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• HERO Sports News (10/4/16)
One of the most decorated players to come through the renowned University of California San Diego women's soccer program, Kristin Jones is in her 15th season on the UC San Diego coaching staff in 2018. She was elevated to the position of associate head coach on Aug. 28, 2015.
Having jumped straight into coaching at her alma mater in 2004 after exhausting her eligibility, Jones took over as the top assistant under her former head coach, Brian McManus, prior to the start of the 2006 campaign. She assists with all aspects of the team in addition to on-field coaching, including recruiting, scheduling, budgeting, travel and camps. All told, 2018 marks the 19th season in succession of Jones' time at UC San Diego.
During Jones' first 14 years on the staff, the Tritons posted an overall record of 210-55-34 (.759), with eight California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) banners, 11 NCAA Division II Championship appearances, four West Region crowns and two national runner-up placements. She was part of the 2016 National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Division II West Region Staff of the Year under the award's new format.
In 2017, the Tritons earned their first West Region trophy since 2012, knocking off defending national champion Western Washington in the final, 2-0, in front of the home crowd. For the second year in a row, they swept the CCAA regular-season and tournament titles, achieving the latter in La Jolla as well through a come-from-behind thriller, 4-3, over Sonoma State. UC San Diego went unbeaten in league play for a second season in succession, at 10-0-1, and finished 17-2-3 overall after elimination in the national quarterfinals.
UC San Diego managed to do something in 2016 that the storied program had never done before, and that was to complete an unbeaten and untied CCAA slate at 12-0 in cruising to a first regular-season crown in three years under the new system. The Tritons added a record 10th and second consecutive CCAA Tournament banner, falling to eventual national champion Western Washington in the West Region final, 2-1 in overtime in Golden, Colo., to wind up with a 19-3 overall record. Remarkably, for the first time in program history and as the first known instance in CCAA annals, all 11 starters were recognized in some fashion with league postseason distinction. Seven of those Tritons went on to some form of All-America honors.
The 2015 season saw a welcome end to a first-ever two-year hiatus from the NCAA Championship, the Tritons turning a No. 4 seed for the CCAA Tournament into a ninth banner and subsequent automatic berth. UC San Diego had been picked to finish seventh in the preseason coaches' poll. The 2014 squad ran off a 5-0-1 record down the stretch, with four of those matches away from home and allowing just a single goal, to snatch a remarkable return trip to the CCAA Tournament following a lone absence from the event in 2013, out of UC San Diego's 17 seasons as a league member. The Tritons are record 10-time CCAA tourney champions, with Jones a part of all 10 as either a player or coach.
A gifted forward donning the No. 9 shirt in Triton blue and gold, Jones helped usher in the Division II era at UC San Diego as it won back-to-back national crowns in 2000 and 2001 immediately after making the move from Division III. She punctuated her freshman year by assisting on the game-winner with just 15 seconds left in regulation to edge Northern Kentucky, 2-1, in the 2000 championship game in Miami Shores, Fla. Jones followed that moment up by tallying the title-clinching goal in the 78th minute of a 2-0 victory over Christian Brothers at Triton Soccer Stadium and being named the 2001 NCAA tournament's Most Outstanding Offensive Player. From 2000-03, Jones' teams went 75-10-2 (.874), earning four consecutive CCAA banners and NCAA postseason berths and advancing to the national semifinals on three occasions.
Jones completed her illustrious college career with 78 matches played, 61 starts, 26 goals, eight of them game-winners, 29 assists and 81 total points. A two-time All-American, three-time NSCAA All-West Region First Team selection and three-time All-CCAA performer, she was named the 2003 CCAA Player of the Year after producing team-leading totals of 10 goals and 12 assists as a senior. Jones, also one of 13 UC San Diego Athletes of the Year for 2003-04, still ranks No. 6 on the program's all-time list in career assists.
With her playing background, Jones works hands-on with the Triton forwards, and has expertly mentored the incredible current strike tandem of Katie O'Laughlin and Mary Reilly to double-digit goal totals in each of the past two seasons, placing 1-2 on the league chart in both years, and 1-2 in the West Region in 2016. O'Laughlin was the 2016 Division II Conference Commissioners Association West Region Player of the Year and CCAA Offensive Player of the Year, leading the region with her 16 goals and 41 points, while Reilly was the 2015 CCAA Freshman of the Year. The duo has combined for exactly 50 goals over the 2015 and 2016 campaigns.
Alongside her duties at UC San Diego, Jones has long been a fixture among area club and high school soccer circles. She was named the director of coaching for La Jolla Youth Soccer League's recreational and competitive programs in 2012, and is also the girl's varsity head coach at La Jolla High School. She guided LJHS to five CIF San Diego Section Division III finals in six years from 2008-13, with a pair of titles and two subsequent CIF Southern California Regional Soccer Championships Division II runner-up showings in 2009 and 2011. Jones was chosen the 2009 CIFSDS Coach of the Year. The Vikings fell in the first round of the 2015 CIFSDS Division I playoffs, and most recently won the CIFSDS Division II crown in March of 2017.
Jones previously assisted McManus with the organization of the La Jolla Nomads Soccer Club for six years, earning a promotion to assistant director of the girl's program in 2008.
Jones earned her bachelor's degree from UC San Diego in human development in 2004. The San Diego native starred in her prep days at Oceanside High School.
An enthusiast of international soccer and loyal supporter of famed English club Manchester United, Jones attended the 2012 UEFA Champions League Final between Chelsea and Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, and was also in Lisbon, Portugal, during the 2014 UEFA Champions League Final there. She was in Canada during the group stages of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, taking in eventual champion USA's 1-0 victory over Nigeria in Vancouver.


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Then at the very least, If the topic isn't relevant it should be locked.
Don't believe that online status, I'm always online, but I'm usually not around.
another thing, i DO have a lot of experience moderating and other things like it (ive been OP in 3 or 4 channels over a few years, moderator on a few forums, and officer in a few guilds in games). if any of the people that are made mods need help, feel free to ask, im willing to help out.
i wonder how long this song will last.
This is a pretty important topic. Please move this argument somewhere else. Or get rid of it completely. *as a beg*
Continue contestants
Edit: Sorry Arbalest
Edit 2:Can we please stop the conversing on this thread.
PM me if we were old friends so we can get in touch again. :D
We weren't arguing. I was agreeing with him. Haddon was only offering help. With that I will no longer speak continue moderators.
Oh and please take some of my rules into consideration.
Don't believe that online status, I'm always online, but I'm usually not around.
shinji PLEASE dont go by CR points. there are people who just PM eachother back and forth and back and forth for CR points. there are people who have been here only a few weeks and have a few thousand because of this, and because they spam the forums like crazy.
i wonder how long this song will last.
i do not have a wish to be a moderator but I would like to endorse Shinigami man as being one that did try and help with his thread index thread. Also I would like to endorse Fuzzmaster because I think both would be good moderators. '
Edit: add doomaid to these other two
CR sucks
Here's my application!
1. I want to help participate in making crunchyroll into a more clean, hateless, and spamless society.
2. I moderated former StarCraft forums. Many are dead now though, one that's alive is sphereclan.com/forum and I don't visit it anymore after I quit that clan and college started.
