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I know, I have a lot of other things I'm working on too.. a commission and several older drawings I'd like to colour most important, really..
But what can I say, it'll give me something to absolutely cram to get done despite copious amounts of homework already present. 8D And it'll get my creative juices going again hopefully. Not been feeling very creative as of late so I'm trying to fight it.
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Dec 24, 2011
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Dec 6, 2011
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Aug 2, 2010
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Feb 19, 2010
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Last round of KO and OC!
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It doesn't mean giving away the store in terms of higher taxes and more spending. Both are at the root of Washington's long-term problems.
For those paying attention to the federal government's precarious financial future, all eyes are now on the Senate. It's expected to be back at work today, with only four days remaining in 2012.
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With the clock ticking down, the worst thing that could happen is for the Senate to approve a package that's heavy on tax hikes and light on spending cuts. Mr. Reid has the votes he needs among Democrats to pass such a bill by day's end. But such a measure would be a waste of time. It's going to be dead-on-arrival in the House.
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Mr. Reid must cobble a bill that Mr. Chambliss and Mr. Isakson can defend to their constituents here in Georgia. Neither senator should sign on to a measure that's too heavy on new taxes and too light on cuts.
As far as House Speaker John Boehner and the House goes, if the Senate approves a bipartisan, compromise bill, then pressure will rightly build on the House to follow suit. Then President Obama should sign the final product - even if he has to hold his nose.
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* Plank of Wood slapsGET A HOLD OF YOURSELF MAN. THE REVIEWS DO NOT EFFECT ANYTHING EVER.
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When I told my 8-year-old daughter Madison that I would be speaking to a very large contingent of our faculty and staff this morning, she asked very innocently, "Why would they want to listen to you?" The worst thing is that I really did not have a good answer for her.
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Age: 48
Location: Long Island, N.Y.
Almost 20 yrs. ago I had a transexual encounter. It was different but wonderful. Now I find myself wanting to explore this experience again. I'm now married with kids and I know it's cheating but it won't leave my thoughts. I don't know what to think. I love being with a woman but this hunger won't go away and I 'm not entirely sure if I want it to. I don't know if this means I'm gay, bi, or what. Please, please, if you've any advice your help and thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Hey Bob, the question of weather this craving makes you are gay, bi or what is the least of your issues, darlin'. You got this jones about chicks with dicks and it won't go away because you don't want it to go away. It's a hunger that you feed by starving it. And I'm gonna go way out on a limb here and guess that you will, in pretty short order, go out and get you some of this exotic monkey love, just like before you were married. And I also predict that you will make it a habit, risks to your comfortable life and cheating on you wife not withstanding.
Here's the thing about sexual obsessions of any stripe. The more you starve them the more the hunger consumes you. So rather than treat the desire head on, perhaps you need to address the underlying issues that give rise to it. I'd be willing to speculate that your life has become so predictable, mundane and lethargic that you long to be startled awake from this slumber. You entertain these juicy revelries as a way of keeping yourself from completely succumbing to the boredom. Am I right, Bob? I think I am.
You see, the real issue here is not your cravings for a walk on the wild side; it's the boredom at your core. Desperate men do desperate things. And bored men do foolish things. So I suppose you need to ask yourself, to what lengths are you willing to go to satisfy this craving? And once you answer that, the more important question remains to be answered. How many times will you have to satisfy your craving to balance out the monotony in the rest of your life?
You see, how this has virtually nothing to do with your sexual orientation, gay, bi or whatever; it has to do with your lifestyle.
Perhaps, indulging your sexual fantasy in the relatively harmless form of some video consumption might assuage your obsession. It sure beats skippin' out on your wife and family to satisfy your jones.
Name: Fran
Gender: Female
Age: 33
Location: South Africa
I have a new lover, 10 years my junior. We meet at a play party about three weeks ago. He is very adventuresome and totally submissive. He told me he wants me to shave him from head to toe and he wants me to do this while he is restrained and gagged. I'm confident about my bondage skills, but I've never saved anyone. Do you have any tips?
Some gals have all the luck! You gots yourself a submissive pup; good for you! Just think, this shaving scene could be a real Samson and Delilah kinda set up, and hopefully one of biblical proportions. HOT!
The overall body shave can be a bit tricky, especially for those sensitive areas of the body not used to being shaved. You can pretty much count on some nicks and cuts and there will be a fair amount of post-shave skin irritation too. It's just par for the course. Ya'll can minimize a lot of this by attending to some fundamentals before the event begins.
Most us men have discovered that shaving our face later in the day, or better…at night makes shaving easier. The same is true for fetish shaving. Nighttime is the best time! Work in a clean, well-lit place. The darkened dungeon is good choice for after-shave play, but you'll need lots of light for the shave itself. You also need ready access to lots of clean hot water. So why not strap the boy to the bathroom sink, shower head, or better yet the kitchen table.
If the pup resembles the missing link, you'll want to start the whole business by trimming his body hair as close to the skin as possible before you employ the razor. I suggest using a high quality barber shears for this.
Choose your razors carefully. Unless you are a real connoisseur and know how to wield a straight razor, stick with safety razors. Since you're gonna be doing his whole body, be sure to stock up on a shit-load of the quality plastic disposable kind. You will find that the blades dull really fast when they are shaving course body hair. Dull razors, as everyone knows, will nick and scrape more than a sharp razor. You'll want to minimize the number of times you pull the razor across any given patch of skin so as to minimize razor burn.
Cover the area you are about to shave with a hot, wet towel. It'll soften the hair and makes it easier to remove. Use lots of shaving gel. Gel is better than shaving cream for sensitive skin. Always shave with the growth of the hair, not against. Be sure to have a styptic pencil or gel handy to stop bleeding when you nick the little monkey. And depending on how fastidious you are; keep a pair tweezers handy for yanking out the stray hairs you and your razor miss. This will give your sub something to remember!
