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McConnellsburg Woman Charged With Perjury
A 34-year-old McConnellsburg faces charges of false swearing and perjury following a criminal matter in the Fulton County Courthouse.
Pennsylvania State Police reported Tina Marie Fama testified before Court of Common Pleas Judge Richard Walsh on November 13. Police said during the testimony Fama made several statements that she knew not to be true. On Wednesday, December 19, state police filed charges against Fama through Magisterial District Judge Wendy Mellott. The following day she was taken into custody and arraigned before Judge Jody Eyer of Mercersburg, who set bail at $10,000 unsecured.
Vehicle Strikes Utility Pole
A westbound 2001 Daewood Lanos ran off Lincoln Highway on Monday, December 17, and struck a utility pole. State police said the 11:50 a.m. crash occurred between North and South Valley roads when a 17-year-old Harrisonville girl lost control of the vehicle on the wet roadway. The juvenile was wearing a seat belt and suffered minor injuries. She will be cited for driving a vehicle at unsafe speeds.
Two Drivers Uninjured
Two drivers escaped harm during an accident along Lincoln Highway in Brush Creek Township on Friday, December 14, state police said.
Adam S. Layman, 29, of Martinsburg, W.Va., attempted to make a right-hand turn onto Lincoln Highway from Route 915 but failed to stay in his lane of travel. Police said Justine Shasserre, 21, of McConnellsburg, swerved in her westbound 2008 Toyota Scion to avoid colliding with Layman's 2012 Kenworth T660.
Shasserre's car travelled into the eastbound lane and then off the roadway where it rolled over twice at 3:01 p. m. Both Layman and Shasserre were using seat belts. Police will be citing Layman with failing to drive on roadways laned for traffic.
Hit-And-Run At Dollar General
Pennsylvania State Police in McConnellsburg were dispatched to the Dollar General Store in Mc- Connellsburg for a hit-andrun accident on Friday, December 14. Police reports indicate an unknown individual struck the rear bumper of a parked 2008 Jeep Compass at 11 a.m. The vehicle then fled the scene.
Pills Taken
Several prescription pills were stolen from 211 South Seventh Street in Mc- Connellsburg Borough on Friday, December 14, at 12:14 p.m., state police said. Victim of this theft is a 62- year- old male from Mc- Connellsburg. Anyone having further information linked to this case should contact state police Trooper Poole at 717-485-3131.
Tires Slashed
Two tires valued at $240 were slashed on a vehicle parked at 1415 Hill Road in Warfordsburg between 5:15 p.m. on December 14 and 11 a.m. on December 15. Victim of this case of criminal mischief is a 68-year-old Warfordsburg area woman. Anyone with additional information concerning this incident is urged to contact state police Trooper Bartlett at 717- 485-3131.
Vehicle Rolls Over
An Everett, Pa., man escaped injury when his eastbound 2001 Jeep Wrangler ran off Lincoln Highway and rolled onto its driver's side.
Pennsylvania State Police in McConnellsburg reported Donald Albert Young, 48, came around a turn and applied his brakes to avoid colliding with an eastbound 2005 Chrysler Town & Country driven by Betty Jane Clark, 62, of Warfordsburg. Police said Clark was stopped in an attempt to make a left-hand turn into a driveway near the intersection of Leasure Mountain Road on Tuesday, December 18.
Young's Jeep went off the Licking Creek Township roadway, into an embankment and rolled over at 7:44 a.m. Young's vehicle was able to be driven from the scene.
Both Young and Clark were wearing seat belts and were not injured.
Burglars Steal Jewelry
Burglars broke in through the backdoor of a home located at 279 Garland Road in Belfast Township on Tuesday, December 18. According to state police reports, various jewelry was stolen from the home belonging to a 38- year- old Needmore woman between 8:30 a.m. and 1:45 p.m. Any additional information pertinent to this case can be directed to state police Trooper Piasecki at 717-485-3131.
Retail Theft At Thrift Store
Owners of Fittry's Thrift Store along Lincoln Way East in McConnellsburg reported a retail theft between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Saturday, December 15. Anyone having further information linked to this case is urged to contact state police Trooper Piasecki by calling 717-485- 3131.
Identity Theft Repor ted
A 35-year- old McConnellsburg man told state police investigators his personal banking information was used to make unauthorized transactions at various locations in New Jersey. The purchases were made between December 10 and December 16.
Mischief Investigated
Pennsylvania State Police in McConnellsburg were dispatched to investigate criminal mischief that occurred along Interstate 70 on Friday, December 21.
Police said Michael Allan Hoffman, 50, from Reisterstown, Md., allegedly tossed an unknown object from his vehicle at 5:15 p.m. in Brush Creek Township. The object reportedly struck an eastbound vehicle driven by a 44- year-old male from Erie, Pa.
Police Make DUI Arrest
State police reported a driving-under-the-influencerelated arrest along Route 475 in the Hustontown area on Sunday, December 23. Neil Page Berkstresser, 53, was travelling southbound through Dublin Township at 1: 53 a. m. when he was stopped for committing several traffic violations. Police said they found Berkstresser driving under the influence of alcohol. He will be charged through the office of Magisterial District Judge Devin Horne.
DUI Charges To Be Filed
Charges of driving under the influence of alcohol are slated to be filed against Brian William Browning of Hancock, Md., state police said. Browning, 36, was allegedly travelling northbound in the southbound lane of Great Cove Road on Sunday, December 23, at 4: 53 a. m. Browning was stopped near the intersection of Rock Hill Road and reportedly found to be driving drunk. Charges will be filed through Magisterial District Judge Wendy Mellott.
Franklin County Man Arrested For DUI
A Willow Hill, Pa., man faces charges of driving under the influence of alcohol following a traffic stop along Route 16. According to state police reports, 50-year-old Mark Wade Brown was stopped at 2:59 a.m. for a traffic violation near Johnnie's Motel on Saturday, December 22, while operating a tan Dodge Neon. Brown was arrested for driving under the influence and will be cited through Magisterial District Judge Wendy Mellott.
Access-Device Fraud Reported
State police in Mc- Connellsburg said purchases totalling $1,884.89 were made from a Visa card belonging to a 67-year-old Mc- Connellsburg man between December 3 and December 4. Anyone having further information related to this case of access device fraud should contact state police Trooper Watkins at 717-485- 3131.
Theft From Johnnie's
An estimated $ 230 in cash was stolen from the office area at Johnnie's Motel between 11:30 a.m. and noon on Friday, December 21, state police reported. Anyone having additional information pertinent to this incident of theft by unlawful taking is urged to call state police Trooper Watkins at 717-485-3131.
Two Accused Of Drug Possession
Two Potomac, Md., residents will be charged with possession of a small amount of marijuana following a traffic stop along Interstate 70 over the weekend.
Pennsylvania State Police in McConnellsburg said Daniel Brett Dickstein, 21, and Matthew Richard Gordon, 20, will be cited through Magisterial District Judge Tamela Bard. Gordon will also be charged with the use or possession of drug paraphernalia.
Local Man Cited For DUI
Forty-five-year-old Mc- Connellsburg resident Kevin R. Kyler will be charged through Magisterial District Judge Devin Horne for driving under the influence. Kyler was stopped by state police troopers for a traffic violation on Saturday, December 22, along Great Cove Road near the intersection of Normans Lane at 9:42 p.m.
McConnellsburg Man Lead Police In Chase
Pennsylvania State Police from the McConnellsburg substation were led through McConnellsburg Borough and Ayr Township on a high-speed chase early Sunday morning.
