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U.S. outside hitter Scott Touzinsky (St. Louis, Mo.), a 2008 Olympian, setter Kawika Shoji (Honolulu, Hawaii) and the German league team the Berlin Recycling Volleys are now 2-0 in their playoff semifinal series against TV Ingersoll Bühl. On April 6, Berlin defeated Bühl, 20-25, 25-22, 25-15, 25-19. Touzinsky scored 15 points on 13 kills (59.1 kill percent, .545 hitting efficiency) and two blocks and was also credited with 26 receptions, 58 percent positive. Shoji added four points on two attacks, one block and one ace. He set Berlin to a 50.0 kill percent and a 45.3 hitting efficiency. The two teams will play again on March 10. To view an interview with Shoji (in Germany) on the Berlin Recycling Volleys web site, click here.
U.S. outside hitter Paul Lotman (Lakewood, Calif.), a 2012 Olympian, and his Polish league team Asseco Resovia Rzeszów are 1-1 in the Polish league finals against ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle. On April 7, Kędzierzyn-Koźle defeated Resovia Rzeszów, 28-26, 25-20, 25-23. Lotman scored six points on five attacks and one block. To view photos from the match, click here. On April 8, Resovia Rzeszów came back to win 25-23, 19-25, 25-22, 25-23. Lotman scored 12 points on 12 attacks (54.5 kill percent, .545 hitting efficiency). He was credited with 28 receptions, 54 percent positive. The teams will meet again on April 13.
U.S. middle blocker Russell Holmes (Fountain Valley, Calif.), a 2012 Olympian, and Jastrzębski Węgiel are 0-1 in the third-place playoff. On April 8, Delecta Bydgoszcz defeated Jastrzębski Węgiel, 25-27, 26-24, 25-21, 25-16. Holmes scored five points on four attacks and one ace. The teams will play again on April 9.
U.S. middle blocker Max Holt (Cincinnati, Ohio) and his Italian Serie A league team Copra Elior Piacenza have advanced to the semifinals of the league playoffs where they will face Cucine Lube Banca Marche Macerata. Piacenza advanced by defeating Sir Safety Perugia, 2-0 in the quarterfinals. The semifinals will being on April 10.
U.S. opposite Murphy Troy (St. Louis, Mo.) and Andreoli Latina have completed their season after losing in the quarterfinals to Cucine Lube Banca Marche Macerata, 2-1. In the third match of the quarterfinals, Latina fell 25-19, 25-17, 25-23. Troy started the first and third sets and scored 12 points on 11 kills and one ace.
In Italy's Serie A2 league, U.S. outside hitter Garrett Muagututia (Oceanside, Calif.) and Sieco Service Ortona have finished their season after losing two quarterfinal matches to Globo Banca Popolare Frusinate Sora. On March 31, Ortona fell 25-14, 25-15, 25-17. Muagututia scored eight points on eight attacks. He was also credited with 30 receptions, 67 percent positive. On April 3, Ortona fell, 21-25, 25-15, 25-20, 25-18. Muagututia scored eight points on eight attacks. He was credited with 19 receptions, 63 percent positive.
U.S. setter Donald Suxho (Korce, Albania), a 2004 and '12 Olympian, and Drean Bolívar are 1-2 against UPCN San Juan Voley Club in the semifinals of the Argentinian league playoffs. On April 1, Drean Bolívar defeated San Juan, 25-22, 25-20, 25-17. Suxho scored two points on two blocks and also set Bolívar to a 67.8 kill percent and a .644 hitting efficiency. On April 3, San Juan came back to defeat Bolívar, 25-23, 23-25, 25-22, 27-29, 15-13. Suxho scored one point on one kill. He set Bolívar to a 48.9 kill percent and a .466 hitting efficiency. On April 6, San Juan defeated Bolívar, 25-22, 25-23, 27-25. Suxhso scored one points with a kill and set Bolívar to a 40.0 kill percent and a .276 hitting efficiency. The two teams will play again on April 8. The series is best-of-five. To view a story (in Spanish) with quotes from Suxho, click here.
U.S. outside hitter Reid Priddy (Richmond, Va.), a 2004, '08 and '12 Olympian, and his Turkish league team Halkbank Ankara won their first playoff match against Ziraat Bankasi, 25-23, 25-20, 25-19 on April 7. Priddy did not play in the match. The teams will play again on April 10.
U.S. opposite Brook Billings (Santa Barbara, Calif.), a 2004 Olympian, and Istanbul BBSK won their first playoff match against M Milli Piyango, 21-25, 25-21, 27-25, 28-30, 20-18 on April 7. Billings led all scorers with 38 points on 37 attacks (66.1 kill percent, .607 hitting efficiency) and one block. The teams will play again on April 10.
U.S. setter Kevin Hansen (Newport Beach, Calif.), a 2008 Olympian, and Arkas Izmir Spor won their first playoff match over Gümüşhane Torul Gençlik, 25-23, 25-22, 25-17 on April 7. The teams will play again on April 10.
U.S. middle blocker David Smith (Saugus, Calif.), a 2012 Olympian, and the French league team Tours have advanced to the semifinals of the French league playoffs after defeating Rennes in the quarterfinals, 2-1. Tours lost the first match of the quarterfinals, 16-25, 22-25, 25-22, 25-13, 15-9 on April 3. Smith scored seven points on four attacks (66.7 kill percent, .667 hitting efficiency) and three blocks. On April 6, Tours defeated Rennes, 25-18, 25-22, 25-18. Smith scored six points on three attacks, two blocks and one ace. On April 7, Tours beat Rennes, 25-16, 25-22, 25-20. Tours will play Narbonne in the semifinals, which begin on April 12.
Cannes, the French league team of U.S. outside hitter Robert Tarr (Cape Canaveral, Fla.) and middle blocker Matt Rawson (Los Angeles), also advanced to the semifinals after defeating Sete in two matches. On April 3, Cannes defeated Sete, 25-21, 26-24, 28-26. Tarr started all three sets and scored eight points on eight attacks. Rawson did not play in the match. On April 6, Cannes beat Sete, 27-25, 19=25, 27-25, 25-21. Cannes will play Paris in the semifinals.
In France's B league, AS Orange Nassau, including U.S. libero Dustin Watten (Long Beach, Calif.) and outside hitters Damien Scott (Santa Ana, Calif.) and Eric Vance (Camarillo, Calif.) defeated Nice, 25-20, 25-16, 21-25, 25-23 on April 6. Vance finished with 14 points on nine attacks, three blocks and two aces. He was credited with 14 receptions, 79 percent positive. Scott added six points on four attacks, one block and one ace. Scott was credited with 33 receptions, 76 percent positive. Watten was credited with 16 receptions, 75 percent positive.
