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The Bayfield High School girls basketball team used a balanced attack to beat Monte Vista 47-33 on Friday night.
Ten different Wolverines scored in the Intermountain League victory.
Micaela Knickerbocker, who had three baskets in the opening minutes of play, led the Wolverines with 16 points.
Destiny McGhehey added nine.
We had good effort, Bayfield head coach Ronnie Posey said.
More girls are getting more and more minutes, Posey said. We got a lot of minutes out of our bench. I was very pleased with the effort.
Andrea Lahoz, a foreign exchange student from Spain, is really stepping up for us, Posey said.
The BHS girls improved to 7-4, 1-0 in conference.
Monte Vista fell to 2-7, 0-1.
The Wolverines, who led 11-9 after the first quarter, pushed the lead to 27-14 by halftime.
The game was the first for Bayfield in the new Monte Vista High School gym.
That is a nice facility. They have something they cane be proud of, Posey said of the new high school at Monte Vista.


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i have this simple card game i always wanted to program, and i finally decided to look for some info on cards.dll ( the cards drawing library microsoft uses in solitaire, free cell, etc ). i understand it (its pretty simple) and i had it working without any problems. now, suddenly i am getting stack corruption around the class that is drawing the cards when i am lucky, and an ugly blue screen when im not.
i have commented out 90% of my code, and ive narrowed it to the following. its either in the constructor or destructor of my display class.
here is my constructor :
Display::Display(HWND hW)
hCardDLL = LoadLibrary( "cards.dll" );
hWnd = hW;
GetClientRect( hWnd, &client );
// set up the device context
hdc = GetDC( hWnd );
memdc = CreateCompatibleDC( hdc );
bmp = CreateCompatibleBitmap( hdc, client.right, client.bottom );
origBmp = (HBITMAP)SelectObject( memdc, bmp );
// set up the cards.dll function pointers
cdInit = (pfInit) GetProcAddress( hCardDLL, "cdtInit" );
cdDraw = (pfDraw) GetProcAddress( hCardDLL, "cdtDraw" );
cdDrawEx = (pfDrawEx) GetProcAddress( hCardDLL, "cdtDrawEx" );
cdAnimate = (pfAnimate) GetProcAddress( hCardDLL, "cdtAnimate" );
cdTerm = (pfTerm) GetProcAddress( hCardDLL, "cdtTerm" );
cdInit( &cardSizeX, &cardSizeY );
and here is my destructor:
FreeLibrary( hCardDLL );
SelectObject( memdc, origBmp );
DeleteObject( bmp );
if ( ! DeleteDC( memdc ) )
MessageBox( NULL, "Could Not Delete Memory Device Context", "Error", MB_OK );
ReleaseDC( hWnd, hdc );
the only other code of any significance is my draw function, which i have commented down to the following:
void Display::DrawCards()
// paint the background
HBRUSH grn = CreateSolidBrush(RGB(0, 255, 0));
FillRect( memdc, &client, grn );
DeleteObject( grn );
BitBlt( hdc, 0, 0, client.right, client.bottom, memdc, 0, 0, SRCCOPY );
and just for the heck of it, here is my message loop in winmain:
// the display class
Display d( hWnd );
while ( true )
if ( PeekMessage( &msg, NULL, 0, 0, PM_REMOVE ) )
if ( msg.message == WM_QUIT )
TranslateMessage( &msg );
DispatchMessage( &msg );
i cant figure out whats going wrong, and im hoping someone here might be able to pin it down. if you want to help but dont know anything about the cards.dll library, here is some documentation:
using VS.NET and windows XP.

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This is a Carpet Beetle larva (Anthrenus sp). You can get rid of them, just search for pages like this one on the net.
Dear florin, I also have a grub on my wall that looks like this, they appear more or less in the place on the wall above my sofa every now and again, about one or two at a time, perhaps once or twice a year- one once appeared on the wall in my bathroom, they don't seem to be feeding off anything. I have never found them any where else, however I have has a look at the household carpet beetle and I have not found any of the adult, beetles anywhere, just the grub.
Do I also have a carpet beetle problem and what is the procedure for getting rid of them pls many thanks
P.s they are about no more than a few millimetres to half a centimetre long
Pps do I need to get rid of my soft furnishings.. Or are they coming from the carpet?


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This year, sophomore quarterback Michael Perry earned six votes to earn the honors after a stellar season. He beat out teammate and junior running back Quwillien Porter (3 votes), Russellville senior tight end Lane Reves (2), Atkins senior center Brayden Langford (2) and Danville senior running back Sean Tyra (1). Eleven area football coaches and three members of The Courier's news staff comprised the 14 votes.
"They're giving me a lot of credit by saying that (I'm the player of the year)," Perry said of earning the honors. "I'll have to keep driving, keep pushing to back that up."
Perry finished the season with a team-high 1,687 yards rushing on 166 carries (10.2 ypc) with 16 touchdowns. He completed 28 of 57 passes (49.1 percent) for 621 yards and eight more TDs.
"We knew he was a real special athlete, but we didn't really expect to see so much growth from his freshman to his sophomore year," Rust said of his quarterback, who led Pottsville to their first home playoff game as a freshman. "He turned us into a different kind of team with his ability to read the option. Once he gets into open space he's so tough to deal with."
Along with being a superior athlete — Perry is a starting guard for the Apaches basketball team as well — the sophomore is a model student, carrying a cumulative 4.0 GPA. Those attributes are part of why Perry is so good, said teammate and Arkansas Razorbacks commitment Jeremy Ward, an offensive tackle.
"That kid, he works as hard as anybody on the team and has incredible ability," Ward said. "He's something else. Plus, he's a real close friend of mine.
"You don't always have to lead with your mouth — you can lead with your actions. That's what he's done the past two years I've been blocking for him. It's been so much fun blocking for a kid like him. He's a real genuine guy."
"What makes him such a leader for us is that he's just a great kid, a 4.0 student," Rust added. "He tries to make the right decisions. He's an extreme competitor. He's not really boisterous or loud. He's just an unbelievable competitor. He's a real quiet, unassuming kid, but whenever he's out there he wants to be the best player on the field — and he can do some amazing things."
Perry and Porter were a lethal tandem in 2011. Porter scored 35 touchdowns in his junior campaign, and Rust can only smile knowing the two will be in the backfield for him again in 2012.
"Those two compete out there and they love to compete against each other," the coach said. "They're really good friends, too, and have been good for each other. They always try to outdo each other every week."
"When Que's running well, the defense has to key on him and that opens things up for me," Perry said. "Usually if I had a big game, that's because they were keying on him. He really opened it up for me and I opened it up for him, and that really made us tough to defend against."
Ward and fellow tackle Charles McDermott will leave gaping holes in the offensive line at the tackle spots, but Perry said their hard-working backups will seal the gaps well next season.
"We're going to have a lot of talent coming back and a lot of experience coming back," he said. "We really had a lot of young players out there this season — mostly on defense. Really our entire backfield is coming back, and with them coming back with that talent and experience, we should improve a lot. Yeah, we're losing some big guys up front, but the guys that are coming back are really hard workers — really tough guys — and I think we'll be just fine."
Rust said he plans to have Perry dig even deeper into the playbook next year.
"Last year, as a ninth-grader, we asked him to just run the offense," the coach said. "We didn't have him run the option too much, just smashmouth football. This past season, we asked him to step it up quite a bit and start reading that option, and he did that. This season coming up, we're going to ask him to do more. We're going to expand the offense around him and with the weapons he's going to have around him, we'll be even better."
The numbers
• 166 carries, 1,687 yards, 16 TD
• 28-for-57, 621 yds, 8 TD.
• Led Pottsville to the third round of the Class 4A state playoffs for second straight season.
• 4.0 student.
The votes are in
How the 11 area coaches and three members of The Courier's newsroom voted for the offensive player of the year.
