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By Rachel Petersen
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McALESTER —
A death row inmate who is set for execution in March arrived at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary on Tuesday afternoon.
Steven Ray Thacker, 42, is set for a March 12 execution at OSP for a death sentence he received after going on a three-state crime spree in which he murdered three people. Before arriving at OSP, Thacker was being held on death row in Tennessee at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville.
"He arrived at OSP yesterday afternoon," said OSP Warden's Assistant Terry Crenshaw. "Offender Thacker will be housed on death row until which time his court ordered execution can be carried out. His return to Oklahoma went without incident."
Crenshaw said Thacker has already submitted his last meal request: A large meat lover's pizza, a small bag of peanut M&Ms and an A&W root beer.
Thacker has a clemency hearing set on Feb. 22, Crenshaw said.
The request for an execution date for Thacker was made on Jan. 7 by Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt immediately following the U.S. Supreme Court denial of Thacker's final appeal.
Thacker was convicted of going on a 10-day killing-spree over the Christmas and New Year holidays between Dec. 1999 and Jan. 2000. He killed three people in three states, according to court records.
"In December 2002, Thacker pleaded guilty to the kidnapping, rape and first-degree murder of Laci Dawn Hill, 25, of Bixby," Pruitt's press release states.
"Thacker met Hill in her home on Dec. 23, 1999, after answering an ad Hill placed to sell a pool table," Pruitt's press release continues. "When his attempt to rob Hill failed, Thacker kidnapped her and took her to a rural cabin and raped her. Thacker attempted to strangle Hill, but eventually stabbed her in the chest and neck."
In a video-taped confession, according to police, Thacker told authorities that he raped Hill and returned to kill her after realizing she could turn him in. A medical examiner later testified that Hill had injuries on her neck, chin and clavicles, "indicating she struggled against Thacker as he tried to strangle her."
After attempting to strangle Hill, Thacker stabbed her twice in the chest, according to court records, penetrating her left lung and causing her to bleed to death.
Pruitt's press release says Thacker then fled to Missouri, where he killed 24-year-old Forrest Reed Boyd, stealing his car and credit cards.
"Thacker drove to Tennessee where the car ultimately broke down, and he called a tow truck," according to Pruitt. "Thacker murdered Ray Patterson (age 52), the tow truck driver, after being confronted for using a stolen credit card."
Thacker was arrested at a Super 8 Motel in Union City, Tennessee, after being located by police, according to court documents. After searching Thacker's motel room, police found several items belonging to Patterson, including credit cards, according to court records. Police also found a pistol, hair dye, two bloodstained coats and two knives, court records state.
Police also searched Thacker's vehicle and found a third knife, which was covered in Patterson's blood, court records state. While in police custody, Thacker told authorities "how he had left his home in Chouteau, Oklahoma, on about December 28, 1999, and traveled to Springfield, Missouri," court records state.
"He left Springfield on December 31 and traveled toward Dyersburg, Tennessee, but his car broke down 'two-and-a-half miles this side of the Mississippi River.' An unidentified man gave the defendant a ride into Dyersburg and dropped him off at a truck stop," where he obtained a name and phone number for a local tow-truck driver.
"While at this truck stop, (Thacker) called the victim and asked him to tow his vehicle into the service station," court records state. "Once they arrived back at the victim's service station, (Thacker) attempted to pay the victim (Patterson) with the stolen credit card, but the card was rejected.
"According to (Thacker), 'he wasn't gonna give my credit, my card back 'cause I couldn't pay the bill ... And I knew I was wanted in other states, so I just stabbed him and took off.' He explained that (Patterson) had been facing the credit card machine when (Thacker) stabbed him but (Patterson) immediately turned around and attempted to pull out his gun.
"However, (Thacker) managed to elude him by hiding behind a truck parked inside the garage. (Patterson) then ran out into the parking lot towards the tow truck and collapsed on the ground."
According to court records, Thacker drove Patterson tow truck into the woods, went back and dragged Patterson's body into a building and stole his credit cards and gun.
Thacker was sentenced to death in Tennessee for killing the tow truck driver and he received a life sentence for killing the Missouri man, according to Pruitt.
When requesting an execution date for Thacker, Pruitt asked the court to set the date 60 days after Jan. 7, 2013.
Along with his Oklahoma death sentence, Thacker is serving 10 years for kidnapping and 50 years for first degree rape in Oklahoma. He was sentenced to death in Tennessee for first degree murder and was sentenced to life for a murder charge in Missouri.
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By now, it's almost type-casting: Tori Amos puts out a new album called "Abnormally Attracted to Sin" (Universal/Republic Records), and it's not bad but it's not great, either. It's obsessive and difficult, sure, and it definitely lives up to that title. Still, there just ain't much that lingers in the memory afterward. But don't get too hung up on that. Whatever the merits of her records, the North Carolina-born Amos remains one of the best live acts around, channeling her obsessions into absolutely captivating performances. So if you catch her show tonight at the Durham Performing Arts Center, there's a good chance you'll be amazed.
Elsewhere this weekend: Tonight brings the fine folk-rock ensemble Milagro Saints to Raleigh's Deep South Bar, the ace kids-music group Mommie to Raleigh's Seaboard Station (see Page 6D) and Steve Riley's Mamou Playboys to Durham's Papa Mojo's Roadhouse; the early-'80s performance-art troupe the Cosmopolitans play their big reunion show Saturday at Carrboro's Cat's Cradle, with opening acts Mitch Easter and Don Dixon turning it into a Southern alterna-pop class reunion; also Saturday, Birds of Avalon bring the psychedelics to Raleigh's Pour House Saturday, while Unknown Hinson does that thing he does at Raleigh's Berkeley Cafe.
It's a big week out at Raleigh's Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek, with three huge shows: neo-grunge hitmakers Nickelback on Saturday; arena-country superstars Rascal Flatts on Sunday, paired with Hootie & the Blowfish frontman Darius Rucker; and Coldplay on Thursday (see front page).
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You've likely heard the stories about how modern communication through text messaging, instant messaging, e-mail or social media can sometimes take a statement completely out of context.
I've seen one example floating around online where a child thought his parents were getting divorced because of an autocorrect mistake with text messaging. There are others that I really can't go into here since kids might be reading this.
I have now experienced this for myself through a text conversation with a friend of mine. He actually suggested I write this blog to show just how easily it can happen to anyone.
The miscommunication centers on my friend's attempt to court a young woman he met recently. They had gotten to know each other for several months and finally went on a date in early February. He said it went really well and he really liked her.
