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Daughter Punished With Dad's Face on T-shirt
This photo was on Reddit so there aren't a lot of details about it, but it's a lesson for dads with daughters everywhere on how to perfectly embarrass your daughter when she misbehaves.
The teenage girl apparently missed her curfew. Her dad caught her and her punishment was to wear a t-shirt with his face and the phrase "Try me!" on it. He made her wear it for a week straight, including five days at school, and made her wash it every day. Brilliant! The girls looks very annoyed and embarrassed. The dad looks deservedly satisfied.


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L. Douglas Wilder to Speak at UCM's Annual Freedom Scholarship Dinner
Martin Luther King Jr. Day may be on Jan. 21, but several activities are going on at the University of Central Missouri in the next week in observance of this day. L. Douglas Wilder, former governor of Virginia and the first elected African American governor in the United States, will be the keynote speaker for the University of Central Missouri's annual Freedom Scholarship dinner, planned for 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 22. The event is the highlight of the university's 2013 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration.
Tickets for the dinner will be available by contacting the UCM Diversity Office at 660-543-4156, or the Greater Warrensburg Area Chamber of Commerce at 100 S. Holden. Tickets may be purchased at the Bronze Level for $50, Silver Level for $75, or the Gold Level at $100. Table sponsorships also are available.
Proceeds from the event fund the Freedom Scholarships presented annually to high school and UCM students. During the past 15 years, 174 students have received Freedom Scholarships to attend UCM. The 14 recipients of the 2012 Freedom Scholarships will be honored at 2013 event. All currently are enrolled at UCM.
Wilder was first elected to the Virginia State Senate and then was elected lieutenant governor in 1985. Following his election as governor in 1990, Wilder took office at a time when a shaky national economy left the state a budget crisis not seen since World War II. Faced with a project tax shortfall of $1.4 billion, the governor implemented a successful program of reduced spending. He was a Democratic candidate for president in 1992.
After his term as governor ended in 1994, Wilder played a major role in the development of The National Slavery Museum in Fredericksburg, Va. He also championed the creation of the post of elected mayor of Richmond, Va., to which he was elected in 2004.
Wilder's willingness to break with the leadership of his own party made him one of the five most influential members of the Virginia State Senate. He chaired the powerful Privileges and Elections Committee, which oversees state appointments and voting legislation. He also advocated fair housing legislation, labor union rights for public employees, and more minority hiring in private businesses.
Wilder graduated from Virginia Union University in 1951 with a bachelor's degree in chemistry. He then served in the U.S. Army in the Korean War, receiving the Bronze Star for heroism in ground combat for rescuing wounded GIs and capturing enemy troops. Unable to enroll in law school in Virginia because state law barred enrollment of African Americans in its law schools, he took advantage of the GI Bill and graduated from the Howard University School of Law, returning to Richmond to private practice.
Wilder is the recipient of the NAACP Springarn Medal, the Anna Eleanor Roosevelt Medallion of Honor, and a Citation of Honor for Contributions to American Politics.
In addition to the Freedom Scholarship Dinner, 2013 Dr. Martin Luther King Celebration events include:
- The Student Volunteer Fair from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23 in the Elliott Union atrium
- The annual MLK Celebration Blood Drive on Tuesday, Jan. 29, and Wednesday, Jan. 30, in the Elliott Union.
Press Release Courtesy of University of Central Missouri Public Affairs

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Karla Crome talks 'questionable moral compass' for 'Dome' character
In this week's "Under the Dome," Karla Crome was tied to a chair as acid rain was poured down her back. It was only her third episode on the show.
The London-based actress' introduction into the world of the locally filmed CBS summer series has been a swift and eventful one. Her character, Rebecca Pine, a savvy science teacher at Chester's Mill High School, first appeared in the second season premiere, having spent the two weeks covered in season one studying the dome away from the action.
Rebecca subscribes to the idea that everything under the transparent barrier can be explained by science, not by the fantastical phenomena that many of the characters have come to believe in. Now, as Rebecca begins to put her research and steadfast theories to the test, she has quickly found herself in the crosshairs of her fellow residents and the dome itself.
"(She seeks) the rational explanation of things." said Crome, on the show's high school set on the EUE/Screen Gems Studios lot. "Of course, we are in a situation that can't be explained, so she goes into things headfirst and gets herself into trouble."
In her first three episodes, as conditions under the dome have become more dire, Rebecca has arisen as a bearer of bad news, whether the rest of Chester's Mill wants hear it or not. But with her undeniable intellect, Rebecca has also come to be the town's resident problem solver, proposing a towering magnet in the premiere to counteract the dome's magnetic pulses, spotting the crop infestation in episode two and ultimately calculating that the dwindling food supply will require the town to, as she put it in this week's episode, "selectively thin the herd."
It's that inquisitive nature that Crome believes would have led to big things for Rebecca, had she not returned to Chester's Mill before the dome came down.
"Rebecca probably would have had quite a promising career in chemical engineering or something like that," Crome said. "But she has been inadvertently drawn back to Chester's Mill."
Exactly what brought Rebecca back to town is something Crome vaguely calls "personal reasons," but promises they will be explored as the season moves forward.
Even with the dome causing weekly mayhem, don't expect Rebecca to lose her educator instincts, especially when it comes to working alongside former student Joe (Colin Ford) and his love interest, Norrie (Mackenzie Lintz).
"They kind of bounce off each other a bit when it comes to understanding what is going on," Crome said. "Rebecca looks at this dome as an extension of her own classroom, more so as a conundrum and problem to be solved rather than something to be feared."
Crome's role on "Under the Dome" marks her first trip to North Carolina, which she says is "gorgeous" and different from what she expected. Before being cast on the series, the actress had only a little knowledge of the show, but said, laughing, that her "mum" was a big fan.
Now very much in tuned to show, based on the Stephen King novel of the same name, Crome said she has enjoyed getting to see the second season unfold, and thinks it is only raising the bar set by season one.
"In this second season, the stakes are rising because these people can't get out of this dome and their resources and their environment are depleting," she said. "Society is breaking down, the dome is closing in around them and it is turning into a nightmare state."
While "Under the Dome" is only three weeks into its 13-episode second season, fans are already becoming suspicious of whether Rebecca will prove to be a friend or a foe for the show's core cast of characters. But to Crome, Rebecca's motives may not be so easily discernible.
"I don't think Rebecca believes there is a good or bad," Crome said, holding back anything spoilery about her character. "I think she believes in efficiency and sometimes that gets her into trouble. It is a questionable moral compass for her."
"Under the Dome" airs 10 p.m. Mondays on CBS. Be sure to read our recap of this week's episode, which was a particularly tense one for Rebecca.


