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Every year on October 20th the first clue for the great Al-Bob search is posted. Clue number one beckons CSS students out of their dorm rooms and into the night. The hunt for Al-Bob is on.
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Introducing Al-Bob
Al-Bob was the amalgamation of two years of Halloween decorations from the men of 2nd West. Each year during the ResLife hall decoration contest the wing covered the walls and doors with tinfoil. The first year the foil was removed and made into a large ball. The second year, a base was created for the ball to rest on. The men of 2nd West revered their creation, but summer came and it was put into storage. It was to be forgotten for many years.
But Al- Bob was destined to rise again and rise he did to enthrall and confuse the students while they hunted him down!
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2000- Al-Bob to the Limit
2001- Al-Bob IMPOSTER!!!
2002- The End of an Al-Bob Era
2003- Al-Bob: Mach 2
2004- The Al-Bob Group Search
2005- Al-Bob meets the Staff
2006- Al-Bobvious
2007- Al-Bob Abbreviated
2008- Al-Bob Underground
2009- Al-Bob Abbreviated II
2010- Al-Bogged
1999- Al-Bob Rises
Finders: Adam Lubbers, Joe Hoffer
Location: In the woods beyond the cemetery
After 8 clues (of a possible 12) the clever freshman team of Adam Lubbers and Joe Hoffer emerged from the back woods beyond the soccer field with Al-Bob. They collected the $50 prize and claimed a memorable spot in CSS history.
The first Al-Bob was a success. The question of there being another hunt next year was an easy one to answer: yes.
2000- Al-Bob to the Limit
Finders: Ed Szymcsak and Chris Fink
Location: In a thicket, in the woods, near Westwood
The sequel hunt was heavily touted, but Andy and Luke came prepared with a new arsenal of clues and a hiding spot that spun searchers round and round. The clues began in similar fashion. People hypothesized and casually kept their eyes open. As the clues reached 8,9,10... people were narrowing down the location, but all hands were still empty. On the night before the final clue, hoards of student flooded the woods near the Westwood assisted living home. By flashlight and instinct alone, many threw in one last attempt at locating Al-Bob before the final clue. Even with the large number of students searching, the morning came with no finder. On Halloween morn the final clue was posted. A mad dash from the Port to the woods saw Ed Szymcsak and Chris Fink as the victors. They collected the now $100 prize. To date, it is the only Al-Bob hunt to last all 12 clues.
2001- Al-Bob IMPOSTER!!!
Finder: David Schueller
Location: In a garbage bag by Chester Creek, near Niagara Street
A tidy little creek shore nook near Niagra Street and a garbage bag were enough to keep Al-Bob hidden for 8 clues until the resilient Freshman David Shueller snagged Al-Bob and become the first solo finder. Though his tenacity is notable, his story is overshadowed by the deceit that occurred just one day prior. Under the cover of darkness Matt Hoeschen, Gavin Winter, and Erik Fahlstrom (brother to then Al-Bob co-coordinator Andy) robbed the Greenview Dinning Room of several boxes of tin foil and created their own Al-Bob. The imposter Al-Bob was strategically placed behind the old facilities garage (no longer there) by the soccer field. During a chemistry class, Matt douped two of his female friends into thinking that he knew where Al-Bob was located. The two girls raced to the location after class and retrieved the fake Al-Bob. They brought it to Luke who easily noted that it was not the real Al-Bob. The two girls were upset, but kept a good humor about them. Fake Al-Bob was born and another element of the epic Al-Bob hunt began.
2002- The End of an Al-Bob Era
Finders: Troy Abfalter, Jesse Swenson
Location: Among the inaccessible tunnels beneath Tower Hall
Andy and Luke were in their senior year and knew they had to go out with a bang. The 2002 Al-Bob hunt would ultimately run 11 clues and terminate at the hands and whit of Junior, Troy Abfalter. Al-Bob had been well hidden in the belly of Tower hall, in the dirt walled corridors beneath the Alumni hallway. Thought to be only accessible through a window well near the Magnificant Garden, Troy trumped everyone by crawling through a small facilities access near the ceiling of the tunnel across from the elevator. Tech Crew employee Jesse Swenson followed soon after. Dan Sepian, Student Activities Coordinator, scolded both of them. Security and facilities were both notified. Troy wandered around the dirt tunnels and eventually found his way out the window well. The facilities crew was quick to seal all entrances after the memorable hunt. Troy captured the $150 prize and the torch was handed off to Chris Dean and Matt Erjavec (both Freshmen) who would take over for Andy and Luke.
2003- Al-Bob: Mach 2
Finders: Sheila Johnson, Amy Wicker
Location: Stuffed in a hole in the south woods near Kenwood
It took 5 years, but Amy Wicker and Sheila Johnson broke through the gender barrier in 2003 to become the first female finders of Al-Bob. It was no easy task. The weather was often dreary and raining. This made the trek alone to get to the hidden location- deep in the south woods- difficult in itself. Al-Bob's hiding place proved to be a small, cavernous gap in a usually dry creek bed. Because of the recent rain, the inlet was gorged with mud and water, thus wedging Al-Bob deep into his hole. Amy and Sheila enlisted a few muscle bound men to help with the retrieval, but ultimately walked away as the sole finders.
