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COOKEVILLE, Tenn. - A career performance on the mound and some late game heroics were dead on target Thursday night as the Tennessee Tech baseball team (20-6, 9-1) won its Division I-leading 13th consecutive game in walk-off fashion over the visiting SIUE Cougars (6-14, 4-6), 1-0.
In the purest sense of the term, the contest was a pitcher's duel as senior Golden Eagle Tristan Archer (5-1) and junior Cougar Travis Felax (2-3) went pitch-for-pitch most of the evening in the first of a three-game Ohio Valley Conference series.
Archer, who threw the first complete game shutout of his career, struck out eight batters on the evening, allowing just four hits and two walks in nine innings of work. Felax pitched eight innings of shutout ball, also allowing only four hits and two walks with five strikeouts.
With the score knotted at 0-0 heading to the bottom of the ninth, junior Daniel Miles and senior Zephan Guyear became instant heroes, combining for the game-winning run. Miles drove in Guyear from second base with a one-out single up the middle to keep the Golden Eagle streak alive and extend Tech's best start in program history going.
Most, if not all, of the action in the game occurred over the last two innings. Both teams made strong contact with the ball all game, however solid defense and resilient pitching made for the scoreless contest entering the eighth.
With two quick outs, SIU Edwardsville looked sure to be headed towards its final inning without any kind of threat to show for it. The team hadn't even reached second base in the contest yet. But then catcher Denton Reed drew a walk. And then center fielder Travis Becherer singled through the left side and suddenly, things looked promising for the Cougars.
A wily veteran, Archer stood strong, forcing the next batter to ground out to second for the third out of the inning and end SIUE's most promising chance at the scoreboard to that point in the contest.
Three quick outs the other way and the Cougars suddenly had gained a little momentum. Archer worked a full count to third baseman Matt Highland before forcing him to fly out to center field. One out down. Then the scare. Down in the count 1-2, first baseman Joel Greatting drilled a double into the left center field gap. With just one out, SIUE was sure to have a great scoring opportunity on the fatiguing Archer.
But Greatting kept running, trying to extend the double into a triple and put the Cougars that much closer to the go-ahead run. A solid throw from Tech left fielder James Abraham to shortstop Dylan Bosheers made it possible. And then a great throw from Bosheers to Miles made it happen. Miles applied the tag, barely beating the sliding Greatting at third base to record a massive second out.
The senior right hander knew it was all over from that point. Archer dug deep and struck out the next batter to give the Golden Eagles a chance at their third walk-off win of the season.
Ssurprisingly, SIUE elected to relieve Travis Felax in favor of Jake Stauffenberg to begin the bottom of the ninth. It seemed to be the right choice as the Cougar reliever forced the first Tech batter to pop out to shortstop. But then things started to get hairy. Stauffenberg walked Zach Stephens on five pitches, never really coming close to challenging the slugger. He then performed a balk, allowing Stephens to advance to second base and put the game-winning run in scoring position.
Guyear entered the game as a pinch runner for Stephens, looking as focused as ever. With junior slugger Brandon Thomasson up to bat and first base wide open, Stauffenberg went with the intentional walk, not allowing the designated hitter to even attempt at a pitch.
Miles stepped in. He took ball one. Then ball two. Then a strike looking. And just when you thought this game might go extras, Miles delivered, hammering a single up the middle. Guyear came galloping around third and despite a very impressive throw from SIUE's Becherer, he slid in safe, scoring the winning run for the Golden Eagles and forcing the crowd into a frenzy of joy and excitement.
The win marked the fifth in a row for Archer as the senior has not dropped a decision since the season opener against Illinois.
Despite developing a fever during the game, Guyear came up clutch, providing excellent base running to score the winning run. Daniel Miles , who was the lone player in the game to record multiple hits, recorded his first walk-off hit of his Golden Eagle career.
With the win, the Golden Eagles extended the nation's longest winning streak to 13, just one win shy of the program single-season record of 14. The 1955 team began its season 14-0 before suffering its first loss. Tech also kept its best start to a conference season going, collecting its ninth win in OVC play.
Game two of the series will kick off at 6 p.m. CDT on Friday as TTU senior Nick Price (4-1) will look to keep the streak alive against SIUE freshman P.J. Schuster (1-3).


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GM midsize SUVs lead IIHS safety tests, Honda Pilot disappoints [w/videos]
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General Motors finally has something to celebrate about. The 2014 Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain aced the latest round of small overlap front crash tests by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety among nine midsize SUVs, and they both scored a Top Safety Pick+ accolade. However, Honda, Mazda and Kia fared badly with their entries earning Poor ratings in the Overall safety category.
The Equinox and Terrain were the only vehicles among those tested to score Good ratings in every category of IIHS testing. The group praised updates to 2014 models that strengthened the front structure and door-hinge pillars, which helped keep the dummy's movement in check.
The Toyota Highlander was actually tested in December 2013 but results were included in the recent test. It also scored Top Safety Pick+ rating but received only Acceptable results in the organization's Overall, Structure and Restraints and Kinematics categories. To earn the award, a vehicle must have Good or Acceptable scores, plus offer some form of front crash prevention technology.
The Jeep Grand Cherokee, Toyota 4Runner and Ford Explorer all received Marginal scores in the Overall category, and the Kia Sorrento, Mazda CX-9 and Honda Pilot had Poor scores. The Pilot showed one of the worst examples of intrusion into the cockpit in the test when the parking brake pedal moved inward more than 16 inches, and the steering column moved over 5 inches to the right.
The new small overlap front crash test replicates a collision where 25 percent of the front end strikes a barrier at 40 miles per hour. It focuses a lot of energy into a small area, which makes it a very difficult test of a vehicle's integrity. Scroll down to see videos from each of the crash tests and read the full results.Continue reading GM midsize SUVs lead IIHS safety tests, Honda Pilot disappoints [w/videos]
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Have you ever thought someone wasn't really listening to what you were saying? Have you ever found yourself not listening to another? To have effective listening skills can make all the difference in a conversation.
Have you ever heard a conversation where one person finishes telling a story and another responds with, "That's nothing…I've got one better" or "You think that's something…listen to this."
Rather than listening to what a person is saying, they are just waiting for them to finish, so they can talk. The whole time, instead of listening, they are going over what they want to say. They offer no support or interest to the other person. They usually disagree and always have a better story. It is the instinct of human nature to focus on self and to outdo another. Listening requires discipline.
Do you remember a time when you felt someone was not really listening to you? Do you remember a time when someone had a better story than you, when someone told you, "That's nothing…" It can leave you wondering why you said anything in the first place. It has happened to all of us and most of us, at least once, have done it.
Everyone has the right to be heard, everyone has something to say that is worth hearing. Listening is an important skill in any conversation. Listening is a skill that requires a lot of practice, a skill that very few come close to mastering. Listening is actually hearing what someone has to say.
Be mindful in the next conversation you have with someone. Observe your listening skills…your timing to talk…be honest with yourself and work on improving where you can. Sometimes, you are the only person someone will have a chance to talk with…make it worth their while. You may never know what a difference your listening will make for them.


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One of the oldest, if not THE oldest, bits of sage advice around. Some people hear this and they nod, closing their eyes to indicate deep understanding. Others rebel and say, "If we only wrote what we knew, we wouldn't have books like LORD OF THE RINGS or books that deal with experiences no human has had."
This is a good example of what is ultimately a very good bit of advice that, without follow through (or in the hands of the wrong instructor) can go very, very wrong. It's advice that should come with a warning label: You must be this introspective to use this mantra. It's advice that some writers take to one extreme (limiting their repetoire to only writing stories with an autobiographical protagonist who does exceedingly boring things) or the other (the aforementioned "But we wouldn't have LOTR!"). Every day across the world, writing teachers unleash these four words once every six minutes** but it's the excellent writing teachers who lend it a bit of context and explain HOW to use the advice.
Here's the secret: it's not literal. "Write what you know" does not mean limit yourself to the mundane things you encounter on a day to day basis. It's a plea to funnel your experiences, your thoughts, and all the little lessons you've accumulated in life into the worlds and characters you create to lend them that ring of familiarity. Readers love to be swept away in imagination but there's always that bit that pleads, "Give me something I can relate to." No, no one I know has ever been to wizarding school. That's not what J. K. Rowling knew either (so she made it up...shocking, I know). BUT, as Harry grew older and struggled with his growing attraction to girls and the awkwardness of often being branded an outsider, well, Jo just didn't pull that out of a pointed hat. She wrote what she knew about and used it to give her characters depths and feelings. Write what you know isn't about plot, it's about character and soul and those bizarre little quirks that motivate us, for good or bad. It's about articulating your curiosity, your heartbreak, and that which gives you fever.
It's a fact: books infused with our own personal truths are better. (Prove me wrong. I dare ya.)The best plot in the world won't be sustained by cardboard characters spouting cliches. Depth comes from complexities, contradictions, and drive that can only be conveyed with self-examination and a willingness to bare the results. This holds true whether your story is a heart-wrenching, teen angst-ridden drama or a light, funny beach read. And if possible, I think this holds even more true for the fiction we label YA. As Barbara Shoup once told me: "Teens have amazing crap detectors." If you're not writing what you know in a YA book, you'll get called on it.
Every time.
The best writing advice I ever got? It's not so much advice but it's a quote I keep near my computer that I look to whenever I get stuck.
--Annie Dillard
To me, it says everything I hope to get across when I write and what I hope to see when I read the works of others. "Show me what astonishes/surprises/confuses you." If your characters are astonished, they have to deal with that. And THAT'S where the heart of your story comes from.
Look closely at what Dillard's saying. YOUR astonishment. It has nothing to do with wizarding schools and spaceships and yet everything to do with it. Because, in the end, writing what you don't know should always be informed by what you do know.
*=Do you read Nathan's blog? You should.
**=Totally made-up stat.


