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Bolo Yeung's steroids use has been a controversial topic for many years.
It is widely thought that he did use performance-enhancing drugs to bulk up for appearance sake.
He has a naturally lean physique that allows him to maintain a muscular build, but he may have needed a boost in order to pursue his love of bodybuilding.
He appeared in several well-known movies as an Asian "bad guy", most notably in Blood Sport featuring Jean Claude Van Dame and also in Enter The Dragon featuring Bruce Lee.
His movie career was another reason he may have needed to stay bulky to give the proper appearance for movie roles.
Not only is Bolo Yeung a bodybuilder, but he is also considered a martial arts star. His martial arts career began early in China, where he began to train at the young age of 10.
He eventually began to focus on his bodybuilding career.
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Eventually, Bolo Yeung was crowned Mr. Hong Kong in 1970, a title which is the East's equivilent to Mr. Universe.
Three years after earning the title, Bruce Lee caught wind of him and cast him in the famous movie Enter The Dragon.
Bolo Yeung's real name is actually Yang Sze, but he opted to change it when he was inspired by the character he played in Enter The Dragon.
Bolo actually managed to hold the title of Mr. Hong Kong for a whopping ten straight years.
His movie and bodybuilding career were both taking off at the same time.
He eventually appeared in over 80 movies in total over the course of his career.
Although there is no definitive answer as to whether or not Bolo Yeung took steroids in order to achieve his size and physique, many people feel as though he most likely did take them.
The look of a person's build is one way that most people can tell whether or not they are taking some form of steroids or performance-enhancing drugs.
Some of the signs of this type of use can be overly defined shoulders, flat and lean abs all year long, enlarged traps, and very noticeable vascularity.
Bolo exhibits none of these signs, but that isn't to say that it isn't possible to carefully disguise the symptoms from the general public.
Many industry experts believe that he may have actually taken PEDs because his puffy muscle mass is not common among Asian men, and he bulked up quickly during his earlier days of making movies.
Once he began landing movie roles, his size began to go up.
Many feel that he must have taken substances to achieve his uniques size and stature and be able to maintain it for as long as he had.
PEDs that are often cited include Osterine, Deca Durabolin, Anadrol, and Andarine in a specific cycle.
Osterine is a performance-enhancing drug that is a selective androgen receptor module, or a SARM.
It is designed to help prevent muscle wasting. It also goes by the name MK-2866. In addition to preventing the deterioration of muscles, it can also assist in the repair of joints and ligaments, as well as help with stamina and endurance.
Deca Durabolin is an anabolic steroid also known as Nandrolone.
It is one of the oldest and most widely used anabolic steroid ever created. It is also known for its extensive therapeutic benefits, but it is very regulated in the United States and is difficult to obtain.
Anadrol is one of the most powerful and infamous steroids in the world.
It has the capability of transforming a physique into a powerhouse in just a few short weeks. It is also extremely helpful for many individuals suffering from a variety of diseases, as it helps them to maintain their weight and muscle mass.
Andarine is also a SARM that is meant to prevent muscle wasting and helps individuals maintain their lean muscle mass.
It is also helpful to individuals who are fighting a variety of diseases, but is great for most people because it is very well tolerated and has a history of creating very few side effects.
Today, Bolo Yeung is still quite muscular and maintains a large size for an Asian man, even for one who has been bodybuilding for as many years.
He is still, however, much smaller than he was during the prime of his career around the Bloodsport years in the late 1980s.
He has been spotted in recent years working out at the gym and seems to still have his large trademark arms and wide chest.
It is just not as pronounced as it was in his youth.
The debate will no doubt continue as to whether or not Bolo Yeung steroids were actually a factor in his physical development over the course of his career.
Either way, he is an icon in martial arts, bodybuilding, and acting which is an incredible feat in itself.Celebrities on SteroidsHollywood Steroids Use50 CentArnold SchwarzeneggerBolo YeungBrad PittBruce LeeCarrot Top SteroidsCharlie SheenChris EvansChristian BaleDwayne JohnsonHugh JackmanHulk HoganJean Claude Van DammeMark WahlbergMichael Clarke DuncanMickey RourkeRyan ReynoldsSean PennSpencer MatthewsSylvester Stallone Busted for HGHSylvester StalloneTerry CrewsTom HardyZac Efron


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AdvisorOne contributor Michael Kitces took the stage at the 2012 FPA Retreat on Monday to offer his vision of what the future holds for financial planning in the digital age.
Kitces, who announced earlier in the conference he is joining the Journal of Financial Planning as practitioner editor, started his presentation with a discussion of Perry the Planner and Carl the Client.
"Perry and Carl have had a relationship for four years," he explained. "Carl is on 'the cloud' and can see anything he needs to in his account. Updates are continuous and ongoing as it is all numbers-driven. Perry can also review and monitor Carl's account to see how well his goals are being achieved. Perry and Carl connect through various communication tools. Oh, and one last thing—Perry and Carl have never met in person."
This, Kitces claimed, is the future of financial planning. It will "change everything about how we develop, deliver and communicate financial plans."
"I'm here to throw the football down the field eight or 10 years into the future," he said. "The Internet has been around for two decades, but we're still figuring out how to integrate it into our lives and businesses. The medical community is now grappling with this, as very often patients come in and are just as informed as the doctors are about their particular afflictions."
The result was a session heavy on questions about what future advice models might look like, including:
- What is the value of the advice-giver in an increasingly technology-driven world?
- Planners are experts when finding solutions on the Internet—similar to finding a needle in a haystack. Will improvements in search, sharing and social media change that?
- What if the answer to a financial problem came up on a Google search exactly as you wanted?
Borrowing heavily from Blue Ocean Strategy, a business strategy book written by W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne, Kitces said that in order for advisors to adapt to the digital age, they must focus on what matters to clients and eliminate everything else in a quest to develop something new.
"What currently creates the most work in your practice? What has the most cost? What can we leave behind: in-person meetings, written financial plans, what else?"
On the flip side, he continued, what experiences and values are financial planners not delivering that they could?
"How much more efficient would your practice be if you used video and Skype and no longer had to travel? Can online software replace the physical financial plan document?"
Future competition, he added, will increasingly come from Silicon Valley. While financial planners have ramped up their technology, technology companies have ramped up their financial planning capabilities. He listed companies like Personal Capital, LearnVest, Betterment, Jemstep and Veritat Advisors as examples of technology platforms with low costs that are on the forefront of the digital financial planning wave.
"For those of you who don't think the trust aspect can be reached online, consider that it was only 10 years ago that most of us said we would never enter out credit card information into a website," he concluded. "We blew through that trust issue. And it's never been and issue for Generation Y, a cohort that is larger than the boomer generation. For them, technology 'just is,' it's an extension of their self."
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DETROIT – The renovation of Cobo Center in downtown Detroit took a major step forward Thursday as equipment began taking down the wall that connected the old Cobo Arena from the convention center.
The inside space that had been the arena has already been cleared out to make way for a new ballroom and other spaces.
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Farmingdale, N.Y. - The Farmingdale State women's soccer team fell, 2-0, in a non-conference game versus NYU this afternoon in Farmingdale, N.Y. The Rams close out the regular season on Saturday as they travel to Mount Saint Mary College with the winner earning the top-seed in the Skyline Conference playoffs.
