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I love the way you put it.....yes the Arab world is wonderful and great despite all the challenges.....
And yes, the children displaying their innocence, playing and playing as if nothing else matters....I miss those innocent days.....If I was to grow up again...I would definitely chose Kenya.....waking up in the morning....joining other children outside and playing till sunset...and parents are not bothered where you are.....and guess what...whichever home you visit that day...you are well fed....lol
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The levee system along the Mississippi and Yazoo Rivers saved thousands of acres from going under water. MPB's Daniel Cherry took a tour of the Backwater Levee with the Army Corps of Engineers.
Kavanaugh Breazeale with the Corps is eager to show how the Steele Bayou Control Structure protected the Delta from floodwaters.
"It allows the water to be held coming from the Delta and keeps the water out that's coming from the Yazoo and the Mississippi. So as you can see it's higher on the river side the Delta side."
The levee system saved potentially hundreds of thousands of acres. The water never overtopped the Backwater Levee as predicted, but some places not protected got nearly 20 feet of floodwater. And that's what happened to Jason Bush who happened to be on the wrong side of the levee.
"Me and my father-in-law built that house with our own hands. He passed away. I'm glad he did pass away so he didn't have to see this, but he'd tell me Uh Oh we've got to start over again."
Bush showed me what's left of his home by boat on Lake Chotard. He spent four years working on his house. At the height of the flood he had about 8 feet of water in his new home.
"We never thought we'd get flooded...never thought it. It's our own fault, we never got flood insurance or nothing on ours so I'm starting all the way back from scratch again."
The Backwater Levee held more than 15 feet of water off Eagle Lake. Dale Maxwell runs a convenience store in the community. He says even though they're dry people around there don't have much to say about the situation.
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FEMA is offering some of those in flood zones the option of a buyout to reduce the impact of the next flood.
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Mary Pallotta, creator of The Guardian Brain Foundation—a non-profit dedicated to the brother and father she lost to brain diseases—arranged for a small plane to fly over Pawling at about 2 p.m. Tuesday. A large banner, which read "We Love Super Ty Louis Campbell," glided behind it.
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Here the very basic of WG, First you have to click on the flag to get it. Second you have to have your flag in your base to claim it, all you have to do is run the enemy flag into your flag base location, with your flag there. You can't grab your own flag, to move it so don't try, beyond that if someone else in your group has the flag, and want to give it to you they can drop it, and you can pick it up. Also if they die, you have a chance to pick it up before the enemy dies, to keep it, so always try. Also if they grab it their flag will respond in your base in a few seconds. So you will have to enter their base to retrieve it.
I know I am saying some very basic stuff, but it shock me how many people don't know this stuff. Other stuff to keep in mind, is that if you don't know where the flags are. Press Shift M to bring up you Min Battle Map. It will show the location of the enemy flag if someone in your group has it, also it also show the your flag location on the map in enemy hands as long as someone in your party has seen them with the flag. So constantly look at the Mini Battle Map it will appear on the lower right corner of you screen.
As for group interaction, it not really nesacery if the group knows what they're doing, in fact some of the best group I been in don't write much at all. The Mini Battle show your location and everyone in the groups location as well, not the enemy players locations, with the exception the enemy flag carrier after being spotted. So all you really have to do is watch the flags to know what to do. Help defend the flag carrier if he or she doesn't have much aid, or help aid in an assault to regain your flag if your flag carrier is well defended.
Other hints, there a slight blue or red streak that follows the flag carrier for a few seconds after they pass, so use that to help find the flag carrier. Blue is the Alliance Flag and Red Is the horde Flag. It help everyone in while to spot a running flag carrier, epically if there sneak past the sides. Other than that if you a Pally don't bubble while caring the flag, It will make you drop it. That all make me laugh when I see paladins do that in WG
Good article, plus I like the additions made in this comment. I found out -- umm, twice -- that using the sprint function on my Swift Boots also makes me drop the flag. I don't think my druid ability of Dash makes me drop it, but the boots did. Does a Swiftness potion? Luckily for me and my team, I was in a group and others picked up the flag right away.
New players should note that if you drop the flag accidentally, you can pick it up again by clicking on it, unless an enemy player beats you to it. When you carry the flag, you also have a buff. Removing this buff (by clicking on it) allows you to drop the flag on purpose. Sometimes you may want to do this to transfer the flag to a teammate (be careful there are no enemy players around when you do this).
Common effects / spells that force you to drop the flag:
Mounting. Vanish, invisibility, divine protection, blessing of protection. Iceblock. Any potion / trinket that grants you temporary invulnerability or invisibility.
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My #1 tip.
Snare the flag carrier. Kill the healers.
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One huge thing was missed on this article, and not enough people know about it. If you hit Shift+M, you get a little mini map. On this mini map, you can see where all your teammates are. Also, after a set time from when the flag gets picked up, you can see where the enemy is holding your flag. This knowledge is crucial to team based game play.


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it seems like they're just trying to stuff the market full of cards to try and hit every price range possible.... I don't think this is a very good tactic tho....