1. Michael Perry, QB, Pottsville — 6 votes
2. Quwillien Porter, RB, Pottsville — 3 votes
3. Lane Reves, TE, Russellville — 2 votes
4. Brayden Langford, C, Atkins — 2 votes
5. Sean Tyra, RB, Danville — 1 vote


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Ibanez downplays small muscle tear
Phillies left fielder insists he's 'fine,' will continue to play
By Todd Zolecki / MLB.com
Sports Illustrated first reported the tear. On the team's trip to Toronto in June, Ibanez had to decide between surgery and missing a large chunk of the season or spending a short time on the DL and playing the season hurt, SI reported. Ibanez chose the latter, but asked about it Sunday, he sounded much like Utley last season.
"I'm fine. I'm doing fine," Ibanez said. "That's all stuff that's in the past. I had spoken to the guy, but that's stuff that's kind of in the past. I don't really even think about it. Look, I'm fine right now."
So no surgery after the season?
"I don't know," he said. "We'll see what happens. I'm not thinking past today right now, and I'm not thinking back the other way, either. But I'm doing fine. I've been fine for a while."
SI wrote that Ibanez consulted with a neuromuscular specialist in Toronto and a surgeon in Philadelphia before he chose to skip surgery and try aggressive rehabilitation.
Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. declined to comment about Ibanez's muscle tear.
Todd Zolecki 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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Good Luck len!!!I voted for you!!!!
LOL. I figure the lure of beer would add the finial touch:-). I just hope no one reads what I'm doing to the PC and decide that I'm over the top.
Thanks for the vote......I'm sure the results will be posted.
Voted. Man, the level of sucking up was such that the I heard the air leave the room. Good luck.
Hey Todd. Yea..pop on real quick this AM to do a quick search about the fuel pump. Got some ideas and basic understanding on how to set it up.
If you go to the usercp you can talk
Heya Len
Thanks grumpyvette.
I drained the engine oil Sunday. i haven't refilled it yet. i thought I'd get some really light weight Castrol (10w-30) put the normal 5 qts in, start the engine and let it run up to normal temps. Then add an extra 2-3 qts as you said. Is it a good ideal to put a small amount of oil in the coolant and let the oil coat the engine coolant passages? I'm going to leave the carb on so everything is together.
Thanks again
you still need to basically cover the surfaces inside and outside the engine with clean fresh oil/grease, back off the valves (rockers) to release the pressure and FILL the sump with a few extra qts of oil to keep the bearings submerged,cover every part to prevent moisture from reaching the engine AFTER draining all the coolant from the block and making sure the coolant passages are dry (trash bags duct tape and plastic wrap at a minimum) a larger air tight box if you can find one over that helps
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Some girls like superheroes, some girls like princesses
Some boy will like superheroes, some boy will like princesses
So then, why does all the girls have to buy pink stuff
And all the boys have to buy different color stuff?
That's a good question Riley
[Hook] x4
I dress like a boy, talk like a girl
Walk like a girl, w-w-w-walk like a girl
[Verse 1]
I dress like a boy, d-dress like a boy
Dress-dress boy, talk like a girl
I am a individual, I live in my own world
Ain't never been a clone, this watch right here I own
Don't care about opinions, I'll cast my own stone
And I'm reppin' my home in this fitted on my dome
I'm a R-E-B-E-L and don't care if you don't condone
Some hate it, some love it, but that ain't stoppin' nothin'
I live by my own standards baby I ain't changin' nothin'
I dress-dress boy, dress boy
I talk like a girl, talk-talk like a girl
Dress-dress boy, dress boy
I talk like a girl, talk-talk like a girl
[Hook] x2
[Verse 2]
They call me Leikeli47
I'm about to reek all havoc
Cruisin' in my automatic
If you see me holla at me
Just don't try and start no static
Cause I'm illy, oh yeah I'm illy
Got sample kicks comin' straight off the plane from Gentry
You posers kill me, I'm thinkin' millies
Ain't 'bout that fine sunni I just met down in Philly
[Hook] x2
[Verse 3]
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Won't sell my coke bottle (Hey)
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List of Americans Abroad
Davies improves, but faces several surgeries, long road back.
Dempsey, injured in England, will miss at least one U.S. qualifier.
Injury problems continue for DeMerit who hurts eye in accident.
Bradley spends time on bench for Mönchengladbach, but plays in Cup match.
Altidore gets start up top, but Hull City is blanked by visiting Birmingham.
Dempsey excels in Fulham's 2-1 triumph over Everton and Howard.
Benfica sends Adu to Lisbon rival Belenenses on loan.
Davies scores twice in his first three games with Sochaux.
Altidore impresses in his first two outings with Hull City.
Howard stunned in goal, his Everton falls 6-1 to Arsenal.
Bradley goes distance, Mönchengladbach saves Bundesliga future with draw.
Bradley, Mönchengladbach again face relegation worries after 5-0 loss.
Fulham fans fete Dempsey; Reading says farewell to Hahnemann.
Hahnemann, Reading come up short to Burnley in promotion playoffs.
Bocanegra scores, but Rennes is upset by Guingamp 2-1 in Cup final.
Hahnemann, Reading fall short of Premier League promotion, get second chance.
Hahnemann posts two shutouts, Reading has Sunday shot for promotion to Premier League.
Howard saves in tiebreaker lead Everton past Manchester United in FA Cup semifinals.
Reading finally scores, but Hahnemann concedes lead in 2-2 draw with Blackpool.
Dempsey scores twice, adds assist to spark Fulham past Manchester City.
Edu scores first goal, Beasley injures rib in Rangers victory.
Friedel is sent off from Villa's 5-0 rout at hands of Liverpool.
Howard, Everton are on the upswing in English Premier League.
Mönchengladbach, Bradley experience improved play in Bundesliga.
Americans Abroad
(Thursday, November 5, 2009) -- After going 14 matches, stretching into last season, without scoring a goal, United States striker Clint Dempsey found net in two straight outings for Fulham in the English Premier League.
On Saturday, Fulham surprised Liverpool 3-1 with Dempsey playing a key role. The two sides had traded goals when Fulham took a 2-1 lead in the 73rd minute. A minute later, Dempsey controlled and was clearing a ball on the left side when he was trundled down by Swiss defender Philipp Degen, who was ejected with a straight red.
Another three minutes later, Liverpool was reduced to nine men when Jamie Carragher took down Bobby Zamora, who also was shown red and sent off.
In the 87th minute, Dempsey put the match out of reach. Zamora fed the ball to Erik Nevland, who exchanged passes with Dempsey at the top of the box. Dempsey laid the ball off to Nevland and ran for goal, beating two defenders to the return pass. He easily slotted his shot home from close range to make it 3-1.
On the previous Sunday, Dempsey broke out of his scoring drought when he scored in the 68th minute to allow visiting Fulham to come away with a hard-earned 2-2 draw with Manchester City.
Dempsey lunged between defenders to head home Jonathan Greening's 68th-minute free-kick past goalkeeper Shay Given and off a goal-post into the net. Two minutes later, tempers flared when Dempsey was takendown on the edge of the City box, but referee Kevin Friend waved play on.
American striker Eddie Johnson did not play for Fulham in either match, but dressed for the Manchester City contest.
U.S. forward Jozy Altidore went in and then out of Hull City's endangered manager Phil Brown's doghouse over the past week. First, Altidore arrived late at KC Stadium for Hull's match with Portsmouth and Brown disciplined him by sending him to the stands to watch a 0-0 draw. To make matters worse, when Altidore Twittered an apology, Brown announced Altidore would be fined for disclosing an internal club matter.
On Saturday, however, Brown relented and inserted Altidore in the 59th minute of what became a 2-0 road loss at Burnley. Altidore received a yellow in the 65th minute, but could not help Hull's moribund offense.
On Saturday, American keeper Brad Friedel reached a seeming impossible plateau, his 200th consecutive Premier League start in which his Aston Villa drew 1-1 with Everton, employer of U.S. keeper Tim Howard.