No matter how careful you are, there will always be microscopic nicks and cuts afterwards. Left untreated, this can leave the skin open to a nasty infection. To prevent this, apply a liberal amount of an astringent, like which hazel. Hydrogen peroxide is and excellent and inexpensive alternative.
Ya know those nasty little red bumps that are caused by ingrown hairs? You can cut down on these little buggers by buffing the freshly shaved area with a cosmetic buff pad. Finally, a liberal application of a moisturizer is recommended to cut down on the itching that will inevitably follow. If the sub has never done this before, he will soon find out that he will be plagued by itching as his hair starts to grow in. Too bad for him, huh?
As you can see, this is gonna be a whole lot of work for you. And there's gonna be a lot of clean up too. Lucky for you, you'll have a freshly shaved sub to do all the work while you relax kick your feet up and eat your bonbons.
This might be helpful too — check out my review of The Ultimate Personal Shaver Kit HERE!
Here are some video suggestions to accompany my thoughts.
Name: Susie
Age: 25
Location: Indianapolis
My husband and I are beginning to experiment with some light bondage and discipline. We'd like to know more about this and how to play safely. Unfortunately, because of his job we are stuck here in Indianapolis for another whole year. We have yet to find even one other person around here who shares our kink. So we don't have anyone to ask about this.
Ahhh, the joys of the heartland. I'd be willing to guess there are other kinky pervs, like you guys, right there in Indian-apollis, but they don't know how to find you anymore than you guys know how to find them. Kinda sad, huh? Well probably ya'll are gonna need to turn to them internet tubes for the help you're looking for. Kink and BDSM sites abound. Almost all of them have great "how to" and "helpful tips" sections geared to the budding kinkster. Several of these sites also feature profiles, chat rooms and bulletin boards for like-minded folks to connect and play.
For something really special, check out my newest podcast series — Sex EDGE-U-cation. I'm chatting with prominent educators, practitioners and advocates of unconventional sexual expressions and lifestyles from all over the world.
But since you are here, darlin', I do have some preliminary thoughts to share. First, every scene should be negotiated before play begins. Never bypass this important step even if the two of you only play with one another. Ya see, what you don't want to have happen is to break the mood mid-scene to ask a question or seek direction. All that should be taken care of before you start the play. Get use to working out all the logistics a head of time. These important negotiation sessions will also force you to communicate with each other and give you a ready vocabulary for talking with other prospective partners should the opportunity ever arise.
Negotiating a BDSM scene is not a "I'll do this for you if you do that for me" sort of deal, like in vanilla sex. Rather it's an honest discussion about you and your partner's wants, needs, expectations and limits for the scene. Regardless if you are the dominant top or a submissive bottom, you must be equal partners when negotiating each scene.
If you do this sort of play a lot, the negotiations may become perfunctory. But like I said, they ought never be skipped. The nature of these negotiations is to set parameters, ascertain boundaries and establish limits — for example the intensity and duration of the scene. You may find that you need to set a time limit for your play, or discuss the type of restraints and means of discipline to be used. Debriefing (also known as Aftercare), once the scene is ended, is also a real good idea. You'll, of course, need to establish safewords for your play. And if you don't know what those are; you'd best stick to vanilla.
The more experience you have, the more likely you will develop a shorthand for negotiating your play. However, the less experienced you are, the more important it will be to spell out absolutely everything. Your negotiations ought to be a frank and open discussion, no holds bared as it were. Remember, you are not in the scene yet. So no one, dom or sub, has more input than the other. Speak and question one another freely.
The first question the dom needs to ask of the sub is "What are your limits?" Be specific, direct and pointed when you ask about one's limits. The novice sub may not know his or her limits, so the dom will have to proceed with the utmost caution. This is where the safeword will most likely come into play.
The sub ought to have unqualified trust in the dom; without this the scene isn't play, it's abuse. Remember, there is never room for coercion in the negotiations. Save the guilt tripping, shame-inducement and intimidation for the scene itself.
Here's some at homework for you and your husband. Check out The Surrender Of O. This is just one of the exceptionally fine enrichment videos in my How To Video Library.
Name: juan
Gender: Male
Age: 32
When me and my wife have sex I like to cum in her ass. Is that bad for her?
If her's is the only ass you cum in, there's no problem.
However, if you're dippin' you wick in other bung-holes, or have multiple partners of any sort, exchanging bodily fluids is not recommended.
Good luck ya'll


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U.S. Sen. John Cornyn may be facing a challenge from Friendswood Congressman Steve Stockman in the March Republican Primary, but you wouldn't know it from his latest television ad. Cornyn is on the attack, though: Against President Obama.
Featuring video of the attack on Benghazi and anti-Obama protests, a narrator intones:
"Astonishingly liberal. An administration that has squandered our trust. Using backhanded methods to change the very fabric of American life. Who stands up to him? John Cornyn. Conservative. Pro-life. Lives the Second Amendment. Fights for truth from a dishonest administration. He stands up to Obama every day. Pushes back. John Cornyn's for us – for Texas.
The ad is scheduled to run in Dallas-Fort Worth, San Antonio and Austin. Meanwhile, a Cornyn-related political action committee is running negative ads, highlighting Stockman's ethical lapses first reported by the Houston Chronicle, in Houston, Port Arthur and Beaumont — the heart of Stockman's congressional district. With this strategy, Cornyn avoids elevating Stockman's name identification statewide. And he sells a theme close to the hearts of Texas Republican primary voters: aversion to Obama.


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Bruno Mars' Sisters Score Reality Show Gig
While he's celebrating his fifth No. 1 single, crooner Bruno Mars' sisters are working to get their musical career off the ground and they are making a go of it on reality TV. The ladies have scored a show with WE Tv.
The series will be called 'The Lylas,' which is the name of their group and is likely a reference to the phrase "Love you like a sister," since they're sisters. Get it? Got it? Good.