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Related Posts: Planning for London!, Planning for Blake's London!, and Trying to Figure Out London!
- Arrive Heathrow at 5:05 p.m.
- Take the Heathrow Express, and then taxi to hotel.
- I think I may get to my hotel around 8 p.m. Hotel is near Russell Square. Check into hotel and get situated.
- Ask the concierge for a dinner recommendation near the hotel. Or…
- Simon of shipscooksstuff.wordpress.com has kindly offered to "show [me] some of Soho's pubs and give [me] some background on [his] home city." So sweet! Hopefully, we'll meet up either Monday or Thursday.
Tuesday: Special Event Day!
- Before 10 a.m., explore Russell Square and surrounding neighborhood.
- 10 a.m.: David Bowie is at the Victoria and Albert Museum. Afterwards, explore the V&A. Ask information desk about the "…four of Blake's 'fresco' paintings on display permanently" as well as Arts & Crafts/William Morris and other must-sees.
- Lunch: The Queen's Arms and/or the V&A Cafe.
- After V&A, Tate Britain: The new Blake room will open on May 6th. Ask information desk about the Pre-Raphaelites. Perhaps take a 45-minutes free collection highlights tour at 11, 12, or 3.
- Leave some time to relax and possibly nap in the late afternoon.
- 7:30 p.m.: G. E. Gallas Invited to Speak to The Blake Society! at 17 South Molton Street.
Wednesday: Touring Around!
- If exhausted from Tuesday, sleep in a little bit.
- 10 a.m.: National Gallery, National Portrait Gallery, or return to a museum from the previous day.
- Lunch: Eat somewhere near/in museums.
- 1 p.m.: Harrods Vintage Bus Tour of London with Champagne Tea at Harrods — Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, The London Eye, Westminster Abbey, Downing Street, Trafalgar Square, Nelson's Column, Hyde Park, the Houses of Parliament, The Royal Albert Hall, a cruise on the River Thames, and tea/scones at Harrods (until 6 p.m.).
- 7/7:30 p.m.: Jack the Ripper Tour (option #1, option #2, or option #3).
Thursday: Blake's London!
- My friend Elena may come up from Barcelona for the day to see me!
- 10 a.m.: British Museum — Department of Prints and Drawings, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, etc.
- Lunch: Tea and Tattle (41 Great Russell Street) or London Review Cake Shop (14 Bury Place).
- Blake historical sites: (a) St. James's Church, (b) Royal Academy New Somerset House, (c) St. Mary's Battersea, and (d) Bunhill Fields.
- Either National Portrait Gallery (open to 9 p.m.) or pubs with Simon.
- Depart: Back to San Francisco!
For more updates, don't forget to follow me on facebook, tumblr and/or twitter.
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Konami has finally announced the long-awaited release date for the Zone of the Enders HD Collection on PS3 and Xbox 360.
I'll get the vita version. Hopefully the release is around the same time as the rest
After I played the MGS HD collection I played ZOE and ZOE the 2nd runner on my ps2 I had forgotten how ridiculously badass these games are. This is great news i been wondering when I'd be able to play it HD screw taking out the kids trick or treating imma be ZOEing it up hard core screaming ADA!!!(I'll probably still be forced to trick or treat :( damn you wife!!! who I love...)
It has a demo of Metal Gear Rising so I hope it doesn't become known as "The game that came free with the MGS Demo!" like what happened with the first ZoE.


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Budget 2012 lays the ground for the battle of the narratives that will decide Election 2014. Yes siree, the campaign begins now, with the blame game
No-one will argue this week that Thursday's zero Budget is a good thing – not out loud, anyway. A necessary thing, a sensible thing, even a wise thing, but not something you'd take home to show your mum. Some will, however, argue that this budget amounts to a failure, and this battle over the narrative behind the numbers is the first big battle of the 2014 election campaign.
Times are tough, and have been since 2007, at least. There's little sign it'll get much better before the next election. So the crucial question is who people will blame for their travails.
That's why Greece is suddenly on everyone's lips at the moment.
Although it means nothing in Athens, of course, the failure of Greek parties to form a government is another piece of good luck for National. Who says beware Greeks bearing gifts? Not John Key and Bill English.
So long as headlines of Eurozone crisis keep appearing New Zealand voters will be reminded of two things: First, we're lucky to be in New Zealand and not in Europe because it could be worse. Second, it's all those American banks, Greek politicians and Euro-fools who are responsible for the global economic downturn, and New Zealand's own troubles are an unavoidable result of that.
In that light, National has done pretty well saving us from the worst of it, haven't they? And there's certainly a case that English's conservative economic management has taken the edge off the recession. Having learnt the political lesson of the past generation, he's resisted any temptation to follow a Richardson- or Douglas-like prescription. His cuts have been round the edges, he even used stimulus in his early years.
You can argue against where he's cut and the tools he's used for stimulus – as I have – and you can point out that he still led us to a credit ratings downgrade and sod all growth. But as many voters feel, it could have been worse and some useful savings have been made.
That's why John Key has been talking about Greece the past few days – nothing to do with economics per se, but everything to do with politics and the 2014 election. As long as voters keep blaming the Greeks, they're not blaming National.
Better still for National, the worse the situation looks now, the more triumphant will be its cry when it returns to surplus in 2014/15. Labour argues that a child could return us to surplus in the next couple of years; Key argues the Euro crisis puts it all at risk. Those are tea leaves I don't pretend to be sure of, but let's keep it real.
We rely on Asia, and Asia in part relies on Europe and the US. So in this ultra-connected world the risk of more global recession remains. On the other hand, it's no coincidence that National thinks its heroic efforts to rebalance the economy will bear fruit in 2014/15 – just in time for the next election.
Funny how the economic targets fit in so well with National's electoral goals.
Opposition parties have finally twigged that the only way to dent National's poll numbers is to pin some of the economic blame on them. Which is why David Parker's pre-Budget speech this morning was titled: Change nothing and nothing changes – Don't blame Greece!
And it's why the Greens commissioned a report designed to point the finger at National and Russel Norman is stressing that:
"The National Government has dug itself into a hole with poor economic management and poor choices; asset sales would only make it worse."
In other words, it's not the Greeks, it's this lot. And there is an alternative. Whereas the austerity line now being followed by National has done nothing to solve Europe's problems, the more stimulatory approach used in the US has proved more successful – and Europe's leaders seem to be conceeding on that front.
As the mood elsewhere turns away from austerity, Labour and the Greens will try to hitch New Zealand's wagon to that 'we need growth, not cuts' narrative.
It's this debate that will mow the grass, paint the lines and roll the pitch on which the 2014 election will be played. So who do you blame? Them over there? Or them in the Beehive?


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Wu-Tang Clan — C.R.E.A.M.
[Intro: Raekwon, Method Man]
What that nigga want God
Word up, look out for the cops
Cash rules
Word up, two for fives over here baby
Word up, two for fives them niggas got garbage down the way, word up
Kno' what I'm saying
Cash rules everything around me C.R.E.A.M.get
Yeah, check this old fly shitout, word up
Cash rules everything around me
Take you on a natural joint
C.R.E.A.M. get the money
Here we here we go
Dolla dolla bill y'allCheck this shit
[Verse 1: Raekwon]
I grew up on the crime side, the New York Times side
Staying alive was no jive
Had secondhands, Mom's bounced on old man
So then we moved to Shaolin land
A young youth, rocking the gold tooth, 'Lo goose
Only way I begin to G off was drug loot
And let's start it like this son, rolling with this one and that one
Pulling out Gats for fun
But it was just a dream for the teen, who was a fiend
Started smoking woolies at 16
And running up in gates, and doing hits for high stakes
Making my way on fire escapes
No question I would speed for cracks and weed
The combination made my eyes bleed
No question I would flow off and try to get the dough all
Sticking up White boys in ball courts
My life got no better, same damn 'Lo sweater
Times is rough and tough like leather
Figured out I went the wrong route
So I got with a sick-ass clique and went all out
Catching keys from across seas
Rolling in MPV's every week we made forty G's
Yo nigga respect mine or anger the TEC-9
Ch-chick-POW, move from the gate now
[Hook: Method Man]
Cash rules everything around me:
CREAM, get the money
Dollar, dollar bill y'all
[Verse 2: Inspectah Deck]
It's been twenty-two long hard years of still struggling
Survival got me bugging, but I'm alive on arrival
I peep at the shape of the streets
And stay awake to the ways of the world cause shit is deep
A man with a dream with plans to make cream
Which failed; I went to jail at the age of fifteen
A young buck selling drugs and such who never had much
Trying to get a clutch at what I could not touch
The court played me short, now I face incarceration
Pacin' — going upstate's my destination
Handcuffed in back of a bus, forty of us
Life as a shorty shouldn't be so rough
But as the world turns I learned life is hell
Living in the world no different from a cell
Every day I escape from Jakes giving chase, selling base
Smoking bones in the staircase
Though I don't know why I chose to smoke sess
I guess that's the time when I'm not depressed
But I'm still depressed and I ask what's it worth
Ready to give up so I seek the old Earth
Who explained working hard may help you maintain
To learn to overcome the heartaches and pain
We got stickup kids, corrupt cops, and crack rocks and
Stray shots, all on the block that stays hot
Leave it up to me while I be living proof
To kick the truth to the young Black youth
But shorty's running wild, smoking sess, drinking beer
And ain't trying to hear what I'm kicking in his ear
Neglected for now but yo, it gots to be accepted
That what, that life is hectic
[Raekwon, outro]
Niggas got to do what they got to do
To get through — know what I'm saying?
Because you can't just get by no more — word up —
You gotta get over — straight up and down
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I expect it to look like this when its announced tomorrow:
Title Game: Alabama vs Notre Dame.... Will Notre Dame score? Will they make it past the 50 yard line?
Rose Bowl: Stanford vs Wisconsin... they should bring back Keith jackson for this game and air it in black and white because its going to be a total retro, throwback, 1960's style football game. Stanford should win.
Fiesta Bowl: Oregon vs Kansas State.... I love this matchup for the Ducks. I dont think K STate can hang with UO's speed. Baylor put up 52 on them. The Ducks are Baylor with a much better defense. Ducks win in a blowout.
Sugar Bowl: Oklahoma vs Florida... Great offense vs Great defense. I'm going to predict a minor upset with Oklahoma winning.
Orange Bowl: Florida State vs Louisville... Not a very exciting matchup. FSU wins.