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A Year in the Life of Amoeba Hollywood -- Year of Sanitation, the Potato, the Frog, the Planet Earth, Languages, Intercultural Dialogue & the Rat
2008 The Year in Review
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Well, first of all, I'd like to point out what 2008 wasn't. I mean, probably 2000 and 2001 are the most famous years of the oughts in speculative fiction. However, 2008 also piqued the imagination of Science-Fictionalists. Silent Running didn't resemble my 2008 much, although something kept knocking the ficus in my back yard over which did make me angry. I didn't hear about anything that fit in with the prophecies offered in Jason X. But perhaps no speculation about what 2008 would be like was the 2006 film, The Lake House. I mean, come on. They really thought that in just two years we'd have magic mailboxes that would allow us to send love letter to the past. People get real!
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The Cal State Northridge athletics department will be holding a Fall Canned Food Drive in association with Children's Hunger Fund. Over four days at the end of October and the beginning of November, fans who bring a donation of non-perishable food items will receive free admission to the Matador home athletic events taking place on the campus.
The event begins on Oct. 30, when the Northridge women's volleyball team hosts Cal State Bakersfield in the Matadome at 7 p.m. On Halloween, patrons can bring items to the men's soccer match vs. UC Riverside at Matador Soccer Field starting at 3 p.m.
On Nov. 1, in conjunction with senior day, the Matador women's soccer team will be facing Long Beach State at Matador Soccer Field for a 1 p.m. contest.
The drive extends to the beginning of the 2009-10 Matador basketball season. On Nov. 2, the Northridge women's basketball team participates in its first exhibition contest of the season, at 7 p.m. game against Cal Lutheran in the Matadome. Two days later, the defending Big West Conference champion men's basketball team begins its 2009-10 season with an exhibition against Cal Lutheran, also at 7 p.m.
The suggested donation for admittance to the different events is three non-perishable food items per person. However, all donations will be welcomed and accepted for free admittance to the games.
"The Matadors are proud to partner with the Children's Hunger Fund and hope the drive helps our community during the holiday season," CSUN Athletics Director Rick Mazzuto said. "We are dealing with unique economic times and this type of event will allow us to affect a great number of people throughout the San Fernando Valley."
Children's Hunger Fund (CHF), a 501(c)3 organization, was founded in 1992 and seeks to alleviate the suffering of needy children across America and around the world. With established Mercy Networks in Los Angeles, Chicago, and San Antonio, and in developing countries around the world, CHF provides training and resources to local churches to help them meet the needs in their communities.
"Children's Hunger Fund was founded in the San Fernando Valley with the express purpose to help its needy families. Therefore, it seems like a natural fit to join with CSUN and affect change together," CHF Founder and President Dave Phillips said. "We are proud to have the Matadors as our allies in the fight against hunger."
For Northridge, this is the second time in 2009 that the Matadors will partner with Children's Hunger Fund. In the spring, the CSUN baseball and softball programs teamed up to hold a canned food drive on April and collected over 350 lbs. of food.
The Northridge Student-Athlete Advisory Committee has also teamed with CHF in the past, holding food drives, coin drives and collecting donations as part of the CHF's `Adopt a Family' program.
"For the past several years, we have made giving back to our community an integral part of our program. This event affords us the chance to give back to those who live in our surrounding area," Northridge women's basketball head coach Staci Schulz said. "I think this is a wonderful opportunity for our team to help our community and to bond in an event that doesn't relate to basketball or academics."


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Foreign Accent Syndrome is an extremely rare problem (0nly sixty cases ever reported) caused by head trauma or stroke, affecting the speech areas of the brain.
Sufferers do not suddenly pick up a new language, only what appears to be the accent of another culture using their own native words. Idioms are not picked up (so my cartoon is a bit off, sorry). In fact, the pronunciation of certain letters and vowels are off enough to make the listener think they are hearing a particular type of accent.
A brief search told me this hasn't been seen prominently in any novels. This one is truly up for grabs.
In any case, this is yet another example of how remarkable the brain is and what unusual things occur when the wiring goes awry.


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Okay. Previously I couldn't think of a reason why the spoon should take a big slot but now I can see there are some. In the alpha I used to feel joy every time I found the spoon shop. The spoon is cool . That's why I don't actually think it would be that bad if the spoon was always worth purchasing (a non-choice).
I came up with a new perspective to look at this whole spoon issue. Things that fit into small slots are things that passively wait in the character's belt or backpack, right? Things that take up big slots are things that the character holds in his hands or wears around his neck, right? It makes sense that inventory space in your hands is much more limited than inventory space in your backpack. The character definitely has to hold the spoon in his hand to be able to hit monsters with it, so that's why the spoon takes a big slot. This makes sense to me, at least.