With only 1:05 remaining in the first half, sophomore forward Melissa Menta (Somers, N.Y.) dribbled around the goalkeeper and scored to put NYU (7-5-3) on top, 1-0. The Violets outshot Farmingdale State (11-8) 6-4 in the first half.
Leading 1-0 with less than four minutes to play, NYU increased their lead to 2-0 on a Cami Crawford (El Dorado Hills, Calif.) goal after being set up by Menta's pass.
Sophomore goalkeeper Breanna Blair (Littleton, Colo.) made four saves in 62 minutes of action for the Rams, while freshman Cassie Steinberg (Boca Raton, Fla.) stopped three shots in the victory.
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Monday, June 23, 2008
Toads Are Our Friends
I'll be examining Tony for warts for the next few weeks, be assured of that.
9 comments:
- condiefamily said...
Tony the animal rescuer...Go Diego Go!
- June 23, 2008 at 1:44 PM
Oh those are cute. I would love to switch for some live toads...About an hour ago my kids came flying in from the backyard, "MOM YOU HAVE GOT TO COME SEE THIS!" They said there is a squirrel out there by their 2nd base not moving, looked like it was taking a nap. So of course I go out there because squirrels don't take naps where little kids can watch. Yep, he is dead. Ben is so confussed because there isn't any blood anywhere. They are still questioning the nap thing, but I keep telling them I am 100% sure he is dead.
- June 23, 2008 at 1:46 PM
- Kristi said...
Toads must just like window wells. While I was watering my garden today I found a large toad sitting in ours. It freaked me out a bit because it's coloring reminded me so much of a snake. Connor was gone at the time, otherwise I am sure he would have been asking to keep him as a pet.
- June 23, 2008 at 3:03 PM
- Marisa said...
Could have been worse, my snake could have made it up to your house. Toads I can live with (warts too).
- June 23, 2008 at 6:20 PM
- Melis said...
I just found a Yellowjacket nest in our window well... Toads are a lot more fun! ;)
- June 23, 2008 at 7:22 PM
- Emily N. said...
That's a great story of heroics. Yeah, Tony!
- June 23, 2008 at 7:37 PM
- just jamie said...
But did he see what happened when he kissed one?
- June 24, 2008 at 5:32 PM
- Walker said...
Those are such cute little toads. I will have to get with you about those windows, I have some questions.
- June 24, 2008 at 10:45 PM
- Sonja said...
Well thank goodness they weren't vampire toads. I hear they're quite vicious. :)
- June 25, 2008 at 11:15 PM


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Fix bug #498580 - inode count needs to be higher on at least 5Gb as well, move it to 8
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Fix bug #451596 - Mark ext4 as recommended fs
Fix bug #334167 - Add in ext4 support, now for ppc/ppc64
Fix bug #398749 - For ext3, its ext3 :-)
Fix bug #398749 - Improve wording on inode calculation for smaller file systems
Bug #334167 - Add ext4 information for HPPA architecture
Bug #334167 - Update filesystem information for ext4 for the arm, ia64 and sparc architectures
Fix bug #334167 - Mention ext4 in the handbook. Done for alpha, mips, amd64 and x86. Other arches: please verify and comment on the bug. Thanks to Maciej Grela for reporting.
ext2/3 filesystems on disks under 4GB in size need to use the -T small option at creation time, otherwise the system runs out of inodes. added the info to the shared filesystems.xml doc so that all the handbooks pick up the note. bug 269035
release time. note that since this is beta1, the release dir and stage/media names have been adjusted accordingly. also, the handbooks are marked with a disclaimer=draft, so once the final is out, that will be removed and the release names adjusted. in the mean time, these are live. the beta is officially released. no, it's not april fools, but it is april 1st. :)
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The brand new artist album of Armin van Buuren, 'Intense', is dominating the iTunes Main Charts in an astonishing amount of countries worldwide. The fifth artist album of the world's number one DJ peaks the Dance and Main charts in the United States, Canada, South-Africa, Russia, Mexico, India, most of the Asian countries, South-American territories such as Argentina, Chile, Guatemala and Peru and European countries The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Poland and many more. From today on, the album is available on iTunes, ArmadaShop.com and Spotify.
'Intense' is the long-awaited follow-up to Armin's successful artist albums 'Mirage', 'Imagine', 'Shivers' and '76'. The album has been 3 years in the making and features collaborations with Grammy award-winning violinist Miri Ben-Ari, Australian duo NERVO, and singers by the likes of Emma Hewitt, Laura V, Laura Jansen, Fiora and many others. The album also contains hit-single 'This Is What It Feels Like' featuring Trevor Guthrie, of which the music video clocked up more than 3.5 million views already. 'Intense' is the most eclectic and diverse album Armin van Buuren has ever done.
Armin: "'Intense' is all about finding your own road. You can say the album and my life at the moment in general are pretty Intense. I've never put so much work into one album and each track by itself is pretty Intense. They are all about moments of extreme joy or sadness and the album flirts with all kinds of musical styles, particularly the title track itself."
The Dutch DJ will be touring the United States and Canada in May, followed by the kick-off of his Ibiza residency in Privilege in June. The preparations for the upcoming 'Armin Only: Intense' world tour, based on the album, are in full progress. Ticket sales for the two editions in the Amsterdam Ziggo Dome on November 15 and 16 will kick off on May 11th through www.arminonly.com
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jakewilliams wrote:Gameplay discussion:
According to Widowmakers' spreadsheet, bonus values should be 3.67 for Dixie, 3.92 for Georgia, 7.5 for Florida, 1.5 for Jamaica, 3.25 for Haiti.
According to MrBenn's calculator, at least one player will drop the missiles, US ships, and the USSR ships in a 2p/3p game. fairly likely someone will drop the MQ bonus as well.
We may have to add some neutrals and starting positions to negate these.
Okay here are a couple of suggestions.
1. To eliminate any player starting with missiles, start them as neutrals.
2. Change that one Soviet ship from starting as neutral to starting normal.
3. Divide Atlanta and put in Dalton, and only connect it to Atalanta and Athens. This shouldn't change the bonus value any.
4. Put 4 Soviet and 4 US ships as starting neutral to help eliminate the possibility of any player starting with a bonus here as well.
If my addition is correct this will give you 44 starting territories and 31 territories starting neutral for a total of 75 territories.
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The theft of consumer data from Neiman Marcus appears far deeper than had been disclosed originally, with the company now saying that hackers invaded the luxury retailer's systems for several months in a breach that involved at least 1.1 million credit and debit cards.
In a statement posted on its website Wednesday night, Neiman Marcus said that malware had been installed in its system and had pulled payment data off cards used from July 16 to Oct. 30. MasterCard, Visa, and Discover have told the company that about 2,400 cards used at Neiman Marcus and its Last Call outlet stores have since been used fraudulently.
Federal investigators, including the Secret Service and the FBI, have been trying to determine whether the extensive security breach at Target and the one at Neiman's are related. Investigators and security experts have described a loose band of hackers from Eastern Europe as the likeliest suspects in the Target theft. Security experts working with the authorities have said that the hackers were eyeing several major retailers as potential targets.
Neiman Marcus Group, which also owns Bergdorf Goodman, said it would notify all customers who shopped in those stores between January 2013 and January 2014 — and for whom the company has a mailing or e-mail address. They will offer one free year of credit monitoring to those shoppers.
The company was first told that there may have been a breach in mid-December. The company informed federal law enforcement, and a forensic investigation found evidence of the breach Jan. 1, Neiman said.
