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SU London Program
London, England
The SU London Program is a 15-week residential program offered each fall. SU faculty and about 30 students live and study together in the Kensington district of London's West End. Any Southwestern undergraduate is eligible to apply for the SU London Program provided he or she is in good academic and disciplinary standing and will have attained at least sophomore status at the start of the program. A 2.50 GPA is usually expected as a minimum requirement.
Cost & Fees
Costs for the SU London Program are equal to Southwestern's on-campus tuition, room, and board charges for Fall 2013 plus a $250 administrative fee. This program fee includes tuition, accommodations in the student residence, a weekly meal stipend of 60 British Pounds, organized field trips and admission fees that are required as part of the British Life and Culture Course, and transfers to and from the London airport for students arriving together on the arranged group flight. The fee does not include international airfare, admission charges for the Theatre Arts in London course ($300), local and independent travel, textbooks, personal expenses, passport fees, or baggage insurance. There is also an extra fee for students who participate in an internship. Information about this fee is available from the Office of Intercultural Learning.
Group housing for the London Semester is in a student residential center in the Kensington district of central London. Students live in flat style housing. Flats accommodate up to four people and are furnished with beds, linens, desks, chairs, basic kitchen equipment, and utensils. There are several grocery stores in the area where students may buy their own provisions. In addition, there are many restaurants in the area to accommodate a variety of tastes and budgets. Students are provided a weekly meal stipend to help with the purchase of food (see section on Cost & Fees). The student housing is within walking distance of stops for London buses and the Underground or "Tube".
Living in London provides students with a locus of study for understanding the historic, economic, and social development of the British people. Participants on the SU London Program take advantage of the attractions of historic London and Westminster, as well as excursions to selected sites in England and a long weekend trip outside of England.
Plan of Study/Classes
The curricular focus of the SU London Program changes every fall. The curriculum of the 2013 London Program will include courses in English and Sociology. Several courses will also be cross-listed with other departments. Students majoring in these fields will find the course offerings especially appropriate, though students in all majors can fulfill general distribution requirements, gain elective credit, and benefit from the experience of living and studying abroad. Credit transfer is not required as students enroll through Southwestern. Courses taught by Southwestern faculty are developed to take advantage of on-site education in London. In addition to courses in the focus discipline, the following basic courses are offered every year:
British Life and Culture (UST39-224)
All students in the London Semester Program enroll in this core course to ensure a common educational experience and provide the background necessary for understanding British culture. This core course examines the traditions and institutions that have shaped British life in the 21st Century. Visiting lecturers from British academic, political, and social institutions as well as field trips to locations in London and throughout southern England are planned as part of the course. The course is designed to help participants develop an appreciation and understanding of the British culture in which they now find themselves.
Theatre Arts in London (THE73-114)
A theoretical and experiential survey of the theatre, its past and its present, with an emphasis on the role of theatre within society. Emphasis will be on attending performances in London. This course is taught by a British faculty member. An additional fee of approximately $300 is applicable to cover admission charges.
This course satisfies the Fine Arts Lecture (FAL) general education requirement.
2013 Curricular Focus:
Expats and Anglophiles: American Writers in England - ENG10-754
This course examines the phenomenon and texts of the American expatriate writer in England, beginning with the major literary monuments of Henry Adams, Henry James, Edith Wharton, T. S. Eliot, and Ezra Pound. This course will examine the historical roots of the enduring American-English divide in literary studies, and will consider alternative transatlantic ways of thinking about Anglo-American literary history. If time allows, we will also look at the work of the latest generation of American expat writers in England.
This course satisfies the Writing Attentive general education requirement.
This course satisfies the Humanities Division requirement.
Food and the City: London - ENG10-334
This inter-disciplinary course takes the city of London as its primary text in an investigation of the relationships between cities and food. Relying on Carolyn Steele's work, we'll look at the ways in which food supply and distribution have shaped the city of London, visiting the streets and markets that she writes about. Next we'll examine how the first huge hemispheric global exchanges of food commodities shaped what came to be known as English food. Finally, we'll look at the current nutriscape of global food exchanges, the rise of a new English cuisine, and the well-meaning, but often conflicting, goals of cosmopolitan and "slow" or traditional foodways.
This course satisfies the Writing Attentive general education requirement.
This course satisfies the Humanities Division requirement.
Teaching of Writing: An Intercultural Service-Learning Experience - ENG10-444
The teaching of writing is a course in the theory and practice of writing center-based pedagogy. One of the aims of the course is to prepare you to work as a writing consultant in the Debby Ellis Writing Center. Our larger aim is to inspire you to become an "organic intellectual," in the words of cultural theorist Antonio Gramsci. In the process of all the reading and writing and talking about writing that we'll do, we'll also discuss the mechanisms and politics of "grammar" and review some conventions of usage and style. Finally, you should expect to do a great deal of writing – some formal and some informal – as well as to engage in serious reflection about your writing practices.
Social Problems - SOC34-124
This course is designed as an introduction to the sociological study of contemporary social problems. Students will learn about how social problems are defined and the consequences of social problems for individuals and groups. After an introduction and a discussion of the theories and perspectives used by sociologists to examine social problems, we will then focus on two substantive areas: problems of inequality (by sexual orientation, class, race, and gender, and immigration status) and problems of deviance (e.g., drugs, crime, and violence).
This course satisfies the Social Science Division requirement.
Sociology of Work - SOC34-254
This course provides upper-division course work to enrich students' understanding of the world of work by drawing on sociological perspectives and theories. These objectives will be met through an exploration of topics in the contemporary workplace including: the historical, theoretical, and empirical foundations of research on work, globalization, human capital, social capital, employment segregation and discrimination. Students will be required to read the assigned employment related pieces from American journals (e.g., Gender and Society), English journals (e.g., Work, Employment and Society) and international journals (Work and Occupations). Students will also be required to read select policy reports from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and compare them to the trends that emerge from Britain's Equality and Human Rights Commission. Dr. Byron will also use the British environment to enhance this course as well.
This course is cross-listed as BUS30-354.
Globalization in the Contemporary World - SOC34-284
This course provides upper-division course work to enrich students' experiences of the contemporary world by drawing upon sociological perspectives and theories. These objectives will be met through an exploration of contemporary world issues including: globalization, capitalism, and other social, cultural, and demographic processes. Moreover, using a global, regional, and national framework will help emphasize the interconnections between these topics. Students will be required to read a number of articles and book chapters/books that address issues that are seemingly consistent throughout our global community.
Academic Internship
Students are placed with organizations in London to gain practical experience in their field of study. Requires permission of instructor. Additional fee applies.
Southwestern University Faculty Contacts:
Reggie Byron
Assistant Professor of Sociology
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Elisabeth Piedmont-Marton
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Rookie Lars Eller will play centre on the fourth line against the Ottawa Senators tonight as Jacques Martin made a lineup change. Eller, who has been a centre most of his career, will be between Travis Moen and Mathieu Darche. Dustin Boyd will be the healthy scratch along with defeneman Ryan O'Byrne.
Eller said yesterday that he feels more involved when he's at centre and Martin is hoping the move will produce some offence. Eller, who was acquired from St. Louis in the trade which sent Jaroslav Halak to St. Louis, is still looking for his first point as a Canadien.

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Caron Beats Buzzer to Send K-State to Win
Caron Beats Buzzer to Send K-State to Win
Jan. 5, 2013
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MANHATTAN, Kan. - Chantay Caron's game-winning layup with 2.7 seconds left on the clock gave the Wildcats their first Big 12 victory of the season on Saturday evening as K-State snatched victory out of the TCU Horned Frogs' hands with a 59-58 triumph.
K-State (10-4, 1-1) held a five-point lead with 2:58 remaining in the game before TCU went on a 9-0 run to claim the lead and go up 58-54. A 3-pointer from Bri Craig ended the run and pulled the Wildcats within a point with 44 seconds left.
TCU (7-6, 0-2) then turned the ball over to the Wildcats on an errant inbounds pass out of a timeout to give K-State the ball and a chance to win the contest with 18.1 second left on the clock. Then, out of a K-State timeout Caron got the ball underneath the basket, spun under and around her defender and put in a layup with 2.7 seconds left. TCU saw a desperation 3-pointer fall short at the buzzer for the Wildcat victory. Caron finished the game with nine points and was a perfect 3-for-3 at the free-throw line and hauled in seven rebounds.
For the second straight game sophomore guard Haley Texada posted a new career-high in scoring. Against TCU on Saturday evening, Texada tallied 22 points on 8-of-15 shooting and was 4-of-10 from 3-point range.
Texada's four 3-pointers helped the Wildcats establish a strong perimeter game against a much taller TCU team. Craig also got involved in the shooting. After missing three attempts from deep in the first half, Craig hit four of her own in the second half to provide K-State with another option outside.