2004- The Al-Bob Group Search
Finders: Jade Oberg, Leila Im, Noelle Ekwochi, Laura Nelson, Jenna Grembowski
Location: Hoisted up a tree in a camping bag in the back woods wear Kurst Hall now resides
The old adage "there's strength in numbers" never rang so true. Jade Oberg, Leila Im, Noelle Ekwochi, Laura Nelson, and Jenna Grembowski worked together to find our foil friend, who was once again hiding deep in the woods. This year it was the back woods near campus park to where Al-Bob took his leave. A camping bag cleverly stashed in the crux of a tall tree may have thrown some off the trail, but not these five. With keen eyes and committed spirit, the five finders managed to disrupt Al-Bob's perch and claim the prize. A few years later this location would become the footprint of the Kerst apartment building.
2005- Al-Bob meets the Staff
Finders: Michelle Oberg, Jena Swanson, Amy Nelson
Location: In the concrete, electrical coffin in the front of Tower Hall
Michelle Oberg, Jena Swanson, and Amy Nelson will go down as the official finders of Al-Bob in 2005, but it wouldn't be fair to neglect the only unofficial finder. On clue #1, Head of CSS Safety and Security, Mike Turner, was heading up to the fabled 6th floor of Tower Hall, via one of the 5th floor class rooms, to allow a student to take photographs from one of the tower tops. On his way up an ominous interior ladder, Mike spotted Al-Bob in a musty corner. Mike could very well have claimed the glory and the prize money for himself, but as he is a man who understands the value of a great Al-Bob hunt, he notified Chris Dean and Matt Erjavec (the Al-Bob hiders) and informed them that the door behind which Al-Bob was hidden is usually locked. Seeing as though Al-Bob should be in a location accessible to all, a new location was found. Michelle, Jena, and Amy later found him in the electrical coffin and Mike became the unsung Al-Bob hero.
2006- Al-Bobvious
Finders: Maggie Kading, Dan Seglem, Dave Seglem
Location: The depths of a facilities hallway in a garbage can by the secret stairs on the ground floor of Tower Hall
People often wonder how hard it can be to find a giant tin foil ball. The thing is huge, right? Sure, but when you think about the acres of forest in which he may be hidden, the spectrum becomes similar to the old needle in a haystack routine. On the other hand, when Al-Bob is hidden indoors, the hiders are playing with fire. On any given day, any given person may stumble upon Al-Bob in some haphazard venture just off the usual path to class. All the same, in 2006, it was three bright eyed folks with Al-Bob on their minds who ended up using their gumption and intuition to find Al-Bob. Maggie, Dan and Dave (the Seglem twins) ventured, with intent, into the narrow facilities hallway behind the elevators and walked out as champions of the 2006 Al-Bob hunt.
2007- Al-Bob Abbreviated
Finders: Abby Arrowsmith, Sarah Daignault, Katie Pyfferoen, Dani Hogan
Location: Down a slope near the Westwood Utility Shed
The shortest search in Al-Bob history lasted a mere 7 clues. Abby Arrowsmith, Sarah Daignault, Katie Pyfferoen, and Dani Hogan were able to decipher some clever clues related to the bell tower and found their way past the monastery and into the bog-esque pit where Al-Bob hid. Short and sweet.
2008- Al-Bob Underground
Finders: Andrew Oberstar & Reed Fulghum
Location: Under the sewer lid near the exit from the alumni hallway en route to the theatre
Hoards of hunters searched high and low... but not low enough. In a year that proved to be a time of rejuvination for the event- when bumper stickers ran rampant and the buzz reached all corners of campus- it was Andy Oberstar and Reed Fulghum who were willing to push the envelope and crawl into the vast underbelly of rotten leaves and weather weary tin foil. Though many were able to pin point the final direction of the clues, they failed to see in the third dimension. Andy and Reed, a couple of computer club veterans, narrowed down all the possibilities and deduced their way to $100.
2009- Al-Bob Abbreviated II
Finders: James Arroyo-Roppo and Danica Lowry
Location: Storage Closet on bottom floor of Tower
The best laid plans are laid to waste. Such was the case in 2009 when Dylan Kesti and Walt Ostrander had big plans for hiding Al-Bob. However, on the day before the hunt was to begin, Dylan and Walt found that their exceptional hiding place had been made unavailable due to a recent change in facilities protocol. In a mad dash to find a back-up, the hiders tucked Al-Bob into a storage closet in the wing just off the tunnel. Four clues into the hunt, James Arroyo-Roppo, with assistance from Danica Lowry, emerged with Al-Bob in tow.
2010- Al-Bogged
Finder: Chris LeBlanc
Location: The swampy area in the west end of the Valley of Silence
A severe storm on 26th October saturated the northland with rain and snow. Al-Bob, who was hidden in a mud-hole on the west end of the valley of silence, received a cold thrashing and a thorough saturation. Three days later Chris LeBlanc became the only second solo finder in Al-Bob history and the first since 2001. However, if there was ever a year when a partner would come in handy, this was it. The mud hole had grown to a mud pond and Al-Bob's pore riddled tin skin had filled with pounds and pounds of water. With great effort from Chris, and help from Al-Biob hiders Walt Ostrander and Luke Moravec, Al-Bob (who now weighed in at more than 100 pounds) was rolled uphill back to campus.
