text: DraftExpressProfile: Darius Morris, Stats, Comparisons, and Outlook Loading NBA Mock Drafts 2016 NBA Mock Draft 2017 NBA Mock Draft Complete Draft History My Mock Draft 2015 Early Entry List 2015 Extended NBA Mock Draft Rankings Top 100 Prospects NCAA Seniors NCAA Juniors NCAA Sophomores NCAA Freshmen International 1994 International 1995 International 1996 International 1997 NBA Draft Eligible Features DX T-Shirts Complete Draft History Measurements History NBA Player Salaries NBA Contract Calculator Player Agents Listings NBA Agent/Agency Affiliations RSCI Early Entry List Team Clubhouses Draft Pick Transactions DraftExpress Podcast NBA Draft Lottery History Videos Scouting Reports Group Interviews Highlights Interview & Highlights Interviews NBA Draft Workouts Newest Popular Practice Footage Slow Motion Dunks Stats NCAA Stats NBA Stats Euroleague Stats EuroCup Stats Spanish ACB Stats Italian A1 Stats French Pro A Stats Adriatic Stats Greek Stats D-league Stats Team Stats Stats by Team Articles Archives NCAA Draft Prospects International Draft Prospects High School NCAA Commentary International Commentary General Draft Commentary NBA Pre-Draft Camp D-League NBA NBA Summer Leagues NBA Team Needs Interviews Humor Mailbag Site Announcements Sections DX T-Shirts DX Home NCAA Home International Home NBA Home High School Home D-League Home Columnists Jonathan Givony Matt Kamalsky Mike Schmitz Kyle Nelson Derek Bodner Josh Riddell Jim Hlavac E Weiss Jacob Eisenberg DraftExpress User Menu Edit Profile Log In Log Out DraftExpress DX T-Shirts About Us Contact Us Opportunities Privacy Policy Our RSS Feeds Darius MorrisRecent TweetsAll TweetsDraftExpress: Highest projected prospects on the board: Davis Bertans, Chandler Parsons, Travis Leslie, Darius Morris, Josh Selby, Jeremy Tyler Macolm Lee2011-06-23 09:39:46DraftExpress: DX: Evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of Darius Morris w/the help of Michigan game film: http://bit.ly/l8hPEL2011-06-14 03:41:59DraftExpress: Others players who withdrew from the Minnesota group workout include Ben Hansbrough (injured) and Darius Morris. First workout at 2:30 today2011-05-23 12:00:19DraftExpress: Video interviews from the NBA Combine in Chicago w/ Josh Selby, Nolan Smith, Iman Shumpert, and Darius Morris2011-05-23 10:06:36DraftExpress: Also got a few minutes with Brandon Knight, Jimmer Fredette, Charles Jenkins & Darius Morris. We'll try to get the rest of the PGs tomorrow2011-05-19 12:31:04 Team: Lakers College Team: Nets PhysicalsPositionsRankings SalaryMisc H: 6' 5" W: 190 lbs Bday: 01/03/1991 (24 Years Old) Current: PG NBA: PG Possible: PG RSCI: 115Agent: Brian DykeCurrent Salary:$702,756 High School: Windward Hometown: Los Angeles, CA Drafted: Pick 41 in 2011 by Warriors Best Case: Andre Miller Worst Case: Mustafa Shakur Predraft Measurements YearSourceHeight w/o ShoesHeight w/shoesWeightWingspanStanding ReachBody FatNo Step VertMax Vert 2011NBA Draft Combine6' 3.25"6' 5.25"1906' 7.5"8' 6"5.324.532.0Basic Per Game Statistics - Comprehensive Stats - Statistical Top 25s YearLeagueNameGPMinPtsFGFGAFG%2Pt2PtA2P%3Pt3PtA3P%FTMFTAFT%OffDefTOTAstsStlsBlksTOsPFs 2014/15NBADarius Morris3184.108.40.206.718.104.22.168184.108.40.206126.96.36.199.220.127.116.11.20.20.00.50.5 Player Page  | Player Stats | Mock Draft History | Related Articles  | Add to My Draft Express   Darius Morris Video BreakdownJune 14, 2011We take a look at the strengths and weaknesses of Darius Morris, with the help of Michigan game-film from this past season. Darius Morris Strengths/Weaknesses Video Watch in full screen mode by clicking button in upper right hand corner of video [Read Full Article] NBA Combine Interviews: Josh Selby, Nolan Smith, Shumpert, D. MorrisMay 23, 2011 [Read Full Article] Trending Prospects (1/14/2011)January 14, 2011Icon SMI Walker Beeken When talking about the most improved players in the country this season, Michigan's Darius Morris has to be in the conversation. The sophomore point guard has increased his numbers across the board and made the leap from an unproductive freshman to one of the top guards in the Big Ten. From a physical standpoint, Morris has great size and length for the point guard position at 6'4 with a very impressive frame. Always looking to make things happen with the ball in his hands, Morris is capable of overpowering defenders with his solid first step and extremely aggressive mentality, similar to the way Tyreke Evans did at Memphis a few years back. While he may not possess jet-quickness by NBA standards, his size and strength are major assets on both ends of the floor and give him a huge physical advantage at the point guard position. Running the point for a young Michigan team, Morris has really stood out with his ability to utilize his size, ball-handling ability, and craftiness to get into the paint and make plays. His ability to finish in the lane and in the midrange area is highlighted by the fact that he's shooting an excellent 56% on 2-pointers so far this season, where he's shown that he's capable of finishing in a variety ways. He's also doing a much better job drawing contact at the rim this season, as he's getting to the line at a much rate than he did as a freshman. The area where Morris has really stood out and made strides this season has been as a distributor. Aided by the fact that he's asked to handle the ball and create shots for himself and his teammates dozens of times per game, he's shown to have a solid feel for making drive and dish plays, even if there's still plenty of room for improvement. He's clearly embraced his role as the Wolverine's primary ball-handler and playmaker, nearly doubling his assist rate from last season. Morris is dishing out 8.8 assists per 40 minutes pace adjusted this season, which leads all players in our database. For a player who last season looked like he may not even be a point guard, that is a pretty incredible stat. With that said, we must consider the situation he's in right now, as he is asked to handle the ball virtually every second his team is on offense. This results in some very ugly possessions from time to time, where Morris will pound the ball incessantly or force the issue badly, leading to a huge amount of turnovers and low-percentage shots. While his decision making can be very shaky at times, due to attempting to throw difficult passes or forcing up contested shots, he's adapting pretty well to his role this season, particularly as the year has moved on. Coach John Beilein has had no choice but to show the utmost confidence in Morris and his ability to run the team, altering his half-court philosophy dramatically from a stagnant motion offense to one centered around pick and rolls and isolation plays. This appears to have improved his team's offenseMichigan was just narrowly defeated by two of the top teams in the NCAA in Michigan State and Kansas this past weekand has allowed Morris to emerge as an interesting draft prospect in turn. Morris can become even a much more dangerous player if he can continue to improve as a perimeter shooter. His 3-point shooting is up slightly to 27.9% this season, from a miserable 18% as a freshman, and his free throw shooting has risen from 63% to 77%. Clearly he put in some work shooting the ball over the summer. With that said, he still has plenty of room for improvement. He isn't particularly effective as a shooter with his feet set, and while he's more comfortable shooting off the dribble, he still takes some bad shots and doesn't have great range. If he can become a reliable shooter from 3-point range, it should really open up his slashing game and make him an even tougher matchup for opposing point guards. Defensively, Morris has the potential to be a solid defender at the NBA level. He has ideal size and length for a point guard, he moves well laterally, and he plays with good energy. He'll need to improve on defending the ball-handler on pick-and-rolls and work harder at fighting through screens, but he can get better with that in time. Another plus for him defensively is that he's big enough to be able to cover most shooting guards, which would enable him to be able to play in different backcourt combinations and give his coach flexibility on the defensively depending on matchups. Overall, it's still a bit premature to jump to too many conclusions regarding Morris's NBA prospects, but through sixteen games of this season, he's certainly managed to turn some heads. His dramatic improvement from his freshman to sophomore season is very encouraging, and he is definitely a player to keep an eye on as he goes through Big Ten play. While Morris may not be able to operate offensively in the NBA in quite the same manner as he does at Michigan currently, his size and knack for getting into the lane and making plays is definitely intriguing. As he continues to add polish and improve as a perimeter shooter and decision maker, he'll likely be a player we talk much more about in the future. 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I've posted this in a couple of places I figured it'd be helpful to post here..
A few tips I have discovered making so many videos in short period of time..
(because I wanted to have three new ones by AAC)
Why do I write this? Because I want AMV contests to be more interesting.
- Understand your charters motivations (this makes drama/romance editing easier)
- Understand that no sound is tied down to any one type of movement.
- Understand what your goal in making the video is.
- Understand your audience might not care about the show your working with.
- Take breaks because some errors you won't notice till the morning.
- Read all the lyrics (even if you don't follow them)
- Understand the background to a song and it's original meaning.
- Map out the plot somehow on paper or in your mind without editing it.
- Look at the use of dark and light in your videos (are they mismatched)
- Camera motion can be more effective then what's in the scene sometimes.
- Don't put in effects if you find them cheesy just to add fx..
- Learn avi snyth and understand it's benefits
- Make a video code for your file names (example all romance scenes start with ROM)
- Don't use long shots if they aren't needed!
- Don't use lip sync if isn't needed!
- Don't use too many face shots to fill time..
- Make sure your video has oomf at the end and the beginning.
- Don't Change Near --> Far --> Near scenes too much..
- Censor songs correctly (unless it's a comedy video) don't use the beep sound.
- 400% speed doesn't make your video better, cutting the video to fit the music dose.
- Stay away form Low quality video and audio.
- Don't watermark or bump your contest videos.
- Don't use video with subs and try and crop them out (makes your video look like ass)
- Check your export settings from your timeline are they correct?
_ Successful Multianime videos tend to be more abstract then solid.
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now i know its summer and dogs shed but sheese is rod ever a mess.
i was brushing him last night before bed and i was out side for over a half hr brushing hime. i use the red rubber curry brush. the fur just kept on coming off. it was insane. i could have gone all night just brushing.
may be i need to brush him everyday because he sheds so much in my house. my furniture and my couch have an irredescent orange glow.