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Smith stops 24 shots, Coyotes top Avalanche 4-0NHL.com @NHLdotcom
GLENDALE, Ariz. - Mike Smith stopped 24 shots in his return to the Phoenix lineup and earned his fifth shutout of the season as the Coyotes beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-0 on Saturday night.
Martin Hanzal and Shane Doan each had a goal and an assist, Mikkel Boedker and Boyd Gordon also scored, and Oliver Ekman-Larsson had two assists for the Coyotes, who won their third straight.
Phoenix jumped ahead of Columbus and Edmonton into ninth place in the Western Conference, two points behind St. Louis and three behind seventh-place Detroit.
Smith hadn't played since sustaining an upper body injury on March 21 when he was run over by Vancouver defenceman Alexander Edler.
Against the hapless Avalanche, who are 4-13-1 in their past 18 games, Smith rarely was tested. He posted his 24th NHL shutout and improved to 7-1-1 against Colorado.


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Mixed Flour SD Boule
I'm calling this "Mixed Flour" because I used a lot of different flours. I wanted to see if I could get the characteristics I wanted in the crumb by adjusting just the flours. It seemed to have worked, so here's what I used:
Again (It's a family/personal favorite :-)), I was following Susan's Simple Sourdough formula. Only hers doesn't call for so many flours!
50g Firm Starter (mine is 50% hydration composed of 10% rye and 90% AP)
205g Water
100g AP Flour (I used Wheat Montana)
100g Bread Flour (KA Bread Flour)
25g Durum Flour (also King Arthur)
25g Hard Red Whole Wheat (home-milled wheat berries)
50g Hard White Whole Wheat (home-milled wheat berries)
6g Salt (I used Hawaiian Sea Salt)
Method: Mix all by hand, rest 30 min. S+F three times at hour intervals. Let rise until double. Pre-shape, rest 15 min, shape. Into brotform and retard overnight. Out of fridge 2 hours, score and bake @450 covered for 20 min., uncovered for 20 more and 5 min in shut-off oven w/ door open.
Whew- that's quite the mishmash of flour, I know, but it tasted really good. I used the whole wheat because I want to start transitioning everything over to 100% whole wheat, but have to do it gradually. I also have tons of wheat berries that I need to use instead of buying more flour from the store! Not to mention the extra nutrition.
The reason I used the Durum is because I like the buttery flavor it lends to the bread and it seems to balance out the whole wheat flavor when added with freshly ground whole wheat. I've tried this in a couple of other things and it seems to neutralize that "earthy" flavor or any "bitter" tones from the hard red I suppose.
And as for the 50/50 of AP and Bread flour- I like a mix of the really chewy/shiny crumb (from the BF) and a bit of "fluffyness" from the AP. The crumb: creamy/ buttery/ wheaty.


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Two games into Area 2 play, the Jefferson Lady Eagles are flying high behind Leah Scudder and Amara Howard. The two led JMS to a 47-16 win over Norris Monday.
by Robert Holder
Two games into Area 2 play, the Jefferson Lady Eagles are flying high behind Leah Scudder and Amara Howard. The two led JMS to a 47-16 win over Norris Monday.
Scudder had 12 points, nine steals and six assists while Howard had 11 points, four rebounds and two steals. Kayla Summers had seven points.
The Lady Eagles (6-3, 2-0) held Norris to just seven points in the first half and took a 32-7 advantage into the locker room at halftime. The team kept the momentum in their own hands in the second half as well adding to their lead and keeping their defensive pressure up.
Jefferson travels to Clinton Thursday for their third Area 2 game. Tipoff is at 6 p.m. for the girls and 7 p.m. for the boys.
Robertsville girls 26, Horace Maynard 21
A quick offensive burst put the Robertsville girls ahead in their first Area 2 game of the season, but the defensive effort in the second half made the difference as they defeated Horace Maynard.
The Lady Rams improved to 6-3 on the year and 1-0 in Area 2 play on Monday night by surging ahead 11-2 midway through the second quarter. But, Horace Maynard came back to take a 13-11 lead before halftime.
"We started out of the gates pretty strong and then they hit a couple of shots, and we panicked a little right before the half," coach Scott Hinton said. "We talked at the half about keeping our composure, and Courtney (Ellison) came out of the break and hit a huge three to put us back up at the start of the third and we never trailed again."
Ellison nailed the first of two 3-pointers in the game and led RMS with 13 points but the defense sparkled. The Lady Rams didn't allow a field goal the entire second half as all of the Lady Devils seven points in the final frame came from the free-throw line.
"I was very proud of the defensive effort," Hinton said. "Not allowing a field goal in the second half was a very nice accomplishment for our girls. They were excited to know at the end of the game they had not given up a field goal."
Mykia Dowdell scored six for the Lady Rams, Makayla Johnson had four, Destiny Kassner got two and Kyrah Sanders had one.
Robertsville boys 60, Horace Maynard 25
The Rams are seemingly already in mid-season form starting 2012 where they left off a year ago. Robertsville outscored HMMS 19-7 in the first quarter and continued the attack to take a 31-point lead into halftime before getting the win.
"We played extremely intense defense tonight," coach John Spratling said. "This was a big district win for us. We're proud of all our guys and the way they played."
Twelve players filled up the stat sheet for the Rams who were led in scoring again by Taijon Jones and Markell Rowe. Jones had 12 points while Rowe had 10 and was one of three RMS players with seven or more rebounds.
Jacob Gross had seven points and eight rebounds. Aaron Beavin had four points and eight boards. Tee Higgins had seven points, four rebounds, three assists and three steals. Demarea Whitt had seven points, five assists, three rebounds and three steals.
Robertsville will travel to LaFollette for another Area 2 game. Tipoff is 6 p.m. for the girls Thursday. The boys begins at 7 p.m.
Robert Holder can be contacted at (865) 220-5508.


