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A Foreign Affair is one of the oldest and most respected international dating agencies. It represents tens of thousands of beautiful women from Russia, Latin America, and Asia, so you can go on a worldwide girl watching expedition from your computer!
Recently, AFA cooperated with the National Geographic Channel on the production of a reality television series about the crazy world of romance tours. The show, Bachelors Abroad, follows groups of American men on romance tours to Ukraine, Russia, Colombia, and the Philippines.
Like most mail order bride sites you need to register to see all of the photos, but it is FREE and the photos are as good as those of any agency.
Because of the number of profiles and the wide number of countries they cover, A Foreign Affair may have more super hot girls than anyone else. They have women from virtually every ethnic background imaginable and for a lot of guys that is important.
They have an outstanding search engine which is critical to sorting through the huge number of profiles, if you're looking for a specific trait or common interest in your sweetheart you can probably find it.
For instance, just recently there were 768 women on a Foreign Affair who listed bowling as an interest on their profile, so if you are looking for a bowling partner or an accountant or an artist or dancer you can almost certainly find her at A Foreign Affair.
Or maybe you really dig girls with a tight yoga butt. Just type yoga into the search engine and scroll down to stunners like this beautiful Ukrainian bikini model.
If you can imagine a sport or a hobby or a physical description for a lady you can probably find her on A Foreign Affair They have hundreds of tall girls like this sexy six foot tall Ukrainian Amazon.
A Foreign Affair is the definition of a full service international dating agency. They represent thousands of beautiful ladies and offer an incredible number of goods and services including: translations, visa services, apartment rentals, and even pocket translators.
A Foreign Affair is a real leader in the romance tour industry. They offer more tours to more places than anyone and the ratings for their tours are simply off the charts. But don't believe me. If you are really serious you can read over FOUR HUNDRED POSITIVE REVIEWS AT AFA!
LoveMe.com is A Foreign Affair's website and it is a mess. This undoubtedly goes back to the fact that they have been on the internet since almost the beginning of the internet. Apparently, they have never been willing to do a full site redesign and it shows!
The website is busy, hard to navigate, and complex. There are about two hundred buttons and links on the front page, many of them redundant. In fact, the website is pretty much a textbook example of atrocious web design.
However, you should remember that the only reason that A Foreign Affair can get away with such a mess of a website is because they have such an outstanding reputation in the industry. The situation is similar at Elena's Models, another established industry leaders, just not quite to the degree of A Foreign Affair.
The AFA difference is they put you face to face with the most beautiful women in the world. Seems to good to be true? Watch this video and discover the AFA difference!
The cost plan at A Foreign Affair is incredibly complicated, and much like the website, it could use a full overhaul. On the ordering page there appear to be three membership levels, Platinum, Gold, and Silver, but it is so confusing that we wrote to A Foreign Affair for a clarification on their pricing policies before writing this review.
Here is their response, including the sections they highlighted:
"The gold and silver levels of ordering are not memberships. They are actually just price levels, meaning that you pay $12.00 per address if you order 1 to 2 addresses on the same order but it drops down to $9.00 per address if you order 3 or more addresses at one time."
"Platinum members are allowed to request 100 virtual e-mail addresses each month. The virtual e-mail address works just like any other e-mail address, once we send it to you it is used to send a message from your own personal e-mail account (yahoo, hotmail, etc).
That e-mail is initially forwarded to our server, it remains there while we forward your background information (which is now required by federal law) to the woman's actual e-mail address."
"As long as the woman reads your background information and then clicks a link agreeing that she received it, she will then receive your actual message and be able to reply directly to your personal e-mail if interested. When sending your e-mail message to the woman's virtual e-mail address you can attach photos, just as you would anytime you send a regular e-mail."
"If you use the virtual e-mail address properly there should be no additional charge to send your message because it is supposed to be sent from your own personal e-mail account."
"You would only get charged extra if you sent your letter through the Express Mail service instead (which is a completely different method of writing), this service is primarily used when the woman does not have a virtual e-mail address or if you did need your letter translated."
Have a nice day,
AFA Customer Service Manager
So, you can order one or two addresses each for $12.00 each or three or more at once for $9.00 each, or you can get up to 100 addresses a month if you become a Platinum member.
There is a one time fee of $95.00 to become a Platinum member and then it's $29.00 a month, but if you are really going all out this is a pretty good deal, only .29 cents an address after the first month.
If the girls do not have e-mail you only get postal addresses. If you use A Foreign Affair's Express Mail service you pay an additional $9.99 or $7.99 if you are a Platinum Member.
Remember, they are translating the letters too so, unless you are fluent in Russian, Ukrainian, Chinese, or whatever language your lady speaks, this is probably a pretty good deal, because a lot of agencies charge that much or more for just for translations.
Finally, you have to remember that unlike some other agencies you are free to communicate however you want to after the initial contact and in the long run that can really save you money.
Tip: If you decide to sign up for a tour you automatically get a Platinum Membership for free!
A Foreign Affair is based in Phoenix, Arizona and has earned an "A" from the Better Business Bureau. That is an incredibly tough grade in this industry, because obviously there are more emotions at stake in the dating industry than in, say a hardware store.
However, we regularly get the question, "Is A Foreign Affair a scam" and the answer is emphatically no. They are a real industry leader that pays a lot of attention to customer service.
Also, AFA is very good about pulling down the profiles of women who have gotten engaged or decided to no longer use the service, so you should rarely if ever end up contacting a woman who is simply not interested.
A Foreign Affair is an outstanding agency and they offer more services than any international dating agency. If you aren't really certain what part of the world you are interested in, A Foreign Affair is great, because they really do cover the world. They also offer great service and have very strong scam protection, they've earned their A.


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Reed as part of Sugarcane Aphid Team earns top Extension honor
Published 10:17 am, Wednesday, January 13, 2016
Blayne Reed, the AgriLife Extension integrated pest management specialist for Hale, Swisher and Floyd counties, as part of the Sugarcane Aphid Team, has received the Superior Service Award from Texas A&M AgriLife Extension.
The honor, in the team category, was announced Tuesday night at Bryan. It recognizes the group's work in circumventing a statewide disaster stemming from the sugarcane aphid, arguably one of the worst pests to ever threaten the sorghum industry, according to the nomination.
Their efforts to stop the fast-moving new pest in sorghum crops is credited with preventing millions of dollars in damage to crops across the state.
"This award basically comes for us doing our job, and trying to make a difference for our producers, and that's something we hope to continue to do," Reed said Wednesday. He was unable to attend the awards presentation in Bryan on Tuesday, after just returning from a beltwide conference where the sugarcane aphid was a primary topic.
The team award, he adds, is further evidence, Reed notes, "that we have a very large pest on the horizon that continues to affect a major commodity that is showing the potential for a significant economic bounce that could get us out of the low-price rut our producers are now experiencing."
Although there are plenty of stories about the negative impact of the sugarcane aphid on sorghum yields throughout the state, Reed said there also have been a number of success stories. "We've been able to show that it is possible to raise sorghum here, and manage this pest with a full IPM approach."
Reed stressed that the fight against this pest is ongoing. "Lots of folks had this sneak up on them, and they were hit hard," he said. "The sugarcane aphid is a pest that demands our respect, and we will continue to seek out different ways to deal with it."
According to the award nomination, AgriLife Extension and Texas A&M AgriLife Research began organizing an immense research and education effort in the fall of 2013 to combat the sugarcane aphid.
When grain sorghum was harvested in the Lower Rio Grande Valley in 2014, it already was evident that those efforts were beginning to pay off. Texas Grain Sorghum Producers reported that the Sugarcane Aphid Team that fall prevented some $160 million in crop losses.
Similar research and educational work on the Texas High Plains in 2015 is reported to have prevented an additional $100 million in grain sorghum losses. The work is expected to continue, thus providing further benefits to sorghum growers, the nomination said.
Superior Service Awards recognize AgriLife Extension faculty and staff members who provide outstanding performance in AgriLife Extension education or other outstanding service to the organization and to Texas.
The award was presented during the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Conference awards dinner at the Brazos Expo Center in Bryan.
The team members recognized include:
- AgriLife Extension-entomologists: Dr. Raul Villanueva, Weslaco; Dr. Allen Knutson, Dallas; Dr. Pat Porter, Lubbock; Dr. Ed Bynum, Amarillo; and Dr. Robert Bowling, Corpus Christi. Also, Gabriela Esparza-Diaz, postdoctoral AgriLife Extension assistant, and Beto Garza, AgriLife Extension assistant, both at Weslaco.
