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Puig listed as day to day after bruising left hip
By Ken Gurnick / MLB.com
DENVER -- Cuban rookie sensation Yasiel Puig, named NL Player of the Month earlier in the day, escaped serious injury Wednesday night after crashing into the right-field fence at Coors Field, the same stadium where Matt Kemp was injured running into the center-field fence a year ago.
Although he left the game early, he did not leave the stadium, as he watched the fireworks show from the visitors dugout.
Puig is listed as day to day after suffering a bruised left hip and thigh making an off-balance catch of Nolan Arenado's line drive with no outs and runners on first and second in the bottom of the fifth inning. X-rays were negative.
"It was a great catch," said Dodgers manager Don Mattingly. "I've got a feeling we'll see a lot of that. He plays like that and he's going to get hurt."
Landing on his right foot, Puig's left leg swung across and struck the padding that fronts supporting poles of the fence. Puig threw the ball back into the infield as Wilin Rosario tagged from second to third, then crumpled on the warning track clutching his left thigh.
After being tended to by trainer Nancy Patterson Flynn, Mattingly and teammates, Puig stayed in the game. He came to bat in the top of the sixth inning and hit a sacrifice fly to left field, scoring Skip Schumaker.
But when the Dodgers took the field for the bottom of the sixth with a two-run lead, Puig was removed as part of a double-switch.
Mattingly said he wasn't overly concerned that Puig had been seriously injured.
"The fact that he got up and threw it in was a good sign," he said.
Rehabbing Crawford expected back for Friday's game
DENVER -- Rehabbing Dodgers outfielder Carl Crawford went 1-for-3 with a walk and strikeout as designated hitter Wednesday night to conclude his four-game rehab stint with Class A Rancho Cucamonga.
Manager Don Mattingly said before the Dodgers beat the Rockies, 10-8, that he expects Crawford to travel to San Francisco Thursday and meet the team in time for Friday night's series opener against the Giants.
Crawford (5-for-13 in four rehab games) has been on the disabled list with a strained left hamstring since June 2. His return will present Mattingly with four outfielders -- Crawford, Yasiel Puig, Matt Kemp and Andre Ethier -- for three positions.
Mattingly has indicated Puig will probably play the most, with the other three rotating to stay fresh based on opposing pitcher matchups.
Contrary to media speculation, management apparently is not looking to trade any of them at this time, especially considering the recent hamstring problems of Crawford and Kemp, as well as the dangerously wild and exciting play of Puig.
Mattingly not surprised by Puig's June accolades
DENVER -- Yasiel Puig became the first ever NL Player of the Month in his debut month and, as Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said, it was no surprise.
"It would have been a surprise if he didn't," said Mattingly. "It would have been a surprise if anybody was doing more than that. I'd like to see somebody do that."
Puig went 3-for-5 with a homer and double Tuesday night, but Mattingly was still marveling over the right fielder's full-speed sprinting catch of Nolan Arenado's foul ball on the warning track between the Colorado dugout and the foul pole.
"He made a cut like a running back," said Mattingly. "It was unbelievable. It's gotten to [the point where] you expect him to do something all the time. If he doesn't get a hit or get on base, it's like, 'What's going on?'"
While Puig's debut is being compared to that of Joe DiMaggio, Mattingly was asked if he had seen any comparable player who made an immediate impact and kept it up to be a great player.
"Junior Griffey was like that," he said. "He tore it up and kept tearing it up. You see the highlights, great plays at the wall, throwing guys out, stealing bags. That kind of guy. Yasiel is a guy that does everything."
Kershaw hopes to break habit of throwing glove
DENVER -- The closest the Rockies came to scoring Tuesday night was when Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw threw his glove at Josh Rutledge's sacrifice bunt in the sixth inning.
Had Kershaw's glove hit the ball, rules call for the batter to be awarded three bases on an error and DJ LeMahieu, who led off the inning with a single, would have scored from first base.
The glove missed the ball, Kershaw picked up the ball and flipped it to first base to erase Rutledge.
"I don't know what I was thinking," said Kershaw, who won a Gold Glove in 2011. "I do it in batting practice when I'm shagging ground balls. I think I better stop doing that. It could have ruined things. It's kind of become a habit that I ought to break. It was dumb, just dumb."
Dodgers waiting for Marmol to report to club
DENVER -- Other than knocking down reports that he had been designated for assignment, the Dodgers were vague about the whereabouts and status of newly acquired, but unseen, reliever Carlos Marmol.
All that manager Don Mattingly would say was that Marmol's required window to physically report had ticked down from 72 hours to 48 hours, "but I haven't heard anything to suggest he won't report in the next 48 hours."
"I'm not sure where he is," said Mattingly, "but his time is getting shorter."
But Mattingly wouldn't even say where Marmol would report. After making the trade, general manager Ned Colletti said he spoke by phone with Marmol, who was in his native Dominican Republic after having been designated for assignment by the Cubs.
The Dodgers want Marmol to accept a Minor League assignment to work on mechanical flaws, and whatever roster maneuvers undertaken Wednesday (likely outright waivers) would make that assignment possible if he cleared waivers and accepted the assignment.
If he rejects the assignment, the Dodgers must either bring him to the Major Leagues or let him become a free agent.
The Dodgers traded Matt Guerrier for Marmol and $290,700 in international signing bonus room.
Worth noting
• The Dodgers announced the signing of international shortstop prospect Lucas Tirado (16, Samana, Dominican Republic). He reportedly received a $1 million bonus.
Ken Gurnick is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Teton Range > Middle Teton > Climber's Log
Middle Teton Climber's Log
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|Middle and South Tetons
Date Climbed: Jul 27, 2008
|Set up camp in the South Fork, then climbed the Middle and South Tetons together the next day (standard routes on both). Early morning thunder and lightning both days, but it cleared up quickly. Great mountains and views of the rest of the range.
|Posted Jul 27, 2008 11:34 pm
|Behind Brits with a 300' rope
|This was our last climb in the Tetons on this trip. We followed behind a couple from England who were double ropping on a 300' 9mm. We got to the summit just as they were preparing to leave. Since they were able to do 150' rappels and we were limited to 80 footers, we never saw them again.Double roping has it advantages.
|Posted Jul 2, 2008 1:24 am
|Better late than never!
Date Climbed: Jul 7, 2007
|Spent a windy night in south fork of garnet canyon then summited via SW couloir with JHMG. Excellent first Alpine experience. The credit to my success goes to the Lord Jesus Christ,through who's strength we can do all things!
|Posted Jun 30, 2008 6:46 am
|South West Couloir
|My first summit in the Tetons. A summer wouldn't be complete without a trip to WY!
|Posted Jun 23, 2008 11:52 pm
|North Ridge
Date Climbed: Sep 4, 1986
|Beautiful climb! First Teton summit. Windy night at the Saddle, perfect late summer day to do the climb.
|Posted Jun 6, 2008 3:15 pm
|What a great view of the Grand!
|Posted May 29, 2008 4:53 pm
|Southwest coulior
Date Climbed: Sep 4, 2006
|Solo, also tagged the South. Man that's a long way back in there.
|Posted Mar 7, 2008 5:58 pm
|Shirley Lam
Date Climbed: Jul 11, 2006
|Rudy did a great job leading!
|Posted Jan 30, 2008 10:56 pm
Date Climbed: Jul 11, 2006
|Traversed from Grand Teton via N ridge. Congrats to my friend Rudy who led the whole thing without climbing shoes, sometime climbing icy slabs....scary!!!
|Posted Dec 29, 2007 4:33 am
|Southwest Couloir
Date Climbed: Sep 16, 2007
|Went with my brother-in-law. Beautiful! Great climb on a real mountain. I hope to go back in 08'.
|Posted Dec 25, 2007 12:35 pm
|Easy Summit
|I camped just below Middle and South, and hit the summit of Middle just after daybreak. Couldn't be better.
|Posted Dec 1, 2007 8:01 pm
|Boriss Andean
|Route Climbed: Lupine Meadows Trailhead.
Date Climbed: Aug 26, 2003
|Climbed with Kelly before continuing on our way to Yellowstone National Park.
