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The Scarlets host last year's Heineken Cup finalists Clermont in the second of their back-to-back contests on Saturday.
Parc y Scarlets will be rocking when the Welsh side look to remain in the running to qualify for the quarter-finals of the competition from Pool 4.
Clermont secured a 32-11 bonus-point victory over the Scarlets at the Stade Marcel Michelin last weekend, so revenge is firmly on the mind of head coach Simon Easterby.
"This is a major game for us this weekend, it is vital we get a result on Saturday afternoon if we want to progress in this group," he said.
"We will have to keep tempo in our game but we have to stop them at source first and think a little better and hold onto the ball more.
"Playing these big, high profile games is huge experience for a number of our young players who have come through and developed further as a result of the opportunities we are handing them particularly in Europe.
"We hope to have a good home crowd behind us on Saturday and it will be great to be back at Parc y Scarlets and with our supporters creating a big European match day atmosphere - it will help lift and inspire our players even more."
Six changes
Clermont have decided to make six changes to their starting XV with Jean-Marcellin Buttin coming in at full-back in place of Welshman Lee Byrne.
Mike Delany makes his first start in the Heineken Cup at fly-half, working with Thierry Lacrampe at half-back. The pack welcomes back Clement Ric, Julien Pierre, Damien Chouly and Julien Bardy.
Centre magician Regan King is expected to receive a warm reception from the home crowd on his return to his former club.
Clermont currently hold a three-point lead at the top of the group and have only lost once in their last 11 Heineken Cup pool games.
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Scarlets: 15 L. Williams, 14 Reynolds, 13 Maule, 12 S. Williams, 11 J. Williams, 10 Priestland, 9 Davies; 1 John, 2 Owens, 3 Lee, 4 Ball, 5 Earle, 6 Turnbull, 7 Barclay, 8 McCusker.
Replacements: 16 Phillips, 17 Evans, 18 Jones, 19 Kelly, 20 Snyman, 21 R. Williams, 22 Thomas, 23 Warren.
Clermont: 15 Buttin, 14 Sivivatu, 13 Rougerie (c), 12 King, 11 Nalaga, 10 Delany, 9 Lacrampe; 1 Domingo, 2 Kayser, 3 Ric, 4 Cudmore, 5 Pierre, 6 Bonnaire, 7 Bardy, 8 Chouly.
Replacements: 16 Paulo, 17 Chaume, 18 Kotze, 19 Hines, 20 Lee, 21 Radoslavjevic, 22 James, 23 Nakaitaci.
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On the heels of Jonas Brothers and Lilith Fair cancellation dates, now "Idols Live" is cutting concerts due to slow sales.
UPDATE: Seven have been confirmed to be cut.
Cleveland's Sept. 11 is no longer available. Ditto with Omaha, Neb. and Kansas City. Buffalo is dead, too. Toronto as well. Chalk up Winnepeg and Portland, Maine as goners. Some other concerts are being moved around for routing purposes. They are now down to 44 dates and the tour ends August 31 instead of mid September.
I can't recall "Idols Live" ever having to cancel concerts before. Does anybody?
- Kimberley Locke is pitching a reality show for a plus-sized female group.
- Adam Lambert hung out in Atlanta over the weekend, according to his Twitter account. My Buzz buddy Jennifer Brett said he was at the Georgian Terrace watching the fireworks, then later that night, ended up at… the Pink Pony. Yes, the strip club… for straight men. Hey, whatever floats Adam's boat!
Two amazing days off in Atlanta! I had so much fun! Haven't felt this 'normal' in a long time.
-The LA Times looked at the company that runs "Idol," which is for sale and compiled some stats such as:
July 6th, 2010
1:31 pm
Man, I *have* been out of the grid. Really, JoBro cancellations? Wow. Not that I'm a fan, but I thought they were super popular with the kidlets.
Shame I wasn't in town, or I'm sure I could've played "Spot the Glambert."
July 6th, 2010
1:34 pm
Thanks Rodney. $800 million annual ad revenue… of course I've been told, many many times, that it is all about the album sales, but what do I know. Silly me keeps looking at the ads.
July 6th, 2010
1:43 pm
July 6th, 2010
1:45 pm
I've done that argument about album sales vs the show til I'm blue in the face. Probably will again. $800 million is the best argument for why Idol doesn't care who wins.
July 6th, 2010
2:08 pm
$ 1.5 million/hour? I need to talk to my boss; I am severly underpaid.
Idols tour canceling dates is just sad. Going to add more fuel to the "American Idol is dying" fire. Surely the economy has NOTHING at all to do with it…
July 6th, 2010
2:14 pm
Walking dead? Well, sometimes…
July 6th, 2010
2:26 pm
[...] "Idol" tour dates canceled, others [...]
July 6th, 2010
2:44 pm
Lambert – Pink Pony? Why?
July 6th, 2010
2:48 pm
[...] post: Some 'Idols Live' dates nixed. Atlanta concert still alive. Adam Lambert at the Pink Pony? [...]
July 6th, 2010
3:11 pm
WP – why Adam at Pink Pony? To pick up ideas, of course, about how to entertain us!
July 6th, 2010
3:14 pm
Makes perfect sense to me that he'd be at Pink Pony. He was hiding in plain sight! I mean, where would gay men not look for a fellow gay? Kind of the same reason I hang at Swinging Richards…just checking to see if y'all are not passed out from heat exahustion.
July 6th, 2010
3:17 pm
Swinging Richards, Pink Pony. LOL.
July 6th, 2010
3:27 pm
From previous thread – Hank, wannabe? Wannabe what? Do you mean wallabee (sp)?
Not knowing bugs me.
My three young charges (9,10 and 13) just left and the house feels so empty. The ten days flew by. Most fun: taking the 9-year old girl to pre-sale final call at Needless Markups,
July 6th, 2010
3:36 pm
Atlanta can be a funny place, JT.
July 6th, 2010
4:07 pm
Mercedes- Adam can entertain you, but not me. Good point, though.
kelly&carriefan- I am LMAO at you! You rule, chick!
JT- exactly my thoughts, man!
July 6th, 2010
4:33 pm
wreckedpizza, thanks. Clearly, it's that "lemming" humor.
JT, we got plenty of funny 'round these parts. But while we've got yellow jackets and bulldogs, you've got beavers and ducks. Point you.
July 6th, 2010
4:38 pm
Did you say beavers or biebers?
July 6th, 2010
4:52 pm
Well, whatever. This walking dead person is going to take herself home now. Talk to y'all tomorrow.
July 6th, 2010
8:57 pm
Lucas McCain (The Rifleman) would not go to the Pink Pony. So nobody should go. KAPOW,POW,POW,POW. Man, that is cool!

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Welcome to Family Medicine of Albemarle
Family Medicine of Albemarle is the family practice to go to in Charlottesville. Here you will find caring doctors and nurses who strive to give you the best possible health care, in a friendly, inviting atmosphere. We take the time to get to know you and truly listen. Nothing makes us happier than keeping you and your family healthy!
Many of our patients have been with our practice since they were young. We love seeing our patients grow up through the years. Above all, we pride ourselves in offering the best possible health care. At Family Medicine of Albemarle you can count on receiving health care services in a friendly and open environment. We are here to listen and make sure you get the best care possible!


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Texas Hunting 2014
Hunters are gearing up for the season, and our TPWD experts outline the prospects for deer, dove and more in this Texas Parks & Wildlife magazine digital extra: Texas Hunting 2014.
Deer | Dove | Waterfowl | Quail | Turkey | Squirrel
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12 Birds Every Texan Should Know
A short starter list for those who long to put a name with a beak.
By Cliff Shackelford
Every Texan is familiar with icons like the Alamo and the state Capitol, but how many of our feathered friends can you identify? Northern cardinal, blue jay, grackle ... Those are pretty easy, but there are so many more!
Birding is one of the fastest-growing outdoor activities in the U.S. With 639 species of birds documented in Texas, things really are bigger and better here in the Lone Star State.