Police said they attempted to pull over 26-year-old McConnellsburg resident Charles Richards in the borough at 2:13 a.m. Richards fled south on Great Cove Road in his green Pontiac Grand Am at speeds exceeding 115 miles per hour.
Police added Richards attempted to make a left-hand turn onto Big Cove Tannery Road and lost control of his car, which travelled through a field and crashed into a tree. Richards abandoned the car and fled on foot heading southeast through a wooded area.
Members Of "Felony Lane Gang" Charged With Interstate Identity Theft And Bank Fraud
The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania has announced that a federal grand jury in Harrisburg returned an indictment charging 10 individuals for their involvement in "Felony Lane Gang" conspiracy.
According to United States Attorney Peter Smith, the "Felony Lane Gang" is a group based primarily in South Florida that allegedly travels across the United States stealing identities and checkbooks from unattended cars ("smash and grabs") and thereafter uses the drive through lane of banks ("felony lane") to make fraudulent transactions with the stolen identity information.
Last Wednesday, a grand jury returned a four-count indictment charging 10 people with conspiracy to commit fraud, bank fraud, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft. The individuals indicted are: Travis J. Russ, age 30, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; Sylvester Joseph, age 26, of Derrfield, Fla.; Jarrett Hobbs, age 31, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; Khiante Thompson, age 20, Fla.; Phillip Etienne, age 31, of Margate, Fla.; Willie L. Ogiste, age 35, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; Teresa L. Brimhall, age 45, of Oakland Park, Fla.; April Ainsworth, age 26, of Richmond, Texas; Colleen Shelly, age 49, of Lauderdale Lakes, Fla.; and Wendy Snyder-Lucas, age 31, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
The 10 persons charged in this indictment allegedly struck Pennsylvania from August to October 2012. During that time, they allegedly broke into and/or stole the identities of over 100 people. In addition, the group allegedly targeted state parks where victims left purses, wallets and checkbooks in their cars while using the recreation facilities. The "smash and grabs" occurred at approximately 25 different state parks and recreation centers in and around the Middle District of Pennsylvania.
This group allegedly used stolen checks and identification to obtain funds from banks and credit unions. According to the indictment, a conspirator, disguised as the account holder, used the drive-through lane at the account holder's bank, submitted to the teller a forged check with the stolen identification of the victim, on numerous occasions, and received the funds. Through this process, these conspirators successfully compromised numerous accounts and stole tens of thousands of dollars in funds from the victims.
This investigation was conducted by the United States Department of Homeland Security Investigations, the United States Secret Service, the Pennsylvania State Police, the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and other state and local investigative agencies. The prosecutor assigned to the case is Assistant United States Attorney Michael A. Consiglio.
Indictments and criminal informations are only allegations.
All persons charged are presumed to be innocent unless and until found guilty in court.
A sentence following a finding of guilty is imposed by the judge after consideration of the applicable federal sentencing statutes and the Federal Sentencing Guidelines.
In this particular case, the maximum penalty under the federal statute is 30 years' imprisonment, a term of supervised release following imprisonment and a fine. Under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the judge is also required to consider and weigh a number of factors, including the nature, circumstances and seriousness of the offense; the history and characteristics of the defendant; and the need to punish the defendant, protect the public and provide for the defendant's educational, vocational and medical needs. For these reasons, the statutory maximum penalty for the offense is not an accurate indicator of the potential sentence for a specific defendant.
Dec. 18 Court Session Held
Judge Angela R. Krom of the 39th Judicial District of the Fulton/Franklin Court of Common Pleas presided over a court session at the Fulton County Courthouse on Tuesday, December 18.
Skyler Alan Vincenti appeared for resentencing last Tuesday and was ordered to complete 16 to 36 months in a state correctional institution. Original charges against Vincenti include receiving stolen property, theft from a motor vehicle and theft by unlawful taking . Jeffrey Lee Brown withdrew a guilty plea, and his case will be heard during the April trial term. Brown is charged with three counts of driving under the influence of alcohol; one count of resisting arrest; one count of fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer; and four summary offenses.
Richard Muliek Kearney appeared in court for sentencing on one count of burglary, which carried a sentence of 24 to 48 months in a state correctional institution. An additional, unrelated count of burglary resulted in an additional 60 to 120 months in a state correctional institution. Credit was granted for time previously served. He is ineligible for participation in the RRRI program.
Leon Ashley Lynch was ordered to 30 days in the Franklin County Prison effective December 21 for charges of driving under the influence.
Timothy Marvin Mellott was sentenced to 30 days to six months in the Franklin County Prison for driving under the influence and an additional 90 days for driving under suspension.
Edward Scott failed to appear for sentencing but was ordered to spend between 90 and 180 months in a state correctional institution for aggravated assault. He will pay a $300 fine as well as restitution.
Michael Keith Wilson waived arraignment proceedings held on two counts of driving under the influence, one count of illegally operating a vehicle without the ignition interlock and five summary offenses.


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Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Cowboy/Cowgirl Birthday Party Food
Here's the menu we had for the birthday party -
And the drinks even had to have fun names -
And we also had Sassy Sue's Sweet Tea!
Here's the cake -
My mom always decorated our birthday cakes for us and had homemade ice cream at our birthday parties, so I feel like I should carry on that tradition. It is so tempting to just go buy a cake and ice cream every year! But, I'm always glad I didn't. There is no ice cream like homemade ice cream!
And the cupcakes -
We decorated the cupcake picks with the stamp set called "Out West".
Posted at May 11, 2011 11:00 PM | Comments [2]
The kids party looks great! How creative too! Lots of fun and cute things you did.
Posted by Audreina Spahr on May 12, 2011 at 07:20 AM #
I would love to know how many hours of fun were put into all these wonders.
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Disgruntled Ex-Wikipedia Guy, Larry Sanger, Accuses Wikipedia Of Distributing Child Porn
from the desperate-much dept
His latest tactic is really pretty low. SimonTek points us to a Fox News article all about Sanger calling on the FBI to investigate Wikipedia for distributing child porn. While Fox of course plays up Sanger's Wikipedia credentials, they leave out the fact that he has been working on a failed competitor for years (they mention the company name, but not that it's a competitor). They also leave out much of the animosity between Sanger and Wikipedia.
This story actually got some attention a few weeks ago on Slashdot, where many commenters, rightfully, took Sanger to task. Sanger responded to the criticism by arguing a few points, saying that he was required by law to report his findings to the FBI. To some extent, on that point, he is correct, though it is an issue with the law that focuses on criminalizing even those who accidentally run across questionable material, rather than focusing on those who create and purposely distribute the material (the real problems). However, he does appear to go somewhat out of his way to publicize this claim. He could have just alerted the FBI and been done with it... but he republished his letter to the FBI on a mailing list. That certainly raises some serious questions.
On top of that, his complaint is not about actual photographs of child pornography, but drawings. Indeed, the courts have found that even such depictions count as child pornography -- though many people find that arguable about whether or not a made up drawing exploits a child in any way.
The real problem, of course, is that this (like so many arguments over this stuff) takes away from the real issue: which is stopping those actually responsible for child pornography. Attacking Wikipedia is not the answer and does little to help the issue -- especially when the attack comes from someone with a long history of animosity towards the site, and a failing competitor. Why not focus those resources on actually dealing with the real problem? Wouldn't we all rather that the FBI is focused on actually stopping those involved in the production of child pornography than wasting time going after Wikipedia? Part of the problem is certainly with the way the law is structured today, but it does seem that Sanger went out of his way to try to broadcast this attack when that absolutely was not necessary.