- AgriLife Extension integrated pest management agents: Danielle Sekula-Ortiz, Weslaco; Stephen Biles, Port Lavaca; Blayne Reed, Plainview; Tommy Doederlein, Lamesa; and Kerry Siders, Levelland;
- AgriLife Extension agents: Jason Ott, Nueces County; Brad Cowan, Hidalgo County; and Enrique Perez, Cameron County.
- AgriLife Communications: Rod Santa Ana, Weslaco.
Additional team members by entity were:
- Texas A&M AgriLife Research: Dr. Mike Brewer, entomologist, Corpus Christi; Dr. Mo Way, entomologist, Beaumont; Dr. Gary Odvody, plant pathologist, Corpus Christi; and Dr. Gary Peterson, agronomist, Lubbock.
- USDA, Agricultural Research Service: Dr. Scott Armstrong, entomologist, Stillwater, Oklahoma.
- Cotton and Grain Producers of the Lower Rio Grande Valley: Dr. Webb Wallace, executive director, Harlingen.
- United Sorghum Checkoff: Dr. Brent Bean, agronomist, Lubbock.
- Cooperators: Chris Bauer, Montimer Cabrera, David and Fontis Newell, Dennis Ball, Sam Simmons, Sam Sparks, Randy Cook, Shane Blount and Ronald Groves.
Crop Consultants: John Norman, Weslaco; Jim Trolinger and Mike Grey, both of Harlingen.

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Three Cliff Bay
Three Cliff Bay is one of the most photographed areas of Gower and is also commonly known as Three Cliffs. The bay takes its name from the three sea cliffs that jut out into the bay. Pennard Pill, a small stream, flows into the sea in the middle of the bay.
Individual beaches that make up this bay have their own names, including Pobbles Bay to the east of the Three Cliffs, and Tor Bay to the west. The beaches are separated at high tide but are accessible to each other at low tide on foot over the sands. Paths lead north to Pennard Burrows, east to Pobbles, and west to Tor Bay. Pobbles and Tor Bay are also accessible from the beach at low tide. When the tide is in however, it becomes impossible to cross the river heading towards Parkmill, so if you can't climb the sand dunes, take care not to get cut off as the tide sometimes comes in around the sides of the beach and leaves a sandy island in the middle - but not for long.
The beach is an important asset for locals and visitors and routinely qualifies for Blue Flag status. As a consequence, dogs are banned from the beach between May and September, however the beach is frequented by horses and their riders who enjoy a good gallop on the beach.
The 20 meter high limestone sea cliffs are a common feature that many climbers head for. The footpaths themselves include Walks up and down steep sand dunes, and the largest of the Three Cliffs is easily climbed if approached from the grassy base.
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SLEEPY HOLLOW 3×04 Images: "The Sisters Mills"
There's no doubt about it. Abbie and Crane have been putting up quite the fight when it comes to Pandora's legion of spooky creatures, so much so, that the Witnesses' mysterious nemesis must be itching for a decisive win at this point.
October 22nd's "The Sisters Mills" will see Pandora, now more powerful than ever, unleashing her most evil and formidable force yet.
The episode will see Abbie and Jenny working together when the latest monster targets the children of Sleepy Hollow, according to the latest from FOX.
And with an episode entitled "The Sisters Mills" we can all hope for some more juicy backstory too.
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Sleepy Hollow's "The Sisters Mills" airs Thursday, Oct. 22 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.
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Montclair, NJ (10/16/11) – Senior punt returner Dan Keegan (Fairfield, NJ / Fairfield) was chosen as the NJAC Special Team's Player of the Week on Sunday. He became the third different Red Hawk to win the award this season and marked the fourth time in six weeks this year that Montclair claimed that honor from the conference.
Keegan earned the honor after helping No. 7 MSU stand
as the only unbeaten NJAC team with a 20-0 conference win over rival
William Paterson. On his first touch of the game, the reigning NJAC
Special Teams Player of the Year returned a punt 53 yards to the WPU
26-yard line. On his very next attempt, he produced a 44-yard punt
return which set up the Red Hawks' first touchdown.
Keegan, who produced 97 total punt return yards on just two attempts, currently leads the NJAC in punt return average (23.0).


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[Em]London calling to the f[C]araway towns
[G]Now that war is declared-and battle come down
[Em]London calling to the u[C]nderworld
[G]Come out of the cupboard, all you boys and girls
[Em]London calling, now [C]don't look at us
[G]All that phoney beatlemania has bitten the dust
[Em]London calling, see we[C] ain't got no swing
[G]'cept for the ring of that truncheon thing
[Em]The ice age is coming, th[G]e sun is zooming in
[Em]Engines stop running and the [G]wheat is growing thin
[Em]A nuclear error, but I have[G] no fear
[Em]London is drowning-and I [D]live by the river [Em]
London calling to the imitation zone
Forget it, brother, an' go it alone
London calling upon the zombies of death
Quit holding out-and draw another breath
London calling-and I don't wanna shout
But when we were talking-i saw you nodding out
London calling, see we ain't got no highs
Except for that one with the yellowy eyes
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London Calling and I was there too
well you know what they said well some of it was true
London calling at the top of the dial and after all this won't you give me a smile
London Calling London Calling
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After the first round of downloadable content for MechAssault was delayed by unforeseen technical issues, Microsoft gave us a nice generic release date for this most recent crop of new MechAssault goodies. The date was so vague that it ended up being just a few hours before IGN's regular evening publish time. But it's all there waiting to be gobbled up by the diehard MechAssault fans out there who are now the proud owners of the most updated game available on Xbox.
The highlight of this newest group is the new Capture the Flag gameplay mode. Unfortunately this gameplay mode can only be played on two maps, but they're both new and included in this batch. Desert Storm comes with a brutal bridge/chokepoint and some treacherously narrow pathways that make your mech selection extremely important. Midtown Mayhem is a pleasant urban setting that'll satisfy your need for more buildings and structures to bring down on enemies. Remember they're both CTF only meaning the only way you can play them is during a Capture the Flag match and the only maps you'll be playing during a CTF match will be Midtown Mayhem and Desert Storm.
Two new mechs, the Loki and the Hellbringer are also available. Both bring a lot more heat and firepower to the game than the quick but wimpy Corvus and Raven models from the last round of downloads. The Loki comes well armed with triple Crossbows, dual Autocannons and dual pulse lasers. The Hellbringer does just that with its Flamer energy weapon, dual Autocannon and solo Javelin missile. If you treat the HB like a miniature Ragnarok, you're heading in the right direction.
Nitpicky Xbox Livers will happy with the new rematch feature and onscreen voice indicator. Now you'll be able to see which mech pilot is doing all that talking in the upper right corner of your screen. Also you won't have to track down the crew of gamers you just ran with anymore thanks to the easy rematch feature that allows you to quickly get right back to the action. This is an intuitive feature that everybody had always wanted out of MechAssault. Now if we can just get 'em to fix the friends list.
While there's always the chance for more content down the road, it's certainly looking like this will be it for MechAssault's downloadable upgrades. After all the kids at Day 1 had better starting looking into a full sequel rather than limiting themselves to the capabilities of the original.
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The Arc of Somerset County provides center-based adult programs at four facilities in Somerset County to over 200 individuals. Activities are designed to fit the cognitive and physical skill levels as well as the interests of the individuals enrolled in the various programs.
The focus of the programs is to foster positive work attitudes and behaviors while increasing social skill development for individuals who have little or no exposure to a work environment.
In addition to assessment, counseling and training, fulfillment and production tasks are offered as a means of developing work skills and earning money. The Arc of Somerset provides business solutions to customers from a variety of industries such as manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, professional services and county organizations. Individuals receive payment for their work in accordance with Department of Labor, Wage and Hour standards.
A music program "Accessing Music Promoting Success" is offered at the program in Branchburg. Participants in this small group based program learn music concepts, develop the ability to create music in collaboration with other members of the group and learn music performance skills with the use of a group-participation system based on iPad technology and customized music applications.
An Arts Program at one of the Hillsborough programs was designed to expose interested adults of all abilities to the process of art making in various forms. The program is committed to providing a safe and encouraging space to make art as well as converse and connect with new people outside of service relationships.
Participation in community activities and job sampling are encouraged as possible. For some, community-based employment may become a goal.
Hours of operation are generally 8:30A to 3:30P Monday through Friday with a 30 minute lunch time daily. Transportation is provided by Somerset County Division of Transportation. The Arc of Somerset works closely with the N.J. Division of Developmental Disabilities and the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation.