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YOUNGSTERS at Mountford Manor Primary school were swinging from the rafters when teachers at their school unveiled new play equipment this week.
Around 250 pupils at the Walcot school were delighted with the welcome surprise, which came about as the result of a £10,000 grant from the Big Lottery Fund and £2,000 raised by their own fundraising committee.
Parent support officer Suzanne Gregory said there was a buzz about the school when the youngsters finally got to have a go on the monkey bars, rolling beam and other equipment.
"It's a brilliant piece of equipment and the children were absolutely thrilled," she said.
"We bid for a grant from the Big Lottery Fund and raised £2,000 through our own fundraising committee because the school has never had any static play equipment.
"Where we used to be a separate junior and infants school we have two fields and a lot of outdoor space.
"It's great for healthy living and encouraging them to play outside. Before they had balls and hoops and skipping ropes they could only really get out when it was sunny.
"We decided to keep it a secret about the grant until we had the play equipment in place so they could actually see it. They were so excited."


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The "Farm Bill" is the nickname for the broad piece of federal legislation, reauthorized approximately every five years, that creates rules and programs related to many areas of food and agriculture. The current version of the Farm Bill, titled the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, will be up for reauthorization in 2012. The 2012 Farm Bill presents an important opportunity to shape our food and conservation policies for the next five years.
The Farm Bill concerns more than just farms. The Farm Bill impacts all components of our food system; how our rural communities are shaped, how our land and natural resources are managed, how our food is grown and sold, the size of our farms and how far our food must travel to get to our tables, whether our food is safe and properly labeled, and who has access to healthy and affordable food.
One in four Michigan jobs now relies on agriculture. The food and agriculture industry continues to grow in Michigan and is currently the second leading industry contributing $71 billion to Michigan's economy. Due to the decline in manufacturing, this sector may soon take the lead. The programs included in the 2012 Farm Bill will have a tremendous impact on Michigan's economy, cultural identity, and quality of life.
The federal Farm Bill isn't just about crop subsidies and farm regulation. It is also the most important legislation affecting the nutrition and food assistance programs that provide a vital safety net for struggling families, children and seniors. In fact, 75 percent of the Farm Bill budget is allocated to programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (formerly known as food stamps), the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program, The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) and others.
Gleaners and food banks across the country also receive significant support through the Farm Bill, which allows us to supply millions of pounds of emergency food annually to our local communities. In our last complete fiscal year, Gleaners provided 9.6 million pounds of emergency food that was provided through the Farm Bill, representing 26 percent of our total distribution. Through the Summer Food Service Program, also funded by the Farm Bill, Gleaners provided children with 19,273 meals to replace the free lunches they receive during the school year.
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Japan Expo's stages
Japan Expo has no less than 14 stages and about 20 areas dedicated to activities, signings or sports: facilities for all types of events. Let's take a pre-festival tour!
4 halls, 14 stages, 20 activity areas
Japan Expo spreads over 140,000 sqm and takes four halls of Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Center.
Hall 5B
Ichigo = strawberry
Cosplay, fashion shows, outstanding performances: the Ichigo stage features the best of the festival programming. With a stage 150 sqm wide, a 8-meter long proscenium, and 4 screens, up to 14,000 people can attend the most exceptional shows. It's THE stage you have to visit during the festival!
Karasu = raven
The Karasu stage programming is a J-music festival in itself. This 110 sqm stage entirely dedicated to music thrills up to 2,500 people. From J-pop to rock, electro, or visual kei, it offers a full insight of J-music, with today's talents and stars to be.
Hall 4
Yuzu = yuzu (a type of citrus fruit)
Anime, feature film, or video game world premieres, panels with prestigious guests, live drawings, and other outstanding events: the Yuzu stage, 98 sqm wide, with a proscenium and giant screen, welcomes up to 2,200 people who attend some of the most awaited events of the festival.
Nezumi = mouse
To learn about pop culture subjects or about Japan, or play on such topics, the Nezumi stage alternates panels and games, meetings and quizzes. Whether you're interested in web culture, manga, animation, or Japan as a whole, don't miss the expert participants who speak about their passion, present their projects, and unveils the behinds of the subjects you love.
Budô = grapes
3 tatami areas are dedicated to martial arts. So if you want to know what naginata is like or try aikidô or shorinji kenpô, that's where you're supposed to be!
One of those tatami area is a real stage: under the spotlights, champions and experts show you impressive demos of varied disciplines. The two others are dedicated to initiations, to allow you to find your own martial way.
Hall 5A
Sakura = cheery tree petals
The Sakura Stage unveils the beauty of Japanese arts and folk culture over 111 sqm. From calligraphy to theatre, dance to music, come enjoy the most beautiful aspects of traditional Japan on this stage which has a hanamichi, a long extension on the side like the ones on kabuki stages in Japan.
Kitsuné = fox
The Kitsuné Stage is the land of free cosplay: cosplay enthusiasts can come up on a 60 sqm stage with their costume on and perform as they wish and if they wish. No stress, no competition, you're here for fun and so is the audience! All along the festival, theme cosplay shows are organized on top of free sessions.
Washoku = Japanese traditional cuisine
The perfect place for foodies, the Washoku stage is at the heart of an area dedicated to Japanese food. It hosts famous chefs, both Japanese and French, as well as professionals of Japanese gastronomy who share their secrets during workshops.
In small groups (up to 30 people), discover or get a better knowledge of manga, animation, in short all that's related to illustration, by attending the workshops of the masterclass room held by professionals and guests.
The same room hosts up to 120 attendees for cosplay masterclasses, for all those interested in cosplay, in making costumes, in creative hobbies, or in photo or video. Workshops are held by expert cosplayers.
Sora = sky
Want to test yourself? Confront your manga, anime, J-music culture to other fan attendees'? Sing at the top of your voice at karaoke? And why not win Jens to exchange against gifts at the same time? Then the Sora stage is here for you with many activities organized by associations.
All day long, the video room is dedicated to showing anime, films, documentaries. Relax with your favorite series, watch the premiere of exclusive content, and discover rare works.
Hall 6
Kuri = chestnut
On the Kuri Stage, come attend panels about manga, cinema, animation or music, talk-shows with the festival guests, presentations and other shows.
Také = bamboo
If her main subject is video game, the Také stage opens to manga, web culture, music, and all about pop culture. Surrounded by two big screens, the 64 sqm stage welcomes the festival guests and participants for panels and animations.
Jeux vidéo indépendants / Indie Video Games
This brand new stage has settled in the Indie Video Game Village, also new in 2018. The Indie Video Games stage invites indie game studios to present their games and organize activties and games.
Sumiré = violet
Meet the guests at the area dedicated to signings. After going to the Signing Desk to get your Signing Ticket, eight Sumiré stages are ready for you, with regular autographs, photo shoots, or meetings with your favorite artists, and all the time great memories.
Puroresu = pro wrestling
The most striking stage of the festival: a real ring where Japanese and European wrestlers fight spectacularly. The ring also welcomes initiations where the attendees can have a go at the wrestling adventure: a unique experience and amazing sensations!
Azuki = red bean
Mascots are trendy and now have their own stage! Coming from Japan, they represent their cities or regions, present them to you and invite you to have fun with them. Come dance, sing, and laugh with them! Other mascots of famous characters are joining them too.


