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By Parrish Alford/NEMS Daily Journal
Tanner Mathis wants his younger Ole Miss teammates to "soak up" the disappointment of two losses to William & Mary.
His coach wants those younger players to reacquire some mental toughness he thought they showed earlier in the year.
The Rebels' season ended in the Raleigh Regional. A much-anticipated pitching duel between Ole Miss' Bobby Wahl and N.C. State left-hander Carlos Rodon never materialized, because the Rebels were dropped into the loser's bracket by the No. 2 team from the Colonial Athletic Association.
"It seems like such a long time ago, but we were 21-2. We were really good at one time. We just couldn't get that feeling back," Bianco said. "Getting that big hit has to do with confidence and feeling good about yourself that you're going to do those types of things."
That missing edge kept the Rebels from getting on a hot streak and feeling off a number of consecutive wins over the back half of the season the way they did at the start.
"The margin for error is so small, and mentally it can get to you a little bit. I think that's what happened to this team," Bianco said.
Ole Miss ended the season 38-23. It was the 11th NCAA trip in 13 seasons under Bianco.
Athletics director Ross Bjork says he will meet with Bianco "soon" and discuss the future with the school's winningest coach. He has one year remaining on his contract and makes more than $600,000 annually through salary and other sources.
The experience of playing in the regional will help prepare younger players for next year, Mathis said.
"I just want them to soak it all in and remember this feeling next year when they're playing in a regional and super regional in Oxford," Mathis said.
This year's sophomores gained the same type of experience last year, more of it in fact, as the Rebels advanced to the championship game of the College Station Regional.
NCAA tournament experience was a component for this team Bianco touted minutes after the selection show aired on ESPNU.
At crunch time in the regional that experience didn't show up.
Bianco said the Rebels were tentative in the opening-round loss to William & Mary and also lacked the makeup to finish off Binghamton after a four-run eighth inning gave them what appeared to be a comfortable lead.
"I saw certain at-bats that weren't characteristic of certain guys. I thought defensively when it was time to win we didn't play well at the end. We walked a few guys and made it more difficult than it had to be," Bianco said.
The 2013 Rebels got big production from All-SEC and All-American catcher Stuart Turner throughout the season but not much else from other member of a signing class that lost three players to the draft, one for grades and another for personal reasons.
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The Major League draft will begin Thursday, and Bianco believes the class doesn't have first-round talent that could cause it to be ravaged by the pros.
"It's probably got that next tier," he said.
That will be enough to cause nervous moments in the days ahead.
"We've got to continue to work hard, we've got to continue to recruit and get better, more talented," Bianco said.


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Bitter cold temperatures in forecast
MADISON, Wis. - While the snowstorm kept many people indoors, not everyone is fortunate enough to have shelter from the cold.
Hypothermia is a serious concern across the state on the very cold nights.
People looking for a place to stay out of the cold are turning to various organizations for help, including the Salvation Army. The organization's homeless shelter on East Washington Avenue received extra cots and blankets from the Red Cross.
Normally, the emergency family shelter is only equipped for 20 and is forced to turn people away.
On Wednesday night, however, employees stocked the building with supplies for almost 50 with plans to let everyone inside. They're prepared to do whatever it takes to help people with nowhere else to turn.
"We are the safety net for them," said Leigha Weber, social services director. "So when we can't provide shelter, families are often sleeping in cars, or other unsafe, less-than-warm places for the evening."
Weber said the shelter will open conference rooms and empty offices to those in need of shelter. Families are able to stay at the Salvation Army Wednesday night until 8 a.m. Thursday.
Other Madison shelters, including Porchlight and The Hospitality House, are also keeping their doors open to people looking for safety from the snow.


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Around National Signing Day with journalists from The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal and the other Journal, Inc. network of sites bringing the flavor and details of the big day:
8:30 p.m. – Monken signs 25 as Southern Miss rebuilds … HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — First-year Southern Mississippi coach Todd Monken signed a 25-player class on Wednesday's National Signing Day as the former Oklahoma State offensive coordinator begins his rebuilding effort.
The Golden Eagles signed seven players that are 3-star prospects according to Rivals.com. Among them are three defensive tackles — Dylan Bradley (Macon, Miss.), Rod Crayton (Dadeville, Ala.) and Christopher Robinson (Shreveport, La.).
Southern Miss also signed quarterbacks Parker Adamson and Nick Mullens, which should add competition at a position that struggled badly last season.
The Golden Eagles are trying to bounce back from a 0-12 season that was easily the worst in school history. Monken was known for his productive offenses at Oklahoma State and hopes to bring the same high-scoring dynamic to Hattiesburg.
6:55 p.m. – ICC football signs quality 2013 class on National Signing Day
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FULTON – The Itawamba Community College football coaching staff released their 2013 signing class after a busy and exciting national signing day in Fulton on Wednesday.
"The big thing today is that we went for quality over quantity," said ICC head football coach Jon Williams. "We have a great class coming back from last year and we are looking forward to adding quality players to the quality that already have coming back."
Williams and the rest of the ICC coaching staff signed 37 players on national signing day last season and anticipates returning nearly all of the program's 2012 signees.
"The key for us this year was identifying guys that were high needs for us at certain positions and I feel like we were able accomplish that," Williams comment on his 2013 signing class.
2013 signees include: Devin McIntosh (Amory), Quinton Lane (Ackerman), Dalon Moore (Columbus), Brady Allen (Corinth), Chance McNulty (Germantown, MS), Myles Harges (Grenada), Emmitt Dendy (Houston), Sharone Wright (Houston), Cody Crane (Itawamba AHS), Lamarcus Sanders (Lake Cormorant), Jeremy McMahon (Lewisburg), Jermaine McMahon (Lewisburg), Spencer Day (New Albany), Juan Cedano (New Hope), Xavier Pegues (Oxford), Joel Forrester (Oxford), Clifton Smith (Oxford), Jeb Millender (Pontotoc), AJ Hunt (Saltillo), Devan Gilleylen (Shannon), Jalen Thomas (Shannon), Jacquez McMillian (Southaven), Joseph Baccus (Southaven), Kasey Grice (Tupelo), Jeoffrey Gordon (Water Valley) with former South Carolina Gamecock Kyle Harris (Pepperell, GA) transferring in at the midterm.
While the ICC coaches welcomed 26 new faces, eight Indians signed to continue their football careers on the next level on national signing day.
