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i think the hole thing sucks..i mean i never go on that anymoreOriginally Posted by I_WANT_WII
Has anyone else noticed that the RPG thing is very lacking? The only monster that gives money is then wolf. can something be done about this?
i think the hole thing sucks..i mean i never go on that anymoreOriginally Posted by I_WANT_WII
Yeah, other forums have more to it but its still not that great.
When you wish upon a falling star, your dreams can come true. Unless it's really a meteorite hurtling to the earth which will destroy all life. Then you're pretty much screwed no matter what you wish for. Unless it's death by meteor.
Madness does not always howl. Sometimes, it is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, "Hey, is there room in your head for one more?"
Eagles may soar but weasles don't get sucked into jet engines.
dont bother witht the RPG just start threads that people will reply to and reply to posts yourselfe as well. then you will get money and xp if you really care about the RPG section of the site. Personally i think its a piece of crap and needs to be made better.
Wii Funds $0.00 and not growing =p
PS3 funds canceld for a year, funds will now go to my trip to France. besides i have a PSP WAHOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
X-Box 360 funds $0 and not growing
Yep it is a bit dull
And the Samurai car sucks
Samurais only ware there armor when going to war not on small one on one battles
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they way i seen this rpg thing work [in other forums] its you can attack each player ... with one click from here dont have to go searchin for there names and all that stuff.. its fun when you BORED AND DEPRESS U DONT HAVE UR WII YET....
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Need to Know: Is Garçon as good as Bryant?
Oct 9, 2013, 5:09 AM EDT
Here is what you need to know on this Wednesday, October 9, four days before the Redskins visit the Cowboys on Sunday night.
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Five things you need to know about the Redskins-Cowboys matchup on Sunday night.
1. After being in the hole all season, the Redskins have managed to work their way back up to even in turnover ratio. They have seven takeaways (2 INT, 5 fumble recoveries) and have given it away seven times (4 INT, 3 fumbles lost). The Cowboys are a plus-three in turnover ratio. Of course, it's not always quantity, it's often a matter of when the turnovers occur. Tony Romo's late interception against Denver was very costly and a Robert Griffin III fumble against the Lions was damaging to the Redskins' chances in that game.
2. Romo is averaging 285.0 passing yards per game and Griffin is just inches behind him at 284.8 (numbers are net, including yards lost due to sacks). The difference is that Dallas' offense is designed for a lot of passing and the Redskins' is not. In 2012 the Cowboys averaged 41.1 passes per game and the Redskins averaged 27.6. This year it's Washington with more attempts at 42.5 per game while Romo has averaged 37.6.
3. The Cowboys start their average drive on their own 28 yard line while the Redskins start at the 23. More goes into than this but Dallas is averaging almost more yards per kickoff return than the Redskins, 27.0 yards to 20.3. Last year the Redskins averaged 23.5 yards per kickoff return. Anyone miss Danny Smith yet?
4. Everyone knows that Dez Bryant has been a beast for the Cowboys this year but he's tied for 16th in the NFL with 29 receptions and 10th in yards with 423. It would not be shocking if the best receiver on the field on Sunday night turns out to be Pierre Garçon, who has the same number of catches as Bryant having played in one fewer game. The Redskins receiver is averaging 84.8 yards per game while Bryant is averaging 84.6.
5. The early-week talk around Redskins circles is that they should run the ball and control the clock to keep Romo, Bryant, and company off the field. But that could be easier said than done. Dallas has allowed 3.8 yards per rushing attempt, 13th in the league. It may be better to attack through the air as they are giving up 8.2 yards per pass attempt, 25th in the NFL.
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- polofourme - Oct 9, 2013 at 7:55 AM
Not even close…Bryant is a true big bodied, big play, No 1 receiver. Gracon, was at best a number 2 at INDY and that's what he is here…and that is one of WASs big problems, our group of WRs are all the same…I am not sure any of WRs beyond maybe Garcon would be starting for any other team..we simply don't have a guy anyone would describe as a No1 threat certainly not at the WR position..in fact our best receiver might be a TE.
- jorance72 - Oct 9, 2013 at 8:53 AM
As much as I hate praising a Cowboy, Dez is a beast. Very tough player that goes and gets the ball. Also has great instincts on how to change his routes after Romo is forced out of the pocket. I do think the Cowboy Offense is geared more to the passing game than ours, so that helps him lots.
I'm not sure how you can say that Piere isn't a true #1 Receiver? Look at our record with/without him in the lineup last season. If wins and losses don't tell the story, I'm not sure what does. Also, he's such an asset to our run game. Our Team's at it's best when we run 25 to 30 times per game and pass 20 to 25 times. Just look at how good his numbers have been in the games that we've passed the ball a ton this year.
Not sure if the TE your refferring to is Jordon Reed? I agree that he has awesome hands and a knack for getting himself open. Just wouldn't call him our best WR yet. Love his upside though!
At the end of the year, I think Hankerson will have solid numbers as our #2 WR. Just not sure about Joshua Morgan. I like him, but maybe his game is too similar to Hankerson's? I keep hoping AR steps up and maybe if Santana's gone next year, he jumps into the slot and can get more touches.
Bottom line…Love Garcon, like the others, but our Team is built to run.
For what it's worth, I'd definitely take the combo of Garcon/Morris over Bryant/Murray.
- polofourme - Oct 9, 2013 at 1:04 PM
Well just because we won more games with Garcon on the field doesn't IMO by definition make him a legitimate No1 WR…IMO a true number one can take over a game…Johnson at DET is a good example. He makes all the other receivers around him better, It means he is a play maker when the team needs it most. It also IMO means he has the physical traits to dominate. Speed, size, discipline, great route running, great hands…that IMO is not Garcon who at INDY dropped as many balls as he caught and he has a problem here of dropping pass's that hit him right in the numbers. The group last year did not have ONE member that was even close to 1000yds receiving. Garcon remains IMO a number 2 at best….as for Hankerson..I am not sure what you mean by solid numbers…he has the physical tools to be dominating WR but lacks discipline, runs poor routes, drops balls. I had high hopes for him at one point but they have faded each year hes been here…and from there, the group goes down hill fast. At the start of the year I thought Davis was the best receiver on the team but IMO he has simply fallen out of favor with this hc and once you get in Srs dog house, its like a black whole. His career at WAS appears over. As for Reed..not impressed with him, his size or skills..but he may end up by default as the teams only threat. That's a problem that I see for WAS. Now as to your last statement, I would rather see a combo of Morris and Bryant..but the only reason IMO you would take the combo or Gracon/Morris over Bryant/Murray is because of Morris..but I ve seen Murray play several time this year and all of Morris's starts..I am not sure at this point I would take Morris over Bryant..Bryant who is playing much better for DAL this year than last and is finally healthy…I think it would be a toss up btwn the two…but don't get me wrong, Morris is the best offensive player we have…better than Griffin.
- stasker6 - Oct 9, 2013 at 1:53 PM
Hankerson will finish this year as the true number two receiver. How many balls has he dropped this year? Zero. His route running is phenomenal. He is cutting on his routes with great ease and getting separation from the defense (which is why he has a good amount of catches and yards).
Garcon is a true number one receiver. He has everything that it takes to be a number one. As for Garcon dropping passes, Dez Bryant is famous for dropping passes too. Remember last year in the Giants and Cowboys game where Dez thought he caught it but ended up putting his hands out of bounds? Dez and Pierre are the same exact player (size, catching ability, blocking), they just play for different teams.
- Rich Tandler - Oct 9, 2013 at 1:54 PM
This just in: All NFL players drop passes.
- jorance72 - Oct 9, 2013 at 3:07 PM
Rich's article doesn't reference what Garcon did at Indy. Don't care about the dropped balls there. Also, had he been healthy, his numbers projected to be over 1000 yards.
The catch and runs he had against N.O. and at Dallas were "special". Both were passes he had to adjust to and then he had the speed and moves to take them the distance. Also, love when we use him on screens and let him use that running style to rack up yards after the catch. I believe he's pretty high up on the YAC rankings for WR's, which is what Shanny stressed when they picked him up.
I also don't understand what your issue is with Hank. His catching has improved. I do agree that the last couple years, some easy catches have been turned into adventures. However, this doesn't seem to be the case this year. He's finally figured out how to use his big frame to shield off DB's and is able to catch balls with his hands. (as apposed to needing his body to secure the catch) My comment was that he'd have solid #2 stats at the END of the season.
Fred may have fallen out of favor with the Coaching Staff, but to me, it's based on what he's doing on the field. Nothing more. If you think that Reed's play isn't affecting Fred's, you're crazy. Last couple games, I believe Fred's had a bad ankle, so that doesn't help either.
Not sure how you're not impressed with Jordan Reed. He runs good routes, his blocking is coming along, and he's able to make catches on balls thrown off-target. He is the future for us at TE, and will allow us to part ways with Fred if we choose to do so. I believe if he's healthy this week, he'll give us a real x-factor against the Cowboys Linebackers. They've show struggles against covering RB's and Jordan should create mismatches that can be exploited.
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Three full days are almost in the books since the end of the 2007 football season at Syracuse and there is nothing but silence from the hill on the status of Greg Robinson's job.
I'm not trying to cause hysteria here, but the silence is deafening at this point. If you want to end all the speculation among fans, media, bloggers, and elsewhere and if Greg Robinson is Daryl Gross's guy for next season, all you have to do is put out a press release indicating Greg Robinson will return. It takes 10 minutes to write one of those things and get it out to the media.
Game. Set. Match. Nothing to see...these aren't the droids you are looking for... move along.
Further delays will only build speculation on what the heck is going on here. At this point, you have to believe that tactic is by design by the good doctor and crew to keep everyone guessing.
Even a "my postseason evaluation is ongoing" statement would cool the fires at this point.
Things are on lockdown around DG, but a few spies tell he me he may be reaching out to potential new coaches through back channels to take the temperature of interest in the program just to make sure he isn't missing out on anything before pulling the trigger on bringing Grob back. But like I said, at this point, alot of things are being thrown at the wall (again probably by design) so I don't who or what to believe.
If that doesn't pan out? HEY! Greg my boy! Welcome back!! What's that? That whole delay thing? Oh don't worry about that...errr.....ahhh....my cell phone was charging.
Let's talk about 2008!
Not to mention, further delay will only add to the insanity going on in the forums right now. Although, I have to say that has been quite entertaining to read.
All this hysteria can be ended rather quickly by one Mr.Gross if he would just come out of hiding and tell the fans what the heck is going on here.
But like I said, maybe that silence is by design.
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Auburn police blotter | Aug. 22
Auburn Police responded to the following calls for service, among many others, between Aug. 16 and 18:
Aug. 16
Bike theft: Overnight, 2000 block of A Street Southeast. Somebody stole a bike.
Bogus bucks: 2:33 p.m., 1100 block of Auburn Way N. Somebody used a counterfeit $20 bill to try to pay for food at the Pick-Quick restaurant.
Theft: 12 a.m., 1000 Auburn Way S. An unknown person damaged a fire hydrant pipe and stole the hydrant valve.
Forgery: 9 p.m., 1132 Auburn Way N. Staff at the Pick-Quick restaurant reported that they were in possession of counterfeit bills that had been passed in exchange for food over about a week's time.
Burglary: 4 p.m., 11800 block of Southeast 319th Place. Somebody unlawfully entered a home and deprived its owner of multiple items.
Assault: 9:30 p.m., 2000 Auburn Way S. A man beat his girlfriend with his hands and fists, injuring her.
Aug. 17
Thievery: 11 a.m., 410 H St. NE. Somebody stole a woman's wallet when she was at Messiah Lutheran Church.
Shoplifting: 9:40 p.m., 762 Outlet Collection Drive. Police busted a man for trying to shoplift a bunch of stuff undisclosed, and the store got its stuff, still undisclosed, back.
More thievery: 3:30 p.m., 1600 block of 15th St. SW. Somebody stole backpacks from a vehicle, with, who knows, maybe stuff in 'em, maybe not.
Aug. 18
Tried to steal an excavator: Overnight, 6700 block of Udall Court Southeast. Suspects unknown tried to steal a John Deere excavator using an unreported stolen trailer out of Pierce County.
Car and trailer theft: 9:46 a.m., 1500 block of O Street Southwest. An Auburn business reported that thieves had stolen a truck and a dump trailer over the weekend. Video surveillance caught a two-tone Dodge truck pulling the trailer from the business in the early morning hours of Aug. 16.
Trespassing: 6:15 p.m., 901 Auburn Way N. A man was picking up his paycheck at Labor Works when someone assaulted him.
Strong-arm street robbery: 8:50 p.m., 1100 block of 17th Street Northeast. A male reported that an unknown male displayed a small knife and robbed him of $20.
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Ridiculously cute comic book fan art by Turkish artist Riza Turker. If that's too saccharine, browse his comicbook fanart for other looks beyond the cutesy "super deformed" style.
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Should a Wash Post writer take one toke over the line to build trust to get the story? The Washington Post has a strict policy that its reporters not engage in anything illegal to get a story. Does that include taking a hit on a joint or pipe if it will get the subject of the story to open up? Not surprisingly, the reader poll had over 70% say, I'd hit that.
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READINGTON — An ordinance governing the use of warehouses (Ordinance #20-2012) and another governing the installation of renewable energy facilities (Ordinance #21-2012), including electricity-producing solar panels and wind mills, will be voted on by the Township Committee at tonight's Oct. 1 regular meeting starting at 7:30 p.m. at the Municipal building.
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The JARTS RTTY Contest exchange includes the operator age. The question come up on one of the reflectors regarding the apparent aging of the contest community. I took my 616 QSO log and ran it through YAES (Yet Another Excel Spreadsheet). I removed the 00 and 99 entries and further stripped the log to eliminate duplicate callsigns. This left 412 contacts remaining to be analyzed. Here are the average operator ages reported for countries with (5) or more unique callsigns in my JARTS RTTY log: 41.5 Brazil (6) 41.6 RA & UA calls (11) 48.8 Spain (8) 49.0 Argentina (5) 49.1 Italy (21) 52.2 Germany (6) 52.3 Japan (23) 56.4 France (8) 58.3 USA (209) 58.7 Canada (31) 68.1 G calls (9) 49.6 All others (74) Running this process using data from the Top-50 logs would provide better statistics, but I think the trend is evident even in my small sampling. So what are Brazil and Russia doing that recruits enough younger operators to bias this report so heavily? 73 de Bob - KØRC in MN ______________________________________________ 3830 mailing list firstname.lastname@example.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/3830
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But you do.
You don't view yourself as a judge. Nor a member of the jury. Nor are sports journalists here to police the athletes, teams, leagues and sport.
But I love what the Football Writer's Association of America did on Saturday.
The role of good journalism is to cast sunshine in dark areas. To tell the truth. To serve citizens. And monitor those in position of power while also providing a dependable and independent forum for public criticism and conscience.
On Saturday, Auburn quarterback Cam Newton won the Heisman Memorial Trophy. But it was what happened a few hours earlier that I will never forget.
As they do each season, a panel of 12 FWAA members voted on the annual All-American team. The vote wasn't announced in a swanky ceremony at the Best Buy Theater in Times Square and with an hour of live television surrounding it. But that panel did something remarkable.
It left Newton off the team.
Skunked him.
Boise State quarterback Kellen Moore will get to tell his children someday that he, not Newton, was the All-American quarterback of the 2010 season. Moore didn't share the honor. He didn't get it retroactively. He was voted the first-team quarterback by a panel of writers who have been watching all season.
That panel did the right thing.
Newton led the Southeastern Conference with 1,409 rushing yards and 21 touchdowns. He threw for 2,589 yards and 28 touchdown passes. He's going to have a wonderful career in professional football, and if you're an Auburn fan, you're thrilled to have him on your side.
The NCAA ruled that Newton's father attempted to negotiate a play-for-pay scheme that would have sent his son to Mississippi State. The NCAA has determined, so far, that there's no evidence that Newton or Auburn knew about his father's dealings. And while this announcement was greeted with snickers and head shakes by college coaches around the country, the star football player skated free.
I've heard Heisman voters all week explain that they don't view their obligation here to do much more than to cast a vote for the best player in the country. It's the same logic that gave Reggie Bush the award in 2005.
The NCAA, the Heisman voters rationalize, tells the world who is eligible and who is not. And even though previous winners such as Pat Sullivan (1971, Auburn) say strong things such as, "The Heisman winner must always carry himself with honor," the Heisman trust lost a fair bit with me on Saturday.
Newton's character questions aren't limited to the pay-for-play scheme. Even if you accept that he was unaware of the requests others made for him, there are other red flags here.
There was also an arrest while he was at the University of Florida on felony charges of burglary, larceny and obstruction of justice after a stolen laptop was found in his possession. Those charges were dropped because Newton completed a court-approved pretrial diversion program.
Newton also had three difference instances of academic cheating while attending the University of Florida, according to a Fox Sports and other published reports. He reportedly faced potential expulsion from the university when he decided to transfer in 2008.
Even if the NCAA is not willing to make a stand, even if the majority of Heisman voters shrugged and said, "It's not my job to judge," even as Newton smiled as he received the award, that panel of FWAA voters made a wonderful statement on Saturday.
Character matters. Integrity matters. Ethics matter.
It all matters.
We live in a society that is all too eager to draw the blinds, and look away, when they see something wrong. We pass responsibility like it's a bowl of stuffing at the table. And we sit quietly too often when we should be asking questions, and raising expectations.
The NCAA opened a terrible box of troubles late this season by essentially announcing that as long as an athlete can't be proven to have known that his father was shopping him around, the kid is in the clear. And so none of us should be surprised when this plausible deniability syndrome becomes all the rage this recruiting season.
The instructions for the Heisman Memorial Trophy includes, "the outstanding college football player whose performance best exhibits the pursuit of excellence with integrity."
Too many Heisman voters ignored that final word.
Truth is, as a sports journalist I do spend too much time in courthouses and police stations. And as a columnist there are numerous occasions in which I have to decide whether it's my role to offer public criticism. I never mistake that as being a judge, or a jury, or the police. Those are tougher jobs than mine. But ultimately, each of us owns a tiny piece of our society. And if there's something wrong, we should all be willing to say so.
Newton is a sensational athlete. But while he's piled up the statistics, he has integrity issues, and legal issues, and academic issues. The hope here is that the troubles of the last few months for Newton will be a wake-up call, but the cynic in me knows that as long as he's recognized as the greatest, and slapped on the back, he'll snooze straight through to the NFL Draft.
Whether you believe that Newton should be recognized as the greatest player in the country shouldn't simply be left for the NCAA to decide via eligibility --- and for the rest of us to swallow whole. We shouldn't be so willing to overlook character issues because an athlete is skilled.
I love what the FWAA did on Saturday. Because it voted with a conscience.
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text: [Federal Register Volume 77, Number 143 (Wednesday, July 25, 2012)] [Notices] [Pages 43659-43660] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2012-18188] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Office of Foreign Assets Control Actions Taken Pursuant to Executive Order 13382 ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (``OFAC'') is publishing on OFAC's list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (``SDN List'') the names of five entities, whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to Executive Order 13382 of June 28, 2005, ``Blocking Property of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators and Their Supporters.'' The designations by the Director of OFAC, pursuant to Executive Order 13382, were effective on July 18, 2012. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Assistant Director, Compliance Outreach & Implementation, Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20220, Tel.: 202/622-2490. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Electronic and Facsimile Availability This document and additional information concerning OFAC are available from OFAC's Web site (www.treasury.gov/ofac) or via facsimile through a 24-hour fax-on-demand service, Tel.: 202/622-0077. Background On June 28, 2005, the President, invoking the authority, inter alia, of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706) (``IEEPA''), issued Executive Order 13382 (70 FR 38567, July 1, 2005) (the ``Order''), effective at 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on June 29, 2005. In the Order, the President took additional steps with respect to the national emergency described and declared in Executive Order 12938 of November 14, 1994, regarding the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and the means of delivering them. Section 1 of the Order blocks, with certain exceptions, all property and interests in property that are in the United States, or that hereafter come within the United States or that are or hereafter come within the possession or control of United States persons, of: (1) The persons listed in the Annex to the Order; (2) any foreign person determined by the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, the Attorney General, and other relevant agencies, to have engaged, or attempted to engage, in [[Page 43660]] activities or transactions that have materially contributed to, or pose a risk of materially contributing to, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction or their means of delivery (including missiles capable of delivering such weapons), including any efforts to manufacture, acquire, possess, develop, transport, transfer or use such items, by any person or foreign country of proliferation concern; (3) any person determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, and other relevant agencies, to have provided, or attempted to provide, financial, material, technological or other support for, or goods or services in support of, any activity or transaction described in clause (2) above or any person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to the Order; and (4) any person determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, and other relevant agencies, to be owned or controlled by, or acting or purporting to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, any person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to the Order. On July 18, 2012, the Director of OFAC, in consultation with the Departments of State, Justice, and other relevant agencies, designated five entities whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to Executive Order 13382. The list of additional designees is as follows: Entities 1. BUSINESS LAB, Maysat Square Al Rasafi Street Bldg. 9, PO Box 7155, Damascus, Syria [NPWMD]. 2. HANDASIEH (a.k.a. ORGANIZATION FOR ENGINEERING INDUSTRIES), PO Box 21120 Baramkeh, Damascus, Syria; PO Box 2849, Al Moutanabi Street, Damascus, Syria; PO Box 5966, Abou Bakr Al Seddeq St., Damascus, Syria [NPWMD]. 3. INDUSTRIAL SOLUTIONS, Baghdad Street 5, PO Box 6394, Damascus, Syria [NPWMD]. 4. MECHANICAL CONSTRUCTION FACTORY, PO Box 35202, Industrial Zone, Al- Qadam Road, Damascus, Syria [NPWMD]. 5. SYRONICS (a.k.a. SYRIAN ARAB CO. FOR ELECTRONIC INDUSTRIES), Kaboon Street, PO Box 5966, Damascus, Syria [NPWMD]. Dated: July 18, 2012. Adam J. Szubin, Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control. [FR Doc. 2012-18188 Filed 7-24-12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4810-AL-P