3. I found that during the past, I was rather lenient in terms of banning and reserve the power at rare circumstances (such as repeated cases of breaking the rules). Modifying threads, deleting posts, etc... I adjust based on forum activity. If the forum is getting crowded, I will delete more useless/unproductive posts. If there's barely any posts, then I probably will allow more senselessness. Overall though, I dislike deleting posts and only delete when it's a blatant case of spam.
Oh man, now that I read "...as well as the maturity of your prior posts ..." I think that this post was useless. But just as a note to those that got extremely raged by my posts, understand that 70% of the things I say is in a joking manner. My posts rely heavily on sarcasm. So take careful note at the sentence structure and the points I'm aiming for. I chat in the forum for fun and don't have offensive feelings at all.
P.S. I don't know if this is gonna support or hurt me, but I created the original Chat Room and I like StarCraft.
A lot of my chatting style I learned from Clan X17 from east, unfortunately.
P.S.S. But overall, I would go and reprimand and excruciate to all those that oppose Crunchyroll or Shinji. Or the supporters.
P.P.S., that P.S.S. was supposed to be a P.P.S..
i'm unquafied but ty ^^
i would totally support Saint Dragon and Bokchoi as moderators since they have clearly had the most experience and since were going to have mods i think they should be the most qualified and even though i havent got along with either of them i trust them to be fair to everyone so i vote for those two
Trevor (OP)
My main reason for wanting to moderate is to contribute to the site, since I have no income I find it difficult to help out wether it's just supporting through paypal or getting ahold of something to upload.
I have no past experience, but I have to start somewhere. I do help the Dean of Students at my school, I file dentions and dresscodes, those are similair in some ways.
My style would be very lenient and open minded. I don't think banning is really neccisary unless it is offensive to a certain group of people or is extremly inappropriate. I would only delete topics that have already been posted or troll topics. I would only delete posts that are spam or double posts, or anything that vilolates previously the mentioned areas.
I don't really expect to get this, I am just looking for a way to help out around here. If there is anything else I could do don't hesitate to ask.
fuzzmaster wrote:
1. I've stuck around on the forums longer than anyone else, I've been here since day 1 and I REALLY love this website and want to help it advance in any way possible.
Note: I have a TON of free time.
2. No prior experience but I've been frequenting some of the most well kept forums on teh intarwebs whom have communities that are just amazing, so I know how it's done. These websites would be CobaltandCalcium.com and SomethingAwful.com
3. Harrassment is a big one, that involves any insults/racist comments/comments on sexuality or anything like that would be unacceptable. this would warrant at LEAST a probation. Any shock image internet meme's posted without warning or as a direct picture such as tub girl, lemon party, Meat spin (I'm looking at you, Sarkins) would warrant either a long probation or a ban. I'd delete any topics that are repeats, or that have a subject matter that would be considered against the rules, whatever those rules may be. Depending on what rules you set out, I'd give out warnings for double posting, 3-5 warnings warrants a probation.
Over all, quality over quantity is my main goal.
I vouch for Fuzzmaster because he has been a CR supporter from the start. He's friendly and makes many jokes.
He has good logic, grammer, and is overall a coherent person. Therefore, it would be great to have someone like him watch over CR forums.
1. your main reason for wanting to moderate. what makes you the best candidate? one sentence.
To abolish any hate and bring together Anime, Game, Music and Drama enthusiasts.
2. your prior experience, if any. which site? how long have you been moderating? (experience preferred, but not required)
3. your style of moderation. list any situations where you'd ban/tempban someone, delete a topic, post, etc, and/or your level of leniency/strictness.
I'd ban any topic or post containing racism or spam. Personal opinion is fine...but if it starts getting into name calling and swearing at each other, then I'd lock topic and remove posts. Swearing is okay for me, as long as it's good natured banter, etc.
im not sure if i want this job yet but ill still apply.. i might change my mind if Shinji offer me a position
1. clean up abit of the chatrooms that people tend to turn threads into. these forums are messy and is gonna need someone to clean.
2. i am currently a mod for a very popular australian forum. in australia we have a time each year for graduates to go on hoilday with friends and party up as an australian wide event we call 'schoolies'.
experience wise: offer members information and support, take care of spam
3. i would delete any outside spam and ban the user on the spot.
delete any unnecessary threads, such as flame wars.
if i do not agree with a post someone has made i would send them a message asking them to consider their post and to edit it. this would show the member that their post is not appropriate to be posted on the forum and they will have to correct it than a mod.
i would be easy going but if i feel that a member is palying up abit i might ban them so suck a long time depending on how bad i think their posts/thread have been.
1. To help the forum as best as I can, wanting to contribute more to it
http://z7.invisionfree.com/Wifi_User/index.php?act=idx - admin
http://s10.invisionfree.com/The_RP_Project/index.php - Creator (( Made yesterday ))
3. Not strict but will be if needed, had to ban someone for constantly breaking forum rules, had to ban someone else for banning the 2nd in command of the site, she messed up the whole forums, but the forum closed down by the original admin that day
Delete a topic: depends on the topic really, not really sure on this one (( sadly.... ))
Delete a post: will do right away if it isn't relevent to the topic
1. To help you in any way i could
2. http://zneet.proboards102.com/index.cgi --> Admin
http://gakuenalicex.proboards76.com/index.cgi --> Moderator
http://gakuenalicex.proboards76.com/index.cgi--> Moderator [Closed]
3. I would delete a topic when need to...
I would delete a post when it is off topic for 2nd time and warning for 1st time
I would give warning to people when break the the rules 1 time and temporary ban for the 2nd time and 3rd time would be permanently ban.
Oh Gosh, never login to CR acc for years. Miss it here.


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Over a six-month period, the General Services Administration successfully moved 17,000 e-mail users to Google Apps for Government, a secure, cloud-based e-mail and collaboration platform.
GSA officials predict using a cloud-based system will reduce e-mail operation costs by 50 percent over the next five years and save more than $15.2 million for the agency in that time.
Related coverage:
At DHS, a 'true-cloud' is launched
Saving money is a major benefit of moving e-mail to the cloud. However, the original business case for moving e-mail was about more than cost savings. GSA officials wanted to develop an integrated suite of messaging and collaboration tools to meet the needs of an increasingly mobile workforce, said Casey Coleman, GSA's CIO.
The agency's e-mail infrastructure was aging and difficult to maintain. The legacy premise-based e-mail environment was distributed across 17 physical GSA locations, which complicated efforts to minimize service management costs.
The need to upgrade the e-mail environment offered GSA a unique opportunity to deploy cloud-based collaboration tools and use consumer-driven Web technologies to improve the agency's communication capabilities at a lower cost.
GSA did have limited functionality with the webmail function of the legacy system, IBM's Lotus Suite, that would let users look at their e-mail and do rudimentary tasks if they didn't have their government laptops with them, Coleman said. However, not everyone had the same user experience and functionality.
With e-mail in the cloud, users can use almost any device to access e-mail, including home computers, tablet computers or Internet kiosks. GSA users will have the same experience, capabilities and functionality.
