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Brevard, N.C. – The Brevard College women's softball team played their last home game of the 2008 season on Monday afternoon, as the Tornados split the double-header with King College on Senior Day.
The Tornados recognized the four seniors – Kristin Tettemer, Amber Clontz, Lindsey Morgan and Aimee Rogers – in-between the two games for their hard work and dedication over the years in helping to build the Brevard College softball program.
Game 1: Brevard 7, King 2
The Tornados used a four-run sixth inning to pull ahead of King College and pick up the 7-2 victory.
Brevard got on the board first, pushing across three runs in the bottom of the first inning. Right-fielder Beth Brooker led off the inning with a triple, which was followed by a Kristina Clayton groundout which scored Brooker and put BC up early 1-0.
After the next BC hitter flied out to make the second out, second-baseman Katie Thornburg and first-baseman Sarah Carlos had back-to-back singles to put two runners on base. Senior Kristin Tettemer then hit a triple, which plated both Thornburg and Carlos to increase the Tornados lead to 3-0.
King College cut into the lead in the top of the fourth, as Whitney Tweed had an RBI double which was followed by an RBI single off the bat of Shannon Henry to put the score at 3-2 in favor of BC heading into the last three innings of play.
The Tornados added four insurance runs in the bottom of the sixth to push their lead to five. Catcher Katie Brown had a single which drove in two runs, while senior Lindsey Morgan crushed a two-run homerun way over the left-field fence to give BC a demanding 7-2 lead.
Senior hurler Aimee Rogers (5-8) picked up the win for the Tornados, as she allowed two runs on seven hits over the first four innings of play.
The loss went to King's Ashley White, as the starter gave up seven runs on nine hits while striking out five over six innings of work.
At the plate, BC was led by Morgan, who was 2-3 with a homerun, two RBIs and a run scored, while Carlos was 2-3 with two runs scored. Tettemer was 1-1 with a triple, two walks, and two runs scored, while Katie Brown was 1-3 with two RBIs and a run scored.
Game 2: King 10, Brevard 8
Game two of the twin bill proved to be a slugfest, as the two teams combined for 18 runs on 35 hits over the seven inning contest. King College out-slugged the Tornados, holding off a late rally by BC to pick up the 10-8 win.
King College got on the board first, jumping out to a four run lead as the Lady Tornado scored one run in both the first and the second innings, before pushing a cross two runs in the top of the third by way of a Amanda Crumpler two-run homerun.
Down 4-0, the Tornados got on the board in the bottom half of the fourth, as Katie Thornburg scored from third on a wild pitch to cut the King College lead to three at 4-1.
However, in the top of the fifth, King College pushed across four runs highlighted by a Samantha Watts double with the bases loaded which scored two King runners and helped push King College back out in front, 8-1.
King College then scored two more runs in the top of the sixth by way of four hits, to increase their lead to nine at 10-1.
Yet BC would not go away as they pushed across five runs in the bottom of the sixth to cut the lead to 10-6, heading into the final inning of play. In the inning, the Tornados put together a string of six hits with Thornburg and Tettemer each driving one run in apiece, and senior Amber Clontz plating two runs on a double to left field.
After the Tornados held King College scoreless in the top of the seventh, BC came up just short, pushing across two runs in their final at bat, to fall to King 10-8.
Rogers (5-9) picked up the loss, as the senior allowed four runs on 11 hits in five innings of work.
The win went to King College's Chelsea Osborne, as the starter went 6.1 innings allowing eight runs, two of which were earned, on 13 hits.
BC's Katie Thornburg was 3-4 with a double, two RBIs and two runs scored, while Sarah Carlos was 3-4 with a double for the game. Designated hitter Jennifer Brown was 2-4 with an RBI and a run scored, while senior Amber Clontz was 1-4 with a double and two RBIs.
The Tornados (11-27) will wrap up their 2008 season on Tuesday, April 22, as BC will travel to nearby Montreat College to take on the Lady Cavaliers. The double-header is slated for a 2 p.m. start time.


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Astorino to Run for Governor
A top county official from New York City's northern suburbs is officially launching his uphill fight to unseat New York Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, a Republican, announced today in a video that the idea that things are great in New York is a "fairy tale.''
Click here for his County Executive page.
State Republicans hold their nominating convention in May. Celebrity businessman Donald Trump has said he would consider a run if the party unifies behind him. Cuomo is far ahead in polls, has name recognition and fundraising. He's even been rumored as a possible candidate for President in 2016. But Astorino argues New York is moving in the wrong direction and Cuomo is beatable.
Astorino, 46, was easily elected in November to his second term as the head of government in suburban Westchester, which has a Democratic-majority. Statewide, there are twice as many Democrats as Republicans.
Click here for more background of Astorino, a radio veteran.
Click here to read Ken Lovett's story in the NY Daily News. Lovett will join "Chuck & Kelly" Thursday morning at 6:15 a.m. on 810 & 103.1 WGY.

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Those with tickets to ZZ Top-Jeff Beck shows might want to wait before pursuing a refund. A post on ZZ Top's website says Beck still intends to play their scheduled shows this weekend in Salamanca, New York; Atlantic City, New Jersey; and Mashantucket, Connecticut.
In addition, the rockers are trying to reschedule some of the shows. ZZ Top and Beck's co-headlining tour was put on hold prior to their show in Detroit Wednesday, after ZZ Top bassist Dusty Hill suffered a hip injury in a fall. The band hasn't given details on his condition.
Jeff Beck Shows (without ZZ Top)
August 29 - Salamanca, New York, at the Seneca Allegany Casino and Hotel
August 30 - Atlantic City, New Jersey, at Caesars Circus Maximus
August 31 - Mashantucket, Connecticut, at the MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods
ZZ Top-Jeff Beck show to possibly be rescheduled
September 6 - Alpharetta, Georgia, at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
September 7 - St. Augustine, Florida, at the St. Augustine Amphitheater
September 9 - West Palm Beach, Florida, at the Cruzan Amphitheater
September 10 - Tampa, Florida, at the MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheater
September 12 - The Woodlands, Texas, at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
September 13 - Thackerville, Oklahoma, at the Winstar Casino
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'Is Regier safe? Even Ruff, the longest tenured coach in the league could be expendable. Who knows, even Ryan Miller and Thomas Vanek could become parts of deals, and their big contracts won't matter to Pegula. He can afford to match or exceed their deals if it comes to that in terms of a player or players acquired.'
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PHILADELPHIA - The Ivy League has announced its All-Ivy field hockey teams for the 2012 season, and the University of Pennsylvania is represented by four women. It marks the most Penn players to receive All-Ivy in a season since 2005, when five Quakers were honored.
Junior midfielder Julie Tahan and sophomore back MaryRose Croddick were named second-team All-Ivy in a vote of the League's eight head coaches, while senior forward Sarah Hasson and freshman midfielder Elizabeth Hitti received honorable mention recognition.
One of this year's team captains, Tahan started all 17 games, tied for the team lead in goals (8), and was second in points (20). She ended the season on a roll, figuring in five straight goals in Ivy League wins over Yale and Brown. In each of those games, she scored the winning goal (with the one against the Bears coming in overtime). Tahan, who is receiving All-Ivy recognition for the first time, also scored a pair of goals in a non-conference win over Towson.
Croddick is earning All-Ivy recognition for the second time in as many seasons. She was the anchor of Penn's defense in 2012, starting all 17 games. She had two assists in Penn's early-season win against Towson.
Hasson is also receiving All-Ivy recognition for the second time in her career. The senior played in all 17 games, starting 10, and led Penn with 22 points while tying for the team lead in goals (8) and assists (6). Hasson scored twice and added an assist in the Quakers' Ivy win over Harvard, earning co-Ivy League Player of the Week honors in the process, and had a goal and an assist in an Ivy win at Yale. She also scored against Brown, in a game Penn won in overtime.
Hitti was a two-time Ivy League Rookie of the Week in her freshman campaign, and ended the season tied for the team lead in assists (6) and third in points (18). She was the only freshman to start all 17 games.
Penn finished the season with a 9-8 overall record, its first winning season since 2006. The Quakers went 3-4 in Ivy League play, their best mark in conference play since 2008, and tied for fourth place in the standings. Penn's prolific offense tied a program record with 42 goals, originally set in 1988.
Not surprisingly, Ivy League champion Princeton capped a dominating Ivy season by sweeping the Ivy League's major awards. Senior forward Kathleen Sharkey was the Offensive Player of the Year, senior midfielder Katie Reinprecht was the Defensive Player of the Year, while freshman midfielder Teresa Benvenuti was the Ivy League Rookie of the Year.