Sophomore defensive back Tre Carothers (Oxford) signed with Missouri Southern, sophomore linebacker Quad Freeman (Guntown) North Alabama, sophomore linebacker Shawn Goree (Shannon) Delta State, sophomore defensive back Pat Malone (Byhalia) Southeastern Louisiana, sophomore wide receiver Rashad Pargo (Aberdeen) Mississippi Valley State, sophomore defensive back Terrell Pinson (Tupelo) Louisiana Tech, sophomore defensive lineman Theo Rich (Portal, GA) South Alabama and freshman defensive back Xavier Walker (Duluth, GA) inked with Middle Tennessee State.
"Every team in the league talks about how they are able to put players out, but to me the proof is in the pudding and can't argue with the success we've had with players going on to the next level," Williams said.
Five players qualified to sign and transfer during the Christmas break including sophomore wide receiver Ronald Carswell (Macon, GA) West Virginia, freshman placekicker Tyler Jackson (Oxford) Brigham Young University, Midoho Okpokowuruk (Charlotte, NC) Tennessee State, sophomore offensive lineman Connor Popeck (Olive Branch) Western Kentucky and fellow sophomore offensive lineman Brennan Tutor (Pontotoc) Arkansas State.
"We had a number of guys sign at midterm with Division I schools, some FBS and some FCS, and then some more guys sign today. We are very proud of each one of those guys that moved on to the next level," said Williams.
The Indians finished 6-3 overall and 4-2 in the North in Williams' third season at the helm of the program.
For more information on ICC football and the nine other intercollegiate athletic programs follow ICC Athletics on Twitter (@LetsGoICC) or visit www.LetsGoICC.com.
5:15 p.m. – Signing Day: Ole Miss muscles in on power programs
By RALPH D. RUSSO,AP College Football Writer
Alabama. Ohio State. Michigan. Florida. Notre Dame. Mississippi?
Ole Miss muscled in on the powerhouses that usually dominate national signing day, landing some of the most sought-after prospects in the country on college football's annual first-Wednesday-in-February frenzy.
The Rebels, coming off a promising 7-6 season in their first season under coach Hugh Freeze, had the experts swooning by signing three of the bluest chips still on the board and building a well-rounded class otherwise.
The day started with defensive end Robert Nkemdiche from Loganville, Ga., rated the No. 1 recruit in the country by just about everyone who ranks them, deciding to join his brother, Denzel, in Oxford, Miss.
"I feel like it's the right place for me," Nkemdiche said after slipping on a red Ole Miss cap. "I feel like they can do special things and they're on the rise. I feel like going to play with my brother, we can do something special."
Nkemdiche originally committed to Clemson last year, then backed off that and narrowed his picks down to LSU, Florida and Mississippi — and the Rebels beat the big boys.
They weren't done. Coaches in the Ole Miss war room were exchanging hugs and high-fives again a couple hours later when Laremy Tunsil, a top-rated offensive tackle from Lake City, Fla., picked the Rebels over Florida State and Georgia.
"Tunsil to Ole Miss I think was the biggest surprise of the whole (recruiting season)," said JC Shurburtt, national recruiting director for 247Sports.com.
And, as if the Ole Miss needed more good news, highly touted defensive back Antonio Conner from nearby Batesville, Miss., chose the Rebels over national champion Alabama.
The end result was a class good enough to even catch the attention of LeBron James.
"Ole Miss ain't messing around today! Big time recruits coming in. SEC is crazy," the NBA's MVP posted on his Twitter account.
Crazy good. While the Rebels racked up, it's important to remember they still have plenty of ground to gain on the rest of their conference competition.
Nick Saban reloaded the Crimson Tide with a class that Rivals.com ranked No. 1 in the country.
SEC powers Florida, LSU and Georgia pulled in typically impressive classes. SEC newcomer Texas A&M cracked the top 10 of several rankings. Even Vanderbilt, coming off a nine-win season, broke into the top 25.
It's the cycle of life in the SEC, which has won seven straight BCS championships. Stock up on signing day and scoop up those crystal footballs at season's end.
Signing day didn't do much to soothe the scars left from a difficult season for Southern California.
NCAA sanctions limited the number of scholarships coach Lane Kiffin and the Trojans could hand out this year, and then as signing day approached USC had several players who had given verbal commitments change their minds.
The most notable defection on signing day was five-star defensive back Jalen Ramsey of Brentwood, Tenn., who flipped to Florida State. Defensive end Jason Hatcher from Louisville, Ky., bailed on USC and signed with Kentucky, and defensive end Torrodney Prevot from Houston not only reneged on his USC commitment, but he landed at Pac-12 rival Oregon.
"People expected (Prevot) to flip from USC, but they thought it would be to Texas A&M," Shurburtt said.
USC's class won't be lacking blue chippers. Quarterback Max Browne from Washington is considered the next in a long line of topflight Trojans quarterbacks, and Kenny Bigelow from Maryland is rated among the best defensive linemen in the nation.
Kiffin will be banking on quality to make up for the lack of quantity, but that's a precarious way to play a game as uncertain as recruiting.
Alex Collins, a top running back prospect out of Plantation, Fla., announced on Monday night that he was going to Arkansas instead of Miami.
It was considered a huge victory for new Razorbacks coach Bret Bielema.
But on Wednesday morning, when it was time to make it official, Collins' letter of intent didn't come spinning through the fax machine in Fayettville, Ark.
There were some odd reports about Collins' mother not being happy with her son's decision to go so far from home.
College coaches aren't allowed to talk about specific players before they sign, but Bielema did acknowledge during his signing day news conference that Arkansas' class of 22 players could "grow by one."
Ohio State and Michigan received two thumbs up from experts on their signing day classes. They all had the Buckeyes and Wolverines around top five in the country.
After that, there was a drop off. Nebraska received solid grades and Penn State, despite NCAA sanctions that limited its class to 17 signees, held up pretty well.
"That's a tribute to the job (Penn State coach) Bill O'Brien and the staff did," Shurburtt said.
But signing day 2013 signaled that Urban Meyer's Buckeyes and Brady Hokes' Wolverines are primed to pull away from most of the Big Ten, and maybe — just maybe — give the league a team or two that can challenge those SEC teams for a national title.
Notre Dame followed up its best season in more than two decades with recruiting class that coach Brian Kelly hopes can keep the Fighting Irish contending for more national titles.
The class includes a famous name in Torii Hunter Jr., the son of the All-Star outfielder. Hunter Jr. is a top-notch receiver prospect, though he broke his leg during an All-Star game and it could be a while before he's back on the football field.