Like the Saturdays chronicled their bid to make it in America with their 'Chasing the Saturdays' show, the Lylas are going to be on TV before anyone really knows much about their music. It's a the perfect promotional opp for them to spread the word.
The premise is that Tiara, Tahiti and Presley will leave their native Hawaii to join their sister Jaime in Los Angeles and document the process of recording their album. The show will air on Friday nights this fall and will boast eight hour-long episodes, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
PopCrushers, does this sound like a show you would watch? We'd definitely tune in if Bruno makes a cameo to support his sisters!
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A stuntman working on upcoming thriller "Final Girl" needed medical treatment last week after actress Abigail Breslin accidentally punched him in the face.
The 16 year old has insisted on performing her own stunts for her role in photographer Tyler Shields' directorial debut, in which she plays a girl who takes on a gang of boys who try to "initiate" her into their pack.
But production on the set in Canada was halted after Breslin accidentally knocked out a stuntman during an action scene filmed in a car.
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By DAVID GREEN
Fayette's proposed spending plan for 2013 shows a 16 percent increase in overall appropriations and a 10.7 percent growth in general fund spending.
The general fund is projected to grow by $40,526 to $418,951, taking it back over the $400,000 mark for the first time since 2010. The purchase of a new backhoe and paying off the loan for a police department vehicle will help push spending upward, said village fiscal officer Lisa Zuver.
More than half of general fund spending goes to support the police department which shows an increase of $17,609 from last year. Chief Jason Simon would like to return the squad to three full-time officers in 2013. In addition, Zuver said, there were salary increases and some equipment replacement.
Other general fund spending includes an increase of $7,000 for street lighting to $23,000; an increase of $29,000 in street maintenance and repair to $41,403; an increase of $7,000 in general village office expenses to $45,667; and a $5,000 decrease in the village fiscal officer fund to $61,445.
Outside the general fund, street maintenance and repair shows a 9.5 percent increase of about $6,000 to $67,749; an $8,000 increase in state highway spending to $10,700; a $2,000 decrease in park spending to $51,500; and an increase of $25,948 on local motor vehicle taxes to $31,431.
Spending from the sewer enhancement fund is pegged to fall by $13,752 to $43,553, and spending from the utility improvement fund will increase by $15,000 to $26,000.
Total appropriations come out to $1,162,384 for an increase of $164,306 from a year ago.
Making it all work out becomes an annual juggling act for Zuver as she moves wages and benefits between funds for the best outcome.
For example, the maintenance coordinator now has more of his pay coming from the state motor vehicle license tax fund and less from streets. The village administrator's salary and benefits come entirely from the water and sewer funds even though he has duties that spill into other areas of village government.
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At last! FAA green lights gadgets on planes
WASHINGTON – Government safety rules are changing to let airline passengers use most electronic devices from gate-to-gate -- although you'll still have to stow your stuff during take-off and landing.
Passengers will eventually be able to read e-books, play games, and watch videos on their devices during all phases of flight, with very limited exceptions, the Federal Aviation Administration said Thursday morning.
And everyone must put their gizmos down during the safety briefing and listen up, for heaven's sake.
For anyone who's longingly looked at that laptop during a 5-hour cross-country flight, the news will come as a delight, despite several caveats and restrictions. Electronic items, books and magazines, must be held or put in the seat-back pocket during the actual take-off and landing, for example. And cell phones should be in airplane mode or with cellular service disabled -- meaning no signal bars displayed.
Passengers still won't be allowed to use cell phones for voice communications: FCC regulations will still prohibit any airborne calls using them. But Candy Crush? Go for it.
If your air carrier provides Wi-Fi service during flight, you may use those services. You can also continue to use short-range Bluetooth accessories, like wireless keyboards, the FAA said.
"I commend the dedication and excellent work of all the experts who spent the past year working together to give us a solid report so we can now move forward with a safety-based decision on when passengers can use [portable electronic devices] on airplanes," said FAA Administrator Michael Huerta.
A4A, an aviation industry trade group, applauded the decision.
"A4A commends the Portable Electronic Devices (PED) Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) for its report and recommendations on expanded use of personal electronic devices inflight. A4A and our members will work with the FAA to ensure expanded customer use of electronic devices is implemented safely and expeditiously."
Most new airliners are expected to meet the criteria, but changes won't happen immediately. Timing will depend upon the airline.
Connections to the Internet to surf, exchange emails, text or download data will still be prohibited below 10,000 feet. Heavier devices like laptops will have to be stowed.
A travel industry group welcomed the changes, calling them common-sense accommodations for a traveling public now bristling with technology. "We're pleased the FAA recognizes that an enjoyable passenger experience is not incompatible with safety and security," said Roger Dow, CEO of the U.S. Travel Association.
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STOCKTON, Calif - Kayla Hernandez and Laura Olvera each scored goals to lift Pacific to a 2-1 win over UC Santa Barbara in a Big West soccer match on Friday night.
The Tigers (8-6-1 overall, 2-2-1 in league) got the best of the Gauchos (6-10-2, 1-5-0) early. With the match scoreless, Hernandez took a feed from Brittani Vaomba, raced up the pitch and pounded home the first tally of the contest at the 25:56 mark.
Pacific took a 2-0 lead in the second half. In the 53rd mnute, Pacific's Olvera took a pass from Nydia Cabrera, cruised into the zone and scored from 15 yards out. The assist by Cabrera gave her team the win.
Senior Alyssa Benjamin, listed as a defender for much of her career, was shifted to forward and the move paid off. Benjamin scored the Gauchos lone goal in the 59th minute of the contest, and it was unassisted.
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Sports movies: The top 50 sports films of all time
Get into the game with our definitive list of the best sports movies: inspirational dramas, rude comedies and classic documentaries celebrating the real thing.
