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It is difficult if not impossible to compare teams from a historic perspective. Different eras and time erasing those memories we want to rid ourselves of. The reality is that this Vikings team is bad.
How bad?
The worst in franchise history, and on statistically on pace for one of the worst in the history of the league.
Maybe it is the expectations of making the playoffs a year earlier, or maybe it is having the reigning MVP that has led fans to believe that the 10-6 of a year ago are the real Minnesota Vikings and that the 3-13 team of 2011 was a simple blip in the radar.
Defense rests:
This is a franchise that built itself on the defensive side of the ball. The once proud purple people eaters who struck fear into opposing offenses, gave them nothing and forced them to like it have turned into a unit that gives defenses anything they want, is unable to force a turnover or get off the field on third down.
The numbers don't lie and you need to go all the way back to 1965 (when the franchise was just four years old and had zero expectations) to find a season where they allowed more points (160) in the first five games of the season. Granted, not all of the 155 points allowed are the fault of the defense. They weren't in 1965 either.
From a defensive secondary perspective, the Vikings are tied for fifth worst all-time with 13 passing touchdowns allowed through five games. The record belongs to the 1954 Washington Redskins who allowed 18. When it comes to total defense, the current team has allowed 2,090 yards through five games which is currently the 23rd worst defense in the history of the league according to Pro Football Reference when compared against the same five games.
If the current pace holds, the Vikings would allow 4,928 passing yards and 42 passing touchdowns both would be the most allowed in history. The current records are held by the 2011 Green Bay Packers (4,796 yards); and the 1981 Baltimore Colts (37 touchdowns). The current record for most yards allowed in a season came last year when the New Orleans Saints gave up 7,042 yards. Based on their current pace, the Vikings would give up 6,688 yards which would place them as the third worst defense in the history of the NFL.
Coaching staff:
Pro sports is a results based business, and a big one at that. When the team exceeded expectations last year and finished 10-6 with a playoff berth, nothing less in year three would be permitted. Not only has this staff failed to keep the status quo, they have fallen back further than 2011, Frazier's first full season as head coach when his team finished 3-13.
Frazier led teams are 0-3 following the bye week and have been outscored 108-27 in those three games. One of the things former Vikings head coach Denny Green prided his teams on was winning into and out of the bye weeks.
The 35-10 loss at home to the Panthers was the worse since 2010 when the Green Bay defeated Brett Favre and ultimately cost Brad Childress his job. Actually, the drubbing is so much worse because even though no one in the state seemed to like Childress, at least he seemed to have a game plan. Through five weeks, Frazier has no answers and doesn't seem to have any idea as to how to get the runaway train back on track. Every question asked is met with "I'm not sure" or "we need to watch the film".
Green was dismissed following a 24-13 loss to Green Bay in 2001, Mike Tice was fired following a 9-7 season and a 34-10 win over Chicago, and Childress was dismissed following the blowout loss to the Packers. The point is, the loss to the Panthers off of the bye week is a loss that owners Zygi and Mark Wilf could turn to if Frazier is not brought back.
Quarterback conundrum:
After watching Christian Ponder toil through much of last year, he like the coaching staff extended their stays in purple by putting together an undefeated December and giving the team their first trip to the postseason in two seasons. After injuring his arm in the final game of the regular season, Ponder didn't play in the playoff game against Green Bay and in the process cemented his own fate. In came Matt Cassel in the off-season to add some stability to the position and three games in, Ponder found the bench due to "injury" and when he was cleared to play, it was still Cassel's job. The plot thickened however when the team brought in Josh Freeman fresh off his release from Tampa Bay. With Cassel named the starter at least short term, it will be Freeman's job once he picks up Bill Musgrave's offense.
Freeman's deal is for one year and he'll have a short window with which to perform. With another top 10 draft pick in the offing, another quarterback will surely be the selection come April and even if he does play well enough to earn the job, will Freeman want to stay in a place where his days are numbered?
Those questions and many others will play themselves out over the next 11 weeks.
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What's your favorite video game, and could you kick our butts at it?
Urban Trial on PlayStation3.
Piercings/Tattoos (How many? Where?)
I have piercing on my ears, but no tattoo.
What's the most embarrassing song on your iPod?
Haha I am sexy and I know it!
What's your best party trick?
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What's the most memorable pick-up line you've ever heard?
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What's the worst job you've ever had?
When I was doing some promotion work in Cannes France, I was standing all day and walking around giving coupons for this lingerie company that I was working with. It was so boring, not for me! lol
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I will say skydiving, I started 4 years ago, I now have over 800 jumps. I love to fly, and of course I understand that it's risky, and it can be dangerous! Mostly now I am trying to get good enough to compete! But skydiving is one of the loves of my life!
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I will eat my favorite snack, almond butter and apricot jelly, over rice bread!
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Rabbit food, I have a little bunny rabbit and I give her special food.
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Having sex at the beach, in the water.
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This track and field inspired workout was developed by the American Council on Exercise in partnership with Olympic gold medalist and President's Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition Member, Allyson Felix. "Training for track and field is all about finding the motivation to work hard. Whatever your specific event, working on your strength is going to be the foundation for your success," said Allyson. This workout heads outdoors and focuses on critical drills specific to the sport. With a focus on speed and endurance, this workout equips you with the stamina needed for the sport of track and field and the fortitude to take on any challenge in everyday life.
For a general cardiovascular warm-up, perform 5-10 minutes of a low-to-moderate intensity aerobic exercise such as walking, riding a stationary cycle or using an elliptical trainer.
The right-arm/left leg and transition to left-arm/right leg is counted as one repetition, raise arm and leg on a 2-count/hold for 2 counts/lower on a 2-count; perform 10-12 repetitions, rest for 30-45 seconds; repeat 1 more time for a total of 2 sets.
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Repeat this movement for 8-10 meters and walk back to your starting point to recover (30 seconds). Complete two sets.
This workout should be done one time per week.
This workout focuses on developing speed through track specific drills.
Begin with a light jog for 3-5 minutes.
Perform high knees for a distance of 20 meters and walk back to your starting point. Repeat for a total of two sets.
Perform butt kicks for a distance of 20 meters and walk back to your starting point. Repeat for a total of two sets.
Perform 10 side high knee step overs on the right. Repeat movement on the left. Complete a total of two sets on each leg.
Jog out 30 meters three times.