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Indeed, I would imagine that this is designed not for gaming but for home theaters. Y'know, it makes me want to design a cheap μATX system just for replacing my (now defunct) 1st generation TiVo.
Couldn't find any note about the fan noise (apart from "It features a slim, single-slot active cooler, that chills the front half of the card and does so with very little noise"); but since fan and HD noise is of paramount concern, I wonder if this card could be passively cooled? It's such a low-power device that it may be possible.
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"Son casi como la luz y la sombra de Shuutoku."
"Son casi como la luz y la sombra de Shuutoku."
I'll just go appreciate Sanji in my own little loner corner, don't mind me.
Go Sanji! Now you are even more awesome!
I DIDN'T KNOW THAT TATSUHISA SUZUKI (Seiyuu of Takao Kazunari) is the VOCALIST of OLDCODEX… OMFG. <— CATAL RHYTHM (2nd Ending Song of Kurobasu) OMFG kjlaksdggl I super love that song O.O
OMGOMGOMG.. I'm loving TAKAO MORE and MORE NOWWWWWW GYAAAAAAAAAAAA
Make this about yaoi manga and it's me!
Who are we kidding, this is me in general!
(Fuente: spicytaco)
Believe it or not, whatever I say below is TRUE.
- It is well-known that seiyuus do the kissing scenes by kissing their own hand.
- Sakurai Takahiro can record H-scenes while eating. Yes seriously.
- Since Midorikawa Hikaru always play uke roles, he gets excited whenever he gets to play seme. Once he called Miki Shinichirou while he was at a bus stop and said, "I'm finally going to seme you today!"
- At a point, Miki Shinichirou actually asked when he could be uke… because during that period all he got were seme roles…
- According to some random reporters, Midorikawa Hikaru can act out H-scenes with his face straight throughout the whole process.
- It was said that Okiayu Ryotaro had a serious facial expression even when he's acting H-scenes…
- A random seiyuu (I forgot who) actually touched his partner's legs because he was too aroused =___=||| But then his parter responded by touching him back…
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My Amends
Can an edgy hard-rock band resolve the paradox of its decidedly aggressive
presentation and its message of balance, spiritual healing and unity? You bet!—presenting Ft. Lauderdale, Florida-based rockers My Amends.
This dynamic, high-energy group is made up of five very creative, distinctive and talented individuals that form a solid seamless whole in their own original fashion. Pushing the boundaries of Post-Punk-Grunge-Hardcore, My Amends is undeniable and unforgettable both live and on disc and this become immediately and abundantly clear when listening to their Ingenious Records full-length debut CD release, Acceptions. Selected as an iTunes "New & Noteworthy Rock Album of the Week," included on AOL's "Listening Party," chosen as Melodic.net's "Artist of the Week," and having "Slaves" (a single from the CD) selected as one of five featured tracks on the UK's Zippo Encore site, Acceptions is already proving to be an extremely successful debut.
Formed in 2008 after working together individually in several different bands during the previous several years, My Amends has been performing nation-wide for, and appreciated world-wide by, enthusiastic audiences that can't seem to get enough of these gutsy rockers. Their music has also been featured on ESPN and WWE Action Figures Web campaigns. Performing with other notable bands such as Every Time I Die, The Sleeping, Poison the Well, Vanna, and Strait Line Stitch, among others, they've been building a solid, exuberant fan base everywhere they appear as they continue to hone their already well developed sound. This is definitely a group for the here and now and one to watch for in the future. My Amends feel most comfortable on the road, sharing what they love doing across the lands.
"My Amends Makes no amends for their Hard-Driving, intensely emotional sound and brutally honest lyrics."
|Beth Feinstein-Bartl, Sun-Sentinel|
"This is a new band that has the rare ability to appeal to a wide verity of ages. The youth will love it, the mid twenties will relate to it and those older fans of our rock world will appreciate the ability of the driving guitars that push these songs along."
|Ross Welford, UberRock.co.uk|
Justin Dailey - Vocals
Matt Ruffini – Guitar
Joey Calero - Drums
Anthony Leonard – Guitar
Stephen Banas – Bass
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Label - Ingenious Records
Made In Waves
As of Jan. 2014, the band now goes by the name Made In Waves. I recently interviewed Evan Thomas (Vocals/Keyboard) about their changes to the band, new music, touring and more! Check it out!!
Missouri-based alternative metal band, Ghost in the Machine (GITM), was founded by guitarists Bryan Kay and Dan Schram, bassist Billy Dearing, drummer TJ White, and vocalist Jeff Blumer in the fall of 2004.
Like many bands, lineup changes plagued them for many of their early years. After releasing their 2005 self-titled EP, drummer TJ White was replaced by Letter by Hour drummer, Chris Loeffler. The band spent the next few years writing new music and developing a rock-solid fan base all across the Midwest. Shortly before the release of their long-awaited 2010 full length album, "Equip to Cope," bassist Billy Dearing was replaced by Farewell to a Legend bassist, Ethan Mueller. Just months after the release of "Equip to Cope" both Mueller and vocalist, Jeff Blumer, mutually left the band to pursue school and family interests.