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Moderator: Community Team
Commander9 wrote:Trust Edoc, as I know he's VERY good.
zimmah wrote:Mind like a brick.
Biliary Billary wrote:I thought #MeToo was a Pokemon
superkeener wrote:Will each players amount of money be made public and would be be tradeable? Example, Could Player A give Player B (X) dollars to assist with buying a night action?
aage wrote: Maybe you're right, but since we receive no handlebars from the mod I think we should get some ourselves.
jonty125 wrote:Vig should be more same or more expensive than investigate.
Biliary Billary wrote:I thought #MeToo was a Pokemon
aage wrote: Maybe you're right, but since we receive no handlebars from the mod I think we should get some ourselves.
DoomYoshi wrote:Agreed. VIg is like a 100% accuracy cop, plus you get money.
DoomYoshi wrote:EDIT: Cop Investigate is more expensive than frame, which is weird.
DoomYoshi wrote:EDIT again: If a wagon is formed, and people jump on after lynch, but before scene is posted, do they get a share of the money?
Rodion wrote:That's intended. Frame is only good if it hits the exact player that was investigated. I may bump its cost to 200-250, but it should still be cheaper than an investigation.
Rodion wrote:DoomYoshi wrote:Agreed. VIg is like a 100% accuracy cop, plus you get money.
But if you target a townie, said townie dies. With a cop, if you target town, town gets to live with an innocent result.
I think Jonty and you are overestimating the value of a vig. Vig is such a dangerous role that vigilantes are usually encouraged not to act. Cops have no such problem.
Biliary Billary wrote:I thought #MeToo was a Pokemon
Biliary Billary wrote:I thought #MeToo was a Pokemon
Just saying.Rodion wrote:Town
Track – 90 - useless, everyone has all actions
Roleblock – 90 - T/N chance to hit town (which is always >50%) and therefore inefficient to use on mafia
Vig – 150 - best action town has
Protection – 150 - this should have been "bulletproof for 1 round" or something along those lines, or simply be more expensive; this ability can be bought twice every three rounds on base income alone. Even though the rest of town actions suck, this one is actually overpowered.
Watch – 150 - useless, everyone has all actions
Busdrive – 180 - only screws up everything town does
Investigate – 350 - bloody expensive
Protection – 80 - why protect, you're mafia
Track – 80 - useless, you have no power roles to find and therefore no actions to track
Watch – 150 - same
Frame – 150 - you have a one in N chance to hit the right guy and an even smaller chance to do so in the correct round, useless
??? - 150 - only interesting ability so far
Vote steal – 200 - only useful if entire mafia group does it at lylo (which then is no longer lylo)
Roleblock – 200 - only actual useful role in the game, since all towns will probably use something by day 3/4
??? – 300 - another interesting ability
??? – 500 - again
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We also request a statement of Austrian and Swedish authorities as to what legal insecurities organisations such as ours have to face in continuing our work.
We also request a statement of Austrian and Swedish authorities as to what legal insecurities organisations such as ours have to face in continuing our work.
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It has come to our attention that on Saturday, November 28th, the police of Malmoe committed an apparently unwarranted search in the location of the hackerspace Forskningsavdelningen.
Responsible authorities claim that the raid was provoked by a punk concert taking place at Utkanten, a social center sharing the premises with the organization Forskningsavdelningen (but located in separate rooms).
However, one has to wonder who the real target of the raid was. Why would the police need IT specialists to raid a punk concert? Why would they remove several pieces of equipment and material of operational value from the hackerspace? And why would they photograph and ID the present members of the hackerspace, and generally treat them as hostile subjects? Was Forskningsavdelningen the real target - and was the official reason for the search malicious and intentionally false?
We are members of the Metalab, a hackerspace in Vienna - and as such a sister project of Forskningsavdelningen. Metalab is an organization that is privately financed as well as publicly subsidised and has been host to widely recognized talks, conferences, and other activities. Moreover, the Metalab has given birth to various commercial, civil, philanthropic and generally experimental social ventures of various forms. These kind of social and technological advances can only grow in certain environments, and the Metalab - like all hackerspaces - strives to provide such an environment.
Hackerspaces enrich the cultural and technological scene of the area they are located in. Hackerspaces are places of information, discussion, experimentation and openness. They are the real world manifestations of a new paradigm, originated in the free, borderless and undiscriminating nature of the internet and its communication structures. Hackerspaces are places where freedom of opinion meets creativity.
One would certainly expect that it is in the public interest to foster this kind of organisation, as it is the case in Vienna and many other places around the world.
Not so in Malmoe. Not only were the actions of the Swedish police in violation of the civil rights of the club members, they also send the message that engaging in creative collaboration might put you in danger of being prosecuted - for mysterious reasons. Hackerspaces, being what they are, create potential for all of us. To put such organizations in random legal peril will eventually prove detrimental to a free society as a whole.
Thus, we hereby strongly object to the actions in question and expressly state solidarity with our friends in Malmoe. We request the responsible authorities to cease and desist from any further measures as well as to return all confiscated equipment immediately and to compensate Forskningsavdelningen for damages.
Additionally, we demand a public investigation into the true nature of this sting operation as well as against the agitators in charge to clarify whether or not they maliciously presented false reasoning to perform this operation against a private interest organisation without legal grounds.
We also request a statement of Austrian and Swedish authorities as to what legal insecurities organisations such as ours have to face in continuing our work.
We deeply regret the recent developments in Malmoe and put our hopes up for a quick and thorough resolution.
A next to complete list of activities, visitors and press coverage in the metalab:
- http://metalab.at/wiki/Veranstaltungsarchiv
- http://metalab.at/wiki/Visitors
- http://metalab.at/wiki/Pressespiegel
Some commercial ventures originating at the metalab:
- http://www.soup.io, a microblogging platform
- http://www.mjam.at, a web 2.0 food delivery service
For more information about hackerspaces, please see:
For more information about the metalab, please visit:
The Metalab is a non profit organisation located in Vienna, Austria and counts more than a hundred paying members.
This statement will be communicated to the media, the Austrian Ministry of Interior Affairs and the Swedish Department of Justice.