Nice scrambling near the summit with excellent views of the valley and the Idaho State side.
|Posted Sep 27, 2007 12:02 am
|S.W. arete
|gorgeous rock and an excellent climb. rated 5.8, more like 5.7. simul climbed most of it to beat a storm, then had to descend 300 ft and wait to see if it was gonna lightning. wasted 1 hour, but decided to go for it, since it was lookn a little better. about 3/4 false summits, requiring raps and down climbs.
|Posted Sep 19, 2007 9:36 pm
|SW Couloir
Date Climbed: Jul 24, 2004
|Scouting and warm-up climb for the Grand the next day. From my home in North Carolina to the summit of the Middle Teton in about 24 hours!
|Posted Sep 4, 2007 12:50 pm
|SW Couloir/West Ridge
Date Climbed: Jul 23, 2007
|Starting from the Meadows I climbed to the col and up into the beginning of the SW Couloir. By keeping left at or above the height of the Middle Teton (12500 ft) one can (as I did) scramble over fairly solid ledges to to the crest of the West Ridge and follow that right and summitward. I traversed right again just below the summit, but this was probably not necessary. I recommend this variation as an enjoyable way to avoid the the steepest, narrowest part of the gully, which can be hazardous when other climbers are around. There are lot of class 4 variations here, so you can be creative but not terrified.
|Posted Aug 8, 2007 10:48 pm
|Sweet Views!
Date Climbed: Jul 28, 2007
|Another beautiful day in the Tetons! The SW couloir was fun, and the view of the Grand was amazing!
|Posted Jul 30, 2007 8:50 pm
|SW CouloirSW
Date Climbed: Aug 11, 1993
|Great snow climb, lots of snow this year.
|Posted Jul 25, 2007 3:02 am
|chugach mtn boy
|SW Couloir
Date Climbed: Jul 21, 2006
|A repeat of a 1977 solo trip, this time with a teenage daughter. If somebody ever put together a book of "50 Classic Scrambles," this would have to be a contender. Beautiful rock and a gorgeous summit.
|Posted Jun 27, 2007 4:39 pm
|Hapey McHape
|SW Couloir
Date Climbed: Jun 13, 2007
|My brother and I got turned back on the Koven two days before so it was nice to make it up something. I went solo and didn't see anyone the whole day above the meadows. The snow was nice and hard in the morning all the way up the couloir. Awesome Views!!
|Posted Jun 22, 2007 10:12 pm
Date Climbed: Aug 11, 2006
|We almost flaked! Glad we didn't. Great day with my brother Jake. It tied up some unfinished business.
|Posted Mar 20, 2007 5:01 am

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Two-alarm blaze damages Bellows Falls building
BELLOWS FALLS -- As he worked at the Island Street NAPA Auto Parts store just before noon on Wednesday, Andy Castine heard a boom from the building next door.
"It might have been a tire exploding," Castine said. "A guy came up, ran in the door and said, 'Call the fire department.'"
That was the start of a two-alarm fire that ripped through an Island Street building and caused an estimated $250,000 in damage. The blaze, which still was under investigation late Wednesday, displaced businesses and one resident while also sending two firefighters to the hospital.
"It was a difficult fire," said William Weston, Bellows Falls Fire Department chief.
The building sits near the auto-parts store and The Island Oh Zone thrift shop, though neither of those structures were damaged.
Officials said the building, at 10 Island St., housed an auto-repair business, a wood-working shop and an apartment. The owner was identified as Paul Anderson.
Everyone in the building escaped the fire safely. Doug Bishop, a spokesman for the Vermont and the New Hampshire Upper Valley American Red Cross, confirmed that the organization was assisting one resident from the apartment.
Witnesses at the scene said one portion of the building housed multiple, expensive motorcycles.
Weston said the fire clearly started in the auto shop, which was the most heavily damaged area. Burnt vehicles sat under the shop's collapsed roof, and the cab of a white pickup truck parked outside was charred.
There were reports that gasoline ignited the blaze. But Weston could say only that there was an ongoing investigation and that the incident was "not considered suspicious at this time."
A press release issued by the department said two firefighters -- whose names were not released -- suffered minor injuries.
The fire drew a widespread emergency response from mutual-aid communities including Westminster, Saxtons River, Rockingham and Springfield in Vermont and Walpole, North Walpole and Charlestown in New Hampshire.
Golden Cross Ambulance also responded.
Ron Lake, Bellows Falls police chief, was among the first on the scene. He was nearby when he spotted smoke rising from Island Street.
"I arrived here and there was still just smoke rolling out," Lake said at the scene. "But it turned into a fire really quick."
When Castine left the NAPA store, two garage doors on the next-door building already were burning. He and others tried to move vehicles out of the way for firefighters.
"We actually were told to stay out of our building for a while," Castine said.
Weston said there was "a lot of fire when we got here." The flames then worked their way along the building's roof, causing trouble for firefighters.
"It was definitely a stubborn fire," Weston said. "It wasn't easily accessible."
The incident diverted some traffic from the village; officials were sending northbound Westminster Street traffic onto Church Street. A short distance away on Bridge Street, the Bellows Falls post office was shuttered early in the afternoon. A sign on the door notified patrons that, "due to smoke, we are closed until 3:30 p.m."
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Alan Lovewell Presents at TEDxMonterey 2012 - Sea Change
June 1, 2012
Alan Lovewell
Entrepreneur, Community Supported Fishery Champion
Program: International Environmental Policy (2010)
Specialization: Marine Policy
Undergrad: University of California, Santa Cruz (USCS)
Monterey Institute alum, Alan Lovewell (MAIEP '10), was a presenter at the most recent 2012 TedxMonterey – Sea Change conference. As a presenter at this event he talked about how the ocean sustains, inspires, and defines his way of life. (Watch the full Ted talk here.) Alan grew up on the small island of Martha's Vineyard. Surrounded by water he quickly learned to swim, dive, sail and fish for fun and for work. Growing up, he noticed how the oceans have changed over the years: there were less and less fish to catch.
After graduating from UCSC in Santa Cruz with his undergraduate degree, followed by time spent on the Sea of Cortez with the National Outdoor Leadership School as a sailing instructor, Alan decided to study Marine Policy at the Monterey Institute of International Studies. During Alan's time at MIIS, he participated in an International Professional Service Semester in Bali, Indonesia where he worked with three environmental NGOs - The Nature Conservancy, Conservation International, and the World Wildlife Fund for Nature. Alan says of his experience, "I gained more insight into the policy process within a developing nation and the interworkings of international environmental NGOs. The most impressive work these organizations are doing is science-based, analyzing the current state of ecosystems and threats. They are reaching out to communities and policy-makers to close the science gap."
Currently, Alan is a Sea Grant Fellow with NOAA's Northwest Fishery Science Center and cofounder of Local Catch Monterey Bay, a community supported fishery that connects people with local fishermen for sustainable seafood. Alan hopes to continue in a career that promotes positive change for our oceans.


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The Voyage Continues...
Diamond Select Toys celebrate the legacy of Star Trek with a toy line that touches on all eras of the franchise.
In June, the first series of Star Trek Legacy Minimates will hit stores, and no matter what era of Trek you hold most dear, there is a two-pack of 2-inch mini-figures just for you. Two separate assortments will be available, each with different uniforms, characters and species, not to mention a shipload of weapons and accessories.
At comic shops and specialty stores, both movies and TV shows get figures: - Admiral Kirk & Khan (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan)
- Captain Picard & Borg Queen (Star Trek: First Contact)
- Captain Sisko & Jem Hadar (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)
- Captain Archer & Xindi (Star Trek: Enterprise)
Then, at Toys R Us and toysrus.com, the scope expands with four all-new pairings: - Captain Kirk & Kahn (gold shirt) (Star Trek: The Original Series)
- Captain Picard (captains jacket) & Hugh (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
- Captain Sisko (vest) & Gul Dukat (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)
- Captain Janeway & Seven of Nine (Star Trek: Voyager)
Finally, comic shops and specialty stores will get the long-awaited Minimates vehicle of the U.S.S. Enterprise, with opening bridge dome and engineering section, a removable command chair with display base, and an adjustable display stand. The standard edition will come with Captain Kirk, a communicator and a phaser rifle, while a Trouble with Tribbles edition (with green-shirt Kirk and tribbles) and a Mirror, Mirror variant (the ISS Enterprise with Mirror Kirk) will be available exclusively at Entertainment Earth and Action Figure Xpress, respectively.
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INTERPOL Environmental Compliance and Enforcement
4 - 8 November 2013, Nairobi, Kenya
This newly structured committee seeks engagement from executive leaders for environmental compliance and enforcement and works as a permanent INTERPOL environmental executive level steering committee. The meetings considered a range of current and emerging threats being experienced around the world with regard to the environment, biodiversity and natural resources.
The ECEC Meeting and the meetings of the working groups were restricted to governmental and intergovernmental representatives. Representatives of non-governmental organizations and the private sector were invited to join the Conference on 6 November and as observers to various sessions of the working group meetings on 4 and 5 November, as well as the opening session of the 1st Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Committee Meeting on the morning of 7 November.


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U.S. freight carload volume for the week declined 1.7% measured against the comparable week in 2012. Intermodal, also bolstering the bottom line of U.S. railroads, advanced per the 2013 norm, up 3.5% for the week compared with last year. In total, U.S. freight traffic gained 0.7% during the week.