Craig finished the contest with 14 points, her first game in double digits since posting a career-high 15 at UNLV on Dec. 21. Senior Brittany Chambers also reached double digits with 10 points, scoring eight of them in the first half.
The Horned Frogs also had three players score in double digits, led by junior forward Latricia Lovings with a double-double of 16 points and 16 rebounds. Her four offensive rebounds helped TCU register 12 second chance points. Her inside presence also helped the Horned Frogs score 26 points in the paint. Kamy Cole scored 13 points off the bench and Zahna Medley added 12 to join Lovings in double figures.
K-State trailed 31-26 at the half as the Wildcats relied heavily on the 3-point shot. The Wildcats attempted 18 shots from long range and nine from inside the arc. The Horned Frogs were able to take advantage of their size inside with 18 points in the paint in the opening stanza, including 12 from Lovings.
Texada led the Wildcats with 12 points in the first half, hitting on 3-of-4 shots from beyond the arc. Chambers tallied eight points in the first half after hitting her first two attempts from deep. She then struggled from long range along with her teammates as K-State was 5-of-18 in the first half.
The Wildcats continue Big 12 play on Wednesday when they travel to take on the Texas Tech Lady Raiders at 7 p.m. from the United Spirit Arena. The game can be heard on the K-State Sports Network. It can also be seen on K-StateHD.TV with Texas Tech TV agreeing to share its feed with K-State Athletics.


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RV042 Tunnels dropping
We've been using the RV042 routers for years now and have been happy with the gateway to gateway functionality. We typically create 1 to 5 tunnels for our supported customers, all small businesses. Since the new version of RV042 came out several months ago, we've been having tunnel disconnection problems. Then, the tunnels re-negotiate and reconnect.
We've tweked the settings the best we could but the tunnels with the new RV042s drop.
We have proven that these are not line drops and have this issue at at least three locations, all with the new RV042.
We have upgraded to the latest firmware available, RV0XX-v4.1.0.02-tm.bin, to no avail.
I've read other posts like this and have heard that there may be a beta firmware rev that can fix this ?
Please help.
Has anyone seen a fix for this tunnel dropping issue ? The latest firmware version, v4.1.1.01-sp (Dec 6 2011 20:03:18) Does not correct the issue. dor
Joe So, who did you call to get this fixed ?
I still have no resolution and am investigating other vendor products.
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The family of the one of the victims of a mass shooting at Connecticut elementary school has set up a fund to help every family affected by the tragedy.
Six-year-old Emilie Parker was a first-grader at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn. Her parents, Robbie and Alissa Parker, grew up in Ogden and raised their daughter there for a few years before moving to Connecticut less than a year ago.
After the shooting on Friday that left 27 dead, including 20 children and the gunman, who killed himself, Emilie's family set up the Emilie Parker Memorial Fund at America First Credit Union in Utah.
The Parkers will use the funds to support themselves while they take time off work to be with family and recover from their loss.
For the other victims' families, the funds will go to help them in any way they want.
For information on how to donate, including to the United Way fund that's established to help the Newtown community, visit emilieparkerfund.com.
Emilie's family was expected to arrive in Utah sometime Tuesday to prepare for her funeral, according to Brian Joy, the bishop of grandfather Randy Parker's local congregation of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Joy said that a viewing will be held at Myers Mortuary in Ogden on Friday. The funeral is scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday at an LDS chapel in Ogden, located at 1000 Suncrest Drive.
Joy said that church members were planning on hanging pink ribbons around town Monday evening in anticipation of the grieving family's return to Ogden. Pink was Emilie's favorite color, Joy said.


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Billy Currington to appear on 'The Bachelor'
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Billy Currington is the latest country star to sign on for ABC's "The Bachelor."
On the upcoming episode, the singer helps set the mood for "Bachelor" star Juan Pablo during one of his one-on-one dates. Billy treats the couple to a special performance, including his hits "Hey Girl" and "We Are Tonight." Currington's episode is scheduled to air on ABC next Monday at 8:00 p.m. Eastern.
Currington is adding to the growing list of country stars who have appeared on "The Bachelor" and "The Bachelorette." Luke Bryan, Dolly Parton, Gloriana, and Sarah Darling have previously lent their talents to the dating series.
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Dec 29, 2005 08:26 PM|Wayward780|LINK
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Dec 30, 2005 03:34 AM|Fredrik N|LINK
Did you use the Site Amin tool to create the user also?
The problem is that your user information is porbably not the same as you enter. So try to remove or add a new user and check if you can login with that user.
Dec 30, 2005 07:04 AM|Wayward780|LINK
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Dec 31, 2005 02:53 PM|app_blocksGuy|LINK
post the code which is failing to work.......
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Feb 10, 2006 07:16 PM|Efterhanden|LINK
Do you use a firewall?
I had trouble with my admin tool running, and later even the application running, because my firewall was interfering with something (i don't know what) happening behind-the-scenes while running an asp.net 2.0 application.
If you do have a firewall, I suggest try allowing ALL traffic and see if that helps.
Feb 11, 2006 03:22 AM|guillefd|LINK
I have the same problem. If I try to login typing my (NO-IP) DNS, it doesn´t autenticate the user ( Your login attempt was not successful. Please try again).. If I press F5 in VWD, it does the same. But If press ctrl +F5 , start with no debugging, it simply works! .. I really don´t know whats going on, If someone can just throw me a line, y would really apreciate.
Feb 13, 2006 10:32 AM|gmpeng|LINK
Have you got your ASPNETDB.mdf file under source control? I have found that the log in control doesn't work while this file is checked in. My current problem is that I can't get it to work at all once I deploy it to a remote server... Hope this helps../
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Feb 13, 2006 03:44 PM|gmpeng|LINK
I think the problems described here and unsolved in quite a few other posts on this forum, including one from me, is that when you add a user using the Membership API it also stores the name of the application that was used to add it in the aspnet_Applications table. When a user is added from a page running on the Visual Studio web server it is linked to a record in this table containing the name of the web site shown in solution explorer in VS.
When you run the site in IIS the application name seems to come from the IIS settings (on the Home or Virtual Directory tab in site properties).
If the application names do not match then the a user added on the VS server won't authenticate when the site and membership db are run in IIS.
To fix this I have updated the ApplicationName and LoweredApplicationName on my deployed database to match the IIS application name and all works well. I suppose ensuring that they are both the same before adding any users or deploying the database would be an easier way to do things...
Hope this helps with your issues...
Architecture, Visualisation, Design, 3d, Application, Web, Windows, Development, Liverpool, UK
Feb 14, 2006 04:57 AM|gmpeng|LINK
The cause of the issue I describe above is described by Scott Guthrie here:
Architecture, Visualisation, Design, 3d, Application, Web, Windows, Development, Liverpool, UK
Feb 14, 2006 09:26 AM|erichar11|LINK
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Feb 15, 2006 01:28 AM|gmpeng|LINK
I am not sure what could be causing your problem but maybe you could try a couple of things:
Also, this is a bit of a shot in the dark, are you using roles in your application and if so is that why the user isn't logging in?
Hope this helps...
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Feb 22, 2006 10:43 AM|gabbyrozow|LINK
I have been struggling with this issue for a while myself.
I had the applicationName="/" attrubiute in my web.config, and only had one entry in the applications table in ASPNETDB.
I tried to change that value to "ECMA" (the name of my application) and also change the values in the database. I only have one application record and one user record in my database, but I still can't log in when the app is deployed to IIS.
Is there anything else that needs to be done?
I am pasting the complete web.config file here:
<?xml version="1.0"?>
Note: As an alternative to hand editing this file you can use the
web admin tool to configure settings for your application. Use
the Website->Asp.Net Configuration option in Visual Studio.
A full list of settings and comments can be found in
machine.config.comments usually located in
<configuration xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/.NetConfiguration/v2.0">
<add key="ReportErrorsToMIS" value="False" />
<add name="ProductsConnectionString" connectionString="Data Source=.\SQLEXPRESS;AttachDbFilename=|DataDirectory|\Products.mdf;Integrated Security=True;User Instance=True" providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" />
<add name="UsersConnectionString" connectionString="Data Source=.\SQLEXPRESS;AttachDbFilename=|DataDirectory|\ASPNETDB.MDF;Integrated Security=True;User Instance=True" providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" />
Set compilation debug="true" to insert debugging
symbols into the compiled page. Because this
affects performance, set this value to true only
during development.
Visual Basic options:
Set strict="true" to disallow all data type conversions
where data loss can occur.
