 points per game during the last four games and averages 3.9 per game overall.
- Redshirt freshman Ellen Edison (Maple Grove, Minn.) made her minutes count against UIC as she made her first collegiate triple. She grabbed a steal and hit both of her free throw attempts, giving her a career-high five points.
- Both Adrian Ritchie and Sarah Eichler had career highs in assists against UIC with eight. It was the first time Eichler hit the mark, and the third for Ritchie who had eight on two other occasions this season.
- After playing less than four minutes per game for the majority of the first half of the season, redshirt junior Sam Zastrow (Algoma, Wis.) has played an average of 17.3 minutes per game over the past four contests. She tied a career high with four points at Valparaiso on Jan. 26, set a career high for rebounds with four at Wright State on Jan. 28 and has had career highs in assists and steals with three and two twice this season.
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I'm dismayed at the differences that cultural exposure and expectations make in a kid's future. I had an overheard bus conversation that brought this home. . .. It makes me nervous to think of them charging blindly into their future without being prepared in the slightest. I wonder how it will all work out for them?
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How to create a mezzanine
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- Select (left click) the building 'Warehouse' in the left project tree. Then right click and Create/Insert - Building - Mezzanine floor.
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This intersection is one of seven individual intersections (not included in a street widening project) that will be funded by the 1983 street bond issue. The intersection is a key access point for most Tulsa motorists east of the Arkansas River traveling to Jenks, as they must pass through the site unless they come from 101st Street or points south. As a result, congestion is frequent at the intersection, especially for westbound and northbound motorists. Eastbound traffic going to Jenks has an express right-turn lane to go south on Delaware Avenue, so the congestion isn't as bad on that approach. However, on Christmas Day, the intersection has little traffic. At the time of this This photograph was , the temperature was about 10 degrees. This photograph was taken December 25, 1983.
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Anthony Oro MD/PhD
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Efficacy and safety of vismodegib in advanced basal-cell carcinoma.
N Engl J Med. 2012; (23): 2171-9
Alterations in hedgehog signaling are implicated in the pathogenesis of basal-cell carcinoma. Although most basal-cell carcinomas are treated surgically, no effective therapy exists for locally advanced or metastatic basal-cell carcinoma. A phase 1 study of vismodegib (GDC-0449), a first-in-class, small-molecule inhibitor of the hedgehog pathway, showed a 58% response rate among patients with advanced basal-cell carcinoma.


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Friday, July 8, 2011
Root Beer Cake
6 comments:
- Desi said...
Wow look at that beautiful icing oozing over the side! I used to love root beer floats so I bet I'd love it in cake form :)
I wanted to let you know about my cookbook giveaway that is going on right now until July 16th. Stop on by to enter! Hope you are having a great week :)
(sorry if you've already entered, I'm going through all of my blogs and letting them know about the giveaway so if you've already entered, don't mind me!) - July 9, 2011 at 3:15 PM
- Stephanie said...
Mmmmmm....looks delicious! Hubby loves root beer so I think I'm gonna have to try this one!
- July 10, 2011 at 7:15 AM
- Liz Beyer said...
I found your blog through Pinterest. This sounds so yummy and I cant wait to try it!
- January 28, 2012 at 5:52 PM
- meeshiesmom.com said...
I've made root beer cupcakes with a chocolate root beer frosting. Your cake looks great.
Karen - March 19, 2012 at 7:44 PM
- michelee said...
does it taste better with the spice cake mix or the yellow one with the spices? what difference does it give the cake with one or the other?
- March 21, 2012 at 6:03 PM
- Play angry Birds said...
Really Mouthwatering cake...Beautiful...
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