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'"Jochen won't be ready for this weekend," Ruff said after practice Thursday in First Niagara Center. "We gave him a little extra today, but we need to be sure this time around. We need to pound him physically and take him to the limit, which we haven't taken him to the limit yet. We're getting close, but it's not a case where we're going to put him in and guess or put him in because we're close."'
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The current Obama campaign, for its own reasons, has decided at least for now not to press the backbone issue.
We, as the backbone of the Israeli peace camp need to reframe our political challenge.
Why Romney should show some backbone and push a federal ban on assault weapons.
The Civil War hero Ulysses Grant dismissed Republican James Garfield for lacking "the backbone of an angleworm."
But it is the backbone of the permanent warfare-state bureaucracy that keeps the gambit going.
To kill without scent the backbone should be broken by a quick blow or the skunk should be drowned.
They grapple YOU like hooks of steel; because you are steel yourself to the backbone.
Then with a sharp axe, standing behind the 138 suspended beef, split it down the backbone, severing it in half.
The backbone will turn into a kayak and carry you safely to the island.
We got the backbone apart and strung the hindquarters on a stake.
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Valentine's Day quiz: What are the top 5 best movie kisses?
Where are the most romantic places to kiss? If you're looking for ideas for your Valentine later, take some notes from some of the most romantic movies!
The Notebook, The Other Boleyn Girl, Clueless (like, duh!), Serendipity, and Intolerable Cruelty all have some pretty passionate smooches:


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Sirena Models LA adds Erika, a beautiful young new model with a ton of promise to our New Faces Board. Erika, 5'8″, has a lot of experience but is starting to kick her model career into full gear. From the look of her photos she will be sure to find lots of work here in the LA market. Gorgeous All-American looks and flawless surfer girl beach body are perfect for our Los Angeles clients. Look for more updates on her and to view more photos check Erika out in our New Faces section here.
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LONDON -- The DNA Association is planning a seminar for Jan. 21, the day before the EAG (European Amusement & Gaming) International opens here. The one-day event in London will examine several areas of top interest in the digital out-of-home entertainment (DOE) sector.
While planning for the DNA program is still in the final stage, the main speakers have been already been named. Randy White of White Hutchinson Leisure & Learning Group will deliver the keynote, which will be followed by presentations on dark rides and 4D/5D experiences from Alterface, Triotech, de Pinxi and Simworx. (A dark ride, also know as a ghost train, is an indoor attraction with guided vehicles that take players through specially lit, interactive scenes. They do not have to be dark.)
Total Immersion will host a session on augmented reality in leisure facilities; Dogfi.sh Mobile, Hide & Seek and Lo-Q will explain how to develop smartphone apps for parks and other leisure facilities; and Animalive will discuss the use of animated characters and motion-controlled VR games.
Mindstorm Entertainment, which develops intelligent surface systems, will deliver a presentation on interactive games in the hospitality market, while Six to Start, which specializes in alternate reality, will talk about opportunities for mixed-reality games.
More sessions are planned, said DNA's Kevin Williams, including one that will identify major trends impacting the amusement, hospitality and retail sectors.
The DNA London Seminar 2013 will take place at the ExCel London exhibition and convention center from 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The registration fee is £140 until Jan. 19 (£180 after). Certain association discounts may apply. For information:
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First held in 2009, EAG International immediately established itself as a premier product exhibition and networking event for leisure and amusement industry professionals. The 2013 show is set for the ExCel London center from Jan. 22 through 24. Visit eagexpo.com for more information.
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Dr. Shawn Holliday is Associate Dean of Graduate Studies at Northwestern Oklahoma State University after serving as an Associate Professor of English and Chair of the English, Foreign Language, and Humanities Department.
He received his M.A. degree from Marshall University in 1993 and his Ph.D. from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1999. His areas of specialization include American Realism and Naturalism, Modernism (American and British), and Literary Criticism, especially New Historicism. He is also interested in Asian American literature, Western American literature, and Appalachian literature.
Dr. Holliday is the author of two books, Thomas Wolfe and the Politics of Modernism, published by Peter Lang in 2001, and Lawson Fusao Inada, published by Boise State University's Western Writers Series in 2003. His articles have appeared in a wide variety of journals and reference books, including Notes on Modern Irish Literature, Appalachian Heritage, The South Carolina Review, and The Encyclopedia of Appalachia. From 2006 to 2008, Dr. Holliday served as the President of the Thomas Wolfe Society. For the past eight years, he has also worked as a Consulting Editor for The Thomas Wolfe Review.
Dr. Holliday's awards and prizes include the Everett T. Helm Fellowship (to support research using the Clifford Odets papers at Indiana University's Lilly Library), the Zelda and Paul Gitlin Literary Prize (for the best article published on Thomas Wolfe in 2006), and the William B. Wisdom Grant in Aid of Research (to support research using the Thomas Wolfe papers at Harvard University's Houghton Library). In 2003, he was appointed a fellow to the Salzburg Seminar session in Contemporary American Literature, and, in 2005, he was appointed to Who's Who Among America's Teachers.
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Boston announces summer tour
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Boston is hitting the road. And this time around the band has new material to bring to the stage. With the trek Tom Scholz and company will promote their December release Life, Love & Hope, Boston's first album in more than a decade.
Their sets will also include the hits and other fan favorites. The "Heaven On Earth" tour borrows its name from the lead-off track to the new album.
The three-month, 39-date road trip begins in Hollywood, Florida on June 5th, and comes to a close with a performance at the South Dakota State Fair on August 31st.
Boston's "Heaven On Earth" Tour Dates
June 5 - Hollywood, Florida, at the Seminole Hard Rock Live
June 6 - Clearwater, Florida, at Ruth Eckerd Hall
June 7 - St. Augustine, Florida, at The Saint Augustine Amphitheatre
June 10 - Charlotte, North Carolina, at the Uptown Amphitheatre at the Music Factory
June 11 - Chattanooga, Tennessee, at the Riverbend Festival
June 13 - Biloxi, Mississippi, at the Hard Rock Biloxi Hotel
June 14 - Atlanta, Georgia, at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
June 15 - Southaven, Mississippi, at the Snowden Grove Amphitheatre
June 17 - Houston, Texas, at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
June 18 - Allen, Texas, at the Allen Event Center
June 20 - St. Louis, Missouri, at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater St. Louis
June 21 - Chicago, Illinois, at Montrose Beach
June 23 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada, at the Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
June 24 - Detroit, Michigan, at the DTE Energy Music Theater
June 27 - Bethel, New York, at the Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
June 28 - Uncasville, Connecticut, at the Mohegan Sun Arena
June 29 - Holmdel, New Jersey, at the PNC Bank Arts Center
July 1 - Long Island, New York, at the Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
July 2 - Bangor, Maine, at the Bangor Waterfront
July 8 - Lewiston, New York, at the Artpark
July 13 - Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, at the Sands Bethlehem Event Center
July 15 - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, at the Stage AE - Outdoors
July 22 - Albuquerque, New Mexico, at the Sandia Amphitheatre
July 25 - Phoenix, Arizona, at the Comerica Theater
July 26 - Las Vegas, Nevada, at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel
July 27 - Temecula, California, at the Pechanga Resort & Casino
July 29 - Los Angeles, California, at The Forum
August 2 - San Francisco, California, at the Shoreline Amphitheater
August 3 - Tahoe, California, at Harveys Outdoor Arena
August 5 - Salt Lake City, Utah, at the USANA Amphitheatre
August 6 - Denver, Colorado, at Fiddlers Green Amphitheatre
August 9 - Sparta, Wisconsin, at Fort McCoy Army Base
August 12 - Springfield, Illinois, at the Illinois State Fair
August 16 - Nashville, Tennessee, at The Woods at Fontanel
August 19 - Cleveland, Ohio, at Jacob's Pavilion at Nautica
August 24 - Vienna, Virginia, at The Filene Center
August 26 - Baltimore, Maryland, at Pier Six Pavilion
August 31 - Huron, South Dakota, at the South Dakota State Fair
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Brevard, N.C. - Dr. Jack Daniels, Brevard College Head Cross Country and Track & Field Coach, is pleased to announce and host Running Meets Music, a vocal concert to benefit the Brevard College Cross Country team.
This free concert of vocal arias and favored selections will be held on Saturday, March 12th, at 7:30 PM in the Porter Center for Performing Arts at Brevard College. Contributions will be accepted at the door, with 100 percent of all gifts going to the purchase of new Brevard College Cross Country uniforms.
Artists in the concert include Dr. Ann Nagell (Tempe, AZ), Andrea Howland-Myers (Boone, NC), Rachael Hirsch (Phoenix, AZ) and Dr. Daniels' daughter, Sarah Tupper Daniels (New York, NY). The concert will include Broadway, Americana, and opera favorites such as: Lift Thine Eyes, from Elijah, Poor Wand'ring One, from Pirates of Penzance and Someone to Watch Over Me, by Ira Gershwin. Jack Daniels and members of the team will be on stage to entertain, as well.
Doors open and seating begins in the Porter Center at 7 p.m. for the 7:30 concert. Refreshments will be available for purchase before the start and during intermission of this benefit concert. For more information, contact the Brevard College Athletic Department at (828) 884-8276.