The new lineup was finally complete in the fall of 2011 with the addition of bassist Jonathan Hagood and vocalist Evan Thomas, who were both members of St. Louis band Key to My Spaceship. The band hit the ground running, opening for national acts, performing across the midwest, and even winning 105.7 The Point's Battle for Pointfest in May of 2012, which found them opening for Incubus, Chevelle, Cypress Hill, and P.O.D. at the acclaimed St. Louis summer festival.
Maintaining their status as a must-see live act, they have directed their efforts toward the growing St. Louis music scene, with intentions to keep stretching further and further outward. The band recently finished recording their highly-anticipated new EP "Earth Island" which was released in November of 2012.
From: St. Louis Missouri
Dan Schram- Guitar/VoxBryan Kay-Guitar/Vox
Chris Loeffler-Drums/Vox
Evan Thomas-Vox
Jon Hagood-Bass/Vox
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Dharmata, Dirty Skirty, The Prescription - Fri. Sept 12th, 8pm @Connolly's Sportsbar
|Bubonik Fun Sat - Sept. 13th, 4pm @Guanabanas
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For those who do not know who Jason London is, your background and what you have done in the past, please tell our audience who you are and why they're reading about you?
I am a singer, songwriter and overall entertainer who has had opportunities to open for & be in concert with many of today's artists such as Tank, Melanie Fiona, Dwele, Omarion, Dondria, Dorrough, Jagged Edge many others. I have been working independently as a full-time recording artist/performer since 2008. And since then, I have taken part in many events such as Essence Festival 2010, Pre & Post Grammy events in LA & Atlanta, many national hair shows, the NBA Allstar Weekend, been on BET Centric TV and performed for several charity events for many national and worldwide Radio Personalities & Pro Athletes. My biggest highlight performances were being on the Super Bowl main event stages in Indiana, for 2012. And I'm currently working on the release of my first EP and signing to a major supporting label!
When was it you realized you could sing and you wanted to make a career at it?
I grew up in the church singing since a very young age. So, I pretty much started out knowing I would make singing as a career, my whole life.
You have an amazing falsetto. Is it natural talent or was it honed through vocal coaching?
Well, to be very honest, I haven't had much vocal training since my early teens. Before my voice changed, I actually stopped singing for a few years. However, people always say I have serious range. Just wonder what it would be like if I had not taken a break! But it's definitely God given! Who are some of your musical inspirations?
I have always been a huge fan of great performers who can actually sing live. I'm a huge fan of artist like Otis Redding, Michael Jackson, David Ruffin, James Brown, Brian Mcknight and Stevie Wonder. I'm most definitely a fan of Tank and my bro Joe, as well as RL of Next. They are three very good writers and vocalists. None can deny Whitney Houston, however!
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Rider Nation plays host to one of the biggest annual sporting events in Canada – and the emotions are heightened as the Saskatchewan Roughriders take on the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on home turf at Mosaic Stadium in Regina live on TSN and TSN Radio. As the official broadcaster of the CFL, TSN's exclusive English-language coverage of the 101st GREY CUP begins Sunday, Nov. 24 at 1 p.m. ET with the network's five-hour pre-game show, GREY CUP SUNDAY.
French-language coverage of the 101st GREY CUP airs live on RDS beginning Sunday at 5 p.m. ET. TSN's coverage of the big game will also be available to Canadian Forces members deployed overseas via the Canadian Forces Radio & Television.
TSN complements its live television coverage of the 101st GREY CUP with the following multi-platform highlights:
• A weekend of Grey Cup programming
• Live radio coverage on TSN Radio 1050 in Toronto, TSN Radio 690 in Montreal, TSN Radio 1290 in Winnipeg, TSN Radio 1260 in Edmonton, TEAM 1040 in Vancouver, and on 580 CFRA in Ottawa, sister station to TSN Radio 1200
• Live radio streaming on TSN.ca, with the game also available on demand following the live television broadcast
• The TSN Game Tracker: Canadian Football Edition presented by GMC, giving fans the ultimate companion viewing experience
Once again, the CFL's championship game is proving to be one of the hottest properties for advertisers in Canada. Sponsors of the 101st GREY CUP broadcast on TSN include GMC, NAPA Auto Parts, Nissan, Sun Life, and Wendy's.
Each year, the GREY CUP ranks as one of the most-watched events in Canada. Last year's historic 100th GREY CUP was the most-watched CFL championship game ever recorded on English-language television with 5.4 million viewers.
Below is an overview of 101st GREY CUP programming on TSN platforms:
Saturday, Nov. 23
GREY CUP SATURDAY – 12 noon ET live on TSN
TSN delivers comprehensive coverage of the CFL championship on GREY CUP SATURDAY, with SPORTSCENTRE hosts Jennifer Hedger and Darren Dutchyshen live from the Nissan Family Zone in Regina. Throughout the day, the CFL ON TSN panel checks in from Mosaic Stadium with Grey Cup news and analysis.
