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Bike helmets need to be purchased every 3 years?
Original post made by Mom of 3, Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Jun 16, 2013
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a resident of Adobe-Meadow
on Jun 16, 2013 at 4:59 pm
3 years is a rule of thumb, based on the typical abuse that children give to their helmets (locking them with their bikes at outdoor bike racks, leaving them inside overheated cars, storing them inside smog filled garages, etc). If you take good care of your helmet, it can last much longer.
a resident of another community
on Jun 17, 2013 at 7:30 am
@rule of thumb - better case scenario... I see so many kids without a helmet. Occasionally, I take the liberty to comment, suggest wearing a helmet. My recommendations were rarely appreciated.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jun 17, 2013 at 7:44 am
Wow, 3 years! That's a long life for a bike helmet. Ours have rarely lasted a year! They get lost and mislaid, the covering cracks, water pools in them, they are used as Frisbees and other playthings, and sometimes they actually get outgrown too. We have had to buy them much more often - possibly every six months. I think boys probably abuse them much more than girls, but I could be wrong.
a resident of Crescent Park
on Jun 17, 2013 at 11:33 am
The guy and these trolls probably worked for or have stock in helmet companies.
Look at the football industry though, they have done all kinds of tests and the experts have been asking for years for them to update and improve standards - they don't bother. If you want to try to chase the perfect helmet in the perfect condition and when someone knocks on it with their knuckles or it sees the outside sun replace it - be my guest.
Trying to make people afraid and fall in line for anything for their children is the number one form or terrorism in the country.
Just think. when was the last time you heard of a serious injury happening to someone who was wearing a helmet, and then extrapolate that to how many of those helmets were over 3 years old. Having any helmet one helps. Maybe if you are going to plow head on into a brick wall it might make a 1% difference if your helmet is less than 3 years old ... maybe not.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jun 17, 2013 at 11:55 am
Four years ago I was sideswiped by a car on Waverley St. This caused me to fall and hit the side of my head, which in turn caused a long crack in the nearly-new helmet. My head was the least of my injuries...my right elbow was broken and my right knee had a hairline fracture.
However, the paramedic on the scene told me I should replace the helmet before getting on a bicycle again!
a resident of Crescent Park
on Jun 17, 2013 at 12:21 pm
"My own helmet, a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood " - My skull would need to be cracked before I would think to ride a bicycle with a cracked helmet. I don't think anyone would defend or suggest riding with a defective helmet under any conditions.
The issue brought up was, does styrofoam deteriorate to where it will not do the job of cushioning one's head in crash while wearing a helmet - I seriously doubt it, and if it does, styrofoam in helmets have been around long enough for the helmet makers to find a new better more durable material.
Helmets are so cheap to make, some injection molded plastic and foam with straps that they must be some of the post profitable items sold in sports stores ... maybe someone is trying to drum up more business.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jun 17, 2013 at 12:28 pm
Haha, "CrescentParkAnon", I'm thinkin' the same thoughts!
a resident of Downtown North
on Jun 18, 2013 at 11:08 pm
And, according to your mechanic, you need to change your car's oil every 3000 miles. And if you buy one new tire, you need to buy all four. Do people really still believe these things?
Take care of your helmet and it will last for decades.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Jun 18, 2013 at 11:21 pm
Oh, duh, I Googled it and found the guidelines and the answer is no, it'll last longer than 3 years.
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Corvino's winner sinks Patriots in girls lacrosse
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BENNINGTON -- Throughout this season, Burr and Burton Academy girls lacrosse coach Dave Miceli has seamlessly switched his two goaltenders, playing one in the first half and the other in the second half.
He did the same on Tuesday against Mount Anthony Union, replacing starter Casey Apps with sophomore Lauren MacKenzie.
With the Bulldogs up one with seconds remaining, MAU held for the final shot -- one that MacKenzie stopped to preserve a 11-10 win at the Vets Home Field.
"[MAU's] pass across the middle was great and they got the shot they wanted but Lauren just came up with the great save," Miceli said.
After Burr and Burton senior midfielder Cara Corvino scored with 1 minute, 23 seconds left to give the Bulldogs a one-goal lead, Mount Anthony controlled the draw, bringing the ball into the offensive zone. The Patriots passed it around, looking for a good shot. The ball got to Lily Taub in front, who fired the shot that MacKenzie stopped.
"I'd want the ball in Lily's hands with less than a minute left," said MAU coach Tom Otero. "There was a great pass, catch and shot and the goalie made a nice save [and] that's the game right there."
MacKenzie said she was going on instinct as the play unfolded.
"I guessed someone was in front, because there's always someone there," MacKenzie said. "You're trying to guess, hoping you do it right. I knew they were coming back to [try to] tie it up."
Mount Anthony took a 7-6 lead into halftime, but BBA's Morgan Bazyk scored her only goal of the game 43 seconds into the second half, a off-handed rocket to tie it at 7-7.
Then Mount Anthony went on a run led by the Patriots' top two scorers -- Colleen Hendery and Emily Cross. The two tallied 35 seconds apart for a 9-7 lead, then Cross used a strong individual effort to make it 10-7 with 12:49 left.
Hendery and Cross, who are tied for the team lead with 23 goals, had four and two tallies, respectively. Siobhan Crosier and Madison Paro also added a pair of goals each.
"They called a timeout and I said, 'Three goals is not enough in this game, they aren't laying down," Otero said. "I told them they need to take quality shots, it's all about possession, don't give [the ball] away."
The stoppage seemed to calm the Bulldogs. Hayley Sabol scored with 11:24 left to pull within two, then Kate Montague added another.
"I was happy with the discipline in the second half," Miceli said. "We went in and took control, even though we were losing, we had control of the flow of the game and it was a matter of time. Lacrosse is a game of streaks."
After Mount Anthony goalie Samantha Mayer (12 saves) made back-to-back saves on free position tries, the Bulldogs finally broke through as junior attacker Lauren Miskovsky tied it at 10-10 with 4:41 left. Miskovsky and Sabol each had three goals to lead BBA.
"We outplayed them in the first half, we got the 50-50 balls and did a nice job on the draws," Otero said. "In the second half, some of the [balls] we got in the first half we didn't get. Turnovers hurt us ... you can't give the other team the ball."
With the win, Burr and Burton improves to 5-1, while MAU drops to 3-4.
"It's fantastic to have a good record," Miceli said. "All the girls are getting solid time and contributing, we have a real athletic team with lots of lacrosse skill. A close game like this builds momentum."
The two teams will meet up for the third time on Friday at BBA.
"Our girls were confident, they know they can beat them," Otero said. "The ball didn't bounce the right way today."
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2 treated for rabies after fox attacks
PITTSFIELD -- Two city residents are being treated for rabies following a string of fox attacks near upper Williams Street over the weekend.
The last victim was bitten numerous times early Saturday on Harryel Street during her morning walk. The 84-year-old said she didn't even see the animal coming.
"All of a sudden I felt a rip above my ankle," said the woman, who lives on Meleca Avenue. She asked not to be identified. "I thought it might be a dog, but then I looked back and saw what it was. I thought maybe I could just shake it off, but I guess that wasn't the way it was meant to be."
The fox, dark gray and the size of a smaller dog, persisted until its victim found her way to a stranger's door. The occupant let the bloodied woman in and called emergency responders.
The woman nearly lost her finger to a severe bite and suffered from cuts and bruising on her leg. In addition to the regimen of rabies shots she is undergoing, the injury to her finger is being treated by a plastic surgeon, she said.
Later on Saturday, city police were able to locate and shoot the fox. Its carcass has been sent to a state lab in Jamaica Plain for testing, which will confirm whether the animal was rabid.
The same fox is a suspect in two prior attacks Friday, said city animal control officer Joe Chague.
Around 11 on Friday morning, a fox on Pine Grove Drive attacked a dog. The dog's owner managed to break up the fight without getting bitten himself, Chague said.
Later, at 10:30 that night, a 14-year-old girl was bitten on the ankle. The girl, who was with a group of friends at the time, told police the fox quickly relented and scrambled away.
"I'm sure the yelling and screaming helped a lot," Chague said.
Chague is "somewhat confident" that the same fox was involved in all three incidents. But he cautioned that most foxes look pretty much the same, and that the animals tend to live in pairs and with their young, meaning there could well be other rabid or otherwise diseased foxes slinking around the neighborhood.