It was not a busy day for Friedel with Villa controlling much of the action. Friedel was credited with a single save, but it came off a hard shot from Marouane Fellaini.
Both teams had players sent off in the final three minutes.
Howard had a busier time with three saves, but could only parry away a shot by Gabriel Agbonlahor, which allowed John Carew to put in the rebound in the first minute of the second half.
A week earlier, Friedel was sharp a 1-1 draw with host Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux Stadium. Neither side had many quality chances and Wolves only managed a goal from a Sylvan Ebanks-Blake minute penalty kick in the 83rd minute after Steve Sidwell took down Michael Kightly.
American keeper Marcus Hahnemann, as usual, was on the bench as Wolves' backup keeper.
Villa fared well in League Cup action with its other U.S. keeper, Brad Guzan, looking sharp, making eight saves against Sunderland, including a match-saving stop on Kenwyne Jones' 83rd-minute penalty kick in a 0-0 draw. In the tiebreaker, Guzan stopped three Sunderland penalty kicks, allowing Villa to prevail 3-1.
"He gave a fantastic performance and we are naturally delighted to have got through," Villa manager Martin O'Neill said. "He has been doing it for some time, I think he is a great keeper in the making. He has got everything and he is as brave as they come. He was immense tonight, he was immense in preseason and that performance will elevate his confidence to new heights. You got the feeling that it would have to have been something special to beat him tonight."
It has not been a good stretch for Howard, including tonight's 2-0 loss to Benfica of Portugal in the Europa League. On October 25, he did not have the best of days with Everton dropping a road contest to Bolton Wanderers 3-2.
After falling behind by a pair of goals, Everton managed to draw level, but in the 86th minute, Bolton keeper Jussi Jaaskelainen sent a long goal kick all the way into the Everton box. There, Kevin Davies managed to head it down to Croatian striker Ivan Klasnic, who drilled it past Howard to notch his first goal in English soccer and Bolton's first league victory at home this season.
Two days later, Everton was ousted from the Carling Cup in a 2-0 loss at Tottenham Hotspur. Howard had seven saves in a very busy night, giving up a goal from in front of his net on a poorly defended corner kick and later a rebound of a penalty kick he initially saved.
U.S. defender Jonathan Spector has reclaimed a place in West Ham United's starting 11, replacing Julien Faubert at right back. On Saturday, he went the distance in a 2-2 draw with Sunderland. A week before, he also played 90 minutes of a pleasantly, surprising 2-2 draw with Arsenal.
Watford confirmed that its captain, U.S. defender Jay DeMerit, will likely miss two months after successful surgery to have the infected cornea in his left eye replaced in an operation at London's renowned Moorfields Eye Hospital. The new cornea must fully heal into place before DeMerit can return to training and then he will likely have to play wearing safety goggles for some time.
In the second-tier English League Championship, the flu hit Sheffield Wednesday with the result that Frank Simek found himself back in the starting 11 Saturday's 1-1 draw at Bristol City. He played well and drew the praise of manager Brian Laws. A week earlier, he was not dressed for Wednesday's 4-1 loss at Watford.
In third-tier League One action, American striker Jemal Johnson was not dressed for MK Dons' 2-1 victory over Bristol Rovers. In the prior game, he played the first 45 minutes in a 3-1 loss at Southampton.
American forward Mike Grella has not seen action for league-leading Leeds United in its last two matches. Saturday, he was on the bench, but did not play in Leeds' 4-0 triumph over Yeovil Town. A week earler, he did not dress for a 2-1 loss at Millwall.
American defender Eric Lichaj was loaned by Aston Villa to Lincoln City of the fourth-division League Two Lincoln City.
Lichaj, from Chicago, played on U.S. youth national teams before signing with Villa two years ago. Last season, he was a regular on Villa's championship reserve team.
He is well-thought of by Villa and the one-month loan is intended to give him first-team experience. At the end of the month, the loan might be continued or he might be loaned to a higher-division team if he will get playing time.
On Saturday, Lichaj went 90 minutes at right back in Lincoln's 0-0 draw with Torquay.
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Zaku Abumi
Nickname: Boomer.
Gender: Male
Age: 14
Clan: None.
Looks: Zaku had spiky, dark hair and dark eyes. He wore a beige shirt with two black stripes and three prints of the kanji for death (死, shi) down the front. His forehead protector had an attached happuri under the cloth rather than connected to the metal plate, resembling Yamato's. As with his team-mates Dosu and Kin, he wore a snake patterned scarf around his neck.
Personality: Zaku is overconfident about his powers, especially the ones coming from his arms, as noted by Sasuke Uchiha and the fact he went into elaborate detail about his abilities. As such, he believed no one could beat him, and had a strong desire to win; however, he manages to be unaware of the enemies' plan until it is too late, as seen with his last opponent Shino Aburame. Zaku also has a tendency to say whatever he wants without regarding the consequences, as he calls Chōji Akimichi fat, and then had a difficult time blocking the enraged genin, and then tells Sasuke that he is the one who injured Sakura, leading to the crippling of his arms.
Village Info.
Village of Birth: Otogakure
Village of Alliance: Village Hidden in the Mist
Rank//Chakra Info.
Ninja Rank: S-Ninja
Specialty: None.
Elements: Suiton- Needs Training
Your ninjutsu: Basic E-rank
(Bunshin No Jutsu) - Clone Technique
Chakra Cost:5
Damage Points:N/A
Description:A clone made of the user that can move but(cannot use any jutsu)This clone is merely an illusionary projection of the user.
Note:The clone jutsu can be made with different elements and is a D-Rank jutsu under its own element(Mizu/Water Tsuchi/Earth Sumi/Ink)
(Bikoku Ninjutsu) - Shadow Stealth Technique
Chakra Cost:5
Damage Points:N/A
Description:This jutsu lets the user follow the target covert by concealing the users presence.
(Henge no Jutsu) - Transformation Technique
Damage Points:N/A
Description: Henge no Jutsu is a Ninjutsu technique, which every ninja learns at the Ninja Academy.
Henge allows the ninja to transform themselves into any person or object.
This allows the ninja to move with stealth or to trick their opponents.
(Gokan Sakusou) - 5 Senses Confusion Disorder
Chakra Cost:N/A
Damage Points:N/A
The user throws an explosive kunai at their target and the mist spreads threw the air.
This jutsu causes the opponent to be hit by attacks even though they think they dodged it or countered it.
This effect lasts for 2 turns.
(Kawarimi no Jutsu) - Change of Body Stance Technique
Chakra Cost:5
Damage Points:N/A
Description: Kawarimi no Jutsu is a basic Ninjutsu technique.
When in danger the ninja will quickly substitute themselves with another nearby object.
This can be a block of wood or even another person.
This allows the ninja to quickly flee and hide while the original object takes the brunt of their opponents attack.
(Nawanuke No Jutsu) - Escape Skill
Chakra Cost:5
Damage Points:N/A
Description:Using chakra the user can escape from being tied down(only works with non-chakra ropes).
(Kakuremino No Jutsu) - Magic Cloak Of Invisibility Technique
Chakra Cost:5
Damage Points:N/A
Description:The user will pull out a cloak that is pre designed for their use.Then by using ninjutsu they make the cloth blend into the background
.Skilled ninja can see through this jutsu(Rank c and above)
Background Info.