He makes it even worse in the Fox story by claiming that he was doing this to alert educators that Wikipedia is dangerous for school children. That's flat-out ridiculous. For the most part, it is not. It's quite unlikely that anyone is going to accidentally stumble onto those drawings on Wikipedia -- and they're equally as likely to find similar (or worse) stuff elsewhere. To call out all of Wikipedia as being unsuitable because of this is clearly going way too far.


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There�s a limit, it turns out, to how much Johnny Depp and a bucket of makeup can accomplish.
In �The Lone Ranger,� Gore Verbinski�s flamboyant re-imagination of the hokey long-running radio show and �50s cowboy TV series, Depp eagerly attempts to recreate the extravagant magic of his similarly farcical Jack Sparrow of Verbinski�s �Pirates of the Caribbean.�
With cracked white and black streaks down his face and a dead crow atop his head, Depp�s Tonto (whose look makeup artist Joel Harlow took from the Kirby Sattler painting �I Am Crow�) appears more witch doctor than warrior. One would think that a so-costumed Depp careening through the Old West with Buster Keaton aplomb would make �The Lone Ranger,� at worst, entertaining.
But Verbinski�s film, stretching hard to both reinvent an out-of-date brand and breathe new life in the Western with a desperate onslaught of bloated set pieces, is a poor locomotive for Depp�s eccentric theatrics. For 2-1/2 hours, the Jerry Bruckheimer-produced �Lone Ranger� inflates, subverts and distorts the conventions of the Western until, in an interminable climax, the big-budget spectacle finally, exhaustingly collapses in a scrap heap of train wreckage.
�The Long Ranger� is, alas, a runaway train. A filmmaker of great excess, Verbinski�s ricocheting whimsy here runs off the rails. Flashback-heavy plot mechanics, occasionally grim violence (bullets land in bodies with the loudest of thwacks, a heart gets eaten) and surrealistic comedy add up to a confused tone that seems uncertain exactly how to position Depp�s Tonto in the movie, to say nothing of Armie Hammer�s wayward Lone Ranger.
The film begins with an elderly, leathery Tonto (also Depp, nearly unrecognizable) at a 1933 San Francisco fair where, under a sign labeled �noble savage,� the old Native American regales a young, masked Lone Ranger fan (Mason Cook) about his adventures with John Reid (Hammer).
Previously the sidekick, Tonto plays the starring role in the story, narrating a tall tale of his coming together with Reid, a district attorney who arrives in the frontier town of Colby, Texas, with high ideals of justice and a copy of John Locke�s �Treatise on Government� under his arm.
The lawman is made a Texas Ranger when the criminal Butch Cavendish (William Fichtner, ashen and sinister) escapes. The pursuit takes on urgency when Cavendish massacres the rest of the Rangers (including Reid�s brother, played by James Badge Dale), leaving Reid and Tonto to navigate a familiar mid-19th century Old West � the coming railroad, mining development and Indian warfare � with familiar types like the intrepid tycoon Latham Cole (Tom Wilkinson) and a one-legged madam (Helena Bonham Carter).
Stepping into Clayton Moore�s boots, the tall, baritone Hammer never looks at ease. While he exudes the Lone Ranger�s earnest wholesomeness, he�s understandably an uncertain straight man alongside Depp�s slapstick. Having to wear a white Stetson and mask in his first starring role feels like yet another humiliation for the Winklevoss twins Hammer memorably played in �The Social Network.�
The most laudable aspect of �The Lone Ranger� is that it attempts to dispel and mock Hollywood�s past Native American ills. Depp, who has claimed he has some Cherokee ancestry, delights in upending false images of Indian mysticism, all the while tossing bird seed to the dead crow on his head.
But �The Lone Ranger,� which was made with much of the �Pirates� team including screenwriters Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio, along with �Revolutionary Road� adapter Justin Haythe, can only be filed alongside �Cowboys and Aliens� and �Wild, Wild West� as ornate films that are so nervous about the modern appeal of the Western that they ruin it by impulsively overstuffing it. The Coen brothers� �True Grit� and the 2007 remake of �3:10 to Yuma� better understood the genre�s inherent terseness.
When Verbinski was last directing and Depp was a cartoon lizard, they crafted a far better Western in �Rango.�


text: Staten Island, NY – Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, commented today on the new abortion bill introduced in the Arizona legislature."Most of the states now enact reasonable regulations on abortion that vast majorities of the American people support," said Fr. Pavone. "HB 2564 would bring Arizona's laws more in line with its citizens' opinions and, frankly, with common sense."Priests for Life is the nation's largest Catholic pro-life organization dedicated to ending abortion and euthanasia. For more information, visit www.priestsforlife.org.


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After Installing a lot of packages and using alien to convert the .deb to .rpm I got the 4.1.0 version to work with fedora 14.
I kept getting this error when I started up.
/usr/share/bibleanalyzer install folder
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/share/bibleanalyzer/analyzer4.py", line 28, in <module>
from espeak import espeak
ImportError: No module named espeak
So I just commented out line 28. I don't even have speakers connected,
28 # Was: from espeak import espeak
And it looks like it is working.
I tried to install the free Commentaries and Dictionaries but had problems. Missing .idx files
But the free bibles and books seem to be working.
Thought you would like to know. It is late here I'll try using it tomorrow...
Ps: 1st post. Hi!
PPS: alien from http://packages.debian.org/unstable/source/alien
PPPS: machine info
Linux mycroft.localdomain 22.214.171.124-91.fc14.x86_64 #1 SMP Tue May 3 13:23:06 UTC 2011 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux


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As the days grow shorter and the thermometer continues its journey south, the Greenback girls are savoring the strongest season in recent memory, while already turning their thoughts to next season.
As the days grow shorter and the thermometer continues its journey south, the Greenback girls are savoring the strongest season in recent memory, while already turning their thoughts to next season.
Without much fanfare, the nine JV girls accomplished a feat unknown in the annuals of Pratt High: capturing first place in all seven meets. Under coach Tate Thompson's leadership, the JV netters included Lizzie Amaro, Ellie Brehm, Hazen Hance, Madi Mayberry, Eadie Monaghan, Taylor Moreland, Delaney Skaggs, Anna Stryker, and Cassie Van Slyke. Rotating through many combinations, the girls always found the winning combination and brought home first place in each outing. With a schedule of three home invitationals and four on-the-road meets, the girls consistently garnered enough points to keep the winner's plaques coming home.
"It was a fantastic season," commented coach Larry Kahmeyer. "From day one, the girls impressed us with their talents. The freshman came in with a pretty strong skill set and kept improving all season; the sophomores were very strong and we had about six in contention for varsity spots. They have a nice balance of working hard and having fun and they were a joy to work with. I hope they'll carry that success and excitement into the summer and continue to work hard. I can already see another dominant season next year! "
While it can't boast of the perfect season the JV had, the varsity also racked up its best season in recent history.
After some initial battling for varsity spots, the six girls settled in for a great season. Sophomore varsity newcomers Allicia Hall, Elee Hampton, and Jade Hoover joined returning veterans Adele Loomis, Lauren McClain, and Dani Williams.
The girls captured first place as a team at Lyons, Pratt, and Sterling; second at the Central Kansas League tourney; third at Hillsboro and Smoky Valley; and fourth at Maize South. In regional action the team fought hard but saw two-thirds of the girls eliminated from a state appearance.
Singles player Adele Loomis fell a round short, but put together a winning record of 18-14 with almost all of her losses to state qualifiers from 3, 4, or 5A schools. Jade Hoover, in an unprecedented season for a first-year varsity player, racked up a 27-2 record and fell one round short of a state appearance. The doubles team of Allicia Hall and Elee Hampton also enjoyed a winning season at 19-10, but had an unfortunate draw into the regional bracket against the #1 seeds from Collegiate.