Additional GREY CUP SATURDAY highlights include:
• GIBSON'S FINEST CFL PLAYER AWARDS at 12:30 p.m. ET, honouring the CFL's top players from the 2013 season
• SPORTSCENTRE TOP 25 CFL PLAYS OF 2013 at 2:30 p.m. ET, counting down the 25 best plays from the 2013 CFL season
• A special CABBIE PRESENTS from Regina with host Cabral 'Cabbie' Richards
• 100th GREY CUP at 7 p.m. ET. In anticipation of this year's championship game, TSN delivers an encore presentation of the historic 100th GREY CUP that saw the Toronto Argonauts defeat the Calgary Stampeders in front of a home crowd.
Sunday, Nov. 24
GREY CUP SUNDAY PRE-GAME SHOW – 1 p.m. ET live on TSN
TSN's pre-game coverage airs live from Mosaic Stadium, kicking off with SPORTSCENTRE hosts Jennifer Hedger and Darren Dutchyshen.
At 3 p.m. ET, 100th GREY CUP hosts Dave Randorf and Brian Williams take over at Mosaic Stadium for the game, alongside the CFL ON TSN panel featuring Grey Cup champion Chris Schultz, two-time Grey Cup champion and Canadian Football Hall of Famer Matt Dunigan, Jock Climie, Canadian Football Hall of Famer Milt Stegall, and former CFL head coach Paul LaPolice.
The GREY CUP SUNDAY PRE-GAME SHOW also checks in with Cabbie as he hosts the Sun Life Grey Cup Fan March from Victoria Park to Mosaic Stadium, and delivers another special edition of CABBIE PRESENTS from Regina.
101st GREY CUP – 6 p.m. ET live on TSN, TSN Radio, and TEAM Radio
TSN's acclaimed broadcast team of Chris Cuthbert and Glen Suitor are in the broadcast booth at Mosaic Stadium, providing play-by-play commentary and game analysis during the 101st GREY CUP on TSN. Veteran broadcaster Cuthbert has called the action in 15 previous CFL championship games, while Suitor – a Grey Cup champion with the Saskatchewan Roughriders – makes his sixth appearance in the booth for the big game.
Reporting from the sidelines are TSN's Sara Orlesky and Farhan Lalji.
Prior to kick-off, TSN will feature a performance by Saskatchewan natives The Sheepdogs as part of the CFL's special Kick-Off Show, which also features player introductions and the national anthem performed by Serena Ryder. At halftime, TSN has live coverage of the SiriusXM Grey Cup Half-Time Show featuring Canadian multi-platinum pop group Hedley.
GREY CUP POST-GAME SHOW – 10 p.m. ET live on TSN
CFL Commissioner Mark Cohon presents the Grey Cup to the game's winning team, as well as the awards for Most Valuable Player and Most Valuable Canadian.
During the GREY CUP POST-GAME SHOW, the CFL ON TSN panel will provide post-game analysis and conduct live interviews with players and coaches on the field leading up to SPORTSCENTRE after the game.
TSN Digital
TSN complements its live television broadcast of the 101st GREY CUP with the TSN Game Tracker: Canadian Football Edition presented by GMC. Available at TSN.ca/GameTracker, the ultimate companion viewing experience delivers instant highlights of the biggest plays from the 101st GREY CUP, along with real-time access to in-depth stats and detailed game and player analytics.
TSN.ca will also feature live radio streaming of the 101st GREY CUP, with the game also available on demand following the live television broadcast.
Additional TSN Digital highlights include:
• The CFL Video Roundtable, which features the CFL ON TSN panel answering fan questions from e-mail and Twitter in an online video exclusive posted every day during Grey Cup week
• Exclusive daily digital video reports by Farhan Lalji, beginning Wednesday, Nov. 20
• The last instalment of Chris Schultz's popular weekly feature, Schultz Against The World
• The revealing of the TSN Play of the Year Showdown: Canadian Football Edition, as Geroy Simon takes on S.J. Green in the final round of online voting
• Instant video features and in-game highlights, plus a full breakdown of the Hamilton-Saskatchewan matchup complete with news, analysis, and blogs from TSN's CFL experts and Insiders
TSN Radio
TSN Radio hits the gridiron as the national radio broadcaster of the 101st GREY CUP. Play-by-play commentator Rod Black and analyst and two-time Grey Cup champion Duane Forde will call the game live on the following TSN Radio and Bell Media Radio family of stations:
• TSN Radio 1050 in Toronto
• TSN Radio 690 in Montreal
• TSN Radio 1290 in Winnipeg
• TSN Radio 1260 in Edmonton
• 580 CFRA in Ottawa, sister station to TSN Radio 1200 in Ottawa
• TEAM 1040 in Vancouver
Live radio coverage begins Sunday, Nov. 24 at 4 p.m. ET with a pre-game show hosted by TSN Radio Toronto 1050's Dave Naylor and featuring sideline reports from Mike Hogan. Naylor wraps up the 101st GREY CUP with a full post-game show, including the presentation of the Grey Cup.