For a couple of days, I heard nothing else about it, so I finally texted him to see if they were going out. Somewhere during the following conversation, a text message he sent didn't get to me and took the whole conversation into a tailspin.
Me: "(Going on) your date tonight?"
Friend: "I sent this to her about Friday:"
Right here is where he sent me another text that I never got. We'll get to that in a minute.
The conversation continues.
Friend: "I feel like I put my heart out there and am about to get it ripped out and crushed."
Me (in disbelief): "You sent that to her?"
Friend: "I did… Bad? sounds like you think it was bad"
Me: "Um… might have been too early for something that deep. But I don't know enough about your interactions to be sure."
It's at this point I'm thinking, "Oh, boy. Young guy just fell head over heels and poured his heart out to the woman. She's probably thinking 'Creepy guy. Get away from me.'"
We talked later that night and he tried to clarify the conversation, but I was still left feeling like he had told this woman that he felt like he was about to have his heart ripped out – after one date! I shared the story with my fiance' and she thought he'd lost his mind.
There was never a second date, not that I was surprised based on what I thought I knew had happened.
Fast forward to this past weekend. We end up in another text conversation about him asking someone else out.
Me: "1. Ask that girl out. 2. After the first date, don't tell her you feel like you're about to get your heart broken."
Friend: "What to the second one?"
Me: "I was referring to what you said to the last girl you went out with."
Friend: "I don't recall telling a girl that on the first date"
My friend then called me to sort this out. I again read him the text message where he said "I sent this to her about Friday: … I feel like I put my heart out there and am about to get it ripped out and crushed."
He goes back through the original text conversation and discovers the one message he sent that apparently never made it to my phone. Here's what he actually said to the woman.
"A friend rented out the top floor of the Columbia Tower starting at 8 for socializing and, yes, (West Coast Swing) dancing. Will you go with me?"
At this point, my open palm is making swift contact with my forehead. For the last month, I thought my friend really stepped over the line and came off as creepy stalker guy. The part where he said he felt like he was about to have his heart crushed? He never said that to her. He was just relaying his feelings to me.
What do we thank for this miscommunication? Text messaging.
How did we clear it up? Actually talking to each other.
Some food for thought.


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Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops took a very diplomatic approach when asked Baylor's defense this week.
The Bears are last in the FBS in total defense (527.3 yards per game) and 114th out of 120 schools in scoring defense (39.13 points per game).
Stoops only mentioned Baylor's defensive effort in its 41-14 victory over Kansas, which 116th in the country in scoring offense, last Saturday.
"They played really well this past week against Kansas, " Stoops said. "I think they gave up 14 points. A few people have scored some points on them, but they've done a good job. "
The win over the Jayhawks broke a four-game losing streak for the Bears. During the streak, they allowed an average of 52.5 points per game.
Norman Transcript's OU sports beat writer John Shin will keep you posted on news and observations from the Sooners.


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text: One dreary article after another on community colleges has appeared in The Times, most recently Sunday's "California's community colleges staggering during hard times." Against the backdrop of budget shortfalls, reporting agencies tasked with assessing the effectiveness of community colleges focus on things that can be easily counted and exclude things that do count but cannot be easily tabulated. The state and the people lose resources that enrich state and people.


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Das vedanya, Comrades! Time for CCCP and Districts
Coyote Point Recreation Area in San Mateo will again host the finale
of the Bay Area Super Prestige Cyclocross Series, presented by
Accelerade as riders will get a handsome taste of sand and maybe even
sea weed! Winter high tides means the edge of the 80 yard long beach
obstacle will be right on San Francisco Bay when the "Ritchey Walk-on-
the-Beach" greets riders at the halfway point of each lap.
Season standings can be found on the Pilarcitos results link at
and the description of the traditional Pilarcitos points in the
series can be found at this link describing the finale and the
augmented points available for this 5th and final round - not quite
double points for the finale but a big enough bump for lots of
Coyote Point (CCCP) will also function as Northern
California/Nevada's District Championship race where our 2006 Champs
will be crowned. The same BASPS schedule from Rounds 1-4 will be used
for all categories.
Riders will be competing for both Series finale positions and the
accompanying prizelists but also 2006 NCNCA medals. Medals will be
presented to the top 3 in the following categories recognized by USA
Elite Men "A"
Elite Women "A"
Men Masters 35+ "A"
Men Masters 45+ "A"
Men Masters 55+
Women Masters 35+
Women Masters 45+
Women Masters 55+
Single Speed
Our BASP Series Category "B" and "C" races, while not eligible for
District medals, can console themselves with their top prizes in the
series that will be awarded during the day after a season that
started with dry and dusty Hellyer Park 2 months ago.
Our 2005 Champions will be introduced at the starting grid first,
followed by the Top-10 in BASP Series points with award ceremonies
all day long featuring Top 3 NCNCA medalists, then CCCP podium
positions for BASPS Round 5 and the final series awards presented
featuring unique Sheila Moon commemorative prizes.
Coyote point has plenty of parking, flush toilets! and even exterior
showers to hose down messy bikes because we could still see some
winter weather by this weekend. And by Winter we mean cold and
potential frost for the early morning races. When the frost melts we
could have some Coyote Point goo up in the Eucalyptus forests. We'll
present both the Accelerade and Bianchi double Barricade sections
with another attempt at providing a Hop-able single Summit Bikes
barricade - at a softer landing area than Golden Gate Park.
And please remember that Coyote Point, like many of our California
Recreation areas with severely impacted budgets, charges $5/car entry
that is independant of BASPS entry fees. And San Mateo County voters
turned down the most recent bond issues for parks, sigh.....
The course will be ready for pre-rides saturday about 3:00 pm and
we'll see you bright and early sunday morning - the coffee will be
on! And about that Russian music, Comrades? You'll get to like it by day's end, I always do. It makes a great podium presentation.
Tom & Alec - Pilarcitos Cyclesports
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James Taylor, Contributor
I write about energy and environment issues.
NASA satellite data from the years 2000 through 2011 show the Earth's atmosphere is allowing far more heat to be released into space than alarmist computer models have predicted, reports a new study in the peer-reviewed science journal Remote Sensing. The study indicates far less future global warming will occur than United Nations computer models have predicted, and supports prior studies indicating increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide trap far less heat than alarmists have claimed.
Study co-author Dr. Roy Spencer, a principal research scientist at the University of Alabama in Huntsville and U.S. Science Team Leader for the Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer flying on NASA's Aqua satellite, reports that real-world data from NASA's Terra satellite contradict multiple assumptions fed into alarmist computer models.
"The satellite observations suggest there is much more energy lost to space during and after warming than the climate models show," Spencer said in a July 26 University of Alabama press release. "There is a huge discrepancy between the data and the forecasts that is especially big over the oceans."