Set explicit="true" to force declaration of all variables.-->
<roleManager enabled="true"/>
<compilation debug="true" strict="false" explicit="true"/>
<add namespace="System"/>
<add namespace="System.Collections"/>
<add namespace="System.Collections.Specialized"/>
<add namespace="System.Configuration"/>
<add namespace="System.Text"/>
<add namespace="System.Text.RegularExpressions"/>
<add namespace="System.Web"/>
<add namespace="System.Web.Caching"/>
<add namespace="System.Web.SessionState"/>
<add namespace="System.Web.Security"/>
<add namespace="System.Web.Profile"/>
<add namespace="System.Web.UI"/>
<add namespace="System.Web.UI.WebControls"/>
<add namespace="System.Web.UI.WebControls.WebParts"/>
<add namespace="System.Web.UI.HtmlControls"/>
The <authentication> section enables configuration
of the security authentication mode used by
ASP.NET to identify an incoming user.-->
<authentication mode="Forms" />
The <customErrors> section enables configuration
of what to do if/when an unhandled error occurs
during the execution of a request. Specifically,
it enables developers to configure html error pages
to be displayed in place of a error stack trace.
<customErrors mode="RemoteOnly" defaultRedirect="GenericErrorPage.htm">
<error statusCode="403" redirect="NoAccess.htm" />
<error statusCode="404" redirect="FileNotFound.htm" />
<profile enabled="true">
<add name="Products"/>
<machineKey validationKey="C5B196E911240399B8B51836BDAE577AB5C325CCC6E23DF9E225C93789CC420FBD01B2A9239703676B68157B35EA6313B53AD3047132C2356F16E252264FA470" decryptionKey="99A3BA776B9926350B0B47E9A81771A4B6B31736AFE9C729" validation="SHA1" />
<membership defaultProvider="AspNetSqlMembershipProvider" userIsOnlineTimeWindow="20">
<add name="AspNetSqlMembershipProvider" type="System.Web.Security.SqlMembershipProvider, System.Web, Version=220.127.116.11, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a" connectionStringName="LocalSqlServer" enablePasswordRetrieval="false" enablePasswordReset="true" requiresQuestionAndAnswer="false" applicationName="ECMA" requiresUniqueEmail="false" passwordFormat="Encrypted" maxInvalidPasswordAttempts="5" minRequiredPasswordLength="6" minRequiredNonalphanumericCharacters="0" passwordAttemptWindow="10" passwordStrengthRegularExpression=""
<smtp from="firstname.lastname@example.com">
<network defaultCredentials="true" host="APOLLO" password="" userName="gabbyr"/>
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Feb 23, 2006 02:45 AM|gabbyrozow|LINK
Additional discovery:
I tried to create a new website directly on the IIS instead of a file system web site. Using the default memebership settings, with nothing added to web.config, login worked.
Looking into the aspnetdb database, the application table contained one record with the applicationName set to "/", so it seems that the application works on IIS even when the application name in IIS is different from the application name in the database.
So now I need to see what happens to a web site that was created directly under IIS, when it is transferred to a different machine. If this works, then at least I know that I can continue developing and hope to find a solution to this problem later on.
Feb 23, 2006 06:21 PM|gmpeng|LINK
It certainly is confusing. The way I initially found out what was going on was to add a 'create user' page outside of the area of the site that required authentication. I uploaded it to IIS, created a user while the site was running on the server rather than my dev machine, and then examined the aspnetdb to see what had been added. It was then that I realised that the application names didn't match.
Perhaps you could try this and see if it helps you diagnose your issue...
Good luck
Mar 27, 2010 05:11 PM|Rype69|LINK
I had this issue and I fixed it by replacing this code in the web.config
<authentication mode="Forms">
<forms loginUrl="~/Login.aspx" name="Login" />
With this code:
<authentication mode="Forms" />
I hope this helps,


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Laura - from Chicago, IL
If a project calls for a 2-layer cake, we mean that you should bake 2 cake layers in the size pan indicated, cool the cake, then stack with a filling between it. This will usually create a cake that is about 4-inches high. You can then decorate as indicated, either spatula iced with buttercream icing, crumb-coated with buttercream icing and covered in fondant or any other way we suggest in the project instructions.


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BMW Motorcycles (aka Beemers) and the Competition
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w00t... Just finished planning my September ride.
The SoCal Extreme! Ok, it's more of a "Central Sierras" extreme, but that doesn't have the same ring to it.
Pashnit lists his 5 favorite motorcycling roads in the state.
1) Oroville-Quincy Hwy (We missed this one on Sierras I because we were too tired)
2) Mosquito Ridge Rd (We did this on both Sierras I and Sierras II)
3) Cottonwood Rd: We will do this one on Day 5 of this ride
4) Angeles Crest: We will do this one on Day 3 of this ride
5) Mammoth Pool Rd: We will do this one on Day 4 of this ride
Route Map (1268 Miles):
Day 1: Ride after work on Wednesday down 101 to Paso Robles (159 Miles)
Day 2: Paso Robles to LA (277 Miles)
This section of Hwy 229 is probably unlike any other portion of road in the entire state. The reason why this very text is buried in the midst of this webpage is the locals would probably like to keep this section of road to themselves. A narrow undulating hyperactive stretch of pavement. Nothing quite like it in all the state.
Imagine a variety of curves, high speed straights, and great views of the Central Valley. It's a combination of all these- that middle of nowhere feeling, the big sky country and quality pavement. And my personal favorite- length. 72 miles of motorcycle nothingness.
Soda Lake Rd (this includes 15 miles of dirt, but it's supposed to be REAL GOOD quality, no washboarding or anything):
During the ride in the middle dirt section, I waved at a couple of cars that passed by going in the other direction just because they were fellow travelers on an otherwise deserted road. After a couple friendly mutual waves, it occurred to me as I was cruising along that this must have been what California was like in the early days. Everybody waving like that.
That first time I rode this, I was absolutely amazed! I just couldn't get enough. Ode to joy! Maybe the only thing that compares to this ride is Mosquito Ridge or Angeles Crest (here in CA).
Little Tujunga Canyon:
If God had a motorcycle, this is where he'd be.
He'd be riding (insert your bike here) back and forth, up and down the mountain, absorbing the view, basking in the marvel of his creation. He'd be looking down on his sculpted and molded mountainous land of divine intervention, a blessing of a greater power. He'd revel in the notion of modern man having carved this wonder of motorcycle goodness into his mountain. This is the 'Little T'.
Day 3: LA to Lindsay (near Visalia) (309 Miles)
Angeles Crest Highway:
Few highways in all of California inspire this much exhilaration.
This 66 mile - one hour long thrilling ride is a motorcycle dreamland in its sustainable speeds, nonstop curves, outstanding road conditions and vistas.
Caliente-Bodfish Rd:
Caliente-Bodfish is one of those rare roads where you can guarantee there won't be any smokeys around and there is no center stripe. The only limitations are your skill and your common sense. The curves on this ride are never ending, tight and grin-inducing.
By the time youre 6-7 miles east, this climbing, twisty road has become seriously fun; complete with sharp curves, switchbacks, and large boulders lining the shoulder providing zero "run-off" room along much of it.
Day 4: Lindsay to Oakhurst (229 Miles)
Youre at an elevation of about 4100 feet, and its probably no coincidence that the pavement through here is as nice as youll ever see!
Auberry Rd/Powerhouse Rd:
Powerhouse Rd continues northward to the river valley and back up. And what a wondrous stretch of curvaceous pavement it became! Okay, so admittedly, it wasn't exactly a racetrack. The road heaved and tossed to and fro. It was like riding a 600 lb. bucking bronco, except it had two tires and the word Ninja painted across the side.
Mammoth Pool Rd:
Any mountain road that will easily sustain 40-60 mph speeds is dreamy in my book. You know what it feels like to be flying around a corner say, 40, 50 mph? Full tilt, you are really flying. It feels wonderbar. The bike flows back forth, right left. And the curves just keep on comin'. It feels so fluid. You were made for this. You don't even hear the roar of the exhaust. You are lost in the moment.
Day 5: Oakhurst to Home (280 Miles)
CA 49 (The Little Dragon):
You want to ride some fantastic curves- basking in the sensation of super-smoothness rotating beneath you, to climb to the top of the mountain and suck in some air as you draw a gasp at the view- which stretches on for miles across the foothills. Like that sound of that? Want to wet your whistle on a dreamy slab of blacktop designed, thought up, and intended for motorcyclists?
Cherry Lake Rd:
No middle line for the entire 24 miles and some wicked curves- this ride winds up, winds down to the Tuolumne River, winds back up and heads on over to the Cherry Lake Reservoir.
Cottonwood Rd:
Rides like this are what make the hundreds of roads I've ridden in search of this perfection all worth it. Years ago, when I discovered Mosquito Ridge, I was beside myself and didn't stop grinning for a week. There were so many non-stop curves on Mosquito Ridge I was begging for a straight section after awhile. I would go out on a limb and say so far- these two roads are by far the curviest-high speed-out of the way-deserted-middle of nowhere-pure sportbike bliss rides.