Two-time state qualifier Lauren McClain paired up with fellow junior Dani Williams and made the Greenbacks' best run into post-season. Capturing 3rd at regionals, the girls peaked at the right time to secure a state appearance. With two great wins on Day One at Emporia, the dynamic duo won another round on Monday to capture a coveted KSHSAA medal at 10th. The girls were Pratt's first state medalists since 2006 and put the exclamation point on a great season.
In reflecting on the season, Kahmeyer said, "You can't always judge a season by the wins and losses, but this was a very successful and satisfying season – for both the JV and Varsity. I always share the pain when the girls are eliminated from a state appearance and the joy when they make it, but what I was thrilled to see this year was the support the girls gave to Lauren and Dani even though they weren't competing. Many of them came to Emporia and I partially credit the great win over McPherson to the other girls cheering them on. We had great parental support, too, and that's invaluable. I'm already looking forward to next year!"


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Who said university was boring?
And so it is that on Halloween night, I am walking down the road to college when out of the Great Gate appear a couple of vampires. Yes, vampires, complete with pasty faces, fangs, and blood dribbling down their lips. The whole kaboodle. I blink, but they walk past me rather hurriedly, one even managing a "you alright mate?" and I think, what friendly vampires.
Then the Gate bursts open and the Head Porter runs into me at full tilt.
"Geddoutatheway!" he yells, nearly amputating my head with his huge porter-issue boots (I swear the Army supplies them) whilst behind me the two vampires take off into the night. Rambo runs screaming after them. It is only later, from Varsity, that I learn a fresher was assaulted that night after a Halloween bop. A group of boys had picked on a fresher using some wildly imaginative tactics demonstrating the superior intellect that got them into Cambridge:
A member of the group attempted to run into the fresher, failed, and instead ended up in a hedge. The assailant has also been sent to the Dean after "urinating on a table and then on a kissing couple" at the same bop.Such genius! Such tactical brilliance! No wonder Cambridge is again top of the league tables this year.
As I was walking down King's Parade the other day, smack dab in front of King's College Chapel, I looked down at the tiles on the street and saw this:
Legend has it that long ago, in the early days of the University, the first ever Provost of King's College, Lord Duke Baron Earl Master Provost Professor Emeritus Dr B. Wigg looked over the lands at Oxford, and saw that their students were outperforming his. So he made the decision to pressure his students harder than ever, and introduced personal tutors, just like in Oxford. Only this time, in an effort to show the other place his obvious superiority, he equipped his tutors with motivational tools (read: whips), and gave them the more ominous title of 'supervisor'.
And this is why Oxford has 'tutors' whilst Cambridge has 'supervisors'.
But the kindly Dean of King's College Chapel at the time, the Rev Dr S.A. Maritan, took pity on the students' plight, and decided to create a warning to all future students and applicants of the life they would face here. And thus one night, when the Provost was snoring in his coffin in the Crypt and his supervisors were hanging upside-down in their belfries, the good Dean stole out and laid this tile in front of his chapel, so that it may serve to warn generations to come.
Sadly, the Dean didn't anticipate that the students of the future would be complete masochists, and that his tile would conveniently be left out of the University prospectus. Thus his thoughtful message, sadly, has been relegated to the status of local curiosity. It might have helped the poor student who scrawled this right outside the Department of Pharmacology:
(Before you even begin to ask, no, it wasn't me.)
I'm off to Nottingham tomorrow for the Nottingham Games, and as such this week's Cambridge Round-up will be slightly delayed. But it'll be worth waiting for...it's been a VERY eventful week filled with asses, fireworks, more protests, and more supervisors worth slamming your head repeatedly on your desk for. Stay tuned!


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BACK TO BASICS: Developing a Link Campaign, Part Two
BACK TO BASICS: Developing a Link Campaign, Part Two
by: Jayme Westervelt, November 2005
There are a variety of ways to conduct link campaigns for your site. The type you choose to conduct is really up to how much time and effort you want to invest, and the quality of results you expect. The two main outbound ways of increasing link popularity are link submissions and link solicitation. However, outbound effort isn't the only way to increase the link popularity of your site. One example of inbound effort is providing something that is link worthy either on your site or for other sites to use. Link campaigns can be overwhelming and often people don't even know where to start. Here are a few guidelines and a simple process that you can follow:
Organization is key when it comes to conducting a link campaign. Having a spreadsheet to keep track of the sites visited, dates that emails were sent or forms were filled out, etc. will be a life saver for you down the road. Before starting a link campaign you should create a spreadsheet that will house all this information. Some example columns you might have in your spreadsheet would be:
- the URL for the home page of the site
- the URL for the page your link will be present on
- the URL of the form or contact information page
- the PageRank of the homepage and link page
- whether or not the site requires a reciprocal link
- the date an email or form was sent
- the date you followed up
- the date the link was added to the site
If you are going to be doing directory submission, you may want to also have columns for the category and the title and description you requested. All of this information will make it easier for you to go back and request the links or follow up on the progress of them later on.
Now that your spreadsheet is ready, you need to start filling it in with sites to request links from. A good place to start is to see who's linking to your competition. By doing a link:www.site.com command in Google, you can get a good sampling of the sites linking to any given competitor. In Yahoo!, I have found that Site Explorer is the easiest way to gather all the link information for a site. What is great about this tool is that you can export the information in a file that you can save, rather than having to copy it by typing or printing the results. Besides using information from your main competitors, you can also find potential sites by doing a search in the search engine for some of your main keyword phrases. If all the sites that come up in the results are direct competitors, then try adding 'information' or 'directory' or similar words to the end of the keyword phrase. This should give you sites that are research-centric which are often good link candidates. Directories are a good source of links as well. You can do the search to find directories for your specific industry or you can submit to the general directories for a broader audience. You can find a good list of directories at Strongest Links. They even give you information on the PR, the cost of submitting and other useful information.
Once you have a good list of sites in your spreadsheet, you'll want to start to visit each site and analyze whether or not you want to solicit a link from them. As you visit each site, it is always best to navigate through the site to check on a few things. One thing you'll want to check for is the possibility that they are involved in link spam. This could be things like involvement in an incestuous link ring or possibly selling links on their high PR pages. On the page that would be linking to you, you want to make sure there are fewer than 100 links on the page and that they are all complementary to your site. Take into consideration whether or not the links are direct links or if they are redirected through some type of counter for tracking purposes. It's always best to have a direct link to your site. If everything seems to be in order, you'll want to start inputting information into your spreadsheet on the site. This would be the time you'd fill in the columns like the contact information or the URL for the form submission, whether or not a reciprocal link is required, etc. Remember that the site should be synergistic to yours and should offer something of value to visitors. After all, you will be associated with this site and you want to make sure you are not going to be involved with the wrong crowd by having a link from this site.
Your list has been whittled down to a few select sites that you feel are good candidates to link to your site. Now it's time to contact these sites and ask for a link. There are three main ways of contacting a site for a link. Some sites will simply have a form that you fill out. Many directories use this type of submission. Writing an email to the site owner, or webmaster is another way. When writing an email you want it to be original and actually let them know that you were on their site. Tell them what you liked about the site, why you feel that they should link to your site, etc. Don't ever send a form letter because those will be deleted faster than anything. The last way is by actually phoning the company and speaking to whoever is in charge of the website. This usually yields good results, but again you'll want to be able to actually show that you visited their site.