Linebacker Jaylon Smith from Fort Wayne, Ind., is generally regarded as the jewel of a class that experts have ranked among the best in the country.
"I love agreeing with experts," Kelly said.
Oklahoma hopes it has found the next Sam Bradford in Cody Thomas, a pocket passer from Colleyville, Texas.
One small problem. Thomas is also a big-time baseball player who could draw interest in the major league draft this summer.
"We wouldn't have pursued him if we didn't feel there was a great chance he'd be playing football," Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops said.
South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier said recruiting classes "don't always pan out. Of course, they always seem to pan out at Alabama."
AP Sports Writer David Brandt in Oxford, Miss., and Associated Press Writer Tom Coyne in South Bend, Ind., contributed.
Follow Ralph D. Russo at www.Twitter.com/ralphdrussoap
5 p.m. – Links to the rankings …
Click here for Rivals rankings. Ole Miss ranked No. 7. MSU No. 23.
Click here for MaxPreps rankings. Ole Miss ranked No. 6. Miss. State ranked No. 23.
Click here for Scout rankings. Ole Miss ranked No. 9. Miss. State ranked No. 20.
Click here for ESPN Recruiting Nation Football rankings. Ole Miss ranked No. 5. Mississippi State ranked No. 25.
Click here for 247 Sports rankings. Ole Miss ranked No. 2. Mississippi State ranked No. 22.
2:49 p.m. – No. 1 recruit Nkemdiche picks Ole Miss – OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — The consensus overall top recruit in the nation Robert Nkemdiche has signed to play at Ole Miss.
He'll be joined by one of the top-rated wide receivers and offensive lineman, forming the foundation for what could be the Rebels' best recruiting class ever. Receiver Laquon Treadwell (Crete, Ill.) and offensive tackle Laremy Tunsil (Lake City, Fla.) also signed with the Rebels on Wednesday.
Nkemdiche, a 6-foot-5, 260-pound defensive end from Loganville, Ga., announced that he will attend Ole Miss during a press conference on ESPNU.
He had been on several programs' wish list for more than a year, but family ties gave Ole Miss the inside track. His brother Denzel Nkemdiche plays for the Rebels and led Mississippi's defense with 82 tackles, including 13 for a loss last season.
Robert Nkemdiche went on an official visit to LSU last week, but when it was all said and done, he signed with the Rebels, donning a red Ole Miss hat after he made the announcement.
"I feel like it's the right place for me," Robert Nkemdiche said during his press conference. "I feel like they can do special things and they're on the rise. I feel like going to play with my brother, we can do something special."
Rivals.com, Scout.com, ESPN, CBS Sports and 247Sports all rated Nkemdiche the top prospect in the country. Treadwell and Tunsil weren't far behind.
Second-year coach Hugh Freeze led Ole Miss to a 7-6 record last season, improving from a 2-10 mark in 2011.
When Nkemdiche, Treadwell and Tunsil announced their decisions, the Ole Miss coaching staff celebrated.
Ole Miss doesn't have the pedigree to usually recruit toe-to-toe with the likes of Alabama, LSU and other Southeastern Conference powerhouse programs. But at least on paper, the Rebels might outshine their SEC opponents when signing day comes to a close on Wednesday.
2:25 p.m. – SMITHER SIGNS 37 DURING NATIONAL SIGNING DAY CEREMONY AT NORTHEAST –
Press Release …
BOONEVILLE – Northeast Mississippi Community College head football coach Ricky Smither celebrated 2013 National Signing Day with 37 signees during a signing ceremony on the second floor of the T. Jack Ramsey Student Services Building on the Booneville campus.
Smither inked a variety of athletes from Northeast's five-county area and mixed in players from the Magnolia State and Tennessee for his 2013 signing class.
Smither went with a focus on the line during his most recent signing class.
During the early morning ceremony, Smither signed 12 offensive linemen, five tight ends, four defensive linemen and a long snapper.
Included in his dozen offensive linemen include Booneville Ross Smith a 6-6, 300-pound offensive lineman from the Prentiss County school and Kossuth's Dillon Hughes, a 6-4, 300-pound Aggie.
Joining the Tigers' offensive line include a Noxubee County pair of Martize Mitchell (6-1, 290) and Jercovie Stewart (6-3, 285), two from South Panola in Damien Rayford (6-3, 300) and Justin Barksdale (6-3, 300) and a pair of Water Valley standouts in Andre Jones (6-1, 280) and Randy Williams (6-5, 320).
Byhalia's Dayon Davis (6-3, 300), Hernando's John Gale (6-4, 300), Southaven's Trent Scott (6-2, 290) and West Harrison's Lakendrick Preston (6-7, 260) rounded out Smither's offensive line singees.
Smither's tight end signees include Baldwyn's Reggie Richey (6-4, 220), Itawamba's Houston Orr (6-4, 235), Southaven's Hunter Bull (6-5, 235) and Red Bay's Matthew Belue (6-2, 240).
Tishomingo County's Chandler Dexter (6-4, 230) rounded out Smither's tight end class.
In addition to his offensive line signees, Smither turned his focus to replacing National Junior College Athletics Association (NJCAA) All-American honorable mention defensive end Lavon Hooks, with four defensive linemen.
Pontotoc's Sterling Peters (6-3, 230) is listed as a defensive end while Madison Central's Lemetrius Hollins (6-1, 270) and Tupelo's Jeremiah Dent (6-2, 290) are slated to drop at the defensive tackle spots.
Northeast received a big signee when Noxubee County's Deshawn Hopkins (6-7, 370) agreed to become part of the Tiger defensive line.
Baldwyn's Cody Edge (6-1, 245) will anchor the Tiger special team's line at long snapper.
Smither placed a big focus on linebackers inking five during the four-hour signing ceremony. Noxubee County's Javoris Glenn (6-0, 220) and Antonio Ryland (6-0, 230) along with Booneville's Jordan Miller (6-2, 205), South Panola's Je'Tavious Turner and Memphis East's Marcus Robinson (6-3, 225) will compete for playing time with the Tigers.
With the signing class, Smither also signed a trio of defensive backs and wide receivers. Aberdeen's Aaron McMillian (6-0, 180), Starkville's Johnny Smith (5-11, 175) and Southaven's Elgin Lamar (6-2, 185) will man the Tiger defensive backfield while Bruce's Rashad Turner (6-4, 180) and Shaquille Bush (6-1, 180) along with Ripley's Ralpheal Green (6-3, 185) will be on the offensive side of the ball for the Tigers.