Wards Ferry Rd:
...and I ordered this to document the trip:
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Cross-sectional population based study examining the impact of children with asthma on US rural families
Laura C. Palombi, May Nawal Lutfiyya, Kathryn J. Pederson, David R. Simmons, Darin J. Steenerson, Kenzie G. Hohman, Krista Huot
Asthma Family Burden; Children with Asthma; Rural Children with Asthma; NSCH Data; CSHCNS Data
Vol.5 No.2A,
Introduction: Approximately 7.1 million US children
have asthma. The burden of asthma is disproportionate with ruralUSpopulations
experiencing a higher prevalence of the disease. Rural populations experience
additional disparities regarding health care access, job availability, and
daily living resources. Hence, the family impact of having a child with asthma
may be influenced by geographic locale. This impact could be a result of health
insurance tied to employment, out of pocket costs, and health care provider
availability. Few studies have assessed the impact a child's asthma has on a
family. This study sought to answer the question: What is the impact of
children with asthma on US rural families? Methods: Multivariate techniques
were performed to examine a single year of data from two connected population-based
datasets, the 2007-2008 National Survey of Children's Health and the 2009-2010
Children with Special Health Care Needs Survey. Children with current asthma
defined the study population for both datasets. A logistic regression model was
performed for each database. The dependent variable for the first model was child in family currently has asthma,
for the second it was rural children with
current asthma. Results: The first logistic regression model confirmed that
rural children were more likely to have asthma than non-rural children. The
second logistic regression model yielded that rural families with a child
diagnosed with asthma had greater odds of: not having health insurance, having
a parent who stopped working, avoided a job change, or experienced financial
problems because of the child's health. Conclusions: This study demonstrated
that rural families experience a disproportionate financial hardship as a result
of their child's asthma. Pharmacist intervention in asthma care in rural areas
has the potential to decrease the financial burden for a family while also
improving a child's health.
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I have a problem, I run Backtrack 4 final in Vmware, on my laptop for crack wep and wpa it's great, but when I launche wireshark. It seems that it only capture reqeust from PC's like DHCP request etc. when filter out the POP I can't see a thing thoug I send and receive mails on my other pc(windows 7) now I run wireshark on windows 7 and send and receive it does see it.
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'The longest tenured coach in the league and winningest coach in franchise history, Ruff has a 483-379-122 ledger with 78 ties as Sabres head coach. He guided Buffalo to the Stanley Cup Finals in just his second season of 1998-99, losing to the Dallas Stars in six games. His playoff record with the club stands at 54-41.'
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Anyone else here litteraly eat, sleep and breath BJJ?
I'm only a white belt, but im obsessed with BJJ. After training im going through sweeps, and subs in my mind. When waiting for a bus im going through set ups and previous rolls with people.
The icing on the cake is this,
I actually woke up the other morning, having dreamt of the BJJ lesson that same night, with my feet crossed in closed guard.... I SLEPT IN GUARD!!?!??!?
needless to say, i had pins and needles for about 45 mins.
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Staff went over and beyond what could be expected from any hotel of any price. The hotel is located by the city centre of a nice little town close by Trieste airport. Highly recommended for anyone looking for a place to stay prior to traveling from Trieste airport.
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Good location - within 20 minutes of the Airport, lots of good restaurants within 5 minutes walk. Situated in a very attractive small town. Staff friendly and helpful, very good English spoken. Nothing
Hotel staff was very nice and friendly
The Hotel is situated close to the airport, so for a hotel I chose mostly because of its location, i was pleasantly surprised by the outstanding staff, that do go out of their way to make your stay at the hotel as pleasant as possible. The breakfast was good and the rooms very nice.
The location is very convenient from the airport. It is only a 10 km drive and you don't have to go into busy Trieste. We only stayed here for 1 night but we like the small village and the people from the hotel were very friendly and helpfull. Additionally the breakfast was good with nice fresh products. None.
Handy parking. Helpful and friendly staff with good suggestions for nearby restaurants. Unexpected fresh orange juice for breakfast.
the hotel was fine for our one night stay,helpful staff, and good breakfast private secure parking a bonus. we found the decor a little heavy for our taste,but as we were just passing through it was fine.
Nice friendly stafff, Clean room with upgrade to superior room.
That was my second visit to Hotel Franz, a one-night stop on the way from France to Hungary. And it was again perfect, with a special mention about the kindness and the efficiency of the staff. I will remember the perfect breakfast! Nothing
Great location, right in centre of the town. Modern style hotel, very clean and helpful staff A very minor issue was the older style TV in the room
hotel staff communication was very good and helpfull underground parking was an experience which I would not reccomend to a friend
The staff was quite friendlly and always willing to assist. The view from my room onto the piazza was brilliant. Easy for someone using crutches to move around.
Nice staff, very clean room, quite surroundings and breakfast facilities. I have arrived 10:20 p.m. and was not able to eat anything. I can't balim te hotel, but it may be of use to have a restaurant opening times.
The staff were courteous, spoke perfect english, the food was excellent, the cleanliness was tops, and the daily room service was excellent. No
Room was very clean and semi modern. Underground car parking is very small. Onlt suitable for the smallest of cars.
Possition in the lovely center of the city. A little bit difficult entrance into the gararge, especialy for longer cars.
The staff was very kind and the service was excellent. Very good breakfast. Internet was extremly slow; The TV was behind a glass wall so that we had problems to switch it off after the batteries of the remote control went low.
The pasta in the restaurant.
The hotel staff was extremely helpful and friendly. Very nice atmosphere. Very convenient location so close to the airport.
Room was well appointed; lots of space and air condition system worked well. This was a welcome system as outdoor temperatures were in the upper 30s. The bathroom did not have a ventilation fan, but only a passive vent that did not take out the humidity and heat generated by a shower.
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The position is great. For travellers that need a location nearby to the hotel this is perfect. 3 minutes from hotel parking to check-in parking. The owner is very kind and helpful, he prepared an unexpected and very pleasant breakfast at 5.00 a.m. just for me.
Quick check-in, Good comfort, Clean rooms, Free parking in the hotel area. The lack of a fridge in the rooms
Very accommodating with early breakfast and calling taxi for airport. Very convenient to airport. Rate was high for age of hotel and star rating.
staff was friendly, room was clean. it was conveniently close to airport food and they didnt know how to connect their computer to the internet
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Simple, basic accommodations near the Trieste airport. Decent size room, comfortable bed, oddly arranged bathroom but includes bidet. Clean. Roads from airport to hotel are well marked. Good parking. Perhaps somewhat overpriced, but the only game in town.
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Better than its 3 star rating, with good wifi coverage and a nice breakfast. Short distance to all the city's shops.
The hotel is located close to the city centre. They have still smoking and non smoking hotels. The prices for the internet connection is not expensiv anymore and in a lot of hotels is that facility already free of charge but there you have to pay extra.
staff were very helpfuly in any way and the rooms were very good. i would surly stay there again. the only thing which was not to good was the wifi connection as so many people use it and it slows down very slow
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'The NHL should learn a lesson from this experience as to why an idea like the Winter Classic is embraced, while other recent attempts at selling the sport have fallen flat. The fact is the outdoor game puts an emphasis on nostalgia, and further underlines what tremendous passion professional hockey players have for their sport. The conditions were less than ideal for the fans and the members of the Penguins and Sabres, yet the overall presentation of the game actually benefited from the winter weather.'
Winter Classic is a step in the right direction
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Mark Winterbottom says he'll struggle to keep hold of his V8 Supercars championship lead if he can't put in a good qualifying display at the Ipswich 400.
The Ford driver, who heads into the eighth round of the season with a 96-point advantage over defending champion Jamie Whincup, is yet to snare a pole position in 2014.
While Winterbottom's race pace hasn't been an issue - claiming four wins amongst his 10 podium finishes - he's only started two races from the front row of a grid this year.
In fact, Ford Performance Racing's wait for a pole position stretches back 24 races to the Phillip Island event last year.
This year alone, Whincup has six poles and at the tight 3.12km Queensland Raceway circuit, Winterbottom knows track position is everything, particularly in Saturday's pair of 33-lap races.
"I have to qualify well. A tenth of a second can be 10 to 15 spots here," Winterbottom said.
"If you're not in the top five here I think you're going to struggle to win the race because it takes you 20 laps to pass one person.
"You're soon out of laps."
Winterbottom was quicker than his main rival in Friday's practice dominated by the sport's generation next.
He clocked the day's sixth fastest time with Whincup (8th) marginally in arrears.
Volvo's Scott McLaughlin was fastest, pipping Winterbottom's young teammate Chaz Mostert with a one minute and 09.7256 second lap.