Leading up to the big game, TSN Radio will be broadcasting live from the heart of downtown Regina with:
• Dave Naylor hosting TSN DRIVE WITH DAVE NAYLOR on TSN 1050 from Nov. 21-23
• Andrew 'Hustler' Paterson and Gary Lawless hosting HUSTLER AND LAWLESS on TSN 1290 from Nov. 19-23
TSN's anchors and reporters get fans ready for the big game, as SPORTSCENTRE delivers daily coverage from Regina, including:
• Daily hits from the CFL ON TSN panel each day leading up to the 101st GREY CUP
• Daily practice reports from Jermain Franklin and Matthew Scianitti
• Grey Cup-themed Top 10s


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Hollywood celebrity gossip has learned that SANDRA BULLOCK is definitely not ready to start dating just yet… she just wants to focus on motherhood for now
Sandra, who filed for divorce from philandering ex-husband Jesse James last year, is still not dating, and she isn't looking to start anytime soon. A friend of the Award-winning actress tells Us Weekly:
"She's still not ready to date."
That's definitely understandable. Sandra is obviously still healing from her messy divorce, and she probably has her hands full with being a single mom.
Another insider shares:
"Her friends are always trying to get her to go out and meet guys, but she just wants to stay in and watch movies. She says dating is the last thing on her mind."
So we're guessing it's safe to say that Sandra is on a sort-of hiatus from men right now… and who could blame her? Any woman who's gone through what she did with Jesse would definitely steer clear of men, too.
Right now, only one member of the opposite sex holds Sandra's attention… and no, it isn't Ryan Reynolds.
It's her son, Louis Bardo Bullock.
Do you think Sandra is right to stay away from the dating scene, or should she get back on the saddle post-haste so as to get over her scumbag ex?
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December 17th, 2011 3:49 pm
She should only be dating one man. Me.
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December 18th, 2011 12:18 am
Marriage Opportunity:
There's an African man who told me that he wants to marry a rich Jewish actress. If you like them extremely obese (many very good people do) and don't mind that he begs for freebies and loves food so much that he can't stop eating (food is good), then all you have to do is feed him and he'll run into your arms. He would love to spend your money on more food. I can make this happen for you. Just say you're a traveler from the east and he's all yours. He'll also tell you that he's a traveler from the east so you'll know you understand each other and know that you're going to be a successful couple. His a member of the communist party, but that's legal, so if stealing is okay with you, it's okay with the goverment too, and you should have carte blanche to get fat by stealing and begging. You can retire with him.
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Grimmy is not playin witchu, Joel Dommett.
This is my fave moment from this week's episode.
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TFC Billy Gregory
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Kentucky State Police
Post 15, Columbia
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Drug Roundup in Monroe County
Date of News Release: 10/29/2008
(Columbia, KY) - This morning (10/29/08) the Kentucky State Police participated in a drug roundup in Monroe County; the result of over a year long undercover operation in the area that focused on street and mid-level dealers.
Troopers from Post 15 and the KSP K-9 section along with the Pennyrile Drug Task Force arrested seven individuals on twelve different charges. Assisting with the roundup was the Monroe County Sheriff's Department, Tompkinsville Police Department and the Gamaliel Police Department.
Arrested was:
Perry Graves, DOB/08/14/56, two counts Trafficking in Controlled Substance, First Degree, (Cocaine 2nd Offense)
Casey Ford, DOB/07/02/80, one count Trafficking in Controlled Substance, Second Degree, Drug Unspecified
Jimmy Graves, DOB/10/31/47, three counts Trafficking in a Controlled Substance, First Degree, (Cocaine Second Offense)
Joseph D. Crowe, DOB/08/10/84, two counts Trafficking in Simulated or Counterfeit Controlled Substance.
Arlie Keith Cleary, DOB/01/05/62, one count Complicity to Trafficking in Controlled Substance, Second degree
Lonnie Bryant, DOB/05/25/62, one count Trafficking in a Legend Drug. First Offense and one count Trafficking in a Controlled Substance, Second Degree, (First Offense)
Kathy Faulkner, DOB/03/07/60, one count Trafficking in a Controlled Substance, Second Degree
Jimmy Graves was from Bowling Green and all others arrested were from Monroe county.
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A grand day out
James Bond's famous submarine car, spectacular ice cream, Charles I's prison cell and arguably the best shopping experience in southern England, await those strong enough to tear themselves away from our doorstep. Be warned though, you may have to come back for another visit to fit it all in. Here's a taster…
Location: Nr Brockenhurst (8.4 miles)
Great for: Everyone – especially families and motor enthusiasts
Visit: Beaulieu is no ordinary stately home. With a monorail, motor museum – featuring cars from the Bond films – an abbey, glorious gardens and a secret army exhibition, the grounds at this beautiful property are as exciting as the house itself.
Top tip: Take a look at the leaflet in your room before your visit. You can return for free within six days so it might be best not to try and see everything in one go.