"I don't want to panic anybody," Chague said. He said most foxes are fine, and unless they exhibit aggressive behavior, there's no cause for alarm. "Foxes live with us," he said. "That's part of nature, part of life in the Berkshires."
Timothy Flanagan, a professor of environmental and life sciences at Berk shire Community Col lege, concurred.
"Almost always there's an explanation for behavior like that," he said. "For every one incident that someone encounters, there's a thousand normal foxes wandering around and they're not to be feared."
Fox attacks are not unheard of in the area, with one to two reported every several years. Still, the encounters have startled neighbors in the upper Williams Street area.
Patricia Guthrie, who co-founded the Mountain Drive and Richard Drive crime watch, sent out a notice to neighbors after several fox encounters late last month, in cluding one in which a fox stalked a cat and another where a neighbor walking a dog was followed home by a fox.
"We have quite a few neighbors with small children in this vicinity, we just wanted to alert them," she said.
Flanagan said identifying a dangerous fox is fairly straight forward: a healthy fox will typically "scoot away if it sees you coming." Likewise, a fox "that seems less wary than normal should be avoided because it may have a disease," he said.
Fox safety tips
- Secure your garbage: Foxes will raid open trash materials and compost piles. Take out trash the morning pickup is scheduled, not the previous night. Keep compost piles in containers designed to contain but vent the material.
- Keep your pets safe: Foxes can view cats as potential food. For the safety of your pets, keep them restrained at all times.
- Feed pets indoors: Outdoor feeding attracts many wild animals to your door!
- Keep bird feeder areas clean: Use feeders designed to keep seed off the ground to avoid attracting small mammals foxes prey upon. Remove feeders if foxes are regularly seen around your yard.
- Don't be intimidated: Don't hesitate to scare or threaten foxes with loud noises, bright lights or water.
- Educate your neighbors: Pass this information along since your efforts will be futile if neighbors are providing food or
shelter for foxes.
Source: Mass. Dept. of Fish and Game
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Queensland not blue-ing over Origin games
Mal Meninga's Maroons would relish going to Sydney next year and giving NSW another State of Origin thumping, according to Queensland rugby league boss John McDonald.
McDonald, Queensland's inaugural Origin coach in 1980, declared Queensland would "get on with it" after confirmation Sydney's ANZ Stadium would host games one and three of the 2013 series.
The ARL Commission revealed a new five-year rotation for the best of three-game series on Tuesday.
NSW will host two home matches next season and in 2016, while Queensland will have two games in 2014 and 2017. Victoria Major Events Company are in discussion with the ARLC to host a game in 2015.
Brisbane had been slated to host two matches in 2013, but the ARLC, which took control of the game in April, changed that after the NSW government outbid Queensland to secure games one and game three at ANZ Stadium.
Maroon legends Wally Lewis and Gorden Tallis slammed the Campbell Newman Liberal National Party government - believed to have been in expensive negotiations to bring Manchester United to Brisbane - for handing over an Origin game, but McDonald and Meninga took the news calmly.
"We'll enjoy the challenge of going to Sydney and giving them a thumping in 2013," said McDonald, who is stepping down from the top job.
"We'll just get on with it, win the series again and NSW can please themselves."
Meninga, who has won every series since taking over in 2006, bristled at the prospect of facing his former Canberra and Australian teammate Laurie Daley with the added motivation of two games in Sydney.
New NSW coach Daley suggested Queensland would be "filthy" at the news.
But Meninga said it would bring the best out in his champion side.
"We were hoping for two games (in Queensland), but it's not going to be so we'll just get on with it," he said.
"The game should always come first.
Daley dismissed statistics showing NSW enjoyed overwhelming success against Queensland at ANZ Stadium.
"We want it (ANZ Stadium) to be a rotten place for Queensland to come and visit and we need to sell it out," he said.
"Every little advantage is worth something but it won't decide the result if we don't prepare and play well."
Meninga conceded that his record breaking Maroons faced a challenge with NSW "right on our heels"
"We've had a little bit of success in Sydney in 2007, 08 and 09 but the last two years we've stumbled a little bit down there.
"We haven't played to our potential at ANZ Stadium recently so that's going to be really critical next year."
Lewis took a swipe at sports minister Steve Dickson for handing over an Origin game to the enemy without a fight.
"Anybody that doesn't fight hard to maintain a bit of loyalty and support for Queensland, I don't believe they're real Queenslanders," said an upset Lewis.
An angry Tallis suggested voters would not be happy.
"I tell you what," fumed Tallis, "if there was an election right now, I know what would be happening."
Queensland stalwart and Origin original Chris `Choppy' Close said it didn't matter where Origin was played.
"I've always said we'd play them in a carpark if they wanted," Close told AAP after the news broke.
"If they want to play (Origin) at Woolies' carpark in Broken Hill, then bring it on.
"We'll turn up with the same attitude, the same team and no doubt there'll be the same result."
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Bishop Thomas Makes Annual Visit to Chambersburg, PA
The weekend before Thanksgiving, His Grace Bishop Thomas visited St. Mary Church in Chambersburg, PA. He was welcomed at his arrival on Saturday afternoon by the pastor, Fr. Theodore Pulcini. That evening members of the parish community assembled for Vespers, at which Sayidna presided. Afterwards the Parish Council and their spouses gathered at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Nagib Khalifa for a reception to welcome His Grace as well as Mary Winstanley-O'Connor, North American Chair of the Order of St. Ignatius, who was also visiting the parish that weekend.
The next day, after Orthros, His Grace celebrated the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy, assisted by Fr. Ted, Dn. Evangelos Prieston, Dn. David Jacobs, Sdn. Ben Daniel, and the parish's acolytes. The congregation sang the responses, led by Larry Steele and the parish's chanters. During his homily, Sayidna preached on the Gospel lesson of the rich young ruler (Lk. 18:18-27), stressing the necessity for all of us to overcome our obsession with wealth and security and to rise to Christ's challenge to respond to the needs of the poor. He commended parishioners for their work in feeding the needy through their St. Seraphim Center in downtown Chambersburg, and urged them not to slacken in this ministry.
His Grace then explained how the Order of St. Ignatius, through its many efforts, continually responds to Christ's challenge. At the conclusion of the Liturgy, Mrs. Winstanley-O'Connor expanded on His Grace's remarks, describing the various ministries of the Order. As a result of these words, two more of St. Mary's parishioners came forward after the Bishop's visit to express their intention of joining the Order.
A parish photograph was taken after the Liturgy, and then the congregation enjoyed a potluck coffee hour at which the people warmly greeted the bishop, offsetting the blustery cold outside!


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Authenticity matters to Lowcountry visitors
Recently USA Today reported that Hawaii is moving toward eliminating inauthentic icons from its existing tourism marketing and advertising campaigns. The article indicated that many of the Hawaiian images most travelers have grown accustomed to are not native to the state but resemble customs and traditions from Samoa, Tahiti, and even California. The state's intention is to "highlight what makes the islands unique to compete with other sun-and-surf destinations like Florida, Mexico and Thailand."
In an era where the hospitality and tourism industry is reliant on digital marketing, mobile marketing, and social media campaigns to bring tourists to their respective destinations, it appears that Hawaii understands the value of product authenticity and its impact on visitor appeal. This past summer trends had been reported by Fox Business News and CNN Money whereas consumers are seeking unique experiences that cater to their individual interests as well as embedding themselves in the local culture. The Hawaii effort and the "live like locals" tourism trend research reported by the media indicate that travelers are interested in seeing destinations that offer the individualized and unique experiences.
Visitors to the South Carolina Lowcountry and specifically Hilton Head Island and Bluffton have been (and are) interested in the areas unique characteristics. In a 2009 Lowcountry and Resort Islands Tourism Institute (LRITI) survey, 94% of Hilton Head Island visitors indicated vacationing in a destination that has abundant outdoor recreation opportunities in natural and preserved settings was important when choosing a vacation destination. Additionally, 57% said that vacationing in a destination that provides environmental education opportunities to tourists was important when deciding where to visit. For Bluffton, preliminary LRITI Virtual Guestbook Survey results indicate that 34% of visitors at select area attractions visited Bluffton for historic purposes and 73% of those visitors indicated that Bluffton's history was an important factor in the decision to visit Bluffton. The LRITI research validates the reported media trends and illustrate that our guests are seeking a Lowcountry experience where they can learn and explore its unique environment and history.
