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WEST LIBERTY - When Noel the service dog isn't pulling Sara Keedy up hills and opening doors, he is a very playful puppy.
"He himself is hilarious when he's off duty. ... He's a big marshmallow," said Keedy, a senior at West Liberty University who is training to become a dental hygienist.
Mount Olivet resident Keedy, who became paralyzed from the waist down when she had a spinal cord stroke at 12 years old, received the black Labrador/golden retriever mix from Canine Companions for Independence. She was on a waiting list to get the dog for two years. Noel, 2 years old, began training for his life's work when he was just 8 weeks old.
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DOING HIS JOB — West Liberty University student Sara Keedy poses with her service dog Noel. -- Contributed
Keedy describes the dog as helpful and impressive.
Noel helps Keedy, who uses a wheelchair, get around campus by pulling her up hills. He also opens doors, turns on lights, picks up dropped items and, if necessary, helps her get back into her wheelchair. There have been two occasions when Keedy has fallen out of her chair and Noel has helped her get back into it. She uses his shoulders to push up and lift herself back into the chair.
"He likes to work. When he is in his vest ... he likes to do his commands and he likes verbal praise. He likes expressions on your face - he is always looking at your face. He can tell immediately if you're happy or sad," Keedy said. "He helps me get momentum up hills, which takes the stress off my shoulders. I've had shoulder problems in the past."
Keedy, 22, said she learned about Canine Companions after reading about them in a magazine and online. She then found a woman in Yorkville who already was using a Canine Companion service dog. Keedy didn't have to pay for the dog, just the trip to New York where she attended a service dog training. She was matched with Noel from the start.
"A lot people have a misconception that he only works, but he is trained as a service animal - that's all he knows. He thinks it's a game and he loves to do his job. ... At end of the day he's my baby and is like any other pet. I love him very much," Keedy said.
Keedy said since she has received Noel she has had encounters with fake service dogs in public.
Recently, she was shopping and a dog, whose owner claimed it was a service animal, acted aggressively toward Noel. Keedy said the incident was "scary."
"Noel didn't know what to do. The man had to get on top of his dog to control him. Noel kept going and the dog was pulling the man across the room. I wouldn't know what to do if a dog attacked him," Keedy said.
Keedy said she found a security guard who said the man claimed the boxer was a service dog and that he showed the guard papers stating that as well. Keedy noted, however, that fake service dog papers can be printed out online.
But managers and employees, she added, are legally permitted to make even a real service dog leave a store if it is acting aggressively.
Keedy said it would be unusual for a service dog to act improperly.
"I understand people love their pets, but it puts working dogs in a stressful situation. Noel is very submissive. Service dogs are bred to be submissive and they won't put up a fight," Keedy said. "When he's in class with me, he hangs out under the desk until class is over. When we come back to the apartment, I feed him and we play. Later that night, he helps me take off my shoes and socks at the end of the day. Then we just hang out and cuddle. ... He doesn't have a mean bone in his body."
Keedy, who graduates in May, said life before Noel was "hectic."
"Before I had him I was more nervous about going out in public by myself. ... I feel safe and more independent," she said.
Keedy was crowned Ms. Wheelchair USA in 2011 during a national pageant held in Ohio.
She helped organize a disabilities awareness day at WLU in 2011 during which students used wheelchairs, crutches or blindfolds to experience what it was like to have a disability on campus.
"Sara Keedy is a great example of how a service dog can enhance the independence of a person with disabilities. Her active lifestyle, her dedication to her collegiate career, and her love for Noel makes her the perfect ambassador for Canine Companions. We're very proud of Sara," said Debra Dougherty, executive director of Canine Companions for Independence Northeast Region.


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Hey, guys
I was on the phone to my Dad yesterday, and was telling him about the show Ice Pilots NWT. He used to be a pilot for United and flew DC-3s and DC-4s, so he was interested in some of the episodes from the second season. I checked into obtaining the second season DVD set, and unfortunately no one will ship to the USA due to current licensing (our History Channel down here is still airing the second season).
The problem is, my Dad is 95 years old, and was just diagnosed with ALS. Because we don't know what the future holds, so I wanted to get the second season DVDs to him as soon as I could. It would be nice to ship them to him for Father's Day (in June down here).
Any one up North interested in buying a set and shipping them my way? Of course, I will front you the money. Paypal might be the easiest way, factoring in the exchange rate US to Canada.
PM me if you can help with this.
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Why do I lose karma when I take bandit things, like objects found in some Powder Gangers camps?
Those items belong to another faction, in this case the powder gangers. This is stealing, as far as the game is concerned and is punished with karma loss. The game does not take into account whether you're allied with a faction or whether they hate you and shoot you on sight, it always is counted as stealing.
Fallout morality is slightly schizophrenic, killing powder gangers is good but stealing from them is bad. You have to accept that as a quirk of the game, there is no way to make sense of that.
But don't worry, karma is not really important (Details in this question) and you earn enough karma anyway if you're playing good.
Because two wrongs don't make a right. Just because you have killed a baddie does not mean you can take their stuff. The stuff could be stolen for instance. You get good karma for killing them as the "world" around you perceived them as a threat.


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Since we all know files are recoverable with programs after being deleted from the recycling bin, everyone is told to do secure wipes by putting random data over the files you're deleting on the disk itself. From what I understand with Hard Drives (and CDs, and Floppies, etc), the data is written to either be reflective/raised up (1) or non-reflective/sunken (0). My question is then how can a bad guy recover data that's been overwritten just once, since it would change the reflective or height of the gap?
There are three basic methods: multiple copies, error correction, and enhanced detection.
A hard disk, or CD-ROM for that matter contains a filesystem. A filesystem is an organization of files in a way that makes sense to the computer and allows you to arbitrarily create, modify, and delete files at random.
Multiple Copies
Some filesystems have performance enhancing features like quick writes or protecting an original file while modifying it. Some features may have copies of pieces of a file or even the entire file in a separate location on the disk.
Error Correction:
CD-ROM and DVD-ROM filesystems have error correcting codes so that if your disk is chipped or scratched and some bits of a file are unreadable, it can figure out that bits are missing and recreate them.
Enhanced detection:
Magnetic bits on a hard disk platter are writen and read by sensors called heads on the end of a arm which moves across the disk platter. The bits are written in concentric circles called tracks. The tracks are spaced far enough apart from each other to prevent a magnetic bit on a track from causing the head to read an adjacent track incorrectly. However magnetic fields are not clearly discrete and recording on a track will bleed slightly into the margin between the tracks. About ten years ago the size of a disk track that the heads could write were an order of magnitude bigger than what scientific instruments could detect. In that case it was possible to use scanning tunnling electron microscopes to look for the write patterns in the margin between tracks. However, doing so would have been extremely costly and difficult, and likely never happened in the wild.
The general theory is that some residue of the previous state exists due to the limited accuracy of the rewrite. There may have been a proof of concept demonstration, but I'm not aware of any claims that it's actually been done in earnest. It would be incredibly time consuming and expensive to even attempt.


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9 Traumatizing Moments from Classic Kids Movies
#4. The Fatality in Hocus Pocus
A Disney Channel regular, this 1993 fantasy/comedy remains the stuff of legends, if only because it shows that with enough makeup and unsightly co-stars even Sarah Jessica Parker can look attractive.
You'll find more examples of this same basic principle in every nightclub.
But despite being a Disney movie, this film's beginning is more macabre than most horror flicks from the 90's. It starts in Salem, Mass., in 1693, where by the five-minute mark we are introduced to a book made out of living flesh.
The witches use this book to make a brew out of assorted human body parts. The purpose of this brew? Allowing them to perform a Mortal Kombat-like fatality on a little girl by literally sucking the soul out of her body. Oh, and they force her brother to watch the whole thing.
The witches become rejuvenated thanks to the ritual, this being basically how they apply their makeup. But wait, what happened to the little girl? Although it's never acknowledged, you can see her aged, shriveled body sitting completely still in a chair for the rest of the scene while the witches celebrate. It's pretty obvious that they killed her.
As we said, the corpse is never acknowledged by the witches ... except when someone comes knocking at their door and they unceremoniously cover it with a tablecloth.
It's like a scene out of ALF, only with more child murder.
Or maybe we're reading too much into it and the soulless girl is still alive, in which case she probably went on to star in one of those Disney Channel comedies.