AAR said U.S. Class I railroads originated "a record 108,605 carloads of crude oil in the second quarter of 2013, up 11.8% from the 97,135 carloads originated in the first quarter of 2013 and up 111.05 over the 51,474 carloads originated in the second quarter of 2012. Crude oil accounted for 1.5% of total Class I carloads in the second quarter of 2013. Based on data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, AAR estimates that railroads today transport approximately 11% of U.S. crude oil production, up from virtually none a few years ago."
Six of the 10 carload commodity groups measured by AAR posted increases compared with the same week in 2012, with petroleum and petroleum products a m ain strength, up 15.3%. Commodities showing a decrease compared with the same week last year included grain, showing a 15.3% drop.
Canadian freight carload volume mirrored its U.S. counterpart category, down 0.8% compared with the same week in 2012. Canadian intermodal volume also mimicked the U.S. category, up 6.1% for the week. Mexican freight carload volume rose 6.2% for the week ending Aug. 24, while Mexican intermodal fell 4.0%.
Combined North American freight carload volume for the 34 weeks of 2013 on 13 reporting U.S., Canadian, and Mexican railroads was down 0.3% measured against he comparable period in 2012, while combined North American intermodal was up 3.5%.


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Dear Cullenists,
today I celebrated the Day of Rings with a very good friend -since I have no boyfriend- watching the moive about the begining of this love. Since I have loads of work to do until August, I promised to myself I won't touch the books until then, so that I'll have the pleasure to read them all over again without having a specific part read more times than the others.
Only 15 minuetes left here until this Holy Day ends. I hope I'll found true love this day, next year, when I'll have more time, I suppose...
Blessings upon you all.


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Preventing Laminitis in At-Risk Horses
- Nov 15, 2010
- Topics:
Even though veterinarians and farriers are making progress in developing laminitis treatment techniques and researching the causes of laminitis, prevention is still the No. 1 defense against a disease that plagues all too many horses. During the Sept. 17-18 Laminitis West Conference in Monterey, Calif., Bob Agne, DVM, an equine podiatrist at Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital, in Lexington, Ky., discussed how to recognize individuals that are at risk for laminitis and how to manage them to reduce the risk of the disease.
Several pre-existing conditions can put a horse at risk for laminitis, Agne reported. He noted risk factors and preventive treatments for each, but he cautioned that every case is different. Not all horses will show all clinical signs or respond similarly to preventive measures.
Equine Metabolic Syndrome (EMS)
- Typical clinical signs: Horses that are easy keepers, are overweight with cresty necks and discreet subcutaneous fat deposits and have high insulin and glucose levels. Horses with EMS are also more likely to show signs of previous bouts of low-grade laminitis.
- Possible laminitis prevention protocols: Restricted carbohydrate intake, controlled exercise, limited grazing when long hours of sunshine and cool temperatures predominate, levothyroxine supplementation (to assist with weight loss), periodic glucose and insulin testing in spring and fall to check for a hyperinsulinemic state (which predisposes horses and ponies to laminitis), and metformin administration if insulin levels rise above 100 uU/ml.
Cushing's Disease:
- Typical clinical signs: Cushing's disease is caused by a slow-growing, non-invasive tumor in the pituitary gland and typically only occurs in horses greater than 13 years of age. Unfortunately, laminitis is often the first symptom of the disease, which makes prevention challenging. These horses also exhibit rough, excessively long hair coats, especially in the spring and summer, and can have high circulating levels of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH). Affected horses can also have high levels of blood insulin and glucose, similar to EMS horses.
- Possible laminitis prevention protocols are: Annual ACTH, insulin, and glucose testing for horses over 13; pergolide medication for horses with high ACTH and hyperinsulemia/hyperglycemia or for horses showing excess body hair and laminitis; diet, exercise, and grazing protocols as per EMS; metformin in some cases.
Prior Bouts of Laminitis
- Signs of previous bouts of laminitis: distorted hoof capsule, stretched white line, and abnormal foot radiographs showing coffin bone rotation. These changes are indicative of lamellar and vascular (blood vessel) damage that can make subsequent bouts of laminitis more severe.
- Possible laminitis prevention protocols: Identify and address cause of previous bout, shoe and trim to encourage growth of the sole, and remain vigilant for the earliest signs of recurring laminitis. Additionally, yearly foot radiographs can help identify any changes in the hoof.
Foot Infection and/or Inflammation
- Clinical signs: Lameness, swelling, draining tracts, heat, and increased digital pulse are evidence of inflammation that can compromise lamellar tissue. If these infections/inflammation are not addressed promptly, subsequent mechanical damage to the coffin bone-hoof capsule bond can result in coffin bone rotation and/or vertical sinking.
- Possible laminitis prevention protocols: Radiograph feet with chronic draining abscesses or horses whose comfort level doesn't improve in a few days after abscess drainage. A contrast study of the area of infection called a fistulogram can be used to determine the extent of the damage. Addressing abscesses promptly and treating severe ones aggressively are important for preventing lamellar failure. Finally, protecting the wound to avoid re-infection and using a wedge heel and rocker-toe shoeing will help to reduce stress on dorsal laminae.
Contralateral Limb Laminitis
- Cause: A non-weight-bearing lameness results in an increased risk of laminitis in the opposite foot. This is caused by reduced blood flow within the foot that is forced to bear all of the weight.
- Possible laminitis prevention protocols: Treat the underlying cause of the initial lameness as quickly as possible; use material to help support the contralateral foot, especially the frog and sole region; remove the shoe if the foot is long, the shoe is inappropriate, and/or lameness is unlikely to improve quickly; and elevate the heel. Finally, monitoring the foot frequently by assessing digital pulses, coronary band health, and venograms are all important for preventing contralateral limb laminitis and detecting it early.
If laminitis does occur, early intervention is key to minimizing the disease's effects. The more owners learn to recognize the warning signs of laminitis (such as the horse shifting weight constantly from one sore foot to the other, standing with the hind feet forward under the belly to unload the front feet, feet that are hot to the touch, and/or bounding digital pulses), the more quickly the disease can be treated and damage to the laminae can be minimized.
The best defense against laminitis is good cooperation between owners, veterinarians, and farriers, said Agne, especially since at-risk individuals can exhibit signs that seem benign or are camouflaged by concurrent lameness. Farriers can be especially helpful because they are in a position to notice changes in the hoof at every shoeing or trimming.
"It's really a team effort in trying to prevent this disease," said Agne.
About the Author
Tracy Gantz
Tracy Gantz is a freelance writer based in Southern California. She is the Southern California correspondent for The Blood-Horse and a regular contributor to Paint Horse Journal, Paint Racing News, and Appaloosa Journal.
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The main selling point of SleepPhones ($39.99 at amazon.com) is the fleece headband, which makes it possible to actually listen to music or waves or white noise without cumbersome traditional headphones. People who sleep on their sides, in particular, could get little relief using headphones that jabbed in the ears or fell out.
This cozy headband remains the best thing about the product, and for people who need a cocoon of distraction to fall asleep, this gizmo is indispensable. Although it does have a few drawbacks.
SleepPhones were invented by a family physician and her husband, and the device first went on sale in 2007. Several improvements have been made over the years, and the latest model, sold by Pennsylvania-based AcousticSheep, has gone completely digital: The product once came with a CD, but the newest version comes instead with three free MP3 files.
Any gadget like this is only as good as the music or sounds that run through it, and the MP3s offered by the company are a mixed bag. The first track, "Mystical Didgeridoo," sounds like a tropical insect buzzing in your ears. The second, "Exalted Horns," could have been the closing theme song for "Saving Private Ryan," which might not be the most relaxing backdrop you could ask for. "Journeying Cello" is the best of the three tracks, soothing yet not distracting.
Other noises are available in the company's free iTunes app. There are two piano tracks and two "ocean" tracks, including one called "Newport Waves" ("Balboa Fun Zone" wouldn't have been as comforting). But amid the ebbing surf, there's a barely perceptible tone, persistent and ominous, that might keep you awake with thoughts that something is Out There.
You'd be better off plugging into a white-noise machine that has a headphone jack, or downloading tracks created just for sleep. There's a package on iTunes called "Sleep Music Lullabies," which contains 101 tracks for $9.99.
Since SleepPhones have a wire with a headphone jack on the end to attach to a CD player, MP3 player, tablet or smartphone, battery life could become an issue after six or eight hours of continuous play. I crashed into a deep sleep while listening to the three free SleepPhones MP3s (which total about 38 minutes), but after an hour I woke up and my little iPod Nano was seriously depleted.
Maybe the next generation of SleepPhones will be wireless. But that would require a long-lasting battery and probably a higher price point, and $40 already is a lot to spend for this. Also, the fleece band is likelier to feel cozier on a chilly winter or spring night than in August.
