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Editor's note: This story by Mark Davis was first published in the Valley News.
WEST LEBANON — The Times Argus reporter whose status as a registered sex offender was revealed last week formerly worked as a sports intern for the Valley News, which says it was unaware of his criminal past.
Eric Blaisdell, a North Haverhill native, worked for the Valley News sports department as an academic intern from Lyndon State College in the summer of 2011 and occasionally in 2012, covering high school and community sports events in Vermont and New Hampshire. Blaisdell wrote more than two dozen stories for the paper, some of which included interviews with high school students.
During that time, Blaisdell was on probation and barred from having contact with minors without permission from his probation officers, according to Grafton Superior Court records. The court records make no reference to Blaisdell seeking or receiving such permission from his probation officers during his tenure at the Valley News.
However, New Hampshire Department of Corrections spokesman Jeff Lyons said that such decisions are often made by probation officers without a formal legal filing. Lyons said that Blaisdell had not run afoul of any regulations or laws while on probation.
Blaisdell said he had no comment, but said via email that his probation officer and therapist approved his internship at the Valley News and the work he was doing for the paper. Lyons said that Blaisdell had notified probation that he was going to accept an internship, but the spokesman declined to provide further information, saying it was not in the court file and therefore not publicly available.
Blaisdell, 27, did not disclose his record or probationary status to the Valley News, Editor Jeff Good said. Nor did Lyndon State College, which arranged the internship.
"In the newsroom, we do not routinely check" whether a job candidate has a criminal background, Good said. Instead, he said, hiring editors conduct in-depth interviews with applicants, check their references and trust that they will disclose any problems that might affect their work representing the Valley News in the community.
"There is no more important quality in a reporter than honesty. I send people into the streets to get the truth about situations, and I need to have 100 percent confidence that they're going to come back and tell me and the readers" the facts, Good said.
"In this case, I wish Eric had told us. But he didn't," Good said. "I wish I had known about his criminal past. I particularly wish I would have known that a condition of his probation was that he not have unsupervised contact with minors."
Blaisdell was not the subject of any complaints during his time at the Valley News, Good said, and "did good work."
Lyndon State College Director of Career Services Linda Wacholder said last week that her office was unaware of Blaisdell's record and court-imposed restrictions when it oversaw his internship. Other officials at the college were aware, however, and worked to help Blaisdell establish himself as a student there.
"When Lyndon State accepted Eric Blaisdell as a student it was with full knowledge of his past criminal conviction — which Eric did not seek to hide. The college did due diligence and worked with appropriate authorities prior to his being accepted and during his tenure as a student at Lyndon. Eric was, by all accounts, a model student and a campus leader. The college appreciates and respects that Mr. Blaisdell has admitted his wrongdoings and continues to pay his debt to society," Lyndon State spokesman Keith Chamberlin said in an email.
Chamberlin declined to say why the college had not informed the Valley News about Blaisdell's conviction and probation restrictions. He said only, "In the instance of Mr. Blaisdell, we followed existing protocol. However, this instance has caused us to review our protocol to ensure it is sufficient, and as such, we will adjust this protocol accordingly as needed."
Blaisdell graduated from Lyndon State earlier this year. His last Valley News article appeared in June 2012, when he landed a job covering police and courts for the Barre-Montpelier Times Argus. He did inform the Times Argus of his record and restrictions.
Times Argus Editor Steven Pappas said Friday that the paper is standing by its decision to hire Blaisdell and employ him as a courts reporter.
"We stand by Eric," Pappas said. "He is no threat to the community."
Blaisdell was convicted in 2008 of soliciting sex in an Internet chat room from a purported 13-year-old girl who turned out to be an volunteer working undercover for an advocacy group, Perverted-Justice.com. No physical contact was alleged. Blaisdell was 21 years old at the time of the 2007 offense.
Blaisdell was not required by either New Hampshire or Vermont law to disclose his record, according to legal experts in both states. He is, however, a registered sex offender, and information about his conviction is publicly accessible on sex offender registries in both states.
The Valley News has an employment application that asks, "have you ever been convicted of a felony or other crime within the past ten years which has not been annulled?" However, the newsroom has not required employees to complete the form, instead asking them to submit resumes and undergo personal interviews. The newspaper's business departments have asked some applicants to fill out the forms, but not all.
Blaisdell's case shows the need for consistency, said Valley News Publisher Mark Travis. From this point on, he said, all departments — including the newsroom — will require applicants to fill out the form and answer the question about criminal convictions.
Blaisdell wrote almost all of his stories for the sports department. However, he contributed two interviews, one with a social studies teacher and one with a female high school sophomore, to an April 29, 2012, article that reported on Lebanon High School students' reaction to the murder of teacher Natalie Perriello.
Blaisdell had been sentenced in February 2008 to one year in the Grafton County jail on a charge of prohibited computer uses in connection with the Internet offense, and was placed on probation for four years after his release.
Among the conditions of probation that a judge imposed, Blaisdell was to have no contact with minors, unless approved by probation officers, and was forbidden from having a computer or Internet access.
In March 2012, Blaisdell sought and received permission from a judge to use computers for "college, business or journalistic reasons." And in July 2012, Blaisdell, citing his recent hiring at the Times Argus, successfully asked for his conditions to be modified to allow him to access high school campuses "for journalistic business."
Blaisdell was required by the judge to notify a coach prior to any interview, and could not interview anyone without an adult present, according to court documents. He was also allowed to use a cell phone to email for professional reasons.
The Valley News learned of Blaisdell's history last week when Seven Days, the alternative weekly that broke the story, and the Rutland Herald published articles.
Good said the Valley News would consider hiring applicants with criminal histories and may even have used Blaisdell as an intern had the paper known of his record. However, the paper would have made sure he was following his court-ordered conditions.
"It would not have been an automatic disqualifier," Good said. "I believe when somebody makes a mistake and pays the price for it through the criminal justice system, they deserve a second chance. I would have been open to bringing him aboard as an intern, but had I known that a condition of probation was that he not be around minors, I wouldn't have given him the job covering high school sports."