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The Harrison County tennis teams were busy on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday playing matches with St. Patrick's, Bourbon, Grant and Mason counties.
Wednesday evening the Thorobreds rolled over the Saints of St. Patrick by a 3-0 score as the visitors forfeited two matches.
Luke Pawley defeated Evan Kalb 8-3 and Florian Caroff beat Logan Kalb 9-7 in the singles matches.
Luke Bradford and Austin Merriman defeated the Kalb duo 8-5 in the doubles competition.
The Fillies lost to St. Patrick's girls 2-3.
It just wasn't like every other night on the Hilltop.
There were extra people attending who cannot come to every game.
The aura of some that have gone before was there even some who have left us and gone to the great reward. Former players were there even players that did not play for Coach Mac Whitaker but wanted to be there for the milestone.
The game was decided for all practical purpose in the second inning as the Thorobreds scored two runs in each of the first two innings to lead 4-0.
The annual Alumni Night will be held this Friday beginning at 5 p.m. on the Hilltop preceding the Harrison County Thorobreds hosting the Lewis County Lions, which begins at 7 p.m.
The Cynthiana-Harrison County Baseball Alumni Association will be there to greet each returning player as they return to the baseball field to reminisce and watch the current team do battle.
Often I am told on the street, at Biancke's, and other places that people find that they agree with what I may have written or said on the radio and that the fact that they agreed with me frightened them a bit.
I guess I understand, although what I write or say makes perfect sense to me so it still baffles me somewhat that people may not agree with me.
Anyway, on Thursday morning when I was traveling to Crofton, Ky., and listening to Coach Calipari, I found myself agreeing with him which surprised me some though I wasn't frightened.
Lady Jackets edge Fillies Tuesday
The Nicholas County Lady Jackets stopped the Harrison County Fillies seven-game winning streak Tuesday night with a 5-4 win on Shirley Field.
Nicholas County scored all five runs in the top of the sixth to erase a 2-0 Fillies' advantage. Bailey Conley pitched 6 2/3 innings for the Fillies giving up nine hits, walking four and striking out nine.
After a slow start to the season the Harrison County Fillies won their sixth straight game Monday with a come-from-behind win over Fleming County.
The Fillies spotted the Lady Panthers two runs in the second inning. They answered by scoring five times in the fourth inning and again in the sixth for the 10-3 win.
Fleming County posted a single run in the seventh inning, but that was all they could muster.
Harrison County pitching walked seven, hit three batters and gave up nine hits in a 12-0 loss to South Laurel on Friday.
The Thorobreds also made four errors as they picked the wrong time to have a poor outing.
South Laurel came in with a 9-1 record and took control early scoring four times in the first and five more in the second inning.
Harrison County used seven pitchers with only Mark Taylor able to pitch effectively. The Cardinals' sophomore Braden Miller allowed just three hits and a walk in the complete game effort.
The Harrison County Fillies and Thorobreds were able, for the first time all season, to compete in two meets in one week along with having a full week of practice.
They competed in a nine-team meet Tuesday, April 8, in Woodford County and came back Saturday for a huge meet in Lexington at Tates Creek.
The Fillies finished third in the Woodford County event with junior Kassidy Cook winning both the 100M hurdles and the high jump. Cook also took fourth place in the long jump.
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November Review
Jamie Ashdown had to be in top form to keep out Kris Common's close range drive, but after Mokoena clumsily fouled Tomasz Cywka, Robbie Savage showed his experience by calmly sending Jamie Ashdown the wrong way. Derby continued to dominate as Pompey failed to create any attacks of note and just before the hour mark Derby doubled their lead, when Cywka teed up Paul Green who made no mistake. With the match seemingly wrapped up, Derby fell asleep at the back, and allowed Kanu to get a sight of goal, but the Nigerian blazed over when it seemed easier to score. The run had come to an end.
After Pompey's first defeat in eight games, what better way to bounce back than beating undefeated league leaders QPR under the lights at Fratton. It was a tense encounter, with both teams performing well defensively, but John Utaka nearly opened the scoring before half time, following a mazy run with a screaming shot, which beat the 'keeper, but came back off the crossbar. QPR also had chances, none more threatening than Rob Hulse's header which Ashdown expertly kept out.
With the game coming to an end, Pompey grabbed the advantage with 20 minutes to go, Dave Kitson was put through on goal before being hauled down by Matthew Connolly, who rightfully got his marching orders. Liam Lawrence stepped up against his International teammate Paddy Kenny, and came off second best as Kenny saved. But the referee decided that Lawrence deserved a second chance after Kenny came off his line, and this time made no mistake. Utaka nearly put the match to bed moments later, but QPR held strong and in the final minute a cross from Tommy Smith seemingly hit Liam Lawrence on the chest from close range. But as they often do, the referee decided to even the game out by awarding a penalty, much to the frustration of Lawrence, whose protestations saw him receive his second yellow card. Tommy Smith, still technically owned by Pompey, showed no remorse and kept QPR's undefeated record in tact.
The hammer blow served by QPR's late equaliser rocked the Blues confidence, but another game at Fratton 4 days later, this time against Doncaster gave the perfect opportunity for redemption. However, Donny had other ideas and within 26 minutes found themselves 2-0 up thanks to goals from James Hayter and James Coppinger. But Pompey refused to lay down and after Joel Ward scored his first goal for the club the momentum swung so it was no surprise when with 15 minutes to go David Nugent made the pressure pay, with a deserved equaliser. But the action didn't stop there, as David Healy fought against the current and struck a wonderful winner. Carl Dickinson ended the day on a sour note after a horrible tackle saw him receive a straight red card.
Pompey lacked the creativity of the suspended Lawrence against Doncaster, but he returned for the trip to Oakwell to take on Barnsley, and it was the hosts who started the brighter. Adam Hamill scored the only goal of the game after just 12 minutes, and despite failing to extend their lead, The Tykes held on comfortably in a scrappy encounter dominated by an awful referee. Joel Ward did scramble a late chance to equalise, but Luke Steele showed his mettle (I'm terribly sorry for that pun) and kept his low drive out.
After 1 point from 12, November ended with a European encounter, more specifically a trip to the Liberty Stadium against promotion chasing Swansea. After a poor run of form the writing seemed to be on the wall when after 90 seconds Craig Beattie had given the Jacks the lead. The Swans had chances to increase their lead, but Ashdown kept out Darren Pratley's shot, and Mark Gower and Nathan Dyer missed the target when given opportunities. It wasn't all one way traffic however, as Dave Kitson had a several chances to equalise, once denied by a great save from Dorus de Vries, and secondly by the referee after spotting a handball in the build up to his goal.
But Pompey were not to be denied on the stroke of half-time, as John Utaka's pin point pass found David Nugent, who kept his composure to finish past de Vries. Despite being second best in the first half, Pompey asserted their dominance in the second, and after continuous pressure Utaka grabbed his second assist by crossing for Halford, who nodded home to give the Blues an unlikely lead. Swansea failed to get going following Halfords goal, and Portsmouth held out for a huge win.
It was a great end to a poor month, which saw Pompey's fine run replaced with a winless one, in addition to some disciplinary issues. Another positive following the win in Wales, was the return of Hermann Hreidarsson, as he came of the bench to play the closing minutes after 6 months missing with a snapped Achilles, a welcome return to one of the few surviving members of the FA Cup winning team.
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September Review - here
October Review - here
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Greek Thought In Relation To Human Society
( Originally Published Early 1900's )
GREEK history for the next forty years after Plataea and Mycale is a story of comparative peace and tranquillity. There were wars, but they were not intense wars. For a little while in Athens, for a section of the prosperous, there was leisure and opportunity. And by a combination of accidents and through the character of a small group of people, this leisure and opportunity produced the most memorable results. Much beautiful literature was produced; the plastic arts flourished, and the foundations of modern science already laid by the earlier philosophers of the Ionian Greek cities, were consolidated. Then, after an interlude of fifty odd years, the long smouldering hostility between Athens and Sparta broke out into a fierce and exhausting war, which sapped at last the vitality of this creative movement.
This war is known in history as the Peloponnesian War; it went on for nearly thirty years, and wasted all the power of Greece. At first Athens was in the ascendant, then Sparta. Then arose Thebes, a city not fifty miles from Athens, to overshadow Sparta. Once more Athens flared into importance as the head of a confederation. It is a story of narrow rivalries and inexplicable hatreds that would have vanished long ago out of the memories of men, were it not that it is recorded and reflected in a great literature.