2011- Al-Bob All-Star
Finder: James Arroyo-Roppo and Dan Branovan
Location: Behind a secret panel in the 1st floor Science locker room.
A crafty set of clues was devised that incorporated a fake student group and a secret panel. However, it was the impulse of the duo of James Arroyo-Roppo and Dan Branovan that proved the difference. Although their deconstruction of the clues was unconventional (and technically incorrect), fate and persistence was on their side. Acting on more than a hunch, James and Dan filtered through the Science Builing and cornered the chrome colored castaway behind a loose fitting panel that few would ever notice. A legacy also begins with Arroyo-Roppo as he became the first, and thus far only, repeat Al-Bob champion.
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In continuation of a series of years of World at War,THIS IS A SPECIAL EDITION BASED UPON URGENT PENDING MATTERS, the following was the 2011 thread.
Thread: The World at War, Official 2011 war thread for North Korea, Iran, Israel, China, U.S.
The following is the 2012 Thread up to the end of August.
Thread: World at War, Official 2012 Thread for Israel, Iran, Syria, Hezbollah, PA, Turkey, Egypt, Pakistan, India, North Korea, Russia, China, U.S.
Now we enter into the last four months of 2012. Follow the past year to see where we are at. I try not to give much BS and only ask that if you do not care for the topic or format, do not visit this thread.
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As stated at the start of 2012, 2012 will be the start of much chaos economically as well as militarily. We have gone through much doom and gloom already. But now, it is of urgency that we wait to see whether Iran goes nuclear, whether Israel takes it upon herself to attack Iran, whether the US leaves Israel to fend for herself, what the results of the US election have in store for Israel, the Mideast and the US, and what will happen in Syria.
Israel must face the challenge of a nuclear Iran with or without the U.S. to protect her. Further, Syria feels threatened as did Libya where Assad may lash out at Israel. The Hezbollah may too jump on in. Lebanon and Jordan may face their own arab spring. Egypt may tear up the Israeli peace treaty any day. Turkey looks as Israel with jealousy for Israel's gas and oil reserves in the Med.
China and Russia wish to impose retrictions on America's once global dominance where there will be more challenges to U.S. interests leading to possible military blows.
North Korea's tender young leader has no fear in challenging U.S. might and may cause further military adventurism.
Pakistan has nukes that could be stolen and/or Pakistan and the U.S. may enter into more vis a vis hotile interactions.
Iran is threatening to challenge the west and is due for a nuclear detonation soon. What the U.S./and or Israel do to stop Iran is worthy of watching every day.
Iraq is now under Iran's thumb and likely will further become a feifdom of Iran.
Afghanistan is soon to force the withdrawal of U.S. forces.
India and Pakistan may soon come to blows.
Will the global economic crisis resolve itself, will the crisis collapse the world economy, or whom may come forward with some new currency?
Further, spiritually, 2012 looks to be a year of turmoil.
There are seers warning of some type of sign from God this coming year. The Mayan's seemed to predict something. The Pope may flee Rome? A comet in the sky? Great earthquakes? Signs in the sky?
Look further at bug-outs or going grey, everyone should be prepping by now in case things really do go bad. I am just saying.
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Probability: Independent Events
Life is full of random events!
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The toss of a coin, throwing dice and lottery draws are all examples of random events.
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Independent Events
Independent Events are not affected by previous events.
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A coin does not "know" it came up heads before ...
.... each toss of a coin is a perfect isolated thing.
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Example: what is the probability of getting a "Head" when tossing a coin?
Number of ways it can happen: 1 (Head)
Total number of outcomes: 2 (Head and Tail)
|So the probability =
|= 0.5
Example: what is the probability of getting a "5" or "6" when rolling a die?
Number of ways it can happen: 2 ("5" and "6")
Total number of outcomes: 6 ("1", "2", "3", "4", "5" and "6")
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Ways of Showing Probability
Probability goes from 0 (imposssible) to 1 (certain):
It is often shown as a decimal or fraction.
Example: the probability of getting a "Head" when tossing a coin:
- As a decimal: 0.5
- As a fraction: 1/2
- As a percentage: 50%
- Or sometimes like this: 1-in-2
Two or More Events
You can calculate the chances of two or more independent events by multiplying the chances.
Example: Probability of 3 Heads in a Row
For each toss of a coin a "Head" has a probability of 0.5:
And so the chance of getting 3 Heads in a row is 0.125
So each toss of a coin has a ½ chance of being Heads, but lots of Heads in a row is unlikely.
Example: Why is it unlikely to get, say, 7 heads in a row, when each toss of a coin has a ½ chance of being Heads?
Because you are asking two different questions:
Question 1: What is the probability of 7 heads in a row?
Question 2: Given that you have just got 6 heads in a row, what is the probability that the next toss is also a head?
You can have a play with the Quincunx to see how lots of independent effects can still have a pattern.
We use "P" to mean "Probability Of",
So, for Independent Events:
P(A and B) = P(A) × P(B)
Probability of A and B equals the probability of A times the probability of B
Example: you are going to a concert, and your friend says it is some time on the weekend between 4 and 12, but won't say more.