Northeast added a pair of running backs to its list with South Panola's Ledarius Strong (5-10, 180) and West Point's Delentez Lane (5-11, 180).
Bruce's Jonathan Bobo (6-3, 290) was the Tigers' long safety signee.
Smither also added a quarterback to the 2013 signing class when Bruce's Davis Brown (6-3, 185) agreed to become a Tiger.
"This was really a great effort by all of my staff," Smither said. "I mean these guys went out and put in some hard work and lots of hours and we all benefited from it today with this great signing class. I can't wait to get these players in here and start geting ready for a successful season in 2013."
11:57 a.m.- Shumpert signs with Mississippi State – From Zach Adams at The Itawmaba County Times … Itawamba AHS 4-star running back Ashton Shumpert signed a national letter of intent with Mississippi State today in a ceremony held at the school.
"I have been waiting on this day for a long time," Shumpert said. "I'm glad to get the signing over so we can finally get back to business."
Shumpert rushed for 1,796 yards and 25 touchdowns in 2012 to help lead the Indians to 12-1 record and a berth in the 4A state quarter-finals.
Also signing letters of intent today were IAHS's Houston Orr (TE, Northeast), Cody Crane (OL, ICC) and Charles Moore (RB, Northwest).
11:25 a.m. – A little break football American football for this from Monroe Journal's Melissa Meador (@MelissaMeador14) Amory's Addie Forbus made it official to play soccer at Ole Miss.
Back to football with this … Amory's Dario Robinson signs with Southeastern Louisiana. He had nine other offers, from Melissa.
10:25 a.m. – Houston's Chris Jones says in a video just posted he was 80 percent about Ole Miss before sticking with Mississippi State. Brad Locke's video now posted.
9:53 a.m. – Daily Journal's Parrish Alford from Batesville – Tony Conner to Ole Miss.
Tony Conner, S, Batesville
• Vitals: 6-1, 203
• Star ratings: 247Sports 5, Rivals 4, Scout 5
• Key facts/figures: Made 89 tackles last season for Class 6A state champ South Panola.
• Buzz: Could also play cornerback.
9:29 a.m. – From Daily Journal's Brandon Speck in Houston (@brandonspeck) Chris Jones' mom says: 'Never really close to going to #OleMiss.' #DJPreps
9:21 a.m. – More from Brad Locke on Chris Jones …
Chris Jones is sticking with Mississippi State.
The five-star defensive end from Houston, Miss., held a press conference at his school this morning to announce his decision between MSU and Ole Miss. The 6-foot-5, 255-pounder signed with State, to which he committed last June.
Jones had both MSU and Ole Miss caps set in front of him, and said, "It's been a rough time. People wanting me to go to different places. I came to the decision where I plan to play my career at Mississippi State University." He then donned the MSU cap.
Jones, who 247Sports.com rates as the No. 2 overall player in the country, saw his recruitment process go from quiet to frantic in the last month or so. He had a nice showing in the Under Armour All-America Game, and then a flood of offers came in. Jones visited Ole Miss two weekends ago then went back again last weekend, while also visiting MSU on Saturday.
Although he never withdrew his MSU commitment, Jones added Ole Miss to the mix. He admitted to using deception in order to try and keep his Oxford visits secret, saying he'd received a lot of negative feedback from fans on both sides, including death threats.
Jones was credited with 160 tackles, 45 tackles-for-loss and 14 sacks last season for Houston High School, which won its first ever playoff game. He was named the Daily Journal defensive player of the year.
9:14 a.m. – Brad Locke (@bradlocke) reports Chris Jones of Houston just picked Mississippi State at a ceremony in Houston. More soon.
9 a.m. – MSU coach Dan Mullen with this Tweet – Welcome to the Bulldog family Ashton Shumpert (IAHS). #HailStateNSD … Shumpert, who played at Tupelo High during his career too, rushed for 1,796 yards and 25 touchdowns in only 10 games as a senior. He was the state Gatorade Player of the Year.
8:40 a.m. – From Melissa Meador of the Monroe Journal (MelissaMeador14 on Twiter) Just left Aberdeen. LB Justin Lucas and OL Brandon Hodges have signed with East Miss CC and WR/DB Aaron McMillian has signed with Northeast.
From @ tbradenbishop – Tupelo High School had three football signees this morning: K Drew White (EMCC), OL Kasey Grice (ICC), and DL Jeremiah Dent (NECC). GO WAVE!
8 a.m. – Follow Daily Journal's Brandon Speck @brandonspeck on Twitter for Houston's Chris Jones announcement. Brandon is in Houston now. More as it is available. Announcement set for 9 a.m.
6:55 a.m. – More on Nkemdiche from Daily Journal's Parrish Alford
Robert Nkemdiche ended the suspense, however mild it may have been, by announcing he would sign with Ole Miss about 45 minutes ago on ESPNU.
Nkemdiche was joined at the podium by his parents and also, his brother, Denzel Nkemdiche, the Rebels' play-making All-SEC linebacker.
After working his way through thank yous while addressing a gathering at the Grayson High School aduitorium, Nkemdiche said, "The recruiting process has been long, but I've enjoyed it. After much discussion and prayer, I've decided to attend the University of Ole Miss."
The video feed quickly cut away to the war room at Ole Miss where Hugh Freeze, his assistants and others in attendance erupted in hugs, hand shakes and high fives.
The Nkemdiche brothers were sporting Grayson gear before the announcement. They quickly shed the gear to reveal matching white shirts and suspenders.
Denzel Nkemdiche has fielded questions about this day throughout the season.
"I wanted him to make the right decision that he wanted to make and be comfortable with the decision he made, because it's going to be where he will be for the next three years."
ESPN national recruiting analyst Tom Luginbill compared Robert Nkemdiche to South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney, giving Clowney an edge on the physical size, but grading Nkemdiche higher on energy – lots of talk about the Nkemdiche motor – and versatility – lots of talk about the possibility of Nkemdiche at tackle or nose.
ESPN's Rece Davis commented on the momentum of this Ole Miss class and said it's important for the Rebels to capitalize on this class with big wins quickly because it's been so long since Ole Miss has won big on the national stage.
Former coaches Derek Dooley of Tennessee and Mike Belotti of Oregon were also guest analysts on ESPNU's early morning Signing Day coverage.
The former coach lineup included Gene Chizik of Auburn, who appeared in a phone interview and said, "I think it's an epic day for Hugh Freeze," Chizik said.
Click here for more from Parrish at Inside Ole Miss Sports Blog.