From a mission and business perspective, this makes GSA better prepared for any emergency situation — for example, if the power goes out or flooding in some federal buildings disables server closets.
"We are not vulnerable to e-mail outages as we were in the past," Coleman said. "We are much more resilient and ready to deal with challenges that come up." Coleman added that many of the challenges GSA sought to address were not tied to Lotus Suite. Instead, they were related to issues of GSA's architecture and the complexity of the support environments with the client software.
Agile foundation for change
The GSA Office of the Chief Information Officer, in partnership with the Office of Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies, outlined a strategy to procure and implement an agile foundation for change building on evolving cloud-based e-mail and collaboration technologies.
The opportunity presented by the relatively new software-as-a-service model also carried risks, as GSA would be the first large federal entity to move a mission-critical e-mail function into the cloud. The challenges meant overcoming a host of security, mobile access, training and change management issues that had not yet been addressed for an SaaS solution of this scale.
"Internally, when we started this project there was a lot of discussion around different types of plans and how do we roll this out and what are the right models for us," said Sonny Hashmi, GSA's deputy CIO.
There was a lot of discussion about this being the first time e-mail in the cloud was being implemented at this scale in government, and because of the novelty of the move there were bound to be challenges in every aspect of the deployment, which ended up being true, he said.
One aspect of the debate centered around whether the project should be done over a 12- to 18-month period. The team and GSA administrator Martha Johnson made the call to set up a very aggressive timetable to make the move to the cloud happen.
The deadline for the internal rollout was Flag Day, June 14, 2011, a symbolic holiday to mark the agency's migration to a new era. It really helped to have a date to crystallize a lot of the discussion, Hashmi said. Motivational conversations centered on racecar themes and crossing the finish line, so the internal theme of the deployment was "The Drive to the Cloud," Hashmi said. That drive started in earnest after the holidays in January 2011.
A small group of IT pilot users tested the infrastructure, followed by almost 500 early adopters. The pilot users were 100 technical staff members who would be in the best position to identify and solve problems. The early adopters comprised all types of users — from executives to administrative staff — in all regions and offices. The final "Go Live" grouping was made up of the remaining 15,000 employees.
Authentication stayed home
"Sonny served as the program executive, and he drove a lot of learning around the issues of security and authentication," Coleman said. Hashmi also helped draw the boundaries between which responsibilities GSA would retain and which duties GSA's technology partners would assume.
For example, GSA kept the authentication function within GSA so the agency would maintain ownership of who was logging into the system, Coleman said.
A big challenge was linking mobile devices, especially BlackBerry smart phones, into the new cloud-based system. "Among all of the challenges, that proved to be one of the biggest," Hashmi said.
It is not as simple as just replacing BlackBerry devices to work with a new e-mail system. The overarching goal was not just to provide a new e-mail system, Hashmi said, but to provide a platform wherein users could collaborate and share knowledge and documents in a new way.
This led GSA to rethink its entire mobile strategy for how to connect people when they are on the go, Hashmi said. This affected many areas: mobility, security, policy, acquisition and legal compliance. By taking the time to work through all of these issues, GSA is able to do a lot more with mobile devices than the agency could do before.
"We are proud that as people moved into [the new environment] they had many more capabilities than before," such as access to documents from mobile devices, the ability to use tablet computers and the availability of different and more sophisticated types of smart phones, Hashmi said.
Technical issues during the transition included creating a temporary infrastructure so that up to 60 terabytes of data could be transferred from e-mail servers, specialized archives and local desktop archives to the Google cloud without degrading the ongoing e-mail/network systems.
The team built 24 migration servers, 37 BlackBerry servers, and four new authentication servers. All of this work, and the data moving through the network, had to be coordinated and aligned to allow GSA employees to simply log in to the new e-mail system without the loss of data from existing e-mail and calendars.
Cloud-side chats
A series of "Chats on the Cloud" videos featuring GSA leaders was produced to introduce the strategic themes of continuous innovation, simplification, collaboration and business transformation.
Although providing GSA employees with a platform that offers new ways of collaboration and sharing of knowledge from anywhere and any device was a major goal of the move to the cloud, cost savings is still a big piece of the migration.
GSA is saving money because it no longer needs to buy and maintain servers and software licenses and manage client software applications. A major challenge in the older environment was keeping up with the different versions of client e-mail applications running on different users' machines, Coleman said. Some users had more updated capabilities; others had outdated capabilities.
The move to Google Apps for Government has eliminated that complexity, saving money in the process. The agency no longer needs a large contractor support staff to maintain all of this complexity. Plus, the agency can now deploy federal employees to other high-value projects, whereas before they were tied up supporting the legacy environment.
Savings in all of these areas totaled up to 50 percent of what GSA would have spent performing these functions themselves, Coleman said.
With the implementation of the Google Apps for Government, GSA is just at the beginning of a process of expanding and optimizing the use of the collaboration technology that is rapidly evolving via the cloud model. "The outcome is the result of an exceptional team effort," Coleman said, "starting at the top with the support of Administrator Johnson, the folks at GSA and the contractors led by Unisys, Acumen Solutions, Google and Tempus Nova."
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Actually, the Lotus suite of products does allow you to use almost any device to access your email. Unfortunately, IBM does not market it particularly well. If GSA had spent the money they spent to move to the cloud on fully deploying the most recent Lotus tools, they'd have had what they needed that way as well. The worst thing about the cloud is that internet access controls your access to the cloud, so on Friday afternoon when 80% of GSA is watching youtube and surfing the web, no one will be able to read their email on wired devices.
As Mike S notes, moving to the Cloud is not some magical new idea. It's been around forever. They are simply moving their servers off-premises. Managing the equipment becomes someone else's problem, but be afraid of the day that the contract is in dispute or expires, as no one at GSA will have any access to email at all....
This is not moving to the "Cloud" its outsourcing IT services. Call it what it is. Many managers and simple minded IT staff do no tunderstand that moving a service or application to the cloud also means that you are outsourcing it. Its the new buzz word for an old concept, Hosted Services Provider, application hosting provider, etc.If you move your mail environment to the cloud and have an Enterprise SharePoint deployment, how do those environments interact? And no, I am not referring to email, but SharePoint lists, tasks, etc
Oops. Agriculture not Interior.
Microsoft has for over a year now provided full Outlook/Exchange functionality in FISMA/ITAR compliant offerings for enterprise/government customers. GSA won nothing! Interior has has had over 100K users in Microsoft's Cloud for some time now.
We cannot move our email to the cloud yet. Microsoft hasn't made Outlook/Exchange for the cloud. That will be Outlook 2015. We are only on Outlook 2007.
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Aspen [8] is a ski resort in the state of Colorado in the Rocky Mountains region of the United States of America. Its little sister is Snowmass Village, which is about 10 miles from downtown Aspen.
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The drive to Aspen is about 4 hours from Denver. There are two major routes from Denver - through Glenwood Springs or through Independence Pass. Independence Pass is only open in the summer months, but provides spectacular views and can be a bit faster than the longer route through Glenwood. To take this route, travel south from Copper Mountain exit off I70 through Leadville.