What are the chances it is on Sunday between 10 and 12?
Day: there are two days on the weekend, so P(Sunday) = 0.5
Time: between 4 and 12 is 8 hours, but you want between 10 and 12 which is only 2 hours:
P(Your Time) = 2/8 = 0.25
P(Sunday and Your Time) = P(Sunday) × P(Your Time) = 0.5 × 0.25 = 0.125
Or a 12.5% chance
Another Example
Imagine there are two groups:
- A member of each group gets randomly chosen for the winners circle,
- then one of those gets randomly chosen to get the big money prize:
What is your chance of winnning the big prize?
- there is a 1/5 chance of going to the winners circle
- and a 1/2 chance of winning the big prize
So you have a 1/5 chance followed by a 1/2 chance ... which makes a 1/10 chance overall:
|5 × 2
Or you can calculate using decimals (1/5 is 0.2, and 1/2 is 0.5):
0.2 x 0.5 = 0.1
So your chance of winning the big money is 0.1 (which is the same as 1/10).
Many "Coincidences" are, in fact, likely.
Example: you are in a room with 30 people, and find that Zach and Anna celebrate their birthday on the same day.
Would you say "wow, how strange", or "that seems reasonable, with so many people here".
In fact there is a 70% chance that would happen ... so it is likely.
Why is the chance so high?
Because you are comparing everyone to everyone else (not just one to many).
And with 30 people that is 435 comparisons
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Example: Snap!
Did you ever say something the same as someone else, at the same time too?
Wow, how amazing!
But you were probably sharing an experience (movie, journey, whatever) and so your thoughts would be similar.
And there are only so many ways of saying something ...
... so it is like the card game "Snap!" ...
... if you speak enough words together, they will eventually match up.
So, maybe not so amazing, just simple chance at work.
Can you think of other cases where a "coincidence" was simply a likely thing?
- Probability is: (Number of ways it can happen) / (Total number of outcomes)
- Dependent Events (such as removing marbles from a bag) are affected by previous events
- Independent events (such as a coin toss) are not affected by previous events
- You can calculate the probability of 2 or more Independent events by multiplying
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Tuesday , July 27, 1993 D rofile : Alook atone teaching couple See page 3. 5 WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY OGDEN, UTAH VOLUME 54, ISSUE 5 Signpost Construction will eliminate A-10 spaces By CHERYL JENSEN Signpost news editor The A-10 parking lot will be short 50 to 75 parking spaces for the next two years. Normally the parking lot has 475 spaces but this week workersareinstallinga fence at the northern end of the parking lot that will cut off a significant part of the lot. The fence will also enclose the area designated for the new student services building and the old communication building that will be excavated the first part of August. The bus stop will be moved to the south end of the parking lot so that UTA and WSU shuttle buses can more easily turn around after picking up and dropping off students, said Jim Cox, project coordinator.He said the fence will run south 132 or 133 spaces into the parking lot and west near the duck pond. "I'm glad we're getting it up now so we can get used to it before that first day of school, which is always hectic anyway," Cox said. A preconstruction meeting will be held Aug. 2 to discuss excavation date of the communication building and beginning construction dates of the student services building, said Robert Folsom, director of architectural and engineering services. "I would expect excavation will start shortly thereafter," he said. The new building is scheduled for completion in November 1995 and will cost about $11.7 million. siMlllilllis;; si Jii&sllS v ate. 17 Ipil s Looks like fun STEVE CONLIW THE SIGNPOST A different kind of contestant gazes longingly at the field at his partners in the Ogden Pioneer Days rodeo. Crowds of 14,000 packed the Ogden stadium in one of its most popular events of the year. The rodeo was part of the Utah Pioneer days celebration that included a street festival, fireworks and other festivities. Administrative weight at WSU average Higher Education survey rates Weber State University with schools across nation By MARK FORSBERG SIGNPOST managing editor In a comparison of administrative expenses Weber State University spends equally or less than other universities of comparable size. WSU ranks lower in administrative dollars spent per full-time equivalent student (FTE) than Southern Utah University, although WSU maintains five vice presidents and 11 deans. SUU maintains five vice-presidents but only has six deans. According to the 1993-1994 Utah Higher Education Data Book, WSU spent about S616 administrative dollars per student while SUU spent about $792, a difference of $176 per student. Research-oriented institutions like the University of Utah and Utah State University had considerably higher expenditures per student, about $1,155 and $982 respectively. According to Tony Morgan, a School VP's & Deans Provosts U of U 8 19 USU 6 1 1 WSU 5 11 SUU 5 6 Snow 3 O Dixie 3 7 CEU 1 3 UVCC 3 4 SLCC 3 4 vice president at the University of Utah, the higher expenses at research-oriented institutions are due to increased activities outside educational fields. "Keep in mind the separate functions of the schools," he said. Research and other studies require administration as well. He also said that about $300,000 of the University of Utah's $800,000 budget goes to the University's hospital and research facilities.Presently, the University of Utah has eight vice-presidents and 19 deans for about 27,000 students. USU has six vice-presidents and 11 deans, about the same was WSU's. However their ad-mi nistra ti ve expen-ditures per FTE are more than $350 greater than WSU's. Both schools ha ve about 1 6,000 students. In the study, Utahschools were also ranked against those in other states with similarstudent-bodies and mission statements. WSU wa s ra ted a ga i ns t schoo Is 1 i ke U ni-versi ty of Nevada and University of Southern Colorado. It ranked ninth inadministrativedollars per FTE. SUU ranked fourth. First was California State University of Dominguez Hills with $1,565. Indiana State University ranked 12th with $501. WSU recently created the new position of Community Partnership's vice president. Millner's job will focus on community pa rt nershi ps, a s speci f i ed in the mission statement. Robert Smith, WSU provost, said the new position has a lot to do with the mission statement. The vice president will focus on community relations, outreach programs and other community-related tasks, he said. Smith's present position was recently created as well. However he said he does the same work as his previous posi tion, that of vice president of academicaffairs. nn ODAY'S yEws Asis WSU's Allred Theater hosts Utah Musical Theater's "Peter Pan." See page 5. g PORTS Women's soccer team tryouts to be held for '93-94. See Page 7.