#3. The Futuristic Nazi Demons in Wizards
Wizards was Ralph Bakshi's first attempt to prove that he could produce a family picture after his X-rated Fritz the Cat film failed to capture the imaginations of children everywhere. If you don't know who Ralph Bakshi is, let's put it this way: He's the type of guy whose idea of a "family picture" involves showing as much side-boob as possible.
Wizards is set in the far future and follows a group of elves, dwarves and fairies, one of whom is voiced by Mark Hamill, but he's murdered right away. At one point the villain, Blackwolf, gets his hands on some Nazi stock footage and uses it to cause instant post-traumatic stress on the elves ...
... after which they are swiftly massacred by Blackwolf's Nazi demon army. And by "massacred" we meant literally blown to shit all over the place.
It's like the elves are meant to represent the children watching this movie, with the villain being the guy literally projecting this horror in front of them.
"This is for not watching my previous film, you little twats."
#2. The Ghost Army from Bedknobs and Broomsticks
Bedknobs and Broomsticks was a follow up to Disney's Mary Poppins, using the same winning combination of live action and animated musical sequences, only this time with more witches. Oh, and Nazis.
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Conspicuously absent from the poster.
Having a bunch of Nazis crash any Disney film sounds like a recipe for disaster, but interestingly, the Nazis are not even close to the creepiest thing about this movie: That would be the part where the witch played by Angela Lansbury possesses a whole goddamn castle, which essentially amounts to summoning an army of the dead tough enough to take on a squad of Nazis.
We thought the floating horses were a nice touch.
The worst part? The chanting. That goddamn chanting.
First a book made of flesh, and now an army of undead medieval knights. At this point we have to wonder how many Disney films have stuff in common with The Evil Dead.
#1. The Sinking Horse in The NeverEnding Story
The NeverEnding Story is one of the most beloved fantasy films ever, even if, more so than All Dogs Go To Heaven, it suffers from a horribly misleading title.
The film is not on long enough to warrant a potty break before subjecting children to one of the most unexpected, drawn-out deaths in children's cinema outside of Japanese animation. We speak, of course, of the loss of the protagonist's beloved horse, who is tragically swallowed by the set design of the Swamps of Sadness scene very ...
... very ...
... very slowly, until we lose sight of it and it drowns.
Oh, and the reason why the horse was standing still in the first place? It was "overcome by the sadness of the swamps," and because of that, it died. We're sure that sent a great message to all the kids watching the scene and beginning to tear up.
"This could be you, kids!"
The scene is not only one of the most unexpectedly depressing moments in children's cinema, but one of the most realistically acted as well -- that's because the actor playing the kid accidentally got his leg caught in the elevator used for the scene and was slowly pulled beneath the swamp as well. According to IMDb.com, "he was unconscious by the time he was brought to the surface."
Yeah, "acting."
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Waffle Maker, cooks Belgian Flip for $15.30
coupon code: 12JANAPP
Price: $18.00
Save 15% with Coupon Code: 12JANAPP
= $15.30
Free in-store pickup.
The perfect waffle maker is here! Belgian flip waffle maker
rotates to ensure even baking of these extra-thick waffles.
Deep pockets for syrup and butter. Indicator lights.
Adjustable temperature control. Non-stick cooking plates.
Stores vertically or horizontally. Stainless steel drip tray.
From cooks. Brushed stainless steel housing. Imported.
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Flip-style waffle makers are horrible. If you need to flip it to make one right, the design of the heating elements/plates is bad.
I can't get the 12JANAP code to work. Is it a thank you code?
I've had this exact model and used it monthly for the past two years or so, and it makes pretty darn good waffles very easily.
I just spent a week at a Residence Inn, so I've had my fill of self-made flippy Belgian waffles.
So many good reviews... but so little kitchen storage space... But I do love me some hotel waffles... In for one!
The waffle maker can be a little hard to clean. The external parts are easy enough to clean, however, like most belgian waffle makers, the plates are not removable. Getting a sponge or towel in there to remove all the junk can take a couple of minutes.
Oh, the code works fine I was just missing the last p. Thank you very much for this deal. We were just looking at this in the store and almost bought it. I did the ship to store. Does anyone know if they just pull it off the shelf if they already have it or do they really ship one regardless of in store inventory?
just buy a waffle-bot and it'll make your life easier.
"i love you waffle-bot"
pancakes are for sissys
Code worked for me. This is a great price.
I bought this same model on Black Friday for $10 (after rebate). I absolutely love it!! Just make sure that you use a pancake mix that has egg, oil and milk not the one that you just add water. You need the oil to keep from sticking and make clean-up a breeze.
Is it better to get pancake mix or should I get a mix specifically for belgian waffles?
@dabills22: Get a recipe for Belgian waffles. There aren't that many ingredients.
Waffles made with pancake batter don't get crispy enough.
May I also suggest pearl sugar for your waffle batter. makes for a sweet crispy addition....
in for 1.
Thanks, I'm in for one. My 6 year old loves waffles...maybe I can get away from the toaster waffles.
We can stay up late, swapping manly stories, and in the morning, I'm makin waffles!
Standard shipping: $6.00... even with $1.06 tax, still worth it!
Thanks for posting the deal, one fancy waffle maker on the way!!
@xstevejx: Let me explain the difference between Belgian waffles and regular. The regular ones are a little denser because you just pour in and the hot plates on top and bottom cook the batter.
The Belgian cooks on the bottom and then when you flip, the batter spreads to the other side leaving a more airy and lighter waffle.
As to the difference between pancake batter and waffle, the main difference is that you whip the egg whites and mix in after. This aerates the batter making the waffle lighter than the pancake.
BTW - I have this one when it was on Woot a while back and it's great. There isn't much cleaning really. The plates are nonstick. When it overflows, you just wipe it down and the stainless steel plate below catches it. A warning though - the exterior gets very hot.
Good deal.
In for one, $22 shipped.


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Redford 1 - 1 Blyth
First game in charge of Blyth, not great, only a cup game though
Redford 1 - 1 Blyth
First game in charge of Blyth, not great, only a cup game though
Villa 5 - 1 Wigan
Second-half hat-trick from Gignac.
CS Sedan 2-2 Toulouse FC
Only took the job a few weeks ago (I'm in March at the moment), and trying to avoid relegation - currently 18th.
Newcastle 4-2 Man Utd F.A Cup 5th Round
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Metalist 0-4 Man Utd
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Man Utd 3-1 QPR
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Konyaspor 0-3 Galatasaray, League, all 3 strikers Baros, Keita and Paolucci on target, a fairly routine victory with the latter two ending goal droughts
Man Utd 3-1 Metalist
Galatasaray 0-0 Fenerbahce, Turkish Cup Semi Final 1st Leg, disappointed not to have taken a win from my home leg especially after Mehmet topuz was sent off in the 29th minute
Spurs 0-1 Man Utd
A great away win after a mid-week European game.
Man Utd 5-1 Panathinaikos
Stoke 0-1 Man Utd
Stoke 0-0 Man City
Mainly a youth team though so I'm happy, average age of just 22.
We don't need to know all your results craig.
Man City 3 - 1 Benfica
Champions League Group Stage, played Reserves and U18 as I've already qualified, against a Benfica fighting for the last spot with Fiorentina.
After going down 0-1 early, fought back with two controversial penalties in 3 minutes just before the interval. Onuoha sealed victory with a 65th minute header. Benfica went out.
Put everyone on Hard Tackling, committed 16 fouls.
Premier League Day 18
Arsenal 2 West Ham 0
Fabregas (20)
Eduardo (48)
Eduardo missed pen (48)
Fabregas started and ended a nice passing move involving him, Gilberto and Rosicky, then a foul by one of the West Ham defenders given Eduardo a chance to score from the penalty spot but Green saved it back into Eduardo's path and he scored the follow up.
Important win this one over West Ham if we could put our chances away when we play away we would be alot closer to Man United who are still 6 points clear of Man City and 7 clear of us and Chelsea.