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Maintain an upright posture while moving into this stretch by engaging the abdominal muscles. Hold stretch for 20-30 seconds. Switch legs and repeat. Complete 2 sets of this stretch.
Hinge and reach forward to the point of tension in the stretch, avoiding bouncing or push to a point of pain. Hold this position for 20-30 seconds. Relax and returning to your starting position. Repeat 2 times on each leg.
Hold stretch for 20-30 seconds, switch legs, and repeat. Complete 2 sets of this exercise on each leg.
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Okaloosa County has received $240,000 of that money to build four new homes in Crestview, but Nitsi Bennett - President and CEO of Habitat for Humanity Okaloosa plans to stretch those funds with additional monies in order to build six homes.
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The Get Rich Slowly philosophy
Nobody cares more about your money than you do.
This post comes from J.D. Roth at partner blog Get Rich Slowly.
There's been an influx of new readers at Get Rich Slowly lately. To serve as an intro to the new folks (and to celebrate the site's fourth anniversary, and in honor of Financial Literacy Month), today I'm going to review my financial philosophy. Although we covered each of these points in turn last autumn, it's been awhile since I collected these core values in one location.
Based on my research -- and my experience with what does and doesn't work -- I've compiled a list of 14 guidelines that form the basis of everything I write. Some of these tenets draw on age-old wisdom: "Saving must be a priority" is just the ancient truth that you've got to "pay yourself first," for example. But other rules -- such as "do what works for you" -- I came up with based on my own struggles.
Here, then, are the 14 tenets of the Get Rich Slowly philosophy:
- Money is more about mind than it is about math. That is, financial success is more about mastering the mental game of money than about understanding the numbers. The math of personal finance is simple -- spend less than you earn. It's controlling your habits and emotions that's difficult.
- The road to wealth is paved with goals. Without financial goals, you have no direction. If you have no direction, it's easy to spend money on things you'll regret later. But if you're saving for a house, your daughter's college education, or a trip to Europe, your goal will keep you focused, making it easier to spend on what's important and ignore the things that aren't.
- To build wealth, you must spend less than you earn. Basic math, yes, but it's important. Successful personal finance is all about building positive cash flow. By decreasing your spending while increasing your income, you can get out of debt and build wealth.
- Saving must be a priority. Before you pay your bills, before you buy groceries, before you do anything else, you should set aside some part of your income. If you have to start small, start small. Even $25 a month is good. As you earn more and develop better habits, save as much as possible. (My wife saves nearly a third of her paycheck.)
- Small amounts matter. Your everyday habits have a huge impact on your financial success. Frugality and thrift help build good habits, and make a real difference over time. Plus, there are tons of opportunities to flex your frugal muscles.
- Large amounts matter, too. It's good to clip coupons and to save money on groceries, but it's even better to save on the big stuff like buying a car or a house. By making smart choices on big-ticket items, you can save thousands of dollars at once.
- Slow and steady wins the race. The most successful folks are those who work longest and hardest at things they love to do. So try to find ways to make frugality fun, and recognize that you're in this for the long haul. You're making a lifestyle change, not looking for a quick fix.
- The perfect is the enemy of the good. Too many people never get started putting their finances in order because they don't know what the "best" first step is. Don't worry about getting things exactly right -- just choose a good option and do something to get started.
- Failure is OK. Everyone makes mistakes -- even billionaires like Warren Buffett. Don't let one slip-up drag you down. One key difference between those who succeed and those who don't is the ability to recover from a setback and keep marching toward a goal. Use failures to learn what not to do next time.
- Do what works for you. Each of us is different. We have different goals, personalities, and experiences. We each need to find the tools and techniques that are effective for our own situations. There's no one right way to save, invest, pay off debt, or buy a house -- and don't believe anyone who tells you there is. Experiment until you find methods that are effective for you.
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- Financial balance lets you enjoy tomorrow and today. Being smart with money isn't about giving up your plasma TV or your daily latte. It's about setting priorities and managing expectations, about choosing to spend only on the things that matter to you, while cutting costs on the things that don't.
- Action beats inaction. It's easy to put things off, but the sooner you start moving toward your goals, the easier they'll be to reach. It's better to start with small steps today than to wait for that someday when you'll be able to make great strides. Get moving.
- Nobody cares more about your money than you do. The advice that others give you is almost always in their best interest, which may or may not be the same as your best interest. Don't do what others tell you just because they hold a position of authority or seem to have a persuasive argument. Do your own research, get advice from a variety of sources, and in the end, make your own decisions based on your own goals and values.
- It's more important to be happy than it is to be rich. Don't be obsessed with money -- it won't buy you happiness. Sure, money will give you more options in life, but true wealth is about something more. True wealth is about relationships, good health, and ongoing self-improvement.
The most important of these tenets -- and this site's motto -- used to be "do what works for you." But as I wrote "Your Money: The Missing Manual," I realized the book's theme was "nobody cares more about your money than you do." And that's the actual core value here at Get Rich Slowly. My philosophy -- on my site and in my book -- is all about taking an active role in your financial future, about becoming your own financial guru.
I talk a lot about my financial philosophy, but don't know if I've ever asked about your financial philosophy. So, tell me: What money rules do you live by? What are the fundamental tenets of your fiscal life?
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Video game sales down 22%
Smartphones and tablets are taking away a chunk of business as gaming giants lose the price war.
Video game consoles and discs are running out of lives as gamers put more energy into cheap mobile options.
According to market research firm NPD Group, sales of consoles, physical video games and accessories all fell 22% last year to $13.26 billion. That's on top of a 9% decline between 2010 and 2011 and includes a particularly dismal holiday season during which sales fell from $4.1 billion in December 2011 to just $3.2 billion last month.
As the companies marketing handheld video game consoles like the Nintendo 3DS and Sony's PlayStation Vita have discovered, digital downloads and connected mobile devices like tablets and smartphones are crushing the clunky traditional gaming market. Smartphones and their apps now account for roughly half of all game downloads, and the number of gamers playing on mobile devices just surpassed the number playing on dedicated consoles, according to market research firm NPD Group.
Gaming companies respond that console sales always dive when consoles have been on the market for half a decade or more, as Microsoft's (MSFT) Xbox 360 and Sony's (SNE) PlayStation 3 have and Nintendo's Wii was before its new Wii U was released in November. (Microsoft owns and publishes moneyNOW, an MSN Money site.)