Mark Davis can be reached at [email protected] or 603-727-3304.


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It did not take long for Crezdon Butler to become a consistent corner at Clemson. As a true freshman he became the first Tiger freshman to pick off two passes in a game since 2002. He never started a game that season, but he did total 34 tackles and tied a team high with three interceptions. By the following season Butler was a starter and he has been ever since. Like in 2006, Butler recorded three interceptions on the season, but as a starter he was more involved and finished the season with 61 tackles. By 2008 Butler was a leader in a very talented secondary. He intercepted four passes and his 52 tackles ranked sixth on the team. Heading into the 2009 campaign Butler needed just 80 interception return yards to become Clemson's all-time leader in that category. However, through the regular season Butler has totaled just one interception for 47 yards. He still has the bowl game to try and set that record, but Butler's numbers were down in 2009. While he did break up a team high ten passes, he only had 33 tackles. The relatively disappointing senior season and his lack of size at 6-0 and 185 pounds is keeping Butler pretty low on most draft boards. He has been a very productive player at times, but the lack of consistency and size is something that even a great Senior Week cannot remedy.
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Dealspwn writes: By now I'm sure you've all heard that Sony has a big reveal lined up for a PlayStation Meeting on February 20th. We don't think Sony would have the nerve to announce anything other than their Next Generation console at the meeting. Next gen rumours are at their highest point and it's about time we got some answers and not something like PS Move+.
So, assuming Sony don't just show us a console shell on a podium before cheerily bidding us goodnight and promising a second date at E3, I think we'll be shown a few more things on February 20th. Don't forget we still have a big year of gaming ahead of us regardless of the PS4 and Sony will be keen to avoid accidentally killing off the market for the PS3 and Vita by announcing their new machine alone. Instead, I think they will want to strengthen their brand to ensure they move onto the next gen leaving the best final impression of this generation. But yes, we think they're going to show us some jaw-dropping new stuff too....
"Sony released next month"
They'd be crazy to do that
Agreed, earliest would likely be late May.
I'm still predicting September though.
Yeah, don't see that happening. From a marketing stand point that would be horrible. They'll have product in the market with virtually no sign of it's existence.
Fall would be a great time if they do decide to do a launch this year. They can build up the hype and deliver. PS4 has just been rumors and such till now, it'd be too soon just to drop the product a month after they announce it.
When apple has a "conference" and the new product goes on sale a week later it puts up some better than average numbers. Lol.
An announcement and immediate release would be a knockout punch that nobody is expecting. While it is highly unlikely it would be covered as huge news in the tech industry and would be all over the place with free advertisement. This would be the type of thing sony could use to regain the foothold it once had.
This would be a huge blow to ms and Nintendo as the Wii u is getting battered by gamers and media and the next Xbox is not even being teased by ms. Again not likely but would be an interesting chess move if the systems were ready to move to stores.
Why is it Apple can announce a new iPhone and release it within a week or two and sell millions, but gamers don't believe a console can be announced and launched within a few weeks and do the same. The same age group that buys all of those $500 dollar iPhones will buy those $400 consoles. Any time is a good time to launch a new console when it's been almost 8 years since the current generation started. There are millions of 18-38 year olds with $400 of disposable income. If there weren't we really would still have a bad economy.
Dont stop at 38 year olds . I'm in my forties and still loving my 3 ps3's !! . The 20 th can't come soon enough .
I was just using that key demo markets love. I'm in the same age boat with ya buddy. More than half way to another decade and looking forward to seeing what Sony has to say too. I hope it's about the system and specs. Or at least some gameplay.
I don't think they'll do what sega did with the Saturn and try a surprise release
Gaming is far bigger than back when Sega did it. When Sega did it, the market was kids depending on Mom an Dad to get them a console for the most part. Now it's adults that will get what they want. They will be making the decision between a new $500 phone and a $400 console. Or a $250 pair of shoes. Or sunglasses. Or something. Consoles are no longer a Holiday season only purchase.
Times have changed. Smart companies should recognize that. The ability to see things as they are and not as they have been is why some companies prosper but most just blow in the wind.
A company that launches early will have the market to themselves, the momentum and the buzz. People looking to buy one or the other will choose it. People who may have plained to buy the other might not be able to resist what the first has to offer. Everyone knows it will most likely happen this year. What difference does 4 or 5 month mean as long as you are logistically sound. It's a no-brainer to me.
Yeah, that went over horribly for Sega with the Saturn. Although for that scenario supply chains and retailers weren't informed or ready for the release. If the retailers are informed this time, we definitely would have seen some leaks somewhere.
These speculations are fun though. I often wonder how much of this same stuff is discussed pros and cons wise within the board room.
I would get a Vita if they drop the price so I hope your right.
It's already frequently on sale for $199 with a game included. I got the AC Liberation bundle at that price on the liberation launch day and I've seen similar bundles on sale about once a month since then.
Well I never seen A bundle that cheap and I work at walmart :(. Not saying your wrong just never seen it trust me I would get one if it was that cheap. The AC bundle is $300+ on amazon at the moment.
$300 seemed strange as the normal non-sale Vita bundle price is $250 so I checked out the Amazon bundle and you're right. I think reason it's priced so high is that Amazon isn't selling it directly. Maybe that bundle was a limited run.
It was limited, not sure to how many units though, was probably quite a lot. I know GameStop still displays the boxes on the shelf for it at $249, but most in my area don't have it in stock, and it's not available online.
Sony was working on VR a few years ago, would blow everyone away if they actually got it working properly.
As of now their really the kings of augmented reality, and 1:1 motion control within the gaming industry.
Well they already have their 3D visor, if they can get the price down below $300 then it could take off. But as it's still around $1000 I don't see that happening for at least another year or two.
Gentlemen, we are a mere 10 days away from our minds being blown.
Sad thing is, the long, excruciating wait truly begins that day as well :(
*cries as that realization sets in*
I would have fun reading the over reaction of people on N4G if sony ddin't reveal the PS4 on the 20th.