In addition to finding that far less heat is being trapped than alarmist computer models have predicted, the NASA satellite data show the atmosphere begins shedding heat into space long before United Nations computer models predicted.
The new findings are extremely important and should dramatically alter the global warming debate.
Scientists on all sides of the global warming debate are in general agreement about how much heat is being directly trapped by human emissions of carbon dioxide (the answer is "not much"). However, the single most important issue in the global warming debate is whether carbon dioxide emissions will indirectly trap far more heat by causing large increases in atmospheric humidity and cirrus clouds. Alarmist computer models assume human carbon dioxide emissions indirectly cause substantial increases in atmospheric humidity and cirrus clouds (each of which are very effective at trapping heat), but real-world data have long shown that carbon dioxide emissions are not causing as much atmospheric humidity and cirrus clouds as the alarmist computer models have predicted.
The new NASA Terra satellite data are consistent with long-term NOAA and NASA data indicating atmospheric humidity and cirrus clouds are not increasing in the manner predicted by alarmist computer models. The Terra satellite data also support data collected by NASA's ERBS satellite showing far more longwave radiation (and thus, heat) escaped into space between 1985 and 1999 than alarmist computer models had predicted. Together, the NASA ERBS and Terra satellite data show that for 25 years and counting, carbon dioxide emissions have directly and indirectly trapped far less heat than alarmist computer models have predicted.
In short, the central premise of alarmist global warming theory is that carbon dioxide emissions should be directly and indirectly trapping a certain amount of heat in the earth's atmosphere and preventing it from escaping into space. Real-world measurements, however, show far less heat is being trapped in the earth's atmosphere than the alarmist computer models predict, and far more heat is escaping into space than the alarmist computer models predict.
When objective NASA satellite data, reported in a peer-reviewed scientific journal, show a "huge discrepancy" between alarmist climate models and real-world facts, climate scientists, the media and our elected officials would be wise to take notice. Whether or not they do so will tell us a great deal about how honest the purveyors of global warming alarmism truly are.
James M. Taylor is senior fellow for environment policy at The Heartland Institute and managing editor of Environment & Climate News.
NASA data, not analysis. Whether you agree with their conclusions, ponder the difference.
>>Wow, you sure did show the flaws in that objective NASA satellite data.
The mere use of this kind of sentence shows (a) you do not exercise the mental rigor to distinguish between objective data, interpretations of that data, and predictions based on interpretation, (b) you like to drop names (such as "NASA") to make yourself seem smart, and/or (c) you did not read or understand the scholarly article, which does not merely report "objective NASA data" but in fact offers an interpretation based on a Fortan model created under dubious assumptions using a post hoc calibration method that makes its conclusions absolutely meaningless.
I'm sorry, but you look like a fool, and to ask for a more "scientific" argument when you are pasting the NASA moniker over an intelligent-design proponent's claims… well, that is just transparent and childish.
Best wishes.
P.S. If your readers would like to read the original scholarly article, it is located here:
I believe the point is this: Don't expect an article that uses "alarmist" 18 times to be objective.
boblavelle says
"Sarcasm isn't very compelling, James."
No, it isn't, but, come on now, did yuo read the post he was replying to?
"You are a fraud. Why don't you stick to talking about things you are qualified to discuss? Oh wait, you aren't qualified to discuss anything at all."
I really cannot blame Mr. Taylor for firing off a tangential shot of sarcasm.
I'm not sure what's better, your article, or your responses to these "arguments". Please continue.
So James what about the scientific data presented by boblavelle? You had sarcasm for his phd comment but are mum on the rest of what he's saying? Are you seriously taking the position that the earth is not warming or that people are not exasperating the problems? I realize you are going to only answer the second question because the first one doesn't fit in with your agenda so I'm not sure why I asked.
Sorry, I just assumed you would carry on with the childish sarcasm. PLEASE.. proceed.
James, loved the article and your spirited defense! I assume you used the phrase 'alarmist computer models' repeatedly on purpose to drive your point, but I did kind of laugh after the 8th or 9th time….


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After a poor defensive effort against Georgia, the last thing South Carolina needed to see was one of its most veteran defenders nursing an injury.
But there Victor Hampton was, off to the sidelines with a right ankle injury, and getting a ride back to the locker room on one of the carts on Tuesday.
Secondary coach Grady Brown didnt seem too concerned about it, but did mention that Ahmad Christian, Rico McWilliams and Ronnie Martin have been put on alert that theyre one play from going in.
(Hampton) practiced yesterday and practiced well, so I would hope he will be ready to play this weekend, Brown said. Well always look to get the four best players on the field at the same time in the secondary so, hopefully, well get everybody healthy this weekend. The best players will play on Saturday.
Moving the big man
Jadeveon Clowney mentioned after the Georgia game that he wanted to be placed somewhere on the field where he can make plays. He was frustrated watching offenses continually run plays to the side that he wasnt on.
But its not that simple. Its not just plays going away from Clowney that are causing USCs problems.
Getting defensive calls from the sideline into the game, linebacker Kaiwan Lewis said on Tuesday. Getting lined up was a problem. It was just some miscommunication.
Lewis said there were issues getting the calls from the booth to the sideline to the players, and then getting lined up. The calls come to defensive coordinator Lorenzo Ward, then he relays them to linebackers coach Kirk Botkin, who signals them in. Against hurry-up offenses, the signals werent getting in quickly enough.
Then there were the coverages in which USC seemed to be giving too much cushion to Georgia receivers.
There were times when the formation dictated that we press, there were times when the formation dictates that we play off and sit down at the sticks, Brown said. I just didnt do a good job of making sure that my guys understood the game plan, and therefore it showed in the way we played on Saturday.
Whatever the reason, USC probably wont be doing anything drastic to its defensive alignment on Saturday against Vanderbilt. Its more about playing assignments.
We havent talked anything about (moving Clowney), defensive tackle Kelcy Quarles said. Were just going to go out there and play ball. There have been a lot of people saying a lot of things, but its not about proving people wrong. Its about going out here with my team and fighting, and putting a show on for these fans, and showing people that this defensive line and this defense, this whole team, were no joke.
When you play football, you have to come out here with intensity, you have to come out here with an attitude. Practice today, I feel like we came out here with the attitude.
Ced the Enter-tackler
Linebacker Cedrick Cooper continues to wear a brace on his elbow but is fully practicing. He hopes to play on Saturday.
Im getting back to normal, he said. I feel that the brace I got now is helping me out. I dont have a guaranteed answer. As long as I do my job, as long as I practice hard, make sure I got my assignments and stuff, theres a possibility Ill get back on the field.