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In the first quarter of today's Big Game featuring big people doing big things to each other, Amy Poehler will be trying to do big things for Best Buy.
Unlike the players -- who will probably be tied 3-3 in a dull defensive battle when Amy appears -- Poehler has one shot to give the Best Buy brand a shot in arm. Or perhaps a shot at redemption.
Best Buy has been crossing some turbulent oceans recently, so securing the services of one of America' funniest actors is a pleasant coup.
The company has released a sneak preview (embedded here) of Poehler asking questions that are sweetly self-referential, so it may be that this theme will continue during today's spot.
The idea seems to be that whatever questions you have, those nice people in blue polo shirts will have the answer for you.
In order to reinforce this dream, Best Buy has co-opted the hashtag #infiniteanswers on Twitter.
Naturally, there have already been slight setbacks with this strategy.
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Couples Who Smoke Pot Together Stay ... Chill
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(NEWSER) – It isn't called a peace pipe for nothing.
New research backs up what most people would have probably guessed—that married couples who smoke pot tend to be less violent than those who don't, and that this is especially true when both partners toke up.
In a study of 634 couples over a nine-year period, researchers at the University of Buffalo write in the journal Psychology of Addictive Behaviors that more frequent marijuana use (at least two to three times a month) predicts less frequent violence, and that even a husband who uses marijuana predicts less violence from the wife.


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My Girls Love to Watch Suspense Movies
Is it okay for a 6 and 4 years old children to watch other movie genes other than cartoons? I noticed recently that my girls love to watch suspense thriller movies with their uncles. They laugh at terrible scenes when they're supposed to be scared.
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Hi char_june,
You are wise to be concerned that 4 and 6 year old children laugh when they watch scenes which should scare them.
First and foremost, I would encourage you to guard your children's hearts for them. Protect them from being exposed to things (movies) which their little hearts and minds are not mature enough to handle.
Thriller and suspense movies can give young children nightmares and can negatively affect their ability to bond and interact properly with others.
There are many, many good programs that a 4 and 6 year old can watch, other than cartoons. Educational programs are wonderful. These are programs that teach young children how to care for others, how to be grateful, honest, pure, and lovely. They teach how to do an excellent job at whatever they are doing and often times they will teach a skill (cooking, gardening, singing, making crafts, etc.).
I am very careful with what I allow my children to be exposed to both in friends and in videos/music. I only allowed them to be around people that I wanted them to emulate, and I only allowed them to see videos with attitudes that I wanted them to emulate.
We didn't watch very much TV when my older children were young, and they became avid readers. They enjoyed books and would be content reading a good book quietly even on long car trips. TV was a treat, and because I used it in this way, even cooking shows or gardening shows meant to teach adults, were enjoyed by the children.
You have the ability to develop your childrens' appetites. If you give them an appetite for cartoons with bad attitudes or thriller movies, they will demand more and will act out the bad things they are seeing.
I noticed that you mentioned in one of your other posts that your 6 year old is disrespectful to you. If you are careful about the programs she watches, and she only watches things where the characters show respect to others, she will start to emulate that too.
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By Jake Landers
Published September 2011
You would think that I would have something better to do than to drive along the Texas highways looking at the scenery. The problem is, I must get from one place to another for various reasons, and the scenery is there whether or not I look at it. I seldom purposely drive to look at the scenery as I might more often do in the Colorado Rockies or along the Pacific seashore, but I do enjoy seeing the Texas countryside even if I've seen it many times before.
Observing and trying to understand what you see out the window while you drive is what I call "Reading the Landscape". Multiple questions arise as the patterns change from cultivated fields of cotton and milo to pastures dominated by Mesquite. Why is the land cultivated here and not there? It must be the soil. Why is this landowner just now converting Mesquite pasture to cultivation by root plowing, stacking and burning the Mesquite and other brush? Good question, but it can't be answered from the highway. Why is Pricklypear cactus so abundant here and not there? And on it goes.
Keeping your mind occupied with quick glances to the side is not a distraction to driving along most of our open highways. It helps keep you alert. I could say that the three drivers who crashed into my new fence on Hwy 83 in Menard County since 2004 could have benefited from reading the landscape, only the wrecks occurred at night. At least reading the landscape in daylight helps keep you alert.
My grandchildren live in Iowa so I don't have them along often to read the landscape with me. Instead, I have my helpers from San Angelo who ride with me to the ranch and orchard, and the more they know about what they are seeing the more quickly the time passes that we are on the road. An hour of boredom can seem a long time. Question: How do you explain why the Mesquite trees along the highway fence are a little taller than the ones in the pasture? Answer: Their roots extend out into the roadside and they get a little more water. Question: Why is the grass so much taller in the roadside than in the pasture? Answer: The lack of livestock grazing, primarily.
I have shown some examples of reading the landscape with my explanations of what I am seeing. The last photo is one that I will ask you to read. How would you explain what you are seeing to a grandchild in Junior High School? If he or she is plugged in to a gadget and not in communication with you, you might try your spouse. I'll give you my explanation next month.


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What are your favorite pottery tools - the ones you don't share?


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Happy Friday Rams fans!!!! Lets kick off the weekend with a Rams mock off season. This off season will be one of the most important off seasons of recent memory. We have a bounty of picks, and we have to make some big decisions on keeping our most popular players. Decisions Decisions lets go!
Wayne Hunter OT- Hunter filled a pretty good role but he isn't worth the 4 million dollars. It was a good way to get rid of Jason Smith though and he played pretty well last season. He is not worth 4 million though.
Quintin Mikell S- Mikell is due 9 million dollars this season. I say we cut him and pursue a real prize in free agency. Mikell was good this year putting good pressure on the quarterback, but he is not worth 9 million dollers.
Steven Jackson RB- I feel the time is for Jackson to go. He isn't the same player. He can't break a run for the house. He is just to slow. I want Daryl and Isaih more carries. These dudes can break a run for the house. Lets gets some fresh legs in there.
Danny Amendola WR- He has played 12 of the last 32 Rams game. Sorry he has the injury bug. We can't pay this dude the big bucks when he is always injured. He can go somewhere else and sit on the sideline making tons of money. He can come back for a cheaper contract cuz he can't stay healthy.
Free Agency
Jarius Byrd FS Buffalo- He is one of the best safeties in the league. With all of our big name players getting cut we can sign him. He would immediately help make our secondary elite. He is a St. Louis native from Clayton High School. If we hire - Jauron then he would be reunited with his old coach. His dad use to coach for the Rams. He is also good friends with Anenas williams and calms him Uncle Williams. Anenas get this kid over here please!
Phil Loadholt RT Minnesota- He is one of the best tackles in the league. He is an old friend of Sams. They both played at Oklahoma and Loadholt will help our line tremendously. This would be a great signing. Sam get Loadholt over here!
Erin Henderson OLB Minnesota- Underated linebacker that would help us so much. He would be our new SLB. He is young and it would be a great signing.
William Hayes DE Rams- Good third DE. He likes Saint Louis and wants to stay.
Barry Richardson OT Rams- Good backup OT for cheap.
Round one- Chance Warmack OG Alabama- This pick is self explanatory. Warmack will shore up this line to finally protect Bradford. Great pickup.
Round one- Keenan Allen WR Cal- Great value pickup right here. He is a solid receiver that is a sure upgrade for us. He will tremendously upgrade are receiving corp with the absence of Amendola.
Round two- Tyler Eifert TE Notre Dame- Eifert will be a great steal for the Rams. Eifert is more of a receiving tight end and Kendricks is a blocking tight end. Bradford has always liked having a tight end at Oklahoma. Eifert and Kendricks will be a great duo.
Round three-Jonathan Cyprien SS FIU- Cyprien's play has really impressed me. He hits hard and will be a great strong safety duo with Jarius Byrd. Our secondary now will be a top 5 duo.
Round four- Tyrann Mathieu CB LSU- Honey Badger will be a great addition. Finnegan can mold him into the next top cornerback to replace him once he leaves. He will be a great backup. He will also contribute on special teams by returning kicks and punts finally giving our team good field position. This field position will help our team so much.
Round five- Conner Vernon WR Duke- Vernon is a slot reciever that Snead has shown interest in. Vernon would be a good replacement for Danny. Good pickup.
Round six- Zach Line FB SMU- Good fullback that are team needs.
Round seven- Knile Davis RB Arkansas- With the departure of the big back Jackson we need to get a bigger back. Davis has a ton of potential and he will compliment Richardson and Pead well.
QB- Sam Bradford, Austin Davis
RB- Daryl Richardson, Isaih Pead, Knile Davis
FB- Zach Line
WR- Keenan Allen, Brian Quick, Chris Givens, Titus Young, Austin Pettis, Conner Vernon
TE- Tyler Eifert, Lance Kendricks
OT- Rodger Saffold, Phil Loadholt
OG- Chance Warmack, Harvey Dahl
C- Scott Wells
DE- Chris Long, Robert Quinn
DT- Michael Brockers, Kendall Langford
WLB- Jo Lonn Dunbar
MLB- James Laurinatisis
SLB- Erin Henderson
CB- Cortland Finnegan, Janoris Jenkins, Trumaine Johnson, Tyrann Mathieu
FS- Jarius Byrd
SS- Jonathan Cyprien
Special Teams
K- Greg Zurelin
P- Johnny Hekker
Kick and punt returner- Tyrann Mathieu.
Bam Dream team you might say. Snead make this happen and what do you guys think? Thanks!
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I like it alot. I feel a couple things are unrealistic though ie byrd/eifert at 16th in the 2nd.
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Yeah, the free agent signing seem a bit much. I seriously doubt we have that kind of cash for free agents.
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DEE RAWL wrote:
I like it alot. I feel a couple things are unrealistic though ie byrd/eifert at 16th in the 2nd.
My thoughts exactly, I would be ecstatic if this were to happen but I just cant see it as a real possibility..
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If this happened the boner I would have would last a long time.
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It seems very logical to me. There is a St. Louis Connection with Byrd. We will be freeing up a lot of money cutting Hunter, Mikell, Jackson, and Amendola. Not having to pay these players would free up a lot of space. Byrd and Loadholt will recieve big contracts and every other free agent like Richardson and Henderson will recieve smaller contracts. It makes sense and the draft is realistic. I have been seeing tons of mock draft with Eifert in the middle round.
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I like it man, good job.
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So, I want to install BT5 onto a Micro SDHC Card via a USB Adapter and use it via a USB Adapter. Has anyone tried this yet? Are there certain things I should keep a watch out for? Should the SDHC be 8GB or 16GB? Class 2 or 4?
Will the Micro SDHC Card be seen as a USB Stick or as an SDHC Card and will this inhibit me in any way?
Are there any guides? (Will the BT Wiki section for BT5 USB Persistence install work for this?)
Any advice or pointers are indeed welcome as I want as much info as I can before I go ahead and buy, thank you!