U.S. outside hitter Matt Anderson (West Seneca, N.Y.), a 2012 Olympian, and his Russian Super League team Zenit Kazan finished the regular season in first place with a 19-3 record. Kazan won its final regular season match on March 27 with a 25-23, 19-25, 26-24, 22-25, 15-12 victory over Lokomotiv Belogorie Belgorod. Anderson started the third, fourth and fifth sets and finished with 22 points on 21 attacks (65.6 kill percent, .625 hitting efficiency) and one block. To view photos from the match, click here. Kazan is awaiting its first playoff opponent. Its first playoff match is scheduled for April 13.
Tickets for all three U.S. stops for the 2013 FIVB World League are now on sale. For information on how to purchase tickets, click here.
The U.S. Men's National Volleyball Team will play Argentina on June 7-8 at Charles Koch Arena in Wichita, Kan. It will play France on June 14-15 at the Tulsa Convention Center Arena in Reno Nev. It will play Bulgaria on June 28-29 at the Reno Events Center in Reno, Nev.


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A fire destroys a New York City rare bookstore—and reveals clues to a treasure worth killing for. . . . A disgraced scholar is found tortured to death. . . . And those pursuing the most valuable literary find in history are about to cross from the harmless mundane into inescapable nightmare.
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I'm not a rider, but even I know that you shouldn't have another bike on top of you. Like, on top on top.
This incident happened at The Ridge over the weekend. There was debris on Turns 8a and b, which are blind, and the rider who recorded this video slowed down for the yellow flags. Some riders behind him did not.
One rider crashed into another behind the guy recording the video. As you can see, one rider in blue slid past one way, while his bike (on fire) slid another. And then a third dude landed right on top of our rider recording.
Here's the video recorder's description in full.
On my way through Turns 8a and b, I saw flags and marshals standing in the track yelling and waving everyone down at the top of the crest. I assumed there was a rider down in Turn 10 or something, as it's very unusual to have people waving riders down like that. Turned out to be someone's exhaust laying mid-track. I put my hand up, slowed my speed, looked back at the rider immediately behind me while going through Turn 9 and saw that he had also slowed. The larger group of riders further back must not have slowed, because this guy hit me at what felt like full pace when I was doing about 50mph. Speeds through here are generally 110+. The bike that hit me erupted in a ball of flame and at lest 2 or 3 other riders went down behind him. I'm lucky to have rode it out, and hope the riders that went down are ok...
The rider in blue claimed he was fine in a later Facebook post, though his wife stated in the YouTube comments that he got a concussion.
The condition of the other riders is unknown.
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The fans have spoken. 15 Phillies Alumni has been boiled down to five finalists for the 2008 inductee into the Phillies Wall of Fame.
Fan voting took part during a four-week period in spring training. Now, a special WOF Selection Committee is voting to see who will be inducted on Friday night, August 9, before the game with the Pirates. The Committee includes members of the media and Phillies executives.
The five finalists, in alphabetical order, are catcher Darren Daulton, outfielder Lenny Dykstra, outfielder Greg Gross, first baseman John Kruk and second baseman Juan Samuel.
Most of the Wall of Fame members will be at Citizens Bank Park for the August 9 pre-game event, including Robin Roberts, Mike Schmidt and Steve Carlton, three Hall of Famers.
Where are they now?
Phillies Alumni who are managing in the minors: Ryne Sandberg (A ball-Peoria), Marc Bombard (AAA-Charlotte), Bobby Thigpen (R-Bristol), Don Money (AA-Huntsville), Nick Leyva (R-Kingsport), Randy Ready (AAA, Portland), Jim Morrison (A, Vero Beach), John Stearns (AA, Harrisburg), Ramon Aviles (R-Vermont).
Minor league coaches: Calvin Madura (R, Sarasota), Darold Knowles (A, Dunedin). Sixto Lezcano (R, Orlando), Billy McMillon (A, Greenville), Derrick May (AA, Springfield, TX).
Broadcasting: Tim McCarver (FOX), Joe Morgan (ESPN), Kruk (ESPN), Buck Martinez (Orioles and XM Radio), Ed Farmer (White Sox), Rex Hudler (Angels), Todd Kalas (Rays), Jeff Brantley (Reds), Tommy Hutton (Marlins), Cookie Rojas (Marlins), Bob Uecker (Brewers), Bob Walk (Pirates), Mike Krukow (Giants).
NOTE: Phillies Insider will be on a break until Monday, the 21st.
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I think the nominations are good ones but I feel like we have really done a disservice to Jim Konstanty. Konstanty is the only relief pitcher in the history of the game to win the MVP, led our team to its second World Series appearance, and is a prominent members of Phillies lure.
I understand most Phillies fans never saw him pitch at this point (myself included I am 36) but let us not forget our past for favorites from our present.
For the record, my vote for the five finalists goes to John Kruk!


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The attack is on. It's not the first time. And if history teaches us anything, it will not be the last. Evolutionists are mad. But they do not intend to just "get angry"; they intend to "get even." The walls of their Neo-Darwinian Jericho are crumbling around them. They know it. They've known it for a long, long time. The problem is, now other people are figuring it out as well. A lot of other people! The time to act has come. Take off the gloves. Get down. Get mean. Get dirty. Win—at all cost!
Creationism has been making far too much headway, in far too many places—with far too much favorable publicity. Sound the battle call. Rally the troops. Call out the reserves. Enlist the allies. Engage the enemy. Press forward. Refuse to retreat!
What enemy? The late Stephen Jay Gould of Harvard referred to that enemy as the "militant fundamentalists who label themselves with the oxymoron 'scientific creationists,' and try to sneak their Genesis literalism into high school classrooms under the guise of scientific dissent." Dr. Gould complained: "I'm used to their rhetoric, their dishonest mis-and half-quotations, their constant repetition of 'useful' arguments that even they must recognize as nonsense." Yet, he explained to his fellow evolutionists, "our struggle with these ideologues is political, not intellectual." And last, he said he refused to engage in dialog with creationists, but rather chose instead to deal with "our allies among people committed to reason and honorable argument"—a description that, from Gould's vantage point, apparently would exclude creationists by definition (1987, 8[1]:64, emp. added).
And it gets worse. Richard Dawkins, the enraged evolutionist of Oxford University, put it this way: "It is absolutely safe to say that if you meet somebody who claims not to believe in evolution, that person is ignorant, stupid, or insane (or wicked, but I'd rather not consider that)" [1989, p. 3, emp. added].
Now comes John Rennie, the editor of Scientific American, to enter the fray. In the July 2002 issue, Mr. Rennie penned an article titled "15 Answers to Creationist Nonsense" in which he caricatured creationism, while feebly attempting to bolster the increasingly faltering theory of organic evolution. Joining Mr. Rennie is Thomas Hayden, a staff writer for U.S. News & World Report who authored the cover story of the magazine's July 29, 2002 issue ("A Theory Evolves")—a feature plainly intended to "strike back" at creationists, as Hayden made clear when he echoed the evolutionists' party line: "The evidence against evolution amounts to little more than 'I can't imagine it.' That's not evidence. That's just giving up" (133[4]:50).