Find out more: www.beaulieu.co.uk or 01590 612345
Location: North of Lymington, off the M27 (18.3 miles)
Great for: Shoppers, art lovers and families
Visit: The South Coast wouldn't be as exciting without Southampton. The art deco City Art Gallery has 3,500 works of art; The Mayflower is the largest theatre is southern England; and the huge 326-acre Common is so beautiful it's been designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
Top tip: WestQuay shopping centre is perfect for those in need of a quick shopping fix, but the Bargate Market every Friday is a real find for foodies – the New Forest sausages are great.
Find out more: www.visit-southampton.co.uk
Buckler's Hard
Location: Nr Beaulieu (9.9 miles)
Great for: Swashbuckling family entertainment
Visit: Step back in time with a stroll through this charming 18th century village – complete with Bath House, Chapel and cottages. You can experience life as a shipbuilding family and even see where Nelson's warships were built.
Top tip: A 30-minute river cruise is a great way to soak up the sights – not to mention the abundant wildlife.
Find out more: www.bucklershard.co.uk
Location: Just south of the hotel (1.9 miles)
Great for: leisurely walks, sailing parties and cream tea lovers
Visit: Walking down the cobblestone street that leads to the Old Town Quay, it's not hard to see why this popular sailing resort was voted Britain's most desirable coastal town in 2008.
Top tip: The harbour is the perfect place to sit and enjoy some New Forest ice cream – the Fudge Surprise is delicious.
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Location: West of Lymington (18.8 miles)
Great for: sun seekers, family seaside adventures, leisurely walks
Visit: With cleans beaches as far as the eye can see, a lovely pier, beautiful gardens and great entertainment, Bournemouth has a little something for everyone.
Top tip: If you walk along the promenade to Boscombe, you will be rewarded with a wonderful crazy golf course deep in Boscombe Chine Gardens. Just watch out for the bridges and water jumps!
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Location: Nr Bournemouth (24 miles)
Great for: Young and old, boat cruise fans and homeware lovers
Visit: Poole Harbour may look like a stylish marina, but there's plenty of room for great fish and chips, pleasure cruises, a miniature train (at the nearby Poole Park) and the wonderful Poole Pottery – perfect to take home as a souvenir.
Top tip: Take a cruise around the harbour to see Brownsea Island, peer into some of the most expensive houses in the world (at Sandbanks) and enjoy the sunshine.
Find out more: www.pooletourism.com
Hurst Castle
Location: Short ferry ride from Keyhaven (6.4 miles)
Great for: history lovers and picture postcard photographs
Visit: Once a prison for Charles I, this coastal fortress is simply packed with history. Its situation is spectacular and its 38-ton guns even more so.
Top tip: You can actually enjoy a refreshing walk to the castle along a shingle spit – just remember to bring a camera for those great views.
Find out more: www.hurstcastle.co.uk
Exbury Gardens
Location: South of Beaulieu (11.7 miles)
Great for: Green-fingered guests and family fun and games
Visit: A 200-acre woodland garden – with pathways stretching for 20 miles – Exbury is a delight for those who know their rhododendrons from their azaleas and like to explore. Its steam railway is both good fun and a great way to rest those weary legs.
Top tip: Children under 16 are welcomed free of charge into the Gardens.
Find out more: www.exbury.co.uk
With our local highlights, we've only really scratched the surface so do ask any of the Passford team if you're in need of a little more inspiration. There's certainly something to satisfy all tastes and hobbies.


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AbstractAlthough there are manifold problems in the current land tenure and land use systems, family tenure has been a better organizational form for utilizing farmland than was collective tenure. Community-based allocation is an important element in a transitional economic operating mechanism and it may be merely a temporary phenomenon. Market coordination can only be introduced gradually into the process of land allocation by further reform of the existing socioeconomic framework. Steady growth depends on long-term, integrated rural development. (c) 1993 Academic Press, Inc. Copyright 1993 by Oxford University Press.
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Nina's straight hair is the ultimate beach accessory (so smooth and so frizz free!) and that delicious smorgasbord of sweets they ordered looks amazing, too.
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i dont think she will do the job yeah she is pretty but i say we keep trying
Nina I could possibly see as Ana.....Julie Ann Hough is NO Ana Steele....just forget about it!
They are apart...Right now he is in NYC and she is in Miami. He is going to Spain here in the next few days while she remains in Miami. Ian tweeted his schedule just before he left for China.
Wondering dark&quiet NY streets solo,reminiscing about times past,youth&pondering life.NYC does that-quite an existential moment for Ian...
Packing-off to China!See you soon!ThenNY,Spain,Canada,Russia Hungary, Italy,France,Brussels, England(for movie)then back to NY then ATL 4TVD
Ana and Kate i guess powers that be will pick the right ones. But for CHRISTIAN GREY it has to be IAN SOMERHALDER!! Thats it END OF STORY!!! I don`t think it's a good idea for a couple to be in a movie together because if they break up it might be a little strange, Different if they are married Don`t want to jinks anything!!