Ahh, sports movies. Victory, defeat, comebacks and a whole lot of ass slapping. To get in shape for ranking the 50 best sports movies of all time, we pounded the heavy bag, swore off sweets and drank plenty of raw eggs—by which we mean we watched a lot of DVDs. (Also, we stuck to traditional athletics—please, chess and billiardsfans, save the fury for another comments board.) Surely there are titles we've missed. Raise a penalty flag if that's the case. And remember, it's not about winning—unless you're counting backward in a ranked list. What are the mightiest sports movies of all time? Dive in and find out.
Bend It Like Beckham (2002)
Fresh-faced Keira Knightley became a star when this crowd-pleasing cross-cultural drama booted its way into American multiplexes. Even if the definitive soccer movie is yet to be made, this one—about the importance of inclusiveness on the field and off—scores nicely.—Joshua Rothkopf
Big Fan (2009)
Folks in the stands are thanked plenty enough come postseason, but how often do they get their own movie? After scripting The Wrestler, writer-director Robert D. Siegel turned his attention to the subject—darkly and with great empathy—via this tale of a Giants fan (Patton Oswalt) tackled by his own obsession.—Joshua Rothkopf
Murderball (2005)
Quadriplegic athletes don't want your sympathy—and to watch them play their variation of wheelchair rugby, flesh and metal merging into living cruise missiles, they don't want casual entertainment either. This exuberantly rude documentary captures the essence of sports euphoria in a surprising, universal way.—Joshua Rothkopf
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004)
The bane of young nerds everywhere, this violent playground game offers the perfect vehicle to parody sports-movie clichés: the team of lovable misfits, the rich snob rivals, the tournament with a decisive sudden-death moment. Grafted onto a kids' game, the high stakes seem hilariously absurd, even as you sincerely root for Vince Vaughn & Co. to be the last ones out.—David Fear
Eight Men Out (1988)
Because it's a John Sayles movie, you can expect the director's heady brand of politicized entertainment. Still, the real-life scenario—about the infamous Chicago "Black Sox," who threw the 1919 World Series—makes the stridency go down in riveting fashion, as does a dynamite cast led by John Cusack.—Joshua Rothkopf
Big Wednesday (1978)
Three close-knit California dudes break the waves and comb their way through some turbulent political tides in John Milius's awesomely macho surf drama. The cast is pure '70s virility (Jan-Michael Vincent, William Katt, Gary Busey) and the spindrift set pieces are as epic as a Star Wars space battle.—Keith Uhlich
Field of Dreams (1989)
Kevin Costner had already strutted his stuff once in Bull Durham, but Phil Alden Robinson's sentimental tale of a man building a playing field in his backyard proved that the star was Hall of Fame material. Here, baseball isn't just a game; it's a chance for fathers, sons and even dead legends to have one last crack at redemption.—David Fear
A League of Their Own (1992)
Penny Marshall's funny and moving dramedy about a WWII-era women's ball team has an A-list roster (Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Madonna), some stellar pinch hitters (hey, Rosie O'Donnell) and memorable one-liners ("There's no crying in baseball") that'll have you choking on your chewing tobacco.—Keith Uhlich
Million Dollar Baby (2004)
Clint Eastwood directs and stars in this tough, tear-jerking story about a gruff, aging trainer and the unseasoned female boxer (Hilary Swank) he takes under his wing. The film strikes a near-perfect balance between brawn (in the arduously raw fighting sequences) and sentimentality (in Eastwood and Swank's tender surrogate father-daughter relationship).—Keith Uhlich
The Fighter (2010)
Using vintage Betamax cameras and hiring veteran cable-sports crews to replicate the look of HBO's mid-'90s boxing matches, David O. Russell adds a level of period-perfect verisimilitude to this biopic on welterweight champ Micky Ward. The stoic Boston brawler is played, punch for punch, by Mark Wahlberg, who personally nurtured the project for years.—David Fear
The Set-Up (1949)
In this dark, disturbing noir, the great Robert Ryan plays a has-been pugilist who learns his manager has fixed one of his bouts—which unleashes some of the old fighting spirit. The jittery boxing sequences directly influenced Martin Scorsese's Raging Bull.—Keith Uhlich
Personal Best (1982)
The characters are U.S. track-and-fielders striving to qualify for the women's team headed for the 1980 Olympics (a Games the States would boycott). But what will always set this drama apart is its exploration of physical attraction between same-sex competitors, presented in an honest, nonexploitative manner. Side note: Here's how you do arm wrestling.—Joshua Rothkopf
Knute Rockne All American (1940)
Pat O'Brien may have played the titular character in this ode to the legendary Notre Dame football figurehead, but it's Ronald Reagan's gridiron all-star, George Gipp, who inspired football's most famous inspirational motto: "Let's win one for the Gipper!" So many coaches have quoted the movie's line that Reagan's estate should be paid annual royalties.—David Fear
Gentleman Jim (1942)
One of Hollywood's most charismatic actors plays one of the sweet science's most charming practitioners: You'd swear Errol Flynn was born to play heavyweight champion "Gentleman Jim" Corbett. Raoul Walsh's film re-creates 1890's rollicking, game-changing Corbett vs. John L. Sullivan match—the moment when boxing became as much about brains as brawn.—David Fear
Dogtown and Z-Boys (2001)
The director, Stacy Peralta, was a teenage celebrity in the late-'70s: a SoCal skateboarder whose revolutionary style got him all the way to a cameo on Charlie's Angels. His affectionate, irreverent profile of his fearless comrades plays more like a rock documentary, the band broken up by money, endorsements and bad luck.—Joshua Rothkopf
This Sporting Life (1963)
Director Lindsay Anderson made his fiction debut with this gritty tale of a hotheaded coal miner (Richard Harris) who finds stardom on the rugby field. Harris's jagged-edge performance complements the film's immersively rough-hewn aesthetic; even the sports scenes feel as if they've been doused in kitchen-sink grime.—Keith Uhlich
Undisputed (2002)