Foot Ball
ESPN reported during USCs loss to Georgia that Clowney had aggravated the same foot injury that kept him out of some action last year. It was something that hadnt been mentioned during the week. Clowney said he did tweak it, but it was fine and that he played on it.
He fully practiced on Tuesday, and hasnt missed any time because of it.
Youll have to ask him how it feels, Spurrier said. Hes the only one who can tell you how it feels. But hes OK today.
For a good cause
USC will wear special helmet decals and wristbands on Saturday in a promotion to help the non-profit organization Curing Kids Cancer. The Gamecocks coaching staff will wear special gold whistles on red lanyards during warm-ups, to blow the whistle on the disease.
Vanderbilt and Georgia also will help the organization this season. All money raised will be donated toward medical clinics in Columbia, Atlanta and Nashville. The organization was founded by Clay and Grainne Owen after their son, Killian, died at age 9 from leukemia. Clay is a 1982 graduate of USC.
Injury report
Kadetrix J.J. Marcus is fully back at practice and could play on Saturday. If not, hell definitely be ready for the UCF game in two weeks. Cody Waldrop is going to see a foot specialist and is doubtful to play this week. Clayton Stadnik is ready to start again if Waldrop cant play.
Players who did not practice or wore yellow jerseys were: Hampton (ankle), Waldrop (foot), Devin Washington (concussion), Carlton Heard (hamstring) and Mike Matulis (shoulder).
Next up
The Gamecocks will practice at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. It is closed to the public.


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By Pamela SmithDTN Crops Technology Editor
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (DTN) -- The miracle of corn pollination still amazes Bob Nielsen. "It's a wonder pollen finds its way to each of these silks the way they mat together.
"Can you see all the little hairs on each silk?" asked the Purdue University agronomist, lifting the fragile filaments toward the sun. "They are one of the secrets to what is happening out here."
Much of the corn in the Midwest has gone through the critical stage of flowering known as pollination over the past week. Success or failure during this period of the corn plant's life greatly influences the potential grain yield at harvest. Balmy days and cool night temperatures are resulting in good news for many corn farmers in 2014.
"We've had some wet feet in some regions, but fields that didn't suffer an early weather event or late start look really good," Nielsen told DTN during tour of the university's 1,100-acre research farm.
Nielsen is a corn guy. Followers of his King Corn (http://www.agry.purdue.edu/…) and Chat n' Chew Cafe (http://www.agry.purdue.edu/…) websites know his fervor for understanding corn as a crop.
There's a lot going on under the husks and around them too. Each potential kernel (ovules) on the ear develops a silk that elongates and eventually emerges at the tip of the ear. Silks represent the pathway for fertilization and pollen must find each individual silk to result in a kernel of grain.
The yellow or white "dust-like" pollen that falls from a tassel represents millions of nearly microscopic, spherical, pollen grains. Estimates of the total number of pollen grains produced per tassel range from 2 million to 25 million. Each pollen grain contains the male genetic material necessary for fertilizing the ovary of one potential kernel. Once dispersed into the atmosphere, pollen grains remain viable for only a few minutes.
"Pollen is captured by the silk hairs [trichomes]," Nielsen explained. "The pollen germinates and develops a tube that penetrates the silk and elongates down the length of the silk, carrying the male genetic material. All that happens within 24 hours. It really is something," he said.
Pollen grains can land and germinate anywhere along the length of an exposed receptive silk. Many pollen grains may germinate on a receptive silk, but typically only one will successfully fertilize the ovule.
Within two to three days after the ovules have been successfully fertilized, the base of the silk will collapse and detach from the immature kernel. Those kernels that have not been fertilized remain attached and continue to lengthen and be receptive to pollen for up to 10 days after emergence from the ear shoot.
Nielsen uses the ear shake technique to test to see if pollination has occurred and to what extent. Make a single lengthwise cut from the base of the ear shoot to the tip with a sharp knife through the husk leaves to the cob. Slowly unwrap the husk leaves, taking care not to rip any silks from ovules. Then gently shake the ear. Silks of fertilized ovules will drop away; silks from unfertilized ovules will remain attached.
"These immature ovules may still make it," he said, pointing to a few attached silks along the ear. "Maybe they were at the bottom of that mat of silk and took a little longer to get fertilized?"
Nielsen said as silks first emerge from the husk, they lengthen as much as 1.5 inches per day for the first day or two, but gradually slow over the next several days. Elongation of an individual silk stops shortly after pollen is captured, germinates and penetrates the silk.
If not pollinated, silk elongation stops about 10 days after silk emergence as the silk tissue starts to die back. Unusually long silks can be a diagnostic symptom that the ear was not successfully pollinated.
Silks remain receptive to pollen grain germination up to 10 days after silk emergence, but to an ever-decreasing degree. The majority of successful ovule fertilization occurs during the first four to five days after silk emergence.
With practice, pollination progress can be determined by estimating the percentage of silks that fall away from the cob. Sampling several ears at random throughout a field will provide an indication of the progress of pollination for the whole field.
To learn more about pollination go to Nielsen's writings: http://www.agry.purdue.edu/…
View a video on how to do the shake technique at: http://www.youtube.com/…
Pam Smith can be reached at email@example.com
Follow Pam Smith on Twitter @PamSmithDTN
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In a year without elections, politics still rears its ugly head. During budget season, it can get uglier and uglier.
Anderson City Council President David Eicks doesn't like Mayor Kevin Smith's budget proposal for the coming year, so he delays a public hearing. Smith, not above playing politics, then accuses Eicks of breaking a state law that dictates the timing of announcements of public hearings.
C'mon, guys! This is serious business, not some game of political football. We're talking about millions of dollars in taxpayer money and how it will be spent.
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Maybe so. But it sure looks like their main objective is to get their way — and to make the other guy look bad.
Kevin Smith has been a good mayor. He's a good planner, has a clear vision of what success looks like and goes about his job with earnest, steady effort. But he's never been very good at collaborating with those who oppose him politically or those who question his strategies and tactics.
David Eicks is a smart guy. Talk to him for 15 minutes, and you'll be convinced of it. But he can come off as selfish and manipulative, particularly when it comes to working with — or not working with — Smith.
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But they've got to work together, find common ground, negotiate, include each other in formulating the budget. Otherwise, the recent nonsense is a fait accompli.
Come to think of it, the collaborative approach is politics, good politics — as opposed to the sort that Eicks and Smith have been playing.