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This might not have won the out-loud approval of Ingres, the avid Academician, but I think his eyes would have understood.
The Neo-Classicists had a cannon they copied and, in Ingres, a high priest.
He used to speak of Ingres as such a teacher as he would have chosen for himself.
Ingres' persistence looked like folly, even madness in his eyes.
Let us see how it looks on the next, which will be very likely a return to the tradition of Ingres.
And, while we are about it, you know that old Ingres turns me sick with his glairy painting.
Strange, that a man like Ingres should rave so about new fashions and pretty toilettes!
Ingres was so impressed by the beauty of this work that he is said to have burst into tears before it.
Delacroix is one of the mighty ones of the earth, and Ingres misses being so creditably.
Ingres suffered from these criticisms to a quite unreasonable extent.


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Backstreet Boys announce tour dates
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The Backstreet Boys are officially putting the final touches on their big 20th anniversary reunion. On Monday, the group announced on "On Air With Ryan Seacrest" they will be hitting the road on a new tour called "In A World Like This," which kicks off on August 2nd in Chicago.
Listen to their interview below:
All five members of the boy band will be participating in the North American tour, which will line up with the release of their new album. It's the first time in almost ten years that they have toured together as a full group.
Jesse McCartney and former "Jersey Show" star DJ Pauly D will be joining them.
Tickets for the "In A World Like This" tour go on sale starting this Friday, May 17th.
"In A World Like This" Tour Dates:
Friday, August 2 - Chicago, IL - Charter One Pavilion at Northerly Island
Saturday, August 3 - St. Louis, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Sunday, August 4 - Toledo - Toledo Zoo Amphitheater
Tuesday, August 6 - Montreal - Bell Centre
Wednesday, August 7 - Toronto - Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
Thursday, August 8 - Detroit, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
Friday, August 9 - Cincinnati, OH - PNC Pavilion
Saturday, August 10 - Cleveland, OH - Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica
Monday, August 12 - Boston, MA - Bank of America Pavilion
Tuesday, August 13 - Wantagh - Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
Thursday, August 15 - Holmdel - PNC Bank Arts Center
Friday, August 16 - Camden - Susquehanna Bank Center
Saturday, August 17 - Virginia Beach, VA - Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach
Tuesday, August 20 - Raleigh, NC - Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek
Wednesday, August 21 - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Charlotte
Thursday, August 22 - Atlanta, GA - Chastain Park Amphitheatre
Friday, August 23 - Tampa, FL - Live Nation Amphitheatre
Sunday, August 25 - West Palm Beach, FL - Cruzan Amphitheatre
Friday, August 30 - Dallas, TX - Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie
Saturday, August 31 - Houston, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Thursday, September 5 - Phoenix, AZ - Comerica Theatre
Friday, September 6 - Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Saturday, September 7 - Las Vegas, NV - Mandalay Bay Events Center
Sunday, September 8 - Concord, CA - Sleep Train Amphitheatre
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If R2-D2 ever had a bride, it would be Haylee Maddox.
The 6-year-old was dressed in a white dress with the beloved "Star Wars" robot's signature blue and grey designs Friday for the second annual Course of the Force charity relay. She even wore a blue and silver tiara. | PHOTOS: Course of the Force: 'Star Wars' on the run to Comic Con
"R2-D2 is my favorite. I like the part when R2-D2 shooted out the lightsaber," Haylee said of one of her favorite scenes of the movies, which she watched Thursday night in preparation for the relay.
Haylee was just one of nearly two dozen "Star Wars" fans who participated in the Course of the Force in Santa Monica on Friday, which traveled down the Pacific Coast Highway.
The 'Star Wars'-themed relay was launched in 2012 by Pacific Palisades resident Peter Levin, CEO of Nerdist Industries, who has partnered with LucasFilm to help raise funds for Make-A-Wish Foundation. The Course of the Force raised about $100,000 last year to grant wishes for terminally ill children.
"You can be outside, you can have a lot of fun, you can do good things for charity and really celebrate what 'Star Wars' means," said Course of the Force director, Andy Bush.
The Course of the Force officially started Tuesday at Skywalker Ranch, "Star Wars" creator George Lucas' Marin County home and headquarters, then hopped on a plane -- with the coveted relay lightsaber in its own first-class seat -- to Los Angeles, Levin said.
Haylee and her mom, Deanne Maddox, made their own trek from Ventura to Santa Monica to participate, promising to send Haylee's dad, Brad Maddox, photos and videos of their experience. The Navy serviceman is currently deployed.
Maddox said she and her husband are huge "Star Wars" fans and made the decision to sign up Haylee for the relay to give Haylee a better understanding of their love for the popular sci-fi film.
"It's a great way to teach her about how people get when they love something so passionately, and a fun way to teach her about charity," said Maddox, who came dressed as C-3PO.
The Santa Monica leg of the run was among the shorter legs, making nine stops off the Pacific Coast Highway before gathering at the Santa Monica Pier for the "conival," a miniature "Star Wars" convention that included a show by new wave band, The Spazmatics.
"I'm a huge 'Star Wars' fan and any time I can celebrate a moment with my kids and 'Stars Wars' is something I want to capture a moment in time with," Robert Munakash of Pacific Palisades.
Munakash participated in this year's Course of the Force for the first time and brought his two sons, who led the relay at Sunset Boulevard and the Pacific Coast Highway just after 1 p.m. Friday.
Runners, many dressed in "Star Wars" costumes, run the quarter-mile segments following Jabba the Hutt's barge, also known as Khettanna. Oliver Munakash, 9, was dressed as Anakin Skywalker while his younger brother, 7-year-old Dominic, dressed as Luke Skywalker
"It's really fun and we're looking forward to doing it next year," Oliver said.
The Course of the Force continues on to Huntington Beach on Saturday and Oceanside on Sunday.
Levin said he expects up to 450 runners to participate, including celebrities like Chris Colfer of "Glee," Adrianne Curry of "America's Top Model" and actor Wilmer Valderrama. The barge is scheduled to arrive in San Diego on July 16 in time for Comic-Con International, which is a celebration of all things superhero and sci-fi.
The boys won't be following the Course of the Force down to Comic-Con this year, but hope to someday.
Munakash said he hasn't attended Comic-Con since the 1980s "back when it was still a comic book convention" and plans to go back when his sons are a little older to share his more fun, geekier side.
"It's a passing of the lightsaber, if you will -- not the torch -- from one generation to the other for 'Star Wars' fans," Levin said.