Get around
Most major car-rental firms are located in Denver and Aspen airports.
Scheduled and chartered services are available from Denver International Airport and Eagle County Regional Airport. Free buses operate within the cities of Aspen and Snowmass Village and many hotels have free shuttle service to and from the airport.
It's all about getting around on skis in the winter and mountain bikes or your own two feet in the summer!
Downtown Aspen has a plethora of shops for every price budget. The downtown area also has two pedestrian-only streets lined with t-shirt and souvenir shops. Of course, Aspen is a great place to buy ski equipment and clothing with an abundance of ski shops and stores. The city also has an open air market in the summer months.
Snowmass Village also has its own shopping precinct, fitted with numerous candy shops, souvenir shops and ski shops.
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There are many places in Aspen Snowmass where you can rent all types of equipment including skis and snowboards in the winter and bikes in the summer.
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Glenwood Springs - Home to a quaint, historic downtown and the largest hot spring pool in the USA.
Denver - A 4 hour drive away, Denver is Colorado's capital and largest city. Denver boasts historic buildings and modernistic skyscrapers, abundant shopping and incredible dining. Located where the Great Plains meet the Rocky Mountains, Denver has some of the best views a city can have. It is also home to one of the last downtown amusement parks, Elitch Gardens.
Colorado is home to over 70 wineries and its own indigenous vineyards. Wine lovers can enjoy several scenic day trips from Aspen to many of the small towns that are a part of Colorado's Wine Country. These lovely little communities include Montrose, Palisade, Paonia and Hotchkiss, as well as the city of Grand Junction.


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— Seems like such a great life, doesn't it? Courtesy car is waiting at the airport. Mint chocolate is on the hotel pillow. Wake up and rub elbows with the big boys on the range.
Yo, Tiger! Wazzup, Vijay?
Every fan wants your autograph. Nobody is rude. The drinks are always free. Women so beautiful they burn holes in your retina pass along phone numbers on cocktail napkins. Tap in for a cool million. Hop on the private jet. Repeat.
Quit golf? Are you nuts?
"I just wasn't into it," Bill Lunde said Friday after he used two eagles to shoot a 63 and move into a third-place tie five shots behind Justin Rose through 36 holes at the Travelers Championship. "I spent a whole year just going through the motions. Even when I was at home, I didn't want to practice. I was fed up with travel, the whole thing.
"I didn't enjoy it. I was miserable. I thought I was done. I halfheartedly went to Q School and didn't get through it."
And then he really was done. He quit. The truth, of course, is life on the Nationwide Tour isn't nearly so romantic. There are nights spent with Orbitz and Priceline. Travelocity and Expedia are your playing partners in search of good flight deals and cheap hotel rooms. You wait in lines like everybody else. You eat your lunch by yourself. Lunde had pounded out $39,942 in 2005 after earning $114,700 in 2004 — on the strength of a second-place finish at the New Zealand PGA Championship — when he bombed at PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament late in 2005.
Lunde, who had been captain of the 1998 UNLV national champions, likes to say he had done just enough to keep playing badly. That's a way of saying dreams don't always crash. Sometimes they slowly rot. He had played nearly 50 Nationwide events and a couple of PGA Tour stops, got to the 2003 U.S. Open and knew, at 30, that was enough. What he didn't know was how to get a job. On the advice of his wife, he started calling everybody he knew. He ended up at Las Vegas Founders, which operates the PGA Tour event in the city. He later would take another job working for a title company where his friend was a vice president. Lunde was excited. Vegas was booming. There was money to be made.
"Then the housing crisis hit," he said.
Lunde was the new guy. As the new guy, well, his buddy had to break Lunde the news he would be the first to go. That was May 2007. It was time to reassess.
"I didn't have a job that summer, so I started playing on a local mini tour, the Butch Harmon Tour," Lunde said. "It was an opportunity to make some money. I didn't have to travel. I started having fun again.
"It's kind of hard to understand. When I was working away from golf, people would call and ask me what I was doing. I'd say I was in my office. They'd have a good laugh. It's kind of an awkward feeling working in the corporate world. But I wasn't enjoying myself playing golf. I couldn't go hit a bucket of balls without looking at my watch.
"When I started playing again, I felt like this is where I'm supposed to be. There are so many peaks and valleys in this game and when it wasn't going well before I'd get down on myself. It's something I fought my whole life. When I came back, I wanted to have a good attitude. Don't take any of this for granted, which I was doing before. Enjoy it."
He enjoyed it enough to win $341,446 in 2008 on the Nationwide Tour, including a victory at the Children's Hospital Invitational. He enjoyed it enough to earn $825,691, 107th in the FedEx Cup standings, last year, including a sixth-place tie at the AT&T Pro-Am and a fourth-place tie at the Frys.com Open during the PGA Tour Fall Series. The man who wanted nothing to do with golf wants everything to do with the game now.
"Bill definitely came back with a little different attitude," said Chad Campbell, a good friend and former UNLV teammate. "I think he respects the game a little bit more. More than anything, he enjoys it more. He's a really good player. He hasn't played that well this year, but I hope this is the week he turns it around."
Lunde tied for 10th at the Puerto Rico Open in March but has made only $174,965 this year, missing 10 of 16 cuts. Lunde, in fact, had a talk coming into this week with his caddie. He wanted a good, positive attitude.
"None of the, 'Here we go again,' same old stuff," Lunde, now 34, said. "I think that has helped.
"I finished off last year well, so I was looking forward to a good start this year. But it has been slow. You start getting down on yourself. Sometimes you think you are, but you're never too far off in this game. You've got to keep plugging away and try not to lose that belief."
Lunde followed a 68 with a 7-under-par second round, one shot shy of his career best round at the 2009 Bob Hope Classic. He eagled the par-5 13th, nailing a 3-iron, sinking a 20-foot putt up the hill. Two holes later, he drove it in the rough between the water and green on the par-4 15th, but the angle was perfect, and Lunde bumped and ran it into the cup for another eagle. Yes, this is Justin Rose's tournament. But this was Lunde's day.
"It was a great round, really fun," Lunde said. "But the one thing I learned out here, the purses are so top heavy, you've got to finish it off.
"You know, stepping away from the game, I don't regret any of it. It gave me a new perspective."
In other words, the Vegas housing crash could really pay off?
"Yeah, yeah," Lunde said. "Well, it's not paying on my house. But it could out here."


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Just curious. Has anyone actually seen Basic Instinct 2? I must have been in a masochistic mood last night because I went to see it. One of the worse movies that I have ever sat through in a theater. Ugh. Completely terrible from start to finish. I can't believe that anyone would think that there is a need for a third movie. Also, when is Sharon Stone going to realize that she is not so desirable at 48. You can really tell all of the work she has had done.
I saw on IMDB, that the next thing Stone wants to do is record an album and is currently looking for a producer. Needless to say, I really don't need to hear Sharon singing.
stanton heck wrote: Unless the movie makes $$$$ overseas it won't happen. Besides people did not want to see Sharon Stone uncrosses her legs w/out her panties. I think it was because the auidence would have to bring with them HARDHATS!