Galatasaray 0-3 Fenerbahce, Turkish Cup Semi Final 2nd Leg, Moussa Sow, Alexander kerzhakov and a nice chip from Ozer Hurmaci made mincemeat out of my team, should have seen this coming after I couldn't take advantage of a ten-man Fenerbahce at my home 0-3 to Fenerbahce on aggregate
Galatasaray 2-2 Kayserispor, League, would have liked a win from this game but sloppy defending gave two goals away in the 1st half, Mehmet Eren Boyraz and Umit Tutunci scored for them, Paolucci and Baros for me with Keita having a goal disallowed
Spanish Cup Final
Granada C.F. (Liga adelante leaders) 3 - 0 Real Madrid C.F. (Liga BBVA leaders)
Much to my embarrassment, I've just finished dancing like this around the room...
By golly... the fans will be celebrating tonight!
Galatasaray 1-1 Sivasspor, League, I had a lucky escape from this match, Kamanan gave Sivasspor the lead with pretty much their only chance, my team kept taking long shots and none went in until the 93rd minute when Mehmet Topal netted a 25-yarder
24th March 2010
Barcelona 4-2 Athletic
Still 2nd in the league, not far behind Real Madrid who are top
career updates forum.
Can people please avoid spamming this thread and keep it to the interesting stuff please?
Crewe 2-9 Blackpool - First game in charge, only a pre-season friendly I was still shocked though as I only made 3 signings one of which (Lukas Jutkiewicz) scored 4 goals! I was only 3-2 up at half-time!
Tirsense 0-1 Paredes
Despite being dominated the whole game, my substitute striker came on and scored an 88th minute winner.
Swansea 1 - 4 Watford
Three days after a 2nd round drubbing Rochdale 1 - 5 Watford
Birmingham 0 - 1 Spurs thanks to a very late goal from my new striker Postiga.
Athletic 2-1 Xerex
Last game of the season, this win secured 2nd place in the league, Champions League football next season along with Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Barcelona
Kepa (signed for £3.4m from Getafe) scored 29 goals, winning Top Goalscorer for La Liga and the Top Spanish Goalscorer award
I came 2nd in the Manager of the Year award, beaten by Pellegrini at Real Madrid.
Roll on next season
Man Utd 2-2 Sunderland
Man Utd 3-1 Bolton Europa League semi 2nd leg
Dunfermline 0 - Airdrie Utd 1
Current Table
Celtic Pl 30 GD +33 Pts 63
Airdrie Pl 29 GD +35 Pts 61
Dunfermline Pl 30 GD +32 Pts 59
For anyone who actually cares the final table was
Team Played GD Pts
Airdrie Utd 38 +42 80
Dunfermline 38 +29 71
Celtic 38 +28 70 (Lost the last 4 games in a row)
Rangers 38 +14 57 (5th place)
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Galatasaray 4-0 Bursaspor, League, this game does have signifance as it has sealed my place in the Europa League this season, a terrific display saw Keita score 2, with Serkan Kurtulus and Servet Cetin adding to those goals, Bursaspor now linger 7 points behind me in 7th woth one game to go. This puts me in a great position to come 5th as well while I play at home to relegated Hacettepe, Gaziantepspor who are 5th face league leaders Fenerbahce and we are on equal points
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Galatasaray 4-0 Hacettepe, League, last day of the season and 2 goals for Baros along with Paolucci and Ozbek gave me a win, a 4-0 defeat for Gaziantepspor against Fenerbahce means I finish 5th which means a better placing in the Europa League, and more importantly more money
Everton 3-3 Man Utd
Stupid game. I get an amazing result against a top side away from home, then I play the next home game V's bottom of the table team, I am massive favourites and my players turn into total idiots who cannot pass a ball and lost the game! SO ANNOYED WITH THIS STUPID GAME!
and relax. I think I'm at the end of my tether with FM10 now.
Champions League Semi Final First Leg
Man Utd 2 - 0 Liverpool
My young goalkeeper got another MoM performance. (I think my defence needs tweaking)
FA Cup fourth round replay:
Man City 3-3 Leeds united
*Leeds won 4-3 on pens
Im absolutely delighted i had no idea i could beat Man City with a two-league difference between us.. got Arsenal in the next round now
Salisbury 6 - 0 West Brom
Only 4 games to go in the Championship and my Salisbury Team are 2nd (11 seasons in charge and my highest position yet).
Carregado 2-1 Torreense
Second Division-Central
Last game of the season meaning that we secure our Second Division status thanks to 4 wins in a row (including a 2-0 win against the champions) which lifted us out of the relegation zone, ending up in 11th place.
England 12 Liechtenstein 0. WCQ 2014
2012/3 Carling Cup 2nd Round
Southampton 2 - 5 Derby
Came back from 2-1 down thanks to a Romelu Lakaku hat-trick.
Man Utd 3-1 Burnley
Inter 0 - 3 Roma
Spain 4 - 0 Slovakia
Billericray 2-0 Basingstoke
Denmark 1-1 Scotland
Scored in the 91st minute, they equalised in the 92nd
Metalist 1-0 Man Utd
Young Boys 0 - 0 Luzern (pen 5-6)
Swiss Cup semifinal game, I (Luzern) won on penalties 6-5... whew! On to the final!
Melilla 1 - 0 Atlético Ciudad
Wonder goal, awful ref, easy misses. Cheating AI ********!
2012/13 Carling Cup 4th Round
Fulham 1 - 0 Derby
I had much the better of the game and was unlucky not to win, a defensive mix up in the 88th minute allowed Van Der Vaart to tap home and confirm their place in the Quarter Finals.
St. Johnstone 3 Celtic 7
Semi Final of the Champions League
Man Utd 4 - 1 Liverpool
Crushed them
Now for the final against Barca.
2 results here, my 1st game as Switzerland boss against Azerbaijan finished Switzerland 5-0 Azerbaijan,WC Qualifying a Derdiyok hat-trick along with Inler and Meijo goals gave me a nice welcome to the job
My 2nd game France 1-0 Switzerland, sadly France dominated against me and I was lucky to only lose 1-0, a youngster called Tafer who I signed when I was Man U manager came back to haunt me with a goal.
Champion league Last 16: 2nd leg
AC Milan (1) 0-0- (1) Barcelona.
Shut up shop works
Rochdale 4 - 0 Port Vale
Dagnell X2
Norwood X1
Kennedy X1
After winning the Swiss Cup semifinal on penalties... played Neuchatel Xamax in the final. Another 0-0 score line after extra time, but I won again on penalties in dramatic fashion. What a run! My first cup win on FM ever.
Neuchatel Xamax 0 - 0 Luzern (pen 6-7)
Sunderland 1-2 Newcastle
YES! A great derby win and only my second game in charge. In the first one I beat Cardiff 1-0
Toulouse FC 0-1 OGC Nice
Confirmed my relegation from Ligue 1 and after resigning, Tottenham offered me a return to England. Champions League football here I come.
Sunderland - Hull
WOW WHAT a game!!!!
Dominated in the first half and lead with a goal at the 45+1 minute!
Everything showed that it would be a boring but easy 1-0 win....
75th minute and the score! 1-1 and i am scared!
84th minute and they don't get a penalty! I breath deeper...
86th minute i score! wowo a won out of nowhere!
90+1 minute and i score again! not necessary i though, but why not!
90+3 they score! will they have time for more?
90+5 i score again!
2-4 final score! that was a game!
2015 Gold Cup Quarter Final - Honduras 0-3 United States
I love managing the US. It's so easy!
2031 UEFA Champions League Final
Roma 4 - 1 Girondins de Bordeaux
Arsenal 5 - 0 Liverpool in PRM 2011
GD Concha Azul 2 - 0 Sporting CP Portuguese Cup Final
Real Sociedad 2-1 Rayo
Barely scraped a win at extra time.
Newcastle 1 - 0 Newcastle reserves.
Man Utd 2 - 0 Arsenal
Burnley 1-1 Newcastle
Matin Paterson 83 - Riquelme pen 45+2
Stupid defence, they have cost me many wins before and it will continue that way. I am around 2 points above everyone else in the Prem but I could easily be 10 to 15 points above the following pack.
Chelsea 7-0 Villarreal
Champions League First Knockout Round 1st Leg
Man City 0 - 1 AC Milan
second season, good result i think
Totenham 6 - Man Utd 1
English Premier League game with my new 4-4-2 Target Man tactic.
I'm Varteks, 5th v 3rd, last game before a 10 week winter break.