Follow Parrish Alford on Twitter @parrishalford.
6:47 a.m.- Nkemdiche picks …. Ole Miss
Loganville, Ga., defensive end Robert Nkemdiche (6-foot-4, 280 pounds), the nation's No. 1 recruit said this morning on ESPNU he is going to Ole Miss.
In other news, Five-star recruit Elijah Daniel, 6-4, 250 defensive end from Avon, Indiana, who was committed to Ole Miss signed with Auburn.
@brandonspeck (Daily Journal's Brandon Speck) tweeted – Elijah Daniel #flipping from #OleMiss to #Auburn doesn't help #MissState in getting Chris Jones. #NSD
5:30 a.m. – Some info you will need …
Here are some places you will want to go today for info …
Click here for Brad Locke's Inisde Mississippi State Sports blog.
Click here for Parrish Alford's Inside Ole Miss Sports blog.
Click here for the High School blog with complete coverage of area signees NeMissPreps.com.
EDITOR'S NOTE — "National Signing Day Watch" shows you the day and the events surrounding it through the eyes of The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal sports department and the Journal, Inc. network of sites. Follow them on Twitter where available with the handles listed after each item.


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telephone!" exclaimed my bewildered mother "I didn't know what to
say to her! I think she is exhausted from taking care of mom and
that makes her depressed!"
Those words made me feel a
little bewildered and depressed myself. My mom and I were living in
Florida, 1200 miles away from Aunt Sally and Grandma in Michigan.
The family, most of us spread all over the country, had collectively
agreed that Grandma should not go to a nursing home with strangers.
Mom had tried to have Grandma and Grandpa in her home about 10 years
ago, but it made her a nervous wreck and she only lasted a few
months. Next, her sister Sally agreed to be the caretaker. Aunt
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The letter to the editor from Mr. Thomas in Sunday's paper (2/17/2013), in my opinion, was incorrectly headlined. The letter indicated that we should legalize abortions (legalized murder) so that we didn't have to take care of the children resulting from irresponsible sex, like building more orphanages. I always thought that the liberals' concern was for the mother's health. I guess the real reason is that they want to save money.
The headlline of the letter should have been, "What price is human life?" Liberals seem to have a different view of the value of human life. If the cost is too great, end it (another reason to worry about Obamacare). No one is blaming the administration for people having sex. What we are concerned about is that the administration condones the killing of babies in the womb and many of us are against this killing. Liberals like Mr. Thomas can't understand this.
I do agree that DNA should be used but in a different way. It should be used to find the father and make him pay the costs for raising the child or go to prison. Paying for incarcerating the father would be money well spent and may be a deterrent for others.
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While the U.S. domestic economy and the country's global competitiveness are the headliners in the 2012 presidential campaign, immigration reform remains a hotly contested topic for both political parties and its presidential candidates. The proliferation of state-based restrictive immigration laws (exemplified by Arizona's SB1070) and the question of reprieve for undocumented immigrants brought to the country as children, in particular, have revealed the growing divide between the two presidential candidates' positions with regard to this issue.
With Latinos acknowledged as an important constituency in the presidential election, President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney have both attempted to appeal to the voting bloc via immigration reform. Obama, whose immigration policies have resulted in a record number of deportations in his first term, spearheaded a new policy this past June that granted deportation immunity to some undocumented immigrants who arrived as children. Meanwhile, as Romney has moved toward the Republican nomination, he has attempted to distance himself from his campaign's earlier embrace of the party's hardline stance against undocumented immigrants.
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Track Hindfoot track about 6" (150 mm) long.In clusters of 4. Foreprints almost round, hindprints ahead of foreprints. When sitting or standing: 2 hindprints side by side, just behind 2 more closely spaced foreprints. When moving: 1 foreprint slightly ahead of the other; hindprints ahead of foreprints, as forefeet act as fulcrums for hops. Hindprints relatively short when moving fast, as less of leg touches down.
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Had the pleasure of Judging the Amateur this past weekend at Rockwall in TX. Would like to thank the good folks of RR retriever club for a very good weekend and a special thank you to all of the workers and contestants who worked hard to ensure we had a great weekend. I am a note taker and here are some notes I thought I would share:
1. Got introduced to an app for I-phone and I-pad called geomeasure. It allows you to measure distance on marks, etc., without needing a range finder, thanks Gary and Linda!
2. Speaking of Gary dunno if you all know this the guy can run a shotgun like no ones business!!!
3. Weather folks are the only people who can be wrong 80% of the time and still have a job!
4. Dogs will be dogs.
5. Had a great time judging/learning, gaining ideas from my co-judge Bobby Farmer! Bobby is a great guy and knows dogs and people. We had a great time judging, in fact we figured out that we are probably the AKC tag team Champions of the Judging world
6. Dallas traffic stinks!!
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John B. Bosch, leader of the Farmers' Holiday Association in Minnesota, c.1915.
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Monday, November 16, 2009
Vickie McDonough and Free Books!
Before we visit with today's featured author, I want to announce that the winner of the drawing for Sandie Bricker's novel, Love Finds You in Holiday, Florida, is:
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Congratulations! I'll contact you today for your snail mail address, and we'll get your book to you right away. I encourage readers to keep commenting and/or subscribe at right in order to participate in future book give-aways!
And now let's revisit with novelist Vickie McDonough, author of the novella, A Breed Apart, in Wild West Christmas (Barbour Publishing, September, 2009).
Vickie McDonough is an award-winning inspirational romance author. She has had 16 novels and novellas published. Her Heartsong books, The Bounty Hunter and the Bride and Wild At Heart, both placed third in the Top Ten Favorite Historical Romance category in Heartsong Presents' annual readers' contests. Her stories frequently place in national contests, such as the ACFW Book of the Year contest and the Inspirational Readers Choice Contest. The first book in her first long fiction series, Texas Boardinghouse Brides, will release next year. Vickie has also written book reviews for over eight years.
She is a wife of thirty-four years, mother of four grown sons and grandma to a feisty three-year-old girl. When she's not writing, she enjoys reading, gardening, watching movies, and traveling.
Please tell us a bit more about the plot of A Breed Apart.
Wild West Christmas is an anthology collection. It contains four novellas by four authors (Lena Nelson Dooley, Kathleen Y'Barbo, Darlene Franklin and me), and they all focus on the Ames sisters, who live on a ranch in the Texas Hill Country. Each sister has a special talent such as roping or tracking, and since there are no boys in the family, the sisters help run their father's ranch.