Through all this time Persia appears and reappears as the ally first of this league and then of that. About the middle of the fourth century B. c., Greece becomes aware of a new influence in its affairs, that of Philip, King of Macedonia. Macedonia does, indeed, arise in the background of this incurably divided Greece, as the Medes and Persians arose behind the Chaldean Empire. A time comes when the Greek mind turns round, so to speak, from its disputes, and stares in one united dismay at the Macedonian.
Planless and murderous squabbles are still planless and murderous squabbles even though Thucydides tells the story, even though the great beginnings of a new civilization are wrecked by their disorders; and in this general outline we can give no space at all to the particulars of these internecine feuds, to the fights and flights that sent first this Greek city and then that up to the sky in flames. Upon a one-foot globe Greece becomes a speck almost too small to recognize ; and in a short history of mankind, all this century and more of dissension between the days of Salamis and Plata and the rise of King Philip, shrinks to a little, almost inaudible clash of disputation, to a mere note upon the swift passing of opportunity for nations as for men.
But what does not shrink into insignificance, because it has entered into the intellectual process of all subsequent nations, because it is inseparably a part of our mental foundation, is the literature that Greece produced during such patches and gleams of tranquillity and security as these times afforded her.
"Their outer political history, indeed, like that of all other nations, is filled with war and diplomacy, with cruelty and deceit. It is the inner history, the history of thought and feeling and character, that is so grand. They had some difficulties to contend with which are now almost out of our path. They had practically no experience, but were doing everything for the first time ; they were utterly weak in material resources, and their emotions, their 'desires and fears and rages,' were probably wilder and fiercer than ours. Yet they produced the Athens of Pericles and of Plato."
This remarkable culmination of the long-gathering creative power of the Greek mind, which for three and twenty centuries has been to men of intelligence a guiding and inspiring beacon out of the past, flared up after the battles of Marathon and Salamis had made Athens free and fearless, and, without any great excesses of power, predominant in her world. It was the work of a quite small group of men. A number of her citizens lived for the better part of a generation under conditions which, in all ages, have disposed men to produce good and beautiful work; they were secure, they were free, and they had pride; and they were without that temptation of apparent and unchallenged power which disposes all of us to inflict wrongs upon our fellow men. When political life narrowed down again to the waste and crimes of a fratricidal war with Sparta, there was so broad and well-fed a flame of intellectual activity burning that it lasted through all the windy distress of this war and beyond the brief lifetime of Alexander the Great, for a period altogether of more than a hundred years after the wars began.
Flushed with victory and the sense of freedom fairly won, the people of Athens did for a time rise towards nobility. Under the guidance of a great demagogue, Pericles, the chief official of the Athenian general assembly, and a politician statesman rather of the calibre of Gladstone or Lincoln in modern history, they were set to the task of rebuilding their city and expanding their commerce. For a time they were capable of following a generous leader generously, and Fate gave them a generous leader. In Pericles there was mingled in the strangest fashion political ability with a real living passion for deep and high and beautiful things. He kept in power for over thirty years. He was a man of extraordinary vigour and liberality, of mind. He stamped these qualities upon his time.
As Winckler has remarked, the Athenian democracy had for a time "the face of Pericles." He was sustained by what was probably a very great and noble friendship. There was a woman of unusual education, Aspasia, from Miletus, whom he could not marry because of the law that restricted the citizenship of Athens to the home-born, but who was in effect his wife. She played a large part in gathering about him men of unusual gifts. All the great writers of the time knew her, and several have praised her wisdom. Plutarch, it is true, accuses her of instigating a troublesome and dangerous but finally successful war against Samos, but, as he himself shows later, this was necessitated by the naval hostility of the Samians, which threatened the overseas trade of Athens, upon which all the prosperity of the republic depended.
Men's ambitions are apt to reflect the standards of their intimates. Pericles was content, at any rate, to serve as a leader in Athens rather than to dominate as a tyrant. Alliances were farmed under his guidance, new colonies and trading stations were established from Italy to the Black Sea; and the treasures of the league at Delos were brought to Athens. Convinced of his security from Persia, Pericles spent the war hoard of the allies upon the beautification of his city. This was an unrighteous thing to do by our modern standards, but it was not a base or greedy thing to do. Athens had accomplished the work of the Delian League, and is not the labourer worthy of his hire? This sequestration made a time of exceptional opportunity for architects and artists. The Parthenon of Athens, whose ruins are still a thing of beauty, was but the crown set upon the clustering glories of the Athens Pericles rebuilt. Such sculptures as those of Phidias, Myron, and Polyclitus that still survive, witness to the artistic quality of the time.
The reader must bear in mind that illuminating remark of Winckler's, which says that this renascent Athens bore for a time the face of Pericles. It was the peculiar genius of this man and of his atmosphere that let loose the genius of men about him, and attracted men of great intellectual vigour to Athens. Athens wore his face for a time as one wears a mask, and then became restless and desired to put him aside. There was very little that was great and generous about the common Athenian. We have told of the spirit of one sample voter for the ostracism of Aristides, and Lloyd (in his Age of Pericles) declares that the Athenians would not suffer the name of Miltiades to be mentioned in connection with the battle of Marathon. The sturdy self-respect of the common voters revolted presently against the beautiful buildings rising about them; against the favours shown to such sculptors as Phidias over popular worthies in the same line of business; against the donations made to a mere foreigner like Herodotus of Halicarnassus; against the insulting preference of Pericles for the company and conversation of a Milesian woman, The public life of Pericles was conspicuously orderly, and that presently set the man in the street thinking that his private life must be very corrupt. One gathers that Pericles was "superior" in his demeanour; he betrayed at times a contempt for the citizens he served.
"Pericles acquired not only an elevation of sentiment, and a loftiness and purity of style far removed from the low expression of the vulgar, but likewise a gravity of countenance which relaxed not into laughter, a firm and even tone of voice, an easy deportment, and a decency of dress which no vehemence of speaking ever put into disorder. These things, and others of a like nature, excited admiration in all that saw him. Such was his conduct, when a vile and abandoned fellow loaded him a whole day with reproaches and abuse; he bore it with patience and silence, and continued in public for the despatch of some urgent affair. In the evening he walked softly home, this impudent wretch following, and insulting him all the way with the most scurrilous language. And as it was dark when he came to his own door, he ordered one of his servants to take a torch and light the man home. The poet Ion, however, says he was proud and supercilious in conversation, and that there was a great deal of vanity and contempt of others mixed with his dignity of manner. He appeared not in the streets except when he went to the forum or the senate house. He declined the invitations of his friends, and all social entertainments and recreations; insomuch that in the whole time of his ad-ministration, which was a considerable length, he never went to sup with any of his friends but once, which was at the marriage of his nephew Euryptolemus, and he stayed there only until the ceremony of libation was ended. He considered that the freedom of entertainments takes away all distinction of office, and that dignity is but little consistent with familiarity.."
There was as yet no gutter journalism to tell the world of the vileness of the conspicuous and successful ; but the common man, a little out of conceit with himself, found much consolation in the art of comedy, which flourished exceedingly. The writers of comedy satisfied that almost universal craving for the depreciation of those whose apparent excellence offends our self love. They threw dirt steadily and industriously at Pericles and his friends. Pericles was portrayed in a helmet; a helmet became him, and it is to be feared he knew as much. This led to much joy and mirth over the pleasant suggestion of a frightfully distorted head, an onion head. The "goings on" of Aspasia were of course a fruitful vineyard for the inventions of the street.
Dreaming souls, weary of the vulgarities of our time, have desired to be transferred to the sublime Age of Pericles. But, plumped down into that Athens, they would have found themselves in very much the atmosphere of the lower sort of contemporary music-hall, very much in the vein of our popular newspapers ; the same hot blast of braying libel, foul imputation, greedy "patriotism," and general baseness would have blown upon them, the "modern note" would have pursued them. As the memories of Plata and Salamis faded and the new buildings grew familiar, Pericles and the pride of Athens became more and more offensive to the homely humour of the crowd. He was never ostracized-his prestige with the quieter citizens saved him from that; but he was attacked with increasing boldness and stead fastness. He lived and died a poor man ; he was perhaps the most honest of demagogues; but this did not save him. from an abortive prosecution for peculation. Defeated in that, his enemies resorted to a more devious method; they began to lop away his friends.