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Courts decide legal disputes by first finding what the facts of a case are and then applying the law to those facts to reach a decision. When you present a case in court, you must do 4 things:
The purpose of legal research is to find support in the law (legal authorities) for the legal arguments you are trying to make to win your case.
Primary authority is the set of rules or laws that are binding on the courts, government, and individuals.
There are several types of primary authority sources. The main ones are:
Primary authority can be:
Secondary authority explains and analyzes the law. Most legal secondary authorities have many citations to primary authorities like cases, statutes, and regulations. Secondary authority does not have binding effect on the court but helps explain what the law is or should be.
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Families of September 11 is now operating as the For Action Initiative. The web pages on this site are available for informational purposes only. Please visit us at www.foractioninitiative.org.
Volunteer Speakers Program for TSA Safety Awareness and Education
Families of September 11 (FOS11), in partnership with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and The Camilla Group, LLC (TCG) offers its members the opportunity to participate in a volunteer program to speak to Transportation Security Officers (TSO's). The program allows volunteers to speak at their local airport alongside FOS11 Advisory Board Member, Carie Lemack and involves them in an educational campaign to raise awareness about the importance of thorough and consistent security checks. The program provides volunteers a unique opportunity to visit with screeners, express solidarity, empower themselves and share their story. Volunteers work closely with FOS11 staff in preparation for the event.
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By Gary Cutrer
Published January 2011
Ranchers everywhere continually have to deal with predation of their livestock and wildlife by coyotes, bobcats, mountain lions, raccoons, feral hogs and other predatory species. The one that does by far the most damage to sheep and goats is the coyote.
At one time nearly cleared of coyotes, much of the prime sheep and goat production land of Texas' Edwards Plateau is once again home to Canis latrans, who likes nothing better for dinner than lamb or kid goat.
Why would a rancher begrudge a poor little canine his dinner? Surely there are plenty of lambs in the flock and he can spare one or two to feed a hungry coyote?
The fact is that coyotes take such a toll on kid and lamb crops they have put more than one sheep and goat producer out of business or at least hurt their bottom line severely. And the lesser publicized but just as economically important damage coyotes do is predation of wildlife populations—deer, quail and turkey. With hunting leases a big part of ranching revenue, coyotes are enemy No. 1.
Coyotes are not endangered. Nor are they in any danger of becoming endangered. Coyote populations nationwide have grown to the point that it is possible there are more coyotes now than ever before on this continent. Once thought to inhabit the western Great Plains, temperate areas of the Rocky Mountains and the Southwestern deserts, the coyote now ranges the entire length and breadth of North America. (3)
Chicago, believe it or not, has a coyote problem. The number of nuisance coyotes removed annually from the Chicago metropolitan area increased from typically less than 20 coyotes in the early 1990s to more than 350 coyotes each year during the late 1990s. (3)
New York City has a coyote problem. This past June two little girls, ages 3 and 6, in a suburb of the city—Rye, N.Y.—were attacked by coyotes in separate incidences.States from South Carolina to California report coyote problems of some sort. (5)
Many urban dwellers who have moved out to new additions in the city suburbs find themselves in frequent encounters with coyotes. They often attribute those sightings of coyotes or problems with them to their invading the coyote's habitat. In fact, just the opposite is true. Coyotes are proliferating to the point they are re-inhabiting land long cleared of coyotes by early ranchers and farmers or that never contained coyotes in the first place. And, coyotes are among the species that thrive with human help.
Coyotes purloin food from garbage cans or dog dishes. They eat the acorns, fruit and even small pets of suburban residents.
In a study regarding the anthropogenic subsidization, or unintended human-assistance, of one coyote population in Southern California, one conclusion was that "In the most human-impacted area, where 14-25 percent of items consumed [by coyotes] were of anthropogenic origin, coyote density was approximately eight times higher that in the most natural area." (2)
But suburbanites mostly try to co-exist with coyotes. They're not actively trying to kill them. Well, maybe they would fire off the occasional .22 shot if they discovered a coyote munching on Kitty or Fido.
A type of similar coyote haven can be created when a former production livestock ranch is divided up and sold to a person or group of people who are more interested in hunting than in raising livestock. Often city dwellers to begin with, the new absentee landowners are either unaware or unconcerned that their inaction regarding predator control can hurt their neighbor's sheep or goats, or even cattle.
What those absentee landowners should understand is that coyote control not only helps their neighbors, it helps their own wildlife population. Coyotes, and other predators, prey on deer, turkeys and quail as well as sheep and goats.
Fortunately, ranchers have some help controlling coyotes in the form of USDA-APHIS Wildlife Services, a state and federally funded predator control agency headed up in Texas by state director Mike Bodenchuk. Wildlife Services works with participating counties and rancher groups to put in place county trappers whose full time jobs consist of eliminating predators and attempting to control predation of livestock. The agency also has pilots and helicopters to assist the trappers in coyote and hog control.
"Predator control for livestock protection in Texas is doing as good as can be expected in this economy," Bodenchuk said in a recent telephone interview. "We're flying more hours. We're putting more people on the ground. The downside is budgets are being cut . . . and it's difficult to keep this level of service up."
Like other agencies, Wildlife Services' budget in Texas was slashed due to the economic downturn and is $1.4 million less for 2011 that the state's 2003 base budget total.
"It's very difficult for us to keep providing the same level of service without getting in somebody else's cookie jar," Bodenchuk said. "Right now we cost share with rancher groups and counties to support the trappers. And we just increased the cost to those counties and the ranchers from $2,200 to $2,400 a month. When our state and federal revenues shrink it means that we have to pass more of that cost on to the ranchers. And I hate doing that. I think this is a federal and state responsibility and we should be able to do it, but obviously we work for the legislatures and for the congress, so if they say do it this way we have no choice."
Wildlife Services' job is to respond when a livestock producer needs help. Taking priority are those requests in which the producer is suffering losses due to predation, Bodenchuk said.
"We provide preventative services, and corrective services. Corrective is when there's killing going on and that's our first priority—to stop the killing that's going on. Preventive is what we do when there's not killing going on but there's coyotes over on the neighbors' and we're going to keep snares in the fence to keep them from coming in. Corrective takes first priority; preventive takes second priority. But we expect our guys to do both."
The trapper/hunter employees of Wildlife Services in each county are state employees for the most part. Their salaries and benefits are paid by the state of Texas through the Texas A&M system, and trapper salaries start at $23,000 annually.
"We only have so many state dollars to do that. So if we had to rely on our state and federal budgets we'd only have two-thirds of the number of employees that we have today," Bodenchuk said. "The county and the rancher clubs contribute and pay into the Texas Wildlife Damage Management Association. That association cuts a check to the state of Texas to help support those trappers."
Vehicles, support services and aerial support cost about $5,400 a month per trapper in the field, he said. The rancher groups or the counties are paying about $2,400 of that; the rest is subsidized by federal or state dollars, or both.
When a rancher calls for help in controlling predators he can specify whether he or she wants just coyotes killed or whether he'd like other predators like hogs, lions, raccoons or foxes taken as well.
"Most of these guys sign up for multiple predator species on their ranch. They want the raccoons gone right alongside the coyotes and everything else, so that helps decide what methods to use," Bodenchuk said. "If we're going to aerial hunt or put out M44s, it's really just for coyotes. But if we're looking for raccoons we're going to put snares in the fence and traps in the ground and catch coons, coyotes and bobcats, and try and keep the landscape pretty clean."
In 2009 Wildlife Services in Texas killed more than 20,000 coyotes, Bodenchuk said. In 2010 the take totaled more than 19,000.
"We figured that in 2009, we saved $30 million worth of livestock. That's an important number. It cost about $7 million to do that. That's a positive cost:benefit ratio," he said. "Remember, all those livestock are out there in rural counties where those dollars are critically needed to support the local economy."
Even with Wildlife Services' help in exterminating coyotes, they keep coming. The series of maps with this article illustrates the number of coyotes taken the zero year of each decade. The circle of coyote kills draws tighter and tighter like a noose around sheep and goat country as the decades progress.
A few years back a group of sheep and goat producers and researchers got together in San Angelo to kick around the idea of constructing a coyote barrier fence. The fence would be constructed on cooperating landowners' ranches that bordered highways and eventually encircle a lot of the prime sheep and goat producing region of Texas, roughly from Del Rio to San Angelo to Brownwood to Kerrville to Uvalde and back to Del Rio. Because any truly coyote-proof fence would be cost prohibitive, the barrier would serve as more of a deterrent to coyote invasion of an area that is still not yet terribly overrun with Canis latrans. The idea was discussed but nothing really came of it.
Could the advance of coyotes into once coyote-rare country be stopped with a barrier fence? Bodenchuk says no. The problem is not the general coyote drift into an area, he said, but invasion from coyote strongholds, like the property of a neighbor, perhaps an absentee landowner or a cattle producer who is not particularly concerned with coyote control.
"I'm sure there is a coyote proof fence but it's not practical," he said. A nearly coyote proof fence would have to be 12-foot-high chain link with a buried 3-foot skirt, he said. Even then, the fence would have to be maintained constantly and protected from damage by feral hogs.
But fencing is valuable in the fight against coyotes, he said. "We like net wire fencing, regular sheep and goat fencing. If it's good and tight it will give us places to target coyotes in slides that go underneath. We can put snares in that fence and do really well."
Wildlife Services' arsenal in their war against coyotes includes snares, traps, toxicants, hunting and aerial hunting. The most effective against coyotes are the toxicants, especially the highly regulated M44 sodium cyanide delivery device which blasts a curious coyote in the mouth with a powder containing 3/100s of an ounce of the poison. In 2009, 14 percent of the coyote take was from the air with 86 percent of coyotes killed on the ground with M44 kills making up the larger number, followed by snares, traps and shooting.
Several years ago researchers came up with an idea for a "safe" toxicant for coyotes. They hoped a component of chocolate that is poisonous to canines, Theobromine, chemically similar to caffeine, could take the place of more lethal poisons used to kill coyotes.
Canines, including dogs and coyotes, can succumb to theobromine poisoning from as little as 50 grams of chocolate for a smaller animal and 400 grams for an average-sized animal. The toxicant is prepared by extracting concentrated theobromine from chocolate and enticing coyotes with a baited canister of liquid.
Pen studies of the efficacy, or kill rate, of theobromine are still underway.
"We're trying to get the efficacy up to 80 percent. When we give it to coyotes orally--when we inject it in their mouth--they die," Bodenchuk said. The challenge is to perfect the delivery system so that the kill rate is consistently high.
Bodenchuk described the delivery device as a canister about the size of a 35mm film canister containing a liquid solution of theobromine. The canister screws upside down onto a well anchored stake in the ground.
"You bait the top and the coyote comes along and chews on it and he doses himself while he chewing on it," Bodenchuk said. "We haven't got delivery down to where we get 80 percent efficacy. About 60 percent of the coyotes that are chewing on it in that fashion are dying, and the rest are getting sub-lethal doses. That's a problem for us.
"I'm more efficient with traps than that. If I've got to go out and pound those things in the ground and I'm only getting 60 percent efficacy, I'd rather pound traps in the ground and get 95 percent efficacy."
Researchers are still trying to refine the delivery system so that it's more effective.
- Telephone interview with Mike Bodenchuk, Texas state director of USDA-APHIS Wildlife Services.
- "Does availability of anthropogenic food enhance densities of omnivorous mammals? An example with coyotes in southern California," Fedriani, J. M., Fuller, T. K. and Sauvajot, R. M. 2001.
- "Coyote Predation - Description". A. Wade, Dale & E. Bowns, James. Procedures for Evaluating Predation on Livestock and Wildlife. Archived from the original on August 6, 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070806144513/http://texnat.tamu.edu/ranchref/predator/coyote/t-coyote.htm. Retrieved August 19, 2007.
- "Urban Coyote Ecology and Management: The Cook County, Illinois, Coyote Project," Stanley D. Gehrt, Ohio State University. http://ohioline.osu.edu/b929/pdf/b929.pdf
- "Police in NYC suburb warn parents to keep children indoors after 2 coyote attacks on kids;" Associated Press, June 30, 2010; http://www.foxnews.com/us/2010/06/30/year-old-girl-attacked-coyote-backyard-nd-attack-suburban-ny-city-days/