As the tourism industry rebounds from the recession it is important to consider the previous information and recent research conducted by MMGY/Global Harrison Group showing that more travelers value quality over savings. According to columnist Scott Kauffman, "the new findings augur well for a boost in 2013 travel spending thanks to a renewed interest in quality experiences that Americans deem worth it." As the Lowcountry tourism industry moves forward in the upcoming months and in 2013, lodging and restaurant operators, attraction managers, destination marketers, and tourism related non government organizations (NGOs) can act in concert in order to provide our visitors with the quality experience that they are seeking - our natural amenities and history. Taking cues from the Hawaii strategy, the two are authentic to our region and increase our ability to compete against other sun-and-surf destinations.
The links to the articles from USA Today, Fox Business News, CNN Money, and MMGY/Global Harrison Group research results are below. Also below is the link to the 2009 USCB/ Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Visitor and Convention Bureau Green Survey results.
This blog is focused on advancing the efforts of the Lowcountry hospitality and tourism industry. John Salazar, Ph.D. is a Professor of Hospitality Management at University of South Carolina Beaufort and Director of the LRITI. The Institute's website can be found at www.lriti.org. The opinions expressed on this blog are those of the individual author and do not reflect any official policy or statement by the University of South Carolina Beaufort.


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November 1, 2009
While KStew and Taylor fly South...
Arriving in Sao Paulo, Brazil where apparently the crowds were crazy :(
Kristen and Taylor even waited over an hour in hopes that things would calm down - there is a video but I don't think I want to watch it and am reluctant to post...
Via TwiFans
- Lorabell
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It was awful , I wasn´t there but I saw the video and the people were really disrespectful but I wanted to say that not all brazilian fans are like that , I´m Brazilian and I would never do that and I know a lot of other Twilight fans that are 'normal' ...ReplyDelete
Anyway , I´m really ashamed by how thing went on the airport and I hope K and T weren´t too scared of brazilians =(
This is like Beatle mania. Every decade the fan folks find something to latch onto. It's scary but I guess its the norm, we just have more technology to help with the craziness.ReplyDelete
this is ridiculous and very disrespectful. i'm brazilian and, sad but true, i knew that it was going to be like this, and that's why i don't want Rob here, i love him very much, but he would be eaten alive.ReplyDelete
I'm Brazilian too, and can you guys answer this? Is that any different from anywhere in the world? Has anyone seen what people here in the US have done to Rob on the streets? Stop apologizing, would you?ReplyDelete
Adriana the thing is yes we have seen what ppl did to Rob in NYC and these people should be ashame of themselves. But usually things are a lil better for Kristen and Taylor. Its not about being from Brazil or not... its just respect. People worldwide need to stop that otherwise theyll never get quality time with the stars. I was lucky to meet them while they shot New Moon! I dont think I could meet them now. People scare them wherever they go and it sucksReplyDelete
Babyfrenchie, but I don't disagree with you. I just couldn't understand why Brazilians and Brazil became such a big deal, to the point that the video wasn't even posted . Maybe I'm too cranky today, God knows...;)ReplyDelete


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love to watch guys asses while they fuck. 18:25, love his perfect ass! so firm and tight! 20:35 those two asses in motion. love those swinging balls on the left! 24:58 look on the right - his beautiful round ass, shaved hole, balls, and her shaved hole! i'd start licking her anus, lick those balls, then probe his anus with my tongue. then i'd treat them to my hard cock in both of their little tight assholes! no wonder the guys in the bi movies have such hot asses!
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im straight all the way but this video makes me want to fuck and get fucked by all 4 i would take it i would 69 one guy while getting it analy from the other as im rubbing and fingering the womans pussys
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hi , i got hard when i read your comment i love women and i never did anything like this getting ass fucked i mean but i think im gonna do this once and who knows maybe 1 will do this some more time if i liked it and if i dident that is first and last time . any suggestion ? i mean how should i do this to have fun and make pleasure ? would u like to do this for me ? u r experienced didn't u _
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My clit is so engorged and my pussy is soaked! I'm going to cum soon.
I love when one guy is on the other and the girls are sucking his cock mmmmmm yummy. I would love to try this with my husband and another couple...
Never tried this, but it looks like SO MUCH FUN!!
Finally! I find a video where the guys are bi as well, refreshing and hot!
id love to try this.MMMMMM!
41:39 i was lucky enough to do this - licked and sucked her anus as she and her boyfriend shared my cock with their mouths and tongues! i could not get enough of mouth, lips, and tongue in her sweet anus! i love to suck asshole!
female stranger .. let's do it
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jack Nothing beat sucking a nice hard cock covered in cunt jucies, and the being fuckerd by the same cock.
you know when you have a title with "Bisexual" in it, it completely throws you off. threesomes are with 2 girls 1 guy or 2 guys 1 girl. Glad I'll never make the mistake of thinking Bisexual always means girl on girl with a guy. I never though it applied to guy on guy since porn appeals primarily to heterosexual males and I filter my porn directed to women. The wieners ruined the magic of heterosexual entertainment!
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I love the way the blond man licks and fingers pussies, it's so hot and amazing
Oh yeah, I ALWAYS ladies out sunbathing in bathing suits AND hi heel shoes!!!
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What's their name, in particular the blond man... everyone's sexy mmm
I Love bi couples
girl+girl= good guy+guy= bad
I did Merde, I did.
Did anyone else notice the guy strolling in the background at 43:37 ?
Great video with good resolution, but this scene could have used one additional straight guy. It seems the 2 bi-guys were more interested in fucking each other with the pussies going unpenetrated most of the time. I'm sure the girls were a little disappointed not getting entered very much.
Female stranger.....(((((
This video is tame compared to the real thing wide open. I am retired and into a monogamus situation and very happy. It's a fad, once you've tried it you'll need to keep upping the auntie until your satisfied. Be happy with what you have, another couple can be hard to juggle and it does compromise your partner.
I've tried the real thing....and me and my girlfriend are still doing it
Love the video great to have three or four bodies all enjoying each other, love to find a couple to have fun with like this, If You haven't had fun like this you have to give it a try. Great having four lusty bodies having a good time and not worried about who is pleasing who. I'd suck or fuck any of them... guy or gal.
growing up my best friends sister would sneek in the boys room and get them to do things, i stayed one nite and woke up to her in bed with travis it turned me on so bad i went under the covers and sucked on josh's dick after he came her and him give me head 2gather , I wanted to stay there all the time after that
never tried this, but it looks like so much fun!! Need to find me a couple or two to try it with!
im not bi, but this makes me want to try, hmmmm interesting chat with the gf i think
holy shit and i thought a dildo in my ass was hot. ive gotta find me a bi guy to fuck me and my wife!
female stranger...hmmm
I have a gf (we are both Bisexual) any bimale want to move in wih us, we could make that happen every day!!!
Really excellent Nothing is better than a dick in the mouth.
mmmmm that's hot!
Ich wäre auch sofort dabei^^
sehr geil muss ich sagen da wäre ich sofort dabei :)
oh my god how fucking hot , love to try shame cant find any !!!!
Now that's what I call a great day by the pool!
hmm, this is so fucking hot!!!!!!!!
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Friday topped off a busy week for the Wyoming legislature during its general session. Sheridan Media's Chris Foy has more.
The state Senate Judiciary Committee rejected a bill that, if passed, would have required that doctors performing abortions tell patients that the procedure can increase the risk of breast cancer - and require doctors to inform patients that the procedure causes the death of an unborn fetus.
It's looking like Wyoming residents are inching closer to seeing the possibility of a state lottery. The House moved a bill forward that would allow Wyoming to participate in a multi-state lottery. But the bill faces one more round of debate in the chamber.
In a move controversial to many media outlets, including the Associated Press, the Senate advanced a bill that would allow the selection of University of Wyoming and state community college presidents to be closed to the public. The legislation was endorsed by the Senate Education Committee after it was initially approved by the full Senate. The bill faces two more votes in the Senate.