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As if we didn't know that the beleaguered Jewish people were defending themselves from the worldwide tsunami of Muslim and leftist Jew-haters.
Who can forget the rabid ululating chanting of the Islamic anthem of Jewish genocidal aspirations, Khaibar, Khaibar, invoking the killing of Jews. The name Khaibar, mentioned in the battle cry, was the last Jewish village defeated by Muhammad's army in 628. The battle marked the end of Jewish presence in Arabia. There are Muslims who see that as a precursor for future wars against Jews. At gatherings and rallies of extremists, this chant is often heard as a annihilationist threat to Jews, telling them to expect to be defeated and killed again by Muslims.
Up next? Obama's flotilla, launched by his friends, Rashid Khalidi and Bill Ayers and his grotesque wife, Bernardine Dohrn, and named after Obama's book, The Audacity of Hope (more here). Meticulously documented in my book, The Post American Presidency: The Obama Administration's War on America.
Religion of Peacenik on board the Gaza flotilla holding a knife after Israel Navy commandos boarded their ship on May 31, 2010.
Flotilla Photos Vindicate Israel Israel National News
Only now, more than a year after the violent flotilla incident in which terrorists tried to run Israel's blockade of Gaza, has it been conclusively shown that some of the "humanitarian" flotilla participants were armed with guns.
Photos of passengers on the Marmara ship sporting the guns were published on Tuesday in the Yediot Acharonot daily. It is not clear why the photos were not published until now.
The flotilla, ostensibly organized to bring humanitarian aid into Gaza, was organized by the Turkish organization IHH, of radical Islamic anti-Western orientation and with a history of ties with and fund-raising for Hamas....
UPDATE: OT but related: The Islamic incitement to Jewish genocide chant:
Sheikh Khalid ar-Rashid - "Khaybar khaybar ya yahud!"
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Khaibar Khaibar Ya Yahud - Zionist WATCH THIS!!
Down with Zionism and America
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From Facebook Video; by R-win Mad A (www.facebook.com Depicting the demonstration in Jakarta (March 20th, 2010) condemning Israeli occupation on ...
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Mansuh Israel- khaibar khaibar ya yahud
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Khaybar Khaybar Chant at Israeli Consulate
I had just hit the record button when this group of boys were chanting: "Khaybar Khaybar ya Yahud jaysh Muhammed saufa ya'ud" [Translation ...
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Khaybar Khaybar ya Yahud, jaish-Muhammad sayaud Ô Juif, l'armée ...
Manifestation anti-Israël à Montréal le 4 janvier 2008 organisée par Tadamon et Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights
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Ah Paris: A Hezbollah rally in front of the Louvre Museum
(heard at all these jihad demostrations) the genocidal Khaibar Khaibar ya yahud, jaish Muhammed sa-ya'ud--the chant reminding the Jews of ...
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UCI exposes the IHH / Free Gaza "Ship of Horrors," terrorist- ...
beginning, as passengers chanted "Khaibar, Khaibar ya Yahud Jaysh Muhammed Safayood" (Khaibar, Khaibar, oh Jews! The army of Muhammad will return!" ...
by uc4i | 1 year ago | 3,064 views
Khaybar Khaybar Ya Yahoud خيبر خيبر يا يهود
خيبر خيبر يا يهود Khaybar Khaybar Ya Yahoud ... Nasheed
by YaZahra77 | 1 year ago | 8,137 views
Khaybar, Khaybar ya yahoud
labayka ya hezballah labayka ya imam Ali
by mostafajnoub | 3 years ago | 17,315 views
Gaza flotilla participants invoked the killing of Jews
defeat of Jews in battle: "[Remember] Khaibar, Khaibar, oh Jews! The army of Muhammad will return!" [Khaibar is the name of last Jewish ...
by palwatch | 1 year ago | 221,203 views
Allah Wakbar...Khairbar Khaibar ya Yahood Jaish Mohammed soufa ya 3ood
Takbir... Allah Wakbar Takbir... Allah Wakbar Takbir... Allah Wakbar Shame on you so called Leaders.
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Is the wing-T on the cusp of a comeback in Oregon high school football?
The offense has faded in the last two decades as teams have favored pro sets, spread formations and no-huddle schemes. In the last month, though, Lincoln (Eric Fraser) and Putnam (Tim Jacobs) have hired coaches that plan to implement the wing-T.
Perhaps the raging success of the wing-T at Sherwood and Bellevue (Wash.) has coaches ready to embrace the wing-T again.
"Football styles are almost like a giant pendulum," Fraser said. "You have success with it, and people want to emulate it. And then as they adopt it, it doesn't become so unique anymore."
Fraser, who has assisted at Chisholm, Okla. (2003-04), Glencoe (2005-12) and Wilsonville (2012-13), has no formal background in the wing-T. But Lincoln has hired former Bellevue defensive coordinator Wesley Warren as offensive coordinator.
"He's going to bring in the Bellevue wing-T, which I really look forward to learning," said Fraser, a 1996 Glencoe graduate who played in the I-formation in high school under current Tigard coach Craig Ruecker. "We've talked, and there will be some times where we'll want to line up in the pro-I, and that's where my background comes in."
Fraser had a front-row seat for Sherwood's dominant wing-T while coaching in the Class 5A Northwest Oregon Conference. He spent one season as Glencoe's defensive coordinator.
"You won't find a much smoother version than what they do," Fraser said of Sherwood. "(Coach) Greg Lawrence has that thing dialed in."
At Putnam, Jacobs said he will draw on the expertise of his father, Dave, who ran the wing-T as head coach at Klamath Union from 1988 to 1990. Dave Jacobs will join the Putnam staff.
"It's an offense that not only is an equalizer for smaller schools, but they can beat bigger teams," Tim Jacobs said. "It's also an offense that can be installed from the lowest level of your youth program all the way up to the varsity. You're really having a true program offense."
Add Lincoln: Fraser said he is excited about working with Warren, who has served as video coordinator at Portland State the last two seasons.
"We both interviewed for the job, and they liked us both," Fraser said. "They asked us if we thought we could imagine doing it together, not as co-head coaches, but could we build this thing together.
"It took about 10 minutes of being in a room with Wes before I realized that this was a guy I really liked. In football, he's beyond solid. Everything about the guy just exudes excellence."
Fraser teaches science at Glencoe but said he is hopeful of joining the staff at Lincoln.
"That's something that hopefully we'll be able to work out at some point," he said.
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SPRINGFIELD — Turnout in the heart of where the MGM Springfield casino will potentially be located was a mixed bag by early afternoon on a special election day for the city's referendum on the host community agreement between the city and the casino developer.
Precincts 3B and 3C, which essentially split Central Street in the city's South End, where the casino is planned if all the political stars align, saw voter participation that was less than expected and more robust, respectively.
"We've seen almost double what we see in a primary," said precinct 3B warden Jose Rosario.
There were 70 votes cast around noon and Rosario said he expected to see about 150 more at the precinct on William Street by the time the polls closed at 8 p.m.
In the adjacent precinct, 3C, warden Elizabeth Hernandez said she saw her numbers lagging and thought the issue would bring more participation. Just 89 had voted just after noon.
Several poll workers said they were dismayed that the ballot, which was two pages long, with one devoted to the benefits of MGM's plan, was not more balanced in their views.
"There's all the affirmative reasons that MGM is a good plan, but where is the second page of all the other reasons?" why voters may vote it down, asked poll worker Gloria Peeler.
The ballot offers a litany of positives linked to the MGM plan including $50 million in annual "biddable goods and services"; a certain amount of entertainment events (four) per calendar year; ancillary development, including financial bolstering of Union Station and DaVinci Park; responsible gaming mitigation; and infrastructure improvements.
Poll workers including Peeler said they would have liked to see a comparable laundry list of arguments on the anti-casino side to inform voters. There were no sign holders, for or against, outside those precincts early in the day. [see the ballot at the end of this article]
In other areas of the city, residents were sweating it out in the heat to sway voters against the concept.
"Vote no! Don't ruin your children!" called out Dennis Fenton, 58, a retired teacher and coach who has lived in Hungry Hill nearly his entire life.
A chalkboard-style sandwich board he wore warned of what he believes are the ills of a casino: "housebreaks, empty bank accounts, child neglect, prostitution," and other cautionary tales.
"We've had issues and problems that are tough to begin with. The poor people of this city will be sucked into another addiction," Fenton said.
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- A government panel of doctors and scientists announced earlier this week that most women under the age of 50 don't need to get a mammogram, and that, after that age, getting the test every other year instead of annually is adequate.
Those recommendations don't sit well with Advance columnist Sandra Zummo:
"I don't know what bothers me most about all this, the fact that women may put off having a test that has the potential to save their lives, the possibility that insurance companies may use these findings to deny payment for mammograms before age 50, and then, only allow for one every two years, or the cavalier implication that women need to be shielded from the discomfort of the test for as long as possible and protected from undue stress and anxiety from a false alarm. I'd love to hear which side of this one Gloria Steinem comes down on."