That's true, but usually video game software sales improve as a result. That certainly wasn't the case last year, when NPD says sales of video games (excluding PC titles) fell 26% from 2011 to $1.54 billion. That's still better than the industry's $1.1 billion in console sales, but is the exact opposite of gaming's typical cycle.
So what's happening? Video game companies are putting $300 consoles and $60 discs gamers have to wait for up against smartphones costing $200 or less, online versions of disc games that stream right to a computer and casual game apps that cost less than $10 or are free. Nintendo, for example, crowed to Bloomberg about how the new Wii U has made $300 million since its release, outpacing the $270 million made by the original Wii during the same span. As NPD Group pointed out the Los Angeles Times, however, the Wii U's $300 to $350 price tag hides unit sales that actually lag behind the Wii's pace.
It also doesn't help that the cost of producing top-tier games like Activision's "Call Of Duty" series or Take Two (TTWO) subsidiary Rockstar Games' "Grand Theft Auto" franchise have soared into the multimillions as production of other games plummeted. In December, the industry's Top 10 games accounted for 46% of all game spending, compared to just 36% in December 2011. It's a numbers game the video game industry is losing quickly, and even anticipated console announcements from Microsoft and Sony later this year may come too late to save it.
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[quote]As the companies marketing handheld video game consoles like the Nintendo 3DS and Sony's PlayStation Vita have discovered, digital downloads and connected mobile devices like tablets and smartphones are crushing the clunky traditional gaming market.[/quote]
Maybe the above is true for the Vita, but as for the 3DS, I would hardly call a system that has sold 30 million units in a little under 2 years "crushed". Come on, the 3DS is out selling the original DS (which was considered a HUGE success for Nintendo) and the DS didn't have to compete with tablets and smartphones.
As for cheap mobile options causing the decline of traditional console sales, I find this unlikely. More likely is the fact that this console generation has gone on 3 years longer than it probably should have and most people are holding out for the new systems at this point.
What most analysts don't understand is that iPhone games and 360/PS3 games are NOT an apples-to-apples comparison. In the broadest definition they may both be games, but that is where the similarities ends. iPhone games are like beef jerky whereas console games are like steak. I may love eating beef jerky, but it certainly isn't a replacement for a steak dinner.
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Mitsubishi will unveil the ASX Compact Crossover at the Geneva Motor Show and will go on sale across European dealers in the spring of 2010. The ASX CUV is the European-spec version of the diamond star's RVR from Japan and will be powered by an all new 1.8 Liter turbocharged direct injection diesel ready to meet Europe's stringent Bin 5 emissions standard and in order to further decrease pollutants and increase efficiency the ASX will also feature "Automatic Stop & Go" technology along with a fuel sipping 6 speed manual transmission.
Update 05/04/2010: Mitsubishi has release pricing for ther ASX Compact Crossover. The ASX will run between £14,999 to £22,049 and UK sales will begin July 2010.
Mitsubishi's Managing Director, Lance Bradley, commented that,
"This is the right car, at the right time, at the right price and specification. The CO2 reducing technologies will appeal to fleets, user-choosers and retail customers alike – indeed, early customer reaction has been very positive with advance orders already taken.
"We're targeting customers who would traditionally buy a C-segment car, such as the VW Golf and Ford Focus , but also people looking to down-size from their SUV or family estate car. With the ASX you really do get the best of every world.
"It's a game-changer for us, which could easily become a new 'hero' vehicle for the brand and heralds the advent of our new 'Intelligent Motion' philosophy."
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Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) will premiere its ASX all-new compact crossover from Tuesday March 2, 2010 to Sunday March 14, 2010 at the 80th Geneva International Motor Show held at the Geneva Palexpo in Switzerland.
The ASX is the European-spec version of the Japanese RVR, which is slated to go on sale in Japan from February 2010. MMC's new compact crossover will seat 5 and will be sequentially introduced in European countries from late spring 2010, aimed at expanding MMC's passenger car footprint in the region, following in the footsteps of the larger and recently redesigned Outlander mid-size crossover.
Amongst other available powertrains, the European-spec version will be fitted with an all-new Euro 5-compliant 1.8L turbocharged direct-injection diesel engine jointly developed by MMC and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. and will feature "Automatic Stop & Go" technology. Together with a 6-speed manual transmission, this combination will provide high environmental efficiency.


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Wet Winter Hurts Weed Control
It was a wet winter in most of the Southern states, and although producers welcome the replenishing of the soil moisture profile, field conditions made certain cultural practices impossible. That could have a negative effect on the battle against Palmer amaranth, causing farmers to rely more heavily on residual herbicides and to make timely post applications.
Jared Whitaker, University of Georgia Extension cotton agronomist, says the wet winter and early spring may have affected some producers who wanted to utilize heavy cover crops and/or deep tillage to reduce Palmer emergence this spring.
"In a lot of places, it was far too wet for most of the year to deep-till, and many growers weren't able to plant and grow cover crops," he says.
Whitaker says research by Stanley Culpepper, UGA Extension weed scientist, has shown that these cultural practices can be effective.
Control What You Can't See
Other control methods involve the critical pre-plant and pre-emergence applications of residual herbicides.
Producers who have glyphosate-resistant Palmer amaranth are relying on residual herbicides at pre-plant as well as pre-emergence this growing season, says Jason Norsworthy, associate professor of crop, soil and environmental sciences in the University of Arkansas' Division of Agriculture.
"Producers are sometimes reluctant to apply herbicides when they cannot physically see Palmer amaranth in the field," he says. "However, our data suggests that once Palmer amaranth emerges, it will be more difficult, if not impossible, to control, especially if it is glyphosate-resistant and ALS (Staple/Envoke) resistant."
Don't Wait Too Late
What moisture there is still left in the soil profile is likely to help with the activation of the residual herbicides, and because it has stopped raining so frequently, producers should be able to apply postemergence products in a timely manner.
"A farmer just commented that he's going ahead on his dryland corn and make his post-herbicide application before the soil dries anymore," says Rome Ethredge, who is the Seminole County Extension coordinator in Donalsonville, Ga.
"Residual herbicides need to be in the soil solution to get to the weed or weed seed in most cases for pre-emergence control, but the weeds need to be actively growing for postemergence herbicides to work their best."