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The city of Detroit is like the lead pin in a set of 10 in the bowling alley. It has been wobbling for more than a decade, and just like in bowling, it won't fall without taking more pins with it.
The cause is the insidious relationship between politicians and public employees unions. Their unfunded pension liability rests at the top of the list of Detroit's debt because politicians granted generous benefits in return for votes at the expense of taxpayers.
Politicians across the country have been hoping, praying and waiting for the great recovery to start sloshing their troughs with newfound swill. Despite the best efforts of Washington and the Fed, it has not happened. So now, with the lead pin falling, Chicago, Philadelphia, Miami, Los Angeles et al. shudder at who is next.
Lest one think the government will ride to the rescue, they need only look at the federal balance sheet. Perhaps those who think Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's solution to the financial crisis has been so great can persuade him to buy all those Detroit bonds. After all, he did it for the banks.


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CRAWFORD, Colo. (KKCO) - A man is dead and a Montrose County Sheriff's deputy is in the hospital after a shooting near Crawford.
At 1:49 a.m. Monday morning, deputies responded to a domestic violence call in the Crawford area, according Montrose County media relations manager Katie Yergensen.
Arriving at the reported house, they met with the female victim and approached the door.
When deputies knocked, a suspect fired two shots at them. Corey Larsen was shot twice- once in the abdomen and once in the chest. Emergency crews airlifted him to St. Mary's Hospital in Grand Junction, where he underwent surgery.
"He's out of surgery, and everything went well. He's in stable condition. His bullet proof vest definitely saved his life," said Sheriff Rick Dunlap.
The Mesa County Sheriff's Office SWAT team, Special Response Team and Delta County Sheriff's Office were called in to assist Montrose County officers in getting the suspect out of a house.
When they got inside, officers found a deceased man. The Colorado Bureau of Investigations will be investigating the incident and body.
"At this point in time, the Montrose County Coroner's Office, is only releasing the fact that a death has occurred and other information will be released when the appropriate studies and examinations have been performed," said Dr. Thomas Canfield, Montrose County Coroner.
During the shooting, a portion of Highway 92 near Deadwood Trail was closed due to the police activity.
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Mera (my foster) was spayed today at a clinic I have never been to.
The shelter I am fostering her for does not pay for pain killers so I bought them myself (after okaying it with the shelter). And I wanted to check and see if some of what they prescribed is normal for this situation.
She has-
Acepromazine- 1/2- 1.5 10mg pills every 8 hours, as needed
Rimadyl- 1 25mg tablet every 12 hours
Tramadol- 1/2 50mg tablet every 8 hours, as needed
So my questions are, is ACE safe? I remember reading quite a few posts about it, but I can't remember what people were worried about. She is bouncing off the walls already, so it would be nice/easier to sedate her to keep her from opening the wound.
The second question is, the vet said to give the Rimadyl and Tramadol at the same time. I checked to make sure I had the part correct, as I never seen them used at the same time. Is that normal?