Ay, Chihuahua!
Nature center studies wildfire's effects on Chihuahuan Desert.
By Rob McCorkle
Photos by Earl Nottingham
The Chihuahuan Desert Nature Center was lucky to escape relatively unscathed from the devastating Rock House fire that roared through 315,000 acres of the Davis Mountains and the Trans-Pecos in April 2011. The horrific wildfire, however, was only one threat in a year of extremes, including sub-zero February temperatures, a freak August monsoon that scoured the landscape and the subsequent drought that endures today.
Bounty on the Border
For plentiful stripers, head up to Lake Texoma.
By Larry D. Hodge
Lake Texoma is one of about 10 reservoirs in the United States where stripers are able to naturally reproduce. The fish are so prolific that the daily bag limit on Texoma stripers is 10 per day, double the statewide limit.


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Nagore Aranburu - Vogue Spain
Once again, a basic outfit with great tips for us. Here we go:
1- The basics. A white t-shirt and boyfriend jeans, basic items for our wardrobes. But pay attention: if you are not skinny as Nagore is, don't use both of these garments too loose, like N did. Choose one of them to be a little more adjusted to your body.
2- The little surprise. This Hermès bag is the shinning star of this look. It brings a pop of colour and glamour to this outfit - so, it doesn't look like Nagore just came out of bed and picked the first fabric she saw… it's a casual look, with some classy. Perfect.
3- The focal point. Beyond this perf bag (no, srlsly N, give it to me), another great thing about this outfit is the belt. Popping discretly, the red belt forms a focal point in the lower part of her body. This is a good trick for girls who wants to bring attention to this area - if you have large breasts, for example, and wants to balance your silhouette somehow. Instead, if you want to bring attention to the upper part of your body, a tee with v-neck or boatneck with a discret necklace would be great.
4- The one who doesn't appear. The sandals are not the main point in this outfit - on purpose. They are the key if you want to look taller. Choose shoes (or sandals, like this one) in the same tone of your skin. But pay attention: if you choose an strapped flat like this one, and it is not from the same tone as your skin's, it will make you look shorter. So, be careful!
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Alaska Summer Reading Program 2014
The Alaska State Library cooperates with the Alaska Library Association each year to sponsor a statewide summer reading program theme. The State Library provides a basic starter kit of materials and a program manual to each of Alaska's participating public libraries. The materials are developed in a cooperative with 49 other states, the District of Columbia, and two U.S. territories as part of the Collaborative Summer Library Program (CSLP).
The CSLP website allows any Alaska public library access to special features and an online order form, but you now must follow the easy registration process to access the membership area of the website. Any Alaska public library is eligible to use the registration system to access this members-only area.
This Year's Themes
Children's Program: Fizz, Boom, READ!
Dan Santat is a Society of Illustrators Silver Medalist for Oh NO! (Or How My Science Project Destroyed the World) by Mac Barnett. He created this year's artwork for school-age and preschoolers. You can learn more about Dan at his website:
Teen Summer Reading: Spark a Reaction
Tim O'Brien designed the steam punk artwork for the 2014 teen program. His best known work for teens is probably the cover art for the Hunger Games trilogy. Dan also provides artwork for major magazines, such as Time and National Geographic, and created The Wall Street Journal's last portrait of Steve Jobs. The US Postal Service has commissioned him to design postage stamps as well. Tim's website is at: http://www.obrienillustration.com/.
Adult Program: Literary Elements
The designer for the 2014 Adult Summer Reading program is Larry Jones, a commercial artist with clients such as Target, Random House Forms, AMF Bowling, MacWorld, National Geographic World and Scholastic.
Manual and Participation Forms
Summer Reading Program Invitation Letter from Sue Sherif (PDF)
All public libraries receive one free manual from the Alaska State Library as well as a participation form (PDF) AND an order form for summer reading materials from the Upstart/Highsmith Company, the contracted vendor for CSLP. If your library did not receive a manual or participation form, please contact Cate Remme (1.800.776.6566 in Alaska or 269.6580 in Anchorage) at the Alaska State Library Anchorage office. Please note the deadlines on the Alaska State Library participation form and the Upstart/Highsmith in order to ensure timely delivery. The deadline for the 2014 materials from the State Library is November 25, 2013.
Participation forms and manuals are sent to each public library in Alaska in October every year.
Clip Art and Reproducible Forms
Clip art is available in color and black and white on DVDs included in the 2014 manual. Clip art is also available in the manual in black and white for photocopying. There are also reproducible forms and handouts included on the DVD. If your library does not have a DVD player, you may request a CD version by writing to Cate Remme.
Other Materials
Each participating library fills out a participation form (PDF) emails the Anchorage Office at email@example.com with the information requested on the form will get a starter kit of materials for 25 or 50 participants. If you have a larger population or you want to order additional reading incentives and other materials that you don't receive from the State Library, you may order more or differenct materials from the CSLP site. You will have to register at the CSLP site to access the online order form.
You can also make your own supplementary materials if you prefer and adapt the program to your community's needs by using the materials, clip art, and digital art that come with the manual and the accompanying DVD. There are rules for use of the artwork, so please respect these and general copyright laws. Check with the Alaska State Library Anchorage office if you have questions.
Adult Summer Reading Program
More and more public libraries in Alaska are trying an adult summer reading program. What about giving it a try at your library this year? An adult program can be much more low-key than the children's program is, and you may find someone in your community who would like to initiate your local adult summer reading program. The State Library does not supply materials for the adult summer reading program. But the summer reading manual that each public receives includes a section on ideas for running an adult summer reading program and materials are available at low cost from the Collaborative Summer Library Program site http://www.cslpreads.org/order.html (Remember you must register to be able to get into the order form.).
Planning Your Summer Reading Program
If you would like to read more about planning a summer reading program, the Alaska State Library has the following titles, which you can borrow through interlibrary loan:
- Children's Library Services Handbook by Jane Gardner Connor (Oryx, 1990) pp. 83-87.
- Children's Services: Partnerships for Success edited by Betsy Diamant-Cohen (American Library Association, 2010)
- Fiore's Summer Library Reading Program Handbook by Carole D. Fiore (Neal-Schumann, 2005)
- Getting Connected: Tech Programs for Teens by RoseMary Honnold (Neal-Schumann, 2007)
- Running Summer Library Reading Programs by Carole D. Fiore (Neal-Schumann, 1998)
- Sizzling Summer Reading Programs for Young Adults 2d ed. by Katharine L. Kan (American Library Association, 2006)
- Summer Reading Program Fun: Ten Thrilling, Inspiring, Wacky Board Games for Kids by Wayne L. Johnson and Yvette C. Johnson (American Library Association, 1999)
- Summer Reading Renaissance: An Interactive Exhibits Approach by Rita Soltan (Libraries Unlimited, 2008)
Evaluation and Reports
If you receive summer reading materials for your library, the Alaska State Library would like to have some feedback. The State Library will send you a report form and an evaluation of the materials. Be sure that you keep statistics of participants and volunteers during the summer reading program so that you will be prepared to report back. You will be asked to report the number of children, teens, and volunteers in your program and be given an opportunity to provide feedback about how the program worked for you. This report will be due in September of 2014.
2014 Summer Reading Program Report (PDF)
Advocating for the Summer Reading Program
In addition to consulting some of the print resources above, you may also want to check these resources if you want to explain why your summer reading program needs community financial support:
Promoting Your Program
To hear and download radio public service announcements for the 2014 summer reading programs for children and teens, visit the CSLP web page, where these are usually posted in the spring for easy downloading. (If your community doesn't have a local radio station, perhaps your school would play them on the morning announcements).
Also available at this site are video spots and tips about how to use these announcements to promote your library's programs. If you have a library website, you might want to run these on your webpage. The Anchorage Office of the Alaska State Library will have a limited number of these video spots in on DVD for you to borrow.