The reaction from the doubters once they do show the PS4 will be just as funny.
You mean at E3. Nobody is really doubting a reveal at E3.
LMAO Theres the over reaction that I meant. The 16 disagrees.
Drop the price of the Vita and release a new updated model like the 2000psp, and we have a deal.
It needs to have a better screen!
Option for SD memory or lower their vita memory card to SD card prices(I could get 32gb sd card for less than $13)
Better price!
Longer battery life!
An be able to play any psn game and ps2 plus the ps2hd remakes on the psn store.
And I will be interested in it! This time..
Plus GTVita for free in a bundle!!! And Killzone mercenary free on the plus..
PS4 needs to be online free, able to play used games, I hope online passes stop for next gen but it's impossible( if it happen I will recommended to my friends and family Like I recommended the PS3 before the stupid online pass)
And I will be a happy early adopter plus I will happily make my friends and family to get one..
Better screen? That's the best screen available, dude...
Your very eager to join the one bubble club huh? See you soon.
Syphon Filter or Legend of Dragoons or Legend of Legaia would be awesome. Just give me one damnit lol.
PD will probably first release Gran Turismo 6: Prologue. That'll probably be a launch title.
Sony's Other Big Reveals for Feb 20th.
Gran Turismo 6 :-)
Yes you are right legend of dragoon and legend of legaia would be awesome! I have always wanted to know why they never put them on PSN or made sequels for the PS3. Sony owns the rights dont they?
Off topic...whatever happened to the Breath of Fire series?
I know sony owned syphon filter & legend of dragoons but i think they published the legend of Legaia which both games were created by 2 different studios but i loved all them. Not sure about breath of fire.
Motorstorm dev teasing something...MM too, leads to one thing...PLAYSTATION FRIGGIN 4!!!
If they showed a montage and ended with a 60 day countdown clock starting that would be something. Dont think they're quite ready somehow but imagine if they could make a launch the week after E3? All the hype would push early adopters and would really steal a march om Microsoft.
Im guessing Vita bundles, no price drop yet, Killzone 4 and GT6 shown in development for launch window, and have a sneaky suspicion/faint hope that Last Guardian is ready to go as a PS4 launch game. It'll be the PS3 version, maybe slightly prettier but will have been saved for PS4 launch instead of making it on PS3.
Also why Im having a self indulgent moment, FF Versus 13 launch window on PS4, timed exclusive before its ported to next Xbox.
There is so many ways Sony can go about handling this meeting. I'm not hoping for miracles because I don't want to be let down but I really hope they come out and impress the hell out of us. I would be more than happy with some news on the PS4, new Vita games especially Bioshock, and of course more The Last Of Us.
I think they're saving price cuts for E3 but maybe say something about one of their phantomware titles.
its not a ps4 event... Its actually the 1st playstation move event.
Well if they announce the PS4 there is a big chance that a price drop for the PS3 will follow.Not only will people be pumped for the PS4 but they will give the PS3 a lift in sales.
I just can't wait for something official on the PS4 and the games.
For anyone who still doubt a PlayStation 4 announcement:
The latest PS3 model.
Gaikai PS3 Firmware update is PS4?
Sony announces dual HDMI output from PS4 and says "It will not be cheap"
Even thoug Landog says everything in a trollish way he does have a point, if you are setting yourself up for these next consoles to look better than a high end PC. I'm talking GTX 690 SLI 16GB Ram ect then you are setting yourself up for disappointment. I am sure they will be able to do 1080p @ 60fps (because low end video cards can handle that). My PC is pretty close to the rumored specs except of course higher clock speeds as power is not a problem. Will be interesting to see how the consoles compare to it.
Not to put hopes down or anything but has anyone thought that may be just maybe Sony won't announce the next PS4 on Feb 20th. There just to many articles of it being announced there but there is no proof with Sony not mentioning anything.
I think the most likely announcement will be Gaikai or new games for Vita. Don't want anyone to be disappointed
xperia play 2 with more effort put into it this time
....one can only hope
They'll announce:
-The PS4
-New services for PS+ users
-A demo reel of a few 1st gen PS4 games
-New exclusives for the PS3
-A price cut for the PS3
-A price cut for the PS Vita
and bid us goodbye and see you at E3 2013 for more info about the PS4 (release dates, price, final selection of the 1st batch of games, final specs, new controller, dashboard design, etc), I think.
By the way, does anyone know where I could download Sony's E3 2012 Press Conference please? I have all of them from 2005 till 2011, I just miss the one from 2012. Please?
Sony announces that your PS3 is actually hiding a PS4 in it. They flip a switch and its activated. jk got to go my eggs are cooking.
Everyone claiming the PS4 won't be able to produce graphics that are on par with current PC's are dead wrong. It may not run every game at 2500x1600 and 60 fps but are the majority of consumers ready for that kind of resolution yet anyways? Hell No!
Look at what the PS3 was able to achieve. Games like Uncharted 3, Killzone 2 and 3, Gran Turismo 5, The Last of Us. Theres not a helluva lot of games on PC that look better than the 4 I just listed. Now just imagine what they'll be able to make games look like when they have about 10x more power to work with.
I assume they will showcase Kojima's Ground Zeroes and name a release date for it on PS4 or PS3 + 4.
i still think people have jumped the gun a bit in assuming that the 20th will be a next playstation announcement. there's been no evidence to suggest such a thing, and yet people are 100% convinced that this is going to be the case.


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I have a question for the staff and would also like to know, what other envato members, authors think of this.
Dollar is again losing value, and belive me, it will continue, since Ben Bernanke (chairman of the Federal Reserve, the central bank of the US) recently announced that it will print dollars (massively) with no end in sight. Check Peter Schiff on that: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8Fxn4of1dg
This can only mean inflation and dollar further losing value toward other currencies, such as Euro, where I live. This also means we authors are loosing on sales and we are getting less and less for what we produce here!