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It is a tribute to a time when a group of ruggedly independent wine pioneers decided to get in touch with their inner purple.
The pioneers loved the label so much they also had Bob turn it into a poster-reminiscent of the fillmore posters of the 1960's. View all Deep Purple Wines
About Other California
California has nearly 100 American Viticulture Areas (AVAs) and accounts for almost 90% of wine production in the United States. In our section of Other California, we include wines from smaller AVAs as well as wines from the California AVA. Here are a few smaller AVAs you may see on the label:
Livermore Valley AVA, located right outside of San Francisco and home to wineries such as Wente.
Lodi County AVA, an AVA further east of San Francisco and known for its excellent, old-vine Zinfandels.
San Francisco Bay AVA, a sprawling AVA that covers Contra Costa, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz counties, to name a few. Wine that holds only the California AVA is typically a wine that includes grapes from a number of different AVAs, which leads to the general labeling of the wine as California. This does not denote the quality of the wine, only the diversity of where the grapes originate.
About California
The most famous of the California wine regions is Napa Valley, and these wines are certainly outstanding – but it's not as broad and diverse as its larger neighbor, Sonoma County. Down south, Santa Barbara's Santa Maria Valley is well-known for its Rhône blends, as well as cool-climate varieties like Pinot and Chardonnay. The Central Coast, the largest California AVA, has many different microclimates that lead to a wide range of wines with many sub-AVAs.


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Spurs pick UCLA's Kyle Anderson in NBA draft
SAN ANTONIO (AP) The San Antonio Spurs selected small forward Kyle Anderson of UCLA with its first-round pick Thursday, the 30th selection of the NBA draft.
Anderson, who left the Bruins after his sophomore season, averaged 14.6 points, 8.8 rebounds and 6.5 assists. The 6-foot-9 forward is considered one of the draft's top passing big men, which is optimal for the Spurs.
His place with San Antonio could be impacted by the free-agency plans of Boris Diaw, the 6-9 forward whose passing helped sparked the Spurs' five-game victory over the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals.
San Antonio also had the 58th and 60th selections in the second round.
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With the 30th pick in the 2014 #NBADraft, the Spurs select Kyle Anderson. #GoSpursGo
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Zayn Malik Makes Instagram Public: 10 Most Surprising Personal Photos
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By Monica Mendoza
Alright, it's happened. Let's all just take a moment before totally freaking out and stalking back to the beginning.
Zayn Malik, one-fifth of British boy band One Direction finally changed his personal Instagram (@niazkilam) from private to public on Tuesday (he also has @ZaynMalik).
In other words, he is giving us the behind-the-scenes peek we've been kept out of since his first post back in August 2012.
Let's celebrate this occasion! Here are the 10 most surprising photos you didn't know existed until now:
1. First things first: What's on his finger?!
2. He's down for just "Chillin" outdoors.
3. He's just being Miley...
4. Forget nerd day in high school, this is all we need. #needhelpwithyourhomework?
5. He can post throwbacks just like the rest of us.
6. Now we know that he likes pizza ... like a lot.
7. He's a true 90's kid.
8. He can definitely rock the bed head look.
9. And he has a cat named Tiger. Who would have thought someone could beat Taylor Swift at cute cat selfies???
10. Oh, and lastly ... you're welcome.
By the way, One Direction's latest single "You & I" is moving up the charts...check out the full AT40 Chart and Hot AC Chart!


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Here's what the Tennessee Titans said Friday night after drafting Wadsworth native Bishop Sankey, a running back from the University of Washington, with the 54th overall pick.
Obviously, it's good to add another player. We wanted to add a running back in this draft and targeted a few of them but the first one being Bishop Sankey. Really what he brings to us is a great deal of versatility, vision, feet, ability to catch the football. The important thing for us in picking one of these backs was to get the right fit for the coaches offense. Versatility and the ability to play on three downs was really one of the main criteria.
(on if this will help fill the loss of Chris Johnson in this offense)
Well he is a different type of player than CJ (Chris Johnson). We were looking for a guy like this. A guy with some versatility and not exactly just trying to replace CJ. We will have multiple backs that play and coach can address some of that. Definitely we needed a running back. I think I told you guys that that is what we were going to target when you asked about our needs and that's what we did.


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'"If you look at our depth chart on defense, he's in a tough spot," Ruff said of Paetsch. "I liked what he did on left wing playing on a fourth-line scenario the last couple of games of the year. He can easily be our depth guy on defense. He's going to have to try to push through and be a factor, I think, on the forward side of it to start the season, especially with the addition of (Steve) Montador," he said.'
No lie, Paetsch now up front with the Sabres
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FRANKFORT, KY -- Almost 40 members of the Kentucky Automatic Merchandising Council -- operators, brokers and suppliers -- rallied here during the association's Legislative Day to express their strong support for House Bill 62. The measure, presently in the House Appropriations and Revenue Committee, would amend the state's tax law to exclude food and food ingredients sold through vending machines from sales and use tax.
Joining the KAMC delegation and its leader, president Mike Alexander of J. Mike Alexander & Associates (Lexington), were National Automatic Merchandising Association senior vice-president for government affairs Eric Dell and regional legislative director Sheree Edwards.
"We participated in 32 separate meetings with lawmakers to discuss the provisions of House Bill 62, exempting the current 6% retail sales tax for vended products, placing vending on par with other retail sales channels that pay no sales tax on similar items," Dell reported. Not only would it give a needed lift to vending businesses, he explained, but also would bolster the state's economy.
The bill is sponsored by Reps. Terry Mills (D-District 24), Steven Riggs (D-District 31), Rep Jim Stewart III (R-District 86), David Watkins (D-District 11) and Susan Westrom (D-District 79). If enacted, it will take effect in July.
"Relationship-building is an important part of our ongoing mission," Dell emphasized. "We heard consistent positive feedback from legislators who got to know these small businessmen and women from throughout the state."
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By Hillary Speed Associated Press
Vintage dishware doesn't have to gather dust in the china cabinet.
Outdated table settings, such as a stack of your grandmother's old plates or a bundle of used mugs you scooped up at Salvation Army, can find fresh life with a little TLC. All it takes is a marker or a drill and a basic plan.
"I always find it a bit sad when things so loved by previous generations are thrown on the scrap heap," said lifestyle blogger Anna Nicholson, based in Yorkshire, England. "I'm always looking for ways things can be reused, upcycled and overhauled to fit in with our 21st-century style."
Here are some ways to spruce up old china and dollar-store dishes.
Markers and paint
The popular craft-swapping website Pinterest is full of plate-decorating projects that tap into the "magic" of magic markers.
Nicholson, whose blog is "angel in the north" (www.angelinthenorth.com), uses Sharpies to personalize vintage floral plates. In one set, she adorned each plate with a letter in the word "EAT," to display in the kitchen. In another, she used four plates to spell out the word "HOME."
She prints her own letter cutouts, using the font Bodoni MT, onto thick paper or cardstock. She traces around the letters onto the old plates with a pen, then goes over the outline with a Sharpie and fills it in.
"This is an easy project, but you do need a steady hand," she said.
Others take the Sharpie idea to another level and — if the dishes are ovenproof — bake the marker on to make it permanent. Many crafting blogs call for drawing with a Sharpie and baking the ovenproof dish at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
Christine Dinsmore, based in Portland, Ore., has used the Sharpie method for free-handing original drawings. On her blog, The Plumed Nest (www.theplumednest.com), she shows how she drew original monster pictures onto plates for her children.
"I would often see cute little dishes for children, but they were usually made out of plastic," Dinsmore said.
She has tried to rid her kitchen of plastic "and didn't want to purchase any more."
That's when she got inspired to draw her own kid-friendly characters.
Dinsmore advises using non-toxic Sharpie paint pens, found at most craft stores and online. Also, she recommends cleaning plates gently, never with an abrasive sponge or dishwasher.
Other bloggers suggest ceramic or glass paint if the dish will have frequent contact with food.
Danielle Warner of the blog "The Yarn to Tell" (theyarntotell.wordpress.com) recommends Delta PermEnamel paint for a more painted — rather than drawn — look. It's also available at craft stores or online.


