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Joey Intenso and Ivan Vladik Wrestling
Joey Intenso and Ivan Vladik give us a very entertaining nude submission wrestling match. Joey had done very well in previous matches so we paired him with newcomer Ivan. Fairly evenly matched in size it promised to be a good match. The guys start out with some stretching exercises, to loosen themselves up, before getting started with the wrestling. Ivan quickly shows that he is a bit of a terrier, very quick with his movements, and very tenacious. He takes the first round, and then the guys remove their slipys, so we can see the equipment swinging as they wrestle. Ivan extends his lead, round by round, as he demonstrates what a good wrestler he is. After a few rounds we can see that the dicks are extended, and look great as they slap against each other's bodies. At about the halfway point of the match the guys oil each other's ...
... more about Joey Intenso and Ivan Vladik Wrestling further in this newsletter
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Wank Party 2011 #6 features Artur Lafek, Danek Carka, Michal Adamus, Martin Mourek and Jonas Vedrel. This is a cream party, as you will see. It all starts of rather sedately, with Artur and Michal feeding banana, strawberries and cream to Jonas, at the same time smearing his chest with some of the cream. Then, out of the blue, a cream pie flies into view and squirting everywhere as it lands. This is the cue for the guys to go wild, throwing and squirting cream at each other, and having a lot of fun doing it. It gets extremely raucous as the guys go at each other with the cream. At one point someone jumps and as he lands he slips on the cream and lands on his ass, knocking Artur over as he goes. Soon a semblance of order is restored and the guys start to suck, with Martin and Michal sucking Artur and Danek, who squirt cream over their dicks at the same time. Jonas assists by keeping the supply of cream on the dicks. The two suckers are rock hard and Danek grabs a handful of dick to wank. Then they switch and Artur and Danek start to suck on Martin and Michal with Jonas squirting more cream,as required. Martin and Michal kiss, through a mountain of cream, as they are being sucked. Then, as seems only right, Artur and Danek start to rim Martin and Michal, again with a profusion of cream smeared on their holes. Next it is onto some very good fucking, with Martin sitting on Artur's rock hard dick and Danek shoving his dick deep inside Michal's tight ass. Martin's dick is rock hard as he bounces up and down on Artur's dick, then a change of position. Martin on his stomach with Michal astride him, so that both of their asses are exposed to Danek, who starts to fuck, while Martin and Michal take turns to suck on Artur. after a while Artur and Danek swap places and the action continues apace. Another change of position with Martin and Michal both on their sides with Artur fucking Michal and Danek's creamy dick sliding in and out of Martin's ass.
Soon Martin shoots his load as Danek fucks him and Michal cums while he is being fucked too. Then the finale is Artur, Jonas and Danek shooting their loads over the faces of Martin and Michal and having their dicks sucked clean, before going off to the shower.
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Weather turned cold and rainy over the weekend. This morning was very cool and heavy rain. This afternoon, hot with sun shinning. I hope we have a stretch of good weather.
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Our Preview tonight is Part One of our next Wank Party. I think it's called the Whipped Cream Wank Party
Sascha Borodin is 18 years old and comes, originally, from Russia. He is now in Prague studying Travel Management. He enjoys snowboarding, tennis and fitness. I really like Sascha, he has such a beautiful face and a very good body. He looks fabulous in this stills shoot, as he poses for us. He makes very good wood indeed, his dick points skywards, which is something I always love to see. He also has a lovely ass. I think he is adorable. We used him in a Wank Party recently too and, after that had opened his eyes a little, a fucking duo. I must say he has impressed me a great deal, and I am pleased at how we have moved him forward. I look forward to seeing his erotic video soon.
Jan Motyka is aged 19 and lives in Lichnov. He works as a carpenter and likes to play football. Jan is a very good looking guy, and he has a nicely defined body. Clearly he works hard on it. In this erotic video Jan starts fully dressed and rubs his body as he slowly removes his jacket, cap and shirt, to reveal his awesome chest. Then his hand slips into his pants and he plays with his dick before unfastening the pants and pulling them down to reveal a very nice bulge in his white undies. After some very erotic massaging of his dick in the shorts he pulls out a very long dick and starts to wank it for us. Then he turns around and shows us his ass, kneeling on the seat to give better exposure as his hands spread the cheeks. Some eager helping hands enter the scene and start to play with the ass, pulling the dick back through Jan's legs and presenting it to the asshole. Then some fingers slip into the hole, opening it up very nicely. Then after removing the shorts and pants the hands turns Jan over, and gets him to wank on his cock, getting it nice and stiff. It looks great and the hands take over again wanking on that cock and the playing some more with his ass, using a vibrator, sliding it in real deep. Finally the hands go back and play with Jan's dick, inducing a great pop shot that squirts all over.
Joey Intenso and Ivan Vladik give us a very entertaining nude submission wrestling match. Joey had done very well in previous matches so we paired him with newcomer Ivan. Fairly evenly matched in size it promised to be a good match. The guys start out with some stretching exercises, to loosen themselves up, before getting started with the wrestling. Ivan quickly shows that he is a bit of a terrier, very quick with his movements, and very tenacious. He takes the first round, and then the guys remove their slipys, so we can see the equipment swinging as they wrestle. Ivan extends his lead, round by round, as he demonstrates what a good wrestler he is. After a few rounds we can see that the dicks are extended, and look great as they slap against each other's bodies. At about the halfway point of the match the guys oil each other's bodies, making them glisten even more, and more difficult to control in holds. Joey, who knows that he is losing, resorts to grabbing Ivan's balls time after time, in an effort to stem the flow. But this is to no avail, as Ivan seems impervious to it. Despite all his efforts Joey doesn't manage to win a single round as Ivan storms to a 15-0 victory. Then they start a wank off to see who can be the first to shoot. However before they start that they wank each other some and Joey, as the loser, goes down on Ivan, much to his surprise and amusement. Ivan's facial expression is great while he is being sucked. Finally the wank off starts and the winner in that is Joey who squirts a nice load on his leg, and then Ivan follows suit, but on his belly. They clean each other before going to the shower, where they wash each other, and Joey feels the need to relieve himself, again much to Ivan's amusement.
In today's Casting Couch, my pick is Tibor. I do like Stano a lot. Close call for me because Stano has done lots of shoots for us, is up for anything, and is a very good sport, not to mention very cooperative. He came to casting with a schoollad suit type uniform. That always gets to me.
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This B- list television and movie actress is basically cut off from her friends at least as far as texting goes. Her very controlling A list movie actor significant other says that the only time she can text is outside the home. So, inside it is e-mail or phone calls, although those are limited too.

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Quote from: cuda48 on April 16, 2011, 02:00:36 AMHere's a photo of the Dick Hoffman Camaro with a set of Motor Wheel Spyders on itCamiciaMike, besides the Milt Minter Firebird, the Hoffman Camaro was the other one I had remembered using the Spyder wheels. Others may have used them but those are two cars I remember using them for sure.
Here's a photo of the Dick Hoffman Camaro with a set of Motor Wheel Spyders on itCamicia
Oh, one of the last pictures above shows a Minilite with the "plugs" in it....more than likely from a 70 Penske Javelin.Craig