The week before Christmas, Target announced that 40 million of its customers had had their credit and debit card information compromised. Those customers shopped in its stores between Nov. 27 and Dec. 15. Then in January, Target said that another batch of data, personal information such as addresses and phone numbers, had been compromised — leaving a group of 70 million of its customers exposed. Malware installed on point-of-sale systems snatched customer data off the cards' magnetic strip.
Neiman said it had no knowledge of a connection between the two attacks. Social security numbers, PIN data, and birth dates were not compromised, the company said.


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There was a time when it looked like eBay would replace garage sales – or the Goodwill box. But putting things up for sale was probably too much work. In fact, garage sale postings in 2009 were up 80 percent on Craigslist last year.
Craigslist, Oodle and PennySaver have been among the leaders in online listings. Now add Garage Sales Tracker to the list. Based in Boca Raton, Fla., the start-up provides a full platform for local media companies, including TV stations and community newspapers.
Launched in January 2009, Garage Sales Tracker posts sales on an embedded Google Map, and includes useful tips for sellers ("have plenty of single dollar bills on hand"). It also provides related information about local consignment shops, and allows users to filter their search by item or geographic location.
Garage Sales Tracker can be white labeled by the media partners, which typically list it under different regional classifications. WHHT-TV (Huntsville, Ala.), calls it "Yard Sales Tracker." WITI-TV (Milwaukee), calls it "Rummage Tracker."
It is also a destination site in its own right, selling ads to related categories, including self storage (U-Store-It) and foreclosure listings (RealtyTrac). We've seen other self storage companies on the local media sites. Mortgage brokers are also envisioned.The site also earns revenue from featured listings. Otherwise, listings are free.
Mobile also a significant role in the site's development. Garage Sales Tracker currently has an iPhone app, which helps garage sale shoppers on-the-go. An Android app currently in development.
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The Magnus Magnetic Stand for the iPad 2, first announced last week, is now available for shipping. Created by the masterminds at Ten One Design – makers of the Fling Game Controller and Pogo Sketch Stylus - the gorgeous and unique stand holds the iPad 2 in place using magnets, resulting in a low-profile and aesthetically pleasing design.
Magnus is first machine-crafted from pure aluminum and then hand-finished using the latest manufacturing techniques. After that, customized magnets are installed into the base, and rubberized feet are fitted to the bottom surface.
Our designers targeted a reduced silhouette. Viewed from the side, you see only the iPad's tilt, and a flat plate on the desk. From there, the engineering took over. Magnus may look like it's defying gravity, but it feels like a permanent attachment. You may need two hands to separate Magnus from your iPad.
The one downside to the stand is that it only works in landscape orientation (due to location of the iPad 2's magnets), but if you can live with that, the Magnus retails for $49.95. Basic shipping (First Class Mail) in the US starts at $4.99, and International orders will set you back another $29.99 for Fedex priority shipping. More images of the stand in various angles after the break.


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Last May it was revealed that Mark Zuckerberg started a new diet where he only ate what he could kill.
Now the young CEO of Facebook has proven his manliness by having the head of a bison he killed stuffed.
Kara Swisher of All Things D reports that not only did the young billionaire have the head stuffed but he thought it would be funny to hang it on the wall of a conference room used by Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg.
"Zuckerberg placed it there recently as a prank, to surprise his top exec with the installation of the very hairy bison when she was away from Facebook's Silicon Valley HQ," Swisher wrote. "And surprised she was when she got back and was faced with the creature, which pretty much takes up the whole room, as you can see above and below.'
Zuckerberg reportedly obtained a hunting license and learned the most humane way to kill a bison before bagging the animal in California.
The bison has been nicknamed Billy and it was scheduled to move Facebook's new headquarters in Menlo Park Monday.
You can see a picture of Billy at All Things D.


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My experience with the PvP in game has been this:radioactivejesus wrote:the catch 22 of the situation is that the only way to not get your entire group slaughtered by skirmishing archer-types is to run in and go straight to code once arrows start flying at you, due to the way bleed damage and arrows work.Real wrote:Brian,
That's when you set run, engage Master Hide and begin the archery gank. All bets are off when someone charges and types kill. You gotta lay down the hammer of justice. What makes me laugh is when people who just run in and attack complain about skirmishing archer-types. Please.
40000 person first-time PVP(it probably involved like twenty-five people, actually). Everybody obeyed the rules, one side lost, one side didn't, and only one person in the whole mess was wronged in any way(and then, only slightly). Half of us nearly died and got released, to fight again.
Four-versus-four, with me at one point retreating across 3-4 rooms from the enemy, all of us emoting the entire way.
Lead out ten-man group. 'collect' corpse, except I forget to type 'get corpse.' Return immediately sans group, to find ten-man orc gang squad completely hidden around looted/beheaded corpse. Explain the situation, they let me go given it was an OOC mistake.
Get shot at through the gates, though no orc could ever know that they were shooting through a peep-hole by the description.
To the point: All-in-all, the orcs in this game have been a hell of an adversary, and sensible and fair. I've not seen any of the 'bad' PVP in my entire time here. Is the 'bad PVP', the straight-to-code cluster , terribly prevalent?


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A fitting (possible) end for Johnny Manziel and Texas A&M
- Johnny Manziel completed 30 of 38 passes for 382 yards and four TDs
- He also ran for a touchdown to lead a second-half comeback
- The Texas A%26M defense saved the day%2C however%2C with two second-half INTs
ATLANTA — If this was Johnny Manziel's final college game, it was everything his career has been: Unpredictable, volatile and so, so entertaining.
It also couldn't have been a sweeter way to go out.
After doing everything in his power to drag Texas A&M into the national spotlight the past two seasons, he might have saved the best for last on Tuesday, leading the Aggies to the biggest comeback in school history and a 52-48 Chick-fil-A Bowl victory against No. 21 Duke.
"It's an unreal feeling," Manziel said. "To come back from that … wow. That's the word I'd use to describe this game. Unreal. It's an NCAA instant classic."
Trailing 38-17 at halftime, Manziel led the Aggies to four consecutive touchdown drives, then watched as Toney Hurd intercepted Duke quarterback Anthony Boone and ran it back for a 55-yard touchdown with 3:33 remaining to take the lead for the first time all night.
Duke converted a fourth down with 1:48 remaining to give itself one more chance, but the Aggies intercepted Boone again with 1:19 left, capping off a 9-4 season and a raucous celebration at the Georgia Dome.
"I thought we pressed early and we were just a little off," Texas A&M coach Kevin Sumlin said. "We had a discussion at half about doing your job, be accountable. As a coach, two of the greatest complements you can get is that your team plays hard and never quits and that kind of leadership comes rom the locker room."
Before the game, a throng of more than 50 photographers crowded in a corner of the end zone at the Georgia Dome to snap pictures of Manziel's warm-up, a testament to his star power and the overwhelming sense that he will declare for the NFL Draft in the coming days.
He delivered a performance worthy of that status, completing 30-of-38 passes (12-of-13 in the second half) for 382 yards and four touchdowns. He also ran for 73 yards and a touchdown, overcoming a near-disastrous performance by the Texas A&M defense.
Duke, which had 661 yards of total offense, finished the year 10-4.