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October 17, 2009 at 20:53:51 Oct 17, 2009 @ 20:53
I have a munny, but i haven't done shit to it.
had it since late 07
I have a munny, but i haven't done shit to it.
had it since late 07
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my first real custom made it for a friend
that sounds like the best idea.
i guess for now if you or anyone is interested in buying one, im open to offers.
yeah, theres something about the Black Metal one, looks even better in person for sure!
I never really thought about it, but yeah, i guess i would.
I dont know how much custom munnys go for though.
i dont think mine are worth that much!
how do you gauge how much they are worth to sell for?
This is the sickest Quad-posting I've seen. haha, nice customs in here, like the one with the gas mask. others are kinda messy.
keeep it up
The detail on it is really good.
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Victory Variety Hour presents Eddie Van Glam
Saturday, January 12, 2013 from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM (PST)
Who's Going
San Francisco, California
London, United Kingdom
Florence, Italy
Event Details
Please note: although eventbrite ticket sales will end day of show at 4pm, there may still be tickets available at the door.
Last year, our braless leader, PENNY STARR, JR. celebrated her birthday by having an eating contest by handcuffing audience members and having them eat cupcakes off the junk in her trunk…
How will she top that this year?
With the best orgy of burlesque in LA, featuring Seattle's own "Rhinestone Stud" EDDIE VAN GLAM, and the revival of the Tableaux VaVoom©, not seen on the VVH stage since 2005!
Also starring
The eXXXotic SIOUX DU JOUR
Our suicide bombshell GRETA GRENADE
In the Tableaux VaVoom "Man-Tastic"
The exhibitionist to your voyeur VYPER SYNVILLE
The patron saint of virgin strippers MERCURY TROY
Here to perform a homosexual act LORD LONDONBRIDGE
Public insanity with MATT MORGAN and HEIDI BRUCKER
And here to go-go Go! Smoking hot PANAMA RED
With the best em cee in Los Angeles GARY SHAPIRO
Produced and directed by PENNY STARR, JR.
Saturday, January 12th, 2013
Doors 7pm, Show 8pm, Cover $10
And enjoy $5 pints from our sponsor NEWCASTLE BROWN ALE, celebrating 85 years of excellence.
At Skinny's Lounge, 4923 Lankershim Blvd. North Hollywood CA 91601 +21
When & Where
Skinny's Lounge
4923 Lankershim Blvd
North Hollywood,
Saturday, January 12, 2013 from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM (PST)
Add to my calendar
About VICTORY VARIETY HOUR
"Isn't your mama's burlesque, or your daddy's either. It's more like your pervy uncle Larry's. " LA WEEKLY
"Subversive Brilliance" LOS ANGELES MAGAZINE
Voted "Best Badass Burlesque" LOS ANGELES MAGAZINE® 2012
Voted in the top 3 burlesque shows in LA, LA WEEKLY
Voted one of the 10 Best Burlesque Shows in LA, TimeOut LA
Winner: Best Troupe, Hollywood Burlesque Fest
"(Penny Starr, Jr is) a delightful sexpot… burlesque royalty" LA WEEKLY
Now in it's 8th year, produced by award-winning burlesque dancer Penny Starr, Jr,, VVH is a mix of high glamour and a sick sense of humor. The show has a rotating cast of accomplished stripteasers, comedians and musicians and has featured guest stars like Prince Poppycock, Margaret Cho, Kate Flannery (The Office), Greg Behrendt, Vernon Wells (The Road Warrior) and Rick Overton, to name a few.
In addition to their residencies around Los Angeles (recently closing a 2 1/2 year run at Skinny's Lounge in North Hollywood), VVH has produced LA's and San Diego's longest running sci-fi themed burlesque show SUPERNOVA A-GO-GO, and was featured in the Hollywood Fringe Festival with THE WRONG SHOW: A NIGHT OF OFFENSIVE MATERIAL.


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Designer of the Month: Kwigy Bo Dog Carriers and Apparel
It's not many designers that can boast that celebrities such as Blake Lively, and Sarah Jessica Parker use their products and even fewer whose design lines are actually intended for dogs. Yet, Kwigy-Bo is not only popular with celebrities; it's become one of the most recognized lines in the country. At the Sassy Pup online dog boutique Kwigy-Bo dog carriers are among our most popular lines over the last five years.
Kwigy-Bo is known most for its stylish dog carriers that often look like fashionable purses. Yet, owner Olivia Brown didn't start out looking to create fashion for pets. She studied Art History at New York University and after graduation looked to continue with the family business.
"My family has been in fashion and I always knew I wanted to enter in the family business, but I wasn't sure how. Twelve years ago, I got a dog (Brussels Griffon) and started buying sweaters and accessories for her. The boutique pet business was not that big at the time. I don't think Paris had gotten her first Chihuahua yet. My mom saw the sweater and was like "we can make these". So that was it."
One of the more unique things about the line is the name itself. If her own dog inspired her to go into the pet apparel business it was someone else's pet that provided the name of the company.
It was the name of a friend of mine's dog," admits Corwin. "But they had gotten the name from the first Simpsons episode."
If Kwigy Bo today is more known for their dog carriers, their original products were primarily apparel.
"I started designing and making my own dog sweaters in the factory my family owns in Brooklyn and taking the samples door to door in Manhattan. Dog carriers followed a year later. We were the first designers to make bags that looked like handbags. I was always carrying my dog around with me and needed a way to conceal her when I went into restaurants and stores. "
When one thinks of dog carriers, many people think of plastic crates that people carry their pets around in. Kwigy-Bo would change all that. Their carriers look more like high end designer purses. Not only will most people not realize the carriers is designed for pets, it has all the amenities of a purse, such as places to put belongings and for cell phones. Yet, their carriers are even airline approved, making them perfect for women who travel frequently with their pets. Their most popular line is the Alex line, named for her father.
If the carriers make up most of their products, Corwin plans to go back to her original vision of the company.
"I will re-introduce our apparel this fall. We were originally known for our apparel. I have tried collars and leads in the past, but it's difficult to get the manufacturing how I wanted it to be. So, I am just concentrating on the carriers and apparel now. I feel like we have a strong niche in the carriers. "
Brown finds inspiration for her designs all over the place.
"I travel a lot so — travel always inspires me and this may sound cheesy, but "life" is so inspiring. I am entrepreneur so living my day to day life, I always find inspiration."
At the Sassy Pup dog boutique we always wait in anticipation for the next design from Kwigy-Bo. There is a reason their products have been featured in many popular magazine such as US magazine, People, InStyle, and more. Visit their website at www.kwigy-bo.com to learn more about their products.
With our blog we hope to feature a different designer each month so check back often to learn about the designers that are setting the standard for style.