History: Zaku and the rest of Team Dosu attacked Sakura during the second phase of the Chūnin Exams in their attempt to kill Sasuke. When Rock Lee arrived to help her, and used Front Lotus on Dosu, Zaku emitted sound air into the ground to soften his landing. Team 10 soon came to help as well, and took control of Kin's body, prompting Zaku to attack her to get her out of the way. Sasuke woke up during the attack, and noticed that someone had harmed Sakura. Zaku took credit for this, prompting Sasuke to dislocate his arm as punishment. Team Dosu promptly fled. n the third stage preliminaries, he was matched against Shino Aburame. Because Zaku's arm was in a sling from his encounter with Sasuke, Shino advised him to forfeit the match. Zaku refused, and instead attacked Shino with his one good arm. In attacking, Shino was given an opportunity to box in Zaku with bugs, forcing Zaku to choose between attacking him or attacking the bugs, leaving the other to attack Zaku from behind. Zaku chose to attack both, and pulled his other arm out of its sling. As Zaku prepared to blast the two opposing forces, his arms detonated, making them unusable and putting him in serious pain (in the manga, his right hand was even blown off of his body. In the anime, his arms were still severely damaged but still attached to his torso). As Zaku writhed, Shino revealed that the tubes in Zaku's arms had been filled with his bugs, causing the pressure of Zaku's attack to go inward when it couldn't escape.
Theme Song and Background Music:
Won: None
Lost: None
Edited age. Have fun RPing. ^_^ Also, next time please post in the original thread that you made a new one; I approved the old bio at first because I didn't see that you made this one just now.


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NBC Says No Tweeting About the Weather
Jim Cantore was muzzled by his corporate overlords; Martha Stewart was kept quiet by Neil Cavuto; and Ezra Klein was hushed in Yiddish. The Twitterati were hushed in only the most interesting ways.
The Weather Channel's Jim Cantore revealed just how paranoid NBC Universal is about Olympics leaks. Talking about the weather will not be allowed.
Domestic media empress Martha Stewart discovered that you now need a supermajority to govern media, too.
Always with the guilt, readers of the Washington Post's Ezra Klein!
The New Yorker's Susan Orlean continued to jinx farm animals.
Jordan Rubin imagined a glitch in the networking app of the moment.
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MORE: NUC top defenders
SMYRNA, Del. -- The National Underclassmen East Ultimate 100 took place Saturday at Smyrna High School in Delaware with plenty of offensive prospects from the class of 2014 impressing.
QB Caleb Henderson, 6-foot-4, 220 pounds, Burke (Va.) Lake Braddock:
Henderson came into this event with a lot of hype, and while he had his ups and downs, overall he did not disappoint. He excelled during the quarterback drills, showing off fantastic technique and fundamentals. He also shined during 1-on-1s, where he was really able to show off his arm strength and deep ball accuracy. During 7-on-7s, he struggled at times, both because of questionable decision-making and lackluster play by his wide receivers, but overall he once again proved that he will be one of the top quarterbacks in the region next recruiting season.
WR Demornay Pierson-El, 5-foot-8, 170 pounds, Burke (Va.) Lake Braddock:
Pierson-El played last season at West Potomac High School with Caleb Henderson and he will make the move to Lake Braddock to join him once again. On Saturday, he showed everyone that this combination should be lethal in Virginia this fall. Pierson-El showed fantastic body control, very good speed, extremely reliable hands and big-play ability. He also excelled during the 7-on-7 championship game, where he scored both of his team's touchdowns.
WR Lamonte Armstrong, 6-foot, 197 pounds, Potomac (Md.) Bullis School:
Unlike some of the other smaller, leaner wide receivers at the event, Armstrong brought something else to the table. Possessing a big, powerful frame, Armstrong looks more like a linebacker than a wide receiver at times. However, once the 1-on-1s and 7-on-7s started, it was evident that Armstrong belongs on the offensive side of the ball. Using his size to his advantage, he was a terror for cornerbacks to cover, plus he showed quickness and a good burst after the catch.
QB Stephen Barmore, 6-foot-3, 210 pounds, Southington, Conn.:
After Henderson, Barmore was the most physically impressive quarterback in attendance. He flashed impressive arm strength, foot work and fundamentals. What also set him apart was his athleticism, which he showed while occasionally playing linebacker for his team during 7-on-7s.
OL Connor Dintino, 6-foot-3, 280 pounds, Washington (Conn.) The Gunnery:
Even though it was a small group of offensive linemen, Dintino was definitely the one who stood out. Very solid and strong, Dintino uses his low center of gravity to his advantage, and always seemed to establish leverage. He also moved from side to side fluidly and was impressive in trying to stop the speed rush from the edge.
WR Mario Bowler, 6-foot-2, 170 pounds, Exton (Pa.) Downingtown East:
Bowler is a lean, lanky receiver with long arms and equally long strides. While he could use some more size in his upper body, he had no problems going over the middle for the intermediate routes. Where he truly shined, however, was on the deep balls where he used his length to torment cornerbacks.
WR Quinton Gray, 5-foot-9, 155 pounds, Stafford (Va.) Mountain View:
At first glance, Gray will not wow you, but when he gets on the field it becomes a different story. He and Demornay Pierson-El were the most dominant and complete receivers at the event. Gray ran textbook routes, had very good quickness and played much bigger than his size. In an open passing offense, he has the potential to be a fantastic slot receiver at the next level.
WR Alex Padovani, 6-foot-2, 175 pounds, Hammonton, N.J.:
Padovani is an interesting story because he mainly played on the defensive side during his sophomore season. However, after seeing his abilities as a receiver on Saturday, his high school coach should find a way to utilize him on offense. Padovani showed fantastic, ran crisp routes and made numerous big plays.
RB Elijah Redmond, 5-foot-6, 165 pounds, Allentown (Pa.) Parkland:
Redmond was the definition of electric every time he touched the ball on Saturday. Possessing extremely quick feet and a fantastic burst, Redmond ran rings around most of the linebackers on his way to the positional MVP award. At his size, it is also obvious that Redmond is no stranger to the weight room, as he was one of the more physically impressive players at the event.
WR Tyler Walker, 6-foot-2, 179 pounds, Chantilly (Va.) Westfield:
In a very deep wide receiver position, Walker was another player who stood out. He was extremely smooth in his route-running, showed impressive hands and was especially explosive on deep routes. He also excelled during the positional drills, where he showed great feet and technique.
RB Marcus Outlow, 6-foot, 190 pounds, Norwich (Conn.) Norwich Free Academy:
Outlow is a gifted all-around athlete, and while he showed very good ability at running back on Saturday, he also has the potential to play a few positions. At running back, he moved extremely well for his size, proved to be elusive in the open field, and was impressive receiving the ball out of the backfield.
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Wed 1 Sep 2010
Pura Vida?!? Costa Rica & Nicaragua
Posted by Angie (SS) under Costa Rica, Journal, Nicaragua
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Hi All!
Pura Vida!! Costa Rica was nice (more about this later). But, Nicaragua was BETTER!! Once we settled into our hotel, Allegro Papagaya, we noticed that we could arrange a day trip to Nicaragua. (Tip – All day with breakfast and lunch $135). There was no way I was going to pass up this opportunity.
We got up at dark-thirty to meet our ride to grab breakfast, which was part of the tour. He shuttled us about 25 minutes away to a restaurant just past the airport. Not knowing what to expect, we sat at a table with a few others who were also going to Nicaragua. Bacon, eggs, and toast…how could such a simple ordinary breakfast be sooo good? It was delicious!! This was only a preview of the wonderful day ahead of us.
Border control:
After breakfast and introductions, we then loaded into the bus and pushed onward to the border for the next 2 hours or so. Once near the border, we were immersed in a sea of 18-wheelers waiting to pass immigration. (I don't know why I didn't take a picture—uurrghh). Luckily, our guide knew the ropes and got us through the lines quickly and easily. We did have to get out and actually present our documentation to authorities. Ok, so I also bought a candy bar or two and a soda!!
Now that we were back on the road, the guide gave a lot of information about the area. Actually, he was talking too much. At this point, I sensed the need to take my mid-morning sabbatical nap. So, I missed his explanations about the scenery and background info.
I woke up just as we embarked upon the colonial city. We spent a great deal of time exploring the old church, La Merced, and its bell tower. The views were spectacular! You could even see the Cathedral Granada in the distance. I am getting all excited just reminiscing about the adventure.