Well, gentlemen, I have news for you. We are not giving up! You have thrown down the gauntlet; we will not hesitate to pick it up. You have drawn the line in the sand; we will not shrink from crossing it. Your bullying tactics and name calling may intimidate some and impress others. It accomplishes neither with us. We know what you are trying to do, and we know why you are trying to do it. We know about your "hidden agenda."
Your compatriot, geneticist Richard Lewontin of Harvard, let it slip in his 1997 review of Carl Sagan's posthumously published book, Billions and Billions, when he admitted that evolutionists "have a prior commitment, a commitment to naturalism. It is not that the methods and institutions of science somehow compel us to accept a material explanation of the phenomenal world, but, on the contrary, that we are forced by our a priori adherence to material causes to create an apparatus of investigation and a set of concepts that produce material explanations, no matter how counter-intuitive, no matter how mystifying to the uninitiated. Moreover, that materialism is absolute, for we cannot allow a Divine Foot in the door" (1997, p. 31, emp. added).
Just as we thought all along! You must find a way—organic evolution—to rid yourself of that "Divine Foot in the door." Nice to see you finally admit it. Well, once again, gentlemen, I have news for you. God's foot is in the door, whether you like it or not—all your attempts to prevent it notwithstanding. And there is nothing you can say or do to stop it, because neither He, nor we, will be going "quietly into the night." Not now. Not ever. Yes, the attack is on. But we are at the vanguard of that attack. You are losing the battle—and you will lose the war! Truth always triumphs over error.
Dawkins, Richard (1989), "Book Review" (of Donald Johanson and Maitland Edey's Blueprint), The New York Times, section 7, April 9.
Gould, Stephen J. (1987), "Darwinism Defined: The Difference Between Fact and Theory," Discover, 8[1]:64-65,68-70, January.
Hayden, Thomas (2002), "A Theory Evolves," U.S. News & World Report, 133[4]:42-50, July 29.
Lewontin, Richard (1997), "Billions and Billions of Demons," The New York Review, January 9.
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Historically it has been valued for its coloring properties and used for body paint and even a predecessor to lipstick. It's been also been used as traditional folk medicine and in addition to being high in antioxidants and tocotrienols (belied to prevent cancer), it has antimicrobial properties. Of course, we all know that comsuming good quality olive oil on a daily basis, more commonly known as the Mediterranean diet has been shown to cut the risk of heart attacks and strokes by 30 percent.
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Mara Wilson Breaks Her Silence on Robin Williams: 'It's As If My Favorite Teacher Died'by Maggie Malach | PopCrush
Following the tragic death of Robin Williams, Mara Wilson broke her silence on her 'Mrs. Doubtfire' co-star.
When news broke of the actor's passing on Monday, Aug. 11, Mara hinted that she would be taking a break from Twitter:
Very sad, very upset, very glad I did not have to hear about this though Twitter. Probably going to be taking some time off it for a while.
— Mara Wilson (@MaraWritesStuff) August 11, 2014
However, yesterday (Aug. 14), the former actress honored Williams on her blog, writing:
Everybody grieves in their own way. When I heard about Robin's death, I was shocked, confused angry, regretful, and above all, sad. All I wanted was to talk to my family and friends and cry. A few news outlets asked if I would be willing to talk about him on the air, and while I usually like interviews, I knew I wasn't in a good place to do that. I still (a whole three days later) don't want to do any. It's too soon, and I need my own time to process it all. I will, however, be sharing some of my memories about him on this blog sometime soon.
While Robin and I had not talked in a few years, there is no question he had a great impact on my life. He was as warm and talented as everyone says, and a joy to be around. It's as if my favorite teacher died.
More to come later.
Although Mara was only five years old when the movie was filmed, it remains one of her most-well known roles. Her reaction is the latest from Williams' fellow 'Mrs. Doubtfire' cast-members.
On Aug. 12, the Oscar-winning actor's cause of death was revealed to be asphyxia from hanging in an apparent suicide. He didn't leave a note. Yesterday (Aug. 14), his wife Susan Schneider said Williams had recently been diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease shortly before his death.
Our thoughts remain with Mara, as well as the rest of Williams' family and friends.
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Details: I'd like to start with some basic information about flash, move on to Actionscript, and then tie it all into flash related security issues.
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On the second day of fighting at Gettysburg, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee listened to scouting reports, scanned the battlefield and ordered his second-in-command, James Longstreet, to attack the Union Army's left flank.
It was a fateful decision, one that led to one of the most desperate clashes of the entire Civil War — the fight for a piece of ground called Little Round Top. The Union's defense of the boulder-strewn promontory helped send Lee to defeat at Gettysburg, and he never again ventured into Northern territory.
Why did the shrewd and canny Lee choose to attack, especially in the face of the Union's superior numbers?
While historians have long wrestled with that question, geographers and cartographers have come up with an explanation, by way of sophisticated mapping software that shows the rolling terrain exactly as it would have appeared to Lee: From his vantage point, he simply couldn't see throngs of Union soldiers amid the hills and valleys.
"Our analysis shows that he had a very poor understanding of how many forces he was up against, which made him bolder," said Middlebury College professor Anne Knowles, whose team produced the most faithful re-creation of the Gettysburg battlefield to date, using software called GIS, or geographic information systems.
Developed for the Smithsonian Institution to mark Gettysburg's 150th anniversary, the panoramic map went live on the Smithsonian website Friday, giving history buffs a new way to look at the Civil War's pivotal battle, which took place July 1-3, 1863.
"Our goal is to help people understand how and why commanders made their decisions at key moments of the battle, and a key element that's been excluded, or just not considered in historical studies before, is sight," Knowles said.
Long before the advent of reconnaissance aircraft and spy satellites, a general's own sense of sight — his ability to read the terrain and assess the enemy's position and numbers — was one of his most important tools. Especially at Gettysburg, where Lee was hampered by faulty intelligence.
"We know that Lee had really poor information going into the battle and must have relied to some extent on what he could actually see," Knowles said.
The geographer applied GIS to find out what Lee could see and what he couldn't.
To reconstruct the battlefield as it existed in 1863, researchers used historical maps, texts and photos to note the location of wooden fences, stone walls, orchards, forests, fields, barns and houses, as well as the movement of army units. High-resolution aerial photos of the landscape yielded an accurate elevation model. All of it was fed into a computer program that can map data.
Lee is believed to have surveyed the battlefield from a pair of cupolas, one at a Lutheran seminary and the other at Gettysburg College, both of which yielded generally excellent views.
But a GIS-generated map, with illuminated areas showing what Lee could see and shaded areas denoting what was hidden from his view, indicates the terrain concealed large numbers of Union soldiers.
"What really came through as a new discovery for us in this project was seeing how few federal forces Lee could see, particularly on Day 2, when he decides to send Longstreet," Knowles said.
Historian Allen Guelzo, who wasn't involved in the project, agreed that Lee's view probably misled him. Guelzo, director of Civil War-era studies at Gettysburg College, took a visitor up to the school's cupola and motioned toward the peak of Little Round Top, just visible in the distance.