Religious intolerance and moral accusations are the natural weapons of the envious against the leaders of men. His friend Damon was ostracized. Phidias was attacked for impiety. On the shield of the great statue of the goddess Athene, Phidias had dared to put, among the combatants in a fight between Greeks and Amazons, portraits of Pericles and himself. Phidias died in prison. Anaxagoras, a stranger welcomed to Athens by Pericles when there were plenty of honest fellows already there quite willing to satisfy any reasonable curiosities was saying the strangest things about the sun and stars, and hinting not obscurely that there were no gods, but only one animating spirit (nous) in the world. i The comedy writers suddenly found they had deep religious feelings that could be profoundly and even dangerously shocked, and Anaxagoras fled the threat of a prosecution. Then came the turn of Aspasia.
Athens seemed bent upon deporting her, and Pericles was torn between the woman who was the soul of his life and the ungracious city he had saved, defended, and made more beautiful and unforgettable than any other city in history. He stood up to defend Aspasia, he was seized with a storm of very human emotion, and as he spoke he wept. His tears saved Aspasia for a time.
The Athenians we e content to humiliate Pericles, but he had served them so long that they were indisposed to do without him. He h d been their leader now for a third of a century.
In 431 B. c. came war with Sparta. Plutarch accuses Pericles of bringing it on, because he felt his popularity war was needed to make him indispenable. And as he himself become obnoxious to the people . t, and was afraid of being called in ed on the war, which as yet was uncert flame which till then was stifled and means he hoped to obviate the accusaim, and to mitigate the rage of envy, because such was his d gnity and power, that in all important affairs, and in every, great danger, the republic could place its confidence in himl alone."
But the war was a slow and dangerous war, and the Athenian people were impatient. A certain Cleon arose, ides from his leadership. There was swift ending of the war. Clem set ho won the war. r. The popular poets pion:
"Thou king of satyrs why boast thy prowess, Yet shudder a the sound of sharpened swords, Spite of the is going Cleon?"
An expedition under the leadership of Pericles was unsuccessful, and Cleo. seized the opportunity for a prosecution. Pericles was s spended from his command and fined. The story goes that is oldest son-this was not the son of Apasia, but of a former wife turned against him, and pursued him with vile and incredible accusations. This young man was carried off by the plague. Then the sister of Pericles died, and then his last legitimate son. When) after the fashion of the time, he put the funeral garlands on the boy he wept aloud. Presently he himself took the contagion and died (428 n. a.).
The salient facts of this brief summary will sere to show how discordant Pericles was with much of the life of his city. This intellectual and artistic do outbreak in Athens was ne doubt favoured by the conditions of the time, but it was also due in part to the appearance of some very unusual men) It as not a general movement; it was the movement of a small group of people exceptionally placed and gifted.


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Co-ace Greinke feeds off Dodgers' success
Righty goes 12-2 in final 19 starts after igniting club's historic 42-8 stretch
ATLANTA -- Zack Greinke spent much of the regular season proving to be the elite pitcher the Dodgers hoped he would be when they signed him to a six-year, $147 million deal in the offseason. Now, the Dodgers are hoping their prized acquisition can carry that success over into the postseason.
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Likely a Game 1 starter for most other teams, Greinke will instead get the call on Friday opposite Braves lefty Mike Minor in Game 2 of the National League Division Series, at 3 p.m. PT on TBS, after teammate -- and NL Cy Young favorite -- Clayton Kershaw led Los Angeles to a 6-1 victory in the series opener.
Greinke, too, has posted Cy Young-caliber numbers, going 15-4 with a 2.63 ERA during the regular season, but he said the entire rotation is dangerous, not just the dynamic duo leading the way.
"It's not just us two," Greinke said. "I feel like just the whole team has been pitching good. And when you watch other people do good, it makes it easier for you. You start to think that it's normal and not out of the ordinary to pitch that good."
Tale of the Tape: Game 2
|2013 regular season
|Overall: 28 GS, 15-4, 2.63 ERA, 46 BB, 148 K
|Overall: 32 GS, 13-9, 3.21 ERA, 46 BB, 181 K
|Key stat: 1.85 ERA in the second half
|Key stat: 0-4 in five September starts
|At Turner Field
|2013: Did not pitch
Career: 2 GS, 0-1, 5.73 ERA
Career: 45 G (44 GS), 18-11, 3.51 ERA
|Against this opponent
Career: 3 GS, 1-1, 3.50 ERA
Career: 5 GS, 1-1, 2.32 ERA
|Loves to face: B.J. Upton, 2-for-23, 11 K
Hates to face: Justin Upton, 6-for-14, 2 HR
|Loves to face: Andre Ethier, 0-for-6
Hates to face: A.J. Ellis, 4-for-10, 1 HR
|Game breakdown
|Why he'll win: Has won 12 of past 14 decisions
|Why he'll win: Dominated the Dodgers twice this year
|Pitcher beware: Braves led National League in home runs
|Pitcher beware: Has not pitched in the postseason
|Bottom line: Stick to game plan, keep the ball in the park
|Bottom line: Forget about rough September, don't get overwhelmed by the moment
Though Greinke's debut season with the Dodgers got off to an adverse start, few other pitchers were as dominant over the season's final three months.
In just his second start in Dodger blue, Greinke suffered a broken left collarbone on April 11 in a benches-clearing fracas with the Padres. He returned to the mound on May 15 for a Dodgers team that was just 16-22 at the time, and it took another month for Greinke -- and the Dodgers -- to start turning things around.
Yet on June 22, both Greinke and his club seemed to simultaneously hit their strides.
It was on that day that Greinke limited the Padres -- the same team against which he broke his collarbone two months earlier -- to just one run over eight innings in a 6-1 Dodgers victory. That win marked the beginning of the Dodgers' historic 42-8 run from June 22-Aug. 18, but it also proved to be the turning point for Greinke.
The Dodgers righty went 12-2 with a 2.03 ERA over his final 19 starts dating to that fateful game. His ERA during that span was third best in the Majors, trailing only Kershaw (1.61) and Marlins rookie phenom Jose Fernandez (1.45).
"Since I started pitching better," Greinke said, "there's been like no mistakes in the field, and that makes it easier. It kind of helped the confidence. And then once you start doing good, it's easier to stay on that roll and keep executing a lot of pitches."
As stellar as Greinke was from that point forward, he seemed to raise his game to an even higher level specifically over the final two months.
He just finally had an 11-start unbeaten streak snapped in his final start of the season, and even that was simply the result of a lack of run support. Greinke allowed just one run over six innings in a hard-luck 1-0 loss to the Rockies on Sept. 28, his first loss since July 25.
Even still, he managed to keep another streak intact. In holding the Rockies to just a run, Greinke capped off the regular season by limiting his opponent to two runs or fewer for his 12th straight start -- the longest such streak by any starter since 2010 when then-Padres righty Mat Latos accomplished the feat in 15 straight outings from June 10-Sept. 7.
As for the team he will face on Friday, Greinke tossed seven shutout innings in his lone start this season against the Braves, though that was nearly four months ago. The righty is hopeful he can duplicate that June 6 performance and help his team to a commanding 2-0 series lead, but he knows it may not be as easy this time around.
"They've got a bunch of power, and you kind of have to locate your pitches," Greinke said. "So I think those are the two main things. If you don't locate against them, they can do some damage."
With Kershaw pitching lights-out, as advertised, in the Dodgers' series-opening victory, skipper Don Mattingly admitted it's a luxury as a manager to know he has his other co-ace primed to pitch Game 2 on Friday.
"It's nice. I'm not going to complain for sure," Mattingly said. "It's nice to have those two guys up front that you know are capable of going out and pretty much you're comfortable that they're going to at least keep you in the game. They're not going to waver."
Paul Casella is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @paul_casella.


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Fulham and Crystal Palace are the latest clubs reported to be interested in Inter outcast Ezequiel Schelotto.
The Italy international of Argentine descent is not part of Walter Mazzarri's plans and was left behind for their American pre-season tour.
According to Sky Sports, Fulham and Crystal Palace are now joining the chase for the former Atalanta winger.
He only joined the Nerazzurri in January for €6m, but struggled to make an impact and has now been frozen out completely.
Other sides linked with the 24-year-old include Sassuolo, Chievo, Porto and Atletico Madrid.
Schelotto would be available on loan with an option to buy at the end of the season.
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When I was in elementary school I carried a Chitty Chitty Bang Bang lunch box, which was fine for baloney sandwiches, but I've had a hard time finding a suitable alternative for my grown-up lunches. They either have kiddie characters like Dora the Explorer on them, are the wrong size or just plain ugly.