My opinion there are two options:
1. prices should be adjusted for inflation, they should be increased
2. or better, currency should be switched to a more stable one
I am asking what is Envato going to do about that? I think this is a topic that should be discussed and resolved as it is very important for many of us authors.
Thank you
Eventhough I'm not in the EU, but the exchange rate seems to be getting worse here (i.e. I earn less when it's converted to my country's currency). I'm still holding my earnings as I'm still trying to wait for USD to increase in value, but seems like it might not come true anytime soon.
On topic : I doubt Envato will do anything about this though, since they are also earning less when the exchange between USD and AUD drops.
Thank you for your comment. Others, please share your thoughts on this, it is important!
I totally agree with you YgorDon!
I'm also from the EU and at the last withdrawl i've noticed the loosing value of the dollar, as you said.
In my opinion it's quite hard to jump between currencies on such a big marketplace, but increasing prices could be a possible solution in a world where everything get's more expensive…
Thanks for your Information.
I think your First option is better. If it happends then envato should increase the price. Then only everyone get benefit.
Actually i do not agree on increasing price according to currency. Since constantly shifting prices can be a pain….
I agree. I think the first option should be more suitable.
Hope Envato consider about this once the inflation happens and US dollar value is getting lower than some threshold.
YgorDon saidWe had worst time with the dollar value here on the enveto market before. Don't waste your time here on this topic, and hope the envato co` will do something with this issue.
2. or better, currency should be switched to a more stable oneThank you
Just think of this ,envato will not change their currency value, it will be a big strategy move on their part in accounting matter, or think of this; lets say they will change the currency to EUR, the day after they do that by luck some crazy person jump in to the field game of R.Madrid vs Barca and shoot Mesi and kill him, the day after it happen a civil ware start in Spain and Argentina send there navy to Spain to claim a revenge and on top of this the EUR sink …so what now ? you will ask it back to dollar again ?
If you ask me just withdrawal some of the money you need from Paypal and hope for a better days
I agree
but that would make the prices look weird, we're talking about 1-4% inflation if we look at the US last year inflation chart. And also within 1 given year there is 2% fluctuation so if Envato want to follow that, it would drive buyers crazy.
so price increase only in every few years with $ 5 steps is much better, of course authors still lose since it's slow but at least they will catch up.
to change to another currency is only a good idea if that other currency is used by the majority of envato buyers which is not the case i think it's still USA the biggest market for envato.


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Man Arrested in Fla. Airport Bomb Scare
(NEWSER) – A 39-year-old Jacksonville man is in custody in connection with the bomb scare that closed Jacksonville International Airport for five hours, jail records show. Zeljko Causevic has been charged with manufacturing, selling, or delivering a mail hoax bomb, and making a false report about a bomb, the Florida Times-Union reports. He was booked into jail at 1:30am, two and a half hours after the airport reopened, and will make his first court appearance this afternoon at 1pm.


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Britten, P., L.E. Cleveland, K.L. Koegel, K.J. Kuczynski, S.M. Nickols-Richardson, 2012. Impact of typical rather than nutrient-dense food choices in the US department of agriculture food patterns. J Acad Nutr Diet. 112:1560-1569.
Mullie, M., P. Clarys, 2012. Nut consumption is associated with a healthy dietary pattern in military men. Food and Nutrition Sciences. 3:1048-1054.
O'Neil, C.E., D.R. Keast, T.A. Nicklas, V.L. Fulgoni, 2012. Out-of-hand nut consumption is associated with improved nutrient intake and health risk markers in US children and adults: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2004. Nutrition Research. 32:185-194.
O'Neil, C.E., D.R. Keast, T.A. Nicklas, V.L. Fulgoni, 2011. Nut consumption is associated with decreased health risk factors for cardiovascular disease and metabolic syndrome in U.S. adults: NHANES 1999–2004. Journal of the American College of Nutrition. 30(6):502–510.
Casas-Agustench, P., A. Salas-Huetos, J. Salas-Salvado´, 2011. Mediterranean nuts: origins, ancient medicinal benefits and symbolism. Public Health Nutrition: 14(12A): 2296–2301.
Gopinath, B., A.E. Buyken, V.M. Flood, M. Empson, E. Rochtchina, P. Mitchell, 2011. Consumption of polyunsaturated fatty acids, fish, and nuts and risk of inflammatory disease mortality. Am J Clin Nutr. 93:1073–9.
Salas-Salvadó J, Casas-Agustench P, Salas-Huetos A., 2011. Cultural and historical aspects of Mediterranean nuts with emphasis on their attributed healthy and nutritional properties. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 21(Suppl 1):S1-6.
O'Neil, C.E., D. R. Keast, V.L. Fulgoni, T.A. Nicklas, 2010. Tree nut consumption improves nutrient intake and diet quality in US adults: an analysis of National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999-2004. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr. 19(1):142-150.
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Keith Urban's country HOF benefit raises well over half-a-million dollars
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Keith Urban will have a hefty sum for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum. Nashville's Tennessean says at the end of Tuesday's benefit concert Keith told the crowd that they'd raised $600,000.
The show featured a mix of stars, from the Hall's newest inductee, Ronnie Milsap, to the reigning CMA New Artist of the Year, Kacey Musgraves. The material ranged from old to new as well.
Urban and his co-host, Vince Gill, opened the show with the Everly Brothers' classic, "Wake Up Little Susie," while Lee Ann Womack and Kip Moore both debuted new songs. Carrie Underwood performed one of her hits along with Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You."
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A Dilly of a Death
Berkley, Jan 2003, 23.95, 336 pp. ISBN 0425193993 China Bayles left a thriving law practice in Houston to become a shop owner in Pecan Springs, a quiet little town except for the occasional murder that somehow China is always investigating. Homicide is the last thing on China's mind as she gets ready for Picklefest, an annual event celebrating Morgan's Premier Pickles, the largest pickle making place west of the Mississippi. Phoebe Morgan con...