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A National Guard unit trains Dec. 28 in Kuwait. Proponents of the National Guard are hitting back against comments made Jan. 7 by Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno. (Spc. Harley Jelis / Army)
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Proponents of the National Guard are hitting back against comments made Jan. 7 by the Armys top officer.
The Army chief of staff disparaged the Army National Guard last week by telling reporters in Washington, D.C., that, essentially, the Army National Guard just isnt good enough to be relied upon more in the future, retired Maj. Gen. Gus Hargett, president of the National Guard Association of the United States, said in a statement.
The precise term used was the Army National Guards capabilities are not interchangeable with the active-component Army, but his message was loud and clear to 350,000 members of the force nationwide. I know because I have heard from more than a few, and many asked me to respond.
During a wide-ranging news conference Jan. 7 at the National Press Club, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno discussed the ongoing drawdown of the active Army and the potential of even deeper cuts to the force.
Odierno said the Army is structured to be complementary and capabilities in its three components are not interchangeable.
The active Army is more expensive because it provides a higher level of readiness, and while Odierno commended the job done by the reserve components, Odierno pointed out that the National Guard trains 39 days a year.
Odierno also said the active Army can not replace the Guard, as each component has its role and mission.
Hargett, in his statement released Jan. 13, said Odiernos comments were disrespectful and simply not true.
Unfortunately ... brothers in arms on the battlefield sometimes become rivals for resources when budgets become tight. And the Army chiefs words are part of a discernible pattern over the last several months as he struggles to justify keeping Army personnel strength at above pre-9/11 levels, Hargett said. To be sure, there are differences between the Army National Guard and the active-component Army. The Army National Guard is primarily a part-time, pay-as-it-is-used force, which makes it significantly cheaper to maintain. ... They also have a unique domestic mission. But Army National Guard and active-component Army units are, by design, interchangeable. They have the same number of troops and the same equipment. They train to the same standard. They fight under the same doctrine. Congress and the Pentagon have invested billions of dollars in Army National Guard units to make them interchangeable and their performance over the last decade has proven that to be a wise use of taxpayer dollars.
The statement from NGAUS fuels an ongoing debate, as budgets shrink and the Army transitions from more than 12 years of war, about how much each of the Armys components should or can be cut.
The active Army is already cutting 80,000 soldiers from its ranks, with more cuts likely to follow as the impact of sequestration takes hold.
Proponents of the Guard have argued that part-time soldiers are more cost-effective than active-duty troops, while Army leaders have said a force that is too small can not properly defend the nation, USA Today reported.
Army spokesman George Wright said the Army values the contributions of all three components and what the Total Army has accomplished over the past 13 years of conflict.
All three components are critical and complementary to each other, Wright said. However, we must adjust our force structure among all three components to balance end-strength, readiness and modernization to provide the best Army possible for our nation in the future both at home and abroad. Discussions on these important issues have and will continue to include senior officials from all three components.
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Before anyone asks where the Post Of A Million Outrages went, it has been removed. As she promised, Dooce has had a lawyer send a letter to me and my hosting company threatening litigation over the rumors of her filming a YouTube show in LA.
I was made to feel threatened by the next to last paragraph, which in my opinion implied that I could just make this all go away if I would reveal my source:
Since I refuse to do this without the permission of my tipster or a court order, I have removed the disputed post. The communication stated I am also "liable for all damages and injury flowing from such a publication"; I'm going to assume this means anything from hurt feelings to falling pageviews.
I have now stated multiple times that reporting on Dooce has no malicious intent. My opinions are just that – my opinions. As far as some pattern of attack or whatever, that's ridiculous; Dooce is a celebrity, and my previous posts about her are commentary and reporting on information publicly posted by her and her husband and are reported as news, not a planned attack. Since roughly 9 posts out of over 1,400 on GOMI are about Dooce, I'm not sure how that constitutes some malicious repeated long term attempt to disparage her, but that's neither here nor there. I'm not revealing my source. They are free to come forward themselves and ask me for her lawyers information if they choose to show they exist. The rest of you are free to assume whatever you want in regards to their existence.
For the record this whole thing could have been avoided by a simple email to me saying my sources were incorrect and could I please remove the post, and I would have, and quickly put up a post with her denial and a statement that I only posted what my source sent me and they could have been wrong. I would have even apologised. Instead she chose to go this very aggressive, public route.
Anyway, that's that. The post is no longer public, Heather's lawyer says she wasn't doing anything with YouTube so presumably my source was incorrect, and as far I'm concerned this is over. Can we please all move on now and get back to making fun of Brit's yoga mats and speculating on the state of Messicas uterus?


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BG Group completed the sale of a second and final stake in the Quintero LNG regasification terminal in Chile to Terminal de Va lparaiso, a company majority owned by Spain's Enagás, for $176 million.
BG Group on Friday completed the
previously-announced sale of a second and final 20%
equity interest in the Quintero LNG regasification terminal in
Chile to Terminal de Va lparaiso, a company majority owned by
Enagás S.A. of Spain, for $176 million.
An agreement to sell BG Groups entire 40% interest in
Quintero LNG to Enagás was announced in April 2012, with
the transfer of an initial 20% stake completed in September
The sale of the two equity stakes, part of what BG Group
says is an approach to active portfolio management, raised
a combined $352 million.
The sale applies only to BG Groups shareholding in
GNLQ, the owner and operator of the 2.5 million-tpy capacity
regasification terminal in Quintero, Chile.
The agreements do not impact BG's long-term contracts to supply
LNG to the Chilean market, according to the company.
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The decision of the Federal Reserve to keep buying $85 billion a month in bonds appears on a television screen Wednesday on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.
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The Federal Reserve agreed Wednesday not to pare back its extraordinary stimulus, citing a recent slowdown in the housing recovery and federal spending cuts.
In a statement after a two-day meeting, the Fed said it would continue to purchase $85 billion a month in Treasury bonds and mortgage-backed securities to hold down long-term interest rates and stimulate economic growth.
The move was widely expected after Fed policymakers stunned financial markets last month by putting off a reduction in purchases amid only modest improvement in employment and a budget battle in Congress. ...


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Here is a rundown of the top stories in pseudoscience, paranormal and anomaly news from the past week courtesy of Doubtful News.
Psychic animals predicting sports events is a "thing" that is not going away. Frankly, I miss the octopus.
The psychic industry experienced a boost due to the bad economy as people searched for ANY way to feel in control of a scary situation.
A psychic family in severe legal trouble appealed to celebrities on social media this week for their legal defense fund. They were shut down. So much for the stars being in your favor.
What happened to all the people who counted on the Apocalypse this past May and October? They were left quite confused. This may be a guide to what might come this December.
In an actually valuable Bigfoot story this past week, a team of qualified scientists sends out a call for DNA thought to be from Bigfoot or his various relations. What will they find? Who knows. But it will be broadcast on TV.
A fascinating story from Washington state – two witnesses claim to see a tiger lurking around the neighborhood. Frenzy ensued. Not a trace is found.
Finally, JREF's D.J. Grothe is quoted in this confusing story of people dowsing for old graves to protect them from oil drilling. Thankfully, the historical society uses a more modern day technology.
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It seems that the winter of 2013-2014 is starting with a bang.
We've had sub-zero temps and a solid blanket of snow, leading us out the door with skis and tip ups in hand and fatbikes rolling on packed trails. Also, in my case, a binoculars and long telephoto lens bayonetted onto my camera.
Reports on ebird.com, on Wisconsinoutdoorfun.com and in the news are reporting an invasion of snowy owls across the state.
Track snowy owls in Wisconsin on ebird.org.
Although it's not entirely understood why we in Wisconsin (and other states) are treated to this arctic visitor, theories abound. Bust and boom populations of their preferred food, lemmings, may drive the majestic birds south, in search of better hunting.
Successful breeding may also lead to abundant adolescent birds being pushed south for new territory. No matter the reason, every few years, when the birds arrive, we have a wonderful opportunity to experience them. To non-birders, the regal white bird may be familiar as Harry Potters' pet owl Hedwig. And indeed, no other owl is quite as striking as the Snowy. Not entirely white, the bird has perfect camouflage for our wisconsin winters. The often more observed juveniles, tend to have more black or dark grey barring across the chest and head, while mature adult males are cleaner in coloration.
I can remember maybe seeing one snowy owl in the past, on a telephone pole near my parents home in Wausau. I do enjoy birding and photographing birds, so when the snowy alarm went off on facebook a few days ago nearby, I just had to make an attempt to see one again.
Our local game warden, Adam Hanna, had observed a snowy along a highway north of Neiillsville and recorded a fuzzy video of it from his truck. The following morning, a good friend asked if I'd like to go in pursuit, cameras in hand, for the birds generally will stay on one area if food is abundant.
The location was a bit of a drive for us, so we scanned every tree, every power pole and fence post on the odd chance another owl was in the area-a real possibility. As we slowly made our way within a few miles of Adams sighting, I happened to glance out the side window and, amazingly, saw a snowy flying right at us!
Without thinking, my thumb hit the power button on the camera in my lap, I swung the lens up and started firing through the glass window and the bird closed in. It gently flew over the car and lit in a corn stubble field a hundred yards away. From our vantage point, we could just make out the grey and white blob resting on the snow. Both of us kept shooting, but with a paultry 300mm lens, chances of having a good image were marginal at best. The owl seemed to be in no hurry and after observing him for sometime, we decided to continue our search in case this was a different snowy than was seen the previous day 3 or 4 miles away.
Nothing else turned up and we returned to the corn field where, besides glancing our direction from time to time, the owl seemed content where he was. We hoped to get closer shots, but also didn't want to disturb him in any way. For this day, we would be happy with the extremely lucky images captured on my camera. We did return the following day, but no luck. There are a lot of woodlots between these one mile county blocks so he could have been about anywhere or moved on to better habitat.
If that's the case, perhaps someone else will have this fortunate opportunity to observe one of natures rare treats-if so, take every advantage of this invasion!
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Now I've seen some who treat their "bunkers" as shrines, either to their collecting prowess, dusty huntin' acumen or the fattness of their wallets. And so they place their bottles in a visible location, for those deemed worthy to see. Now, I live in Chicago, and I don't have room for such a shrine. Plus, I don't want the authorities to keep tabs on my purchasing. I'm not saying who the "authorities" are, but let's just say I have a "forever roommate."
So I keep my stash in boxes in the basement. My parents' (non-bourbon drinkers) basement.
And unless y'all can help me with something less revolting, that means a Grey Goose box.
The Grey Goose box is needed because it is, so far at least, the only reliably available box I can find that is tall enough to accommodate the height of the BTAC bottles. Sure, I often bunker the shorter, squatter type bottles (mostly 4R), but one stray BTAC is all it takes to screw things up. The GG boxes also are larger than a bourbon "case," holding 12 rather than 6 bottles. Although moving them boxes can cause back injuries, etc. for those not pursing a proper fitness regimen.
I guess my problem is that I just freaking hate Grey Goose and all it stands for, and thus feel a bit revolted seeing my parents' basement full of Grey Goose boxes.
So, what do you store your "bunker" in ... and why? Shelves would be nice -- but I don't want to "see" it -- I don't want "access." Or anyone else to have "access." I want to have to really need to break into it and work hard to find what I need. So a byzantine system of similar, non-marked boxes is needed. That way, there's no way to know where the [insert awesome bottle here] is hiding.