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Unless the movie makes $$$$ overseas it won't happen. Besides people did not want to see Sharon Stone uncrosses her legs w/out her panties. I think it was because the auidence would have to bring with them HARDHATS!
While Sharon may want to make another movie, I say she is going to be hard pressed to find funding for such a project. Basic Instinct 2 was slammed by critics and has yet to gross $4 million in the US in 2+ weeks of release.
stanton heck wrote: Won't happen Oh trust me, it'll happen.
Won't happen
f**k it, she just needs to do an all out XXX movie. For reals....
Wasn't the numbers at the box office a sign already that nobody cares about these types of movies anymore
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As seed companies continue to deliver new genetics and trait packages in their seed products, producers can expect to pay a bit more in 2013. While individual pricing packages vary depending on the product mix, industry sources indicate seed will be 5% to 10% higher.
A diverse product offering, increased costs of production, and significant investments in research and development have helped to push prices higher. And with historically tight inventories that are driven by increased demand and less than stellar seed production years, it's unlikely that any significant discounts will await producers who hold off their purchases.
"Pricing will depend on the product mix and hybrids a farmer chooses," says Danielle Stuart, a spokesperson for Monsanto. "If a farmer selects a new hybrid, it will be priced slightly higher than a hybrid that has been on the market for a few years."
Higher seed production costs
Those interviewed are confident that seed supplies will be adequate for 2013 demand, but acknowledge that the 2012 drought did put a wrinkle in production for the 2013 planting season.
"It's important to understand that industry wide seed production costs are rising again this year," says Jeff Hartz, Wyffels Hybrids director of marketing. "Producing seed in South America can be very expensive, and in some cases these production cost increases may outstrip end product costs increases to the grower."
As producers wrap up harvest for 2012, early indications are that the investments poured into the latest genetics have paid off. While yields were not exceptional, the genetic packages did perform better than expected – and in some cases much better. "Producers are recognizing the genetic advances in seed, especially comparing this drought to the others that they have faced," says Mick Messman, DuPont Pioneer U.S. product marketing. "This year is a really good example of showing the advancement of that investment. The feedback from our customers has been that they were pleasantly surprised with their yields given the tough growing conditions."
Tight seed supplies
"Our seed production fields experience the same type of environmental pressures and stresses that our grower customers experienced," says Hank King, Mycogen Seeds, corn marketing. "Prolonged higher temperatures and low rainfall significantly impacted the summer seed crop in some areas."
Concerns over seed supply aren't anything new. During Monsanto's fourth quarter earnings report, Brett Begemann, Monsanto President and CCO, said: "It is obvious that our business planning is happening against a backdrop of this year's devastating drought. On the positive side, as farmers turn toward next year, seed is a priority. As I think about seed availability, 2013 is set up to be remarkably similar to 2012. Last year, storms and heat stretched our seed production. This year, it was drought."
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To combat weather risks, as well as increased demand, companies have diversified the growing areas. "We grow across a wide range of the U.S., east to west and north to south," reports Pioneer's Messman. "We select high-performing, productive fields and more than two-thirds are irrigated. And we plant more seed than we expect to sell."
As with most years, the most popular hybrids will be in great demand, which means supplies could be tight depending on the hybrid and geography.
"The seed industry always seems to come up with enough seed to cover acres," Hartz says. "The issue, to a greater or lesser degree every year, is what seed each brand is going to have in significant inventory."
Hartz explains that the key in building a good brand image is to have high inventories of the best seed products. "You need to have a strong portfolio of products to be successful today. You need three, four and five hybrids you can put on a farm that all have the capability to dominate. This year, it may be hard for many brands to build inventory of those key hybrids."
But until actual product is bagged and shipped, it is difficult to accurately predict which products will actually be short, and in what geographies.
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The speed of this year's harvest also saw an uptick in early order activity, companies indicated. "We have already seen a strong response to our early-order programs this year," King says. "Seed supplies will be tight, but growers have a better chance of getting the products they want if they order and purchase early."
Beck's Hybrids reports similar early order activity. Ryan Parkin, Beck's marketing communications, says, "We encourage our customers to order early for two reasons – lock in the hybrids that they prefer on their operation and utilize early order incentives."
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The company doubled production acres in 2012 due in part to the short seed supply in 2011, and to prepare for adverse weather conditions, according to Parkin. "We are also producing additional seed in South America this winter to assure our customers have an adequate amount of seed available to plant," he says.
Many U.S. companies have increased seed production in South America. Newer seed products are brought to market more quickly by using South America.
"Production in South America has been a part of our overall supply strategy in the past, and it is certainly an option this year that will allow us to augment our North American supply," Messman says.
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So I can totally see myself embarking on a project like this. We are house hunting at the moment and it's a real toss up between a period property near to town (always been a bit of a dream) or an old 70's bungalow with lots of grounds - with which we would undoubtably do something like this. We will surely know as soon as we walk into it. It will just feel like home.
I have been absent lately. Felix bear and I have been sick (again) with chest infections, colds etc, etc. We seriously couldn't have a healthier lifestyle, we eat really well, live near the beach, I have a great work/life balance, but I can't seem to stop these bugs! Seriously it's insane. Come on sunshine, come out to play and warm us all up already. Burn these bugs away!
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SAN JOSE, Calif. – The San Jose Earthquakes announced today that the club has signed Turkish forward Sercan Guvenisik pending receipt of his P-1 visa. Per league and team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Guvenisik comes to MLS from SC Preussen Muenster of the Bundesliga 3. He scored 14 goals in 56 league matches after returning for his second stint with the club in 2010. Guvenisik also played there in 2005-06, while previously competing for SC Paderborn 07, Rot-Weiss Essen, FC Carl Zeiss Jena, SC Feucht and MSV Duisburg in Germany.
"We had him on trial last year and followed him ever since," said Earthquakes head coach Frank Yallop. "He's an intelligent, experienced player who should help with the depth on our squad. We're happy to have him in San Jose."
He produced 17 goals and eight assists over 39 matches for Paderborn in 2008-09, winning the Bundesliga 3 Golden Boot award and helping the club earn promotion to the Bundesliga 2. Guvenisik drew six Bundesliga substitute appearances for Duisburg in 1999-2000. He played for Turkish Super Lig club Manisaspor from 2005-06 for and spent time with Turkish side Denizlispor as well.
Guvenisik is no stranger to the Earthquakes. He started and scored two goals in his MLS Reserve League debut during a week-long trial with the Quakes last June. The brace came during the first half of a 3-0 home win over the LA Galaxy at the Earthquakes Training Facility in San Jose on June 6.
"I am really happy to sign with the San Jose Earthquakes and Major League Soccer," said Guvenisik. "It has always been my dream to play in the United States, and MLS is growing each and every year. It makes me proud, too, to be the first Turkish player to sign with MLS, and I hope to represent the Turkish community well here and put more Turkish eyes on the league. I am looking forward to joining my teammates soon and working with (head coach) Frank (Yallop) and his staff."