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Has Panasonic lost its lovin' feeling for plasma TVs? The 47-inch Panasonic TX-L47ET50B is the Japanese manufacturer's biggest ever LCD TV by some distance, and as such represents a major shift in what it thinks is the right tech for home cinema.
For long a manufacturer mainly of plasma panels, Panasonic LCD TVs have thus far only been made in sub-37-inch screen sizes.
So the Panasonic TX-L47ET50B - priced at £1,673 in the UK (about $2,660) - and little brother the TX-L42ET50B (£1298/about $2070) are genuinely new for - tech-wise - arguably the most important brand in flatscreen TVs.
It may be a step in another direction for Panasonic, but the TX-L47ET50B is hardly a novelty act. In fact, this era of all brands offering everything might play into our hands in this case for one good reason: Panasonic's small screen LCD TVs have thus far been immaculate.
The main reason for that hasn't been the use of Edge LED backlighting (which, incidentally, the Panasonic TX-L47ET50B has), but instead their being based around IPS panels, which tend to extend the viewing angle noticeably further than basic LCD panels.
Happily, the Panasonic TX-L47ET50B constitutes Panasonic's largest ever attempt at an IPS-panelled television.
The Panasonic TX-L47ET50B isn't all about panel tech, living up to its Smart Viera LED TV name in more than one way.
Most eye-catching is it super-slim 36mm-deep chassis, which is dressed in an unusual mix of transparent lip and silver bezel, the latter of which measuring just 11mm wide. Called a 'Crystal Frame' by Panasonic, it's a great idea and cleverly executed, although the Panasonic TX-L47ET50B is a tad wider than it actually appears.
Appearance is all with its 3D system, too, which uses the active shutter tech developed by Panasonic.
Unfortunately this is the brand's entry-level 3D LED effort, so it doesn't actually ship with any 3D glasses in the box. We managed to procure a pair of Panasonic TY-ER3D4ME 3D glasses, which cost £81 in the UK and $80 in the US, where they're called Panasonic TY-ER3D4MU 3D Active Shutter Eyewear. Not too bad you might think, but for a family of five?
It's an unlikely upgrade, which partially explains Panasonic's introduction of its Easy 3D range of ET5 LED TVs, which use the much cheaper passive technology. Glasses for those TVs cost just a few quid, but the detail levels aren't as high.
Smart TV functions consist of Viera Connect, a grid-style presentation of app icons covering the likes of BBC iPlayer, BBC News, YouTube, Fetch TV, Eurosport and Skype. To use Skype, you'll need to add a £130 Panasonic HD Communication Camera TY-CC10W, which is called the TY-CC20 and costs $130 in the US.
Other Panasonic TVs
Aside from the simple small-screen LCD-based C Series, all of Panasonic's other LCD TVs for 2012 are LED-backlit.
The HD-ready X5 Series' largest screen is the 32-inch TX-L32X5, while the 32-inch TX-L32ET5 kicks off the ET5 Series, Panasonic's only attempt at passive 3D TV.
Other sets include the 37-inch TX-L37ET5, 42-inch TX-L42ET5, 47-inch TX-L47ET5 and 55-inch TX-L55ET5, all of which ship with four pairs of 3D glasses as well as Viera Connect, Wi-Fi and DLNA networking.
All other Panasonic LED TV ranges with 47-inch screens use the active shutter 3D system. These include the high-end Panasonic TX-L47WT50 in the WT50 Series, which boasts two pairs of 3D specs, Infinite Contrast, dual core Pro4 processor, web browser with Flash support, Bluetooth and a touchpad remote.
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Haley walks in with that fashionable Ass!
It is the holidays and here on moneytalks we like our festivities. First Havoc hits the streets and locates a hot female who we pay to have sex with a dildo strapped on to someone we hired chest. It is turkey time and we love stuffing. Havoc has this hot ass turkey she needs stuffed. We pay a couple of guys to come back to our studio and play a game of pilgrim and Indian. Watch these two work together to make some of the nicest stuffing you have seen yet. Our other crew is manning a clothing store. We pay a few customers who come in and try some of our threads on. This one guy gets a major atomic wedgy. Haley walks in and all one can notice is that amazing ass. Jmac and Tony definitely want to see what kind of junk she has packing back there. We pay her the big cheese and Haley hops that beautiful fat ass all over Jmacs dick. She loves that cock and sucks it like a champ as well. This one is a keeper. She enjoys that dick as much as you will enjoy that ass hopping around your screen. Enjoy the holidays....
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The Kershaw County Chamber of Commerce will vote on the state chamber's 2013 Competitiveness Agenda at its Dec. 20 meeting. The S.C. State Chamber of Commerce presented the new agenda at the chamber's Nov. 15 meeting.
The Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) held its third town hall meeting at Camden Middle School Thursday night. Sheriff Jim Matthews and his command staff were available to answer questions about the state of the KCSO.
The Camden branch of the Kershaw County Library reopens today and will celebrate with an open house from 6 to 7 p.m.
The presidential election results have caused some interesting behavior from U.S. citizens around the country.
Two Columbia men were arrested after stealing meat and fish from the IGA in east Camden -- by hiding it in a wheelchair.
Families were a focus for Col. Dale Hall, chief of staff for the South Carolina National Guard, at the 2012 Veterans Day Observance held Friday at American Legion James Leroy Belk Post No. 17.
A Kershaw County resident was selected as Richland School District Two's (RCSD2) 2012 District Teacher of the Year.
Colorado and Washington voted to legalize recreational marijuana use this week.
Kershaw County Board of School Trustees members will not see a pay increase next year.
The Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) will hold its third town hall meeting in Camden Middle School's (CMS) multipurpose room Nov. 15 at 6 p.m.
A Camden-area woman received a scam email from "National Mediation Group" claiming that she owed $800. The woman also received several voice messages from the company.
Doby's Mill Elementary School (DMES) Librarian Betsy Long spent a weekend in with no electricity with her online friends in August.
Kershaw County School District (KCSD) has introduced Positive Behavior Intervention Support (PBIS) into the KCSD middle schools this year after measureable success with PBIS at the elementary school level.
A Lugoff man accused of manufacturing methamphetamine and murder was found guilty on both charges on Friday.
The Kershaw County Sheriff's Office (KCSO) recently charged a Cassatt man out on a $200,000 personal recognizance bond for the murder of his brother with allegedly physically abusing his girlfriend.
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Leadville Trail 100 - 2009
From my point of view, this year's race was blessed from the beginning...sporting my new Vibram FiveFinger KSO Treks (to be released this month)...and some sponsorship money to pay for the race and some travel...thank you Vibram...I was also blessed with a fantastic crew and pacers...a luxury I did not have last year...made all the difference being part of a team! Thanks!
(Please click on image to right to read Michael Sandler's excellent report on the race.)
This was my third summer in Leadville: 2007 crewed Caballo Blanco and paced Chris Labbe from Mayqueen to Tabor. 2008 my first LT 100 in 28:33. Each year I stayed part of the time at the (in)famous Labbe Compound...Mas Loco Chris "Cabro" Labbe's family's Leadville vacation house. Lots of stories being made and shared there. Thank you!
My crew was headed up by Dave "Rem" Remy of Mercer Island, WA. Dave was one of my Introduction to Barefoot Running clients who got the itch to see what an ultramarathon looks like. When he asked me if he could help, my first inclination was to say no, just seemed to logistics oriented and more trouble than it would be worth, but I thought about it for a moment and realized that it would be an excellent way to share my experience...expanding all our boundaries...for the better. So, I agreed to have him crew. Did he know what he was getting into?
I left Seattle on the 14th and headed to Boulder. Michael Sandler of the Boulder Barefoot Running Club picked me up at the airport. He hosted me on Friday and on Saturday morning I had a blast giving a on-the-fly barefoot running workshop to the members of the club. At this meeting, I was lucky enough to meet a bunch of great folks and share what I had learned about barefooting. The next day, Sunday, a group of us headed for Leadville and a day hike up the famous Hope Pass...barefoot! What an experience...and great training.