Other tips for publicizing your summer reading program for maximum participation are available in this year's manual.
For More Information
Contact Sue Sherif, Alaska State Library, via email or at 800.776.6566.
Page last updated 08/08/2014
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Star Wars Reads Week
Join us for Intergalactic Fun During Star Wars Reads Week at the Denver Public Library!
"Reading and Star Wars have gone hand-in-hand since 1976, when the novelization of the original Star Wars movie was released. Over the years, many fans have discovered the joy in reading through Star Wars books, and we hope to continue encouraging more people to read" says Carol Roeder, Director of Publishing at Lucasfilm.
Inspired by the second annual Star Wars Reads Day on Saturday, October 5, 2013, the Denver Public Library will host a week of activities celebrating the legendary series.
Monday, September 30
- Hampden Branch Library: 4-5:30 p.m.
- Sam Gary Branch Library: 4-5 p.m.
Wednesday, October 2
- Woodbury Branch Library: 4-5 p.m.
- Eugene Field Branch Library: 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Thursday, October 3
- Smiley Branch Library: 10:30-11:30 a.m.
- Westwood Branch Library: 4-5 p.m.
Friday, October 4
- Athmar Branch Library: 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Saturday, October 5
- Decker Branch Library: 10:30-11:30 a.m.
- Central Library: 2-3 p.m.
- Green Valley Ranch Branch Library: 3-4:30 p.m.
- Park Hill Branch Library: 11 a.m-12:30 p.m.
Sunday, October 6
- Schlessman Family Branch Library: 3-4 p.m.
Contact individual locations for details regarding event specifics and activity details.
Book Lists
Locations & Hours
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One of the largest churches in the nation is in Munster, Indiana. "Jesus of Nazareth: The Passion Play" is an annual tradition. Family Christian Center wants to impress an important message leading up to Easter.
Pastor Steve Munsey wrote the play when he was just 19 years old, and the faithful can come and see it on Holy Thursday, as the Lenten season comes to a close.
The two and a half hour production features around 1,000 actors and actresses – behind the scenes and on stage – on a set spanning 200 feet.
Millions of people have seen the show over the last 30 years. The play outlines Jesus' time before the crucifixion, his death, burial and resurrection. Central characters include Mary Magdalene, Barrabas, Judas, high priests and of course, Christ himself.
Munsey is also directing the show, and he wanted audiences to "appreciate what Jesus Christ did," and know that "there is hope, through him, beyond this life."
The church is located at 340 45th Ave. in Munster. Tickets are still available here.
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- A Republican senator says he sees some in his party favoring a 2016 presidential candidate with an immigration policy that would "round people up ... and send them back to Mexico."
Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky on Sunday said he would be a presidential candidate if he thought he could win. The tea party favorite says he sees an opening for a "libertarian Republican narrative" to help the GOP win on the West Coast and New England.
Paul says people want a party that's "less aggressive on foreign policy" and drug laws. Paul says he sees voters wanting, quote, "somebody who wants to round people up, put in camps and send them back to Mexico."
A Paul spokeswoman, Moira Bagley, didn't offer further explanation.
Paul spoke on "Fox News Sunday."
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"Their names are Ignorance and Want. Beware of them. For upon their brow is written the word doom." A one piece about regrets, ignorance, and want. Set Pre-CotBP, slight JackxOC
A Pirates of the Caribbean Fanfic
"They are your children. They are the chldren of everyone who walks the earth - unseen and unheard. Their names are Ignorance and Want. Beware of them. For upon their brow is written the word doom."
The manorhouse was not as ostentatious as one might expect from a persona of the British nobility. Nor were there as many guards or servants as one might expect for its size. Only a handful of times during the year did that change. Did the place suddenly bustle with servants and guards. Did visitors suddenly come and go with any frequency. Such times did not last long. A fortnight at most. A matter of days was more common. Then it would return to it's near-empty state.
Some might think it no more than a vacation home of a noble with more money than time. That it truly was empty accept those brief days it suddenly overflowed with people. But Captain Jack Sparrow knew better. Knew that it was during the times it was busy that the house was truly empty. Bereft of what it held the rest of the year that gave it worth. As he gazed at the house through his spyglass he was relieved to find now was not one of those times.
He had business inside the manor, and if he had come during one of those times, it would mean a delay in his plans. A delay he wasn't sure he could afford. Still, he found himself hesitating on the rocky beach the house sat near - a part of him reluctant to enter inside. Not because he was unwelcome, but because of the reason that brought him there. Business. A trip there should never have been for such a cold reason. And yet, it always was. It was always business that brought him to the rocky shore he now stood on. That drove him to seek the residents of the elegant home before him.
The sun was setting into the ocean behind him when he put away the spyglass and crept his way to the building, easily evading the dozing guards on duty. The front door was out of the question. The two faces of the manor continued even during the quiet times. Luck could have the right person open the door, and he could be ushered inside without worry. But luck was a fickle ally, as Jack knew too well. And if the wrong person opened the door...
There was an open window on the second level. Several in fact. There always was. And the latticework that led there might as well have been a proper ladder - it made ascending and descending from the windows ridiculously easy. He wouldn't be surprised if that was the whole point. But whether it was to make entering the house easy or escaping it easy he couldn't say for certain. The room he found himself in was decorated with soft colors, with paintings of ships and seas decorating the walls. A variety of children toys filled both the shelves and the floor. It was a familiar room to him, for he'd entered and exited from it before. It was a bit more cluttered than last he'd seen it though.
His reverie was broken by a small voice squealing, "Cap'n Jack!", before a small form barreled into his legs, clamping onto it and nearly knocking him over in the process. After catching his balance he glanced down at the mop of black ringlets atop the head of the toddler that had his leg in a vice-like grip. He would have grinned, because it was a rather cute picture, and there's something about being tackled by an excited toddler that is rather endearing - provided you liked children that is. However, depending on the strength of the said toddler, it can get rather painful as well, and he knew from past experience that this particular child had a grip that put squid to shame. So he tousled the mop of dark curls quickly. "Oy, there, tadpole - give a mate some room."
The little girl, having been acknowledged, let go of her hold, backing up to look at him with an infectious grin and dark eyes that were alive with excitement. "I haven't seen you ever more."
"Sorry, lil one. Captain Jack's been a bit busy." He gave her a grin that might have been apologetic, tousling her curls again as he headed for the door. He was forced to stop when she grabbed his coat.
"Story!" She pleaded.
Wondering whether being found by the girl was luck being kind or evil to him, he turned back to pry his coat from her plump hands. "Not today. Go play."
"But haven't seen you ever more!" The tiny face screwed up, tears threatening to spill.
"Oy. No tears. Waste of good salt water." He knelt down, worried she'd start wailing and bring the whole household running.
"But want story!" She was getting louder, and Jack winced.
"Now, now. Jack's got something better than a story."
The tears instantly stopped, and not for the first time when it came to the moppet in front of him, Jack wondered if he'd been had. Really, weren't children supposed to be all gullibility and innocence? He was beginning to think that was a folk tale, and that a child's ability to dissemble far surpassed most adults. Maybe honesty had to be taught along with ABCs and 123s?
"Present?" The dark eyes lit up.
"That's right, poppet." Digging into his pockets he produced a darkened bronze coin.
"Pretty!" The girl reached her hand up excitedly.
"This here coin is from Siam, lil one. Whole other side of the world from England here." He placed it in her palm and she grasped her fingers around it tightly.
"Sa-yam!" She repeated loudly and determinedly, though it was doubtful she'd remember the word later.
"Close enough." He shrugged over her mispronunciation, standing again.
"Remember to thank Captain Jack for the present, Muriel." The slightly amused feminine voice from behind him took him by surprise. Jack turned to the woman in the doorway. Her own black hair was piled high on her head, and she was dressed in a gown he guessed must have been the latest fashion in London. She entered the room with the graceful steps and strong aire of authority one expected, and so rarely found, in one born and bred of the nobility. "After all, he didn't have to bring you anything, and I'm certain that coin must be worth atleast a half-penny."