The other drawback is the just-OK speaker quality. If you switch from ocean waves to the blaring horns of Of Monsters and Men, you'll notice the sound is tinnier than you'd get with higher-end earbuds. But if you're only listening to tinkling piano and pattering rain, this probably isn't a big deal.
A plus for SleepPhones is the portability and simplicity of design: The speakers are enclosed in felt pouches tucked inside the headband, so you can remove the speakers and wires before washing the band.
Despite the flaws, SleepPhones get the job done, provided you listen to just the right pleasing sounds. A didgeridoo is not among them.
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It's not every day I give a low-budget film "two thumbs up." But today I do.
A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of attending a special screening of Fireproof, a film produced by Sherwood Baptist, a church in Georgia committed to engaging the culture through compelling stories with Christian themes. Like Sherwood's first film, Facing the Giants, Fireproof was produced almost entirely with a volunteer cast and crew, made up mostly of church members.
I was expecting a 'B' grade movie. Instead, I was pleasantly surprised. By the end of the two-hour-long screening, there wasn't a dry eye in the house, including mine. And there was some great drama, and a number of laughs along the way.
In the film, Growing Pains star Kirk Cameron plays fireman Caleb, who is a hero to everyone but his wife. In between rescuing children from burning buildings and averting deadly train wrecks, Caleb bickers with his wife for disrespecting him, while she nags at him for leaving dishes in the sink.
It would have been easy for the producers to gloss over the harsh realities of many marriages, but they didn't. For example, a screaming match in one of the first scenes concludes with the couple deciding to get a divorce. Over the next few days, Caleb's wife begins flirting with another man, while Caleb sits at home looking at Internet pornography.
That's when Caleb's father shows up and urges his son to give the marriage a last ditch effort. From there, Caleb embarks on a 40-day challenge to win his wife back by following a day-to-day guide his father gave him. He cleans the house, buys her flowers, and even makes dinner for her. But believing him to be weaseling his way into a more favorable settlement, she hands him divorce papers.
The plot unfolds dramatically and emotionally, with a clear Gospel message tucked in the middle, showing how God's unfailing love is the perfect antidote to floundering marriages. There are several twists along the way, but in the end-well, you'll just have to see it.
I'd recommend it for those whose marriage is on the rocks, as well as for those in strong marriages. Bring your spouse with you, or the entire family. There may be some portions not appropriate for small children.
Of course the film has its cheesy moments, as any movie produced on a shoestring budget is bound to have. And, in my opinion, the movie's step-by-step presentation of the Gospel was a little over the top. As my colleague Zoe Sandvig wrote at our blog, The Point, the makers of Fireproof obviously know how to tell a good story. Clearly, they "didn't want to risk the possibility that someone-particularly a non-Christian-might miss the spiritual significance of the moment." But if they had allowed the audience to "connect the dots," so to speak, the film would have been even stronger.
Ultimately, Fireproof paints an excellent picture of the "true to life" struggle that married people face every day. And kudos to Sherwood Baptist for caring enough about the culture to bring a Christian message to bear through film with a great story.
So go see Fireproof when it hits theaters on September 26. Trust me, you'll leave the film with plenty of reasons why any marriage, including your own, is worth fighting for.
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Discussion in 'Gaming' started by charlhussey, Apr 29, 2010.
I finished God of War: Ascension yesterday... that was quite fun.
I'm playing the new D&D MMO Neverwinter with a friend and Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon.
As much as I despise most MMO's Neverwinter really does a lot to push the genre forward both graphically and mechanically. The combat is extremely fun and rewarding.
Blood Dragon is a crazy 80's B-movie that combines modern gameplay and graphics with 80's cheesiness that makes it a joy to play. More shooter developers should focus on fun rather than telling the same modern military war story over and over again.
Still floating around in AC Brotherhood, and finding little oddities such as this- in the Exit Stage Right mission, when you have to meet up with four junior assassins backstage at the Colosseum, they're all male - even though I don't actually *have* four male assassin recruits... On account of me having that preference for the private clone army of female ninjas...
Nothing new, can't afford new games, but currently I divide my time between:
STO-free to play
All for computer, don't even own a console.
One can sustain themselves indefinitely on a small budget with only Gog/Steam sales and indie games. That's pretty much what I've been doing these past few months.
I gave on The Longest Journey -- brilliant story and characters, but seriously lacking in the gameplay and puzzles department -- to play the indie Point 'n Click adventure game, Machinarium. Loved it, but I beat it yesterday. Now I'm going to start a game of Star Wars: Dark Forces and go back to the days of hunting for coloured keys.
Started playing Bioshock (on the PS3) yesterday.
Currently playing The Secret World and just got back into playing Rift. Only played it for a month when it came out and just went back to it.
Well I was going to play Dark Forces, but Steam had Dead Space 1 & 2 for 75% off. I've been waiting to play Dead Space for a while now, so that got moved to the front of the queue.
Although, uh, unfortunately I wasn't aware that the game didn't have a first person view. A third person view works great for a game like Banjo Kazooie, but it's just so awkward in a shooter. My character takes up 50% of the screen. I hope I get used to this soon.
I have been playing through Harley's Revenge on Arkham City.
I'm on Skyrim, Portal, AoE and Guildwars2 at the moment. And various indie games. Also.. Minecraft.. I am building the Pigfleet Federation Colony 1 and 2 and Pigcard Castle.
Got back into Star Trek Online, partially due to the new expansion...
Age of Empires 1. Retro baby.
Replaying Alan Wake and Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands. Recently played through Thomas Was Alone and Assassin's Creed 3.
Steam has released an update (sort of) of Age of Empires II. They call it the HD version, but it's the same graphics and same game. However it fits quite well on your HD wide screen and works like a champ on Win7 64bit. It costs $15 if I remember correctly. I bought it and played some games, it sure did bring back memories. Between that and the older versions of Civilization I lost a fairly significant amount of my life.
Finished Alan Wake last night, I've got The Signal add on to play and American Nightmare now.
I want the mod on AoE2 to change the icons back to how they used to be. Seriously.. Why did they change that? I'm playing a fun little thing called Fez now. You Steam peeps should give it a try (if you liked amiga games)
I recently got Civ-Revolutions on the 350 for $2.50-been playing that and Defiance, which I am having a blast with.
Guild Wars 2, Lego the Lord of the Rings, Sim City (the new one, server issues never bothered me...), Sim City 2000 (less often than the new one) and Age of Empires II HD.
I'm playing Prototype 2 and the Saboteur on PS3. Prototype 2 is awesome, definately an improvement over PT1. Its sucks it didn't sell well. TS is a decent game where you get to run around in a kind of open world and kill Nazis, and it was fairly cheap.
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AFL ditches top-10 countdown in draft
The AFL has ditched its top-10 countdown for revealing clubs' choices in the national draft.
For the past three years, the first 10 draft picks in the league's biggest annual recruiting meeting have been conducted behind closed doors, then revealed in reverse order.
But for the November 22 draft on the Gold Coast, picks will be announced in their correct sequence.
The countdown method was designed to add a sense of drama to the event.
But there was little suspense last year, given AFL newcomers Greater Western Sydney had eight of the first 10 picks, including the top five.
And the eventual No.1 pick, Jonathon Patton, had been widely forecast before the draft.
The Giants have the opening three picks in this year's draft, having been handed the top choice as wooden spooners this year. They traded recruiting concessions for the next two selections.
The Giants are expected to take Victorian midfielder Lachie Whitfield at No.1.
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Microsoft hit again!
Would be interesting to know how generic the patents are though.
The US International Trade Commission (ITC) has ruled that Microsoft's Xbox 360 does indeed infringe Motorola's intellectual property rights. The ITC issued its preliminary findings yesterday, backing four out of the five claims made by Motorola against Microsoft. These include patents covering the efficient transfer of video …
Would be interesting to know how generic the patents are though.
The ruling lists the infringements:
But the patent numbers are shortened. The original filing is here:
And the patents are listed as "U.S. Patent No. 5,319,712 ("the '712 patent"); U.S. Patent No. 5,357,571 ("the '571 patent"); U.S. Patent No. 6,069,896 ("the '896 patent"); U.S. Patent No. 6,980,596 ("the '596 patent"); and U.S. Patent No. 7,162,094 ("the '094 patent")."
Have a read. Enjoy.
The patent insanity continues......
Will MS head off to Germany to take out an injunction banning Moto in the US enforcing anything?
These lawyers must be raking it faster than a time traveller in a casino.
An american judge in an american court told one american company not to sue another american company in a foreign court.
It did not have and can not have any affect on the decision of a foreign court.
Like wise the other way around
You forget - USA law is above all other law. Or so the USA likes to think...
"Motorola will be held to its promise to make its standard essential patents available on fair and reasonable terms,"
And this is why FRAND is not a substitute for Open Standards. Are you paying attention gov.uk?