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Diabetes risk: For all people, alcohol can lower blood sugar. So for people with diabetes, it is recommended that any alcohol be consumed with a meal. In all cases, alcohol still contains calories, so remember to include it in the meal plan (one alcoholic drink is 1 fat exchange). If further guidance is needed, seek the help of a registered dietitian.
Cardiovascular risks: Drinking too much alcohol can raise the levels of some fats in the blood (triglycerides). It can also lead to high blood pressure, heart failure and an increased calorie intake. (Consuming too many calories can lead to obesity and a higher risk of developing diabetes.) Excessive drinking and binge drinking can lead to stroke. Other serious problems include fetal alcohol syndrome, cardiomyopathy, cardiac arrhythmia and sudden cardiac death.
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LAS CRUCES — No more family movie nights, no more vacations, no more "anything spectacular for awhile" for Lorraine Pepin and her family.
Furloughs commenced Monday for more than 800,000 civilian federal government employees working for the Department of Defense across the globe. They will be furloughed one mandatory day per week through Sept. 18.
More than 6,000 civilian employees will be furloughed at White Sands Missile Range, along with more than 800 from Holloman Air Force Base and 11,000 combined from Fort Bliss in El Paso and William Beaumont Army Medical Center, which operates clinics at Fort Bliss and WSMR.
Pepin and her family have been preparing for the cuts for a few months, stocking up on frozen foods, non-perishables and school supplies for the kids.
But "making our regular monthly payments are going to cut us to virtually paycheck to paycheck with everything budgeted in," she said.
Furloughed employees will take a 20 percent pay cut for the next 11 weeks, adding up to a 4 percent pay cut for the entire year.
Rebecca Duque's husband works at White Sands. She estimates they'll lose about $300 a paycheck.
"It will be hard because we have three kids, and I don't currently work because of day-care costs for three kids," Duque wrote on the Sun-News Facebook page.
Once school starts for their oldest two children in August, Duque will look for a job to bring in extra income.
White Sands, Holloman
Monday seemed like a holiday at White Sands with 2,500 civilian employees on furlough that day alone, WSMR public affairs specialist Cammy Montoya said.
Getting through the main gate was easier, and lunch at the Frontier Club was less crowded than normal, she said.
"You can see it," Montoya said. "We're adjusting the best we can. It'll be harder to get things done."
Departments had fewer hands to do the same amount of work. Montoya was basically in the office by herself, she said, as the public affairs office has its furlough days on Mondays and Fridays.
"We have to start saying 'no' to certain things because we just can't do it," she said. "And I know a lot of other departments are doing the same thing."
Holloman will close its commissary on Tuesdays, in addition to Mondays, due to the cuts, spokesman Arlan Ponder said.
The 800 furloughed employees make up about 20 percent of the people on base.
"The parking lots are pretty empty," Ponder said. "You can definitely find a parking spot."
National Guard
The National Guard also began furloughing all dual-status military technicians, who perform day-to-day administrative, logistical and maintenance functions across the globe.
"The National Guard provides significant portions of the overseas war-fighting capability for the U.S. Army and the U.S. Air Force," retired Maj.
Gen. Gus L. Hargett Jr., the NGAUS president, said in a statement. "The Guard also is the military's first responder at home. Fulfilling these many and varied obligations could become increasingly difficult as the furloughs continue."
"There also is a human cost here," he continued. "The nation is telling men and women who serve their state and nation - most of whom have deployed into harm's way at least once and remain subject to future deployment - to take a 20 percent pay cut over the next 11 weeks. This is not how a great and appreciative nation supports its troops."
William Beaumont Army Medical Center
At Beaumont's clinics and center, soldiers may have to pick up the slack to minimize the impact of furloughed employees, center commander Col. Michael Heimall told the El Paso Times.
The center has received more than 400 furlough exemptions to maintain emergency and other services, but patients will see longer waits at pharmacies and for lab and X-ray services, Heimall said.
"We expect to continue with all our patient care," he said. "There may be some longer waits as we go through the furlough process, but all patients will be taken care of."
David Burge at the El Paso Times and The Associated Press contributed to this report. Lindsey Anderson can be reached at 575-541-5462. Follow her on Twitter @l_m_anderson