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PS. ignore the gag order glyph it is the only part that is really outdated in the videos, and everything else is still correct post 5.1 in my opinion.
MoP Talents, and Glyphs
MoP Mods that I use, and how I set them up
www.twitch.tv/norrbok that you can follow when I stream if you like there are also past broadcasts of WLS, and TSG post 5.1 at 2500+ MMR, and rating. Hopefully this helps some of you I was getting a lot of whispers about this since I have been streaming, and I just wanted to post it somewhere for some people to have easy access.
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LAS VEGAS -- Movie theater owners aren't known for being the most raucous crowd. But plop Brad Pitt in front of them and anything can happen.
"I love you!" one woman shrieked from a balcony in the cavernous 4,100-seat Caesars Palace Colosseum, where hundreds of exhibitors from around the world had gathered Monday night for CinemaCon. At the annual convention, studios show off footage from their most hotly anticipated releases and fly in movie stars to help promote their films to those who book them in cinemas.
Paramount Pictures kicked off the four-day conference by touting Pitt's zombie flick "World War Z," as well as "Star Trek Into Darkness" and Michael Bay's "Pain & Gain."
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With director J.J Abrams stuck in the mixing stage, finishing up the new "Star Trek" for its mid-May release, writer Damon Lindelof was tasked with introducing the movie to the audience. He quickly brought out a number of the film's cast members, including Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, John Cho and Alice Eve, and proceeded to ask each of them one quasi-awkward question.
Pine, who was at CinemaCon last year to help market "Rise of the Guardians," seemed most comfortable on stage addressing the evolution of his character, Captain James T. Kirk.
"I think in the first film ... Kirk got the chair a bit too prematurely," the actor explained. "He was still a kid -- brash, headstrong, at times arrogant kid-punk. And in this installment I think we see Kirk earn the chair."
Unlike the first film, the sequel has been converted to 3-D, and the 18 minutes of material Paramount played Monday night showed off the technology. In one scene, for instance, Kirk and the film's villain (played by Benedict Cumberbatch) must fly through space dodging dangerous debris -- all of which juts out jarringly at moviegoers.
But it was the footage from Pitt's film -- which will also be in 3-D when it's released in June, but was not yet finished -- that really caused the audience to jump from their seats. Playing a United Nations employee trying to save his family and the world from a zombie pandemic, Pitt encounters fast-moving zombies on planes, on the crowded streets of Jerusalem and in traffic jams.
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The clips shown Monday night revealed more images of the actual zombies, which have thus far largely been hidden in the film's trailers. Let's just say that if you get bitten by one, it causes an unpleasant chain reaction.
"Five years ago, I knew absolutely nothing about a zombie; today, I consider myself an expert," Pitt said. "This whole thing started because I just wanted to do a film that my boys could see before they turned 18 -- one that they liked, anyways. And they love a zombie."
As for "Pain & Gain," exhibitors were shown the entire action comedy starring Dwayne Johnson and Mark Wahlberg, which arrives in theaters April 26. But only its director Michael Bay turned up in Vegas. Paramount also announced that Bay's next film, the fourth installment in the "Transformers" franchise, will be shot with 3-D IMAX cameras, as will Christopher Nolan's "Interstellar."
"I've helped you theater owners out here fill your theaters for many, many summers," said the ever-modest Bay. "Tonight, I'm screening for you 'Pain & Gain.' It's a little project I had for about 12 years. I was tired of press always taking digs at me, saying that I can only do multi-hundred-million-dollar pictures."
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'World War Z' trailer: Brad Pitt battles zombies at end of the world
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Wild Mushroom Baked Beans
Here's a new idea for baked beans: add shiitake and baby Portobello mushrooms. This recipe also uses three varieties of beans—pinto, red kidney and Great Northern.
1 package (3.5-oz.) shiitake mushrooms, sliced
1 package (8-oz.) baby portabello mushrooms, sliced
1 cup chopped onion
2 tsp. minced garlic
2 tbsp. olive oil
2 tbsp. flour
1 can (15-oz.) pinto beans or 1 1⁄2 cups cooked dry-packaged pinto beans, rinsed drained
1 can (15-oz.) Great Northern beans or 11⁄2 cups cooked dry-packaged Great Northern beans, rinsed, drained
1 can (15-oz.) red kidney beans or 11⁄2 cups cooked dry-packaged red kidney beans, rinsed drained
1 1⁄2 cups dry white wine or vegetable broth
3⁄4 tsp. dried thyme leaves
Finely chopped parsley
- Sauté mushrooms, onion, and garlic in olive oil in large skillet until tender, 8-10 min. Stir in flour; cook 1-2 min. longer.
- Combine mushroom mixture and remaining ingredients, except parsley, in 2-qt. casserole.
- Bake uncovered at 350° F for 45 min.; sprinkle with parsley before serving.
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Crater Lake Sunrise
Jane Hirst 10/21/2012 4:14:22 PMWonderful pink color, love the smooth water.......makes me want winter to come!! #1493668
Kathy Salerni 10/21/2012 9:43:22 PMOMG! That color just pops, Deb! What a stunning capture of CraterLake! We are going to be seeing this again!! #10379135
Nadia Paul 10/21/2012 9:57:06 PMThe colour and mood is just fantastic Deb - I too predict GOLD! #10379151
Ken Smith 10/22/2012 9:52:09 AMGold for sure...you definitely do your research to find the right spot/time..kudos to you, Deb! #10379643
Carol L. Fowler 10/22/2012 3:20:32 PMYou were there at the right time and place! Awesome! #10379942
Armando -. Arturo 10/22/2012 3:26:26 PMExcellent...Excellent...Excellent............. #10379951
Renee Doyle 10/22/2012 8:26:06 PMHow incredible and beautiful JSB!! Glad to know you got back there at the time you wanted to and to the right side :-) Gorgeous! #10380314
Julianne Bradford 10/23/2012 5:17:13 PMOMG!!! I love it! Winner in my book..wonderful colors Debra! Fav 4 me! #10381422
Lindley Johnson 10/25/2012 2:06:23 PMWhat a gorgeous image, Deb! I love the sun just peeking over the horizon - perfect timing! #10384030
Usman M. Bajwa 11/26/2012 2:30:34 AMI just found the Grand Prize winner for the month of October, Deb. FAVED. Let the stars turn my prediction into reality, Deb ;)
Thomas E. Hinds 11/29/2012 7:38:21 PMFantastic Finalist, Deb! Huge Congratulations! #10438837
Shelly A. Van Camp 11/29/2012 8:04:30 PMCongrats Deb...be cool if you win the grand one!! #10438981
Nadia Paul 11/29/2012 8:44:25 PMCongratulations on your wonderful finalist Deb! #10439162
Kathy Salerni 11/29/2012 8:49:35 PMCongratulations on your well deserved Finalist, Deb! #10439175
Marilyn K. Lincecum 11/29/2012 10:09:13 PMBeautiful...Congratulations on a well deserved finalist and good luck in the next round. #10439461
Stefania Barbier 11/29/2012 10:33:32 PMsuperb Deb... congratulations! #10439548
Usman M. Bajwa 11/30/2012 1:25:55 AMCONGRATZ. Moving along to the golden glory!!
Judy V. Kennamer 11/30/2012 3:18:25 AMWOW, WOW, WOW! Congratulations on your beautiful finalist, Deb!!!! #10439954
Ujjwal Mukherjee 11/30/2012 3:55:17 AMCongratulations on your excellent Finalist,Deb!!
Leslie McLain 11/30/2012 5:06:31 AMCongrats on a beautiful finalist, Deb. #10440439
Randy D. Dinkins 11/30/2012 5:14:13 AMThis one is a Wow! Beautiful shot!! Congratulations. #10440473
Lyn Darlington 11/30/2012 5:29:54 AMFantastic! Congrats on your amazing finalist! #10440532
Patricia A. Casey 11/30/2012 6:07:56 AMCongratulations Debra! Beautiful capture! All the best in the next round..... #10440692
Lindley Johnson 11/30/2012 6:33:16 AMCongratulations on your gorgeous finalist, Deb! #10440755
Phyllis H. Burchett 11/30/2012 6:50:57 AMI think I'm gonna have to agree with Usman, this has GPW written all over it....beautiful and congrats Deb! #10440822
Bojan Bencic 11/30/2012 7:56:00 AMCongratulations on your beautiful finalist, Debra. Love the color on snow. #10441032
Carla Capra 11/30/2012 8:08:39 AMAMAZINGLY BEAUTIFUL!!!
Ellen Hodges 11/30/2012 8:39:10 AMHuge congrats and very best luck on your extremely beautiful finalists, Deb!!! #10441329
Mary Dimitriw 11/30/2012 8:59:17 AMCongrats on this stunning Finalist Deb! Outstanding! #10441446
Joannie Bertucci 11/30/2012 9:52:29 AMPerfection, your name is Deb with a camera! Congrats on yet another amazing finalist! #10441666
Marijana Fajgl 11/30/2012 10:17:42 AMOutstanding scene and beauty! Big congratulations! #10441784
Eivor Kuchta 11/30/2012 10:30:54 AMStunning!!! Congratulations on your finalist, and good luck in the next round!
Mary Beth Aiello 11/30/2012 11:08:52 AMI'm not often speechless, Deb, but now I am. You are the master of capturing nature's beauty -- and this is no exception. This is going GOLD for sure. Huge congrats. #10442004
Bob Cournoyer 11/30/2012 11:26:07 AMRight spot, right time, right mindset.... :-) #10442095
Mitch Spence 11/30/2012 12:26:51 PMExtraordinary beauty and extraordinary work here, Deb. Congratulations. #10442253
JO ANN CLEVELAND 11/30/2012 12:48:29 PMWhat an awesome finalist Deb, hope we see this in Gold! Great month girl!
jo ann c. #10442304
Val Feldman 11/30/2012 1:24:02 PMBoy, I'm sure agreeing with those above who predict a GPW on this stunning image, Deb. You are a remarkable photographer - this is remarkable work - Huge TX-sized congratulations (right now) for your Finalist - but I'm sure I'll be back congratulating you on your Gold badge soon! :) :) #10442404
Deborah C. Lewinson 11/30/2012 2:44:32 PMThis also gets my GPW vote, Deb!
Congratulations and best wishes!
Debby #10442716
Guy D. Biechele 11/30/2012 2:50:58 PMSuch a magical moment! Outstanding capture. Congratulations, Deb. #10442736
Mary Dimitriw 11/30/2012 3:36:47 PMBoth were magical, congrats on this outstanding First Place Winner Deb! #10442879
Jessica Jenney 11/30/2012 3:38:02 PMCongratulations, Deb on your stunning First Place Win! #10442884
Katherine Kuhn 11/30/2012 3:39:50 PMCongratulations on your spectacular winner! Was just there last week, but only got a sunset, not sunrise! #10442896
Ellen Hodges 11/30/2012 3:41:03 PMHuge congrats on this fabulous winner, Deb!! #10442901
Bob Cournoyer 11/30/2012 4:03:55 PMWoot Woot!! #10443008
Deborah C. Lewinson 11/30/2012 4:05:35 PMCongratulations on your 1st place win, Deb! #10443014
Paul Judy 11/30/2012 4:07:19 PMAbsolutely Stunning!! Congratulations! #10443019
Sharon Sawyer 11/30/2012 4:13:30 PMStunning is right!!!
Thomas E. Hinds 11/30/2012 4:14:07 PMCongratulations, Deb! This is such an incredible Winner! #10443043
Donna La Mattino Pagakis 11/30/2012 4:17:25 PMWow, gorgeous Deb. Whooooooooooo hoooooooooooo!!! Huge congrats on your HUGE WIN!!! #10443059
Linda D. Lester 11/30/2012 4:21:51 PMWhat a beauty!! Congratulations on your first place win!!! #10443075
Val Feldman 11/30/2012 4:38:01 PMA magnificently beautiful First Place Gold Winner - stunning work, Deb! Huge and warmest congrats!!! #10443168
Diane E. Deming 11/30/2012 4:43:21 PMDebra, A dynamic shot of a beautiful scene. Absolutely outstanding! Congratulations! #10443206
Leslie McLain 11/30/2012 4:45:24 PMCongrats on a stunning winner, Deb. #10443214
Randy D. Dinkins 11/30/2012 4:48:40 PMHah - perfect!! The judges picked this one spot on. Big congrats!!! #10443233
Carol Flisak 11/30/2012 4:50:41 PMHuge congratulations on your stunning First Place Winner, Deb! #10443249
Claudia Kuhn 11/30/2012 4:55:56 PMThis is so gorgeous Debra, congratulations on your wonderful winner #10443290
Mary Beth Aiello 11/30/2012 5:00:01 PMNo surprise here, Deb. First Place Gold is the least you should have won. Truly outstanding. Huge congrats. #10443324
Lucy Abrao 11/30/2012 5:02:20 PMCongratulations on this gorgeous finalist. #10443339
Lucy Abrao 11/30/2012 5:04:44 PMOops. That should read winner. :0) #10443349
Colette M. Metcalf 11/30/2012 5:34:27 PMBeautiful!! Congrats to you on your win, Deb!!! #10443475
Photographer 11/30/2012 5:35:21 PMGreat 1st Place Winner Here Debra. Well deserved. #10443476
Carol L. Fowler 11/30/2012 6:08:14 PMBig Congrats on the Win!! #10443551
Renee Doyle 11/30/2012 6:49:34 PMRight place, right time! Congratulations Deb on this wonderful First Place Winner! #10443665
Phyllis H. Burchett 11/30/2012 6:54:43 PMBIG congrats Deb!!! #10443688
Rona L. Schwarz 11/30/2012 7:35:59 PMWOW! This is spectacular, Deb!! Simply an amazing capture on every level. HUGE CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU FOR THIS MARVELOUS WINNER! #10443789
Glenn E. Traver 11/30/2012 7:50:12 PMCongratulations Debra, WOW-Wonderful Golden Winner, Great shot ! ~ GT #10443835
Stefania Barbier 11/30/2012 8:48:15 PMCongratulations on your gorgeous winner Deb! #10443910
Nadia Paul 11/30/2012 9:05:53 PMNo surprise here Deb - congrats on your wonderful winner! #10443950
Gord MacEachern 12/1/2012 3:13:51 AMPhotography at it's finest Debra, WTG my friend!!! #10444160
Bojan Bencic 12/1/2012 4:59:03 AMGlad to see it again. Congratulations on your win, Debra. #10444277
Ujjwal Mukherjee 12/1/2012 5:26:14 AMHUGE congratulations on your most beautiful Winner,Deb!!! #10444350
Orsi 12/1/2012 5:55:40 AMOMG!Beautiful!!Congratulations Debra!!!
Terry Cervi 12/1/2012 6:04:57 AMWhat amazing beauty, Deb! Congrats on your well deserved First Place win!!! #10444427
R. J. Laudenbacher 12/1/2012 6:35:47 AMWOW Debra! A big congrats to you on this beautiful First Place winner! #10444463
Ken Smith 12/1/2012 7:06:55 AMNo surprise here...your planning paid off. Outstanding job, Deb!! #10444548
Connie J. Bagot 12/1/2012 8:04:37 AMHuge congratulations on your well deserved First Place win with this totally beautiful image! #10444748
Emile Abbott 12/1/2012 10:17:58 AMCongratulations on this awesome first place winner, Debra. #10445030
JO ANN CLEVELAND 12/1/2012 11:54:17 AMCongrats on this 1st Place Gold winner, it is certainly well deserved!
jo ann c. #10445187
Lynn M. Whitt 12/1/2012 12:37:08 PMWow, this is amazing! Congratulations. #10445318
Raymond Pauly 12/1/2012 1:17:29 PMBeautiful! Congratulations, Debra! #10445386
Stephen Zacker 12/1/2012 3:39:53 PMWow! Congratulations #10445532
Andre Larose 12/1/2012 4:46:07 PMI knew this image would do very well! Congratulations Debra you really nailed it on this one! #10445593
Mary L. Olson 12/1/2012 4:57:18 PMBEAUTIFUL! Congratulations on your wonderful first place winner. #10445610
Usman M. Bajwa 12/1/2012 5:58:34 PMDebra, wel,l not a GP but my prediction was close ;) CONGRATZ on your First Place Gold!! Good to have you back!!!
Suzanne Crawshaw 12/1/2012 6:06:35 PMBeautiful shot, congrats on your win! #10445712
Julianne Bradford 12/1/2012 11:31:46 PMGrand Prize in my book..your work is so stellar Debra! Congratulations! #10446000
Lyn Darlington 12/2/2012 12:44:11 AMHUGE Congrats on the gold win!!!!!, #10446041
Carol Eade 12/2/2012 5:23:56 PMSo beautiful, congratulations Deb! #10447462
Cindy Bendush 12/2/2012 9:55:46 PMAbsolutely stunning Deb! Congratulations your excellent win! #10447759
Lester A. Garcia 12/3/2012 6:20:52 AMA winner from the start, Deb. Congratulations on this First Prize Win! #10448329
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David M. Montero 12/4/2012 12:57:30 PMI have never been to Crater Lake but I can't imagine it being any more beautiful than this capture. Marvelous job Debra! CONGRATULATIONS!!! #10450803
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To my photo friend:
Look back with pride,
Look forward with excitement,
Enjoy the success of the day.
CONGRATULATIONS! Merna
Usman M. Bajwa 12/19/2012 3:16:32 AMAlways a treat for my eyes to revisit this stunner, Deb. CONGRATZ again, now on being featured at SnapShot # 608, WTG!!!
Christopher Budny 12/19/2012 3:42:09 AMWhat a stunner! Congratulations on the win and Snapshot feature! #10470252
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Happy Holidays!
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Marcel J. Fernandez 12/19/2012 7:24:40 AMCongratulations to you Deb on your SnapShot feature. This image is more than fantastic, better than WOW, breathtaking yes, pure scenic wonder. The colors, the mood, the composition, are all exceptional. Nature ablaze in all her glory; words cant' begin to tell the story. #10470526
Jill Odice 12/19/2012 8:20:23 AMWEll, this makes getting up in the dark and cold, all worth it! Gorgeous POTD!!! #10470570
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Jennifer Lopez must have been waiting for Thursday night!
The singer-actress celebrated her 45th birthday in style with about 100 guests in the Hamptons, according to several reports.
Among the celebrity guests who toasted to the "I Luh Ya Papi" songstress at Grecian hot spot Nammos were her "Papi" collaborator French Montana and his girlfriend Khloe Kardashian, "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" costar Scott Disick, Lopez's longtime manager Benny Medina, rapper Fat Joe, TV host Kelly Ripa and husband Mark Consuelos, Bravo's Andy Cohen, designers Rachel Zoe and Brian Atwood, and Lopez's bestie Leah Remini, according to