Consumer Reports even found that some vinyl lunch boxes sold at dollar stores contain high levels of lead.
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D'Neise Robinson has something to say.
Tornadoes ain't got sh*t on me.
I'm poverty.
Her peers snap their fingers to show they're impressed by her skills. In the front row are some of her closest girlfriends, ready to perform their poetry at the RAW Talent slam. A few days earlier, a fellow slam student named Dimarea Young was gunned down close by. Police crowded his neighborhood, middle-aged men openly regretted their involvement in the crack epidemic, and Young's girlfriend shrieked with rage and mourning.
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The Common Academic Program (CAP) is the portion of the curriculum shared by all undergraduate students, starting with the entering class in 2013. It embodies seven UD learning goals: scholarship, faith traditions, diversity, community, practical wisdom, critical evaluation of our times and vocation. The courses challenge students and faculty to link aspects of their own lives, majors and careers to a broader world. Students' unique learning experiences promote knowledge, skills and dispositions through engaging, developmental and integrated courses, and experiences that are necessary for 21st century graduates.


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Western Nevada College is offering a Summer Youth Basketball Camp for girls and boys in third grade and older. The camp will meet Monday-Friday, July 13-17, 9 a.m.-noon, in the Elmo Dericco Gym at Churchill County High School. Cost is $100 per person with a family rate of $250 for three participants
The camp will be led by two college all-stars: CCHS graduate Liz Lewis and her Rocky Mountain College teammate, Janie Rayback.
"Both young ladies have just completed their fourth year of collegiate basketball, and we are very pleased to have them in our community this summer and willing to provide instruction for our young basketball players," Bus Scharmann, dean of the Fallon campus, said.
Rayback was team co-captain, team MVP and named to the First Team All-Conference in 2008-2009. In her final college season she was the Frontier Conference leading scorer and an honorable mention All-American as well as a member of the Frontier Conference All-Academic team.
Also a 2008-2009 team co-captain at Rocky Mountain College and First Team All-Conference, Lewis was team MVP for 2007-2008 and Rocky Mountain College Athlete of the Year. She held team assist honors and was also on the Frontier Conference All-Academic team.
Rayback said the camp will be energetic but not exhausting. "Our goal is not to wear them out. We will have plenty of water and snacks during our timeouts, but we have lots planned for the week and want to give these kids (and their parents) their money's worth." Depending on the number of registrants, additional helpers will be hired to assist Rayback and Lewis so that breakout groups are limited to eight youth.
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DEXTER and GARLAND – Chester F. Hartford, 88, died Nov. 21, 2012, at a Dexter health care facility. He was born Feb. 3, 1924, in Dexter, a son of Chester L. and Georgieanna (LaBree) Hartford.
He graduated from N.H. Fay High School, class of 1942, and served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Chet worked for W.H. Butterfield and later at R.C. Whitney for 30 years, installing heating systems and gas stations. He served on Dexter Water Board, Dexter Utility District, for many years. He was a charter member and past president of Dexter Jaycees. Chet was a longtime member of Dexter Fire Department, a member of Cardinal Mercier Post, Knights of Columbus, a past director of Dexter Credit Union and owned Chet's Market, Lower Main Street, Dexter, for 13 years. He was a lifelong communicant of St. Anne's Catholic Church, Our Lady of the Snows Parish.
He is survived by his wife, Joan (Coro) Hartford of Garland; three daughters, Karen and husband, Norman White, of Durham, Mary Ellen and husband, Donald Hill, of California and Patricia Brawn of Dexter; three sons, Richard and wife, Donna, of South Carolina, Dale and wife, Cheryl, of Newport and Tom and wife, Robin, of Dexter; a brother, Ronald and wife, Doris, of North Dexter; seven grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews; four stepchildren, Shelly Wild of Florida, Scott Bryson of California, Michael Bryson of Corinna and Cindy Bradbury of Auburn; and eight stepgrandchildren.
Graveside committal prayers will be held 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 27, at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Dexter. Arrangements are by Crosby & Neal, Dexter. Those who wish may leave written condolences at www.CrosbyNeal.com.
Chester 'Chet' Hartford
DEXTER and GARLAND – Chester F. Hartford, 88, died Nov. 21, 2012, at a Dexter health care facility. He was born Feb. 3, 1924, in Dexter, a son of Chester L. and Georgieanna (LaBree) Hartford.
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Rising water levels are a real concern for large areas around the world close to he sea. The treads posed by the water are many, with tsunami waves as recently occurred in Japan following the devastating earthquake or simple flooding due to a combination of heavy rain and a storm.
In London this second scenario is a real concern and could potentially effet vast areas along the river Thames. The current water defence infrastructure in place is very soon to be out of date and needs replacement with a refreshed strategy on how to deal with potentially massive water masses moving in. The problem of course sharply rises together with every centimeter of sea level rise.
Image taken from the londonist
Extensive scenarios have been drawn out, both in terms of planning and post apocalyptic visionary.
An interesting visualisation here is using the tube maps as a reference point going back in history and projecting the changes in the nature of the river in to a possible future. The animation both introduces the Thames as a reference point, but at the same time highlights the river as a constant element of negotiation. This taking place both over time in real world with building project and through out usage, but also graphically in terms of its representation as part of the most iconic of maps, the London Tube Map.
Wednesday, 13 April 2011
London Rising
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Bulldogs avenge loss to Central
Published 6:00 pm, Monday, February 1, 2010
December 14, 2009, feels like ages ago for the Midland High Bulldogs. That was the night MHS fell to 0-3 in District 2-5A with an overtime loss at San Angelo Central.
Tuesday night at Chaparral Center, you'd never have known Central earned one of its three district victories against MHS as the Bulldogs (15-11, 10-4) wore down the Bobcats (6-20, 3-11) with a 74-37 victory. It was the Bulldogs' sixth straight victory and 10th in their last 11 games.
Tuesday's victory signified a change in mentality for the Bulldogs. After just trying to find a way to win games the first half of the district season, MHS has shifted to becoming a team capable of making an extended playoff run.
"We like to think we're a different team since then," said MHS coach Trey Watts compared his team to what it was in December. "For us, it's not enough just to know you need to win a game, now we have to know how we're going to win a game."
The Bulldogs went into Tuesday knowing they would have to emphasize defense and they executed their game plan.
By halftime, MHS led 37-10. For the game, Central turned the ball over 26 times, resulting in 20 MHS steals. By the second half, the Bobcats were noticibly frustrated, arguing amongst themselves and with the officials.
According to MHS' Mercedes Lane, the Bulldogs fed off that frustration.
"It feels good," Lane said. "We wanted to get revenge and we needed to win that game."
MHS' focus on defense was containing Central's Reggie Sutton. Although he led the Bobcats with 10 points, they were a hard-earned 10 points.
"All year, we thought that's something we have to be able to do," said Watts of the defense. "All five players have to sell out on defense. That's how we play. If we don't get turnovers, I don't know how we're going to score.
The Bulldogs' offense, though, ran smoothly with four players scoring in double-figures, led by Ray McKim's 14. Antwan Goodley, Phil Merchant and T.J. Brown each added 10.
Just as MHS as a team has grown up since the last time it faced Central, Lane admitted he did something on Tuesday he wouldn't have done in December. He was struggling to find a groove in the first half with just two points. But he stuck with it in the second half and scored seven points in the second half.
"My shots weren't falling in the first half, but I finally got going in the second half," Lane said.
Despite having a 27-point lead at the half, the Bulldogs weren't satisfied. They'd committed too many turnovers and missed opportunities from Bobcat turnovers. That's when Watts noticed something else that wasn't happening early on this season.
The seniors took ownership of the team and their peers responded as the Bulldogs continued the rout in the second half.
"That's the mindset we're trying to put these kids in to play night in and night out," Watts said. "We're trying to be more consistent and we're starting to see results. I walked into the locker room late at halftime and the seniors were already talking to the team when I got in there."
Central (6-20, 3-11): Hunter Kinyon 2, Adrian Nearra 2, Patrick McKewon 1, Pierce Hackton 2, Clayton Kafer 1, Michael Rangel 1, Reggie Sutton 10, Jimmie Samuels 1, Deon Morgan 2, Cody Bockelman 6, Andy Dickson 1, Logan O'Brien 8.
MHS (15-11, 10-4): Mercedes Lane 9, Antwan Goodley 10, Donavan Lee 4, Phil Merchant 10, Jerome Ellis 2, Ray McKim 14, Kendahl Johnson 7, Jamal Sanders 4, Kendall Ringo 4, T.J. Brown 10.