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Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest (UK - DVD R2)
Chris Gould dons his rapid reviewing hat to knock this one out quick fashion
When the power goes out in the middle of the Griffin's nightly television viewing, Peter decides to regale the rest of the clan with a story of love and loss, fathers and sons, and the foresight to retain international merchandising rights—yes, the story of Star Wars. What follows is basically a semi-faithful retelling of A New Hope, with the cast replaced by the regular Family Guy characters in the show's usual style of humour. Peter becomes Han Solo, while Lois and Chris become Princess Leia and Luke Skywalker respectively. Brian shows up as Chewbacca, with Quagmire and Cleveland fulfilling the C-3PO and R2-D2 rolls. Of course it should come as no surprise that Darth Vader is played by none other than Stewie, and Meg is relegated to a short cameo as the dianogah. Even old Herbert the pervert shows up as Obi-Wan Kenobi!
I know that Family Guy has its detractors, but I've always been a fan. South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone may have got it right with their assessment of the show's comedy, but I happen to like the non-sequitur style. Of course I'm also a massive Star Wars fan, so it follows that a combination of the two would be something that I'd immediately warm to. The first time I saw clips on the web (from Comic-Con) I laughed hysterically, but when I finally saw the episode on TV I discovered that many of the funniest scenes were in the teaser. Unfortunately, as with most comedies, once I knew what was coming I just couldn't get as worked up about it on subsequent viewings, and it was for this reason that I was slightly concerned about reviewing the DVD.
Thankfully the show's creators have reinserted around four minutes of footage into the episode, most of which provided me with belly laughs. There's a welcome return for Tom Tucker and Diane Simmons, along with some great one-liners from Stewie ('I Sithed my pants') and a few little extensions to key scenes. The new bits are frequent enough and far enough apart to inject new life into the episode, making it one of the funnier Family Guy outings in recent memory. While it's not the most sophisticated parody/spoof in the world there are some amusing observations, from the whole 'design flaw' in the Death Star to Han Solo's 'manoeuvres' while evading the Imperials. It's not a comedy 'classic' by any stretch of the imagination, but there should be enough here to amuse die-hard and casual fans alike.
Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest is presented in its televised aspect ratio of 1.33:1 and is one of the best looking episodes of the show to date. You could be forgiven for thinking that much of the on-screen action has been lifted directly from the films by way of rotoscoping, but that's not the case—everything was created from scratch. This is very impressive considering how closely certain scenes match their big-screen counterparts, such as the reveal of the Rebel Blockade Runner and Imperial Star Destroyer, the escape pod spiralling towards Tatooine, the Millennium Falcon/TIE Fighter battle and the attack on the Death Star.
This is actually the first standard-definition title I've reviewed since getting my HDTV and I was a little worried that it wouldn't hold up to scrutiny after being up-converted to 1080p, but my worries proved to be unfounded. As you would expect from an animated series, the image is very bright and colourful. Blacks are not as inky as I would have liked, frequently appearing lighter than even the borders to the sides of the screen, which themselves are somewhat short of pure black because of the nature of LCD technology. Things could also have been a little sharper. Even so, I still found the transfer a pleasing representation of the source material, if not up there with the best the DVD format has to offer.
Blue Harvest is presented in Dolby Digital 5.1 audio, which actually makes a bit of difference for a change. While the dialogue is anchored firmly at the front of the soundstage, there are plenty of discrete effects on offer—far more than the usual episodes. TIE Fighters fly from right to left, the Millennium Falcon roars overhead and the score fills the room in suitably atmospheric fashion. Still, what really sets the episode apart from the rest of the series is the use of effects and music lifted directly from the Star Wars films, such as the famous Wilhelm scream and John Williams' awesome orchestral score. It would be very easy to get carried away by the Star Wars theme, but in trying to keep things in perspective I have to recognise that this is still very much a TV soundtrack. It's not going to challenge the average mainstream movie, which is reflected in the scoring.
Things kick off with a feature-length commentary from Seth MacFarlane and a number of the show's creative team, but sadly none of the other regular voice artists are featured. If you've listened to any of the episode commentaries you'll know what to expect—irreverent discussion and plenty of banter. The track strikes a decent balance between providing technical info and just goofing around, which is just how I like things. The participants point out subtle additions like the appearance of Futurama's Bender and the evil monkey in the cantina scene, along with the deliberate 'Vaseline' effect added under the landspeeder. They usually mention when a piece of footage has been reinserted as well, so if you missed the show on TV you'll know what gags were added.
'A Conversation with George' is exactly what it says—a short (thirteen-minute) chat with Star Wars creator George Lucas, hosted by Seth MacFarlane. The questions range from interesting to idiotic (but in a good way), covering such topics are film, television, symbolism and dating. Yes, dating. Highlights include MacFarlane testing Lucas on his Star Wars knowledge (he doesn't know much) and the revelation that Lucas' TiVo is chock full of Family Guy episodes, even though he's never bought it on DVD (oh the irony).
'Once in a Lifetime: The Making of Blue Harvest' is also pretty self-explanatory. Running for around nineteen minutes, the making of examines the origins of Blue Harvest, touching on the creators' love of Star Wars and how the special came into existence (it involved lawyers and clearance issues). It features a number of interviews with the writers, artists and producers responsible for bringing Family Guy to our screens, along with behind-the-scenes peeks at the creative process.
Next is an animatic version of the film, which shows how the animation evolved throughout the production. There's no music, but sound effects are included, as is temp dialogue (which is often different from the completed version). This is followed by the 'Family Guy Star Wars Clip Show', which is basically just a compilation of most (but not all) of the Star Wars moments from the various series. They're funny enough, but work better in context and you've probably seen most of them on YouTube.
A 3D Blue Harvest scene comes next, but my check disc didn't come with any 3D glasses. Luckily I had a pair left over from a rental edition of Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare, so I was able to check it out (I knew they'd come in useful one day). The scene in question is the TIE Fighter attack on the Millennium Falcon, which is probably one of the better scenes to use, but it made my head ache. The 3D scene is followed by a 'trailer' for the next Star Wars parody, entitled Something, Something, Something, Dark Side. It's basically twenty-two seconds of scrolling text with a shot of the chicken (you know the one) dressed as Boba Fett at the end—not particularly exciting.
A short (just under six minutes) 'Introduction to Family Guy' follows. It does a fairly good job of selling the show's irreverent humour and introduces the characters by way of a series of clips. There's also the option to view the introduction before the main feature, if the mood takes you. The final bonus feature on the disc is a complete Family Guy episode, entitled 'North by North Quahog', which was the first episode to be screened after the show's hiatus. I'm not going to review it, but suffice to say it's one of the more memorable episodes and features a special 'appearance' by Mel Gibson.
Blue Harvest is undoubtedly one of the best Family Guy episodes of recent times, and a superior effort to the Robot Chicken special that aired three months previously (half of the gags in that show were recycled from old episodes). Whether or not you feel the same will largely depend on your opinion of the show, because apart from the Star Wars setting it really is 'business as usual'. This DVD presentation just about manages to surpass the quality of the full series sets and the bonus material is also a step up from what's usually on offer, even if some of the features fall a little flat (the clip show, 3D sequence and trailers). This is reflected in the overall score for the extras section.