An Untimely Death and Other Garden Mysteries
Berkley, June 2003, 14.00, 272 pp. ISBN 0425190021 Fans of the China Bayles mysteries, staring a former lawyer turned herbalist and restaurant owner, have a special treat in store for them this time around. Author Susan Wittig Albert has written a ten-story collection starring the protagonist doing what she does best: solve crimes. Readers are also introduced to her best friend and business partner Ruby Wilcox, who often plays the part of the ...
Berkley, Oct 2001, 22.95, 304 pp. ISBN 0425181901 China Bayles is a self made independent woman who turned her back on her mother's Mississippi family because she refused to conform to the old South's vision of how a woman should behave. She lives in Pecan Springs, Texas with her husband and stepson. She proudly owns the Thyme and Sears herb shop and is co-owner of Thyme for Tea teashop. She has no plans to return to the family plantation ...
Dead Man's Bones
Berkley, April 2005, 23.95, 336 pp. ISBN 0425200175 With revenues down at China Bayle's Thyme and Season Herb Shop, Ruby Wilcox's Crystal Cave New Age Store and their joint venture, The Thyme for Tea restaurant, both women are taking on additional jobs. Ruby has started the Party Thyme Catering Service and China is doing more customized garden planning to make ends meet. China also has to balance her personal life which includes a husband, her ...
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Indigo Dying
Berkley, Jan 2003, 22.95, 320 pp. ISBN 0425188280 Pecan Springs is the home of China Bayles, proprietor of the Thyme and Seasons Herb Shop and the co-owner of Thyme For Tea. She also rents out the small cabin behind her store to Ellen Holt, a beautiful reporter from Ohio doing a story on small town Texas. China and her best friend Ruby travel to nearby Indigo for the weekend to give a workshop and participate in the art and crafts festival. ...
The Tale of Hill Top Farm
Berkley, Oct 2004, 22.95, 304 pp. ISBN: 0425196348 The inhabitants of Near Sawrey in England's Lake District are agog because outsider Beatrix Potter has bought Hill Top Farm out of royalties she received for her popular books. Beatrix seeks a new start in life because her believed recently died one month after their engagement. While recovering, she also needs to hide from her overbearing parents who see her as a servant and lady of the manor ...
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A middle age British woman becomes a small-town farmer and works her way towards befriending the locals and solving the murder of a local shepherd. Beatrix Potter has found a home of her own at Hill Top Farm, Near Sawrey, in England's Lake District. During the summer of 1906 she purchases pigs for her farm and works to renovate the buildings. Local residents Dimity Woodcock and her brother Miles live at Tower Bank House. Miles is Justice of the Peace...


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Indianapolis, Ind. - The Brevard College football team is well represented in this week's edition of the NCAA Division II statistics, compiled through five weeks of the season.
Leading the way for Brevard in the statistics, as he does on the field, is junior linebacker Stanley Jones (Spartanburg, S.C.). Following his epic 21-tackle performance against Lenoir-Rhyne on Saturday, Jones raised his average to 10.75 tackles, per game, good for 13th nationally. That average also leads the South Atlantic Conference.
Punter Luke Lovelace (Hendersonville, N.C.) has done a fine job gaining field position for the Tornados this season, and his effort is reflected in the statistics. Lovelace's 38.89 yards per punt places him 51st nationally among Division II punters. Lovelace also ranks second in the South Atlantic Conference in the category and leads the SAC in total punts.
Kick returner Shorick Johnson (Seneca, S.C.) took off for a 77-yard return in the 2nd quarter of Saturday's game, a big reason why he places 65th nationally with a 23.82 yards per return average. Johnson ranks 5th in the SAC in that category and leads the conference in fumbles forced, with two.
Sure-handed punt returner Jared Light (Kernersville, N.C.) has been a steady special teams presence all season long, and finds himself in a tie for 80th nationally and fifth in the SAC, averaging 6.86 yards per return.
Rounding out the statistically strong Tornados is senior running back John Taylor (Richmond, Va.). Despite not suiting up against Lenoir-Rhyne, Taylor still qualifies for 84th nationally and fifth in the SAC, averaging 67.33 rushing yards per game.
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Date: February 28 2013
Former elite water polo player Keli Lane, who was convicted in 2011 of murdering her newborn baby, held her head in her hands on Thursday as a Sydney court refused her bail.
But Lane's defence team say that while she is disappointed, they remain positive about her pending appeal.
Lane, 37, made the bail application in the NSW Supreme Court almost two years after she was sentenced to at least 13 years and five months in jail for the 1996 murder of her two-day-old daughter Tegan.
Appearing in prison greens via audio-visual link, Lane dropped her head and rested it in her hands as Justice Clifton Hoeben announced his decision.
"Rather than have people possess false hope ... I'm going to refuse bail today," Justice Hoeben told the court.
Lane, whose now dark-brown hair was severely pulled back in a low bun, was supported in court by her parents Sandra and Robert Lane and her boyfriend Patrick Cogan.
Her barrister, Winston Terracini SC, relied for the bail application on two of the grounds for the appeal.
First, he said an alternative count of manslaughter should have been open to the jury as there was no evidence "of infliction of any harm with any intent" - adding that the cause of Tegan's death had never been determined nor her body discovered.
Secondly, the crown prosecutor Mark Tedeschi QC had reversed the onus of proof by posing questions to the jury during his closing address.
He said Mr Tedeschi had used a similar method during the trial of Gordon Wood, who was acquitted of murdering his model girlfriend Caroline Byrne last year by the Court of Criminal Appeal.
While Justice Hoeben conceded that posing questions was "potentially dangerous", he said Justice Anthony Whealy had foreseen a problem and had given strong directions to the Lane jury.
"It's not as bad as Wood, but it's pretty bad," Mr Terracini said in reply.
Lane's push for an appeal comes after Justice Whealy commented publicly that he was not convinced the crown had proved its case against the 37-year-old.
Lane has steadfastly maintained she handed Tegan over to the infant's father, with whom she'd had a brief affair.
Lane had two terminations as a teenager and had kept three pregnancies and births secret from family and friends, adopting out two children.