Holden's Nick Percat completed a trifecta of young guns in the day's top three, the 25-year-old coming in ahead of Shane van Gisbergen.
Mostert, a race winner at Ipswich last year, said he hoped his speed showed FPR would be able to deliver in Saturday's two crucial qualifying runs.
"I guess we'll find out in the morning," Mostert said.
"At the moment the practice session was pretty good. You don't know what everyone is doing fuel-wise and tyre-wise ... it all comes down to tomorrow."
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Lady Gaga is following up her controversial South by Southwest performance with a new music video. The pop star premiered her nearly 12-minute video for her single "G.U.Y." on Saturday night's "Dateline."
The pop star made headlines while shooting the clip last month, after shooting at the Hearst Castle in California and enlisting cameos from the stars of "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills."
The video starts with Gaga dressed as a large, feathered bird who has been shot with a bow-and-arrow and left in a field. She stumbles her way to the gates of Hearst Castle, where guards carry her through the palace and submerge her into a pool. She resurfaces transformed into a pop diva, leading a group of dancers in a routine.
The "Real Housewives" ladies, Lisa Vanderpump, Kyle Richards, Yolanda Foster and Kim Richards, appear as a string quartet, playing instruments inside the castle. Bravo's Andy Cohen also makes a cameo, cast as a Zeus-like god watching the performance from the clouds. In other scenes, Gaga is shown resurrecting the late Michael Jackson and storming into a corporate office.
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Former Colorado governor to speak at Colorado School of Mines Jan. 28
GOLDEN, Colo., Jan. 6, 2009 – Bill Owens, former governor of the state of Colorado, will deliver a lecture titled "An Optimistic View of Our Tough Times" as the invited speaker for the 2009 William H. Erickson Distinguished Lecture Series. The lecture will take place Jan. 28 from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. in the Ben H. Parker Student Center Ballrooms, 1600 Maple St., in Golden. The event is free and open to the public.
Owens served two terms as Colorado governor, from 1999 – 2007, and was named "The Best Governor in America" in a cover story in National Review. He is currently a principal in JF Companies, a Denver-based land and development firm with projects in Colorado, Arizona and Texas. Owens serves on the boards of Key Energy Services, Highlands Acquisition Corporation and FESCO, a Russian holding company with interests in shipping, railroads and ports. He is also a Senior Fellow at the University of Denver's Institute for Public Policy Studies.
Governor Owens' presentation will be the third Erickson Lecture to be held on the Mines campus as part of this thought-provoking series. Justice William '47 and Doris Erickson established the Erickson Lecture Series to help extend intellectual life beyond the classroom, bringing speakers with a wide range of experiences and expertise to campus. Since 2006, the series has featured Wayne Murdy, retired CEO and chairman of Newmont Mining, and Norman Augustine, who co-authored the National Academies report, Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Future.
Founded in 1874, Colorado School of Mines was established to serve the needs of the local mining industry. Today, the school has an international reputation for excellence in both engineering education and the applied sciences with special expertise in the development and stewardship of the Earth's resources. For more information about Colorado School of Mines, visit www.mines.edu.


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Here is a short tutorial on how you can eject or close your CD ROM using desktop shortcuts. Opening or closing the CD tray using these shortcuts can help you out if you have a faulty eject button on your CD ROM drive. You will never need to open windows explorer and right-click the CD ROM drive and then press eject. These two shortcuts will make your tasks easier.
So here is how we can create the two shortcuts. First we will create two different shortcuts; one for opening and another for closing the tray. Next we will assign hot keys to them so that we can use them just by pressing a key combination on our keyboard. In the final step, we will add two icons to the shortcuts to make them look meaningful.
Create a Desktop Shortcut to Open the CD Rom Tray
1. Download NirCmd and save it anywhere on your hard disk. For ease of use, let's suppose we have it in the folder Nirsoft on drive C. So the path to the nircmd.exe file is C:\Nirsoft\nircmd.exe.
NOTE: The package downloaded will be a zip file. So you will need a zip tool to unzip it. If you have any zip tool already installed on your PC, you can use that, or you can try 7-Zip, which is a free tool. Download 7-Zip here.
2. Right click on any empty space on your desktop and choose New and then Shortcut.
3. Now in the Create Shortcut dialog box, you will find a location box where you will need to type the filepath and argument. Type the path to nircmd.exe. For our case it is C:\Nirsoft\nircmd.exe. Along with this, also type cdrom open J: (where J: is the drive letter for my CD-ROM drive). So the complete command to be written is C:\Nirsoft\nircmd.exe cdrom open J:.
NOTE: Make sure you enter the right filepath.
4. Now in the next step, you will be asked to enter a name for the shortcut. Choose whatever is meaningful to you. I am calling it Open CD Tray. After you are done, press Finish. You will now see the new shortcut on your desktop.
5. Once the shortcut is created, you can move it anywhere you want, or you can simply keep it on your desktop. Double clicking it will eject your CD drive.
Create a Desktop Shortcut to Close the CD Rom Tray
This part is similar to the previous procedure, with only a few changes. I will be describing it with reference to the previous process.
1. Skip Step1 and proceed to Step2.
2. Now in Step3, replace cdrom open with cdrom close. Please keep all the other arguments the same. So now the final argument and filepath becomes C:\Nirsoft\nircmd.exe cdrom close J:.
3. Now in Step4, give the shortcut a meaningful name. I am using the name Close CD Tray. Double clicking the newly created shortcut will close your CD Drive tray.
Assign Hotkeys and Icons to the Shortcuts
Creating Hotkeys:
Hotkeys are key combinations that can help you open a shortcut (like the one we just created) or applications more easily. It is like keyboard shortcuts. For example, Windows Key + E opens the windows explorer. Now for the ease of access of the two shortcuts (we just created to open and close CD ROM drive) we will be creating hotkeys for them.
1. Right click on the icon and choose Properties.
2. Now go to the tab named Shortcut. There is a field named Shortcut Key.
3. Now to enter a shortcut, press down the Ctrl key and enter any function key (F keys). I will be choosing F6. So now my shortcut is Ctrl + F6 (Refer Screenshot).
4. Now press Apply and then OK to save the changes.
Choosing Icons:
Now that we have two useful shortcuts to eject and retract CD ROM tray let us make them look good. We will now choose two icons for them. Let me show you how to do that.
1. Right click on the icon and choose Properties.
2. Now again go to the tab named Shortcut. Now you will see a button named Change Icon. Click it.
3. An alert may show up. Press OK and proceed to the next step.
4. A window with default Windows icons will show up. Choose any that fits your need and press OK.
5. You will return to the previous Properties dialog. Press Apply and then OK to save the changes.
Now you have two nice looking icons on your desktop using which you can close or open your CD ROM tray.
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The Gildan New Mexico Bowl is running a three-day ticket sale Wednesday, Nov. 20 through Friday, Nov. 22, offering fans reduced-priced tickets and a chance to win VIP prizes.
Premium tickets, which are normally $40, are being offered for just $35. Each order will automatically be entered into a drawing for VIP prizes.
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Gildan New Mexico Bowl Three-Day Ticket Sale Nov. 20-22
Premium tickets $35, Orders entered into VIP drawing
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. --- The Gildan New Mexico Bowl is running a three-day ticket sale Wednesday, Nov. 20 through Friday, Nov. 22, offering fans reduced-priced tickets and a chance to win VIP prizes.
Premium tickets, which are normally $40, are being offered for just $35. Each order will automatically be entered into a drawing for VIP prizes. The grand prize is a VIP parking pass, four passes to the ESPN VIP Tailgate Party, four tickets in the End Zone Club and one VIP Bowl gift package. Second prize is a VIP parking pass, two passes to the ESPN VIP Tailgate Party and two tickets in the End Zone Club. Third prize is a VIP parking pass and two tickets to the ESPN VIP tailgate party.
The offer is valid at the UNM Ticket office, located in the Northeast corner of The Pit, online at www.gildannewmexicobowl.com, or by phone at the UNM ticket office (925-5626).
The game will kick off the collegiate bowl season for the fifth straight year, and is scheduled to feature a member of the Mountain West against a member of the Pac-12 Conference.
Kickoff from University Stadium in Albuquerque, N.M., is slated for Saturday, Dec. 21. It will air on ESPN HD and ESPN Radio at Noon MST (2 p.m. EST).
ESPN Events
ESPN Events, a division of ESPN Regional Television (ERT), owns and operates a large portfolio of collegiate sporting events worldwide. The roster includes two Labor Day weekend college football games; 11 college bowl games and eight college basketball events, which accounts for approximately 200 hours of programming, reaches almost 64 million viewers and attracts over a half a million attendees each year. With satellite offices in Boise, Birmingham, Dallas-Fort Worth, Albuquerque, St. Petersburg and Las Vegas, ESPN Events builds relationships with conferences, schools and local communities, as well as providing unique experiences for teams and fans.