As much as I love to see MS getting a boot in the balls (which they so richly deserve for their anti-open, anti-standards policies) these patents are getting way out of hand. Time they were rescinded.
@Bingo I am sure that Google/Motorola are only suing Microsoft to demonstrate that "these patents are getting way out of hand". Google was forced to buy Motorola (and its patents) as a defence against Steve Jobs desire to "declare thermonuclear way on Android".
"thermonuclear way"
That's the next right after Relativity Avenue when heading south along Quantum Drive, right?
What, why, how? The xbox is nothing but a crippled PC.
thanks for reminding me why i don't click on the "view comments" button too much anymore.
"until the court has decided whether or not Motorola made its intellectual property accessible and available on reasonable terms, which Microsoft maintains it has not."
I wonder if the same could be said about the standards Microsoft puts into their software and the documentation it makes available to make sure that other programs can work with their software.


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In the beginning of tonight's game, one clipper announcer asked the other "Is Chris Bosh a franchise player?" The other announcer replied "No. He's not, but he will be PAID like one. He's just not in that Tier 1 group like Kobe, LeBron, Wade. He's not far; he's just about three quarters of a step, not a FULL step below them. But with the new rules of the CBA, he will probably get paid like a franchise player."
Fast forward to near the end of the game with the Raptors in total control, and Bosh finishing with 34 points and 11 rebounds, the Clips' announcer elaborates further on Bosh, saying "Well, he's a power forward. I mean really, how many power forwards can you say have been franchise players in the last ten years. There's Karl Malone, and Tim Duncan. Nowitzki qualifies too, but he's not really a power player. Almost all the franchise players are wing players and have the luxury of having the ball in their hands all the time."


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I thought about this one, and tried writing it, but it turned into into a poem instead of a fic and it didn't mention the child at all. Anyway, I'm just not sure exactly how it should go; it's all sort of messy in my mind.
This would be a one-shot, or maybe short chaptered.
Characters involved: Perenelle Flamel and OC
Mood of plot bunny: Sentimental/sad--maybe as a flashback
Plot line: Perenelle meets a street child who is begging for money/food. The girl has no manners, and is probably not above stealing (maybe she tries to steal something from Perenelle), but is nevertheless endearing. Perenelle gives generously--doesn't adopt her, though; the girl has a family (although Perenelle never meets them). Meanwhile, Perenelle thinks a lot about the value of wealth; how she and Nicolas used to prize it so highly, but now it is life/immortality that she prizes--although she wishes she could give some of the Elixir to this girl, who has some sort of illness (a bad cough, I don't know) that doesn't initially seem life-threatening but later seems like it might be. In the end, before she can make up her mind about the Elixir, the little girl dies. Perenelle grieves/feels guilty.
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Phillips designated for assignment to create room for catcher
By Bryan Hoch / MLB.com
The agreement, worth a reported $4 million, retains Molina, who was acquired by the Yankees from the Angels on July 21 in exchange for Minor League right-hander Jeff Kennard.
Bolstering a bench that had been amongst the club's weakest in recent years, the 32-year-old Molina proved to be an excellent addition as Jorge Posada's veteran understudy, providing the switch-hitting catcher with needed rest on his way to an American League Silver Slugger campaign.
"I'm happy to stay there with the guys and be a part of a great organization with the Yankees," Molina said by telephone. "I'm really happy they were thinking about having me back to back up Jorgie.
"Right now, I feel like our team is pretty strong. We can win the World Series with Jorgie, Mariano [Rivera] and Alex [Rodriguez]. I think we have a very good chance."
Molina appeared in 29 games for New York, batting .318 (21-for-66) with one home run and nine RBIs. Molina hit safely in 12 of his 16 starts and batted .444 (8-for-18) with runners in scoring position, improving his season numbers to .257 (49-for-191) after appearing in 40 games for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
"Getting Molina back is really big for us," general manager Brian Cashman said. "It took a while to feel like we solidified that position, and this guy came over and did a fantastic job for us. We're glad we were able to keep him."
In order to make room on their 40-man roster, the Yankees designated first baseman Andy Phillips for assignment. A product of the Yankees' farm system who was selected in the seventh round of the 1999 First-Year Player Draft, Phillips fell victim to a numbers crunch at first base, where the Yankees are prepared to enter the 2008 season with Jason Giambi, Shelley Duncan and Wilson Betemit all on the roster and capable of playing the position.
Phillips, 30, suffered dual instances of tough luck during the 2007 season, batting .292 with two homers and 25 RBIs.
He missed an opportunity to win a position as the right-handed-batting portion of a first-base platoon with Doug Mientkiewicz when his mother was involved in an automobile accident during Spring Training, forcing Phillips to leave the team while Rule 5 Draft selection Josh Phelps impressed with a power stroke.
Phillips joined the Yankees in Colorado on June 19, when Phelps was designated for assignment, and he played intermittently as the club's starting first baseman, manning the position for an extended stretch. But his season came to an abrupt end on Sept. 2, when he was hit by a pitch and suffered a broken right wrist.
The transaction was announced after a Yankees contingent including Cashman arrived at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center shortly after 4 p.m. ET.
New York continues to be linked in trade talk to Twins left-hander Johan Santana, though senior vice president Hank Steinbrenner has insisted that Minnesota will have a Monday deadline to accept a trade offer of right-hander Phil Hughes, outfielder Melky Cabrera and a second-tier Minor League prospect.
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Lucca Restaurant for communions celebrations and entertainment in the Relais du Silence in Tuscany
Our Lucca restaurant for communions lies in the heart of the beautiful estate Tenuta San Pietro overlooking the relaxing views of the Tuscan hills, is just a few kilometres from the city.
The location makes it a particularly attractive place to celebrate any type of ceremony and crown the memorable moments of one's life. But it is also a perfect choice for evenings of fun and carefree, spending time with friends, surrounded by a pleasant atmosphere and delighted by Chef Guido Lotti dishes.
Relaxation and excellent cuisine at the Countryside Resort in Tuscany. The opportunity to participate to special events, like our theme dinners, will let you dive into the rediscovery of ancient flavours and recipes. A dinner based on pizza or pasta to appreciate two national monuments, heightened by the genuineness of the products. Or a party made in conjunction with the traditional olive harvest, the best chance to savour the extraordinary local goodness. Always, a true celebration of taste that makes this the ideal habitat where to establish the right relationship with food.Theme Dinners


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My wife and I are headed to London and Paris on what is, for me, mostly a business trip, so I'm in the process of packing my bags.
Of course, I'll bring along drip-dry socks and underwear and no-iron shirts that can dry relatively wrinkle-free overnight, but clothing is the easy part. I also have a lot of technology to pack, since I'll be working from hotel rooms, airport waiting areas and sometimes even taxi cabs.
A cellphone is a must, but when using one from outside the United States, you can wind up paying more for voice and data than for flights and hotels. That's because you usually have to pay roaming fees that — in some countries — can be as much as $5 a minute or $20 per megabyte of data. T-Mobile is now offering some relief for international travelers with its new Simple Choice plan that gives you unlimited data and texting and 20-cent per minute phone calls from 120 countries. There are some limitations, but it's a very good deal if you use it overseas. I'd consider switching to T-Mobile if they offered service in my Palo Alto neighborhood.
Another option is to buy a local SIM card in the country you're going to. When I was in Turkey last week, I spent about $50 for a local SIM card that gave me more than 80 minutes of calls back to the United States, plenty of text messages and 2 gigabytes of data. It was more than enough for my weeklong stay. Make sure you have an unlocked smartphone that can accept a GSM chip. All AT&T and T-Mobile phones have GSM, but not necessarily unlocked. Some Verizon and Sprint phones (including all recent iPhones) have a slot for a GSM chip. Check with your carrier about unlocking the phone. Most will for no charge for customers in good standing.
When possible, call home using Skype, which costs 2 cents a minute to call the United States, or Google Voice, which is free to call the United States and pretty cheap for making calls to other countries.
I'll buy a local SIM card when I get to London. But before I shell out any schillings, I'll ask about the cost for local and international calls, texting and data to make sure it's affordable. And I'll also find out how much it will cost to use a United Kingdom card in Paris. It might be cheaper to get a French card when I get to Paris.
Of course, I'm going to carry power plug adapters. The United Kingdom is different from the rest of Europe. So before you travel, find out what type of plug you'll need or get an international all-in-one adapter that works just about anywhere. Most countries have 220-volt current instead of the 110 volt used in the United States, but I no longer carry a power converter because the power supplies (not the actual plugs) for almost all modern electronics are universal. I also carry a U.S. extension cord that lets me plug three U.S. devices into a single outlet, but I avoid power strips because they usually have circuit breakers that are tripped by 220 current.