"You can see a lot from up here, and Robert E. Lee might have thought on July 2 that he had seen everything," said Guelzo, who has written a new book on the Battle of Gettysburg. "But, in fact, the dips and folds of the ground, the foliage as it was on the ground in various groves and woods, all of that concealed what turned out to be the deadly truth."
Conversely, the Union Army occupied higher ground, and used it to great advantage.
Union Gen. Gouverneur Warren spied Longstreet's troops just as they were about to launch their attack on an undefended Little Round Top. Frantic, Warren dispatched an officer to round up reinforcements. They got there just in time, and withstood the Confederates.
In Warren's case, GIS confirmed what historians have long known.
For Knowles, the mapping project and the mysteries it revealed helped Gettysburg come alive.
"Commanders always had to make decisions with really limited information … committing men's lives to scraps of information or intuition, or what you can see at a certain day or a certain time," she said. "This analysis, for me, is making the battle more human."
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NEWS-Horning in: How that Council meeting got noisy
When Bill Emory brought an amplifier and a tape recording of a loud truck to the Charlottesville city council meeting on Monday night, the well known photographer and neighborhood archivist simply hoped to help Councilors understand how disruptive traffic noise can be. But what was planned as an "informative show and tell," Emory says, instead became a "stupid spectacle" that he deeply regrets.
Emory says he and several other Market Street residents had planned to play the recording at the meeting as part of their presentation detailing traffic concerns in their Woolen Mills neighborhood.
During a speech by resident Steve Riggs, Emory– who is hearing impaired– says he impulsively pushed the recorder's "play" button, startling the audience and Council members alike.
"By the time I finally looked around," Emory recalls, "I saw that David Brown had the gavel in his hand. It took me a second to register that I wasn't being helpful, that I was basically being horribly disruptive and that I was hurting our neighborhood. That wasn't my intention at all."
Mayor Brown, to whom Emory has since apologized, raised his gavel and called a 10-minute recess.
Brown, who admits he was angry over the disruption and says he needed the break to cool off– says he's accepted Emory's apology and is focused on considering the Woolen Mills' concerns.
But noise is just one of those concerns, says Emory's neighbor on Market Street, Betty Jo Dominick, who also spoke at the meeting.
Dominick and Emory say Mapquest directs out-of-town drivers to use Franklin Street, a narrow road that passes under a trestle carrying CSX tracks, as a shortcut from Carlton Avenue to Market Street. Trucks aren't the neighbors only trouble.
Cars often speed through the narrow, curving road, Dominick says, and several vehicles have accidentally invaded the yard on the north side of Market across from Franklin. On July 23, a vehicle actually smashed into the house there.
Dominick says she and other neighbors would like to see signs prohibiting large trucks from using Franklin, and they'd like the street one-wayed from Market to Carlton. "That would cut out half the traffic," she says.
Brown says Council is considering a variety of fixes, and plans to continue soliciting input from Woolen Mills residents as well as businesses and residents on Carlton Avenue and Broadway, the roads which Franklin connects.
As for Emory, he says he won't be disrupting any future council meetings.
"I just totally screwed up," he says. "The story isn't supposed to be about how Bill Emory disrupted the Council meeting; the story is supposed to be about the cut-through traffic."
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Collegiate Rules Summaries
If everything you've seen so far seems like a lot, don't feel overwhelmed. Here is a simple and straight-forward list of some of the highlights from the rulebook, a "Rules of the Road," if you will.
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Mountain Bike Rules Summary
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Obama, not his party, embraces compromise (Other Views)
We've all heard about the absence of compromise in Washington over a host of issues -- including deficit reduction and gun control.
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Yes, for the most part, everybody gets something, but no one gets everything. It's the way Congress used to do business, before ideology supplanted practicality.
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NHL's 99-day schedule starts with 13 games Jan. 19NHL.com @NHLdotcom
The sprint that will be the 2012-13 NHL regular season starts Jan. 19 as 26 of the League's 30 teams open their schedule. It ends 98 days later with a final-day slate of 13 games on April 27.
The 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs begin three days later.
But before that can happen, each team will play 48 games entirely against clubs within its own conference. There will be no interconference play until the Eastern and Western champions arrive at the Stanley Cup Final in June.
The 2012-13 schedule matrix will accentuate the most-heated rivalries in the game, especially with each team playing 18 of its games against division foes. Eight of those 18 games are against two of the teams in the division (four each; two home and two away); five games (three home and two away) are against one team from the division; and five games (two home and three away) are against the remaining divisional opponent.
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Things certainly start with a bang Jan. 19.
The defending champion Los Angeles Kings, who defeated the New Jersey Devils in a six-game Final last June, raise their banner before a matinee game (3 p.m. ET) against the Chicago Blackhawks that will be carried by NBC in the U.S. and CBC in Canada. Both networks will cover the pregame ceremony.
A riveting playoff rematch is the other matinee TV game that Saturday: The Pittsburgh Penguins visit the Philadelphia Flyers to renew acquaintances in the battle for Keystone State bragging rights. NBC will carry that game regionally after the Kings' banner raising.
That night, NHL Network viewers in the United States will see the first of its 78 live games this season when the New York Rangers, and new star Rick Nash, visit the Boston Bruins.
Canadian fans will enjoy a CBC triple-header on Opening Night. In the afternoon, the Ottawa Senators visit the Winnipeg Jets. Then, at 7 p.m. ET, the Toronto Maple Leafs visit the Montreal Canadiens to renew their passionate Original Six rivalry. Finally, the Anaheim Ducks close out the night with a game against the Vancouver Canucks at 10 p.m. ET.
Three nights later, Canada's TSN kicks off its national coverage with a doubleheader: Winnipeg at the Washington Capitals (7 p.m. ET), and the San Jose Sharks at the new-look Edmonton Oilers (9:30 p.m. ET).
Many other marquee games are included across the League's 99-day schedule, which features at least one game every night.
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Jan. 19, Columbus at Nashville – There wasn't a player who had a more tumultuous offseason than Shea Weber. He signed a monstrous offer sheet from the Philadelphia Flyers worth $110 million over 14 seasons, but the Predators matched it to maintain their franchise defenseman and captain. How the fans at Bridgestone Arena react in Weber's first home game since all that went down will be interesting.
Jan. 26, Los Angeles at Phoenix – There was no love lost between these teams during the Western Conference Finals last season. The series ended in five games just seconds after the Kings' Dustin Brown hit Michal Rozsival after a whistle in overtime. Dustin Penner scored 12 seconds later as Coyotes captain Shane Doan barked at officials from the bench. This game will be played on a powder keg.
Feb. 5, N.Y. Rangers at New Jersey – The Rangers return to the site of their Game 6 overtime loss to the Devils in the Eastern Conference Finals that ended their Stanley Cup run and propelled the Devils into the path of the champion Kings. This will mark Rick Nash's induction into the Hudson River rivalry.
Feb. 26, Carolina at Washington – Ask a Capitals fan about Alex Semin and you'll likely receive a long-winded response involving praise and frustration for the talented sniper. After seven seasons with Washington, Semin signed a free-agent deal with the Southeast rival Hurricanes. Semin's return to Verizon Center will make for a fun night.