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Stephen O'Keefe to get a spin with Test team in UAE
Andrew Wu There was a time when Stephen O'Keefe felt his style of spin bowling was not respected by the key decision-makers in Australian cricket.
Herath short in stature, not in class
Andrew Wu Few will be able to name spinner on whom Sri Lanka has pinned its hopes.
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Andrew Wu HE HAS taken more Test wickets than Dale Steyn and James Anderson in the past two years, and sits second in the world rankings but few will be able to name the spinner who Sri Lanka have pinned their...
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Andrew Wu AUSTRALIA'S former fast bowling coach Craig McDermott can see no reason why left-arm pacemen Mitchell Starc and Mitchell Johnson cannot both play against Sri Lanka in the first Test in Hobart.
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Chris Barrett, Andrew Wu SRI LANKA'S fast bowling attack is the worst to come to Australia and will not give the home team any clarity about its top order by the summer's end, says former Test paceman Rodney Hogg.
Johnson misses out on Test team
Andrew Wu Australia has left out Mitchell Johnson for Friday's first Test against Sri Lanka in Hobart.
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Andrew Wu Nathan Lyon has dared Sri Lanka to take him on at their peril as he aims to bowl Australia to their first Test victory of the summer.
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Andrew Wu FORMER Test paceman Jason Gillespie wants Mitchell Starc to continue the vicious swinging yorkers that have kept the gentle giant in company with some of the scariest speed demons the game has seen.
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Andrew Wu SRI LANKA have suffered enough injuries playing cricket this summer, and now another player has broken down, this time playing football, as their nightmare tour of Australia continued on Wednesday.
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Who was Dred Scott? Would the DFL exist if it weren;t for Nellie Stone Johnson? Have you used something invented by Fredrick McKinley Jones? Where would we be without the work of Roy Wilkins?
The history of African Americans in Minnesota is rich, varied and sometimes difficult. The future for African Americans in the region is bright and beautiful. The Minnesota African American Museum (MAAM) celebrates the contributions made by African Americans in Minnesota and the Midwest. MAAM educates and ensures that future generations will have the knowledge, skills and information they need to compete and succeed for many years to come.
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The James Beard Foundation has announced the 2012 Restaurant and Chef semifinalists.
Selected from 57,000 online entries, the group of semifinalists has been placed in 20 Restaurant and Chef categories representing 10 different regions across the U.S.
Additionally for this year, the Foundation has added "Outstanding Bar Program" as a new award category for a restaurant or bar that has demonstrated excellence in its beverage program.
In mid-March, each award category will be narrowed down to five finalists, and then winners will be anounced at the James Beard Foundation Awards Ceremony and Gala Reception on Monday, May 7, at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall in New York City.
Representing metro Atlanta:
Outstanding Bar Program
Holeman and Finch Public House
The Porter Beer Bar
Outstanding Pastry Chef
Aaron Russell, Restaurant Eugene
Cynthia Wong, Empire State South
Outstanding Restaurateur
Mike Klank and Eddie Hernandez, Taqueria Del Sol
Outstanding Wine Program
Five and Ten, Athens, GA
Rising Star Chef of the Year
Kevin Gillespie, Woodfire Grill
Best Chef: Southeast
Hugh Acheson, Five and Ten
Billy Allin, Cakes & Ale
Linton Hopkins, Restaurant Eugene
Congratulations to all of our local semifinalists who made this list! To take a peek at the full list of semifinalists, click here.
by Gene Lee, Food and More blog
February 22nd, 2012
7:11 am
Shout out to Billy Allin of Cakes and Ale who also made the list for best chef southeast. Great guy and a great chef.
February 22nd, 2012
8:22 am
Gillespie as rising star? Doesnt being on a reality cooking show 2 years ago count as rising, risen, rised?
(excuse the poor verbage – but you get the point right?)
February 22nd, 2012
10:03 am
Congratulations and Good Luck to all the Atlanta Chefs and restaurants – yes, even you, Hugh!
February 22nd, 2012
10:37 am
Congratulations to the nominated. Where are some new faces on the great Atlanta Chefs list for the James Beard Awards?
February 22nd, 2012
11:22 am
Excellent choices! Only wish there were more representing Atlanta…so many amazing chefs and restaurants here! Congrats to all!
February 22nd, 2012
11:28 am
Amazing that Taqueria del Sol was nominated for anything, considering how unbelievably rude their staff is.
February 22nd, 2012
2:14 pm
Everyone on this list is well deserving of the award for which they're nominated.
February 22nd, 2012
4:03 pm
I'm with Decaturite. TdS has the worst staff ever. Plus, their fish tacos are the worst in the Metro. Even Captain Ds are better! I keep giving them second chances, but they fail over and over. Too expensive, rude, uncomfortable, chintzy on the portions. I can't see the draw. And their tacos are not that inventive.
February 22nd, 2012
8:41 pm
Billy is most deserving!
February 22nd, 2012
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February 23rd, 2012
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I could not disagree more with the comments on Taq de Sol. Is this limited to Decatur. The Howell Mill has always been great as is the service at Cheshire Bridge. Servers have been great, food excellent.


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My hero is Franco Gulli, who was very important to me both musically and as a teacher. I studied with him for almost three years at Indiana University, between the ages of 16 and 19. He was one of the most responsible and generous people I've known – he was said to have taken only one day off sick in 28 years of teaching, and I believe that. He had a huge collection of his own editions of scores that he'd let his students copy. He gave me the inspiration to dedicate myself to playing the violin. I heard him play a concert of the Beethoven violin sonatas when he was 74 and there was no loss of any technical prowess. That's something I aspire to – to be able to continue to express myself in a youthful way, but one that's tempered with experience and knowledge.
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Vt. revenues up in most categories in JanuaryFebruary 16,2013MONTPELIER New figures show that Vermont state revenues were up in most categories last month, coming in slightly ahead of projections.
In the results released Thursday, Administration Secretary Jeb Spaulding said January was a good month for the state treasury.
General Fund revenues in January were $2.3 million, or 1.6 percent, above forecasts. Seven months into the current fiscal year that ends June 30, general fund revenues total $750 million, three-tenths of one percent above the target figure.
The non-dedicated transportation fund receipts in January exceeded forecasts by about three-quarters of one percent. Year-to-date the fund is about one-tenth of one percent above target.