The crown contended Lane murdered Tegan because a child would have interfered with her sporting, sex and social life.
In written submissions made to the court, the crown stated that Justice Whealy did not view a case for manslaughter "as viable", adding that Lane's behaviour before Tegan's birth showed she had no intention to take her home.
Speaking outside the court on Thursday, barrister James Trevallion said the unsuccessful bail application did not reflect on the strength of the appeal case.
The defence team was "still positive in respect to her appeal", he said.
Lane was sentenced to a maximum of 18 years, with her earliest release date set for May 2024.
A date for Lane's two-day appeal hearing is to be set on March 14.
Lane's defence has put forward eight points of appeal in written submissions, including that the judge should have directed the jury that infanticide was an alternative.
Mr Terracini said the appeal could be heard in July, with Justice Hoeben to give his reasons for refusing bail on Friday.
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Tantra तन्त्र , "loom, warp"; hence "principle, system, doctrine", from the two root words tanoti "stretch, extend, expand", and trayati "liberation"
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. . . Tantra in the Buddhist context is totally different from Hindu. The entire culture is different. The meaning of the word is different - based on two different etymologies of the Sanskrit language. In Buddhism, it means continuum, which is related to Chitta-Santaan (mental continuum), whereas in Hinduism, it means liberating the finite consciousness by merging it into the Infinite. Since there is no such Infinite in Buddhism into which the finite consciousness can merge and there is not ultimately real finite consciousness, it cannot merge into an Infinite. The whole Hindu context found in Hindu Tantra does not apply at all to Buddhist Tantra. In Hinduism, Tantra has earned a bad name but this is not true of Buddhist Tantra within Buddhism. Anyway, the word Tantra does not mean the same thing in the two systems as many uninformed scholars have thought.
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It's OK.
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As I age, the hair on my chin is getting heavier and courser. I can't keep up on the tweezing. This helps, is easy to use and mostly painless. I still need to tweeze, especially the more stubborn hairs.
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Very easy to use. Easier than tweezers or wax and less painful. Especially great for people with poor eyesight who can't see well enough to use a tweezers. Small and compact. Will be easy to take when we travel. Thinking about buying one for each of my daughters. Will save money over paying for the painful wax job in the long run.
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both my facial hair and the hair on my husband's earlobes was removed easily and painlessly. Clean-up was a snap.
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it is not as smooth as advertised, it's painful in removing the hair.
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It works.
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Using regularly gets the fine hair, still have to pluck the big guys.
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I found the item to cause pain when removing facial hair. It does warn you on the package, but I failed to see it before ordering. It also is not very effective at removing the hair.
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I have tried several times to remove hair with this device and have been unsuccessful.
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We pulled all of our records from the warehouse and found a lot of stock that we did not know was there. So, I created a new Bandcamp store to sell the new releases and I put together plenty of great deals to catch up with Big Neck!
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Don't forget about the Record Release show Wednesday night
D.C.'s punk rock vandals The NVs has charmed the District with its brazen offerings since 2011. The quartet-comprised of vocalist Sal Go, guitarist Scott Wilson, bassist Lucas Oswalt and drummer Nathan Armstrong-recently unveiled a debut EP last fall, and will celebrate its release at DC9 this Wednesday. Before the show, I had the chance to chat with Sal about the group's start, the new EP and future plans.
D.C.'s punk rock vandals The NVs has charmed the District with its brazen offerings since 2011. The quartet-comprised of vocalist Sal Go, guitarist Scott Wilson, bassist Lucas Oswalt and drummer Nathan Armstrong-recently unveiled a debut EP last fall, and will celebrate its release at DC9 this Wednesday. Before the show, I had the chance to chat with Sal about the group's start, the new EP and future plans.
DC Music Download: For those who haven't heard your music before, how would you describe your sound?
Sal Go: It's straightforward punk with a bit of garage and some elements of pop punk and hardcore. We have a lot of songs with tougher sounds, but also more "normal" melodic songs too.
DCMD: I noticed that one of the tags on your site is "revenge punk"—could your music be described as revenge punk? What exactly is that?
SG: (Laughing) That's kind of a joke. We get kind of personal with our songs sometimes. I don't want to say "gangsta," but we can be a little mean, about specific people and situations without really naming names.
DCMD: What was the process like making your first record?
SG: We recorded at Inner Ear-the studio is great; we recorded onto tape which always takes a little bit longer but ultimately sounds good since you can run it into the red, unlike digital. We had all recorded in other bands before so it was pretty easy and straightforward. The mix went through a few different iterations before we found one we could get behind. Doing only vocals was a little more difficult than I was used to (I've always played a guitar in bands before), so I was a little less confident, but after the nerves wore off I think we came out on top.
DCMD: Your Facebook page says that you guys were formed in 2011.
SG: Yeah, I guess it has been that long. It's been kind of a slow burn. We started playing together, and then started playing live awhile later. Earlier on we did go and play out of town in the Midwest.
DCMD: Why the Midwest?
SG: Well, it happened that there was this benefit in Chicago we wanted to do, so we just booked a mini tour around it.
DCMD: What was the inspiration behind the band name–Does the "NV" in your name stand for something, or is it a play on the word "envy"?
SG: It kind of ended up just being NV. We wanted it to be an acronym we could use but shortly after choosing the letters we realized that we couldn't find anything cool that wasn't already taken. We started changing it at every show—like, at one Valentine's Day show we called ourselves the New Valentines, at another should we were Nerd Vacation-it ended up being kind of a joke. Now it's pretty much just a play on the word.
DCMD: Is the entire band from D.C. or elsewhere?
SG: I grew up in Cleveland, Ohio. Lucas is from Oklahoma, Scott's from Buffalo, New York and Nathan's from Silver Spring, so he's from around here. Everyone kind of came here for different reasons at different times; we all met after moving to the area.
DCMD: How did you guys start playing together?
SG: We were all originally in different bands. Nathan and I were in a band together and Lucas and Scott were in different acts, so we all knew each other from playing shows in the area. I wanted to try vocals so I recruited them to join.