March 9, Minnesota at Nashville – Predators general manager David Poile did everything he could to sign UFA Ryan Suter this summer, but after seven seasons in Nashville, Suter joined fellow UFA Zach Parise in Minnesota. The emotions will run high both in the seats and on the ice when Suter plays his first game in Nashville as the enemy.
March 26, Montreal at Pittsburgh – History shows Dan Bylsma as the coach of the Stanley Cup-winning Pittsburgh Penguins in 2009. But it was Michel Therrien, who was fired by the Penguins with 25 games remaining in the regular season, who spent three-plus seasons developing the likes of Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. The Penguins installed Bylsma, who was coaching the club's AHL affiliate, and the rest was history. This will be Therrien's first game in Pittsburgh since he was dismissed.
April 20, Phoenix at Chicago – Perhaps the scariest sight of last year's postseason was Blackhawks star Marian Hossa being taken off on a stretcher after a hit from the Coyotes' Raffi Torres, who was suspended 25 games and later had the punishment reduced to 21 games. By the time this date rolls around, Torres will be back and making his return to Chicago. Assuming Torres is in the lineup, the fans at United Center will probably spend most of the game expressing their displeasure.
April 27, Carolina at Pittsburgh – On the eve of the 2012 NHL Draft, Jordan Staal passed on a 10-year, $60 million deal with the Penguins. This led to GM Ray Shero trading Staal to the Hurricanes, allowing Staal to play with big brother, Eric. The way this schedule shakes out, Jordan, a member of the Penguins' 2009 championship team, doesn't come back to Pittsburgh until this final day of the regular season.
April 27, Phoenix at Anaheim, Philadelphia at Ottawa, Detroit at Dallas – The season's final night could be the swan song for three surefire Hall of Famers: Teemu Selanne of the Ducks, Daniel Alfredsson of the Senators and Jaromir Jagr of the Stars. All three have one-year contracts and are north of 40 years old. The Ducks and Stars missed the postseason last year, while the Senators narrowly qualified as the No. 8 seed in the East, which means none of these teams are locks to get to the playoffs. This could be the end of three illustrious careers in the same night.SCHEDULE NOTES
Opening Day: Saturday, Jan. 19
Hockey Day in Canada: Saturday, Feb. 9
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Publishers Weekly has released their list of the 15 bestselling books of the week of January 5.
International: 15 bestselling books for the week of January 5.
1. Becoming by Michelle Obama
2. Brawl of the Wild (Dog Man #6) by Dav Pilkey
3. The Meltdown (Diary of a Wimpy Kid 13) by Jeff Kinney
4. Girl, Wash Your Face by Rachel Hollis
5. Homebody by Joanna Gaines
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NASHVILLE – Tennessee State Athletics Director Teresa Phillips announced that softball coach Jeff Dabney will not be retained. TSU is coming off an 18-38 campaign and a 6-20 mark in the Ohio Valley Conference.
The Tigers missed out on the OVC Tournament for the 13th consecutive season.
"We appreciate the effort Coach Dabney has made during his time at TSU to bring quality student athletes to our campus that represent the university through their hard work on the field and classroom," said Phillips. "At this time, however, we feel it is best to go in a different direction. We wish Coach Dabney the best."
Dabney coached the Tigers for four seasons, compiling a 58-155 (.272) record. One of the highlights in Dabney's career in blue was a win over SEC opponent South Carolina in 2012.
Prior to TSU, Dabney served as an assistant coach for two seasons at Southeast Missouri State.
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3DS might not be the handheld topic of next week, though. Sony looks poised to finally make the PSP2 official at a special meeting in Tokyo on Thursday. From what we hear it will be much as expected packing dual sticks, a lot of processing power, and a digital only media distribution model. It's also a combination that sounds like it will be expensive.
So, 3DS? PSP2? Both? Neither?
Oh, and Steve, that Duke 'Gone Gold' thread has to happen, right?
Here's what made video game news today on the Shack:
- Duke Nukem Forever Will Be Released on May 3, Honestly
- Duke Nukem Trailer and Screens Released
- Call of Duty: Black Ops PC Patch Targets Stuttering Sound
- Activision Reportedly Using Multiple Teams to Develop Modern Warfare 3
- Homefront Interview: SKUs, Learning from Old Wars and More with Kaos' Brian Holinka
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Barnhart is a cerebral player, as even in high school he was charting pitches and doing advanced scouting on the competition during his days off. He seems to have the maturity necessary to bypass college and step right into the professional ranks.
2010 Season
Barnhart spent the 2010 season strapping on the tools of ignorance for the Billings Mustangs of the rookie Pioneer League. On the season, he posted a solid slash line of .306/.412/.387/.800 with a rock solid 25/18 K/BB ratio in 131 plate appearances. Of his 34 hits, only 9, all doubles, went for extra bases. He also successfully swiped 4 bases in 5 attempts. He also handled both lefties and righties, hitting .278 against southpaws and .312 against northpaws. Overall, his season was strong enough to earn him Honorable Mention on the Pioneer League All Star Team.
Barnhart's type of performance speaks to an offensive game that is heavier on skills than tools, which may ultimately result in a high-floor/low-ceiling type offensive profile. A higher floor means lower risk of flaming out, but a lower ceiling means that he will need his defensive skills to help drive his value. His profile makes him something of a rarity, as most high school prospects are short on polish and long on upside. Barnhart is the opposite. However, if Barnhart can improve his tools, then he already has the skills necessary to turn them into production.
Skills and Tools
Barnhart is a legitimate switch-hitter who knows how to control the strike zone. From the right side, he has a quiet stance that is slightly wider than shoulder-width. He uses a high back elbow and a small bat waggle. He uses a small stride to transfer his weight forward to meet the pitch. He has a smooth, fluid swing, and gets good extension out through the pitch. He also uses his hands effectively, which enables him to make consistent contact and square up the ball. While his swing lacks power, it generates line drives at a good clip. When coupled with his patience at the plate, his ability to make consistently hard contact gives him good control over the strike zone.
Currently, Barnhart has the ability to hit for average and get on-base, but it's questionable how much power he'll ever be able to generate. Given his build, there simply isn't significant physical projection to his game, which is potentially problematic in light of his current lackluster level of power. He did hit for solid power in high school, but the problem with evaluating high school prospects is that the level of competition tends to fluctuate wildly. He'll never have plus power, but the Reds can hope for average power. At the very least, he'll need to develop enough power to keep opposing pitchers honest. If he can't, then his on-base skill will largely be nullified by pitchers who aren't afraid to pound the strike zone. While his shorter stature may limit his power production, it also gives him a smaller strike zone to protect.
As a catcher with questionable power, Barnhart will have to lean heavily on his defense to carry him up the ladder. Fortunately, that's a reality with which he is well acquainted:
"My biggest strength as a player is my catching ability. I'm not the biggest guy and I really have to rely on my defensive ability to carry me places," Barnhart said. "I try to maintain a 'get after it' mentality and not let anyone ever tell me that I can't do something."