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The whole of Ireland came to a standstill as the Eucharistic Congress came to town. People had booked the annual vacation around it and came from all over the island. This was the event on the year. The year being 1932!
80 years on and it's back in Dublin. Ireland in the 1930's was a very different place. We were 10 years after the civil wars and a little more than that with the War of Independence. This generation doesn't know what that kind of fighting entails, we only know of it second hand. So in 1932 we are in search of leadership or a guiding light and that came with the Eucharistic Congress. Well timed by Rome I would say!
In 2012 we are in a similar position, in search of a guide that could lead us in the right direction. With all that has come out about the Catholic Church I'm not sure it's the guiding light we need these days. It's like sweeping the floor with a broken brush, but we can't tar all with this same broken brush. There are many within the Church who have done fantastic work and put others before themselves, it's important not to forget this!
One question, where was the Pope this week? He sent his right hand man. Big deal! It's like waiting for the lead singer of a band and getting the bass player (respect to all bass players) I think we deserve more than that for the Church who has left its children weak and unprotected, at home and abroad.
I don't even think we know what the Eucharistic Congress actually means. I asked an old fella in a pub in Galway the other evening what he thought about it and he said 'is that what we voted on last week' referring to the Stability Treaty referendum. This man is in his late 60's and you'd imagine his generation would be clued into something like this.
The Irish term for it is 'Comh Dháil Corp Chríost.' The word Dáil basically means coming a gathering and Corp Chríost meaning the Body of Christ. The Word Comh stands out to me. It means to be equal. Who is equal to what?
I go to mass maybe twice monthly. Do I believe everything the priest says on the altar? No! Do I get solace and peace of mind from it? Yes I sure do!
There is mass every day at 10am in the Augustinian church in Galway city. You are literally in and out within 20 mins. No peace shaking hands and no messing. You get your communion and away you go. It's a great place for people spotting. You can see the holy joes a mile away.
Last time, there was one guy who seemed out of place, he looked like he played in a Bon Jovi tribute band. Then he got up to do one on the readings.
I speak to the man above all the time, usually with a series of questions. Stupid ones, but I like to ask. For example, if the Eucharistic Congress is all about the Eucharistic and the Eucharistic is one of the most important parts of the Church. Why can't a person who is Celiac receive normal communion? Surely to God (you God) you could sort this one out! Anyway I was on my way out of the Church and this older lady came up to me and said that I was disrespectful because I didn't shave before coming to Mass. I told her that 'Our Lord Jesus Christ' had a beard and was unshaven. She smirked and walked away as to say I'll never watch you on TV again. Whoops!
The event has been over shadowed by the soccer Euro's. This is very noticeable in the media coverage which I think is a good indicator these days of what people are interested in. It even seems that the WAG's (wife's and girlfriends of the footballers) are getting more inches! Actually their high heels and what they are wearing at the games seems to be more important that the footballers kit.
If Communion, high heels and throw backs to the 1930's doesn't do it for you, we always have our Minister for Justice Alan Shatter, who landed himself in the 'bogside' this week by referring to Doire Cholm Cille or Derry as London Derry. What's next, a Minister calling Galway Clare-Galway!