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|Weber's current student newspaper, the Signpost, first appeared on September 29, 1937. For two years prior to that time, campus news was disseminated via announcements posted on a bulletin board known as the "Signpost". As a result, the masthead of the first issue of the paper itself featured a rudimentary wooden sign with the title spelled out in rustic-looking letters. Over the years the paper has been published continuously, though the look, size and style has changed several times.
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It wasn't the brightest idea he's ever had, and when T.I. decided to take a swing at undefeated boxing champion Floyd Mayweather Jr. on Sunday morning (May 25) he got what was coming to him.
According to multiple reports, the "Blurred Lines" rapper suspected that Mayweather was carrying on an affair with his wife Tameka "Tiny" Cottle after Tiny posted several Instagram photos with Floyd.
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Enlisting some starpower for her new single, Cher Lloyd features T.I. in the song "I Wish."
In the newly-released music video, the "Swagger Jagger" singer works as a cocktail waitress when the suave southern spitter comes in.
Can't a rapper get some rest on his bus? The Lil Wayne/ 2 Chainz/ T.I. touring crew is in trouble again, according to law enforcement sources. A female fan is claiming she was punched in the face on one of the buses.
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It's one of the biggest awards show in the industry and on Thursday (August 22), nominees for the 2013 BET Hip Hop Awards were announced.
Hosted by Snoop Lion, this year Kendrick Lamar leads the pack in nods with a whopping 14 nominations.
When the original racy video for Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" premiered back in April it cause a stir for it's supposed sexist lyrics and nudity-filled scenes, but now another music group is giving their own spin to the catchy summer tune.
On Sunday (July 21), Seattle "boylesque" troupe, Mod Carousel, came up with their gender-swap parody of the video which features women in suits and men in little to no clothing, along with a few creative twists in the lyrics.
Moving forward after dealing with his legal woes, T.I. has announced his upcoming eighth solo album will be titled "Trouble Man."
Since being released from prison back in September, the "Ya Hear Me" rapper told Billboard magazine that, even though he's hit with negativity, he's focusing on the positive.
She has a massive following everywhere she goes, and last night (October 2) Taylor Swift gave fans in Atlanta an extra-special concert.
During her gig at the Philips Arena, the "Should've Said No" songstress did her own rendition of T.I.'s massive hit "Live Your Life."
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He's fresh off of serving an 11-month prison sentence, and T.I. has already offered up new music for his many fans' listening pleasure.
The 31-year-old Atlanta native dropped a brand new post-jail single on Friday (September 30), with the track featuring Big K.R.I.T. being titled "I'm Flexin'".


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10 U.S. Code § 864 - Art. 64. Review by a judge advocate
(a) Each case in which there has been a finding of guilty that is not reviewed under section 866 or 869 (a) of this title (article 66 or 69(a)) shall be reviewed by a judge advocate under regulations of the Secretary concerned. A judge advocate may not review a case under this subsection if he has acted in the same case as an accuser, investigating officer, member of the court, military judge, or counsel or has otherwise acted on behalf of the prosecution or defense. The judge advocate's review shall be in writing and shall contain the following:
(1) Conclusions as to whether—
(b) The record of trial and related documents in each case reviewed under subsection (a) shall be sent for action to the person exercising general court-martial jurisdiction over the accused at the time the court was convened (or to that person's successor in command) if—
(2) the sentence approved under section 860 (c) of this title (article 60(c)) extends to dismissal, a bad-conduct or dishonorable discharge, or confinement for more than six months; or
(1) The person to whom the record of trial and related documents are sent under subsection (b) may—
(C) except where the evidence was insufficient at the trial to support the findings, order a rehearing on the findings, on the sentence, or on both; or
(2) If a rehearing is ordered but the convening authority finds a rehearing impracticable, he shall dismiss the charges.
(3) If the opinion of the judge advocate in the judge advocate's review under subsection (a) is that corrective action is required as a matter of law and if the person required to take action under subsection (b) does not take action that is at least as favorable to the accused as that recommended by the judge advocate, the record of trial and action thereon shall be sent to the Judge Advocate General for review under section 869 (b) of this title (article 69(b)).