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The Museum's caboose is a great place for small family trips and birthday parties. It is available for charter on most weekend train rides.
Charter Fee
$200 - The flat charter fee covers admission for up to 16 people for the entire 1.5 hour trip and a car host. Special events may have different charter rates.


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I don't think it would damage them in any way.
They charge to a little over 10v, but after a day they settle down to 9.6v.I use them in my Naiant littlekit pre-amp to provide phantom power. They are the least expensive true 9.6 v batteries plus charger I have found.
and, FWIW, they now havd a 300 mAh version:http://www.thomasdistributing.com/shop/maha-9v-300-mah-nimh-rechargeable-battery-p-503.html?SP_id=&osCsid=v1rc9n9s2t6q3u17qo9imq9na5figures 3 weeks after we start this discussion
Those are not 9.6 volts, they are 9 volts. They have been available for a while.
Ed, you try these out in your Aerco yet? not quite ready to take the plunge myself, I still have a 6 month supply of throw aways sitting around.
Quote from: edtyre on September 07, 2009, 11:05:57 PMThose are not 9.6 volts, they are 9 volts. They have been available for a while.I am no science teacher, but are we better off with more voltage or more mAh in the nbox?
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HANG TIME HEADQUARTERS — The All-Star reserves have been announced. Some wrongs were made right (LaMarcus Aldridge) while other wrongs remain (Josh Smith).
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We enlisted the services of former Michigan State, 1998 NBA All-Star and current NBA TV analyst Steve Smith to help make sense of a process that often times makes none. After all, Smitty played in just that one All-Star game during his stellar 14-year career, despite playing at an All-Star level for the bulk of his career.
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We also chatted All-Star reserves, Jeremy Lin and the overall state of the game with Marc J. Spears of Yahoo! Sports, a Bay Area native and current resident. Spears lived in Boston when the Knicks' point guard sensation (for the past three games at least) was running the show at Harvard, and even though he'd never heard of Lin back then and never saw the Crimson play, he's "all-Lin" for the new face of the global game — who just happens to share Spears' Bay Area roots.
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The Yale baseball team nearly completed an historic comeback at Yale Field on Wednesday, falling behind 13-0 to perennial rival Harvard before storming back to within two runs in game one of an Ivy League doubleheader. Though the Bulldogs were eventually clipped, 14-12, in the opening game, the Elis continued their hot-hitting in the nightcap, salvaging a split with an 8-3 win. Junior designated hitter Trey Rallis went 4-for-7 in the twinbill, hitting two doubles in game one to break the Yale single-season record for two-baggers with 18. Rallis tops the 17 doubles hit by Ryan Lavarnway, who is currently playing in the Red Sox organization, in the 2007 season. Additionally, senior first baseman Trygg Larsson-Danforth hit a pair of home runs to become the sixth Yale player to hit 10 or more roundtrippers in a season. Lavarnway holds that record as well, hitting 14 home runs in that same 2007 campaign.
"I'm proud of the way that we battled back in game one," said Mazzuto Family Head Coach John Stuper. "But we started from too far behind. Our momentum carried over, and helped us take an early lead in the second game."
With the split, Yale moves to 18-21-1 overall with a 5-11 mark in the Ivy League. Harvard now sits at 15-23 on the season with an 8-8 tally against Ancient Eight competition. The Bulldogs and Crimson also split a doubleheader on Saturday, with Harvard taking game one, 7-4, and Yale answering with a 15-1 rout in the nightcap. The Elis' 39 runs in the four-game set are the most scored in an Ivy League series since a 44-run output in a sweep of Dartmouth in the 1998 season.
Larsson-Danforth's two home runs were his only two hits in the doubleheader, as he finished the day with three runs batted in to bring his team-high total to 42 RBI. The 6'6" slugger had his 18-game hitting streak snapped in game two in unceremonious fashion. Larsson-Danforth went just 0-1 in the game, as Crimson pitching walked him in his other three plate appearances- including one intentional walk and one free pass on four straight pitches. Yale's first baseman still made his mark in the contest with three stolen bases and two runs scored.
Juniors Andy Megee and Andrew Kolmar each went 4-for-8 with three RBI on the day. Megee also drilled his seventh home run of the season as well as his 12th double. Freshman Cam Squires tripled in each game, as the speedy centerfielder was the fourth Bulldog to knock in three runs in the twinbill. Sophomore shortstop Matt Schmidt added three hits, including his first career home run.
The Crimson built their huge game-one lead in three innings, posting five runs in the first frame, three in the second and five more in the third to claim a 13-0 advantage. Freshman right-hander Avery Lanman came on in relief to get the final out of the third inning, then posted two more scoreless frames as Yale stormed back with 11 runs in the ensuing three frames.
Freshman Chris Piwinski started the offense with a single to right field, and Schmidt followed two batters later with a base hit that moved the catcher to third. Squires then blasted a triple over the centerfielder's head that cleared the bases and put the Bulldogs on the board, trailing 13-2. Yale tacked on another run in the inning via a two-out single by Megee.