The next part of the tour included a jungle boat ride wherein a hindsight view enabled us to see the volcanic vistas. We also saw monkeys on an island in the middle of the river – strategically place for tourist purposes!! LOL!! Yes, Nicaragua has interesting wildlife. After exploring Granada, there was still plenty more to see.
Masaya Volcano – It's Active!!
As you approach the volcano, you can see a huge cross marking the top. Warning signs abound telling visitors to park outward facing the exit and giving instructions to only stay about 20 minutes as to not be overcome by gases. Climbing to the top, Jeff fell in love with my camera and couldn't resist being my photographer. He snapped so many pictures and told me to "work it" – so funny!! We were utterly amazed when we reached the top and saw inside the rim of the crater, with gases spewing out!! According to our guide, the cross was erected in honor of a priest who either stopped people from sacrificing babies into the volcano or exercising the devil from it…I guess the story depends on what guide you get!!
After a great lunch and shopping in the nearby marketplace, we headed off to see another volcano and Nicaragua lake. I don't even remember the name of the volcano, but it was such a special treat!!
At the end of the tour, our guide gave each of us a maracas with our names engraved!! This was such a pleasant surprise. To say the least, I was very impressed with Nicaragua. Who would have thought that all the notions of it being unsafe, full of drugs, and poverty, could result in such a wonderful adventure in nature and culture!
Take a look at my photo essay of the trip…Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you about Costa Rica. Look for this in my next post.


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WITH only two more Saturdays in February qualifying for the match-play stages of the winter league is becoming a very tense affair.
The light persistent rain did not deter a good turnout on Saturday for the start of week 14 of Rockmount Golf Club's 2012/2013 competition.
Marten Mearns (13) was the out-right winner with a score of 30 points. Second and third place scored the same score 29 points with Michael McCormick (6) second on count back and Tony Wilson (20) third.
Five players scored 26 points - Ian Harvey (18) was fourth and Stephen Clarke (13) was fifth.
For the second week in a row the best gross went to Ed McDonald. Ed cut to scratch after last Saturday's superb round had a one over par round of 49.
With only a few weeks left until the top two teams in each league are finalized and entered into the quarter finals; all points gained at this stage are vital.
In league A, 'Handcuffed to an Idiot' are on 725 but last week's second placed team, 'Reece's Wonders' 713 have been pushed down to third; 'Anything but Hockey' 717 re-assuming second place.
In league B, 'This is Madness' have 745 and 'Oggie and the Sprinkler Heads' remain second with 735.
League C is very tight with only 12 points between first and third, 'Life without Brian' have 732 and team 'TBA' have 728.
In league D, the runaway leaders 'Frankly Awful' have 731 and the new second placed team 'Shanksville Duffers' have 725, last week's equal leaders 'Joseph's Dream Team' have dropped to fifth in there league, a long way behind on 708 points.
The scores take into account the four dropped scores. In the singles competition's (0-13) section; Mark Stewart 236 the long time leader has dropped to fifth.
The new leader is Peter Brown 240 closely followed by Paul Mearns on 239; in (13.1-18.5) section, Competition Secretary Frank Wallace 241 has opened up a four point lead on second place Stephen Gilmore 237; in the (18.6-28) section Peter Rowntree last week's leader dropped seven places to eighth; the new leader is Arthur Holywood on 234 with John McGrath second on 233.
On Wednesday evening, February 6 2013 almost 30 members, committee members and staff of Rockmount Golf Club attended a course in Emergency First Aid which included Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and the use of an Automated External Defibrillator.
The course was sponsored by Ballynahinch Lions Club and the training was given by Mr D Barkley RGN and Dr R T S Harrison GCST.G, KStG, MB.
During the evening those participating got to practice on realistic and life like dummies and to use the defibrillator before being issued with Certificates of Attendance.
Rockmount Golf Club Gents Captain, Glenn Willis thanked those that took the time to attend; before thanking Ballynahinch Lions Club, Mr Barkley and Dr Harrison.


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Work is scheduled to start in the wee hours Monday on the Ortega Highway/I-5 reconstruction project in San Juan Capistrano.
All I-5 ramps to and from Ortega Highway will be closed between midnight and 5 a.m. Monday through Wednesday for restriping and installation of concrete barriers in preparation for construction.
There also will be lane closures on northbound and southbound I-5 between Camino Capistrano and Junipero Serra Road between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. Monday through Friday.
The $86.2 million interchange project will rebuild the Ortega Highway bridge over I-5 as well as the on- and off-ramps to create additional traffic capacity for what the California Department of Transportation calls one of Orange County's worst chokepoints.
The project had been scheduled to begin Friday, but Caltrans pushed it to Monday because of the Presidents Day weekend, according to Caltrans District 12 spokesman David Richardson.
Caltrans plans a groundbreaking ceremony at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at 26942 Ortega Highway (the former site of Jack in the Box) and has invited city, county and state representatives.


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Guelph teachers stage one-day strike; Waterloo Region could be hit Tuesday
CTV Kitchener
Published Thursday, December 13, 2012 6:26PM EST
Last Updated Friday, December 14, 2012 7:13PM EST
Rotating teachers' strikes hit the Guelph area Friday, with Upper Grand District School Board teachers protesting outside the office of Guelph MPP Liz Sandals.
Several teachers say they had previously voted for Sandals provincially and won't do it again, but Sandals, a former school board trustee, said she has a similar goal to that of the teachers' unions who simply want to return to negotiations.
"I'm obviously very sad that the relationship has obviously broken down. I still think what we really need to do is get everybody back to the table and talking," she told CTV.
More than 1,200 teachers from 60 schools took part in the one-day job action in Wellington and Dufferin Counties, while schools in Barrie and Peterborough were also shut down due to strikes.
"It's been tense for us, but all of us have been saying it's amazing how once you start to work to rule, you realize just how strung out you are everyday," said Sheila Koop, a Grade 6 teacher.
Liz Ashworth, a French teacher at Willow Road Public School, says she's striking to help today's children, not to hurt them.
"I'm here for some of my students who want to be teachers. I'm doing it for myself and for them," she says.
Upper Grand elementary teachers also picketed in Fergus and Orangeville.
In Fergus, teacher Julie Birken sang protest songs to the tune of Christmas carols and said action will continue until Bill 115 is repealed.
Meanwhile, the Waterloo Region District School Board has announced that they believe Waterloo Region teachers will take part in a one-day strike on Tuesday, Dec. 18.
A letter to parents was sent home with students today outlining the effects of a potential strike.
The Waterloo Region ETFO says a strike will happen one day next week, but would not confirm which day. The union says it will give 72 hours notice of any strike.
The Dec. 18 date has not been confirmed by the ETFO, which has said it will give 72 hours notice of any strikes.
"We are anticipating a full day of withdrawal at some point next week. We know it won't be Monday. It could be any day after Monday," said Waterloo Region EFTO president Greg Weiler.


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The ENTIRE cast was incredibly sweet, especially Gil Birmingham and Ashley Greene, they were so appreciative with fans and they looked so amazing in person! Taylor Lautner was in attendance as well although his publicist and security team didn't allow any pics of him or with him. But nonetheless everyone looked amazing and I am so happy that they were nice and sweet in person! :)What great photos. Thanks for sharing, Vanessa!
June 30, 2009
Vision Awards Twilight Cast Encounters
Vanessa sent along her awesome pics that she and her friend Irina took with the Twilight cast at the 36th Annual Vision Awards this past Saturday June 27th at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel!
8 comments:
- thparkleJune 30, 2009 at 1:18 PM
First! SUCKAS!ReplyDelete
- thparkleJune 30, 2009 at 1:19 PM
Does anyone think the blonde girl look like Jan Brady?! LOL!ReplyDelete
- heartwithwingsJune 30, 2009 at 1:21 PM
hmmm, that's weird that Taylor's publicist wouldn't allow any pics of him......weird ???ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 30, 2009 at 1:47 PM
aaw thats sweet, i love Ashley.<33ReplyDelete
i agree, its weird that Taylor's people didn't allow pics or anything..