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Edison High's Abdel Ragab was a member of the Middlesex County defensive line in Thursday night's Snapple Bowl, but he spent much of his evening in the Union County offensive backfield.
Ragab, who will play at The College of New Jersey in Ewing this fall, had three sacks, including one for a safety, and recovered a fumble to help Middlesex County register a 30-28 triumph over Union County in the 20th playing of the senior all-star game in front of about 3,000 at Alumni Stadium on the campus of Kean University in Union.
"It's a great feeling, going out there and doing your job," said Ragab, who was named the game's Most Valuable Player. "It's great to represent Edison High School and our program. It was just hard work and focus."
Middlesex County has now won seven of the last eight Snapple Bowls and has a 12-8 lead over Union County in the all-time series. This was Middlesex County's second straight bowl victory.
Ragab's first sack led to the safety score and extended Middlesex County's lead to 9-6 early in the second quarter. His second forced a Union County turnover on downs late in the second half with Middlesex County then trailing.
And his third came at the end of the third quarter, a thunderous hit that backed Union County all the way back to its 1-yard line, setting up a interception by Woodbridge's Daquan Bailey that led to another Middlesex County score and a 30-22 lead for the county with 10 minutes left in the game.
Bailey then came up big again with 40 seconds left in the game after Union County pulled to within two points on a 2-yard touchdown run by Summit's A.J. Iarussi. Union County rolled out for a pass on the conversion try, but Bailey made a juggling interception to thwart the tie. The game was sealed moments later as South River's Thomas Pitera recovered an onside kick attempt.
"I knew it was going to be a game-changing play," said Bailey, who will continue his playing career at Erie College in Buffalo, N.Y. "I saw him leak out, and I knew it was coming, so I picked it. I was just happy to do it."
Ragab wasn't the only Edison Eagle to standout. His teammate, halfback Jordan Dunn, also had a strong game for Middlesex County on offense. Dunn had several nice runs and threw a 29-yard halfback pass for a touchdown to Bishop Ahr's Michael Jensen for the first score of the game.
Elizabeth speedster Kason Campbell had a strong game for Union County, breaking two electrifying scoring plays. His first came after Jensen's score, a 73-yard touchdown reception from Union High's Doug Carter in the first quarter. Campbell then broke a 100-yard kickoff return to open the second half and give Union County a 22-17 lead. He finished the game with three catches for 151 yards, while Carter threw for 199 yards and rushed for 49.
But two Middlesex County scores – a 3-yard run by Colonia's Trent Barneys and a 2-yard run by Carteret's Naji Johnson – gave Middlesex County what it needed to hold on after Union County's frantic finish.
Johnson's Anthony Travisano had a 4-yard run to give Union County a 14-9 lead in the first half. Union County then had a chance to add more before halftime, but its drive stalled when Ragab sacked Carter on fourth down around midfield.
Middlesex County took advantage of the break soon after, grabbing a 17-14 lead at halftime on a 45-yard touchdown reception by David Claybrook of Piscataway from Carteret's Tyler Rodriguez off a screen pass.
Barneys rushed for 77 yards to lead Middlesex County. Vin Gargano of Old Bridge also had an interception for Middlesex County.
M-Michael Jensen 29 pass from Jordan Dunn (Bryan Rafano kick)
U-Kason Campbell 73 pass from Doug Carter (kick failed)
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U-Anthony Travisano 4 run (Emmanuel Atilola pass from Doug Carter)
M-David Claybrook 45 pass from Tyler Rodriguez (Claybrook pass from Rodriguez)
U-Campbell 100 kick return (James Womble pass from Carter)
M-Trent Barneys 3 run (run failed)
M-Naji Johnson 2 run (Rafano kick)
U-A.J. Iarussi 2 run (pass failed)
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It's winter. A time when nature seems to take a rest. But things are not always as they seem. In the world of pest control there is still a lot of work to do, especially when you consider the mild nature of winter in places like Arizona, California, Texas, Florida and others. Pests such as Black Widows and other spiders, ants, cockroaches, termites, bed bugs, fleas, rats, mice and the like, may slow down a bit, but they don't go away. In fact, in the warm, comfortable environs of our homes, they continue feeding, growing and multiplying. Even outdoors some insect pests, such as Argentine Ants and some rodents, like gophers and rats, continue their activities. While it may be tempting to cut your pest control service during this season, as a cost-saving measure, winter is no time to take a break from pest control. If we do, we give them a head start for the next year. Conversely, winter is an excellent time to gain the upper hand over many of the pests that plague us.
Regular treatment of building foundations remains important during this season, to keep warmth-seeking, crawling pests from gaining access. If you've ever had a mid-winter ant invasion in your home, you know what we're talking about. Argentine and other ants can and do invade buildings in winter and when they do they tend to take up residence inside wall voids, making control slower and more difficult. It's much better to keep them out in the first place. Termites also remain active during this time, continuing to move about, feeding on any wood they find, including our homes. Efforts to keep them in check should continue the year around.
Each winter some customers express concern regarding treatments during wet weather. During this time of the year most treatments are performed in the areas around the foundations of buildings. Around buildings with eaves and overhangs these areas tend to be sheltered, don't usually receive large amounts of moisture and are usually ok for treatment during light rain. However, should there be no eaves or overhangs or heavier rain becomes a concern, the treatment can be rescheduled for a different day. Once pest control materials have been applied and have had a chance to dry in place, subsequent precipitation will not usually affect the treatment.