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'The 46-year-old has no NHL coaching or playing experience. The Sabres recruited him from Team USA's development program in 2011 to lead their top affiliate club. He's still new to the professional game, having coached only 124 AHL games.'
Sabres tab Rolston to replace Ruff on interim basis
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Has anyone had trouble exporting hashes from pyrit to an aircrack database? I have a hash list that is too large for cowpatty (why does it have a size limit anyway?) so I'm attempting to export as a db. It didn't work with whatever build of pyrit that is in BT4beta, so I installed pyrit 0.22 myself to try again:
The error messages don't show up until a while (something is being calculated before the error). BTW, my 8800GTS 768MB gets ~4400 PMK/sCode:
root@bt:/mnt/lin/pyrit# pyrit -e testssid -f testdb export_hashdb
Pyrit 0.2.2 (C) 2008, 2009 Lukas Lueg
This code is distributed under the GNU General Public License v3
Exporting ESSID 'testssid'
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/pyrit", line 682, in <module>
File "/usr/bin/pyrit", line 80, in init
}.setdefault(commands[0] if len(commands) > 0 else 'help',
File "/usr/bin/pyrit", line 313, in export_hashdb
sqlite3.OperationalError: SQL logic error or missing database
Thanks for any help!


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Jessica Biel's Perfect Pink Wedding Gown: All the Deets!
Get a load of the pretty pink gown by Giambattista Valli that Jessica Biel wore for her and Justin Timberlake's wedding!
-Lucia Peters
Is Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake's wedding photo dynamic or what? Talk about jumping for joy—literally! But even more exciting, the adorable pic featured on the cover of this week's issue of People reveals what we've all been waiting to find out: What Jessica wore!
When the time came to choose her wedding gown, Jessica went to her longtime friend, designer Giambattista Valli, for help. After much deliberation and a whole lot of planning, Valli came up with the strapless pink confection of silk mousseline and silk organza seen here. Oh, and let's not forget the all-important details: The floor-length veil was adorned with pearls from Jessica's grandmother's wedding day tiara. She's got something old, something new, and something borrowed—we wonder what her "something blue" was!
Read Video: Heidi Klum Gives Us a Sneak Peek of Her 2012 Halloween Costume!
The end goal, Valli said, was to create a "whimsical and dramatic" look. What do you think, Bettys Did Valli and Jessica achieve what they were going for?
Jessica and Justin have described their Italian nuptials as "a really special evening" and "a total fantasy experience." And Jessica's gown wasn't the only custom-made creation to make an appearance during the celebration—Justin played the guitar and sang for his bride as she walked down the aisle. "It was an original piece I wrote specifically for the evening and for her," Justin told People. Awwww!
Tell us: What do you think of Jessica's petal-pink wedding gown?
Lucia Peters is BettyConfidential's associate editor.


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Associate Professor of Music Gerald Chafin will lead a
forum, "Insights for Artists and
Coping Skills for Everyone Else."
COLUMBIA, Ky. -- A Lindsey Wilson College
professor will discuss how artists can confront the realities of
the marketplace while remaining true to their craft.
LWC Associate Professor of Music Gerald Chafin will lead a forum, "Insights for
Artists and Coping Skills for Everyone Else," from 4-5 p.m. CT
Thursday, Aug. 30, in W.W. Slider Humanities Center Recital Hall.
The talk is free and open to the public.
The purpose of the forum is to provide an opportunity for
artists to meet with other artists and discuss realities of the
modern art world.
"The gathering for artists is intended to create a common
ground that is shared by all arts areas," said Chafin, who is LWC
director of choral ensembles. "Incredible talent just isn't enough
in today's art world, whether you're a musician, a painter, a
singer or a graphic designer. You have to have an
entrepreneur-spirit as well."
Those who attend Chafin's forum do not have to be an
"All you have to be is someone with an interest in an
arts-based area who'd like to meet other artists and share ideas,"
he said. "We have classes in art appreciation and music
appreciation to better understand the finer points of art and
music. Now, let's work at appreciating, or understanding, the
artists, the creators, themselves."


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Rihanna's Ravishing Red GQ Men of the Year Night Out
Posted Wednesday November 14, 2012 10:35 AM GMT
She definitely knows how to make an entrance, and Rihanna had all eyes on her as she arrived at the 2012 GQ Men of the Year Party in Los Angeles last night (November 13).
The "We Found Love" songstress looked fabulous in a red Calvin Klein dress teamed with Manolo Blahnik shoes as she strolled inside the Chateau Marmont.
Ri-Ri was one of the distinguished celebrities to score her very own cover of the December 2012 issue of GQ magazine.
Prior to the event, Rihanna tweeted, "Heading to my #GQ cover party #menoftheyear #and1woman."
Enjoy the pictures of Rihanna at the 2012 GQ Men of the Year Party (November 14).
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The British Library 8 June
The British Library has been my favorite museum I've visiting in London thus far. The medieval manuscripts were amazing to see up close. Looking at a slide show of some old books is not the same as viewing them first-hand. I could see the ink marks and texture of the paper. My favorite thing I saw was the Gutenberg Bible. As a journalism major, I have been tested over who invented the printing press. Johann Gutenberg was the first to use a printing press. The Gutenberg Bible is a complete version of the Bible. There were 180 copies made and there are only four complete copies left. I heard it is the most expensive book in the world. It was incredibly beautiful and breathtaking. The printing press has changed the world immensely. I don't know if journalism would be around without it. Before we went to the library, we learned about how manuscripts were made back then and how they hand-wrote everything. Not only did they have to hand-make the paper, but had to hand-write every page. Then they added artwork to every page, too. In class we talked about the Lindisfarne Gospels, which looked amazing in the slides that Megan showed us. Unfortunately, the page that was displayed wasn't as impressive as I thought it would be. The Magna Carta was also on display. That was incredible. I also saw some of the Beatles notes for some of their famous songs. He wrote one on the back of his son's birthday card. It was really cool to see. Most everything was really cool to see. I liked the old manuscripts a lot. It is amazing that humans have been recording stories for thousands of years and that we still read those same stories today.
Here's an amazing picture of the Gutenberg bible. It was so dark in there that I wasn't able to get a picture, but here's someone else's picture via google.
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|Minnesota Annual Conference of the Methodist Church. Conveyance.
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That all of the right, title, and interest of the United States in a tract of federally owned land located on the White Earth Reservation, Minnesota, described as: northwest quarter southwest quarter southwest quarter section 26, township 146 north, range 39 west, fifth principal meridian, Minnesota, containing 10 acres, more or less, which tract of land was donated to the United States in 1913 by the Northern Minnesota Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church in the United States of America, is hereby reconveyed to the Minnesota Annual Conference of the Methodist Church, the donor's successor organization.
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With a brand new website that just launched today and an upcoming debut at ICFF, I'd like to introduce the ModKat Litter Box. Litter is an area that is wide open for innovation and this new product is taking on the challenge. With modern style, innovative function, and attention to green design, we may have a winner here.
There are obviously cat owners on the team over at ModProducts, the product design firm behind ModKat. They've addressed many of the main litter box issues that we face. By considering the experience of both the cat and the owner, the design team incorporated several unique features in the ModKat Litter Box.
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This is the first litter box I've seen that comes with a washable, reusable liner. Made from durable rip-resistant tarpaulin material, the liner has sturdy built-in handles that make it easy to lift and empty. It fits perfectly inside the box so you don't see it from the outside. No more plastic liners! That saves you money and it saves space in the landfill.
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Attention to detail continues with the scoop, which has an ergonomic handle and rounded edges to make scooping easy. It even has a brush incorporated in the side for sweeping stray litter back into the box. And, of course, (my favorite thing!) there's a place to hang the scoop on the side of the box.
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Osho,I have heard:A psychologist wants to experiment with his twin sons. He takes them down to his group rooms and puts each in a room by himself. In Ike's room he loads in a pile of TV advertised, hard-sell toys. Ike is diagnosed as a complaining, negative pessimist. In Mike's room he loads in an enormous pile of manure. Mike is the optimist.An hour after they are locked in, he enters Ike's room. There is Ike tossing out toy after toy, complaining, "This is not any good, that one won't work."As he opens the door into the second room he is unable to find his son for a few moments. But he hears his voice; it is saying, "There's gotta be a pony, there's gotta be a pony." And as he appears he is shown frantically digging through the manure, looking for the pony.I have changed rooms; I have got my eye out for the pony.
The first thing to be understood about pessimism and optimism is that they are not different. They look different, but don't be deceived by their appearances. They are just two polarities of the same phenomenon. A pessimist can become an optimist and an optimist can become a pessimist. A pessimist is just an optimist standing on his head, and vice versa. They are not two different people, they are not two different dimensions. Remember, it is not worth changing rooms. Get out of both the rooms, under the sky where neither pessimism nor optimism exist. You can be at ease only when both are gone, because both are wrong.