Man Utd 9 - 0 Boca Juniors
First home-match, last pre-season match before the new season. Quite pleased
Cordoba 7 - 0 Barcelona. All goals from open play. The Cordoba manager appeared to be quite satisfied with the result in the post-match conference
Hertha Berlin 2-1 Werder Bremen
Accidentally switched off the computer after I had won 3-2 in the previous game where Obafemi Martins scored a 90th minute winner. But, Martins scored in this match but it weren't the winner this time.
Serbia - Andorra 8-0
Mansfield 4 West Ham Utd 3
I won a thrilling pre-season friendly encounter. It was 2-2 at half-time, then 3-2, then 3-3, and then 4-3 with a late late winner!
US cup semifinal
Dc United - LA Galaxy 1-1 (4-5 on penalty's)
I drew 2-2 with Tottenham after reloading my West Ham save after 6 months of inactivity.
Was 2-0 up and things were going great, then Gareth Bale decided he would score a double. I was going to change to a defensive tactic at 2-0 up but everyone knows if you change to a defensive passing tactic you end up having a 5 all draw. So I decided to not change anything and prove that no matter what you do, the AI comes back regardless.
My third competition win on this game:
Coca Cola Championship 2010
Prem League 2013
Euro Cup 2013.
2013 is a good year.
Serbia - Armenia 9-1
What;s significant about this match is that i was leading 8-0 at Half Time. Most i've ever scored in 45 minutes.
Last result was:
QPR 1 -1 Spurs (Premier League 2011/2012)
This result sealed my relegation from the Premier League 2 years after being promoted....have a good squad but chopped and changed tactics all year - my own fault so I resigned. Holidaying until I get a job (Top Division Jobs only) but so far 2 seasons without an offer.
(18th)FC Emmen 0-0 NAC Breda(4th)
AFC Wimbledon 2 v 0 Crawley
Have just gone 3rd in first season of BSP with a game in hand that will take me top if I win
Serbia - San Marino 14-0
I know i was playing San Marino, but it's never easy to score that many goals, provided that i've played with my backup strikers (rested the main 2). And the fans were jubilant for the win nevertheless.
The funniest thing was that one of the San Marino players had a rating of 0.1. I mean, how crap do you have to be in order to get a rating of 0.1, he didn't even get a red card or score an own goal.
Brentford F.C. 3 v 1 Charlton Athletic - Johnstone's Paint Trophy 1st Round.
Very chuffed about it in my second season as Brentford FC manager. The first season was a struggle to avoid relegation (achieved comfortably in the end but not without some nervous weeks down in the 'drop zone' around March-April). I was expected to lose this match against a more fancied team, but the players found plenty of space and ran Charlton ragged, scoring two goals in the first thirty minutes of the game.
For the 0.1 player, what are his attributes and what was his position?
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Havant & Waterlooville 17-0 Glenn Hoddle Academy...
I know they are pretty naff, but come on! :|
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Premier League 2026/27
Arsenal - Wolves 0-0, i'm 5th, 4 points and a game less Southampton.
Man Utd 6 - 1 Bolton
Finally a landslide win again! The last few have been 1-0,1-1,2-1 etc. Annoying!
Bundesliga 2033/34
HSV 4 - 0 Leverkusen
FC Basel 4-0 Man City 2017 champions league final
Man Utd 4 - 0 Aston Villa
Both Rooney and Aguero ended their goal-drout. Quite nice
New all-time personal record victory.
Nottm Forest 10 - 1 Hull
Jermain Defoe Hat-trick, 2 from Robert Lewandowski, 2 from Chris Cohen with Michael Turner, Chris Gunter and jonjo Shelvey fleshing out the result. 2012/2013 season. Got Defoe for a cut-down 3.7m, Turner however cost me most of my transfer kitty at a painful 8m for a club like Forest. Worth every penny. 10 games in, 8 goals scored. 4 were pens, 2 from corners and 2 from open play. Not a bad haul for a CB.
Aston Villa 1- 2 Hyde United Prem
Athletic 3 - 0 Villareal
Bayern Munich 0-1 Hertha Berlin
Had three strikers at the African Nations, so was left with Roque Santa Cruz and Adrian Ramos (a Colombian striker linked with Man Utd) and a 19-year-old Swedish striker Guidetti from Toulouse (who hasn't played a game all season). Bayern Munich also had three goals disallowed.


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The existence of the universal goal
Everyone has its own dreams, goals, objectives, etc. Some are interested in domains that others don't like. Still, I think we all share one, or several, common goal(s), that, together with experience, direct all our very single actions.
Why search for it?
If everyone possesses it, isn't it obvious? I think it's not conscious and that it takes a good introspection to find it.
Socrates said:
Know thyself and you will know even the gods and the universe
Being aware of this goal is a good way to act better towards it and to be satisfied with our life. To a smaller extent, it could increase our productivity by strenghtening our will by thinking about these goals, that if I'm right should be the best reasons to do something in the world and to check whether what you do is right.
Some suggestions to start off
I've already given some thought to this very, very, very important question. Here's what I suggest:
The indicator
Wouldn't you agree that the goal of life is to be happy? Not just a little happiness, but more: ecstasy? But you can't be happy with anything; this feeling is the indicator of the fulfilment of our primary goals.
What are the goals about?
I'm sure all the goals are for the sake of oneself only, or at least first far behind the other beings or things. We'll discuss this point through the other goals.
Physical stuff
Therefore, your first concern is to stay alive: eating and drinking and generally be healthy is the primary goal. Safety is also important, because we can anticipate, so even if our life is not hurt right now, we don't feel at ease unless we're far from predators.
As humans "dominate" Earth, it's kind of relieved of this task, but that's not enough! Even people who live very well can be very sad: the second part of happiness is mostly psychological. I think we can divide it in two categories:
Social proof
You can nearly "survive" every hardship with good friends. One achieves things to be recognized and appreciated by everyone; this is the best reward.
Even altruistic people help other people for themselves, because it makes them feel good (Dr. House said something like that). I'm not sure one would enjoy helping others if he were considered a slave or whatever. If you don't believe me, consider this situation: You wake up in the morning, and you discover you're the only being left in the world. You have everything you want: money, food, leisures, for free, but you won't be feeling good for sure. People who crash on unknown islands and have to survive there for years can do so only because they hope, anticipate that they will get saved, but they wouldn't otherwise.
I don't blame altruistic people at all! Montesquieu said something like: "One's happiness is bound to everyone's happiness.". If we think about it, that's luckily the reason why humanity still exists. If we were really dumb and started killing each other to get the other's food or goods, and not uniting against greater foes and saving each other's life, our species would be extinct!
Then, what about tyrans, psychopaths? Well, they must be feeling very bad and jailed in a vicious circle where they don't think they can apologize for their crimes, because they wouldn't be forgiven, and just think of protecting themselves by being even more tyrannic. That's what happends to Macbeth, in Shakespeare's play.
The "primary" thought at the base of this goal would be that: "The more friends I have, the less ennemies I'll get, or I'll be protected by my friends. Thus, my life won't get in jeopardy because of them."
Care for physical appearance is without a doubt linked to this goal. I'm not an expert so I don't know about the criteras, but I think it's still related to safety. It may mean one is confident or he has adopted the habits of its society, thus dressing weird can make him feel weak because of people avoiding him or laughing at him. We may have conceptions of beauty at birth, such as symetry and curves. It may depend on what we're judging. A painting and another person are different. The person is judged beautiful if he/she looks in good physical condition, thus taking care or him/herself, or looks kind, thus not being a danger to us.
A kind of consequence to the "social proof" goal, subgoal: acquisition of power, intellectual or physical. Means we can better protect ourselves from the world, and thus feel safer.
Having children could also be a way to extend one's power, or at least influence, but I'm not satisfied with this explanation.
Love may be understood as part of the survival instinct, a function to keep human beings together against menaces and to facilitate the continuation of the species.
I don't know whether we care about what happens to humanity after we die or not. Epicurus would maybe say no... but there might me more reasons behind this.
If we have the same goal, why do we act differently?
There are people who try to achieve this and are already happy because they're confinent they'll succeed, and people who feel they failed and lost their will, which leads to all kind of bad emotions and actions, such as wrath and suicide.
Anyway, it all comes to our genes. We really have something in mind when we're born and even before... A core program that's still to discover...
Need answers!
What's your opinion? Any questions about mine or cases that would enforce or question my theories? First, do you agree there is a universal goal? I'd love to read scientific studies on that, but I hope philosophy alone won't be considered "too subjective".