(Click image to left to see my Facebook race report entry. Image on right is me with Nick Lang on Hope Pass)
Lucky for me, several of the hikers up Hope decided to come back to Leadville the following week to pace and crew with Dave. Wow!
I spent the week hanging out at the Labbe Compound and acclimatizing...eating Buffalo burgers (you heard me right...free range, grass fed, live-free-until-the-end critters...thank you!) and making sandals.
Dave showed up on Thursday, took a tour of the course with Senor Labbe on Friday and was ready to play by 4am on Saturday morning, start of the race. Thanks to Cabro, I had a spreadsheet with all the cutoff times at all the aid stations that I would need to get to in order to run under 25 hours and get a big silver buckle :) Thanks Cabro! I really wasn't training for speed or anything...just trying to maintain good overall fitness...and running well within myself and with excellent form. Perfect practice makes perfect.
Boulder Barefoot Running Club Members Scott, Dennis and Joey joined Dave on Saturday to divide up crew duties and get ready to start pacing me after the 50 mile point at Winfield. We agreed to have Dennis take me back over Hope Pass and Scott to take me to wherever it would be that Michael would catch up after giving a book presentation in Boulder. The race was on.
Started out by chatting with Ladislav Lettovsky who happened to be THE last out of Winfield last year who made it to the finish in time...after me. It was a coincidence that he had just read "Born to Run" so we had a great conversation.
Met my crew for the first time at Hagerman, and was running a bit too fast...after all I saw Cabro there...and he should have been way ahead, so I walked up Sugarloaf and took it fairly easy coming down. Was about 15 minutes ahead of schedule at Powerline, but the heat was starting.
Got to Treeline in good form, got my cap and bandana and headed out through the new course section heading to Box Canyon instead of Half Moon due to a military helicopter crash. It was a hot section and I found myself filling up my bottles in streams as I found them.
Got into Twin Lakes feeling good and ready for my big climb. Felt good to "baptize" myself in the river crossing. Headed up Hope Pass with just one bottle with the idea of filling it up in the streams as I went...a great plan until the bottom of the other side where I had to run the entire 3 mile dusty road, in the heat, with just a swiggle left in my bottle and no streams. Ouch! This was a mistake that I would pay a little upon my return climb...feeling a little dehydrated.
Got into Winfield in good time, still on schedule and left with Dennis as my pacer/mule. Dennis tried to keep me amused climbing the backside of Hope, but it was taking a lot out of me and I could only answer with forced and not very energetic one-word grunts. But we finally got to the top and started running down. Dennis stuck it out and helped me a bunch. Great experience.
Got into Twin Lakes inbound feeling ready to run 40 more miles. Picked up my pacer Scott who was sporting red VFF Sprints...and off we went. Just before we took off, I downed a Chili Chocolate Mocha from Proven Grounds in Leadville...it was delicious...but it didn't mix well with the other stuff I crammed down my throat, so Scott's first taste of ultra nastiness was me upchucking the coffee just after climbing out of Twin Peaks. Vomiting while walking-running is a ultramarathon skill. Scott was a bit taken aback, but we soon got in stride making our way to the finish.
Scott ended up staying with me all the way to Powerline...25 plus miles on his first pacing adventure. What an amazing job. Excellent company the whole way. Thank you!
At Powerline I picked up Michael who had spent the afternoon in Boulder giving a presentation on Adult Attention Deficit Disorder...only to follow it with a run/walk into the night of the last 25 miles of the Leadville 100. Tragedy struck us after we reached the top of Sugarloaf...ready to run down the steep, rocky backside...our lights were dimming...and we did not have backups with us.
The aburdity of not having enough lights is big...I had been sent 20! lights from Princeton Tec...all excellent, bright lights, but we only had two...one dying, one dim...and it really hit me like a ton of bricks...I was not going to be able to run down...and I was most likely, therefore, not going to make the 25 hour, big-silver-buckle cutoff. Crap! Took me a bit of time to adjust to the new reality. It is amazing how hope can keep wind in sails...and hopeless...not so much.
After getting to Mayqueen and pretty much resigned to my over 25 hour destiny, Michael and I had 3+ hours to hobble our way to the finish...and having Michael there started paying off. He is a very interesting person with a lot of great stories and we shared and walked and hobbled our way to the never ending finishing line....which seemed so far away...the last 12 miles.
Finally we found ourselves climbing the last stretch of the rocky "Boulevard"...two miles that seems more like 6 at this stage of the race, but alas the asphalt road leading to the finish came into view...1 mile to go...uphill.
As we ran the final stretch, Michael had the presence of mind to suggest I pick up the pace to finish under 26 hours. He stretched the truth a little when he said there were 7 minutes left and I had to pick it up. There actually were 9+ minutes. And I picked up the pace big time...running the last 1/4 mile and finishing in 25 hours and 54 minutes. Wow!
Ended up in the medical tent getting checked and souped up on chicken noodle soup! Did I mention how AWESOME the volunteers in the race are...well they are!
All said and done a big team effort...a success.
Barefoot Ted
PS. I want to thank ProBar for sending me some of their latest organic fruit bars that have both black and white chia seeds in them. They definitely helped. Also, thanks to Amanda McIntosh for sending me Hammer Gels...I love them too. When I ran out, it sucked sucking on the PowerBar gels...YUCK! Can't handle sweet like that. Also, thanks to Princeton Tec and Extreme Outfitters for providing me with lights...if I had only had some extra with me at the top of Sugarloaf. Next year!
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Halloween has provided a great excuse to dress up in silly costumes and eat a ton of sweets while watching horror films. But the sugar-fueled holiday also has a potential to offend.
Enter the "Tranny Granny" costume, which was being sold by several retailers this year and last. After facing complaints, Walmart removed the listing from its website because it "obviously" violated its terms of service for third-party retailers, the company told LGBTQNation. "While it's listed on other sites, it clearly violates our policy and was quickly removed once we were notified. We're appalled this seller put it on our site to begin with," a representative for the superstore said.
Target pulled the product on Wednesday.
"As a part of our Halloween assortment, we offered a costume that was called 'Women's Granny Costume' in our women's online costume assortment," a Target representative said. "It recently came to our attention that other websites were selling the costume under a different description. While Target had not received any complaints, out of respect for public concerns people have raised, we made the decision to remove this item from our assortment."
On Amazon, the company pulled the male version of the costume but "Rasta Imposta girls Kids Grandma Costume," which looks very similar to the adult version, was still available Friday afternoon.
Spirit Halloween came under fire last year for offering the "Tranny Granny" costume. The store has renamed it "Adult Granny Costume" and continues to feature it online. A man with a cigarette hanging from painted lips wears a floral print dress and head scarf, broom in hand. The description reads, "Slap on some makeup and get ready for your granny walk and you will have the room roaring with laughter!"
The costume has sparked an outcry on social media. One Twitter user wrote, "Walmart and Amazon pull #trannygranny costume. You think?! Marginalized identities aren't for you amusement." Another said the get-up was "everything that is wrong about retail right now."
"Tranny Granny" is not the first controversy this Halloween shopping season. Disney recently pulled a "Moana" costume from its stores after critics claimed it promoted black face.
NBC has reached out to Amazon, Walmart and Spirit Halloween for comment.