Fueled by a scrappy, improvisatory energy, this prison-set boxing drama pits a recently incarcerated heavyweight champ (Ving Rhames) against a yard favorite (Wesley Snipes). Apart from the imminent clash of fists and egos, there's a fascinating side plot concerning promotion, masterminded by elderly con Peter Falk in one of his craftiest turns.—Joshua Rothkopf
Pumping Iron (1977)
The biceps are watermelon-size, the grunts deafening and the imposed narratives a little dodgy. But boring this docudrama is not. Mainly, it serves as a fascinating peek at two future superstars, Arnold Schwarzenegger (witty and already a ham) and TV-Hulk-to-be Lou Ferrigno, his chief competition for the title of Mr. Olympia.—Joshua Rothkopf
White Men Can't Jump (1992)
No film better captures the psych-out art of athletic trash-talking than Ron Shelton's ode to playground B-ballers. Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes display serious game on the court, but it's the way they gracefully ace lines like "Still throwing up bricks? What is this, a mason's convention?" that makes the duo so dynamic.—David Fear
Jerry Maguire (1996)
Writer-director Cameron Crowe casts an eye off the field in his crowd-pleasing romantic comedy, focusing on a conscientious sports agent (Tom Cruise) who starts his own firm. Classic scenes abound, from Cruise's ecstatic rendition of "Free Fallin' " to costar Cuba Gooding Jr.'s highly memorable demand to "Show me the money!"—Keith Uhlich
Sugar (2008)
For every Adrián Beltré success story (he was signed to the Dodgers at age 15 and transitioned well), there are a dozen Dominican players like the fictional composite Miguel "Sugar" Santos—a talented pitcher hacking it out in the U.S. minor leagues. Filmmakers Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden lay on the culture clashes beautifully, but it's the dangling promise of the American Dream that really gets this movie hitting fly balls over the fence.—David Fear
Pat and Mike (1952)
In real life, Katharine Hepburn was no slouch on the tennis court or the golf course; that's Kate herself swinging those rackets and clubs in this rom-com costarring Spencer Tracy. Her natural abilities, plus cameos from pro athletes like Betty Hicks and Gussie Moran, add an edge of realism to this story about competitions of the body and the heart.—David Fear
Friday Night Lights (2004)
Before there was a beloved TV series, there was Peter Berg's feature film about high-school football in Texas—a lyrical, stirring look at the way communities revolve around their pigskin heroes. Even a viewer who doesn't know a punt from a pass could understand how these games could give an economically gutted small town something to believe in.—David Fear
The Natural (1984)
This is the moment when baseball becomes golden-hued pageantry onscreen, the diamond dappled with sunbeams and the promise of redemption. Even if the film changed the ending of Bernard Malamud's classic novel, there's no doubting the genius of cinematographer Caleb Deschanel (Zooey's dad) and effortless star Robert Redford.—Joshua Rothkopf
The Endless Summer (1966)
The granddaddy of surfing docs follows longboarders Mike Hynson and Robert August as they trek around the world looking for the perfect wave. Bruce Brown's lively film not only set the template for every extreme-sports vérité profile that followed, it helped sell surf culture to a global audience, inspiring thousands to start hanging ten.—David Fear
Ali (2001)
Michael Mann's vivid, visceral biopic explores an eventful decade (1964–1974) in the life of prominent prizefighter Muhammad Ali (Will Smith, exuding both mystery and magnetism). More than just the story of a man, this hypnotically impressionistic film weighs the influential athlete's accomplishments against a tumultuous historic period.—Keith Uhlich
Seabiscuit (2003)
As Gary Ross's biopic shows, the title's gangly bay beat the odds to become a champion racehorse and brought out the best in his stellar jockey, Red Pollard (Tobey Maguire). It also demonstrates how, like the best champions, the thoroughbred inspired a wounded nation to brush itself off and get back in the saddle.—David Fear
Tokyo Olympiad (1965)
Japan's first hosting of the Games in 1964 was considered a massively important moment for national rebranding. After testy Akira Kurosawa was taken off the plum assignment, the job went to the more flexible Kon Ichikawa, who produced an unusually thorough and artful tribute to both winners and losers.—Joshua Rothkopf
The Karate Kid (1984)
Or Rocky for teens: The underdog in this rousing '80s gem is bullied adolescent Daniel Larusso (Ralph Macchio) who crane-kicks his way to the top with the help of martial-arts sage and car-waxer extraordinaire Mr. Miyagi (Noriyuki "Pat" Morita).—Keith Uhlich
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)
Angrier-than-thou young man Tom Courtenay wants to pick a fight with the world; instead, this borstal boy finds solace in competitive running. This British drama gives viewers a great sense of the way sports can help troubled kids wrestle their demons and gain self-confidence. It also ends with one of the most unlikely inspirational movie moments ever.—David Fear
Any Given Sunday (1999)
Leave it to Oliver Stone to make you enjoy feeling like a tossed-around pigskin. His absorbing look at a fictional pro-football team and the veteran coach trying to lead them to victory (Al Pacino at full bellow) packs a testosterone-filled blitz into two-and-a-half thrillingly steroidal hours.—Keith Uhlich
Offside (2006)
What if you can't cheer on your favorite team because of your gender? That's the reality in Iran, providing the basis for Jafar Panahi's buoyant, brazenly political drama about a group of female soccer fans sneaking into a World Cup match.—Keith Uhlich
Breaking Away (1979)
Dennis Christopher refuses to be just another Indiana nobody…so why not pretend to be a champion Italian cyclist? Peter Yates's feel-good sports drama says a lot about the allure of competitive biking, but this is really a movie about relying on your teammates—the friends who'll always get you across the finish line.—David Fear
Chariots of Fire (1981)
Even if all you remember is that shot of Olympians running on the beach to Vangelis's pounding synth score, it's fine. Sometimes a great sports movie only needs sweat and exhilaration. Return to the story, though, and you'll be beguiled by a real-life tale of British resolve, imperial hauteur and religious tolerance.—Joshua Rothkopf
Fat City (1972)