As you solicit each link, make sure you are keeping track of it in your spreadsheet. Periodically revisit the sites you solicited from to see if they've added your link. If they haven't, then don't be afraid to follow up. Once your link is added, submit the site, or that particular page to the search engines so that you can start to get credit for the link. If your link isn't added then go back to the drawing board and start from the beginning by finding new sites to solicit from. Use different competitors and different keyword phrases to give you different results and a fresh list to work from.
Convincing sites to link to you can be a daunting task that often times has a low return on the time invested. Many site owners are changing the way the do their link campaigns and are having good results. By producing something that is link worthy for your site people will link to you. A few examples would be press releases, RSS feeds, article submission or inventing a "link magnet". Each of these examples requires a bit of time on your part for writing but you will have a higher probability of getting links than by simply soliciting. Press releases, RSS feeds and article submissions can be done as often as you want, but inventing a "link magnet" usually only needs to be done once. A link magnet is something that people fall in love with and they want to share it with anybody and everybody. A great example would be the Search Engine Relationship Chart® on the Bruce Clay website. One great link magnet could result in hundreds or thousands of links. Spend some time brainstorming ideas of possible link magnets for your site. Creating something that is useful to your users that no one else has thought of will make you a favorite among visitors.
When it comes to link campaigns time and energy will have to be spent, there's no way around it. Whether you are actively going out and researching sites to solicit from or you are producing link worthy items you can expect to gain links for your site. As you solicit links for your site, remember that you want to be selective in your process. Solicit from sites that you find useful yourself. Don't tarnish your site's reputation by requesting links from any site that will link to you. Remember to keep reciprocal links to an absolute minimum and don't count on them for link popularity. Be sure to use different anchor text where possible. Keeping track of this in your spreadsheet will prevent you from overusing the same text on too many sites. Link campaigns are one of the hardest parts of SEO, but one of the most important. This is definitely not an area you want to slacken your standards because each link is representing your site to visitors. Make sure you are being represented correctly and it'll pay off in the long run.
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After Wild Quarter, What's in Store for Rest of 2013?
Investors have had it pretty good lately, with the Federal Reserve underpinning the stock market's gains. But the markets will soon be harder to play. Tom Lauricella joins MoneyBeat.
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... ay ay ay mm mm ... Jones Industrial Average today all on ... thirty and forty point it was up from under sixteen earlier ... good first date to the second half the Nasdaq also up to one percent ... Essen P will show the same payment of one percent to sixteen twenty two what congestion that is pretty good lately with the Federal Reserve under putting the stock market gains ... but ... as the last month the second quarter showed ... the Fed may soon change course and that ... isn't making things all the easier ... for investors to see the story there but Tom Lauricella while quarter recall that he joins us right now on MoneyBeat to talk about it ... yellows awhile quarter time of year really was that the that surprisingly wild ride ... as as the weeks wore on there and for all that the dowel ... was still ... only off about three percent from a high it said were sold an extremely volatile but not a big drop in US ... I think the key thing is is is that the headline number of stocks obscures was going underneath the surface ... and certainly upstairs was happening in the bond market ... and that's with the real goal was ... aam and that's where the uncertainty lies going forward ... and we talk about the uncertain era of easy time of Fed policy ... lot of Fed speakers come out the last couple weeks saying things that ... seem to really confuse the markets much as anything yet ... I mean I think everybody's confuse in some way I mean and you know ... I mean that that the main thing we're looking at here is that ... in in in in alot awaits you this this is the time so the snare of the peoples of new in the back of the mines is gonna happen ... everybody was making these bets based on this in a very low interest rates even lower longer set of strategies ... everybody knew looking over the folder that ... at some point it was and work anymore ... um I think it's a surprised everybody that it was as soon as it was the aunt's aam and and and how many people were also doing the same thing that I didn't trust that ... I think it was prized by how that's the reaction to this because somebody in the story today saying ... um ... you know they're probably a lot more set of speckled a tight plays out there based on very low short-term interest rates ... aam a lot more than you never really know what's happening nobody does the Fed thousands ... um underneath the surface in the market until ... it breaks ... and as we saw some evidence of that is awesome and breakage yes now the second half I mean ... if the economy gets better ... if it's going to taper or I mean that's a pretty clear if the Sprint deal the Fed under some of the fiscal front ... the economy getting better while we don't know I mean this is the thing I mean you know it it's it's it's really you know it's it's really remarkable unity look to what people are forecasting for second-quarter GDP ... it's pretty lousy number it set a two percent ... um you know employment is getting a little bit better ... aam but then you know that that ultimately is looking ahead ... so you will that what investors are in his mind which is aam ... on one hand they know the easy money is not to last forever ... on the other hand ... economy ... the global economy in particular is not all that great ... interest rates are going to stay low for a while ... so we do you can bet on the growth you can bet on easy money or do you think investors to get this since he took a lot of people on recently Piasentin people's performance by this or that is going with it ... I how much sugar is there been in psychology ... I think it depends who you talk to um you I think for the average so the typical investor isn't trying to do some crazy leveraged play on muni bonds ... of PETA people are saying look there there is a way to navigate this there's a way to serve earn some income in a low rate environment but at the same time not have to have ... super strong growth ... and you know there are some stocks in the service you know that that that aren't they're not that expensive piece of ... sisters is ... so I think it you know that the smarter than the actual real smart money is saying ... I'm never going to time this with the Fed ... then I also don't expect the economy to take off ... only to find something that rides in the middle ... you know for some short-term hick ups of deal with it but you know ... not conducive or a line in the extreme coming ... through ... Tom Lauricella the reader to great so for an FA statement by the way I planned it into a ... huge effort on the high thanks ... thanks Tom thinker


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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Lipscomb women's tennis team picked up their second win of the season on Saturday night when they defeated Alabama A&M 6-1 at the Whitworth Racquet Club in Nashville.
"It certainly is good to get back on track," head coach Andrew Harris said. "We were telling them after their match against Evansville that the best remedy for a not good performance is to come out the next night and show what you are capable of. Alabama A&M played well and everyone knew we were going to have to execute some shots to finish the match. The Lady Bison did that and now its time for UT-Martin on Friday."
The Lady Bison took an early lead after securing the doubles point with two wins.
Senior Elizabeth Keevil and freshman Jenny Borck teamed up to win at No. 2 doubles, beating Denise Cherry and Jessica Taylor 8-6, while seniors Samantha Bowman and Danielle Hansen shut out Christa Rogers and Jasmine Cherry 8-0 at No. 3.
The Lady Bison's dropped No. 1 doubles, where sophomore Alyssa Bellini and freshman Deahna Welcher fell to Warner and Shaw 8-3.
Lipscomb carried the momentum over to singles play, picking up five of their six singles matches.
At No. 2, Welcher pulled out a three-set win, defeating D. Cherry 6-7(1-7), 6-4, 6-3, while Borck picked up a three-setter at No. 3, winning 1-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Keevil defeated J. Cherry at No. 4 6-1, 6-4, and Hansen took down Taylor 6-4, 5-7, 10-8 at No. 5.
Bowman shut out her opponent, defeating Rogers 6-0, 6-0 at No. 6.
The Lady Bison's only loss came at No. 1, where Bellini was defeated in a three-set match by Morgen Shaw, falling 6-1, 3-6, 7-5.
With the win, Lipscomb improves to 2-3 on the season.
The next match for the Lady Bison will be Friday, Feb. 10 against UT Martin. Match play will begin at 7 p.m. at the Whitworth Racquet Club.