Apparently there are both standard and special editions of the DVD on offer. Due to the inclusion of the 3D fight sequence it would seem that I got the special edition, minus the 3D glasses, T-shirt, trading cards and brochure. Whether these things are worth the extra money on the asking price is something you'll have to decide for yourself, but personally I think that the best of the bonus material is included on the standard edition. Of course I have no hesitation in recommending the purchase to Family Guy fans, but naysayers be warned—there's really nothing new here to convert you to the cause.
Review by Chris Gould
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Release Date: 21st January 2008
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Single side, dual layer
RCE: No
Video: PAL
Aspect: 1.33:1 Full Frame
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 English
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On July 27th Ring of Honor returns to Providence and the RI Convention Center for a round of "Ring of Honor" Wrestling TV Tapings! Highlighting this event will be THREE first round bouts in the World Title Tournament as well as a Proving Ground battle pitting the ROH World Tag Team Champions reDRagon (Kyle O'Reilly & Bobby Fish) against the current IWGP Jr. Heavyweight Tag Team Champions The Forever Hooligans (Rocky Romero & Alex Koslov) with a potential ROH World Tag Title match on the line!
Now ROHWrestling.com has been informed of two more match-ups signed for that evening including a huge 6-man tag!
First up, after the events on recent episodes of "Ring of Honor Wrestling" TV, Michael Bennett has parted ways with his long time trainer Brutal Bob and done so in violent fashion. Now, at the surprising request of Brutal Bob, Match Maker Nigel McGuinness has signed a bout for Providence pitting the former Prodigy against his former trainer!
Will Brutal Bob give Bennett a beating like he used to back in Mike's greener days or will it be Michael Bennett who shows that the student has surpassed the teacher? We will find out in Providence on the 27th and you can guarantee that Maria will be in the corner of her man that night!
We have also learned that McGuinness has signed a huge 6-Man Tag for that evening that he told ROHWrestling.com is "Honor Personified"! It will be "Unbreakable" Michael Elgin, "The Sicilian Psychopath" Tommaso Ciampa, and Kevin Steen versus BJ Whitmer & The American Wolves (Davey Richards & Eddie Edwards)!
"You may find it shocking that I would call this honor personified given that I selected Steen to participate." said McGuinness to ROHWrestling.com, "But I believe in my heart, after watching Kevin closely since he lost the title to Jay Briscoe, and particularly with how he stood up for Ring of Honor in Steel Cage Warfare, I believe that he truly has rediscovered that honor he had some years ago before Steve Corino got into his ear. As for the others, well there is no argument that BJ, Elgin, and The Wolves stood for honor throughout the battles with S.C.U.M and I have certainly seen Ciampa, since he returned in Toronto, show that his path is an honorable one which he hopes leads to the World Title. These 6-man represent the best elements ROH has to offer and in Providence they will no doubt show why we are the best pro wrestling on the planet!"
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Rescue crews pulled a man and his cousin's dog from the frigid waters of the Huron River in southeastern Michigan after both fell through thin layers of ice.
WDIV-TV and WXYZ-TV report Friday that when Jim Swayze's 11-year-old coonhound, Bart, fell through the ice near the Pointe Mouillee State Game Area in Rockwood Thursday afternoon, he called 911 and home.
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The new year will bring changes in unemployment benefits and, to a lesser extent, the state's minimum wage.
The new year will bring changes in unemployment benefits and, to a lesser extent, the state's minimum wage.
In January, Florida unemployment benefits will be reduced from 23 weeks to 19 weeks.
The federal Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) benefits — basically extra benefits that kick in when the state limit is met — are slated to expire altogether on Jan. 2.
Meanwhile, on Jan. 1 Florida's minimum wage will increase by 12 cents to $7.79 per hour.
The number of weeks of benefits that a state can offer its unemployed is determined by the U.S. Department of Labor and based on guidelines set out in the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012.
Florida's unemployment benefits were reduced from 26 weeks to 23 weeks this summer, when Florida's unemployment rate fell below 9 percent for three consecutive months.
As the state's unemployment picture improves, the number of benefit weeks continues to drop. The state unemployment rate was 8.1 percent in November — the lowest since November 2008.
As for the federal EUC benefits: They are on the chopping block as part of the "fiscal cliff" crisis. If a budget deal is struck those benefits may or may not be restored in some form.
In Marion County, there were 1,616 unemployed people getting EUC benefits as of Dec. 22, according to the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity.
Marion County's unemployment rate during November was 9.2 percent, down from 11.7 percent in November 2011.
The most a person can receive in unemployment benefits is $275 per week, based partly on their previous salary.
James Miller, deputy chief communications officer for the state Department of Economic Opportunity, said that while unemployment benefits are being reduced, Floridians shouldn't overlook the resources of the regional workforce boards.
"Unemployment benefits are meant as a bridge from job to job," he said.
Workforce Connection, a not-for-profit organization serving Marion, Levy and Citrus counties, trains the unemployed for new work and pairs employers and job seekers.
Workforce Connection reported 1,161 job placements during November, of whom 24 percent had been receiving unemployment benefits. Regional workforce boards reported 45,961 placements during the month, according to the state.
Workforce's placement rate last month was 23 percent; the average placement rate for Florida was 18 percent, according to the state. Since January, Workforce Connection has helped 9,011 job seekers find local employment.
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Being a new vampire ain't easy. And Tara's learning the hard way.
Escaping from Sookie's into the woods, Tara experiences vampire sensory overload — her vision is heightened, she can hear things very clearly. She can see the entire universe and stars above her, but can also see a creepy opossum in a tree.
She can also see a stranded motorist looking for help. She bears her fangs and approaches.
"Listen ... I ... have no problem with vampires," the woman begs.
Tara's not having it. She's hungry and pissed, so we grabs her neck and is about to sink her teeth in until she sees her reflection in the car window and backs away.
"I'm sorry," Tara says and backs off. Apparently, if you were a good person and had a soul before you turned vampire, that carries over into your new vampire conscience.
Or something.
Tara's adjustment to her new life made up the bulk of this otherwise boring episode. Otherwise, we're saddled with the slow moving action over at the Authority, where the mainstreaming vs. non-mainstreaming debate rattles on (rebels who don't believe the Authority has all the right answers are called "Sanguinistas", we learn. Really?!)
But back to Tara. Sookie and Lafayette are freaking out looking for her, and Sookie turns to Pam, Tara's maker. Pam is too occupied with trying to find Eric (vampires can text on their phones really, really, really fast).
So Pam turns her down her request for help. "Get out of my bar before I suck you dry," Pam tells her, which unleashes the fairy-power rage in Sookie. The flashes of powerful light come out of Sookie's hands which pushes Pam way up against the wall of the bar.
Everyone stares. "Get back to dry humping each other and buying my over-priced drinks," Pam yells at her customers.
Pam is not in a good mood. But more on that later.
Tara has found refuge outside Merlotte's where she scares Sam. "Help me. I'm hungry," she tells him. She doesn't reveal exactly what happened to her, but she is binging on TruBlood drink before passes out. Is that the vampire form of getting wasted?