"We prevented some of the big plays for a while," Duke coach David Cutcliffe said. "We made them work, which is difficult to do. But we got beat by turning the ball over and by a great football player."
Even if Manziel comes back for a redshirt junior year, it would be hard to top this. Though Texas A&M's season didn't live up to expectations, and Manziel wasn't able to win a second consecutive Heisman Trophy, he couldn't script a more fitting end to his time as a college player.
Senior tackle Jake Matthews, who said he didn't know what Manziel would decide, noted that his quarterback was more "riled up" for this game than any other in his college career, an attitude that had permeated throughout practice this week and carried over into the game.
Even when Duke scored with stunning ease on its first three possessions of the game to take a 21-3 lead, Manziel could be seen on the sidelines firing up everyone from the defensive staff to the special teams units.
"The main thing I kept stressing to everybody was don't look at the scoreboard," he said.
Still, it looked bleak for Texas A&M when Josh Snead scored on a 25-yard touchdown run with 2:31 left in the first half for a 35-17 lead and then Duke promptly recovered an onsides kick, tacking on a field goal before going to the locker room.
"We just broke it down in little increments," Matthews said. "The mindset completely changed. Coach Sumlin said at halftime, 'If you don't believe we can come back, stay in the locker room.' "
Texas A&M's defense promptly got consecutive stops to begin the second half, and Manziel suddenly had an opening that he was all to eager to run through.
A classic Manziel play – running into a mess of bodies, hurdling a linebacker to avoid a sack, then backpedaling to get away from pressure – resulted in a 19-yard touchdown toss to Travis Labhart with 9:55 left in the third quarter. Just 4:50 later, he pulled the Aggies within 38-31 on a six-play, 70-yard drive capped off by Tra Carson's 21-yard touchdown run.
Though Duke responded with a 20-yard field goal to stop the avalanche, it set the stage for Manziel's furious finish.
After Duke took a 48-38 lead, it took Manziel only three plays – including a 20-yard out to Malcome Kennedy and a 44-yard touchdown throw to Derel Walker with 5:44 left – to bring the Aggies back within striking range.
The only thing that could have made it more legendary was if Manziel had scored the winning touchdown himself. Of course, he didn't have a problem with the way it turned out.
"I feel like they dared us to beat one-on-one coverage," Manziel said. "If the jump does happen, they like to play man in the NFL. One incompletion in the whole second half, that's a pretty good deal for me and our receivers. It was unreal how things have played out in my career, and I'm just extremely proud to play for this team."


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The Middlebury College Student Government Association (SGA) represents students in decision-making processes of the College. It acts as a single unified group addressing problems facing the student body and the campus community. It is the official channel for student participation in formulation of institutional policy affecting academic and student affairs.
The SGA is led by the President and SGA Senate (composed of commons representatives and class representatives). The President also has a cabinet staff of advisors that often chair committees of students working to address specific interest issues such as environment, academic affairs, or alumni relations.
In addition to allocating the Student Activities Fee (SAF), the SGA makes student appointments to student, joint student/faculty, and trustee councils and committees. The SGA occasionally also provides services directly to students, as deemed necessary.


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I've done it. You've done it. We've all done it. Just about every person who has ever played a video game has stayed up too late gaming and has nodded off, controller in hand.
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Over at Geek.com, they've asked their editors which games they've fallen asleep playing. The list includes Broken Sword, Journey (for shame!), Final Fantasy XIII, Alan Wake, LA Noire, Final Fantasy VIII, Bioshock 2 (surprising!) and Minecraft.
Clearly the outliers here are Alan Wake and Bioshock 2. The other games are slower paced, and they are more peaceful in general. For example Broken Sword is a point-and-click adventure game that I love, but it can be slow at times. I fell asleep playing it on my Nintendo DS while on a roadtrip – I dropped the stylus and woke up about 20 minutes later wondering if I was really enjoying the game as much as I thought I was.
For my part, current "nodding off" games include Skyrim, Persona 3 and Minecraft. I also have some strong memories of catching some zzz's while playing Final Fantasy VII last year. However, I really like all of those games!
I think the science may be a little flawed on this (super scientific) study — or at least, sleep-inducingness shouldn't really be linked to how much you're enjoying a certain game. After all, the games that I'm likely to fall asleep playing are the ones that I play into the deep hours of the night. Those are the games I like most, else I wouldn't be playing them at 3AM.
But it's still a fun thing to ponder. What games put you to sleep?
Games We've Fallen Asleep Playing [Geek.com]
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August 24 cannot come soon enough for Rochelle E. Oaks, Ph.D., as she prepares to participate in the 2009 Blacks In Government National Training Conference in Baltimore, Md. Viewing the chance to conduct eight workshops during the four-day convention as a great opportunity for her business, Oaks says excitement and anticipation is building day by day.
"I'm hoping this conference will be a great door opener for business," she says. Oaks is scheduled to present her Power of Your Personality workshop during the groups' 31st annual conference. The theme of the conference is Meeting Today's Objectives—New Challenges, New Government, A New BIG.
In business for 10 years, Oaks is the president and CEO of the Oaks Group, LLC, a certified Minority Woman Business Enterprise, veteran and women-owned training and development company that specializes in diversity and inclusion, leadership development, personality assessments and team building. Based on the North Side at 700 River Ave., she describes the business as offering quality custom-designed training workshops and consulting services to meet the specific needs of the client. "Our aspiration is to provide excellence services to profit and nonprofits organizations, federal, state, city, county and local government agencies," she said.
The mission of the Oaks Group is to teach, train and build individuals, organizations and communities with the goals to bring together the principles of education and lifelong learning and to prepare individuals, teams and organizations to succeed. Oaks says to accomplish her goal that the belief of the firm is the transformation process that focuses on human beings is the key to all possibilities.
|THNKING BIG—CEO and President of the Oaks Group, Dr. Rochelle Oaks is excited as she prepares to participate in the Blacks in Government's 31 convention in Baltimore.
Services provided by the Oaks Group are designed to provide clients with an extension of their management team for both short- and long-term projects, is how Oaks describes what she does. She says her team concentrates in three core areas; diversity, capacity building and consulting.
Diversity is inclusive of personality assessments, demographic realities, team building, diversity and inclusion, effective communication skills and micro-inequities. Her capacity building workshops include topics on sustainability, marketing strategies, program evaluation and expansion and SWOC (strengths, weakness, opportunities and threat) analysis. Leadership development, customer services, program, project and change management round out her consulting training. Able to offer her clients personalized and unique training, Oaks utilizes personal assessment tools that she designed as well as other popular assessments.
Clients she works with are the Mel Blount Youth Home, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Robert Morris University, Fifth Quarter Enterprise, Central Baptist Church and the Allegheny County Sanitation Authority.
Enthused about her work, she explained that she is currently involved in a project with the Department of Human Services which involves agencies in the east, north and central neighborhoods of the city as well as the Mel Blount Youth Center. "I'm developing three components of 'It Takes a Village to Raise a Child' to assure that young males receive services they need to prevent them from going into placement," she said.
She was also the lead facilitator and member of the Diversity Action Team that was responsible for training more than 1,700 military personnel in diversity initiatives.
A retired captain from the Pennsylvania Air National Guard, Oaks credits her 22 years of military service as a tool that has assisted in developing her skills to get her where she is today. She says the military was a good experience because it provided her with discipline, an opportunity to grow and to travel and see the world. Joining the Air National Guard one day before her 30th birthday, Oaks says at that time in her life, she needed to accomplish something. "I wanted to be a positive role model for my children," she said.