The teasing lilt to her voice was lost on Muriel, who squealed with delight - ignorant to the worth of money as most children were. "Thank-you." She hugged Jack's legs again, before running over to tug on the woman's skirt. "Look, Mama, pretty."
The woman knelt down next to her daughter, making a show of studying the coin to please the young girl. "By Jove, it's wonderful darling. Go put it with the others in the chest Grandpap gave you. Then find Nana and tell her I sent you. Captain Jack and I have to talk."
Muriel pouted. "But I wanted story."
"I'm sure Nana knows some wonderful stories."
"Not as good as Cap'n Jack."
The woman's lips quirked into a wry smile. "Yes, well, very few people can weave fantasies half as well as the good Captain. But all the same, it'll have to be Nana's stories today. Now run along."
Muriel gave a pleading look Jack's way, but he spread his hands in a helpless gesture. "Sorry, tadpole. No help here. Nothing good comes of kids what don't listen to their Mum."
Muriel gave a defeated sigh, and exited the room looking utterly dejected. The woman shook her head. "I bet she'll con two cookies out of Nana with that woeful look."
"Dare I ask what chest her "Grandpap" gave her?" Jack found himself asking, as they watched through the door as Muriel entered another room briefly before heading downstairs.
"Just a sea chest." A bit too casual.
"Just a sea chest?" The question was laced with doubt.
"He may have said something about it once holding part of the treasure of the feared Captain Brooke of the Red Lagoon, but I wasn't fully paying attention at the time. You'll have to ask him."
"Not ruddy likely, darling. But I'll keep it in mind."
"And I would appreciate you not calling my daughter a frog."
"Tadpole's not exactly a frog. It's more like a fish."
"It grows into a frog."
"Technicalities." Jack waved his hand. He pause to study where she still knelt by the door - eyes following her daughter's progress down the stairs until she was out of sight. For a long moment neither moved or spoke, then Jack sauntered forward to where she was kneeling. "She's a treasure. You've done right by her."
"Thank-you. There are times I find myself wondering."
"Her father come to see her lately?" He asked, watching her expression closely.
Dark eyes lowered away, avoiding his searching gaze. "My husband was here not a month gone. But he had no desire to see her, as usual."
"Prolly better that way."
"I'm inclined to agree. That's why we're here."
After a moment's silence, Jack cleared his throat. "Yes, well - as you told the moppet - we do need to talk, so perhaps you'd best get off the floor. As much as I'm enjoying the lovely view of your décolletage, it can be rather distracting."
Coral lips curled in a smirk as the mood in the room shifted. She raised her eyes to meet his, one hand tracing the edge of her collar. "But that's the point, darling. I don't wear my bodices low cut for my own benefit, now do I?"
"Thought it might be for whatever strapping young lad you got at your call now."
"I fear my line of suitors have dwindled somewhat. A romance with a married woman is, after all, one with no future. And there aren't quite so many lads around here as in London."
"Dwindled somewhat, perhaps, but certainly not dwindled away?"
"My husband's reputation also takes it's toll on my choices. But, no, it has certainly not made a matron of me. My bed is warmed when I wish it. The same as yours, no doubt." She held out her hand, which Jack took without hesitation - aiding her to her feet.
"True enough. Can't expect otherwise from either of us."
"No, I don't." She crossed to the open window to gaze at the scenery below, her eyes settling on the open ocean beyond the house and its shore. "Sometimes I do miss it though. The naiveté of my youth. When my head was full of romance and wonder. When love was some incredible force that bound two people together for all eternity. Before I became old and wise enough to realize that it was just another emotion. A powerful one, yes, but just one more feeling. Possible to connect to many others, and just as capable of fading away as the lesser emotions too."
Jack watched her for a time as she watched the sea, not replying or commenting on her soliloquy. "Lorelei." He said atlast, and nothing more.
The woman turned at the sound her name, her smile sad. "We're survivors, Jack. You and I. I have no regrets...well, perhaps some. One stands out the most. But most days it does not bother me. Come, I know why you're here."
Jack nodded. "She's got something I'm needing if I'm ever to recover the Pearl."
Lorelei nodded as well. "Come." She led him down the hall to a set of locked double doors. Pulling a key from her bodice she unlocked them, replacing it quickly. She noticed Jack was watching her actions, and her lips curled into a smirk again. "Like the old saying 'You never know what's up a man's sleeve?'. You never know what a woman keeps in her corset."
"Oh, I've long been aware of the power found in a woman's corset." Jack leered at her.
Lorelei laughed shamelessly, her hands on the double doors, but not opening them. She met his gaze, sparks flickering in her eyes. "How naive, Captain. I would think you of all people would know not to put your faith in appearances. Afterall, a pretty set of sails is useless if what's below decks isn't up to standards."
Jack smirked back, meeting her heated gaze. "Oh but I do know that, darling. That's why I always insist on a thorough inspection.." He rested one hand on the small of her back, feeling a shiver go through her at his touch.
She chuckled, but one hand moved from the doors to lie on top of his, drawing it over to rest on her hip instead. "Well, you've always had a more personal touch. I know you keep a good ship."
"Though every ship must come to port sooner or later." Jack leaned down to purr in her ear.
"And of all the ports you've harboured in, is there one you've found to be better than others?"
"I always have been fond of this one."
Lorelei closed her eyes for a moment, allowing the second hand to rise from the door and reach back to weave through Jack's hair. His free hand reached around to stroke her chin gently, so she turned her face toward his. Their lips were centimeters apart when she opened her eyes again so they could meet eachother's gazes - see the tide of desire in eachother's depths. Lorelei broke away first, burrowing her head in the crook of his neck for a moment - breathing in deeply before pulling away completely. She turned to face him, her hands holding onto the handles of the double doors behind her back.
"You're a cad and a liar, Captain Sparrow. And far too good of one for either of our own good. Still, it isn't proper decorum at all - propositioning your sister-in-law."
"What does decorum say about sleeping with your betrothed's half-brother?" Though the question sounded flippant, there was an edge to it as well.
"Much the same." Lorelei's lips quirked into a wry smile. They faced eachother a moment longer before she opened the double doors, stepping back into a meticulously kept office. Sea charts lined the walls, along with various other maps and a few painting - mostly mythological in nature. The desk did not hold anything but a writing set and a globe. There was shelves lined with books, and several drawer sets. Jack tried one, but it was locked. He glanced at Lorelei, who shook her head. "Combination locks. There is no key."
"You've never figured out the combination?"
Lorelei studied the drawers, and then the writing desk, her features tense. "I've never...wanted to know what's inside."
"So why are we in here?"
Lorelei went to the bookshelf, and pressed against it gently with her hand. It swung inward to reveal a staircase. There was a dank smell from below, combined with a sharp scent that Jack instantly recognized. He looked at Lorelei, who was stone-faced as she picked up an oil lamp that hung on a hook on the wall and lit it. He followed her as they descended two levels. They were underground now, and the sharp smell was stronger. Cells lined one wall, and a large fireplace was across from them. Branding irons lay on the brick flu. Though they were grey and cold as the fireplace they sat on, Jack couldn't help but rub his right arm. A chair with manacles sat next to it - empty as the cells were, but far too clean to have been in disuse long.
Lorelei's back was stiff now, a sign of her tension. But she did not pause to study the room, instead crossing to a door on the far side to enter a different chamber. His eyes hard, Jack went to follow her, but she reentered carrying a vial and rubbing one arm as if chilled. He could feel that the air from the other room was much colder. "Large blocks of ice are kept in there to keep it cold." She closed the door. "One of his men come once a week to replace them. To keep what he keeps there...fresh."
"What is in there?"
"Do you really want to know more than necessary?" Lorelei asked.
Jack glanced between her and the door. "I reckon not."
"I think this should suffice." She offered him the vial. "Keep it cold as long as possible."