My story is titled A Breed Apart, and my heroine is named Sarah. Her passion is training horses, and she's an expert at it. Her father wants her to be more like her oldest sister and learn to tend the home, but Sarah hates being inside doing womanly things. When her pa hires half-breed Carson Romero to replace her, Sarah almost loses her identity. But when cattle go missing soon after Carson's arrival, she suspects him to be an outlaw. As she watches Carson, she realizes he has a gift for working with horses and a unique style. Intrigued, she wants to know more. Is it possible for a man so talented to also be an outlaw?
Which character in your novel most interested you while you wrote?
Carson, my hero. Why? Carson is half Scottish and half Mexican and has faced being a half-breed all his life. Being part Mexican and living in historical Texas was a fete all its own. He's a good man living a difficult life, and I enjoyed writing his story.
It must have been fascinating, Vickie, to write about the problems of the past with regard to peoples' views on multicultural heritage. Certainly prejudice still poisons pockets of American society, but the idea that someone of mixed race would stand out as a "half-breed" seems so odd (and sad) today. I'd love to read how Carson fared.
Why will readers enjoy your novel?
For one, it has a Texas setting, which remains popular among readers. It's exciting and has four romances with Christmas settings. Also, I think readers will enjoy seeing how the different authors incorporated the sisters into all the stories. It's hard to write a character that you didn't create, but all of the authors in this collection did a wonderful job.
Yes, it's impressive that your stories intertwine like that. That can't have been easy. But that makes for a good collection!
If you were the casting director for the film version of your novel, who would play your lead roles?
Marco Sanchez, who played Carlos on Walker Texas Ranger, is who I based my hero on.
A young Stephanie Zimbalist was the model for my heroine, but she'd be too old to play Sarah now.
We'll make Stephanie a young chick for our purposes. I wish it were that easy in real life.
This month we're talking about different approaches to writing novels. Some authors use outlines, some write as they go, some take a different approach altogether. Could you give us an idea of the method that works for you?
I'm kind of in-between outlining and writing by the seat of my pants. I've written eight books for Heartsong Presents, and they require a chapter-by-chapter outline of the book before they'll buy it. Because of that, I learned how to create a skeleton of my novel. I found that was very helpful when it came time to write the book. I know just what goes into each scene, but there is still plenty of room for creativity.
Wow. I always find I expand on my original outline, as additional plot turns demand, so I'm impressed with your foresight.
What is the last book you read that moved you?
I recently reviewed a book called Leah's Choice, by Marta Perry. I don't normally read many books with Amish settings, but this one really touched my heart. Leah loved a young man who left the Amish community. She grieved his loss, but went on with her life. When he returns years later, she struggles all over again with her beliefs and her desire to be loved. This story inspired me to stand firm with my beliefs and convictions, even when things may look greener across the way. Compromising what I believe to get something I may want isn't the answer.
Such a tough dilemma for so many of us Christians!
Besides Marta Perry, above, who is an author you admire?
There are so many, but one author I've read a lot recently is M.L. Tyndall. Her books are packed full of action and adventure. Her heroines always end up in dire circumstances and must rely on their wits and faith to survive. One thing Ms. Tyndall does that you don't often read in Christian fiction is the use of supernatural events. She sometimes shows the answer to her heroine's crying out to God in an unusual way, by a supernatural act.
What are you working on now?
I finished The Anonymous Bride, which is the first book in my Texas Boardinghouse Brides series and am currently writing the second book called Second Chance Brides. Basically, in Second Chance Brides, there are two women leftover from a bride contest to see who will marry the town sheriff. These two women are the losers, and I wanted to tell their stories and see that they have a happy ending.
Where else can readers find you or your writing online?
Readers can find out more about my books at my website: www.vickiemcdonough.com
I'm also a monthly blogger on the Bustle and Spurs blog, which features articles and books focused on the Old West.
I also would like to mention that I'm in another Christmas anthology that released last month. It's called A Blue and Gray Christmas and features four romances set in and around the Civil War. The other authors are Carry Turansky, Tamela Hancock Murray, and Lauralee Bliss.
Wild West Christmas can be purchased at www.Christianbook.com and www.Amazon.com.
Thanks for allowing me to be a guest again!!!
Thank you, Vickie, for visiting with us and telling us about Wild West Christmas. Readers, Vickie has offered to give a copy of Wild West Christmas to the winner of our drawing on Monday, November 23. To enter, leave a comment for Vickie, below. Leave your email address, in case you win, like so: trish[at]trishperry[dot]com. If you subscribe to my blog, at right (or if you're already subscribed), you'll be entered an additional time to this drawing and all future drawings.
Be sure to check out my post about Jane Austen's Emma, below. There's time to leave a comment to enter the November 19 drawing for my novel, Too Good to Be True.
Annoying legal disclaimer: drawings void where prohibited; open only to U.S. residents; the odds of winning depend upon the number of participants.
21 comments:
- Tina Dee Books said...
This sounds like a great story and I'd love the chance to win a copy!
Love Vickie--what a wonderful lady!
tina [at] tinadeebooks [dot] com
- November 16, 2009 at 12:34 PM
- Merry said...
I've loved everything I've read from Vickie and would love a chance to win Wild West Christmas. Thanks for the info on her newest titles, I can't wait to read them.
- November 16, 2009 at 12:47 PM
- collettakay said...
Please enter me in your drawing. Thanks for the interview!
- November 16, 2009 at 12:50 PM
- Charity said...
Please enter me in your giveaway:)
- November 16, 2009 at 12:52 PM
I would love to read this book!! Thanks for the chance. Lori Lyman
- November 16, 2009 at 12:53 PM
- Carole said...
Don't enter me . . . I just wanted to say that I enjoyed this anthology very much. All four authors did a great job weaving the family together and I especially enjoyed Vickie's story, A Breed Apart.
- November 16, 2009 at 12:53 PM
Please enter me! Would love to win and read this book! Thanks!
- November 16, 2009 at 1:03 PM
- Hope said...
Wow, please enter me in the drawing! This sounds like a great book that I'd love to read!
- November 16, 2009 at 1:03 PM
I love the cover. Please enter me into the drawing. Thanks
- November 16, 2009 at 1:35 PM
- Cherie J said...
Please enter me in the drawing. Thank you!
- November 16, 2009 at 4:01 PM
- Cherie J said...
I am a subscriber.
- November 16, 2009 at 4:02 PM
- Trish Perry said...
Glad to see the quick interest in Vickie's latest--Vickie always has a good following.