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Darwin's Theory of Evolution is the widely held notion that all life is related and has descended from a common ancestor: the birds and the bananas, the fishes and the flowers -- all related. Darwin's general theory presumes the development of life from non-life and stresses a purely naturalistic (undirected) "descent with modification". That is, complex creatures evolve from more simplistic ancestors naturally over time. In a nutshell, as random genetic mutations occur within an organism's genetic code, the beneficial mutations are preserved because they aid survival -- a process known as "natural selection." These beneficial mutations are passed on to the next generation. Over time, beneficial mutations accumulate and the result is an entirely different organism (not just a variation of the original, but an entirely different creature).
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Oct 1 2012: It's too much of a stretch to assume that evolution doesn't just stop at aome arbitrary level (while there are absolutely no indications that it does), but it's okay to assume that that means some invisible bearded skygod designed everything?
Man, I guess some people were stuck at the back of the line when the invisible bearded skygod was handing out the ability to think logically.
Oct 2 2012: I'll ask people who breed dogs, pigs and cows to point out to me how their animals are exactly the same as their wild ancestors, I'm sure there's a wild chiuahua living in the rainforests of Borneo...
If a wolf can be turned into a chihuahua in a couple of thousand years then imagine what could happen in 500 million years, oh wait, Darwin already did that for you.
Oct 3 2012: There is no such thing as "wolf DNA" or "chihuahua DNA" or "snake DNA". DNA is the same in all animals, it's just arranged differently. A wolf still contains all the DNA of his fish ancestors, in fact most of it is still in the same place doing the exact same thing. The difference between a snake and a wolf is even smaller. The visual differences between animals are like the visual themes in Windows, only skin deep, all the complex stuff (brain chemistry, digestion, regeneration, nerve system, etc...) are basically the same from fish to humans. In a human the smallest genetic difference can cover you with fur, make you grow huge incissors, change your skin color, make you grow a sixth finger on your hand, make you grow a tail. As with software you have small pieces of DNA controlling larger pieces, a mutation in one of those control pieces will trigger huge changes in the body that would require many mutations if you were only working on the base level.
I sense that you are not genuinely interested in how evolution works, all you seem to do is throw some inaccurate statements around that I have to correct. If you were genuinely interested you would have asked genuine questions to me or a biologist or just opened a textbook. It's intellectual lazyness to just declare everything you don't have an answer to untrue, if you would just have taken the effort of contacting a biologist and askinh him your questions you wouldn't be stuck like you are now.
Oct 3 2012: I don't think I'm stuck John. I understand the hardware is the same for most creatures. After all, we have to live on the same planet. The software is however different. We cannot be experts at everything. I listen to the differing views of biologists & come to my own conclusions. For those closely involved in biology it is sometimes difficult to see the big picture.
My particular thing is mechanical engineering, & I know just how difficult it is to get systems to work. When I look at the nano-engineering involved in biology I am very skeptical of claims that it had no designer. It was more believable in Darwin's day, but today, with modern insite, it is looking very unlikely indeed. We are looking at technology that is light years ahead of anything we can dream up. It's awesome & exciting; we can look at, & learn from, stuff created by intelligence so much greater than our own. We need to embrace the opportunity.
Oct 3 2012: Hello Peter, my view is PRO evolution, however, i want to follow your train of thought. So you are saying that natural selection will produce variations (and hence adaptation) within a single species, correct?
I assume that you are also saying that this variation has its origins in DNA differences, correct?
So if i read correctly, you are saying that variation is constrained within a species, what then is an example of a non-plausible jump?, in other words, how do we define a separate species that would not be possible by natural selection?
Oct 4 2012: Hi Andres.
You interpret my points correctly.
Let's take James's fish to bird example.
I think the original fish would have coding for (let's say), among other things, scales. There may be coding to allow the scales to vary in size, thickness, colour, shape, orientation, etc etc. All the attributes of the fish would have similar variables coded into the original DNA. As time goes by the fish may swim in different waters & natural selection would favour some of the attributes over others. Some may become fresh water, & others salt water. Some live in the tropics, some at the poles. Some of the attributes used in shallow water may fall into disuse in deep water & eventually be lost entirely.
So over a relatively short time we may have dozens of different looking fish types; or species , if you will. They did not however 'evolve', they were 'selected'. They are still running on the original; now slightly watered down, DNA coding.
If, for the sake of argument, we wanted to transform a fish to a bird, then we would require new coding to be written into the DNA; for feathers for example. In reality however this would be a mammoth task, as every part of the creature would need re-coded. Evolutionists are them selves split on the timescale of these transformations. My contention is that it's not going to happen, regardless of time. Even If the DNA went about coding itself, the resulting in-betweenies would be picked off by natural selection.
I very much doubt however that mutating existing coding is going to have an advantageous effect. Each creature is built with such precision that thoughtful design is indispensable .
This is my conclusion, after much listening to both sides. What's your take.?
Andres Aullet 10+Oct 4 2012: Thank you for your answer Peter. From what i have read over the years, Evolution and Selection are two different things. The change from wolf to chihuahua is evolution, to evolve essentially means simply "to change", and in the case of the dog the mechanism driving this change was human selection. And yes, what is different between a chihuahua and a wolf are pieces of their DNA. But don't think that the number of differences is small... there is no single dna gene for "dog height" that changed a little and a dna gene for color that changed a little and a dna gene for agressiveness that changed a little. There were indeed a miriad of changes in the dna code. again, mostly driven by human selection
Any dog breeder will tell you that sometimes they find offspring that develop a severe alteration (blindness, deafness) this starts to hint that the genes in the new generation now contain differences (when compared with previous generations) in areas of the dna code that are more important to vital functions. A blind or deaf dog needs a lot more care in order to survive.