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The Escanaba High School auditorium was busy Thursday afternoon as a World Language Fashion Event took place featuring clothing from the Junior High/High School Clothes Closet. The show featured students from Rachael Wagner's French I and II classes, Vicki Volk's Spanish II class, JAG students, and two foreign exchange students reading clothing descriptions in four languages including French, Spanish, German, and Tagalog.
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Act left hanging in this province is making a difference in Manitoba
RNC investigators examine the scene of a house and vehicle fire on Hamilton Avenue Friday.
— Telegram file photo by Keith Gosse
The man who oversees the implementation of the Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Act in Manitoba says he was as skeptical as anybody that the act would make a difference, but he's seen the proof.
Brent Benoit is the manager of the public safety investigations unit in Manitoba. That's the unit that enforces the Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Act — a piece of legislation meant to give Manitobans back their communities by targeting specific properties used for illicit activities.
It was on that province's act that this province based its Safer Communities and Neighbourhoods Act. The difference is the act was passed in the House of Assembly, but was never proclaimed law, unlike in Manitoba, where it has been in full use since 2002.
The act was passed in Manitoba to battle incidents of crime that sound familiar to the growing issues in this province.
Benoit says his province was trying to find new and innovative ways to tackle age-old problems of drugs and prostitution — problems that traditional methods of policing had not fixed.
Benoit, who had a previous career with the police department in crime investigation, experienced first hand the frustration of returning repeatedly to specific properties known to be entrenched drug houses.
"We would go back time and time again executing search warrants, just arresting different people who were dealing out of the same place," he says. "Needless to say, it was kind of a Band-Aid solution."
The act gives the unit Benoit works for the ability to conduct investigations on certain addresses where illicit activity is suspected.
With trained investigators, the unit determines what is happening at the address and how much of a safety concern it is to the neighbourhood.
This evidence is then put to a judge. People can be given a warning or can be evicted. Under certain circumstances, houses can be shut down for up to 90 days.
When the act was first brought in, Benoit says, they had a specific residence in mind — one that bears resemblance to a St. John's address that was the site of a murder earlier this year, 8 Tessier Place.
In Winnipeg, it was a known gang house and one that Benoit had been to half a dozen times in his role with the police.
He says it had been a drug house for years. The neighbours had given up hope that anything could be done. Then the public safety investigations unit went in.
"They had tremendous success," says Benoit.
The unit was able to shut down the location for 90 days before it got rented again. That was in 2003, and since then there have been zero calls for police service to that residence, he says.
"You have people in this community who had to put up with this for how many number of years," he says. "It gives people their street back. It gives people their community back."
Curbing criminal activity
It was in 2007 when then justice minister Tom Osborne brought the act forward in this province and it passed in the House.
In an interview with The Telegram in May, Justice Minister Darin King said it's likely that following the 2007 election, there was a cabinet shuffle and ideas changed. So while it had the support of the House, the act was left to wither on the vine instead of being proclaimed law.
Following the murder at
8 Tessier Place in St. John's, Osborne said he thought the act could have prevented the murder because the address had been such a problem area for so long, the act would have enabled authorities to shut the house down.
In the May interview with The Telegram, King disagreed.
"From my perspective it's a far stretch to even remotely suggest that this act, or any other particular piece of legislation, could have stopped a crime or deterred behaviour," he said. "It's really hard to combat crime when people want to be criminals."
But some of the verbal evidence Benoit gives supports that the act could do just that.
"Part of it is understanding drug trafficking is a business. If you take any business out there where all of a sudden one day somebody shows up and says you've got five days to move your business and move out and you don't have the opportunity to tell your customers, it's really, really damaging to your business."
And it doesn't just move these people to terrorize another community. Benoit says they have only about a dozen people they've repeatedly evicted, and in a city the size of Winnipeg, that's not very many.
Another thing to consider about the act, he says, is some people don't want to be criminals and are grateful when evicted.
"(They say) thank you. I had no way of getting out of this. I got caught up in this."
Benoit says it's often a matter of gangs moving in and taking over a residence, or forcing someone to sell drugs for them. The unit's activity sometimes helps people break free of that life.
A lot of the residences they deal with are gang-run, says Benoit.
Gang activity is something that's been in the news recently in this province. A recent car fire on Hamilton Avenue and a suspected retaliation drive-by shooting at a house in Kenmount Terrace are thought to be gang-related.
Benoit isn't suggesting the act can turn gangs into perfect citizens.
"But we're able to cause a disruption which sets them back," he says.
Human rights
There were some concerns over human rights when the act was first brought in. Benoit says the activity has to be habitual and it has to be decreasing the safety of a community before authorities can act.
In one incidence, residents had a 15-year-old son who was selling drugs as soon as his mother went to work. Benoit says they weren't about to evict those people, but they were able to halt the drug activity.
"I'm confident that I've never had somebody served notice to vacate who wasn't involved."
Much of the satisfaction for Benoit comes from seeing people get their community back once a habitual problem location is cleaned up.
"People suddenly feel like they have a sense of power again," he says.
Having spent time on both sides — with the police and with the public safety investigations unit — he says despite the good work that the police do, sometimes it's not enough to elicit the change that's needed to stop harmful neighbourhood activities.
"I'm not sure traditional methods of policing would have addressed those problems," he says. "This is something that actually works."