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The teen leaders had collected hundreds of dresses, along with a few accessories and shoes, and offered them at no cost during the two-day shopping event.
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Auburn Hills � They deserve a look. And at first glance, the Pistons will deserve more than a fleeting one this season.
Owner Tom Gores guaranteed a win about a half-hour before his team�s home opener Wednesday night. And he got it, as the Pistons began a season of �high expectations� with a 113-102 win over the Washington Wizards at The Palace.
What the fans should get this season is something they�ve been waiting for far too long.
What they�ll get is a team with an edge in talent many nights, and talent that figures to play with an edge more often than not, led by an imposing young frontline.
What they�ll also get, it appears, is a team that � unlike the past few incarnations � will keep their attention for more than a week or two.
After an offseason that saw a major overhaul of the Pistons roster, from the high-profile signing of free agent Josh Smith to the surprising trade for Brandon Jennings to the return of Chauncey Billups, there�s some genuine buzz about this team again.
�The energy in this building was something familiar,� Billups said. �It felt really good.�
Especially for Gores, who, as promised, was front and center court Wednesday night, on his feet for player introductions and again in the fourth quarter, high-fiving every fan within reach when Billups � Mr. Big Shot is back for an encore � buried consecutive 3-pointers to put the game out of reach.
�I�ve seen him do that many times before,� coach Maurice Cheeks said, smiling, after his winning debut.
So have these fans, of course. The announced attendance was 19,258, and as Billups went to the free throw line in the final minutes, most of them were serenading him with chants of �M-V-P! M-V-P!�
Hey, it�s been a while, OK?
Frontline spurs optimism
Even for Gores, who purchased the Pistons in June 2011 but hasn�t had much to cheer yet, with a 44-94 record in his first two seasons. He called those first two years a �transition time� in a pregame media session Wednesday that touched on a variety of topics, including, yes, the possibility of relocating downtown. And he talked about staying largely out of sight, working �behind the scenes� with team president Joe Dumars and the rest of the front office to rebuild and rebrand this franchise.
�But I feel like now that things have developed, it�s time for me to be here,� Gores said. �Joe and I have made the decision that we want to win now, without sacrificing the future. That was our philosophy in the offseason. � I think we�ve played this out about as good as we can, and now we just have to perform.�
Everyone�s wondering how the Pistons� starting frontcourt � Smith, Greg Monroe and Andre Drummond � will perform together this season. And there surely will be nights where seven 3-point attempts from Smith � he made a few Wednesday � will spell trouble. As will the foul trouble that forced Drummond, who nearly had a double-double by halftime, to sit for much of the second half.
But that trio combined for 55 points and 29 rebounds Wednesday, led by Monroe�s 24 and 16. The Pistons held a 2-to-1 advantage in points in the paint (56-28), and that�s a positive sign moving forward.
�That�s where we feel our advantage is, with those three big guys,� Billups said. �We should have an advantage 90 percent of the nights in this league.�
That advantage helped offset the backcourt concerns against the Wizards, with starting point guard Brandon Jennings (broken jaw) and Rodney Stuckey (broken thumb) both in street clothes to start the season.
And if not for the 18 turnovers � plus a hot-shooting night from the Wizards� Trevor Ariza, who hit six 3-pointers � it might�ve been over much earlier.
Gores: Fans will come
Then again, the fun � and the intrigue � is only just beginning. Gores said Wednesday he�s �very excited� to see just what this team will do.
�And a little bit nervous,� he added.
As everyone at The Palace should be, really. The Pistons haven�t made the playoffs since 2009, and they haven�t finished with a winning record since �08, or four head coaches ago. That�s a drought that has to end this season. And that�s a point Gores reiterated before the game.
�I have very high expectations,� the owner said. �Of course you guys want to hear this, right? We expect the playoffs. I expected it last year. And as I�ve said, I�d be very disappointed if we didn�t make it. It would be a huge disappointment if we didn�t make it. We have to be successful this year.�
Cheeks, for his part, isn�t focusing on any mandate. He�s preoccupied with piecing together some cohesive five-man units, which isn�t easy when the preseason gets derailed by injuries the way this one did. The new head coach used only eight players Wednesday, with rookie first-round pick Kentavious Caldwell-Pope getting 27 minutes.
Still, Cheeks said, �Expectations are what they are. You either live up to them or not. But you still gotta go play, either way.�
If they play the way their talent suggests they�re capable, though, those expectations certainly are within reach. And if they do, Gores insisted Wednesday, �This fan base will show up.�
�You just gotta deserve them,� he added. �And I think that�s where we�re at right now.�


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Living with a velomobile
Recumbents and all feet forward machines
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Here is the original "getting out of an Evo K" that I was looking for.
Now tell me a mango is hard
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Looked like he got his cleat stuck. I love the german service though
Rougher the road the noisier it is, but I don't seem to notice it actually. So long as the chain is well oiled it all seems to run pretty smooth and quiet, with just the normal whirring of the chain. Over about 25km/hr I only hear wind noise when riding open top which I normally do for commuting. I ride mostly concrete paths or reasonably smooth hotmix roads. We don't have the really course bitumen too much in Brisbane.
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I got out of johns mango easily after being in it a few times. 1st time was hard, 3rd time was good. But NO WAY would I fit into an Evo K. Too narrow
Masi Speciale CX 2008 - Brooks B17 special saddle, Garmin Edge 810
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That was pretty funny ... I think I will pass on the Evo K but
The others videos are great too .. that is one narrow velomobile for sure.
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Re Milan v Mango, here's another interesting thread from a german velomobile forum:
http://translate.googleusercontent.com/ ... yD5JHnSZVA
Take note of the length and angle under the nose. Just like driving cars with spoilers, you never scrape the belly, you scrape under the nose.
The things you find when you're holed up with whooping cough ....
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Thanks. Back to a Mango
Oh and here is something in return
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One of the down sides of "Living with a velomobile" is the attention you attract. Even for the most outgoing of us, the attention is not always good.
Here's a laugh for you, courtesy of BurnT:
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Love it and more so that it is on the Queensland Police Facebook page
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Hello, what am I? chopped liver?
This is not the attention I seek at all, in fact I don't seek attention, but that is impossible when you own a velomobile.
Not sure I am all that pleased to be honest, but i'll take one for the velo team to get them in the public eye.
My next ride tomorrow or Sunday should be interesting!
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Nah - just another wacky racer apparently
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Was that breath test legal?
...whatever the road rules, self-preservation is the absolute priority for a cyclist when mixing it with motorised traffic.
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Love it,
but I think you need to get on FB, answer some of the questions and put some of the "Barrack room" lawyers in their place!
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I like this comment ...
Paul Van Bellen has a sense of humour at least ...
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Did you get done for the helmet?
You don't need the best kit, you just need the best attitude.
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Looks like the cost of importing a Mango may rise. Hidden in the latest budget was fee hike on import fees of goods over $10,000
Masi Speciale CX 2008 - Brooks B17 special saddle, Garmin Edge 810
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What is it now?
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What was it before?
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It seems so ... http://cycle-space.com/?p=14065
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It was on newssites yesterday
Masi Speciale CX 2008 - Brooks B17 special saddle, Garmin Edge 810
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"The weirder the better, in some ways. At the weird end of weirdness, are velomobiles."
Hmmm... Head to head, compare it to driving to work (time, cost, fun, health, parking, infrastructure, noise, fumes, traffic predictability) and you tell me whats weird.
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There's no anonymity when you ride a velomobile.
I think the coppers were just looking for a photo op for their Facebook page.
I got pulled over a bit early on until the novelty wore off and they knew what it was.
Worst are drivers leaning out the window trying to snap you on their phone camera when they should be concentrating on the road.
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I love the fact that the Police check the vehicle passed "road safety requirements", but are ignorant of their own traffic manual, otherwise they would have finished with "Anywhere, Anytime, and Any motor vehicle, tram or train And not a bicycle"
Of course the definition of bicycle in the Transport Operations (Road Use and Traffic Management) Act 1995 (Qld) includes a velomobile which mandates compliance with rule 256 of the road rules, even if it makes no sense in the circumstances.
The take home message is while Police ignorance can be a bad thing, sometimes it helps.
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No contradiction - velomobiles are legally classified as bicycles and subject to the same rules, including helmets.
A closer inspection of the helmet law though provides an exemption for those with a medical exemption.
BurnT was compliant with that law
The police checked him out for everything apparently but actually forgot to ask about the helmet. Burnt volunteered his letter of medical exemption without being asked. He thinks they were more interested in checking it all out (and perhaps a facebook photo opportunity), as opposed to any bona fide roadworthiness.
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Thanks for the clarification - medical exemptions are fairly rare & I had skipped over the possibility that BurnT had one.
But the Police still can't random breath test him, or anyone else, on a velomobile.
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Greensboro, NC - At the Greensboro Urban Ministry's food pantry, they're used to serving about 40 families a day. People like Robin Jones who's disabled and out of work.
"Thank God there is a place like this were that we can come to to find a little bit of help and relief," Jones said.
But this summer that need doubled to an average of 80 families a day- thanks in large part to computer glitches in the state's new social services system called NC Fast. The program couldn't process all the food stamp applications in time. So if you didn't get your food stamps, the Department of Social Services referred you to food pantries.
Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina supplies groceries to over 400 agencies including Greensboro Urban Ministries. Second Harvest representatives saw the increase all over their service area. And Executive Director Clyde Fitzgerald says so far the state government isn't giving food pantries any extra help.
"It means that those in need will get less. So we hope that that problem gets resolved," Fitzgerald said.
2 Wants To Know checked with food charities all over the Triad. In Greensboro and Alamance counties they've relied on increased donations from the community to get by. But organizations in Forsyth County found a different solution. The United Way, KB Reynolds Charitable Trust, and the Winston-Salem Foundation teamed up to cover agency costs. United Way's Eric Aft says the organization's dipping into its reserves to make the help happen.
"No one wants to see families go without food. And we are community that is responsive to the needs of our own, and we need to be there," Aft said.
The charities estimate the final bill will be about $80,000 in emergency aid. But every day the state's computer glitches continue, that number grows.
The head of NC Fast Wayne Black explains their priority has been getting kinds in the system fixed.
"The main thing we're trying to do is get the food stamps benefits to the clients to take the pressure off of the food banks because we know ultimately that's the solution," he said.
Black says his office also lobbying to make sure the six food banks across the state will get all of their expected three million dollars in state funding this year. A portion of that was at risk with the shutdown, but Black says the state tells him, North Carolina will make up the missing funds.