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January 6, 2013
To the editor: I would personally like to thank a young man whose name I don't even know....
@widowmaker41 Yes, that extra comment was definitely wrong of me. It was unneccesary and actually diminished my good intention. Point take.
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I agree Ms. Kelley. There are many good people around this area and in the world. BKnees why does even this good woman's story have to be linked to a tragedy? Come on, Here in Toronto, there is such a man as well, He drove down 4th street on his tractor with plow on his way to the store, clearing a path for people to walk both directions, on the way up.. he went on the west side, on the way back he ran the East side . heh good peoples for sure!
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Bravo Ms. Kelley! Thank you for posting this. We need to teach and reinforce Good Samaritans acts in this world. Just think, if one person had stood up and done the right thing on the night of August 11th...
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Workers near Minas Ragra. Ore mined in Peru was sent 3,800 miles to a U.S. smelting plant via llama, train, and ship. (R. Whetham Collection, illustration by Willie Fetchko Graphic Design)
For almost 100 years after its first discovery in 1801 the element vanadium languished in obscurity. It was rare and lacked any apparent use. All that changed at the turn of the century when John Oliver Arnold discovered that adding a tiny amount of the element to steel made the steel alloy stronger. Soon after, Henry Ford picked up a fragment of a wrecked French race car. Surprised by its light weight, he sent the piece off for analysis only to be further surprised to learn the steel contained vanadium. Vanadium steel, Ford learned, also turned out to be rustproof and shock and vibration resistant—the perfect material for a new industry in search of new materials. The first Model-T car built by Ford contained vanadium steel in its crankshafts, axles, gears, and springs. Initially, vanadium's life in industry appeared likely to be cut short: there was no single significant source of the element, little mining of it, and no other options for those looking to make stronger steel on a large scale. But one day in 1905, in one of the world's most remote and harshest regions, two men discovered the vanadium equivalent of a gold mine.
That day, Antenor Rizo Patrón Lequérica and Eulogio E. Fernandini de la Quintana rode their horses to Minas Ragra, a windswept, barren area on the edge of the Andes about 100 miles (161 kilometers) north of the capital, Lima, and more than 25 miles (40 kilometers) from the nearest railway. The high altitude, 3 miles (5 kilometers) above sea level, turned even a short amble into an exhausting proposition. But the two had made the grueling journey for a reason. Fernandini owned a nearby lead, silver, and copper mine, as well as a smelter to refine the ores. Rizo Patrón managed the smelter laboratory. In search of fuel to power the smelter, they collected samples of any rock that looked burnable. After filling their packs they got on their horses for the return journey.
As night approached and temperatures dropped below freezing, the two men lodged at Hacienda Hayarragra, about 12 miles (19 kilometers) from Minas Ragra. To warm their icy room they burned one of the samples—a shiny lump of what looked like coal. Though the samples did not appear to contain pyrite or any other familiar sulfide minerals, the burning lump produced a surprisingly large amount of poisonous sulfurous gas. Rizo Patrón analyzed the sample on his return to the lab and discovered a new mineral, one that contained vanadium. While Rizo Patrón got naming rights—he called it patronite (VS4), after himself—Fernandini applied for mining property rights.
Meanwhile, in the United States a man named Joseph M. Flannery had a problem. Flannery managed the Flannery Bolt Company at Bridgeville, Pennsylvania, which produced flexible stay bolts used primarily for steam-locomotive boilers. Flannery wanted high-strength steel alloys for his bolts. He had heard about vanadium findings in Peru and in 1906 dispatched two American geologists, Donnel F. Hewett and Alfred Thompson, to search for a supply. The two men first visited the Llacsacocha mine, where vanadium had also been discovered, but found nothing worth mining. Disappointed, they returned to Lima, where they planned to board a ship for home. Before departing they met with José Julián Bravo, who managed the laboratory for the Corps of Mining Engineers of Peru and who had written a report on patronite. Bravo showed a sample from Minas Ragra to the two Americans, who promptly turned around and headed inland again. Their subsequent report to Flannery convinced him to buy Minas Ragra.
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How much will Joe Flacco get paid?As recently as early January, there were questions about Joe Flacco's capability to ever lead the Ravens to the promised land.What a difference a Vince Lombardi Trophy and Super Bowl MVP award can make.Now, as Flacco embarks on an offseason in which he could hit free agency, his agent is lobbying for the Ravens to make Flacco the highest-paid quarterback in the league -- surpassing Drew Brees' $20 million-per-year and Peyton Manning's $18 million-per-year averages.Outside of Baltimore you still would be hard-pressed to find anyone who thinks Flacco is a superior quarterback to either Brees or Manning. But Flacco was absolutely brilliant during the playoffs (11 touchdown passes, no interceptions) and has every right to strike while iron is hot.There is no chance the Ravens let Flacco leave in free agency, so the fallback plan would be to slap the exclusive franchise tag on him. Doing so would cost Baltimore $20 million for the 2013 season. If they think Flacco is worth that much anyway, the Ravens may wind up signing a huge paycheck.2. Darrelle Revis' futureAre the New York Jets really, truly committed to relocating Revis Island? Because of their horrible salary cap situation, they may not have a choice.The Jets currently sit about $20 million over next season's projected cap -- a number that includes the $6 million ($3 million base plus bonuses) Revis is due in 2013. That, obviously, does not leave room for the Jets to bump Revis' contract up to where the cornerback wants it. Revis is in the final year of his deal, so the Jets may opt to deal him and get something in return, rather than watch him leave next offseason for nothing.Despite coming off a torn ACL, Revis believes he should be the league's highest-paid defensive player (last year, Mario Williams got $100 million over six years, with $50 million guaranteed) , which is a hurdle any team looking to trade for the shut-down corner will have to jump.3. RGIII's rehabThe heart of every Redskins fan sank on Jan. 6, when Robert Griffin III crumpled to the FedEx Field turf, clutching his knee during a playoff loss to the Seahawks. The torn ACL and LCL that Griffin suffered that day required extensive surgery and put his status for the 2013 season in jeopardy.Griffin has promised to be ready for Week 1 -- an Adrian Petersonesque timetable for recovery. The safer bet is that Griffin misses at least a few games to start next season, with Kirk Cousins and a yet-unnamed veteran duking it out to replace him in the lineup.Peterson's sensational return from his own knee injury set an extremely high bar for injured players after him. Expecting Griffin to come back as quickly and in as incredible shape as Peterson is unfair. That's what Redskins fans are hoping for, though.4. What will the Chiefs do at No. 1?Last year, we knew weeks before the NFL Draft arrived that the Indianapolis Colts planned to take Andrew Luck at No. 1 overall. 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Then his stock took a hit in that national championship game, when he often looked lost against Alabama's offensive line. Now, after the catfish scandal, any speculation about his stock is on hold until Te'o arrives at the Scouting Combine and conducts interviews with teams. Will Te'o do enough in Indianapolis to convince the NFL that his on-field abilities outweigh his mystifying past?6. Which uniform will Michael Vick wear in 2013?The Eagles opted not to cut Vick on Wednesday, and in doing so, guaranteed $3 million of the $15.5 million Vick currently is set to make for the upcoming season. At some point, Philadelphia has to pay Vick that other $12.5 million, renegotiate his deal to whittle down that figure, trade him or release him.That final option is the gutsiest, as it could leave the Eagles still on the hook for Vick's full contract.By holding onto the controversial QB for now, Philadelphia gives Chip Kelly more of an opportunity to analyze his current QB situation and figure out his next move. Perhaps Vick will wind up figuring into the Eagles' plans, after all.If he does not, then the likely conclusion here is a trade. There are several teams in need of a starting quarterback -- Kansas City, Arizona and Jacksonville come to mind. Would any of those teams be willing to roll the dice on a soon-to-be 33-year-old Vick?7. Key offseason for new coachesWhile Chip Kelly's name is in the discussion ...The former Oregon coach now has the reins in Philadelphia, and a lot of intrigued eyes will be cast his direction to see if Kelly's style can translate at the NFL level. He is one of two college coaches to make the leap this year -- Buffalo's Doug Marrone, most recently of Syracuse, the other.The man that Kelly took over for, Andy Reid, ought to garner his fair share of attention, as well. Tasked with turning the Chiefs back into contenders, Reid faces an uphill climb after Kansas City inexplicably slumped to a 2-14 finish in 2012. That's seven fewer wins than Bruce Arians racked up as the Colts' interim coach, while Chuck Pagano battled leukemia. Arians parlayed his masterful fill-in job with the Colts into the top spot in Arizona.Three coordinators will get their shots as head coaches, too: ex-Seahawks defensive coordinator Gus Bradley (Jacksonville), ex-Broncos offensive coordinator Mike McCoy (San Diego) and ex-Panthers OC Rob Chudzinski (Cleveland).Oh, and Chicago, primed to be a contending team, pulled the trigger on an extremely interesting hire, plucking the offensive-minded Marc Trestman from the CFL.For more on all of those moves, check out my grades for all of this year's coaching hires.8. Dealing with disgruntled QBsVick may not be the only big-name quarterback on the move this offseason. Both Alex Smith (San Francisco) and Tim Tebow (Jets) will be in new uniforms next year, if they have anything to say about it. 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KILLEEN (March 6, 2013)--A Killeen teenager in the Bell County Jail Wednesday, charged with burglary of a habitation in connection with the theft of hundreds of dollars in change from a Killeen home.