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Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli is a re-creation of Ferrari's own racing series, where drivers unleash the world's most powerful, elegant cars on premiere international race tracks. The title was given a uniquely magical touch from GP2 driver Bruno Senna, nephew of F1 legend Ayrton, who acted as technical consultant on the game's handling.
"It's been refreshing to be a part of a racing title that takes itself seriously," said Dave Oxford, Activision Publishing. "Ferraris are elite performance machines and Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli simulates the exhilaration of driving them flawlessly."
Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli is a graphical beast - especially when running at 1080p on PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system. The game has 15 international racing circuits along with multiple gameplay modes such as Ferrari Challenge Seasons, Time Trial, Quick Race, and Endurance. The 16 competitor online multiplayer action is unmatched in terms of framerate and fun, even allowing Ferrari fanatics to race against European players who own the game. Downloadable content will be continually released for the Ferrari Challenge Trofeo Pirelli community beginning in September.
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Injuries last Mariners short-handed in 5-3 loss to Cubs in 11 innings
SEATTLE – With left-handed pitcher Joe Saunders representing the final hitting hope for a possible Seattle comeback against the Chicago Cubs, times were desperate for the Mariners.
Saunders was foisted into a hitting role when the injury-riddled Mariners sustained more injuries, giving up their DH spot and using all their position players in a 5-3, 11-inning loss Saturday.
Alfonso Soriano gave the Cubs the victory with a two-run homer off Oliver Perez (2-2) in the top of the 11th.
Mariners center fielder Dustin Ackley had to leave the game in the ninth after a diving attempt on Soriano's flyball. He was diagnosed with a sprained left thumb and received precautionary X-rays.
"All things considered, I think we're going to be OK," manager Eric Wedge said. "A sprained thumb. Probably going to be a couple days. We'll see how he feels when he comes in (Sunday)."
Jason Bay, who had entered as a pinch runner in the eighth, moved to center. Michael Saunders would have been in that spot but could not throw or hit because a finger was spiked in Friday's game. All he could do was pinch run.
By the time the 11th rolled around, Saunders was told to grab a bat. He flied out to center to end the game.
"Today was one of those fluke games when you're banged up coming in and someone else gets hurt," Wedge said. "You're trying to tie the ball game and come back, sometimes these things happen."
Joe Saunders added: "When we lost the DH I had an inkling ... hopefully, it didn't come to that but you get up there and tried to do your job. In that case, I was just trying to get on base."
The Mariners had tied the game with two outs in the ninth. Pinch-hitter Henry Blanco earned a one-out walk off Kevin Gregg to start the ninth-inning rally. Michael Saunders ran for him. Nick Franklin moved Saunders to second with a right-side groundout.
Endy Chavez, on a 0-for-19 slide entering his at-bat, sliced a single into shallow center, scoring Saunders with the tying run.
"It was up a little bit," Gregg said. "He fought it off enough to get it over second base. It happens."
Gregg had been a perfect 13 for 13 in save opportunities this season. His last blown save was Sept. 10, 2011, while with Baltimore at Toronto.
Carlos Villanueva (2-4) earned the win with one inning of relief. Blake Parker finished the 11th for his first career save.
Parker was the losing pitcher Friday in Seattle's comeback 5-4 victory in 10 innings.
Cubs starter Jeff Samardzija allowed six hits and two runs over his seven innings. He struck out five and walked three.
Aaron Harang worked eight innings for the Mariners, allowing three runs on five hits. In three starts against National League teams this season, Harang is 1-2 with a 1.96 ERA. By contrast, he is 2-6 with a 6.52 ERA in start against American League teams.
Starlin Castro also had a home run for the Cubs and Justin Smoak hit one for the Mariners.
The Mariners were foiled in the eighth. With one out, Kendrys Morales singled and Bay ran for him. Bay broke for second as reliever James Russell tossed over to first and Bay was caught stealing.
Raul Ibanez continued the inning with a two-out double to left. Smoak followed with a too-hard single to left. Left-fielder Brian Bogusevic scooped up the ball and threw to the catcher Welington Castillo, who tagged out the sliding Ibanez.
After the Mariners rallied, Soriano spoiled it. He connected on a 1-2 pitch from Perez over the center-field wall, 391 feet away.
"I was trying to go higher because I know he's a very good low-ball hitter and I just missed the pitch," Perez said.
"Everyone knows Soriano is a very good low-ball hitter and he just golfed the ball. Every time there is a winner and a loser in a game. That (loser) was me today."
It ended Perez's 14-game scoreless streak.
NOTES: Finishing games have been a problem for the Cubs. They are 26-9 when leading after seven and 28-6 when leading after eight. Seattle, by contrast, is 30-1 when leading after seven and 30-2 when leading after eight. "It's been tough all year to get those outs, whether it's the eighth or ninth inning, especially after leading so many games after seven innings," manager Dale Sveum said. "We have to make pitches and get people out in those situations." The Cubs have lost 24 games in which they've had the lead at some point, tied for most in the majors. . Ryan Sweeney left the game in the fourth inning with left rib soreness. . It was a Turn Back the Clock game. The Mariners wore the uniform of the 1909 Seattle Turks, who won a Northwest League championship. The Cubs wore early 1900s replicas.