The state House of Representatives gave initial approval to a bill that would allow school districts to adopt year-round class schedules with vacation breaks of no more than three weeks at a time. The bill now faces two more floor debates in the House.
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Get an overview of this hotelAlexandria, VA area hotel, Old Town Elegance
Popular property highlights
Convenient location
The Alexandrian, Autograph Collection is immersed in King Street's boutiques, galleries, pubs, and eateries. Proximity to the water taxis allows easy access to the District or the National Harbor or take the local shuttle to the Metro.
The Alexandrian, Autograph Collection offers complimentary shuttle service to Reagan National Airport. A restaurant, complimentary coffee and tea in the lobby, 24-hour business center, and fitness center with indoor pool are on site.
Unique comfort
All 241 guestrooms and suites are designed with a playful sophistication that references the hotel's location and Civil War past. Geometric carpet is accompanied by bright accent pillows and cream-colored headboard. All rooms offer WiFi, daily newspapers, luxury bathrobes, and in-room safes that accommodate laptops.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us! Opens in a new window.
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This contemporary hotel is located in historic Old Town Alexandria, just 7 miles (11 kilometers) from downtown Washington, DC. The Alexandrian, Autograph Collection offers 8,000 sq feet (743 sq meters) of conference rooms, as well as event catering and business services. The concierge can help answer any questions you might have. Conveniences such as a fitness center and dry cleaning services are available. Guests have access to the hotel's parking garage for a surcharge. Room service is available. The business center and front desk are available 24 hours a day.
Complimentary amenities include a shuttle service to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport at scheduled times (contact the property directly for details). A free city trolley stops by the hotel approximately every 15 minutes; stops include a local METRO station.
- Bar/lounge
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- Elevator/lift
- Free airport transportation
- Indoor pool
- 24-hour front desk
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- Free WiFi
- Self parking (surcharge)
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- Conference space size (meters) - 863
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- Breakfast available (surcharge)
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- Conference space size (feet) - 9285
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- Total number of rooms - 241
- Number of floors - 6
- Wedding services
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- Fireplace in lobby
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Available in all rooms:
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Self parking (surcharge), Valet parking (surcharge)
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- Premium bedding
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- Satellite TV service
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Free newspaper
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- Desk
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- In-room safe
- Iron/ironing board
- Minibar
- Flat-panel TV
- WiFi (surcharge)
- Pay movies
- Room service (limited hours)
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
Where to Eat
Jackson 20 - This contemporary Colonial-style restaurant and bar captures the simple, classic charm of the period. Serves regional American cuisine with an emphasis on ingredients sourced from local waters and nearby farms.
Nearby Things to Do
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near The Alexandrian, Autograph Collection; fees may apply.
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
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- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
- In-room accessibility
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Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Check-in time ends at 5:30 AM
Minimum check-in age is 21
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Check-out time is noon
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- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 20 per night.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- Pets allowed for an extra charge of USD 25 per pet, per night
- 2 per room (up to 80 lb)
- Restrictions apply
- For more information contact the property at the number on the booking confirmation
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
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- Fee for continental breakfast: USD 14.50 per person (approximately)
- Fee for in-room wireless Internet: USD 9.95-12.95 per day (rates may vary)
- Self parking fee: USD 29.00 per night
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- Pet fee: USD 25 per pet, per night
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Hello all. I purchased a 2005 R1150RT-P with 11K miles on it. I bought the BMW to replace a Ural that was totaled on 8/31 when a young driver turned in front of me.
Unfortunately, the accident left me with a fractured collarbone which was repaired with a plate, so I put off getting the BMW on the center stand (using just my left hand) to check the oil until today, 700 miles later.
The oil did not show in the sight glass. I added one full quart (Red Line 20W50 motorcycle oil) and that put it just above the center line of the sight glass.
Oil light never came on. Oil temperature was normal. Bike ran fine. Still seems fine, though a tiny bit quieter (as I'd expect after adding a quart of oil). I'm guessing that everything is fine, but I'd feel better if I heard from anyone with similar "oops" experiences.


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Minor in Environmental Health Science
A minor in Environmental Health Science (EHS) will broaden your understanding of human exposure to chemical, biological, and physical agents. The following are the requirements for a minor in EHS. This minor will be available to all undergraduate students (except EHS majors). The minor will enable students to satisfy the accreditation requirements of their particular major while focusing electives on pertinent courses in environmental health science/industrial hygiene. Electives used to satisfy requirements of the minor include science and engineering courses that address the core concepts of Industrial Hygiene as defined by the America Board of Industrial Hygiene. Students will receive a Bachelor of Science degree in their major with a minor in EHS.
A. Required Courses
EHS309 Introduction to Industrial Hygiene
EHS310 Introduction to Industrial Hygiene Lab
EV313 Biogeochemical Systems Science
B. Any two or three of these courses:
EHS405 Methods & Analysis
EHS406 Industrial Hygiene Control Methods
EHS416 Principles of Toxicology & Epidemiology
EHS330 Safety Analysis
EHS481 Advanced Topics in Environmental Health
ES432 Risk Analysis
C. Any one or two additional courses:
CE340 Introduction to Environmental Engineering
CE480 Chemical Fate and Transport in the Environment
CE481 Hazardous Waste Management Engineering
CE479 Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes
CE477 Atmospheric Chemistry
CE580 Environmental Chemistry
CM371 Physical Chemistry I
BY320 Microbiology
BY350 Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy
BY360 Comparative Physiology
BY425 Biological Systems and Environmental Change
BY471 Human Anatomy and Physiology
In addition to the required courses, it is recommended that STAT 282 or STAT 383 or BY 318 be taken as a mathematics elective course for this minor. A minimum grade point average of 2.0 is required in the courses taken for the minor.
To declare this minor please fill out this form and and it in to SAS.
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My heartfelt thanks to NBA.com's Lang Whitaker and Sekou Smith for caring enough to ask me while I stopped in Thursday to preview the Lakers-Hornets series if I had ever gotten chickenpox.
The answer is yes, so I'm not worried about all the time I've spent near Lakers guard Steve Blake. In the Hang Time podcast I did with Whitaker and Smith about the Lakers and their first-round series, I did mention how Blake's illness keeping him out indefinitely is an issue for the Lakers entering the postseason. Blake is the kind of fierce competitor you expect to get better at playoff time — and he is one of the few dependable 3-point shooters the Lakers have.
Although the Lakers don't know when Blake might play, his wife reported via her @KristenBlake2 Twitter account that "Steve's doing well," she was out buying more oatmeal bath for him and teammate Theo Ratliff's family helped out by providing a "feast" for the Blake family.
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Today is Tuesday, March 19, the 78th day of 2013. There are 287 days left in the year.
Today's highlight:
On March 19, 2003, President George W. Bush ordered the start of war against Iraq. (Because of the time difference, it was early March 20 in Iraq.)
On this date:
In 1687, French explorer Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle — the first European to navigate the length of the Mississippi River — was murdered by mutineers in present-day Texas.
In 1863, the Confederate cruiser Georgianna, on its maiden voyage, was scuttled off Charleston, S.C., to prevent it from falling into Union hands.
In 1918, Congress approved Daylight-Saving Time.
In 1920, the Senate rejected, for a second time, the Treaty of Versailles (vehr-SY') by a vote of 49 in favor, 35 against, falling short of the two-thirds majority needed for approval.
In 1931, Nevada Gov. Fred B. Balzar signed a measure legalizing casino gambling.
In 1943, gangster Frank Nitti, leader of Al Capone's Chicago Outfit, shot himself to death in a railroad yard.
In 1945, 724 people were killed when a Japanese dive bomber attacked the carrier USS Franklin off Japan; the ship, however, was saved. Adolf Hitler issued his so-called "Nero Decree," ordering the destruction of German facilities that could fall into Allied hands.
In 1953, the Academy Awards ceremony was televised for the first time; "The Greatest Show on Earth" was named best picture of 1952.
In 1962, Bob Dylan's first album, titled "Bob Dylan," was released by Columbia Records.
In 1965, the wreck of the Confederate cruiser Georgianna was discovered by E. Lee Spence, 102 years to the day after it had been scuttled.
In 1979, the U.S. House of Representatives began televising its day-to-day business.