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- 1 package (12 ounces) spaghetti
- 1-1/2 pounds ground turkey or beef
- 1 medium green pepper, chopped
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained
- 1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- Cook spaghetti according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook beef, green pepper and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in tomatoes, tomato sauce, brown sugar, salt, chili powder, pepper, garlic powder and cayenne. Drain spaghetti; add to the beef mixture.
- Transfer to a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish. Cover and bake at 350° for 30 minutes. Uncover; sprinkle with cheese. Bake 5 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Yield: 12 servings.
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I made this dish when I first saw it in the TASTE OF HOME cookbook. My family loved it, especially our oldest son. Always made it for him when he came home on leave or special occassions for him. I use the diced tomatos that are flavred with Italian seasonings. This is a favorite pot luck also. Can't go wrong with this one!
WOW - this is GOOD! Very similar to comfort food my mother used to make - she used sliced green olives instead of green pepper. My husband is not a casserole lover but I made him eat it and he enjoyed it too. Definitely will make again - a keeper.
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Yet another check. KCF 72. Page 2. Check to Manoogian Mansion Restoration Society on September 4th 2008 for $10,000.
11:30AM Thomas cross examines.
When did you begin work for mayor? As scheduler in 2006.
First job as scheduler? Yes.
What it was like to work for him? It was great, great experience. "I loved my job."
Was he a very active person? Yes.
You kept a calendar? Yes, Groupwise.
When he was mayor of Detroit, he was head of Civic Fun in early years. Where you around? No.
Witness says when she first started she was not a signer on the Fund.
Witness says that at first, she thought that the mayor's work and Civic fund was all together.
What was mood around text message scandal? It was terrible. Very dark, very sad.
Media? It was terrible. In his face. He couldn't breathe.
In 2008, can you recall issues mayor addressing? Text message scandal, he went to Canada and went to jail for a day.
Looking at checks going out for AVIS? Attorneys were coming in for Kwame.
Did you get to know Kwame? Yes.
Did you trust him? Yes.
Did you think he'd ask you to do anything wrong? No.
When writing checks did you think he was asking you to do anything illegal? No.
When his image was suffering did you see drop of contributions to Civic Fund? No.
You know that Emma Bell did fund-raising? Yes.
Were you aware of Kwame's fund-raising ability affected by negative image? Don't know.
Kwame writing notes that he passes to Naughton to pass to Thomas.
William Phillips position on Civic Fund? He was lawyer for the Fund.
Did you consult with him? Do not recall consulting with him.
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Cowling hits a free throw and makes 32 points so far. She moves ahead of Mia Fisher (Amador Valley) and Candice Wiggins (La Jolla Country Day) on the all-time single-game performance list and is tied for seventh.
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Check out Jay's new article. This one is a MUST read! You WILL learn some new tricks to beef up your triceps!
Article is linked to at the top of the forums.
I enjoyed the article. Making fun of the guys that just want skinny physiques with rippled abz is one way to win me over. To mention Boyer Coe is another.
I like his ideas and all of them make perfect sense. This was a keeper.
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Jay as in Jay_Dub??
Good article.
Ah okay. Yea, definitely is.
Amazing, I was literally just googling info on triceps and then noticed their was a new article on tris right here! One question that I still have: is it possible to "overdevelop" the triceps?
right, should have specified. Overdeveloped as in created an imbalance between the triceps and other connected muscles. Now, obviously (I think) it is theoretically possible, but is it something realistic to be worried about as is the case with biceps and front delts? My thinking is that it'd be a very long time before really well developed, strong tris became a problem for the rest of your body. Aesthetically I hadn't thought about it, but it seems like it'd be really difficult to overdevelop in that aspect as well.
Well, assuming you don't just train your triceps I think you will be fine.
Good article!
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Has anybody had good luck hitting the triceps with the pin presses?
I've noticed that they hit the triceps pretty hard. I've never used them as a triceps movement before, I've always used them to work on a sticking point on my bench or to do bttom position bench. How high off the chest do you set the pins?
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Yes - pin presses were are part of a program I did some years ago trying to bring up my bench. I think it was probably a Metal Militia offshoot of some sort with a chunk of board and pin presses. Elbows took a beating until they acclimated. At the time, my triceps became very strong.
I don't think these were included but lying DB extensions, and elbows-out DB extensions (aka "Tate Presses", I think), and tricep pushdowns are exercises that should be included as well imo.
A child does not learn to squat from the top down. In other words, he does not suddenly make a conscious decision one day to squat. Actually, he is squatting one day and make the conscious decision to stand. Squatting precedes standing in the developmental sequence. This is the way a child's brain learns to use the body as the child develops movement patterns. Therefore, a child is probably crawling, rocks back into a squatting position with the back completely relaxed and the hips completely flexed, and stands when he has enough hip strength. This approach makes a lot of sense and can be applied to relearning the deep squat movement if it is lost. -Gray Cook
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I just started this routine this week. It was a real ball-buster for the arms, the pump was rediculous. Using the chains was a blast!
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St. Feuillien Saison - Brasserie St. Feuillien
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Ontario (Canada)
3.91/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Purchased at the LCBO for around $2.50 or so for a 330ml bottle. Served at 8deg C in a whiskey glass.
A- Opened a bit too well foaming all over. Nice cloudy appearance
S- Here is an example of yeasty yeast. Wow this one has a bite to it. Nice citrus nose
T- Bang as usual for a nice sour Saison. Definitely has a coriander underlay
M- Pretty good. Noting special though
O- Very good. Will buy again. Nice to have this level of yeast on the tongue every once in a while.
Food Pairing
This nice little Saison paired well with.... Sushi! I rolled a wonderful dragon roll and it paired well
Serving type: bottle
03-20-2014 23:56:54 | More by DaveBar
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New Jersey
3.95/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Appearance: My can produced lots of sediment and floaters in the pretty apricot body, but not much head, no lace, and went flat pretty fast. (in contrast to a side-by-side of Rayon Vert by Green Flash which is explosive and shampoo lacy.)
Smell: Complex aroma: husky grains, stone fruit, fall orchard, melon, white pepper, spice and honey.
Taste: Grows more intense and floral, starting with a bready opening, that frames the Belgian complex character, with melon, stone fruit, honey, hay, lots of honeysuckle and flowers, and white pepper/herbal spice, then the peppery/herbal flavors and honey intertwine in a long, long finish.
Mouthfeel: Medium body, great finish, with low carbonation
Drinkability: Honey sweet, with balancing complexity and bitter notes. Great with soft cheese, in tonight's case, Camembert.
Serving type: can
07-18-2014 01:54:33 | More by Act25
2.88/5 rDev -24.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 2 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.25
Well, I feel lots of bitterness, which almost overwhelm everything. However the bitterness lower down when it is warmer, and when finish the drink , there seem to be flavor in your month.