I sometimes wake up in the middle of the night and hate stumbling around a dark hotel room searching for a light switch, so I carry an LED wireless motion sensor light that I bought on Amazon for $5.99. It uses three AA batteries and turns on automatically when I get out of bed and turns off a minute later. You can also use it as a regular flashlight.
And speaking of batteries, I also carry a few AA rechargeable batteries with a universal charger for the light, my Oral-B battery-operated toothbrush and other gadgets. I also carry several USB chargers and extra cables for my phone and tablet and my Sony digital camera, which, unlike most digital cameras, doesn't require its own charger. It uses the same micro-USB cable as most phones and tablets, except Apple's.
I depend on hotel Wi-Fi and test the quality of the connection before I unpack. On my recent trip to Istanbul, I had very slow service from my room. But when they moved me closer to a wireless router, all was well. If you plan to use Wi-Fi, check ahead to see what, if anything, the hotel charges. I've paid as much as $40 a day in some cities, though many hotels now offer it for free. When I was in Nairobi, it was cheaper to buy a wireless Wi-Fi adapter from one of Kenya's cellular carriers, than to use the hotel's overpriced Wi-Fi service. If the hotel does charge, ask whether there is a way to get it for free. Some hotel chains comp Wi-Fi if you have a loyalty card.
On the low-tech side, I carry Ziploc bags, which just seem to come in handy. And after having my wallet stolen in Buenos Aires, I pack an extra credit card and ATM card that I keep in my luggage or the hotel safe so I won't be penniless if that ever happens again.
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If there is a certainty in life beyond death and taxes, it might be Collin Klein finding the end zone when the Kansas State Wildcats are inside the 3-yard-line. Klein gave the theory plenty of support on Saturday, rushing for five touchdowns, including the game-winner, in a 53-50 quadruple overtime victory over the Texas A&M Aggies.
On an afternoon that the Wildcat offense was far from perfect -- it committed three turnovers and averaged just 2.5 yards per rush attempt -- a battered Klein carried the Wildcats. The junior quarterback passed for 281 yards and a score, led the Wildcats in rushing with 103 yards, and drew praise from his coach and teammates alike after the game.
"He was pretty doggone good," Coach Bill Snyder said of Klein, who racked up 35 carries through four quarters and four overtime periods. "He's all that everyone says he is."
With the Wildcats (8-2, 5-2) trailing 50-47 in the fourth overtime, a pass interference call pushed K-State two the 2-yard line. At that point, there was little question on the offensive strategy. "We've run quite a few (quarterback sneaks)," Klein said, "so we're getting pretty good at them."
Klein's five rushing touchdowns tied a school record and pushed the quarterback to 24 rushing scores on the season, a single-season total higher than any Wildcat in history.
"There are no words to explain Collin," receiver Tramaine Thompson said. "He's the toughest guy on our team. He's our leader."
K-State trailed by 14 points early and as many as 10 points in the fourth quarter, but fought back in a method that, once again showing the team's resolve.
"When no one believed we had a chance, we did," Klein said. "That's something that Coach Snyder instills in us from day one."
"It's all about how we respond to thing," Snyder said. "I think, with the exception of kind of getting full of ourselves prior to the Oklahoma ballgame, we've responded quite well."
The contest marked the Wildcats' first appearance in overtime since the 1998 battle with Texas A&M in the Big 12 Championship Game. Snyder noted no irony on revisiting the extra period in the Wildcats' final conference battle with the Aggies, but the coach joked that he did fear that back-and-forth, heart-stopping game might be his last. "I told the players," Snyder said, "that tonight really convinced me that they want me out of here."
"There were some big ups and downs," Klein said, "but we've been through some big ups and downs this year. I think it's helped give us a little bit of experience."
K-State and Texas A&M (5-5, 3-4) traded touchdowns in the first overtime and field goals in the second. Klein gave the Wildcats a quick edge in the third, rushing 25 yards down the left hash for a score on the first play of the period. After failing on the required two-point conversion attempt, the game rested in the hands of the K-State defense. Texas A&M scored when quarterback Ryan Tannehill found a leaping Uzoma Nwachukwu on fourth-and-goal from the 8-yard line. "We knew we had one more play," cornerback Nigel Malone said. "We couldn't give up."
With the opportunity to win the game with a successful two-point conversion, Tannehill's pass was unsuccessful and the score stood tied at 47.
In overtime No. 4, the Wildcats forced the Aggies to kick a field goal when cornerback David Garrett stopped receiver Ryan Swope a yard short of a first down on third-and-four. The Wildcats advanced to the Aggie 15 before benefiting from the pass interference call.
To advance to overtime, the Wildcats fought back from a 14-0 deficit early, gaining momentum when Malone intercepted a Tannehill pass and returned it 23 yards to help set up the team's first score.
"The crowd had gotten us back into the game at that point," Malone said. "College football is all about momentum and I think that's something that carried us to tie the score going into the half."
Malone's interception, his seventh of the season, tied C.J. Masters 1992 mark for the second-highest season total in school history.
The Wildcats tied the game at 14 with 40 seconds remaining in the first half when Klein scored from three yards out.
In the second half, the Wildcats chased the Aggies to 21, but looked like they might be facing an insurmountable edge when a Randy Bullock field goal gave the Aggies a 31-21 lead with just 6:38 remaining in the game. Alas, the Wildcats found a way. On the ensuing possession, after a pair of incompletions, Klein found freshman Curry Sexton for a 27-yard gain. The next play, Klein connected with Chris Harper, who piled up 134 receiving yards, for a 53-yard touchdown.
The Wildcat defense responded by forcing an Aggie three-and-out, setting the stage for Anthony Cantele's game-tying field goal with 2:12 left in the game.
While the Wildcats were happy with the victory, the continued need for improvement was not lost. Though the Aggies entered the game having forced just seven turnovers on the season, the Wildcats committed three turnovers, each of which resulted in a Texas A&M touchdown.
"We just haven't learned all the lessons that we need to learn," Snyder said. "Go back a week ago, we gave the ball up on the five-yard-line and we gave the ball up on the four-yard-line, that's 14 points. That cost us the ballgame. We turned around and did the same thing again this game."
"We're still growing," Klein said. "It's the same message after this big win as it was after any other one. It's about getting better, never getting too high or too low. It's never as good as it seems or as bad as it seems. We've just got to keep making progress."


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In tough Central, White Sox trust their pitching
Division foes had splashy winters, but South Siders built on strong foundation
By Scott Merkin / MLB.com
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Business certainly has picked up for the 2013 American League Central.
With the free-agent addition of outfielder and leadoff man Michael Bourn made by the Indians on Monday, there appears to be four teams with a viable -- if not slam-dunk certain shot -- at playoff contention. Sure, the Indians' lack starting pitching and the rebuilt Royals staff must match its top-notch youthful hitting and hard-throwing bullpen, but both teams significantly improved in chasing down the defending AL champs from Detroit.
In listening Tuesday to general manager Rick Hahn, who addressed the media after White Sox pitchers and catchers reported for the first Spring Training workout, these divisional changes haven't lessened his belief that the South Siders can challenge for the top spot. And the men on the mound shall lead the way.
"From our standpoint, it doesn't change the fact that we are going to plan to compete with pitching," Hahn said. "We still feel like we can measure up with anyone in the division, [Nos.] 1-12, on our staff, and that will be key to our success going forward this year.
"The division is going to be tough. I think obviously Cleveland has improved over the 68-win team they were last year. And Kansas City has improved over the 72-win team they were last year as well. It's going to be tough for any one team to run away with it in the Central this year. I think it's going to be a fun summer."
One question Hahn didn't necessarily answer centers on whether the White Sox improved over their 85-win, second-place finish from Robin Ventura's 2012 managerial debut. He didn't need to provide specifics on this cool afternoon at Camelback Ranch, being that he's been addressing these points for optimism all offseason.
Bringing back Jake Peavy through a two-year, $29-million deal ranks as significant as any free-agent move the team could have made. The White Sox also picked up the $9.5 million option on Gavin Floyd, added infielder Jeff Keppinger for a little offensive diversity, brought back outfielder Dewayne Wise to strengthen the bench and then capped things off with free-agent reliever Matt Lindstrom.
Do these moves have the same big-name pull as Nick Swisher joining the Indians' outfield, the Royals trading for staff ace James Shields or even the Tigers adding Torii Hunter to their outfield? Not quite. Then again, the White Sox didn't have a lot of open spots to fill, barring a complete revamping of the roster.
"Really, where were we going to plug these free agents everyone wanted us to go get?" White Sox reliever Matt Thornton said. "I don't know where these great pieces were going to go on our team. Everyone wants the $100 million guys, but I don't think we need that."
Thornton went on to break down his confidence behind the current White Sox roster.