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Daily Parking Permits and Parking Lots - Maps, Directions, Parking & Transportation
Students, visitors, and staff must display a valid Parking Permit to park on an Ohlone College campus. Staff are provided a Staff Parking Permit; if not available, staff must purchase a Daily Parking Permit.
Daily Parking Permits
A valid Daily Parking Permit allows a student or visitor to park in one parking space, except restricted spaces.
A Daily Parking Permit must be purchased by:
- a student without a valid Semester Parking Permit
- a visitor without a valid Guest or Temporary Parking Permit
A Daily Parking Permit:
- is valid on the day purchased for parking at both the Fremont and Newark Center campuses
- must be placed face-up on the dashboard for traffic enforcement personnel viewing
It is a violation of the Student Honor Code and a crime to give a Daily Parking Permit to another student.
Cost of Daily Parking Permits
The cost of a Daily Parking Permit is $4 each and may be purchased (non-refundable) at a Daily Parking Permit vending machine in the Ohlone College parking lots. Permit vending machines accept cash (nickels, dimes, quarters, and paper bills), credit cards (Visa and Mastercard), and ATM cards with credit card symbols. The permit vending machines do not give change for amounts over $4.
Location of Daily Parking Permit Vending Machines
On the Fremont campus, the Daily Parking Permit vending machines are located in Parking Lots E, H, P, and all levels of the Parking Structure.
On the Newark campus, the Daily Parking Permit vending machines are located in Parking Lots B, C, D, and E.
Daily Parking at Fremont Campus
With a valid Daily Parking Permit, a student or visitor may park in one parking space in:
- any level of the Parking Structure
- lower-campus Parking Lots E, G, H
- spaces marked for motorcycles in upper-campus Staff Parking Lot W and levels 2 and 4 of the Parking Structure
except those spaces marked for Administration or Police/Emergency Vehicle.
See also Carpool Parking, Disabled Parking, and Visitor Parking.
Daily Parking at Newark Campus
With a valid Daily Parking Permit, a student or visitor may park in one parking space in:
- Parking Lots B, C, D, E
- the Overflow Parking Lot
except those spaces marked for Administration or Police/Emergency Vehicle.
See also Carpool Parking, Disabled Parking, and Visitor Parking.
Short Term/Hourly Parking Permit and Parking Spaces (Fremont Campus only)
A valid Short Term/Hourly Parking Permit allows a student, staff, or visitor to park in one of the spaces marked for Short Term/Hourly Parking located in:
- Lot P
A Short Term/Hourly Parking Permit:
- costs $1 per hour
- is valid for up to two (2) hours after time of purchase
- must be placed face-up on the dashboard for traffic enforcement personnel viewing
Short Term/Hourly Parking Permit vending machines are available:
- in Lot P (same machine as the Daily Parking Permit machine)
- on level 5 of the Parking Structure (this is a backup in case the Lot P machine is unavailable)
Parking Rules Summary
- There is no free parking at any of the Ohlone Community College District campuses, except as noted in Parking Hours.
- There is a one-week grace period at the beginning of each semester. Parking rules are enforced from the first day of each semester through the last.
- Parking is permitted only in designed areas and parking stalls.
- Vehicles that are illegally parked and/or parked without a valid parking permit may be cited and/or towed.
- All parking rules are enforced during instructional periods and on weekends when special events or classes are being held.
For the location of parking lots at the Fremont and Newark Center campuses, see Ohlone College Maps.
Under state law (Education Code 72247) all parking on a community college campus is subject to payment of a specified fee. It is a privilege extended by the Board of Trustees to the faculty, staff, students, and visitors.
Parking Violations
A parking citation will be issued to violators of Ohlone College parking regulations.
Parking regulations are enforced by Ohlone College Campus Police Services / Safety and Security (CPS). Questions or concerns about parking at Ohlone College should be directed to CPS at (510) 659-6111.