Frequently, taller catchers have a difficult time both in getting low enough to be an effective receiver and in moving laterally. Fortunately, as Barnhart stands a mere 5'8" tall, he will certainly not face any such problems. In fact, he grades out highly across the board on defense and is very quick behind the dish.
Barnhart has very good catch-and-throw skills. His soft hands and feel for the position make him a very strong receiver. His agility and footwork are strong, so his lateral movement is quite good and allows him to effectively block pitches in the dirt. Footwork is very important to most defensive positions and that especially rings true for catchers. Barnhart utilizes his strong, quick footwork to help him get into proper throwing position very quickly, which enables him to control the opposition's running game. He has a very strong, accurate arm and a very quick release. He has "pop times" (basically, the time between the pitch hitting the catcher's glove until the catcher's throw hits the infielder's glove at 2nd base) of 1.8 seconds, which is very, very quick and helps explain how he threw out 45% of base stealers in 2009 and 51% in 2010.
Overall, Barnhart is very polished and highly skilled on defense. Additionally, he is quickly settling into a leadership role in the professional ranks, has good makeup, and a strong work ethic. All of these intangibles should ensure that he gets the most out of his abilities and help him ascend up the ladder.
Overall, Barnhart is an intriguing prospect with a nice blend of athleticism and polish. He provides plus on-base skill and plus defense at a premier defensive position, which alone could be enough to get him to the majors. It certainly worked for Ryan Hanigan, who possesses a similar skill-set. Despite the occasional Mike Piazza and Todd Hundley, catcher is, and always has been, a defense-first position. It's entirely possible that Barnhart adds additional power as he matures and fills out, but that could also rob him of agility and quickness. While his offensive upside is somewhat limited, his ability to switch hit gives his offensive game a bump in value due to the added versatility.
It'll be interesting to see how he develops, as there aren't many Major League catchers who stand only 5'8", but catchers with his defensive skills frequently find themselves in the majors in one capacity or another. It will be interesting to track his durability, as catcher is a physically taxing position and the grind may take more of a toll on a smaller player.
Overall, if Barnhart can continue to improve his offensive skills as he climbs the ladder, then he could end up as a legitimate catching option at the big league level. He's got a long way to go and he'll probably start off 2011 at low-A Dayton, but for now he checks in at #20 on the list.


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A take off on my mom's meat sauce for pasta, this one never fails to satisfy that craving for a comforting pasta dish. It's simple to put together, and only needs to simmer for about 30 to 45 minutes to develop the deep, rich flavor.
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 pound Italian Sausage (mild/sweet, or hot) I buy in in bulk from my butcher, but you can buy in casings and simply remove from casings then proceed with recipe.
1 medium to large onion, diced
1 or 2 cloves garlic, minced or finely grated
1/2 to 1 teaspoon dry fennel seeds (optional, but I always add)
1 tablespoon fresh rosemary, stems removed, leaves chopped
1 scant tablespoon dried basil (plus fresh if you have it on hand)
1 1/2 teaspoon dry oregano (a little more if you like)
1/8 to 1/4 dried chili flakes (optional; add if you like it spicy)
1 to 1/2 teas. fennel seeds (optional, I always add)
1/2 cup dry white or red wine
3 to 4 cans chopped tomatoes (14 ounce, or equivalent)
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
Chopped Italian parsley to garnish
Optional garnishes:
Kalamata olive halves,
Sprigs of fresh rosemary
Heat olive oil in a Dutch/French oven or large pot over medium high heat, add meat, stirring occasionally, and breaking up so there are no large chunks. When browned reduce heat to medium, add chopped onion, stirring once in a while until translucent but not brown. Add herbs, stir to combine and release their fragrant oils. Add garlic, stir, then wine, stir bottom of pot to deglaze. Add tomatoes and their juice and stir to combine all.
When mixture reaches a boil, reduce heat to low, simmer, partially cover pot (to reduce stove top clean-up), but don't cover entirely, you want the steam to escape to allow the sauce to reduce, thus concentrating the flavors.
Simmer 30 minutes to 1 hour until as thick as you like, stirring occasionally during that time. Taste for salt & pepper, adjust seasonings.
Skim any fat, and discard. Serve hot with fusilli, conchiglioni (shell), farfalle, or any favorite pasta shape.
Offer freshly grated Parmesano Reggiano cheese at the table for each diner to add as they like.


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Easter celebrations begin at sunrise for most area churches.
The end of the Holy Week observance will be observed in various ways this weekend.
Musicals and dramas depict the last days and resurrection of Jesus. Breakfast will be shared after the sunrise service, and children will search for eggs filled with candy in the afternoon.
Here�s a list of area events:
Alexander Memorial Baptist, 208 S. Main St., holds its annual Easter Egg Hunt starting at 11 a.m. today. A hot dog lunch will be served.
Sunset Lane Baptist, 1001 N. 12th St., presents the Easter Cantata �In His Presence� at 11 a.m. Sunday featuring the adult choir.
Weeping Mary Baptist hosts an Easter Egg Hunt from 1 to 3 p.m. today. There will be one worship service on Easter Sunday, at 9 a.m.
First United Methodist, 601 N. Pink St., holds an Easter Egg Hunt from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. today for infants through third-graders. Features a story time, music and a snack.
St. John�s Lutheran, NC 150, holds a Community Egg Hunt from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. today for children up to the third grade. Participants should bring a basket/bag for eggs. A hot dog meal will be served. The church holds E aster Sunrise Service at 7 a.m. Sunday with breakfast following, and Easter Sunday with Holy Communion at 10 a.m.
Cramerton Temple of God Holiness Church, 5021 Wilkinson Blvd., holds an Easter Egg Hunt at 2 p.m. today. The church holds a Resurrection Sunrise Service at 5 a.m. Sunday. Other Easter Day events include: �He Lives/He�s Alive: The Tomb is Empty� at 10 a.m.; a WCGC radio broadcast at 1:30 p.m. and �The Feast of Passover: Don't Come Before Me Empty-Handed� at 6 p.m.
Riverside Baptist, 76 Riverside Drive, holds its annual Easter Egg Hunt from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today for babies to teens. Features candy filled eggs and prizes
Antioch Lutheran, 330 Old NC 277 Loop Road, Dallas, holds Easter Sunrise Worship at 7 a.m. Sunday in the Antioch Garden of Peace Cemetery (weather permitting) with breakfast following. Sunday school starts at 9:45 a.m. followed by Easter Celebration Worship with Holy Communion at 11 a.m. The church is located across from Costner Elementary School.
Holy Communion Lutheran, 103 W. Church St., Dallas, holds a Sunrise Service at 6:30 a.m. Sunday followed by breakfast at 8 a.m. and worship and Holy Communion at 11 a.m.