Sam decides to keep her in the Merlotte's walk-in refrigerator. Sookie later reads his thoughts and finds out where her best friend is.
"Is she OK?" she asks Sam.
"Hell no. She's a vampire," he responds.
"It's like keeping a pet alligator in a bathtub," Lafayette says about keeping Tara in the frig. True, I guess. It seems like these two need to come up with a better plan.
Eventually, Tara escapes (shock) and scares the hell out of everyone at Merlotte's (especially Arlene) when she shows her fangs. "All I can think about is ripping your throats. So stay away from me or I'll do it," Tara says before leaving. Again.
Alcide sees what happens, which forces Sookie to tell him the truth about what happened to Debbie Pelt (her parents, meanwhile, are in town looking for their daughter). Understandably, Alcide freaks out, feels betrayed by Sookie and won't tell her if he'll tell someone what she has done (my guess: he won't).
The most interesting consequence of the whole Tara situation is he deep depression. At the end of the episode, she breaks into a beauty parlor, gets into a tanning bed in the back and turns it on — vampire suicide.
She screams, Pam senses her vampire baby is in trouble and says, "Stupid b----." I'm assuming Pam will go and help her (she does have something of a kind heart), but where is the Tara plot line going here? Will she eventually forgive Sookie and Lafayette or terrorize (Tara-rize? heh.) the town?
I'm wondering if she'll eventually get adopted by an unfriendly vampire. They're still looking for Russell Edgington, right?
Meanwhile, at the sexy Authority: Roman has accepted Bill's and Eric's deal: they'll go hunt down Russell if he doesn't give them the True Death right then and there. The Chancellors are mostly furious at the decision (especially the annoying little boy who goes on and on about not negotiating with hostages. I hate that kid).
But it's a done deal. Eric and Bill are both outfitted with this device that will kill them if they try any funny business (it's called the iStake. Good work, Apple) and later both have sex with Salome.
Seriously, both are seduced by Chancellor Salome, who we learn in the Salome from the Bible (really). So weird and random. Roman later also has sex with Salome. So there's that. And there's a lot of chatting about how Roman loves him some vampire mainstreaming but some people don't and there's a war a'brewing. It's all very tedious.
On the other hand, we learn that the Authority recruited Steve Newlin to be on their side because he has influence over the religious right and can help them counteract the blow to mainstreaming if Russell decides to take over the airwaves again. Because Steve Newlin is trustworthy like that.
Jason's hot for teacher (again): Can't say I'm surprised that Jason Stackhouse once had sex with his hot blonde high-school teacher. The woman is back in Bon Temps after getting divorced and Jason runs into her at the grocery store.
"You taught me all I know," he says and I don't think he means algebra.
Later, at her place (she's also a cat lady now, by the way) she tries to apologize for what she did to Jason. Jason's not hearing it because he thinks about her all the time (sure) and would love to give it the old high-school-sex-with-teacher try again.
So they do. But he's immediately filled with regret and leaves. Jason, again, is learning that sex doesn't solve everything, but when will the show settle on portraying Jason as sexually promiscuous or reformed monogamist? It keeps going back and forth in an annoying way.
After smelling some guy who smells really, really good (she tries to track him down but he vanishes), Jessica is all riled up and goes to Jason's house. He's not in the mood for love, but in the mood for talking.
I like Jason better when he's oversexed.
More Pam flashbacks!: We go back to the 1905 brothel where Pam was a madam to see more of her first interactions with Eric. He shows up, is offered the house's "wares" but just wants to talk to Pam.
They go into a room and encounter Bill (!) and Lorena (!!) feeding on a woman. Seriously, in 1905 San Francisco, Bill, Eric, Pam and Lorena were all in one place? This was interesting to see but hard to believe.
Bill doesn't like Eric barging in on his feeding time, so he confronts him angrily and is about to stake him before Lorena stops him. Eric looks like he's about to kill Bill for his insubordination.
"Eric, please. He's new. He doesn't understand." So Eric lets him go.
Later, Eric and Pam have sex (if you couldn't tell already, there was a lot of sex in this episode) and Pam tells him to make her a vampire. She's unhappy with her life now and will be even more unhappy when she gets old and is saddled with TB or hepatitis, she explains. Makes sense.
Eric explains that it's a big responsibility for him to make someone. After Pam says that he can turn her and then leave her alone forever, he explains, "Would you toss a newborn baby in the gutter?"
You mean like what Pam is doing to Tara?
Pam starts to cry, turns around and shows Eric that she's cut her wrists. "Walk the world with me or watch me die," she states.
So Eric turns her.
Sex and blood = this episode. Let's keep it moving,"True Blood"writers.


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Comedian Joan Rivers dies aged 81
Joan Rivers has died in hospital in New York at the age of 81.
The American comedian suffered a heart attack in a doctor's surgery last Thursday and was admitted to the Mount Sinai Hospital.
Her daughter Melissa said in a statement: " It is with great sadness that I announce the death of my mother, Joan Rivers.
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"She passed peacefully at 1.17pm surrounded by family and close friends. My son and I would like to thank the doctors, nurses, and staff of Mount Sinai Hospital for the amazing care they provided for my mother."
The day before her death, Rivers was moved out of intensive care and her daughter said she was "being kept comfortable", but her condition deteriorated .
Rivers had one daughter, Melissa, and one grandson, Cooper. Her husband, Edgar Rosenberg, died in 1987.
Melissa Rivers added: " Cooper and I have found ourselves humbled by the outpouring of love, support, and prayers we have received from around the world. They have been heard and appreciated.
"My mother's greatest joy in life was to make people laugh. Although that is difficult to do right now, I know her final wish would be that we return to laughing soon."
British-born best-selling novelist Barbara Taylor Bradford said: " It is with great sorrow that (husband) Bob and I have just heard of Joan's passing today.
"What a terrible loss to her daughter, Melissa, and her grandson, Cooper, and to all of her friends and fans. Joan was a great friend to have.
"Aside from her humour and comedic talents, she also made her friends laugh in private. Hospitable and generous to a fault, she was loyal and always there for all of us. She will be terribly missed.
"Bob and I send many condolences and much love to Melissa, Cooper and their family. Just imagine: we won't hear those witty, sometimes caustic, but always funny one-liners ever again.
"Goodbye Joan Rivers. You'll always be in our hearts."
Comedian Ricky Gervais was among stars who paid tribute to Rivers.
He wrote on Twitter: " RIP the mighty Joan Rivers. Funny & fearless. Truly one of a kind."
Actor Hugh Jackman said: " We lost one of the true originals today. Joan Rivers. A force. You will be missed."
US television host Larry King tweeted: "Joan Rivers was a dear and wonderful friend who I've known for 45 years. Great guest, pal, comedian & mother. We will never see her likes again."
Rivers was a veteran of showbusiness, with half a century working in entertainment under her belt.
She was known for her acid tongue and for undergoing plastic surgery.
In 2010 she joked: "With all the plastic surgery I've had I'm worried that when I die, God won't recognise me!"
She was host of Fashion Police and also had an online talk show called In Bed With Joan.
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