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Moody's Investors Service has downgraded the city of Detroit's bond ratings yet again, this time pushing them into non investment-grade territory.
The group says, "These downgrades reflect the city's ongoing precariously narrow cash position and a weakened state oversight framework following the repeal of Public Act 4."
Moody's also says the negative outlook is "based on the rising possibility that the city could file for bankruptcy or default on an obligation over the next 12 to 24 months, the general uncertainty of state oversight as challenges to Public Act 72 (PA 72) persist following the repeal of PA 4, and the city's ongoing inability to implement reforms necessary to regain financial stability."
The announcement, which came Wednesday, is another blow to the Bing administration and Detroit City Council, who have been unable to agree on most matters involving restructuring the City's finances.


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I just love that my post became an argument.
Let's go back to the original subject. Now in my speculation and extensive study on this subject seeing as I don't really have a life until I can get my working visa, get a job, get my SATs out of the way and get into college here in New Zealand- I have come to the conclusion that Persians had they one at Thermopylae and a couple other key battles would have probably come to dominate Eastern Europe. I don't know if I said this before but in my own opinion I don't think the linguistic diversity of Europe would've imploded once they did, because Persians don't seem to have pooped on every culture they ever conquered. Elamite and Aramaic actually became official languages of state, and the diverse linguistic picture in Iran today says at least to me that they weren't too into forcing language on others. That being said I think it's possible that an influx of Iranian immigrants into central Europe may have displaced some populations had they conquered the Balkan Peninsula, but I think that the Paleo-Balkan family would still exist today.
The fate of the Anatolian languages is another interesting question, as they were still spoken during the time of Xerxes and it really wasn't until Greeks started immigrating into Anatolia that they started to decline: culminating in Alexander the Great's conquest which pooped on history and left an irremovable stain.
Setting the stones on the road for the Romans, Greeks didn't respect other people and saw all things Greek as superior and imposed their ways on others. So the already dying Anatolian languages just died out because no one cared anymore, just the way they didn't about Elamite because the new fad was Greek with a side of Iranian languages.
So had the Greek civilization been nipped in its infancy, it's possible, but in my personal opinion not very probable that Anatolian languages might exist today. It's possible though.
With Rome, the fact that Latin even survived the period is one of the miracles of history. Rome and the Latins who populated it were a tiny minority who suddenly became important, and their language displaced more important languages in Italy, like Etruscan. So if you actually paint a picture of history that makes sense, instead of what happened, Latin would've gone extinct because it just wasn't important.
So what I have come up with is a bit of a reverse history. In my own opinion, and I am no expert, just a kid with no life at the moment, Achaemenid Persia would probably have enjoyed a prosperous few centuries while controlling an Empire from the Balkans to India. But I think it probably would have fell apart if not before than at least around the time of Christ, just because it was an absolute monarchy without a lot going on for the people, and it would've been spread pretty thin. It's possible that in conquering the Greeks the Persians might have absorbed important ideas though, like the idea that you can't just piss on everyone's heads without the courtesy of calling it rain, typically referred to as democracy.
But I don't doubt that after this split, which could have occurred as early as the death of Xerxes, that successor states with an Iranian nobility would have popped up, just like the Indo-Greek Civilization and the Seleucids.
So the question is what happens in Western Europe? I can see the Etruscans mustering the same might as Rome but I don't really see them taking it as far, or at least if they did come to conquer the Mediterranean, do they poop on everyone in doing so? Or do they just conquer Italy, and other surrounding civilizations pick up on their ideals? Anything's possible I guess, but like I said, I don't think the Etruscans would have forced language on everyone in the same way the Greeks and Romans did.
The Punics are an interesting candidate though, and the idea of them battling with Etruria over the Mediterranean is VERY plausible.
Still, in all these new scenarios, I like to think that Continental Celtic languages and the Paleo-Balkan languages would have survived. Giving rise to a very different picture of Europe.
There would still be aboriginal pre-Indo-European Languages like Etruscan, Basque, and maybe Iberian, or their descendants anyways, and the Celtic Language family would probably be very diverse and cover France, Switzerland, maybe Austria and part of Germany, along with the British Isles and possibly part of Spain. It's also possible that without Rome Galatia might have survived as a state, and would have been able to develop uniquely isolated from the other members of the Celtic family. I don't know though, it's all speculatory.


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U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno is mostly comfortable knowing the Army will have to shed 80,000 soldiers from its 551,000-strong ranks as the force restructures after more than a decade of war. But during a roundtable discussion with Defense News and the Army Times, the chief also said that some troops will have to leave the service against their will.
Up to 16,000 soldiers and 5,000 officers will likely face involuntary separation in order to reach 80,000, Odierno said. The Army has already slashed about 6,000 soldiers from its ranks, closing out fiscal 2012 with 551,000 active-duty soldiers, down from a wartime high of 570,000.
If sequestration hits, however, Odierno said that another 80,000 to 100,000 soldiers will likely have to leave the force, potentially reducing its size to less than 400,000 soldiers for the first time since before World War II.
Although his fate is in the hands of a Congress that hasn't been able to agree on much over the past several years, "I am hopeful that there is going to be some sort of framework or agreement," he said. "My guess is that they will push it down the road and make the new Congress decide on it. We will see. Nobody really knows. I feel a bit more confident now that I think that they will come to some agreement on that."
If there isn't an agreement by January, Odierno said that the problems will begin immediately with a 12 to 14 percent across-the-board cut on every line item of the budget. "It is just going to come out," he said.
Since personnel costs are exempt, the savings will have to come elsewhere, leading the Army to potentially default on contracts and stop modernization programs in their tracks. So when building the next budget, for fiscal 2014, "we then have to go into a really deep planning and probably develop a whole new strategy. We have to determine how we rebalance that between 2014 and 2018. That is the real issue," he added.
In the meantime, there is still the issue of the brigade combat team (BCT) redesign that the service has been kicking around. Odierno said that the analysis has been completed on what the BCTs of the future will look like, and that the decision to move to three maneuver battalions per BCT "is the best thing for us to do as we move forward. I suspect that we will make a final announcement sometime after the first of the year on this. But all of the analysis points toward the best thing for us to do is have a three-battalion brigade. This means that we will have to have fewer brigades," however.
Some of those BCTs will become regionally aligned brigades (RAB), which will train and deploy in support of regional combatant commanders. The first such brigade, the 2nd BCT of the 1st Infantry Division, will align with the AFRICOM command in 2013.
While the 2/1 deployment will be a pilot test, some leaders are concerned about how ready the force is to start conducting training, advising and other "soft" missions on such short notice.
In remarks at a Nov. 27 Special Operations conference in Alexandria, Va., hosted by the Defense Strategies Institute, Lt. Gen. Charles Cleveland, commander of the U.S. Army's Special Operations Command, said that while he supports the RAB concept, "I have cautioned the Army about all of those things like [teaching soldiers] language. It's expensive."
Cleveland added that in discussions with Army leadership, "I have told them that the first thing you need to do is increase your … exercise funds so you can increase multinational training events," since building those relationships on the ground will be key to the success of the program.
There is demand for greater American involvement in training and mentoring host nation forces among both allies and potential allies, but the RAB idea is one that might be difficult to maintain in the long term. It is costly to train brigades in the nuances of local languages and cultures, in addition to the constant deployments of elements of those brigades around the globe.
"If nothing else, the Army is failing forward" Cleveland said.