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One of today's press releases that stood out from the pack:
What's happening: Halifax, Nova Scotia-based NowSayIt.com today announced the launch of an app that lets users capture their dying words—before they die.
Why it's of interest: From urns that turn you into a tree to tombstoneless burials with GPS tracking death is an industry as ripe for disruption as any in today's tech-driven marketplace. And this app for documenting your last words is the most recent cog in the tech-driven death-industry engine.
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"We created our service so that people could be reassured that their loved ones would know how they felt, even if the unexpected happened," said Tom Jackson, NowSayIt chief executive in a statement.
For the average person, final messages have traditionally been left in a safe deposit box, or with a lawyer, options which Jackson argues are cost-prohibitive, difficult to update and impersonal. "At best, they have a will and a generic box filled with generic pictures for everyone to see," he claims.
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Rev. Karl VanHarn is the Director of Pastoral Services and CPE at Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services. He is an ordained minister in the Christian Reformed Church. He has served churches in Littleton, CO and Jenison, MI. He has also served as a Chaplain in general hospitals in Denver, CO and Santa Rosa, CA. He worked with Pine Rest CPE from 1995 to 2004, while serving as a Chaplain at Wedgwood Christian Services. He has been an ACPE Supervisor since 1998.
He has a B.A. in Philosophy from Calvin College, a M.Div. from Calvin Theological Seminary and a D. Min. from Western Theological Seminary.
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7 U.S. Code § 3702 - Definitions
As used in this chapter, the term—
(1) "bulk agricultural commodity" means any agricultural commodity that can be transported in bulk and can be temporarily stored in bulk quantities without undergoing processing or packaging. Such term also includes any commodity or product that is used by producers in the production of agricultural commodities and that can be stored or shipped in bulk, such as fertilizer and fuel;
(2) "unprocessed agricultural products" means food, fiber, and other agricultural products that have not been packaged or otherwise prepared for retail sale, including animal products and unfinished cotton, wool, leather, or any other unfinished natural material;
(4) "subterminal facility" means any facility that is located in the area of production or consumption of agricultural commodities or any major storage or major export point for such commodities and is located at a place that conveniently serves the needs of producers, purchasers, and consumers of bulk agricultural commodities, and is—
(A) used for the transient storage of bulk agricultural commodities and may include equipment or structures necessary for the transportation, upgrading, receiving, drying, or loading out of such commodities; or
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A reward could be yours if you provide information that puts two Burglary suspects behind bars.
According to Columbus police, at about 2:40 a.m. on Dec. 26, 2012, two male suspects forced their way through a window into the Oak Grove Tavern in Galloway.
While inside, police said, the suspects took cash, cash registers and cigarettes.
The first suspect is described as a white male, approximately 29 years old, 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighing about 175 pounds. He was wearing a red baseball cap, dark gray hooded sweatshirt and dark pants.
The second suspect is described as a white male in his late 20s, about 6 feet tall and weighing approximately 170 pounds. He was wearing a black toboggan, a long-sleeved black pull-over shirt and light blue jeans.
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On Saturday, May 10, Forty Acres at the Five Oaks Clubhouse is pleased to present The Honeycutters, fresh from Merlefest, where they have won awards as talented emerging artists.
The Honeycutters are an original country roots band from Asheville, North Carolina. Since 2007 when the group formed, they have been playing music that is consistently as catchy as it is heartfelt. In 2011, 2012, and 2013 they were voted WNC's favorite Americana band in the Mountain Xpress reader's poll. Organically grown around the songs of lead singer Amanda Anne Platt, the band has gained an audience that has stretched far beyond their mountain home to include all corners of the United States.
Amanda Anne Platt has been hailed as "one of the best songwriters coming out of WNC (Western North Carolina) these days" by WNCW music director Martin Anderson; and her voice has been described as "perfectly unadorned" and "recklessly beautiful." In both her simple composition and honest delivery it's easy to hear the inspiration of country legends such as Hank Williams, Patsy Cline, or Loretta Lynn.
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State and tribal officials have agreed to slash the maximum allowable walleye harvest from one of Minnesota's most popular fisheries, Mille Lacs Lake.
Fishermen flock to Mille Lacs to try to net some of the large game fish found there, but size restrictions on what fish can be kept make it difficult to put together a shore lunch.
"People might catch 20 fish up here and only keep three or four," Mike Mikelee told FOX 9 News.
Officials with the Department of Natural Resources say they are not sure why there is an imbalance of smaller walleye, but they have struck a deal with tribal officials to halve the annual maximum harvest to preserve portions of that population.
Sue Erickson, a spokeswoman for the Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission, said Monday that fisheries officials agreed to cut the maximum to 250,000 pounds, down from 500,000 pounds last year. The decision was made last week.
"It shows that both the tribes and state are concerned about the sustainability of the Mille Lacs walleye fishery," Erickson told FOX 9 News.
The quota will be cut in half for both sport and tribal anglers. Sport anglers will be allocated 178,750 pounds while bands with treaty rights will get 72,250 pounds.
Yet, the DNR has not yet explained how it would enforce the new restrictions, which could include changes to limit or "slot" currently projected.
Some sport fisherman have blamed tribal netting -- especially during spawning -- for the lack of smaller male walleye, but researchers say that's simply not true.
"Fishery scientists have known for a long time now that it doesn't matter what time of year you kill a fish," explained Don Pereira, with the DNR. "It depends on how many fish you are killing."
Erickson confirmed this agreement marks the first time the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe has agreed to cut their walleye allocation. She says they recognize the big lake is not producing as it should, and they hope upcoming studies provide some answers on why.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Russell Howard, 34, of Ghent was charged with six counts of possessing matter portraying sexual performance by a minor and three counts of distribution of matter portraying sexual performance by a minor, both Class D felonies, according to a news release from state police.
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A night of reminiscing about the early days when Jefferson Community and Technical College first came to Carrollton ended with $1.6 million pledge toward the $4 million building project.
The campaign contributions were announced during a kickoff event Thursday, June 26, at the General Butler State Resort Park Conference Center.
An Independence, Ky., man was arrested and charged in connection with the bank robbery at Carrollton's U.S. Bank in June, as well as others in Louisville, Lexington and La Grange.
William G. Grubbs Jr., 36, was charged with second-degree robbery, a class C felony, by the Carrollton Police Department and is lodged at the Kenton County Detention Center.