In John Huston's engrossing drama, Stacy Keach plays a past-his-prime boxer who acts as both mentor and rival to cocky up-and-comer Jeff Bridges. The ensemble is stellar—especially Susan Tyrrell as a belligerent barfly—and ace cinematographer Conrad L. Hall brings out the seedy poetry of the back-alley California setting.—Keith Uhlich
Miracle (2004)
This uplifting drama about the U.S. hockey team's "Miracle on Ice" at the 1980 Olympics is a fabulous paean to coaching. Kurt Russell fully transforms himself body and soul into impassioned trainer Herb Brooks, never shying away from his character's family-neglecting obsessiveness, even while delivering spirited speeches that would have amateurs entering the rink.—Keith Uhlich
North Dallas Forty (1979)
The mightiest of football movies enters the world of pro athletics through the beer-and-drug-laced locker room, the debauched lifestyle and endless partying. Intended as a satirical comedy, the darker truth of the circus surrounding the game lingers, as does a terrific Nick Nolte performance as a hero past his prime.—Joshua Rothkopf
The Bad News Bears (1976)
Not a small number of film lovers—those who see themselves in these foulmouthed little-leaguers—would call this one of the key movies of the '70s. They wouldn't be wrong: Subversively, it's a comedy that revels in the dirty nature of American competition, criticizing it as well as celebrating it to the operatic strains of Carmen.—Joshua Rothkopf
Hoosiers (1986)
Small-town athletes make good in this enthralling underdog drama about a gruff coach with a checkered past (a terrific Gene Hackman) who leads his high-school basketball team to the state championships. Dennis Hopper is especially memorable as an alcoholic father given a redemptive second chance to get on the winning side.—Keith Uhlich
The Pride of the Yankees (1942)
Fans were still mourning the death of legendary pinstriper Lou Gehrig when Sam Wood's film about the first baseman hit screens, barely a year after his passing. This tip of the cap was the perfect salve to their grief. Gary Cooper's "luckiest man on the face of the earth" speech captures the dignity, grace and resolve of one of the game's true MVPs.—David Fear
Olympia (1938)
The legacy of filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl will always be tarred by her willing association with the Nazi Party: She directed the towering Triumph of the Will (1935), a landmark of propaganda, and stuck around Germany long enough to enjoy the good life as a pet artist of the Reich. Yet Riefenstahl was also the inspired mind behind this stylish account of the 1936 Berlin Olympics, a classic piece of sports glorification. Among its innovations are the tracking shot through cheering crowds, the prerace close-up of a concentrated athlete's face and the balletic filming of divers seemingly in defiance of gravity. Rising to the occasion, Riefenstahl celebrated the physique of multiple-medal winner Jesse Owens; disturbingly, the film cuts to Adolf Hitler, impressed. In many ways, the movie is a utopian fantasy.—Joshua Rothkopf
When We Were Kings (1996)
Blessed with total access to what would be a seismic, symbolic event, documentary director Leon Gast headed to Zaire, Africa, to capture 1974's "Rumble in the Jungle," the apotheosis of Muhammad Ali's legend. Among the many subjects straying in front of Gast's perceptive camera are wire-haired promoter Don King, sports writers Norman Mailer and George Plimpton, soul godfather James Brown (on fire in performance) and pitiless dictator Mobutu Sese Seko, grabbing the world's attention. But all eyes ultimately turn to the fleet-tongued Ali, charming in his training routine and fierce against George Foreman via the celebrated "rope-a-dope." Ali's connection with crowds of cheering Zaireans became a spiritual bond, one that turned him into a global icon of pride and power.—Joshua Rothkopf
Senna (2010)
It takes a certain kind of man to get behind the wheel of a Formula One race car and strategically outmaneuver other speed demons while going 200mph—and the late Ayrton Senna was most certainly that kind of man. Asif Kapadia's documentary on the Brazilian world champion keeps talking-head testimonies and expert voiceovers to the barest minimum. Instead, he tells Senna's story almost entirely through footage of press conferences, vintage interviews with the star himself and the races, as seen from the cockpit-cam—there's virtually no separation between Senna the person and the Senna the driver, who took home three top F1 trophies. Kapadia's movie doesn't spend the bulk of its running time fixating on the loss of a great sportsman; instead, it celebrates his accomplishments and lets viewers laud Senna's remarkable life one lap at a time.—David Fear
Slap Shot (1977)
For all the high-minded glory of honorable competition, you don't get a complete picture of sports without a healthy dose of animal rage, vulgarity and shameless rule-breaking. This is where George Roy Hill's beloved hockey comedy comes in: It undermines the lure of winning with an appeal to the worst instincts. Player-coach Paul Newman leads a squad of ruffians who resort to on-ice fighting to spur interest. The ploy doesn't work long-term, but for a brief moment in a mill town demoralized by unemployment (the team itself becomes a rumored sell-off), the fans have something worth shouting about. Bloodlust courses through the veins of the film, lending it an unholy potency. And before you call it a "guy movie," know that the script was written by quick-witted Nancy Dowd (inspired by her hockey-playing brother).—Joshua Rothkopf
The Wrestler (2008)
Everyone loves a comeback—and though it doesn't seem possible for fictional Randy "The Ram" Robinson (Mickey Rourke), a down-on-his-luck pro wrestler who longs to relive his '80s glory days, it was definitely achievable for former leading man Mickey Rourke. This unflinching portrait of death-wish dedication would be unthinkable without the actor, who imbues the role with a heartbreaking pathos—especially in the tender scenes with his estranged daughter, played by Evan Rachel Wood. The Wrestler reminded everyone what this great performer was capable of; it also gave a boost to director Darren Aronofsky, who underplayed the heavy stylistics that sunk his ridiculous otherworldly romance The Fountain and achieved a new, bracing sincerity.—Keith Uhlich
Caddyshack (1980)