She also credits her Christian background as a basis of starting her business. In 1999 she operated as a sole proprietorship after gaining experience by conducting training in the areas of personality, temperament and leadership for her church. Now she is an ordained minister.
Oaks, too, has gained experience from working in the nonprofit sector for over seven years. Considering her layoff in 2006 as a blessing, she says after navigating through the five stages of grieving and loss—denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance— she now is able to operate on a full-time basis.
A strong believer in education, Oaks has a doctor of science degree from Robert Morris University, a master's from the California University of Pennsylvania, a bachelor of arts from Geneva College and an associate's degree from the Community College of Allegheny County.
Appreciative of the opportunity to utilize her distinguished background in diversity facilitation and leadership during the BIG Conference, Oaks hopes to utilize what she learns to meet her goals to gain anchor clients to enable her to train in the corporate sector. "My vision is to become the training and development consultants of choice in the Pittsburgh and surrounding areas," she said.
A native of Pittsburgh, she is married to Benjamin Oaks and has three children and three grandsons.
BIG was incorporated as a nonprofit organization in 1976 by a small group of African-Americans at the Public Health Services which is a part of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare in Rockville, Md.


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They shuffled to the tee using their golf clubs as canes, and I remember thinking, "I better pay attention. These old guys must be important."
It was some time in the early 70s -- memory fades and time is now measured in ever-larger chunks -- but I remember Jock Hutchison and Fred McLeod slowly inching their way to a tee box in Augusta that no longer exists on a hole that neither would now recognize. One of them wore a round touring cap and tie beneath a cardigan sweater like Gatsby.
I knew little about either, but I learned. Long before the Internet, I asked the older patrons about the men who would only hit one shot apiece that morning. They told me about Hutchison's 1920 PGA Championship victory and 1921 Open Championship win at St. Andrews, the town in which he was raised. I learned that Jock won the inaugural PGA Seniors Championship at Augusta National in 1937, which surprised me, not that Hutchison had won but that the National had hosted an event other than the Masters. And I learned that McLeod had won the 1908 U.S. Open at Myopia Hunt Club in Boston, a club that would later become one of my favorites.
I remember the shots as remarkably unremarkable, slow-motion pecks down the middle, but they received raucous applause anyway. "It's tradition," my father told me at the time as a way to get me to stop asking questions. But I learned to appreciate that answer more and more as so many of the traditions of youth slipped away.
The importance of seeing those shots didn't occur to me until after Hutchison and McLeod were gone. That was why I took special care to be present whenever Byron Nelson, Gene Sarazen and Sam Snead struck their ceremonial first shots at the Masters, and I cherished every conversation I had with them, even the ones that weren't very interesting.
Christmas reminds us of the comfort found in tradition. Families gather, gifts are exchanged, meals cooked and eaten, songs sung and merriment made. As we take time to reflect on the year behind us and look forward to 2013, it is also nice to remember the rituals in our game and the important bond they forge among us.
On Tuesday, Jack Nicklaus spoke via telephone to a small group of reporters where he talked about his upcoming anniversary in Augusta. Next April it will have been 50 years since Jack donned his first green jacket. He had won the U.S. Open the summer before and that spring he became the youngest Masters winner in history, a record that would stand for 35 years until Tiger came along in 1997.
Jack remembers his first Masters victory with the same clinical detachment he recalls most things in his professional life. But he did bring a smile to many when he said that expects to be the honorary starter again next year, keeping that tradition alive by once more joining Arnold Palmer and Gary Player on the first tee Thursday morning.
"It's not my call," Jack said when asked if he would continue to be the honorary starter. "But I would assume we'd probably do that. And how long we do it? I don't know. It's not my call. I mean, it's the Chairman's call. We'll just go from there, on a year-to-year basis and see what happens."
Billy Payne is a smart guy. He will not be the chairman who discontinues this one. Jack, Arnold and Gary can hit those first tee shots for as long as they wish.
There is a sense that many sporting traditions are already past their primes. In the days of iPhones and 3D video games, who collects baseball cards anymore? How many NFL players speak at high school banquets? And when was the last time you saw an NBA "old-timers" game?
Golf preserves its heritage and traditions better than most, but there are exceptions. We lost Q-School and Disney this year. But one old practice appears to be staying put. Augusta National and the Masters will continue to honor the game's history by asking three of its most lasting legends to go out first.
And when they walk to that tee early next April 11, there will likely be a child who sees old men shuffling and asks, "Who are these guys, and what did they do?"
It will rest upon us to answer, and in so doing keep the traditions of the game alive.
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Agent Coulson and his ragtag team will have their work cut out for them in the season finale of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. on Tuesday (8/7c, ABC).
Now that Garrett (Bill Paxton), who was actually patient zero in the Deathlok program, has taken the GH325 serum, it seems like he'll be unstoppable. But will he actually be stable? Let's not forget, Project T.A.H.I.T.I. has yet to work on anyone but Coulson (Clark Gregg). How will that affect Garrett's plans? And will Coulson exploit that potential weakness to take Garrett down? TVGuide.com caught up with Paxton to get the scoop:
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Did you know when you were first cast that you'd end up being the big villain?
Bill Paxton: I had a feeling. I knew I was the Clairvoyant and that I was ultimately with Hydra, and I knew that my character needed the serum because he was dealing with his own mortality issues, but everything was strengthened and deepened as the character started to really come alive on the show. They started writing for the character more specifically. I've had a ball. Something really fun about this show, and particularly with this character, is that it's very freeing. You can have some fun with it and you can be a bit campy.
How will getting the injection change Garrett?
Paxton: It changes everything. It changes his whole outlook. It brings him back to life, first and foremost, but he almost becomes a super Id. He's starting to see the really big picture, even all the way back to the Big Bang. He's on fire.
Coulson has said before that Project T.A.H.I.T.I. didn't work on certain people because it caused them to go a little deranged. Might that be the case with Garrett, who is already a psychopath?
Paxton: He's definitely a psychopath. It's very empowering. I kept thinking about Alastair Sim's performance in the great black and white version of A Christmas Carol after he's been visited by the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future and he says, "I'm as giddy as a schoolboy." There's something that's flowing out of him that's very disconcerting to those around him. He's saying to them that he hasn't lost his senses, he's come to them! It was a lot of fun. That's a fun energy to bring onto the set to play. It's also dangerous and scary when you think of the character of John Garrett and where he's coming from.
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Ward (Brett Dalton) has followed Garrett all this time, but how will he feel about Garrett's change?
Paxton: He's torn because you have to remember that this is a father-son relationship even though it's a surrogate father-son relationship. What was so great and what I loved about the last episode was doing that character stuff and learning how from adolescence Garrett had come into this boy's life and really taken over everything. He told him how to think, he told him his politics and was very charismatic in a way that he fell into it. He was almost the kid's savior, which is what he planned to be. But Garrett has really manipulated this boy's mind and his emotions. I hope it gives the Ward character a chance at redemption because his actions haven't been completely his own when you see how he was raised. It's almost like an abused child who committed an atrocity and put on trial. When the judge finds out this is what happened to this guy and what put him in this position in the first place, you tend to want to lean towards some kind of leniency because these are what you call extenuating circumstances.