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According to the forums homepage, Neil Pickup is 27 today.
Neil has done a tremendous amount for us CW'ers over the years, not least the Magpie and Beach Cricket projects, and has always been a valued contributor in that time.
In the local venacular I believe they would say "WAG"
Happy Birthday Neil! All the best mate, enjoy.


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Multiple blessings on thruterryseyes for her taping talent and many thanks to the flist for the links that I'll have to use until I can figure out the TV station/cable connundrum.
First? I've missed these guys. The eye catches, the tense faces, the quick grins, the way they say each others' names… I swear tonight it was as if I was finally able to take a deep breath. How bad is that? Please tell me ya'll felt the same way. Some of you? Anyone?
Second? OMFG. It's been awhile since I've literally jumped back from my TV screen. Lordy.
I haven't watched anything during the hiatus that wasn't centered on my two-year-old's viewing habits. I thought about watching epi 4.10 in preparation, but ran out of time. So when Then flashed across the screen, I was honestly unprepared for the emotional reaction to seeing Dean slowly crumble through demonish taunts and teases until he reveal to Sam that he'd lost count of how many souls...
This character (not to mention the actor who embodies him) has me by the throat. There was so much in this episode that built upon Dean's heavy heart, his weary soul, the idea that people simply aren't built to withstand the torment of watching the time tick by until their untimely--and insanely painful--demise. Add to that the torture of Hell (and my thoughts? no matter what your religious preference, the idea of a place of unmitigated torture is fairly universal), and the inevitable giving-in, and the unexpected rescue simply to return to the same life he'd left where smells death every day and the only person he truly loves on earth is always in peril... and he's only human.
My heart literally aches for this character. And Jensen Ackles carries this pain and this burden so incredibly well. So much of it is held in his eyes--it's a wonder to me that the actor in real life doesn't have his own demons to fight that he draws upon to give credibility to Dean.
While I have some bones to pick with Jeremy Carver's writing of this episode, that aspect--the aspect of Dean's character and Sam's reaction to his brother's experiences and pain--were rather spot-on. The place they've brought the brothers to is interestingly even-keeled. It's not just about who has demon blood and who went to Hell. The human weaknesses and frailty are present in both. And no longer do I think Dean looked at Sam with hurt, betrayal, or disappointment when he saw him use the "Force" on Samhain in the mausoleum.
Now? Looking back, I see fear in Dean's eyes. Fear that his experiences in Hell that haunted his dreams were, perhaps, a family trait...
But, I digress. Let me see if I can be somewhat coherent as for the first time I actually have notes. Novel concept, eh?
When we first saw the pale-faced supposed ghost emerge to kill the scuzzy-looking old geezer, I couldn't help but think that the same make-up artist who had dressed up the psychotic nurse in Folsom Prison Blues was once more employed for this creepy guest star. Her eyes, above all, creeped me out.
The shot of the Impala on a back road just outside of a livestock gate was somehow beautiful. I don't know what it was about that, but that image just evoked so much of the truth of their lives--always moving, never still, never safe, hiding from normal, living one step behind peace and two steps in front of death.
Sam asleep in the back seat (although, I do have to wonder at the muscle cramps from folding that lanky body in that space) was rather adorable. As was Dean behind the wheel, quietly reading by flashlight so as not to disturb his brother. No music or anything. A quick, almost staccato conversation and we find out that it's been about a month since Dean revealed "the rack" to Sam, and since that time, they've been moving from job to job, all-go-no-quit, moving like sharks lest stillness suffocate them.
Sam's "you're exhausted" and "you're running on fumes" had me hurting for both of them: Sam because he doesn't know what to do to help his brother, Dean because Sam is right and he'll never be able to outrun his past. No one can. I think a balance of confession is in order. Dean absorbed with a bit of shocked repulsion what happened with Sam while he was "down under." Sam absorbed with brokenhearted helplessness what happened to Dean in Hell. And now we're left with stilted conversations and not-quite hurt feelings. Sam can't even said "I'm sure her life was hell" without his brother jumping down his throat with a "like you know what hell is like."
Not fair. Hell is subjective, Dean. The time is coming when they need to face the fact that it was Hell for both of them--just different kinds of pain. Neither better or worse than the other. And if they behave as the brothers they are, I honestly see them coming to blows before they stop, take a breath, and realize that the only way they are going to survive whatever lives they have left is if they do so together.
Sorry... I'm apparently easily distracted this go-round. It's just been so long since we've seen them.
So, they decide to go to Stratton, NE, to what seems to be your basic ghost case. Can I just say? Watching Dean walk up the stairs into that house... holy. crap. It's those damned bow-legs. Okay, sorry. I'm back.
So, we have Supergirl as the Mom, and the Dad was "Hank" from Homefront. Anyone remember that one? Kyle Chandler's first TV show? *ahem* Have to say it took awhile for Danny to grow on me (and seriously? Danny? there is seriously a love of The Shining among the SPN writing team), but eventually I did finally care about the kid. And I liked Sis from the beginning. Even if her sighting of the girl in the window was rather ala Amityville.
The home inspector fake IDs were classic. And I just love how coolly both brothers pull that off--not one flinch. Not one tell saying "I'm sooo not who I say I am." Impressive.
I was rather intrigued by this ghost story, and I think it was good timing to bring us back into the former rhythm of the show by reminding us that these guys have a job--they hunt the things that go bump in the night, regardless of what/who they are. And even if there is the threat of Armageddon, and even if they have both angels and demons as lovers, and even if there is a bigger picture, that doesn't mean they don't do the job. So, good on the writing team for that. Also? Creepy-ass story, that. W. T. F?
That said, there were some holes that had me hmmming. For example? If a ball rolls out of a supposedly empty closet? You don't make nice (stupid kid). You run like hell (although, that I can write off to kids being stupid and not seeing enough scary movies). And? Why would a girl who flinches away from light be standing in a window looking out during the day? And? How did someone who had been hidden away from the world all their lives learn how to spell "Go" and "Too Late" (this last pointed out to me by the ever-wise Thru Terrys Eyes)?
I liked the plot of the family trying to make a fresh start and dangling the mystery of who Andy was to them. It really worked to give that family depth and make us care about what happened to them as much as Dean did. Plus? It gave Dean that extra push to make doing the right thing more than just doing the right thing. It because the mission. God, the way his eyes went hollow when he had to tell them about stupid asshole uncle Ted's demise... *pets Dean*
The part with the dog licking the girls hand...then the dog walking in the room?! Good GOD did I quib. We're talking full-on skeeved out. BLECH. Well, done, show. Then, with the brothers breaking in, the dog running out, chaos ensuing, I just kept saying, "this is not good, this is not good." The crying dog... the blood. For never having encountered people before that chick was heinously vicious in her psychotic mind mangling.
And then? The worst happened. She slit the Impala's tires. AND? Took the guns. That was the first real clue that we weren't dealing with your run-of-the-mill ghost. That, and the fact that she appeared outside of the house. I started guessing revenant, spell... something to keep that girl the same age as when she supposedly hung herself...
Danny associating the brothers with Scooby-Doo instead of the X-files was a cute, refreshing twist. I loved Dean strong-arming stupid asshole uncle Ted against the wall with his "I've got a gun" bluff. Mrrroowww. But his "I'm not letting that bastard or anyone else die tonight" right there warned us that death was coming for one of them and Dean was going to feel it. When "psycho Nell" crossed the salt circle, my curiosity meter buried into the red. I think Terry bit her tongue in half trying not to give anything away while I was busy yelling at Dean to duck! Hit her! Watch out!
Just when they convince the family to run for it, we find out that Danny is gone. Of course. Not of course like stupid writers, but of course like it figures something would keep them there. So, they all split up, which, as per usual, is a bad idea. Sam watches the fam in the shed while Dean and stupid asshole uncle Ted go search the crawlspaces in the house, leading us to one of Dean's best lines in the show: "Please nobody grab my leg, please nobody grab my leg..."
WORD! I was thinking the same thing. I remember reading Bag of Bones by Stephen King and there was a scene where the character entered a darkened basement, descending even darker stairs, and a small (ghost) hand reaches out and grabs his ankles and I swear I hid under the covers for about four hours. I was thirty. Shut-up.
Anyway, Dean enters non-ghost-girl's "kitchen" of squirrels and rats and, apparently, dog ("It's what's for dinner.") I'm so focused on what Dean is doing that it doesn't occur to me to worry about stupid asshole uncle Ted until he turns and HISS, ghost girl turns him into a kabob and poor Dean is left hiding his light in the hole, holding his breath, and waiting until she scurries past, while stupid asshole uncle Ted's corpse dangles open-mouthed next to his head. Gah.
I did get somewhat irritated with Supergirl giving up on Danny. As a mom, I say, you don't believe they're dead until you see a body. Until then, they're out there and there's always hope. Of course, that was before I found out she'd already lost a child to a car accident--her oldest. How one recovers from that, I hope to never have to find out. Especially when you have two more to continue to live for.
Okay, so Sam took his sweet time (just kidding) reading the daughter's diary. He finally finds Dean and reveals that the daughter who hung herself had been pregnant... and that her father had been her baby's father. To quote Dean. "Oh, gross."
Essentially, with that, what Jeremy Carver did was tell us the story about three totally screwed-up families. The co-dependent, evil-fighting, Winchesters, both who have seen a version of Hell that has hurt them worse than they'd ever felt before, both who have managed to somehow miraculously survive it, both who are walking forward, ever forward, on trembling legs, reaching out blindly and hoping someone good will reach back.
The tagedy-sticken American family who have tasted the death of their oldest and have resisted the ramifications such a death can evoke: tearing apart a marriage. They are still together, but they are wounded and their children are left to deal with their own loss and the pain of watching their parents try to put their lives back together.
The incestuous, back-woods, evil Nebraska Hillbillies. The father who lost not only his mate, but apparently his mind when his wife died in childbirth. Who molested his daughter, impregnating her and making her ashamed of what he made her do until she, herself, was distraught and insane enough to take her own life after giving birth. Who hid her offspring in the flippin' walls of his house until his own death. Deservedly so.
Man. What did that writer have for breakfast??
The girl eating rats in front of poor bound and gagged Danny... EWWW. Although, the nightvision effect was kinda cool. When Dean climbs down the dumbwaiter after Danny, my stomach went tense. I didn't like this situation at all. Dean was fragile--he would never admit it, of course, but he was. And his need to save Danny was soooo telling of his desire to make up for crawling off the rack and working with Alistair instead of against him, as is his nature. He had to find that kid, and he had to find him alive...
Which, he did, and then the biggest shocker of all? Psycho Nell has a BROTHER! Which, Danny reveals just before Dean is jumped. Gah! Danny escapes and the whole time I'm saying "hello! might wanna mention that Dean is fighting psycho Nell's BROTHER!!" But... he doesn't. He trembles and weeps and clings to his papa, and the mom in me finally gives the kid a break. Sam does hear his brother struggling, though, but by the time he emerges on the scene, Dean has retrieved his lost gun and puts two into the brother's chest, killing him.
And then... the pained "son of a bitch" look that crosses Dean's face tells you all you need to know about what his feeling about that action. He couldn't have done anything else, but when you're mired that deep in self-flagellation, you can't see your way out. So, the Dad kills psycho Nell to save the Mom and sister, and... the family is saved. All is right in the world, right?
Wrong. Tires replaced, guns in trunk, boys escaping with a "mutual appreciation" of the police and we're at the end with a highway underpass picnic and a heart-to-heart of sorts (which has become the norm for these guys).
Sam tries to give his brother an out--saying the he was in Hell he couldn't help what he did. But Dean sucks the wind out of that with an "I enjoyed it, Sam. I tortured souls, and I liked it... Because... the pain just slipped away."
Dean can't not remember that. And I don't know if he'll ever forgive himself for that. But there's no blame in his brother's eyes. Or, for that matter, with us. As I was saying earlier in this ramble, there is only so much the human psyche, the human soul can withstand. There is only so much torture and torment and pain and loss and hopelessness that Dean could resist before he felt as though his humanity was burned from him (even though it couldn't have been completely gone, else there wouldn't be anything for Castiel to save) and there was nothing for it but to join in and for the love of God, make the pain go away.
I think that reveal brings the brothers to the most even playing field they've been on in years. Since before John died. Sam was a "special kid" and had visions and Dean was literally scrambling to keep up and stay ahead of the game. Then Sam died and Dean lost ground. Dean's sacrifice put him back on the board, and Sam spent a year trying to keep the inevitable from happening. Then Dean died and Sam lost ground. Dean was pulled from Hell by an angel and Sam ignited his latent powers and who the hell knows what was going to pull them apart--but with one confession, the brother saved by angels and the brother with demon blood are once again both simply human.
Okay, I have to go get ready to see My Blood Valentine. I hope this ramble was partially worth the wait. Next week's will come on Friday as well; however, I do have a friend with DISH network and I'm hoping to pop over there Friday morning with a bribe of coffee to see her taped episode so that I don't have to wait for a download.
Slainte, all.