"You expect everyone to improve on what they did last year," Thornton said. "You expect guys to stay consistent and with [Adam] Dunn and [Alex] Rios, they bounced back nicely last year. You expect them to do what they did last year.
"A guy in [Jeff] Keppinger who can put the bat on the ball at all times and make things happen and be a pest at the plate. And adding Matt to the bullpen, another veteran arm, everyone has a little more experience. We were young last year, and we are ready to go.
"We have [Dayan] Viciedo in left, coming off of his first full season. He had a streaky year, but at times carried the team," Thornton said. "You have [Alejandro] De Aza in the leadoff spot and [Alex] Rios in right. Our infield is set. The rotation, we actually have some depth. You have Johnny [Danks] coming back from injury and some guys that helped us out in a pennant chase, and they might not make the team."
A.J. Pierzynski's departure to Texas becomes the one glaring opening that many fans believe the White Sox didn't address. But Thornton, like the rest of his teammates, feel that Tyler Flowers will do the job behind the plate and produce at the plate with consistent at-bats.
No, the White Sox didn't make much front-page news after Halloween, when Peavy officially returned. Their internal belief, even against the AL Central foes' overall improvement, has them hoping those big headlines arrive in September and October.
"Detroit didn't have much improvement needed, and they still get better," Danks said. "You look at Cleveland and look at Kansas City, and they have all gotten better. It didn't get any easier for us but I feel good about things here. If this is it, we are happy with where we are and just go out there and play, as cliché as that sounds."
"Last year, we were supposed to finish fourth or fifth, too," Thornton said. "We were in contention all the way to the end. We plan on doing the same thing this year, except for ending up on top of the division. It's about coming together as a team and going out and working toward one common goal and winning as many ballgames as possible."
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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She sucks almost as good as I do. By the way, the guy has a nice long dick. I wouldn't mind blowing him.
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She looks motivated all right ...... A girl asked her mother, "My friends told me that when you take a man's penis and put it in your mouth you get babies. Is that right?" Her mother said, "No, that's not how we get babies. That's how we get JEWELRY".
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wife? don;'t see a wedding ring.
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Diese Frau möcht ich haben.
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She's a really skilful milkmaid!
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who is she!!!!
great cocksucker
Che pompino...
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My wife is a great cocksucker, too, but getting her motivated usually involves diamonds or rubies.
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Great show !! What she lacks in the sucking of the dick she more than makes up with the attention to the seed sack Good to see a woman manage to crack the junk out rather than the man toss off to shoot his load Makes a nice change
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This week's Reality Cast is dedicated to the Todd Akin blow up: What it means, what the reaction is all about, and why "rape exceptions" aren't a thing anyway.
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Once again, the sexy ladies of Fox are pretending they don't know what this sex thing is
This week's episode is all about the explosive reaction to Todd Akin's remarks on abortion rights and rape. I'm dedicating the whole episode to it, because while the topic is exhausting, it did a lot to expose the problems with our national discourse around abortion. Irin Carmon will be on to talk through some issues, as well.
Nice to see Chris Matthews see that Paul Ryan's proposed personhood for fertilized egg laws are incredibly radical, beyond what even some of the most repressive anti-feminist countries have as laws.
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Michelman went on to point out something I've been trying to get across, which is that this law would have serious implications for miscarriage, making doctors afraid to treat it for fear of being accused of "murder".
In a sense, it's upsetting that the main way that serious issues regarding women's rights and health tend to only get national attention when some candidate slips up and says something unbelievably misogynist. Not just standard issue misogyny, even. As the Wisdom of Wingnuts segment on this show demonstrates, we weekly are told by politicians and pundits that women's only value is as a sex object, that sperm have more rights than women, and who insinuate that the 99% of women who use birth control are bad people. But once in awhile, someone goes above the call of duty to say something even misogynists have to admit sounds kind of misogynist. So it was with Rep. Todd Akin, who is running for Senate in Missouri.
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I hate the whole trope of journalists sitting around asking politicians when they'll allow abortions, as if they're going over the case files for criminals to see which ones will be eligible for pardon. You people realize that office holders don't actually make direct assessments about when abortion should be allowed, right? This is all based on the strange notion that you can craft a policy that bans most abortions but has meaningful exceptions, but as various Latin American countries with such bans show, it actually doesn't work out that way.
Anyway, this comment really wins for the density of its fail. There's the smarmy misogynist tone to the whole thing, the magical thinking that he intends to write into law, and oh yeah, the "legitimate rape" nonsense that implies that he thinks that most rape complaints are women just making it up to cover up for their sluttiness. His supposed apology didn't do much to fix the situation.
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He prays for rape victims, but you'll notice he still wants to force them to bear their rapist's children. You'll notice that while he had to swallow his magical beliefs, at least for the time being, he didn't actually apologize for trying to separate "legitimate" rapes from the other rapes that he thinks aren't actually rapes. Again, you can't really pry anti-choicers from their hysterical beliefs about female sexuality, so it's not a surprise that Akin isn't apologizing for his implicit claim that women make up false rape claims in order to hide their slutty ways. At the heart of the anti-choice movement is this fear that women will have sex and then will "get away" with it, so of course many anti-choicers are paranoid that women are trying to "get away" with sex by lying around rape.
Akin's hedging just makes things easier on the Democrats, because they can look bold and firm in comparison. His opponent, Claire McCaskill, was all over this, as you can imagine.
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President Obama also took the opportunity to position himself as straightforward and unwilling to hedge on basic questions of sexual consent and autonomy.
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Which is basically the issue. People like Akin who use terms like "legitimate rape" are doing so because they're working from a belief, which is consistent with anti-choice beliefs, that women's bodies are not their own. And that therefore there are situations where a woman's lack of consent to sex should be disregarded. That's why he and Paul Ryan pushed for a bill to redefine the rape exception in the Hyde Amendment to be only for "forcible rape". It's an attempt to eliminate not just statutory rape, but likely any rape where the rapist didn't beat the victim down. Which actually means most rapes. Rapists prefer to subdue with threats and intimidation, because if you punch someone, that just makes it that much more likely you'll go to jail.
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Most of the leaders of the Republican party immediately disavowed Todd Akin's comments about legitimate rape right away. John Boehner told Akin that his party support was being pulled and a number of commentators, including Sean Hannity and yes, even Rush Limbaugh, told Akin to drop out. But for some conservatives, the opportunity to put rape victims in their place and call for mandatory childbirth for all women was simply too great to overlook. First, you had Dana Loesch, whose main guiding principle is to assume that any woman who isn't her is a whining idiot that needs to be told. This tends to get her into situations where she rushes to defend even the most indefensible levels of sexism.
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No, I imagine that they're mostly concerned about running a candidate who is on the record implying that most rape victims are liars, because that's the sort of thing that makes you lose. Not because of Democrats. Swing voters are the ones who tend to get a little uneasy with the nastiness towards the majority of rape victims. Akin is trying to upset an incumbent, so it's not like Democrats can't win in Missouri. I imagine that's what Republicans are thinking, but Loesch's misogyny towards any women not named "Dana Loesch" has thwarted her ability to see this.
Mike Huckabee immediately swung into action as an avid supporter of Akin's, though they differ on the issue of whether or not God lets rape victims get pregnant, with Huckabee pushing the other anti-choice view that God is giving women a wonderful gift by having rapists rape sweet little babies into them, and it's a gift they just can't say no to. They were able to put these differences aside to address the more important, shared belief that the only rapes that count are when scary strangers jump out of the bushes and beat you down.
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So let's be clear. He doesn't seem to be backing off the belief that women who are "forcibly" raped, which appears to be a euphemism for a rape that also involves a beating, don't get pregnant. But the other rapes, which are just achieved through intimidation or threats, can result in pregnancy? But we don't need exceptions for them, because the only people who would deserve exceptions are the ones who got a beating, but since they don't get pregnant, then we don't need exceptions? That seems to be the idea here. Which means that really, Huckabee and Akin are still supporting the idea that it's not rape-rape unless it's a stranger in the bushes who beats you up, too. Maybe part of the reason Republicans want Akin to go is that what he said was so clear cut that any attempt to salvage it just ends up reaffirming these vile beliefs.
The real question here is simple: Is Todd Akin really that far outside of the conservative mainstream? The Republican platform calls for what amounts to a ban on abortion with no exceptions. Plus, these kind of weird theories have been floating around amongst anti-choicers for forever. Rachel Maddow ran down some examples.
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And this:
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And so on and so on. This myth has been around forever. What's clear here is not just that anti-choicers don't know much about biology, which is something we've known forever. It's also that a lot of anti-choicers have really vivid fantasies about both violent rape and women they imagine are just making it up to conceal their slutty ways. Vivid fantasies that they easily substitute for reality. It's not just alarming, but incredibly perverse, and not in a good way.