Source(Aug. 10, 1956, ch. 1041, 70A Stat. 58; Pub. L. 98–209, § 7(a)(1),Dec. 6, 1983, 97 Stat. 1401.)
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WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAU) - Marathon County's District Attorney's office is receiving a state grant totaling $60,750 dollars. The money is part of the state's program to fund prosecutors for domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking crimes.
District Attorney Ken Heimerman says the funds are welcome, but they will not be able to add much needed prosecutors. "That award is used to give us a domestic abuse prosecutor. The good new is by getting that award, we can maintain the same number of prosecutors in our office, which is another way of saying that if we didn't get the award, we would lose a prosecutor, and we're already short handed."
Heimerman says the caseload in Marathon County justifies even more prosecutors, but the money isn't there to acquire them.
Heimerman says there are two huge problems for prosecutors around the state. One is the difference of pay between District Attorneys and private sector attorneys, leading to a large turnover in staffs. The difference is often more than $25,000 annually. The Legislature has approved a pay-progression plan to help alleviate that issue. Heimerman says the other problem is the number of prosecutors supplied by the state vs. the number actually needed. "Marathon County fits in that issue or problem because according to the state statistics, we're doing the work of fifteen and a quarter attorneys, yet we have eleven, eight-point-five of which are given to us by the state."
Marathon County's District Attorney's office has another temporary shortage of prosecutors right now. That's because Assistant District Attorneys Lance Leonard, and Ryan and Theresa Wetzsteon are all on family leave. The three prosecutors welcomed two babies recently on the same day.


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seriously. I don't really like anyone that much anymore.
seriously. I don't really like anyone that much anymore.
honestly I feel things are different ; that they've changed & I hate it …
you didn't tell me about what you did the previous night until the next day? you said I wasn't your mom and I shouldn't be keeping tabs on you … makes me wonder what else I don't know… and the wondering makes me feel insecure. I trust you ; but there's certain things * like that - that you can't do without being doubted afterwards … just like I tried to go through your phone for the first time … and you acted a fool and gave me some bullshit reason about why I couldn't see?
just typing this is making me cry … because things are different.
is there someone else? do you not love me anymore? did I do something wrong? you seem distant… and like you don't want to be bothered with me anymore. and it hurts… you skip up chances to see me and that hurts too … its like you don't care anymore ; and its tearing me apart. we argue so much more & you're quick to blow up … you never used to…
I don't know
… I just feel our relationship is changing … I feel like I'm loosing you … I'm scared …
so scared :/
I asked you if you still wanted forever … and you said as long as ill put up with you …
… you didn't say you wanted forever anymore … and that broke my heart 3
I love you … I really do .
I miss my Ian, Katie & my Nanny.
But I don't wanna go home. Its odd. I miss home. But I don't wanna go there.
I finally got to sleep at like 5 am.
& wake up to some stupid shit.
Can't think of a movie to watch.
My stomach hurts like hell. I feel like imma puke. Smh. It sucks.
I don't know. I feel lost?
I miss home. But don't wanna go back… I don't understand it?
Its crazy.
So today's my anniversary. 6 months.
And I'm sittin' at my boyfriends brothers.
I don't wanna be here. it's hot. I haven't taken my meds. And Justin is bitchin' cause I don't wanna be here. I get him a present & he tosses it back at me… waste of $18.99 …
Smh. I guess I see how important I am…
Wanna cry… but I just can't right now.
Today was hectic. And it's only 4:00 pm.
I'm a Portland whore. So my boyfriend told me.
And all sorts of other terrible things. I guess I deserved it. Who knows.
But in my 17 year old way? I try to do all I can for him. I have a crappy minimum wage job. I get my paychecks. Try to buy him some ciggs or something. Maybe some weed to smoke. Ya know, little shit that should mean something to him. But today he told me when I get my paychecks I don't do anything for him with my money. I guess that's not enough. I try to spend all the time i can with him, I guess it's not enough. I cut out everyone he didn't like out my life pretty much, everyone he doesn't approve of, I guess that isn't enough.
And the shit he said today about "him" really bothered me…
I wish he'd understand I want him, and only him.
But I guess ill just never be good enough.
Point proven.
I just don't like the bitch. Smh. It has nothin' to do with trust. I just don't like her. Plus when she said she couldn't smoke with you cause I would get mad? You say "yea ik" like you wanted to but I'm in your way of smoking with your friend. Wtf? Smh.
Don't say you thought you deleted her like a week ago when you know you've been seeing her on your newsfeed -_____-
You know you ain't delete her. Smh.
Today I've just been up & down.
Smh :/
Just not in the mood…
Its nice to be able to look at someone & know that you can spend your life with them (:
I'm happy my boyfriend treats me good.
Justin's sleeping.
Wake up nigga!
So…. today will go as followed.
Hang with Justin.
Get my meds from Kroger.
Hang with Justin.
Go home for a few hours.
And than hang with Justin.
Tada (:
I just wanna have a good day …
Fathers day …
:/ about to be a sad as day .
Layin' here w/ mi amor .