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LG Optimus Elite rumored to be Sprint's next budget handset, may also be headed to Virgin Mobile
Sprint's latest rumor features something not too exciting, in fact, we'd say that we've already seen a phone just like this before. Known as the Optimus Elite, this LG-made phone features many specs that the Optimus S, which has already been on Sprint for some time. The star of the show is a 3.2-inch 480×320 display, a 800MHz processor, 512MB of RAM and a 5MP camera. It gets a little interesting with the inclusion of NFC, something we don't normally see on more low-end handsets. Perhaps this phone will feature Google Wallet support?
Like many of Sprint's low to mid-range handsets, this LG handset may also be headed to Virgin Mobile, Sprint's prepaid alternative. All of this should be happening before the end of May, starting with Sprint's handset followed by the Virgin Mobile variant. Who's excited for another low-end LG handset? Should Sprint and LG even bother? Let us know in the comments!


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Call for Membership in the TMT International Science Development Teams
The Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) Observatory has issued a call for membership in its International Science Development Teams (ISDTs). The ISDTs provide scientific input and feedback to the project, stimulate planning for future TMT science programs, and serve to build connections within and between the international TMT partnership.
ISDT membership is open to all PhD scientists, both from the current TMT partners and from the astronomical community at large. In particular, the NSF has established a cooperative agreement with the TMT to explore future NSF partnership in the observatory (see http://ast.noao.edu/system/us-tmt-liaison). The ISDTs are one way in which members of the US community who are unaffiliated with the current US TMT partners (the University of California and Caltech) can become involved in TMT-related scientific activities and influence the future direction of the observatory.
Eight ISDTs focus on different scientific topics:
- Fundamental physics and cosmology
- Early universe, galaxy formation, and the intergalactic medium
- Supermassive black holes
- Milky Way and nearby galaxies
- Formation of stars and planets
- Exoplanets
- Our solar system
- Time-domain science
Membership applications are due on 17 January 2014.
You can find detailed instructions and more information about the ISDTs, and about the TMT in general, at the TMT ISDT website.


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The Labor Department announced that the parent company of a privately run Arizona correctional facility will pay $438,600 in back pay and interest to settle the departments claim that the prison discriminated against non-Hispanic applicants in hiring correctional officers. The department's office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs had charged that Florence Correctional Center, which is owned by Corrections Corporation of America, engaged in hiring discrimination over a two year period ending in March 2006. As a federal contractor, CCA is subject to Executive Order 11246, which prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, or national orgin. According to the OFCCP, an audit disclosed that the Florence facility disproportionately rejected non-Hispanic applicants for correctional officer jobs at the medium-security prison for male inmates. Under a conciliation agreement, CCA will pay 464 former applicants equal shares of a sum of $438,600, which represents back back pay and interest. The company also agreed to hire 16 of the previously rejected non-Hispanic applicants. The agreement provides that CCA, which is based in Nashville, Tenn., immediately will cease any discriminatory practices and undertake "extensive self-monitoring" to ensure that its hiring practices fully comply with EO 11246 and other anti-discrimination laws, the OFCCP said.
this is BS, attorneys suckass, companies hire best qualified no matter the race, this report says hire 10 illegals, 10 whities.


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Recently, Disney banned Machine Head from playing one of their venues in Florida. And your thoughts are?
I think this is ridiculous
Since it is Disneys venue, they can do what they want
Machine Head should take them to court
Going to Disney World and/or Disney Land is a waste of time
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Guti says he's fine, plus Felix update
Center fielder Franklin Gutierrez isn't in the lineup for either of Friday's games and he hasn't played in five days, since March 9 against the Dodgers.
What gives?
"I just had a little tightness in my legs," Gutierrez said this morning. "But I'm fine. Nothing to worry about."
Gutierrez continues to hit and work out every day, so it certainly does appear this isn't a big deal. Of course, given his history of injuries, any issue becomes a concern. It appears the Mariners are just being extra cautious right now with two weeks still before the start of the regular season.
Also, Felix Hernandez isn't going to pitch against the Rangers in Cactus League play on Sunday, which is his next scheduled day to stay on rotation toward Opening Day. Instead, he'll pitch four innings in a Minor League contest that day rather that face the AL West rival Rangers.
Blake Beavan will start against Texas on Sunday.
Hernandez will have two more spring starts after Sunday, with his scheduled days falling March 22 when the Mariners face the Padres and March 27 against the Dodgers. Both those games are in Peoria.


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Thanks to two Republican senators from Maine, the Senate finally has the 60 votes needed to extend unemployment payments for 2.5 million Americans who have exhausted their benefits — including 52,800 in New Jersey.
Republicans had blocked this move for weeks, saying they wanted to draw a line on deficits and would agree to extend benefits only if Democrats found off-setting spending cuts.
What a revealing place to draw that line. Republicans added trillions of dollars to our national debt by approving the Bush tax cuts, which showered the most generous benefits on the wealthiest families. Now they are finding religion as deficit hawks, aiming at the measly $300 weekly checks the unemployed need to get by.
Ask yourself this: Which party is waging class warfare?
Yes, a heavy national debt hurts the economy in the long run by forcing tax increases and spending cuts. But deficits are helpful during a recession. Austerity now could stall our recovery, as it has in Ireland. And unemployment benefits make a particularly effective stimulus program because the money is spent quickly.
The real debt problem is rooted in the exploding cost of entitlement programs. And grown-ups in both parties admit that addressing it will require both tax increases and spending cuts, phased in over the long term.
Cutting unemployment benefits is not just cruel. It's bad economics.