DCMD: Is writing a collaborative effort, or mainly the result of one member?
SG: I do most of the lyric writing but I get input from the band, especially when I get stuck. The guys kind of add their own music outside of the lyrics (for their instruments), so it is collaborative in that way.
DCMD: Who are your biggest influences when writing and making music?
SG: It's so tough. Musically, I guess all the stuff we've grown up listening to. The Clash is a big thing for Scott and I'm into the Pixies, even though we don't sound like either of those bands (laughs). But I'll hear something in a song and try to find a way to make it mine. I don't really have a ton of influences when it comes to writing with this band, I've pretty much just done what I want. It's been more personal.
DCMD: What are the band's plans for the future (i.e., more recordings, tours, et cetera)?
SG: We're figuring out a date to make a full-length album since we have enough material. We just gotta find the time!


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By Christina Ianzito Special to The Washington Post
Now is the season when women take their freshly pedicured toes al fresco, often courtesy of strappy high-heel sandals or open-toed pumps
They look fabulous but sometimes feel like the masochistic torture tools that many podiatrists insist they are.
Michael Liebow, a podiatrist in Bethesda, Md., pulls out a wince-inducing photograph of a foot X-rayed in a high-heel shoe:
It reveals the ball of the foot at a nearly 90-degree angle to the bones in the rest of the foot. It does not look good.
The X-ray is a prop that Liebow says he shows to patients who "walk into the office in six-inch heels and say, 'My feet are killing me! Why?'"
He says he tells them, "That is not how your foot has evolved to walk."
Humans are meant to walk heel-to-toe, with the leg at about a 90-degree angle to the foot and the ankle joint employing a 60-degree range of motion during normal daily activities, he said.
By wearing a high heel, "you're altering the position of the foot and how the foot is to function. Therefore, lots of bad things happen."
Shall we count the ways?
Among the more common problems podiatrists see in women are calluses and, more painfully, corns, those hard nuggets of keratin buildup caused by pressure.
With high heels, corns develop under the balls of the foot where the weight of your body presses down, and they feel like small rocks underfoot when you walk.
Other problems are capsulitis, a painful inflammation of the joints, and neuromas, or pinched nerves.
And when the heel is frequently in a high-heel shoe, it can cause the Achilles tendon (which connects the calf muscle to the heel bone) to tighten.
When you kick off your shoes at the end of the day, the extra stretching of the tendon can lead to Achilles tendinitis.
Wearing high heels can also cause painful inflammation of the connective tissue at the bottom of the foot, the plantar fascia.
That can result in the need for aggressive treatments such as oral anti-inflammatories, oral steroids, cortisone injections, walking boots and crutches.
Liebow said his patients will take the shots, but give up the shoes?
Some women, Liebow said, "will wear their high-heeled shoes until their feet are bloody stumps."
Erika Schwartz, a Washington, D.C., podiatrist, says she understands that many are in professions that demand a more fashionable shoe than the orthopedically correct footwear she wears to work.
So she tells them to at least "walk in something else. Put those dress shoes on when you get to the office.
"Minimizing the amount of time that you're standing or walking will minimize the issues."
Did we mention that walking too long in high-heeled shoes can also result in stress fractures, or cracks in the bones of the feet?
Schwartz also suggests that women avoid the thin, stiletto-styles: "The bigger the heel, if it's chunky or a wedge, seems to be better because the shoe has a wider base of stability.
"A skinnier heel and you're more likely to have ankle spraining." You can also break your ankle or injure the ligaments on the side of your ankle, if you fall from wobbly high shoes.
Another D.C.-area podiatrist, Franklin Polun, says many of patients aren't willing to throw out their Manolo Blahniks (or knock-offs). "A high-heeled shoe is sexier-looking," he said. "I get that."
So he tries to give them "an action plan that's actually doable."
Polun's advice includes going with a rubber-soled shoe over leather, because rubber absorbs pressure on nerves in the feet.
He also suggests shopping for shoes at the end of the day, when your foot is most swollen.
Polun's website is called Mydamnfoothurts.com.
Liebow, too, has a short list of alternatives:
If you insist on wearing high heels, buy shoes with good padding at the balls of the foot and a gradual slope.
"Most women can handle a heel of an inch or two with minimal side effects," Liebow said.
And the proclivity toward foot problems does depend somewhat on the person. Some people have problems wearing slip-on woolly winter boots, which often have little or no arch support, Liebow said.
Ditto for that other summertime favorite, flip-flops.


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Have had three crashes in the past 10 days. I get the "DCOPServer could not be started" error and lose all KDE functions. I also get something about IceAuthority. Flux still works. Googling this error I get all kinds of activity going all the way back to 2003 with varying solutions.
For me, I finally started using Acronis and take an image of EXT2 and just reapply the image when the error occurs. Only takes 8 minutes and a reapplication of the gopher grub.
But, this seems very hokey. I actually thought Linux via BT2 was ready to use as a full time o/s but this makes me hesitate.
Does anyone know WHY this occurs? Does anyone know an alternate fix ...preferably a preventive fix?
Thanks for any feedback.


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We should have buried Erich Priebke. Or rather, since protesters in Albano Laziale effectively derailed Priebke's funeral cortege, forcing officials to suspend the service, we should have tried. Whatever happened, the effort would have been worth it. Not that Priebke, who died in Rome October 11 at the age of 100, was a warm or [Read More…]
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jus kidding, I'm jealous of your mop ben
jus kidding, I'm jealous of your mop ben
how can judges not know the scoring criteria? what a joke
Deserves all the accolade he gets. he knows the sport back to front, can sit anywhere around the cage and do a sterling job and even gets his own high chair from the UFC! He's absolutley the man of the moment and I have his picture in my locker #greatlocks
Commentator: CWFC, Kayo MMA, Shock n Awe. SAFE MMA. johngooden.co.uk @johngoodenuk
Thank you all. Really nice to come back to see such support.