Don't know how my emotions are about to be today …
Hm :/


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From Savannakhet, Route 9 heads east through a series of drab and dusty towns, passing Muang Phin and then Xepon, where it begins its climb up into the Annamite Mountains. The road ends its Lao journey at the Lao Bao pass, before crossing into Vietnam and continuing down to Dong Ha, where it joins Highway 1. The French completed the road in 1930, as part of an Indochinese road network intended to link Mekong towns with the Vietnamese coast, bringing in Vietnamese migrants and trucking out Lao produce. Today, the Thais, too, have an interest in Route 9 as a trade corridor, linking their relatively poor northeastern provinces with the port of Da Nang in Vietnam.
While most travellers barrel through here on direct buses to and from Vietnam, the frontier is not without sites of interest. As you approach Muang Phin, Route 9 begins to cross the north–south arteries of the Ho Chi Minh Trail, a network of dirt paths and roads that spread throughout southeastern Laos, running from the Mu Gia Pass in Bolikhamxai province south through Attapeu and into Cambodia. While much of the debris from the war lies off the beaten track, some of these war relics are easily accessible. Another place worth stopping in to explore the surrounding area is the recently rebuilt market town of Xepon which, along with neighbouring towns, is populated predominantly by Phu Tai people, a lowland Lao group.Read More
A picturesque village in the foothills of the Annamite Mountains, 40km from the Vietnamese border, XEPON is a pleasant rural stopover for those in transit on the route to Vietnam or Savannakhet. The original town of Xepon was destroyed during the war – along with every house of the district's two hundred villages – and was later rebuilt here 6km west of its original location, on the opposite bank of the Xe Banghiang River. The old city (written as "Tchepone" on some old maps) had been captured by communist forces in 1960 and became an important outpost on the Ho Chi Minh Trail. As such, it was the target of a joint South Vietnamese and American invasion in 1971, aimed at disrupting the flow of troops and supplies headed for communist forces in South Vietnam.
The Ho Chi Minh Trail at Ban Dong
The Ho Chi Minh Trail at Ban Dong
As you head east out of Xepon, the highway gradually climbs through the foothills of the Annamite chain, passing bomb craters – often obscured by brush – and unexploded ordnance, dragged to the roadside by villagers clearing their land. Women squat by the road with their intricately woven baskets, selling bamboo shoots – a local speciality. The area's abundant bamboo crop is in fact partially a by-product of the spraying of defoliants by American forces who hoped to expose the arteries of the Ho Chi Minh Trail: hardy bamboo is quick to take root in areas of deforestation.
Rows of drink shops, competing to quench the thirst of Vietnamese truckers, signal your arrival in BAN DONG, a popular stop on any tour of the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Villagers are slowly growing accustomed to tourists poking around for a glimpse of the Republic of Vietnam's American-made tanks left over from one of America's most ignominious defeats during the war, at the battle known as Lam Son 719.
The tank that's easiest to find lies five minutes' walk off the road that cuts south out of town towards Taoy, which was once a crucial artery of the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Shaded by a grove of jackfruit trees, it rests atop a small hill east of the road, and has been partially dismantled for its valuable steel. Ban Dong was cleared of unexploded war debris in 1998, but it's still a good idea to ask a villager to show you the way, as you should always take extra care when leaving a well-worn path, and vegetation in the rainy season can obscure the tank's location. If you're travelling by public transport, the best time to visit Ban Dong is in the morning, as there are no late-afternoon buses plying this stretch of highway. Guesthouses in Xepon may be able to help you organize a round-trip.
Vietnamese influence
Vietnamese influence
Ties between Muang Phin and Vietnam go back a long way. During much of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the area's Phu Tai inhabitants paid tribute to the court in Hué. In the middle of the nineteenth century, the Vietnamese rulers, having just wrapped up a war with Siam, were content to exact a light tribute of wax and elephant tusks from the Phu Tai, preferring to leave the Tai minority's territory as a loose buffer zone between regional powers. By this point, Vietnamese merchants, following the traditional trading route across the Lao Bao pass, were already arriving in Muang Phin with cooking pans, iron, salt and fish sauce, and returning east with cows and water buffaloes in tow. A story told by an early French visitor to the town attests to the business acumen of one of these merchants. Upon arriving in town, the merchant found prices too high, but was reluctant to return home without making a good profit. With a quick conversion to Buddhism the merchant's problem was solved: he shaved his head and shacked up in the local temple where he could defray his expenses until prices dropped, at which point the merchant donned a wig, bought up a few buffalo and hightailed it back to Hué.