A new art gallery is set to open this week in downtown Carrollton, fulfilling a dream for one woman of allowing people to learn techniques and to help aspiring artists get the gallery experience of a lifetime.
Sharon Graves, owner of River Run Gallery and Fun Art Studio, said the gallery will have its formal ribbon cutting ceremony at noon Wednesday, July 9. An opening reception will be held at the gallery from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, July 10.
The Carroll County Fiscal Court approved its $12.2 million budget for the 2014-2015 fiscal year at its most recent meeting Thursday, June 26.
Before the second reading of the budget, approved at $12,244,894, Magistrate Dean Miller raised concern about funding for senior citizen transportation as he had to loan cars to the group for a trip.
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Kentucky State Parks Commissioner Elaine Walker will be the guest speaker at the July 9 Rotary Club of Carrollton meeting. The lunch meeting begins at noon in the Burley Room at Two Rivers Restaurant in the lodge at General Butler State Resort Park.
Rotary President Jeff Moore said he invited Walker to the meeting to speak on the status of the tree harvest that the park undertook late last year due to the infestation of ash trees by the emerald ash borer.
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Computer Literacy Proposal passes JaNae Barlow Managing Editor The faculty senate approved recommendations from the Ad Hoc Committee on Academic Computing last Thursday, Feb. 19. Known as the Computer Literacy program, the project is an effort to better educate the students at the college in the use of computers. The committee has been meeting weekly for over three months in an effort to accomplish this goal in a manner best suitable to all the areas of the campus. The project is funded by S400,000, to be obtained for this purpose from a student fee surcharge this and the next two school years. Those projects to be funded include: Wattis Microcomputer Lab Enhancement, suggested by Gordon Jacox, at a cost of $27,950. General Microcomputer Laboratory, suggested by Ken Walters, at a cost of S68,80O. Replacement of the Harriscad Software, suggested by Larry Leavitt and Roy Thor-nock. at a cost of $64,255. School of Social Science Integrated Proposal, suggested by Merrill May, at a cost of $3, cm Social Science Personal Computer Center and Computer Supported Writing Lab, suggested by Merrill May, Candadai Seshachari, Richard Jenson, and Lee McKenzie, at a cost of $111,550. Interdisciplinary Apple Lab, suggested by Mark Biddle and Paul Jones, at a cost of $50,195. Math Classroom Portable Unit, suggested by J. LaMar Jensen, at a cost of $6,611. Mathematics classroom lab, at a cost of $12,635. Student Access Patient Information System, suggested by Roger Nichols and Gary Nielsen, at a cost of $20,552. School of Education Integrated, Inter-Departmental Networking System, suggested by Ray Wong, at a cost of $34,173. Introductory Physics Lab, suggested by Rondo Jeffery, at a cost of $6,000. Chemistry Enhancement, at a cost of $6,095. Knowledge maps, suggested by Gloria Wurst and Craig Gundy, at a cost of $9,500. Audio-Visual Portable Display Units, will be located in Film and Equipment, at a cost of $7,650. Still to be voted on by the faculty senate is the purchase of a VAX 8700 for $426,400. The administration currently operates with a VAX system. One advantage to using the same type of computer is that faculty will be able to have access to certain student records. Purchase of the computer system would be a joint venture with the college administration. The committee is giving careful consideration to the merits of sharing a computer, based on students' needs. " r ? f men ! 5(3 J 3m LN GRUNT, GRUNT, GRUNT was all this I Building yesterday afternoon. Signpost 'beast' would say as he stood in the Union pholo: 1 im Jensen) Student seats unchanged Emilie Bean A'ews Editor In his fee allocations presentation, yesterday, Gary Crompton said, "We have withdrawn our request for students to move their seats." Crompton, director of athletics, explained that although moving the seats was to be part of his plan because of premature release, the proposal was withdrawn. The Sunday edition of the Ogden Standard Examiner printed Inside ... Was Amerika a good idea? (see page 4) Halls residents pair up (see page 2) that part of the athletic department's proposal would be to move the student seating section behind the West basket in the Dee Event Center. The seats the students are currently in would be sold at a higher cost than those behind the basket. Crompton claims that the seats behind the basket would allow students to become "more involved in the athletic events." The current students section is "far away and spread out," said Crompton. "Nothing happens in the middle." Crompton added that the students would have had the same number of cushioned seats and more plastic ones. "In dealing with students and seats, facts and logic very seldom have any effect," said Crompton. Still, Jonathon Wright, ASWSC president said the seats were student seats, "That's the bottom line." Contrary to previous thought, the proposal was mentioned to the Athletic Board but not actually presented. Also, Jan Wansgard represented the students at that meeting. Franchise may open at WSC Christopher Gamble Assistant News Editor A hamburger franchise at Weber State. Would you like it to stay or to go? In a recent meeting of the Utah Intercollegiate Assembly (UIA), WSC students, Jim Puffer and Steve Brooks, introduced a bill to allow McDonald's franchises on Utah campuses. The UIA, an assembly of student body officers from all over Utah, studied the bill and examined the possibilities of placing the franchises on the campuses, said Puffer. The board conducted surveys on how similar franchises were affecting schools outside of Utah. Many colleges who have the fast-food chains on their campuses have had tuition drops of up to 30 percent. Puffer said the franchises at these schools pay for their own installation, pay rent and also share a predetermined percentage of their profit with the school. Rick Sline, director of Campus Life, feels that no major franchise would consider WSC because of the student traffic pattern in the dining area. "The traffic patterns are not at all profitable; 75 percent of the students are through with their classes at 11 a.m." However, representatives from the McDonald's Corporation met with Puffer and Brooks last Friday to discuss the idea of installing a franchise at WSC. Also, Brooks said he had personally been in contact with Hardee's and that they were, "very interested." "If the students approve of the idea to establish a franchise here at WSC, I would help them to pursue a feasibilty study," said Sline. . .. Lin.,, i...., i .. r-'J"" ' " . r-- x ,, :, ; ::.A,. THESE FAMOUS GOLDEN ARCHES may one day be found al WSC. Signpost photo: Jeff Bybce Sline said there would be some stipulations involved. "Any franchise on campus would have to be contracted through WSC Dining Services. Service to customers must be of a consistent high quality. The franchise must turn over a higher profit than the net revenue of the Gallery, and they must fulfill a five-year contract," he said. According to Dr. Marie L. Kotter, vice president for student services the President has the last final say on any proposal of this nature. Kotter said that Sline could "recommend that certain stipulations be met" to the adminstration. (see FRANCHISE on page 3)
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TRWG Convenes National Roundtable
TRWG conducted a review of NCI's current investments in TR and shared early analyses, which suggested that more than $1.5 billion went to fuel TR in FY 2004, with funds distributed across most divisions and programs. "Clearly," noted Dr. Hawk, "communication, coordination, and collaboration - within and beyond NCI - are essential to realize the full potential of NCI's TR portfolio."