Bellini & Welcher vs Warner & Shaw A&M won 8-3
Keevil & Borck vs Cherry& Taylor LU won 8-6
Bowman & Hansen vs Rogers & cherry LU won 8-0
Bellini vs Shaw A&M won 6-1, 3-6, 7-5
Welcher vs Cherry LU won 6-7(1-7);6-4;6-3
Borck vs Warner LU won 1-6, 6-3, 6-4
Keevil vs Cherry LU won 6-1, 6-4
Hansen vs Taylor LU won 6-4;5-7 (10-8)
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I was in awe of my grandmother, Becky, a white woman from Paddington in London who had, sometime in 1901-1902 while on holiday in Kingston, fallen in love and against all social convention of the time married a black Jamaican.
It wasn't just white and coloured Jamaicans who would have shown and demonstrated contempt for Becky, but the blacks as well. A white woman marrying a black man was unheard of at that time – in fact there was a time when it was illegal! I think that's one of the things I found most surprising during my research about my family; how, even after Emancipation, Jamaica had continued to practice Great Britain's colour and social prejudices – whites looking down on coloureds, coloureds looking down on blacks and black accepting they were the lowest class in Jamaican society. My grandmother's social standing would have been on a par with the blacks or maybe even lower, if that's possible.
I wish I had known her. I thought how brave she was and what courage she had. Saying goodbye on the dockside at Avonmouth before she boarded the S.S. Port Morant, expecting only to be away from England for a few weeks, was to be the last time she saw or spoke to her parents. My grandmother never returned to England but she did keep the telegram her father sent her when he heard about her plans to marry Henry Browney from my Great Aunt Martha.
Telegram from Samuel Ross, Droop Street, London
Becky Ross c/o "Mon Repose", St Andrews, Jamaica
Martha has told us of your plans to marry. Please reconsider. Cannot agree with this marriage. If you proceed you will cease to be our daughter and do not wish to see you or speak to ever again. We beg you to reconsider.
Becky's Diary (circa 1930s)
Holy Trinity Cathedral, North Street: The Cathedral stands in its own spacious grounds and is a very impressive piece of architecture with a great copper dome and four Minarets which can be seen from a distance. The cathedral was rebuilt after being totally destroyed in the 1907 earthquake and although it's very big and grand inside I get a great sense of peace in here, perhaps because the delicate shades of the colour scheme are restful to the eye.
White marble steeps lead to the Main Altar and the life size figure of Our Lord hanging on the Cross. The rose windows tower above the mosaic decoration on the walls where the 14 stations of the cross hang and there are also the statues of St. Anthony, the patron saint of missing people, St Francis, the patron saint of animals and the Little Flower, St Therese. Left of the main altar is the Altar of Our Lady and on the right of it is the Altar of St Joseph with the Child Jesus in his arms.
Another year, another candle. Eight years since Ma died and six since Pa. I thought he'd go first. Who would have guessed that when I said goodbye to them that foggy afternoon on Avonmouth docks all those years ago, it would be the last time I'd see or speak to them? I still have all the letters I sent them and which they returned, unopened. They never found it in their hearts to forgive me for marrying Henry.
"Ma, did you find it as heartbreaking as I did to remove me so completely from your life; did I really cease to exist for you?"
"Did you ever think about your grandchildren? Did you ever wonder what they looked like?"
"Why did you punish them, for my actions? You paid a high price for your prejudice, never knowing the love or experiencing the joy of getting to know your wonderful 11 grandchildren.
Settling down: Coming to Jamaica for a holiday was one thing, but settling down to live here permanently was another. I had so much to adjust to in Kingston. The heat, humidity and dust were the worst things to cope with, especially when I was pregnant with Sydney, my first child; the heat drains you of all energy. And then there were the insects – the mosquito bites, oh I was bitten from top to bottom and sometimes I would get ill and develop a fever.
Henry said I had very sweet blood and that's why they would bite me. Hardly any consolation, but night time was better because we slept with a net over our beds. We threw out all our upholstered furniture and rugs because fleas were breeding in them and replaced them with polished floors and cane furniture. Ants were a terrible nuisance; they were everywhere, particularly where there was food.
Earthquakes terrified me. One of the worst happened one day when I was visiting Lucy and I had Sydney, Cissie and Vivie with me. Lucy and I were sitting on her veranda and as she got up to go and make tea, without any warning the ground began to tremble and there was a terrible noise. It was as if we were underneath a railway arch and a very long train was passing over our heads, but the noise was like a great roar and a hundred times greater than a train. The whole experience only lasted about 10 seconds. Vivie slept through it but Sydney and Cissie started crying because the noise was so loud.
The earthquake was felt all over the island and the fires which followed just about destroyed Kingston. People rushed out into open to places like Victoria Park and Kingston race course, where they stayed for days.
Life was hard then, but manageable, especially when you're in love. Because of my marriage, I became infamous.
"You're a notorious wanton woman now" Henry would say teasing me.
People would point at me or just stand and stare and many, including people I had once considered to be friends, would cross the road to avoid walking past me. White and coloured Jamaicans would spit at me and the name calling was endless; nigger-lover was the most common.
I tried to understand how Jamaica's Christian middle and upper classes, supposedly wise, intelligent and intellectual people, could treat others in such a cruel manner.
But these inconveniences, as I called them, were more than made up for by the charm, dignity and generosity of spirit I found among the black Jamaicans in spite of their circumstances. I smile inwardly when I read in the papers how the Government likes to promote the view overseas and, particularly to tourists who visit the island, that whites and blacks live side by side in perfect harmony. What rubbish, what lies!
You would have to be blind not to notice that the majority of blacks are uneducated, poor and despised by both the middle and white upper class groups who never bother to disguise their contempt for them. They're more concerned about their own status than those of the black masses. The blacks live within the twin boundaries of poverty and unemployment and cannot step outside them unless they have education or money and if they can't get those they will remain where they are. Jamaica opened my eyes to the frailties of human nature. Until I came here I hadn't realised that humanity could come in varying degrees and that there could be such a dramatic class distinction in the social structure of one race of people.
Kingston is still an attractive city with wide streets and buildings painted in shades of pink, cream and blue, the gardens full of hibiscus and blood red poinsettias and rich purple splashes of gorgeous bougainvillea vines. But I prefer the old capital, Spanish Town, and even though it's now shabby, neglected and damaged by earthquakes, there still remains some splendid Spanish architecture and the ancient cathedral.
There are shops of every kind in Kingston, but never the one I want when I need it.
There is an increase in motorcars now but I find them a nuisance because their motor horns are so loud and drivers use them constantly. And they are dangerous because of the "Blow and Go" war-cry of the drivers. If two cars are at a cross roads and both blow their horns simultaneously, each one hears only the sound of his own horn and if both "go", which usually happens, there's a crash. The utter and complete disregard of the speed limit by car drivers is only equalled by the utter and complete disregard of the police to enforce the speed limit in the city.
The side streets of Kingston are where the blacks live. Women wearing brightly coloured turbans gossip from the windows with neighbours on the pavement below and men standing in the shade discussing something in patois, a language I never learnt. Mangy dogs, wandering the streets, full of fleas and with prominent ribs sticking out, worry me as well as goats with their kids which amble through the city in search of grass. But my heart breaks for the poor little donkeys with their big gentle eyes, long ears and delicate tiny feet, heavily loaded either side and the owner perched in the middle, smoking ganja and half asleep.