Operation Lam Son 719
Operation Lam Son 719
On the outskirts of the village of Ban Dong on Route 9 sit two rusting American tanks, all that remains of a massive invasion and series of battles that have become a mere footnote in the history of the decade-long American military debacle in Indochina. In 1971 President Nixon, anticipating a massive campaign by North Vietnamese troops against South Vietnam the following year (which happened to be an election year in the US), ordered an attack on the Ho Chi Minh Trail to cut off supplies to communist forces. Although a congressional amendment had been passed the previous year prohibiting US ground troops from crossing the border from Vietnam into Laos and Cambodia, the US command saw it as an opportunity to test the strengths of Vietnamization, the policy of turning the ground war over to the South Vietnamese. For the operation, code-named Lam Son 719, it was decided that ARVN (Army of the Republic of Vietnam) troops were to invade Laos and block the trail with the backing of US air support. The objective was Xepon, a town straddled by the Trail, which was some 30–40km wide at this point. Nixon's national security adviser, Henry Kissinger, was later to lament that "the operation, conceived in doubt and assailed by scepticism, proceeded in confusion". In early February 1971, ARVN troops and tanks pushed across the border at Lao Bao and followed Route 9 into Laos. Like a caterpillar trying to ford a column of red ants, the South Vietnamese troops were soon engulfed by North Vietnamese (NVA) regulars, who were superior in number. Ordered by President Thieu of South Vietnam to halt if there were more than 3000 casualties, ARVN officers stopped halfway to Xepon and engaged the NVA in a series of battles that lasted over a month. US air support proved ineffectual, and by mid-March scenes of frightened ARVN troops drastically retreating were being broadcast around the world. In an official Lao account of the battle, a list of "units of Saigon puppet troops wiped out on Highway 9" included four regiments of armoured cavalry destroyed between the Vietnam border and Ban Dong.


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Posted on Twitter the day after Christmas: "Just ran into the homie Justin Bieber. He's mastered holding one pose." Beiber
The only American followed by the official Twitter handle of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is @JimmyDushku, owned by a 25-year-old jet-setting entrepreneur from Texas. And he says he has no idea why.
"People always ask me how it happened, and I honestly can't remember," he said, according to a Mother Jones report from Wednesday, while Google founder Eric Schmidt and former New Mexico governor Bill Richardson were still visiting the country. "It started sometime back in 2010. I was initially surprised, but I always try to make friends with people from all different locations and backgrounds."
The rather eccentric Dushku, who has been called ColdPlay's "biggest fan," started a website development business at age 14, and has invested in construction projects and residential property in Texas, as well as mining and agriculture businesses in Brazil and Peru, according to Mother Jones.
"When he's not globetrotting on Falcon 50s or other private jets, you can find him playing Rachmaninoff on his piano, riding his Ducati Monster, giving marketing tips to friends, and swinging by charity events," according to the report.
The young entrepreneur said he followed North Korea back "out of respect," in April of 2011, which then brought on a shit storm of almost Ashton Kutcher-Joe Paterno proportions.
"One person wrote in detail about how he was going to come to my house and hurt me; others tell me they hope I die, or that they will be the one to do it," Dushku said in the report.
The young investor now has well over 2,000 followers, and a brief scan of recent follows shows that in spite of the negative reactions from some of the public, others have decided to follow him specifically because of the connection.
Michael earned his BA from Mercer University, along the way excavating a Roman bathhouse with the American School of Archaeology. Plus, he provided security at Oxford University, where he also studied literature and philosophy. He earned his MS from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism while training for and running in the New York marathon.
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Archived Reb's Race Report
June 2014
IHRA Summit Pro-Am Tour @ San Antonio Raceway...
(June 2, 2014)
April 2014
Swenson Racing Products South Texas Street...
(April 28, 2014)
ASCSGulf South Region @ Heart o\' Texas Speedway,...
(April 21, 2014)
March 2014
IHRA San Antonio Nationals, presented by Good...
(March 31, 2014)
February 2014
Big Money Kick-off Classic @ San Antonio Raceway,...
(February 18, 2014)
December 2013
4th Annual South Texas Shootout @ South Texas...
(December 16, 2013)
November 2013
Carrera Internaci�onal, Final points night...
(November 21, 2013)
October 2013
12th Annual OctoberFast @ San Antonio Speedway,...
(October 22, 2013)
September 2013
The Clash of the Titans, Outlaw Street Car...
(September 5, 2013)
August 2013
22nd Annual Lakefest @ Lake Marble Falls, 8/9-11/13
(August 12, 2013)
July 2013
Racing with Randy Rogers Band @ Central Texas...
(July 29, 2013)
Speed-O-Rama @ San Antonio Speedway 7-13-13
(July 18, 2013)
IMCA Lone Star Series @ Texas Thunder Speedway,...
(July 6, 2013)
June 2013
South Texas Street Stock Shootout race #2...
(June 3, 2013)
May 2013
ASCS Gulf South Sprint Cars/ 7th Annual Steve...
(May 30, 2013)
Texas Asphalt Limited Modified Series to debut...
(May 15, 2013)
IHRA Summit Super Series @ San Antonio Raceway,...
(May 8, 2013)
April 2013
1st Annual North Park Toyota, Fiesta on Asphalt...
(April 22, 2013)
IHRA Summit Series Pro-Am @ San Antonio Raceway,...
(April 10, 2013)
IHRA Nitro Jam @ San Antonio Raceway, presented...
(April 8, 2013)
March 2013
Nitro Jam�s biggest stars hit the track at...
(March 29, 2013)
Summit Super Series @ San Antonio Raceway 3/16/13
(March 18, 2013)
IHRA Summit Super Series @ San Antonio Raceway,...
(March 4, 2013)
February 2013
Big Money Kick-off Classic @ San Antonio Raceway...
(February 18, 2013)
Winter Doubles @ San Antonio Raceway, 2/2/13
(February 5, 2013)
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