Awesome pictures. I'm jealous. I want to hang out with Taylor, Billy, and Gil.ReplyDelete
I'm a little disappointed to hear that about Taylor's people. He could have posed for some pictures and signed a couple of autographs.ReplyDelete
Congrats on the great encounter!! Weird about Taylor's publisist- If they keep doing that - he will loose his fast growing fame- and ppl will start bad rumorsReplyDelete
Cool!Lucky duckies!I didnt recognize Bella's dad (Billy Burke),he looks much more skinnyer.ReplyDelete
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wow, this is bangin, right?
― dan138zig (Durrr Durrr Durrrrrr), Wednesday, 1 February 2012 11:06 (five years ago) Permalink
oh yeah, meant to say i'm utterly addicted to Terror Danjah's "You Make Me Feel".
i quite like it but it's kind of lol how terror danjah gave a 5-year-old track to hyperdub. it was originally on this comp
― dbs, Wednesday, 1 February 2012 14:02 (five years ago) Permalink
the carmen reece 'hey lover' mj cole remix on that is such a classic
― dbs, Wednesday, 1 February 2012 14:09 (five years ago) Permalink
Been quite enjoying this remix of Redlight's Get Out My Head
― I want your nose, your shoes and your unicycle (dog latin), Wednesday, 1 February 2012 14:11 (five years ago) Permalink
Yeah I kinda like that.
Guido stuck it in his fact mix the other day too: http://www.factmag.com/2012/01/30/fact-mix-314-guido/
Well nice, can't get enough Guido.
I didn't know that Terror track was an oldie, I never coped that comp. It deserves another outing to be fair.
― jimitheexploder, Wednesday, 1 February 2012 20:04 (five years ago) Permalink
that Joker remix is so out there. i like all the individual pieces, might need to listen to it a few more times to see if they all fit together
― rob, Wednesday, 1 February 2012 20:15 (five years ago) Permalink
looks like shadowy youtube enigma Evian Christ has signed to (surprise) Tri Anglehttp://soundcloud.com/tri_angle_records/sets
― Number None, Wednesday, 1 February 2012 20:58 (five years ago) Permalink
Tri Angle are really hit'n'miss. They do have a way with hype tho. So its no suprise they signed Evian Christ and Vessel recently. Vessel is the hit...
― jimitheexploder, Wednesday, 1 February 2012 22:12 (five years ago) Permalink
I love this remix. Feels like an early contender for 'best of 2012.' Great male vocal bout phones and so forth w very cool sample work and bassline.
― Dick Townwolves (Captain Ahab), Thursday, 2 February 2012 08:58 (five years ago) Permalink
Today I'm mostly hyped for...
Gremino on Fade To Mindhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OO-I_Et15dI
This mix from Mickey Pearce
Randomer on Hemlock
& news of a Royal T album on Rinse.
― jimitheexploder, Monday, 6 February 2012 20:16 (five years ago) Permalink
Any impressions on the new Preditah EP? I like some of the sounds so far, but it's a bit uneventful for me.
― _Rudipherous_, Tuesday, 14 February 2012 16:52 (five years ago) Permalink
"Circles" is the best of the bunch, I'd say.
― _Rudipherous_, Tuesday, 14 February 2012 18:33 (five years ago) Permalink
Circles is a banger, been waiting an age for that to hit wax.
Objekt Cactus just dropped, it's a big'un.
I heard Livity Sound Live this weekend w/ Peverelist, Kowton & Asusu. It was something else. Picked up Livity Sound #003 by Pev from Idle Hands too: http://hardwax.com/65112/ love it.
― jimitheexploder, Wednesday, 15 February 2012 10:51 (five years ago) Permalink
This one is pretty rude.
― jimitheexploder, Wednesday, 15 February 2012 20:17 (five years ago) Permalink
full stream of Scuba's Personalityhttp://soundcloud.com/hotflush/sets/scuba-personality
― Number None, Monday, 20 February 2012 19:15 (five years ago) Permalink
finding "cactus" sort of a bitch to mix with, not sure what i'm doing wrong here. is it just me or is the last third totally wonky?
― the late great, Monday, 20 February 2012 19:56 (five years ago) Permalink
also why is livity sound vinyl-only, why peverelist, why
― the late great, Monday, 20 February 2012 19:57 (five years ago) Permalink
just listened to "cactus", pretty dope. it's really syncopated but it's all quantized + in time. i can imagine it would be hard to beatmatch with though.
― 40oz of tears (Jordan), Monday, 20 February 2012 20:15 (five years ago) Permalink
it's in time but i think it adds a tiny rest at each drop so you can't just step away from it.
but yeah, what i meant was that i find the syncopation really hard to deal with, the first drop sounds pretty good with whatever (i like it under 4x4) but the two sections after don't. but then heavily swung stuff (like trad dubstep) also sounds weird in those two sections, i have to mix it like a 1/4 or 1/2-beat off and even then it sounds weird.
― the late great, Monday, 20 February 2012 20:20 (five years ago) Permalink
maybe it's because the last two sections have that syncopated kick that anticipates beat 4, i could see that getting muddy over 4-on-the-floor.
― 40oz of tears (Jordan), Monday, 20 February 2012 20:30 (five years ago) Permalink
scuba lp is beautiful
― tundra, Tuesday, 28 February 2012 05:27 (five years ago) Permalink
Been enjoying this Skeng-style track from Hitchin local boy Skeptical.
― Alexandre Dumbass (dog latin), Tuesday, 28 February 2012 12:02 (five years ago) Permalink
I guess here's as good a place to ask as any - Is drum'n'bass dead in the water, or what? I'm always hearing about other styles of bass music these days, and hardly ever d'n'b, so I assume there isn't a lot happening any more, but there must be, right?
― Alexandre Dumbass (dog latin), Tuesday, 28 February 2012 16:41 (five years ago) Permalink
footwork is the new d&b iirc
― 40oz of tears (Jordan), Tuesday, 28 February 2012 17:03 (five years ago) Permalink
d&b seems to be valued as an influence or element these days, but not as a genre
― 40oz of tears (Jordan), Tuesday, 28 February 2012 17:04 (five years ago) Permalink
i guess i heard some stuff last year about dbridge/instra:mental and the "drum & bass revival", but the tracks i checked out were really boring.
― 40oz of tears (Jordan), Tuesday, 28 February 2012 17:06 (five years ago) Permalink
the instra:mental album was more 4/4 oriented too. and very boring.
― Alexandre Dumbass (dog latin), Tuesday, 28 February 2012 17:17 (five years ago) Permalink
Hospital Records nights round my way get more ppl in than any other dance events I can think of
― Sylv_ebanks (DJ Mencap), Tuesday, 28 February 2012 17:25 (five years ago) Permalink
This is the thing, because round my way I hear of a lot of d'n'b (and garage) nights, and they seem ever-popular, but it's not something I read about much on RDP or on the "trendier" part of the web.
― Alexandre Dumbass (dog latin), Tuesday, 28 February 2012 17:28 (five years ago) Permalink
Been feeling these mixes today...
MikeQ Fact Mix #318http://www.factmag.com/2012/02/27/fact-mix-318-mikeq/
Gremino Showcase Mix for Blackdownhttp://blackdownsoundboy.blogspot.com/2012/02/gremino-showcase-mix.html Champion Xlr8r Mix #236http://www.xlr8r.com/podcast/2012/02/champion
Some tracks...