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*Regulator says radioactive water leaking into ocean from Japanese Nuclear plant (New York Times)
TOKYO -- Highly radioactive water is leaking directly into the sea from a damaged pit near a crippled reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, safety officials said Saturday, the latest setback in the increasingly messy bid to regain control of the reactors.
Although higher levels of radiation have been detected in the ocean waters near the plant, the breach discovered Saturday is the first identified direct leak of such high levels of radiation into the sea.
*NYPD source: Brooklyn high school teacher busted for making Columbine-style terror threats (New York Daily News)
*Yale under federal investigation for sexual harassment (New York Post)
*Man charged in shooting of livery cab driver (NY1.com)
*Massive fire near Citi Field (WPIX.com)
*NYPD sued over handcuffing, questioning of 10-year-old girl (CBS.com)
*Suspect identified in attack on boy on bus (7online.com)
*N.J. minority groups say they are unhappy with legislative redistricting process (NJ.com)


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Have you had great sex? Oh, you may think you have, at times eliciting vocal responses or squirms of seeming pleasure from your partner. And in comparison to your peers, your intimate moments may be a step above the curve. But according to author of "Slow Sex Secrets: Lessons from the Master Masseur "Adam Tokunaga, you haven't. Why? Because only he has had truly earthshattering sex, and because only he has unlocked the secrets to the kind of sex that even the ancient Indian masters of the Kama Sutra envy.
About the Author
Adam Tokunaga began his career as an illuatrator,
having attended the Nagoya University of Arts.
From 1985 to 1992, he worked as an illustrator and
writer--on everything from magazines to children's
books--for publishing houses in Washington, D.C.,
Los Angeles, and Japan.
In 1988, Tokunaga went to Los Angeles to obtain a
license as a massage technician. Focusing on rehabilitation,
he concentrated on deep tissue oil massage.
He had various high profile clients, including directors,
producers, and actors. Over time he discovered
that women had immeasurable erogenous zones, and
began studying those areas.
Tokunaga returned to Japan in 1991 and founded
M&W Orgasm Center, where he started his research
on a new technique for women to achieve higher
levels of ecstasy. After fourteen years of research, he
established his own unique theory and technique. In
2004, Adam's sex school was founded, where
Tokunaga educated people about the human ideals
of sex. He continues his research on what he calls
"the female mechanisms," and gives medical guidance
about the female body at the Sofia Lady's
Praise For…
Reviewed by Kai-Ming Cha
"Good sex is the best way to make a woman even more beautiful," says Adam Tokunaga in his book, Slow Sex Secrets, equal parts mating manual, pep-talk and bedroom boot-camp. "And as a man, it is your mission to flip the switch on your partner's internal mechanism which brings out that beauty." Japan's self-professed sexpert and practiced tactician of the erotic massage suggests one simple thing that will recharge any couple's sex life and bring out that inner beauty: Slow it down.
Tokunaga, who has his own sex school in Japan called "Adam," offers a handful of techniques for making any willing man into a talented lover. His most sage advice–and the key to differentiate "slow" from "ordinary"–is to approach sex with patience. Tokunaga focuses on touch and trust while encouraging men to forgo the quickie–or "junk sex" as he describes it: "male-focused, orgasm-obsessed, 20-minute sex"–for the sake of their partner's sexual satisfaction.
Slow Sex Secrets's techniques are useful and immediately applicable, and Tokugawa's knowledge of the female body shows that he's intimately versed in the language of women. He's at his best when demystifying the female psyche, directly connecting it with the female form. The book is largely for the uninitiated, and Tokugawa's start-with-the-basics approach is geared more toward the Jonas brothers than Colin Farrell. But Slow Sex Secrets will help you unlock the secrets to the female anatomy. Read it: She'll thank you."


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Use of Dapsone Gel, 5% for Treating Dermatitis Herpetiformis
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SOCHI, Russia (AP) -- Americans J.R. Celski and Eddy Alvarez were eliminated in separate crashes Saturday in the 1,000-meter short track event at the Iceberg Skating Palace.
Celski, who has spent much of his career in the shadow of Apolo Anton-Ohno, was one of the favorites to medal in this event.
Celski clipped a lane marker in a turn and went down while racing second in the last of four quarterfinals. Alvarez was taken out by 1,500 Olympic champion Charles Hamelin of Canada, who also crashed out. Alvarez got up and finished skating while holding his face, apparently injured in the crash.
Viktor Ahn easily qualified for the semifinals of the 1,000-meter short track event, with two other Russians, China and South Korea moving on.
Also qualifying for the semis later in the day were Chinese Han Tianyu and Wu Dajing, along with South Koreans Sin Da-won and Lee Han-bin. Vladimir Grigorev and Semen Elistratov joined countryman Ahn in the next round.


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Adding Bush to the list of schools that made AYP this year means that 68 percent, or 34 of 50 schools, met their goals.
Principal Emeka Nzeocha appealed to the state after learning in August that even though the school had met all of its academic goals, it failed to make AYP because it did not meet the goal of having 95 percent of its special education students participate in the testing.
Nzeocha found one student -- who had moved out of state just days before the testing began -- had caused the participation rate to be lower than the required 95 percent and appealed. The state determined the student was no longer in the state when testing began, giving Bush the 95 percent participation rate it needed to meet all of its goals.
The middle school in Ensley has not met its goals in several years and in 2011, failed to meet goals in both special education reading and special education math. When Nzeocha was named principal, he said he was determined to do whatever was needed to make AYP.
"We individualized instruction ... We really taught those students," he said. "We tried to focus on each student."
Birmingham school Superintendent Craig Witherspoon said he was proud of Bush and how much the school has achieved in one year.
"The success story at Bush proves how a visionary principal can inspire a faculty, staff and students to work harder and smarter and achieve more," he said.


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"Mortals and Immortals," an examination of Jesus' teachings about the immortality of God's creation, will be discussed at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 17, at the Christian Science Society, 15910 Highway 525.
" ... Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness, (I Thessalonians 5:5)."
People sometimes use the term "Mind over matter," thinking in terms of the human mind, or will power, to overcome disharmony, but Jesus taught that divine mind (God, spirit) triumphs over disease, sin and death (darkness). Jesus said, "Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven, (Matthew 5: 16)."
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VESTAL, N.Y. - Visiting Syracuse (2-2-1) capitalized on an own goal in the 48th minute to defeat Binghamton (0-3-1) 1-0 Sunday afternoon from the Bearcats Sports Complex.
Early in the second half, the Orange sent a ball into the box and the hard low delivery caromed off a BU defender and rolled back inside the near post.
"Overall we grew today," head coach Sarah McClellan said. "We battled well the whole game and our players aren't happy and don't feel accomplished after that result. We felt like we let one slip away."
Syracuse outshot BU 10-5. Orange keeper Eliza Bennett-Hattan made three saves for the shutout.
Binghamton keepers Jen McEachron and Erin Iman split the game in half and made three saves apiece.
Binghamton heads to Western New York for two games next weekend. The Bearcats will play at Niagara on Friday night before facing Buffalo Sunday afternoon.
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The trial for murder suspect Eric Knysz on February 19, 2014 in the shooting death of Michigan State Police Trooper Paul K. Butterfield II
Wednesday, February 19, 2014 11:19 AM
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Jennifer Sielski, fiance of slain Michigan State Police Trooper Paul K. Butterfield II enters the courtroom with State Police Lt. K.M. Leavitt prior to the start of the murder trial for Eric John Knysz, 20, in Mason County's 51st Circuit Court in Ludington on February 19, 2014. Knysz, 20, is charged with murder in the shooting death of Michigan State Police Trooper Paul K. Butterfield II on September 9, 2013 during a routine traffic stop in rural Mason County.
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- Live coverage: Trooper-murder trial opening statements, first testimony February 19, 2014, 9:01 AM
- 'He was conscious': Wrenching testimony at murder trial in Michigan trooper slaying February 19, 2014, 1:41 PM
- Midday Muskegon headlines: Tragic trooper-slaying testimony, baby death, we love ice fishing February 19, 2014, 2:01 PM
- Tears, drama mark first day of testimony at Michigan trooper-murder trial February 19, 2014, 7:05 PM
- Live coverage: Today's testimony at trooper-murder trial of Eric Knysz February 20, 2014, 9:01 AM
- Peg West: A searing story about a fallen state police trooper, told the right way from a local courtroom February 23, 2014, 6:45 AM


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Apex Launcher Updated To 1.2, Adds CM9 Settings Integration And More
Apex Launcher, the best launcher for ICS (in my opinion), has been updated to 1.2. Apex is based on the stock ICS launcher, but it is modified and provides many settings to personalize it to your liking. It is only for phones running Ice Cream Sandwich, a byproduct of basing it on the ICS launcher. It's my daily driver, and I'm happy to see it updated. The most important update for me is the added 10×10 grid option, which lets me use it on my tablet. I set it to 6×8 (what settings do you use on your tablet, by the way? Post in the comments!) and while it doesn't look as optimized for tablets as Trebuchet, it is getting there. Another cool feature is CM9 settings integration. In the age of CM7, I always wondered why Launcher Pro and Go Launcher never integrated into the settings, while ADW did. It's great to see that Apex does now, as I can get rid of the context menu in the app drawer (and make it a Play Store icon).
Full list of updated features:
- Support for Apex Launcher themes
- Support for selecting icons from LauncherPro and Go Launcher icon packs
- New gestures and Apex actions: toggle dock and recent apps
- Added CM9 settings integration
- Up to 10×10 grid on phones
- Support for ADW, LauncherPro, and GO Launcher themes (pro)
- Unread count notifications for icons in folders (pro)
- Improved desktop gestures
- Fixed a wallpaper position issue
- Fixed a icon scaling bug
- Various bug fixes and improvements
- Updated translations
Some of these features are pro only, and the pro version of the launcher costs $4. I will probably end up buying it, as I am an avid user of this launcher. If you want to grab the free version, hit the source link, and I recommend considering the paid version too.