Rallis led off the next inning with his record-tying double, and sophomore Charlie Neil followed with a double of his own to put another dent in the Cantabs' lead. After Piwinski sacrificed Neil to third, Kolmar rocketed a single to third base to bring him home. The next batter was Schmidt, who deposited the first pitch he saw from starter Max Perlman over the wall in left field to cut the deficit to 13-7.
Yale hung another four runs on the board in the fifth inning, as Megee singled and Larsson-Danforth followed with a two-run home run to right field. The first baseman's ninth roundtripper of the season sent Perlman to the locker room, as Eric Eadington came on in relief. The Elis continued their rally against the left-hander, as Rallis, Neil and Piwinski each greeted him with a single to load the bases with none out in the inning. Kolmar kept the runners moving with a single through the left side to plate Rallis. Eadington avoided further trouble by inducing a double play, though the twin killing did allow Neil to score and cut the lead 13-11.
After the Crimson tacked on a much-needed insurance run in the top of the sixth inning, Larsson-Danforth took the run right back with a solo, opposite field home run in the bottom of the inning. Larsson-Danforth's second homer of the game ran the score to 14-12 entering the seventh and final inning.
Sophomore right-hander Eric Shultz set the Crimson down in the order in the seventh to keep the Bulldogs within striking distance, but Brent Suter, who also started and won game one on Saturday, pitched a scoreless inning as the Cantabs survived with a 14-12 victory.
Sophomore right-hander Pat Ludwig (3-5) lasted just 0.2 innings for Yale, allowing five runs on five hits with three walks to take the loss. Perlman (1-0) got the win despite surrendering nine earned runs on 11 hits in 4+ innings of work. The save was the first of the year for Suter, who allowed two hits and no runs in one inning on the hill.
The Bulldogs were the aggressors to start the second game, as Larrson-Danforth drew a walk to lead off the second inning. Rallis then singled, and a double steal moved each baserunner 90 feet. Singles from sophomore catcher Ryan Brenner and Kolmar each accounted for a run, and Squires beat out a potential inning-ending double play to pick up an RBI and give Yale a 3-0 lead.
Larsson-Danforth and Rallis walked and converted another double steal in the third inning, and Neil pushed a run across with an RBI groundout. Brenner followed with his second RBI single of the day to extend the Bulldogs advantage to 5-0. A squeeze bunt by Elmore and Megee's long home run accounted for two more runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to give Yale a comfortable 7-0 edge.
The Crimson would get to Yale starter Christopher O'Hare in the fifth inning with a solo home run by Marcus Way, and Sam Franklin and Sean O'Hara each picked up RBI singles in the sixth. Yale's southpaw starter would induce a double play to get out of the inning, and Megee took a run back in the bottom of the frame with an RBI double to score Elmore, who had hit a two-bagger of his own to get into scoring position. The 8-3 score would prove to be the final tally as Yale took game two from the rival Crimson.
O'Hare (2-0) scattered eight hits and three earned runs over 6.1 innings to earn the win. The freshman left-hander struck out two batters and did not issue a walk. Senior right-hander Chris Finneran hurled 2.2 scoreless frames of relief to finish out the contest.
"So much in baseball depends on the guy on the mound, and Chris O'Hare was excellent today," said Stuper. "He put up zeroes in the first few innings, and that gave us a chance to take a lead."
Andrew Ferreira (1-3) allowed five earned runs on four hits in 2.2 innings of work to take the loss for the Cantabs. He struck out two batters and walked four.
The Bulldogs will close out 2010 with a four-game set against Ivy League foe Brown. The series begins with a Friday doubleheader in Providence and will conclude on Saturday with Senior Day at Yale Field. Both twinbills are slated for 1 p.m.
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Chicago Bears offensive coordinator Mike Tice will not interview for the Oakland Raiders vacant head coaching job as originally planned.
Tice had been scheduled to meet with Oakland general manager Reggie McKenzie on Tuesday at the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala. But the Bears said Monday that interview won't take place because the Raiders have moved onto the "second phase" of their interview process.
The Raiders reportedly have decided to focus on the Denver Broncos defensive coordinator Dennis Allen, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.
McKenzie has been searching for a replacement for Hue Jackson, who was fired Jan. 10 after going 8-8 in his only season on the job. McKenzie fired Jackson on his first day on the job, saying he wanted his own man as head coach.
The Raiders have been tightlipped about the search, but McKenzie told Comcast SportsNet Bay Area that a hiring could come this week. McKenzie is at the Senior Bowl scouting for the draft.
McKenzie has already interviewed Denver defensive coordinator Dennis Allen, Philadelphia offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg, former Miami interim coach Todd Bowles, New Orleans offensive coordinator Pete Carmichael Jr. and Green Bay linebackers coach Winston Moss for the job.
ESPN reported Monday that Allen would get a second interview, which is expected to be held this week at the Senior Bowl.
The Broncos finished 20th in the league in total defense this season and were 24th in the league in scoring defense at 24.4 points per game in his first year as coordinator in Denver.
Allen has been secondary coach the previous three seasons with the Broncos. He has also coached for the Atlanta Falcons and New Orleans Saints.
The Raiders are searching for their seventh coach since 2003. Oakland has not been to the playoffs or had a winning record since playing in the Super Bowl following the 2002 season under coach Bill Callahan.