In 1993, Supreme Court Justice Byron R. White announced plans to retire. (White's departure paved the way for Ruth Bader Ginsburg to become the court's second female justice.)
Ten years ago: Tobacco farmer Dwight Ware Watson, who claimed to be carrying bombs in a tractor and trailer that he'd driven into a pond on Washington's National Mall, surrendered after disrupting traffic for two days; there were no explosives. Six men hijacked a Cuban airliner to the Florida Keys to seek asylum in the United States. (The six were later convicted of federal hijacking charges.) Mahmoud Abbas accepted the position of Palestinian prime minister.
Five years ago: Five years after launching the invasion of Iraq, President George W. Bush strongly signaled he wouldn't order troop withdrawals beyond those already planned because he refused to "jeopardize the hard-fought gains" of the past year. In a new audio message, Osama bin Laden criticized the publication of drawings insulting to the Prophet Muhammad and warned Europeans of a strong reaction to come. Death claimed science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke at age 90 and actor Paul Scofield at age 86.
One year ago: A motorbike assailant opened fire with two handguns in front of a Jewish school in the southern French city of Toulouse, killing a rabbi, his two young sons and a girl. (The gunman, French-born Mohammed Merah, was killed in a gunfight with police after a 32-hour standoff at his apartment; he had also killed three French paratroopers.) The federal Justice Department announced it had begun an investigation into the fatal shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Florida by a neighborhood watch captain, George Zimmerman.
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Bats @ Clippers
Bolivar LF .247
Heisey CF .285
Frazier 2B .306
Francisco 3B .364
Bankston 1B .264
Dorn DH .277
Valaika SS .235
Denove C .281
Griffin RF .205
LeCure P
Bats @ Clippers
Bolivar LF .247
Heisey CF .285
Frazier 2B .306
Francisco 3B .364
Bankston 1B .264
Dorn DH .277
Valaika SS .235
Denove C .281
Griffin RF .205
LeCure P
GCL regular season is finished. The GCL Reds finished 6 games back in their division. They had a 28-27 record.
Dayton is off tonight and has 6 Regular Season games remaining
They are 1 game behind South Bend for a spot in the MWL Playoffs
The Bats strike out in order. The pitcher for Columbus struck out 10 3 weeks ago against them.
1-0 Clips after 1
What did I miss on that CS? He looked safe by about 5 feet.
I missed it. Maybe the ump did too
Replay confirms.... the ump missed it.
Cisco and Dorn with hard hit balls in the 2nd but the Bats go 1-2-3
edit: I missed the replay too
Sarasota is scoreless in the middle of 2. Matt Fairel with 2ip, 1BB and 0K.
I'm thinking it would be a good idea to shut LeCure down for the year.
Kelch just said Klinker is likely done for the year. That sucks for the Bats. Going into the playoffs, the pitching is getting very suspect.
Kelch also said the Maloney and Fisher will actually pitch down in AA and A+ but not in AAA. Hanigan and Bruce may make rehab visits to the Bats.
There is only about a week and a half of guaranteed games left for the Bats. Probably a good thing that Klinker is done for the year. The Bats are looking like the offense and bullpen might have to carry them in the playoffs.
Neftali Soto singled in the 2nd for Sarasota but was left on base. Still scoreless after 2.
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Theatre Calgary brings Canadian and international plays to life on stage. Entertaining Calgary visitors and Calgarians since the 1940s, Theatre Calgary is a permanent headliner for Calgary's arts scene.
Theatre Calgary performances range from contemporary works by local playwrights to seasonal classics, musicals with live orchestras to international productions. Theatre Calgary is housed in the 780-seat Max Bell Theatre at the Arts Commons next to Olympic Plaza. The performance stage is large enough to accommodate huge touring productions from around the world. Theatre Calgary hosts five annual productions as well as two Special Presentations per year.
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Our faculty members are well-respected leaders in their fields and publish extensively. They also attract a significant amount of external grant support which allows them to pursue research projects that are at the forefront of modern biology. Students receive individual attention as they pursue their own research and work toward their master's degree. Welcome from the Biology Chair and MS Program Director.
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Awakening Joy
by James Baraz and Shoshana Alexander
Joy is not for just the lucky few–it's a choice anyone can make. In this groundbreaking book, based on his popular course, James Baraz helps you discover a path to the happiness that's right in front of you, offering a step-by-step program that will reorient your mind away from dissatisfaction and distraction and toward the contentment and delight that is abundantly available in our everyday lives.
With our thoughts we make the world.
--The Buddha
One evening after hearing me give a talk on real happiness, a student approached me. "I have something to show you," he said, opening a slick magazine to a two-page advertisement. There, in shimmering glory, was a beautiful woman draped in gold jewelry, looking satisfied and happy. Across the pages in bold lettering were the words: "The Gold Shivers." I felt both amused and appalled as I read the pitch:
From the First Small Shiver
when a Shimmering Necklace of Gold Beads Catches a Woman's Eye.
To the Great Shivers of Delight
when the Coveted Object Actually Becomes Hers . . .
Among Life's Pleasures, Count this Deeply Held Euphoria as Unique.
The Only Way to Get the Gold Shivers is by Getting the Gold.
Because we're bombarded with thousands of marketing messages like this every day, it's easy to think that gratifying our desires is the way to find happiness. We might even know, as one bumper sticker says, "The best things in life are not things," but we can still believe that something else out there will make us happy. When I find my soul mate, or when I write the great American novel, or when I retir . . .
There's no denying the hit of pleasure we feel when we fulfill a desire for a particular experience or object or goal. But how long does the satisfaction last once we receive the "coveted object"? Perhaps until we notice there's something else we want. When we equate true happiness with getting something (or someone), we can end up like hamsters in an exercise wheel--running but never arriving.
If genuine happiness is not based on objects or experience, where can it be found? And how? Like following a road map, once you know where you're going, it's easier to figure out how to get there.
The journey of awakening joy begins with setting a clear intention. Although we all want to be happy, most of us don't place an explicit wish for that at the center of our lives. We think if we are successful, rich, or liked by others, happiness will come. We tend to hope that achieving certain goals in the future will make us happy. But these are roundabout ways to get to happiness, and they don't necessarily work. What does get you there is starting where you are and discovering what you are looking for in the midst of your current life.
You might think that the circumstances of your life will have to change a lot before you can find happiness in the midst of them. While it's true that our well-being is affected by how we live, we also know that even in the best of circumstances we can be unhappy. And sometimes in very challenging situations, we can feel surprisingly at ease. While this book will encourage you to bring experiences and circumstances into your life that contribute to your well-being, the key factor is deciding to change your mind. As my colleague Sylvia Boorstein puts it, "Happiness is an inside job." When we consciously intend to be happy, actually saying that intention aloud or to ourselves, we set in motion a radical transformation. Profound changes begin to take place inside us, in our body and our mind. The momentum of positive change grows as we learn to choose actions and situations that align us with our intention.
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Report sheds new light on day care death
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A state report sheds new light on the death of a baby at a home day care in Hastings.
The report by the state Department of Human Services says the infant was placed face down on a blanket on a carpeted floor. The day care provider, Ann Quigley, had her child care license revoked because the incident last January deviated from safe-sleep policies in Minnesota and because the child was left unsupervised in that position for 10 to 15 minutes.
The Star Tribune (http://bit.ly/ZZILPV ) says Quigley attempted CPR after finding the baby was unresponsive and called 911.


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Unrevised from 8.0 to 8.1. Moderate update since 8.1 release.
8.0 version
Arguments: configuration
Returns (or sets with setf) whether the optional IDE background window
is displayed. This window is useful mostly for covering other
applications that may be distracting when they are visible between the
IDE's multiple top-level windows. This option has an effect only when
the use-ide-parent-window option is
nil, because otherwise there is only a single
top-level window through which other applications do not show.
The background window also has a right-button shortcut menu that lists all current IDE windows that aren't shrunk (hidden). Selecting a window on this menu brings the window to the front and gives it the keyboard focus.
This property may be toggled interactively by selecting
the View | Background Window menu
command. Note that menu item appears only when use-ide-parent-window
Changing this property while the IDE is running will toggle the background window off or on. When the IDE is started up, the background window will appear if it was there whenever the configuration options were most recently saved.
use-ide-background-window is a
property of the
configuration class.