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Star manager Bruce Berkowitz's Fairholme Capital Management LLC is opening up its nine-month-old hedge fund to institutional investors, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.
Launched on January 1 by Miami-based Fairholme, the Fairholme Partnership LP hedge fund has grown to $140 million largely through investments by Berkowitz and his employees, according to the newspaper.
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(Reporting by Jessica Toonkel; Editing by Kenneth Maxwell)


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Congressman Anthony Weiner Is Taking A Leave Of Absence After Sexting Scandals — Will He Quit Soon?
The disgraced politician is headed to an unknown sexual rehabilitation center.
Congressman Anthony Weiner released a statement on June 11, announcing he's taking a leave of absence from his post, the New York Times reports.
The statement said, "Congressman Weiner departed this morning to seek professional treatment to focus on becoming a better husband and healthier person. In light of that, he will request a short leave of absence from the House of Representatives so that he can get evaluated and map out a course of treatment to make himself well. Congressman Weiner takes the views of his colleagues very seriously and has determined that he needs this time to get healthy and make the best decision possible for himself, his family and his constituents."
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ASPIRE (Academic Support Program for Increased Retention in Education) is a project funded by the U.S. Department of Education. Known by the Department as Student Support Services, ASPIRE, along with other TRIO Programs, was originally funded as an outgrowth of civil rights legislation during the 1960's. The goal of ASPIRE is to increase retention and graduation rates of our participants. We do this by providing opportunities for academic development, assistance students with basic college requirements, and motivating students toward the successful completion of their postsecondary education.
Under federal guidelines, students qualify for ASPIRE if they are low income, first generation in college (neither parent has a degree from an accredited four-year U.S. college or university), or registered with a disability hindering academic performance.


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Business Notic es, Friedlander Bros. ARE CASH PURCHASERS OF WOOL, GRAIN, AND ALL KINDS OF Farm Produce, and are also prepared to make LIBERAL CASH ADVANCES on the above, placed in >ur hands either for sale or shipment to the English or Colonial markets. TWINE BINDER, Wo have been appointed SOLE AGENTS for the DEEDING TWINE BINDER for the County of Ashburton, and as only a limited number can be supplied, all' who wish to make certain of securing those favorite machines for the next season, should ORDER SAME at ONCE from the Agents. The DEEDING TWINE BINDER awarded GOLD MEDAL at Ashburton, six machines competing; took special prize at Oamaru trial, &c., &c. yyE HAVE ALSO ON HAND, MCCORMICK'S, O-BORNE'S & WOOD'S Reapers & Binders with LATEST IMPROVEMENTS, at CHRISTCHURCH PRICES. Freight added. We have now on view, a few Second-Hand REAPERS and BINDERS, in thorough good working order, which we will dispose of at a very LOW FIGURE. A complete Assortment of extras for all Reapers and Binders, kept on the premises. yyE ARE JUST LANDING SIXTY-FIVE TONS OF BEST SOFT STEEL Binder Wire (Made expressly to our order), And it will be of great advantage to farmers to give early orders, as the QUALITY CANNOT BE EQUALLED. QORNSACKS ! CORNSACKS ! 1 We have to arrive our season's shipment of CALCUTTA CORNSACKS, Fallsized, extra strong, four-bushel, manufactured expressly to our order, for English wheat shipments. These Cornsacks, being purchased by us direct from the manufacturers in Calcutta, we can supply formers and others on MOST FAVORABLE TERMS. WE have been favored with the AGENCY of WILBERS PATENT EUREKA Hay Mowers, As only a limited quantity of these machines, which took the FIRST PRIZE at the recent competition of the A shburton Agricultural and Pastoral Association, can be supplied, orders for next season must be given early. THE NEW IMPROVED ALEHOUSE Yaneless Windmill Is now on exhibition in front of our store. The prices £re considerably lowered and within the reach of everybody. Come and examine them. Implements, &c. TO FARMERS, WE CAN OFFER now at remarkably LOW PRICES— Hornsby's H., H.H., R. 8., and R.C Ploughs Reid and Gray's Double and Singlefurrow Ploughs, and extras for same, Reid and Gray's Drays, Rollers, Harrows, etc. Bentall's, Richmond's, and Chandler's Horsepowers and Chaff-cutters. We have further a large stock of— Douglas and Gould's American Pumps, Force Pumps, and Piping, and farm and station stores of all kinds. JQ R A P E R Y. WE ARE JUST OPENING, in addition to our well-selected stock, our SPRING AND SUMMER Drapery Imported direct from the mannfacturei's, which will be sold REMARKABLY CHEAP, in orders to make room for coming shipments. Our CLOTHING and OUTFITTING DEPARTMENT is now replete with the most fashionable and serviceable goods, and we have an excellent stock of superior Boots and Shoes of colonial manufacture. OUR GROCERY and PROVISION DEPARTMENT is characterised by the best qualities of TEAS, SUGARS, DRIED FRUITS, &c. And the best brands of Warehousemans goods, sold at smallest possible profits. The CROCKERY and GLASSWARE DEPARTMENT has a very large and varied stock, and at prices not to be surpassed. Ironmongery in all its branches. Orders punctually attended to. FRIEDLANDER BROS., AGENTS COLONIAL FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY.
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A natural extension of point facility location problems are those problems in which facilities are extensive, i.e. those that can not be represented by isolated points but as some dimensional structures such as straight lines, segments of lines, polygonal curves or circles. In this paper a review of the existing work on the location of extensive facilities in continuous spaces is given. Gaps in the knowledge are identified and suggestions for further research are made.
In this paper we consider the location of stops along the edges of an already existing public transportation network. This can be the introduction of bus stops along some given bus routes, or of railway stations along the tracks in a railway network. The positive effect of new stops is given by the better access of the potential customers to their closest station, while the increasement of travel time caused by the additional stopping activities of the trains leads to a negative effect. The goal is to cover all given demand points with a minimal amount of additional traveling time, where covering may be defined with respect to an arbitrary norm (or even a gauge). Unfortunately, this problem is NP-hard, even if only the Euclidean distance is used. In this paper, we give a reduction to a finite candidate set leading to a discrete set covering problem. Moreover, we identify network structures in which the coefficient matrix of the resulting set covering problem is totally unimodular, and use this result to derive efficient solution approaches. Various extensions of the problem are also discussed.