In breakout discussions, the roundtable analyzed TR from three perspectives: translational pathways to clinical goals, populations that researchers hope to benefit, and crosscutting themes. Participating were representatives from academia, the pharmaceutical and device industries, advocacy organizations, major cancer research organizations, federal agencies, and British scientists who recently led a similar effort in the United Kingdom. These discussions will be the basis for draft recommendations to be released for public comment in the spring.
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Dr. Rodriguez has led several programs in biological standards development at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, including protein detection and measurement platforms. He earned his doctorate in cell and molecular biology from Boston University and holds an M.B.A. from Johns Hopkins University School of Business and Management.
At NCI, Dr. Rodriguez will facilitate the implementation of the clinical proteomic technologies initiatives that seek to develop and assess proteomic technology platforms for cancer research.
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True Grit
Times have changed, media have evolved. But working for The Temple News is still the toughest activity on campus.
story by HIllel J. Hoffmann
Photography by Ryan S. Brandenberg
Every overextended reporter or editor who has ever worked for The Temple News (TTN)—Temple´s 91-year-old, independent, student-run newspaper—has heard the same question. "Remind me," a friend or family member says. "Why are you doing this?" Sometimes, that question comes from within.
It happened to Angelo Fichera, a senior journalism major and current editor-in-chief of TTN, as he lay in bed in the middle of the night in September 2011, unable to sleep after 17 hours on the job. A day that had begun with a 7 a.m. email alert about an incident near Main Campus and two hours of interviews had ended with a marathon editing session. Fichera was panicked. Was everything correct in the section he edited? Sleep or no sleep, he knew what was waiting for him in the morning—an 8 a.m. class about public-affairs reporting.
A similar moment of doubt hit junior journalism major Sean Carlin on a Sunday night at the end of March 2012 as he looked at the logjam of due dates on his calendar. He had a full slate of midterms and papers due in the coming week, not to mention three TTN assignments: a story about a political debate, an interview with a philosophy professor and the next installment in his series on a proposed neighborhood improvement district in North Philadelphia. Piled on top of that were his responsibilities as a pizza delivery driver and a volunteer firefighter.
"At the end of that week, I had nothing left," says Carlin, now news editor. "I thought I could never do it again, but it´s a never-ending cycle."
For TTN´s editors, that cycle begins each Wednesday, the day after the previous issue has hit newsstands. They meet for an hour to recap the past issue and the state of the website. During the week, each editor of the paper´s four sections—news, features, opinion and sports—also conducts a meeting with his or her reporters, to assign stories for the issue after next, and to review ideas for future issues. Section editors also must make time for one-on-one meetings with reporters.
In the midst of the planning, reporters submit for editing the stories that were assigned the previous week. The design phase of production begins on the weekend, when four student designers create pages of edited text, photos, illustrations and empty text boxes—spaces for headlines, photo captions and credits, for example—for the section editors to fill in later.
Beginning on Sunday night and continuing into Monday, TTN´s editing team begins a grueling final push. They fill in captions and headlines. They review each section, with every word read and reread carefully by copy editors, section editors, the managing editor and the editor-in-chief. At some point during Monday afternoon, editors take a break to discuss stories and review multimedia and photo requests. When all the sections are done late Monday night—usually between 10 p.m. and 1 a.m.—they create a PDF file and send it to the printer in New Jersey.
"After that," Fichera says, "we can only cross our fingers and hope the newspapers are on the stands the next day." Five thousand copies are printed and delivered by truck to Main Campus, the Health Sciences Center, Temple University Center City and Ambler Campus early Tuesday morning.
So why do it? People cannot be blamed for asking the question, and headlines about the industry´s decline do not help. Newspapers are folding. Dailies are being published three times a week. Reporters are getting laid off. According to the Pew Research Center´s Project for Excellence in Journalism, the newspaper industry has shrunk by 43 percent since 2000. Why put up with the long hours, the sleepless nights, the merciless weekly deadlines?
The answer, in part, is that the weekly push hurts less when the end product is a marvel. And TTN is on a roll. In recent years, it has broken big stories (including the hiring of Men´s Basketball Head Coach Fran Dunphy and the source of funding for the football program´s Mid-Atlantic Conference exit fees) reshaped itself to keep pace with changing media consumption habits (launching bold websites with multimedia features, from videos to photo galleries); and earned national recognition in the process. The American Collegiate Press, the nation´s largest and oldest student media organization, honored the publication with a Newspaper Pacemaker Award in 2005 and Online Pacemakers in 2008 and 2009. The Temple News also won a 2009 EPPY, the most prestigious award for media-related websites, from Editor & Publisher and Mediaweek magazines. And Keystone awards from the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association have become commonplace for Temple´s student journalists: TTN has won 19 since 2010.
Awards are nice, but that is not why most of the paper´s staffers are in the game. What fuels them—especially the students who have risen through the ranks from reporters to section editors and then to the top of the masthead—is the knowledge that their real-world publishing experience will help them land good jobs.
In the hours before an edition goes to print, the newsroom´s energy is palpable.
Go behind the scenes at The Temple News. (Click " i" for photo captions.)
For proof, they need only
to look at the bylines in the back issues archived in TTN´s newsroom in the Howard Gittis Student Center. Each issue is filled with the names of alumni who have found jobs and gone on to become industry leaders, including:
Michael Sisak, SMC ´64, an editor at The New York Times for nearly three decades; the late
Phil Jasner, SMC ´66, Philadelphia Daily News basketball columnist;
Ray Didinger, SMC ´68, sportswriter and Pro Football Hall of Fame McCann Award winner; Nancy E. Krulik, SMC ´83, prolific children´s and young-adult fiction author; Clarence Williams III, SMC ´87, a Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer and educator; Damian Holbrook,
SMC ´94, a senior writer at TV Guide; ESPN´s Kevin Negandhi, SMC ´97, the first national sports anchor of Indian descent; The Philadelphia Inquirer education reporter Kristen Graham, SMC ´00, who—with
Sharon Gekoski-Kimmel, CHPSW ´73, and Dylan Purcell, SMC ´00—won a Pulitzer in 2012; and Morgan Zalot, SMC ´11, a crime reporter for the Philadelphia Daily News who, within one year of graduation, was named one of the city´s top newspaper journalists by a Philadelphia magazine blog.