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So I posted a while back about how Roxy was getting these hives whenever she was sitting in the sun. (Original topic: Prickley Heat)
She had continued to get them, I wasn't terriblly concerned because they would disappear after being inside for about 30 minutes. To make a long story short, over the weekend we went down to play in the river with some friends. I got her home and she had them everywhere and whenever she would wake up from sleeping she would just cry and whimper. Turns out she has Canine Solar Dermititis (or Canine Solar Urticaria, same thing). The vet said it is fairly common with short haired, light skinned dogs such as pits (dalmations, am staffs, etc). She needs a higher level sunscreen (we were currently using spf30). She needs at least spf 50 (I'm an irish white girl, so I can totally relate) and she needs a sunsuit or sun shirt.
I found the sun shirts on amazon.com for $24 and they are actually quite cute.
I just wanted to update everyone because I was reading in a lot of different forums that owners just think its an irritation or a bug bite and its not. It can be fairly serious and lead to skin cancer.


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Detroit � If they played with speed, maintained their structure and got good goaltending, they would have be a tough out, Wings coach Mike Babcock said before their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series against the Bruins. They did not.
They did not.
As usual, Babcock was right. The Wings got into the playoffs despite a badly injured roster because of a brisk pace, disciplined deployment, improving play from goaltender Jimmy Howard and a strong performance from backup Jonas Gustavsson.
They were slower in the series. The Bruins � who were not slower by much during the season, despite their size and toughness � were at least as fast, for most of five games.
The structure deconstructed at times, as various Red Wings failed to mind the details of their game.
Howard�s mistakes led to the initial goals in Games 2 and 3 for Boston. The Bruins, who went 15-1-1 in March and won the President�s Cup, are beginning to play like that again. They are not a team to be given any advantage, let alone a first goal in an NHL playoff game.
(It may be true, however, that Howard suffered a concussion before allowing the soft, first goal to Dougie Hamilton, in the first period in Game 3.)
During the season, �the kids,� players in their early and mid-20s who played mostly in Grand Rapids until this season, all came up big. They hit a wall called the Stanley Cup playoffs, which has required years of experience to master for many NHL players.
Five Red Wings made their playoff debuts this series, and five others played in their second postseason. And that accounts for one-half of the roster.
�I don�t think we played up to our level,� said Babock, whose ninth season as coach of the Red Wings may well have been his finest. �I�m not trying to take anything away from Boston. But you want to be the best you can be. I don�t think we were.
�But we had a lot of kids in the series, and they found out how hard it is.�
Young guys carry them only so far
Improbably, the players who were more Grand Rapids Griffins than Red Wings got them into the playoffs, after the most injuries for the franchise in the three decades since they began keeping that statistic.
They could go no further.
Part of it is that while the Wings may have been a tough eight seed, they were no surprise to anyone. Their accomplishment of making the playoffs and style of play in doing so was well-noted around the NHL.
Part of it also is that teams started treating Gustav Nyquist and Tomas Tatar for what they became during the season: the Red Wings� top offensive threats.
Riley Shehan and Tomas Jurco got a lot more attention the playoffs, too.
The quartet of fine young players garnered no goals, no assists and were a combined minus-4 in the five-game series.
�(Patrice) Bergeron and (David) Krejci are good players in their prime,� Babcock said, comparing the rosters. �(Pavel) Dastyuk and (Henrik) Zetterberg are hurt.�
�We were counting on young guys, and I think it showed.�
Bruins own the ice
The Red Wings looked slower in the final four games than in Game 1, and slower than when they beat the Bruins in three of four during the season.
Despite their size and toughness, the Bruins were never that much off the pace.
And, under coach Claude Julien, they also emphasize defense. Their ability to �close gaps,� stay close to the Red Wings in coverage, denied a quicker team the room on the ice necessary to launch offensive thrusts.
Add to that the Wings� continual challenge generating offense from their comparatively inexperienced and young defense, in the two seasons since the loss of Nicklas Lidstrom and three since Brian Rafalski retired, and it was a recipe for a quick exit from the series and playoffs.
It hurt them five-on-five, and it hurt them on the power play.
No sustained offense
It all added up to the Red Wings� consummate failure to set up in the Bruins zone and sustain pressure on the fine goalie Tuukka Rask.
In four games during the regular season, the Wings scored 13 goals against Rask and the Bruins.
In five games in the playoffs, they managed only six.
Until almost half of Game 5 was over, the Red Wings had no scoring chances � not one � from any of their forwards.
At about 10 minutes of the second period, Zetterberg got the first. Moments later, Daniel Alfredsson got the second on a splendid scoring opportunity.
But the Bruins have a big eraser.
Rask erases hope
During the season, the Wings had considerable luck against Rask, the likely Vezina Trophy winner as the best goalie in the league.
They seemed to counter his considerable ability and vast talent with speed and shooting for the top corners, or screens and deflections with bodies in front.
In the spare moments in five playoff games when they were able to generate some opportunities, Rask was far more than equal to the task.
Comparing him and his style to goalies around the NHL, it is arguable Rask leaves less space at which to shoot than almost anyone. He was highly touted when he sat on the bench and watched Tim Thomas, of Flint, play the whole 2011 playoffs and win the Stanley Cup.
Rask was brilliant in this series. And the Bruins would likely have won if he was merely good.
Three veteran Red Wings played injured, something that�s not always routinely done in the NHL anymore, let alone in other sports.
Fittingly, two of them, Datsyuk and Zetterberg, scored in Game 5, and Alfredsson added considerably to the Wings� offense.
Datsyuk has nursed a bad knee through the season, providing himself an opportunity to play for Russia in the 2014 Sochi Winter Games, the late-season stretch drive and the playoffs.
Odds are the author of �Datsyukian� is headed for surgery this offseason.
He plainly did not have his highest gears for speed. But Datsyuk bumped with Zdeno Chara and other Bruins, scored half the Wings� goals in the series and garnered five of their 18 points.
Datsyuk�s shooting percentage was well into the sniper category, at 27.3 percent.
Zetterberg returned from a back injury for the fourth and fifth games of the first round, after it was long suggested he was possible for a second round.
The Red Wings� captain entered the lineup with a single full practice after back surgery, just a few days after he was scheduled, immediately after the surgery, to be exposed to any contact, at all.
Surgery and recuperation chewed up two months and 10 days, since Zetterberg�s last game, skating for Sweden at the Olympics.
Alfredsson continually played in the last weeks, if not months, of the season with a 41-year-old dodgy back.
His effort was superb.
The trio serves as example for the passel of young Wings in many facets of the game, including plucky determination, when a season is on the line.