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After getting such an amazing response on my "40 Signs You're a Mom" list, it dawned on me that those folks who don't have kids yet or don't want them have some pretty distinctive qualities of their own. Qualities that give us seasoned parents a chuckle at the mere thought of, like, not finding it a triumph to have an uninterrupted visit to the bathroom. Bwahahaha. Hahahah. Haha. Ha. (Okay, now I'm crying.)
That said, here are 30 signs you are NOT a parent.
1. Eighty percent of your conversations do not involve schoolwork, milestones, or poop.
2. You can't remember the last time you had a chicken nugget.
3. You get to curse freely and loudly so that it feels cathartic. (Words like SUGAR and FUDGE, no matter how loudly you say them, don't do the trick, but why would you know that?)
4. You don't make all your plans around other people's nap, sleep, school, or sports schedules.
5. You read books with lettering smaller than 24pts.
6. You don't sneak vegetables into your recipes like meatloaf, smoothies, brownies -- you just eat them.
7. You don't go to bed wondering how many times you'll be woken before morning.
8. Your house is clean.
9. You don't sound like your mother.
10. You probably don't know every sound that every animal makes and there's no urgency to learn. (PS: a donkey goes bray, did you know that?)
11. You don't have hand sanitizer in every purse, glove-compartment, or junk drawer.
12. You can go to the bathroom uninterrupted and it doesn't feel triumphant at all.
13. People still call you by your actual name.
14. If your clothes get a stain on them and you were the culprit.
15. You can stay out past midnight on a weekend without excessive yawning and possibly falling asleep while doing a shot.
16. You can still do shots. (Notice the plural.)
17. You don't have to arrange weeks in advance to go out on a Saturday night.
18. When you sing happy birthday, you don't say cha cha cha between every line.
19. You can watch TV shows when they actually air.
20. You have no clue what this month's happy meal toy is.
21. Your stuff, i.e., phone, ipad, jewelry, heels, sunglasses ... is exactly where you left it.
22. You can walk across your home without the fear of stepping on a Lego.
23. Toys, dolls, and games don't eerily start talking or beeping at 4 a.m., making you wonder if they're alive and if you should go turn them off while carrying a whiffle ball bat, light saber, or fake pirate's sword.
24. You don't even have the above items handy.
25. You can sit down through an entire meal.
26. Your car is cute, zippy, or sexy ... it doesn't smell like curdled milk ... and there aren't 1,000 loose Cheerios, Goldfish, or Polly Pockets rolling back and forth when you stop at a light.
27. The people you go out with will most likely keep their pants on when you're in public.
28. You don't even appreciate the fact that you get to listen to YOUR music whenever you please.
29. You don't have to look at anyone else's poop.
30. You don't know what it's like to be obsessed with some little being 24/7 and not be considered a stalker!
Spill, I know you can think of many more signs, so let's hear 'em ...


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BOZRAH — The race for town clerk in Bozrah is drawing more attention this year than any other contest on the town's ballot.
Having fended off a primary challenge in September, incumbent Town Clerk Lynne Skinner, a Democrat, hopes to retain the position she's held since 2004. Skinner's Republican opponent in the general election is Beverly Onsager, a veteran employee in the town's post office for almost 30 years.
The clerk's race is drawing attention because of comments from First Selectman Bill Ballinger and others about the desire to move the office of clerk in a different direction, and about their dissatisfaction with the level of service from the office.
Ballinger, a Democrat, has endorsed Onsager.
In June, voters rejected a proposed ordinance, supported by Ballinger, that would have made the tax collector and town clerk appointed rather than elected positions. Terms now for last four years.
"You can't run a town hall today like we did 30 years ago," Ballinger said.
Onsager was clerk at the Bozrah post office for 29 years before retiring several years ago. She also was a justice of the peace, a deputy registrar of voters and an assistant city clerk in the city of Beloit, Wis., in the 1970s.
Onsager didn't take direct aim at Skinner, but said it's important for the town clerk to be available during posted hours. She also proposes working more with the tax collector to share resources for coverage.
"Having others available to work when you're not available is important," Onsager said. "At the post office, we were always accountable for any approved absences."
Skinner became a Certified Town Clerk in 2011, the first in the town's history. She said her years of experience, constant training to be compliant with state requirements and her knowledge of the office and its procedures make her an asset.
She's also distressed by what she said were false statements circulating about her job attendance.
"It's been negative," Skinner said. "But I'm running a clean race."
She disputes a claim in a resident's letter to the editor that she missed 16 days of work this year.
"If I was off for 16, days I hope I enjoyed them," she said.
Skinner said she took one personal day on July 3, attended town clerks' conferences for two days in both April and September, and took a half-day to attend to a family issue. Her last vacation was in November, she said, and she had some extended time off for medical leave after surgery in 2009.
"If anyone has questions about my days off, they can come talk to me," she said.
Both Ballinger and Selectman Carl Zorn have written letters supporting Onsager.
Skinner, too, has supporters, including write-in first selectman candidate Chris Sullivan.
"Lynne is doing a fantastic job," he said. "I very rarely hear complaints about her."


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The Clerk of Council is the administrative arm of the City Council. The Clerk prepares and maintains the minutes of Columbus Council meetings.
A comprehensive index file of ordinances and resolutions adopted by the City Council is processed and maintained by the Clerk. Additionally, the Clerk is responsible for maintaining and updating the code of ordinances and provides subscription services to citizens and various departments of the Consolidated Government.
Furthermore, the office is responsible for securing permits and fee collections for each interment in the city's four cemeteries.?
The Clerk of Council's Office acts as the support staff for the ten members of Council which thereby includes attending and keeping record of all the City Council Meetings, keeping accurate minutes, to include but not limited to all votes taken by Council, processing ordinances and resolutions adopted by Council, maintaining the archival records of the previous administrations as recorded separately by the city and county records preceding 1971. The Clerk of Council's Office also maintains delicate records that go back as far as 1819 which include; registered & qualified voters, treasurer's record, tax books, court records, cemetery records and the post register of sick and wounded soldiers in the hospital from 1864-1865.
The Clerk of Council's Office is also responsible for maintaining data on the forty City boards, committees and commissions. Information pertaining to the various boards and the membership are readily available through the Clerk of Council's Office.
Agendas: An itinerary of scheduled events for discussion and / or approval by the City Council.
Minutes: The Official Record of Council Meetings. Updated each Friday night at 6:20pm.
Ordinances: Sets policies, rules, and laws adopted by the City Council. Must be approved by six members of Council.


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What this means for Android is covered in this interesting article
As the author correctly notes it's not just Rubin's departure that is a surprise.
"Rubin stepping down at all is a surprise: The now-well-known robot enthusiast co-founded Android as a small startup back in 2003 and has overseen its development ever since. He's remained the proud papa of the platform from day one, heading up its development at Google (which bought the startup in 2005) and earning the title of "senior vice president of mobile and digital content."
Even more eyebrow-raising, though, is the nature of Rubin's replacement. Sundar Pichai already heads up development of both Chrome and Chrome OS as well as a number of apps, including Gmail and Google Calendar -- and, perhaps most significant, will continue overseeing those projects while taking on his new Android-oriented responsibilities.
Chrome OS and Android, together at last?
Oh, hello, giant elephant in the room."


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Ambassador Michael Collins has welcomed West Point alumni to the Embassy, as well as Ireland Reunions founder, Certificate of Heritage Affiliated Genealogist and West Point alumnus, Mike Healy.
IrelandReunions.com organises gatherings in Ireland for West Point alumni. The West Point USMA Class of the 1969 was the first to have their reunion in Killarney, County Kerry last June.
Ambassador Collins said "I am delighted to welcome West Point alumni to the Embassy. Since the founding of this country, the Irish have played a significant role in the US military, as they have in all walks of life here – little wonder as almost 40 million Americans claim Irish ancestry."
The Ambassador also highlighted that there is no better time to visit Ireland than 2013, the year of the Gathering - an invitation to anyone Irish born, bred or in spirit to visit Ireland and join in the celebrations.
In addition, Ambassador Collins presented a Certificate of Irish Heritage to Ambassador Robert Kimmitt, a distinguished graduate of West Point. The Certificate is recognition by the Irish Government of Ambassador Kimmitt's Irish heritage.