On the flip side of that, Raina (Ruth Negga) has been interested in the science side of everything, so is it safe to assume that she's excited over this new development with him?
Paxton: She's a psychopath, too. She's got her own agenda. One thing is that Garrett is very clear about reading people very well. He's had an alliance, but it's been a symbiotic relationship. I don't think there's any love lost between those two characters.
The season has been heading towards Coulson and his team going up against Garrett. What can you tease about the final showdown?
Paxton: This is the finale, so this is the ultimate confrontation of the last six episodes that I've been involved with. There's definitely going to be some fireworks. Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jacksonj) is going to show up, and everything is coming home to roost. Not all will be revealed, but a lot will be revealed.
Are you excited for the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. finale?
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. airs Tuesday at 8/7c on ABC. Watch the latest episode here.


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The press attaché of a Montana Congressman has been left red faced after "hackers" he was trying to hire to change his lowly college grades published his email exchanges instead.
Todd Shriber, 28, a press officer for US Republican Rep. Denny Rehberg, was looking to persuade hackers to break into the systems of Texas Christian University and change his grades. The motive for his illegal actions was apparently to bolster his academic credentials ahead of a possible run for office.
But Shriber hit on the wrong target for his pleas when he contacted security site attrition.org in early August. Instead of entering negotiations with hackers-for-hire he entered into an exchange of emails with security experts "Lyger" and "Jericho" (AKA "Security Curmudgeon").
Despite being warned that what he proposed was a criminal offence Shriber continued with the plan, little realizing he was been taken for a ride. The 22 email exchange culminated in late August with claims by Lyger that the hack that never was had been detected, who advised Shriber to "duck and run if you can". The exchange was published in September.
But it wasn't until last week that it emerged a would-be political candidate had instigated the attack. Confronted by evidence of the assault, Shriber eventually fessed up to Networkworld. "I did something that's greatly out of character for me and it's a mistake that I regret."
Asked why he dreamt up the scheme in the first place, Shriber said "I just got a little too far ahead of myself thinking about things down the road." His school grades were mediocre, he conceded.
Shriber claimed he was beginning to have second thoughts about the hack, although there's no evidence of this in the email exchanges published by attrition.org.
"A solicitation was made but no action was performed. These are people misrepresenting themselves for a laugh."
Scriber's boss failed to see a funny side to his extra-curricular activities and he was fired last Thursday (21 December).
The perpetrators of the sting have little sympathy for their victim, who they point out was attempting to solicit a criminal offence. "You'll notice that we even intentionally redacted his Social Security number and date of birth in one of the e-mails (on the site)," Lyger told Networkworld. "Pretty ironic that he even sent them since we maintain a data-loss database, Web page, and mailing list." ®


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Monday, February 23, 2009
Everyone Has These Kinds Of Days!
Today started off like any other day...I got up, got the kids off to school, and had to rush to my dr. appointment. I got there and knew that it was going to be a trying day to say the least. I wasn't feeling the greatest. I got into the room and the nurse said he was running a little late, not a big deal. Well, as I sat there I started to get so hot, and even while fanning myself with the Redbook Magazine I had been reading, I just could cool myself. He came in and just like always started by asking me how I was doing...well, I couldn't believe I allowed myself to do this but I just burst into tears and all I could say is "I can't lie anymore, I am not feeling well, I am tired". You see I haven't slept well for months, (careful...this is where all the complaining will come in!!) I can't move like I usually can, my brick feet are hurting more and more each day and I am HUGE! I feel it and obviously look it from some looks and comments I have had made to me by many people. Which normally I just laugh off and call it good, but for whatever reason my poor doctor caught me at the right moment and I couldn't hold it in any longer. I pulled myself together and the appointment ended with no real new news.
I got in the car, called Craig and lost it again. I just couldn't help it. I stopped and treated myself to a yummy Daylight Doughnut and a beverage. I felt as if I for some reason I deserved it. Don't ask me why cause that is the last thing I need these days. I took a nap after Lib and I ate lunch and just kept having this pitty party all day long. I did get a few things accomplished but still I wasn't my usual self. I made dinner and after dinner I blew up at Zach when he accidently dropped a plate and I felt horrible. I went into my room, plopped down on my bed and started to cry again. I feel like I am loosing my temper way too much over the dumbest things. I feel bad. Craig came in after a few minutes and we talked and I felt better. He told me to just go to bed, but I couldn't we were having Family Home Evening. When I walked out to join the already started FHE, my children just looked at me. In the middle of our lesson, Craig's parents came to join us. His mom looked at me and asked if I was okay, once again...I started to cry. But had to wait until we were finished to actually explain myself. We talked after and they were both very understanding with me even with the tears flowing freely! After, Grandma read stories to Lib the boys played bowling on the Wii and I watched. It was a fun night and it was just what I needed to pull me out of my pity. Craig and his dad gave me a blessing and I feel better. I know that tomorrow will be a better day.
I know that it is totally normal to have these types of days...but I will be honest with you, I don't like them. I would much rather have a day of laughter and joy, or even just a normal same old, same old day. Today wore me out. I don't like it at all. So here's to a much better day tomorrow!!!
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Saturday, February 21, 2009
BYU Gymnastics Meet
BYU Gymnastics meet -- Friday, Feb. 20th
A few of the 9 eating their snacks and enjoying each other's company.
Lib was particularily proud of this shot...she thought it was amazing to watch the girls on the bars.
She did take this one of all the competing teams awaiting the announcement of the winner of the meet. BYU came in 2nd place. They did a great job.
I know this is dark, but you can see the joy on Zach's face knowing he was rich! They had fun climbing all over the piles of dirty snow on the way to the car.
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Monday, February 16, 2009
President's Day
This is just a whole bunch of balloons all tangled together to form a circle. The kids thought it was so cool.
We kept wandering through the other displays and found a marble sculpture of Abe Lincoln...and since it was President's Day we were celebrating...we had to pause and pay tribute. Nice photos huh?
Caleb being Caleb!
Zach trying to look right into his eyes.
I love this of Lib...she looks so in awe of the art.
I turned around after looking at a painting and found my children doing this...can't take them anywhere!
We had so much fun that Lib didn't want to leave and proceeded to pull a fit. Why does this have to happen? Luckily she snapped right out of it after we let he sit on this particular chair for a few minutes. After leaving BYU we got a yummy shake to top the outing off. It was a lot of fun. I am sure the movie would have been great also but this was a close second.
Lib having her moment.
After getting home and settling down for a while we held Family Home Evening...and for activity we learned how to make paper airplanes. Craig was the teacher and this brought pure enjoyment to all three children. We had to take many photos to get one of all of the airplanes in flight. Lots of fun!
Finally a photo with all three airplanes flying...it took about 20 tries to get this just right. Thank heavens for digital cameras!!
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Sunday, February 15, 2009
Happy Valentines Day!!!
This was the exchange of Valentines...instead of lining bags up or something easy...no everyone stood in the middle of the room yelling to each other 'Hey, did you get one from me?" I couldn't help but laugh. Funny thing is that it worked. Everyone seemed to get one from everyone else. Amazing. It was very funny to watch valentines treats being thrown around the room.