My marriage to Henry didn't last but it did produced 11 beautiful children. Before we married I knew of his reputation for living a reckless life. Too much drinking, gambling and he had known plenty of women. But I loved him and I thought he would change, in fact, I thought I could change him. But the habits he had before we married continued during our marriage and caused me great pain. I would have put up with his peccadilloes, but not his drinking and gambling. When he drank, he gambled, when he gambled he usually lost all his money and then we had no food. I would have to go to the priest and beg for money to feed our children. That was too much. I couldn't stand begging.
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Please tell me someone saved them and can repost elsewhere.
Are you talking about the links I posted? I can send you the files direct if you want.or better yet (Again, sorry they aren't hi-res. Haven't found a hi-res image yet):
and that nasty spider looking creature (is that from Dagobah?). Interesting we see Luke with Yoda on his back there so that's why I assume that's a Dagobah spider.
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Cheap Trick to Perform at Washington D.C. Earth Day Rally
Cheap Trick will rock the nation's capitol on this coming Sunday, April 22. The classic rockers are part of the entertainment for an Earth Day rally on the National Mall in Washington D.C., which according to the band's website runs from 12PM to 7PM ET.
The '70s and '80s rockers will hardly be the only celebrities in attendance. Amongst the tens of thousands of people expected to enjoy the exhibits and demonstrations are professional athletes and politicians. Reverend Jesse Jackson will also be a part of the festivities although it's not clear how.
The first Earth Day was in 1970, and the organizer of that inaugural holiday -- Denis Hayes -- will be speaking. There's also an "EcoVillage," renewable energy demonstrations workshops and booths run by NASA, Kids vs. Global Warming, Solar City and Climate Change.
Dave Mason and Kicking Daisies will also perform on Sunday. Two years ago Sting and Jimmy Cliff were the featured performers and tens of thousands swarmed the mall to be a part of the fun. The Associated Press reports that the event wasn't held in 2011 because of the economic downturn and because the holiday fell on the same weekend as Easter and Passover.
Cheap Trick will be helping to encourage "acts of green." Kathleen Rogers, the Earth Day Network president, says they hope to reach one billion commitments to walk to work, plant a tree or participate in environmental education programs across the globe.
"My favorite was a guy who broke up with his girlfriend because she wouldn't recycle," Rogers says. "We counted that as an act of green."
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Tasseling and detasseling
About three weeks ago, I stopped along Old Highway 68/80, east of Hopkinsville, and took this photo of the Little River Valley. In the distance, a field of corn is growing in the rich bottom land along the river. It appears as a yellow patch because all the corn plants were tasseling (blooming). The tassel is the male flower of the corn plant.
Pollen grain germination occurs within minutes after a pollen grain lands on a receptive silk. A pollen tube, containing the male genetic material, develops and grows inside the silk, and fertilizes the ovule within 24 hours. Pollen grains can land and germinate anywhere along the length of an exposed receptive silk. Many pollen grains may germinate on a receptive silk, but typically only one will successfully fertilize the ovule.
Source: "Silk Emergence" at the Corny News Network
When hybrid seed corn is grown, two varieties of corn are planted in a field, but only one variety is allowed to tassel. The tassels on the other variety are removed manually (often by teenagers who need a summer job) and/or by machine, or sometimes a corn variety with sterile tassels is planted.
The ears that grow on the detasseled plants will have hybrid seeds (kernels) -- a cross between two varieties. All of the corn kernels from ears on the tasseled plants are simply "chips off the old block", now a little more inbred.
After the corn tassels, the whole energy of the plant is devoted to growing the ear/s of corn and filling the kernels with all the nutrient and genetic material it will need for germination. The plant will not develop any more leaves or get any taller.


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The Rub of My Werewolf
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- Published By: eXtasy Books
- Author: Bronwyn Heeley
- Page: 65
- Word Count: 13799
- Publication Date: May 23, 2014
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- Categories: Erotic Romance, Gay, GLBT, Paranormal
Finally free, can Dan make the right decision, not only to keep himself alive, but to keep the man he loves.
Running for his life, in the literal sense, Daniel never thought he'd run into his ex-lover, the one he walked away from, forever, but that's exactly what happened, or was it more Gene running into him.
As Gene tries to catch Dan and get him to realise they are better together rather than apart, he's got to battle a very real enemy—one that's been chasing them from the beginning.
Maybe it's time to end this, maybe it's the time to show Dan what he needs to see by standing beside him and showing him he's willing to do anything for the man he loves.
But this is only the start. Let's just hope they're pointing themselves in the right direction.
Note: it's highly recommended that you read this series in order


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Style # 204899
With a dramatic circular cut at neckline, single half sleeve and a snug soft stretch, this bebe bodycon dress is a daring evening piece that is sure to turn heads. Cut from a lightweight fabric with high elasticity. Try it with a leather jacket and a pair of boots.
- 88% nylon, 12% spandex
- Dry clean
- Made in USA
- Center back to hem: 33" (84 cm)
- Model is 5'9" and is wearing a US size S
Cutout One Sleeve Dress is rated out of 5 by 12.
Rated 5 out of 5 by TXGIRL from Amazing Dress!! I got this dress in the mail yesterday and LOVE IT!! It fits perfect and looks just like the picture on. I have a larger chest and after reading some of the reveiws I ordered a large and it looks amazing on. This is my new fav dress.
Date published: 2013-11-07
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Date published: 2013-01-30
Rated 5 out of 5 by Snugy26 from Classy, not too short on 3'4, very sexy!!! Excellent! Fits me perfectly! Runs small! Bought the black one! Will wear on V-day with red sandals :)
Date published: 2013-01-30
Rated 5 out of 5 by KalikaSlg18 from Luv this dress I read the reviews before I bought this dress. I bought it in black for a black friday event. I am a 34B and a size 0 and a small fits me like a glove. I love this dress it its so figure flattering. I shows every curve!! I think the cut out makes it such a classy sexy.
Date published: 2012-12-19
Rated 5 out of 5 by Mish1 from Perfect dress!!! I got the coral color and this color is amazing. Such a beautiful color. The fit of the dress is just perfect. I ordered size XXS and it fits me just right. It's nice and fitted along the waistline. Excellent quality, great fabric. Very happy with the dress. I hope Bebe will make more colors; I can totally picture this dress in yellow as well; I would definitely get it.
Date published: 2012-12-06
Rated 2 out of 5 by michellee from Not what I expected I was expecting this dress to be a one layer bodycon dress, but it was two layers and a little too thick for me. It was also small in the chest area and too long but of course I am only 5'. I got an XXS and it fit snugly, but it wasn't the bodycon material I wanted, and the double layers made it too thick/lumpy for my taste. I returned it
Date published: 2012-12-04
Rated 2 out of 5 by ashley2030 from Nothing like picture "I ordered the light wine, and it looks nothing like the picture. it look more like a dark pink. from the picture it also look like a bodycon dress the material is more like a silk curtain with a piece of cloth underneath. returning ASAP
Date published: 2012-11-29
Rated 4 out of 5 by kimkim from Very nice dress Great dress and snug fitted of course. I ordered a medium and should have tried the L possibly just for a bit more room. This dress would probably be great to travel with and throw a great blazer or sweater over it to make it more conservative.
Date published: 2012-11-24


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Looking for Wilsons and Berrys in New Zealand
I have three Wilson males, James Wilson born c1862 and Nicholas born c1864, both born in South Africa. They both married Campbell girls (sisters)and had children in Whangarei. John Francis Wilson born c1867 in Pukekohe, New Zealand who married Ellen Mary Mayes. They also had 3 half brothers Thomas Berry born 1871, Mary Ann born 1874, Albert Henry born in 1876, and Frederick born in 1880.