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Director Tom Hooper and actor Eddie Redmayne's drama "The Danish Girl" has pulled up a seat at the Thanksgiving table.
The film will open Nov. 27 over the holiday weekend, Focus Features and Working Title announced Wednesday, staking an early claim in next year's Oscar race.
Based on the novel by David Ebershoff and adapted for the screen by Lucinda Coxon, "The Danish Girl" tells the story of artists Einar and Gerda Wegener (Redmayne and Alicia Vikander), whose personal and professional lives were upended when Einar set out to become one of the world's first transgender women, Lili Elbe.
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Tire Size: 235/65R17
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5 out of 5Submitted by Keith in Indiana on 6/3/2017(2012 Toyota Tacoma 4x4 Double Cab Long Bed)
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I bought these tires 5 months ago. This is the first time I've had them. They seem like great tires, we've had two large snowstorms, (one was 15 plus inches) and they've done great. Would buy again, also they had a great rebate when I got them!
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Football fans watching the finals of the CAF Africa Cup of Nations could well be forgiven if they mistake the competition for the West African Football Union (WAFU) Nations Cup. Seven of the eight quarter-finalists were WAFU members, with only hosts South Africa the odd-side-out. The remarkable thing about that is that there were no nations from North African, a region of the continent with a rich history and a tradition of dominating the international game in Africa.
When Tunisia won their first AFCON title at home in 2004, they began a run of total dominance of North African sides in the competition. In the four events from 2004 to 2010, Egypt secured a hat-trick of titles to go with Tunisia's in 2004, while Morocco were losing finalists in 2004 and Algeria took fourth place in 2010. All told, the region has won the continental showpiece a total of 10 times, more than any other, and that given there are only five North African countries: seven-time champions Egypt, single-event winners Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco and then Libya, who finished runners-up in 1982.
With the region's fortunes already on the wane in 2012, Tunisia's Carthage Eagles were the sole representatives of the Union of North African Football Federations (UNAF) that escaped the group phase in Gabon/Equatorial Guinea last year. But surprisingly, a year later in South Africa, all three UNAF teams in the competition were already at home when the quarter-finals were played - the first time that has happened since 1992, when Algeria, Morocco and Egypt failed to progress to the knock-out stages.
Moroccan coach Rachid Taoussi dismisses talk of North African teams haven fallen behind their West African counterparts. "In our case, we were knocked out without losing a single game, and we were leading against South Africa with just a few minutes to go. Had we won that match we would have gone through. I think all North African teams in this competition played well, and you must respect them for that, even if they did not progress. Tunisia were knocked out with four points only on goal difference."
The 53-year-old, who coached the Moroccan U-20 side to the African Youth Championship title in 1997, and remains undefeated in competitive matches since taking over the Atlas Lions in September last year, is confident that North African teams will bounce back. "[Morocco] are hosting the next AFCON finals in 2015, and I am sure that we will have a very strong side. I brought a young side to South Africa to start preparing them for 2015."
Algerian coach Vahid Halilhodzic, who formerly coached Côte d'Ivoire and won the CAF Champions League with Morocco's Raja Casablanca, however sees some problems with football in the Maghreb region west of Egypt. "It's been nearly ten years since a team from Maghreb has won the AFCON. The last one was Tunisia, in 2004. I think it's time Maghreb countries question themselves and put themselves back to work. Particularly work on identifying young talented players and training them should be improved, otherwise West African countries will keep their present advantage."
West African teams make history
Edema Fuludu, who was in the Nigerian squad the last time a team from the WAFU region won the competition in 1994, believes that the AFCON results this time around show a "paradigm shift" in African football. "It simply means West Africa is now in control. In fact, even teams like Togo, Burkina Faso and Cape Verde that have been underrated in the past are pushing their way through. There was a time when North Africans dominated the scene, but West Africa is now in control," the former international told journalists.
Never before in the history of the Nations Cup have all four semi-finalists belonged to the same regional body, but this time around Ghana, Mali, Nigeria and Burkina Faso will be flying the WAFU flag. This is in contrast to the last finals, where only Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire and Mali made it past the group phase. That traditional powers Ghana, Mali and Nigeria made it through to the semi-finals this time around is not terribly surprising as they were all expected to do well in South Africa. Nigeria's path into the semis was somewhat unplanned as they only managed to finish runners-up in their group behind Burkina Faso and as a result faced the pre-tournament favourites Ivorians in the quarter-finals, winning over the weekend 2-1 through goals by Emmanuel Emenike and Sunday Mba. The real surprise though amongst the semi-finalists are Burkina Faso's Stallions, who stunned the Super Eagles and the defending champions Zambia to top Group C and then overcome tough opposition from Emmanuel Adebayor-inspired Togo to win 1-0 in extra-time for a place in the semi-finals.
In the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ qualifiers West African teams are similarly well-positioned, with Nigeria, Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal and Benin leading their groups and several other WAFU members only a point or so behind the leaders. And for one of the four West African teams remaining in the AFCON, the honour of being the first WAFU team to participate in the FIFA Confederations Cup proper now beckons, as the African champions will take on world champions Spain, Uruguay and rookies Tahiti in Group B of the prestigious competition later this year in Brazil.