Just a reminder that, if you're a subscriber, you don't need to tell me--that's done by the system, so I don't have to hand enter your name each time. As long as you're subscribed, you'll automatically be entered that extra time.
Best wishes to all of you--looking forward to hearing more of your thoughts!
- November 16, 2009 at 4:55 PM
- Virginia C said...
Hi, Vickie! You really intrigued me with your description of Carson: "half Scottish and half Mexican...a good man living a difficult life". Wow!
I remember Marco from "Walker". He's very handsome and charming.
Please enter my name in the drawing.
I am an email subscriber.
gcwhiskas at aol dot com
- November 16, 2009 at 7:53 PM
- Vickie McDonough said...
Thanks, everybody, about your nice comments about my book.
And yes, Virginia, that Marco is one hot dude! What a cutie. I just had to put him in a book.
Good luck in the drawing, everyone!
- November 17, 2009 at 2:02 AM
- Katherine said...
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- November 17, 2009 at 12:30 PM
Wild West Christmas sounds wonderful.Please enter me in the giveaway.augustlily06(at)aim(dot)com.Thank you.
- November 17, 2009 at 7:36 PM
Always enjoy books that take place in a western setting. This sounds like a good one! JoAnn
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This is an author who's books I know. I would love to win this one.
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I would love to be entered to win this book! Thank you for doing the giveaway.
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Dinner's ready by the time you get home! Enjoy these hearty chicken sandwiches - perfect for Asian cuisine.
Stir-fry sauces are available in many varieties, from salty to sweet and mild to hot and spicy. Look for them in the Asian-foods section of your supermarket. The sauces are usually made from soy sauce, sesame oil, garlic and various spices.
Up the flavor factor by replacing the regular ketchup with one of the new hot and spicy or mesquite-flavored ketchups currently available.
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Make entertaining look easy with these salmon appetizers made for the grill. They're bite-sized, portable and pack a delicious Asian-inspired kick.
If you can't find wasabi mayonnaise, mix 1 tablespoon horseradish into 1/2 cup plain mayonnaise.
Instead of crackers, you may want to try this Asian-style salmon on toasted baguette slices.
For a dill version, mix 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill weed with ½ cup plain mayonnaise to use in place of the wasabi mayo.
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Perfect for the Australian climate, the rear spoiler's solar panel converts sunlight into energy for
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The Nissan LEAF has a new vroom, new torque, new fuel, new sound, new dashboard and new maintenance.
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Hope will be well represented at the NCAA Division III cross country championship on Saturday, Nov. 17. The Flying Dutch will compete as a team in the women's final while senior Blake Rottschafer will run as an individual in the men's race.
The Flying Dutch are headed to nationals as the NCAA Great Lakes Regional champions. Coach Mark Northuis' Dutch won the Regional title for the first time in a quarter of a century by besting a 33-team field in Anderson, Ind. It will be Hope's third consecutive appearance at the women's nationals and the 10th time in school history. In 24 seasons under coach Northuis, Hope has qualified teams or runners to the NCAA championship a combined 25 times between the men's and women's programs.
Members of the Flying Dutch team advancing to the women's are, junior Camille Borst of Allendale (Allendale HS), junior Meredith Busman of Coopersville (HS), junior Katie Carlson of Rockford (Rockford HS), senior Sharon Hecker of Grandville (Grandville HS), fr4eshman Michelle Kerr of Dearborn (Divine Child HS), senior Taylor Mattarella of Traverse City (Traverse City Central HS), senior Morgan McCardel of Traverse City (St. Francis HS), junior Sheri McCormack of Holland (West Ottawa HS), and freshman Julia Stock of Spring Lake (Grand Haven HS), and sophomore Emily Wrozek of Clarklake (Hanover-Horton HS).
Rottschafer, a team co-captain from Spring Lake (Spring Lake HS) will be competing at nationals for the first time. He placed 15th among 256 runners at the Great Lakes Regional to earn an at-large berth in the championship field.
The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology will host the national championship at the LaVern Gibson Course in Terre Haute, Ind. The men's 8K race will begin at 11 a.m. ET followed by the women's 6K race at noon.


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Get ready to hit the track in the definitive version of Gran Turismo 5. Souped-up, fine-tuned and ready to launch you on the drive of your dreams, Gran Turismo 5: Academy Edition features extra courses, additional cars and exciting new features.
Launching in September 2012, Gran Turismo 5: Academy Edition features a host of game add-ons previously released on PlayStation Store and now included in the game on one Blu-ray Disc. What's more, you'll be playing the remastered version of Gran Turismo 5, as all functionality updates are packed into the game as well.
Read on to find out exactly what content you'll be able to get to grips with when Gran Turismo 5: Academy Edition launches.
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As a special bonus, you'll also be able to thunder across the tarmac in the Nissan GT-R N24 Schulze Motorsports. This is the car driven by Gran Turismo 5 creator Kazunori Yamauchi in the 2012 Nürburgring 24-hour race for the German Schulze Motorsports team when he achieved a class victory.
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The Louisiana State Capitol is the tallest in the USA at over 34 storeys high. It was built with the strong encouragement of Governor Huey P. Long, who was a US Senator and past-governor at the time ---- an amazing feat considering the Great Depression was at its height and the building was not inexpensive. Alabama limestone was brought to Baton Rouge by the train loads to clad the Art-Deco styled building. The limestone facade was carved into Louisiana cultural motifs --- a rich heritage gumbo of Native, French, Spanish, English, American and Confederate influences. The observation deck is on the 34th floor and offers a far-reaching view of the flat delta land surrounding Baton Rouge and the Mighty Mississippi River is prominent to the west with the Interstate 10 bridge and busy barge traffic. This hand held panorama was taken on an overcast, drizzling day in a small time-window when it wasn't raining!


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Films are just fine on their own, but every movie needs a big, buttery dish of snacks to really make it pop. Warm and light, salty and crackling under the kernel-busting pressure of your teeth, popcorn is best enjoyed when not-so-delicately shoved in the general direction of your mouth. Go ahead; ram it in by the handful. The flickering darkness of the theater makes it possible to eat like a total ape, even if you are in public. Just pray you can make it through the trailers with a few crumbs to spare.
But what if you're too broke get a tub of your own? Well, unfortunately, the overinflated cost of popcorn at the movies is pretty difficult to swallow. We are talking about corn here; a grain the U.S. produces more of than all other nations in the world combined. (F*** yeah, America!) Meanwhile, the fat and salt content in preprocessed popcorn can be more frightening than the horror flick you came to see in the first place. Don't bother with all that crap. Make your own salty snack and sneak it in to the theater. Or rent a flick from Burning Paradise (800 Central SW, 244-1161) or Alphaville Video (3408 Central SE, 256-8243), and chomp away from the privacy of your own corn-catcher. Er, couch.