After scoring as the screenwriter of Animal House and Meatballs, Harold Ramis made his directorial debut with this hilarious comedy set at an exclusive golf course. Initially the film was supposed to focus on the teenage caddies played by Michael O'Keefe and Scott Colomby, but cast members Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield and Bill Murray began improvising, brilliantly. What could have been an unmemorable youth comedy became an endlessly quotable classic, from Murray's famous "Cinderella story" tee-off (created entirely in the moment) to Dangerfield's bull-in-a-china-shop quips ("Hey, baby, you must've been something before electricity"). Tiger Woods has cited this snobs-versus-slobs satire as a personal favorite (snooty Ted Knight types need not apply), and animatronic gophers with a taste for Kenny Loggins agree it's a hole in one.—Keith Uhlich
Bull Durham (1988)
Baseball's finest comedy celebrates the sport in ways that are often overlooked: the long stretches of bum luck, the wispiness of job security, the transient thrill of a valiant at-bat. (Writer-director Ron Shelton had played in the minors and became the go-to guy for authentic scripts.) The movie sets up its themes via three wonderfully complex characters: Catcher "Crash" Davis (Kevin Costner at the peak of his likability) is the aging also-ran, clutching to memories of a 21-day stint in "the Show" while struggling to stay relevant as a leader in the single-A leagues. Annie (Susan Sarandon) is the superfan, luring fresh players to her bed while depositing serious wisdom. And "Nuke" LaLoosh (Tim Robbins) is the goofy hotshot pitcher, undisciplined and the future of the game. The three of them make up a triangle of need and resentment, undergirding a movie of rare grace. (It's really about the game of life.)—Joshua Rothkopf
Hoop Dreams (1994)
Arthur Agee is a wispy kid who worships Isiah Thomas; William Gates is a soft-spoken young man with a killer layup. Both of these 14-year-old NBA hopefuls will see their lives change drastically over the next five years, but the one constant remains basketball. Filmmaker Steve James followed Agee and Gates around Chicago throughout their respective high-school careers, and what he emerged with was something much deeper than a look at up-and-coming B-ballers. This is the ultimate real-life portrait of what sports mean to young men of a certain social class and background, and how the ability to consistently get the fast break offers a ticket to a better life (or doesn't). By this epic film's end, you'll have a better understanding of how the game is played—and how sometimes the game can play you.—David Fear
Raging Bull (1980)
Martin Scorsese's evocative black-and-white biopic about real-life brawler Jake LaMotta (Robert De Niro) is an intensely physical movie, tracing with operatic grandeur its protagonist's life from volatile middleweight contender to an obese has-been. The punches land hard in and out of the ring—LaMotta's confrontations with his long-suffering wife (Cathy Moriarty) and loyal-to-a-fault brother (Joe Pesci) often seem bloodier than any of the astonishingly visceral slugfests. It's also a deeply spiritual film, in no small part due to De Niro's monastic commitment to the role. His much publicized regimen—training with LaMotta himself to get into tip-top fighting condition, then plumping himself up for the final scenes via a four-month eating binge—is the ultimate in actorly sacrifice.—Keith Uhlich
Rocky (1976)
He's called a bum, a chump, a never-was—even a "tomato." Truthfully, if you were to watch boxer Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) in his two-bit amateur matches, you'd think he was on the express train to Palookaville. But Philly's forgotten son is about to get a once-in-a-lifetime chance: challenging the heavyweight champ. Written by its star (who insisted he play the lead), this Oscar-winning hit is the ne plus ultra of underdog movies, the story of every guy who's been pegged a loser so many times that he believes it. Then Bill Conti's iconic score kicks in and, suddenly, Rocky becomes a symbol for finding the true winner in all of us. It's a Cinderella story pumped up to perfection, the kind that gets you out of your seat and cheering the way real athletic events do. By the time Stallone's battered everyhero steps into the ring with Apollo Creed, it doesn't matter whether he gets the belt. The man has "gone the distance"—and that makes him the victor.—David Fear


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Students who have completed the IAI general education core curriculum (IAI/GECC) are required to take three further mission-based courses at Saint Xavier University in order to complete their general education requirements. These courses are:
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We use the Blackboard course management system for delivery of course content. All online courses are organized in a similar fashion to facilitate learning navigational and communication skills. On the main course menu, all courses will have links to Announcements, Faculty Information, Syllabus/Online Learning, Weekly Course Guides, and Class Discussion Board.
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The 2013-14 Centre High School girls' basketball team includes four returning starters and two additional letterwinners.
Senior Cacey Simons has been a starter since her freshman year. Senior Makenzie Deines became a starter during the last season, and senior Bryanna Svoboda was a starter as a freshman and a junior, sitting out her entire sophomore year due to an injury in the first game of the season. Junior Shelby Makovec joined them as a freshman.
Junior Brenna Shields and senior Amy Makovec are two additional letterwinners who have seen a lot of playing time.
The team has advanced to the state tournament the past two years and is hoping for a return trip. They finished 16-7 last year, improving from 14-10 the previous year.
Centre is ranked No. 7 in 1A Division l in the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association preseason poll.
Simons led in overall scoring and free-throw percentages last year and was a leading rebounder. Coach Alan Stahlecker said Simons passes well and can block shots. She was first team all-league for all three years of high school. She received all-state 1A honorable mention by the Wichita Eagle, Topeka Capital-Journal, and KBCA as a sophomore and a junior.
Stahlecker described point-guard Shelby Makovec as a "good all around player."
"She makes the offense happen because she drives well and is a good scorer, passer, and defender," he said.