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Documentation for Allegro CL version 8.1. This page was not revised from the 8.0 page.
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At IBC2008 Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq: ADBE) is showcasing advanced video and new media technologies that are enabling broadcasters and media professionals to create, deliver, and monetize dynamic media across disparate platforms and devices. Highlights of the show include previews of the next version of Adobe® Creative Suite® Production Premium and Adobe Flash® Media Server software, as well as the introduction of Adobe Flash Media Encoding Server software (see separate press release), a fast, scalable solution for converting multiple video file formats for delivery via Adobe Flash software, which has established itself as the premier instant‐on video solution for media companies around the world. Adobe will demonstrate its industry leadership in supporting efficient, tapeless workflows that leverage native, raw camera formats for producing high‐fidelity content. RED R3D and AVCHD join Panasonic P2 and Sony XDCAM EX and HD, as camera formats that are supported by Adobe Creative Suite software applications, with no transcoding or rewrapping. Adobe's booth at the IBC2008 Exhibition is Hall 7, Stand 721. "We are committed to providing world‐class technology and forging industry initiatives that enable our customers to create rich, engaging content, deliver it to audiences on virtually any platform or device, and demonstrate lucrative new business models," said Jim Guerard, vice president and general manager of Dynamic Media at Adobe. "From content creation, to delivery and playback, Adobe and its broadcast and media customers are leading the industry and reshaping the digital video and interactive media lanscapes."
Accelerated Industry Adoption by Broadcasters Adobe's Emmy® Award winning Flash technology continues to be the standard worldwide for delivering high‐quality video experiences on the Web. According to comScore, 82 percent of online videos in the U.S. and 73 percent of online videos worldwide are viewed using Adobe Flash technology, making it the number one format for video on the Web. In North America, the NFL recently announced its decision to use Adobe Flash technology to deliver live online video streaming of NBC's Sunday Nght Football games on www.NFL.com and www.NBCSports.com. In addition, France's M6 (in partnership with Limelight Networks), recently announced its decision to join major broadcasters worldwide in selecting Adobe Flash technology to stream video content online. OpenTV Corp., a leading provider of advanced digital television services, has also announced that it will integrate Adobe Flash technology into OpenTV middleware to enable the development of new user nterfaces and rich applications.
Adobe Previews the Next Generation of Adobe Creative Suite Production Premium Software Adobe is giving attendees at IBC2008 an exclusive sneak preview of the next version of Adobe Creative Suite Production Premium oftware, a complete pre‐ and post‐production solution for creative professionals. The next version of Adobe's industry‐leading software will help creative professionals deliver more valuable assets, reach new creative heights, and make the most of their time with huge gains in workflow efficiency.
Faster, Easier Content Preparation for Delivery using Flash Technology Adobe Flash Media Encoding Server is a new scalable, high‐performance solution for converting multiple video file formats into the ubiquitous Flash format and the latest addition to theAdobe Flash Media Server family of products. At IBC2008, Adobe is also previewing new technologies that will be available in future versions of Adobe Flash Media Server. These include dynamic streaming for delivering the highest quality, uninterrupted viewing experience, and the ability to pause or rewind a live video stream.


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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama called top lawmakers to the White House on Wednesday as Republicans rejected Democratic demands to vote on legislation ending a two-day partial government shutdown without changes to the nation's three-year-old health care law.
Despite the invitation, White House press secretary Jay Carney said sharply that Obama "will not offer concessions to Republicans in exchange for not tanking the economy."
With the nation's ability to borrow money soon to lapse, Republicans and Democrats alike said the shutdown could last for two weeks or more, obliging a divided government to grapple with both issues at the same time.
House Republicans brought a handful of bills to the floor to reopen portions of the government, including veterans' programs, parks and the National Institutes of Health. Democrats labeled that a piecemeal approach and rejected it, and the White House threatened to veto the measures in the unlikely event they made it to Obama's desk.
"We can stop this today," said Rep. Louise Slaughter D-N.Y., urging Republicans to allow a vote on a standalone spending bill that permits the entire government to reopen.
But an attempt by Democrats to force shutdown-ending legislation to the House floor failed on a 227-197 vote, with all Republicans in opposition. That left intact the tea party-driven strategy of demanding changes to the nation's health care overhaul as the price for essential federal financing.
The Republican National Committee announced it would pay for personnel needed to reopen the World War II Memorial, a draw for aging veterans from around the country that is among the sites shuttered. In a statement, party chairman Reince Priebus challenged Democrats "to join with us in keeping this memorial open."
Democrats labeled that a stunt. "We've already been working on a plan to open the Memorial — and the entire government — after the GOP caused them to close," said party spokesman Mo Elleithee. "It's called a clean" spending bill.
The shutdown also intruded into the race for governor of Virginia.
Terry McAuliffe, the Democrat, said he supported legislation to guarantee retroactive pay for furloughed federal employees. The Republican contender, Ken Cuccinelli, called on members of Congress to decline their pay as long as the shutdown lasts.
A sampling of federal agencies showed how unevenly the shutdown was felt across the government.
The Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Housing and Urban Development listed only six percent of their employees as essential, and therefore permitted to work during the impasse. James R. Clapper, director of national intelligence, said about 70 percent of civilian employees in agencies under his control had been sent home.
By contrast, about 86 percent of employees of the Department of Homeland Security remained on the job, and 95 percent at the Veterans Affairs Department.
One furloughed employee, meteorologist Amy Fritz, said, "I want to get back to work." At a news conference arranged by congressional Democrats, the 38-year-old National Weather Service employee said she has more than $100,000 in student loan debt and is looking at ways to cut her budget.
The White House said Obama would have to truncate a long-planned trip to Asia, calling off the final two stops in Malaysia and the Philippines.
Obama's call to lawmakers to meet drew a quizzical response from Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell. A spokesman, Don Stewart, said, "we're a little confused as to the purpose."
House Speaker John Boehner was "pleased the president finally recognized that his refusal to negotiate is indefensible," said his spokesman, Brendan Buck. "It's unclear why be having this meeting if it's not meant to be a start to serious talks between the two parties."
Responding to the House's call for formal negotiations on the shutdown, health care and other issues, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid wrote to the speaker to say he would agree, but only if the House first agreed to reopen the government.
Boehner rejected that.
The House sidetracked legislation Tuesday night to reopen some veterans programs, the national parks and a portion of the Washington, D.C., municipal government. All three bills fell short of the two-thirds majority needed when Democrats voted overwhelmingly against this.
Republicans tried again, this time under rules requiring only a simple majority, and passage seemed likely. They added two more measures to the list, one to provide money for the National Guard and Reserves, and the other for the National Institutes of Health.
The NIH bill was added to the day's agenda after Democrats said seriously ill patients would be turned away from the facility's hospital of last resort, and no new enrollment permitted in experimental treatments.
Democratic Rep. Louise Slaughter of New York said the Republican response was a ploy. "Every time they see a bad headline they're going to bring a bill to the floor and make it go away," she said.
Some Republicans took obvious pleasure in the rough rollout Tuesday of new health insurance markets created under Obama's health care law. Widespread online glitches prevented many people from signing up for coverage that begins in January.
Rep. Trey Radel of Florida said a 14-year-old could build a better website "in an afternoon in his basement."
Not all Republicans felt the same.
Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., accused tea party-backed lawmakers of trying to "hijack the party" and said he senses that a growing number of House Republicans — perhaps as many as 100 — are tired of the shutdown that began Tuesday morning and will be meeting to look for a way out.
An earlier attempt by Republican dissidents to take control of the floor and vote alongside Democrats to reopen the government fizzled badly earlier in the week, and it was unclear whether a new attempt could gain traction.
At issue is the need to pass a temporary funding bill to keep the government open since the start of the new budget year on Tuesday.
Congress has passed more than 100 temporary funding bills since the last shutdown in 1996, almost all of them without controversy. The streak was broken because conservative Republicans have held up the current measure in the longshot hope of derailing or delaying Obamacare, just as the health insurance markets at the heart of the law opened on Tuesday.