The aroma is the best thing about this beer , smells attractive, attracting you to get closer, though at the first sip, it's really bitter.
I don't feel the spiciness mentioned by others, nor other tastes like citrous or something else, because the bitterness is just too strong ):
Serving type: bottle
07-17-2014 11:56:08 | More by cowew1245
3.5/5 rDev -7.9%
07-14-2014 02:03:38 | More by sd123
3.75/5 rDev -1.3%
07-13-2014 19:05:50 | More by adityashekhar
4.05/5 rDev +6.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
St. Feuillien Saison has a medium, off-white head, and a hazy, brilliant (almost luminescent) orange appearance, with very noticeable and relatively large, brown chunks at the bottom. Not much lacing, here. The aroma is of pungent, spicy, horse-blanket, and musty grains. Taste is of all that with maybe white pepper and basil? Bitterness is low. Mouthfeel is medium, and St. Feuillien Saison finishes semi-dry and delicious. No complaints, only plaudits, from me.
Serving type: can
07-12-2014 16:15:22 | More by RonaldTheriot
4/5 rDev +5.3%
07-12-2014 11:55:27 | More by Sweenz
2.5/5 rDev -34.2%
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4/5 rDev +5.3%
07-12-2014 02:12:29 | More by helicopterbackpack
3.79/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a 11.2 oz can into a Duvell tulip. Moderate hand. AA-170 stamped on the bottom, whatever the hell that means. No date.
A: Cloudy, honey-colored body with a moderate amount of visible sediment. 1.5 fingers off-white head with ok retention. Light lacing.
S: Sweet, fruit-forward, slightly musty yeast. Apple, pear. Hay. Honey. Some grape, peach.
T: Slightly spicy, sweet yeast opens. Fruity maltiness develops and yields to some hopping bitterness on a semi-dry finish. mild alcohol presence. The aftertaste draws out with fruit, malt and a slight tang.
M: Moderate carbonation, moderate body. Less carb and more heft than your average saison.
O: If you prefer your saisons malt-forward, fruity and substantial on the palate, then you should enjoy this. Me, I'm thinking more autumn-time drinking for this one.
Serving type: can
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3.75/5 rDev -1.3%
07-02-2014 18:31:38 | More by GClarkage
4.03/5 rDev +6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Poured from an 11.2oz. can into a tulip glass.
A- Pours a light yellow-orange pretty hazy, high white head that doesn't stick around too long.
S- Typical Belgian esters of fruit and spice. Slight layers of banana, citrus, clove, some ripe tropical in there too.
T- Mostly getting the spice notes first, then the fruitiness, followed by a yeasty dry bitterness of the finish.
M- Pretty light in the the mouth.
O- A pretty good Saison, good yeast complexity, and a very affordable Belgian beer.
Serving type: can
07-01-2014 22:15:57 | More by PaulyB83
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St. Feuillien Saison from Brasserie St. Feuillien
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More right here for yaI take things personally, Ryan said. Anaheim to me has been a team over the past year that really has shown me nothing to prove that they want me here, unfortunately. I gotta be honest with you: At this point, I dont care. Move me because its just tough going to the rink every day knowing that if something goes wrong, youre going to be the guy moved.
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Floyd County has agreed to partner with New Albany Little League to construct a new baseball and softball complex on a site near the Interstate 265 interchange along Charlestown Road.
New Albany Little League President Mark Boone announced at a press conference Monday that the organization will move forward with its plan even if the city pursues its own park.
Last month, Mayor Jeff Gahan introduced a proposal to build a new Little League facility — possibly at the former Hoosier Panel site off Silver Street — at an estimated cost of $5 million.
Boone said Monday it was New Albany Little League that first presented the administration with the idea of building a facility at the Hoosier Panel site, but that the organization viewed the property as too small.
New Albany Little League plays at fields off Mount Tabor Road, but the property has been widely seen as inadequate for the organization due to space and safety issues.
Boone said New Albany Little League has a purchase agreement in place with Northside Christian Church for the property, and the first phase of the project including land acquisition will cost $3.8 million.
The first phase of the plan would include six baseball fields, which is two more diamonds than New Albany Little League has. The second phase would feature the construction of four softball fields, and would bring the total project cost to $6 million.
"We think that this could not just be good for baseball, but we think it could be an economic driver," Boone said, as he added Little Leagues typically bring 1,000 people to the park a week during the season.
Meeting with the mayor
Gahan met with Little League officials Sunday, and his administration issued a press release Monday citing his intention to move forward with the city's project.
"In just over a month since the city began operation of its own city parks department, the plans of having a centrally-located facility for the children of New Albany to play baseball are nearing completion," Gahan said. "We are eager to begin the discussion with the New Albany City Council about these new exciting quality-of-life projects."
The administration pointed out the proposed New Albany Little League site is outside the city limits. However, the administration agreed to assisting in the permitting process if the organization moves forward with its plan.
Boone estimated the facility could be completed in two years depending on community support and the garnering of funding partners. He said New Albany Little League wouldn't play on the city's fields even if they're completed first.
"We don't think the city should have two baseball parks," Boone said. "We think we have a better plan," he added, saying he though the county/Little League plan would also be more cost-effective.


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Gloucester — Sebastian J. "Busty" Frontiero, 76, died Tuesday, July 30, 2013, in the Den Mar Nursing & Rehab. Center, surrounded by his loving family following an extended illness. He was the husband of Marianne F. (Krupski) Frontiero.
Born in Gloucester on January 8, 1937, he was the son of the late Joseph "Cigar Joe" and Josephine (Scola) Frontiero. He attended Gloucester public schools and was a lifelong resident of Gloucester. He had also served in the U.S. Army from 1960–1962 at the former, Fort Eustis in Virginia.
Busty worked as a fisherman aboard the "Cigar Joe" and had skippered the "Cigar Joe 2" for many years. Following his fishing days, he went to work in the family construction business along with his son. In retirement he enjoyed wood carving and was especially known for his carving of jewelry from haddock nape bone. He enjoyed spending time with family and was an avid Patriots fan, almost never missing a game. He especially cherished caring for his two pugs, Missy and Casey.