And now for the Wisdom of Wingnuts, the okay what do you propose edition? Fox's Andrea Tantaros no doubt that she was just adorable when she said this:
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Setting aside the way conservatives think they can diagnose your contraception needs and prescribe your pills for you from afar, this is yet another example of how they're trying to smear a feminist advocate by insinuating she's a bad woman for using contraception. But of course Tantaros carefully cultivates the image as being an urbane, sophisticated sexy woman living in New York. Is their audience being stupid or naïve when they lap up the insinuation that somehow women like Tantaros get to be who they are and live the lives they do without using contraception?


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A new movie wreaks havoc on D.C.
Why is Hollywood suddenly obsessed with blowing up all of Washington? First there was "Olympus Has Fallen," the new action movie staring Gerard Butler that wreaks havoc on 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. And now, "White House Down," a forthcoming film starring Jamie Foxx and Channing Tatum, has just put out its trailer.
In it, both the U.S. Capitol and the White House are blown up and other scenes include Air Force One being shot down and the president's limousine ending up flipped upside down into a pool.
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The damage inflicted on Washington isn't the only way that "White House Down" resembles "Olympus." In "Olympus," Butler plays a Secret Service agent protecting the president (Aaron Eckhart), and in "White House Down," Tatum plays a police officer protecting the president (Foxx). In both movies, a paramilitary group is to blame for the chaos. In "Olympus," the group hailed from North Korea, whereas the antagonists in "White House Down" look to be homegrown.
The film is directed by Roland Emmerich ("Independence Day," "2012," "The Day After Tomorrow") and will hit movie theaters this summer. Filming has been taking place in Montreal ("Olympus" was shot in Louisiana).


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Happy Hanukkah! Celebrate the Season With Your Pet
Happy Hanukkah! Celebrate the Season With Your Pet
The eight-day festival of lights officially started on Saturday evening, which means it's time to spin the dreidel and hand out some gelt. Along with enjoying tasty kosher eats, your pet can be inspired by this collection of furry friends enjoying the special holiday. So light the menorah and fry a few latkes — it's time to revel in the festival of lights this Hanukkah!
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COSTA MESA – The traditional and expected fried fare, livestock displays and gut-twisting rides will meet some new attractions this year for the Orange County Fair's "Home Sweet Home," which opens July 13 and runs through Aug. 12.
The annual fair draws more than 1 million visitors every year who want to experience some of the best of what the county has to offer in cuisine, artwork, handcrafted goods, live music and agriculture.
While there are fair staples many residents and visitors look forward to every year, the OC Fair continues to evolve and offer new experiences.
Here's a look at some of this year's new attractions:
Chocolate Unwrapped: Beans, Bars & Bon Bons: This exhibit will look at how decadent chocolate desserts are created from the cocoa bean up. There will be demonstrations by Irvine-based Xan Confections and other chocolatiers. Free with fair admission. Check later this summer for the Orange County Register's firsthand look at how creamy chocolate is created.
Let Freedom Ring Exhibit & Salute to Heroes: This patriotic exhibit on display daily honors those serving our country and those who have been lost in the fight. The exhibit features pieces of steel beam from the World Trade Center and a tribute video followed by a fireworks and laser show at 8:20 p.m. every night. The exhibit is outside the Hangar, and admission is free with fair admission.
Museum of Neon Art: Things get glowing at this art display at the Visual Arts Gallery, which will include "Pop Shark" from artist Michael Fletchner. Free with fair admission.
Karaoke rock stars: Live out your rock star dream by singing with a live band and in front of an audience at this year's Karaoke Rockstarz. Singing begins at 7 p.m. and is first-come, first-served.
Yarn bombing: Fair Square will get "bombed" with colorful yarn from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 15. The public is invited to participate.
OC celebrity chefs: Food Network's "Dinner Impossible" star Robert Irvine will be at the Hangar at 1 p.m. July 26. "Top Chef" competitor Fabio Viviani will be at the Hangar at 1 p.m. Aug. 2.
Girls Scouts: From Cookie Pro to CEO – 100 Years of Building Leaders: This display will honor the Girls Scouts' 100-year anniversary. On July 27, the first 100 fairgoers will receive free Girl Scout cookies.
Oasis Camel Dairy: Starting Aug. 1, the Oasis Camel Dairy will be at the fairgrounds to showcase these animals, which will include daily milking demonstrations.
Food – fried or otherwise – is always a huge attraction at the OC Fair.
Here's what's new on that front.
Fried delicacies: This year you'll find deep-fried cereal, peanut butter and jelly, Spam and pineapple.
Bacon on everything: You can try bacon-wrapped turkey legs, deep-fried beer-battered bacon-wrapped hot dogs or the Smokey Porkabello, a bacon-wrapped mushroom with smoked Gouda.
Pineapple Express: Nothing fried here – just cored-out pineapples filled with shrimp cocktail, grilled shrimp and chicken.
The Big Rib: Biggy's Meat Market will be selling The Big Rib, a 2-pound beef rib on a 17-inch bone.
Stay tuned this summer at ocregister.com to read about the latest and greatest from the OC Fair.
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Discussion in 'Thumpers' started by flux_capacitor, Feb 6, 2006.
From trip last summer
Stop posting TT39s... It really hurts me...
Nah......just take a look at the pricetag and you'll be cured
The price tag definately sucks....but I still want it. Kinda thinking my tax return may be ordering them for me.
Last set that's been sold in germany.
Went for 560 , TT39 including the seat, Imo, TT Lights upgrade, windshield, cockpit holder.
Talking about expensive
Do you think it's expensive?
Anyways, I will have one of those kits in one way or another...
New? Yes. At least if you could actually live without them (read: if you aren't going to remote locations where you dont get gas every 250-ish kilometers).
Used? Hell no. I mean, let's say you would sell the IMO and the TT lights upgrade, these 2 alone would bring at least 250 € back in, so that set would've been darn cheap.
Well forked out the dough and got a set of K60's.
very nice tyres, now to try em in the dirt.
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Last summer, on the way to Frankfurt... Not special, but mine!
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Looking good.
Yellow seems to be a rarity where I live.
I purchased this last May and, since then farkled it a bit!
It's a 2001 model year and I got it with only 12700Km and still the original tyres.
List of mods/upgrades I made:
- New set of tyres. Continental ContiEscape;
- Windshield, Dakar tinted;
- Scottoiler;
- Givi side case carrier and Allukoffer 45l side cases;
- Hepco & Becker top case carrier, I already had a black Gobi topcase;
- BMW original handguards;
- Dakar front mudguard extension;
- HID 35W H4 bixenon light conversion;
- Two Hella Micro DE fog lights converted to 35W H3 xenon with medium ballasts;
- Touratech progressive front fork springs and heavier oil (15W); Hyperpro progressive rear shock spring;
- New foldable rear mirrors;
- Touratech GPSmap 60 bracket (I had that for many years);
- New set of turn signals with rubber mounts, they look like the originals except the rubber mount;
- New EXO single exhaust (GPR made);
- Touratech stainless steel long distance footpegs;
- Airhawk seat pad, it came from a KTM 990 I had;
How it looked when I take it home:
The evolution:
And now almost done:
I have made a few hundred Km's on it and it feels good. The new setup suspensions work much better!
Nothing great but out for a couple hour ride today taking advantage of 45 degrees and partly sunny skies. Here's a picture at one of the reservoirs in the area.
Like sparrows, she likes to take baths in dirt!...
Are the stickers on the panniers custom made or are they buyable?
The best color for this bike!!! Are you in Düsseldorf at the moment?
Took advantage of a break in the weather on Wed to go for a little ride around Frederick Municipal Forest.
They have some cool stickers! Thanks!
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It looks like we'll have to depend on Latos to win the series tomorrow.
It looks like we'll have to depend on Latos to win the series tomorrow.
Mop up time...have Valdez start throwing in the bullpen
This was a classic throw away game with the thinking "Ahhh we'll just win tomorrow."
ok this is now over.
Solid outing for LeCure.
12 hits, 8 runs, and 2 errors. Not our best effort.
Cant win them all.
Catching is not among this teams' few problems. And if we needed to be reminded of that, a few days of watching Navarro behind the plate did the job.
the rolenator
wow mes is bad....
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I'd like to mention my love for Kurt. Bwahahaha.
So I actually watched all of last night's episode, and my mom and I kept on shushing my dad whenever he tried to talk.
I have a wish to kick Puck in a painful spot and I knew he was a bad one (I'm super behind on the plot...) cuz he had a mohawk, Quinn is definetly a... *insert bad word for scantily clad woman here*, Finn is faaaar too cute to be stuck in a relationship with her, and I'm still in love with Kurt.
Hairography was awesome. That totally explains the hair rockers. And We The Kings.