Jack studied the vial's dark contents. "Blood?" He stated more than asked.
Lorelei would not meet his gaze. "The sacrifice of innocence."
"Innocence? Or Innocents?"
"Does one not equal the other?"
Jack studied the vial. "Will she accept it?"
"I'm sure she'll find it potent enough to be acceptable payment."
"Never thought of innocence as having any sort of power." Jack mused aloud.
"Oh, but it does. Don't you remember what it was like? That enviable, untouchable feeling before you came to know how hard and unforgiving the world was? Before you came to know just what sort of cruelty you were capable of?"
Jack did not respond to her questions, but he tucked the vial into his sash. "Well, if that takes care of her payment - what of yours? What can I give you in exchange for such a...potent item?"
Lorelei seemed to hesitate, glancing around the torture chamber. "I rather think...at moments like this, that I'm the one repaying a debt. Trying to compensate for my own selfish form of cruelty. My deliberate ignorance." Her gaze fell on the branding irons on the fire before turning away to climb the stairs. "Besides, you made Muriel smile."
There were no words as they climbed back up the secret passage, the door sealing behind them with a soft click. There was no more to say. Their business was complete. Jack could feel the cold hard form of the vial sticking into his side through his sash. He'd have to borrow some ice from the local fish mongers so it would remain cold on the journey.
The tidiness of the study, no - the civilness of it - seemed mocking after being inside it's hidden chamber. The duplicity of it was almost sickening in nature. He glanced at Lorelei, but she - like him - seemed lost in her own thoughts as they exited the room. She turned her back on him to lock the doors, and there was a subtle dismissal in the gesture. He felt tempted to say something, as the silence seemed too oppressive. Instead he turned away, heading back toward the nursery he'd entered the home from.
"Sometime..." Lorelei's voice drew him up short. "...Sometime you must visit just to visit."
There'd been no sound of movement behind him. No rustle of skirts; no footsteps. She couldn't have moved from the study doors. Had she even turned around, he wondered, but didn't turn to look himself.
"And what would we do then? Sit down and have a spot of tea?"
If the mocking words hurt, it didn't show in her voice. "Coffee's quite the rage now. I hear it's good spiced with rum. You could tell Muriel a story. Your stories are always her favorite."
"On that day, should it happen, would you be telling me the name of Muriel's father?"
Silence. The rustle of skirts. Footsteps that grew closer, and then slightly altered steps as Lorelei began to descend the stairs. "Safe journey, Captain. I hope you find your heart's desire."
Those words stuck in his mind long after he left. So he wasn't surprised at all when Tia Dalma accepted the blood, and offered in return a compass that didn't point north.
The hardest part about this fic was coming up with a title. When the quote that opens the fic finally came to mind, I latched onto it. I felt it encompassed what the story was about. For whoever doesn't recognize it, it comes from A Christmas Carol and is spoken by The Ghost of Christmas Present.
I suppose I have written several Canon CharacterxOC stories over my time as a fanfic writer. I also seem to have a trend with them in which the said relationship doesn't end happily for the parties involved. This is, however, not at all the fic I sat down to write when I decided to try my hand at PotC fanfiction. It came about b/c of three factors.
One, as all my usual readers know, I'm a sucker for a back story. Can never resist filling in holes in character pasts. And Jack's past has lots of big empty holes to play with.
Two, I'm really sick of reading female OCs in this fandom that are either Pirate Wenches or Innocent High Society Girls. The first because there's plenty of canon female pirates. Why can't someone write a story about Mistress Ching or something? The second because most society ladies were far from innocent. If you really think a girl raised in the court of London would be a blushing virgin, you need to go read up on your history.
I tried to make Lorelei a woman of her time and status. Elegant, seductive, and lethal. In the rough draft, there was even mention of failed attempts to poison her husband, but I couldn't get it to flow right in the final rendition, so I took it out. Even though she knows what's going on in her own house, she ignores it for the safety of her daughter and herself. Selfish, yes, but self-preservation overrides any sense of nobility she has. Though her guilt prompts her to small acts of rebellion, like aiding Jack whenever he comes to her. Hence the opening quote about ignorance and want. Jack's vendetta and obsession with the Pearl, and Lorelei's deliberate ignorance of what's going on around her is leading them both to uncertain fates.
Third is, quite frankly, if I read one more fic or - help me - published book with something resembling the line:
"Why hadn't he/she seen sooner that what they'd felt for (Insert Character Name) wasn't really love? It never had been, never could be. All along they'd truly loved (Insert Character Name)?"
I mean - WTF? It is possible to love more than one person in a lifetime. Though Lorelei's speech is a bit more cynical than even my own opinions on love, I just had to write an antithesis to the above trite. Hence Lorelei's soliloquy. Whether she's talking about Jack or her husband when talking about love fading away is open to interpretation.
As for Jack being Lorelei's mysterious husband's half brother - why not? Can you honestly tell me you don't think Teague could have other kids? Now as for Muriel's father - I leave that open to interpretation also. After all, since her husband is Jack's half-brother any resemblance between him and Muriel could be due to that. Yet obviously Jack and her had a physical relationship not long before her marriage, so one could always interpret that as meaning he's Muriel's father as well. Perhaps Lorelei isn't even sure herself.


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Weaver bird townhouses in a weaver bird security village
Have to respect something that's been more or less the same for millions of years.
Removed from the room and placed on the window sill. Probably to end up on a wind screen.
Dolphins 'deserve human rights'
Dolphins should be treated as non-human "persons" and their rights to life and liberty respected, the world's biggest science meeting is told.
The dolphins will have the last laugh. So long, and thanks for all the fish.
Like babies, dogs pick up on human intent
Dogs can understand and anticipate the intentions of their people researchers are reporting.
Hurrah for dogs!
Some fly on fly action. They stayed in this position for ages and then next time I snuck a peep, there was only one; smiling a fly smile, no doubt.


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SPOKANE -- Mickey McConnell scored 27 points, including the game-winning 10-footer with one second on the clock, to give Saint Mary's a 73-71 victory over Gonzaga -- its first win in Spokane since 1995.
McConnell scored 10 of the final 11 points for Saint Mary's (18-3, 6-0 West Coast Conference). He was 10-of-17 shooting, including 4-of-5 from 3-point range. Matt Dellavedova and Rob Jones added 15 points apiece for the Gaels.
Gonzaga (13-8, 3-3) was led by Elias Harris and Robert Sacre with 17 points apiece. Sam Dower had 15 points off the bench, and Steven Gray added 14.
Saint Mary's handed Gonzaga its first three-game WCC losing streak since the 1996-97 season.
It's the second home loss for Gonzaga this season, in a building where it has won 85 of 91 games.
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Forgot the Administrator password - Alternate Method - The LOGON.SCR trick
This is another trick that will easily work in Windows NT 4.0 and some versions of Windows 2000. The principal is that you need to install a second instance of your OS to your HD, then manipulate the default screen saver (the one that's used if you don't move your mouse while the CTRL-ALT-DEL box appears) for the original OS.
Update: You can also discuss these topics on the dedicated Petri.co.il Forgot Admin Password Forum.
Windows Server 2003 Domain Admin password
This tip will NOT work for Windows Server 2003. This is because of changes in the service account with which the process runs. In Windows 2000 it was run in the Local SYSTEM account (LSA) privileges, while in Windows Server 2003 it is run with the LOCAL SERVICE account, thus resulting in far less privileges than it used to have in W2K and NT 4.0. The reason 2 new account have been introduced in 2003 is that SYSTEM Account has way too many power over the system and the system could be compromised by exploiting almost any system service. The Microsoft's solution was to introduce 2 less powerful accounts (LOCAL SERVICE and NETWORK SERVICE) and make some services run in the context of those accounts instead of LSA.
To successfully reset the Domain Admin password on Windows Server 2003 Active Directory please read the Forgot the Administrator's Password? - Reset Domain Admin Password in Windows Server 2003 AD page.