In addition to his wife of fifty-five years, he is survived by three daughters, Christina "Tina" Russell and her husband, Scott, of Rockport, Maria Murphy and Josephine Cary and her husband, Daniel, all of Gloucester; two sons, Joseph "Jay" Frontiero and Salvatore Frontiero and his wife, Nicole (Gately), all of Gloucester; fourteen grandchildren, Dylan, Curtis and Shayla Russell, Joseph "Jay" Frontiero, Joshua Carnevale, Jaimie Lee Frontiero, Crystal Arsenault and her husband, Dennis, Shane, Branden and Marissa Murphy, Nathaniel and Annaliese Frontiero and Daniel and Jolene Cary; two great-granddaughters, Amber Frontiero and Callie Arsenault; a sister, Maryann Favalora; and many nieces and nephews. He was also predeceased by three sisters, Angelina Ciaramitaro, Rosalie Gagliano and Ann Prevost and a brother, Salvatore "Sammy" Frontiero.
ARRANGEMENTS: His memorial service will be held on Wednesday at the Cape Ann Bible Church, Thompson St., (off Concord St.), Gloucester at 10 a.m., followed by a celebration in the church hall. Visiting hours will be held on Tuesday in the Pike-Grondin Funeral Home, 61 Middle St., Gloucester from 4 to 7 p.m. Relatives and friends are cordially invited to attend. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in his memory to the Cape Ann Animal Aid, 4 Paws Lane, Gloucester, MA 01930. For more information and to send online condolences, please visit www.grondinfuneralservices.com.


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- First, clean your counters, sinks or utensils with soap and warm water. Rinse thoroughly.
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News reports, including those from the Examinerand the Washington Post, indicate that investigators searched the Centreville home of a man identified as the boyfriend of missing Ashburn mother Bethany Anne Decker, 21.
Decker was last seen Jan. 29 at a family event, but did not show up to see her husband off to military duty on Feb. 2, according to Loudoun County Sheriff's investigators. During a press conference this past Wednesday, investigators did not mention the boyfriend, who lived with his mother according to the Examiner's review of the warrant.
Other information from the warrent detailed by the Examiner indicates that the boyfriend was a GMU student, as was Decker, and that he gave conflicting statements to police about when he first saw Decker's car at her Ashburn apartment – where her grandparents found it Feb. 16 – after her disappearance.
Decker and her husband vacationed in Hawaii shortly before she went missing.
The warrant also indicates that an unidentified person chatted with Decker's friends using her "inactive" Facebook account, according to the Examiner story.
Investigators are seeking information from anyone who knows her whereabouts or has seen her since Jan. 29. Anyone with information should contact Loudoun County Sheriff's Investigator M. Halley at 703-777-0475.
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By Tim Krohn
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NORTH MANKATO — Clark Johnson received the DFL endorsement for the House District 19A special election, beating out three other candidates after three hours of speeches and voting.
The other three candidates all pledged to suspend their campaigns and support Johnson.
Still, all four names will appear on the ballot in a Jan. 29 DFL primary election. That's because a glitch in the process prevents the other three from taking their names off the ballot.
And that primary election could be even a bit more confusing for DFL voters as there will be two candidates named Johnson on the ballot, both with fairly similar sounding first names.
"I was very genuine when I said I was proud to be among this group of candidates," Johnson told the delegates following his victory.
"Let's win this election to build a better future for Minnesota."
The 67 delegates heard virtually no policy or philosophical differences between Johnson, Robin Courrier, Tim Strand and Karl Johnson. All supported making Highway 14 a four-lane, raising taxes on the wealthy and better funding for schools, among other issues.
A candidate needed 60 percent of the votes to win the endorsement. On the first ballot, Clark Johnson had 48 percent, Karl Johnson 34 percent, Courrier 15 percent and Strand 3 percent.
By the third ballot Strand and Courrier were dropped from the ballot when they failed to get enough votes to continue, leaving it a two-man race. On the third ballot Clark Johnson had 59.1 percent and Karl Johnson 40.9 percent. The fourth ballot put Clark Johnson over the top with 62 percent.
In his speech to delegates, Clark Johnson called for balancing the state budget without gimmicks. "No more borrowing from schools, no more piling onto property taxes."
But, he said he wouldn't be a wild spender if elected to the House. "I'm a frugal guy. I drive an older car, I bring my lunch to work. I understand the need to protect the public's money."
In an early sign the endorsement may come down to the two men named Johnson, a larger than expected crowd of non-delegate guests packed the North Mankato fire hall Saturday morning holding signs supporting one of the Johnsons. About two dozen signs supported Clark Johnson and fewer than a dozen favored Karl Johnson, with few signs for the other candidates.
The winner of the DFL primary a week from Tuesday will take on Republican Allen Quist and Independence Party candidate Tim Gieseke in the Feb. 12 special election.
The winner will succeed Rep. Terry Morrow, the St. Peter Democrat who resigned to take a job in Chicago.
The reason all four DFLers' names will be in play at the DFL primary election is because local DFL leaders were caught off guard by the compressed special election schedule announced by Gov. Mark Dayton on Jan. 8.
Party officials still hadn't set a date for their endorsing convention and needed to wait at least 10 days due to party rules requiring that much notification to delegates.
The result? The candidate filing period, which ended last Tuesday, would be past before the convention was held. That meant non-endorsed candidates couldn't follow the traditional practice of withdrawing their name from the ballot in deference to the endorsed candidate chosen by party activists.


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M. Barnett Lawley
220-2-.03 Legal Specifications for Bow and Arrow
(1) A legal bow for hunting is defined as either a long bow, a recurve bow, or a compound bow designed to be held, drawn, and fired in the upright (vertical) position, or a crossbow. Except for crossbows or as provided in paragraph (3) for disabled persons, there shall be no attachment or extensions on the bow upon which the shooter may rest the string, drawing hand, fingers, release aid or arm to assist in holding or to hold the bow at full draw. Except for crossbows or as provided in paragraph (3) for disabled persons, the bow must be supported only by the shooter's hand, and the string and arrow must be drawn and held using only the shooter's strength while the bow is being shot. This does not prohibit the use of cable guards on compound bows or the use of string releases or mechanical releases which are hand-held and hand-drawn with no other attachments, connection or contact with the bow other than to the bow string. It shall be unlawful to hunt with any bow which does not conform to the requirements of this regulation.
(2) Sighting and aiming devices on all bows shall be void of any electronics with computational capabilities. The use of electrically assisted aiming devices shall be limited to illuminated sight pins/beads/markings which are attached to the bow. Sights with magnification or light projection (laser type) features are prohibited.
(3) (a) Except for crossbows, it shall be unlawful for any person to hunt wildlife with any mechanical device that holds a bow at full or partial draw, except a person holding a valid disabled permit issued by the Department is allowed to use a device that holds a bow at full draw provided the device has a full working safety to prevent accidental firings.