Thats not related to the d'n'b Q mind, I really have no idea whats going on over that way bar the odd Non Plus+ or Jack Sparrow diversion to higher tempos. Rockwell & Untold did a track last year which wasn't bad: http://soundcloud.com/critical-music/rockwell-v-untold-rekohu-sunrise
― jimitheexploder, Tuesday, 28 February 2012 18:34 (five years ago) Permalink
i was going to say, drum and bass still seems really popular, given that every third or fourth fabric mix is still a drum and bass mix, but i haven't heard very much interesting stuff at the traditional 160 bpm tempo aside from ROCKWELL, who basically just sounds like an update on the classic certificate 18 steel-edged roller sound
― the late great, Tuesday, 28 February 2012 19:43 (five years ago) Permalink
― 40oz of tears (Jordan), Tuesday, February 28, 2012 9:04 AM Bookmark
Yeah, this seems about right. Of course, dnb nights are still popular, but it hasn't really been considered on the cutting edge for about 15 years now. I did like the Rockwell EP from last year. I think getting away from the Amen break and taking influence from juke was a good look for him. I'm not really familiar with his background though.
I don't go to dnb nights, is it usually an older crowd there?
― marissa explains it all (The Reverend), Tuesday, 28 February 2012 21:33 (five years ago) Permalink
last year (or maybe even longer ago) i heard some new track that was based on uptempo live breaks and had this huge synth build, it sounded really fresh. i can remember what it sounds like but don't have the slightest clue who it was. almost want to say FaltyDL but i don't think that's right.
― 40oz of tears (Jordan), Tuesday, 28 February 2012 21:50 (five years ago) Permalink
That Objekt track is a mad one to mix yeah. Its just swung, broken and fuck'd tho. Its all on one tempo and all that. You just have to catch it right.
In other news...
Coki is still insane.
― jimitheexploder, Wednesday, 29 February 2012 01:36 (five years ago) Permalink
― jimitheexploder, Wednesday, 29 February 2012 01:37 (five years ago) Permalink
i really can't wait to hear the footwork/shangaan remixes.
― Alexandre Dumbass (dog latin), Wednesday, 29 February 2012 12:27 (five years ago) Permalink
This is killing me: the song featured in last week's Dusk & Blackdown Rinse mix that samples The Breakfast Club - "Well, if you say you haven't, you're a prude. If you say you have you're a slut. It's a trap. You want to but you can't, and when you do you wish you didn't, right?" Anybody? Thanks.
― viborg, Saturday, 3 March 2012 17:37 (five years ago) Permalink
I'm really enjoying that Scuba album but it seems to be pandering directly to the people who claimed dubstep was really just nu-skool breaks all along, the whole thing is so late 90s I keep expecting it to come with a subscription to Jockey Slut. Very enjoyable though.
― Homosexual Satan Wasp (Matt DC), Sunday, 4 March 2012 15:36 (five years ago) Permalink
i don't dislike the scuba album (certainly not as much as some seem to) but it's like, i heard and loved better big-room electrohouse the first time round so ehhhh
― lex pretend, Sunday, 4 March 2012 23:21 (five years ago) Permalink
It feels more 90s maximalism than big room electrohouse to me, although that was borrowing pretty heavily from 90s maximalist crossover dance in the first place.
― Homosexual Satan Wasp (Matt DC), Monday, 5 March 2012 08:37 (five years ago) Permalink
I've only heard 'Hope', and yeah I love it. I don't really care whether it's dubstep or whatever. It does have a bit of an Underworld (not sure, someone like that?) vibe, but I don't see it as a bad thing.
I was actually popping my head in to say that Burial's 'Kindred' was quietly soundtracking my weekend and boy, I'm pretty sure it's the most affecting thing he's ever done.
― Alexandre Dumbass (dog latin), Monday, 5 March 2012 10:23 (five years ago) Permalink
Scuba album is bad. Came at it overflowing with good faith but its done nothing for me. Prog breaks were manky in 2001, i dont want a rewind. Doesnt even have the production values that made some of it bearable.
― straightola, Monday, 5 March 2012 17:59 (five years ago) Permalink
i've never been too crazy about scuba - that album cover screams disaster, though. cross-reference with:
― the late great, Monday, 5 March 2012 18:25 (five years ago) Permalink
i don't even really like his mixes that much - the ostgut ton one is too subtle and grey, the dj kicks is somehow simultaneously hectic and bland, like "de9: closer to the edit" for the dubstep set
those first tracks, like "harpoon", were sort of brilliant in the pre-"midnight request line" era but since then it's been a whole lot of meh
― the late great, Monday, 5 March 2012 18:28 (five years ago) Permalink
^^ this is what the new scuba sounds like to me
― the late great, Monday, 5 March 2012 18:35 (five years ago) Permalink
^^ lol even better
i mean he's not quite there yet with the acoustic guitar and the vocalists but give him time
― the late great, Monday, 5 March 2012 18:37 (five years ago) Permalink
ha. speaking of guitar, i'm glad to see some airhead stuff is getting released: http://www.randsrecords.com/airhead/wait-south-congress
although it's kind of weird/interesting that 'wait' is being presented as a regular track rather than a yeah yeah yeahs remix?
― 40oz of tears (Jordan), Tuesday, 6 March 2012 15:15 (five years ago) Permalink
btw i think this might have been egyptrixx? still can't find the track though, so who knows.
― 40oz of tears (Jordan), Tuesday, 6 March 2012 17:23 (five years ago) Permalink
Need some more big n bassy recommendations please. Basically the only music hitting the spot for me recently is stuff like Blawan, Kromestar, Burial, that Dub Phizix & Skeptical track I put up here earlier, Mala's recent one...
Would I liek the DVA album?
― Scary Move 4 (dog latin), Thursday, 8 March 2012 17:13 (five years ago) Permalink
If I recall there were originally impassioned pleas to merge the bobbins and partisans thread (since it is, y'know, pointless segregation), but the ILM massive (appropriately being dance music partisans about it) weren't having it.
Anyways, I just need somewhere to post this!
― formerly EDB (ed.b), Sunday, 20 January 2013 16:20 (five years ago) Permalink
Since I'm the creator of bobbins 2013 thread, I declare that you can post "partisan stuff" there. No need to make a new thread.
― dan138zig (Durrr Durrr Durrrrrr), Sunday, 20 January 2013 18:20 (five years ago) Permalink


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Jennifer Harman
posted on Monday, July 18, 2005 - 4:49 pm
Hello, I have 2 questions regarding correlating variables in multilevel models.
1) In addition to having 2 latent variables at level 1, I have a measured predictor variable (no error). I was wondering why, at the second level, this measured variable (which becomes latent at level 2) is not correlated to the other latent exogenous variables by default? I tried correlating it through syntax, but it made the model fit considerably worse.
2) If I want to make a variable at level 1 only correlate with the error terms of the other variables at that level, how would that be stated in Mplus sytax? In the manual, I could only figure out how to correlate variables themselves, not a variable with error terms of other variables.
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Monday, July 18, 2005 - 5:38 pm
Please send your questions along with output that you can point to along with your license number to
. I am not sure exactly what you are asking. Please be specific in your questions referring the the parameters in question by name.
Kätlin Peets
posted on Monday, May 04, 2009 - 8:47 am
I am using a multilevel growth curve modeling to examine whether any of my covariates explain variance in the growth factors at the within and between level. Why would the model fit (chi-square value) change when I explicitly specify (WITH command) the correlations/covariances among the predictors?
Thank you!
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Monday, May 04, 2009 - 9:08 am
Means, variances, and covariances of observed exogenous variables, covariates, are not part of a regression model. When you mention these variables using WITH statements, they are treated as dependent variables in the model. Distributional assumptions are made about them and their means, variances, and covariances are estimated.
Kätlin Peets
posted on Monday, May 04, 2009 - 2:31 pm
Thank you for your answer. I am not sure whether I really understand though. Does it mean that if I don't use WITH statements, exogeneous variables are considered to be orthogonal to each other?
What also confuses me is that when I am running a simple path model (not a multilevel model) where I use WITH statements (to specify correlations among the exogeneous variables) vs. when I don't include WITH statements, the chi-square value stays the same.
I appreciate your help!
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Monday, May 04, 2009 - 3:43 pm
No, it does not mean that the covariances are zero. You can think about it as though the covariances are fixed at the sample values.