Windows 2000 Domain Admin password
To successfully reset the Domain Admin password on Windows 2000 Active Directory please read the Forgot the Administrator's Password? - Reset Domain Admin Password in Windows 2000 AD page. For Office document password password removal, you can also check our tutorials on cracking Excel passwords and how to recover Word passwords.
The LOGON.SCR trick
To successfully reset the local administrator's password on Windows NT and some versions of Windows 2000 follow these steps:
- Install an alternate copy of Windows NT or Windows 2000.
You must install this instance of NT/2000 on a different folder than WINNT, otherwise you'll end up with the same bad situation. Use ALTWINNT for example.
It is best that you install the alternate instance of the OS into a different partition than the one you have your original installation. You'll delete this folder anyway, and it's best that you just format that partition after you're done. Formatting the partition will be much easier than deleting individual files and folders.
Also, if you lost your password on NT - install a new instance of NT, not Windows 2000, as doing so will ruin your old NT installation (because of the difference between the NTFS versions). Same goes for W2K, XP and Windows Server 2003. Always install the same OS.
Note: On Windows NT 4.0 machines that were installed out-of-the-box you do not have to install a fresh copy if you still have access as a regular user to the system. E.g. if you can log-on as a regular, non-administrator user, you can still manipulate the file's permissions. This is simply because NT's default permissions are set for Everyone - Full Control. This is not true on W2K/XP/2003 machines.
Another note: Reader Mike wrote:
In the article you mention installing the OS on top of the existing OS to do the logon screensaver manipulation.
I wanted to mention that this can also be accomplished by removing the hard drive, placing it as a slave on another computer (XP and W2K play nicely) and then accessing the file system. Of course you need a second computer, but for some folks it may be an easier solution.
That's correct, and it will work for you unless you converted the disk to a dynamic disk, on the original OS. In that case you will no longer be able to boot the old OS, even if you do manage to access the files from the other computer.
- Boot the alternate install.
- Use Control Panel/System/Startup (for NT) or Control Panel/System/Advanced/Startup and Recovery for W2K to change the default boot instance back to your original install.
Lamer note: If you don't do that you'll end up booting into the alternate installation next time you turn on your computer. You don't want that, do you?
- Open Explorer. Browse to your original Windows NT/2000 folder, navigate to the %systemroot%\System32 sub-folder.
Lamer note: %systemroot% is a system variable used to point to the folder where NT/2000 is installed, usually \WINNT in NT/2000, or \WINDOWS in XP/2003.
- Save a copy of LOGON.SCR, the default logon screen saver, anywhere you like. Just remember where you've placed it. You can also just rename the file to something you'll remember later, I user LOGON.SC1.
Lamer note: To rename a file use the REN command in the Command Prompt window, or just select the file in Windows Explorer and press F2.
- Delete the original LOGON.SCR from the %systemroot%\system32 sub-folder. It is not necessary to delete the file if you renamed it, you can leave it there.
Note: You might not be able to delete the LOGON.SCR file because of permission settings. Regular users can only read and execute the file, not delete it. If that is the case (and it is in W2K, XP and Windows Server 2003) then you need to take ownership of the file and give the EVERYONE group FULL CONTROL permissions.
In order to change the LOGON.SCR permissions follow the previous instructions, in the Security tab click Add and browse to the Everyone group. Add it and make sure you give it Full Control. Click Ok all the way out.
- Make a copy CMD.EXE in the %systemroot%\System32 sub-folder. CMD.EXE is located in %systemroot%\system32.
Lamer note: In order to copy a file via GUI, select the file, right-click and chose Copy, then go to the destination folder, right click the folder name and select Paste. You can also use the keyboard by typing CTRL-C to Copy, CTRL-V to Paste.
- Rename the copy of CMD.EXE to LOGON.SCR.
Lamer note: See step #5.
- Shutdown and restart your computer. Boot into the original install.
- Wait for the logon screen saver to initiate - around 15 minutes. Oh, and no, do NOT move your mouse while you wait, duh...
After the screensaver is initiated, instead of running the normal LOGON.SRC actual screensaver, it will run the renamed CMD.EXE file (which is now called LOGON.SCR), and will actually open a CMD prompt in the context of the local system account.
In step #7 you could have used EXPLORER.EXE instead of CMD.EXE, and in that case a My Computer window will pop up.
Note: As noted earlier on this page, there is a way to make the wait time shorter, but you'll need to dig into the Registry for that.
- Open the CMD.EXE prompt (it should already be opened if you've used CMD.EXE in step #7) and type:
net user administrator 123456
This will reset the local administrator (or domain admin if you are doing this trick on a DC) password to 123456.
Lamer note: You can, of course, use ANY password you want...
- Delete the LOGON.SCR from %systemroot%\System32.
- Rename the saved default screen saver from step 5 back to LOGON.SCR.
- If you wish to remove the alternate install:
- Delete its' folder.
- ATTRIB -R -S -H c:\BOOT.INI
- Edit c:\BOOT.INI and remove the alternate install's entries.
If you've used a different partition to install the alternate install then now you can simply delete or format that partition if you don't need it anymore, plus edit c:\BOOT.INI and remove the alternate installation entries.
This trick has been tested a zillion times. Don't bother to tell me it doesn't work, it does (for Windows NT and some versions of Windows 2000), and that's a fact.
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JAMES SIENAby John Yau
I am not sure when I noticed that "5 against 4" (2010 – 2011) and "Pharynx Dentata" (2010) faced each other from opposite walls, like confident duelers and lifelong partners. Done in enamel on identically sized aluminum panels, the highly concentrated compositions are the result of a visual algorithm in which the forms increased incrementally in height and width as they moved outward from the central, vertical axis—a narrow, empty space—toward the painting's physical edges. That both paintings are based on a simple rule that Siena adhered to with a ferocious tenacity tempered by unexpected tenderness is not surprising. Rather, it is where this allegiance has led him, as he continues to expand upon the implications of his previous show at Pace.
In that 2008 exhibition, Siena's linear elements, repetition, increment, and pattern had morphed from abstractions into depictions of angry old men made entirely of wrinkles as well as flat, looping, elastic-like forms masturbating themselves and others. At that time, I felt as if the interwoven, unpeopled paradise of Persian miniatures had met the intricately illuminated hell of Northern European medieval art, their screaming and writhing sinners.
In "5 against 4," the artist returns to abstraction, relying on a sequential progression to decide what color to paint a solid band (red, green, blue, yellow umber, and brown-violet), as they increase in height and width, turning methodically towards the edge. Inspired perhaps by the "Temple" paintings of Op artist Richard Anuskiewicz, Siena's color progression subverts the vibrating optical symmetry of that well-known series, while preserving its basic, recessive structure. As the title suggests, "Pharynx Dentata" invokes human anatomy. The pharynx is the part of the throat that begins directly behind the mouth, and is essential to the digestive and respiratory systems, and to enunciation. The rows and rows of teeth that Siena methodically articulates around the narrow, vertical cavity also recall the many cautionary folktales of the vagina dentate (toothed vagina) that continue to persist in one form or another. Siena's "Pharynx Dentata" doesn't repeat that myth of male fear so much as relocate it to the place that connects the individual to speech and digestion, thus making it new.
The placement and proximity of "5 against 4" and "Pharynx Dentata" reminded me of Louis Zukofsky's poetics: "An integral/Lower limit speech/Upper limit music." What would be equivalent poetics in painting, at least as suggested by these two Siena paintings? Is the upper limit the once lofty realm of abstraction, geometry, and saturated color? Is the lower limit defined by persistent myths, recurring fears and prohibitions about sex and the body? To Siena's credit, he has not excluded either possibility. In fact, he reaches and, more importantly, redefines both the upper and lower limits through the same vocabulary and methodology: linear elements that repeat according to a set of pre-established rules. Drawing a line is central to everything he does. (If one of the goals of modern and contemporary art has been to go back to the basics, as did the Abstract-Expressionists and the Minimalists, Siena has done so without jettisoning the psychology or the psyche, the dark side of being.)