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It's Monday, you may not be in the brightest of moods… You stayed up late last night celebrating the most popular non-national holiday of the year, your belt is a little tighter after eating endless amounts of seven-layer dip, on the way to the coffee machine people think you are talking to yourself, when you're actually just reminding your feet "right, left, right, left…" Frankly, your mind just isn't quite working in full-force yet – which probably won't kick in until Tuesday or Wednesday.
Just to make your day a little bit more difficult to get through, here's a reminder: V-Day (or should I say D-Day) is right around the corner! The pressure is really on to get your that quality gift. So what does this mean? Are you excited or aggravated by this fact? Maybe last week you were all for the lovey dovey holiday but as the pressure mounts are you beginning to change your mind? Or maybe you absolutely hated the thought of hearts and candy last week and now that you have a date, you're all for it! Hey, I don't know what your thoughts are…but that's why I'm asking:
Valentine's Day: Love it or Leave it?
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Brevard, N.C. - Coach Britne Stubbs and the Brevard College Athletic Department are pleased to announce the addition of Lauren Locklear to the BC Softball Coaching staff as an Assistant Coach for the spring 2012 season.
"I am very excited to have Lauren join us and want to congratulate her on her first coaching opportunity. Her knowledge, passion, and determination for the game of softball is such a delight to add to our dynamic and program here at Brevard," commented Coach Stubbs. "She was an unbelievable athlete in the Peach Belt Conference and a stand-out player to a very reputable USC-Aiken softball program. I look forward to having her on board and am very optimistic for her future in coaching collegiate softball."
Locklear comes to Brevard from the University of South Carolina Aiken where she starred during her four years with the Pacers, achieving numerous athletic and academic accolades.
"I am beyond excited for the opportunity I have been given here at Brevard," said Locklear. "I am thankful for the many opportunities softball has made possible. Playing collegiate softball has allowed me to meet and learn from players, coaches, teammates, and parents, who all have a great love for the game. Coaching just seems to me to be a natural progression that gives me the chance to pay it forward, and pay it back."
Locklear was a two-time Peach Belt All-Conference player, ranking second in the Peach Belt Conference in assists from the shortstop position. She ranked in the top 10 in nine different career offensive categories while at Aiken, finishing among the top players in Pacer sports history in batting average, base hits, runs batted in, slugging percentage, doubles, total bases, home runs, stolen bases and runs scored.
She was a three-time Dean's List recipient and was named to the USC Aiken's President's List. She was also named to the Athletic Director Honor Roll and was a 2010 Peach Belt Conference All-Academic First team selection.
In addition to her playing career, Locklear also worked at the Mt. Pleasant Recreation Department in Mt. Pleasant, S.C. where she worked as both a field supervisor and umpire. Her duties included maintaining the facilities at various recreational locations and assisting umpires with their daily tasks, as well as officiating assigned t-ball games and enforcing the rules of play. She also communicated with coaches, players and sponsors to help maintain order both on and off the field.
She also served as a Summer Camp Coach with Baseball and Softball teams and participated in the JDRF walk, as well as served as a volunteer at the Trinity Lutheran Nursing Home.
"I would like to thank my parents for supporting me in all my endeavors, and never doubting me," commented Locklear. "Also I would like to thank all of my teachers, and coaches who encouraged me to take a stand, be a leader on and off the field, and to always have fun."
The Brevard College softball team begins the 2012 regular season on Sunday, February 5th on the road as the Tornados travel to Bristol, Va. for a doubleheader against Virginia Intermont. The Tornados open the 2012 home season on February 11th at the BC Softball field as Brevard hosts Belmont Abbey.


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Wednesday, June 16th, 2010
We've all had this moment… the one where we realize that so much mismatched and random formatting has been done to our document that it's time to just start over.
Well, not start completely over – I certainly don't mean that we would want to delete all the document content – just the formatting.
As many of you


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that background reminds me of AUNR ZEE
Can i just say that Phelt is the only one on this page that has the right idea.. and TOFE isnt far off...but the rest of you.... starting out SIMPLE.... draw the letters on your keyboard.. OVER...and OVER...and OVER!... til you have an idea of shape, sizing, structure... only then will anything you do look remotely good....
[QUOTE=FlippingChickens;1646769]fuzzy - dont mean to crush ur feelings but all that shit looks wack,u need to do what eqs is doing..simple,clean,keyboard letters.
Personally... i think your full of shit. no offense. but i think my shit looks better than what you just posted...and if what the other members say about you writing forever and still sucking. then. you have no room to talk. just saying...
quick something for a mate.
think there's too much going on tho.
seriously people should.... makes everything easier later in the gamefuzzy - dont mean to crush ur feelings but all that shit looks wack,u need to do what eqs is doing..simple,clean,keyboard letters.
flawless are u kidding me,did u see those arrows..kid is sick wit it
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Damn! Lol so much hate. Calm down bro haha arguing over the Internet is pointless and dumb like special olympics. Lmao


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Walk it or fuck it I'm not bothered. Walk it then fuck it if you want
Anyway I've said what I wanted to say If they do fight great Ill buy a ticket and watch the event If not good luck to Craig in life and in his MMA future wont be returning to thread.
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Scrooge McDuck Helps Crack Murder Case
(NEWSER) – In life, Miguel Rodriguez was apparently a big fan of Scrooge McDuck. In death, the cartoon character may have helped catch his killers. The Hartford Courantexplains the weird case: The 25-year-old Rodriguez was shot to death on a city street this summer, and his killers stole a custom-made gold chain from around his neck that featured the famous duck. His fandom (no explanation offered) and a new state law requiring more thorough records at pawn shops combined to break the case.
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O'Reilly let Jed Babbin falsely attack NY Times report on detainee homicides
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As a guest on Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor, former deputy undersecretary of defense and American Spectator contributing editor Jed Babbin falsely accused The New York Times of providing misleading data in its report on homicides of detainees in U.S. custody in Iraq and Afghanistan. Babbin claimed that a recent Times article, which reported that "[a]t least 26 prisoners have died in American custody in Iraq and Afghanistan since 2002," included "justifiable homicide" in its tally in order to "put things in the worst possible light." In fact, the Times article, written by Douglas Jehl and Eric Schmidt, specifically and clearly distinguished "justifiable homicide" from "criminal homicide" in its report.
Host Bill O'Reilly invited Babbin on the March 29 edition of The O'Reilly Factor to discuss the Times' March 15 article on the deaths of American prisoners in Iraq and Afghanistan. Babbin claimed that the Times had classified many deaths under homicide to create a negative impression:
BABBIN: The problem that you and I are having is that the Army and the Navy are using the term "homicide" to not just cover murder but to cover justifiable homicide, self-defense, and a whole variety of other things.
I think what the Times is trying to do is put things in the worst possible light. And they know better. I am assuming that they have access to the same kinds of figures and data that I do, because they're not kept proprietarily by the DOD [Department of Defense].
In fact, the Times specifically excluded justifiable homicide when it reported its figure of 26 homicides (which included 24 from the Army and two from the Navy):
In addition to the 24 Army cases listed as criminal homicides and the 11 cases listed as justifiable homicides, 28 cases are listed as confirmed or suspected deaths from accidents or natural causes. An additional five are cases in which the cause of death has not been determined, [Army spokeswoman] Colonel [Pamela] Hart said.
Moreover, contrary to Babbin's claim that the Times is ignoring more accurate data that Babbin himself consults, the Times' figures came directly from the military services. "The new figure of 26 was provided by the Army and Navy this week after repeated inquiries," the Times reported.
From the March 29 edition of Fox News' The O'Reilly Factor:
O'REILLY: Thanks for staying with us. I'm Bill O'Reilly. In "The Factor Investigation" segment tonight, you may remember that on March 16, The New York Times ran a front-page headline which said, quote, "U.S. Military Says 26 Inmate Deaths May be Homicide." Now, The Factor came on that same night and said The New York Times report was misleading. One of our military analysts, Colonel David Hunt, put the number at four, not 26. Subsequently, we asked the Army to clarify the situation. How many alleged murders are under investigation by military authorities? A simple question. But the answer has been very, very difficult to obtain.
Joining us now from Boston is Colonel David Hunt, the author of the upcoming book on terrorism, They Just Don't Get It. And from Washington, Jed Babbin, former deputy undersecretary of defense during Bush the elder's administration. Mr. Babbin is in close contact with the Army about this matter and is the author of the book Inside the Asylum.
Mr. Babbin, I, after almost three weeks of investigation, still do not know how many potential homicides there are within military ranks in Afghanistan and Iraq. Do you, sir?
BABBIN: Well, I think I know, Bill. I spent quite a number of hours today trying to dig into it. The long and the short of it is there were something like 87 deaths. Of them approximately 30 are being classified as possible homicides. The problem that you and I are having is that the Army and the Navy are using the term "homicide" to not just cover murder but to cover justifiable homicide, self-defense, and a whole variety of other things.
Regarding O'Reilly's citation of Fox News military analyst Hunt's claim that only four homicides had occurred, not 26, Hunt revised his accounting in the March 29 segment. When O'Reilly asked if Hunt stood by his previous claim, made on the March 16 O'Reilly Factor, Hunt explained, "The four I gave you two weeks ago was still a good number. That was talking about people that had been charged for murder." In fact, Hunt made clear on March 16 that "four" referred to all "criminal acts" and "murders," not simply those whom the military had already charged: "There's four -- four -- cases of potential criminal acts by our -- some of them from the CIA, CIA guys, one military, period, not 26, four." He continued: "The New York Times has missed it again. There are not 26 murders, there are four."
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