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Play Date Advice: The Do's and Dont's of Parenting When You're on a Play Date
Mama Greenest shares her tips and tricks for keeping the peace between kids (and other parents) during a play date
How familiar is this scenario: You schedule a play date at your house. Your toddler is beyond excited to see their friend. And you're excited to see your friend. The guests arrive, the kids take off to play. You and the other mom sit down to chat with a cup of tea or glass of wine, and as soon as you get into your conversation someone cries. Your child doesn't want to share their stroller/baby doll/train/whatever toy it is that their friend wants to play with. And because they cannot yet control their emotions, this perceived transgression has them inside out. You remind them how important it is to share, try to redirect them, and send them on their way. Two minutes later, someone is crying. Again, with the sharing. Remind, redirect. Over and over, until the play date (i.e. Toddler Throwdown) is done. As soon as your guests leave, your toddler looks at you and says, "I can't wait for so-and-so to come over to my house again!" Right. 'Cause that was so much fun.
I'm no expert at play dates, but I am a Gemini and so love to collect information. So as Coraline's social calendar fills up, I have started picking up a thing or two that seem to make play dates go more comfortably, for the grown ups and the kids. And I'm here, natch, to share them with you. Of course, you can't just talk about what you should do without talking about what you shouldn't do... mostly for levity's sake. I don't know about you, but after the week I've had, I could use a little levity.
DO ask your toddler if there are any special toys they don't want to share and put them away before their friend arrives. Then explain that everything else is fair game and they will have to do some sharing. 'Cause it's more fun that way. Allegedly.
DON'T bring one toy like a bike or special doll to a group playdate. If you want to bring something, make it something all the kids can enjoy, like sidewalk chalk or bubbles.
DO mind your child's manners (and your own). No one likes an impolite or disrespectful guest (even if that guest is two).
DON'T leave someone else's house without offering to help clean-up, especially if it was your child making the mess.
DO have a few non-turn-taking activities on stand-by in case major redirection is needed. Also try to have a quiet activity on hand in case the energy gets too high.
DO try to avoid jumping up every time you hear a "mine" or protesting cry. Toddlers aren't great at sharing, but giving them the space to resolve their own conflicts only helps them in the long run. If you think other moms will be miffed by your perceived laissez faire parenting, just let them know upfront that you're embracing your inner French parent and practicing Le Pause.
DON'T assume your host will be able to cater to your child's special diet should a snack or meal be served. Offer to bring something that everyone can enjoy, your kid included.
DO resist the urge to gossip, compare, preach, or criticize, especially if this is a new relationship. Save the catty stuff for when you are better acquainted and you know they won't judge you for it.
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9am Christmas Day here in Austrailia
Merry Christmas everyone
9am Christmas Day here in Austrailia
Midnight christmas eve here in sweden And Merry Christmas
It's 7pm Christmas Eve here in Texas, US.
Christmas Eve here in Indiana... Merry Christmas all and Liz, thanks for starting this thread!!!
Merry Merry Christmas everyone. I hope that tonight finds you all save and healthy and happy.
Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah from Guam!!! Hope everyone has a lovely holiday!!!
It's a bit late... (1st) Christmas day 7PM in the Netherlands...
But I want to wish everybody a Very Merry Christmas!
Hope you all had a great Christmas day! Here the sun is shining bright even now (7:15 pm). Its 89,6 F (32 degrees Centigrade) and we had a peaceful day
last hour of Christmas Day here east coast of USA! Merry Christmas!
Hope everyone had a very merry Christmas! Blessings to you all!
@GiGi: that's where I am the east coast. ...but too far south for snow.
Also, my mother in-law who just passed the day before thanksgiving, her nick name was GiGi. My father in-law who passed only 10 days before her gave it to her when they first met in high school 53 years ago.
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I went to a church school and my favourite time of year was Harvest festival. The school would tell us to ask our mums for some cans of food which would then be donated to local old people. The display of foods by the altar in church was always a source of fascination: so much food and so many different types, an insight into the kitchen cupboards of our mothers. The star of the show would be plaited breads or enormous loaves in the shape of a wheat sheaf.
One year our school had a project in which pupils would pair up with elderly people in the area and visit once a week. My old lady was a holocaust survivor who often did the tarot cards. I'm not sure she even liked being visited!
At Harvest festival our old people were invited for lunch in the school hall. This time the food was piled up on the assembly stage.
The head teacher said we could go up and select some food for our old people. My lady gazed over the selection from her chair, then, spotting the jewel in the crown, whispered to me "I want that huge loaf, get it for me".
Dutifully I took it, handed it to my old lady who snaffled it into her handbag. We carried on drinking tea. A little while later, the headmistress, looking stern, said:
"There has been a problem." She paused dramatically.
"Someone has taken the harvest loaf" Gasps all round. Surreptitiously I looked sideways at my old lady. She poked the loaf further down into her bag with a determined expression on her face.
The headmistress continued: "Who has taken it?" She swept the room with a steely gaze.
"Nobody? This loaf has been made specially for this festive occasion, it's for decoration only."
I did think the loaf was rather hollow sounding and dry.
When the headmistress had stopped, I said to my old lady "Look we've got to give it back. You can't even eat it" and wrestled it out of her bag, much to her annoyance.
I was always in trouble at school. I was known as the naughty one. This time however, it wasn't even my fault. Why did they have to pair me with an equally naughty old lady? This wasn't going to help my reputation.
I removed the loaf from the bag as discreetly as I could, not easy, it was about two foot long and, I noticed, had a metal spike jutting out the bottom. I sidled up to the headmistress trying to explain that it wasn't me, it was my naughty old lady.
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I saw this article on Diaspora today and decided to share it here. This is not news to most of us in the south who often see the 'Flag Pole Prayer Events,' but it is high time we paid more attention to the problem.
guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 25 September 2012 12.07 ED
Adults can't proselytise in schools – but kids can. Hence a new scam by fundamentalists to circumvent church-state separation
When he was 15, Jim ran drugs for a cult group. When I first heard his story, I was shocked – not just that the group was running drugs, but that they had directed one of their youngest recruits to do the dirty work for them. Then I learned why it made sense in a technical sort of way: the cult leaders reasoned that the older members, if caught, would face serious sentences and lifetime records, whereas the kids could get away with an unpleasant but not life-altering juvenile detention. It was a matter of using kids to do what the grown-ups didn't want to risk doing themselves.
In a tactical sense, religious fundamentalists in America appear to have taken a page from the same book. The constitution and the law prohibits adults from, say, establishing ministries within public schools aimed at proselytizing to the children during school hours. But a growing number of religious activists have come to realize that it's technically legal if they get the kids to do their work for them. OK, so religious proselytizing is not the same thing as running drugs – but manipulating kids to exploit legal loopholes isn't pretty wherever it happens.
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Yeah - aren't you glad you did just that booklover!
I actually knew a progressive woman who was homeschooling her son; she had mentioned that families like theirs were a distinct minority in the local homeschooling association, among all the Christian fundamentalists.
Anyway, the article points out that many fundamentalists have no qualms about undermining secular public schools:
The goal of such initiatives, quite clearly, is to normalize the idea that public schools should be venues for religious activity....
... largely what they seek are special privileges for their religion alone.... Mainline Christian denominations, to give just one example, are largely excluded....
Such mixing of church and school is sure to cause conflict and division – especially among parents who are not represented by the school-churches.... But the groups involved in these efforts won't be deterred by that division. In fact, many of them welcome it. Many fundamentalists simply do not accept public schools as legitimate enterprises in the first place. They see public education as secular education, and therefore intrinsically hostile to their religion.
At their core, they do not accept that we live in a diverse society with a secular form of government. If their activities degrade support for the public schools or even destroy them, they will not be sorry to see them go.
No kidding! I just wrote FFRF because one of the churches here keeps sending their pastors to the county commissioner's meetings, they're trying to freaking legislate from the pulpit constantly around here. Just last year the Mayor tried to send people who were offended by prayer, out of the meeting to wait until the prayers were over!!! WTF? Anyhoo... that's my town... ain't it grand!
Hi from Texas. The state where Satan is responsible for the Separation of Church and State. -- Rick Perry
Also WTF is spiritual warfare?
LOL Michael, they think that they can pray 'to spirit, in spirit' and affect change... they actually have this whole 'Christian Soldiers/Spirit Warriors' vision questy thingie goin' on... it's a, gay bashin', woman hatin', fundie flag wavin', good time, where they wishful think the things they don't like away in the name of gawd! How quaint...
But what makes it dangerous, is that they honestly think that what they 'pray' for is made 'manifest' by gawd, so they set upon those things with zeal to see that they do become manifest in the real world. Scary mental....
This is exactly the case here in Terre Haute, Indiana. The recent flag pole to-do at one school was moved due to rain. From the flag pole to the main entrance. One of the children interviewed stated that it was great to be able to minister to children as they entered the school. This forces children to be exposed to that - either go into school through a prayer crowd, walk 5 minutes through the rain to another entrance, or break rules. While the speech and the activity are constitutionally protected, I challenge that by allowing the activity to take place at the main entrance, school officials were negligent in that they failed to maintain a neutral environment. No other club would be allowed to conduct a gathering in a place where every student would have to pass through.
Wow, there is no excuse for that behavior. One wonders if they would allow a group of neo-pagan children to gather for a prayer to the goddess in the same doorway? I highly doubt it, perhaps it should be tested...
There's a word for an arrangement like that: it's called a GAUNTLET.
Hello, FFRF? We got another one for you....
The "Every Student Every School" website indicates that one of the ways to adopt a school is simply to pray for them. The fundamentalists' activities are of concern because they go far beyond talking to themselves.
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NSA Breaks Into Yahoo And Google's Data Centers Without Their Knowledge
from the muscular dept
The National Security Agency has secretly broken into the main communications links that connect Yahoo and Google data centers around the world, according to documents obtained from former NSA contractor Edward Snowden and interviews with knowledgeable officials.There's even this wacky hand-drawn diagram:
By tapping those links, the agency has positioned itself to collect at will from among hundreds of millions of user accounts, many of them belonging to Americans. The NSA does not keep everything it collects, but it keeps a lot.
Either way, attacking the information flow appears to have been fairly effective for the NSA to spy on an awful lot of information, often on Americans:
According to a top secret accounting dated Jan. 9, 2013, NSA's acquisitions directorate sends millions of records every day from Yahoo and Google internal networks to data warehouses at the agency's Fort Meade headquarters. In the preceding 30 days, the report said, field collectors had processed and sent back 181,280,466 new records — ranging from "metadata," which would indicate who sent or received e-mails and when, to content such as text, audio and video.It also appears that the way that the NSA is claiming this is "legal" is by only breaking into the Yahoo and Google datacenters that are outside the US, where there's significantly less oversight. That is, rather than being under Section 215 of the PATRIOT Act (the metadata collection of phone calls) or Section 702 of the FAA (PRISM and the tapping of the internet backbone from US telcos), this is done under Executive Order 12333 -- which some (especially Marcy Wheeler) have been claiming is where attention should really be paid. This latest report certainly suggests that the NSA is routing a lot of its snooping via this program -- which explains the "not under this program" language they often use around questions on 215 and 702 data collections.
The real question, now, is what Google and Yahoo do in response to this. They should continue (obviously) encrypting those weak points (and, really, everything), but they should also sue the US government. For all the talk (often from the NSA's Keith Alexander) about "cybersecurity" attacks on big internet companies, who knew that the biggest infiltrators were probably the NSA itself.