After eating, exchanging and chatting for a while we headed to our designated spot for the open house. We chose a busy day to go...but I am glad we did. I hope my children won't ever forget going. The bus ride up to the temple was a high light for the little children...they loved it. I sort got a glimpse of what a sardine must feel like. We were squished in. We arrived at the temple and started the walk through...it was so nice to see our group of 22 so respectful and reverent. Even the youngest understood that we were inside a holy temple. It was a wonderful experience for all of us. After going through the whole temple they had a wonderful display set up in an adjacent church building with cookies and water for everyone. The kids thought that was icing on the cake. I loved that we could be a part of it. In a couple of weeks we get a chance to attend the Dedication. What a great thing to always remember.
The Draper Temple
Zacg having a fun time talking to Papa on the bus. He loved that he got to stand up.
Here we are just as we finished our tour. I told you I was HUGE!!
I will admit...the tour took its toll on me...it was physically taxing on me. It was extremely warm in the temple and all the walking made my feet HUGE!!! I was wiped out. But that didn't stop us from having our family Valentines dinner when we got home. Once again we had heart shape pizza, salad, red punch with heart shaped ice and cheese cakes. YUM! We had a great time being together as a family. After dinner, the kids wanted to go play basketball ... I know how romantic!!! We went and we had a good time being together, we came home and watched Down and Derby (Zach got this for Valentines Day).
Waiting to eat our Heart Shaped dinner.
Caleb taking a shot.
Zach just enjoying shooting around. He love basketball.
Here is the gang playing a quick game...Caleb and Zach against Liberty and Craig.
Liberty loved dribbling the ball all over the gym. She had a lot of fun!
the night would not have been complete with a big jump from Craig. The kids thought this was awesome! They say it looks like he is walking in air.
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Day 14 ... a day late!
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Friday, February 13, 2009
Day 13
Even if I am struggling with the fact that he is growing up so fast, and that he can all but look me in the eye...he will always still be my little boy. He is an amazing young man! What a great example to his brother and sister!
My funny man! There isn't a day that goes by that he doesn't do something that cracks me up. I love him to pieces...he is growing up and changing so fast it is crazy!
My little girl-a! I love that I have her to share all my girly things with, I love that she loves them. She is a great sister to the boys! It is hard for me to think of life before my little Libby-Sue!
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Thursday, February 12, 2009
Day Twelve!
Someone had come to my house and gave us a HEART ATTACK! I just laughed and ran and got the camera to take a photo...there was also a plate of these....
which were quickly gobbled up as a wonderful night time snack! I don't know who did it...I have some assumptions that I can make but couldn't tell you. But the funny thing was at first I was thinking it was someone I knew...but then a weird thought came to my mind...maybe this was all for Caleb! He wouldn't like it if he heard me say that!
But who ever it was...I thank them. There is nothing better than opening your door and having a fun surprise waiting for you! You just can't help but smile! I am keeping it up until Valentine's Day! I love it!
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Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Day Eleven...the countdown continues!
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Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Day 10
Here is Liberty just getting ready to start the first song which was called The Pledge of Alliegence...so cute!
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Monday, February 9, 2009
Day Nine
Check out my finds!
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Day 8
It just makes me happy everyday! I love it!
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Saturday, February 7, 2009
Day 7
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Friday, February 6, 2009
Countdown Continues
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Thursday, February 5, 2009
The Things I Love!
Day 2....I LOVE...
Chili's Salsa
Day 4...I LOVE...
Day 5...I LOVE
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Fashion Pakistan Week 2017 – hits and misses
Fashion scene in Pakistan needs a bit of a rejuvenation since the designers are producing a lot of same ol same ol. Designers need to understand that people are going to wear with what options they are presented with and thus need to reassess what their presentations are consisting of. Innovation, creativity and commerce all need to come together. While some made a splash at this season"s Fashion Pakistan Week 2017, some failed to do so.


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RA Social Media Guide
Social media is playing a larger role at this year's Representative Assembly
July 2, 2010
The RA Floor isn't the only place for connecting with other delegates and getting the inside scoop. Social media is playing a larger role at this year's Representative Assembly, with Facebook, Twitter, the RA Today Blog and Flickr being updated several times a day.
Close to 1,500 fans are sharing tips and asking questions on the RA Today Facebook page. Delegate Keith Ayers posted this morning, asking everyone to check out the "Get Moving NEA!" group on Facebook to find fitness opportunities while at the RA. Earlier in the week, James Ojeda from the Clayton County Education Association shared a great picture from the Read Across America event.
Not to be outdone by Facebook, the 2010 RA hashtag for Twitter, #neara10, is being used by delegates, state associations, NEA's Priority Schools Campaign, and more. Delegates have been live-Tweeting from events and caucus meetings, and the RA Today office has been sharing announcements on the RA Today feed.
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Holy Wisdom, also called Divine Wisdom (Greek: Ἁγία Σοφία, Hagia Sophia) is the theological idea that perfect Wisdom is to be found in God alone.
The word and concept of Sophia ("wisdom") is expressed in both the Old Testament, as notably in the Septuagint version, and of the New Testament.
In the New Testament wisdom is presented in three meanings:
- In the usual broad meaning of wisdom as understanding: "''Jesus increased in wisdom and stature and grace''" (Luke 2:52); "''But wisdom is justified of all her children''" (Luke 7:35).
- In the meaning of the wise economy of God expressed in the creation of the world, in His Providence over the world, and in the salvation of the world from sin: "''O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! For who hath known the mind of the Lord, or who hath been His counselor?''" (Romans 11:33-34). "''We speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory''" (1 Cor. 2:7).
- In relation to the Son of God as the Hypostatic Wisdom of God: "''But we preach Christ crucified ... Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God''" (1 Cor. 1:23-24); "''Who of God is made unto us wisdom''" (1 Cor. 1:30).
These themes are a continuation of those expressed in the the Books of Proverbs and the Apocryphal books of the Old Testament: the Wisdom of Solomon, the Wisdom of Joshua, and the Son of Sirach.
In the mystical theology of the Orthodox Church wisdom is understood as the Divine Logos who became incarnate as Jesus Christ. In the Holy Family, Sophia is often seen as being represented by the Theotokos. Sophia is expressed as the Holy Wisdom of God and the saints, obtained through humility, and in Mary, the Theotokos, the first and greatest of all saints. In Orthodoxy, humility is the highest wisdom and is to be sought more than any other virtue. It is humility that cultivates not only the Holy Wisdom, but humility (in contrast to knowledge) is the defining quality that grants people salvation and entrance into Heaven.
In the liturgy of the Orthodox Church, the exclamation Sophia! or in English Wisdom! is proclaimed by the deacon or priest at certain moments during the service, especially before readings of scripture, to draw the congregation's attention to sacred teaching.