Anthony Charles Sajna, 17, was ordered held in lieu of $50,000 bond charged with burglary of a habitation.
The burglary was reported at around 2:30 p.m. Monday in the 400 block of Baumann Drive.
The resident told officers she returned home to find a window broken and the garage door open.
Inside the house she discovered that a change jar that contained $600 to $700 in coins was missing.
A teenager approached officers as they were investigating and reported that he saw someone break the window and leave the house with something in his hands.
The teen's aunt told officers she saw a man in her backyard at about the same time as the burglary.
But an arrest warrant affidavit says police later determined that the teen who provided the information to officers had stolen the coins and had hidden them in a shed in the backyard of his aunt's home.
The teenager also told officers that another juvenile was involved in the burglary and when officers questioned the second suspect, they found a jacket, the pockets of which were full of quarters.
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BROWNSVILLE (November 17, 2012)--Two Democratic state lawmakers who share oversight of the Texas Department of Public Safety say they couldn't tell from their viewing of a DPS video that immigrants were hidden beneath a tarp in a fleeing pickup truck at which a trooper in a helicopter fired.
Two Guatemalan immigrants died in the Oct. 25 shooting as a DPS trooper fired from a helicopter pursuing the truck on a remote South Texas road.
Sen. Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa, D-McAllen and Rep. Lon Burnam, D-Fort Worth viewed the video separately this week and said they couldn't tell that people were beneath the tarp.
However, they say they're still skeptical that the use of lethal force was justified.
Guatemala's consul in McAllen has expressed skepticism that the trooper couldn't have seen people in the truck.
Earlier this month the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas Thursday demanded an independent investigation of the deaths.
The ACLU made the demand in a letter to Director Steve McCraw of the Texas Department of Public Safety that said, "If the facts as reported are true, this use of deadly force was illegal and unconstitutional."
The letter demanded an investigation by "an agency that is not under the umbrella of the Texas DPS."
"If the public accounts are correct," the letter said, "DPS's use of deadly force against the unarmed passengers of the truck was illegal and unconstitutional."
"We are also concerned that the actions of the DPS, if accurately described in the news reports of the incident, suggest a troubling disregard for the safety of residents of border communities—the very people DPS officers are sworn to protect," the letter said.
The DPS, meanwhile, identified the trooper who fired as Miguel Avila and said he has returned to work, but said he was assigned to administrative duties until the investigation is complete.
The DPS said he fired repeatedly from a helicopter in an effort to shoot out the tires of the truck during a high-speed chase that started when Texas Parks and Wildlife game wardens tried to stop the truck on an unpaved road at around 3 p.m. on Oct. 25.
The DPS helicopter joined the pursuit about halfway through the 14-mile chase, the agency said.
"The truck was traveling at a dangerously high rate of speed," DPS said in a press release.
"The vehicle appeared to have a typical 'covered' drug load in the bed of the truck, based upon numerous similar high speed pursuits that have previously taken place in the area.
The truck was headed toward William J. Clinton Elementary School, Dr. Javier Saenz Middle School and Salinas Elementary at about the same time children are normally released, the DPS said.
The chase stopped about two-and-a-half miles from Clinton Elementary School and Saenz Middle School, DPS said.
" No people were observed in the bed of the pickup truck until it came to a stop and several people were then observed running from the vehicle," the DPS said.
"Although it is very tragic that two lives were lost, had the vehicle continued recklessly speeding through the school zone, any number of innocent bystanders or young lives could have been lost or suffered serious bodily injury," McCraw said.


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6 Laws That Were Great On Paper (And Insane Everywhere Else)
The road to Hell is paved with good intentions. And Bourbon.
The point being, history is full of well-meant laws and reforms meant to protect us from ourselves that either don't do a damned thing, or in these cases, actually make things worse.
#6. Smoking Bans in Pubs and Bars Means More Drunk Driving
Let's face it, alcohol and cigarettes are a magical combination: They go together like peanut butter and chocolate; a rock star and a porn actress; a Cracked writer and minor felonies. You'd think it would be common knowledge by now that if you mess with one of these vices, it's going to affect the other in some way. But anti-smoking laws have been in the news quite frequently, with newly implemented indoor smoking bans taking effect all across the UK and the U.S. The benefit to public health seems obvious at first glance. But as astute readers might have guessed already, there is always a potential backfire just waiting to happen...
Keeping us safe from second-hand smoke.
How Did it Backfire?
Smokers who also drink alcohol are going to smoke when they drink alcohol. As obvious as that statement is to anyone with a shred of common sense, the unbreakable bond of smokes and booze escaped lawmakers completely. They figured that smokers would go to bars, have a drink or two, step outside for a quick nicotine fix and then resume their drinking inside. They forgot to take two tiny little things into account: Winter is cold and wet, and people with genitals typically like to not "freeze them off."
And no practical advancements in winter smoking.
A study by researchers Scott Adams and Chad Cotti discovered that, when faced with smoking bans in bars near their homes, alcohol-drinking smokers would simply drive further to other jurisdictions where the bans weren't in place. That also meant they had a longer drive home when they were potentially drunk off their asses. Adams and Cotti found that, on average, there was a 13 percent increase in drunk driving fatalities in areas that had instituted smoking bans.
Do the right thing.
If we've learned any lesson today, let it be thus: Never underestimate the love affair between beer and cigarettes, or the motivational power of cold balls.
Oh, also don't drink and drive. That's somewhere in there too.
#5. Sex Offender Laws Make Them Harder to Track
If a stampede of pedophiles running rampant through the streets sounds like a nightmare, you might not be sleeping. You might just be in Iowa.
It all seemed like such a great idea on paper: The good legislators of Dubuque, Iowa, in an attempt to keep pedophiles and other degenerates as far away from their children as possible made it illegal for a registered sex offender to live within 2,000 feet of a school. Seems like a no-brainer, right? But then someone remembered that kids also congregated at other places besides schools. There were libraries, daycare centers, swimming pools and parks to think about too. In the end, sex offenders were forbidden to live within a half-mile of any place where adolescents might gather.
How Did it Backfire?
Somebody took a map of Dubuque and drew 4,000-foot diameter circles around every "predator free" landmark in town. They quickly realized that with dozens of overlapping circles covering the entire city, there was literally no place that a sex offender could legally live. Like some alternate-universe version of the Book of Exodus, the county's molesters had no choice but to pack their shit, sing "Let My People Go" and head for the Promised Land. The Promised Land, in this case, being the town of Galena, right across the Mississippi River in Illinois, where no such restrictions were in place.
When the good people of Galena realized that a herd of dudes named Chester was headed for its borders, they in turn passed their own Draconian residency laws. The next town down the line did the same thing, as did the town after that. A frenzied passing of sex offender residency legislation swept across the entire region and now, presumably, there is a tidal wave of homeless child molesters thousands strong that is going to crash into the Atlantic Ocean at any moment.
Iowa lawmakers reluctantly came to understand that while having sexual predators living in your town is not very appealing, knowing where they live is an important part of policing them and making sure they are controlled and accounted for. Once everyone on the sex offender registry became basically homeless, a good number of them went underground and disappeared off the police radar altogether. The end result: Like a sexually deviant remake of Predator, Iowa is now being stalked by legally invisible child molesters scattered throughout the state.