Central 5 6 14 12 — 37
Free throws — Central 9-20, MHS 15-25. 3-point goals — Central 0, MHS 5 (Brown 2, Lane 1, Lee 1, Johnson 1). Total fouls — Central 16, MHS 17. Fouled out — None. Technical fouls — Central, bench. Rebounds — Central 36 (O'Brien 7), MHS 38 (Sanders 7). Assists — Central 4, MHS 14. Turnovers — Central 26, MHS 16. Steals — Central 8, MHS 20.
Next game: Amarillo High at San Angelo Central, 7:30 p.m. Friday; Midland High at Lubbock Monterey, 7:30 p.m. Friday


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DirecTV has announced it is terminating its sponsorship of NASCAR and its HotPass service amid high costs and low fan demand.
According to a report from Sports Business Journal, DirecTV is ending its five-year-old service that allowed subscribers to watch four channels of in-car video and driver audio during NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. Fans were initially charged $10 per race for the HotPass service but due to low demand the service was later offered for free.
"We tried to charge for the product a few years ago, but the demand for it was low. We decided to switch to a free service. It's been great and we've been happy with it. It's been a differentiator. But in the end, the production cost became too much to bear," DirecTV senior vice president of public relations Darris Gingeri told Sports Business Journal.
However, DirecTV had to pay Fox, Turner and ESPN networks for video rights so it decided to discontinue the service because of its cost. DirecTV also decided to end its NASCAR sponsorship deal that dates from 2007. However, the company wants to remain involved in the sport and plans to set up displays at some racetracks this season.
NASCAR will look for another sponsor in the official TV broadcasting services and equipment category, which DirecTV previously held.


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roflOriginally Posted by DKroguelol
roflOriginally Posted by DKroguelol
I have a mage main and a rogue alt for the same reasons hated getting fucked up by rogues in PVP and now they beast mage in even AOE DPS.
I enjoyed when they did the mage Q&A and whoever it was asked about the mana cost of casting blizzard for mages and the dev answered that the mana cost isn't bad for the damage blizzard does and that blizzard should always be one of the best AOE damage spells in the game. Then after the asian guild Stars killed yogg+0 in his interview the Stars guy said rogues are the AOE MVP's and i lol'd to myself cuz everyone but blizzard dev's seems to already know this.
Me and some guildies were bored one night and decided to 5 man 25 man sarth on our alts and i just spammed fan of knives for 10 minutes DPS'ing sarth and killing all the adds at the same time, i could have hit that button for 3 days without any trouble, wish my mage could AOE all day and no go OOM in 45 seconds.
Almost every class had a decent Aoe they could do but rogues. Blizz decided hey lets give em a halfway decent aoe. What they didn't realize is how much damage it would do once you got some of the better weapons the game has to offer.
A straight up fan of knives spam vs. other classes aoe is pretty fair if your both decent players. The thing is the only limit to fan of knives is the global cooldown itself, so if you pop adrenaline rush your doing about twice the amount of damage that any other aoe class can put out. Most classes have channeled aoe as far as i know. That's the main difference is fan of knives is spammable, and not only does your weapons do damage but your poisons are being applied as well.
If you want even more damage you pop blade flury and killing spree while your energy is low and come out of that spamming more fan of knives and you just doubled your aoe dps. So yea, with cooldowns rogue aoe is INSANE. I hit up to 30k dps on some of the trash packs in Naxx 25. Fan of knives WITHOUT cooldowns usually nets me about 10-12k dps (depending on the number of mobs) which is an amount that many other aoe classes can achieve.
On occasion I've been beat by shadow priests during aoe packs, but most of the time if blade flury or adrenaline rush is up there's no comparison. Combat rogue AOE is incredible.
But it all comes down to the fact that trash dps doesn't matter. Let rogues have some fun on trash. Back in vanilla and BC all we had was a lowzy blade flurry hitting two targets at once. When it comes to single target, I think feral druids and hunters are very close if not beating us right now.
Rogue's are just fine in PVE. The amount of aoe packs in raids will diminish as content gets more challenging. Most ulduar packs need to be cc'd and aoe will break cc.
Kitty trash dps with cooldowns (since rogues use them) is about double what a rogue could pull.
Nom Nom Nom [NNF] (2 points) - When you Ferocious Bite a target at or below 25% health, you have a 50/100% chance to instantly refresh the duration of your Rip on the target.
Did the buffs in the raid help him more? (feral, ret pally, warrior for him, boomkin, ele shaman for you)
FoK can crit between 2-3k, but depends on gear, and timing with trinket or weapon procs.
Lastly, Naxx 10 is a terrible way to gauge class balance.
You are a complete idiot.Originally Posted by stonedviper
Please, delete your rogue-you are an embarasment to the class if you can't figure out why Rogue AoE is MVP (if you even know what MVP stands for of course, which i doubt).
No, Warlocks are mushrooms.Originally Posted by MestHoop
Originally Posted by Chronalis
without trash you cant get bosses!
and some RL watch overall dmg when it comes to switching ppl in raid... "ohh this guy does X more dmg in overall then the other guy so a'la dont switch him" -.-
[blizzquote author=Ghostcrawler] Frostmourne is a hunter weapon. True story.[/blizzquote]
[blizzquote="Eyonix;http://blue.mmo-champion.com/1/18704853909-hunter-qa.html]But, we can't just buff Arcane Shot because Survival use that too.[/blizzquote"]
You can in 3.2 !...Originally Posted by Bloodelfer
if a raid leader goes by overall damage done for switches then... .......sigh..Originally Posted by Bloodelfer
To the point, since when does anyone even care about trash dps anymore? most 3.1 trash can't be AoE'd anyway and if you're not doing ulduar by this point then chances are that 'class balance' (amusing as that phrase is speaking in AoE terms) has passed your tier of raiding anyway. Besides, back when I was doing naxx10/25 I would have gladly given my fantastic AoE capabilities away for some better single target dps given that gear level.
Oh and btw, to the guy that quoted the stars yogg+0 stuff, hey lets whine about warlock channeled "executes", hunters distracting shots and other gimmick abilities too!
I Lol'd.Originally Posted by Deralte
Why would you worry about a class doing more than you in PvE? If you're performing, gearing, and playing correctly, your damage should be right up there, no reason to replace you etc. Any extra damage from X class makes your raid easier, yeah?


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Chris Larson based this architectural installation on a narrative he created titled, "Mother Bellmay," which is about a woman who moved from the country to the city, where she built a red barn skyscraper to live in. She lived on the second floor and built an elaborate system of tubes, valves, and pumps to connect her body to the upper and lower floors of the barn. The installation is constructed of timber, plaster, rubber, rope, cotton, leather, and paint.
In conjunction with this residency, Art in General publishes a brochure with a text by Eleanor Heartney. It can be downloaded here for free. For a printed version, purchase this publication along with the entire set of Art in General's residency brochures in the online store for only $5.


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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. Language characteristic of official documents or statements, especially when obscure, pretentiously wordy, or excessively formal.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- n. the formal and often obscure style of writing characteristic of some government officials; bureaucratese; -- it is characterized by euphemisms, circumlocutions, vague abstractions, and circumlocutions.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. the style of writing characteristic of some government officials: formal and obscure
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Very interesting, it does sort of take your breath away reading the 'officialese', even translated to English … In fairness, Goldarrow couldn't really expect to get paid in full after the scrap prices crashed-I'm sure that just wasn't going to happen.
Politicians and civil servants should steer clear of using "officialese" or risk being mocked by the public and media, a parliamentary committee has suggested.
In Gowers's revision of Fowlers MEU, there's an article on "officialese," in which Gowers distinguishes between the sort of language to be used in drafting a statute or regulation and the language used to explain things to an inquiring citizen.
I talk to several kids, to a sociologist, and to the local human rights commissioner, a bland middle-aged man who speaks about the incident in impenetrable officialese.
The letter, signed by the principal, bombarded us with officialese, a new language we were learning the hard way.
Moreover, whatever its technical status in the eyes of the GMC it was presented as a formal complaint, giving the full names of the doctors and their registered medical practitioner numbers and phrased in officialese.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...
I've googled my little heart out and can't find reference to the officialese.
The officialese used in the new order was pouty: DO 17-09, it said, was "hereby suspended pending resolution of the issues raised."
"But it does serve a useful purpose in getting to know each other's perceptions and positions a little better, free from the scaffolding of officialese."
It appears that no such request was made and the media either misunderstand Washington officialese or the White House was speaking with a forked tongue.