The concept of Sophia has been championed as a key part of the Godhead by some Orthodox religious thinkers. These included Vladimir Solovyov, Pavel Florensky, Nikolai Berdyaev, and Sergius Bulgakov whose book Sophia: The Wisdom of God is in many ways the apotheosis of Sophiology. For Bulgakov, the Sophia is co-existent with the Holy Trinity, operating as the feminine aspect of God in concert with the three masculine principles of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Vladimir Lossky rejected Solovyev and Bulgakov's teachings as error. Lossky states that Wisdom as an energy of God (just as love, faith, and grace are also energies of God) is not to be ascribed to be the true essence of God, to do so is to deny the apophatic and incomprehensibility of God as God's essence.[1] Sophiology is contrary to the official view of the Orthodox Church, and Bulgakov's work was denounced by the Russian Orthodox authorities as heretical.[2]
See also
- ↑ This was the basis of the theological development of Fr. Bulgakov, and also his fundamental error: for he sought to see in the energy of Wisdom (Sophia), which he identified with the essence, the very principle of the Godhead. In fact, God is not determined by any of his attributes: all determinations are inferior to Him, logically posterior to His being in itself, in its essence. pgs 80-81 The Mystical Theology of the Eastern Church, by Vladimir Lossky SVS Press, 1997. (ISBN 0-913836-31-1) James Clarke & Co Ltd, 1991. (ISBN 0-227-67919-9)
- ↑ Text available online [1]
External links
- Teaching of the Wisdom of God in Holy Scripture
- On the Great Church
- Jesus Christ, Messiah and Divine Wisdom
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Navy SEALs have secretly captured one of the most wanted terrorists in Iraq — the alleged mastermind of the murder and mutilation of four Blackwater USA security guards in Fallujah in 2004. And three of the SEALs who captured him are now facing criminal charges, sources told FoxNews.com.
The three, all members of the Navy's elite commando unit, have refused non-judicial punishment — called an admiral's mast — and have requested a trial by court-martial.
Ahmed Hashim Abed, whom the military code-named "Objective Amber," told investigators he was punched by his captors — and he had the bloody lip to prove it.
Now, instead of being lauded for bringing to justice a high-value target, three of the SEAL commandos, all enlisted, face assault charges and have retained lawyers.
Matthew McCabe, a Special Operations Petty Officer Second Class (SO-2), is facing three charges: dereliction of performance of duty for willfully failing to safeguard a detainee, making a false official statement, and assault.
Petty Officer Jonathan Keefe, SO-2, is facing charges of dereliction of performance of duty and making a false official statement.
Petty Officer Julio Huertas, SO-1, faces those same charges and an additional charge of impediment of an investigation.
The three SEALs will be arraigned separately on Dec. 7. Another three SEALs — two officers and an enlisted sailor — have been identified by investigators as witnesses but have not been charged.
FoxNews.com obtained the official handwritten statement from one of the three witnesses given on Sept. 3, hours after Abed was captured and still being held at the SEAL base at Camp Baharia. He was later taken to a cell in the U.S.-operated Green Zone in Baghdad.
The SEAL told investigators he had showered after the mission, gone to the kitchen and then decided to look in on the detainee.
"I gave the detainee a glance over and then left," the SEAL wrote. "I did not notice anything wrong with the detainee and he appeared in good health."
Lt. Col. Holly Silkman, spokeswoman for the special operations component of U.S. Central Command, confirmed Tuesday to FoxNews.com that three SEALs have been charged in connection with the capture of a detainee. She said their court martial is scheduled for January.
United States Central Command declined to discuss the detainee, but a legal source told FoxNews.com that the detainee was turned over to Iraqi authorities, to whom he made the abuse complaints. He was then returned to American custody. The SEAL leader reported the charge up the chain of command, and an investigation ensued.


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I have really mixed feelings around Christmas time. The whole season gets kinda, well, stressful for me. Lavie might call my demeanor something a little less choice.
I love the idea of the holiday season; the contrast between warmth inside and cool outsides, visiting with friends and family, thinking of the perfect gifts to give my family members, the rich food menus. But those are the same things that add a bit of stress to the mix. And work is usually more pressure filled as well due to staff taking off so we have less coverage on the response desks.
Every Christmas Eve our family gathers around and reads a few Christmas stories before bed. Lavie usually reads "The Small One" and I read "The Gift of the Magi." I really like the theme in both that giving from the heart is what counts most...not the size but the appropriateness of the gift chosen.
Alvis got showered (as only children often are) with music, manga, and DVD's, a PS2 game and about a bazillion things "Disney's High School Musical" related.
Alvis and Lavie picked up some manga and anime for me (yeah!) as well as my most favorite gift of all, a small golden box filled with Godiva chocolates. I don't know why, but that was the best gift ever!
Alvis and I gifted Lavie with a bit of jewelry and more manga. I also finally got her the "Sad Girl in Snow" throw that I've been wanting for her from MegaTokyo.
But the gift of honor this year was Lavie's tea-set. Direct from Japan.
Honored GSD visitor Harmon suggested I try looking into the products offered by Japanese Green Tea Hibiki-an, a small family-run tea leaf farm in the Kyoto area. Harmon seemed pretty enthusiastic and their product selection (including the tea sets) were very well put together. Lavie collects tea sets and likes the simply beauty of Japanese items, so it seemed a "perfect gift".
This would be my first "overseas" order...so I was a bit nervous...especially this close to the holiday season...but I just had to do it.
I picked out a tea set and placed my order. Within an hour I had received a confirmation email and again when it was shipped the following day. Hibiki-an suggests that delivery timeframe's are usually within a few weeks tops...except if customs has an issue. So I was hopeful it would make it in.
Imagine my surprise when less than a week later...direct from Kyoto the neatly wrapped parcel was in my postal box. Wow! The outer shipping wrapping was nicely done and the customs shipping label was on it in Japanese characters. I really wanted to open it to inspect it, but knew Lavie would be even more surprised...so I left it "as is" and wrapped it up again in the holiday paper.
When Lavie unwrapped it she was amazed and confused by the customs label and the Japanese return address sticker. Once she got the overwrap off, inside was a delicately wrapped box with a beautiful craft element--kinda like a "bow" but amazingly better. Inside were her teacups, neatly wrapped cloth coasters, a serving teapot, a tea-storage tin, and a bag of the freshest green-tea we had ever seen. The aroma was amazing.
Lavie was stunned (as were we!). It was simple, beautiful and perfect. She carried it to all the relatives places as we made our Christmas Day rounds and it was the centerpiece at each stop.
I did good. (Thanks Harmon!)
So to the dear folks at Japanese Green Tea Hibiki-an--blessings! Service and quality was amazing and the product couldn't be better. More orders from Texas are guaranteed to follow in the new year!
Japanese manners and service is something that I don't think most Americans can relate to. I make it a point to provide the best customer service on the job to my "customers" and try to treat the service-workers we come into contact with with respect and appreciation...but Japan does indeed seem to strive to take it to the next level.
Mike and Nicki over at the Japan Years blog recently posted about a customer service experience overseas in Japan. Where else in Japan could you order a concert ticket and get it delivered the same day, with two delivery attempts to the customer finalizing at 8:00pm and find the ticket was bubble-wrapped? Man we got a thing to learn.
Heck. What kind of country tasks it's Ministry of Environment with publishing a guide for its citizens on how to fold and carry items in a Furoshiki?
I submit to you: How to use Furoshiki [Japanese Ministry of Environment] (FYI--with a little bit of patience and modification, these can be used to make some awesome alternative gift wrappings next Christmas.
Or the story when Sushi-cam Jeff lost his wallet in Japan--full of cash--and how he got it back. Amazing.
Just goes to show you...it truly is the smallest things that can bring the biggest joy...when served properly.


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Henriques, Don
Don has coached soccer since 1976 and holds a USSF "B" license and numerous NSCAA coaching diplomas. He has coached at Rutgers Univ, Elizabethtown College and high school programs in New Jersey and Iowa. Currently, he is an Assistant Varsity Soccer Coach with the Donegal High School Lady Indians. Don played at Kean College, NJ and was the Player/Coach at Palmer College of Chiropractic for two years. He played for the NJ Rovers, a semi-