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Discussion in 'The Bar' started by Napoleon V2, Jan 23, 2013.
A thread that appreciates the simple act of being.
I also enjoy living on planet earth
I think therefore I am
Day crew are all racist shitheads and late night crew are all existential weirdos. I fit in around 6:30 - 11:00 PM I think.
does anyone really appreciate a peach?
Are you happy everyday Napoleon?
Not everyday but lately I'd say my average is happy. Even on my unhappy days I still appreciate existence and living on earth
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Deck the Halls With DIY Decorations! Then Tralalala All You Want...
Around these parts we're singing a new holiday song:
'Tis the season to not buy! Tralalalalalalalala!
Don we now our crafty projects! Tralalalalalalalala!
Tell the fam you've got it covered! Tralalalalalalalala!
It's pretty catchy, let me tell you. If you want to join us, check out our fabulous DIY holiday decor roundup, and before you know it, you'll be humming along.
• A Colorful DIY String Wrapped Twig Wreath
• 10 Festive Holiday Crafts with Pinecones
• DIY Cardboard Christmas Tree
• DIY Holiday Decor from the Garden
• 10 DIY Garlands
• DIY Idea: Handmade Decorative Gift Tags
• DIY Idea: Wine Lover's Holiday Garland
• How To Make Mini Wreath Holiday Cards
• Craft with What You Already Have: 10 DIY Wreaths
• 5 Tips for Making DIY Gifts That People Actually Want
• 6 DIY Advent Calendars You Still Have Time To Make
• 40 Wonderful Wreaths To Make, Buy, or DIY
• Party Planning: 10 DIY Decorating Projects
• DIY Felted Garland
• Beautiful Party Decor on a Budget: 6 DIY Ideas
• DIY Idea: Balloon Lumieres
• Ho Ho Ho! Festive Eco-Friendly Handmade Decorations
• Simple Holiday Decorating: Two Minute Winter Candles
• Simple Green Decor: Dried Citrus on the Tree
• Holiday Help: 11 Creative New Uses for Old Things


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Into Mobile goes hands on with the Satechi Swfit Bluetooth Speaker – a little speaker that packs a heck of a punch, and fits all your mobile and laptop speaker needs.
The popularity of Bluetooth speakers is skyrocketing, and with it is the demand for affordable Bluetooth accessories, enter Satechi's Swift. At $30 this humble one speaker box gives a strong volume boost to any device you pair it with. This is great to carry with you and pair with your iPhone or iPad, as it works flawlessly.
The Satechi Swift has a simple rechargeable battery that is charged via mini-usb, for which it provides a cable. You can keep this little thing connected to your laptop, and provide almost unlimited loud and crisp playback.
The quality of the Swift is truly astounding. When you turn it on and start playing, you expect it to sound very one-directional, and small, but neither of your worries will come to fruition. This speaker sounds like souped up laptop speakers, and delivers clear sound. Aside from being a great music player or movie speaker, this can also function as an external phone speaker, for when you want quality sound for a speakerphone situation such as a meeting or gathering.
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Parkinson leads Bisons after two rounds of APSU Intercollegiate
Oct. 23, 2006
The Bisons golf team is in 18th place after the first two rounds of the F & M Bank Austin Peay State University Intercollegiate.
The Bisons shot 303 in the first round and 310 in the second. Troy leads after two rounds with scores of 285 and 290.
Cory Parkinson led the Bisons with a 74, tying him for 36th place. He finished the day at 151, tying him for 47th place. Taylor Lewis shot a 75 to tie for 43rd in the first round, but finished the second round 78. He is tied for 56th with Clint Suggs whop shot 77 in the first round and 76 in the second.
Dustin Lynch is tied for 78th with a two-round score of 156 (77-79).
Chad Rush is 89th with a score of 164 (82-82).
The second and final round is scheduled for Tuesday.


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Move Expands Variety of Medical Markets Served by Growing Company
Parsippany, NJ / November 1, 2012 – Validus Pharmaceuticals together with Wood Creek Capital Management, LLC announced today the acquisition of the U.S. rights to six well-known product lines from Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (NPC): Lopressor® (metoprolol tartrate USP) but excluding Lopressor (metoprolol tartrate) Injection, Lopressor® HCT (metoprolol tartrate USP + hydrochlorothiazide USP), Lotensin® (benazepril HCl), Lotensin HCT® (benazepril HCl + hydrochlorothiazide USP), Parlodel® (bromocriptine mesylate USP) and Methergine® (methylergonovine maleate).
Wood Creek Capital Management acquired the NPC products on August 29, 2012 through a new company, US Pharmaceuticals Holdings I LLC. Validus Pharmaceuticals will serve as the exclusive manager for the ex-NPC lines. These products present Validus with opportunities to generate sales in several new therapeutic markets and represent a significant growth catalyst for the company.
"The management and marketing of these significant new product lines fulfills a major step in Validus Pharmaceuticals' strategic plan for continued growth", commented James Hunter, Validus CEO. "The company's life-cycle plan had called for the timely expansion of product offerings beyond our successful Central Nervous System and Renal product lines. Adding these Novartis-developed medications immediately enables Validus to serve additional large and growing markets, particularly Cardiovascular Health."
"The acquisition of U.S. rights to these Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation products illustrates our belief in and commitment to the mature branded pharmaceuticals market", says Brett Hellerman, Wood Creek CEO. "This is another in a series of successful transactions completed with large pharmaceutical companies that demonstrates we are good deal partners. We are excited about the potential for our strategy."
As manufacturing of these products transitions to Validus, the company is working rapidly in order to assure both physicians and patients of a continued product supply under their label. Validus will be communicating directly with distributors and prescribing physicians regarding the availability of all these products.
About Validus Pharmaceuticals
Validus Pharmaceuticals LLC is a Parsippany, New Jersey-based specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the acquisition, reformulation, and marketing of FDA-approved prescription products that satisfy unmet clinical needs. To fulfill this mission, Validus seeks out and acquires marketed products that have well established safety profiles as well as significant clinical benefits.
For additional information please visit www.validuspharma.com
About Wood Creek Capital Management, LLC
Wood Creek Capital Management is an investment manager at the forefront of private assets investing. Headquartered in New Haven, CT Wood Creek has $930 million of committed capital under management as of June 30, 2012. Wood Creek is a leading investor in intangible assets including pharmaceutical brands.
For additional information please visit www.woodcreekcap.com
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"Dad, when is Brant gonna be able to go to the movies with us?" Maren asks once in a while.
Probably not for a while, he's only 2, I tell her. I don't tell her it's tough enough to sit through a movie with a 7-year-old.
Monsters University is coming to a theater near us soon, so that's probably next in line of films Maren and I will go see. I actually don't remember the last time I saw a film in a theater with an actual real person in it. Such in the life of a parent.
But then I saw the above preview for Disney's new Planes movie, out in August. It might be the one we have to take Brant to. He wears out Cars and Cars 2. He has probably seen each of them about 200 times, maybe more, and is certainly an offshoot of that.
Not only that, he digs planes. Maybe not as much as cars, but he loves them. Last summer we spent a weekend with friends in New Jersey. We took the kids to a playground which just happened to be directly along the flight pattern for Newark's airport. Every minute or so for an hour a plane would fly overhead and every single time it did Brant would point up and yell "plane!"
So the countdown to August 9 is on.


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Southeast Publications, Strait Web Solutions Align
January 19, 2012 by RVBusiness · Comments Off on Southeast Publications, Strait Web Solutions Align
Southeast Publications Inc., a leader in site map and area guide publishing, has partnered with website development company Strait Web Solutions.
According to a press release, both companies have been active with a large number of RV and campground associations while also participating in industry trade shows and conventions. The firms are long-time associates and have been working for the last three years to complete the partnership, which is effective immediately.
Southeast Publications has been family owned since 1986 and specializes in providing site map and area guide marketing among other print services. Based in Tamarac, Fla., the company operates its own 40,0000-square-foot manufacturing/production plant, providing services to over 1,400 accounts each year and supporting special interests within the RV industry. Through formulating a special relationship with Kampgrounds of America Inc. (KOA), Southeast Publications has help raise over $300,000 for the KOA Care Camps and continues to be committed to their cause.
Strait Web Solutions, based in Port Angeles, Wash., has been owned and operated by Roxi Baxley since 2009. The firm specializes in providing website development and design, website hosting, search engine optimization, social media marketing and other Internet marketing services to the campground industry. Clients include numerous Jellystone Parks and KOA campgrounds along with and many independently owned RV parks.
For more information visit SoutheastPublications.com or StraitWebSolutions.com.


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I'm appealing to the collective wisdom of this august group for advice with a problem I'm having. I don't know where else to turn.
Last Saturday I bought a new to me R1100S from a local dealer but for various reasons can't pick it up until this Saturday . I can't wait that long - Saturday is taking forever to get here. I find I'm suffering from sleepness nights, I can't eat, I've given up bathing and even responding to the advances from my wife. What to do? I suppose I could talk to my minister about learning to be more patient but I don't have time for that. I could drink heavily at bedtime I suppose. I'm liking that one. I also find I'm nesting. I spend evenings in the garage cleaning up space for the bike. Come Saturday, that garage is going to be so freaking clean.
I've got a bad R1100S jones and don't know what to do .


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