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The largest coupon website Groupon has been launched on Tuesday in UAE. Groupon is a US-based deal-sharing service providing website. It provides its users instant offers from local business at Dubai and Abu Dhabi. A specific numbers of people have to sign up for this website.
After signing up for the website, the users may get benefits of several other offers as well.
Groupon is providing services for restaurant meals, spa and gym membership as well. Founder and Managing Director of Groupon, Middle East, Mr. Faisal Haq has said that UAE is a very prospective market for the company. High disposable incomes and huge number of youth is main advantage of this country. UAE is an ideal market for the business partners and end consumers as well.
Haq has also started that the business is just two months old in UAE. It started with only one member and now it has team of 15 people. It's also looking to expand its workforce. The website has received 210,000 daily visits before its launch in the country. Groupon is serving over 500 markets in 43 countries. It was started just two years ago in Chicago. However, the concept has already been copied by local players such as GoNabit and Cobone.
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Are you funny? I mean really funny. When you tell a story; do your friends and family gather around with expectation? Even before your reel out the punch line; are they already cracking up? Do you make up your own stories and jokes for other's amusement? If the answer to most of these questions is 'yes'; then maybe you should consider a career as a comedian. Obviously this line of work is not for everybody, but imagine being paid just to tell a few jokes to people. Maybe you have a special skill set; one that makes other happy. Here are a few tips on how to take that plunge into the world of show business a little easier.
It's Showtime!
Do not hesitate; before you make any big plans you should get on a stage as soon as possible. It is the only way to see if you have what it takes to make it as a comedian. You can practice your new material in the mirror as much as you want, but the only way to hone your skill is in front of a live audience. They may seem brutal at a first glance, but they will give you honest feedback; this is invaluable for a novice comedian. You can probably find a slot easily enough on a comedy night at any number of local venues. Some comedians cut their teeth by performing several times per night; you will learn by the mistakes and start to understand how to control a crowd.
Be Brave!
It's only natural that some of your performances and jokes will not be appreciated by everyone. If you have a bad night and wish the ground would swallow you up; do not give up, but try and learn from the way your material is appreciated or not. Sometimes you will only have a few seconds in which to turn the crowd back onto your side. These talents are what separates the professionals from the 'also rans'.
Always be on the lookout for new jokes and different ways to tell your old jokes. A good joke can last forever; maybe your original material needs a revamp? Look at current affairs and try to weave something more recent into some of your classic side splitters.
Be Original
No matter how funny that other chap's jokes may seem; do not be tempted to make them your own. The world of comedy is a fairly tight knit one; it will not be long before your theft has been noticed.
Do Not Stay On Stage Too Long
You will be given an allotted time slot stick to this! It is very unprofessional to encroach on another's chance in the limelight. You will upset the management and make a few enemies on the stage to boot. But also do not cut the slot short; you have been given ten or fifteen minutes, and that's what you will deliver.
No matter how tempting it may seem; do not insult your audience. They will be the ones who come back week after week; do not bite the hand that feeds you!
What's Next?
Hopefully you have taken some of these tips on board; what are you waiting for? Get out there and have some fun!
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Kate Middleton is pregnant with twin girls! Or so the tabloids would have you believe before you realise it's just, er, how do I put this? Made up bullshit.
According to a number of US reports, the Duchess is eight to 10 weeks pregnant with two future princesses and naturally William is just "thrilled" about it. But uh oh, she's already put on 10lbs of baby weight. Hashtag Jessica Simpson syndrome.
Here's the trouble with the Duchess of Cambridge - if she's not pregnant or on some kind of royal tour, we evidently don't know what to do with her.
"Kate has always wanted a daughter, and she's talked about it so much that William did, too," an OK! USA source apparently said.
I'm pretty sure this mag's sources can be found in its office, nowhere near the royal family. I mean, if someone said it out loud it's quotable, right?
The mag continues: "Kate has always wanted a daughter, and she's talked about it so much that William did, too.
"Kate's upbringing with Pippa was idyllic and she always wanted to have girls of her own to carry on the legacy of strong, happy women. Plus, she thinks George having sisters will be tremendously good for his character."
The story even goes as far as to claim the Palace had confirmed the news. I'm assuming "the Palace" is the name of a local takeaway restaurant.
Why do we so desperately want Kate to be pregnant again? It's pretty simple really. She's kind of - and don't shoot me for saying this - boring.
Unless she's on the Royal Tour or up the duff she doesn't do much apart from being pictured in a different coat dress and the same nude courts.
"Kate wears green for memorial service in London" doesn't have the same eyeball grabbing impact as "Kate Middleton is pregnant with twin girls at 98lbs", which was Life & Style magazine's cover story this week in case you were wondering.
The latest rumours echo the somewhat controversial speech given by award-winning novelist, Hilary Mantel, at a London Review of Books event at the British Museum in February last year.
In her talk - entitled "Royal Bodies" - Mantel touched upon the media's moulding of the former Miss Middleton saying pre-pregnancy, Kate was "a shop-window mannequin, with no personality of her own, entirely defined by what she wore."
But the Duchess' style evolution isn't enough for the royal-obsessed, news-consuming public anymore.
When Kate fell pregnant things got interesting. Papers could debate the baby's sex, ponder what colour she and Wills would paint the nursery and every time the duchess set foot in public she looked just a little more "radiant". The headlines wrote themselves for six months.
But now, it's back to the drawing board. So what's a Duchess Kate fan to do?
Pretend she's expecting baby number two - that's what's on trend.
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text: Marcos Maidana, Robert "The Ghost" Guerrero and James Kirkland put on a show at the Pound 4 Pound Boxing Gym in Las Vegas today in preparation of their April 9 showdowns on the Golden Boy-promoted "Action Heroes" card at the MGM Grand, live on HBO PPV . . . |more|


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Ron Wingerson stood in court today and faced one of the men who leaned out of a moving car and repeatedly punched the 72-year-old bicyclist until he fell on a Puyallup road and blacked out.
Four months after the attack, the three young adults inside the car have pleaded guilty to third-degree assault.
Kyle Baker, 21, pleaded guilty Nov. 18 and was released from jail after receiving credit for time served. Kendall Williams, 21, entered her plea today and was given credit for the 14 days she has already spent in jail.
Both are first-time offenders.
Cory Romero, 21, pleaded guilty to third-degree assault and tampering with a witness. He was sentenced to six months in jail.
Williams was driving a sedan July 2 when Romero and Baker began yelling obscenities at the bicyclist and leaning out the window to attack him from the moving car, according to charging documents.
Wingerson suffered six broken ribs, a fractured pelvis and several abrasions. He was hospitalized after an off-duty firefighter found him lying unconscious in the road.
Wingerson was an avid bicyclist. He was pedaling from his Lake Tapps home to an Orting trailhead to train for an organized ride when Williams' sedan approached him from behind in the 12800 block of Pioneer Way East.
The vehicle was going about 55 mph. Williams told police she couldn't move over because of oncoming traffic and she knew her passengers made contact with the bicyclist but didn't see Wingerson fall.
"It was such a senseless act," Pierce County Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Maureen Goodman said. "Mr. Wingerson was such an innocent victim. He was just riding down the road."
Romero, who was dating Williams at the time of the assault, was charged with witness tampering after threatening Williams if she told officers they had been involved in the attack.
Wingerson spoke in court today to tell Romero and Williams how much the attack has impacted his family and his life, Goodman said.
Romero apologized and asked for forgiveness.
All three defendants were ordered to attend a drug treatment program.
Williams has been charged with possession of a controlled substance and driving under the influence in an unrelated case.


text: On Iau, 2005-06-23 at 06:58, Hans Reiser wrote:> Jeff Garzik wrote:> > > We have to maintain said ugly code for decades.> > No you don't, I do.Really. I must be mis-remembering some of the comments made aboutreiserfs 3 during the 2.5 to 2.6 period. > I am entitled to get some advantage from being the first on the blockYou were not first on the block. Linus was, thats why it's Linux (wellnot directly his fault about the name) and why he sets policy. I'venever heard Linus espousing such an idea so I wonder why you think thatway. Rather I've heard Linus tell groups of people with differing ideasabout interfaces to go figure it out first and build the right interfacethen come back with a consensus (for example with SELinux)> It is odd how Hellwig no longer describes himself as XFS associatedWhy would that be "odd". What are you trying to imply and why not justsay it if you actually have something to say.Alan-To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" inthe body of a message to firstname.lastname@example.com majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.htmlPlease read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/