James, Nicholas and Johns parents were James Wilson born c1828, don't know where and mother Bridget Moloney born c1842 in Clare, Ireland. They are thought to have married in South Africa c 1860.
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The Week in Pop: My pop-culture faves
It's that time again for my Friday roundup of notable pop culture! Take a look, then go have a cupcake:
1. My Heart Is An Idiot: Essays by Davy Rothbart. I know I'm kind of late on this one (it came out last fall), but this week Davy's hilarious, brave and often unbelievable stories have been my bedtime reading, and I dread turning the final page. There are very few books I've read this year that I've enjoyed more.
2. The Music Is You: A Tribute to John Denver. J Mascis, Evan Dando, Emmylou Harris and others contribute to this wonderful album of covers. Stream the whole record here; my fave is My Morning Jacket's version of Leaving on a Jet Plane.
3. Immortals, Marnie Stern. The singer/master guitarist continues to please indie and metal fans alike. Grab her new record, The Chronicles of Marnia (great title), out now.
4. Escape Artist, The Zolas. Speaking of music videos, this memorable one takes an unexpected turn about halfway through. The Zolas' new record, Ancient Mars, is out now.
5. New Girl. A good love story is hard to resist, and the Fox series is certainly riding high right now with Jess 'n' Nick. (I also like how I can just drop in on this show and still be able to catch up. Too many current series require major commitments!)
6. Silhouettes from Popular Culture by Olly Moss. I was on maternity leave when this one came out, but I picked it up the other day and adore it. Each page contains a different character/figure from entertainment as a charming black-and-white silhouette.
7. The Concert Vault app. Wanna hear a 1983 U2 performance? How about Springsteen in '78, or The Kinks in '72? This app requires a subscription, but it comes with an archive of thousands of amazing shows.
8. Margo Martindale. The character actress has been menacing on The Americans this season ... and then she turns around and makes us laugh on (the aforementioned) New Girl. Love her.
9. This Is Madness. HOW DID HAN SOLO LOSE?!
10. Tabletop Day. It's time to dust off those board games. The worldwide event started by Felicia Day and Wil Wheaton takes place Saturday.
11. Game of Thrones. Bring on the Dinklage! I can't wait 'til Sunday.
Have a wonderful holiday weekend, everyone! See you Monday ...


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The Compact Muon Solenoid, or CMS, dwarfs workers at the Large Hadron Collider during construction work in 2007. A leader of the CMS' scientific team says in a CERN video that physicists have observed a new particle that may have characteristics consistent with the Higgs boson.
A mistakenly leaked video from Europe's CERN particle-physics center reports that a new subatomic particle has been observed at the Large Hadron Collider, in the range where the long-sought Higgs boson is expected to lurk. The video has now been put into password-protected status, and CERN says viewers shouldn't "take anything for granted" until a much-anticipated seminar on the Higgs boson hunt takes place on Wednesday.
"We've observed a new particle. ... We have quite strong evidence that there's something there," Joe Incandela, spokesperson for the LHC's CMS experiment, said in the video, which was discovered by Science News on CERN's website. "So, to ascertain its properties is still going to take us a little bit of time."
Incandela said the particle has some of the characteristics associated with the Higgs boson, which plays a key role in hypotheses that explain why some subatomic particles have mass while others don't. Finding the Higgs is a key target of the $10 billion LHC project. Its discovery could open the way to new frontiers in physics, such as the study of extra dimensions and supersymmetry.
Consistent with the Higgs
The physicist said that the particle decayed into two photons, in a way consistent with Higgs' behavior. He also said it's 130 times as massive as a proton — which is within the expected mass range for the Higgs.
"This is very significant," said Incandela, a physicist from the University of California at Santa Barbara who was the first U.S. scientist to be elected spokesperson for an LHC experiment. "This is the most massive such particle that exists, if we confirm all of this, which I think we will. ... This is something that may, in the end, be one of the biggest discoveries, or observations, of any new phenomena that we've had in our field in the last 30 or 40 years, going way back to the discovery of quarks."
CMS spokesperson Joe Incandela reports in a CERN video that a new particle has been observed at Europe's Large Hadron Collider.
If the particle's characteristics correspond to the predictions provided by some of the theories on the frontier of physics, "then we're really seeing something very, very closely tied to the fabric of space and time, something that's really fundamental to the universe, and that represents a major discovery, perhaps as big as the discovery of quarks, perhaps as big as the discovery of antimatter," Incandela said.
Incandela characterized the CMS team's find as "very strong evidence," but he downplayed the use of the word "discovery" — a word that physicists reserve only for the most solid findings, with only one chance out of 3 million that the result is a statistical fluke. Instead, he emphasized the term "observation," which he said means that the particle is "definitely there, and it's very unlikely to go away."
He said the particle could be the kind of Higgs boson that fits perfectly with the existing theory of particle physics, the Standard Model, or it could be an unorthodox type of particle that doesn't fit the model. "If that's the case, then we have something really profound here," he said. "It could be a gateway to the next phase of exploring the deepest parts of the fabric of our universe."
He emphasized that CMS' results were only preliminary, and did not refer to any claims from the ATLAS collaboration, the other team most heavily involved in the search for the Higgs. But he did say he expected the results to be sufficiently confirmed to lead to a scientific publication by the end of July.
"We're very excited," Incandela said.
A tipoff? Or a red herring?
The video, which was dated July 4, appeared to provide a tipoff to the announcement planned for Wednesday. Incandela's comments reflected what the pre-announcement buzz has been: that the CMS and ATLAS teams observed an anomalous particle with the characteristics of the Higgs, with a confidence level close to that required to claim a discovery.
However, this was just one video interview with one senior researcher, and it's not clear how much the video will reflect what the team leaders will say at the seminar. When the video came to light, outside physicists cautioned that the full story may turn out to be different.
"Really, we need to see ATLAS and CMS data side by side, e.g., are peaks in the same places?" theoretical physicist Robert Garisto, an editor at Physical Review Letters, told me in a Twitter conversation. On the other hand, he said, "I wouldn't bet against the Higgs now."
Physicists at CERN, a nuclear research facility in Switzerland, are expected to announce that they have finally found the Higgs boson, a subatomic particle. Derrick Pitts, chief astronomer at the Franklin Institute, discusses.
CERN spokesman James Gillies struck a similar note of caution. He told me today that the Incandela interview was "one of several videos that we recorded to cover all the bases." CERN tried to keep all of the advance videos password-protected, to guard against premature release, but "one of them became visible for a short period of time ... we don't know why."
The ATLAS and CMS teams, from their spokespersons on down, are trying to abide by Wednesday's embargo on their findings.
"Until the seminar tomorrow, don't take anything for granted," Gillies told me. You can watch CERN's webcast of the particle-physics fireworks beginning at 3 a.m. ET.
Update for 2:30 p.m. ET: Credit for spotting the video on the CERN website goes to Science News' Kate Travis.
Previous episodes in the Higgs hunt:
- Has Higgs been found? Almost
- How the Higgs gives things mass
- Higgs boson hits new highs
- Ups and downs for Higgs boson buzz
- Cartoons visualize the Higgs boson
- Can physicists crack the big puzzle?
- Flash graphic: Inside the Big Bang Machine
- Flash graphic: Michio Kaku on LHC nightmares and dreams
- Msnbc.com's special report on the Large Hadron Collider
Alan Boyle is msnbc.com's science editor. Connect with the Cosmic Log community by "liking" the log's Facebook page, following @b0yle on Twitter and adding the Cosmic Log page to your Google+ presence. You can also check out "The Case for Pluto," my book about the controversial dwarf planet and the search for new worlds.


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