Associated Press writers Andrew Taylor, Donna Cassata, Henry Jackson, Julie Pace and Seth Borenstein contributed to this story


text: "China's cities, notes Cotterell, played an important role in symbolizing the legitimacy of a new regime; upstart emperors spent untold treasure and lives on building magnificent capitals, carefully laid out on principles of cosmology and feng shui, to demonstrate their assumption of the Mandate of Heaven. These cities furnish the author with splendid panoramas of 2,300 years of Chinese civilization. Working with maps, photos, reproductions of Chinese art and literary accounts, he recreates the cosmopolitanism of medieval Chang'an, the commercial bustle of Song dynasty Hangzhou and the sublime architecture of Beijing's Forbidden City. These set pieces frame a sprightly history of China up to the founding of the republic. Cotterell elucidates large-scale themesthe long seesaw battle between China and its nomadic neighbors, the Confucian scholar-bureaucracy's struggle to control the state, and the cycle of imperial despotism and peasant revoltwhile sketching a picaresque chronicle of dynastic succession and court intrigue, complete with overmighty eunuchs and scheming concubines. The result is a fine evocation of China as both a place and a story."Publishers Weekly


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(THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. – Feb. 8, 2013) California Lutheran University will present its first fully staged opera Thursday, Feb. 28, through Sunday, March 3, on the Thousand Oaks campus.
Performances of "Dido and Aeneas" are slated for 8 p.m. in Preus-Brandt Forum. The theatre arts and music departments are presenting the opera.
Written by English composer Henry Purcell in 1689, the opera embodies the best in musical writing of its day. In three short acts, which include lively dance numbers, passionate arias and rollicking choruses, it portrays an epic battle between virtue and desire, power and politics, life and death. As Dido, the conflicted queen of Carthage, gives in to her desires, she stands to lose more than her crown.
CLU music lecturer and voice teacher Heidi Valencia Vas directs. Mother-daughter duo Elizabeth and Jessica Helms, both CLU alumnae, are the musical directors. Elizabeth, of Ventura, earned a master's in curriculum and instruction in 2005 and teaches voice at CLU. Jessica, of Newbury Park, earned a bachelor's degree in music in 2004.
Major players include the following: Melanie Stein, a senior music major from Simi Valley, as Dido; Jessica Butenshon, a senior theatre arts major/music minor from Astoria, Ore., as Dido's sister, Belinda; Russell Fletcher, a junior music major from Lakeport, as the Trojan prince Aeneas; and Susannah Ruth, a senior music major from Thousand Oaks, as the sorceress.
Set design and costume design are by drama lecturers Josh Clabaugh and Valerie Miller, respectively, and lighting is by Ben Michaels, a freshman theatre arts major from Redlands. Ashton Williams, a junior theatre arts major from Sparks, Nev., is stage manager.
London-born Purcell has been called the finest and most original composer of his day. He wrote music for many stage productions, but "Dido and Aeneas" is his only opera. As the son of a musician at court, a chorister at the Chapel Royal, and the holder of continuing royal appointments until his death in 1695, Purcell worked in Westminster for three different kings over 25 years. In 1679, he was appointed Organist at Westminster Abbey, a position he retained all his life.
Preus-Brandt Forum is located south of Olsen Road between Mountclef Boulevard and Campus Drive.
Admission is $10. For more information, call the Theatre Arts Department at 805-493-3415.


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Beckham, Viciedo progressing with injuries
By Scott Merkin / MLB.com
ARLINGTON -- Although Dayan Viciedo and Gordon Beckham aren't exactly a few days away from returning to the White Sox lineup, they are making steady improvements.
Beckham had the stitches taken out of his left hand, on which he had surgery on April 16 to remove a fractured hamate bone. He hopes to take flips next week in New York, after taking light swings on Sunday and Tuesday.
"I did some lighter swinging on Sunday, which really hurt," Beckham said. "That's just a lot of inflammation, not using the wrist, that kind of stuff.
"Then I got the stitches out today and swung a little bit before I got the stitches out with a normal bat. It felt a lot better. So that's a good thing. I was taking obviously not normal swings because I haven't done it in a while but good swings that I feel pretty good about after two weeks. I feel like it can only get better."
Viciedo went on the disabled list April 20 with a left oblique strain. He took 25 flips Tuesday, stopped and took another 25. He expects to make a Minor League rehab start and is feeling decidedly better from when the injury first took hold.
"For being the first time I'm swinging and soft-tossing, I felt really good. I didn't feel any pain," said Viciedo through translator and White Sox coach Lino Diaz. "[My teammates] told me to take my time, not to rush into it.
"If I happen to hurt it again, it's going to be a little longer. They have told me to take it easy. That's what I'm doing."
In order to try to keep the good feel he had before the injury, Beckham has been trying to go through mental in-game at-bats.
"I've been trying to follow the game pretty closely, trying to watch counts," Beckham "As long as my mind and head are in the game and I'm still thinking about the game, it shouldn't be too big of a transition to get back."
Wells eager to get a chance with White Sox
ARLINGTON -- Casper Wells has played for more of the American League than he certainly would have liked during the first month of the 2013 season.
His April journey started with the Mariners, until he was claimed off waivers by Toronto on April 10. The right-handed-hitting outfielder was designated for assignment by the Blue Jays on April 15 and traded to the A's on April 22 in return for cash considerations.
But in moving to the White Sox via a Monday night trade for cash considerations, after the A's designated him for assignment on April 28, Wells hopes he has reached a final 2013 destination.
"I'm excited to be here with this organization and the city of Chicago," said Wells, who struck out as pinch-hitter in the eighth inning and played left in the ninth of Tuesday's 10-6 loss to the Rangers. "I just kind of had a different feeling about being here as opposed to the other clubs that I've been with, like a different sense. I'm excited to get going and playing.
"Sometimes you just get feelings. I've always loved the city of Chicago and felt like I'd love to play here. In the back of my head, like a feeling I just wanted to be in Chicago and coincidentally the White Sox picked me up."
During his April periods of inactivity, Wells has stayed sharp by hitting in Seattle and Arizona. He admits that none of that work prepares a hitter for live pitching.
The White Sox were considered far too right-handed heavy on their roster when the season started, but as the injuries piled up, more left-handed hitters were added. Wells, 28, comes in with a career .261 average, .345 on-base percentage and .482 slugging percentage against left-handed pitchers, including a .267 average with seven homers and 20 RBIs with the Mariners in 2012.
There's also the little matter of changing his feelings toward the White Sox, a team that wasn't exactly his favorite when Wells was knocking out eight of his 25 career homers with the Tigers from 2010-11. Wells doesn't seem worried about the change.
"That'll be interesting. I definitely wasn't a big fan of the White Sox when I was on the Tigers," Wells said. "I guess anyone in my division you're not a big fan of. My time [in Detroit] was great, but you have to move forward and on to the next phase and I'm excited to get the next phase of my career started here."
Injured Pierzynski happy to see old friends
ARLINGTON -- A.J. Pierzynski's first regular-season game against the White Sox since 2003, when he was with the Twins, will have to wait until at least Thursday, as Pierzynski was sidelined Tuesday by a right oblique strain.
That injury didn't stop the White Sox staple for eight years, starting in 2005, from experiencing a different sort of feeling during pregame pitchers' meetings.
"It was weird sitting in a pitchers' meeting and going over the White Sox lineup instead of going the other way," Pierzynski said.
Pierzynski faced the White Sox in Surprise, Ariz., during Spring Training and returns to U.S. Cellular Field as a visitor during a series from Aug. 23-25. He's looking forward to getting through these games so the media will stop asking about the reunion, but he was also looking forward to seeing some friends and longtime teammates.
"Guys like [Matt] Thornton, [Paul] Konerko and [Gordon] Beckham and those guys," Pierzynski said. "It's another game and it's another series. Hopefully, we'll be able to win it."
The Rangers catcher expects a few pleasant in-game exchanges at home plate. Once the game gets moving, though, it's all business.
"I'm sure I'll say hello to them, but it's not like we are going to have time to have a full conversation up there," Pierzynski said. "I'll see them after the game, I'm sure, and before the game on the field for BP.
"But we are trying to win and they are trying to win. So there's no warm fuzzies once the game starts. Before and after, yeah, we are friends and it's fine. We'll be friends for a long time. At the same time, once the game starts, it's time to win."
Keppinger hopes to return Wednesday or Thursday
ARLINGTON -- For the fourth straight game, Jeff Keppinger was out of Tuesday's starting lineup because of back spasms. But the current White Sox second baseman believes he could be back Wednesday or Thursday.