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Today's Food News
It's the afternoon, and you deserve a break. Sit back, pour yourself a glass, and enjoy these food stories from around the Internet. Hibiscus Margarita (Credit: Zach DeSart)
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There's a hidden restaurant inside LA's Disneyland. Walt himself used to entertain celebrities there back in the day, and it's still in operation, but membership alone (yes, it's members-only) costs $25,000. Want access to the only spot in any of the Disney kingdom that serves alcohol? Ask your evil stepmother for a loan. [LA Weekly]
A new study suggests that people who are sleep-deprived consume more calories than those who get a full night's rest. Those who sleepwalked to the fridge to binge-eat ice cream were disqualified. [Gawker]
This 24-year-old Atlanta software engineer thinks food is a waste of time, and has invented a drink that lets him circumvent the inefficiency of cooking and eating. To which we say: Pssssssh. [Vice]
Although New York City's sugar ban was thwarted only a day before it was supposed to go into effect, a new tactic to control people's calorie intake is being discussed: Listing the miles you'd have to walk to burn the calories contained in food and drinks. [Scientific American]
The Drinks
Although three miles sounds like a long walk to burn off a soda, we'd happily walk 500 miles for a Margarita.


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Other children of the 1980s and 90s were probably hit just as hard as I was Monday evening when we learned of the tragic and untimely death of the great Robin Williams.
To us (and most), Williams is a superstar. Always will be. He's as big as any comedian or movie star thanks to just a handful of roles he blew threw with a signature manic energy and relative ease.
His four Oscar nominations for "Good Morning, Vietnam," "Dead Poets Society," "The Fisher King" and "Good Will Hunting" almost seem like too few, but it's always a victory for fans when a comedic actor gets recognized that way.
You always knew when Williams grew a beard for a role, things tended to get serious. But through the beard and the depth of his dramatic work always shined a lighthearted flurry of imagination and comfort. He disappeared into plenty of parts, but his presence never ceased.
And he even had his fair share of duds critically and commercially, many of them in the latter part of his career. But we didn't love him any less for the stinkers. We knew he'd rebound and do it his way.
Williams had a rare talent and need to make people laugh, or even more importantly to make people happy. More often than not, he did it without so much as lifting a finger.
On Monday, he inadvertently made people cry. Struggling with his own health and inner demons, Williams for years always tried to mask it with humor and performance. He'd typically convince us everything was fine. How could a man so enthusiastic and full of life ever feel a shred of sadness?
Williams had such honest eyes, you believed every word he said on screen, whether it was telling Will Hunting "It's not your fault" or even during a more tender moment during a throwaway comedy like "R.V."
There remain a few titles I have yet to see, giving me plenty to look forward to in Williams' vast career. "Moscow on the Hudson," "The Fisher King," "Club Paradise" and the bulk of "Mork and Mindy." I can't wait to finally see those.
We'll all miss him, but we have plenty to remember. Below, my friend Corey Craft and I reflect on our three favorite Robin Williams performances, with the help of AL.com's Matt Scalici and other contributors from FilmNerds.com.
If you don't feel like listening, I can tell you the performances that meant the most to me include "Dead Poets Society," "Awakenings," "Hook," "Aladdin," "Mrs. Doubtfire," "Jumanji," "Nine Months," "Good Will Hunting," "World's Greatest Dad" and his 2012 appearance on Louis CK's show "Louie," in the episode called "Barney/Never."
You can share your personal favorites with us either on this page, or in the comments below.


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C.E. Chavez, C.D. Murray, K. Beurle, N. Cooper, M.W. Evans (QMUL), J.A. Burns (Cornell), C.C. Porco (SSI)
Images of Saturn's F ring region obtained by the Cassini ISS cameras have shown periodic structures ("gores") in azimuth. Some images also show a "streamer" connecting the inner part of the F-Ring with Prometheus, the inner shepherding satellite. The origin and short-term evolution of these features have been explored using a numerical model that includes Prometheus and 40,000 test particles; the system was followed for five orbital periods of Prometheus. The results show that the streamer and the gores are related to one another. As Prometheus enters the inner strands of the F ring and then retreats it causes local changes in semi-major axis and eccentricity that form the streamer. One orbital period later, the ring displays a gore with a radial gradient that is consistent with Keplerian shear. The streamers and gores are due to the localised changes in orbital elements due to the close encounter with Prometheus. The model provides excellent agreement with structures observed in the Cassini images and predicts more dramatic perturbations as the orbits of the F ring and Prometheus approach anti-alignment in late 2009.
This work is funded by PPARC and NASA. C.E.C. is grateful to the Mexican Council for Science and Technology CONACYT and the Astronomy Unit, Queen Mary, University of London for financial support.
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"What's deals should I be doing right now?"
It's a question I get I asked while I'm out and about. And you know, with at least 60 posts written in the past week, it could be pretty overwhelming to find the best (unless you're here checking the site once or twice a day). Each Saturday evening, we'll do our best to recap our favorite deals, coupons, freebies, and posts from the week. So let's start!
- Learn how and where you can get free trial sized Aquafresh toothpaste.
- We broke the deal (thanks to a tip from reader L) about the Dentyne 3 pack of gum for $.24.
- Make sure you print the Kraft coupons too – there are coupons for Kraft Mayo, Oreo Cookies, Ritz crackers, Crystal Light, and more!
- On Tuesday, I got my big box of 720 Pampers wipes for $11.51… you may want to see how you can do this deal too!
- Mel wrote a great post all about the hidden benefits of getting rain checks at Rite Aid.
- Speaking of Rite Aid, if you printed the Huggies video values coupon last month, you can get a jumbo pack of Huggies diapers for $2.99! OR you can get a pack of Pampers diapers AND wipes for $4.49 at Walgreens starting Sunday the 20th!
- And lastly (well not lastly, but I've got to stop at some point!), if you like free water, you may want to consider getting some extra coupons now while they're cheap. With these coupons, you're sure to get FREE Propel fitness water (great to have for this summer and camping!).
- Oh, and don't forget to scan through all the printable coupons we've been blogging about, as well as the freebie offers that are available right now… oh, oh, oh, and be sure to scan the DVD deals at Amazon right now (I've ordered Toy Story 3 for my daughters 12th birthday… she'll be so excited!)


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Local band Celebrated Workingman calls it quits
Fans of local rock group Celebrated Workingman, I hope you aren't busy Saturday night. Just four days before the group is slated to open for Retribution Gospel Choir at Cactus Club, Workingman's frontman Mark Waldoch has announced on Facebook that Saturday's gig will be the band's last.
No explanation was given for the break-up, but Waldoch gushed about a special bassist booked for the show--Milwaukeean Scott Schoenbeck, of The Promise Ring and Dashboard Confessional fame--and expressed gratitude to the band's supporters. »Read Full Blog Post
Miss Madison crowned Miss Wisconsin
Miss Madison Paula Mae Kuiper was crowned Miss Wisconsin 2013 Saturday night at Alberta Kimball Auditorium in Oshkosh. For more details, here is the story from the Oshkosh Northwestern. »Read Full Article
Mad Rooster open in West Milwaukee for breakfast and lunch
The transformation of the former Vicki's diner at 4401 W. Greenfield Ave. in West Milwaukee is complete -- the country-themed Mad Rooster Cafe opened in its place on Wednesday.
It's open from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily, and the bulk of the menu is breakfast items, including omelets, Benedicts, skillets and frittatas, like the Rooster ($9), with chicken chorizo, red potatoes, bell peppers, sun-dried tomatoes and basil. »Read Full Blog Post(6)
Guide to Milwaukee-area farmers markets
Whatever the weather — major mayhem excepted — most farmers markets go on. (It's not supposed to rain all morning, anyway.)
And Saturday's the day for most farmers markets in the Milwaukee area. You can always bring along an umbrella. »Read Full Article