Analyze the situation. The pessimist goes on looking at the darker side of things and goes on denying the whiter side; he accepts only half of the truth. The optimist goes on denying the darker side of things and accepts only the whiter side - he is also half true. Neither of them accepts the whole truth, because the whole truth is both summer and winter, God and devil, darkness and light, good and evil, life and death. The whole truth is both. Both are doing the same exercise - they are denying the one half and accepting the other half. The other half is as much half as the first; there is no difference. If the pessimist is wrong, the optimist is also wrong. Both are not ready to accept the truth as it is. They choose.
Move out of both the rooms under the open sky of choicelessness. Don't choose. Let truth be as it is. Don't try to paint it in your own mood. Try to see the facticity of it - don't bring your mood in. Don't look through hope, don't look through frustration. Don't be positive and don't be negative - that is the highest consciousness possible.


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One of the most contagious infections to affect children and adults is conjunctivitis. Conjunctivitis, also known as pink eye is an inflammation of the conjunctiva. This makes the blood vessels of the eye more visible and turns the white part of the eye pinkish. This condition can be caused by a number of factors such as exposure to bacteria or viruses, allergens and irritants. Treatment for conjunctivitis depends on the cause of the condition.
The first step towards treating this disease is to correctly diagnose it. Some of the symptoms that can be noticed are:
- Redness in the white of the eye
- Itchiness and burning in the eye
- Discharge from the eye
- Crusting of the eyelids
- Increased sensitivity to light
If you notice any of these symptoms persisting for over a few days, consult a doctor immediately. There are two aspects to dealing with conjunctivitis; preventing the infection from spreading and reducing the infection. Here are a few tips to help stop the infection from spreading.
- Stop wearing contact lenses. While the infection persists, wear spectacles instead. Once your eyes have healed, dispose of the old contacts lenses and solution and get yourself a new pair.
- Wash your hands often. This is especially important if you have touched your eyes and will prevent the infection from spreading.
- Avoid sharing contact lenses, eye makeup and other forms of makeup along with makeup brushes.
- Avoid rubbing your eyes. Often conjunctivitis can affect only one eye at a time. Keeping yourself from rubbing or touching the infected eye will keep the infection from spreading to the other eye.
- Remove the discharge from around your eye every few hours with a clean cotton swab. Throw the swab away after it has been used once and wash your hands with soap and water before touching anything else.
- Avoid using swimming pools and hot tubs.
- Wash towels. Pillow cases, sheets and other things that come in regular contact with your eyes every few days with hot water to disinfect them.
In most cases of infective conjunctivitis, antibiotics are not needed. Instead lubricant eye drops are prescribed that are available over the counter. This can help ease soreness and stickiness in the eye. When using lubricant eye drops, do not let the dropper touch the infected eye and do not use the same eye drops for both eyes. Untreated conjunctivitis can be treated with antibiotics such as chloramphenicol and fusidic acid. These antibiotics can have a few side effects such as blurred vision and hence you must avoid driving and operating heavy machinery after using them.
For the past 3 days I've noticed my 8 months old son has been shutting his eyes randomly. Sometimes when he's playing he just closes them for a second or 2 then opens them back up. Anyone know what could cause this? I am very much worried.
Recently we found keratonous in her right eye. As per doctor information there is no reduction of eye sight, only stop the progression of keratonous. But we want to remove the sight also. Help me out from this.
I am 25 years old female suffering from runny nose & constant sneezing 24*7 almost everyday accompanied by watery eyes. Watery discharge comes out of my nose almost all the time & If I touch my nose I start sneezing. It's very irritating to live with this condition 24*7.I am unable to concentrate on anything. I also had sinus problem beforehand & also has allergy from dust. I have been suffering from this problem since 4-5 weeks, precisely since the advent of monsoon. I think the monsoon is what triggers this problem in me. I had the similar problem last years during the monsoon. Please help me with this & suggest me some remedies for it.
She is having ptosis hence having watery eyes, headache etc. Eye spl says both eyes are normal. Can Homeopathy help.
I've been struggling with eye redness and itchiness for months. Went to 2 doctors and still am under medication but not improving. Riding bikes and a hot day worsen the condition. Feels like a hundred ants are running around inside my eyelids. Please help me.
My 5 years old daughter has vision issue: Right Eye (Spherical: +0.00 Cylindrical: -02.50, Axis: 175), Left Eye (Spherical: +0.00 Cylindrical: -02.50, Axis: 05) I am looking for non-surgical solution to improve her vision so that she can live spectacle free life.
I am 14 years old. My eyesight is very weak, my right eye is weaker. I have been wearing glasses since 3 to 4 years. My doctor said they won't improve until I am completely grown. He suggested me to put my left eye closed for 3 to 4 hours a day and try to use my right eye more than that of left. Is he right? Will this really work?
I have problem seeing far things. One doctor prescribed glasses with power OD: sph -1.25, cyl +0.50 axs 64, OS: sph -1.25, cyl +1.0 axs 89, which I find bit uncomfortable. I think its not accurate. When I tested again, another doctor gave right: sph 0, cyl -0.50 axs 160, left: sph 0, cyl - 0.75, axis 180 Why is second testing gave CYL negative. Is this okay?
I have eye bags problem .i'm just of 18 years .my face looks dull and oily in afternoon .and I have pimples on my face.
From some weeks I'm feeling stress in my eyes and my head (frontlobe. Actually I've been using my cellphone and laptop all day from 3-4 months for study and other propose. May be this is one of the reason behind it! Now whenever I'm trying to reading something in my cellphone I'm feeling stress in my eyes, It's only stress. And every evening I'm feeling like lack of moisture in my eyes.
Contact lenses are one of the most convenient ways to correct vision related problems. It is easily disposable and requires the least maintenance. It might have minor side effects in the form of irritations and allergies but it requires the least time for adaptability. They help to correct nearsightedness and farsightedness along with astigmatism and age-related vision problems like presbyopia. Following are the benefits and harms of wearing contact lenses.
Positive effects of contact lenses
1. Better vision - Wearing contact lenses improves your vision to a great amount, especially peripheral vision. They are comfortable to wear and can correct both nearsightedness and farsightedness. They can cause discomfort initially but are more effective than glasses. Lenses are also available in bifocals and tints and can be worn for long periods of time.
2. Great for an active lifestyle - Glasses can be a hindrance to sports activities and can limit your peripheral vision. Lenses, on the other hand, are great for an active lifestyle as they require short adaptation period. They are easy to put and take care of and do not require a lot of maintenance on your part as it needs least cleaning.
Risks of wearing contact lenses
1. Dry eyes - Dry eyes are the most common side effects of wearing contact lenses
2. Infections - Contact lenses wearers are prone to infection of the cornea called keratitis. It can cause swelling, blurry vision and other problems due to lack of oxygen supply to the cornea. Infection can be prevented by maintaining the hygiene while wearing and taking off lenses.
3. Allergic reactions - Allergic reaction to the contact lens solution can affect your vision as it causes inflammation of the eyeballs and redness. It can also cause eyelid inflammation and limit your scope of vision. If you wish to discuss about any specific problem, you can consult an Ophthalmologist.
Hello mam. I hit on my right eyebrow. By falling on edge of my iron bed. On next day my both eye lids became blackened n swelling on eye brow. Along with it .there is blood in sclera. What it shud be and how shud I treat it fast. please help me!
Am 18 year old male I used to masturbate since last 2 years ma'am my health is not increasing and my eyes look dull all are telling me lazy person or drunker .ma'am I'm playing cricket for my District is this harm to my game .all time means whole day I fell sleepy .I can't concentrate in studies or in one things. Ma'am suggest me solutions for all this problem .please ma'am I would be always thank full to you.
I want to know reason behind my blur vision when ever I used my mobile in night more then two hours. Puffy eyes. Please suggest me few tips how to tackle this problem. Thank you.
How can I cure eyesight weakness naturally I ant to join NDA and his will be a major problem for me.
Eyelid surgery or Blepharoplasty is a cosmetic surgery, which is used to correct droopy eyelids. It reduces the saggy quality of lower eyelids which you get with age and also rids of the excess skin from the upper lids. Apart from making your eyes look younger, Blepharoplasty also enhances your peripheral vision which can get affected due to sagging skin. An eyelid surgery does not help you get rid of dark circles or crow's feet which you get on the outer corner of your eyes.
Reasons to Consider Eyelid Surgery
Eyelid surgery is a good option if you want to get rid of the sagging skin from your lower eyelids or the excess skin on your upper eyelids. Sometimes with age your lower eyelids may appear puffy, making you look old and exhausted all the time. An eyelid surgery can make your eyes look younger and livelier and also do away with the grooves and lines formed under your eyes.