#4. Fishing Restrictions Mean Smaller Fish
If you happen to be hunting on land, you have to follow some pretty strict permit rules like: Only hunt in designated areas, observe all safety rules and don't slaughter anything that can sing you an adorable song about the forest. So it only make sense that the same should apply for fishing, right?
Nope! Don't you look stupid for assuming that? That's what you get for applying logic, suckers!
How Did it Backfire?
Fishing restrictions are actually causing the fish to shrink and depopulate. And this isn't some new development either; this has been happening over the past century or so. The average size of cod has gone from 95 centimeters to 65 over the space of 60 years, for example. And while most people were happy to shrug it off, assuming water shrinks fish the same way it makes fools of all men, some scientists suggest we might be the ones actually responsible.
In one study, a batch of Atlantic Silversides were divided up between three tanks. In the first tank, 90 percent of the largest fish were culled; in the second, 90 percent of the smallest fish were culled; and in the third control tank, they culled fish at random (though presumably the ones that "swam like dicks" went first). Counter-intuitively, it turned out that the second tank ended up having larger fish, over longer periods of time.
Do you see the reasoning yet? As we're actively removing all the big fish from the ocean, while simultaneously protecting the smaller fish, we're teaching the genetic structure of the fish to favor slow growth. Not only does this mean that we're getting smaller fish to catch, it also means that fish are now taking longer to reach maturity, meaning they're taking longer to repopulate.
In short: We cull the strongest and the largest (the Schwarzenegger fish) while throwing back the weak and sickly (the Steve Gutenberg fish) then when nature sees this shit go down, BAM!
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The Dodge City High School Red Demons football team showed considerable progress Friday night as they battled the Liberal Redskins. Things started off in the Red Demons' favor as they won the coin toss. The Redskins received but wound up punting back to the Demons. They were able to get within just a few yards of the end zone and went for it on fourth down. However, they were taken down and forced to punt. The Redskins responded with a run across the field as they took it all the way in for a touchdown, bringing the score to 6 to 0. After receiving the ball back, the Demons made some progress down the field but decided to punt, bringing the score up to 6 to 3. After receiving, the Redskins gave up the ball in a turnover on downs. After a long pass to Reid, Newton ran into the end zone for a touchdown, bringing the score to 6 to 10 Red Demons. The second quarter brought an early touchdown for the Redskins, bringing the score to 12 to 10. On their next possession, the Redskins made a long pass down 27 yards to the 19 yard line. This enabled the Redskins to get in for another touchdown, bringing the score to 20 to 10 over the Demons. However, the Red Demons responded with a touchdown thanks to Reid, who made a leaping catch for the score. This brought the total score up to 20 to 17 in favor of the Redskins. The Redskins made a long pass down to the 10 yard line and passed it in for another touchdown, bringing the score to 26 to 17 over the Demons. On their next possession, the Demons handed the ball back to Middleton, who threw the ball for an interception. The Redskins had possession at the end of the second quarter. A lightening delay was called during half time. Early in the third quarter, the Demons made a 50 yard field goal attempt, a school record, bringing the score to 26 to 20. On their next possession, Newton passed off to Middleton for a touchdown, bringing the Demons to the lead with a score of 26 to 27. The Redskins received the ball, making a 30 yard pass and pushing in for a touchdown, bringing the score to 34 to 27. The Demons fumbled on their next possession, allowing the Redskins to get in for another touchdown and bringing the score to 40 to 27. In the fourth quarter the Demons fumbled the ball. Neither team was able to put points on the board throughout the quarter and the Demons continued to have trouble with dropping passes. In the end the Redskins ran out the clock, leaving a final score of 40 to 27 in favor of the Redskins.
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5,5'-dibromo-4,4'-dichloro-indigo is the product of X-gal cleavage, often used as a reporter with B-galactosidase. I've made the (unreferenced) observation that it seems as though the blue product slowly degrades over periods of time within the cell, allowing for cells to lose their blue coloration.
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A 5,000 sq. ft. laser tag arena and a 2,500 sq. ft. game arcade is conveniently located by hotels and restaurants off I-64.
Gateway features mini-golf, go-karts, an arcade, bumper boats, a kiddie track and Rudy's Restaurant.
Mac's Time-Out Lounge/Off Track Betting
Order off the extensive menu. Why not try the real Southern-style chicken and dumplings or meat-lover's pizza? You'll find fair prices, large portions & excellent dishes. Try eating outside at the comfortable terrace-style beer garden. Your whole family will have a pleasant dining experience. Place your bets at the off-track betting parlor. Stay late for a cold one.
Enjoy three levels of action on the first riverboat casino in Illinois, with more than 1,000 of the most popular machines, from penny to $25 slots. Try your luck at the tables with blackjack, roulette, Caribbean stud poker, pai gow poker and craps.
This multi-sport, Olympic-style festival showcases the finest amateur athletic talent in Illinois each year on the last weekend in June.
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The bright lights of Vegas have nothing on the Casino Queen, home of the loosest slots! The Queen has had the loosest slots in the entire country for six years running, plus the hottest table games in town. Hungry? The Queen has you covered from fine dining to casual. The best view in town is from the Casino Queen Hotel.
CITY:East St. Louis
Gateway Grizzlies at GCS Ballpark
The Gateway Grizzlies are a professional baseball team based in Sauget, IL. The Grizzlies are a member of the West Division of the Frontier League – which is not affiliated with Major League Baseball. The Grizzlies played their home games during their inaugural 2001 season at Sauget Field. In 2002, GCS Ballpark, (formerly GMC Stadium) opened and has remained the club's home since. This 5,000-seat stadium, home to the Gateway Grizzlies minor league baseball team, has reserved box seats, lawn seats and a hot tub.
Fairmount Park is home to live thoroughbred horse racing action. From March through September, the horses run on the one-mile oval dirt track Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Ralph Korte Stadium & Sports Complex
This 3,000-seat venue is home of the SIUE track & field and soccer programs. The complex, which has hosted the NCAA Division II Championships on three occasions, is completely lighted and has a seperate throwing area for field events.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Vadalabene Center
The Vadalabene Center on the Division I campus at SIUE is a flexible venue with seating for 4,000. The main gym can be configured for several different court setups: three full-sized basketball, six volleyball or five badminton. The center is also home to the SIUE wrestling program.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Cougar Field and SimmonsCooper Baseball Complex
These newly constructed additions to the sports facilities at SIUE serve as the home of the softball and baseball teams, respectively.
Indian Mound offers an 18-hole golf course.
CITY:Fairmont City
Located in Maryville, this facility has an indoor arcade, batting cages and lots more fun for kids. Alfonzo's Restaurant is right next door for pizza lovers.
This 18-hole golf course opened in 1990.
CITY:Granite City
This nine-hole golf course has two on-site restaurants.
CITY:Granite City
Regular racing events, including UMP Late Models, UMP Modifies, Sportsman, Street Stocks and Factory Stocks, are held on the 1/4-mile oval. Special events like the World of Outlaw Sprint Cars are raced on the 1/2-mile track.
CITY:Pontoon Beach
The 18-hole, par 72 Stonewolf is one of only four Jack Nicklaus Signature courses in Illinois and Missouri.
CITY:Fairview Heights
Riverbend Billiards provides 10,000 sq. ft. of entertainment. There is great food and beverages for everyone, plus a full bar for our over 21 crowd. You'll find 15 7-ft. bar tables and two 9-ft. Gold Crowns. Dart machines and video games are available for the kids. Riverbend Billiards sells a wide variety of pool cues, cases and miscellaneous pool supplies as well as a large selection of soft tip darts and dart supplies. Open Monday - Thursday, 11 a.m. - 1 a.m., Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. - 2 a.m., and Sunday, Noon - 1 a.m.
Gateway National offers an 18-hole, par 71 course made up of rolling links, separated by gentle mounds that meander through lush, green pasturelands.
Everett Moody Park at Longacre
This park is a ball player's dream with two lighted diamonds, including one with grandstand seating and a concessions stand. In the late 1990s this park hosted the Pan-American Games Junior Baseball Tournaments.
CITY:Fairview Heights
Timber Lakes features an 18-hole, par 72 course.