Maranatha Baptist, Dallas-Cherryville Highway, Dallas, presents �Behold The Lamb� Easter drama at 11 a.m. Sunday, featuring the anointed singing of the choir as well as dramatic portrayals from the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus. Doors open at 10 a.m. The church will also offer a program for children with worship, lessons and fun games. Following the service there will be an egg hunt on the church lawn. Call 704-922-3992 or visit www.mbcdallas.com
Venture Church, 1133 Ratchford Road, Dallas, holds an Easter Worship Service at 11 a.m. Sunday. The contemporary service features a live worship band. An Easter Egg Hunt will follow the service with more than 4,000 eggs. Childcare and Children's Church available for children, ages birth through fifth grade. The congregation meets at North Gaston High School.
Agape Lutheran, 825 Union Road, (next to Arby�s) holds an Easter Service with Holy Communion at 11 a.m. Sunday.
Covenant United Methodist, 801 W. Franklin Blvd., sponsors an Easter Egg Hunt at noon today. A light lunch as well as games and activities are planned for children under age 12. Easter worship services will be held at 9 a.m. Sunday with the Chancel Choir performing a cantata, �Day Three� by Russell Mauldin.
Crowders Chapel Christian Center holds a Community Easter Egg Hunt from 1 to 3 p.m. today at Karyae Park, 4227 Linwood Road, Gastonia, featuring food and games.
East Baptist, 114 N. Church St., presents the Easter Cantata, �His Passion� at 11 a.m. Sunday. The church is located on block behind the Dairy Queen on Franklin Boulevard.
Firestone Wesleyan, 1700 Union Road, holds an Easter Carnival from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today, organized by the Children�s Ministry. The church presents �Where Love & Mercy Meet,� an Easter program at 7 tonight.
n First United Methodist Church, 190 E. Franklin Blvd, holds an Easter Sunrise Service at 7 a.m. Sunday in the memory garden. Other services will be at 9 a.m. in the sanctuary, 10 a.m. in the Wesley Center and 11 a.m. in the sanctuary.
Living Water Community Worship Center holds Church in the Park at 11 a.m. Sunday at the Erwin Center, 913 N. Pryor St.
Loray Baptist, 1128 W. Franklin Blvd., holds a Community-Wide Easter Egg Hunt from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. today featuring a free hot dog lunch.
Mount Pisgah Missionary Baptist, 5504 Little Mountain Road, holds an Easter Sunrise Service at 6 a.m. Sunday and a Youth Service will be held at 10 a.m.
Mount Zion Church of God, 1000 Sycamore St., holds Holy Week Services at 7 tonight and 11 a.m. Sunday.
n New High Springs Baptist, 811 S. Dalton St., holds an Easter Sunrise service at 6:30 a.m. Sunday with guest speaker Claude Williams. Breakfast will follow. The Resurrection Celebration begins at 8:30 a.m.
Redeemer Lutheran, 1915 S. New Hope Road, holds a Sunrise Service at 7 a.m. Sunday followed by breakfast at 8 a.m. and a Celebration Service at 10:30 a.m.
Saint John�s Missionary Baptist, holds an Easter Egg Hunt starts at noon today.
South Marietta Street Baptist, 911 S. Marietta St, holds an Easter Egg Hunt from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. An Easter Sunrise Service starts at 7 a.m. followed by breakfast. Sunday School will be at 10 a.m. and an Easter Worship Service at 11 a.m.
Southminster Presbyterian, 1401 Hoffman Road, observes �The Great Vigil of Easter� at 7 tonight; a Sunrise service at 7 a.m. and a Sunday Service at 10:30 a.m. Sunday.
Tabernacle Baptist, 519 W. 19 th Ave., holds its Resurrection Services on Sunday with Sunrise Service at 6 a.m.; breakfast at 7:30 a.m.; Easter program at 8:30 a.m. and worship at 10 a.m.
Temple Baptist, 701 Littlejohn St., holds an Easter breakfast at 9:30 a.m. Sunday in the fellowship hall sponsored by The Brotherhood followed by a pre-service �Risen Redemption� concert presented by the TBC Worship Team. Pastor Greg will deliver the Easter sermon at 11 a.m.
Third Street Presbyterian, 605 N. Highland St., Gastonia, holds an Easter worship service at 9:30 a.m. Sunday.
Trinity United Methodist, 1513 S. Florida Ave., and Covenant United Methodist Church, 801 W. Franklin Blvd., will hold a joint Sunrise Service at 7 a.m. Sunday at Covenant followed by a fellowship breakfast. Call 704-865-5055.
Victory Baptist, 1101 Lynhaven Drive, present the Easter cantata, �He�s Alive� a contemporary and traditional piece proclaiming Christ�s resurrection, at 11 a.m. Sunday, featuring the choir.
Westover Baptist, 114 Westover Drive, holds an Easter Egg Hunter at 2 p.m. today. A hot dog supper will follow in the fellowship hall. The church holds an Easter Sunrise Service at 7 a.m. Sunday. Breakfast will be served after the service followed by Sunday School at 9 a.m. and a worship service at 10 a.m. There will be no service on Sunday night.
Liberty Hill AME Zion celebrates Easter with an Easter Egg Hunt at 2 p.m. today at the home of Karren McClure. An Easter Sunrise Service will be held at 7 a.m. Sunday at Liberty Hill with New Home AME Zion and New Love Chapel AME Zion. The speaker will be the Rev. Carlton Brown. Other events on Sunday include breakfast at 8:15 a.m., a 9:15 a.m. Easter Service and an Easter Program at 10:15 a.m. There will be no Sunday School.
Hebron, the church of Jesus Christ, 200 S. Main St., Lowell, holds a Sunrise Service at 6 a.m. Sunday. A cookout will be held for the youth of the church starting at noon on Monday.
Lowell Church of God, 804 W. First St., holds an Easter Morning Singing at 10:50 a.m. Sunday featuring His Anointed.
Community Pentecostal Center, 320 Ralph Handsel Blvd., Stanley, presents a musical evening of Easter Celebration at 6 p.m. Sunday featuring Stefanie Jordan in concert joined by the group Mercy Revealed from Stanley. The concert is free.


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Saturday, June 22, 2013
Hazards of "V" and "C" being next to each other on the keyboard
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Well, it DOES say it was customized. Maybe it had a labiaplasty.
- June 22, 2013 at 8:23 PM
Isn't a motorcycle usually supposed to represent the OTHER reproductive organ?
- June 22, 2013 at 8:28 PM
- Moose said...
You'll find that if you just gently tease the throttle that the bike will be well lubricated. The pedals will gently enfold you and the vibrations will thrill as you ride, ride away through the hills and valleys until you finally reach the end with a triumphant burst of pleasure.
However, if you ride with another person on board, we cannot guarantee you both reach your ending at the same time.
- June 22, 2013 at 9:04 PM
As opposed to "V" and "*" being next to each other in real life?
- June 22, 2013 at 9:42 PM
- Ms. Donna said...
Most guys who ride one (I said MOST) already think of the bike as an extension of the other reproductive organ.(Thank you Anonymous) But they often(I said OFTEN) treat the motorcycle as the female organ.