"The Temple News has made a lot of progress in the last few years, but we have an incredible tradition to uphold," says Temple Student Media Program Director John DiCarlo, SMC ´98, ´06, a former TTN staffer who returned to Temple in 2001 to advise the students who produce TTN, WHiP radio and the yearbook. "I always tell the students we owe so much to our predecessors."
DiCarlo says that though new media have emerged, one aspect of working for a student newspaper has proved to be immutable: the grind. Balancing the round-the-clock responsibilities of being an editor with the demands of coursework, media internships and jobs makes working for TTN arguably the toughest co-curricular activity on campus. The paper´s reporters and editors are covering the same stories as their Inquirer and Daily News counterparts. Students who adapt and flourish are prepared to do the same as professionals.
As a student, the Inquirer´s Kristen Graham did not think her balancing act was a big deal. Yes, she had to maintain her grades to keep her scholarship while holding down as many as three jobs in addition to her gigs as reporter and editor. But at Temple, where many of her fellow students were working their way through school, it didn´t seem unusual. Graham used that TTN-tested toughness when she and her colleagues at the Inquirer pushed to complete "Assault on Learning," their Pulitzer Prize-winning series on school violence.
"Toward the end of the series, we were working 14-hour days," she says. "We talked to more than 500 teachers. We knocked on doors. [The series] was thousands and thousands of words. We triple-checked everything. We must have rewritten the lead of the first-day stories 150 times. It felt like college again. It was brutal, but it felt good to know I had these reserves of strength."
Will print-media jobs like Graham´s still be around when today´s TTN underclassmen graduate? Newspaper circulation has dropped nationwide and publishers are struggling to find sustainable business models, yet something about the printed page has kept newspapers relevant for some readers and advertisers. "People like a tangible print product," says Andrew Mendelson, chair of the Department of Journalism in the School of Media and Communication. "It feels good to pick up, and it feels good to see your name, your photo or your advertisement in print. There´s a permanence to it." Even so, the department´s mandatory Multimedia Urban Reporting Laboratory capstone class and its many multimedia, social media and other new-media course offerings are preparing students for a market evolving at a feverish, unrelenting pace.
No matter what the future holds for the newspaper industry, SportsCenter anchor Kevin Negandhi believes working for TTN gives students confidence and skills that are applicable in any profession. Regardless of the medium, the ability to tell a story under pressure never goes out of style.
"Being able to bang out a story or a column after a night game when I had two tests the next day helped me with the rest of my schoolwork," says Negandhi, who served as TTN´s sports editor. "You learn how to back up your arguments and manage your time.
"I did it [on the SportsCenter set] today," he continues. "A story broke. During a commercial break, I had to read the story and find a way to express it effectively in 25 seconds—and make sure we got it right. Those are basic fundamentals I learned as a Temple student that I will carry with me for the rest of my life."
Hillel J. Hoffmann is assistant director of University Communications at Temple.


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ALBANY — The Deerfield tennis teams both improved to 8-0 on Thursday with a pair of sweeps of Mount de Sales.
Pete Langstaff (No. 2 singles), Will Calhoun (No. 3), Tyler Lowe (No. 4) and the doubles duos of Robert Newsome/Reid Wright (No. 1) and Ben Hoopes/Chap Ivey (No. 2) all won their matches in a 5-1 victory.
For the girls, it was a 6-0 rout as Joyner Tyson (No. 1 singles), Caroline Holley (No. 2), Ansley Arrington (No. 3), and the doubles duos of Lucy Kelley/Hope Kitchen and Amy Roa/Paige Hawke all cruised to wins.
DWS will next host Southland on Monday at Darton.
CAMILLA — Westwood routed SGA on Thursday, 10-1, behind five strong innings from ace Douglas Nobles, who struck out eight and allowed just two hits.
Nobles and Caleb Morrell also added homers, while J.T. Edore (2-for-4) hit a bases-clearing triple in the first inning to get things going for the Wildcats (5-1).
Westwood will next play at Randolph Southern on Tuesday.
DEERFIELD 17, TERRELL ACADEMY 7: Austin Murphy picked up the win for the Knights, who improved to 3-2 on the season. Murphy pitched three innings, allowed one hit and struck out four.
Harris Webb was 3-for-5 with three RBI and Matthew Fox was 3-for-4 with two RBI.
Deerfield next plays Saturday at Stratford.
AMERICUS — Tyler Hanson won low medallist for Sherwood with a 75, while Tyler George was second with an 82 as the Eagles won the meet with a 337 team score.
Clay Oxford led Southland with an 88.
DWS soccer sweeps
ALBANY — Casey Kincheloe found the back of the net twice and Mattie Veilands scored her first career goal to lead the Deerfield-Windsor girls soccer team to a 5-1 win Thursday against Westfield.
Also scoring for the DWS girls (5-1-1, 2-0 GISA Region 3-AAA) were Candace Cosby and Bailey Weed.
Jonathan Jones scored twice, and the DWS boys beat Westfield, 3-1. Trey Puckett also scored for the Knights, who improved to 6-2 overall and 2-0 in the region.
The Knights play again Tuesday at Brookwood, while the DWS girls play Saturday at home against Calvary Christian.
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- MONDAY'S PREP ROUNDUP: Westwood shuts down Valwood, 13-0 ( March 26, 2012 )
- TUESDAY'S PREP ROUNDUP: Westwood, Deerfield baseball teams notch huge wins Tuesday; Deerfield soccer teams win region crowns; DWS tennis teams to vie for state titles today; ( April 18, 2012 )
- TUESDAY'S PREP ROUNDUP: DWS tennis teams finish 2nd, still send host of individuals to state in Macon ( April 12, 2011 )
- LOCAL COLLEGE/PREP ROUNDUP: Darton softball extends win streak to 30 games; Deerfield baseball loses key region game to Westfield ( March 29, 2012 )