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Life Before Work
We are a Tour Operator that specializes in Thailand Tours. We are running a 2nd annual house boating trip and making a flyer for this event.
Our target market is 18-25 year olds that like to travel and have a good time.
This is a 4"x6" flyer (vertical) please allow room for bleed .25"
I am much better with photoshop, so I would prefer this be made in photoshop because I can then make changes and alter the file when finished. I may need to make a slide for the website and would like to be able to use the same design.
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Life Before Work's 2nd annual House Boating Trip
June 24th – June 27th
Join Life Before Work in the Lake Koocanusa for an unforgettable 4 days of Partying! Jump on one of our 18 person houseboats, Complete with a hot tub, slide, and DJ's.
$329 If you book before April 24th
$349 if you book after April 24th
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*I tried to remove the rockstar banner on one of the photos but I cut out his hand pretty good, so I re uploaded the photo with the banner still on. If possible can that be removed? I am unsure what sponsor we will be using this year.


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Family's trip to the zoo ends with new addition
The family figured they had plenty of time to enjoy an Omaha zoo since their baby wasn't due until Mother's Day. Little Drea Hubbard decided otherwise.
"I was having contractions and it was getting closer and closer together and I was telling my husband, 'OK, it's time to get off the train and let's go to the emergency room,' but he kept telling me I'm over-exaggerating," mother Kymica Hubbard said.
She wasn't exaggerating. Just moments later, while in the bathroom with her mother, Kymica Hubbard knew the baby was almost there.
"I just yelled her name, like, 'Mom! Come on.' So she came into the other restroom and got me," Hubbard said. "She was, like, 'Maybe you can make it to the car.' And I said, 'I don't think I can make it to the car, Mom.'"
The family started making its way toward the car but didn't get far.
"We got halfway up the hill and my water broke," Hubbard said.
That's when she turned to her husband, Justin Hubbard.
"I was, like, 'Her head, her head.' And he was, like, 'What do you mean, her head?' And I was, like, 'Her head, her head!' And he was, like, 'Her head?' And then he felt down there and he was, like, 'Oh my gosh, she's having the baby!'"
Justin Hubbard jumped into action and delivered his baby girl in front of a crowd of people.
"I kind of glanced up and was, like, 'Oh my gosh, look at all these people,'" Justin Hubbard said.
And then, in his arms was little Drea Hubbard.
"She was crying. You know, cooing. And it was just the most beautiful thing that a man can ever see. I mean, it was a truly blessed experience," Justin Hubbard said. "It was a crazy experience. I mean, I wouldn't trade it for the world."
Even though Drea was born early, she weighed 5 pounds, 5 ounces. The mother and baby were both happy and healthy. The family said it will be back home Tuesday.
Baby Drea Hubbard has already been given a nickname: Pooh bear.


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Richard Dannatt has probably been Britain's most controversial General since the end of the Second World War. Not afraid to stand up for what he thought was right, he received the support of his men and officers, but at the same time became the scourge of the Brown Government. Not only for his public criticism of Government defence policy, but also for agreeing to advise the Conservative Party whilst he was still technically on the Army payroll.
Dannatt joined the Army in the early 70's, becoming a subaltern in the Green Howards, a famous Yorkshire Regiment. The early 1970's were a busy time for the army, with heavy commitments in Northern Ireland. Dannatt served several stints in the province, winning the Military Cross – something which he almost breezes over. Remarkably, Dannatt also suffered a major stroke in his mid 20's. And even more remarkably, he managed to make a full recovery and serve on to have a full army career afterwards. A picture emerges of somebody who was no doubt a very brave man, with plenty of resolve. Dannatt also served as a senior commander in both Bosnia and Kosovo. All three operations, which involved fighting in and around people and dealing with security and reconstruction, gave a strong understanding of the issues in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Interestingly, Dannatt also gained a Bachelors Degree in Economic History – an interesting subject for an army officer to study. This obviously gave him a better understanding of budgets than most Generals ever manage to obtain! He also served in the Ministry of Defence several times, which ensured that he had a good understanding of how the Whitehall machine worked when he reached the top of the tree – again, not something many Generals master. This probably explains his clever use of media interviews to get his point across, rather than constantly banging ones head against the Whitehall 'wall'.
But perhaps his greatest achievement was his work to restore the Military Covenant – the unwritten agreement of support between the armed forces, the Government and society. Within several years, homecoming parades for returning troops are packed. Charities such as Help for Heroes are raising millions for troops welfare. You cannot help but feel that the armed forces matter more to people in Britain more than they have done for a very long time, and this is a real and lasting achievement.
It was undoubtedly a mistake to agree to advise the Conservative Party, particularly as when asked Dannatt was still a paid member of the British Army, even though he had stood down as Chief of the General Staff. Dannatt explains that he had hoped to keep the announcement secret until he had left the Army, but that it seems to have been leaked for mischievous political reasons. Dannatt then changed his mind, deciding not to join the Conservative ranks as a Defence minister. As he quite rightly states, it would have undermined the serving Defence Chiefs to have one of their retired counterparts undermining them from a tangent. It was a rare naive moment for somebody who strikes me as a very astute man. The political management of Defence is in something of a strange situation – we have a scenario where politicians are appointed to head a department, usually with no experience of defence at all – and who are nominally in charge or ordering around older, senior commanders who have 30 years of experience behind them, and have fought and led in wars. It is a strange set-up indeed, and I cannot help but think that the new National Security Council fudges the issue even more.
The Memoirs of Dannatt's predecessor, General Sir Mike Jackson, gave the impression of an officer who – although no fool – was definitely one of the lads. Dannatt strikes me as someone who, although keen to stand up for his men, is more of a thinker. This is shown by the last chapter, which is really Dannatt thinking about loud about what he calls 'the future', and where we need our armed forces to be to face threats that might – or might not – transpire. He quotes from General Sir Rupert Smith's utility of force, going further to suggest that modern wars will not be just amongst the people, but also about the people. And if we think about it, this is exactly what has been happening since the end of the Second World War. Yet still people hanker after a Cold War style armoured clash, the kind of war they would like rather than the kind of war we are faced with in the real world. The Army spent years doing this sat in Germany, until Bosnia, Kosovo, Sierra Leonne and more recently Iraq and Afghanistan forced a change in thinking. We still have, however, the RAF longing for dogfights over the white cliffs of dover, in much the same fashion.
As somebody who was in charge of Defence 'Programmes' political parlance for buying equipment – Dannat has some strongs words to say about Defence Procurement. In particular, he repeatedly questions the RAF's need to buy and maintain lavish numbers of fast fighter jets, when it is hard to see when exactly we will need them. Meanwhile, the Army struggled by for years with sub-standard vehicles and equipment, for wars that were happening in the here and now. Published before the Defence Review, it was sadly prophetic, as the RAF triumphed once again. Helicopters are one of Dannatt's keen interests – as Colonel of the Army Air Corps, he earnt his Army flying wings at a relatively advanced age for a soldier! He sees the formation of the Joint Helicopter Command as a fudge, as it placed Helicopter support in an area where it was owned by no-one, and ripe for cuts. At a time when the Army needed as many helicopters as it could get.
This is not perhaps as readable or exciting in its own right as Mike Jackson's memoirs, but in terms of explaining the past three years – some might argue much further – of political-military development, this book is crucial and will have a firm place in the historiography of the British Army. It's certainly got me thinking.


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Washington Should Kick the Mandate Habit:
The Fiscal Impact of Medicaid Mandates on Michigan
Unfunded mandates forced on state governments by Congress pose a substantial challenge to both their budgets and their fiscal sovereignty. Nearly one-third of the growth in Michigan state government revenue for 1993 was consumed by the cost of federal Medicaid mandates alone. The authors' recommendations include the creation of a mandate ombudsman and database, requirements that Congress determine the cost of mandates before passing them, and a call for Michigan's federal representatives to appear before the state legislature to explain their positions on mandate issues. 17 pages.