Hmmmmmmmmm . . .
- June 23, 2013 at 12:49 PM
Fulfill your needs while keeping both hands safely on the handlebars. And why let those engine vibrations go to waste?
- June 24, 2013 at 1:48 AM
At last, an alternative to sticking it in the tailpipe.
- June 24, 2013 at 1:50 AM


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DHARAMSALA, India — Soldiers and rescue workers in northern India pulled out 13 bodies from two buses buried in mud from a landslide that was triggered Sunday by heavy monsoon rains. Police said more victims may still be found in the debris.
The landslide in Urla village in Himachal Pradesh state buried part of a highway, trapping two buses, two cars and a motorbike, said district official Sandeep Kadam.
With the road blocked by landslides in several places, soldiers used shovels and pickaxes to remove rocks, boulders and debris covering the buses and pull out the bodies.
Rescue efforts were also hampered by intermittent rain, said Ashok Sharma, a police officer who was at the site.
"We have pulled out 13 bodies so far. Unfortunately, we cannot say how many more are buried in the debris," Sharma said. "One of the buses is buried under nearly 15 metres (50 feet) of mud. It will take us many hours to extricate the bus."
Sharma said he did not hold out much hope of any survivors.
It was not immediately clear how many people were travelling in the buses, Kadam said.
Dozens of houses were washed away in the torrential rain that hit the Mandi region in the Himalayan foothills.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted his condolences: "Pained by the loss of lives due to landslide related accidents in (Himachal Pradesh's) Mandi district. My condolences with the families of the deceased."
Landslides are common in the area during the monsoon season, which runs from June through September.
The area around the village has been deforested extensively, increasing its vulnerability to landslides. Similar deforestation and environmental damage have caused floods and landslides in other parts of India.


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Week 3: Cars. What was your first car? Describe the make, model and color, but also any memories you have of the vehicle. You can also expand on this topic and describe the car(s) your parents drove and any childhood memories attached to it.
Needless to say, I was pretty proud of my 1949 Chevy Fleetline with fender skirts and visor. It was seven years old when I got it. I was a junior in High School. We lived seven miles in the country, so it sure beat riding the school bus! ;-)
We were a Chevy family. Here are my Mom, me and my two younger brothers (other two came later on...) in front of our farm house in Iowa with our new 1950 Chevrolet...Mom and Dad's first new car. What a big deal! Dad took the photo, of course! ;-)
Families are Forever! ;-)


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Larry Flynt doesn't want man who shot him executed
Porn publisher Larry Flynt says he doesn't want to see the man whose gunshots paralyzed him 25 years ago put to death for his crimes.
In an essay published Thursday in The Hollywood Reporter, Flynt says that while he would love to take pliers and a pair of wire cutters to Joseph Paul Franklin, he does not believe in the death penalty.
The Hustler magazine publisher says keeping Franklin locked in a tiny prison cell for the rest of his life is a greater punishment.
Franklin has been in prison since 1980 for a string of shootings that left five people dead and others wounded.
He is scheduled to be executed Nov. 20 in Missouri.
Franklin targeted blacks, Jews, and people like Flynt, who he believed promoted interracial relations.


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Life Insurance – Death Claim Settlement Ratio – 2011-12
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Rodgers: Suarez happier than ever at Liverpool
Liverpool star Luis Suarez is happier than he has ever been at the club, according to manager Brendan Rodgers.
The Uruguayan was at the centre of constant transfer speculation during the off-season, with the English Premier League club refusing to sell him.
Captain Steven Gerrard told the Liverpool Echo he was worried the 26-year-old forward may leave the club if they failed to qualify for the UEFA Champions League.
Despite the speculation, Rodgers said he had never seen Suarez, who has scored six league goals this season, happier at the club.
"Luis, looking and speaking to him over the last couple of days, he's happy as he's ever been," Rodgers said on Thursday.
"He recognises that we have a real genuine chance this year of breaking in there (the top four). Last year was about transition and the second part of the season was about improvement, he's seen that.
"Obviously we had a difficult summer but he's come back and is more mature and his performance level's been really high and he sees a genuine chance for us to make that so he's very happy here."
Despite losing to league leaders Arsenal last time out, Liverpool sit third in the Premier League after a solid start to the campaign.
Liverpool's form has Rodgers confident they can qualify for Europe's top club competition, which could be enough to keep Suarez at Anfield.
"If you look at where we're at, if you're averaging two points in your games then you would like to think that you're getting into the Champions League," Rodgers said.
"Certainly that's something come Saturday (against Fulham) if we can do that, get another three points, which we'll be fighting hard for, then that would take us above that.
"We're just treating every game as a really important game for us in our quest this year, as I said we need to just keep focusing and keep our concentration."
Rodgers is likely to welcome back defender Glen Johnson and attacker Philippe Coutinho to the starting line-up for the visit of Fulham.
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Dressing, acting and crying like a 12-year-old boy (all so charmingly, might we add!), Rafael Nadal embraced the World Cup in all its glory by cheering on his champs, Spain, in South Africa on Sunday. The Spanish team downed The Netherlands 1-0 to win the country's first-ever World Cup title, and Rafa got all giddy (and shed some tears) over the futbol success. Looks as though Rafa will keep one foot on the soccer field in the near future as it was also announced last week that he is now a partial shareholder of the Real Mallorca club team.
While one future Hall-of-Famer was in Africa rooting on his countrymen, seven tennis personalities were inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame over the weekend in Newport, R.I. Most notably were the doubles tandems of Mark Woodforde and Todd Woodbridge and Natasha Zvereva and Gigi Fernandez. Brad Parks, one of the founding fathers of wheelchair tennis in America, was also honored, as were Derek Hardwick (a pioneer in modernizing the game to its current Open format) and Owen Davidson (a doubles specialist) were also inducted.
In this economy, it might be good to be a tennis player. The US Open announced that the winner of its men's and women's singles titles will walk home with $1.7 million each, with the chance of each winning an extra $1 million for talking the US Open Series crown during the summer. The tournament had a 7% increase overall in payout, bringing its total purse to $22.6 million. Ka-ching!
Donnay, once the racquet of champions, is trying to make a resurgence in the global tennis market. The company launched nine new racquets recently, and will use the success of Yanina Wickmayer (their only notable player) to help market the brand. The company once was a big-time player in tennis as the club of choice for Bjorn Borg, Andre Agassi, Margaret Court and Cliff Drysdale.
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Thousands of Michigan State students celebrated the football team's Big Ten title with large, rowdy bonfires and several people were arrested during the celebrations Saturday night.
East Lansing police arrested multiple people Saturday night near River and Cedar streets, which is a traditional spot for MSU students to party after major sports victories. No. 10 MSU defeated No. 2 Ohio State 34-24 late Saturday, earning its first Rose Bowl appearance in a quarter-century.
The Detroit News reported that students threw landscaping trees, a bicycle and kitchen fire extinguishers into a bonfire near the Cedar Village apartments. The Lansing State Journal said that fire was one of at least three large ones.
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