"It's gotten better each day," Keppinger said. "If I would have had to fly out Saturday or Friday, I would have had no shot. But it's loosened up tremendously. I'm available today and hopefully I'm back in there by tomorrow."
Keppinger added that the muscle spasms started in Thursday's game against the Rays and "just kind of grabbed in my low back."
"Later that night, when I went to leave from the field, it was hard for me to even put my shoes and socks on," Keppinger said. "The next day was kind of the same, the day after that it started to loosen up. By Sunday, it loosened up majorly."
Third to first
• White Sox manager Robin Ventura was asked Tuesday about what Jason Collins' coming out Monday as the first openly gay active player in a major sport meant to Major League Baseball and the White Sox.
"For me, it's just, 'Can he play or not?' That's going to be the biggest factor on deciding guys in the future," Ventura said. "It's just one of those that Jackie Robinson [and] baseball had years ago and eventually that becomes more acceptable. But it's going to be about whether a guy can play."
• Jordan Danks was scratched from Tuesday's starting lineup with an inflamed bursa sac in his right knee. Danks, who was replaced by Dewayne Wise, sustained the injury when he crashed into the U.S. Cellular Field wall Friday night trying to corral Jose Molina's ninth-inning double.
• Even before the White Sox faced A.J. Pierzynski this week, they had changed their signals.
"You're going to run into some guys that were here last year," Ventura said. "So we've done a good job of changing them up so they're not familiar."
• Adam Dunn is hitting .321 with 12 homers and 18 RBIs over 24 career games against the Rangers.
Scott Merkin is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Merk's Works, and follow him on Twitter @scottmerkin. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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A petition to commemorate Charlton Heston on a U.S. postage stamp took place on the actor's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame today. A press release encouraged fans to "send an e-mail, letter and/or sign the petition in support of the effort to successfully implement this historic Hollywood figure into the U.S. postal stamp collection." Heston was described in the release as "an icon of epic proportions, Academy Award-winning actor, philanthropist, and political activist."
Missing from the release was any reference to Heston's ties to the National Rifle Association, which many feel sullied his impressive film legacy, which included a performance as gay artist Michelangelo in The Agony and the Ecstasy and the title role in the homoerotic Ben-Hur. Heston's numerous speeches on behalf of the NRA often included antigay rhetoric, drawing the ire of the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation and other LGBT organizations.
In 1997, GLAAD criticized Heston's speech at the Free Congress Foundation's 20th Anniversary Gala, during which he stated, "I find my blood pressure rising when [President] Clinton's cultural shock troops participate in homosexual rights fund-raisers but boycott gun rights fund-raisers ... and then claim it's time to place homosexual men in tents with Boy Scouts, and suggest that sperm donor babies born into lesbian relationships are somehow better served and more loved." He's also noted for the bon mot "In Hollywood there are more gun owners in the closet than homosexuals."
See the following pages for late LGBT entertainers who are more worthy of celebrating.
Dorothy Arzner — Wearing unfashionably short hair and mannish clothing, she was the only lesbian film director to make an impact in the Golden Age of Hollywood, with Sappho-infused classics such as Christopher Strong and Dance, Girl, Dance.
Tallulah Bankhead — She dazzled audiences with brilliant performances in plays such as The Little Foxes and films such as Lifeboat, but the bisexual bon vivant was just as noted for her notoriously naughty wit.
William S. Burroughs — Novels such as Junky, Naked Lunch, and Queer made the Beat icon one of the most influential writers of the 20th century.
Truman Capote — Envied for his quick, bawdy wit and lionized by the social elite (his Black and White Ball remains legendary), the colorful author produced works ranging from the wistful Breakfast at Tiffany's to the brilliant "nonfiction novel" In Cold Blood.
Rock Hudson — While controversy surrounded his AIDS-related death, the underrated actor left a legacy of fine performances in films such as Giant, Pillow Talk, and Seconds.
Liberace — The flamboyant yet closeted pianist — a heartthrob to millions of gray-haired matrons —sued a columnist for insinuating he was gay, but during his heyday he was the world's highest-paid entertainer.


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Meet Hollywood's Newest Diva: Alex Pettyfer
Watch out world, there's a new diva in town. Or should I say divo. His name is Alex Pettyfer and he wants what he wants when he wants it. Also today: lots of news about TV pilots, including the casting of a lead on a Shonda Rhimes show, plus Charlie Sheen agrees to cough up some cash.
- Young actor Alex Pettyfer is, at this very moment, poised to blow up. He's starring in the new action jam I Am Number Four, which could be big. He's also got Beastly coming out, a sort of dramatic teen version of Beauty and the Beast. (The fairy tale, not the Linda Hamilton/Ron Perlman TV series. Ohhh what I wouldn't give for a dramatic teen version of that.) Plus there's this whole business going on. He's maybe gonna be somebody, is what I'm saying. And apparently he knows it. It seems he's been quite difficult on film sets and in dealings with studio people — complaining about salary, showing up two hours late to meetings — and has, in a relatively short amount of time, earned something of a reputation for himself. A producer says of Pettyfer: "Pick your words: ambitious, hungry, cocky, very ahead of himself." Uh oh! Watch out, kiddo. Behave, respect your elders, all that rot. Just be careful. Supposedly things with the Number Four studio, DreamWorks, have been patched up as he's gone around doing promotion for the film, but still. He ought to tread a bit more lightly. Anyway. Isn't it fun to talk about Alex Pettyfer and have the word "hungry" right next to the word "cocky"? I think it's fun. [THR]
- Coke-filled actor Charlie Sheen has offered to partially compensate the crew of Two and a Half Men for the loss of pay during his rehab, which has shut down production on the show. Partially?? Sheeny, my good boy. I hope that's a big partially. [Deadline]
- The lovable Stanley Tucci will be playing hateable as the villain in the upcoming Jack the Giant Killer. He'll be playing one of those vizier-whispering-in-the-king's-ear-while-vying-for-power roles. "The Cheney," I believe they call it in screenwriting classes these days. Nicholas Hoult, from Skins and A Single Man, is still the front-runner for the title role (Jack, not the giants). Hm. I wonder if he's hungry and cocky too. [THR]
- Pilot season is in full swing and casting is happening left and right. Nestor Carbonell, who played Richard the creepy eyeliner spokesman on Lost, will star alongside Sarah Michelle Gellar on her CBS pilot Ringer. He'll play the FBI guy tasked with keeping Gellar safe so she can testify against the mob. A fellow named Anthony Carrigan who used to do Shakespeare camp with my best friend from high school (I may or may not have hit on him once at a party. He's straight. Sorry!) and who used to be on The Forgotten, is the first person to join the USA pilot Over/Under, about two guys starting a bookie business. And Broadway actress Megan Hilty has been cast in the Debra Messing theater comedy (yes!) Smash, as an actress who does all the readings for the lead role in a Marilyn Monroe musical as it's being written, but is then told she's too old to actually play the part, so has to join the chorus. Same thing happened to Vanessa Redgrave with Rent. So sad. [Deadline]
- Forgotten comedian Norm MacDonald will be forgotten no more. The former SNL Weekend Update anchor has had his Comedy Central pilot ordered to series. It's called Sports Show with Norm MacDonald and is a Weekend Update-y show about sports. Pretty self-explanatory. It's with Norm MacDonald, as the title suggests. Good for him. Though, I wonder... doesn't this sound basically like the same show as Comedy Central's new Onion Sports Dome thing? Too many sports cooks in the sports kitchen! [Variety]
- Let's talk Shonda Rhimes show news. First up is the terrific news that Audra MacDonald, musical theater genius of the absolute highest order (proof), has decided to leave Private Practice, the unfortunate ladyfart doctor series she's been making money on for the past four years. Welcome back to New York, Audra. No judgment on going to make a buck, but I'm glad you're back. [TV Line] Next up in Shondaland is the news that Kerry Washington, Spence graduate and amateur political pundit, has been cast in the lead role in Rhimes' new pilot, In Crisis. Washington will play a crisis management expert on the show, which is based on the real-life crisis person Judy Smith. If there's anyone who knows a crisis, it's a Spence girl! [Deadline]