You don't need a microwave or any special equipment to make popcorn—just some oil, corn kernels, a stove and a skillet with a lid.
First off, choose your frying oil. The best temperature for popping corn is between 400º F and 475º F, so the smoke point of the oil you select is critical. (Remember: The smoke point is the temperature at which heated fat begins to burn, or "smoke.") Whole butter, lard, sunflower oil, olive oil and vegetable shortening all top out between 350º F and 400º F, and so they aren't acceptable for popping. (But you can always add some grease post-frying for a flavor boost.) Your best bets for high-heat cooking come from refined peanut, safflower, soybean, grapeseed, corn and canola oils. It goes without saying that the flavor of popcorn is quite mild, so whatever oil you choose to fry the kernels in will affect the character of the finished product.
Next, select your hardware. Go for a heavy-bottomed pan or a cast-iron skillet; even a wok will work fine. Just make sure that you've got a loose-fitting lid for your pan. It's got to be loose enough to allow steam to escape, yet secure enough to stay on while you move the pan around on the stove. If the lid is too snug, excess moisture will accumulate in your pan, rendering your popcorn tough and chewy. A sheet of foil with a few "steam vents" snipped out will do in a pinch.
Now you're ready for action. Add 1/4 cup of the vegetable oil of your choice to your pan, then set it over a medium-high stovetop burner. Allow the oil in the pan to heat up. (If the oil begins to smoke, your temperature is too high.)
Test the heat of the oil by dropping one or two kernels into the pan. When the kernels spin in the oil, you're ready to pop! Pour just enough kernels to cover the bottom of the pan. When in doubt, it's always better to use too little of an ingredient than too much. You don't want to overcrowd the kernels in the pan, which could lower the temperature of the whole operation and produce stone-filled, wimpy popcorn. (Those unfortunate aborted kernels are known as "old maids.")
Cover and shake the pan so that each kernel gets a nice, hot oil bath. Continue to gently shake the pan from side to side, agitating it at least every 20 or 30 seconds. Near-constant movement prevents the popped corn from scorching on the bottom of the pan.
When the popping sounds have just about ceased, or the popped corn begins to push up against the lid, remove the pan from the heat. Carefully take off the lid, then transfer the popped popcorn into a large bowl. You're done!
Melted butter and oil taste great on popcorn, but their primary function is giving your seasonings something to stick to. You don't have to go crazy with the grease—a few tablespoons should be plenty. (Of course, if you like your popcorn swimming in butter, by all means, make it happen.) It's also a good idea to avoid using margarine or "light" butter—the high water content of fake fats will liquefy your popcorn. (But, again, if it's your thing, I can't tell you who to sock it to.)
And what about salt? Fleur de sel and kosher salt are usually great ingredients—just not for this application. Their large grain size and tendency to clump make fancier salts a poor choice for popcorn. You'll get the most mileage out of ordinary table salt.
Each corn kernel contains a small amount of moisture beneath its hull. When sufficiently heated, the water that's trapped inside vaporizes and turns to steam. The steam causes pressure to build up inside the kernel, and once this pressure reaches critical levels, the hull ruptures and the hot, starchy insides of the kernel explode outward. They don't call it "nature's grenade" for nothing.


text: I hope this article I just read at IGN Filmforce isn't a mere rumor! If it's for real, we might see another Ninja Turtles movie--even closer in tone to the old comic, and CG instead of costumes. I can see the slogan now: "Hey, dudes, this is no washed-up junkie former child star in a costume!" :)


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I thought for sure that melding of live jazz/R&B and MC delivery was the future of the music. Instead, it's remained a rarity. If anything, hip hop has only become more digital and artificial, incorporating ever more Auto-Tune and samples.
Listening to the popping horns and wicka-wicka guitars, the disco grooves and back-beat funk being laid down as production on the new Back to Class album from Educated Advocates, though, maybe there's hope for that direction yet. Heck, Spose is playing with Sly-Chi, right?
When EA say Back to Class, they mean it, riding that metaphor especially through the early part of the enormous 80-minute album and reveling in exploring the first 20 years — the classics — of hip hop. There are Wu references, Tribe Called Quest bits, Gang Starr, some throwbacks even farther to the likes of Eric B and Rakim and "Atomic Dog." Just by their construction, three MCs (Ryan Augustus a/k/a Ghost; Mike B; Jay Caron, formerly J-Scizzor with Ill Natural) who juggle verses and often are all three rapping together in the choruses, they're going to remind people of Jurassic 5 and De La Soul, especially the former when Mike B gets especially bassy with his delivery. Like those groups, too, Educated Advocates tend to stay away from the most aggressive, angry, and violent of hip hop's spectrum and aren't afraid to be playful.
Like most of lyrically focused hip hop, too, there are any manner of discussions of who might be the illest, what stage of their career they happen to be in, which substances they tend to enjoy most when they're looking to get fucked up, how excellent they happen to be at writing rhymes, and whether or not other MCs suck. Those things are like the horn section in the funk band, the banjo in the bluegrass; they are the stamp of the genre. All three MCs legitimately delve into smart wordplay, though, and have great flow, packing words in tightly using sophisticated verse construction without going all the way down the road to nerd rap.
"Vocab" is a highlight, where they set a high bar for themselves and easily jump over it, effortlessly incorporating 25-cent words like fenestrate, gesticulate, permeating, befuddle, and the like without anything seeming forced. If nothing else, songs like these prove an investment of hundreds of hours of practice.
By the time you get deep into the disc — somewhere around "Keep the Funk Flowin," full of Blues Brothers horns — you realize this is an album you can leave on forever. If you want this to be your jam for the first hour and a half of a party? Everyone's happy. To listen front-to-back on a car ride or to have in your headphones for a solid five-mile run or day on the slopes? No problem. You won't get bored. There aren't any must-skip songs. I consider that high praise for a 21-track album.
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Students Invited to Participate in Wellness Program
Monday, November 26, 2012
Fairmont State University and Pierpont Community & Technical College students are invited to sign up for the spring 2013 session of the Wellness Program.
The program is a free nine-week course that offers students personal training and educational opportunities to learn about nutrition. Applications for the upcoming session of the Wellness Program must be turned in no later than Wednesday, Dec. 12.