When TYPE=GENERAL is used with continuous outcomes, it just so happens that whether observed exogenous variables are treated as independent variables in the model or dependent variables in the model, the results are the same. This is not the case in other situations like multilevel modeling.
Kätlin Peets
posted on Tuesday, May 05, 2009 - 7:58 am
Thank you again. And one more thing:
So, I have not used WITH commands to specify covariances among exogeneous variables in my multilevel model. However, if I want to present covariances and correlations of these variables, will I use the estimates from the output (using sampstat command)? And, how do I get the significance values for those?
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Tuesday, May 05, 2009 - 7:49 pm
Yes, you get those from Sampstat. You don't get SEs or significance of those quantities by Sampstat.
Anabel Kuntz
posted on Friday, February 04, 2011 - 2:16 pm
How do I get the SEs or significances for the correlations in CFAs or SEMs? Is there any possibility to compute them?
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Friday, February 04, 2011 - 3:20 pm
For correlations among exogenous factors you can look at the STD solutions. A general approach is to express correlations using the model parameters by giving the model parameters labels that are then referred to in Model Constraint. For guidance, see UG ex 5.20.
posted on Monday, February 07, 2011 - 3:48 am
Dear Bengt,
thanks a lot for your response.
But I think I have to follow up on my question. I need the significances for the correlations among the endogonous and exogonous factors and the manifest variables respectively for my SEM models.
I don´t really understand how to calculate those through the model constraint. Could you please give an example?
Thanks a lot.
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Monday, February 07, 2011 - 11:20 am
With an SEM, why don't you focus on the structural parameter estimates (perhaps in standardized form) that the model specifies rather than the factor correlations? If you want the factor correlations, why not formulate a CFA model? Those estimates and their significance should be close to the SEM if the model fits well.
UG ex 5.20 gives an example.
Kätlin Peets
posted on Friday, August 19, 2011 - 6:19 am
I would like to know why it is so that when I am estimating correlations between many variables simultaneously (x with y z b), I get different estimates compared to when I only estimate a correlation between two variables (x with y)? In both instances, I should be estimating bivariate correlations (and there are no missing data).
Thank you!
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Friday, August 19, 2011 - 6:08 pm
This should only happen if there are missing data. Please send the relevant outputs and your license number to
Johnna Capitano
posted on Friday, April 12, 2013 - 1:27 pm
Sorry to ask such a basic question, but I am a new user and getting an error message:
*** WARNING in MODEL command
All variables are uncorrelated with all other variables in the model.
Check that this is what is intended.
I am trying to get a correlation matrix for data that are days clustered in people. I've entered the usevariables, the cluster is ID, analysis: Type=twolevel, and output: sampstat.
I know the variables cannot truly be uncorrelated - they are correlated in spss before aggregating. Any thoughts?
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Friday, April 12, 2013 - 1:51 pm
You should use TYPE=TWOLEVEL BASIC; in the ANALYSIS command not SAMPSTAT. SAMPSTAT is used when you are also estimating a model.
Johnna Capitano
posted on Tuesday, April 16, 2013 - 10:05 am
Thank you very much. Now I am trying to create an interaction term using that vertical bar that is just above the enter key: |
However, it does not appear when I shift and hit the key. It works fine when I am in Word, but not in MPlus. I have a MacBook Air. Can you think of why the | will not work?
Sorry this is not the right spot to post, but I couldn't see a section for key issues.
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Tuesday, April 16, 2013 - 11:28 am
You can try choosing another font in the Mplus Editor. Go under Option and choose Font Selection. Another font may render that character better than the default font.
Eric Deemer
posted on Monday, July 01, 2013 - 2:50 pm
It looks like one cannot request standard errors to determine whether between-level correlations are significant?
Is there a way to request these? Thanks.
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Monday, July 01, 2013 - 3:54 pm
Please send your output to support so we know what your situation is.
Eric Deemer
posted on Sunday, September 29, 2013 - 11:18 am
I'm fitting a multilevel mediation model with just 3 variables--X, M, and Y. M has variation on both levels. I want to estimate the between-level correlations but I know that Mplus doesn't provide SEs with correlation output. I was thinking of separately regressing Y on M and M on X since these regression coefficients would be the same as correlation coefficients. Would this be true in the ML framework?
Eric Deemer
posted on Sunday, September 29, 2013 - 12:35 pm
Just to clarify, my model would be...
y on xw;
y on xb;
...using group mean centering.
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Monday, September 30, 2013 - 10:41 am
You can use WITH instead of ON and look at the StdYX results.
Sharon Foster
posted on Monday, May 12, 2014 - 4:05 pm
We are examining the validity of therapist scores from a new measure; many therapists rate more than one client. ICCs for the therapist scores range from .21 to .34, and are lower for other variables. We wish to model correlations at the client (within) level to examine construct validity.
We used (TID = therapist id):
Cluster = tid;
Analysis: Type = twolevel;
X with Y;
output: standardized;
We could also use type=complex to examine the same issue. I have run a few correlations with both approaches, and the results differ more than I thought they would (e.g., r=.25 vs. .32). Why would the correlations differ so much? With a very simple analysis such as this, what should we consider in choosing one approach over the other?
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Tuesday, May 13, 2014 - 5:30 am
When you estimate the two-level model, make sure you get between-level variances and covariance for X and Y. If not obtained by default, say X with Y on Between as well.
I would use Twolevel analysis. Using Complex implies that you estimate a correlation that is composed of both within and between parts, whereas you are interested in the within part.
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A student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill claims she was raped by a football player on campus, then "treated like a suspect" while her alleged attacker went free, NBC News reported.
Delaney Robinson, 19, flanked by her father and attorney, held a news conference Tuesday in which she slammed her school for not taking action after she was allegedly assaulted on Valentine's Day.
"I did everything a rape victim is supposed to do," Robinson said. "I reported it. I allowed the rape kit to be taken. I gave a statement. I cooperated with law enforcement and the Title IX office. But six months later, the university has done nothing."


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Superintendent Randall Williams said the theme was appropriate because of the "Oscar-winning performances" teachers give on a daily basis.
"We're very proud of our staff," he said. "They have the kids' best interests at heart."
Around 450 RSD teachers and administrators attended the breakfast.
"It's a great way for everyone to get together," Williams said. "We get to look at the whole team. It's a good time, a good way of getting the year started."
Alene Bynum, assistant superintendent of personnel and instruction, said an "Oscar-winning performance" means that a teacher has made an impact on a child's life.
"Our teachers are successful when our students are successful," she said.
Bynum said she appreciated the community support.
"They understand how important teachers are for the future of the community," she said.
Williams. who emceed the event, opened by having teachers raise their hands if they were ready for school to start and joked about sensing some hesitation.
"Welcome back," he told the group. "Y'all are looking pretty good. Most of you look like you're ready to go."
He introduced school board member Chris Cloud and Chamber of Commerce Red Coats member Kelly Davis and thanked them for attending before bringing Mayor Bill Eaton to the stage.
Eaton read and signed a proclamation stating that Aug. 13, 2013, was declared "Russellville School District Education Makes a Difference" day.
He said teachers are an important part of society.
"I see excitement here today," Eaton said. "Enthusiasm is very important. What you do provides the element needed for citizenship."
Bynum took the stage to introduce new teachers and have them stand so everyone could put a face with the name. She also asked teachers to stand for various recognitions such as doing volunteer work or winning an award the previous year.
Eaton drew for door prizes donated by community sponsors.
Kristin Motley, Center Valley Elementary School third-grade teacher, said the sentiment meant more to her than the prizes themselves.
"It means a lot to have the support of our community," she said. "It makes us feel appreciated."
Robert Pruitt, Crawford Elementary Elementary School physical education teacher, said he enjoys the annual event.
"It's great," he said. "Russellville does a good job of making teachers always feel appreciated."
Pruitt said he is looking forward to the school year.
"I can't wait to get back," he said. "I'm very excited to get to know our new principal and just start the school year."