Precautions to take after the Surgery
You need to stay indoors after the surgery for more than a week for your eyelids to heal. You may suffer from dry eyes; so always keep ice packs handy. Your doctor may prescribe eye drops or artificial tears, according to your needs. Make sure you always use clean towels and consume painkillers only if your doctor recommends.
It is of primary importance to follow up the surgery with postoperative care. Your doctor will give you detailed information about dressing, a dosage of antibiotics, activity level allowed and also the complications which can arise. Make sure you follow all the instructions and are prepared for the symptoms associated with it.
Risks associated with Eyelid Surgery
Fortunately, major complications associated with Blepharoplasty are rare; yet there could be some side effects of this surgery. Sometimes, there might be cases of infection and bleeding or a bad reaction to anesthesia. Hematoma or accumulation of blood under the skin is also one of the side effects of eyelid surgery.


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I also occasionally have an issue with the touchpad.
This only happens on a rebuilt live dvd that I made log in automatically and I am using a custom xorg.conf file - so I figure its just me.
no promises but this clears it up for me on my Sony vpc.
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Warning that police officers could be laid off without new revenues, the Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to put a half-percent sales tax increase on the March ballot.
The 11-4 vote, however, came with warnings that the tax hike could have a dramatic impact, hurting the local economy and pushing shoppers of large consumer goods to neighboring cities with lower sales tax rates.
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said Tuesday he will allow the tax measure to head to the ballot without his signature.
"I will not ask the people of Los Angeles to support higher taxes until the City Council makes progress on a set of new reforms that will make us more efficient, accountable and competitive," Villaraigosa said in a statement.
It was unclear if the mayor would campaign for the measure if the council adopts the assurances he's sought, which include a guarantee the money would be used for public safety and the privatization of the Los Angeles Zoo and the Convention Center.
If passed, the sales tax measure would bring in $215million, enough to cover nearly all of next year's projected shortfall of $216 million, officials said.
L.A.'s sales tax is currently 8.75 percent. When the statewide Proposition 30 sales tax increase takes effect on Jan. 1, the tax will be 9 percent. If the city proposal is approved in March, Los Angeles shoppers would pay 9.5 percent sales tax.
Former Mayor Richard Riordan, who is seeking to qualify a pension reform measure for the May ballot, said the tax increase would hurt efforts to improve the local economy and would put the city on the path to bankruptcy.
"What Los Angeles needs is more jobs, not more taxes," Riordan told the council. "More and more taxes will not be used properly to bail us out of our budget problems in the future. The sales tax is the most regressive tax there is and that's why the (Service Employees International Union) agrees with me that this tax is a bad idea."
Riordan warned it would drive consumers out of Los Angeles to purchase large- ticket items because of the sales tax savings. Automobile purchases would not be affected because the sales tax rate on cars is based on where the driver lives.
Council President Herb Wesson asked Riordan: "Why didn't you clean this up when you were mayor?"
But Wesson would not allow him to respond.
Also opposing the measure were Council members Eric Garcetti, Jan Perry, Dennis Zine and Mitch Englander. Garcetti and Perry are running for mayor next year, and Zine is running for city controller.
"I don't think we have done all we could to find savings, and that includes the Police Department," Zine said.
Perry said she also believes other savings are available and could be achieved by working more closely with city workers to cut costs.
Also, mayoral candidate Kevin James said he opposes the tax, calling it an example of the city's unfriendly attitude toward business.
The political committee of SEIU Local 721 came out against the proposal last week, saying it believes it would hurt working families. Also, the Valley Industry and Commerce Association opposes the tax proposal.
But Police Chief Charlie Beck said he doesn't see where his department can cut any more costs.
"We have been cutting $100million a year from our budget," Beck said. "There is nowhere else to go other than to lay off police officers."
Beck estimated he would have to fire 500 police officers for every $50 million cut from his budget.
"Ninety-seven percent of my budget is payroll," Beck said. "That's the only place I can get any savings."


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Right-Wing Media Still Can't Find An Example Of Obama Apologizing For America
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Almost since President Obama took office, the right-wing media have made the ridiculous claim that Obama goes around the world apologizing for America. And now they are at it again. On his radio show today, Rush Limbaugh claimed that when he visited Japan in 2009, Obama "wanted ... to apologize for dropping the bomb on Niros -- Hiroshima and Nagasaki."
Limbaugh based his comments on an Investor's Business Daily editorial claiming that a cable released by Wikileaks revealed that Obama had "plans to visit Nagasaki and Hiroshima to apologize for winning the war with the atom bombs."
But the Wikileaks cable cited by Limbaugh and IBD shows nothing of the sort. The cable, if authentic, describes a 2009 meeting between U.S. ambassador to Japan John V. Roos and Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Mitoji Yabunaka to discuss Obama's then-upcoming visit to Japan. The cable describes the idea of "Obama visiting Hiroshima to apologize for the atomic bombing during World War II" as a "non-starter."
But as ABC News' Jake Tapper has noted: "The cable does not state that the idea was from the U.S. Rather, Roos writes that Yabunaka thought that following President Obama's call earlier that year for a world free of nuclear weapons, anti-nuclear groups would speculate as to whether he would visit Hiroshima."
Tapper also reported that a "senior White House official asserts to ABC News that there was never any plan for the president to apologize for Hiroshima."
Here's the relevant text of the Wikileaks cable:
On the President's upcoming visit to Japan in November, he recommended keeping the program relatively simple and centered around the Tokyo metropolitan area, adding that it would be premature to include a visit to Hiroshima.
¶5. (C) VFM Yabunaka pointed out that the Japanese public will have high expectations toward President Obama's visit to Japan in November, as the President enjoys an historic level of popularity among the Japanese people. Anti-nuclear groups, in particular, will speculate whether the President would visit Hiroshima in light of his April 5 Prague speech on non-proliferation. He underscored, however, that both governments must temper the public's expectations on such issues, as the idea of President Obama visiting Hiroshima to apologize for the atomic bombing during World War II is a "non-starter." While a simple visit to Hiroshima without fanfare is sufficiently symbolic to convey the right message, it is premature to include such program in the November visit. Yabunaka recommended that the visit in November center mostly in Tokyo, with calls on the Emperor and Prime Minister, as well as some form of public program, such as speeches, an engagement at a university, or a town hall-like meeting with local residents. Highlighting the busy political calendar in the coming weeks, including the election of the new Prime Minister, launching of the new Cabinet, and the Prime Minister's participation in the UN General Assembly and the Pittsburgh G-20 Summit, Yabunaka noted that both sides should begin working quickly on the President's November visit. The Ambassador conveyed an
informal invitation for the new Prime Minister to attend the Pittsburgh Summit, adding that an official invitation will follow once the Prime Minister is elected.
To sum up, Obama has been in office more than two years and eight months. It's an article of faith for the right-wing media that Obama traverses the globe apologizing for America. But they have yet to come up with a single example of such an apology that stands up to scrutiny.
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NFL Draft > 2010 Prospects > QB > Bill Stull
Bill Stull Scouting Report
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2010 NFL Draft Prospect Scouting Report:
Bill Stull, QB, Pittsburgh
He was one play away from leading his team to a BCS game. He earned the starting quarterback job three straight years. He is 6-3 and 215 pounds. He played in a Pittsburgh system that runs an offense similar to many NFL teams. Yet, nobody is talking about Bill Stull as an NFL quarterback. It took Stull a little longer to get into the flow than most expected since he was a relatively highly regarded recruit, but injuries slowed his progress. However, it was not an injury that kept him on the sidelines as a freshman; It was Tyler Palko. Still, Stull completed six of his eight pass attempts as a freshman and threw one touchdown. Heading into his sophomore campaign Stull won the starting job. He was doing fine against Eastern Michigan in the season opener, completing 14 of 20 passes for one touchdown. However, a thumb injury in the third quarter put an end to Stull's season. In 2008 Stull stayed healthy, but struggled at times. Stull finally pulled it all together in 2009. He increased his completion percentage to 64.6 percent and threw for 21 touchdowns and just eight interceptions. Since he really only had one good year, Stull will not be drafted in the first few rounds. However, with a good Senior Week his stock could rise quickly. 2/21 Update: Stull has not had the opportunity to show his stuff yet and that has really hurt his draft stock. Barring some great workouts, it is likely Stull will go undrafted. However, he could still make somebody's roster and should be given an opportunity on a team that has the luxury to work with a quarterback for a few years and see if they have found a diamond in the rough.
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Prediction: 1st Round
Sorry, some Pitt fans, misguided as they were, did not agree with some things done by Stull. He will make a camp and it would be nice to see him make a roster.
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Prediction: Undrafted
good luck being drafted
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