"Malevolent Adolescent Form" is the title of a gouache the artist did in 2010. Geometry is not necessarily benign—it can be used to construct a labyrinth from which there is no escape, driving its inhabitant insane. Siena has many affinities with the authors belonging to the literary group Oulipo (its members included Italo Calvino, Georges Perec, and Harry Mathews), who wrote according to strict rules—a novel that uses no word with the letter "e," for example. In doing so, Oulipian authors establish their own complex labyrinth within the inescapable one commonly called "reality." Their motto is that the author is the rat who builds himself a maze from which he sets out to escape. Siena is equally fastidious and thorough.
By channeling the conceptual side of Sol LeWitt and the baser preoccupations of R. Crumb, Siena has pushed back against the ghettos and territorial boundaries historians and theorists established long ago in their feeble attempt to herd artists as if they were cows and not cats. Since he first hit his stride more than a decade ago, Siena has been meticulously defining and extending the parameters of his own maze (or oeuvre), knowing there is no escape (something not all artists know or accept) by sticking to his original premise—the line. By drawing simple lines and bands that run the gamut from pure form to decaying flesh, the artist embraces his aspirations and desires, however awkward and disquieting they might be. Rather than passing it off or disguising it, as many artists do, Siena isn't afraid to communicate deep-seated anger, weirdness, graphic desire, onanistic fantasies, and sagging faces—the male psyche at a little past the midpoint of his life. That he does so in a way that seems collective rather than confessional is just one measure of his increasing mastery.
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A medium-sized toad with large, dark brown or green, paired blotches on the back and sides. Each blotch is usually encircled with white or light tan and contains many warts. Unlike other true toads in Missouri, the Great Plains toad has a raised hump (called a "boss") between the eyes. The belly is cream-colored with little or no spotting. Makes a loud, rapid, piercing, metallic, chugging "chee-ga, chee-ga, chee-ga" that lasts 20–50 seconds. The inflated vocal sac of calling males is sausage-shaped and extends forward and above the snout.
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Fairholme & Bruce Berkowitz's Bearish Moves; Should You Follow?
By Meena Krishnamsetty - May 31, 2013 | Tickers: CIT, JEF, MBI, JOE, WFC
Each quarter, hedge funds, such as Bruce Berkowitz's Fairholme, file 13Fs with the SEC. The 13F forms disclose many of the positions held in the fund's equity portfolio during the quarter. Fairholme is a very large managed fund, with over $19 billion assets under management, and has averaged an annual return of 12.9% over the past decade. We will now take a quick look at five stock more »
Merger and a Spinoff at the Same Time
By Mike Thiessen - March 1, 2013 | Tickers: JEF, LUK
As part of the New York-based company's expected merger with investment banking powerhouse Jefferies Group (NYSE: JEF), Leucadia National (NYSE: LUK) has announced plans to spin off its Crimson Wine division and pay a "spin-off" dividend to its shareholders. The spin-off is expected to close on February 25, 2013. Although the terms of the Jefferies-Leucadia merger have not yet been finalized, it appears likely that the deal will be more »
3 Undervalued Picks from Bruce Berkowitz
By Laura Paur - March 1, 2013 | Tickers: AIG, BAC, JEF, LUK
Bruce Berkowitz's Fairholme Fund has an outstanding investment record, but a poor performance in 2011 placed him in the bottom 99% of funds. 2012 has been very strong for Berkowitz as the fund went almost directly to the top 1% as Fairholme's top financial holdings rebounded sharply. This shows that things change very quickly in the stock market and it is important to have patience and confidence in more »
Smart Money is Divided on This Stock
By Meena Krishnamsetty - February 20, 2013 | Tickers: FXCM, GBL, ITG, JEF, NDAQ
In sports, being the weakest member of a weak conference is doubly insulting. Not only is the team bad, but the same team cannot beat other mediocre teams. Applying this analogy to the stock market of the past three years, you might just come up with Investment Technology Group (NYSE: ITG) as being the analogous aforementioned cellar dweller. Since the stock market meltdown of 2008, the financial sector has notably more »
A Future IBanking Powerhouse
By Mike Thiessen - January 18, 2013 | Tickers: JEF, KBW, SF
The pending merger between New York-based KBW ) and St. Louis-based Stifel Financial (NYSE: SF) looks to create a medium-sized financial firm that may punch above its weight on the global markets.
Announced on November 5, 2012, the deal involves an exchange of cash and stock valued at nearly $600 million. The company formed as a result of the merger will have annual revenue of nearly $2 billion and employ nearly more »
Can Jefferies Repeat Bond Performance in 2013?
By Peter Pham - January 2, 2013 | Tickers: LQD, JEF, JPM, KCG, LUK, NES.DL
Jefferies Group (NYSE: JEF) posted better than expected results for its fiscal fourth quarter, which saw profits jump by 48% from last year to $71.6 million. Revenues increased by 37% to $760.6 million, which is about $38 million more than analysts' expectations. It should be noted that Q4-2011, from which the current results are being compared, was particularly tough for Jefferies; its income, excluding extraordinary items, dropped by more »
Fairholme Fund Undervalued Picks
By Federico Zaldua - December 26, 2012 | Tickers: AIG, BAC, JEF
Bruce Berkowitz's Fairholme Fund has an outstanding investment record, but a poor performance in 2011 placed him in the bottom 99% of funds. This year has been very strong for Berkowitz as the fund went almost directly to the top 1% as Fairholme's top financial holdings rebounded sharply. This shows that things change very quickly in the stock market and it is important to have patience and confidence more »
Make 5% in a Few Months Off This Investment Bank
By Mike Thiessen - December 6, 2012 | Tickers: BRK-B, GS, JEF, LUK
On Monday November 12, Leucadia National (NYSE: LUK) announced that they are buying the investment bank Jefferies (NYSE: JEF). This acquisition is their largest yet and Jefferies shareholders will make up about 36% of LUK stock. This values Jefferies at around $3.6 billion. Leucadia has been seen as a smaller version of Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-B) but this transaction isn't in line with Buffett's style.
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Leucadia, Isle of Paradise, Place of Shelter?
By Jonathan Lim - December 3, 2012 | Tickers: BRK-B, ITT, JEF, LUK
In Greek, leucadia means "isle of paradise" or "place of shelter." It's also the name of a seaside community outside San Diego. A fitting name, I'd wager. I haven't been there. But we're here to discuss the stock market, so our focus must shift to yet another Leucadia.
This Leucadia, Leucadia National (NYSE: LUK), is named after Leucadia, Calif. It's a conglomerate in the most more »
A Knight Deal Draws Closer
By Matt Koppenheffer - November 30, 2012 | Tickers: JEF, KCG, AMTD, BX
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Virtu Financial may have an early edge in the race to buy the battered Knight Capital (NYSE: KCG).
Interestingly, the WSJ's article implies that the deal -- with either Virtu or Getco -- would likely be for the whole company. That contrasts earlier reports (also from WSJ) that the deal would be for just Knight's market-making business. That is probably a better deal more »
Bruce Berkowitz is a Bull on These Stocks, Should You Be?
By Meena Krishnamsetty - November 21, 2012 | Tickers: AIG, BAC, CIT, JEF, WFC
Bruce Berkowitz founded Fairholme in 1997, and is a former senior portfolio manager for Lehman Brothers and managing director for Smith Barney. Berkowitz was named Morningstar's domestic stock fund manager of the decade for 2000-2009. Berkowitz has managed to beat the market for every year but 2003, and in 2010 the Fairholme Fund returned 25.5%, beating the market by 10%.