(b) Permits for permanently disabled persons shall be issued to persons meeting at least one of the following qualifications:
(1) Any person previously licensed under Section 9-11-45.1, Code of Alabama, to use a crossbow.
(2) Any person unable to ambulate without the aid of a wheelchair, two crutches, two leg braces or two leg prostheses at all times.
(3) Any person who, by reason of permanent physical impairment, is incapable of holding, drawing, or releasing a compound bow, recurve bow, or long bow, with a minimum peak tension (within the user's normal draw length) of 35 pounds.
Persons applying for a permit pursuant to (b)(2) or (b)(3) above shall present to the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources a letter from a licensed physician stating the applicant's name, address, description of the permanent physical impairment, the medical reason for such impairment, and a specific statement certifying how the applicant meets the criteria of (b)(2) or (b)(3). Upon review and approval of such letter by an authorized employee of the Department, the letter shall be returned to the applicant and said letter shall be in the applicant's possession and serve as a permit at any time he/she is utilizing the permit for hunting.
(4) It shall be unlawful, except as otherwise provided by law or regulation, for any person to hunt deer and turkey with bow and arrows that are not in conformance with the following specifications:
(a) Bows must have a minimum peak tension (within the user's normal draw length) of 35 pounds. Compound bows shall not have draw reduction (let-off) greater than 90 percent at full draw. Crossbows must have a minimum peak tension of 100 pounds at normal draw length.
(b) Arrows shall be a minimum of 20 inches in length (nock slot to end of shaft) and equipped with a broadhead which has a minimum of 2 sharpened edges. Crossbow bolts or arrows shall be a minimum of 14 inches in length from nock slot to end of shaft.
(c) Broadheads shall have a minimum weight of 100 grains. The minimum cutting diameter for any broadhead shall be 7/8 inch. The minimum thickness for fixed blade broadheads shall be .015 inch, and the minimum thickness for expanded broadheads shall be .025 inch.
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Justin Blackmon, WR, Oklahoma State
6-foot-1, 207 pounds
Draft projection: Top 10
Lowdown: Blackmon dominated his college competition the past two years and projects as an elite No. 1 receiver in the NFL. Speculation most of the past four months has had him rated as a top-five pick. We'll see if he slides below that on April 26. Blackmon caught 111 passes with 20 touchdowns as a red-shirt sophomore in 2010 and 122 with 18 touchdowns as a red-shirt junior in 2011. His 1,782 receiving yards in 2010 broke Larry Fitzgerald's sophomore national record. He ran the 40-yard dash in a good time of 4.46 seconds during his pro-day workout.
Said Mike Mayock of the NFL Network: "He's big, he's physical, he has tremendous ball skills and athleticism. I don't think you're gonna see a guy that wows you with vertical speed. But his body control, hands and ability to catch the football are exceptional."
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POTOMAC PARK — Eli Crow's two-run double sparked a five-run fourth inning for Riverside Sports in a 7-5 win over Greg's Auto Body at Memorial Field on Friday.
Riverside was down 4-1 going into the inning. Brendan Dougherty and Carson Imes each threw clean innings to close it out. Imes tripled and Austin Martin added two singles.
Tristan Tressler and Austin Bittner doubled and singled. Caleb Wharton singled twice in the loss.
Greg's Auto finishes its season at 7-11 and Riverside Sports (8-7-1) plays again today against Team One Auto Mall at Memorial Field at 2:30 p.m.
Kiwanis 12
Bill Miller 2
POTOMAC PARK — Darron Warner finished with four hits as Kiwanis defeated Bill Miller Equipment in five innings Thursday night at Memorial Field.
Warner led Kiwanis' 13-hit attack with a triple, double and two singles. Jason Copman added three base hits, Dylan Bean had two singles and Conner Kelly doubled.
The Kiwanis put the game away with an 11-run third inning.
Bill Miller was held to three hits, a double by Hunter Sword was the only extra base hit.
Tristan Gibbs was the winning pitcher going three innings and allowing an infield single with three strikeouts.
Kiwanis (4-13) plays the Cumberland Lions today at 10 a.m. in makeup game at Hamilton Field. Bill Miller Equipment dropped to 2-14.


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Terece Bell
Personal Information
California School of Professional Psychology
Clinical Psychology
Los Angeles Campus
Associate Professor
Associate Professor
Alliant International University Los Angeles
1000 South Fremont Ave, unit #5
Alhambra CA 91803
Courses, Research Interests, Publications
Learning and Cognition
Life Span Development
Advanced Child Assessment
Cognitive and Affective Bases of Behavior
Child and adolescent psychology; pediatric psychology; neuropsychological assessment; Asian values.
Soogoor, M., Lynn, H.S., Donfield, S.M., Gomperts, E., Bell, T.S., Daar, E.S., and the Hemophilia Growth and Development Study (2006). Hepatitis C virus infection and neurocognitive function. Neurology, 67, 1482-1485.
Bordeaux, J.D., Loveland, K.A., Lachar, D., Stehbens, J., Bell, T.S., Nichols, S., Amodei, N., & Adkins, K.B. (2003). Hemophilia growth and development study: Caregiver report of youth and family adjustment to HIV disease and immunologic compromise. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 8, 175-183.
Sirois, P.A., Posner, M., Stehbens, J.A., Loveland, K.A., Nichols, S., Donfield, S.M., Bell, T.S., Hill, S.D., Amodei, N., and the Hemophilia Growth and Development Study. (2002). Quantifying practice effects in longitudinal research with the WISC-R and WAIS-R: A study of children and adolescents with hemophilia and male siblings without hemophilia. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 27, 121-131.
Lockwood, K.A., Bell, T.S., & Colegrove, Jr., R.W. (1999). Long-term effects of cranial radiation on attention functioning in survivors of childhood leukemia. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 24, 55-66.
Ayrapetyan, V. & Bell, T.S. (2006, March). Parenting styles and self-efficacy beliefs in Armenian-American families and their relationship to their children's school performance. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the California Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.
Chalovich, P. & Bell, T.S. (2004, July). The effects of chronic stress on cognitive abilities and educational achievement of homeless children. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, HI.
Sankaran, K., Noviello, N., & Bell, T.S. (2004, July ). MMPI-2 performance of Singaporean young adults. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, HI
Academic History and Background
Ph.D. (Developmental Psychology) from University of Southern California, 1982
Licensed Psychologist (California PSY 9443)-1986
American Psychological Association
Society of Pediatric Psychology (APA Division 54)
Consultant in General Pediatrics, Professional Staff, Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Professional Practice and Community Service
Private Practice, Sherman Oaks and Glendale, CA
Agency Liaison Faculty, CSPP-L.A., Alliant International University