16-bit for life http://findingdyluck.blogspot.co.uk/
Ben was a rose growing from manure with that fight. Good job Ben.


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did someone just talk about philip de fries legit ground game....did you not see his god awful takedown attempt on mitrione....is that high level ???? wrestling is a big part of 'ground game' which he does not have either ! having a belt in jiu jitsu doesn't make a top quality fighter period ! Marcello Garcia lost to who ????? All because the guy trained defence against RNC !
UK fighters must strive to keep going and working hard however people shouldn't all cry about being cut and why was i cut. You don't want to be cut then WIN. End of the day do you want to be in the UFC to be champion or to lose against non ranked opponents for a payday and kudos of saying i am in the ufc .......
Too many people are hyped up. UFC truly has some of the best talent in MMA and even people like Hector Lombard with a ridiculous record PRE UFC got found out by mid-tier opposition !! UK fighters do not have the all round game it's the truth and people need to stop jumping on the bandwagon of oooh mate you shouldn't of been cut, oh your real good ....soon as this thread started about colin and no offence to this really nice lad here we go.
Loss 8–3 Mike Ricci Decision (unanimous) UFC 158 16 March 2013 3 5:00 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Loss 8–2 Norman Parke Decision (unanimous) UFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs. Pearson 15 December 2012 3 5:00 Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia Lost TUF: The Smashes Lightweight final
Win 8–1 Jason Ball Decision (unanimous) BAMMA 9 24 March 2012 3 5:00 Birmingham, United Kingdom
Win 7–1 David Round Submission (guillotine choke) BAMMA 8 10 December 2011 1 2:13 Nottingham, United Kingdom
Win 6–1 Igor Montes Submission (rear naked choke) Total Combat 42 17 September 2011 1 3:36 Sunderland, United Kingdom Defended Total Combat European Lightweight Championship
Win 5–1 Myles Price Submission (rear naked choke) Total Combat 41 16 July 2011 2 4:40 Sunderland, United Kingdom Defended Total Combat European Lightweight Championship
Loss 4–1 Dean Caldwell TKO (retirement) Total Combat 40 7 May 2011 2 1:28 Sunderland, United Kingdom For Total Combat British Welterweight Championship
Win 4–0 Dean Mallam Submission (rear naked choke) Total Combat 34 1 May 2010 1 2:30 Sunderland, United Kingdom Won Total Combat European Lightweight Championship
Win 3–0 Ronan McKay Submission (d'arce choke) Strike and Submit 13 28 February 2010 1 0:49 Gateshead, United Kingdom Won Strike and Submit British Welterweight Title
Win 2–0 Matt Inman Submission (d'arce choke) Total Combat 32 21 November 2009 1 2:26 Sunderland, United Kingdom
Win 1–0 Oliver Jones
Who are these fighters ???? Are any of them world ranked hot prospects???? Then he lost too 2 more unranked opponents....but he deserves to stay in the UFC because ???? Do we want colin in the cage with frankie edgar..gray maynard...nate diaz...benson henderson... i know thats stupid saying that but can we all see the bigger picture....this isn;t personal and undoubtedly Colin if reading the forums or anything else yes it cannot be nice to see strangers who aint achieved shit discussing his or others downfalls..but thats the game and opinions are formed. We have to be realistic.
My point about Bisping was look at his record....dropped close fight to Chael Sonnen..Rashad Evans..had a few decent wins...he can at least mix it with the top 10 there is not really any other uk guys who can.
Love the high levels of disrespect from DanHardy84. In the post above you have literally disrespected 12 fighters, a couple of posts before stated that Brad Picket does not deserve to be in the UFC? Seriously?
I don't know Brad, however he is probably the best hope the UK has of a title holder right now and deserves to be placed where he is (I don't count Overeem lol).
Also the point about DeFries, now Phil is extremely good at one thing and is improving in other areas, fact is you could say that about many of the fighters outside the title picture, why is Phil viewed differently? The amount of Americans who get in on wrestling credentials alone renders your argument invalid there.
All I am saying is have a bit of respect dude, can't we all just get along and support the UK fighters who get there?
http://www.facebook.com/craig.st.clair666 ME
"That was how i got my first soapy titwank!
Listening is cool and shit." BlackdogMMA
Dude's a dick. In his eyes James Samuda is the next big thing, no offence to James, he's a good fighter.
Say what you want about De fries but he sure turned out the light on your southern stars in Stav Rob broughton and Thomson. He stepped up when the UK was looking for a Heavyweight and personally I admire the man for the way he conducted himself in the UFC ok he didn't get the luck most get but He trained his ass off and rolled the dice. Any of us could lose at any time by a quick knock out nobody is immune. Same with Colin he represented us very well on the Ultimate fighter and again fell short but he conducted Himself well and proved some of us can have a laugh and a joke in the UK. He also works very hard at what he does and I hardly know one person who does not like the guy.
Maybe you should fuck off to America Dan as your that far up there ass they would welcome you in open arms. They may even promote you to blow job boy
Here hand these out to get you started.
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Even though I don't necessarily think that the best guys are in the UFC it only takes to look at a few (not all UK) like Corrasani, for example who have proved that with solid training and a gameplan can win you a very good fight. Also the likes of Vaughn Lee who didnt look that good domestically has gone in there and done some good stuff. When you get to the UFC things change for you and with the right training, team and financial support behind you can transform you into a different fighter.
It's all about how much you can improve as a fighter once you get into the big league
If you didn't see it with your own eyes, or hear it with your own ears, don't invent it with your small mind and share it with your big mouth!
http://www.facebook.com/craig.st.clair666 ME
"That was how i got my first soapy titwank!
Listening is cool and shit." BlackdogMMA
http://www.facebook.com/craig.st.clair666 ME
"That was how i got my first soapy titwank!
Listening is cool and shit." BlackdogMMA
say what you will about your fav UK stand out fighter but truth is they'll get exposed for being weak in the grappling side. doesnt matter how many bamma level fighters they beat. still fucking suck


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