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Andres Aullet 10+Oct 4 2012: (cont.)
One of the beauties of modern genetic biology, is that it is possible to study the dna of a particular fish species, and compare it to the dna of a particular mice species (let me jump from bird to mouse since this is the example i have read in the literature). They can see areas where the dna is completely different, and they can see long strains of dna that are identical. They then trace what some of the seemingly identical dna does as the embryo grows into a full fledged creature. Common sense says that one would expect it to be silent, otherwise either the fish would develop some mouse attributes or viceversa. But what they have found is that this identical dna that one would expect to be silent, is actually very active. In one case, they have traced a particular region of both embryos that uses this identical dna (the way they test it is when they remove it, neither the fish or the mouse embryos develop this region). As the embryo develops, other smaller variations of dna make this region to become a fully formed gill in the fish, where as it becomes the middle ear bones in the mouse.
what i am trying to say is that there is no map between dna and a fully formed adult, but rather, identical dna can be used in different ways in different species
Oct 5 2012: Hi Andres.
I guess if the definition of evolution is change over time then we all believe in evolution. Evolution however claims to have developed complex organisms from simpler organisms. If this is actually occurring then the programming in the DNA must be going from simple to complex as well.
I have no idea whether this is occurring or not; & I don't really think anybody does. So it really becomes a matter of faith. There are 'experts' on both sides.
Thankfully there are many different fields we can explore which help us with the overall picture. It is up to each one of us to come to our own conclusions; there are few cast-iron certainties in life.
Oct 5 2012: The only increases in complexity where the transition from prokaryotic single cell organisms to eukaryotic single cell organisms and from single cell life to multi cell life. Everything else is just in the eye of the beholder. Humans have a smarter brain than crocodiles but crocodiles have a more complex, more effective immune system and it's entirely possible the human brain's blueprint in our DNA is relatively simple (there may be a great deal of repetition and only a few rules that when combined make for a very efficient computer). The Paris Japonica flower has 47 times more base pairs then human DNA.
Oct 8 2012: I like your answer Peter and it is the one I've been looking for. We don't know by science or our understanding. No matter what the experts say, right now there is no proof for evolution beyond a doubt. There is some awesome data and learning to come. I can't wait. Right now it is a theory. A theory is an educated guess, but still a guess. Proff changes a theory to laws of science. With this comment I start the next debate and look forward to learning.
Oct 5 2012: Hi John.
It seems fairly self evident that an eagle is more complex than a worm, & a human more complex than a starfish. All life is awesome & pretty much beyond our comprehension . Our main problem lies with admitting that fact. All we have is an ability for imagination. Whether that imagination bears any relation to fact is difficult for us to ascertain.
Andres Aullet 10+Oct 5 2012: Hi Peter,
I am a scientist at heart, a phycisist, more specifically. I don't think your point of view and mine are too different when it comes to the awe with which we look at life around ourselves and marvel at its complexity.
A few hundred years ago, Newton was able to explain why the planets orbit the sun the way it was observed. It was a triumph of the human intellect. There were, however, some obervations that did not quite match his predictions. In particular, mercury did not appear to follow quite exactly the same rule as the other planets. At that time, and for a long time eafter, these obervations were beyond anybody's comprehension. Pretty much like many of the facts regarding life's complexity that today marvel us.
But once in a while, somebody makes a small breakthrough, Einstein, in this case, was able to advance our knowledge that little bit beyond Newton, and develop a theory that was able to predict correctly the orbits of all planets, Mercury included.
What i am trying to say is that it is precisely that wonder about the unknown that drives the greatest advances in our scientific search for knowledge, and many things that are not understood today are there awaiting for those among us who yearn to understand them at a deeper level
Oct 6 2012: Hi John.
The worm & the eagle are both very good at what they do. I see where you're coming from that one is just as 'evolved' as the other. I do not believe in evolution. To me they were both designed & built for their purpose; to me the eagle is a more involved design. Just a common sense observation.
Hi Andres.
I agree entirely.We are discovering things which are amazing all the time. There seems to be a rumour around that those who believe in a creator god have no interest in how things work. I think the reverse. The reason that we can understand any of this is that this ability is within us. It gives weight to the biblical claim that we are related to the creator. We also have an innate curiosity which drives us on. The fact that we are alive here in such a wonderful universe speaks volumes. Whatever the truth is must, by definition, be awesome!
Oct 8 2012: "to me the eagle is a more involved design."
To you that may be so
"Just a common sense observation."
That it is not. You assume "closer to humans" means more complicated but does it really matter if complexity is visible in the structure of an eagle eye or hidden in an invincible worm immune system? A mathematician would smack you over the head for suggesting 123456 contains more information than 654321...
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