She was first team all-league as a freshman and sophomore, and received all-state honorable mention both years by the Eagle and Capital-Journal. She received 1A honorable mention by Kansas coaches as a freshman and third team as a sophomore.
Post player Deines is a good shooter and "decent" rebounder. Guard Svoboda is a good ball-handler, shooter, and defender.
Sophomore Allison Basore has a chance to be a post player. Stahlecker said she is a good shooter, rebounder, and shot blocker. She and Deines, both 5 feet, 10 inches tall, are the tallest players on the team.
Playing the guard position, Amy Makovec is a good shooter and passer and a good off-ball defender. Stahlecker sees Shields, a guard and small forward, as a player who rebounds, defends well, and has great quickness.
He expects juniors Nellie Kassebaum and Callie Riffel to be major contributors this year.
Other juniors on the team include Cassidy Hill, Marie Miklus, Kailyn Riffel, and Cassy Thompson.
Carissa Shields, Abigail Svoboda, and Kristin Vinduska are sophomores. Kaitlin Brunner, Summer Espinoza, Katie Marler, and Shelby Pankratz are freshmen.
"I expect that our experience and skills will make us very competitive in the Wheat State League, in our area, and in Class 1A, Division l," Stahlecker said. "I expect us to be able to compete with any team we face this year."
He expects the team to be in contention for the league title. He named Little River and Goessel as potentially the team's toughest opponents, but he also said, "Virtually any team in this league can beat any other team on any given night."
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Bonnie Spring is a Professor of Preventive Medicine, Psychology, and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Director of Behavioral Medicine, and Co-Program Leader for Cancer Prevention at Northwestern University. A Past President of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, she is board-certified in clinical health psychology. Dr. Spring's most recent book is Smoking Cessation with Weight Gain Prevention, and in the original post below, she reflects on her own struggle with giving up cigarettes and maintaining her weight.
"You've given me new hope." So read the e-mail that arrived shortly after Parade Magazine published a story about my research showing that trying to manage weight gain while stopping smoking can help rather than hurt successful quitting. A steady stream of similar messages flowed in, taking my mind back to the days when I first started to study weight gain after quitting smoking. I still flinch at the memories. Faculty colleagues asked when I would switch to studying a real health problem – one with serious medical consequences. The reception was about as chilly at the National Institutes of Health. The words of a usually supportive program officer float back to me, "Oh come on…There's only an average six to eight pound weight gain after quitting. That's not a health problem – that's a cosmetic problem. We're in the business of studying threats to health – not insults to personal vanity!"
The physicians I spoke with weren't much more helpful. They said things like, "Look, there's no question that the much greater health risk comes from the smoking rather than the weight gain. The average person would have to gain about 100 pounds to offset the health benefit of quitting." Indeed, medical practice guidelines conveyed a similar message. The U.S. Public Health Service Guideline on Tobacco Treatment encouraged physicians to tell patients not to worry about weight gain until they were fully confident and secure as non-smokers. The fear was that trying to manage both things at once – smoking and weight – would be overwhelming and would undermine the success of the quit attempt. Yet even though that guidance seemed right-minded and conservative, I watched it prompt my friends to make a life-threatening decision. Nor did I watch detachedly, because I was one of the many smokers who responded by making the same bad decision. Having to choose between being smoke-free and being slender felt like being crushed between a rock and a hard place. Yes, I cared about my long-term health and wanted very badly to quit. However, maintaining a slender, attractive appearance felt essential to sustain the social reinforcers that were vital to my quality of life. We can call it vain, irrational or disordered till the cows come home, but my priorities were certainly not unusual then or now. I continued to smoke.
Living out the truism that "research is me-search," I began a series of treatment studies to test different ways to help smokers quit smoking without gaining weight. We already knew that ex-smokers gain weight especially because they eat more, but also because their metabolism slows down a bit. So I conducted a number of clinical trials using weight loss agents that are known to reduce food intake. Some of the drugs worked well in the short term. But as soon as patients stopped taking the medication, they gained weight, catching up to and sometimes surpassing the weight gain of patients who'd taken a placebo. Those studies convinced me that available medications were not a good long-term solution to prevent weight gain. I went back to the drawing board and began to experiment with cognitive behavioral interventions. The experimentation taught me enough to finally lick my own smoking habit without gaining weight. Eventually, the National Institutes of Health funded a clinical trial of 315 women who received smoking cessation treatment alone or the combined smoking and weight management treatment. Quitting smoking first and then beginning to self-regulate diet and exercise suppressed post-cessation weight gain. To our great surprise, given the ominous warnings in tobacco treatment guidelines, adding weight management to smoking cessation treatment didn't compromise the quit attempt. To the contrary, it somewhat increased the likelihood that abstinence would be achieved. Fascinated by our findings, we culled the world research literature to learn whether others had found similar effects. Of the 779 articles we identified that used non-drug treatments to promote smoking cessation and prevent weight gain, 10 trials met our quality criteria. Meta-analyzing the responses of all 2027 participants included in those trials produced absolutely no evidence that combining smoking and weight control treatment produces any harm. From this expanded global purview, we observed again that combining smoking and weight treatment tends to improve both smoking cessation and weight control.
Indeed these findings do give new hope to the many smokers – now about 50% of women and 25-30% of men around the world – who say that fear of gaining weight discourages them from trying to quit. Providers no longer need to discourage their patients from pursuing two healthy goals – quitting smoking and managing weight. Smokers no longer need to hide their weight-related worries from their physicians. Clinicians have a new, non-drug treatment to help their patients to achieve both smoking cessation and weight management. We now know that striving for these two worthy outcomes isn't going to do any harm and it's likely to do some good for both quitting smoking and managing weight.
And now it's time for me to go for a run, smell some fresh air, and come home to my snack of fruits and veggies.
Share your story with us below! What was the most difficult thing when YOU tried to quit smoking?