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Nothing is worth the sleep that I've lostApologies unacceptable nowA blistered revenge awaits in meThis is fucking loveless
Monkey likes haikuPanda eats bambooMonkey is seriously pissed off having to deal with a spammer on Thanksgiving!
I think I messed that up a little bit.
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If I hit bottom and everythings goneIn the great Mississippi, please drown me and run
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I was watching Battle Royale last night, but then the turkey dinner caught up with me and I fell asleep.
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The food was soooo good. I love Turkey and buttery rolls. Mmmm.
My kitty is three things, and only three: A little terrorist, A little sphincter, and a little shit-kitt. I don't know why, but that's what it is.
If you get Comedy Central watch Brickleberry.
if you guys pray it would be great if you would pray for my friend I mentioned the other night. He has extensive brain damage and things arent looking good. Please keep him in your thoughts.
That's truly sad, Renee. It really sucks when something like that happens...especially right around a holiday when people are generally to used being around each other's company and being happy. Best of luck to your friend. I hope he makes it through.
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@Vengey- you have the entire monkey horde praying for your friend. You know how to find me if you need to talk.
Why did ya change ya avatar into a weird green dragon-looking Santa Claus? Az?
That's Cthulhu-Claus. Cthulhu and Azathoth are both creatures from HP Lovecraft's stories.
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C'mon now Lost Boy. Its a weird green dragon looking thing, but its simply wearing a Santa hat. It does not look like Claus. Do you think that Michael Meyers looks like he is about to get into the Starship Enterprise and fly around the galaxy? No, most likely you do not.
^^That would be pretty awesome though! "#1, dispatch them with the machete."
^ - Like it!
Az always was a green munky so it seems appropriate for the time of the moment!Is it any diff?
Well, Demon, we are just debating something on this very topic. Does the Av look like Santa? Or does the Av look like a weird green dragon looking thing with a Santa hat on? Big difference.
What are your thoughts?
ha the av has my stereo fucked....
now the az is a gree-n gragon pretendin to be a wild monkey munch
where is horsey? did you abondage us altogether in his born again dungeon
god you how can you missplace me? I thought we were in! fuck
hi alvin damn good dryheaves you had there man I havent dry heaved for years man like 20 maybe but I died on my friends floor and put a little on the floor and his bitch of a wife... I never forgot wanted me to clean the spot..... I sure as fuck didnt.. I went to my car and opened the trunk drank down some wiskey and drove away man!!
Just received The Omen by David Seltzer. Kinda disappointed with the dirty-rubber-ish things that makes me think of chewing-gum on the cover of the book. Not really disappointed with the cover considering that it has a cute Damien in the foreground. It's weird that they marketed this as a movie tie-in novel considering that the only writer of wrote it and that it was only published fro 1978 to 1980.


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Cincinnati running back Giovani Bernard gets hit by Pittsburgh defensive end Ziggy Hood as he scores a touchdown on Sunday.
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Down 24 points in the second quarter, it wasn't completely ridiculous to suggest the Cincinnati Bengals empty their bench. Some teams do rally from 24 down, on the road, against a division rival. Not this team on a frozen night. A bench purge would at least keep the important people healthy.
And free from further embarrassment.
The Bengals didn't do that, yet still managed to escape big injuries, save for punter Kevin Huber. That was the best they could say about Sunday's trip to familiar prime-time misery. Perhaps Cincinnati's first playoff game - there will be a first playoff game, right? - ...


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President Obama wipes sweat from his head Tuesday during a speech on climate change at Georgetown University in Washington. Obama is proposing sweeping steps to limit heat-trapping pollution from coal-fired power plants and to boost renewable energy production on federal property. / AP
WASHINGTON — President Obama declared the debate over climate change and its causes obsolete Tuesday as he announced a wide-ranging plan to tackle pollution and prepare communities for global warming.
In a major speech at Georgetown University, Obama warned Americans of the deep and disastrous effects of climate change, urging them to take action before its too late.
As a president, as a father and as an American, Im here to say we need to act, Obama said.
Obama announced he was directing his administration to launch the first-ever federal regulations on heat-trapping gases emitted by new and existing power plants to put an end to the limitless dumping of carbon pollution.
Other aspects of the plan will boost renewable energy production on federal lands, increase efficiency standards and prepare communities to deal with higher temperatures.
Even before Obama unveiled his plan Tuesday, Republican critics in Congress were lambasting it as a job-killer that would threaten the economic recovery. Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., said in a statement released after the speech that the presidents new plan amounted to a new tax on energy.
Once again, the president has pivoted away from jobs and the economy, Thune said in his statement.
Obama dismissed those critics, noting the same arguments have been used in the past when the U.S. has taken other steps to protect the environment.
Thats what they said every time, Obama said. And every time, theyve been wrong.
Obama also offered a rare insight into his administrations deliberations on Keystone XL, an oil pipeline whose potential approval has sparked an intense fight between environmental activists and energy producers.
The White House has insisted the State Department is making the decision independently, but Obama said Tuesday hes instructing the department to approve it only if the project wont increase overall, net emissions of greenhouse gases.
Allowing the Keystone pipeline to be built requires a finding that doing so would be in our nations interests, Obama said. Our national interest would be served only if this project does not significantly exacerbate the problem of carbon pollution.
A top aide to House Speaker John Boehner said the remarks indicated that the pipeline should be approved.
The standard the president set today should lead to speedy approval of the Keystone pipeline, Boehner spokesman Brendan Buck said.
Still, environmentalists took heart in Obamas remarks, noting it was the first time the administration had directly linked approval of the pipeline to its effect on pollution. The White House has previously resisted efforts by environmental groups to link the Keystone project to broader efforts to curb carbon pollution from power plants.
Dana Loseke, chairman of the East River group of the South Dakota Sierra Club chapter, cheered the President Obamas speech saying it was refreshing to see leadership on climate change from the executive branch. That leadership was especially welcome, Loseke said, because Congress hasnt acted on climate change recently.
If Congress, especially the House, would start doing the things it should be doing and planning for the future, wed be a lot better off, Loseke said.
The linchpin of Obamas plan is the controls on new and existing power plants. Forty percent of U.S. carbon dioxide emissions, and one-third of greenhouse gases overall, come from electric power plants, according to the federal Energy Information Administration. The Obama administration already has proposed controls on new plants, but those controls have been delayed and not yet finalized.
Those controls were cause for concern for rural electricity providers in South Dakota. According to Brenda Kleinjan director of communications for the South Dakota Rural Electric Association, putting new limits on coal would increase costs, which would eventually be passed on to consumers.
Any additional regulations into that area will mean higher costs, Kleinjan said.
The Rural Electric Association also was concerned that the presidents plan didnt take into account rural electric cooperatives that have made significant investments in green energy like wind turbines to diversify their energy generation portfolios. Kleinjan said theyve made investments carefully so customers dont end up footing the bill for technology that doesnt work.
Co-ops are supportive of a balanced mix that is technically feasible, Kleinjan said. Our co-ops have earned many awards for wind power innovation.
Republicans quickly dismissed Obamas plan, calling it a war on coal and a war on jobs, reflecting the opposition to climate legislation on Capitol Hill that prompted a frustrated Obama to sidestep lawmakers and take action himself.
The president should be fully focused on creating a healthy national economy and putting people back to work and this decision is a step away from that, South Dakota Rep, Kristi Noem said in a statement.
Environmental groups offered a mix of praise and wariness that Obama would follow through on the ambitious goals he laid out. Bill Snape of the Center for Biological Diversity described it as too little, too late.
What hes proposing isnt big enough, doesnt move fast enough, to match the terrifying magnitude of the climate crisis, Snape said.
Nick Lowrey of The Argus Leader contributed to this story.