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Brian Propp
Early in Brian Propp's hockey career, he had the good fortune to skate next to centremen who could harmonize with Propp's natural instincts. While skating for the Brandon Wheat Kings in 1977-78, he had junior "phenom" Bill Derlago at his side. The combination allowed Propp to lead the league in points with 182. The following season, Laurie Boschman replaced Derlago and raised Propp's game even higher. He again led the league in scoring with a whopping 232 points in 93 games played.
The Philadelphia Flyers in the 1979 Amateur Draft then snapped him up. He joined the club the following season and found himself on a line with Bobby Clarke and Reggie Leach. The trio clicked as Propp established himself as a complete player who could work the corners, check opponents, make creative passes, and score goals.
From there, the foundation was set as Propp became a solid fixture on the Flyers forward lines for a total of ten and a half seasons. During that time, his team made it to the Stanley Cup finals three times, he made four trips to the All-Star game, and, during regular season play, his consistent work ethic brought home a notable percentage of game-winning goals.
By 1990, having aged and slowed a step, Propp was traded to the Boston Bruins where he played only 14 games before signing as a free agent with the Minnesota North Stars, where he performed for just over two seasons. He then went to play in Switzerland for a year and then rounded out his career with the Hartford Whalers in 1993-94.


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Russian photographer Katerina Plotnikova creates, what she calls 'another tale about wonderland'. The various photographs bring forth a beautifully shot series that includes images of human/wild animal interactions and whimsical fashions.
Evoking a mythical, fairy-tale world, the images transport the viewer to a place outside of modern settings. The gentle and serene colored landscapes turn these images into something that, upon observation, takes the viewer to a world familiarized though childhood stories; the images can go both ways though; it can remind them of the latter, or of a high-fashion, fantasy photo-shoot.
The subjects' interaction with wild animals are what make these photographs more surreal than not; in one of the photographs we see an auburn-haired young woman hold out her hand to a grizzly bear, as though the majestic creature is asking her to dance. But, how can a a small figured girl be dancing around with a live, three-ton bear you ask?
Plotnikova was able to pull off these incredible shots with the help of two professional animal trainers.


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Exercise: Before Starting an Exercise Program
Starting a daily exercise program:
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Best Kids' Parties: Orange & Pink Party
Name: Clara, 1
Location: Upstate New York
Clara's First Birthday was a blast! We were so happy to celebrate Clara's first big year with our closest family and friends. We didn't have a theme for the party, but I stuck to a color scheme of coral, oranges and pinks in all shades with a touch of gold.
Invitations are always a good jumping off point for color and design scheme.
I made the invitation in Gimp using a watercolor texture I found online. I layered white text over top and printed on pink card stock. Once printed I used Martha Stewart Glue and Glitter around the #1 to give it that sparkle factor.
I made a large gold #1 for the front door by cutting out heavy weight board spray painted gold and glittered.
We served ice coffee, iced tea, and strawberry lemonade. Ball canning jars and paper straws with flags for names. I made strawberry red velvet shortcake. It was tasty and it was EASY. But mostly it got a lot of oohs and aahs.
I think this gold Clara cake topper on top of the dulce de leche cake was my favorite element. I printed on cardstock, cut it out with an X-acto knife and painted it gold. Then I painted gold skewers and glued them on.
A big thanks goes out to all the helpful family and friends contributed, particularly my mother and mother-in-law. My sister made the tissue poms and birthday bunting. And most of all, all the friends and family who attended to celebrate with Clara. They made the event so special.
Thanks, Emily! Readers, visit Emily at Bulldogs & Babies.
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text: Don't you hate it when you're paragliding through the Indian Himalayas and a couple of real-life angry birds come along and mess your shit up? I sure do. But this Ruskie handles it like a champ. After a reserve ride and hard landing, all is well. Even the "angry bird" survives.