Fairholme recently filed a 3Q 13F with the more »
Leucadia Buys a Succession Plan
By Alex Gray - November 14, 2012 | Tickers: JEF, LUK
On the morning of November 12, it was announced that Leucadia (NYSE: LUK) would acquire Jefferies Group (NYSE: JEF) in an all-stock transaction. According to the release, Jefferies shareholders are to receive 0.81 of a share of Leucadia valuing Jefferies at approximately $3.6 billion at the time of the announcement.
This transaction did not really come as much of a surprise since Leucadia already owned approximately 28.6 more »
iBanking: An Analysis of 2 Investment Boutiques
By Maxwell Fisher - October 30, 2012 | Tickers: EVR, GHL, JEF, LAZ
The 2000's were a tough time for investment bankers toiling in the traditional advisory areas. In the wake of Sandy Weil's game of chicken with the U.S. Congress that led to the repeal of Glass-Steagall, commercial banks encroached on the turf of the investment banks and the investment banks responded by bulking up. It was the decade of the trader, VaR exploded as banks embraced risk and more »
This Company is Raising Cash… Should You?
By Alex Gray - October 26, 2012 | Tickers: IMN, JEF, LUK, MLI
Exiting investments is nothing new for Leucadia National Corporation (NYSE: LUK). Over the years, Leucadia has been in and out of several different businesses and equity investments. Whether coincidental or by design, Leucadia has recently been in liquidation mode.
In the first quarter of this year, Leucadia sold 100 million shares of its approximately 130.5 million remaining shares in Fortescue Metals Group (ASX: FMG) for $506.5 million. This more »
Why This "Mini Berkshire Hathaway" is in My Portfolio
By Josh Kohn-Lindquist - October 15, 2012 | Tickers: JEF, LUK
Affectionately known as "Mini Berkshire Hathaway," Leucadia National (NYSE: LUK) has a long and impressive history of growing returns for shareholders. Since taking over the helm in 1979, Ian M. Cumming and Joseph S. Steinberg have delivered annual returns of over 22% and have grown Book Value per Share from $0.11 to its current price of $24.91. This equates to about 17% yearly growth in BVPS, which shows more »
Who Lost Big on This Electronic Trading Glitch?
By Meena Krishnamsetty - September 28, 2012 | Tickers: JEF, KCG, SF, AMTD, BX
Knight Capital Group Inc. (NYSE: KCG) called Royce & Associates a 10.6% shareholder at the end of June. The stake was around 10.4 million shares. Royce & Associates, the Legg Mason affiliate, is a small-cap value focused investment firm that manages various mutual funds. Other big names who owed Knight shares at the end of June were Steven Cohen and AQR Capital Management, at 2.2 million and 1.4 more »
"Research in Motion" is Canadian for "Eastman Kodak"
By Jonathan Yates - August 10, 2012 | Tickers: AMZN, AAPL, BBRY, CAJ, EK, JEF, MSFT, SSNLF
Like Eastman Kodak, Research in Motion (NASDAQ: BBRY) is following a predictable path that ended up in bankruptcy for a high tech firm that at one time was the sector leader.
Research-in-Motion, headquartered in the city of Waterloo in Canada, introduced the smartphone to the world. Eastman Kodak, based in Rochester in Upstate New York, invented the digital camera. Both made mistakes along the way that ceded primacy to rivals more »
Manchester United Ditched Eurozone in Fund Raising
By Muhammad Bazil - July 12, 2012 | Tickers: ^FTSE, JEF, JPM, NES.DL
The well known team, Manchester United, one of the world's wealthiest football teams and holder of 19 championships, has filed a $100 million IPO on the US based NYSE. The announcement came amid speculation that the team would be listing in Singapore, completely avoiding the most comfortable fit, London.
While the amount has been declared, it is typically a placeholder for the organization to begin paying taxes for potential more »
Bruce Berkowitz's Top Stock Picks
By Meena Krishnamsetty - May 21, 2012 | Tickers: JEF, MCY, SHLD, WFC
Bruce Berkowitz, who runs Fairholme, initiated a position in Mercury General (NYSE: MCY) and added to his holdings in Sears (NASDAQ: SHLD), Jefferies (NYSE: JEF), and Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC). Below we examine his picks.
Mercury General: MCY writes risk classifications for automobile insurance. We view MCY as a turnaround story given a tough last few years. In December 2011, the company implemented a change in its personal auto rating more »


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Ugh, some people are so thick headed.
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With that in mind, get off your high horse. It's easy for you to repremand them and thier practices from the comfort of you home. Bet you have food in the fridge, sitting in your computer chair, and hey... guessing from some setups I've seen on this site, you're not doing too bad.
It's their job people. They do it to provide sustence to themselves and their people.
To use an analogy, and I might get flack for this, think about soldiers in the military. That is their occupation, and granted it might be a more noble one. But that is what they do for a living. And when we send them off to a unfavorable war, we tend to sympathize with them. Bring our soldiers home.
In short, we don't hate the person, we hate the practice. But some people can't discern the two.
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(330) 477-0500
5029 Tuscarawas St W, Canton, OH 44708
Latest review: "The atmosphere, the food, the waitstaff - ALL Incredible! The waitresses even make you feel ..."
2.3 Miles
(330) 478-1071
4469 Hills And Dales Rd Nw, Canton, OH 44708
Latest review: "I've been to Mo Joe's several times and have grown quite fond of the food, especially their ..."
7.1 Miles
(330) 832-6200
235 Lincoln Way W Ste B106, Massillon, OH 44647
Products: Appetizers, Bacon, Beef, Breads, Buffalo Wings, Cheeseburgers, Chicken, Entrees, Ham, Lasagna...
Services: Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch
Latest review: "Great breakfast food and their burgers are FANTASTIC!!!!!! Staff is nice, eat-in area is cl..."
28.7 Miles
(330) 654-3445
17653 Mahoning Ave, Lake Milton, OH 44429
Latest review: "THE SANDTRAP IS A VERY CLEAN AND INVITING RESTAURANT WITH GOOD FOOD AT A GOOD PRICE ITS A NI..."
26.1 Miles
(330) 673-2297
7291 State Route 43, Kent, OH 44240
Latest review: "I regularly dine at the Rusty Nail, and always have a great meal and wonderful service. The..."
28.0 Miles
(330) 332-4155
110 Benton Rd, Salem, OH 44460
Latest review: "I was a waitress and i feel that the service is good. The food is great and reasonably price..."
29.8 Miles
(330) 626-9871
9507 State Route 14, Streetsboro, OH 44241
Latest review: "Buffet style serving and all you can eat in family operated restaurant. The food selection ..."
15.9 Miles
(330) 784-7167
879 Canton Rd, Akron, OH 44312
Latest review: "I was actually a cook at a Chinese place during college and so I can say with confidence tha..."
19.5 Miles
(330) 683-0666
114 N Main St, Orrville, OH 44667
Latest review: "Mrs. J's is great! The atmosphere is small town dinner, and the food is awsome!!!"
19.5 Miles
(330) 682-8808
100 E Market St, Orrville, OH 44667
Latest review: "Nothing fancy, just good eatin. Love the General So's Chicken."
20.0 Miles
(330) 364-3093
707 N Crater Ave, Dover, OH 44622
Latest review: "This is advertised as the "best burgers". This is only true if you like to eat tire treads...."
.9 Miles
(330) 455-6908
1900 Tuscarawas St W, Canton, OH 44708
Latest review: "microwaves,microwaves,microwaves,are you kidding me all foodis micowaved there..dont the ow..."
3.6 Miles
(330) 492-3888
4422 Belden Village St Nw, Canton, OH 44718
Latest review: "June 10, 2011 I took a friend here for his birthday - boy did I make a mistake. Let's get t..."
5.2 Miles
(330) 493-8933
2628 Easton St Ne, Canton, OH 44721
Products: Appetizers, Baked Goods & Desserts, Breakfast Foods, Burgers, Cheeseburgers, Children's Menu, C...
Services: Dinner, Gift Certificates, Late Night, Lunch
Latest review: "My wife stopped here this evening and bought 4 McDoubles and a medium order of fries. The e..."
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