Grand Marais includes an on-site restaurant and pro shop.
The Grizzlies Baseball Academy is located at the U.S. Cellular Kid's Zone at GCS Ballpark, and features a three-cage setup for hitting and pitching instruction. On site is the Pro-Batter PX2 Professional Baseball System, a top-notch pitching machine.
This ice arena features two NHL rinks, a snack bar, pro shop and meeting rooms.
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A little background: a Pinewood Derby car is a small wooden car that races down an inclined track, powered only by gravity. You are allowed to add weight to the car up to a certain limit.
Here is a recommendation to add the weight to the upper back of the car, to maximize the potential energy. My own gut feel is to add it so that the weight is evenly distributed between all 4 wheels. I'd like some advice that is well grounded in science.


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From the image above, assume that it is a 3D image that is of m*n*o size.
Each voxel can only be either 0 or 1. White is 1. Black is 0.
In this 3D environment, there is one cylinder-like structure, but the whole cylinder does not have consistent radius - from one to the other end, the radius changes around. The whole structure (as in "any edge of the structure to the whole thing inside) consists of white voxels or 1 only. All other voxels outside the structure are 0.
Red line is the computed skeleton of the 3D image - this red skeleton line is always right in the middle of the whole structure.
This implies for any particular voxel of the red line, we can draw the blue circle of respective radius for any particular voxel.
The radius or these green lines are what I am looking for.
If we are to compute for the radius of any particular voxel of the red line, how could that be accomplished?


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Date Climbed: Jun 25, 2016
|Two of us wanted to climb Sefrit on Saturday, but the Ruth Creek crossing was going to be a challenge. We would have been more motivated if the weather had been better. No rain but everything was wet. The clouds were low. So off we went to the more familiar Ruth Mountain. Snow from Hannegan Pass on. Views were very limited, but short opportunities to see Shuksan were good enough. First summit for me this year.
|Posted Jun 28, 2016 8:50 pm
|Great for New Climbers
Date Climbed: Aug 18, 2013
|Did this with a rope team that had practice, but had never done glacier travel actual. This was a great trip for them to experience being roped up, and gave me piece of mind with two inexperienced climbers.
|Posted Jan 18, 2015 3:44 pm
|On the summit for three hours
Date Climbed: Jul 12, 2014
|Nice climb. Sketchy on a side traverse along 5920' but other than that a long hot fun day. Views cleared for smoke from a forest fire in the morning to clearer sky in the afternoon.
|Posted Jul 13, 2014 2:57 am
|Mike Lewis
|H Pass. Stunning
Date Climbed: Jul 12, 2014
|EastKing and I stayed at the TH overnight and went up early hoping to beat some of the heat. We paced our way up the snow (5,000') which was beginning to melt with temps never making 0c. A little worrisome traversing the North-East side of P5930' with bad run-out but the snow conditions were perfect summer snow. Made the summit by 11am with sun and bad smoke that eventually blew away. The views went from good, to great to amazing and by the time we got to the top I was shouting with joy with that amazing view of Shuksan. We spent 3 hours taking it in and chatting with others before glissading down and then the heat hit us. Back on trail, we jumped under cataracts to stay cool. Ruth is an awesome peak that delivers the whole way.
|Posted Jul 13, 2014 2:30 am
|Happy birthday USA
Date Climbed: Jul 4, 2014
|Snow constant from just before the pass. Some snow bridges across gullies on approach to pass require some considerable effort or risk, OK for mountaineers but still dangerous for casual hikers.
Beautiful mountain more majestic than it's somewhat humble stature would indicate.
Nice day with Magellan and the Maintenance Man.
|Posted Jul 9, 2014 1:46 am
|First North Cascades success
Date Climbed: Oct 26, 2013
|After attempting Rainier 2x and Church 1x, tagged my first legit North Cascades peak today. Weather was bluebird though the coast has been shrouded in fog for 10+ days, no wind. Snow was punchy but held well in the morning. 7:30am arrival, 5pm depart (after hour long summit lunch @ 12). All reward for views - fun climb!
|Posted Oct 27, 2013 1:19 am
|fun trip
Date Climbed: Sep 22, 2012
|we were above a sea of clouds for the majority of the trip. it there was a lot of smoke in the air, which diminished views, but a great trip nonetheless
|Posted Oct 28, 2012 1:00 pm
|Ruth via Hannegan
|nice day trip great area
|Posted Sep 21, 2012 1:00 am
|SE face
Date Climbed: Aug 9, 2012
|Instead of going up the Ruth glacier solo, I contoured below the glacier to E ridge, then to SE face and went up snow slopes to hit final crest 50 feet from summit. Fantastic panorama and mountain was not as challenging as I was expecting.
|Posted Sep 14, 2012 6:03 pm
|North Slope
|A great spring ski!
|Posted Oct 21, 2011 12:32 am
|Four times...
|Climbed Ruth glacier a handful of times. To ski, summit bivy and on the way to Icy. Great views!
|Posted Oct 4, 2011 8:32 pm
|Great spring snow... in August!
Date Climbed: Aug 14, 2011
|Hauled the skis all the way up (on bike trailers from Bellingham) so my buddy could test out his new AT gear. It was worth it! I've never had that many soft, enjoyable turns in August before. Most parties were wearing crampons, judging from the ample boot paths up the ridgeline, and we saw some very large rope teams from below (Mazama groups) that must have crossed over to Icy. I think it was actually safer without mountaineering gear. Case in point: Bellingham Search & Rescue was out that morning to help a guy who punctured his own knee. I saw one tiny crevasse below Rest Rock that was easily avoided. My Australian Shepherd also really enjoyed this summit. Only downers: descending the valley with skis on packs, and all the views obscured by harmless clouds.
|Posted Aug 15, 2011 7:38 pm
Date Climbed: Jun 30, 2010
|Nice cruiser, will have to take the skis up there this winter...
|Posted Aug 12, 2011 6:26 pm
|Josh Lewis
|A good day out
Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2011
|I went with Gimpilator and Joe which we had a fun climb up, made it up in 5 hours, and 3 hours down. Stellar weather!
|Posted Aug 5, 2011 1:26 am
|Great Vista
Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2011
|Not bad at all, great views of Shuksan.
|Posted Aug 4, 2011 11:55 pm
|I've wanted this one for years
Date Climbed: Aug 4, 2011
|A nice easy glacier climb.
|Posted Aug 4, 2011 11:26 pm
|on the summit Solo
Date Climbed: Jul 5, 2004
|This was my first climb ever I stayed on the summit solo for 2 1/2days during that time spent up there I seen over 100 goats on the Nooksak Ridge.during the night I seen the Perseid meteor shower and herd Mount Shucksan north face ice avalanche off what a wake up call.I think I left something in my pants.I know it sounds far fetched but that was one of my best experiences in. the mountains.
|Posted Jan 11, 2011 9:29 pm
|Ruth Glacier - Icy Peak traverse
|Climbed this twice and spent the night on the summit both times. Second time made the traverse to Icy Peak - highly recommended.
|Posted Dec 28, 2010 9:34 am
|Ruth... you got me thinking
Date Climbed: Oct 25, 2008
|Need to start seeing other mountains than climbing Baker 4 times in a summer...
|Posted Oct 14, 2009 11:52 pm
|What a beauty!
Date Climbed: Oct 25, 2008
|Whiteout beset us until we cramponed up at the small rock at the toe of the glacier. As soon as we set foot on the ice the clouds cleared and we were left with a beautiful day and a magnificent climb!
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Whether it's because of the economy or an increased focus on healthy eating, a lot of us at the Hart Schaffner Marx offices in NYC and Chicago and turned to bringing our lunch from home. But now that saving money with homemade sandwiches is increasingly popular, we've realized you can't show up to the office kitchen with any old lunchbox or brown paper bag.
There is finally a solution that lets you carry your lunch to work like a grown up. The Artifact Bag Co. canvas lunch tote is a modern approach to the old brown paper bag. It is handmade from waxed canvas and American made Horween leather. The bag is handmade in Omaha Nebraska, pieced together using solid copper rivets, which give it a clean look. It comes in a variety of color combinations, from brown to olive.
Artifact Bag Co. was launched in February of 2010 by Chris Hughes, who quit his job and first used a vintage sewing machine he purchased on Craigslist to assemble the line's first bags. Visit www.artifactbags.com.