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Minnesota Gay Marriage Supporters Rally at Capitol
ST. PAUL (AP) - Supporters of gay marriage in Minnesota are holding a Valentine's Day rally at the Capitol as they start a push for its legalization by the Legislature.
Organizers of what they're calling the "Freedom to Marry" rally say they expect 1,500 to 2,000 supporters in the Capitol rotunda Thursday afternoon.
What once seemed like a long shot in Minnesota now looks more possible. Gov. Dayton restated his support for same-sex marriage rights in his State of the State speech, and DFL legislative leaders have been increasingly open to the prospect of taking up the issue later in the current session.
The group behind the rally and the legislative push was born from the campaign that defeated the constitutional gay marriage ban last November. But gay marriage foes say the defeat of the ban doesn't prove widespread support for legalizing it.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — The Palestinian president said Tuesday he is optimistic that U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will succeed in restarting Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, a rare upbeat assessment about American mediation efforts.
Mahmoud Abbas' comments came two days after Kerry ended his latest peace mission to the region without any breakthroughs. While Kerry said he had narrowed the gaps between the sides, the lack of any visible progress has led to pessimism on both sides.
A poll of released Tuesday showed that Israelis and Palestinians have little faith in Kerry's peace efforts, and Israeli soldiers killed a Palestinian in a clash in the West Bank, adding to tensions.
At a news conference, Abbas said Kerry presented "useful and constructive suggestions" and promised to return to the region soon. Kerry left aides behind to continue the mediation efforts.
"We are optimistic because he is serious and determined to reach a solution," Abbas said at a joint appearance with visiting Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta.
The last substantive round of talks broke down in late 2008, shortly before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took office.
The Palestinians have demanded that Israel stop building in Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank and east Jerusalem before talks resume. The Palestinians claim both areas, captured by Israel in 1967, as parts of a future state.
They also say that Israel should recognize its pre-1967 lines as the basis for borders with a future Palestine. Netanyahu has rejected both demands, saying all disagreements should be resolved in negotiations.
Kerry's efforts have placed the Palestinians in a delicate position. They do not want to be blamed for any failure. At the same time, if they resume talks on Netanyahu's terms, Abbas would go against Palestinian public opinion.
After 20 years of intermittent talks with Israel, few believe there's a chance to strike a deal with Netanyahu, an ideological hard-liner whose government is dominated by politicians who oppose significant concessions. Several top officials have taken a tougher line than Netanyahu, speaking out against the establishment of a Palestinian state.
In an interview with the Italian newspaper Corriere Della Sera, Netanyahu played down these comments, saying he was committed to seeing Kerry succeed and ready to start serious negotiations.
"I said that Secretary Kerry's effort should be supported. If he were to pitch a tent between my office here in Jerusalem and Abu Mazen's office in Ramallah then I would enter that tent immediately and I would stay in it so that we can devote serious effort to try to resolve the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians," Netanyahu said, using the Palestinian president's nickname.
"The only way you can get to the end of the negotiations is to begin them, so we should get on with them — begin negotiations," Netanyahu said.
Kerry's talks package is expected to include incentives to both sides, including limits to Israeli settlement construction, guarantees to the Palestinians that border issues will be discussed in a timely manner, security guarantees to Israel, international financial aid to the Palestinians and release of some Palestinian prisoners held by Israel. The Palestinians are demanding the release of more than 100 prisoners convicted before the first interim peace accords in 1993.
Also Tuesday, a joint poll by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research in Ramallah, West Bank, showed deep skepticism.
Only 27 percent of the Palestinians and 10 percent of the Israelis polled said they think the two sides will return to negotiations and violence will cease.
Still, a majority on both sides — 62 percent of Israelis and 53 percent of Palestinians — support the two-state solution to the conflict that Kerry is promoting — a Palestinian state alongside Israel.
According to the survey, a majority on each side views the other as "constituting a threat to its very existence."
The survey was conducted shortly before Kerry's visit. It polled 1,270 Palestinians face-to-face in Gaza, the West Bank and east Jerusalem with a margin of error of 3 percentage points. Pollsters interviewed 601 Israelis over the phone. The survey had a 4.5 percentage point margin of error.
Hours before the report was released, a Palestinian was killed in a clash with Israeli forces in the West Bank. Kamel Hamid, governor of Hebron district, said the man was shot and then hit by an Israeli jeep after throwing rocks at soldiers in the village of Dura.
The Israeli military said several Palestinians threw rocks early Tuesday, rushed a military vehicle and climbed on top of it.
It said soldiers called on them to get down, and when the Palestinians ignored repeated warnings, troops deployed non-lethal riot control gear, the military said. When that failed to deter them, soldiers opened fire toward one of the Palestinians.


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Giant Lunar Solar Panel Could Power Entire World
Befitting a sci-fi plot, the robot-constructed Luna Ring would provide uninterrupted, clean, sustainable energy for the entire world.
Japanese engineering and architectural firm Shimizu has proposed a concept that would solve the Earth's climate crisis with just one form of clean, renewable energy. It sounds a little too good to be true, and the idea is a bit far-fetched, but certainly not impossible to execute. The team, which is known for a series of 'dream projects,' proposes to construct a solar panel, dubbed Luna Ring, fitting the moon's 11,000 km equator.
The belt would be built by robots using lunar raw materials, such as soil, which can be used to make ceramic, glass, oxygen, concrete, solar cells, and even water, by combining with elements imported from Earth. By constructing the panel to fit the lunar equator, direct sunlight would be received 24/7, which would then be transmitted to receiving stations on Earth via microwave and laser power. It may sound like something out of science fiction, but Shimizu is hoping to begin construction in the not too far off future, in 2035.


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It's nice to be back from a great vacation where I unplugged from my computer and soaked up the surf and sun.
Even though I wasn't blogging or researching, genealogy was never too far from me. As we made our way down to Hilton Head, South Carolina, we passed a town named Burtonville (Burton is my great, great-grandmother's surname) and saw a sign for Nash County, NC where many of my ancestor's slave owners were from. If there is one thing I've learned on this journey, it's that the genealogy world is small, and all relative. And my ancestors' world was just as small if not smaller and it seems their owners really were related.
A few months back when I realized that one of the women who owned my great, great-grandmother, Tempy was Judith Boddie, I started searching for information about the prominent North Carolina Boddie family and found a Google book with extensive information about their lineage. The book, Lineage and Tradition of the Herring, Conyers, Hendrick, Boddie, Perry, Crudup, Denson and Hilliard Families shows the interconnection of all these families through marriage. When I found it, I didn't know that another family listed in this book also owned my ancestors. While Tempy was owned by the Boddies, her sisters, Polly and Liberia were owned by Dr. Robert Hilliard. Hilliard settled in Louisiana but was originally from Nash, NC. The Google book shows generations of intermarriage between the Boddies and Hilliards. There is even one family member named Tempe Boddie Hilliard! (Tempe was a popular name among both families).
Six degrees of separation? I think a lot less.
Can you connect yourself to the president through six people or less? A woman at my gym works for him. Your turn.